MINELRES: Citizenship, Democracy & Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter, No. 29
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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 29, June 2003
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Language Rights and Political Theory
3. Upcoming Conferences
4. Recent Publications
5. Call for Papers
6. Internet Resources
7. Courses and Summer Schools
1. INTRODUCTION
The Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy at Queen's University is
organizing a multi-year, research project on citizenship, democracy and
minority rights in multiethnic states, under the direction of Prof. Will
Kymlicka. As part of this project, the Forum distributes a quarterly
newsletter updating recent developments in the field, of which this is
the twenty-ninth issue. We hope that it will be of interest to anyone
working in the field, whether in academia, public service, or various
non-governmental organizations.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this newsletter,
please contact us at [email protected]. Back-issues of the
newsletter are posted on the Web on Will Kymlicka's home-page:
http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~philform/newsletter.html
2. "LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND POLITICAL THEORY"
The Forum is pleased to announce the recent publication of Language
Rights and Political Theory (Oxford University Press, 2003), edited by
Will Kymlicka and Alan Patten. This volume is one of the results of our
research project, and is intended to provide a state-of-the-art
examination of the relationship between linguistic diversity, democratic
citizenship and liberal justice. The volume contains chapters by Ruth
Rubio-Marin, David Laitin and Rob Reich, Thomas Pogge, Stephen May,
Philippe Van Parijs, Francois Grin, Idil Boran, Michael Blake, Jacob
Levy and Daniel Weinstock, and a lengthy theoretical overview by the
editors.
3. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
A workshop called "Paths of Integration: Similarities and Differences in
the Settlement Process of Immigrants in Europe, 1880-2000", organized by
the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS),
is being held at the University of Osnabruck, Germany, on June
20th-21st, 2003. Coordinated by Leo Lucassen and Jochen Oltmer, the
workshop will consider issues relevant to both North American and
European experiences of immigration by placing these experiences in
historical context. Conference papers and other details will be posted
on the IMIS home page:
http://www.imis.uni-osnabrueck.de/english/index.htm (look under
"IMIS-Tagungen"). For further details, contact the IMIS directly at:
[email protected]
A workshop on "Identity & Self-determination", organized by the Centre
for Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, & the
Division of Law, Macquarie University, Sydney, will be held at the
University of Melbourne on August 7th-8th, 2003. Scheduled speakers for
the workshop include: Karen Knop, Geoffrey Levey, Margaret Moore,
Aleksandar Pavkovic, Igor Primoratz, Peter Radan, Janna Thompson, and
Daniel Weinstock. For more information, contact: Igor Primoratz; email:
[email protected]
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The Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) and the Gyeongju World
Culture Expo are organizing an event called the "International Forum on
Cultural Diversity and Common Values". The Forum will take place from
September 24th-26th, 2003, at the Hyundai Hotel in Gyeongju, South
Korea. Themes will include globalization & culture, localization and
cultural identity, common values and the frontiers of culture.
Correspondence should be addressed to the Forum secretariat: Mr. LIM
Hyun-Mook, Forum Coordinator, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, COP
Box 64, Seoul, Korea; tel: 82-2 755 3014; fax: 82-2 755 7477; email:
[email protected]
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A bilingual, interdisciplinary colloquium entitled "Traverser Les
Frontieres De La Territorialite" will be held at the University of
Ottawa from October 17th-18th, 2003. The colloquium aims to expand upon
existing analyses of territoriality by exchanging case studies and
conceptual studies in the fields of social geography, sociology,
political studies and ethnology. To obtain further information, contact
Helene Pellerin at the Department of Political Science, University of
Ottawa, or email: [email protected] A conference website is posted at:
http://www.isanet.org/news/ottowa.html
"Interculturalism: Exploring Critical Issues" is a multidisciplinary
research project associated with Inter-Disciplinary Net that will
explore the meaning and implications of interculturalism from both
practical and theoretical perspectives. To mark the launch of this new
project, a global conference will be held October 30th - November 1st,
2003 in Milan, Italy. Papers on various themes related to
interculturalism and intercultural dialogue are welcome. Abstracts
should be submitted prior to July 4th, 2003. All papers accepted for and
presented at the conference will be published as an ISBN eBook. For more
information, contact: Dr Jones Irwin, St Patrick's College, Dublin,
Ireland; email: [email protected]; or Dr Rob Fisher, c/o Learning
Solutions, Priory House, 149B Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxfordshire OX29
8HR; email: [email protected], or go to the Interculturalism
Project website at:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/interculturalism/interculturalism03cfp.htm
The 5th Annual Post-Graduate Conference on Central and Eastern Europe
will take place from November 6th - 8th, 2003, at the School of Slavonic
and East European Studies, University College London, Bloomsbury,
London. The conference theme this year will be "States, Societies, and
Individuals: Transfiguring Perspectives and Images of Central and
Eastern Europe". For more information, contact: SSEES Postgraduate
Conference, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Senate House,
Malet House, London, WC1E7HU, UK; tel: +44(0) 207 8628544; email:
[email protected] or access the conference webpage located at:
http://www.ssees.ac.uk/pgconf.htm
A conference called "Philosophy and the Idea of Tolerance" will take
place at American University, in Washington, DC, as the Thirteenth
Annual McDowell Conference on Philosophy and Social Policy. This one-day
event will be held on Friday, November 14, 2003, from 1-6pm. A contact
for the event is: Jeffrey Reiman, Department of Philosophy, American
University; tel: 202 885 2927; email: [email protected]
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The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism will host its
14th Annual Conference April 23rd-24th, 2004, at the London School of
Economics. Themes for the two-day conference will be: "When is the
Nation?" and "Ethnosymbolism in the Works of Anthony Smith". The
deadline to submit paper proposals is July 1st, 2003. Summaries should
be accompanied by brief biographical information and presenter's contact
information. Conference information can be obtained by contacting: 2004
Conference Committee, ASEN, A214, London School of Economics, Houghton
Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; email: [email protected]
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An international conference on "Language and the Future of Europe:
Ideologies, Policies and Practices" will be held July 8th-10th, 2004, at
the University of Southampton. Organized by the Centre for Transnational
Studies, the conference will examine a number of the policy issues and
practical problems surrounding the debate over EU accession. Paper
proposals are due by January 31st, 2004, and these can be submitted to
[email protected] A detailed conference website is posted at the
following URL:
http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/lipp/
4. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(all prices in U.S. dollars).
Batt, Judy and Katharyna Wolczuk (eds) (2002) Region, State and Identity
in Central and Eastern Europe (Frank Cass) $26.50
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Bleich, Erik (2003) Race Politics in Britain and France (Cambridge UP)
$23.00
Buchanan, Allen and Margaret Moore (eds) (2003) States, Nations and
Borders: The Ethics of Making Boundaries (Cambridge UP) $24.00
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Fox, Jonathan (2002) Ethnoreligious Conflict in the Late 20th Century: A
General Theory (Lexington Books) $70.00
Friedman, Marilyn (2003) Autonomy, Gender, Politics (Oxford UP) $19.95
Galeotti, Anna (2002) Toleration as Recognition (Cambridge UP) $52.85
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Gorenburg, Dimitry P. (2003) Minority Mobilization in the Russian
Federation (Cambridge UP) $75.00
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Jackson, Robert (ed) (2003) International Perspectives on Citizenship
Education and Religious Diversity (Routledge) $90.00
Joppke, Christian and Eva Morawska (eds) (2002) Toward Assimilation and
Citizenship: Immigrants in Liberal Nation-States (Palgrave) $69.95
Kymlicka, Will and Alan Patten (eds) (2003) Language Rights and
Political Theory (Oxford UP) $24.95
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McDonough, Kevin and Walter Feinberg (eds) (2003) Education and
Citizenship in Liberal-Democratic Societies: Teaching for Cosmopolitan
Values and Collective Identities (Oxford UP) $45.00
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Petersen, Roger (2002) Understanding Ethnic Violence (Cambridge UP)
$25.00
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Santoro, Emilio (2003) Autonomy, Freedom and Rights: A Critique of
Liberal Subjectivity (Kluwer) $117.00
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Vertovec, Steven, Robin Cohen and Simon Learmount (eds) (2002)
Conceiving Cosmopolitanism: Theory, Context and Practice (Oxford UP)
$29.95
Vincent, Andrew (2002) Nationalism and Particularity (Cambridge UP)
$24.00
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Wolff, Stefan (ed) (2003) Disputed Territories: The Transnational
Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict Settlement (Berghahn Books) $55.95
Wolff, Stefan (ed) (2003) German Minorities in Europe: Ethnic Identity
and Cultural Belonging (Berghahn Books) $47.95
Journal Special Issues and Symposia
The spring 2003 issue of the communitarian quarterly, The Responsive
Community, includes a symposium on the Diversity within Unity Project
(Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 2003). In this symposium, Rainer Baubock, David
Hollinger and Ruth Rabio Marin offer their analyses of the DWU project,
followed with a response by Amitai Etzioni. A table of contents for the
symposium can be viewed on the website of The Communitarian Network at:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/rcq/rcq_vol13_is2_s2003.html
The Berkeley Electronic Press, together with editors Robert Post, Philip
Frickey, and James Gordley, announces the publication of a two-part
symposium on the classic Owen Fiss article, "Groups and the Equal
Protection Clause." The symposium is part of the Issues in Legal
Scholarship journal, which is an electronic publication offering a forum
for discussion of seminal articles in the field of legal scholarship.
Both parts of the symposium are available on-line at the ILS website:
http://www.bepress.com/ils/iss2/
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The journal Political Psychology has a symposium on the political
psychology of nationalism in Vol. 24, #2 (2003).
A recent issue of Perspectives on European Politics and Society (PEPS)
is a special issue under the theme "'Europeanisation': Regulation and
Identity in the New Europe" (Vol. 4, No. 1, 2003). The issue is edited
by Neil Winn and Erika Harris, and takes up such topics as identities in
contemporary Europe, minority politics and European Integration, parties
of the EU and the "legitimacy deficit" in the emerging EU.
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A Special Focus issue of the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority
Issues in Europe (JEMIE) takes up the important topic of EU Enlargement
and Minority Rights (Issue 1/2003). This issue includes articles about
power sharing in accession countries, monitoring of minority rights, and
case studies of Latvia and Estonia. To view Issue 1/2003, visit the
JEMIE
website at: http://www.ecmi.de/jemie/specialfocus.html
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The Berkeley Journal of Sociology has published a new issue containing
articles on various topics related to citizenship, race and ethnicity in
a global context (Vol. 46, 2002).
5. CALL FOR PAPERS
The journal "Peace Review, A Journal of Social Justice" has issued a
call for papers on the topic of "Patriotism". What is Patriotism in
light of post-9/11 nationalism and imperialism? This is a question not
merely for Americans but for people around the world. Peace Review is a
quarterly, multidisciplinary, transnational journal of research and
analysis, focusing on the current issues and controversies that underlie
the promotion of a more peaceful world. Our task is to present the
results of this research and thinking in short (2500-3500 words),
accessible and substantial essays. Essays for this special issue are due
by July 15, 2003. For guidelines or to send essay submissions by email
attachment, please contact Anne Hieber, Managing Editor, at:
[email protected]. Editorial correspondence, including submissions can be
sent to: Robert Elias, [email protected], Peace Review, University of San
Francisco, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Telephone:
415-422-2910 or Fax: 415-422-5671.
Federal Governance, a new journal for graduate students and post-grads
published under the auspices of the Canadian Network of Federalism
Studies (CNFS) and the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at
Queen's University, is currently accepting essays, book notes and
reviews on topics related to federalism, multi-level governance and
associated areas of political studies and political philosophy. To view
a call for papers, visit the Federal Governance website at:
http://cnfs.queensu.ca/federalgovernance/
To contact the editors or submit papers by email, use the following
email address: [email protected]
Papers are being accepted for Special Focus Issue of the Journal on
Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) on the topic
"Reconceptualizing Autonomy in Post-Communist Europe". A provisional
deadline for submission is scheduled for August 15th, 2003. Manuscripts
of between 7000-10000 words will be accepted, and should be submitted
electronically to Graham Holliday at the email address below. Articles
should include a preliminary abstract, brief biographical note including
affiliation, and a list of references. Articles and queries should be
forwarded to: [email protected] Additional information is available on
the WWW at: http://www.ecmi.de/jemie/submit.html
Religion, State and Society is a publication devoted to issues of ethnic
and religious politics in Communist and formerly communist countries
throughout the world. The focus is on the legacy of encounters between
religion and communism. Religion, State and Society is currently
soliciting book reviews on recent monographs and articles of up to 7000
words. To submit manuscripts (and to obtain editorial information),
contact the editor at the following address: Dr. Philip Walters,
Religion, State and Society, Keston Institute, 38 St. Aldates, Oxford,
OX1 1BN, UK; email: [email protected] website:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/09637494.html
The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, in
cooperation with the journal "Nations and Nationalism", has established
a Prize to encourage young scholars to publish original research in the
field of nationalism and ethnicity. The Call for Papers for the second
year of the competition has now been issued. The Prize will be awarded
for the best article submitted to Nations and Nationalism, and will be
announced at next year's annual ASEN Conference. It will include a sum
of �250 and 2 years free membership of ASEN, and may lead to publication
of the article in the Journal. Deadline for submissions: 30 September
2003. For information, contact: Managing Editor, Nations and
Nationalism, ASEN, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London
WC2A 2AE; or send an email to: [email protected]; or check the ASEN
website at:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/asen
6. INTERNET RESOURCES
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H-MIGRATION is a new email listserv dedicated to enhancing scholarly
understanding of the global history of migration and the acculturation
of immigrants and their descendants. Sponsored by H-Net, (the Humanities
& Social Sciences On-line, hosted by Michigan State University) and by
the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam, H-Migration
will post information about the location of primary sources, the use of
this material, the interpretation of research findings, and
announcements of books, journals, conferences, new web-sites, jobs,
fellowships and calls for papers. The home page for H-MIGRATION is:
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~migrate/.
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The Minority Rights Information System (MIRIS) database now publishes a
bi-monthly newsletter containing updates and new information about case
laws, domestic legislation and reports stored in the MIRIS system. The
aim of the MIRIS database is to promote the development of minority
rights standards by providing accessible information to experts, public
officials, NGO's and minority representatives, researchers and students
about the implementation of minority rights worldwide. To obtain
information or to subscribe to the newsletter, go to:
http:/www.eurac.edu/miris
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7. COURSES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
The Universite Libre de Bruxelles is offering a Summer Course on
"European Union Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy" from July 1-11,
2003. The School was organized with the support of the Academic Network
for Legal Studies of Immigration and Asylum in Europe. For more
information, contact: Nicole Bosmans, Universite Libre de Bruxelles -
C.P. 137, Reseau Odysseus Network, 50 Roosevelt Avenue, 1050 Brussels,
Belgium; tel.: 0032 (0)2 650 49 96; fax. : 0032 (0)2 650 45 46. An
application form can be found on-line at:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus/SUMMERFORM2003.doc
Between the 3rd and 16th of August 2003, the Transylvanian Committee of
the Association for Community Colleges (ACC) is offering a Community
College course on the topic of future perspectives on
Central-Eastern-European minorities in the context of EU enlargement.
The aim of the ACC is to stimulate a common European debate on questions
and political problems shared by Europeans. Further information is
posted on the WWW at:
http://www.acc.eu.org/frontend/pages/SEEEMS_139.asp
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Special thanks to Michael Kocsis for research help, and to Lise
Charlebois for help with the distribution of the newsletter.