Fw: H-ASIA: CFP: Shifting Geopolitical Ecologies and New Spatial Imaginaries, Hong Kong June 6-8, 2012

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Imaginaries, Hong Kong June 6-8, 2012

> H-ASIA
> May 12, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Shifting Geopolitical Ecologies and New Spatial
> Imaginaries, Inter-Asian Connections III, Hong Kong, June 6-8, 2012
> DEADLINE JUNE 24, 2011
> *******************************************************************
> From: Ravi Palat <palat@binghamton.edu>
>
> CONFERENCE ON
>
> INTER-ASIAN CONNECTIONS III: HONG KONG
>
> JUNE 6-8, 2012
>
> CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS
>
> DEADLINE: Friday, June 24, 2011
>
>
>
> Workshop Title:
>
> Shifting Geopolitical Ecologies and New Spatial Imaginaries
>
>
> Workshop Directors:
>
> Çaglar Keyder
>
> Bogaziçi University
>
> keyder@boun.edu.tr
>
> Ravi Arvind Palat
> State University of New York at Binghamton palat@binghamton.edu
>
>
> Asia as an area of study was contoured by the geopolitical imperatives of
> the Cold War – despite a long history of interactions across this
> geographical expanse, before the end of the Second World War, there were
> few
> references to Asia as a coherent unit and there is no term for the
> continent
> in any indigenous language. This constitution of Asia, accompanied by the
> independence of former colonies, also led West Asia to be restructured as
> the 'Middle East' and separated from 'South Asia' to which it had long
> historical connections. 'Southeast Asia' was similarly divorced from both
> 'South' and 'East' Asia. These arrangements were framed by U.S.-sponsored
> alliances (SEATO and CENTO) in which Pakistan played a bridging role as a
> member of both, while India, Indonesia, and many other regional states
> joined together to launch the Non-Aligned Movement.
>
>
> The end of the Cold War has created new fractures as the demise and
> breakup
> of the Soviet Union rendered Non-Alignment anachronistic, and new cultural
> geographies have come into being in material and political practice, as
> well
> as in the imaginary of the elites and the populations involved. The
> changed
> geopolitical ecologies reconfigure alliances which parallel earlier
> historical patterns.
>
>
> This is evident in West and South Asia where deeper American involvement
> has
> been accompanied by Turkish and Indian bids for regional prominence,
> evoking
> memories of coeval dominions of Ottoman and Mughal empires. Sited at the
> confluence of several emerging networks, this region is crucial in
> understanding new realities of strategic alliances and interests. The
> expanded scale of production in China and India has intensified trade
> relations with the energy-rich states of West Asia. Denser trade in the
> neighboring seas accompanied by state failures in east Africa has also
> spurred a rise of piracy inviting new forms of cooperation between global
> and regional powers. If increased prosperity has made the 'emerging
> economies' more confident in their dealings with the West, their roles in
> their 'near abroad' has been akin to satrapies vying for greater autonomy.
> At the same time, the end of the Cold War has encouraged ethnic groups to
> tap into and revive their collective memories to challenge their
> fragmentation across national borders.
>
>
> This workshop examines these realignments in their historical context. It
> is
> based on the premise that spatial imaginaries are generated by a broad
> parallelogram of forces, but have to resonate successfully with collective
> historical memories and cultural practices. We invite original
> contributions
> from scholars of different disciplinary affiliations and regional
> interests
> to situate historical and contemporary spatial imaginaries of Asia within
> a
> broader global geopolitical and historical framework.
>
> Possible themes include:
>
> § historical roots of emerging alliances;
>
> § collective memories and new identities;
>
> § changing self-perceptions of states and their implications for global
> politics;
>
> § new patterns of cooperation and conflict; and
>
> § emerging security concerns in finance, energy, and other arenas.
>
>
>
> For additional details and application guidelines, please visit the
> Conference
> website:http://www.ssrc.org/programs/pages/interasia-program/conference-on-inter-asian-connections-iii-hong-kong-june-6-8-2012/
>
>
> Ravi Palat
> University at Binghamton
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