SOAS Research Students' Society Conference 2009

UPDATE: abstracts now online

Thomas Alberts — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:13:07 +0000

Hi everyone, presententation abstracts have been added to the blog, below the programme.

UPDATE: keynote speaker confirmed

Thomas Alberts — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:26:05 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Prof Stephen Chan has confirmed he will give the keynote address on the morning of the 5th. The title of his paper is “Universal Good and Regional Evils: Political Assumptions, Theoretical Conceits, and Religious Contestations”.

Prof Chan is professor of international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies. A prolific author, his special interest is the international politics of southern Africa.

Visit Prof. Chan’s SOAS page here.

UPDATE: Programme adjustments

Thomas Alberts — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:04:29 +0000

We’ve made some changes to the programme to use the available time more effectively. The order of presentations is still the same, we’ve just adjusted the length of the different slots slightly.

See the programme here, or click on the menu above.

See you all next Friday.

UPDATE: Programme

rssconference — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:59:05 +0000

The conference programme has been announced. Click here.

rssconference — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:48:08 +0000

And herewith the conference poster, soon to be displayed on a wall near you!

Conference poster

rssconference — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:37:24 +0000

And herewith the poster for the conference, to be displayed on a wall near you soon.

UPDATE: Submissions and Programme

rssconference — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:59:58 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts. We received nearly 40 submissions, far surpassing our expectations and demonstrating that there is considerable enthusiasm at SOAS for a conference of research students – good news for a conference that intends establishing itself as an annual event.

Submissions covered a wide range of themes and topics and all promised to stimulate debate. Unfortunately, we are able to squeeze in only 18 papers during the two days. On the positive side, the papers that will be presented will generate debate and stimulate critical reflection on the theme of regions and regionality in scholarship.

We’re working now on finalising the conference programme which will be published here shortly.

See you all in early June!

UPDATE: deadline extended

rssconference — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:55:29 +0000

The conference organising committee has resolved to extend the deadline for submission of abstracts to Friday 20 March 2009. Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their abstracts and we look forward to more from the many inquiries we have received in recent days.

Many research students have only recently heard about the conference and several have asked whether they can submit abstracts after the 2 March deadline. We had originally factored in a time margin for extending the deadline if needs be and so we have some leeway to do so until 20 March. Please see the call for papers for more details

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (Microsoft Word/Rich Text Format). Be sure to include the paper’s title, full name of author(s), student number, departmental affiliation, and current email address. Please also indicate which themes or topics your paper addresses.

Abstracts should be submitted to rssconference@soas.ac.uk by 20 March 2009. Notification of acceptance will be in early April.

Welcome to the conference blog!

rssconference — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:52:48 +0000

Welcome to the blog of the inaugural SOAS Research Students’ Conference . The conference will take place on 5-6 June 2009 and this blog is designed to assist with preparations and dissemination of important information in the lead up. In the coming weeks and months we will published abstracts, the conference programme, keynote speakers, registration details and related conference resources. Following the conference, we will also post the papers presented at conference here.

The blog will grow and new features will be added as the blog and conference project develops, so be sure to check back every so often to find out the latest. In the meantime, diarise the conference dates and spread the word. The invitation to present a paper is only open to SOAS research students, but anyone can attend regardless of year of study or institutional affiliation and we encourage you everyone to come along.

To find out more about the SOAS Research Students Society or if you wish to contact the conference organizers, please see the About page or click here.

The interest and support we have received so far is very encouraging and suggests this inaugural conference will be stimulating and challenging in equal measure. We look forward to seeing you on 5-6 June.

Conference Organising Committee