Original Thesis Work? Get It Out There!

Something to think about when you're an Amsterdam MA student with a thesis on a Cold War topic. This is a prominent graduate student conference, and it's being held in London next spring. It would be a good opportunity to present the core of your thesis research (and get valuable feedback before you submit the final version!). Check it out and think about it!


Call for Papers
10th Annual LSE-GWU-UCSB International Graduate
Student Conference on the Cold War

London, 19-21 April 2012


The LSE IDEAS Cold War Studies Programme (CWSP), The Center for Cold War Studies (CCWS) of the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the George Washington University Cold War Group (GWCW) are pleased to announce the 2012 International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War.

In 2003, UCSB and GWU first joined their separate spring conferences, and two years later LSE
became a co-sponsor. The three cold war centres now hold a jointly sponsored conference each year, alternating among the three campuses.

The conference is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present papers and receive
critical feedback from peers and experts in the field. We encourage submissions by graduate
students working on any aspect of the Cold War, broadly defined. Of particular interest are
papers that employ newly available primary sources, non-traditional methodologies, or
under-investigated aspects of the Cold War.

To be considered, each prospective participant should submit a 300 word proposal (original to this conference) and a brief academic CV (in Word or pdf format) to ideas.coldwar@lse.ac.uk, with “Graduate Conference Proposal- YourLastName” in the subject line. Participants must be PhD students (pre-viva) or research masters students. The deadline for proposals is 8 January 2012. Successful applicants will be notified by 5 February. Papers must be no longer than 7500 words including footnotes (in Chicago style) and submitted by 25 March. The author of the best paper will be awarded the Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Prize, the opportunity to publish the paper in Cold War History, and a £100 book voucher.

The conference sessions will be chaired by prominent faculty members from LSE, GWU, UCSB, CWSP research associates, and other prominent Cold War and international historians. The organizers will provide accommodation and meals. Participants may be asked to pay a small attendance fee (not more than £40) and will be responsible for their travel to London. Further information can be found on the conference website.