The conference includes two general and several more specific topics: 

GLOBALIZATION AND IDENTITY

•  Implications of the globalization on economic and social policies
• The nation-state in the era of globalization
• Cultural imperialism
• Identity changes in the era of globalization
• Globalization and (in) the countries of the Balkans

IDENTITY IN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS

• National identity in Europe and the Balkans
• Political identities
• Language and identity
• Culture and identity
• Religion and identity
• Collective identities

The abstracts (up to 500 words) and short narrative CV should be sent at anetac@isppi.ukim.edu.mk no later than September 25, 2011. The accommodation for the international participants will be provided by the organizers. There is no participation fee.

International program committee:

• Prof. Jorde Jakimovski, Director, Institute for sociological, political and juridical research, Skopje
• Prof. Kole Vasilevski, Vice-rector, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje 
• Prof. Zoran Matevski, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Skopje 
• Assoc. prof. Galina Koleva, Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge, Bulgarian academy of sciences 
• Prof. Ilija Aceski, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Skopje 
• Prof. Martin Lubas, Jagiellonian University in Krakow 
• Prof. Miroljub Jeftić, Faculty of Political science, University of Belgrade 
• Prof. Slavejko Sasajkovski, Institute for sociological, political and juridical research, Skopje 
• Assoc. prof. Dubravka Valić- Nedeljković, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad 
• Doc. Aneta Cekik, Institute for sociological, political and juridical research, Skopje 
• Azra Brankovic, MA, International University of Sarajevo

For further information please contact: Aneta Cekik

Date:
From: 3 November 2011
To: 4 November 2011