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Research Stream “Russia and Its European Identity: Changing Quality of Civil Society”
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 9th European Sociological Association Conference
Lisbon, Portugal
September 2-5, 2009
The Research Stream “Russia and Its European Identity: Changing Quality of Civil Society” is
announced by the Society of Professional Sociologists (Russia) and Russian Sociological
Society.
The proposed session would bring together sociologists representing Russia and all other regions
of Europe and the rest of the world. It would multiply the research efforts of all sociologists
willing to discuss their research and teaching practices as well as theoretical issues and current
professional problems dealing with Russia and more broadly CIS countries.
The proposed session would be open to all participants of the Conference who may
present a sufficient level of academic advancement and equally sufficient proficiency in research
issues dealing with Russia. The applicants would be expected to preliminary submit their papers
in English and orally present them at the Conference in English, too. This would demonstrate
participants' willingness to address, on the one hand, the international community of sociologists
and, on the other hand, a specific cultural group having its own meaningful characteristics. We
also plan to publish and distribute at the session a special volume in English made up of the
papers presented by the participants. The promotion of exchange programs among sociologists
interested in sharing theoretical and empirical research focused on Russian is an essential part of
the network activities.
The presenters are invited to submit their papers to the following thematic sessions (please
indicate your preference of the session):
I. Russia and the world: shifting perspectives and global realities
Co-Chair persons: Mikhail Gorshkov, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of
Sciences; Nikita Pokrovsky, State University—Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
[email protected]
II. Contemporary Russia as a process: where does it lead?
Co-Chair persons: Sergey Kravchenko, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
(MGIMO-University); Tatiana Sidorina, State University—Higher School of Economics
(Moscow) [email protected]
III. Public Sociology in a Civil Environment in Russia
Co-Chair persons: Valery Mansurov, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of
Sciences; Elena Yarskaya-Smirnova (Saratov State Technical University)
[email protected]
Academic coordinator: Dr.Irina Tiourina, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of
Sciences [email protected]
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Academic secretary: Dr.Valentina Shilova, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of
Sciences [email protected]
Paper presenters are supposed to write and present their papers in English alone.
Deadline for abstracts is 26th of February 2009. Note that abstracts have to be submitted via
the conference website (http://www.esa9thconference.com) and not sent directly to session
organizers or the RS coordinator. Within two weeks after having submitted your abstract you
will receive a standard reply from the conference organizers confirming the reception of your
abstract.