Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

A Europe of Diversities
19th International Conference of Europeanists
Boston, USA - March 22-24, 2012

Europe is a zone of tremendous diversity. Migration within and to
Europe has generated multicultural societies across the continent.
Europe?s citizens are ruled though an intricate maze of multi-level
governance structures and institutions that range from the local to
the pan-European to the international. In the realm of political
economy, corporations, industries, and states operate in distinct ways
in a variety of different settings, and while the former Eastern
Europe has been reunited with the West, the backgrounds of these two
regions often dictates dissimilar trajectories into the contemporary
era. Historians have focused on exploring not only distinct national
paths to democratization, but also European countries? connection to
former colonies and to minorities within their borders.

Given this extraordinary context, for its 19th International
Conference of Europeanists the Council for European Studies is
interested in having participants reflect on and explore the variety
of diversities within Europe: political, administrative, legal,
geographic, economic, social, cultural, intellectual, and
identitarian. How do these differences operate as sources of
conflict, of exciting ideas, of growth, or of misunderstanding? To
what extent does thinking about Europe?s diversities enhance our
understanding of Europe as a whole?

The Council for European Studies (CES) welcomes proposals for panels,
roundtables, book discussions and individual papers on the study of
Europe broadly defined. We encourage proposals in the widest range of
disciplines, and particularly welcome panels that combine disciplines,
nationalities, and generations. The Conference Program Committee will
accept only two submissions per person and members may only
participate in a maximum of two sessions.

We strongly encourage participants to submit their proposals as part
of an organized panel. Full panel proposals will be given top
priority in the selection process by the program committee.

Proposals must be received by 1 October 2011 and submitted through our
website.

For more information, please consult www.councilforeuropeanstudies.org