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EXCEPS International ConferenceEthno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalised World
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Acknowledging the importance of ethnicity to contemporary politics and society is an axiom, bordering on the tautological. One need only take the most cursory of glances at the news – the conflict situations in Darfur, Iraq and Palestine; new state formations in the Balkans; issues of multiculturalism and security in Western cities; and the re-interpretation of historical memories and myths in places as far apart as Cornwall and Central Asia – to be reminded that ethnicity is a critical factor in today's complex world. The Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS) is an exciting initiative which was established in 2007 following the award of a grant by the Leverhulme Trust to the University of Exeter. EXCEPS examines the role of ethnicity and nationalism in politics and conflict via a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together academics and practitioners from an array of fields. We held our first international conference from 27-30 June 2010. Gareth Evans, former head of the International Crisis Group, provided the opening plenary. Other speakers included: Jennifer Medcalf, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK; Beverley Milton-Edwards, Queen’s University Belfast, UK; Stefan Wolff, University of Nottingham, UK; Adrian Guelke, Queen’s University Belfast, UK; Marc Weller, University of Cambridge, UK; Rogelio Alonso, Universidad Juan Carlos Rey, Spain; Nina Glick Schiller, University of Manchester, UK; Gabi Piterberg, UCLA, USA; Virginia Tilley, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa; and Sami Zubaida, Birkbeck, University of London, UK. The conference was organized around seven sub-themes covering different aspects of the theme of ‘Ethno-Politics and Intervention in a Globalized World’. These sub-themes are:
More information on the sub-themes can be found in the conference program (195 kb pdf document).
In addition to the plenary speakers, the conference also featured discussions about ethno-politics and ethnic conflict by Ambassador Lawrence Butler, former Principal Deputy High Representative for Peace Implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and former US Ambassador to Macedonia and Henry McDonald, the Observer’s Ireland editor. The conference dinner was held on Tuesday, 29 June, at Bovey Castle, located in the heart of Dartmoor.Bovey Castle website.
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