Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies intends to hold international conference with the theme of “Centenary of the first period of the independence in republics of Caucasus” in collaboration with a number of institutions and scientific research centers based on newly discovered documents and new researches. Hereby we invite the researchers to submit their papers on the following topics to add the importance of this conference.

International Conference
Centenary of the first period of the independence in republics of Caucasian
(1921-1918)
(Caucasus Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia)
 
Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies and Farhangestan Caspian Institute of Art and Culture in collaboration with a number of institutions and scientific research centers based on newly discovered documents and new researches intend to hold international conference with the theme of “Centenary of the first period of the independence in republics of Caucasus” in collaboration with a number of institutions and scientific research centers based on newly discovered documents and new researches. Hereby we invite the researchers to submit their papers on the following topics to add the importance of this conference.
Conference topics:
• Role of internal and external factors in the formation of the republics
• Similarities and differences between state-building in three republics
• Interaction, competition and conflict between the newly independent countries
• Changing the name of places in Caucasus
• Caucasus position in the international system during above period
• Iranian institutions and entities in Caucasus
• Checking the positions of the international media about developments in Caucasus
• The position of language and Persian and Arabic orthography in Caucasus
• Triple republics of Caucasus from the viewpoint of statistics
• Role of political elites of the three countries in the development done during mentioned period
• Reflecting developments in Caucasus among the elite and Iranian media
• Reasons for disintegrating the republics of Caucasus
• Reasons for non-membership of the republics of Caucasus in the League of Nations
• Rise and fall of the self-proclaimed Republic of Aras in Nakhchivan
• Survey the role of energy during the developments of this period
• Role of internal and external factors in ethnic conflicts in Caucasus
• Checking the Bolsheviks and Ottoman relations
• Effect of British and Ottoman presence in Caucasus
• Proceedings of General Iranian consulate in Tbilisi and Consulate of Iran in Caucasus
• Caucasus issue at Versailles
• White Russians
• Corridor Badkoobehi-Batumi
• Effect of falling republics of Caucasus in Iran
• Reviewing the role of France, Germany and America in the developments of Caucasus during this period
 
Abstracts of the papers:
Full author profile including name and surname, academic rank, profession, postal address, e-mail, landline and mobile phone numbers are sent to this email address: Ghafghaz@iichs.ir  in an A4 page containing maximum 300 words with key words in word 2010.
Papers:
Once the abstracts of the papers are approved by the scientific committee of the conference, we will contact by the author to submit full letter.
The deadline for submission of abstracts: 11 July 2017.
The deadline for submission of abstracts: 12 October 2017
Holding time: Sunday - May 06 2018
Event Place: Tehran
 
Important things:
- Farsi is the official language of the conference, but foreign participants can submit their articles in Russian and English.
- Registration fee, accommodation fee, round-trip ticket of foreign authors of accepted papers will be borne by the organizers.
 
Organizers:
• Chairman of the Conference: Doctor Musa Faqih Haqqani
• Scientific secretary of the conference: Doctor Hossein Ahmadi
• Executive secretary of the conference: Mr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Damavandi
 
Secretariat of the Conference:
Tehran: No. 15- the corner of Chenaran- Fereshteh Sq.- Martyr Fayyazi St.- (former Fereshteh St.) Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies
Tel: + 982122604037-8
Fax: 982122602096+
www.iichs.ir
E-mail: Ghafghaz@iichs.ir