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Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepaland the Himalayaorganised bySocial Science Baha, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Britain-Nepal Academic Council, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRS&#38; Nepal Academic Network (Japan)CALL FOR PAPERSThe Fifth Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya27-29 July 2016Proposals are invited for stand-alone papers or three-paper panels. The papers can deal with any aspect of life in Nepal and the Himalaya from a social science perspective. Papers can also be comparative so long as Nepal or the Himalaya, broadly defined, is also included. The language of the conference is English.PapersTime: Each paper will be allocated 40 minutes, which will include comments from the discussant, general floor discussion, and remarks from the chair.Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract not exceeding 500 words along with a two-page CV.PanelsIndividuals or institutions can propose three-paper panels to provide a variety of perspectives on a particular theme.Time: Two hours per panel, which will include comments from the discussant, general floor discussion, and remarks from the chair.Proposals for panels should consist of the topic and brief description of the panel; the three papers to be presented, including abstracts not exceeding 500 words for each paper along with a two-page CV. The proposed chair and discussant(s) should also be listed along with the submission.The submissions will be evaluated by the Conference Organising Committee according to the following three criteria: i) research question/hypothesis along with engagement with relevant literature, ii) methodology, and iii) outline.The length of the final paper is expected to be around 5000 words and the papers are due on 4 July 2016 for advance distribution to all registered participants.All participants will be required to register and pay a nominal registration fee to attend the conference. Participants are expected to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation and those requiring a letter of support to seek travel grants to attend the conference can write to the Conference Secretariat.Submissions have to be emailed to the Conference Secretariat at conference@soscbaha.org by 17 January 2016. Participants will be notified in February 2016.Conference Organising CommitteeRajendra Pradhan, Social Science BahaBandita Sijapati, Social Science BahaSya Kedzior, Towson UniversityTeri Allendorf, University of Wisconsin-MadisonDavid Gellner, University of OxfordKrishna Adhikari, University of OxfordGérard Toffin, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRSTristan Bruslé, Centre for Himalayan Studies-CNRSKatsuo Nawa, University of TokyoTatsuro Fujikura, Kyoto UniversityThe Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the HimalayaConference SecretariatSocial Science Baha345 Ramchandra Marg, BattisputaliKathmandu - 9, NepalPhone: 977-1-4472807conference@soscbaha.orgwww.soscbaha.org/activities/conferences-and-workshops/conference.htmlDates to rememberSubmission deadline for abstracts and panels: 17 January 2016Notification of paper and panel acceptance: February 2016Final papers due: 4 July 2016Conference dates: 27-29 July 2016