[aaus-list] CfP: Nation and Charisma, London 13.-15.4.10 (13.11.)

[Andreas Umland]

The ASEN 20th Anniversary Conference: Nation & Charisma
Call for Papers Deadline Extended

Submissions due 13 November 2009

Please follow the instructions on our website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/annual_conference.html 

The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) is holding its 20th Anniversary Conference entitled "Nation and Charisma", on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 13 - 15 April 2010 at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The conference will include keynote addresses from leading scholars in the field:

•Lord Desai: "Gandhi and Nehru: Reason and Charisma in Narratives of Nationhood" 
•Prof. MacGregor Knox: "Mussolini and Hitler: Charisma, Regime and Nationalism" 
•Prof. Erik Zurcher: "The Ataturk Cult in Turkey" 
•Prof. Lucy Riall: "Mazzini and Garibaldi" 
•Prof. David Martin: "Theory and Charisma: Examining Max Weber" 
•Prof. Elleke Boehmer: "Madiba Magic: Mandela's Outlier Charisma" 
  
The conference will offer opportunities for young and established scholars from various disciplines to examine the relationship between nationalism and charisma in a series of panel sessions. Please see Call for Papers attached below for more information. Further enquires are welcome at asen.conference at lse.ac.uk

Please visit our website for more information and to submit your proposal: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/

Kind Regards,
Margit Wunsch and Dr. Vivian Ibrahim
ASEN 2010 Conference co-Chairs

ASEN
London School of Economics
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London WC2A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6801
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