Media, Democracy and Scandals
10-12 May 2019, Rook How, Lake District, England
The Pakistan Workshop is now open for registration and welcoming the submission of abstracts for papers to be presented and discussed at the meeting in 10-12 May 2019. The Workshop is now a well established annual event in the Lake District that attracts scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines who all share an interest in Pakistan, Pakistani Diaspora and Muslims of South Asia. The Workshop was founded in 1986 by a group of anthropologists, but over the years has welcomed political scientists, theologians, historians, literary scholars, economists, linguists, diplomats, psychologists, medical researchers, missionaries and others. It is a small, residential Workshop in which participants have an opportunity to really get to know one another and exchange ideas in a relaxed and constructive environment. Every year, we select a theme for the Workshop and we advertise that theme as a way of attracting a new audience. We expect that the theme will account for two or three dedicated thematic panels during the Workshop (6-9 papers). The rest of the Workshop is normally devoted to participants discussing current research that might benefit from careful scrutiny from a group of people who share a passion for understanding Pakistan and its people better. All participants are asked to provide the full text of their papers (maximum 10K words) for pre-circulation to all registered participants by 19 April 2019.
This year, the theme is Media, Democracy and Scandals. The tradition at the Pakistan Workshop is to use the theme to stimulate focussed discussion in select panels, but not to exclude other topics. We welcome papers on any topic relevant to Pakistan or Pakistani Diaspora.
Stephen M. Lyon 