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1. Funding
Opportunities
- Trust for Civil Society in Central and
Eastern Europe - Call for Proposals in Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
Application
deadline: October 30, 2007
- Robert Bosch Stiftung - Invitation of
Tender for Guest Institutions 2008 - 2009
Application
deadline: October 31, 2007
- European Foundation Centre -
International Fellowship Programme for Learning and Exchange in
Philanthropy (IFP)
Application
deadline: November 1, 2007
- John Smith Fellowship
Programme
Application deadline: November 6, 2007
- Roma Access Program
2008
Application deadline: November 15, 2007
- Structural Support for European Public
Policy Research Organisations and for Civil Society Organisations
at European Level, 2008 - 2009
Application
deadline: November 23, 2007
- European Prevention Prize
2008
Application deadline: December 1, 2007
- Open Society Institute - Undergraduate
Exchange Program
Application
deadline: December 3, 2007
- New Europe College - Fellowships Spring !
- Summer 2008, Bucuresti, Romania
Application
deadline: December 10, 2007
- John F. Kennedy School of Government -
Kokkalis Fellowships
Application
deadline: January 4, 2008 (may vary according to the degree
program)
- Central European University - Justice
Initiative Fellows Program 2008 – 2010
Application
deadline: January 15, 2008
- Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
- Call for projects
Application d!
eadline: none
- Open Society Institute,
Think Tank Fund - Open Society New Response
Projects
Application deadline: ongoing basis
- Central Europe Program
2.
Announcements and Upcoming Events
- HUMSEC Journal - Call for
papers
Application deadline: January 14,
2007
- Croatian Sociological Association
(HSD) - 'Sociology and Interdisciplinarity: Central and South East
European Perspectives' Workshop, May 8 - 10, 2008, Zadar,
Croatia
Application deadline: February 1,
2008
- NISPAcee Conference, Bratislava,
Slovak Republic
Application deadline: October
31, 2007
- CEU Political Science Journal - Call
for book reviews
Application deadline: November
1, 2007
- Association for the
Study of Nationalities (ASN) - 13th Annual World Convention
'Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State', April 10 - 12, 2008,
New York, USA - Call for
contributions
Application deadline: November 1,
2007
- Southeastern Europe - Call for
contribuitions
- 'Self-Representation and Public
Culture of the Balkan Urban Classes' Session/Conference - Call for
papers
Application deadline: November 1,
2007
- 'Grigore Gafencu' Study Center for
the History of International Relations, Valahia University of
Targoviste - 'Europe as v! iewed from the margins. From World War
I to Present' Conferenc! e, Decem ber 12 - 14, 2007, Romania -
Call for papers
Application deadline: November
1, 2007
- European Union Agency for Fundamental
Rights - Public Consultation
Application
deadline: November 3, 2007
- Observatory on the Balkans - 'Bad
Memories. Sites, Emblems and Narrations of the Wars in the
Balkans' Conference, November 9, 2007, Rovereto,
Italy
Application deadline: November 7,
2007
- Pakiv European Network - Call for
articles
Application deadline: November 15,
2007
- EUMAP - 'Across Fading Borders: ! The
Challenges of East-West Migration in the EU' - Call for
papers
Application deadline: November 19,
2007
- Nebula - Call for
articles
Application deadline: November 25,
2007
- Test! Theatre to Students - 'Theatre
at the universities in SEE: founding a Regional Centre of IUTA'
Regional Conference, January 23 - 27, 2008, Zagreb, Croatia
Application deadline: November 30,
2007
- Tomorrow People Organization -
Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2007, December 1 -
2, 2007, Belgrade, Serbia
- 'Feminist Critical Analysis:
Re/Producing, Consuming, Engendering' 9th Annual Postgraduate
Course, May 19 - 23, 2008, Dubrovnik,
Croatia
Application deadline: December 10,
2007
- EUROPOLIS - Call for
papers
Application deadline: December 15,
2007
- Media Education Centre - 3rd
International Youth Media Summit, August 20 – 27, 2008, Belgrade,
Serbia
Application dea! dline: December 15,
2007
- Institute for Social and European
Studies - Representations of the Past: The Writing of National
Histories in Europe (NHIST), June 30 - July 6, 2008, Koszeg,
Hungary
Application deadline: December 15,
2007
- Holocaust Education in Central and
Eastern Europe: International Pressure, National Policies, and
Classroom Practice - Call for proposals
- New Europe College, Institute for
Advanced Study – ‘From Traditional Attire to the Modern Dress:
Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans
(XVI-XXI Centuries)’ regional symposium, June 13 – 14, 2008,
Bucharest, Romania
Application deadline:
January 31, 2008
- Bulgarian Journal of Science and
Education Policy (BJSEP) - Call for
contributions
3. Useful
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Trust for
Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe - Call for Proposals in
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and
Slovakia Application deadline: October 30,
2007
Given the
context and framework described above, the CEE Trust announces the
call for proposals in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania and Slovakia, and invites interested and qualified
non-profit, non-governmental organizations, expert groups,
coalitions, and education institutions (excluding business
organizations, governmental institutions or municipalities) to work
on the following funding areas:
1. Accountability of Public
Institutions In a democratic society, civil society actors are
one of the most effective vehicles for keeping public institutions
accountable and promoting good governance in the public sphere.
Specifically, civil society actors may achieve this through
mechanisms such as, but not limited to: * watchdog activities
(monitoring of public practices, policies and institutions) *
contribution to development and implementation of public
policies * advocacy * investigative journalism * strategic
litigation.
Proposals should prove that the project will add
significant value for the general public, or for a defined minority,
through achieving transparency and accountability in public
institutions or by highlighting serious problems caused by
disfunctionalities of the public institutions.
2. Civic
Engagement and Community Mobilization The growing apathy of
individual citizens and constituencies and a diminishing interest in
public affairs endangers the foundation and stability of democracy.
Stimulating participation on all levels of public life is a primary
role for civil society actors. Part of this strategy should be
consistent efforts to: * educate and empower the public on their
rights and role as citizens in a democracy * raise public
awareness on critical issues * strengthen organizations' and
groups' capacity to generate public debate on topics of
importance * bring new voices into the public debate * develop
civil society actors' public communication skills * encourage
critical thinking and real public debate * other.
3.
Solidarity in Social Life Disadvantaged groups have become
economically and socially marginalized throughout the region. In the
struggle for economic growth, these vulnerable populations may be
ignored or discriminated against. Such discrimination can result in
a closed cycle of increased poverty, crime, disease and further
discrimination. Civil society actors are, inarguably, one of the
only voices available to speak for these groups.
The CEE
Trust will support projects offering fresh ideas how to
stimulate: * mutual understanding and acceptance * care of the
mainstream society for the poor, the elderly, the excluded *
engagement of all parties (disadvantaged groups, NGOs, educational
organizations, members of community, public institutions,
businesses, media, etc) * efficient partnerships to address
problems of marginalized groups.
Applicants can focus on one
or more areas if the proposed approach meets the
challenge.
Please note that the CEE Trust does not support
provision of social services for disadvantaged groups.
4.
Supportive environment for civil society Fragmentation and lack
of domestic financial support in civil society are problems impeding
its ability to act as a strong public voice. In some cases, the
legal and fiscal environment surrounding civil society actors throws
up significant barriers to their function. With an increased fight
for survival, there is often more rivalry than coalition and joint
action on certain causes. Within this category, the CEE Trust
encourages submission of proposals that focus on, but not limited
to: * supporting innovative sustainability mechanisms for the
sector * encouraging consolidation * building partnerships and
cross-sectoral cooperation[1] * promoting philanthropy on all
levels * advocating for a legal and fiscal environment that
enables civil society actors to fulfill their
role.
Applicants can focus on different areas if the proposed
approach meets the challenge.
Please note that the CEE Trust
does not provide support to reserve capitals or
endowments.
The CEE Trust considers the following elements to
be important in any proposals supported: * awareness of the role
and responsibilities of the civil society * visible efforts to
build constituencies and win public support for their cause or
mission * mechanisms to demonstrate to the public the role, the
work and the results of the project * mechanisms to secure
feedback, maintain the stated objectives and high awareness of the
planned impact * interest in sharing knowledge and experience
(including in the broad context of CE Europe) * relevance and
responsiveness to a country or locality's particular context *
stimulation of civic dialogue * concern for sustainable
development where ‘sustainable' is understood not only as financial
survival, but also as being rooted in needs/issues, being able to
demonstrate constituency, etc.
The application process
consists of 2 stages: * 1. Submission of Letter of Intent and
Project Application Form (see:
http://www.ceetrust.org/index.php?ar=941) * 2. Short-listed
applicants are invited to prepare and submit a Full
proposal.
More information Website:
http://www.ceetrust.org/index.php?ar=961
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Robert Bosch
Stiftung - Invitation of Tender for Guest Institutions 2008 -
2009 Application deadline: October 31,
2007
The Robert
Bosch Stiftung is one of the main corporate foundations in Germany
and pursues non-profit-making projects only. The Robert Bosch
Stiftung offers Cultural institutions in South Eastern Europe
Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia,
Slovenia the opportunity to apply for the assignment of a Robert
Bosch Cultural Manager.
The Robert Bosch Stiftung sends young
cultural managers from Germany for a maximum of three years to
cultural institutions in South Eastern Europe where they concentrate
on promoting dialogue with German language and cultural areas. The
cultural managers support guest institutions conceptionally and
organisationally in fulfilling their tasks. The projects they
initiate should appeal above all to young people. The main tasks of
the cultural manager are to link-up guest institutions with other
cultural institutions and to give support in their conceptional
development, fundraising and public relations work. The start of the
programme year 2008/2009 is 1 August 2008.
The cultural
managers have completed corresponding studies, have experience in
project work and usually bring with them knowledge of the guest
country and its language. Parallel to their tasks at the guest
institutions they are qualified for international cultural exchanges
through their participation at regular seminars for young managers.
They receive a grant from the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The costs for
the visa and essential insurance (health, accident, personal
liability and baggage insurance) are also paid for by the
foundation.
In the programme year 2008/09 two or three
grants are available for establishing new cultural manager
locations. In order to qualify as a guest institution the following
minimum requirements must be fulfilled: - The institution already
has experience in cultural exchanges with Germany or wishes to
systematically create a similar field of activity - The purpose
of the institution is not solely to organise a festival - The
institution is not in a town that already has a Goethe
Institute - The institution has been in existence for at least
one year and has solid basic financing at its disposal - The
institution already has the support of at least two active
employees - The institution is able to pay the cultural manager a
standard local salary, or offer something comparable (eg. provision
of free accommodation) in return for his/her services - The
institution can provide the cultural manager with a workplace
equipped with the appropriate communication aids (free use of
telephone, fax, copier, computer with internet access, printer
etc.) - The institution aids the cultural manager in
organisational matters such as search for accommodation, residence
permit, etc.
The decision to establish a cultural manager
position is made by the Robert Bosch Stiftung together with the
programme management of the East Europe Centre at the University of
Hohenheim. Upon successful application the guest institution is
included in the programme and takes part in the choice of the new
cultural managers.
More information Website:
www.kulturmanger.net E-mail: christine.haller@kulturmanager.net
(Christine Haller)
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European
Foundation Centre - International Fellowship Programme for Learning
and Exchange in Philanthropy (IFP) Application deadline: November 1,
2007
Through
fellowships lasting usually from 3 to 12 weeks, this European
Foundation Centre (EFC) programme aims to strengthen leaders in and
boost international cooperation of European foundations and NGOs.
The programme was initiated and is funded by the Robert Bosch
Foundation in cooperation with other European and US
foundations.
Aims of the programme * To give foundation
and NGO staff the opportunity to develop their professional skills
with an international and practical orientation * To support
foundations and NGOs by improving the management competences of
their staff * To trigger or deepen contacts and cooperation
between non-profit institutions across Europe
Profile of
fellows Candidates for fellowships should have the following
characteristics: * Be university graduates with at least three
years of professional experience * Have been working at their
home institutions for at least two years and have a future job
prospect there * Be young leaders or senior managers - both are
welcome to apply * Work for a home institution and aspire to go
to a host institution located in a European country. Exceptions can
be discussed on a case-by-case basis. * Speak the working
language(s) used in their host institution. There can be exceptions
to this rule, if a candidate and the mentor of the host institution
have a common language. In addition, some knowledge of English is
necessary for the seminars that complement the programme.
In
their applications, candidates should define up to three focus
topics for a fellowship, such as management of project proposals,
public relations, financial management, evaluation or advocacy, for
example.
What the sending institutions contribute The
candidate's home institution: * Must be prepared to release the
candidate for a period of time but continue to pay his/her
salary * Should develop a strategy for using the know-how and
skills acquired by the fellow after his/her return * Should have
differentiated and clear-cut business units (e.g. accounting, public
relations, project management), an annual budget of at least 100,000
euros, and a minimum staff of five * May use the fellowship to
build on an existing or planned (project) partnership (but existing
international cooperations or activities are not a compulsory
precondition)
What the host institutions offer The host
institution: * Provides a suitable working place * Assists the
fellow in the search for accommodation (the main responsibility lies
with the fellow) * Assigns a mentor for the period of the
fellowship, who has to participate in a one-day preparation meeting
before the fellowship * Helps establish the content and time
schedule of the fellowship: The programme will be individually
adapted to the aims and needs of the fellows and the participating
organisations.
A number of foundations and other non-profit
organisations have shown their interest in hosting a fellow, and
other institutions are welcome to join the pool of host
organisations. Candidates may also suggest suitable institutions.
They can in principle be located in any European country except for
the candidate's home country.
Financial benefits for
fellows This programme establishes a common platform for learning
and exchange, a 'level playing ground', involving participants from
small as well as large institutions. However, size and financial
capacity of the sending and host institutions can be extremely
diverse, and this needs to be taken into account. We have therefore
defined three categories of fellowships: * fully funded (for
candidates from smaller organisations, mostly in Central and Eastern
Europe). The fellow’s travel costs to and from the location of the
host institution and the venue of the introductory and final
seminars will be covered, as well as a substantial part of
accommodation costs (up to 100%, depending on the location). In
addition, there is a contribution towards living costs (per diem)
during the fellowship. * partly funded (for candidates from
financially more resourceful institutions/ countries, e.g. from
mid-size NGOs or small foundations from West European countries).
These fellows would receive sufficient funding to cover most of
their travel costs and a daily allowance (per diem). Usually this
amounts to about 50% or more of the total expenses for a
fellowship. * without funding (for candidates from large
foundations or similar organisations with strong resources). The EFC
will support these fellows in their efforts to find a suitable host
institution, and they will benefit from the preparation and
networking opportunity during the seminars, but cannot expect any
reimbursement of their fellowship expenses.
There is a
uniform participation fee of 150 euros (120 euros for candidates
from EFC member organisations) for every fellow.
More information Website:
http://www.efc.be/projects/ifp/ E-mail: wgnauck@efc.be (Witold
Gnauck, Coordinator of IFP)
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John Smith
Fellowship Programme Application deadline:
November 6, 2007
The John
Smith Fellowship is an intensive, five-week programme on good
governance, democracy and social justice. The Programme combines a
seminar series, placements and visits designed to give an insight
into democratic practice. Core themes include good governance, the
rule of law, social justice, tolerance and the democratic
accountability.
The primary objectives of the John Smith
Fellowship Programme are to: · Bring together influential young
civil society and political leaders to exchange views and receive
training and information on democratic practices and the promotion
of good government. · Deepen awareness of how a mature democracy
supports and develops good governance, the Rule of Law, human
rights, and social justice, and encourages democratic access and
accountability. · Promote a dialogue between Fellows within and
outside their home countries, and create and maintain links with
young leaders and those working in similar fields in the
U.K.
The Programme lasts for five weeks in the UK and is made
up as follows: · An introductory week in Edinburgh,
Scotland · An intensive, two-week Seminar Series on the political
process in a mature democracy: A series of discussions and meetings
with senior academics and practitioners combined with visits to
illustrate how public policy is made and developed · Planning and
preparation of ‘individual action plans’ setting out how insights
gained in the UK can be turned into concrete developments applied at
home · A weekend conference on the role of the media in a
democracy; providing an opportunity to explore issues of mutual
interest and concern with invited guests from the UK · Two weeks
of individual attachments to suitable organisations – for example,
working with an NGO, ‘shadowing’ a politician, a placement in
central government, local administration or the media · A final
week in London with visits to Parliament and other institutions, and
opportunities to analyse collective experience · A concluding
seminar during which Fellows present their projects to
representatives of the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the
John Smith Memorial Trust and the British Council.
Fellows
are expected to produce a personal plan of action to be carried out
when they return home. In the following year a Follow-Up Conference
in one of the Fellowship countries brings all Fellows together to
report on their activities and compare progress. The value of
networking after the Fellow returns home and seeks to put into
practice what he/she has learned is of great importance. The
Fellowship Programme covers the following broad subject areas:
representative government in a democracy; citizenship, law and
rights; civil society and the popular voice; business and public
life; and international institutions.
The 'ideal' candidate
will be aged 25-35, working in politics, local administration or
civil society, with a track record of concern for good governance
and promoting democratic values. Good written and spoken English is
essential (Candidates must have English proficiency at IELTS level 6
or above). Applications for Fellowships are currently invited from
the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.
The John Smith Fellowship will
cover all costs incurred by the Fellows' taking part in the
Programme.
In order to apply for a fellowship, you will need
to download and complete an application form. You will find further
information to help you complete the form on the working attachments
page. Applications for the 2008 Programme must be submitted to your
local British Council office.
More information Website:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/governance-js-home.htm
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Roma Access
Program 2008 Application deadline: November
15, 2007
The Central
European University, with the financial support of the Roma
Education Fund, Sigrid Rausing Trust, and private donors, is
offering a 9-month Preparatory Course for promising young Roma from
Central and Eastern Europe. Full scholarships will be awarded,
covering travel, tuition, housing and living stipend.
The
goal is to prepare Roma enter international post-graduate studies
(at master's level) through open competition at CEU, North American
or Western European universities and focuses on academic and English
language development.
The program will: * Involve Roma
students in the core degree programs of CEU (auditing CEU
classes) * Prepare them for their chosen field of study through
intensive training * Accustom them to advanced academic life *
Raise their English to a level adequate for post-graduate study *
Train them in post-graduate level academic skills
The
full-time course will start in April 2008 and last until December
2008. It is a combination of: 1. Discipline specific tutoring (in
the fields of Law/Human Rights, Sociology, Gender Studies, Political
Science or International Relations and European Studies; additional
disciplines may be offered) 2. General Social Science
tutoring 3. Academic courses 4. Academic writing 5.
English language training
Who can apply? Young Roma from
Central and Eastern Europe (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, FYR Macedonia,
Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and
Kosovo, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine) who have: * A
university/college degree in any field (preferably in the Social
Sciences or Humanities) * Strong interest in post-graduate
university education * At least pre-intermediate English language
skills * Desire to study in a multicultural
environment
Your application must include: 1. Completed
Application Form (in English) 2. CV, including academic
background, work experience if any, and involvement in Roma related
issues in your country if any (in English) 3. Letter of
Intention, stating why you would like to participate in this program
(in English) 4. One Reference Letter from a recognized Roma
organization - translation into English should be attached if the
recommendation is written in local language 5. One Reference
Letter from a university professor or your employer - translation
into English should be attached if the recommendation is written in
local language 6. Official copies (bearing an ink stamp and a
signature of a notary public or an authorized university official)
and official English translation of all University Documents
(diploma and documents showing your grades).
Important
additional information * Incomplete or late application packages
will not be considered * Applicants who do not have their diploma
by April 2008 cannot be considered * As a general rule, we cannot
provide assistance in accommodating family members * If you are
currently employed, you will not be able to continue your duties as
this is a full-time program
More information Website:
http://www.ceu.hu/sep/spo/roma.html E-mail: romaac@ceu.hu
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Structural
Support for European Public Policy Research Organisations and for
Civil Society Organisations at European Level, 2008 - 2009 Application deadline: November 23,
2007
This call
for proposals concerns structural support, referred to as operating
grant, to organisations, pursuing an aim of general European
interest. Operating grants are different from project grants.
Operating grants provide financial support to costs necessary for
the proper conduct of the normal and permanent activities of an
organisation selected. These costs include in particular personnel
costs, overheads (rental and property charges, equipment, office
supplies, telecommunications, postal charges, etc.) costs of
internal meetings, publications, information and dissemination costs
and costs directly linked to the organisation's work
programme.
In order to enhance long term planning and provide
greater financial security for organisations, this call for
proposals introduces for the first time the possibility of a
multi-annual partnership. It is not excluded to submit two
applications, one for an annual grant (2008) and one for a
multi-annual partnership (2 years 2008-2009).
The Programme
is intended to contribute to the following general
objectives: (a) Giving citizens the opportunity to interact and
participate in constructing an ever closer Europe, which is
democratic and world-oriented, united in and enriched through its
cultural diversity, thus developing citizenship of the European
Union (b) Developing a sense of European identity, based on
common values, history and culture; (c) Fostering a sense of
ownership of the European Union among its citizens (d) Enhancing
mutual understanding between European citizens respecting and
promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, while contributing to
intercultural dialogue.
The specific objectives of this call
for proposals are: (a) Foster action, debate and reflection
related to European citizenship and democracy, shared values, common
history and culture through cooperation within civil society
organisations at European level (b) Encourage interaction between
citizens and civil society organisations from all participating
countries, contributing to intercultural dialogue and bringing to
the fore both Europe's diversity and unity, with particular
attention to activities aimed at developing closer ties between
citizens from Member States which acceded to the European Union
before and those which have acceded since 30 April 2004.
The
foreseen Community budget for the co-financing of operating grants
is EUR 2,7 million in 2008. The Executive Agency intends to finance
around 25 applications under this call, but reserves the right not
to use all the funds available.
To be eligible for an
operating grant, an organisation, pursuing an aim of general
European interest must be: — Measure 1: a European public policy
research organisation (think-thank) or Measure 2: a Civil society
organisation at European level, promoting European citizenship —
Be a non-profit making and independent organisation with a legal
status and legal personality — Operate in the field of European
citizenship as clearly defined in the articles of association —
Undertake the majority of their activities in eligible
countries.
Applications from legal entities established in
the following countries are eligible: (a) the Member States of
the European Union on 1 January 2007 (27): Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (b) Information
concerning the agreements establishing the participation of other
countries can be consulted on the webpage of Executive Agency
(EACEA): http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm
More information Website:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm
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European
Prevention Prize 2008 Application deadline:
December 1, 2007
The European
Prevention Prize is awarded every two years to active youth drug
prevention projects that are currently functioning in Pompidou Group
member states (Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).
Its
objective is to recognize the importance of active youth
participation in creating a better and healthier environment for all
communities in Europe. The Prize will be awarded to three youth
projects that will each receive a monetary benefit of € 5,000.
Being innovative is a feature of youth cultures in all
countries. Therefore projects with innovative approaches, including
making use modern communication forms and technologies (such as
video, internet, mobile phone and text messaging) are particularly
encouraged to present themselves. In this respect the Prize is also
a way to present new innovative approaches to an interested
audience. To ensure this, a descriptive inventory of all projects
submitted will be published and disseminated by the Pompidou Group
in late 2008.
A project that enters the competition for the
Prize should make certain that it meets the following eligibility
criteria: 1. The project must be currently running in one (or
more) of the Pompidou Group member states. Projects whose work is
mainly outside this geographical area are ineligible. 2. The
project must be run by more than one person and have some formal
structure, for example a management committee or steering group.
Documentary evidence of this will be required. Projects can be
government sponsored, run by NGOs (non-governmental organisations),
in the private sector, or organised by local communities. Projects
do not have to be funded to be eligible—they can be entirely
voluntary. 3. The work of eligible projects must be wholly or
mainly in the area of drug prevention. Projects that are not
concerned with drug prevention will not be eligible. We accept a
broad definition of drug prevention, and we encourage you to apply
if your project defines itself as a drug prevention project.
Projects that address risk or protective factors associated with
drug use are extremely significant, even if they are not directly
concentrating on drug issues. However, projects that are solely
concerned with ‘tertiary prevention’ (working only with people who
already have developed problems with their drug use) are unlikely to
be successful. 4. Young people, under the age of 25 years, must
be involved in the work of the project. There is no lower age limit.
To enter your project, please complete the application form and
send it to the Pompidou Group Secretariat.
More information Website:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/pompidou/PreventionPrize/2008PrevPrize_Info_en.asp E-mail:
preventionprize2008@coe.int
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Open Society
Institute - Undergraduate Exchange Program Application deadline: December 3,
2007
The
Undergraduate Exchange Program (UEP) supports students from Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia,
Serbia, and Ukraine* in the United States for one year of non-degree
academic studies. Applicants must currently be enrolled as a
second-year student at a university in their home country to be
eligible. *Applicants from Ukraine must be studying in the
regions of Dnipropetrovska, Zaporizhzhya or Donetsk to be
eligible.
The program seeks to assist educational and civic
development in Southeastern and Eastern Europe and Mongolia by
exposing participants to a liberal-arts curriculum, different models
of classroom instruction, community service work, and civil
society-related programming. UEP combines the U.S. liberal arts
academic experience with exposure to American social issues and
civic development through involvement in community service-related
work. The program aims to create lasting ties among participants and
their American colleagues, thereby contributing to cultural
understanding and tolerance.
Participants attend a university
or college in the United States for one year. While in the United
States, grantees agree to complete 25 hours per semester of
community service work in an area of interest to them. At the end of
the year, they are expected to return home to complete their
degrees. Once back in their home country, grantees complete a
community service project in their own community.
More information Website:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/undergraduate_exchange
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New Europe
College - Fellowships Spring - Summer 2008, Bucuresti, Romania
Application deadline: December 10,
2007
The two
Fellowships shall enable young outstanding researchers - social
scientists and humanities scholars - or academics from the Balkan
region to pursue their work in Bucharest, with the support of a
decent stipend and benefiting from the institute's excellent
infrastructure and in its stimulating multidisciplinary atmosphere.
Fellows are expected to stay in residence at the New Europe College
in Bucharest and to participate in the academic program of this
vital Romanian centre of research and debate.
Eligible are
scholars (doctoral or post-doctoral level) from the West Balkan
countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia,
Montenegro, and Serbia. Preference is given to applicants below 45
years. A good command of English is desirable; fluency in other
foreign languages (French, German) an advantage. Knowledge of German
would be an advantage, but is not a necessary
condition.
Successful candidates receive a monthly stipend of
600 Euro for four months. The Fellowships also include
accommodation, travel costs for Bucharest, and a research allowance.
Additionally, Fellows are offered a lump sum of 2560 Euros for a
one-month research trip to a German institution.
The
Fellowships are sponsored by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart,
Germany.
Applications must use the forms provided on the New
Europe College website and also contain a CV (with publications) and
a well-written research proposal (3-5 pages) for the period in
question. Applications that satisfy the formal requirements will be
considered by an international jury (including representatives of
the New Europe College and members of its Boards).
More information Website:
www.nec.ro E-mail: imihai@nec.ro (Ms Irina Vainovski-Mihai,
Program Coordinator)
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John F.
Kennedy School of Government - Kokkalis Fellowships Application deadline: January 4, 2008 (may vary
according to the degree program)
The Kokkalis
Program strives to support individuals committed to invigorating the
public sector in Southeastern and East-Central Europe by providing
fellowships for study at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of
Government.
Eligible to apply for a 2008 Kokkalis Fellowship
are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Greece, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying
for one of the following degree programs: Master in Public
Policy(MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Mid-Career
Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA); Master in Public
Administration in International Development
(MPA/ID).
Candidates with academic and/or professional
backgrounds in one of the following fields are highly encouraged to
apply: public policy and/or administration, the non-profit sector,
law, economics, social sciences, or related fields. All applicants
should demonstrate a strong commitment to public service and the
region of Southeast Europe.
Candidates must complete both the
online Kennedy School application for admission and Kokkalis
Fellowship application.
More information Website:
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/kokkalis/fellowships.html http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/apply/deadlines.htm Belgrade:
U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office +381 11 361 9344 Bucharest:
The Fulbright Commission +40 21 230 7719 Budapest: The Fulbright
Commission +36 1 462 8040 Chisinau: U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs
Office +373 22 408 300 Ljubljana U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs
Office +386 1 2005500 Podgorica U.S. Consulate +381 81 225
417 Sarajevo: U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office +387 33 445
700 Skopje: U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office +389 2 31 16
180 Sofia: The Fulbright Commission +359 2 981 8567 Tirana:
U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office +355 4 247 285 Zagreb: U.S.
Embassy, Public Affairs Office +385 1 661 2200
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Central
European University - Justice Initiative Fellows Program 2008 –
2010 Application deadline: January 15,
2008
The Open
Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open
Society Institute (OSI), joins with Central European University
(CEU) to announce the Justice Initiative Fellows Program for
2008-2010. The aim of the program is to support and further develop
a network of lawyers and activists working internationally on human
rights-related issues. Since its start in 1996, 155 fellows have
graduated from the Justice Initiative’s Fellowship
program.
The Justice Initiative Fellows Program is a two-year
program of study and practical work experience. Up to ten applicants
will be selected to participate in the 2008 program. Applicants from
the following regions and countries are eligible: Central and
Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, East Asia,
Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Central/South
America.
Applicants must be nominated by a non-governmental
organization concerned with human rights. The first year is spent at
Central European University, the second in the applicant’s home
country, working with the nominating NGO.
The applicant must
demonstrate a strong commitment to human rights, and have a
university degree and a high degree of proficiency in English.
Criteria for selection will include the applicant’s experience,
his/her potential to contribute to the protection and promotion of
human rights, and the suitability of the applicant's proposed role
in the nominating NGO. Upon selection, Fellows will be required to
sign an agreement with the Justice Initiative committing themselves
to the program for two years.
The Justice Initiative Fellows
will reside for one year in Hungary, at CEU Legal Studies
Department. They will undertake a degree program (M.A. or LL.M. in
Human Rights, depending on their undergraduate degree), in which
they will be required to fulfill the requirements of the Human
Rights Program at Central European University. During their stay at
CEU, the Fellows will also participate in a three-month internship
placement with leading NGOs in Europe from January until March.
During the first year of the program the Justice Initiative
Fellowship will be administered by CEU Legal Studies Department in
partnership with the Justice Initiative. Financial conditions will
be identical to CEU policies for full scholarship students.
The Justice Initiative Fellows will return to their
nominating NGOs after the first year, where they will spend at least
one year working in human rights advocacy on a non-profit basis:
providing legal services, undertaking human rights litigation,
providing training and education, etc. The Justice Initiative will
pay a local salary during this second year equal to an amount
determined to be similar to equivalent work by the nominating NGO.
This amount will be provided to the nominating NGOs in the form of a
grant.
Application Procedure Please note that the
applicant must mail his/her application to the CEU Admissions Office
(1051 Budapest, Nador u.9, Hungary). The applicant must meet the
general CEU Admissions requirements, which can be viewed online
(http://www.ceu.hu/admissions.html), as well as the CEU Legal
Studies Department Requirements
(http://www.ceu.hu/legal/admissions.html). In addition, applicants
must include with their application: 1. A nominating letter from
an NGO describing the reasons for nominating the applicant, the
expectations the NGO has of the project, and contractually
committing (to the Justice Initiative) to hire the applicant for at
least one year after s/he returns from the twelve-month training
program in Hungary. The nomination letter should also indicate a
monthly salary gross rate in USD (including all taxes and fees) that
will be offered to the applicant by the NGO in the event that s/he
is selected for the program (provided to the NGO by the Justice
Initiative in the form of a grant). 2. A copy of the applicant’s
Bar Association membership (if applicable), or the date scheduled
for examination. 3. Proof of English proficiency: Candidates
staying out of the testing region are required to submit official
score reports (See CEU recognized Language exams and score required
http://www.ceu.hu/admissions_apply.html ). For applicants from the
former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe, language tests
as well as Legal Reasoning Test and Department essays will be
carried out by local Soros Foundation/Open Society Institute
coordinators on March 1, 2008. For candidates outside this region
the Admission exam will be carried out via e mail on March 1st
followed by interviews administered at a later date. (See also
http://www.ceu.hu/legal/admissions.html) 4. A statement of
purpose for applying to the Justice Initiative Fellows program.
5. A proposal of project activities that the candidate plans to
work on with the nominating NGO during the second year of the
fellowship.
More information Website:
http://www.ceu.hu/legal/osji_prog.html
http://www.justiceinitiative.org E-mail: Vainiom@ceu.hu
(Minna Johanna Vainio, Special Programs Coordinator, Legal Studies
Department, Central European University) afischer@osi.hu (Anna
Fischer, Fellows Program Coordinator, Justice Initiative)
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Black Sea
Trust for Regional Cooperation - Call for projects Application deadline: none
Black Sea
Trust for Regional Cooperation is inviting proposals from
organizations and institutions in the countries of Wider Black Sea
Region on the Trust’s three programs: civic participation,
cross-border initiatives and east-east cooperation.
How it
works: The Black Sea Trust operates with a small, skilled staff with
extensive experience in the region. BST grantmaking is overseen by
an Advisory Board with representatives from every BST-supported
country, as well as from the BST founding partners (Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation and USAID). BST grantmaking committee is composed of
GMF and BST staff members, and BST founding partners. An extensive
network of proposal reviewers made up of partner donors and local
experts further guide BST grantmaking review and ensure
coordination.
Through its grantmaking, BST supports a wide
range of innovative and creative forms of citizen participation,
cross-border initiatives and east-east cooperation. Preference will
be given to those proposals designed to increase citizen engagement
with government; have an impact on public policy; strengthen
leadership skills of individuals and organizations; facilitate
cross-border and/or cross-sector cooperation; and allow for the
transfer of experience and innovative ideas through a clear
communication and dissemination plan.
Who is eligible:
Non-governmental organizations, governmental entities, community
groups, policy institutes, other associations legally registered in
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey,
Ukraine and Russia (the oblasts of Krasnodar and Rostov). The
projects have to be implemented in one or more of the countries
mentioned.
Individuals and political parties may not apply.
Non-indigenous organizations may not apply. Cooperative projects
between indigenous and non-indigenous organizations are considered
under East-East Cooperation component, yet non-indigenous
administrative costs will not receive BST support.
The Black
Sea Trust does not support scholarly research, academic fellowships
and scholarships, one-off events, humanitarian aid, refugee or IDP
return, religious activities, the arts or sciences. BST only
supports travel and website creation/maintenance as components of
larger activities.
Duration of projects: Generally, the
maximum duration of projects is 12 months. Exceptionally,
outstanding projects of a longer duration may be
considered.
Application Procedures: BST grants generally
range from $5,000 and $75,000, with most grants falling between
$15,000 and $25,000. BST can support exceptional multi-year
projects, renewable on an annual basis contingent upon satisfactory
interim reports and performance.
There are no application
deadlines. Project proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and
grant decisions are made monthly. Final approval will be made by a
grantmaking committee or, if over $25,000, by the German Marshall
Fund's Board of Trustees.
Applicants must complete the
following two forms in English only: Application Form; Budget
Form.
All inquiries will be acknowledged by email within two
weeks of receipt. Final decisions are typically announced within 10
weeks of application.
To apply, please send your completed
application by e-mail. Subject line should include: the word
‘PROPOSAL', the name of your organization, and the country in which
your organization is located.
More information Website:
http://www.gmfus.org/template/page.cfm?page_id=324 E-mail:
BlackSeaTrust@gmfus.org
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Open Society
Institute, Think Tank Fund - Open Society New Response
Projects Application deadline: ongoing basis
By funding
Open Society New Response Projects, the Think Tank Fund aims to
support independent policy centers in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and
Slovenia to promote policy research and alternatives on political
and social issues critical to effective and accountable democratic
governance in their own countries.
Open Society New Response
Projects should reflect the core values of the applicant
organization as well as tackle key social and political policy
areas. Open Society New Response Projects will provide think tanks
in the region with the opportunity to: - Sustain their work on
sensitive and unpopular social and political issues, particularly
work that seeks to improve the position of disadvantaged and
marginalized groups - Promote transparent and effective
democratic processes in their countries and to counteract illiberal
tendencies - Advance systems for monitoring the performance of
governmental institutions in ensuring tolerance and public
accountability.
The issues to be addressed should be
important in the policy context of the applicant’s country and
linked with the promotion of open society values. Applicants should
have already undertaken similar research and policy work for a
number of years. They should clearly demonstrate that the proposed
research is in line with their missions. Funding requests can be
related to new initiatives or to ongoing activities that require
funding. Similar to its guidelines for core funding, the Think Tank
Fund will avoid providing support for single-issue think tanks and
funding for individual projects that fall within the mandates of
other OSI programs.
In line with the aim of the Think Tank
Fund of fostering inclusive policy change, Open Society New Response
Projects should increase public participation in policy discussions,
influence public policy discourse and help to shape the policy
agenda. Projects should aim to address the full policy cycle and
reach out to relevant stakeholders. Priority will be given to
research and policymaking that directly respond to threats to
liberal democratic governance and promotes open society values.
To Apply: Prior to sending a full proposal, applicants
should submit a brief concept paper of no more than 2-3 pages. The
Think Tank Fund will use this paper to determine whether projects
meet its current funding priorities and guidelines. The concept
paper should include: - Brief description of the project and the
issue(s) it addresses - Overview of the planned activities and
methodology to be utilized - Short description of the applicant
organization and its mission - Estimated overall budget and
timeframe for the project
Based on a review of the concept
paper, grant applicants may be invited to submit a full application.
A full proposal should provide a description of the project idea and
background information on the context and rationale for the project.
In addition, the proposal should provide a list of objectives, a
detailed activity plan that highlights the expected outcomes of the
project and benchmarks for assessing the project’s impact. Finally,
the proposal should discuss how the project fits within the
organization’s broader project portfolio and its overall agenda. The
narrative part of the proposal should not exceed 10-15 pages. Other
relevant information, such as an organizational history, a full
institutional budget, and examples of previous policy products,
should be appended. Applicant organizations should also provide a
detailed project budget and implementation plan. The requested grant
should constitute no more than 20 percent of the group’s total
annual ! budget. Priority will be given to projects that can
demonstrate co-funding. Grants will not exceed $75,000 per year and
can be up to three years in length.
Decision-making Process:
Applicants should submit a concept paper by email to the Think tank
Fund of the Open Society Institute at the e-mail address below. The
OSI Policy Advisory Board will take the final funding decisions, and
grants will be awarded on a matching-funds basis. There are no
deadlines for the submission of proposals, but interested
organizations are recommended to contact the Fund for more
information prior to submitting a full proposal. Once a complete
application has been received, it typically takes about three months
to complete the application review process and deliver a
decision.
More information Website:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hrggp/focus_areas/think/ http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hrggp/focus_areas/think/guidelines E-mail:
hrggp_policy@osi.hu (Attn: Goran Buldioski)
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Central
Europe Program
The Central
Europe Program seeks to encourage regional development through
transnational cooperation, so its funding is only available to
projects that bring together partners representing regions in three
or more countries in the Central European area. Financed by the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Central Europe supports
cooperation between national, regional and local actors in Austria,
the Czech Republic, part of Germany, Hungary, part of Italy, Poland,
the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine.
The CENTRAL EUROPE
programme contributes to reducing these differences through
cooperation between regions, a quest for joint solutions to common
problems and actions to harness the regions’ potential. The
programme should also strengthen the overall competitiveness of the
programme area by stimulating innovation and promoting excellence
throughout the region.
Projects seeking funds from the
CENTRAL EUROPE Programme should have the following characteristics:
– Transnational thematic focus: Projects focus on issues that
are relevant to the defined goals and objectives in the programme
context, and that cannot be sufficiently addressed by individual
regions or countries alone. Project partners should clearly benefit
from cooperation in terms of added efficiency when it comes to
finding solutions and strengthening their innovation potential.
– Transnational partnership: The partnership must involve a
minimum of three partners from at least three countries, and at
least two of the countries should be EU Member States. Partners need
to be involved in the project in a proportionate way, and they must
be able to credibly outline the benefits they derive. The Programme
is particularly interested in promoting multi-disciplinary and
cross-sectoral partnerships. – Coherent approach and effective
management: Projects must be well defined. The description of
objectives, approach and planned effects needs to be coherent and
clear. Projects must have efficient and transparent management and
coordination structures and procedures. – Effective knowledge
creation and transfer: The Programme’s emphasis on innovation
implies that projects adopt a knowledge-based approach and pay close
attention to generation, application and transfer of relevant
expertise and state-of-the-art knowledge. This quest for knowledge
includes analysing a project’s environment and networking with wider
thematic communities in the field. – Concrete outputs and
results: Projects must have a measurable positive impact on a
clearly defined area, such as a trans-national geographic area.
Their outputs and results must be concrete and must enable actual
implementation, for instance, by preparing investments. Study
projects without concrete outputs and results will not be supported.
In the new programming period, all projects will also be
required to place a high emphasis on information and communication.
Projects need to develop a plan outlining information activities of
all partners. In addition to 'typical' communication activities,
such as websites, newsletters, press releases, conferences, etc.,
the information plan will also outline measures to ensure efficient
communication and knowledge transfer within the partnership—as well
as a road map to reach out to relevant decision-makers,
organisations and networks not directly involved in the partnership.
More information Website:
http://www.central2013.eu/
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HUMSEC
Journal - Call for papers Application
deadline: January 14, 2007
The HUMSEC
Journal aims to widen the discussion on the issue of human security
in general and in particular on the impact of transnational
terrorist and criminal organizations on the peace-building process
of the Western Balkan region, the influence of transnational and
criminal organisations on the state and on the society, and the
connection between transnational terrorist and criminal
organisations in the Western Balkan region.
The Editorial
Board welcomes original scientific papers addressing the issues of
human security, terrorism and organised crime. The main topic of the
first edition of the HUMSEC Journal is: 'The influence of
transnational terrorist and criminal organisations on the state and
on the society'.
More information Website:
www.humsec.eu E-mail: journal@humsec.eu
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Croatian
Sociological Association (HSD) - 'Sociology and Interdisciplinarity:
Central and South East European Perspectives' Workshop, May 8 - 10,
2008, Zadar, Croatia Application deadline:
February 1, 2008
Discussing
the interdisciplinarity in social sciences many authors state that
there is a notion of a constantly failing 'academic movement'. Some
of them even claim (e.g. Smelser) that interdisciplinarity seldom
has highly legitimate and powerful constituents but relies on loose
and relatively powerless coalitions of knowledge producers.
Moreover, it seems that the strong emphasis on post and
transdisciplinarity gains more support than the 'traditional'
interdisciplinarity emanating from structured cross-disciplinary
exchange. So why bother with interdisciplinarity? Just like
interdisciplinarity, sociology exhibits strong indicators of
fragmentation and decline, while the cyclical discussions of crisis
in sociology didn't stop since 1950s. Some authors (e.g. Burawoy)
even argue that sociology suffered a loss of coherence and ceased to
be a cumulative science. However, diversity and hybridity helped
sociolo! gy so far to avoid stagnation and supported critical
questioning and analytical thinking bringing sociology closer to its
boundaries and therefore to other disciplines. From this perspective
sociology is destined to deal with interdisciplinarity.
For
various reasons, institutional recognition of interdisciplinarity
has been notably slower in Central and South Eastern Europe than in
the West and in the North of the European continent. The purpose of
this workshop is to discuss the state of interdisciplinarity in
sociology in the region, prospects for its development and its
implications on the current disciplinary status of sociology. The
workshop will also address the influence of social, political,
cultural and economic conditions in Central and South Eastern Europe
on its development. While the focus of the workshop is regional,
papers and panels dealing with the topic in a more general or
geographically diverse context are also welcome.
Please
submit 100-250 word individual abstracts or panel proposals,
comprised of 100-250 word abstract for the entire panel and one
100-250 abstract for each paper. Include names, email address,
mailing addresses, institutional affiliations, technology requests,
and paper titles. PhD students are encouraged to apply.
More information E-mail: sbozic@unizd.hr
(Sasa Bozic)
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NISPAcee
Conference, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Application deadline: October 31,
2007
Organized in
cooperation with the Institute of Public Administration, Bratislava
and the Institute of Public Policy, Comenius University, Bratislava,
the annual conferences of NISPAcee focus upon a significant theme
which facilitates a better understanding of important issues
regarding administrative development and policymaking capacity in
Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The Conference
includes experts, scholars and practitioners who work in the field
of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe (including
all countries covered by the NISPAcee membership, the Russian
Federation, Caucasus and Central Asia), as well as from many other
regions and countries of the world.
The Conference program
will include the opening and closing plenary sessions, general
sessions, working sessions on the main conference theme, specialized
panels and forums and meetings of NISPAcee Working Groups which will
run in parallel. Papers are invited on the Main Conference Theme,
for the General Session, or on the themes of the various Working
Groups, which will be announced for the conference.
Main
Conference Theme: The 16th NISPAcee Annual Conference invites papers
discussing Public Policy, especially in relation to Public
Administration, in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe and
Central Asia and the Caucasus. The floor is open for theoretical and
practical approaches, case studies and general analyses.
Public Policy has been and continues to be a key issue for
the countries for democratic transition. When NISPAcee was founded,
even local professionals usually did not have well-founded
conceptions of public policy as a science and practical approach.
Traditionally, the system of Public Administration transmitted
political command to society; the operation of the government
consisted of rigid administration, rather than the effective and
efficient management of policies. In this situation, NISPAcee took
on the mission of introducing and developing policy science to
Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Participants of the NISPAcee annual conferences offered significant
contributions in the various aspects of Public Policy. It has now
become clear that the understanding of Public Policy, the capacity
for designing and implementing effective policies, the competencies
of managing, coordinating and evaluating Public Policy are the most
important requirem! ents for good governance and a key condition for
the sustainable development of our countries.
Papers for the
main conference theme will discuss: - The development of the
policy instruments as outcomes of the reform of public
administration - The typical strengths and weaknesses of public
policy in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the
Caucasus - Types of policies according to philosophy, management
and instruments - The development of policy-making capacities of
the administrative systems - Inter-relations between the phases
of the policy process and the management abilities of public
administration - The impact of the quality of the public
administration on public policy - Relations between change
management in government and policy coordination - Learning,
transfer, and lesson-drawing in the policy process and its
consequences for public administration - The relations between
the policy actors and public administration - The impact of
administrative reforms on the policy-making process, and vice
versa - The role of civil society in public policy - Feedback
on the efficiency and effectiveness of policies to the policy
actors - Relations between public policy and the results- and
performance-driven administration - The role of public
administration in the different phases of the policy process -
Politics in and of the policy process.
The conference main
theme also offers a general, comprehensive framework for analyses of
the changes and the development of scientific approaches in
administrative science in the CEE/CAC region due to the emerging
policy science. We hope that the main theme discussions will
eventually enrich our knowledge about the state of the policy
science and give hints on the most important steps necessary for
further development.
General Session: To open the NISPAcee
Annual Conferences to even more potential contributors and to make
it even more attractive, we introduced in 2006 a new form of
meeting: The General Session, in which papers not restricted by any
topic or theme can be presented. The only criteria for acceptance
are (a) scholarly quality, (b) interest of topic and (c) ‘from or
about the region’, i.e. papers should come from Central and Eastern
Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, or be about this area. After
two successful gatherings, 2006 in Ljubljana and 2007 in Kiev, which
had a particularly high audience/paper ratio, we are pleased to
offer the General Session again in 2008 in Bratislava (and beyond).
It is intended to give scholars the possibility to present their
most interesting and recent research that they would want to share
and discuss with an international and knowledgeable audience – and
to give them the option to do it in the NISPAcee framework. As with
all sessions, the! best papers will be published in the Conference
Proceedings or even in the NISPAcee Year Book.
Several panel
sessions and forums are planed to be included in the conference
programme. The overall objective is the presentation of different
projects and relevant activities as well as to enable and facilitate
the exchange of views, experiences and good practices among
participants, institutions and countries. Proposals with the
identified topic and presentations are welcome and will be
considered by the NISPAcee Steering Committee. You are invited to
send an application with the paper for the following panel: Panel on
Getting Public Administration Reform to Work.
Applicants
should complete an application form on the NISPAcee web (all in
English) and input an abstract of a paper (maximum two pages - 3600
characters and attach the CV file (maximum 2MB).
All
applicants are requested to find their own resources, either from
their schools or institutions or by applying for individual grants
through domestic or international sponsor organizations which
provide grants for conference participation. Please contact the
NISPAcee Secretariat immediately if you need any assistance in this
matter (e.g. invitation letter).
More information Website:
www.nispa.sk E-mail: Wallnerova@nispa.sk (Viera Wallnerova,
NISPAcee Project Manager)
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CEU Political
Science Journal - Call for book reviews Application deadline: November 1, 2007
CEU
Political Science Journal has a section of book reviews that
approaches relevant books in Political Science and related fields.
For this issue (Vol. 3, Issue 1, February 2008) we encourage
contributions under the form of book reviews in the fields of
Political Parties and Electoral Systems.
Standard
requirements for Book Reviews: 500-1,200 words; Times New Roman 12;
Double spaced; Chicago Manual Style for references. The book reviews
should not be published in a previous form in any other publication
and should address books that were not so much under review or which
present high importance for their field. In case you would like to
write a book review for our Journal, but you do not have books to
review, please send us your CV (resume) as soon as possible and we
will provide you with a list of books that we consider for
reviewing.
More information Website:
www.ceu.hu/polscijournal E-mail: ceu_polsci@yahoo.com
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Association
for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) - 13th Annual World Convention
'Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State', April 10 - 12, 2008,
New York, USA - Call for contributions Application deadline: November 1,
2007
The ASN
Convention, the most attended international and inter-disciplinary
scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals on a wide range
of topics related to national identity, nationalism, ethnic
conflict, state-building and the study of empires in Central/Eastern
Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, Eurasia, and adjacent
areas. Disciplines represented include political science, history,
anthropology, sociology, international studies, economics,
geography, sociolinguistics, psychology, and related
fields.
The Convention also features a section devoted to
theoretical approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines
listed above. The papers in this section need not be grounded in an
area of the former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, provided
that the issues examined are relevant to a truly comparative
understanding of nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are
welcoming theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than
specific case studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and
Eurasia. A dozen panels are expected to be featured in the
Nationalism section.
The 2008 Convention is also inviting
submissions for documentaries or feature films made within the past
few years and available in VHS or DVD format. Most films selected
for the convention will be screened during regular panel slots and
will be followed by a discussion moderated by an academic expert.
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and
accommodation costs. Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for
panelists.
More information Website:
www.nationalities.org E-mail: darel@uottawa.ca and
darelasn@gmail.com (Dominique Arel)
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Southeastern
Europe - Call for contribuitions
'Southeastern Europe', a new interdisciplinary academic
journal.
The journal's aims are: * Provide an
interdisciplinary and international focal point for making sense of
the dynamics of the rapidly transforming polities, societies,
cultures and political economies of Southeastern Europe * Explore
the existing and emerging networks and flows of people, cultural
resources, capital and ideas throughout the region as well as the
ones sustained by the region's diasporas * Constitute a forum for
debates and exchange of ideas regarding the complex issues facing
the region in a globalizing world and in the context of European and
regional integration.
The Journal aims to host academic
debate and analysis that is not divorced from everyday life in the
region and therefore welcomes short contributions on current affairs
and developments alongside its academic article session.
In
line with the journal's commitment to the encouragement and
promotion of debate, the editorial board welcomes critical replies
to articles that appear in its pages.
Southeastern Europe is
subject to a peer review process and is published three times a year
(November, March and July).
Southeastern Europe welcomes
submissions for consideration. Potential contributors of articles
should send brief abstracts or manuscripts electronically to the
journal editorial team.
More information E-mail:
info@southeasterneurope.eu journalsubmissions@southeasterneurope.eu
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'Self-Representation and Public Culture of the Balkan
Urban Classes' Session/Conference - Call for papers Application deadline: November 1,
2007
A session at
the IXth International Conference on Urban History, Comparative
History of European Cities, organized by the European Association
for Urban History in Lyon on 27th - 30th August 2008.
The
19th century is known as the period when modern discourse was
established in European societies, promoted initially by urban
'middle classes'. A similar process can be observed in Balkan
cities, even though it is also well known that it happened in a
different context and from different starting conditions.
The
Balkan urban classes had to negotiate more and/or other differences
than was the case in western cities - what was specific in the
Balkans, was the urge to negotiate a stigmatized past and perceived
yet experienced peripherality. These issues of difference were
attributed to the Ottoman legacy, and came in addition to class,
gender and race.
This session is open to contributions that
discuss the ways in which Balkan elites established a new social
hegemony under the pretext of Ottoman legacies in the urban
environment, putting an emphasis on lived ways of
self-representation: rituals, consumption, networks, societies,
communication, media, cultural life, and the built
environment.
Topics may include but do not have to be limited
to: literary communication, audiences, societies and leisure clubs,
processions, festivities and monuments, theatre life, sports and
negotiations of the Ottoman heritage, such as the re-design of the
cityscape. The time period is the 'long' 19th century. Contributions
addressing the differences between cities within a country or of
different countries are especially welcome.
More information Website:
http://eauh.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr E-mail:
wladimir.fischer@univie.ac.at (Dr. Wladimir
Fischer)
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'Grigore
Gafencu' Study Center for the History of International Relations,
Valahia University of Targoviste - 'Europe as viewed from the
margins. From World War I to Present' Conference, December 12 - 14,
2007, Romania - Call for papers Application
deadline: November 1, 2007
The
Conference represents the outcome of a research grant which has
started in 2005 with the aim of investigating the images of Europe
at its periphery. The leading idea of the grant has been to identify
and underline some of the main angles proving the special importance
of image-relationship force making history during the last two
centuries based on certain differences existing between Eastern and
Western Europe, still keeping them together, respectively, in some
respects, as center and periphery. The project has been divided into
three phases, each of which has approached a specific historical
period: the long nineteenth century, the period from the First World
War to the end of the Second World War and, finally, the most recent
period following the world wars.
The conference coincides
with the accession of two marginal countries Romania and Bulgaria to
the European Union, which marks a new step towards removing the
East-West division of the continent following the Cold War. As such,
the aim of the conference will be to focus on the European
perceptions of the nations which for most part of their history have
been considered as peripheral to the European 'mainland'
developments, nations ranging from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean Sea.
We envisage to research these aspects from the various perspectives
of different scientific disciplines and methods.
The
organizers will offer the participants transportation from and to
Bucharest Otopeni airport and will cover the within the limits of
the budget the transportation inside Romania. Provided that the
budget will afford it, the participants will be offered two nights
free accommmodation.
The conference will feature panels in
the following disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas: History,
Political Science, International Relations.
Submissions
should be no more than 15 pages. Submission deadline is November 1.
Abstracts deadline is November 15.
More information E-mail:
oanalac@yahoo.com (Oana Laculiceanu, Valahia University of
Targoviste)
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European
Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - Public Consultation Application deadline: November 3,
2007
The European
Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - FRA is launching a second
round of public consultation on its cooperation with civil society
and the establishment of the Fundamental Rights Platform. This is in
response to the feedback from organizations which did not get an
opportunity to respond to the first round of public consultation
that took place in April May 2007. We are inviting interested civil
society organisations who have not taken part in the first round of
the public consultation to give us feedback by filling in a
questionnaire in English, German or French.
More information Website:
http://fra.europa.eu/fra/index.php E-mail:
civil-society@fra.europa.eu
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Observatory
on the Balkans - 'Bad Memories. Sites, Emblems and Narrations of the
Wars in the Balkans' Conference, November 9, 2007, Rovereto,
Italy Application deadline: November 7,
2007
During the
conference, the documentary 'CIRCLE OF MEMORY', produced by the
Observatory on the Balkans with the support of the European Union
and directed by Andrea Rossini, will be premiered in
Italy.
Internationally renowned scholars, journalists,
politicians and activists will reflect upon the policies of memory
of the socialist Yugoslavia and on how the wars of the '90s are
remembered in the new States.
With Balkan experiences as
emblematic, the conference wishes to be an occasion for debate on
the elaboration of the Twentieth Century conflicts, promoting
further reflection on how to build a shared memory in the XXI
century Europe.
More information Website:
http://www.osservatoriobalcani.org/convegno2007
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Pakiv
European Network - Call for articles Application deadline: November 15,
2007
Pakiv
European Network is announcing its call for articles on the
following topics: - Civic methods for activating excluded
communities such as Roma - Civic practices for insuring equal
access to education of Roma children - Civic practices for
generating income and employment amongst Roma.
We are
interested in both theoretical and practical research. We are also
interested in case studies and results of on-going or recently
finished projects. The best 5 articles in each category will be
edited and published in three printed bulletins. The bulletins will
be distributed Europe-wide in English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Hungarian
and Romanian. Each published article will be rewarded 100
euro.
Pakiv European Network (PEN) works for strengthening
democratic practices and effective fulfilment of human rights by
promoting participatory approaches to development in Roma
communities. In fulfilling its mission, PEN seeks to influence
policies for social inclusion of disadvantaged (Roma) groups, by
stimulating processes of critical reflection, learning, and exchange
on local experiences and practices.
More information Website:
www.pakivnet.org
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EUMAP -
'Across Fading Borders: The Challenges of East-West Migration in the
EU' - Call for papers Application deadline:
November 19, 2007
EUMAP calls
for articles about the impact and background of intra-EU mobility
and migration, both in the countries of destination and the
countries of origin.
The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union once again confronted the so-called 'old' Member
States with the question whether they should open their borders and
labour markets to citizens from the new Member States. In 2004, when
ten new Member States joined at once, the United Kingdom, Ireland
and Sweden were the only countries that fully opened their borders
immediately. This time, more countries followed suit, with some of
the ten countries that joined in 2004 taking the lead.
But
in the countries that led the way in 2004, debate has erupted about
the impact that immigration from the new Member States has had, and
to a lesser extent the fate of the immigrants themselves. In what
the British Office for National Statistics has dubbed 'the largest
single wave of foreign in-movement ever experienced by the UK', far
more people moved to the UK than had been prognosticated by the
government. An April 2007 Reuters report noted that 'nearly 600,000
eastern Europeans have come to work in Britain since 2004,
'dwarf[ing] the 15,000 arrivals the government expected each year'.
Media and research reports have portrayed hardworking workers and
grateful employers, but also exploited migrants and overwhelmed
schools and institutions - and a far right eager to capitalise on
tabloid coverage-fuelled resentment against the
newcomers.
The economies of the countries of origin benefit
from the money sent home by those who left, permanently or as
seasonal workers, and indirectly from the new skills of returning
migrants. But they also suffer from the outflow of qualified
professionals, and smaller towns are left with unbalanced
communities as the young and well-educated leave. While emigrants
may feel pressured to recount their experiences favourably, some
governmental organisations have started to warn about the risks
involved, while media have at times played up sensationalist stories
of abuse. In the meantime, some countries have in turn seen an
influx of West-Europeans trigger a real estate boom.
EUMAP
would especially welcome contributions on one of the following
themes: • Policy responses to East-European migration in the
countries of destination. How have national and local government
agencies and institutions responded to the inflow of new immigrant
groups? What measures were implemented successfully – or less
successfully? What role can and do NGOs play? • East-European
migration and the multicultural society. Immigrants from the new
Member States are transforming many neighbourhoods that were already
multicultural. How have they come to fit in the multicultural urban
landscape? Have relations with other immigration-based groups been
characterised by co-operation or tension? • Immigration from the
new Member States in comparison. How has the reception of
immigrants from the new EU Member States been alike or different
from that of earlier immigrant groups? With some previous
immigrant groups, some problems and social tensions only
developed over time as 'guest workers' settled permanently and a
'second generation' came to grow up. How is the future of
East-European immigrant groups envisaged in comparison? Will they
stay or return, and what would prospects for a second generation
be? • The impact of emigration on the countries of
origin. What social impact has emigration had on the countries of
origin? How do the economic benefits weigh up against the costs? How
has emigration to West-European countries been portrayed and
perceived? • The Central European Member States as immigration
countries. To what extent have the countries that joined the EU
in 2004 in turn become countries of destination for Bulgarians and
Romanians – and West-Europeans? How have concerns in this respect
been matched or contradicted? Considering increasing immigration
from outside the EU as well, how do governments and citizens view
and deal with a relatively new status as immigration
countries?
Selected papers will be featured on eumap.org.
Accepted authors will receive an honorarium of €200. Papers should
be written in English and be between 1,500-2,000 words. Papers
should conform to the eumap.org editorial policy
(http://www.eumap.org/journal/editpolicy).
More information Website:
www.eumap.org E-mail: submissions@eumap.org (Joost van
Beek)
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Nebula - Call
for articles Application deadline: November
25, 2007
Nebula is an
online, peer-reviewed, academic periodical which is interested in
all things intellectual with the intention of providing a platform
for interdisciplinary reading. Unlike other academic periodicals,
Nebula is not limited to one Faculty or subject. We accept academic
articles from any discipline provided that these are written in
non-specialist language and in a manner that appeals to a broad
audience. Nebula also publishes intellectual writings that may not
necessarily meet the generic conventions of an academic article. In
addition, we encourage academics and intellectuals to participate in
a public debate as regards world politics. We particularly welcome
submissions of a marginal or ‘against the grain’ nature and those
that heavily interrogate popular political ideologies in a sound and
well-evidenced manner. Writings of high calibre that are
particularly underrepresented in oth! er academic periodicals are
most welcome for consideration. Nebula also publishes literary and
art works and is willing to consider any (graphic, cartoon etc.)
material, which can be published on the world wide web. Submissions
intended for Nebula are not limited by a particular house style; we
simply ask that whichever referencing style is being used, that it
is used consistently and thoroughly throughout each piece. Please
note that we receive a large volume of submissions for each issue
and cannot consider material which is, or appears to be, in draft
form.
Email articles in .doc or equivalent and include a
brief biographical note and a brief CV.
More information Website:
http://www.nobleworld.biz E-mail: nebula@nobleworld.biz
editors@nobleworld.biz
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Test! Theatre
to Students - 'Theatre at the universities in SEE: founding a
Regional Centre of IUTA' Regional Conference, January 23 - 27, 2008,
Zagreb, Croatia Application deadline:
November 30, 2007
Conference
is focused on exchanging of experiences in activities between
students, theatrical and artistic creators - amateurs and
professionals - but at the same time we will try to establish
foundation for Regional Centre IUTA intended for delivering
information and giving support. Application
There will be
two working themes on the conference: - Artists in Residence -
IUTA SEE Regional Centre
The Conference is open to all
theatre practitioners who work with university students and
theoreticians of theatre/art/media at the universities: theatre
theoreticians, art historians, sociologists, film and media schools,
university students and anyone interested in the development of
contemporary art and culture among students on our
universities.
Please submit your presentation abstract (in
Slavic languages and/or English, 500-1.000 words) and CV by e-mail.
More information Website:
www.test.hr E-mail: testzg@gmail.com
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Tomorrow
People Organization - Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference
2007, December 1 - 2, 2007, Belgrade, Serbia
Tomorrow
People Organization is proud to announce its Women's Leadership and
Empowerment Conference 2007 that will take place in a beautiful city
of Belgrade, Serbia from 1-2 December 2007.
Women in
Business Conference 2007 aims to: - Provide inspiring female
role models for current students and corporate executives -
Create networking opportunities between conference participants
- Stimulate debate around critical business, economic, political
and social issues of today
The Conference will address the
key issues, both on personal and professional levels that women face
in doing the business today. A special focus will be given to the
aspects of women's lives that remain hidden when theory, research
and discourse reinforce the separation of the public worlds of
employment from the private world of family responsibility. During
these two days, we investigate what happens, what different types of
questions are posed when women are positioned as citizens trying to
marshal resources to meet obligations they carry for themselves and
those who depend upon them.
More information E-mail:
contact@tomorrowpeople.org
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'Feminist
Critical Analysis: Re/Producing, Consuming, Engendering' 9th Annual
Postgraduate Course, May 19 - 23, 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia Application deadline: December 10,
2007
Rutgers
(State University of New Jersey) Womens and Gender Studies
Department, Belgrade Womens Studies and Gender Research Center and
the Department of Gender Studies, Central European University
(Budapest) are pleased to announce the 9th annual postgraduate
course in 'Feminist Critical Analysis: Re/Producing, Consuming,
Engendering'.
This course will explore the re/production and
consumption of not only gender but also of nations, bodies,
sexualities and dominant socio-cultural forms. It takes up the
premise that re/production and consumption are inherently gendered
and thus central to engendering the boundaries of everyday life,
from working, shopping, cooking, eating, to farming and ecology, and
formations of race class and ethnicity. What are the gender dynamics
of re/production and consumption? By bringing these terms together
we refer, on the one hand to economic practices of re/production and
consumption, but also to how gender itself is re/produced, how
gender is consumed as it also takes up consumption as both practice
and discourse. We will interrogate the centrality of gendered bodies
to re/producing, consuming and potentially disrupting the
transnational capitalist order.
The course is built upon the
assumption that intellectual dialogue among a diverse body of
scholars from different geographical locations will result in a
better understanding of the ways in which our particular locations
are influencing our own theoretical and political choices. The
number of participants is limited to 25 - 30 students from different
countries. The participating faculty are drawn from several
different European and US universities. Daily seminars take place in
two 3 - 4 hours sessions a day. All meetings are conducted in
English.
Eligibility IUC courses are conducted at a
postgraduate level. All postgraduate students interested in the
topic may apply for participation. Participants should seek funds
from their own institutions to cover travel and accommodation costs.
Limited financial support is available for participants from Central
and Eastern Europe.
Application procedure A short
narrative explaining your interest in the topic and your C.V. with
your current contact information should be submitted by e-mail.
Submissions will be reviewed by the Feminist Critical Analysis
Selection Committee. Awards will be announced in
mid-February.
More information E-mail: zotterj@ceu.hu
(Judit Zotter), with 'Dubrovnik 2008' in the subject
heading
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EUROPOLIS -
Call for papers Application deadline:
December 15, 2007
EUROPOLIS is
a bilingual 'peer review journal (Romanian-English) founded in 2001
within the academic community of the Political Science and Public
Administration Faculty, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca.
Starting February 2008, the Journal has bi-annual issues that. The
Journal promotes Political Science scholars, focusing on research
and studies that fulfill academic criteria and standards. At the
same time, the publications represents a framework where
researchers' interests, approaches, and methodologies meet to create
high standard academic debates.
The second issue is general,
without specific topic, willing to gather contributions from
multiple areas and fields related with Political Science. In order
to attract various contributions, the journal proposes two
categories: academic papers and book reviews. Under the 'work in
progress' section, it also accepts parts of larger works (MA, PhD
Thesis) that are not yet finalized. This provides the readers the
authors the chance to receive valuable feedback from the readers and
it allows the latter to analyze a developing research. The
requirements for work in progress are the similar with the ones for
an academic paper.
Requirements:
Academic
papers: - 5,000-7,000 words (the number of words does not include
footnotes or bibliography) - Appendix of maximum 6 pages -
References and bibliography according to APSA Manual Style
(http://dept.lamar.edu/polisci/DRURY/drury.html); - Times New
Roman 12, space 1,5 lines - Abstract of 100-150 words
Book
Reviews: - Maximum 1,000 words - Times New Roman 12, space 1,5
lines - Book reviews on relevant books in the fields approached
by the journal. If you want to be a reviewer for our journal, but
you do not have a book to review, please send your CV to our e-mail
address and we will provide a list of books to choose from -
References and bibliography according to APSA Manual
Style
More information E-mail:
revista.europolis@yahoo.com
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Media
Education Centre - 3rd International Youth Media Summit, August 20 –
27, 2008, Belgrade, Serbia Application
deadline: December 15, 2007
This program
is exclusively designed to provide Skill and Professional
Development as well as familiarizing the young participants with
codes and standards of Media. Also, provide media platform for young
adults to express and present the seven significant issues relating
to them globally: Racism, Violence, Poverty, Youth Empowerment,
Women Empowerment, Health, Environment.
Steps for
applicants 1. School/University/Organization (NGO) submits Letter
of Interest 2. School/University/Organization (NGO) nominates
student candidates 3. School/University/Organization (NGO) reads
instructions Advisor Instructions 4. Filmmaker Candidate
completes Application 5. Diplomat Candidate completes
Application 6. If appropriate, Advisor/NGO representatives
completes Advisor Application 7. Advisor mails video sample and
submits online Application Completion Form
This program is
exclusively designed to provide Skill and Professional Development
as well as familiarizing the young participants with codes and
standards of Media. Also, provide media platform for young adults to
express and present the seven significant issues relating to them
globally: Racism, Violence, Poverty, Youth Empowerment, Women
Empowerment, Health, Environment.
Steps for applicants 1.
School/University/Organization (NGO) submits Letter of
Interest 2. School/University/Organization (NGO) nominates
student candidates 3. School/University/Organization (NGO) reads
instructions Advisor Instructions 4. Filmmaker Candidate
completes Application 5. Diplomat Candidate completes
Application 6. If appropriate, Advisor/NGO representatives
completes Advisor Application 7. Advisor mails video sample and
submits online Application Completion Form
Requirements for
applicants A. Each selected delegate must nominate to be a
student diplomat or a student filmmaker B. Applications from
individuals are not accepted C. If adult advisors or organization
representatives have special qualifications or skills to offer the
Summit, they are also welcome to apply D. All delegates must be
15- 22 years old being represented by a recognized media program at
a school, arts and/or cultural non for profit Non Government
Organization (We are looking for delegates who will continue to
advocate, addressing Summit issues locally, regionally, nationally
and internationally at all times) E. All applicants must speak
and understand English (Conditions apply for those who are efficient
in English language) F. Student delegates will need to complete
their initial assignments and submit them to IYMS organizers no
later than March 31st 2008 to be considered G. To insure that the
IYMS can cover some expenses, a registration fee of $300US is
required per participants upon their acceptance to attend the Summit
(There is no fee for applications) H. All applicants must be
available to be in Belgrade, Serbia from August 19th to August 28th
2008 I. Unless applying for financial aid, all delegates will be
required to pay their own airfare.
More information Website:
http://www.roamingreporters.net/RRWP/ www.mediaeducationcentre.eu
E-mail: office@mediaeducaTIONcentre.eu
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Institute for
Social and European Studies - Representations of the Past: The
Writing of National Histories in Europe (NHIST), June 30 - July 6,
2008, Koszeg, Hungary Application deadline:
December 15, 2007
The
five-year European Science Foundation-funded Scientific Programme
'Representations of the Past: The Writing of National Histories in
Europe (NHIST)' runs since 2003. It aims to: - Analyse in depth
national historiographies and their relationship to wider national
historical cultures - Study systematically the construction,
erosion and reconstruction of national histories across a wide
variety of European states - Bridge the existing
historiographical gap within Europe by bringing together the
histories of Western and Eastern Europe - Combine cultural
transfer and comparative approaches in examining the relationship
between national historiographies and national historical
cultures.
The programme is the collaborative effort of more
than one hundred scholars from around 30 European countries. Its
agenda is being implemented by four teams occupied with - The
institutions, networks and communities which produced national
histories and were themselves influenced by the idea of national
history (Team 1) - The construction, erosion and reconstruction
of national histories in their relationship with competing
representations structured by the social cleavages in a society
(Team 2) - National histories and their relationship with
regional, European and world histories (Team 3) - The national
histories in their spatial relationships and mutual interdependency
with other national histories (Team 4)
The aim of the summer
school is to promote the results of the NHIST programme to the next
generation of academics across Europe and to identify new projects
and researchers in the history of historiography using comparative
and cultural transfer approaches.
Travel Costs are
reimbursed up to a maximum of EUR250, accommodation, including
meals, is provided. The trip includes one day of sightseeing in
Budapest (5th July). The group will have a final dinner, stay for
the night and depart the next day from Budapest.
Please send
a 100 word CV and a 300 word abstract of your proposed paper via
e-mail.
The executive group of the NHIST will select the
participants of the summer school and the programme coordinator will
inform successful applicants by the end of February 2008 at the
latest. In case of withdrawals a list of additional potential
students will apply.
More information Website:
www.uni-leipzig.de/zhsesf E-mail: Sven.DeRoode@manchester.ac.uk
(Sven de Roode, ESF NHIST Programme Coordinator, School of
Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of
Manchester)
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Holocaust
Education in Central and Eastern Europe: International Pressure,
National Policies, and Classroom Practice - Call for
proposals
The
countries of Central and Eastern Europe, caught between the
ambitions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, became staging
grounds for genocide during World War II before falling under Soviet
hegemony for nearly a half-century. Although Himmler told a group of
SS leaders that the extermination of the Jews was 'an unwritten,
never-to-be written, glorious page of our history', such a massive
genocide could not be kept wholly secret. Those who carried out the
Holocaust did so largely in occupied territories, both with the help
of local collaborators and in the face of individual acts of
resistance. Nazi racist ideology converged with local currents of
anti-Semitism, homophobia, ableism, and contempt for the
Roma.
Memories of first-hand experiences from the war were
sometimes silenced altogether or passed down only through private
channels of family and trusted friends. These personal memories
became entangled and complicated both by the grand narratives of
Soviet propaganda that celebrated the defeat of fascism and by the
suppression of free historical inquiry. However, when the communist
bloc crumbled in 1989, another set of collective understandings
emerged, emphasizing national suffering under Soviet hegemony and
often rejecting ideas of individual responsibility for the Holocaust
in favor of narratives of collective, national victimization. These
resurgent nationalisms, which privilege the ethnic nation and
implicitly exclude the country's Jewish and Romani minorities, have
recently had to confront both the attempts of scholars to
investigate the history of the Holocaust in their countries and
pressure from the U.S., Western European countries, and Israel to
attend to Holocaust e! ducation in the region's state-run
schools.
The issue of Holocaust education is, and should be,
a subject that arouses great passions. However, there has been a
dearth of sober, empirical research into the dynamics of Holocaust
education in Central and Eastern Europe, investigating, for example,
classroom practices, textbook representations, teacher, student and
public attitudes about the Holocaust, national educational policies,
the use of museums and extermination camps as education sites,
transnational borrowing and lending of educational models and
materials, curriculum development, discourse analysis of the
rationales for adopting or rejecting expanded Holocaust education
materials, the use or non-use of imported or foreign-funded
materials, or the efficacy of personal encounters and visits to
Israel. The editors of this book invite proposals that investigate
these and potentially other relevant topics in Holocaust education
in post-socialist Europe. The editors endorse the inclusion of a
broad array of methodolo! gical and disciplinary
approaches.
The book intends in particular to address four
areas that need scholarly attention: 1. The role of international
pressure and transnational educational networks on Holocaust
Education policy in practice in Central and Eastern Europe. 2.
The specific local meanings and understandings that the Holocaust
has in different regions or countries (for example, how did and does
Holocaust education differ in the former West and East Germany, or
in the eastern and western parts of Poland that were overrun first
by the Soviets and Nazis, respectively.) 3. How Holocaust
education is being resisted, embraced or appropriated as a result of
larger societal narratives of national victimization and individual
or collective responsibility. 4. The extent to which Holocaust
education discusses the broad range of groups and individuals
targeted by Nazi racist ideology.
Because the book is
intended to be accessible both to scholars and to an educated
public, chapters are expected to be clearly written without
gratuitous use of jargon; scholarly terminology exists for a reason,
and should be used whenever needed, but with sufficient explanation
to orient readers from outside one's discipline. In addition, we ask
that all contributors make clear their own positionality with
respect to the issues they will be addressing. While the editors
know that advocates and activists make important and fundamental
contributions to research, we do believe that it is essential to be
forthcoming about our own perspectives and wish to emphasize that
the focus of this volume is on high-quality, original empirical
research, and not on explicit advocacy per se. The chapters will be
formatted according to APA guidelines.
Proposals should
consist of approximately 500 words and should be sent to both
editors at the earliest convenience. Advanced drafts of papers are
sought by summer 2008. Publication is intended for late
2008.
More information E-mail:
stevick@gwm.sc.edu (Doyle Stevick, University of South
Carolina)
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New Europe
College, Institute for Advanced Study – ‘From Traditional Attire to
the Modern Dress: Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in
the Balkans (XVI-XXI Centuries)’ regional symposium, June 13 – 14,
2008, Bucharest, Romania Application
deadline: January 31, 2008
The aim is
to gather scholars from prestigious research institutes and
universities in Central and South-Eastern Europe (but also outside
it), who work on such topics. Should you be interested to take part
in this symposium, we kindly ask you to send us the title of your
contribution and a short abstract (200-300 words), together with a
one-page CV (including title, positions, institution, degrees,
awards, main publications). The working languages of this
international symposium will be French and English. The organizers
will cover travel and accommodation expenses within the limits of
the budget. We would be grateful if you could also find additional
financial support for participating in our symposium.
According to a Romanian saying, ‘dress doesn't make a
person’. True as it may be, the moral implications of this saying
are of less concern to us here than its possible social
significance, which would rather suggest its reading in the
affirmative. In the past, dress was an important social indicator.
It told a lot about the social condition, the status of a person,
her wealth. But dress can also provide information on the evolution
of a society, on the dynamic interrelation between fashion and
social behavior. Dress can thus become the prime matter for the
analysis of a society through the joint efforts of historians,
anthropologists, ethnologists, and sociologists.
The
Balkans, a cultural, ethnic and social mosaic, provides an ideal
setting for such a research. One can find here similarities at a
regional level, and wide differences coexisting in proximity, in the
same geographic region. An oriental mode of dressing, induced by
Ottoman occupation or domination, was taken over by the elites of a
community as a token of loyalty towards the regime; side by side
with it, one could find a diversity of ‘folk’ costumes, the garb of
the ‘common people’. As the Ottoman Empire declined, dress became
one of the major means of asserting the emancipation of the former
subjects and the modernization of the Balkan societies, of
expressing the mental changes taking place within them. In a Europe
of nations, the ‘folk’ costumes became bearers of political and
ideological meaning, emblems of the newly established nations. Their
instrumentalisation didn't end with the 19th century, however. In
some cases, they were red! iscovered by the Communist regimes and
put to use in the construction of a novel identity.
The
symposium proposes to gather researchers from various fields, and
from a number of academic and research centers in South-Eastern
Europe and in other parts of the world, inviting them to focus their
reflections on dress and its role in social, political, and
ideological change, on the lines suggested below: A. The
significance of dress in the establishment and acceptance of a
political regime B. Diversity in dress/ Diversity of social
categories C. Dress and identity construction
The
preservation of local identities in an enlarged European Community
has become a growing concern. Can dress still define social
categories and peoples? Or do certain types of traditional dress
become mere museum objects? Do they find refuge in a handicraft that
reinvents and refashions an idealized, barely known, largely
imaginary past? The symposium will attempt to investigate the ways
in which dress entered the political, social and cultural play; the
major role attributed to dress by social actors in a more or less
distant past, and within its various constructions; its
instrumentalisation in modern times, in search of identity. The
Balkans, where an earlier common history developed into a variety of
distinct trajectories, are a particularly propitious field for such
a research, which may shed some light on certain peculiarities of
'Balkanism'.
More information E-mail:
c_ghitulescu@yahoo.fr (Constanta Vintila-Ghitulescu, Researcher
'Nicolae Iorga' Institute of History)
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Bulgarian
Journal of Science and Education Policy (BJSEP) - Call for
contributions
The
Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy (BJSEP), ISSN
1313-1958, an international, peer-reviewed, print publication, from
2008 will be published twice annualy, in spring and fall, and seeks
original contributions on ongoing basis. Articles embracing any
aspects of science and education theory, policy, practice
(especially in science education) and management are welcome,
including biographical portraits of prominent scholars and educators
of any nation. Book reviews related to the scope of the journal are
also solicited. Notices of conferences, calls for papers, and other
academic announcements will be accepted and published in BulgJSEP
E-Mail List at Yahoo,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BulgJSEP.
Manuscripts (in
English or in Bulgarian) should not exceed 15 standard pages in
lenght. Articles schould be accompanied by a summary of size not
exceeding 15 lines. Style should conform to that of Publication
Manual of the Psychological Association, widely used for such type
of publication. The electronic submission of the manuscripts (in
word format) is preferable.
More information E-mail:
toshev@chem.uni-sofia.bg bjsep@abv.bg
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http://www.transnational-learning.eu/
The Italian
NGO ISCOS-CISL has launched a website on trans-national learning. It
aims to provide information and a forum for discussion and
exchanging ideas on decent work, labour rights in European and
developing countries.
The web site is part of a wider
education to development project which ISCOS-Cisl is currently
running thanks to the support of the European Commission, and in
partnership with other European Organisations like IFWEA and
SOLIDAR. The project is entitled: Trans-national Learning for Civil
Society Organisations from new Member States on development issues
relating to international labour rights. Its aim consists in
improving the capacity of the New Member Sates NGOs and Trade Unions
to mobilise public support, as well as, political awareness on the
labour conditions in developing countries and their interdependence
with European Development policies and strategies.
The labour
issue in developing countries is nowadays a central subject in the
context of the North/South relations. In the perspective of
globalisation and interdependence of the world economy, the
developed countries have to face specific problems linked to the
labour and workers conditions in developing countries. In this
perspective it is vital to provide the civil society actors, like
NGOs and Trade Unions, with adequate knowledge, as well as, means
and tools for improving their communication and advocacy strategies
on these themes.
The target group is composed by NGOs and
Trade Unions from new Member States operating in the field of
development cooperation in sixtarget countries (Hungary, Malta,
Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Cyprus).
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'Kosovo's
post-status Foreign policy' publication
Forum 2015
(a policy institute working for Kosovo's EU integration) is happy to
announce its newest publication ‘Kosovo's post-status Foreign
policy’ in two languages, English and Albanian.
For the
English version:
http://www.forumi2015.org/home/images/stories/foreignpolicy.pdf
For the Albanian version:
http://www.forumi2015.org/home/images/stories/politikaejashtme.pdf
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‘Children
spoke out’ report
Save the
Children has carried out an extensive, field-based research in seven
countries/entities in Southeast Europe (Albania, Bosnia &
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and the
UN-administered province of Kosovo), speaking to more than 600
children in individual interviews and focus-group discussions on how
they perceive the risks of trafficking and exploitation, what are
their own strengths and coping mechanisms and how states and civil
society can better provide protection and assistance to children
most at risk. The findings from this research have been presented in
a regional report ‘Children spoke out’ which was launched on
September 18, 2007 at an event hosted by Ms. Edit Bauer, MEP, at the
European Parliament in Brussels.
The main objective of Save
the Children's research has been to learn more about what causes
some children to be more at risk of being trafficked than others,
and how efforts and interventions to prevent child trafficking can
be designed to better assist and protect these children. The report
‘Children Speak Out’ also aims to inform national and regional
policy makers, NGOs and civil society at large on what changes are
required to meet the needs of children at risk of exploitation and
trafficking. It documents the importance of listening to children
and taking their views into account.
Website:
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/what_we_do/newsdesk/2007-09-18.html
(Adobe PDF, 1759 Kb) E-mail: savealbania@savealbania.org
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Local
Government Reforms in Countries in Transition. A Global Perspective.
Studies in Public Policy - Edited by Fred Lazin, Matt Evans, Vincent
Hoffmann-Martinot, and Hellmut Wollmann
August 2007.
348 pages
Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition
explores the impacts that the end of the Cold War and increased
globalization have had on government around the world. The
decentralization of national governments has led to a greater role
for local governments; public administration and democrative
representation are the new arena of local governments the world
over. Focusing not only on countries from the former Soviet Union,
but also on Israel, China, South Africa, and Egypt, the contributors
to this volume present a truly global investigation of countries
experiencing governmental
transformation.
www.lexingtonbooks.com
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After the
Fall: Rhetoric in the Aftermath of Dissent in Post-Communist Times -
Noemi Marin
2007. 198
pp.
'After the Fall: Rhetoric in the Aftermath of Dissent in
Post-Communist Times' examines the rhetorical Eastern and Central
European public intellectuals had in dismantling communist regimes
in countries that before 1989 were part of the Iron Curtain.
Prohibited or limited to engage in the cultural or political
discourse of those countries, exiles and dissidents intellectuals
from this part of the world become rhetoricians silenced by the
'official' discourse of communism. The year of 1989 marks the fall
of communism, yet post-1989 public discourse continues to reveal
problems of rhetorical legitimacy, conflicting democratic visions,
and controversial participation in 'civil society' throughout the
new Europe.
Noemi Marin analyses famous writers from the
area as critical intellectuals and exiles in order to explore the
role of rhetoric and identity in writers' own experiences during the
long history of communism. Along with examinations of discursive
relationships among power, culture and resistance in works by George
Konrad, Andrei Codrescu, and Slavenka Drakulic before and after the
fall of communism, Marin proposes specific dimensions for a rhetoric
of exile pertinent to communism Eastern and Central Europe. 'After
the fall' shows how critical works identity, culture, and communist
history by the writers studied aid in reconstituting a rhetoric of
dissidence, identity, and legitimation in the public discourse of a
changing Europe. The book offers a unique perspective on the complex
contexts of political transition, in which competing public
discourse on freedom and democracy interest with totalitarian
regimes, unsettled societies, and issues of resistance. This book
will intere! st readers of rhetoric and civic discourse in the
twentieth century as well as anyone curious about communism and
post-communism.
www.peterlang.com
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Constructing
Nationalities in East Central Europe - Edited by Pieter M. Judson
and Marsha L. Rosenblit
New York:
Berghahn Books, 2005.
>From Danzig on the Baltic to
Trieste on the Adriatic, East Central Europe has proven fertile
ground for the study of nationalism and national identity.
'Constructing National Identity' explores a variety of incarnations
of nationalism in this region by largely focusing on the lands of
the Austrian Empire and its successor states.
This collection
derives from a 2000 symposium held at Columbia University, 'Dilemmas
of East Central Europe: Nationalism, Dictatorship, and the Search
for Identity'. The articles also serve as a festschrift for Istvan
Deak, long-serving professor at Columbia and one of the preeminent
scholars of East European, especially Hungarian, history. Written by
former graduate and undergraduate students, the collection is a
testament to Deak's long and fruitful career. The articles range
from the late eighteenth to the mid- twentieth century, span much of
East Central Europe, and utilize a wide variety of methodological
approaches. (Review by Christopher Fischer, Department of History,
Indiana State University)
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The Orient
Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in
Modern Bulgaria - Mary Neuburger
Ithaca and
London: Cornell University Press, 2004
The issues of
marginalized minorities in Eastern Europe have become even more
pronounced during the post-Communist period. Minorities have had to
find not only their political and economic place within new regimes,
but have had to define and redefine their identities within the
identity of a nation. Often the process of identity-formation is
influenced by historical events and developments.
In 'The
Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood
in Modern Bulgaria' Mary Neuburger studies how the Bulgarian
national identity is shaped through the relationship with the Muslim
minorities in the country. Mary Neuburger's findings in The Orient
Within are based on extensive fieldwork and archival research. The
author follows the historical trends in the relationship between the
Bulgarian state and the Turkish-speaking (Turks) and the
Bulgarian-speaking Muslim (Pomaks) minorities in Bulgaria. Neuburger
studies the period from the 1860s to 1989, with a specific focus on
the period from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s. In the
post-Communist period Bulgaria would like to join Europe, not only
by becoming a member of European organizations. Bulgaria strives
towards Europeanization and modernization, towards becoming
culturally associated with Europe. The country would like to escape
from its historical association with the Orient and join the
Occident. A! s Mary Neuburger points out, this process is not
recent, but it has been ongoing since the late 1800s. (Reviewed by
Maria Tzintzarova, Claremont Graduate University)
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Think Tanks
and Policy Advice in the US - Edited by James G
McGann
This volume
chronicles and analyzes the development of think tanks and public
policy research organizations, while exploring the impact think
tanks have on politics, public policies, and governance in the US.
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http://www.coe.int/t/e/legal_affairs/local_and_regional_democracy/main_bodies/centreexpertise/centre_website_tools.asp#P53_5991
Tools for capacity building
The Centre
of Expertise of the Council of Europe offers a range of
capacity-building tools and programmes depending on the needs of the
local authorities and their Associations.
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