The AAEAS biennial Conference brings together scholars from area studies, political science, international relations, economics, history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics and cognate disciplines to discuss all aspects of life in the supercontinent of Eurasia.
The Conference’s 18th iteration invites participants to reflect on how state and non-state actors inside Eurasia have adapted to challenging conditions and learned how to survive and prosper.
In 1997, a prominent US political scientist and former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski famously predicted that without Washington’s leadership the bulk of Eurasia will indefinitely remain a geopolitical black hole mired in bloodshed, violence and state failure. Three decades on, and despite American hegemony going into relative decline, this part of the world has defied the gloom and displayed infinite resourcefulness and creativity in finding solutions to the problems of governance, security, economic development, national identity and environment. Some of these solutions may seem at loggerheads with the universal West-centric recipes which does not necessarily render them ineffective. It is important we study the ways in which local actors make sense of Eurasia’s past, present and future and envision their place in a polycentric world order.
The Conference invites submissions for panels, roundtables, and individual papers related to its central theme, as well as on other topics relevant to Eurasia. The Conference Programme Committee will consider all proposals; however, full panel proposals are encouraged.
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