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<div class="">Dear all,<br>
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Please note the following call for papers. Feel free to
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<div class="">Best wishes,<br>
Heta Björklund<br>
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Title: Spaces of Roman Constitutionalism<br class="">
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Place: University of Helsinki, September 26-28, 2019<br class="">
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Abstract: From the fora to the assemblies and beyond, public space
in ancient Rome was both political and contested, reflecting
changing notions of community, citizenship and the values and
norms behind them. The purpose of this conference is to explore
the political, cultural and legal notions of public space and
public realm in Rome. By observing the place of magistrates in the
public spaces of Rome and more generally in the ideas behind
Republican governance, it seeks to question and unpack the notions
that have been built into the concept of Roman republican
governance. On one hand we have the notion of Republicanism and
public law, which has a rich history of modernizing
interpretations and reuses in European history. On the other,
there is the equally rich tradition of rituals, ceremonies,
religious convictions and beliefs that surround the practices of
governance. By examining the spacial aspect, how these were
situated and interlinked and how public and private space!<br
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s and roles intermingled, we are hoping to shed new light into
cultural and social dimension of Roman republicanism and its
transformation from the Republic to the Principate. By setting
ideas into their dynamic spatial, social and cultural contexts, we
hope to subvert the traditional story of Roman constitutionalism.<br
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The organizers invite paper proposals for a number of central
themes relating to the topic. The themes are:<br class="">
- magistrates, assemblies and the transformation of the political
spaces<br class="">
- spaces of administration and memory<br class="">
- religious institutions, collegia and the intermingling between
the civic and religious spheres
<div class="">- invisible borders and divisions in the public
sphere<br class="">
- the Republican domus, its connections with and role as a model
of administrative space<br class="">
- spaces of exclusion and intersectionality<br class="">
- comparative studies on public space in the ancient world<br
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- the reception of the Roman republicanist thought and practice</div>
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The abstract should be max. 400 words long and be accompanied by
a short 1 page CV. <br class="">
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Confirmed keynote speakers: Harriet Flower (Princeton),
Karl-Joachim Hölkeskamp (Köln), Catherine Steel (Glasgow),
Clifford Ando (Chicago)<br class="">
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The conference is organized by the research project Law,
Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the
Republican Tradition (SpaceLaw, <a href="http://www.spacelaw.fi"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">www.spacelaw.fi</a>), funded
by the European Research Council. There is no conference fee.
The organizers are unfortunately unable to aid in either travel
arrangements or the cost of travel or accommodation. <br
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The deadline for abstracts is January 25th, 2019. The proposals
should be sent to <a
href="mailto:lawgovernanceandspace@gmail.com"
style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
16px;" class="" moz-do-not-send="true">lawgovernanceandspace@gmail.com</a></div>
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Heta Björklund (PhD)
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:heta.bjorklund@helsinki.fi">heta.bjorklund@helsinki.fi</a>
+358504482563
Projektikoordinaattori / Project coordinator
Eurooppalaisen oikeuden, identiteetin ja historian tutkimuksen huippuyksikkö / The Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.eurostorie.org">www.eurostorie.org</a>)
Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.spacelaw.fi">www.spacelaw.fi</a>)
Siltavuorenpenger 1 A, huone / room 326
PL / P.O. Box 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki</pre>
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