"From Chechnya to Kabul: New Directions in Central Asian and Caucasus Studies"

June 26-28, 2007
 
Moderator Douglas Northrop, Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan
 
Workshop Goals and Themes
The workshop is part of the Summer Research Lab. The central aim of this three-day workshop is to bring together doctoral students and junior faculty who focus on modern Central Asia and the Caucasus in various disciplines to discuss their work and issues in the field. The workshop objectives, then, are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this field and to explore recent research paradigms and resources. The workshop provides a superb forum in which to investigate a variety of pressing issues, including, but not limited to, the following: 

Workshop Format
Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants’ research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be available for research in the UI Library­one of the largest Slavic and East European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop dates to conduct individual research.
 
Eligibility
The workshop is open to doctoral students and junior faculty in any discipline and professionals who specialize in the modern Central Asia and the Caucasus. To be eligible for the workshop housing and travel grants, which are funded by a Title VIII grant from the State Department, participating scholars must be US citizens/permanent residents and must state the policy relevance (broadly defined) of their research in the application. Very limited housing grants are available for international scholars. Those who are not eligible for financial support may take part in the workshop at their own expense, pending space availability.
 
Workshop Housing and Travel Grant
Since all participants will be considered Summer Research Lab associates, participants are eligible for free housing grants for up to 14 days for graduate students and 8 for all others. A limited number of travel grants are available for graduate students (US citizens/permanent residents) only .
 
Deadline
Same as SRL housing grant deadlines. See Deadlines.
 
Application
All participants must submit a Summer Research Lab application and application fee (upon acceptance). To be eligible for financial assistance, applicants must submit a one- to two-page research proposal that includes a statement clearly indicating the policy relevance of the proposed research, broadly defined. For more information on this issue please click on proposal information in the side bar. Workshop space is limited.