Good News. Deadline Extended for Abstracts and Panel Proposals for Conference 'Beyond Borders and Boundaries: Europe, Eurasia and Asia'

The deadline to submit an abstract or panel proposal has been extended to 1 September 2021 so there's still time if you want to present your research at this conference. 

AACaPS – ESAANZ Conference 2021


RMIT University Melbourne / Online

Conference 25-26 November 2021

CALL FOR ABSTRACT or PANEL PROPOSALS 


Abstracts Due 1 September 2021
* Thank you to all those that have submitted an abstract or panel proposal for this conference. Panel and abstract acceptance notification will be issued by 1 October 2021*

There's still time!!!
The deadline to submit an abstract or panel proposal has been extended to 1 September 2021 so there's still time if you want to present your research at this conference. 

Conference Theme

Beyond Borders and Boundaries: Europe, Eurasia and Asia

Most of us have become acutely aware of borders and boundaries since Covid-19 struck!

In adopting ‘borders and boundaries’ as the theme for this conference, the organisers hope to include analysis of – and/or to cross - as many types of boundaries as possible. 

There could, therefore, be consideration of:
  • Physical borders (eg the problems of joining or leaving the EU, Schengen, NATO, the Eurasian Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or the Belt and Road Initiative, Brexit, territorial disputes).
  • Psychological boundaries (eg Russians having to think of themselves as Russians but not Soviets, Serbs seeing themselves as Serbs but not Yugoslavs).
  • Cultural boundaries (eg problems of translation, problems of harmonising legislation or systems).
  • Political boundaries (eg transitioning from one type of system or regime to another).
  • Economic boundaries (eg from free trade to protectionism).
  • Historical boundaries (eg impact of certain historical events or actions); or
  • Transgressions of various kinds (eg challenges to cultural traditions, historiography, gender stereotypes, criminality, cyber security and digital challenges).
Methodologically, there could be papers that challenge or cross discipline boundaries. 

In short, there should be room for all at this exciting conference!

More Information

This event will be hosted by the European Union Centre for Excellence at RMIT University in a hybrid format: in person and online. 

For more information about this conference see:
  • Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies (AACaPS) website here
  • European Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (ESAANZ) website here;
  • Conference flier here.
Submit Your Abstracts or Panel Proposals 

Please submit your abstracts or panel proposals. To do so, you can email:
  • EU Centre at RMIT here or
  • Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies (AACaPS) here.
Organising Committee 
  • Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies (AACaPS)
  • European Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (ESAANZ)
  • European Union Centre for Excellence at RMIT University



European Union Centre of Excellence
Social and Global Studies Centre
RMIT University, Melbourne

Email: [email protected]
Web: rmit.edu.au/eucentre
Twitter: @RMIT_EU_CENTRE 

The European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT University is funded through grants from the EU Jean Monnet Programme and RMIT University.

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present.

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