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Conferences and Workshops in Other Countries

Pakistan After 9/11: The Turnaround

Wolfson College

Cambridge University, England

April 21 - 22, 2005

Wolfson College at Cambridge University will host a conference on Pakistan in collaboration with Allama Iqbal Fellowship and the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad.

Sessions include:
Redefining National Security
Major Strands of Foreign Policy
Evolution of Pakistan State and Society: Political and Economic Issues
Evolution of Pakistan State and Society: Education, Media, and Women's Issues

Please use our website for details including a full program.


Between State Ideology and Popular Culture: Urdu Literature and Urdu Media in Contemporary Pakistan

South Asia Institute

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Organized and held July 20-22, 2006 by The Department of Modern South Asian Studies (Languages and Literatures), South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg

You can view or download a one-page summary, a full program, and a list of participants.


Femininities and Masculinities in Indian Politics

Centre for South Asian Studies

University of Edinburgh, Scotland

March 15-16, 2008

View a flyer for this conference.


The 22nd Pakistan Workshop: 'Spaces of Dialogue'

Department of Anthropology
Durham University, England

Held May 9-11, 2008, Rook How Meeting House, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Visit the conference website.


Workshop on Pakistani Migration and Transnationalism

International Peace Research Institute

Oslo, Norway

January 14-15, 2010

The workshop gathered scholars who have worked specifically on issues relating to migration from Pakistan.

More information on this workshop here.


Veiled Constellations: The Veil, Critical Theory, Politics, and Contemporary Society

York University

Toronto, Ontario

June 3-5, 2010

Co-Sponsored by:
Department of Political Science (graduate program)
Centre for Human Rights
Department of Sociology (graduate program)
Department of Communication and Culture (graduate program)
Graduate Students Association
York University

Download more information or visit the conference website.


Assessing the Complexities of South Asian Migration

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario
May 19-21, 2011

The conference posits that examining South Asian migration necessitates interdisciplinary and international collaborative approaches to both conceptualization and field studies.

More information available here.