29th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
In Person
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
22-24 May 2025
Special Focus
5 Thematic Sections
THE RUSSIAN WAR IN UKRAINE
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On various aspects of the 2014-2021 Donbas war/Crimea annexation and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: warfare, information/propaganda, atrocity crimes, identity, economics, sanctions, reconstruction, energy, global security, the use of history, forced displacement, religion, culture, and so forth.
POPULISM, RADICALISM, FAR RIGHT
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On the rise of populism, illiberalism, and the radical/far/extreme right or left in Eastern/Western Europe and elsewhere. Includes nativism, white nationalism, fundamentalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, fascism.
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL MEMORY
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On the construction and contestation of the memory of historical events, including mass violence, in sites, symbols, state policies, narratives, political culture, and academic writings.
INDIGENOUS AND RACIALIZED GROUPS
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On the construction of race, racialized identities and structural racism in nationalist discourse, practice and policies.