Kingdom of Fusa
Republic of Molossia
Empire of Austenasia
New Free State of Caroline
Kingdom of Elleore
Conference Programme
The PoliNation programme will consist of academic and specialist interest papers, presentations by individual micronation delegations and a documentary film.
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Academic papers and general interest presentations
These sessions will cover a broad diversity of themes, from attempts to document and contextualise the micronation phenomenon within an academic frameworth, to specialist presentations on micronation coins and iconography.
| Title | Presenter | Institution |
| Pretender Politics | Dr Judy Lattas |
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
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Micronations: the nexus of art and politics |
George Cruickshank | Charles Sturt University, Australia |
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Why micronations are powerless... or maybe they aren't |
Jacopo Castelletti | University of Bologna, Italy |
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The micronation phenomenon: Utopia confronted by the law |
Stephane-Bertin
Hoffman |
Sciences Po Aix, France |
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NSK State in Time: beyond micronational ? |
Dr Alexei Monroe | NSK State |
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Snowing on your parade: a sceptic's observations on micronationalism |
Petr Dvorak |
Masaryk
University, Brno, Czech Republic |
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Are you crazy: is micronationalism explained by mental disorder? |
Dr Erik Lis |
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada |
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Demographics of a micronation |
Dr Erik Lis |
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada |
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A Lamarckian approach to micronationalism |
Stephane Monnerville | n/a |
| Micronational history in coins | Jorge Fernandez Vidal |
J. F. V. Coins, A Coruna, Spain |
Film screening
Over the past several years the micronation phenomenon has attracted the attentions of numerous documentary film makers. PoliNation will be hosting a screening of one of the more noteworthy of those productions.
| Title | Director | Other data |
|
Empire Me |
Paul Poet | 2010, Austria, 99 min |
Social programme and related events
An official conference dinner will be held on Saturday evening 14th July at Kitchin restaurant, 8 Caledonia St, Kings Cross, London N1 9AA, from 7.30pm. Estimated cost-per-head is £25. To RSVP please register as a conference delegate.
Post-conference visits to the Independent State of Cuckfield, the Principality of Sealand and the official UK consulate of the Kingdom of Redonda are under consideration. Please contact George Cruickshank for further details.
