Dear All,
Please find attached a call for papers for a conference organized in Cluj.
Hope it will draw your interest, and might see you in Romania.
Also, please feel free to circulate it.

Best wishes,
Tibor Toro

Call for Papers

Framing kinstate policies: public arena and scholarly debates. Focus on
CEE and Hungary

May 26-27, 2022, Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár, Klausenburg), Romania

The study of kinstate policies (i.e., the pursuit of nation states or
national majorities to cultivate ties with co-ethnics living abroad) has
developed into a dynamic subfield of nationalism studies. Scholars have
focused on multiple forms of kinstate involvement, ranging from seeking
territorial (re-)unification and support for rebellious minorities through
extra-territorial nation building relying on dual citizenship to subsidies
for minority institutions and international lobbying for minority rights.
Given this wide range of instruments it is not surprising that scholars
interested in this field analyzed the causes and effects of kinstate
policies from multiple perspectives. Security related approaches certainly
remain an important angle: in a realist line of thought one may ask about
factors encouraging (or impeding) nation states to seek leverage over (or
in extreme cases territorial unification with) their ethnic kin. It is also
a relevant question how kinstate involvement affects minority claims and
minority political agency in general and whether this influence can be
interpreted on a programmatic dimension (as radicalization vs. moderation).
Another stream of the scholarly literature discusses kinstate policies in a
diaspora or transnationalism framework, as a dynamic interrelation between
different projects of nation building or as an aspect of the international
regime of minority protection better regulated through multilateral
treaties.

We are interested in presentations that discuss various aspects (causes,
dimensions, effects) of kinstate policies. Scholars working in the domains
of international relations, nationalism studies or minority rights are all
welcome. We are particularly interested in papers discussing how kinstate
policies are perceived by minority communities and majority publics (both
in kinstates and states of residence) and how they are framed by different
political and institutional actors. We welcome papers about cases from all
around the world, but our territorial focus is primarily the CEE region,
and we are especially interested in Hungary’s post 2010 kinstate polies,
intending to organize several roundtables on the Hungarian case.

We are also happy to announce that the keynote speaker of the conference
will be Zsuzsa Csergő (Queen’s University), with a presentation titled
“Kin-state involvement as a double-edged sword”.

The event will be the fifth in a series of conferences that take place
under the auspices of the same institutional cooperation at Cluj, following
the MINEUREG, MIREMIR http://kv.sapientia.ro/en/miremir, PIONME
https://kv.sapientia.ro/ro/stiri/patterns-of-integration-of-old-and-new-minorities-in-a-europe-of-complex-diversity
and CHALLENGES100
https://sapientia.ro/ro/stiri/challenges-conflicts-and-opportunities-100-years-of-state-and-nationhood-in-central-and-eastern-europe
conferences of 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2018.

The deadline for applying to the conference is April 18, 2022. Please
submit your abstract (250-300 words), together with a brief bio, including
your academic/institutional affiliation on the following link:
https://kin-state2022.questionpro.com. Panel proposals including a chair,
4-5 speakers and a discussant are also welcome. The selection of
participants will be carried out no later than April 25, 2022.

The language of the conference is English, but exceptionally Romanian- and
Hungarian-language presentations will be accepted (especially in the case
of roundtables). In these cases, organizers will ensure English language
translation for the participants.

The conference will be held in Cluj-Napoca, at Sapientia University, but
depending on the COVID-19 situation, the organizers offer the possibility
for online participation as well. Such requests should be indicated by
everyone in the registration form. The city can be easily reached by
several low budget airlines. The organizers are unable to cover for the
accommodation of participants, but are happy to offer assistance for
participants to find cheaper accommodation facilities.

Participants are kindly requested to pay a registration fee of 70 Euros
that covers for the conference materials, the coffee-breaks and two
receptions. Participation in the excursion planned for Saturday (May 28),
including a dinner and a visit to a neighboring historical town and salt
mine, will require a contribution of additional 30 Euros.

Conference organizers:

Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities (contact persons:
Tamás Kiss, István Gergő Székely)

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Faculty of Science and Arts
(contact person: Tibor Toró)

Organizing partners:

POLITEIA – Hungarian Political Science Association of Romania

Committee on Political Sciences of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian
Academy of Science in Cluj

Further questions should be submitted to the e-mail address: conference
@kv.sapientia.ro.
For more information please see the webpage of the conference:
https://kv.sapientia.ro/en/research/conferences/framing-kinstate-policies-public-arena-and-scholarly-debates-focus-on-cee-and-hungary

political scientist,
associate professor, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
Latest articles
Toró, Tibor; Kiss, Tamás; Telegdi-Csetri, Viorela: Moldovans: Outsiders or
insiders? Situation of migrant workers in Romania. Budapest, 2020
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/budapest/17070.pdf
Detached implementation: Discourse and practice in minority language use in
Romania. Language Policy 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-018-9494-2)
Kiss-Székely-Toró-Bárdi-Horváth: Unequal Accommodation of Minority Rights.
Hungarians in Transylvania. Palgrave 2018 (
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78893-7)

Dear All,
Please find attached a call for papers for a conference organized in Cluj.
Hope it will draw your interest, and might see you in Romania.
Also, please feel free to circulate it.

Best wishes,
Tibor Toro

Call for Papers

Framing kinstate policies: public arena and scholarly debates. Focus on
CEE and Hungary

May 26-27, 2022, Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár, Klausenburg), Romania

The study of kinstate policies (i.e., the pursuit of nation states or
national majorities to cultivate ties with co-ethnics living abroad) has
developed into a dynamic subfield of nationalism studies. Scholars have
focused on multiple forms of kinstate involvement, ranging from seeking
territorial (re-)unification and support for rebellious minorities through
extra-territorial nation building relying on dual citizenship to subsidies
for minority institutions and international lobbying for minority rights.
Given this wide range of instruments it is not surprising that scholars
interested in this field analyzed the causes and effects of kinstate
policies from multiple perspectives. Security related approaches certainly
remain an important angle: in a realist line of thought one may ask about
factors encouraging (or impeding) nation states to seek leverage over (or
in extreme cases territorial unification with) their ethnic kin. It is also
a relevant question how kinstate involvement affects minority claims and
minority political agency in general and whether this influence can be
interpreted on a programmatic dimension (as radicalization vs. moderation).
Another stream of the scholarly literature discusses kinstate policies in a
diaspora or transnationalism framework, as a dynamic interrelation between
different projects of nation building or as an aspect of the international
regime of minority protection better regulated through multilateral
treaties.

We are interested in presentations that discuss various aspects (causes,
dimensions, effects) of kinstate policies. Scholars working in the domains
of international relations, nationalism studies or minority rights are all
welcome. We are particularly interested in papers discussing how kinstate
policies are perceived by minority communities and majority publics (both
in kinstates and states of residence) and how they are framed by different
political and institutional actors. We welcome papers about cases from all
around the world, but our territorial focus is primarily the CEE region,
and we are especially interested in Hungary’s post 2010 kinstate polies,
intending to organize several roundtables on the Hungarian case.

We are also happy to announce that the keynote speaker of the conference
will be Zsuzsa Csergő (Queen’s University), with a presentation titled
“Kin-state involvement as a double-edged sword”.

The event will be the fifth in a series of conferences that take place
under the auspices of the same institutional cooperation at Cluj, following
the MINEUREG, MIREMIR http://kv.sapientia.ro/en/miremir, PIONME
https://kv.sapientia.ro/ro/stiri/patterns-of-integration-of-old-and-new-minorities-in-a-europe-of-complex-diversity
and CHALLENGES100
https://sapientia.ro/ro/stiri/challenges-conflicts-and-opportunities-100-years-of-state-and-nationhood-in-central-and-eastern-europe
conferences of 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2018.

The deadline for applying to the conference is April 18, 2022. Please
submit your abstract (250-300 words), together with a brief bio, including
your academic/institutional affiliation on the following link:
https://kin-state2022.questionpro.com. Panel proposals including a chair,
4-5 speakers and a discussant are also welcome. The selection of
participants will be carried out no later than April 25, 2022.

The language of the conference is English, but exceptionally Romanian- and
Hungarian-language presentations will be accepted (especially in the case
of roundtables). In these cases, organizers will ensure English language
translation for the participants.

The conference will be held in Cluj-Napoca, at Sapientia University, but
depending on the COVID-19 situation, the organizers offer the possibility
for online participation as well. Such requests should be indicated by
everyone in the registration form. The city can be easily reached by
several low budget airlines. The organizers are unable to cover for the
accommodation of participants, but are happy to offer assistance for
participants to find cheaper accommodation facilities.

Participants are kindly requested to pay a registration fee of 70 Euros
that covers for the conference materials, the coffee-breaks and two
receptions. Participation in the excursion planned for Saturday (May 28),
including a dinner and a visit to a neighboring historical town and salt
mine, will require a contribution of additional 30 Euros.

Conference organizers:

Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities (contact persons:
Tamás Kiss, István Gergő Székely)

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Faculty of Science and Arts
(contact person: Tibor Toró)

Organizing partners:

POLITEIA – Hungarian Political Science Association of Romania

Committee on Political Sciences of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian
Academy of Science in Cluj

Further questions should be submitted to the e-mail address: conference
@kv.sapientia.ro.
For more information please see the webpage of the conference:
https://kv.sapientia.ro/en/research/conferences/framing-kinstate-policies-public-arena-and-scholarly-debates-focus-on-cee-and-hungary

political scientist,
associate professor, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
Latest articles
Toró, Tibor; Kiss, Tamás; Telegdi-Csetri, Viorela: Moldovans: Outsiders or
insiders? Situation of migrant workers in Romania. Budapest, 2020
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/budapest/17070.pdf
Detached implementation: Discourse and practice in minority language use in
Romania. Language Policy 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-018-9494-2)
Kiss-Székely-Toró-Bárdi-Horváth: Unequal Accommodation of Minority Rights.
Hungarians in Transylvania. Palgrave 2018 (
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78893-7)