Avery Kolers (Louisville): Social Ontology and Territorial Rights. Srdjan Vucetic (Ottawa): “Making Identity Count” Beyond IR. Agnes Gyorke (Debrecen): Communities in Anonymity: The Remarkable Confidence of Modern Nations. Gerd Baumann on the notion of community and of national and cultural identity. Erin K. Jenne (CEU): Above, Below and Beyond the State: New Directions in Ethnic Conflict Studies. Subhasish Ray (NUS): Ethnic Inequality and National Pride. Breakdowns of social consensus: Klaus Desmet, Ignacio Ortuno-Ortin, and Romain Wacziarg on the political economy of culture and ethnicity; and Klaus Desmet, Joseph Flavian Gomes, and Ignacio Ortuno-Ortin on diversity and public goods: The more we mix, the better. Dani Rodrik on global citizens, national shirkers.
