TABLE OF CONTENTS

• NEWS
  • Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict is Now Available
• PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIP
  • Great Decisions 2004 Series
  • February 20 and 21:  Sean-Nós Milwaukee
  • Continuing This Month:  New Global "Travel" Program for Children and Parents
  • Funding and Planning Meetings for Global Studies
  • February 6-15:  French Film Festival 2004
  • February 6:  Kartar Singh Dhaliwal Distinguished Speaker On India
  • February 20  Paper proposals due for International Humanities Conference
  • February 27:  "Cuba in the 21st Centure"
  • March:  Applications due for three East-West Center Summer Professional Development Programs
  • March 1:  Proposals due for October 2004 WIPCS Annual Conference
  • March 5 and 6:  Transforming Conflict Symposium
  • March 19:  Applications due for "Cuba for Teachers" Program
  • April 1:  Paper submissions due for Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict
  • April 22:  George F. Kennan Forum
  • May 14:  Applications due for Summer "Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law"
• GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
  • Graduate Student Funds for Latin American/Caribbean Area Studies
  • United States-Eurasia Awards for Excellence in Teaching Program
  • February 12:  Applications due for Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
  • February 27:  Applications due for Pasteur Internships
  • March 1:  Applications due for Faculty Travel Grants
  • March 15:  Applications due for CEPI Resident Fellowships
  • April 1:  Applications due for CIBER Grants
• FEATURED WEB SITES
  • Portal to Asian Internet Resources
  • Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
  • HistoryWorld
  • German Emblem Books

Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict is Now Available
This 2003-2004 issue of the journal of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies offers reflection and research on topics related to peace, security, conflict, and justice.
 

ARTICLES “The Chaordic Peace Process” by Robert Ricigliano, Director of Peace Studies and Director of The Institute of World Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  “Nonviolent Action in the Baltic Movement Toward Independence” by Cheryl Rofer, Tammoak Enterprises, Los Alamos, New Mexico “Immaculate Deception:  Bismarck, the Ems Telegram, and the Outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War” by James R. Holmes, Senior Research Associate at the Center for International Trade and Security “Options for Dealing with International Terrorism:  A Philosophical Interpretation” by C. Ellsworth Hood, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville “The Democratic Struggle in Cameroon:  Some Setbacks in the Nonviolent Approach” by Fonkem Achankeng I, a traditional ruler in Cameroon, Humphrey fellow, and ad hoc faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Fox Valley and Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin “Blood Rites, Mimesis, War and the Law” by Tom H. Hastings, Adjunct Faculty, Conflict Resolution and Graduate Programs, Portland, Oregon BOOK REVIEWS “World Empire or World Community:  Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People” a review of Jonathan Schell’s The Unconquerable World, reviewed by Vincent Kavaloski, Professor of Philosophy at Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin Editor’s Review of Learning to Abolish War:  Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace by Betty Reardon and Alicia Cabezudo Editor’s Review of Contemporary Peacemaking:  Conflict, Violence and the Peace Process, John Darby and Roger MacGinty, eds. The Invention of Peace:  Reflections on War and International Order by Michael Howard, reviewed by Ian Harris,  Professor of Education and founder of the Peace Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  Human Rights in Iran:  The Abuse of Cultural Relativism by Afshari Reza, reviewed by Khalil Dokhanchi, Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Editor’s Review of Peace Education, 2nd ed. by Ian M. Harris and Mary Lee Morrison

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The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
UWSP LRC/900 Reserve Street
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wiinst@uwsp.edu
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Waukesha County Great Decisions 2004

• Waukesha County Technical College, 800 Main St., Pewaukee 53072
  • 7:00 PM Mondays in February, 10:30 AM Tuesdays in March
  • Contact: Aleda Bourassa, International Trade Specialist, 262-691-5219
  • Marilyn Jenkins, Resource Technician, 262-691-5551

• Jerome I. Case High School
  • 3:30 PM Tuesdays – Feb. 10, 24 – March 9, 23
  • Contact: Tamerin Hayward  - 262-886-7920

• Mead Public Library
  • 7:00 PM Mondays, March 1-22
  • Contact: Sandy Loth – 920-459-3400, ext. 3437

Wisconsin Great Decisions 2004 Co Sponsors:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Midwest Airlines, The Foreign Policy Association, Wisconsin Public Radio, UWM Center for International Education, USBank

Great Decisions 2004 Cooperating Organizations:  Peace Action Wisconsin, UWM Student Union, World Affairs Councils of America, U.S. Foreign Service Institute, UWM Center for Latin America & the Caribbean, Mead Public Library Racine Unified School District, J.I. Case High School, Waukesha County Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Television, UW College-Sheboygan, Fond du Lac Public Library, Marian College, UW College-Fond du Lac, Bemis International Center, St. Norbert College

For information, contact the Institute of World Affairs at 414-229-3220 or iwa@uwm.edu

Singer and author Virginia Stevens Blankenhorn will kick off this event by addressing the roots of modern sean-nós song meter going back to the 17th century.  Virginia’s recent book, Irish Song-Craft and Metrical Practice Since 1600, was published in 2003.  Following this talk, a special gathering of sean-nós singers will give a public concert, which will be recorded by Irish radio, and will include performances by exponents of the craft such as Máirín Uí Concheanainn, Celia Ní Fhatharta, Lillis Ó Laoire, Máirín Uí Cheide, Bridget Fitzgerald, Áine Meenaghan, Meaití Jo Sheamais Ó Fatharta and many more.

The following day’s events will begin with workshops taught by our guest performers, where those interested will learn more about the history and performance of sean-nós singing and take a song or two away with them.  Afterward we welcome all from the public to join our guests and local musicians in a large open session with music, song, and dance to conclude this exciting weekend!  Fáilte roimh cách!  All Welcome!

For more information please call the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Celtic Studies at (414) 229-6520 or (414) 229-2608 or write celtic@uwm.edu.

"Travel the Globe" will take place every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the new Washington Park Public Library  (2121 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee).  Children and parents will listen to folk tales from the country featured that day, hear from an international student about his/her childhood, and play music or work with paper to make an artifact from the featured country. The event is free for children and their parents.  The 2004 schedule:

• January 10 - Travel to Macedonia
• February 14 - Travel to El Salvador
• March 13 - Travel to China
• April 10 - Travel to Peru

• Global Security Faculty Forum - Friday, February 6, 2004, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Garland 104
  • All who wish to be involved with discussions about developing the Global Security curriculum are welcome to attend. This meeting is part of a series of discussions that will determine the content of three upper-level core courses for the Global Security track. We will also provide information about applying for funds to support research or course development for the next round of funding applications, which will be due on April 21, 2004.
     
• Global Studies Information Brown-Bag Lunches - Tuesday, February 3, 2004, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Garland 104
  • These informal discussions are intended for faculty and teaching academic staff who have general questions or would like more information about the Global Studies program.

Sponsored by the Center for International Education.

This program is made possible with the support of UWM Union Programming, the Helen Bader Foundation, the Center for International Education, the Center for 21st Century Studies, Department of Film, Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature, Department of History, French and Francophone Studies Certificate Program, the Community Media Project, and the Holocaust Research Project.

Dr. Robbins is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Ohio State University.

This lecture is sponsored by the Department of Geography of UWM's College of Letters and Science.

The conference is to be hosted by the Monash University Centre in Prato (30 minutes by train from Florence, and 15 minutes from the Florence International Airport) and the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, in association with the Globalism Institute at RMIT, Melbourne.  It is to be held from July 20 to 23 this year.

Confirmed speakers include Juliet Mitchell, Professor Psychoanalysis and Gender Studies and Head of Department in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge and Jack Goody, Fellow of St John's College and Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Visit the conference website for a listing of other speakers as they are announced.

Conference papers will be published in print and electronic formats in the peer refereed International Journal of the Humanities. If you are unable to attend the conference, virtual registrations are also available allowing you to submit a paper for publication, as well as providing you with full access to the full text of the electronic edition of the Journal for that year.

For more information, please call 414-229-6282.

• Experiencing Southeast Asia: Vietnam and Thailand (June 20-July 17, 2004): This travel seminar, beginning with a short orientation at the East-West Center in Honolulu, enables participants to experience firsthand the rich history and varied cultures of Vietnam and Thailand. Open to teachers of grades 3-12 in any discipline, K-12 school librarians, and school or district curriculum specialists from all U.S. states and territories. Application deadline: March 31, 2004.
• Teaching Southeast Asia: Strategies, Resources, and Standards (July 18-31, 2004): Hosted at the East-West Center in Honolulu, this institute on Southeast Asia will help educators to develop theme-based, standards-aligned instructional strategies aimed at expanding worldview, challenging perspectives, and developing critical thinking skills. Open to teachers of grades 3-12 in any discipline and school librarians from all U.S. states and territories and the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand. Application deadline: March 31, 2004.
• Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, and Memorial (August 2-6, 2004): This National Endowment for the Humanities workshop, hosted in Honolulu at the East-West Center and the USS Arizona Memorial, introduces teachers to the "living history" of a national memorial and makes connections between the methods of public history, the meanings of a "sacred" historic site, and classroom applications. Open to middle and high school social studies/history teachers from all U.S. states and territories. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Application deadline: March 15, 2004.

The new millennium has seen expanding interest in justice issues that extend beyond national borders.  Individuals, societal groups, nongovernmental organizations, governments, and international organizations have intensified calls for justice in economic, political, and social-cultural relations. Some calls seek to address the legacies of past abuses while others envision a step towards the broader redistribution of rights, privileges, and obligations on a global scale. This conference invites participation from scholars, policy makers, and practitioners interested in exchanging ideas and experiences on issues of challenges and paths to justice.

The conference organizers seek paper and roundtable proposals from diverse fields, methodologies, and backgrounds. Proposals must address some aspect of challenges to achieving justice beyond national borders, paths to addressing these challenges, and/or the ramifications of such issues for broader questions of conflict and peace. Proposals might focus on aspects of economic development and global inequality; issues of justice, security, and terrorism; issues of transnational environmental harm; aspects of transnational crime including migrant trafficking and the illicit drug trade; issues of international law and movement towards transnational protection of human rights; and efforts to achieve transitional justice in the aftermath of political regime change. Proposals might draw comparisons across these areas to explore the role of interest and advocacy groups, the media, government agencies, and international organizations. Proposals incorporating insights and parallels from the pursuit of justice at the local and national levels that can offer insights into issues of justice that extend beyond national borders are welcomed, as are theoretically informed proposals that explore the very concept of global social justice.

Proposal submissions must include contact information and a brief (no more than 100 words) description of the paper topic or interest in a roundtable theme. Send proposals by March 1, 2004 to Dr. H. Richard Friman (h.r.friman@marquette.edu), Department of Political Science, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. The conference is sponsored by the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and the Marquette University Institute for Transnational Justice.

On March 5 and 6, 2004 Mount Mary will host a symposium that will bring specialists together with students, educators, and the public to study the many ways in which women can use their unique skills to resolve conflict on the personal, community, national, and international levels

A keynote address entitled, “Confronting Global Crisis: Can Women Lead the Way?” will be delivered on Friday evening by Jennifer Turpin, Ph.D., University of San Francisco. Dr. Turpin is a founding member of the University of San Francisco women’s studies program. She also coordinated the program for five years.

For information on the schedule, registration and housing, please see: http://www.mtmary.edu/symposium.htm

To register, please complete and return this registration form:  http://www.mtmary.edu/pdfs/Symposium2004.pdf

For a copy of the brochure and registration form, please contact:

Doreen Giesfeldt
Dean of Faculty Office
Mount Mary College
2900 N. Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee, WI 53222-4597
Phone: (414) 258-4810, ext. 452
E-mail: giesfeld@mtmary.edu

This program covers formal education, popular education, literacy campaigns and other aspects of Cuban society. You will spend time in Havana, Pinar del Río, Cienfuegos and Trinidad meeting a variety of people involved in various aspects of Cuban society. The main objective for this course is to help pre-service and in-service teachers construct curricula that would bring Cuba into their Wisconsin-based classrooms and to their students. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to
participate in this exciting and educational program.

The application deadline for this programs is March 19, 2004.

For further information, please consult these web documents:

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/OPP/programs.html#Summer%20Programs
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/OPP/summer%20flyers/summer%20flyers%202004/Cuba%20Flyer%202004.pdf

Pearse Hall 166
Phone: 414-229-5182
E-mail:  overseas@uwm.edu.

The Wisconsin Institute is committed to a balanced review of diverse perspectives.  Submissions are welcome from all disciplines.  Our intended audience includes scholars from a wide range of interests within the university community and educated members of the larger public.  The format allows the publication of original previously-unpublished works of sufficient length to give authors the opportunity to discuss a particular topic in depth.  Other forms of creative writing are invited.  Contributors should avoid submissions accessible only to specialists in their field.  The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict may also include book reviews.  Persons interested in reviewing should contact the editor.

Submissions for the 2004-2005 annual edition should be a maximum of 25 pages, double-spaced.  All manuscripts should be composed in MS word using Bookman Old Style, 10-point font.  Citations are to be in the body of the text as follows:  e.g., (Jones, p. 35) with a full bibliography at the end of the article.  Include a brief bio statement with a note that includes your institution.  Include separately your email, snail mail address, and work phone number.  Be certain that you have spell checked your manuscript prior to submission.  Send all poetry to Dr. Kent Shifferd at Shifferd@bitstream.net for possible inclusion in a new publication, the War/Peace Poetry Journal.  (The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict is no longer accepting poetry).  Submissions are accepted on a continuing basis.

The deadline for the 2004-2005 issue is April 1, 2004.  Five copies of each submission should be sent to The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, UWSP LRC, 900 Reserve Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481.  In addition, supply the manuscript electronically to wiinst@uwsp.edu.

• $10 General Public
• $ 5 Institute of World Affairs and Wisconsin Public Radio Members
• Complimentary student tickets available

For more information: Contact the Institute of World Affairs - e-mail iwa@uwm.edu or call 414-229-3220.

We are pleased to announce that the registration period for the summer 2004 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is now open, and we will be accepting applications through May 14, 2004.  Details of this program and course listings follow.  All of this information, as well as applications, are available on our web site at http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/hracademy

For inquiries and requests for applications, please contact us at: American University Washington College of Law Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Prof. Claudia Martin and Prof. Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Co-Directors 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC  20016-8181 USA

Tel: (202) 274-4070
Fax: (202) 274-4198
E-mail: hracademy@wcl.american.edu
Web:  http:///www.wcl.american.edu/humright/hracademy

Information can be found on the CLACS website:http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/scholarship.htm

The TEA Program was established to provide an opportunity for award winning US teachers to utilize their talents and expertise to improve the quality of secondary education in Eurasia and to create linkages and learning partnerships between US and Eurasian schools. Participants

Take part in a three-day summer cross-cultural symposium, "Celebrating Teaching Excellence Across Cultures" and a two-week exchange program with teachers from Eurasia who won the TEA program in their country. Funds for this program were provided through a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

For more information, please contact:

Marilee Muchow
Program Officer
US-Eurasia Awards for Excellence in Teaching
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

tel: (202) 833-7522
fax: (202) 293-0037

After the scholarship, participants must work in a U.S. government agency involved in national security affairs or in U.S. higher education.  The duration of the service requirement will be equal to, but not greater than, the length of the scholarship support under NSEP auspices.  The NSEP scholarship is to be used for study abroad and awards will range from full scholarships (covering tuition and other program costs, round-trip airfare on a U.S. flag carrier, health insurance, and local transportation) to minimum awards of $2,500 for summer, $4,000 for a semester or $6,000 for an academic year.

The application deadline is February 12, 2004 for the 2004-2005 application cycle.

For more information visit the website: http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/nsephome.htm#overview  or contact the Overseas Programs office at (414) 229-5182.

Please forward this application information to your students and faculty in France and to the science departments on your US campuses.

Candidates should have demonstrated an interest in the sciences and in learning French.  To read this information online, please visit:   http://www.pasteurfoundation.org.

Awards will be given partially to defray University-approved travel expenses (transportation, room, board, and conference fees).

Awards will be limited to support for:

• research leading to results expected to be disseminated in scholarly papers, books, or other means
• formal participation, performance, or exhibition outside the U.S.  Participation is defined as presenting the results of research at an international professional meeting, not merely attending a conference. Appropriate documentation must be submitted.
• curriculum development
• travel to plan, develop, or strengthen exchange programs for students to earn degree credits through overseas study or internships, and for faculty to participate in research and scholarship at foreign institutions.

The CEPI mission is to provide a space for discussion and specialized research on inter-American issues in order to stimulate greater understanding and interest in this area.
 

Eligibility Criteria and Duration of Fellowships CEPI is offering a limited number of Resident Fellowships annually to nationals of any country from the following sectors: academic; public sector, diplomatic, and intergovernmental organizations; and civil society organizations, including the media. The duration of the Resident Fellowships will range from three to nine months. Only in exceptional cases will CEPI offer residencies of less than three months or more than nine months. Areas of Interest (List is meant as a guideline only) Transnational networks (legal and illegal) Migration Security and terrorism Economic and financial convergence Remittances and their effects Processes of integration and free trade Foreign direct investment Governability Citizenship and democracy Transparency and access to public information Regional and international institutions and structures United States influence in the region Latin American and Caribbean influences in the United States and Canada The environment and natural resources Human rights Rule of law Benefits and Obligations Resident Fellows will receive the following benefits: A monthly stipend Financial assistance with transportation and moving expenses An optional medical insurance package Office space with a computer A research assistant Formal affiliation with the host institution Logistical assistance with housing in Mexico City Resident Fellows will have the following obligations: To complete their proposed research project To offer a lecture or speech at the host institution To publish a synopsis of their research in the CEPI bulletin To dedicate themselves full-time to their research project Application Schedule Applicants interested in commencing their residency in the second semester (August-December) of 2004 must submit the application found on the CEPI website: http://interamericanos.itam.mx  no later than March 15, 2004.

For further information on the CEPI Resident Fellowships at ITAM, consult the CEPI website at: http://interamericanos.itam.mx, or contact the Center’s coordinator:  Jennifer Jeffs via e-mail: interamericanos@itam.mx

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Río Hondo 1
Colonia Tizapán San Ángel
Delegación Alvaro Obregón,
México, D.F. 01000 México
Telephone: (52-55) 5628 4000 ext. 3926 • Fax: (52-55) 5628 4092
E-mail: interamericanos@itam.mx

• Global Research/Curriculum Development (request range is $2000-$7500, applications are accepted only for April 1st and October 1st deadlines); and
• CIBER Applied Funds (request must be less than $2000, application deadline is the first of each month).

The upcoming deadline for the Global Research/Curriculum Development program is April 1, 2004. For more information, contact Sachin Tuli, assistant director for outreach-CIBER, at tuli@bus.wisc.edu or 608-265-4938.

Portal to Asian Internet Resources
    http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/PAIR/index.html
Designed as a cooperative project between The Ohio State University Libraries, the University of Minnesota Libraries, and the University of Wisconsin Libraries, the Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR) provides a "user-friendly, searchable catalog through which scholars, students and the general public have quick and easy access to high quality Web resources originating in Asia identified, evaluated, selected and catalogued by library specialists." These resources themselves are from a variety of sources, such as those from various academic institutions, units of governance, and different non-governmental entities. The available catalogued web resources are in English and/or one of 27 Asian languages, and are selected on the basis of quality criteria such as "accuracy, authority, uniqueness, currency, relevance to scholarly research," and so on. It's quite easy to use the site, as visitors can move their cursor over an interactive map of Asia, and click on a country of interest. Additionally, they may elect to select one of the countries covered by PAIR from a list located on the site's homepage.

Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
    http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html
Until quite recently, many organizations (such as libraries and newspapers) kept extensive clipping files, thematically organized, and ready at a minute's notice for use by a columnist, researcher, or those who were just plain curious. One such organization was the Hamilton Spectator, a Canadian newspaper which kept a collection of 144,000 newspaper articles (culled from various Canadian newspapers) during the Second World War. With the cooperation and assistance of the Canadian War Museum, this rather amazing collection of articles is now available online, and is fully searchable as well. For those who may be overwhelmed by this material, the Museum has also created fifty-five short historical articles on some of the primary subjects covered here, such as the Battle of the Atlantic, the Royal Canadian Navy, and Axis Prisoners in Canada. Just perusing the various articles and examining their interpretations of events both in Canada and overseas is quite engaging, and visitors will also want to look at the brief article that tells how the digitization project unfolded.

HistoryWorld
    http://www.historyworld.net/
Sponsored by Britain's Virtual Teacher Centre (and underwritten by the National Grid For Learning), HistoryWorld contains over 400 separate historical articles and approximately 4000 events within its unique database. Visitors may begin by looking through the World History section, where it is possible to take any number of "tours through time," which essentially display a complete succession of events around a given theme, such as religion, science, or architecture. Students looking for a brief overview regarding any number of subjects may want to take a look at the article section which contains articles on various historical themes organized by region, contributor (in this case, the contributing agency or museum), and category. Definitely the most engaging feature of the site is the Whizz Quizz, an online game where visitors can pit their historical knowledge against other competitors. The fastest contestant is subsequently featured on their homepage as Whizzard of the Hour, and no doubt, numerous accolades may also follow!

DIMTI: German Emblem Books
    http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/emblems/
The University of Illinois has amassed the largest collection of emblem books in the United States, and beginning in 1998 it embarked on a rather ambitious project to digitize a number of fine titles for public access via the web. As the website notes, "Emblem books can possibly be looked upon as the multi-medial publications of the 17th and 18th centuries." These books link together three elements: a motto, a woodcut or engraving, and an explanatory poem. The rather intriguing interplay between these respective parts is complemented by the wide array of source material these works draw upon for their inspiration, such as fables, mythology, and the Bible. Currently, users can browse through fourteen different titles such as the Emblemata Politica (created by Peter Isselburg in 1617) and the Mundi lapis Lydius (created by Antoine Bourgogne in the 16th century). Each page of these respective works has been digitally scanned, and along with high resolution viewing, visitors can obtain detailed page descriptions as well. The site is rounded out with a nice section that provides visitors with information about emblems and offers some publications that have been produced during the development of the project.