Oganizer:
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Sakarya University
Deadline for Proposals
Call for Papers
We are currently accepting
submissions for “2nd BLUE BLACK SEA CONGRESS on POLITICS,
ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY: Prospects of Conflict Resolution,
Cooperation and Democratization” to be held in Sakarya,
Turkey, on October 10-13, 2010. Selected papers from the
Conference will be published in an edited book.
Submissions are welcome from politics, economics and other
social sciences and related disciplines. We are expecting
participation of academics, peace researchers, students, NGO
leaders, activists, and other interested professionals from
all parts of the world. The conference will also feature
several keynote speakers, including: Dru. C. Gladney, Guram
Markulia, Natalya Ulçenko, Zurab Todua, Sergey Barisoviç
Drujulovski, Leila Aliyeva, Deniz Ulke Aribogan (tbc),
Nassib Nassible (tbc), Alexander Dugin (tbc).
CONFERENCE THEMES:
Black Sea Region in Regional and Global Politics; Conflict
and Peace in Wider Black Sea Region; The Role of
International Organizations (UN, EU, OSCE and BSCE); The
EU’s Perspective on the Wider Black Sea Region; Turkish,
Russian and US and NATO Perspectives on Eurasia; Frozen
Conflicts in Wider Black Sea Region; Economic Challenges in
Eurasia; Democratization in Eurasia; Other Areas of
International Relations. Please note that abstracts related
to topics that are not in direct relation to Eurasian or
European studies are also welcome.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:
Each applicant should submit a paper proposal in English (max.
250 words) and a brief CV (max. 100 words) explaining
his/her academic affiliation, and research interests.
Abstract are to be submitted by
e-form
before 2 August 2010, Monday. Successful applicants will be notified
by 16 August 2010, Monday. Final version of accepted articles
should be submitted by 20 September 2010, Monday.
FEES:
Conference Fees are set at
70 Euros payable by bank transfer or upon registration for
all participants. The fee covers expenses for conference
booklet, welcoming and farewell receptions, a trip to the
city and local transportation during the conference. The
accommodation and travel expenses are to be covered by the
participants themselves.
Conference Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Alaeddin
YALCINKAYA, e-mail:
alakaya@yahoo.com
Please direct your inquiries to Ismail Numan Telci,
numantelci@gmail.com
For a detailed call for paper and further information please
visit conference website:
www.blueblacksea.sakarya.edu.tr
The Blue Black Sea Congress (BBSC) aims to create an
academic environment by gathering scholars who are working
particularly on Black Sea Region in international context.
Academicians and researchers from various backgrounds will
have a chance to discuss their projects and studies and to
exchange ideas while expanding their academic network. The
Congress will primarily address ongoing conflicts in the
Black Sea Region and will look for peaceful solutions.
Academicians and researchers who are working on the Black
Sea region are welcome to participate in the Congress.
Wider Black Sea Region is emerging as an important factor
both in international and regional context. The Black Sea
region, once on the periphery of European consciousness, has
become the next frontier in transatlantic strategic thinking
in terms of energy security, trade, migration and other key
policy areas. In this volume leading international experts
examine the new dynamics of the Black Sea region, including
perspectives from the region, trans-regional issues such as
energy security, cross-border conflicts, democracy, civil
rights, the rule of law, and future relations with Russia,
the EU, NATO and other key actors.
This process has implications for Europe, Caucasus, Central
Asia as well as Mediternean in terms of wider definition of
the term – touching upon traditional, military aspects of
security, but equally affect increasingly important areas of
energy security and so-called ‘soft security’ challenges.
The emergence of this region is taking place as a result of
multiple developments – the eastward expansion of the
European Union being primary among these, in combination
with important developments in the political and economic
spheres in the countries surrounding the Black Sea. This
international conference proposes to analyze this process
and its implications for Europe and for European policy
toward the region.
A range of developments over the past few years has
attracted increasing attention to the emergence of the Wider
Black Sea Region as a new hub of European security. These
have included the parallel enlargements of the EU and NATO
in 2004, along with the growing strategic importance of the
Caucasus and Central Asia – due to NATO’s role in
Afghanistan and an increasing awareness of the implications
of EU energy dependence on Russia and of the Caspian’s role
as a potential alternative. Added to this has been Turkey’s
aspirations to EU membership and the “color” revolutions in
Georgia and Ukraine. In combination, all these factors have
contributed to the Wider Black Sea region being seen as an
important component of European security. These developments
have also made a range of issues connected to the Wider
Black Sea Region central to the security of EU member states,
as they have brought a wide array of traditional and
nontraditional security concerns connected to the region in
closer proximity of the EU. The EU’s interests in the region
can broadly be defined along four categories. These are:
promoting long-term stability and conflict management;
promotion of democratic institutions and the rule of law;
securing a stable energy supply for Europe; and combating
organized crime and terrorism, including concerns over
migration and border controls.
Therefore, this conference attempts to address issues that
are related to above-mentioned topics. It is also our aim to
gather academicians and practitioners from a wide background
in order to create a network that would lead to further
discussion of all these subjects.
Please note that abstracts related to topics that are not in
direct relation to Eurasian or European studies are also
welcome.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
• Black Sea Region in Regional and Global Politics
• Conflict and Peace in Wider Black Sea Region
• The Role of International Organizations ( UN, OSCE and
BSCE)
• The EU’s Perspective on the Wider Black Sea Region
• NATO and Eurasia
• Turkey and Eurasia
• Russia and Eurasia
• US Perspective on the Eurasia
• Unresolved Conflicts in Wider Black Sea Region
• Economics Challenges in Eurasia
• Other Areas of International Relations
