MINELRES: Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter: Issue 28,
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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 28, March 2003
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. Internet Resources
6. 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-eighth 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 know anyone who 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/news.html
2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
A full preliminary program for the Eighth Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities is now available on the ASN
website. The conference, which focuses primarily on ethnic and national
issues in post-Communist Europe and Central Asia, is set to take place
April 3-5, 2003 in New York. To view the program, go to:
http://www.nationalities.org
The Borderland Foundation and the Borderland Center of Cultures, Arts
and Nations are co-ordinating an international symposium called
"Modernity and Multiculturalism: Between Sarajevo, New York and
Jerusalem". The symposium will take place April 4-6, 2003, in the
Foundation's headquarters in Sejny, Poland, in the former Camaldolite
monastery on Wigry lake. For details, contact: Krzysztof Czyzewski, Ul.
Kosciuszki 71, 16-400 Suwalki, Polska; tel/fax: +48 87 565 0369; email:
[email protected].
An international conference called "Diversity, Justice and Democracy:
Challenges and Visions" is being organized by the Diplomatic Academy,
Vienna. The conference will take place April 7-8, 2003, in the city of
Vienna. Speakers will include Anne Phillips, Melissa Williams, Chantel
Mouffe and John Crowley of UNESCO. For more information, contact Dilek
Cinar, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse
17, A-1090 Vienna, email: [email protected]; tel: (+43-1) 319 45 05
- 34; fax: (+43-1) 319 45 05 - 59; website:
http://www.euro.centre.org
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"The 'Legislation' of Human Rights" is a two-day conference scheduled
for April 25-26, 2003, at University College, London. Contributors will
discuss the 'balance sheet' of human rights practice, studies and
research, all in relation to the dominant legal approach to the human
rights debate. Scheduled speakers include Jack Donnelly, Michael
Freeman, Stanley Cohen, Francesca Klug, and Ratna Kapur. Further details
(and registration materials) can be found at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/hr
Queries should be sent under the subject "Human Rights Conference 2003"
to: [email protected]
A conference called "Whose Europe? National Models and the Constitution
of the European Union" has been organized for April 25-27, 2003, at
Oxford University, as part of the ongoing Europaeum project. For more
information, contact: The Conference Assistant (Europe), Europaeum, 99
Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JX; tel: +44 (0) 1865 284482; fax: +44 1865
284481; email: [email protected]; website:
http://www.europaeum.org
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A two-day conference on "Multiculturalism in Action" will be hosted at
the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 21-22, 2003. Organized
co-operatively by the Canadian Embassy, the Halbert Centre for Canadian
Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Minerva Center for
Human Rights at Tel Aviv University, the conference will bring together
Canadian and Israeli researchers and practitioners and initiate a
dialogue about the practice of multiculturalism. For details, contact
Raphael Cohen Almagor, Department of Communication, University of Haifa,
Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel; tel: 972 4 8249 836; fax: 972 4 8249
836; email: [email protected]
The Danish Network on Political Theory, in collaboration with the Danish
Research Group on Cultural Encounters is organizing a conference
entitled "What's the Culture in Multiculturalism - What's the Difference
of Identities? Contesting the Future of Equality, Secularism, and
National Solidarity". The conference will take place on 22-24 May 2003,
at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. In diagnoses of multicultural
societies and prescriptions for a multicultural future it is far from
clear what constitutes 'culture' or what makes up the 'identities' that
require recognition. Better informed answers to these questions are
needed in debates on equality, state neutrality, and the political
integration of states. Keynote speakers include Nancy Fraser, Axel
Honneth, Gerard Delanty and Cecile Laborde. For more information,
contact: Per Mouritsen, Department of Political Science, University of
Aarhus, [email protected]. Or visit the conference website:
http://www.politicaltheory.dk/conference/
Participants at the Canadian Political Science Association's Annual
Conference might also be interested in a workshop on how to make use of
the Minorities at Risk project (MAR). The workshop is entitled "Using
and Understanding Minorities at Risk: Towards the Next Wave of
Scholarship", and it will take place on May 29, 2003, during the CPSA
meetings in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Those interested in attending the
workshop should email Michael Johns of the MAR Project at:
[email protected] to reserve a space.
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The ninth annual International Conference on Minority Languages will be
held in Kiruna, Sweden, June 6-7, 2003. The main theme of the conference
is the revitalization of languages, particularly those languages spoken
by small communities. Topics to be discussed include: case studies of
revitalisation of minority languages, language emancipation,
implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority
Languages and experiences from bilingual education and language
immersion. To obtain information about the conference program and travel
arrangements, contact: Birger Winsa, Department of Finnish, Stockholm
University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden; fax: 46-8-158871; or visit the
conference website:
http://www.finska.su.se/konf03/konf03.html
The Axel Johnson Foundation of Sweden has announced the 2003 Engelsberg
Seminar, "Towards a Cosmopolitan Culture? Future Consequences of
Religion, Ethnicity and Migration for Europe". The seminar is scheduled
for June 13-15, 2003. For further details on the seminar, contact:
Louise Belfrage, The Axel Johnson Foundation, SE- 103 75 Stockholm,
Sweden; tel: 46 8788 5000; fax: 46 8 788 50 10; website:
http://www.axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/
Multicultural Days is a two-day conference at Brock University, starting
on June 27th, the first Multicultural Day in Canada. The conference will
bring together Canadian researchers to present their work on
multicultural issues. Topic areas are: immigration and acculturation,
immigrant experiences, discrimination and racism, and combating racism.
A contact for the event is: Dawm Zinga, Department of Child and Youth
Studies, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catherines, Ontario,
L2S 3A1; tel: 905 688 5550 (ext. 3152); fax: 905 642 2509; email:
[email protected]. The conference website is posted at:
http://www.multiculturaldays.ca/
An International Law and Ethics Conference Series (ILECS) event called
"Collective Identity, Sovereignty and Minority Rights" will take place
at Belgrade University in Serbia from June 27-29, 2003. For further
information contact Aleksander Jokic, Department of Philosophy and
Conflict Resolution, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland OR,
97207-0751; tel: (503) 735 3503; fax: (503) 725 3524; email:
[email protected]
"Democracy and Human Rights in Multiethnic Societies" is a conference
taking place in Konic, Bosnia, July 7-11, 2003. The seminar will be held
at the Cultural House, Konjic. Translations from/to English/Bosnian will
be provided. Contact the Institute for Strengthening Democracy in BH,
Varda 1, 88400 Konjic, Bosnia-Herzegovina; tel/fax: +387 88 729 806;
email: [email protected], [email protected] The conference
website is posted at:
http://www.bosnet.org/democracy_institute
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The Centre for German-Jewish Studies at the University of Sussex is
organising a two-day conference on "Nationalist Myths and Modern Media"
in October 2003, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board. The
conference aims to bring together researchers working in a variety of
disciplines (including history, social and political sciences, media
studies), journalists and policy makers. Papers will explore the myths
and mythologized histories being revived by nationalists in an era of
globalisation and mass media. For details, contact Dr Hans Brinks
([email protected]) or Dr Stella Rock ([email protected]).
Visit the conference website for more information:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/cgjs/conference/About_the_Conference.htm
The Danish Research Group on Cultural Encounters is hosting a
cross-disciplinary conference entitled "Constituting Communities:
Political Solutions to Cultural Difference in Europe". The conference
will take place from October 23-25, 2003, at the University of Aarhus in
Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information, contact: Per Mouritsen,
Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Copenhagen,
Denmark; tel: +45 8942 1244; email: [email protected].
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
(prices in U.S. dollars).
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Beiner, Ronald (2002) Liberalism, Nationalism, Citizenship: Essays on
the Problems of Political Community (University of British Columbia
Press) $85
Benhabib, Seyla (2003) The Claims of Culture (Princeton UP) $16.95
Boeri, Tito, Gordon Hanson and Perry McCormick (eds) (2002) Immigration
Policy and the Welfare State (Oxford UP) $28.95
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Bryceson, Deborah and Ulla Vuorela (eds) (2003) The Transnational
Family: Global European Networks and New Frontiers (Berg Publishing)
$22.50
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Byrne, Rosemary, Gregor Noll, & Jens Vedsted-Hansen (2002) New Asylum
Countries?: Migration Control and Refugee Protection in an Enlarged
European Union (Kluwer Law International) $115
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Flusser, Vilem (2003) The Freedom of the Migrant: Objections to
Nationalism (University of Illinois Press) $26.95
Gans, Chaim (2003) The Limits of Nationalism (Cambridge UP) $60.00
Gutmann, Amy (2003) Identity in Democracy (Princeton UP) $27.95
Hoerder, Dirk (2002) Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second
Millennium (Duke UP) $100
Jordan, Bill and Franck Duverll (2003) Irregular Migration: The Dilemmas
of Transnational Mobility (Edward Elgar) $90
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Kramer, Eric Mark (ed.) (2002) The Emerging Monoculture: Assimilation
and the Model Minority (Praeger) $69.95
Lavenex, Sandra and Mark M. Ucarer (2002) Migration and the
Externalities of European Integration (Lexington Books) $75
Leege, David et al (2002) The Politics of Cultural Differences: Social
Change and Voter Mobilization Strategies in the Post-New Deal Period
(Princeton UP) $21.95
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Mannur, Anita and Jana Evans Braziel (eds) (2003) Theorizing Diaspora: A
Reader (Blackwell) $29.95
Martin, David & Kay Hailbronner (eds) (2003) Rights and Duties of Dual
Nationals: Evolution and Prospects (Kluwer Law International) $120
Minow, Martha (2003) Breaking the Cycles of Hatred: Memory, Law and
Repair (Princeton UP) $16.95
Niezen, Ronald (2003) The Origins of Indigenism: Human Rights & the
Politics of Identity (University of California Press) $18.95
Oderth, Reidar (2002) An Introduction to the Study of Human Migration:
An Interdisciplinary Perspective (Writers Club Press) $11.95
Olson, James Stuart (2002) Equality Deferred: Race, Ethnicity, and
Immigration in America since 1945 (Wadsworth) $23.95
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Panitch, Leo & Colin Leys (2002) Fighting Identities: Race Religion and
Ethno-nationalism (Princeton UP) $33.00
Pentassuglia, Gaetano (2002) Minorities in International Law (Council of
Europe Publishing) $59.
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San Juan, E. (2002) Racism and Cultural Studies: Critiques of
Multiculturalist Ideology and the Politics of Difference (Duke UP)
$24.95
Schmid, Carol L. (2001) The Politics of Language: Conflict, Identity,
and Cultural Pluralism in Comparative Perspective (Oxford UP) $21.95
Skrentny, John (2002) The Minority Rights Revolution (Harvard UP) $24.95
Warren, Kay & Jean Jackson (eds) (2003) Indigenous Movements,
Self-determination and the State in Latin America (University of Texas
Press) $16.00
Journal Special Issues and Symposia
The electronic Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe
(JEMIE) has published a special focus issue on the topic "EU Enlargement
and Minority Rights" (Issue 1/2003). For more information on this issue,
visit the JEMIE website:
http://www.ecmi.de/jemie/specialfocus.html
A recent issue of Citizenship Studies contains a series of articles on
traditions of citizenship in Europe (Vol. 7, No. 1, March 2003). One
article takes up the traditions of citizenship contained within the EU,
and others examine specific nations like Britain, France and Germany.
The MOST Journal on Multicultural Societies has recently published a
special issue about "Protecting Endangered Minority Languages:
Socio-Linguistic Perspectives" (Vol 4, No 2). This issue, which is guest
edited by Eda Derhemi, focuses on problems of endangered minority
languages and their protection through public policy-making.
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A special issue of the journal Hagar: International Social Science
Review is dedicated to the theme "New Spaces of Nationalism" (Vol. 3,
No. 2, 2002). Authors include Ian Lustick, Christine Drennon and Susan
Mains.
The journal National Identities recently published a special issue on
"Peripheral Identities in the Iberian Context" (4/3, 2002). Articles in
this issue take up several questions related to Spanish and Portuguese
questions of national identity. Paper abstracts are posted at the
following address:
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=T848MNW5E4R6
A recent issue of the Journal of Southern African Studies includes a
series of articles on ethnicity, identity, citizenship and issues
related to minorities in Botswana and elsewhere in Southern Africa (Vol.
28, No. 4, 2002).
The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs has released a special
issue on the theme "State of the Nation" (Winter 2003). The issue
highlights articles analyzing the relationship between ethnic pluralism,
nationalism, and the creation and governance of states. The GJIA is a
nationally distributed publication of the Walsh School of Foreign
Affairs at Georgetown University. Go to:
http://journal.georgetown.edu
A recent issue of the journal Roma Rights addresses issues pertaining to
segregation and desegregation of Roma in Europe (Issues 3-4, 2002). The
issue features an editorial by Dimitrina Petrova, and articles by Mihai
Surdu, Petr Visek, Paivi Gynther, and others.
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New Journals
Kolor - Journal on Moving Communities is a new journal dedicated to
issues such as migration, ethnicity, integration, racism,
multiculturalism and multilingualism. Kolor appears twice per year (May
and November) in English, and occasionally special issues will focus on
particular communities or issues. Kolor is published by the Migration
and Ethnicity Research Institute Brussels and the Brussels Minorities
Centre FOYER. The website for this new journal is:
http://www.kolor.be
To contact the editors, email: [email protected]
Other Publications
A recent publication from Council of Europe Publishing might be useful
to Newsletter readers. Entitled "The Protection of National Minorities
by their Kin-State" (Science and Technology No. 32, 2002), this volume
contains a set of reports produced by the Venice Commission on the
treatment of national minorities by their kin-states.
4. CALL FOR PAPERS
Minority Rights Group International is about to launch a project aimed
at broadening the interpretation of rights for minorities and indigenous
peoples. MRG has issued a "call for cases" to its partners and NGOs
capable of identifying cases that potentially set legal precedents for
the protection of minority rights. Relevant cases, as well as questions
and comments about the project, may be forwarded to Cynthia Morel, Legal
Cases Officer for MRG, at: 379 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7DE, UK; email:
[email protected].
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5. INTERNET RESOURCES
A study called "Minority Rights in Education: Lessons for the European
Union from Estonia, Latvia, Romania and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia", written by Duncan Wilson, was recently posted on the website
of the Right to Education Project at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. You
can access the study by viewing the following pdf file:
http://right-to-education.org/content/lessons/roul_ww.pdf
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A new report called "Roma and the Question of Self-determination:
Fiction and Reality", prepared by the Project on Ethnic Relations, is
available in full text on the PER website:
http://www.per-usa.org/Jadwisin1_12_03.pdf
(note: you may have to rotate the text within Adobe Acrobat).
A new mailing list called "InterPhil" may be of interest to Newsletter
readers. InterPhil provides a news board on events and publications in
the broad field of intercultural philosophy. Messages will be limited to
calls for papers, employment opportunities and other professional
announcements. To obtain further information, or to subscribe to the
list, visit:
http://www.polylog.org/interphil/
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In February 2003, the Centre for Documentation and Information on
Minorities in Europe (CEDIME) launched a useful online guide to the
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The
guide is a comprehensive and user-friendly tool listing the relevant
legal materials, all related dates, state and NGO reports, opinions,
state comments on opinions, Committee of Ministers resolutions, and
other related documents. To access this guide, go to:
http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/special_issues/fcnm_guide.html
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6. COURSES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
The Centre for Refugee Studies at York University is holding a Summer
Course on Refugee Issues. The course, which takes place at York
University, In Toronto, Ontario, from May 17 - 25, 2003, offers
postgraduate training in refugee issues for practitioners inside and
outside government. The course includes panel discussions, case studies,
a simulation exercise, and lectures from international experts. For
further information and registration, contact: Florence Ocen, Course
Coordinator Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Suite 315, York
Lanes, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3; tel: 416-736-5423;
fax: 416-736-5837; email: [email protected]; website:
www.yorku.ca/crs
A summer course entitled "Citizenship and Social Rights" will be offered
from July 7-11, 2003, at the Instituto Internacional de Sociologyia
Juridicia (IISJ), in Spain. The course will be taught in both English
and French. For more information, visit the cummer course website:
http://www.iisj.es/cursoverano03.html;
or contact: Antigua Universidad, Apartado 28, 20560 O�ati (Gipuzkoa),
Espa�a; tel.: +34 943 78 30 64 / +34 943 78 34 00; fax: +34 943 78 31 47
/ +34 943 71 80 00; email: [email protected]
A summer seminar on the topic "Christianity, Islam and Judaism: How to
Conquer the Barriers to Intercultural Dialogue" will take place from
September 15-26, 2003, at the University Centre St-Ignatius Antwerp. The
course includes sections on topics such as Peace and Conflict, Gender,
Human Rights, and Nationalism and Ethnicity. For further information,
contact Barbara Segaert, email: [email protected], or visit the
following website:
http://www.ucsia.com
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you would like to announce a new research project,
publication, call for papers, or upcoming conference in a future issue
of this newsletter, please contact us at [email protected], or
you can write to the Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy, Department
of Philosophy, Queen's University, Watson Hall 313, Kingston Ontario K7L
3N6, Canada. Fax: 613-533-6545.
Special thanks to Michael Kocsis for research help, and to Lise
Charlebois for help with the distribution of the newsletter.