MINELRES: Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter No. 31,
December 2003
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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 31, December 2003
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. New Journal
5. Call for Papers
6. Internet Resources
7. Courses and Fellowships
8. 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 thirty-first 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. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
The 2nd European Cultural and Educational Forum on the cultural and
educational impacts of enlargement of the European Union will be held
from December 18-21, 2003, in Bruges, Belgium, hosted jointly by the
College of Europe, the Province of West Flanders and the City of Bruges.
The Forum consists of several panel workshops and plenary sessions on
issues such as competition in access to education, transnational
education, religious and ethical courses, the challenge of
multiculturalism in public schools and hiring practices for teachers in
public educational institutions.
The European Academy Bolzano/Bozen will host a conference entitled
"Minority Protection and the EU: The Way Forward" on January 30-31,
2004. The conference will take place four months before Eastern
Enlargement of the EU. The event will therefore provide a timely
opportunity for the exchange of ideas about how the enlarged Union
should approach the substantial number of minorities living in its
territory. For further information or registration instructions,
contact: Robert Asanger, tel: (39) 0471 055 201; fax: (39) 0471 055 099;
email: [email protected]
A conference website has been posted at:
http://www.eurac.edu/Org/Minorities/workshop.htm
A graduate student conference called "Constructing Images of the Self"
organized by the Department of Romance Studies, Duke University, will
take place from February 20-22, 2004 in Durham, North Carolina. The aim
of the conference is to explore the notion of the self as a construct
underlying individual self-perception and communal history, as reflected
in art, philosophy, ethics, politics and other areas of human behaviour.
Papers from all intellectual and theoretical approaches will be
considered, but priority will be given to comparative and
interdisciplinary studies. Topics might include, but should not be
limited to: creating national identity, national vs. individual
self-perception, violence and communal suffering, the role of the mass
culture, gender identities, queer studies, competing claims to authority
and subconscious in the image of the self.
Address all submissions via post or e-mail, prior to January 5, 2004,
to:
Anna Navrotskaya (email: [email protected]);at Duke University, Department
of Romance Studies, 205 Languages, Box 90257, Durham, NC, 27708-0257;
conference website: http://www.romancestudies.aas.duke.edu/events.html
"Restorative Justice and Approaches: From Inspiration to Results" is the
theme of the 2nd Winchester International Restorative Justice
Conference, which will be held 24-26 March, 2004, at Winchester
Guildhall in Hampshire, U.K. The conference, organized by the Winchester
Restorative Justice Group, will provide an opportunity for participants
to apply and implement restorative principles to achieve changes in
public attitudes and behaviour. To request a conference brochure for
this event, please contact: Rachel Gardner, tel: 020 7324 4361; email:
[email protected] or visit the following
website:
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li165/index.html
On April 15-16, 2004, the Centre for Social Philosophy at the Department
of Social and Political Studies at the University of Pavia (Italy) will
hold its 2nd Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy, a
two-day conference for postgraduate students. This event will provide an
opportunity for graduate students to gain experience presenting papers
and getting feedback in a friendly atmosphere. In addition to
postgraduate papers, there will be keynote talks by Peter Jones and
Gianfrancesco Zanetti. Graduate students interested in giving papers
should send their contributions (max. 2500/3000 words) by February 12,
2004. Contributions are welcome on any area of political philosophy. The
12th of February is also the deadline for registration for those who
wish to attend the conference without presenting. For information on
paper submissions, conference registration and funding for local
accommodations, contact Emanuela Ceva, email: [email protected]
The Campbell Institute, a research centre within the Maxwell School at
Syracuse University, will sponsor a conference called "Exploring the
Concept of Transnational Citizenship" on April 30, 2004. Speakers at the
conference will consider questions arising from the transnational
interpretations of the concept of citizenship that in recent years have
begun to replace conventional, nation-state based conceptions.
Institutional, cultural and organizational dimensions of transnational
citizenship will each be considered. For more information, contact:
Alasdair Roberts, Director, Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell
School, Syracuse University, 306 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY, USA, 13244;
tel: 315-433-4120; fax: 253-541-9867; email: [email protected]
Prior to the conference, the Campbell School's website will post
conference information: http://www.campbellinstitute.org
The Hurst Seminar on Reform and Democracy in Local Government of
Countries in Transformation will be held from May 23-24, 2004, at Ben
Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. The conference will
bring together scholars working on issues of institutional reform and
democratic participation in local level government in both developed and
new nations. Discussion will take up the situation in Israel and The
Palestinian Authority as well as other countries in Africa, the Middle
East, Eastern Europe and the European Union. The venue for the
conference will be Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel.
Interested participants should submit a paper title, an abstract of up
to 300 words and a CV. The first due date for proposals is January 15,
2004. All proposals should be sent to: Prof. Fred Lazin, Department of
Government and Politics, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel,
84105; email: [email protected] tel: 972 8 646 9937; fax: 972 8
6477242.
The Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Research Group (NECRG) at the
University of Western Ontario will host an event entitled "Why
Neighbours Kill: Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations" on June
4, 2004, at the Spencer Conference Centre, London, Canada. For
information on the event, contact: Dr. Victoria Esses, Department of
Psychology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, Suite
2, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B8; email: [email protected]; or Richard
Vernon, Department of Political Science ([email protected]). Further
details will be posted prior to the conference date on the NECRG
website: http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/polysci/necrg/
The Centre for Transnational Studies in the School of Modern Languages
at the University of Southampton will host an international conference
on "Language and the Future of Europe: Ideologies, Policies and
Practices". The event will take place from July 8-10, 2004, at the
University of Southampton, in the UK. Keynote speakers will be Jan
Blommaert, Susan Gal, Thomas Ricento and Colin Williams. The conference
will provide an opportunity to consider the attitudes that lie behind
policy and the specific practices with which effective policy must be
compatible. It will also consider the impact of European policies and
practices on the wider world, including the consequences of colonial and
neo-colonial legacies.
Papers are invited on all aspects of this European theme, but proposals
which analyse the relationships between language ideologies, policies
and practices will be particularly welcome. Proposals should be sent
(prior to January 31, 2004) by email to [email protected] For more
information about the conference access the conference website at:
http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/lipp or contact: Christopher Brumfit, email:
[email protected] or Clare Mar-Molinero, [email protected]
The Communitarian Summit: An Agenda for the Next Four Years is a
conference planned for July 9-11, 2004, Washington, D.C., on the campus
of George Washington University. The event will discuss the following
themes: communitarian theory and philosophy, beyond relativism, from
empire to community, recapturing our holidays, and rights &
responsibilities in the age of terrorism. Francis Fukuyama will give the
keynote address. Other speakers include Benjamin Barber, Arthur Caplan,
Ezekiel Emanuel, and Cass Sunstein. For more information, contact Anne
Hardenbergh, Communitarian Network, 2130 H Street, N.W., Suite 703,
Washington, D.C., 20052; email: [email protected]. Or visit the following
website:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/Communitarian_Summit.html
"Human Rights, Democracy, and Religion" is the theme of the 21st
International Social Philosophy Conference, to be held at Creighton
University in Omaha, Nebraska, July 29-31, 2004, organized by the North
American Society for Social Philosophy. Submissions on the conference
theme are encouraged, but proposals in all areas of social philosophy
are welcome. Potential contributors should submit 300-500 word proposals
for individual presentations, panels, workshops, or roundtable
discussions to Lisa Schwartzman, Dept. of Philosophy, 517 S. Kedzie
Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1032; email:
[email protected] by March 15, 2004 (North American contributors), or
January 15, 2004 (international contributors). Direct questions about
local arrangements to Kevin Graham, Dept. of Philosophy, Creighton
University, 2500 California Plz., Omaha, NE 68178-0301; email:
[email protected]
The Ninth International Metropolis Conference will be held at the
University of Geneva, Switzerland, from September 27-October 1, 2004.
The theme for this year's event is "Co-operative Migration Management:
International, National and Local Answers". The conference will bring
together policy makers, administrators, representatives of NGOs, and
researchers working on problems related to migration and urban
processes.
The email contact address for the Ninth International Metropolis
Conference is: [email protected] The Metropolis International
Website contains detailed information about the event:
http://www.international.metropolis.net
A conference called "Controlling Integration: Intentions and Effects"
will be held from October 29-30, 2004, at the Social Science Research
Center in Berlin. Hosted by the "Migration Politics" Working Group of
the German Association of Political Science, the event will discuss
responses to the question; "Can governments control processes of social
integration of migrants?". Submissions should be received by February
15, 2004, and should be forwarded to: Uwe Hunger, Westphalian
Wilhelms-University M?nster, Institute of Political Science,
Scharnhorster. 100, 48151 M?nster, Germany; email:
[email protected]
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS (prices in U.S. dollars)
Alperson, P. (ed) (2002) Diversity & Community: An Introductory Reader
(Blackwell) $31.95
Archebugi, Daniele et al. (eds) (2003) Debating Cosmopolitics (Verso)
$13.30
Banton, Michael (2002) The International Politics of Race (Polity)
$26.95
Bird, John et al. (eds) (2002) Nation to Nation: Aboriginal Sovereignty
& the Future of Canada (Irwing) $19.95
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (2003) Mass Immigration and the National Interest:
Policy Directions for the New Century (M.E. Sharpe) $29.95
Brown, Michael and Sumit Ganguly (eds) (2003) Fighting Words: Language
Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia (MIT Press) $24.95
Chandhoke, Neera (2003) The Conceits of Civil Society (Oxford UP) $43.64
Conteh-Morgan, Earl (2003) Collective Political Violence (Routledge)
$22.95
Coppieters, Bruno and Richard Sakwa (eds) (2003) Contextualizing
Secession: Normative Studies in Comparative Perspective (Oxford UP)
$65.00
Corlett, Angelo (2003) Race, Racism & Reparations (Cornell UP) $19.95
Daftary, Farimah, and Stefan Troebst (eds) (2003) Radical Ethnic
Movements in Contemporary Europe (Berghahn) $49.95.
Davis, Michael C., Wolfgang Dietrich and Bettina Scholdan (eds) (2002)
International Intervention in the Post-Cold War Period (M.E. Sharpe)
$79.95
Gorman, Jonathan (2003) Rights and Reason: An Introduction to the
Philosophy of Rights (McGill-Queen's) $22.95
Harris, Roxy (2003) The Language, Ethnicity and Gender Reader
(Routledge) $28.95
Jordan, Bill, Frank Duvell and Gordon Thomas (2003) Migration: The
Boundaries of Equality and Justice (Polity) $22.95
Keal, Paul (2003) European Conquest & the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(Cambridge UP) $25.00
Keohane, Robert O. (2002) Power and Governance in a Partially Globalized
World (Routledge) $22.21
Kinnvall, Catarina and Kristina Jonsson (eds) (2002) Globalization and
Democracy in Asia: The Construction of Identity (Routledge) $28.95
Klopp, Brett (2002) German Multiculturalism: Immigrant Integration and
the Transformation of Citizenship (Praeger) $65.95
Knudson, Tommy Brems (2003) Humanitarian Intervention: Contemporary
Manifestations of an Explosive Doctrine (Routledge) $35.95
Koslowski, Rey (ed) (2003) International Migration and Globalization
(Routledge) $90.00
Lachs, J. (2002) A Community of Individuals (Routledge) $21.95
Monshipouri, Mahmood, Neil Englehart, Andre J. Nathan and Kavita Philip
(eds) (2003) Constructing Human Rights in the Age of Globalization (M.E.
Sharpe) $28.95
Morris, Lydia (2002) Managing Migration: Civic Stratification and
Migrants Rights (Routledge) $25.95
Newman, Edward and Joanne van Selm (eds) (2003) Refugees and Forced
Displacement: International Security, Human Vulnerability and the State
(U.N. Press) $38.00
Perry, James L. and Ann Marie Thompson (2003) Civic Service: What
Difference Does it Make? (M.E. Sharpe) $49.95
Richardson, George (2002) The Death of the Good Canadian: Teachers,
National Identities and the Social Studies Curriculum (Peter Lang)
$25.95
Rowse, Tim and W.J.G Lubbe (2002) Indigenous Futures (University of New
South Wales Press) $39.95
Schott, Robin May (2003) Discovering Feminist Philosophy: Knowledge,
Ethics, Politics (Rowman & Littlefield) $21.95
Schouls, Tim (2003) Shifting Boundaries: Aboriginal Identity, Pluralist
Theory and the Politics of Self-Government (University of British
Columbia Press) $80.00
Toft, Monica Duffy (2003) Geography of Ethnic Violence: Identity,
Interests and the Inevitability of Territory (Princeton UP) $37.50
Twigg, Judyth and Kate Schecter (eds) (2003) Social Capital and Social
Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia (M.E. Sharpe) $28.95
Widder, N. (2002) Genealogies of Difference (Illinois UP) $29.95
Wingo, Ajume et al. (eds) (2003) Veil Politics in Liberal Democratic
States (Cambridge UP) $22.00
Yannow, Dvora (2002) Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America
(M.E. Sharpe) $24.95
Journal Special Issues and Symposia
A recent issue of the Journal of European Integration contains several
articles on the legal protection of minorities in Europe (Vol. 25, No.
3). In this issue, legal and jurisprudential perspectives on minority
protection, language rights, culture and identity, and political
representation are considered.
A new issue of The Philosopher's Magazine contains a forum on the theme
"the challenges of multiculturalism" (Issue 25). Contributors include
Bhikhu Parekh, Bernard Crick, Claire Fox, Slavoj Zizek, Barry Gardiner
and Piers Benn.
The Global Review of Ethnopolitics recently published a special issue
devoted to the topic of Northern Ireland (Vol. 3, Issue 1, Sept. 2003).
This issue features articles on the peace process and its future
prospects by Stephan Wolff, Chris Gilligan, Jonathan Tonge, James W
McAuley and Neil Jarman, plus several pages of reviews of books on
Northern Ireland. Papers in this issue can be accessed on the GRE
website:
http://www.ethnopolitics.org
A symposium on the book "'I'm Not a Racist, But...': the Moral Quandary
of Race" (by Lawrence Blum) was recently published in an issue of Theory
and Research in Education (Vol. 1, No. 3, Nov. 2003). Articles on the
language of race, racialization and the epistemological basis of
anti-racism are included.
A special issue of the journal Citizenship Studies (Vol. 7, No. 4, Dec.
2003) includes a series of articles about citizenship and indigenous
rights. Guest edited by Patrica K. Wood, the issue contains articles by
Alcida Rita Ramos, Gordon Christie, Richard Siddle, David Mercer, and
Alan Cairns addressing issues such as urban Aboriginality, international
indigenous citizenship, and indigenous mobilization in South Africa,
Brazil, Australia, Japan and Canada.
A number of articles in a recent edition of the journal Development
(Vol. 46, No. 3, 2003) take up the issues of citizenship, racism and
national identity. Articles in this issue consider diverse aspects of
citizenship and its relation to development, including international
migration, "citizen children", racism and citizenship in impoverished
environments.
A recent issue of the journal Urban Geography (Vol. 24, No. 2, 2003) is
devoted to the theme "Cities and Citizenship". Articles in this issue
focus on specific urban environments, such as those in Tehran, Istanbul
and select cities in Germany, and investigate citizenship-related
problems such as identity, national citizenship, opinion formation and
household participation.
A symposium on citizenship and national identity in the European Union
is included in a recent issue of the European Law Review (Vol. 27, No.
1/6, 2002).
Other Publications:
The GLOCALMIG Project (Migrants, Minorities, Belonging and Citizenship:
Globalization and Participation Dilemmas in the European Union and Small
States) is an international project funded by the European Union. Yngve
Lithman is international project leader, and Haken G?rcan is scientific
coordinator. The GLOCALMIG Project has resulted in eight publications
now freely available by contacting project representatives at the email
address below. The publications are A) case studies of "Migrants,
Minorities and Citizenship" in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Hungary and Norway, B) analyses of standardized research tools for
citizenship data collection, and C) a comparative study of citizenship
forms "on the fringes" of European society. GLOCALMIG's contact email
address is:
[email protected]. See also the project's website at:
http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/imer/publications/hs-glocalmig.htm
4. NEW JOURNAL
The Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services is a new quarterly from
Haworth Press that recently published its inaugural issue. The journal
aims to provide insights into policy analysis, individual and collective
experiences, and acculturation behaviour, in addition to cross-cultural
dialogues on theory, research and practice. Prospective authors can
request an "Instruction for Authors" pamphlet from the journal editor:
Angela Shen Ryan, School of Social Work, Hunter College-CUNY, 129 E 79th
St, New York, NY, 10021; tel: 212-452-7110; fax: 212-452-7150; email:
[email protected] Information on subscriptions can be found at the
Haworth Press website: http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JIRS/
5. CALL FOR PAPERS
The International Journal of Canadian Studies requests submissions for
an upcoming issue on the theme "Security/Insecurity". Articles that
address any of the numerous issues arising from recent geopolitical
conflicts and the relationship of these conflicts to domestic Canadian
security policies will be considered. Submissions from perspectives in
the fields of politics, social sciences, communication sciences, the
arts, and literature are welcome. Papers should be submitted before
March 1, 2004, to the IJCS Secretariat, 75 Albert St., Suite 908,
Ottawa, Canada, K1P5E7; tel: 613-789-7834; fax: 613-789-7830; email:
[email protected]
Peace Review, A Journal of Social Science has issued a call for essays
on the topic "Justice for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans".
Historical and contemporary analyses of movements to achieve justice for
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are welcome. The deadline for
submissions is January 12, 2004. Essay submissions and requests for
writer's guidelines can be sent to Robert Elias, Editor,
([email protected]) or Anne Hieber, Managing Editor, ([email protected]).
The Peace Review website also contains useful information:
http://www.usfca.edu/peacereview/index.htm
Correspondence can be sent to Peace Review, University of Francisco,
2130 Fulton St., CA, 94117; tel: 415-422-2910; fax: 415-422-5671.
The Centre for Social Justice at the University of Windsor is accepting
proposals for an event called "Imagining Diasporas: Space, Identity and
Social Change", on May 14-16, 2004 in Windsor (Canada). Individual and
panel proposals can address issues of broad theoretical interest, as
well as case studies involving individual diasporic communities.
Proposals should be forwarded to: Linda Feldman, Programme Chair,
Languages, Literatures and Cultures, 6109 Lambton Tower, University of
Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B3P4; email: [email protected]. For a
detailed event description and a list of major themes visit the
conference web site at:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/diasporas
The Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT), the Canadian Law and
Society Association (CLSA), the Canadian Council of Law Deans (CCLD),
and the Law Commission of Canada are organizing the 2004 Annual Legal
Dimensions Initiative. This year's theme is "Law and Citizenship".
Scholars from all disciplines are invited to apply. The event will
provide a venue to discuss new conceptions of citizenship, reflect on
the theoretical underpinnings of the concept, and consider implications
for different areas of law and public policy. As part of the Initiative,
there will be an award with an honorarium of $3,000 to produce a paper,
and expenses to present it at the annual meetings of CALT and CLSA. The
deadline for submitting applications is January 15, 2004. Researchers
in the legal and socio-legal fields in Canada are encouraged to apply.
For more details about the 2004 Legal Dimensions Competition, please
consult the program description at the following address:
http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/opportunity/partnerships/ldi/ld2004.asp
6. INTERNET RESOURCES
Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide is a website initiated by
First Peoples Worldwide that provides information on grants, loans and
areas of interest of multilateral, bilateral and private funding sources
available for indigenous economic development projects. The IPFG is part
of the First Peoples Worldwide WWW Resource, which provides news,
internet resources and links to Aboriginal organizations around the
world.
http://www.firstpeoples.org/
The website of the Migration, Asylum and Refugees Regional Information
(MARRI) Exchange Project is built on a merger between the former
"Migration and Asylum Initiative" (MAI) and the "Regional Return
Initiative" (RRI). MARRI makes available legal documents, news and other
information on asylum, legal migration, illegal migration, border
management, visa policy and entry policies and return/settlement of
refugees/displaced persons. http://www.stabilitypact.org/marri/
Forum 18 News Service is a web and e-mail information resource that
reports threats and other actions against religious freedoms of
individuals and communities around the world. Based in Oslo, Forum 18 is
committed to religious freedom for all people and all religious
denominations, on the basis of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. http://www.forum18.org/
The ECMI FCNM Database Online is a WWW resource focussed on the Council
of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities. The database provides a comprehensive collection of
materials on the negotiation and implementation of the Convention,
including a full review of the Convention's negotiating history,
consolidated overviews of state reports, comprehensive lists of advisory
committee opinions, extensive presentations of comments by states,
references to committee of ministers resolutions and links to other
related instruments. In addition, the website includes a scholarly
article-by-article commentary of the Convention produced by eminent
specialists in the field of minority rights. The Database covers the
evolution of monitoring up to July 2003 and will be regularly updated to
incorporate recent events.
http://www.ecmi.de/doc/CoE_Project/
The Government of Canada's Policy Research Initiative, in cooperation
with the OECD, recently organized a project on "The Opportunity and
Challenge of Diversity: A Role for Social Capital". Background documents
for the project, which include summaries of the relevant literature on
the links between immigrant integration, economic participation,
education, and social capital, are available at:
http://policyresearch.gc.ca/page.asp?pagenm=sc_conf
7. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis
University is accepting applications for the 2004-5 academic year for a
new master's program in coexistence and conflict. The new program
combines intellectual work directed at the causes of conflict and a
practical focus on solving real-world problems. Students in the program
can earn an M.A. degree within sixteen months, including one year of
coursework at Brandeis and a fieldwork project supervised by a Brandeis
faculty mentor. Students already working or planning to work in the
field of violence prevention are particularly urged to apply, and those
working in the fields of diplomacy, human rights, education and the
development of civil society will also be well-suited for the program.
For more information contact the Center by phone: 781-736-5001, or visit
the following website:
http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/Slifka/
The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs is now
accepting applications for its non-residential Fellows Program. The
program supports promising scholars, educators, and practitioners
conducting research on the ethical dimensions of international affairs.
The program is open to junior scholars and mid-career professionals
worldwide. Scholars from developing countries are encouraged to apply.
All fellows must be fluent in English. Candidates must link their
applications to one of the Council's five program areas: environmental
values, ethics and the use of force, history and the politics of
reconciliation, human rights and justice and the world economy. The
deadline for applications is January 15, 2004. Please visit our website
at:
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/page.php/prmID/48 for more details.
Inquiries may be addressed to: Carnegie Council on Ethics and
International Affairs, 170 East 64th Street, New York, NY, 10021;
e-mail: [email protected]
The Nationalism Studies Program at the Central European University in
Budapest is accepting applications for MA, PhD and DSP studies for the
upcoming academic year. The program was established by the late Ernst
Gellner with the goal of promoting the study of nationalism in the
post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. The program's aim is to engage students in an empirical
and theoretical study of issues of nationalism, self-determination,
problems of state-formation, ethnic conflict, minority protection and
the related theme of globalization. The deadline for application is
January 5, 2004.
For information on the program and financial aid offered, contact:
Szabolcs Pogonyi, Program Coordinator, email: [email protected] or visit
the following webpage: http://www.ceu.hu/nation
Students interested in the critical study of culture and politics might
be interested in a new program in Theory, Culture and Politics at Trent
University, in Peterborough, Ontario. The Program offers an opportunity
to tackle theoretical approaches and contemporary issues in the
humanities and social sciences. Faculty are drawn mainly from
philosophy, cultural studies, literature, environmental studies, social
and political thought, communication and gender studies. Applications
for admission in September are accepted until February 1, 2004. For
further information on the Centre, visit:
http://www.trentu.ca/theorycentre or contact: Centre for the Study of
Theory, Culture and Politics M.A. Program, Trent University, 1600 West
Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario Canada K9J 7B8, tel: 705-748-1809;
fax: 705-748 1829; email: [email protected]
The University of Montreal's Centre de recherche en ?thique (CREUM) is
accepting applications for its 2004-5 fellowship program. Postdoctoral
researchers and visiting fellows are urged to apply for residential
fellowships, which can vary in length according to individual
circumstances. CREUM's mission is to contribute to interdisciplinary
research in the areas of fundamental and applied ethics. The University
of Montreal is a francophone institution, and applicants are expected to
have at least a working knowledge of French. The postmark deadline for
applications is April 15th, 2004. Applications should be forwarded to:
Daniel M. Weinstock, Director, Centre de recherche en ?thique (CREUM),
University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal
(Quebec), Canada, H3C 3J7. Email: [email protected]
Applications for the Hoover Fellowship in Economic and Social Ethics at
the Universit? catholique de Louvain are being accepted for the academic
year 2004-5. The fellowship is intended for scholars from outside
Belgium who hold a doctorate and are active in the field of economic or
social ethics. Basic knowledge of French and an active knowledge of
either English or French are required. Applications from scholars with
an active interest in the main research themes of the members of the
Hoover Chair are particularly welcome. These themes include the
relationship between social justice and individual ethics, the tension
between cultural diversity and economic solidarity, linguistic justice,
the future of European welfare states, the legitimacy of tradable
quotas, the respective potentials of corporate social responsibility and
representative democracy as instruments for the achievement of ethical
goals and deliberation and publicity in collective decision making. For
more information, see the presentation of the members of the Chair and
the list of recent working papers at: http://www.etes.ucl.ac.be/.
Applications should be received by February 29, 2004, at the following
address: Th?r?se Davio, Universit? catholique de Louvain, Chaire Hoover
d'?thique ?conomique et sociale, 3 Place Montesquieu, B-1348
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; fax: +32 10 473952; email:
[email protected]
8. SUMMER SCHOOLS
The Erasmus Institute is sponsoring a summer course called "Ethics and
International Relations: The Role of Values and Beliefs in World
Politics" from June 5-23, 2004. The event will be a multi-disciplinary
seminar for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, led by Sohail
Hashmi (International Relations, Mount Holyoke College). The Erasmus
Institute hosts this seminar for scholars seeking to enrich their
research by engaging with the intellectual traditions associated with
Catholicism or those of other Christian traditions and the Abrahamic
religions. Taking place on the campus of the University of Portland,
Oregon, the seminar is designed both for advanced graduate students
writing their dissertations and postdoctoral scholars revising a
dissertation for publication.
Applications are posted at:
http://www.nd.edu/~erasmus/summer_programs/sumgrad.html The application
deadline is February 17, 2004. Other queries should be sent to Kathy
Sobieralski, Summer Program Coordinator, at: [email protected]; tel:
574-631-3433.
The Summer Program on Human and Minority Rights organized by Humanity in
Action (HiA) will be held in June 2004. HiA is an international
organization that brings together Danish, Dutch, German, and American
students with an active interest in human and minority rights. Students
from American, Danish, Dutch and German universities are invited to
submit applications for the four week June 2004 Program, which will be
followed by a one week meeting in the United States in October 2004. As
part of the Summer Program, HiA-Fellows will also have the opportunity
to attend advanced lectures and seminars in Copenhagen, Berlin, New
York, and Washington D.C. Various historical and contemporary human
rights and minority issues will be considered. Papers will be published
in the HiA 2005 Report. Costs and expenses for participants will largely
be covered by HiA. Deadlines for applications are December 15, 2003
(German program) or Spring 2004 (Dutch and Danish program). For further
details, or to obtain an application, please check the webpage:
http://www.humanityinaction.org
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