POLITICAL SCIENCE: The Boundaries of Citizenship

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

The Center for the Study of Citizenship (CSC) at Wayne State University invites papers, panels, and poster sessions for its 5th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies to be held March 27-29, 2008.  This year’s theme, “The Boundaries of Citizenship,” explores the role of boundaries, both physical and conceptual, that shape the recognition and exercise of citizenship.  Boundaries that constitute and shape citizenship are ever shifting and contestable, and raise issues far beyond those associated with traditional legal categories. We welcome proposals from scholars and graduate students on topics dealing with boundaries of citizenship regardless of time period or geographic scope.  We invite presentations from among and across the widest range of disciplines, including but not limited to:  literature, philosophy, political science, history, anthropology, law, sociology, economics, geography, medicine, human biology, film studies, music and performance.

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