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Date Posted: Sun, January 29 2006, 19:56:12-4
Call for papers
For
Panel 48: The Hindutva of Development: Capitalist Development and Resistance in Gujarat
Of the 19th European Modern South Asian Studies Conference
To be held in
Leiden, The Netherlands 27-30 June 2006.
Deadline for paper proposals: 1 March 2006.
Convenor:
Dr. Radhika Desai, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Abstract
The political stabilization of Hindutva in Gujarat has attracted much attention in recent years. However, the socio-economic background against which it is taking place that of one of the most successful capitalist development among the states of India has received less attention. In many ways, the stabilization of Hindutva in Gujarat challenges much established understanding of the conditions of its growth in that much established understanding focuses on its hold on some of the least developed parts of India, such as UP. What are the principal patterns of economic growth in Gujarat? How are they related to the patterns of support for, and opposition to, Hindutva by class, gender, caste and community? What are the chief regional and sectoral variations in capitalist development? What are the specific patterns of labour exploitation? How do they vary by gender, caste, tribe and community? What forms of struggle, by workers, women, peasants, tribals and minorities have sprung up to resist this exploitation? How has the recent recession and agricultural crisis changed these patterns of economic growth of past decades? What are the solutions to those crises? What are the political patterns associated with these patterns of economic growth and the struggles to which it gives rise? How, in particular, are the patterns of economic growth associated with the political stabilization of Hintutva in the state? And what forces of resistance to Hindutva have these patterns of growth generated? In this panel I invite papers for the 19 ECMSAS in Leiden on the sorts of questions listed above and any kindred questions.
Interested paper presenters should submit paper proposals by 1 March 2006 at the conference website at
http://www.easas.org/
Just click on the link on the left which says panels and then scroll down to Panel 48. If you have written the proposal already you will find it easy to paste it in the required field.
Alternatively they can submit papers proposals clearly stating the name and number of the panel via post or fax via the ECMSAS Secretariat in Leiden at:
ECMSAS Secretariat
c/o International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
P.O. Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
T +31-71-527 2227
F +31-71-527 2227
Ecmsas2006@let.leidenuniv.nl
Please note that the conference fee is set as follows:
Before 30 April 2006 155
After 1 May 2006 175
After 1 June 2006 and On Site 200
Students and Members EASAS 78
(For becoming an EASAS Member, see www.easas.org)
The conference fee includes:
One registration, coffee and tea during the session breaks, a programme book and collection of abstracts, access to the available full papers on the conference website, entrance to all conference activities (lectures, receptions, and one conference dinner) and a conference bag.
Please also note that the Conference organisers expect to have some limited funding possibilities for travel grants for paper presenters and/or panel organizers from developing countries. To be eligible for this funding a paper presenter needs to send them at the Conference Secretariat address noted above. The email address is also noted above. A support request by email including his/her CV and publication list before 1 March 2006. Only paper presenters whose abstract is accepted by the panel organizer will be eligible for funding.
The deadline for sending in paper abstracts to the panel organizers is 1 March 2006.
Any further questions and queries can be directed to the Panel Convener, Dr. Radhika Desai at rdesai@uvic.ca
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