May 21–23, 2024, 16th African Studies Conference “The New World Order: from the legacy of colonialism to sovereignty and development”
THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES
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30/1 ул. Спиридоновка, Москва, 123001 |
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30/1 Spiridonovka str., Moscow, 123001 |
THE NEW WORLD ORDER: FROM THE LEGACY OF COLONIALISM TO SOVEREIGNTY AND DEVELOPMENT
16th International African Studies Conference dedicated to the
300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the
65th anniversary of the Institute for African Studies of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
(Moscow, Russia, 21–23 May 2024)
First Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Dear Colleagues,
on May 21–23, 2024, the Research Council for the Problems of African Countries and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences are to hold in Moscow the 16th African Studies Conference “The New World Order: from the legacy of colonialism to sovereignty and development”. The Conference is timed to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the 65th anniversary of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Conference will be held in person only, with no online options. The working languages are Russian and English. The list of priority topics of the Conference is provided below.
You are kindly asked to submit your application to the Organizing Committee to iafr-ras300@inafr.ru. The deadline is November 30, 2023.
The application is to include as follows: the abstract (within 300 words in English or both English and Russian), the author(s)’ full name(s), institutional affiliation(s), full mail and e-mail addresses, telephone number.
The authors of the applications will be notified of their acceptance or rejection by the Organizing Committee no later than December 15, 2023 by e-mail. In case the application is accepted and you need Russian entry visas, the Organizing Committee will send you in the beginning of the year 2024 the list of documents necessary to support the visa application process at a Russian Consulate or Embassy.
There is no registration fee, but please note that the Organizing Committee does not have the capacity to provide financial support to the participants of the Conference. The Organizing Committee can advise on booking accommodation (inter.inafr@mail.ru), but self-booking is required. Please note that early hotel reservation in strongly recommended. You may try hotel and hostel search and booking websites http://www.ostrovok.ru/, https://www.onetwotrip.com/en-gb/hotels/, https://bronevik.com/en/.
The Organizing Committee would appreciate your familiarizing the members of your research/teaching unit, as well as all interested colleagues, with the present Announcement.
