31st Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
Columbia University, co-hosted by the Harriman Institute
May 27-29, 2027
The ASN World Convention, which brings together 600+ scholars from 40+ countries annually, welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related to nationalism, national identity, ethnicity, indigenous and racialized groups, political memory, gender and migration in regional sections of Central, Southern and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and cross-regional sections in nationalism studies, populism and the far right, migration/diaspora studies. Popular themes include language, religion, EU integration/exit, security, energy politics, parties and elections, youth, media, political violence and civil society. Disciplines represented include political science, history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, security studies, area studies, economics, geography, literature, and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. Prospective applicants can get a sense of the large thematic scope of ASN Convention papers and presentations by looking at the 2026 Convention Program: https://www.asnconvention.com/panels-by-date
The Convention has eight regional and three thematic sections (Nationalism, Populism, Migration), as well as a special focus on Russian War in Ukraine. The Convention is welcoming five different types of proposals: Individual Paper Proposal, Panel Proposal, Book Panel Proposal, Roundtable Proposal, Film Proposal. Paper and panel proposals are based on written papers.
All presentations in 2027 will be in person only.
For more information on the convention format and application guidelines, see https://www.asnconvention.com/call-for-proposals-2026. Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal in January 2027.