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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:
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Conference: Dayton in Comparative Perspective Ten years ago, international mediation and multilateral military pressure resulted in the conclusion of the Dayton-Paris Agreement. The accords helped to bring an end to military conflict in Bosnia-Hercegovina, but ushered in a troubled and controversial period of post-conflict reconstruction in a country with many displaced persons, little rule of law and shattered political institutions. The settlement starts its second decade with mixed evaluations, with some seeing a model for the resolution of other conflicts, and others asserting the superiority of other models. This conference looks at the events of the last ten years in Bosnia-Hercegovina in comparative perspective, exploring the lessons that the Dayton Agreement have to offer to others and the potential applicability of lessons from elsewhere for improving Bosnia’s current institutional architecture. II. Call for
Student Participation: To complete the Paper
Proposal Application, please fill out the registration form available at:
http://www.la.wayne.edu/polisci/dubrovnik/dubrovnik_registration.htm
and send it with a curriculum vitae to: dividedsocieties@centrum.sk Kevin Deegan-Krause
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Call for Papers: Conference on Youth and
Conflict, April 14-15, 2006
Organized by the Peacebuilding &
Development Institute at American University. Washington, DC
In conflict
and disaster areas, youth are burdened with increasing responsibility in their
community while receiving little support or recognition from adults. In
such situations, young people are faced with difficult choices in their struggle
to survive and often mobilize themselves in a variety of ways. And
therefore, these dynamic situations reflect the strengths and abilities that
young people possess and are faced with on a daily basis. Their actions
are being recognized, increasingly, by practitioners today, but are not
thoroughly incorporated into the mainstream discussions.
This call for papers will provide a platform to expand the dialogue to
include old and new approaches to youth issues in conflict zones. It will also
provide opportunities for the next generation of scholars and practitioners to
think critically about this field. The subsequent conference will be a unique
opportunity to present recent work and to discuss current ideas and research on
youth and conflict, especially by students and young people.
Topics of
interest for submission include:
Youth and violence:
Please send a 2-3 page abstract to PDIevents@american.edu Include
the contact information cover sheet that is found on our website. The deadline
for the abstract is Friday March 3, 2006. PDI will contact approved
applicants for full papers.
Research papers submitted should be original
contributions. Please clearly indicate if the work is under consideration
by another publisher. Submissions will be read by 2-3 outside reviewers.
The following types of submissions will be considered:
There is a 15-20 page maximum, including
references and endnotes. All selected papers and presentations at the
conference will be compiled into an edited volume for publication. Please
contact PDI at 1-202-885-2014 or 1-202-885-2112 with questions.
The
Peacebuilding & Development Institute (PDI) provides cutting-edge training,
research, and capacity-building opportunities in the fields of development,
humanitarian assistance, diplomacy, and conflict resolution.
For more
information about PDI visit: http://www.american.edu/sis/peacebuilding
For more information on all of the above
events, contact Union Programming at 414-229-3728.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/GS/Funding.htmThe proposal deadline is TODAY: Monday, February 13, 2006.
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:
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:
Detailed information has been posted on the official conference
pages:
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).
The Arabic Sources for the
Pre-Columbian Voyages of Discovery
Will be held
on this Friday, February 17
1:30-3:30 PM
Holton Hall, Room
341
The History Department at UWM would like to announce a talk by Abbas
Hamdani, Professor Emeritus in the History Department on "The Arabic Sources for
the Pre-Columbian Voyages of Discovery," followed by a discussion moderated by
Clinton Edwards, Professor Emeritus in the Geography Department.
Public Spheres and Their
Boundaries: An International Conference
University of
Tampere, May 25-27, 2006
Despite the volumes of research and
reflection on "mediatization", the notion of "public sphere" has proven
persistent. In one sense this is due to the fact that the 'public' and speaking
for a public and thus in the name of a public is an implicit aspect of all mass
media. The problem of a "public" (or questions concerning the functions and
ideals of public
spheres) has been constitutive for the whole idea of mass
mediated communication. The fundamental notions and problems embedded in the
concept of public sphere (such as representation, recognition, reason, and
reasonability) cannot and should not be bypassed. The purpose of the conference
is to look at a diverse set of perspectives through the focus provided by
theoretizations concerning public spheres. The perspectives and developments
challenging the notion of public spheres include (but are not limited
to):
Abstracts for papers and presentations (max 300 words) should be
sent both to risto.kunelius@uta.fi
and kaarina.nikunen@uta.fi.
Deadline for abstracts is February 28, 2006. Applicants will be notified
by May 15, 2006. Further inquiries should be directed to risto.kunelius@uta.fi
Conference
keynote speaker is professor Craig Calhoun (New York University).
Craig
Calhoun has been President of the Social Science Research Council since 1999. He
is also University Professor of the Social Sciences at NYU. His empirical
research has ranged from Britain and France to China and three different African
countries. His books include Neither Gods Nor Emperors: Students and the
Struggle for Democracy in China (California, 1994), Nationalism
(Minnesota, 1997), Critical Social Theory: Culture, History, and the
Challenge of Difference (Blackwell, 1995). He has also edited several
collections including Habermas and the Public Sphere (MIT, 1992),
Hannah Arendt and the Meaning of Politics (Minnesota, 1997),
Understanding September 11th (New Press, 2002), and Lessons of
Empire (New Press, 2005).
The conference will be organized by the
newly founded cross-disciplinary Tampere Centre for Media and Cultural Studies
(TACS). The responsible organizers are professors Pertti Alasuutari (Sociology),
Risto Kunelius (Journalism and Mass Communication) and Mikko Lehtonen (Media
Culture).
Call for
Chapters: Globalization and
Communicative Democracy -- Community Media in the 21st Century
Editor: Kevin Howley, DePauw
University
Deadline Extended: March 15, 2006
Combining seminal work on the community and
alternative media with new essays written by academics, activists, and community
media workers, this volume offers new insights into the global struggle for
communicative democracy from the perspective of local
communities.
Organized thematically, this anthology examines the intersection
between community media and issues of democratic theory and the public sphere,
cultural politics and social movement theory, neoliberalism and media reform
efforts, as well as media activism and international solidarity
building.
This collection seeks to bring together scholars, activists and
cultural critics from the field of media and cultural studies, development
communication, political economy, sociology, anthropology, community
informatics, and media literacy, among others, to examine community media from
theoretical, empirical, and practitioner perspectives. Historical and
contemporary case studies are especially welcome. Possible topics include, but
are not limited to the following:
"Globalization and Communicative Democracy" will be aimed at
advanced undergraduate and graduate studies programs, as well as activists,
community organizers and media workers. Potential contributors should send
a biographical sketch along with an extended abstract (1000-1200 words) to khowley@depauw.edu by March 15,
2006. Inquiries regarding submissions should be sent to Kevin Howley
at the same address.
Kevin Howley is author, most recently, of
Community Media: People, Places, and Communication Technologies
(Cambridge University Press, 2005). Dr. Howley's work has appeared in
the International Journal of Cultural Studies, Transformations,
the Journal of Radio Studies, Ecumene, Journalism: Theory,
Practice and Criticism, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and
Television, and Social Movement
Studies.
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
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.
Democracy and World Politics --
Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
This summer, the
Department of Political Science at Indiana State University will host its second
annual "Democracy and World Politics" Summer Research Program for
undergraduates.
Supported by summer stipends, research funds,
and travel funds, students will work in one of three issue
areas:
The
program is designed to provide undergraduate students with valuable educational
experiences through its support of research participation. Indiana State
University's summer program is supported by major funding from the National
Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program, along with
additional funding from the Department of Political Science and the College of
Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University.
Successful applicants will
spend about 8 weeks at Indiana State (June 5 - August 1, 2006) and will work
with a team of faculty members and visiting scholars to develop research
questions and designs and complete projects within the issue-areas just noted.
Supporting activities will include research methods seminars, intensive project
development workshops, guest presentations by visiting scholars, and
community-forming events. Student participation will culminate in a presentation
of papers at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (if accepted).
Additionally, each year visiting scholars with substantive specialization in the
programs issue areas will participate, lending their insights and expertise to
the program and to student projects. This year, Dr. Paul Diehl (University of
Illinois) and Dr. Patrick James (University of Southern California) will return,
and Dr. Sara Mitchell (University of Iowa) will join them.
The
students who participate in the program receive the following
support:
Please share this information with students you believe would be
good candidates for this valuable experience and encourage them to apply. All
application material is located on the Indiana State University Department of
Political Science website at http://www.indstate.edu/polisci/current_stu2.htm.
The application deadline is February 15,
2005.
Budapest Semester Abroad and MA
Program
The Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS)
provides a semester program aimed primarily for US and European law students
interested in media and communications policy. In the semester program (offered
only in fall), students remain enrolled at their home institution but spend an
exciting semester in Budapest, engaging in the Program in "Media, Information
and Telecommunication Policy" which is part of CEU's Public Policy Program and
taking selected courses (including courses on EU law) from the gifted CEU
faculty. Students, after satisfying requirements, can receive up to 12
credits from their home institution.
With a highly structured semester,
combining coursework on media and communication law and policy topics and
research opportunities at the CMCS, the program will appeal to law students
seeking to gain a more international or comparative perspective on media. This
program has been developed in connection with the University of Pennsylvania
(Annenberg School for Communication) and students from the University of
Pennsylvania, Tulane and Cardozo law schools have participated.
Among the
courses available in the semester abroad program are Fundamentals of
Communications and Media Policy (4 credits), The Policy Process, Policy Analysis
and Public Sector Management (4 credits), Politics, Law and Public Policy (4
credits) as well as classes from the Legal Studies Department such as
International and Comparative Broadcasting Law (1 credit), Comparative Free
Speech (2 credits). All courses at CEU are taught in English.
In their courses, students work with graduate students from around the
region and from Western Europe. They will be able to participate in many of the
rich offerings and lectures at CEU and are encouraged to become actively
involved in the projects hosted by the Center for Media and Communication
Studies (see http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu:8080/cmcs/Projects/).
The
Fall 2006 semester abroad program runs from September through December 2006.
Students can remain for the academic year and receive a Master's in Public
Policy (http://www.ceu.hu/mpp/). Students
can obtain the semester credit at home (with permission from their home
institution) and the Master's degree from CEU within the one year
span.
You application package should
include:
CEU
(http://www.ceu.hu) is a US-style English
language graduate university with a focus on the social sciences and the
humanities, accredited both in the United States and in Hungary, and located in
Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The university is oriented to
interdisciplinary research on, and the study of social change and the policy
implications of transition to open societies. In addition, emphasis is placed on
European Union affairs, as well as on the special features of non-Western
democracies.
CMCS (http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu) aims to be the vehicle
for conducting various international research and policy projects; researchers
and experts affiliated with CMCS play an important role in shaping national
research and development priorities in Eastern Europe. Budapest also provides a
unique opportunity for graduate students to travel to regional historical spots
such as Bratislava, Belgrade, Prague and Vienna.
Please see our brochure
at
http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu:8080/cmcs/graduate_progs/CMCS_CEU%20Brochure.pdf
.
Deadline for the Fall semester 2006: March 1, 2006.
Applications received after the deadline are considered on a case-by-case
basis.
For more information about the semester abroad program, visit the
CMCS website or contact the project manager Nanne Priebs at vispriebs@ceu.hu.
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 conflict.
Proposal Submissions must include contact
information and a brief description of the paper topic or proposed roundtable
theme.
Please send proposals to Professor John Fields (jfields@edgewood.edu), Department of
Philosophy, Edgewood College, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison WI 53711-1992
by April 1, 2006.
This conference is sponsored by the Wisconsin
Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Philosophy Department of Edgewood
College, and the Edgewood College William H. Young Center for Global
Education.
Call for
Papers: CMC 2006 - Second International Conference on Concept Mapping
San Jose, Costa Rica -
September 5-8, 2006
Website: http://cmc.ihmc.us
Contact: cmc2006@ihmc.us
Local arrangements,
accomodations and registration: cmc2006-local@ihmc.us
The Second
International Conference on Concept Mapping follows on the success of the First
Conference held in Pamplona, Spain in 2004 in bringing together scholars and
practitioners interested in the use of the concept mapping tool first developed
at Cornell University in 1972 by Joseph Novak. It is being organized by the
Universidad de Costa Rica and the Institute for Human and Machine
Cognition.
The Conference is aimed at all persons interested in the use
of concept maps, including, but not limited to: facilitation of learning;
eliciting, capturing, archiving, and using "expert" knowledge; knowledge
management; planning instruction; instructional design; assessment of "deep"
understandings; brainstorming; research planning; collaborative knowledge
modeling; creation of "knowledge portfolios"; and administrative planning and
monitoring. We expect participants from a broad range of fields presenting a
wide variety of research and applications of concept mapping.
The papers
should present substantial new results in theoretical, empirical and applied
research and studies in all areas of concept mapping. All papers should be
presented in Spanish or English. The Proceedings of the Conference will be
published as a book by the Universidad de Costa Rica and posted on the
Conference web site.
Electronic paper submissions have two categories:
full technical papers and poster papers. Full papers have a length of up to 8
pages while poster papers should have a maximum length of 4
pages,
Submission Deadline: Poster & Paper: April 14,
2006
Notification of Acceptance: May 19, 2006
Camera-ready Papers:
June 16, 2006
George F. Kennan Forum on
International Issues
Pabst Theater
144 E. Wells Street,
Milwaukee, WI
April 20,
2006 -- 4-6 PM: Balancing Freedom and Security in a Post-9/11
World
Mark your calendars now! Speaker and
ticket information will be coming soon.
The Milwaukee Asian Film
Festival
April 22- May
1, 2006
A ten-day showcase
of Asian film and video maker’s talents from a wide range of East Asian
cultures, including China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The festival will highlight feature films, documentaries, and a guest filmmaker.
Titles include Tsai Ming-liang’s Goodbye Dragon Inn, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s
Millennium Mambo, Lee Chang-dong’s Oasis, and Takeshi Kitano’s
Dolls, plus selections from the China Documentary Film Series.
For a complete schedule, e-mail gossett@uwm.edu or call 414-229-4423.
Sponsored by the Center for International
Education, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, and the Taipei
Economic and Cultural Office of Chicago.
E-Learn
2006 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Available to Print &
Distribute: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/EL06poster.pdf1. Submission Information, Deadline April 27th: |
Call for Papers: The Journal
for the Study of Peace and Conflict
The Journal for the
Study of Peace and Conflict, the journal of the Wisconsin Institute for
Peace and Conflict Studies, ISSN 1095-1962, publishes a variety of scholarly
articles, essays, and poetry on topics such as war, peace, global cooperation,
domestic violence, and interpersonal conflict resolution; including questions of
military and political security, the global economy, and global environmental
issues. We wish to promote discussion of both strategic and ethical
questions surrounding issues of war, peace, the environment, and justice.
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 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, e.g., (Jones, p.35),
with a full bibliography at the end of the article. Do not use
footnotes. Content notes should be placed at the end of the
manuscript. Include separately a brief bio statement with a note that
includes your institution, your email and mailing addresses, and work phone
number. Be certain that you have spell-checked your manuscript prior to
submission.
Submissions are accepted on a continuing basis. 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.
Visit our website for
more information: http://www.wisconsin-institute.org
Call for Papers: Accountability, Responsibility, and
Integrity in Development: The Ethical Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and
Beyond
Contributions are invited for the Seventh International
Conference on Ethics and International Development, organized by the
International Development Ethics Association with the Ethics and Public
Management Programme, Faculty of Arts, Makerere University, Kampala,
Uganda.
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda July 19-22,
2006
Plenary speakers will include: Martha Nussbaum, Thomas
Pogge, Edward Wamala, and one further speaker from Africa (to be
announced)
Principal themes:
Discussion of gender issues in each theme is
welcome.
For elaboration of conference themes, choose "Conference Themes"
at http://www.development-ethics.org/default.asp?cid=5012&sid=5022.
Proposals
should include an abstract of 500 words with the application form, which is also
accessible at http://www.development-ethics.org/default.asp?cid=5012&sid=5022.
Proposals
from outside Africa should be sent by email to Jay_Drydyk@carleton.ca
Proposals
from within Africa should be sent to the Conference Coordinator, Department of
Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
or by email to brukooko@arts.mak.ac.ug.
Funding
for travel and per diem is available for up to 15 paper presenters from African
countries outside Uganda.
Program for U.S. Citizens at the
Institut Pasteur in Paris
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