ASN Conventions
Annually held in the spring in New York City, the ASN World Convention brings together over 800 scholars from around the world to examine and push forward research on issues of Nationalism, Ethnicity, Violence, Conflict, Economic Development and many other topics.
Membership
ASN Members - established scholars, aspiring doctoral candidates, NGO practitioners, government officials and policy analysts - advance understanding and knowledge of ethnicity, ethnic conflict and nationalism broadly defined. Reserve or renew your membership today!
About ASN
One of the oldest and most diverse academic associations of its kind, ASN is devoted to the promotion of knowledge and understanding of complex processes of societal transformation taking place in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Eurasia.
Publications
ASN’s flagship publication, Nationalities Papers, was founded in 1972 and is a unique resource for scholarly analyses on the history and contemporary developments of ASN’s areas of focus.
Ethnopolitics, a leading journal on nationalism and ethnic conflict also is affiliated with the Association for the Study of Nationalities.
Latest News
Joseph Rothschild Book Prize
Call for Nominations: The Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies.
On behalf of the Association for the Study of Nationalities and the Harriman Institute, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies. Full details here.
ASN 2015 Call for Papers
The ASN World Convention welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related to nationalism, ethnicity, ethnic conflict and national identity in several regional sections: The Balkans; Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Caucasus, and Turkey/Greece/Cyprus. Cross-regional sections on nationalism and migration/diasporas also are welcomed.
Individual paper and panel proposals are due by October 29th, 2014. Please see ASN's Call for Papers 2015 for more details.
UKL: Digest of Recent Events in Ukraine
The chair of Ukrainian Studies at Ottawa U presents a digest of commentaries on developments in Ukraine (PDF).
Dmitry Gorenburg comments on MH17
Click here to read Dmitry's article on the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over Ukraine.
April 26, 2014
The Convention Committee presents the Best Doctoral Student Papers Awards during the convention's closing reception.