British International Studies Association Conference 2017 (14–16 June, Brighton)

BISA South-East Europe Working Group panels: calls for papers

The BISA South-East Europe Working Group invites paper proposals for the following panels we aim to submit for inclusion in the 2017 BISA conference. All abstracts should be up to 200 words long with titles of up to 10 words. Please send abstract, title and a short biographical note to the panel coordinator by Thur 1 Sept.

Papers’ regional focus can be south-east Europe (including Greece, Cyprus and Turkey) and/or elsewhere. Participants do not need to be members of the Working Group but would need to pay the BISA conference registration fee in order to attend. Please check BISA’s guidance for participants at https://www.bisa.ac.uk/file s/Calls%20for%20Papers/Final_B ISA_Annual_Conference_2017_cal l_for_papers.pdf to find out about submission rules and registration costs.



Terrorism and radicalisation in south east Europe

This panel explores manifestations of “terrorism” and radicalisation in south east Europe. It asks what form this may take and what the causes may be in the region. The organisers welcome a variety of theoretical approaches to the issue including critical and constructivist frameworks. Empirically we are interested in how the subject may relate to wider geopolitical events and domestic political situations and also the implications for EU policy on counter terrorism, anti radicalisation, enlargement and migration.

Anyone wishing to contribute to the terror and radicalisation in south east Europe panel proposal should send an abstract of up to 200 words (paper titles up to 10 words) to natalie.martin@ntu.ac.uk by Thursday 1 September.

The refugee crisis and solidarity movements

The panel seeks to examine the implications of the refugee crisis from the perspective of anti-securitisation and solidarity movements it has produced across Europe and beyond. The panel asks: Which kind of (new) political subjects, solidarities, collectives and strategies have these engendered? Which power relations have been left intact? What meanings and forms can “solidarity” assume at this juncture? We are interested in receiving contributions that address these challenges in the context of South-East Europe and beyond. We welcome contributions in a variety of forms, not only academic papers but also shorter, collaborative and creative pieces such as interviews, conversations, video essays etc.

Please send abstracts of up to 200 words (paper titles up to 10 words) to Maria Adriana Deiana at maria-adriana.deiana@dcu.ie by Thursday 1 September.

‘Everyday politics’ in peacebuilding and transitional justice

This panel interrogates the role of everyday and grassroots politics in our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding processes. Among other things, it focuses on the following questions: how are concepts such as justice, peace, or democracy ‘vernacularised’ or acted upon in transitional societies? How do grassroots interpretations draw upon, challenge, or reconfigure international discourses? What are the implications for transitional justice and peacebuilding programmes, and in general for the role of international actors in these countries?

Please send abstracts of up to 200 words (paper titles up to 10 words) to Daniela Lai at Daniela.Lai.2013@live.rhul. ac.uk by Thursday 1 September.

Experiencing the aesthetics of international politics

This panel seeks to draw connections between the significance of visual, digital and audiovisual communication, popular culture and media in international politics on one hand and approaches that seek to understand everyday, embodied and multisensory experience as part of ‘the international’ on the other. These may for instance combine in approaches that view media and popular culture from perspectives that go beyond ‘text-centric’ and ‘ocular-centric’ lenses; studying experiences of creating, watching, participating in, actively adapting/transforming… texts, images, and artefacts; research that centres on the politics and positionalities of spectatorship; creative methodologies for researching and communicating about international politics; conceptual frameworks that bridge ‘online/offline’ or ‘media/”real life”’ divides. Conventional and less conventional contributions are welcome.

Please send abstracts of up to 200 words (paper titles up to 10 words) to Catherine Baker at cbakertw1@googlemail.com by Thursday 1 September.