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[Diana Howansky <dhh2@columbia.edu>]

Call for Papers

An International Graduate Student Symposium
Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto
March 17–19, 2006

New Perspectives on Contemporary Ukraine: Politics, History, and Culture

The University of Toronto’s Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian 
Studies (CERES) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 
International Graduate Student Symposium “New Perspectives on 
Contemporary Ukraine: Politics, History, and Culture” to be held in 
Toronto on March 17–19, 2006. This interdisciplinary Symposium will 
bring together aspiring young scholars for three days of presentations 
and intensive discussions centered around new perspectives on the study 
of contemporary Ukraine.

The Orange Revolution took many observers by surprise and captivated the 
world.  In its aftermath, scholars are busy examining both its sources 
and its ramifications. New questions have emerged on the research agenda 
and new methodological tools have become available to explore the 
dynamics of political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in 
Ukrainian society. Share your research and ideas at our forum!

The Symposium is open to graduate students and recent PhD holders (those 
who have graduated within the past three years) from North America and 
Europe. Proposals involving cross-national comparisons in the wider 
context of the post-communist space are encouraged. Submissions can 
focus on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, the following:
•	Democratization and consolidation
•	State-society relations
•	EU-Ukraine dialogue
•	Ukraine’s foreign relations
•	The regional factor in contemporary Ukraine
•	Peaceful revolutions in post-communist societies in comparative 
perspective
•	Redefining Ukrainian identity in Ukraine and abroad
•	Rethinking Ukrainian literature and culture since Independence
•	Rewriting the past: new approaches to Ukrainian history

To be considered as a candidate, please submit a one-page abstract and 
curriculum vitae by December 15, 2005. The abstract should include a 
statement of objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.  Submissions 
must be made via email to ukrainian.gradsymposium@utoronto.ca

Authors whose papers are selected will be notified by December 23, 2005. 
Presenters should seek external funding. Limited grants for travel and 
accommodation may be available for participants who cannot obtain full 
external funding. Further details about the conference may be found 
online at http://www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/gsc2006/

-- 
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1209, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
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