TABLE OF CONTENTS

• NEWS
  • Studies in Comparative International Development -- The Digital Revolution and International Development
    
• PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIP
  • CIE Funding Offered for Course Development or Enhancement
  • Center for Celtic Studies - Spring 2006 Event Calendar Announced
  • Spring 2006 Great Decisions Series
  • January 11, 2006:  Workshop for Discussion Leaders
  • January 15, 2006:  Abstracts due for “Modernization, Modernity and the Media in China” Conference
    
  • January 15, 2006:  First Round of Papers due for Symposium on Technology, Knowledge and Society
    
  • January 15, 2006:  Early student applications due for LLI Institutes in Washington, DC
  • January 16, 2006:  Applications due for USC CIS Post-Doctoral Fellowship Competition
  • January 24, 2006:  Submissions due for 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences
  • January 31, 2006:  Paper proposals due for International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
    
  • February 1, 2006:  Proposals due for Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identities
  • February 1, 2006:  Papers due for Course and Conference on Divided Societies
  • February 15, 2006:  Abstracts due for Media and Social Change in Africa Conference
  • February 15, 2006:  First deadline for International Conference on Comparative Social Sciences
    
  • March 20, 2006:  Abstracts due for WPCC
    
  • March 24, 2006:  Abstracts due for Internationalising Media Studies Conference
    
  • April 1, 2006:  Paper Proposals due for Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies 22nd Annual Conference
  • April 14, 2006:  Paper and Poster Proposals due for Second International Conference on Concept Mapping
  • April 27, 2006:  Submissions due for E-Learn 2006
    
  • Call for Papers: The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict
  • Call for Papers: Accountability, Responsibility, and Integrity in Development
• GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS & AWARDS
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• FEATURED WEB SITES
  • Quaderns del CAC -- Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the MacBride Report
  • Rethinking Global Security in a Wired World
  • Learning Objects
  • MediaActionCenter.org

• Metapress (http://www.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0039-3606) and
  
• Ebsco (http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?db=buh&jid=%22CID%22&scope=site)

• Taylor Boas and Thad Dunning, "Classic Questions, New Context: Development in an Era of Bits and Bytes," pp. 3-8
• Carolyn Cartier, Manuel Castells, Jack Linchuan Qiu, "The Information Have-Less: Inequality, Mobility, and Translocal Networks in Chinese Cities," pp. 9-34
• AnnaLee Saxenian, "From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation: Transnational Communities and Regional Upgrading in India and China," pp. 35-61
• Steve Weber and Jennifer Bussell, "Will Information Technology Reshape the North-South Asymmetry of Power in the Global Political Economy?" pp. 62-84
• Peter Evans, "The New Commons vs. The Second Enclosure Movement: Comments on an Emerging Agenda for Development Research," pp. 86-94
• Taylor Boas, Thad Dunning, Jennifer Bussell, "Will the Digital Revolution Revolutionize Development? Drawing Together the Debate," pp. 95-110
  

• Develop new courses taught in a foreign language on topics other than literature and culture which will provide an opportunity for students to integrate relevant readings or discussion in foreign languages into their studies in non-language disciplines; or
• Develop new, internationally-focused courses as part of a department's curriculum revision or development initiative; or
• Revise existing undergraduate courses taught within their schools/departments in order to incorporate or expand international or globalization content within the courses; or
• Revise existing graduate courses taught within their schools/departments in order to incorporate or expand international or globalization content within the courses.
  

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/GS/Funding.htm

• "Taoiseach’s Daughter Crosses the Water":  Celia Ahern - Author of If You Could See Me Now
  • Friday, January 20 • 7 pm reading • Schwartz' Bookstore Shorewood
  • 4093 N. Oakland Ave. (414) 963-3111
  • Cecelia Ahern is the 23-year-old daughter of Ireland’s Taoiseach (prime minister), Bertie Ahern. Her first two novels, PS, I Love You and Rosie Dunne, were critically acclaimed international bestsellers. She lives in Dublin, Ireland. In If You Could See Me Now, Ahern introduces us to two sisters at odds with each other. Elizabeth’s life is an organized mess. The organized part is entirely due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is Saoirse’s six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan, turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabeth’s life is about to change in wonderful ways she has only dreamed of. With all the warmth and wit that fans have come to expect from Cecilia Ahern, this is a novel full of magic, heart, and surprising romance.
  • If You Could See Me Now was snapped up by Disney Pictures even before it was published and is slated to star Hugh Jackman in a multi million dollar production. The film version of Ahern's earlier novel, PS, I Love You, is currently under production with Warner Brothers. This amazing success of a talented young Irishwoman is just part of the current overflowing gift basket that young Irish writers and film makers offer the world. Her visit to Milwaukee is sponsored by Schwartz' Bookstores in cooperation with UWM's Center for Celtic Studies. Cecilia's reading at 7PM on Friday January 20th will be introduced by noted Irish poet and Celtic Studies faculty member James Liddy. For more information, call the bookstore at 414-963-3111.
    
    
• Niall Hartnett Photography Exhibit
  • Opens February 3, 2006 at the Irish Cultural Center
  • Niall Hartnett, 34, is an Irish-born photographer and writer who lives in Monticello, Indiana.  He is the son of acclaimed poet, Michael Hartnett.  His forthcoming book, Notes from His Contemporaries, will be published in the summer of 2006.  The book serves as a tribute to his father and includes memoirs, anecdotes, poems and interviews with his father’s contemporaries including Seamus Heaney, Nuala Ni Dhomhnail, and our own James Liddy.  For his book, Niall photographed a plethora of poets.  In fact, most noted Irish poets of the last 30 years are included.  Using a combination of high digital and old tech medium format film, Hartnett has produced a unique record of the Irish literary world.  These photos form the exhibition, which we are proud to host at the Irish Cultural Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI.  There will be an opening reception with Niall Hartnett at 7pm on Friday February 3, 2006.  The exhibition will be the venue for a program of readings and visiting poets in February and March as part of our annual Liddy Chair celebration.
    
    
• St. David’s Day Event - March 1, 2006
  
  • This year we will be celebrating St. David’s Day, the Welsh National Holiday, with a special event at the Hefter Center.  There will be a reception with Welsh delicacies at 6:30pm followed by a presentation by Henry Jones Davis, editor of Cambria magazine, Grand Marshall of the St. David’s Day parade in the Welsh capital Cardiff and noted Welsh scholar and historian.  This will be followed by a short concert of Welsh folk songs by Welsh tenor Geraint Wilkes.  For more information call the Center for Celtic Studies at (414) 299-6520.
    
    
• Sean Nós Weekend 2006: Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th
  • Friday
    • This exciting event starts off with a concert on Friday evening featuring Máirín Uí Chéide, Áine Meenaghan, Liam Ó Maonlaí (The Hothouse Flowers), Virginia Stevens Blankenhorn and Julie Henigan, Jimmy Crowley, Brian Hart, Moira Smiley among others (Concert starts at 7.30p.m.).  Song Workshops follow early morning coffee and scones on Saturday morning (9.00-10.15a.m. and 10.45a.m.-12.00p.m.).  Then participants and performers have a chance to munch and mingle over lunch.
  • Saturday
    • On Saturday afternoon, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Hyde's visit to Milwaukee (Douglas Hyde was the first president of Ireland and a founder of Conradh na Gaeilge), the Center for Celtic Studies at UWM will be unveiling a plaque in "The Cudahy Bar" in the Pabst Theater. Hyde came to Milwaukee to successfully raise funds for Irish language activities back in Ireland.  His collection of the Irish language love songs and religious songs of Connaught made a vital and lasting contribution to the Gaelic revival.  At this event, one or two of those songs will be sung.  Professor Seosamh Watson, Emeritus Chair of Celtic Studies at the National University of Ireland and Gaelic activist,  will give the first "Hyde Memorial Lecture" (2.00p.m.). This special event will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.  A singing session will start at 7:30 p.m. at "The County Clare" pub. Be ready to share a song or two!
  • Registration
    • A special weekend rate of $35 will cover admission to the concert, Saturday morning workshops with boxed lunch, the Pabst reception, and evening song session. 
    • Admission to concert on Friday night $10
    • Advanced registration is required.  Please make checks payable to the Center for Celtic Studies.  The address is:
      • Center for Celtic Studies
      • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
      • Holton Hall 290
      • P.O. Box 413
      • Milwaukee, WI 53212
    • For further information please contact the Center for Celtic Studies at (414) 229-6520 or visit our website at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/celtic.
      
      
• Speaker Angela Bourke from Ireland
  • Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 7pm at the Hefter Center.
    • Angela Bourke is a Senior Lecturer in Irish at the University College in Dublin, National University of Ireland.  She has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Minnesota and Notre Dame, and writes, lectures, and broadcasts regularly on Irish oral tradition and literature.  An expert in Irish folklore, she is the author of a short-story collection, By Salt Water, and The Burning of Bridget Cleary, an acclaimed study of the impact of the folk tradition on a people who are experiencing the onset of modernity in Ireland.  She is also the author of a critically praised biography of the enigmatic Maeve Brennan, the Irish-born New Yorker journalist.  This event will take place at the Hefter Center on Tuesday, March 14 with a reception at 6:30 and Angela’s presentation at 7pm.  Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and hear a brilliant contemporary Irish author and scholar.  The Hefter Center is located at 3271 N. Lake Drive. 

• Eight-Lecture Series General Public Fee:  $70 (includes Great Decisions Book, $15 value)
• Basic IWA Member and UWM Community (Faculty and Staff) Series Fee:  $35 (Also includes Great Decisions book)
• Individual Programs:  $8 General Public, $4 IWA Basic Members and UWM Community (Faculty and Staff)
• Students and IWA Premium Members:  Free
  

• IWA programs - public lectures
• International Focus Television Program
• Wisconsin Public Radio - Interviews on the Ideas Network
• IWA news service
• Issue Briefs
  

• Media policy, the Chinese nation-state and global political economy
• Changing media institutions
• “Modernity” in the media and the intellectuals
• Internationalization, internationalism and the Chinese media
• Media and the public responsibilities
• Journalistic professionalism and its practices
• Media consumption
• Cultural representation in media and identity formation
• Media, rural community and rural-urban communication
• New media, politics and cyberculture
• Mobile communication and the political impact
• Reporting on China

• Internships – Competitive placements with top sites in DC
• Classes – Up to 9 transferable credits from Georgetown University
• Housing – Furnished on-campus apartments in the heart of DC
• Scholarships – Over half of all students receive full or partial funding
• Networking – Numerous opportunities for professional growth
• Leadership Development - Leadership and career building activities
• Site Briefings – Students hear from national leaders at places such as The White House, State Department, House of Representatives, and the Federal Reserve.
  

• Politics and Economics
• Journalism
• Business and Government Affairs
• Nonprofit and Community Service

• Comparative regionalism
• Global responses to transnational terrorism
• Domestic political institutions and international cooperation
• Democracy, security and East Asia
• Compliance and international law
  

• a curriculum vitae
• a 5-7 page research proposal,
• a list of publications (when applicable)
• a graduate transcript, and
  
• 3 confidential letters of recommendation.
  

ATTN: Visiting Scholar Competition
Peter Rosendorff, Director
Center for International Studies
University of Southern California
Social Sciences Building B-1
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0037
USA

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University of Louisville - Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Web address: http://www.hicsocial.org
Email address: social@hicsocial.org

The 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be held from May 31 (Wednesday) to June 3 (Saturday), 2006 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.  The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from social science related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

• Research Papers - Completed papers.
• Abstracts - Abstracts of completed or proposed research.
• Student Papers - Research by students.
• Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for future projects.
• Reports on issues related to teaching.

For detailed information about submissions see:
http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm

International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
University of the Aegean, Island of Rhodes, Greece,
July 18-21, 2006
http://www.SocialSciencesConference.com

The conference will examine the nature of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices across the social sciences, as well as the relation of the social to the natural sciences, applied sciences and the professions. The focus of papers will range from the finely grained and empirical (research practices and results exemplifying one or more disciplines), to wide-ranging multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary practices, to perspectives on knowledge and method. One of the featured themes of the 2006 conference will be interdisciplinary perspectives on gender.

Presenters may choose to submit written papers for consideration before or after the conference in the fully refereed International Journal of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, to be launched in 2006. If you are unable to attend the conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in the journal, and give you access to the electronic version of the journal.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is January 31, 2006. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission. Full details of the conference, including an online call for papers form, are to be found at the conference website - http://www.SocialSciencesConference.com

Mapping the New Field of Communication for Development and Social Change:  Communication, Globalization and Cultural Identities
Call for Papers
July 5-8, 2006  Brisbane, Australia
 
The area of study known as communication for development and social change has been through many changes over the years. The "dominant paradigm" has been supplanted, in theory if not in practice by new traditions of discourse characterised by a turn towards culture, identity formation and citizenship. New Social Movement theories, post-modernism and post-colonialism have contributed to new ways of theorising communications in social change. Global campaigns such as the Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS) have demonstrated the symbiotic relationship between the Global and the Local in communication for social change. While new ways of theorising have certainly made a difference to an area of study that was in danger of stagnation, old problems – poverty, inequality, and other divides persist and indeed, in some instances, have worsened. How to bridge these gaps and with what resources remains a key concern for those involved in communication for development and social change. 
 
The dialectical forces of globalization and localization are simultaneously integrating and fragmenting national/cultural identities. The successive breakthroughs of print, telephone, broadcasting, television, and the internet have progressively expanded our domain of communication beyond geographical boundaries. Correspondingly, our identities have expanded from social groups, ethnic communities, cities, states, nations to the West, the East or the cyberspace. In the process of globalizing the local and localizing the global, it is through the act of communication that we negotiate and construct our cultural identities. Consequently, increasingly heated discussions among communication scholars have been focused on key issues and trends in globalizing communication and pluralizing cultural identities. However, is the formation of cultural identity an end in itself or the means to a larger end? What is this larger end in the context of development in the new millennium?
 

Course and Conference on Divided Societies
Inter-University Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia
April 18-28, 2006

The conference, now in its ninth year, is a two-week, interdisciplinary course that combines conference-oriented presentation of scholarly research with an intensive and rigorous academic curriculum for graduate and advanced undergraduate students.  In addition, the course offers personal inter-cultural experience of students and faculty from other cultures in the unforgettable setting of a city that was itself the target of a destructive societal conflict.  The broad theme of "The Challenge of Institution-Building" will serve as the organizing principle of the research and teaching for the 2006 course.

Course: Divided Societies IX: The Challenge of Institution Building For societies facing sharp internal divisions and the uncertain transition from one regime-type to another, one of the most commonly prescribed solutions is the development of stable, valued, recurring patterns of behavior, a process known as institutionalization.  This course focuses on opportunities for institutionalization, the relative benefits and dangers of particular institutional patterns, the means for overcoming forces that undermine or discourage institutional development, and the circumstances in which institutionalization may actually contribute to conflict.  The course will focus specifically on the following institutional realms:

• European Union enlargement and deepening, with specific reference to efforts to draft a constitution and remedy the so-called democratic deficit;
• International legal structures, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, as they relate to the building and strengthening of national-level institutions;
• Other supra-national institutions, including NATO and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe;
• National-level institutions including constitutional design, electoral system design, minority rights regimes, political parties and party systems;
• Non-governmental institutions including local, national and international non-governmental organizations.
  

This is a First Call for Papers for a one-day CAMRI Africa Media Conference on "The Media and Social Change in Africa."  In what ways are the media changing Africa? What role do the media have in a changing Africa? In countries from Egypt to South Africa, Kenya to Zimbabwe, Cameroon to Nigeria, Rwanda to Morocco, the "media," defined as widely as possible, mediate old and new African social realities. Processes of mediation elicit reactions and patterns of change in Africa and, more importantly, in the media sectors. The shift from pre-colonial, colonial to post-colonial social formations has been reflected and affected by changes in media and communication. The media have been harbingers of African social change and are strongly implicated in the change processes taking place in Africa. Traditional and modern communication patterns are increasingly overlapping with mass mediation. Africa now has different kinds of media serving many kinds of purposes. Individual papers may, amongst other topics, focus on the:

• Media’s Role in Pre-Colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa
• Media and Modernisation in Africa
• Changing Media Institutions and Production cultures
• Social Cultural Changes, Continuity and the Mass Media
• Media and Changing Individual, Local and National Contexts
• Changing Media and Changing African Lifestyles
  

Papers are invited on Media and Change in Africa. The deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2006. Those whose papers are accepted will be notified by February 28, 2006. Completed papers (not more than 6000 words) must be e-mailed to us not later than March 15, 2006. Send 200-word abstracts to Winston Mano at: manow@wmin.ac.uk

Call for Papers: International Conference on Comparative Social Sciences
Tokyo, Sophia University
July 15-16, 2006

While comparative social sciences have long enjoyed a tradition of insightful work, in recent years, a set of methodological innovations, including qualitative comparative analysis and a fuzzy-set approach, has introduced new stimuli. At the same time, with a the phenomenon of globalization, cross-national comparative work increasingly faces the age-old problem of the unit of comparison. Future development of comparative social sciences, which continue to be among the most exciting and hotly debated academic sites, lies in a fruitful exchange between methodological innovations and new conceptualization of the phenomena under investigation.

In this conference, scholars, researchers and students gather from diverse comparative disciplines to discuss innovative methods and stimulating substantive work. We believe such exchange should help us renew our interest in comparative research and guide us to further research activities that will in the future bring intellectual stimulation and innovation, as well as solutions to substantive problems.

Sociology, Political Science, Legal Sciences, History, and all other areas of the social sciences are invited. Graduate students as well as experienced scholars and researchers are encouraged to apply.

Papers discussed in the conference will include:

• Comparative Procedures: Principles and Methods of Comparison; Innovative Applications of Comparative Techniques and Procedures; etc.
• Substantive/Empirical Comparative Work: Cross-National, Cross-Regional Work; Case Study Research; Comparison of Cases across Time; etc.
  

Detailed information has been posted on the official conference pages:

• http://www.geocities.jp/comparativesciences/top.html.
  

In particular, precise information has been posted with regards to the procedure and deadlines for paper and abstract submissions (see "Abstract Submission" page). Please note that there are 2 different deadlines (February 15, 2006 and May 15, 2006).

Call for Papers:  Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC)
Volume 3, Number 3,  Autumn 2006
 “Narrations of Europe- Narrators of Europe”

The questions of “What constitutes Europe” and “Who is European” are not novel, neither is their significance. These much debated questions have been influential in shaping national histories both in and outside the contested frontiers of Europe. Indeed the growing tension around the different perspectives on multiculturalism, Islam, immigration and enlargement indicates the significance of this debate today.

Within this context the European Union occupies a crucial part in formulating, contesting and negotiating different conceptualisations of Europe. In this respect, it is not only an outcome of Europe’s efforts to define itself, but it also contributes to and shapes the idea of Europe. This is a relationship fraught as much with ambivalence, as with attempts to unite similarities and orchestrate differences. Therefore the key question remains whether and how the high-politics of the European Union will resonate with the cultures and identities of Europe at the domestic level.

To explore this question and the surrounding debates further, we would like to welcome contributions across a range of theoretical /methodological perspectives and presenting new empirical research.  Possible topics might include but are not limited to:

•    How do media disseminate different images/discourses of Europe? Between different national contexts, how do these resonate at a comparative level?
•    How does the European Union influence domestic policies and politics?
•    How useful is the concept of European identity? Can we trace its contours?
•    Who are the “others” of Europe? Perceptions of foreignness in Europe.
•    How significant is the European Union’s role in defining Europe? 
•    How do the discourses of globalization compete with discourses of Europeanization?

Applicants may submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to Burcu Sumer at burcus@gmail.com or to Aybige Yilmaz at aybigeyilmaz@yahoo.co.uk. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is March 20, 2006. For accepted articles the deadline of the submission will be July 10, 2006.

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) is a peer-reviewed journal, published three times a year in hard copy and PDF format. WPCC recognises the interdisciplinary nature of the field of Media and Cultural Studies, and deliberately encourages diverse methods, contexts and themes. For more information about the WPCC and to view current issues, visit http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-880

Call for Papers for Major Conference:  "Internationalising Media Studies: Imperatives and Impediments"
September 15-16, 2006
University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London

Papers are invited for a major international conference organised by the Communication and Media Research Institute of the University of Westminster and supported by the new Sage journal Global Media and Communication.

The conference aims to be a significant intervention in the discipline of media studies. Recognising the need to broaden the parameters of research in an era of media globalization, the conference will provide a stimulating forum to discuss the internationalisation of the discipline. This has become as much an intellectual as a practical imperative, given the international profile of postgraduate and research students.

The conference will map the field of media studies as it enters its fourth decade in the UK and as an emerging area of academic enquiry in other countries. It will discuss the imperatives for internationalising media studies and how it might be achieved, while also being aware of impediments to internationalisation.

The University of Westminster, which pioneered the study of media in Britain, has played a leading role in the field nationally and internationally. While celebrating the valuable work done in the field of media research within the Western canon, the conference intends to extend the borders of media studies. It will endeavour to go beyond ‘de-westernising’ media discourses, avoiding the negative connotation, and deploying more inclusive, internationalist and comparative approaches.

Speakers to include:

•    Jesús Martín Barbero (Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá,Colombia)
•    Roger Silverstone (London School of Economics, UK)
•    Colin Sparks (University of Westminster, UK)
•    John D.H. Downing (Southern Illinois University, USA)
•    Tristan Mattelart (University of Paris II, France)
•    James Curran (Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK)
•    Bella Mody (University of Colorado, USA)
•    Daya Thussu (University of Westminster, UK)
•    Sandra Braman (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)
•    Francis Nyamnjoh (CODESRIA, Senegal)
•    Yuezhi Zhao (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
•    Jan Ekecrantz (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
•    Terhi Rantanen (London School of Economics, UK)
•    Indrajit Banerjee (Secretary-General, AMIC, Singapore)
•    Oliver Boyd-Barrett (Bowling Green State University, USA)
•    Ingrid Volkmer (University of Otago, New Zealand)
•    Andrew Taussig (Formerly of the BBC World Service)

Papers – both theoretically oriented and/or empirically grounded - are invited on the theme of internationalising discourses and approaches to researching and studying media.  Topics might include:

•    Comparative media histories
•    Theorising media in an international framework
•    Studying global media cultures
•    Internationalising media curricula
•    Global media - global public sphere?
•    International media research: methods and methodologies
•    Analysing global media production and consumption
•    Transnational media flow and contra-flow

We are keen to promote a genuine intellectual exchange and therefore encourage contributions from different perspectives. Please send your abstracts (not more than 300 words) by March 24, 2006 to:

Dr Winston Mano

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster
Harrow Campus, Watford Road
Northwick Park, Harrow HA1 3TP
UK
E-mail: winstonmano@yahoo.com

Or

Yael Friedman
School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster
Harrow Campus, Watford Road
Northwick Park, Harrow HA1 3TP
UK
E-mail: yael_friedman@hotmail.com

Conference team:
Professor Daya Thussu, Dr Winston Mano, Yael Friedman, Gabriel Moreno, Anastasios Maragiannis and Erica Spindler.

Call for Papers:  Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
22nd Annual Conference, November 2-4, 2006
New Directions for Peace in the Middle East and Around the World
Predolin Humanities Center
Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin

The Conference Committee is seeking proposals for papers and roundtable discussions dealing with new directions for peace and conflict resolution in the Middle East and around the world.

The purpose of the Conference is to provide a forum for scholars (from any discipline) and for policy makers, practitioners, and concerned citizens. Papers and roundtable discussions may treat the topic of peace-making (in the Middle East and elsewhere) from any relevant perspective: historical, sociological, philosophical, and so on. They may have as their focus what has been done, what is being done, or what ought to be done to bring about and/or maintain peace in a given area of confl