Conference: Change in the Western Balkans

25th – 26th June 2010, Albania

Deadline: 15/04/2010
Open to: young researchers and scientists (MA and PhD candidates)

The Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans organises annual Conference “Social, Political and Economic Change in the Western Balkans”. The conference will take place in Albania from 25 to 26 June 2010.

The main objectives of the conference are:
* to provide opportunities for researchers dealing with the region to meet, network, exchange and discuss their research projects, results and ideas;
* to discuss the challenges, contradictions and ambivalences of the transformation process social sciences are confronted with in the Balkans.

The selected candidates will be able to present and discuss their work in one of the methodological or thematic workshops, where researchers involved in RRPP research projects will also present their studies, methodology-related issues and results.

Eligibility
* MA and PhD students dealing with the Western Balkans, eager to present and discuss their research work with colleagues from the region and beyond (especially current PhD projects and/or research results) that relate to the topic “Social, Political and Economic Change in the Western Balkans”;
* Papers to be presented can deal with the region in general, or with the change-processes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia in particular.

Cost
RRPP Management will cover travel and accommodation expenses, and/or provide opportunities for co-financing if the costs in individual cases exceed the average expenses per participant coming to the conference.

Application procedure
All interested candidates should submit following documents:
1. a short Curriculum Vitae (1 page),
2. an outline of the proposed conference paper (300-500 words)
3. a short letter of motivation

The application need to be sent by 15 April 2010 to: office@rrpp-westernbalkans.net

The selection process will be completed by 10 May 2010.

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