AESC Second Annual Convention, Tbilisi, Georgia, April 12-13th 2018

“Divided over European Values? Normative Cleavages in the South Caucasus and the Impact of the EU - Russia - Turkey Value Discourse”

Advanced B.A. Students and M.A. Students encouraged to participate!

This topic will deal with the differentiating impact of Europeanisation in the post-Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia following the signature of Association Agreements in 2014 and the refusal by the Armenian government to sign it. We will discuss the possible internal as well as external factors for this cleavage from different disciplines. A second focus of the Convention will be value discourses between the EU, Turkey and Russia, in particular how they reverberate into the South Caucasus. Finally, we would like to discuss the role of the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy on developments in the wider region.

Following the First AESC Convention at Yeditepe University in 2017, Ilia State University and New Vision Universities are glad to host the Second Annual Convention will take place in Tbilisi from April 12-13th, 2018.

The AESC Programme Committee will accept proposals for:

• Panels (max. 3 presenters, max. 2 discussants)
• Roundtables (max. 5 participants)
• Individual presentations
• Poster presentations.
• "Junior Presentations" for advanced B.A. Students (max. 5 participants)

Presentations from all angles of European Studies, including the relevant mother disciplines are welcome. Please send a one-page abstract as well as the proposed composition of your panel / roundtable (if applicable) by February 8th 2018 to the Programme Committee, c/o kruessmann.thomas@gmail.com.

Participation in the Second AESC Annual Convention is free! Please also join us at http://aesc-online.eu. Membership in the AESC is free for citizens from the wider region.

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AESC is an initiative of the Jean Monnet Network “Developing European Studies in the Caucasus” (DESCnet) under the leadership of Tartu University. For more information on DESCnet, please visit http://descnet.eu.