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International Conference
«Conflicts in the Caucasus: History, the Present and Prospects for Resolution»
Baku (Azerbaijan) 22-23 October, 2012 and Tbilisi (Georgia) 25-26 October, 2012
Dear Colleagues,
We are honored to invite you to participate in the International Conference “Conflicts in the Caucasus: History, the Present and Prospects for Resolution” to be held in Baku (22-23 October, 2012) and Tbilisi (25-26 October, 2012).
Its organizers are The Institute of Strategic Studies of the Caucasus—ISSC (Baku, Azerbaijan) and the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies—GFSIS (Tbilisi, Georgia).
The following is a tentative list of topics to be discussed at the plenary and penal sessions:
1. Conflicts in the Caucasus in the Context of the World Historical Process
1.1. Interaction of Eastern and Western Civilizations and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
1.2. The Caucasian Civilization: A Synthesis or Symbiotic Value System;
1.3. Conflicts in the Caucasus in the Age of the Great Silk Road;
1.4. Conflicts in the Caucasus in the Age of the Volga-Caspian Road;
1.5. Migration Policy of Different Empires in the Caucasus;
1.6. Migration Processes and Evolution of the Caucasian Ethno-Territorial Structure;
1.7. Recurrence Rate and Typology of Conflicts in the Caucasus.
2. Conflicts in the Caucasus after the Collapse of the Soviet Union
2.1. The Post-Soviet Caucasus: A New Phase of Conflicts;
2.2. Conflicts in the Caucasus: The Historical Aspect;
2.3. Conflicts in the Caucasus: The Religious Aspect;
2.4. Conflicts in the Caucasus: The Ethnic Aspect;
2.5. Conflicts in the Caucasus: The Territorial Aspect;
2.6. Conflicts in the Caucasus: The Economic Aspect;
2.7. Black Sea-Caucasus-Caspian Region: Sea and Land Conflicts;
2.8. Correlation of Conflicts in the Sub-Regions of the Caucasus.
3. Conflicts in the Northern Caucasus
3.1. General and Special Features of the Origin and Settlement of Conflicts in the Northern Caucasus;
3.2. The Chechen Conflict;
3.3. The Ossetian-Ingush Conflict;
3.4. The “Quiet” Conflicts in the Region: Daghestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, and Adigey;
3.5. Caucasian Cossacks and Conflicts in the Northern Caucasus.
4. Conflicts in the Central Caucasus
4.1. General and Special Features of the Origin and Settlement of Conflicts in the Central Caucasus;
4.2. The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict;
4.3. The Conflict in Abkhazia;
4.4. The Conflict in South Ossetia;
4.5. Hotbeds of Latent Conflicts in the Central Caucasus (Javakheti, Borchali, Kakh, and the Albanian Churches).
5. Conflicts in the Southern Caucasus
5.1. General and Special Features of the Origin and Settlement of Conflicts in the Southern Caucasus;
5.2. Latent Conflicts in the South-Eastern Caucasus (the Northern and Southern Azerbaijan Issue);
5.3. Latent Conflicts in the South-Western Caucasus (Armenian, Kurd, and Laz Issues).
6. Regional and Global Powers and Conflicts in the Caucasus
6.1. The U.S. and Conflicts in the Caucasus.
6.2. Great Britain and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.3. France and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.4. Germany and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.5. Russia and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.6. Iran and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.7. Turkey and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
6.8. Saudi Arabia and Conflicts in the Caucasus.
7. International Organizations and Conflicts in the Caucasus
7.1. The United Nations and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.2. The CIS and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.3. The OSCE and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.4. The EU and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.5. NATO and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.6. The CSTO and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.7. GUAM and Conflicts in the Caucasus;
7.8. The OIC and Conflicts in the Caucasus.
8. Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus
8.1. The Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in a Globalizing World;
8.2. The Role of the Media in the Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus;
8.3. The Role of Transnational Corporations in the Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus;
8.4. The Role of International Financial Institutions in the Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus;
8.5. The Development of the Region’s Energy Potential and its Impact on the Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus;
8.6. The Development of the Region’s Transport and Communications Potential and its Impact on the Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus.
9. Prospects for Conflicts Resolution in the Caucasus
9.1. Modeling and Prognostication of the Development and Resolution of Conflicts in the Caucasus;
9.2. A Comparative Analysis of Different Models (Approaches) to the Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus;
9.3. Conceptual Basics for Post-Conflict Rehabilitation in the Caucasus;
9.4. The Concepts of “Common Caucasian Home,” “Common Caucasian Market,” “United States of the Caucasus,” and “Caucasian Federation.”
We welcome your suggestions for any changes or additions to the Conference topics.
The materials of the Conference will be published in Special Issues of The Caucasus & Globalization and Central Asia and the Caucasus (in English and Russian) supervised by the ISSC. In this regard, we would be grateful if you could submit a research paper in the form of an academic article in accordance with the attached guidelines no later than 1 April, 2012.
Best Regards,
The Conference Organizing Committee
Our Contacts:
The Institute of Strategic Studies of the Caucasus (ISSC)
Address: 98, A. Quliev str., AZ 1009, Baku, Azerbaijan
Tel.: (994 12) 497 51 52, (994 12) 596 11 73
E-mail: elis@tdb.az
elismailov@gmail.com
Web: www.ca-c.org
The Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) Address: 3a, Shio Chitadze Street, Tbilisi, 0108, Georgia
Òåë.: (+995 32) 247- 35-55
E-mail: gfsis@gfsis.org
Web: www.gfsis.org
Article Guidelines
Articles are accepted in English and/or Russian.
Manuscripts should be emailed as an attachment in Word to: elismailov@gmail.com and/or jeyvazov@gmail.com
Articles should typically be limited to between 3,000 and 5,000 words, including all footnotes and references. Each article should begin with an indented and italicised abstract of up to 150 words describing the main arguments and conclusions, and all pages should be numbered. An introduction should follow the abstract and the article should consist of sections and end with a conclusion. The author is requested to give a brief personal biography (name, academic rank, place of work/study, occupation [educational background and position], and contact information) in a footnote at the beginning of the article.
Contributors are requested to use footnotes (not endnotes) and avoid bibliographies. Quotations should be placed within double quotation marks ("......") and contain no more than 40 words. The long quotations should be cut. Titles and section headings should be brief and clear.
Tables should be kept to a minimum and contain only essential data. Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles, and their position in the text should be clearly indicated. All footnotes to tables and their source(s) should be placed under the tables. Column headings should clearly define the data presented.
If copyrighted material is used in the article, it is the author's responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder. Names of the authors, places, and publishing houses must be written in their original forms. References in footnotes should follow the following examples:
Articles in journals: H. Schuman & J. Scott, "Generations & Collective Memory," American Sociological Review, Vol. 54, 1998, pp. 359-381.
Books: D.E. Polkinghorne, Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1988.
Edited volumes: M. Schudson, "Dynamics of Distortion in Collective Memory," in: Memory Distortion: How Minds, Brains, and Societies Reconstruct the Past, ed. by D.L. Schacter, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1995.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of quotations and for supplying complete and correct references.
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