International Conference “Nationalism, Empire, and State”
Center for Historical Research, National Research University Higher School of Economics in St Petersburg, and Andrew Gagarin Center for Study of Civil Society and Human Rights with support from Kudrin Foundation for Support of Civil Initiatives invite you to the international conference on current issues of Russian nationalism, society and state.
April 7-8, 2018
St Petersburg, 123 Griboedova emb.
Working languages: Russian/English
Program
APRIL, 7. SATURDAY
9.30 – 10.00 Opening
10.00 – 12.00 Plenary session: «Living together. Issues of diversity and unity in the modern Russia: historical legacy, modern state and society». Research project, 2016-2018, Foundation for Support of Liberal Education/Kudrin Foundation for Support of Civil Initiatives
Artemy Magun (European University at St Petersburg)
The Concept of State: Dialectics of Democracy and Authoritarianism
Alexander Semyonov (HSE in St Petersburg)
Imperial Transformations in the Russian Empire in the Early Twentieth Century
Carine Clement (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU)
Paradoxical Effects of the Nationalist Project. The Development of Social Consciousness from Below
Anna Gurinskaya (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU)
Xenophobia in the Context of Fears: Study of Youth's Perceptions
12.45 – 15.00 Sessions:
Session 1. Patriotism and Patriotism: How many versions?
Moderator: Carine Clement, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU
Session 2. Imperial Diversity and Post-Imperial Political Trajectories in a Global Context
Moderator: Alexander Semyonov, HSE in St Petersburg
16.00 – 18.00 Sessions:
Session 3. Patriotism and State Propaganda
Moderator: Carine Clement, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU
Session 4. Local Patriotism
Moderator: Pavel Kononenko, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU
Session 5. Contemporary Approaches to the Theory of State
Moderator: Artemy Magun, European University in St Petersburg
APRIL, 8. SUNDAY
12.00 – 14.00 Sessions:
Session 6. To Grasp the Contradictions: Ethnographic Research of Patriotism
Moderator: Carine Clement, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SPbU
Session 7. Patriotism and Activism
Moderator: Ekaterina Kirsanova, Tomsk Polytechnic University
Session 8. Round table “Teaching Nationalism”
Moderator: Alexander Semyonov, HSE in St Petersburg
15.00 Final Discussion
For further infos please contact: vepopov@hse.ru
Мандрик Максим Михайлович
Alexander Semyonov