International Workshop: Green Corridors, Contested Ground: Infrastructure, Power and Sustainability in Central Asia and Mongolia

Call for Papers Deadline: 15 November 2026

Supported by the fellowship grant Dr Otgontuya Davaanyam received from the UKRI Network Plus: Shifting Global Polarities, she is organising a research workshop at the FAU Research Center for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg, (FAU CHREN). We are now inviting paper proposals.

📢 Call for Papers: Green Corridors, Contested Ground: Infrastructure, Power and Sustainability in Central Asia and Mongolia
📍 CHREN, FAU, Nuremberg
🗓 15–16 April 2027

The workshop brings together researchers working on infrastructure, human rights, and sustainability in Central Asia and Mongolia. We welcome contributions from law, political science, anthropology, economics, area studies and related fields, and we especially encourage comparative, Global South and regional perspectives.

How to apply: Please submit a 500-word abstract and a 150-word bio through the Google Form by 15 November 2026: Submit here (Google Form) 

Accommodation is provided for all participants. Travel costs will be covered fully or in part depending on where you are travelling from, with priority for participants based outside the EU. Selected papers will be considered for a special issue or edited volume.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Dr Davaanyam at otgontuya.davaanyam@fau.de.
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