Conference on Baltic Studies – Transition and Visions, Sweden

Deadline: 1 February 2011
Open to: researchers (PhD students and students) from all disciplines
Dates and venue: 12-15 June 2011
Registration fee: PhD-Students, Students: 45 Eur; non-students: 100 Eur

9th Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe – Transitions, Visions and Beyond

Södertörn University, Huddinge, Stockholm,
12-15 June 2011

It is time to take stock of the transition process, to reflect and summarize, but also to look ahead. In 2001 the Conference Baltic States and Societies in Transition: Continuity and Change was held in Tartu, Estonia, but what has happened since? The Baltic Sea region has found its place inside Europe. Since 2008, the economic crisis has been a dominating issue not only in the Baltic countries but in Europe as a whole. The implications of the crisis for politics, social life, culture and environment are widespread. Every country is developing its own strategy to overcome the crisis and we need to reflect upon the commonalities and differences in how the crisis is being handled. There is also a need to look ahead, beyond the problems at hand, and to discuss visions and opportunities.

The conference “Transitions, Visions and Beyond” aims to bring together representatives of academic communities who share an interest in exploring the Baltic region from multiple perspectives. Baltic region studies are considered a particular historical, political, linguistic, social, cultural and ideological contact zone where the meanings of identities, languages and relationships are renegotiated.

Submissions are welcome in the following sections: History, Memory, Narratives; Political Studies, International Relations and Law; Economics; Environment and Geography; Media, Communication and Technology; Linguistics; Literature; Culture and Arts; Philosophy, Folklore and Religion; Sociology, Ethnology and Cultural Studies; Advancing Baltic Studies: Baltic Studies as Learning and Teaching Environment

The conference is hosted by the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Conference Fees

PhD-Students, Students: 45 Eur
Non-Students: 100 Eur

Application Process

Researchers from all disciplines and stages in their careers are invited to send in abstracts of a maximum of 500 words to one of the sections listed below. All paper proposals indicating the respective section should be send to Anne Kaun (anne.kaun@sh.se) by 1 February 2011. Selected papers will be published in special issues of The Journal for Baltic Studies and Baltic Worlds.

Important Dates
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 1 February 2011
Notification of Acceptance: 1 March 2011
Conference Registration: 1 May – 1 June 2011

Contact: Anne Kaun, anne.kaun@sh.se

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