Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional, and New
13th International African Studies Conference
(Moscow, May 27-29, 2014)
First Announcement and Call for Panel Proposals
Dear Colleagues,
On May 27-29, 2014 in Moscow the Research Council for the Problems of
African Countries and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian
Academy of Sciences hold the 13th African Studies Conference titled
“Society and Politics in Africa: Traditional, Transitional, and New.”
The Conference will take place at the Institute for African Studies and
the Institute for Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The
working languages are Russian and English.
The Organizing Committee would like to encourage you to submit panel
proposals, focusing on any particular topics related to the Conference’s
umbrella theme. The deadline for panel proposals submitting is April 1,
2013. The Organizing Committee will be glad to consider any panel
proposals (within 500 words in English or both English and Russian)
received by this date. The information to be submitted alongside with
the proposal includes the proposed panel convenor (s)’ full name(s),
title(s), institutional affiliation(s), full mail and e-mail addresses,
telephone and fax #. The list of prospective papergivers with their
particulars is desirable.
The Organizing Committee will inform the applicants about the results
of their panel proposals’ consideration by April 15, 2013. Besides
that, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to establish one or
more Free Communication panels. The list of all the Conference
participants is to become known by December 1, 2013 due to the
activities of both the Organizing Committee and panel convenors.
None of the proposals may be accepted or rejected on the basis of its
submitter(s)’ previous academic credentials, ethnic or national origin,
sex, or otherwise, but only on the basis of the proposal’s relevance
to, and importance for, the Conference’s general theme.
In the case the proposal is accepted, the Organizing Committee will
send you in the beginning of 2014 the list of documents necessary to
support your and your panel participants’ visa application process at
the Russian Consulates or Embassies in the respective countries.
The conference registration fee in Russian rubles, equivalent to $150
($75 in rubles for students) is to be paid in cash onsite upon arrival.
The registration fee includes the visa application support (Official
Invitation*), the Conference Book of Abstracts,
stationary items, reception and coffee-breaks. The fee for an
accompanying person, equivalent to $50 in rubles, includes the visa
application support (Official Invitation) and reception.
The Organizing Committee can assist in booking accommodation, but
independent reservation is encouraged. Please note that early hotel
reservation in strongly recommended, as the Conference is to take place
in tourist high season.
All the correspondence should be sent by e-mail for the Conference
Organizing Committee, to the attention of Mrs. Natalia Bondar, Head,
Center of Information and International Relations, Institute for African
Studies (conf2014@gmail.com;
tel.: + 7 495 690 2752) – prospective international participants, or to
the attention of Dr. Natalia Zherlitsyna, Secretary, Research Council
for the Problems of African Countries (ns_inafr@mail.ru; tel.: + 7 495 690 6025) – prospective Russian participants.
The Organizing Committee would appreciate your familiarizing the
faculty of your research unit, as well as all interested persons, with
the content of the present Announcement.
