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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005
From: Dominique Arel <darel@uottawa.ca>
Subject: Annual Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine

First Annual Danyliw Research Seminar in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies
Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa, 29 September-1 October 2005

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The Chair of Ukrainian Studies, with the support of the Wolodymyr George Danilyw Foundation, is launching an Annual Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine. The Seminar will feature research papers, touching on Ukraine, from the disciplines of political science, anthropology (ethnology), sociology, economics, demography and geography. Historical papers with a bearing on the understanding of contemporary problems will also be considered. Papers with a theoretical and comparative focus, are particularly solicited.

Scholars and graduate students (enrolled in a PhD program or the European equivalent) are invited to submit a 1000 word paper proposal and a 250 word biographical statement, by email attachment, to Dominique Arel, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, at darel@uottawa.ca. The proposal deadline is 27 April 2005. To be eligible, papers must not have been accepted for publication by the time of the Seminar. The Chair will cover the expenses of participants, including discussants to the Seminar. An international selection committee will review the proposals and notify applicants by the end of April 2005.

The aim of the Seminar is to provide a unique forum for researchers from Canada, the United States, Ukraine, Europe and elsewhere to engage in fruitful inter-disciplinary dialogue, disseminate cutting-edge research papers on the Chair web site, encourage publications in various outlets, and stimulate collaborative research projects. The Seminar will adopt the format of a Workshop, where each presentation will be followed by group discussion. The Seminar is made possible by the commitment of the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Foundation to the pursuit of excellence in the study of contemporary Ukraine.