GENOCIDE SCHOLARS MEET IN 2007 IN SARAJEVO
CONFERENCE THEME: Genocide Studies and Prevention
Call
for Papers
The
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) will hold its
seventh biennial meeting in Sarajevo on 9-13 July 2007, hosted by the
University of Sarajevo's Institute for Research into Crimes against
Humanity and International Law (http://www.inzl.unsa.ba/).
Professor Smail Cekic, Director of the Institute, will serve as Local
Conference Chair.
Papers on all aspects of genocide and
genocidal violence are welcome, as are proposals for thematic panels.
Of particular interest are paper and panel proposals on genocidal
violence in the former Yugoslavia, early warning signs of genocide,
prevention of genocide, the aftermath of genocide, genocide in
comparative perspective, and genocidal aspects of contemporary
terrorism. For paper proposals, please send abstracts (350 words
maximum) and biographical information on the presenter(s) to
Professor Greg Stanton, First Vice-President of IAGS and Conference
Director, at iagsvp@aol.com
, copying the Chair of the Program Committee, Professor Alex Hinton,
at ahinton@andromeda.rutgers.edu
. For suggested thematic panels, please also contact Professors
Stanton and Hinton.
All proposals should be submitted by 15
February 2007 and will be refereed by the Program Committee.
Proposals for panels should have a consistent theme to which each
paper is related. The Program Committee may suggest changes in
panels, subject to approval by the convener of the panel. Please note
that only paid members of IAGS may present papers. For information on
membership, please contact the IAGS Secretary-Treasurer, Professor
Steven Jacobs, at sjacobs@bama.ua.edu.
The meeting will begin with a reception, buffet dinner, and opening plenary in the evening of Monday, 9 July. On Tuesday, 10 July, there will be concurrent panels and plenary sessions. On Wednesday, 11 July, there will be an optional excursion to the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Site at Potocari to attend the annual commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre. Conference participants will also have the opportunity to observe the ongoing exhumation of a mass grave in the vicinity of the Memorial Site. On Thursday, 12 July, and Friday, 13 July, there will be concurrent panels and plenary sessions. The meeting will conclude on Friday evening with a banquet at which newly-elected IAGS officers and advisory council members will be introduced
Local
assistance with expenses will be available for 20 participants from
developing countries, whose institutions cannot pay their travel and
other expenses, and free room and board will be provided to 100
students and others with special circumstances. For further
information, please contact Ms. Velma Saric, Conference Secretary, at
velmabosnia@yahoo.com,
copying co-chairs of the Organizing Committee, Professor Eric
Markusen, at eka@diis.dk
and Mr. Emir Zlatar at emir12@bih.net.ba
A pre-conference Auschwitz Seminar is being planned in
conjunction with the Auschwitz Foundation. It will take place on 6-8
July in Krakow and Auschwitz; seminar participants will fly from
Krakow to Sarajevo in the evening of 8 July. For information, please
contact the IAGS Secretary-Treasurer, Professor Steven Jacobs, at
sjacobs@bama.ua.edu
.
The entire registration package for the pre-conference Auschwitz Seminar as well as the Sarajevo Conference can be obtained on our web site at www.isg-iags.org.
PLEASE NOTE: SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE IAGS SARAJEVO CONFERENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN FUTURE ISSUES OF GENOCIDE STUDIES AND PREVENTION. TO CONTACT THE EDITORS, ALEX ALVAREZ, HERB HIRSCH, ERIC MARKUSEN, AND SAM TOTTEN, WRITE TO THE JOURNAL䴜S EDITORIAL OFFICE: gspjrnl@yahoo.com