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The 9th Baltic Conference in Europe -- Transitions, Visions and Beyond -- will be held at Södertörn University, Huddinge, Stockholm on 12-15 June 2011.

The preliminary conference program is now available.

For more information, see the conference website or contact Anne Kaun (anne.kaun@sh.se).

It is time to take stock of the transition process, to reflect and summarize, but also to look ahead. The Baltic Sea region has found its place inside Europe. Since 2008, the economic crisis has been a dominating issue not only in the Baltic countries but in Europe as a whole. The implications of the crisis for politics, social life, culture and environment are widespread. Every country is developing its own strategy to overcome the crisis and we need to reflect upon the commonalities and differences in how the crisis is being handled. There is also a need to look ahead, beyond the problems at hand, and to discuss visions and opportunities. The conference "Transitions, Visions and Beyond" aims to bring together representatives of academic communities who share an interest in exploring the Baltic region from multiple perspectives. Baltic region studies are considered a particular historical, political, linguistic, social, cultural and ideological contact zone where the meanings of identities, languages and relationships are renegotiated.