Democracy and Human Rights in Multiethnic Societies,  
Konjic, 11-15.7.2005


INSTITUTE FOR STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN BOSNIA
K o n j i c
Bosnia-Herzegovina

CALL FOR PAPERS

and

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

at the Eighth International Seminar
"Democracy and Human Rights in Multiethnic Societies"
Time: 11-15, July, 2005
Place: Konjic, B&H
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"...Well, it seems you had another good conference. Well done..."
Peter Emerson (Belfast),
veteran (the oldest one, since Florian gave up of the title...),
and next year seminar participant (after painful absence from this year's
event)
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Dear colleagues,

I hereby invite you to announce your participation and call to submit papers
at the Seventh International Seminar "Democracy and Human Rights in
Multiethnic Societies", which is to be held from 11-15 July, 2004, in
Konjic, B&H.

Seminar is organized in co-operation with Department of Comparative Politics
and Rokkan Centre, University of Bergen, Norway, and supported by the Project
"The Politics of Democratic and Welfare Development in South Eastern Europe:
a Network for Research and Education", backed by the Center for International
University Cooperation and Norwegian Research Council, Oslo.

I kindly request you to ensure the announcement of your participation
immediately,
including your co-ordinates (institution, city, country). Working titles
of presentations are welcome at this stage. Participants are encouraged to
propose
and organize workshops and panels. Any other initiative on your part will
be highly
appreciated.

Students, women, members of minority groups, as well as disabled persons are
encouraged to participate.

A number of grants for travel and accommodation for participants from Albania,
Belorussia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova,
Romania, Serbia/Montenegro and Ukraine, are available owing to the support
already provided by the sponsors. Application deadline for financial support:
December 1, 2004

Organizers hope to ensure additional grants for participants from Eastern
Europe, Asia and Africa, and are undertaking necessary moves to provide it
timely.

Please also feel free to re-transmit this note to whomever might be interested.

Sincerely,
Dzemal Sokolovic,
Director of the Institute for Strengthening Democracy in Bosnia