More than a hundred participants travelled from overseas for the event, particularly, but not exclusively, from Western and Eastern Europe. Panelists' disciplines included political science, history, anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, and sociolinguistics. Since the Convention is far larger in scope than a thematic conference, we invite, as in previous years, proposals on a wide range of topics related to identity, nationalism, conflict and nation-building in Central Europe, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Baltics, Caucasus, Central Asia, and adjacent areas.
Proposals can focus on particular cases, theoretical questions, or cross-regional comparison.
Papers or panels comparing cases of the post-Communist world with cases from other regions of the world are encouraged. Due to continuing instability in the Caucasus and the Balkans, proposals dealing with these areas are particularly solicited. Unlike most conventions, ASN accepts individual paper proposals, although full panel proposals have a greater chance of being accepted, due to space constraints. Civil Society, Identity and the Family in Romania and Poland and many more. The British documentaries The Valley, on Kosovo, and A Cry from the Grave, on Serbenica, were some of the highlights of the 2000 Program.