TABLE OF CONTENTS

• NEWS
  • New Look for CIE Web Site and Global Passport
• PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIP
  • Upcoming Shows: International Focus
  • May 26: War at a Distance:  New Videos from the American Heartland
  • May 27:  Applications due for the Fulbright Teacher Exchange in Uruguay
  • May 31:  Paper Abstracts due for Special Issue of Information Technologies and International Development
  • June 1:  Policy Matters Training Workshop
  • June 1:  Proposals due for Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
  • June 1:  Proposals due for Second International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
  • June 1:  Proposals due for 47th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association
  • June 1:  Deadline for GSA Conference Submission
  • June 1:  Applications due for "From Reaction to Prevention: Civil Society Forging Partnerships to Prevent Violent Conflict and Build Peace"
  • June 1:  Submissions due for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law
  • June 1:  Proposals due for WIPCS Conference
  • June 16-17:  Incommunicado Work Conference (ICT4D)
  • July 26-28:  IAMCR Conference:  “Media Panics"
  • August:  Call for Submissions -- Gender and the State Reform in Latin American and the Caribbean
• GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS & AWARDS
  • SSRC Fellowships
  • Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program:  Morocco, Argentina, Brazil
• FEATURED WEB SITES
  • The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon
  • US Science and Technology Cooperation with the Islamic World
  • Eldis
  • The Genographic Project
  • Silent Witness
  • National Statistical Service of Greece
  • Destination Earth

New Look for CIE Web Site and Global Passport
Regular visitors to the Center for International Education's web site will already have noticed its new look:  improved navigation, updated graphics, and enhanced content.  The Center urges all Global Passport subscribers to check out the new site:  http://international.uwm.edu

Global Passport has changed its look to mirror that of the CIE's site.  We hope your enjoy GP's "makeover."

• May 22 - "World Affairs Roundup"
  • Guests: John Katzka, US Foreign Service (Ret.); Anne Hamilton, Assistant Professor, Political Science, UW-Whitewater; and George Martin, Program Director, Peace Action Wisconsin
• May 29 -- "Nuclear Arms Reduction Initiatives"
  • Guests: Steven Redd, Assistant Professor, Political Science, UWM; and Chuck Baynton, Physicians for Social Responsibility

"Taking Harun Farocki’s idea of 'war at a distance' at  its most literal reading, this screening of recent video art reflects on the experiences we are having in the American heartland as the United States wages war in Iraq and Afghanistan. While much of the U.S. is removed from imminent threat, there is no such thing as immunity from the effects of war, as witnessed by the daily reports of soldiers dying in Iraq. Additionally, the fact of distance is an uncanny one, founded on a kind of phantom limb experience of nationhood. The purpose of this screening is more analytical than political. It is my hope that the range of new videos presented will address our shared experience of current warfare: while we may be physically safe, we are uncomfortable, frightened, angry, and often confused."

Including videos by: Paul Chan, Todd Mattei, Mari Chavez, Claire Pentecost, Bobby Abate, Jennifer Montgomery, John Smith, and Joon Soo Ha.

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program is currently seeking teachers or administrators with general proficiency in Spanish and strong cross-cultural skills to act as teacher trainers and make presentations on general education topics in Uruguay for six weeks in Summer 2005.  Priority will be given to applicants who have previously hosted Uruguayan principals or teachers through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.

For more information:  http://www.outreachworld.org/activity.asp?eventid=203

This special issue will address how universities in developing countries are implementing innovative teaching, research and outreach activities that link ICTs to the development-related needs and activities of different local and national stakeholders, including scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, governments, civil society organizations, and rural communities.  The issue will reflect how universities in developing countries are seeking to contribute to "ICT for Development" (ICT4D) efforts, the impact of their efforts upon society and universities, and the internal and external challenges they face in realizing a productive and meaningful place in the ICT4D movement.

The goal of this ITID issue is to lay a foundation for research and policy making in this area. The issue carries the same title as a conference recently held in Manila. The Manila conference itself built on previous international meetings at Makerere University, Cornell University, and the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society that focused not only on building universities ICT capacity, but their capacity to leverage ICT to foster social and economic development.

Some relevant paper topics could be (a) the institutional capacity of universities to create knowledge tailored to different outside stakeholders; (b) the uses and effects of university involvement in community projects such as telecenters; (c) the creation of university programs that prepare students to become professionals in ICT-enabled development, or (d) efforts by universities to engage in local, national, or international policy-relevant research on emerging ICT issues.

The topic of this ITID issue is broad and inherently multidisciplinary. The editors welcome a diverse pool of submissions from different fields such as political science, information science, communication research, education, rural sociology, computer science, telecommunications, economics, public health, and public policy, among others.

The papers selected will present novel research that is theoretically grounded and methodologically sound, as well as those that relate to policy development and practical on-the-ground approaches to realizing the Millennium Development Goals and creating the building blocks of knowledge societies. Potential contributors should submit a 750-word abstract of the proposed article by May 31, 2005 to: itid-ed@mit.edu

For specific instructions for authors, visit:  http://mitpress.mit.edu/itid.

Drawing on her expertise in the security field and over a dozen years of combined experience on Capitol Hill as an aide in Democratic and Republican offices alike, Elizabeth Turpen offers a unique insider perspective on navigating peace and security issues in Congress.

Whether you are an academic who would like to educate a representative, a member of a nongovernmental organization with an important idea to share, or simply a concerned member of the public, the Policy Matters Training Workshop will help you better understand the “ins” and “outs” of Congress and assist you in getting your voice heard.

Please encourage your friends and colleagues to attend. This event is free & open to the public.

Please register in advance by contacting Natalia Aiello at: 414-229-2531 or nmaiello@uwm.edu

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Time: 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Location: UW-Milwaukee Union 191, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Co-Sponsors: UW-Milwaukee Center for International Education, a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Global Studies; the UW-Milwaukee Institute of World Affairs; and the The Henry L. Stimson Center.

This conference aims to develop an holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability.

As well as impressive line up of international main speakers, the conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers. Papers submitted for the conference proceedings will be fully peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats in the new International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 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 this fully refereed academic journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings.

The deadline for the next round call-for-papers: June 1, 2005. Proposals are usually 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.SustainabilityConference.com

Following the success of the inaugural International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society held at the University of California - Berkeley, a second conference will be held in one of the emerging IT centers of the world, Hyderabad.

The conference will take a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to technology in society. With a particular focus on digital information and communications technologies, the interests addressed by the conference include: human usability, technologies for citizenship and community participation, and learning technologies. Participants will include researchers, teachers and practitioners whose interests are either technical or humanistic, or whose work crosses over between the applied technological and social sciences.

As well as an impressive line up of international main speakers, the conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the conference call for papers. Papers submitted for the conference proceedings will be fully peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats in the new International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. 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 this fully refereed academic journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings.

The deadline for the first round call for papers is June 1, 2005. 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.Technology-Conference.com

"The North-South Divide and International Studies"

In the second half of the twentieth century, a good proportion of international relations was colored significantly by the East-West cleavage. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, and their respective allies, generated  structural influences that were all-pervasive.  Many, if not all, of these influences have now dissipated. Yet there is a good chance that the first half of the twenty-first century will be equally shaped by a North-South cleavage. The gap between North and South is hardly new but it is likely to become more prominent as intra-Northern disputes wane.  Many of the processes of current interest to members of ISA - globalization, democratization, nuclear democratic peace, nuclear proliferation, the ascent of China, and terrorism, to name a few - all have strong links to the differential resources, opportunities, and challenges confronted by more affluent and lesser developed parts of the world.

Is the North-South gap receding or becoming more entrenched? What does it take to move from the South to the North? Are parts of the South descending into reinforcing traps of poverty, civil war, and state failures? To what extent is North-South conflict manifested in non-state terrorism?  Is the North likely to become increasingly preemptive in its attacks on perceived Southern threats? If so, how is the South likely to fight back? Do North-South antagonisms reflect in some way the celebrated clash of civilizations thesis? Or, are we simply exaggerating the extent to which a new structural cleavage will predominate in coming years and/or how we might best interpret it? These are only some of the questions that are likely to dominate international relations discourse in the decades to come. We invite ISA members to tackle these questions, and others like them, for the San Diego meeting - a particularly propitious site given its location quite close to the U.S.-Mexican border for a consideration of the prospects for North-South conflict and cooperation.

Paper and panel submissions will be accepted beginning on March 21 and are due by June 1, 2005. Acceptance letters and notifications for those who submitted proposals will sent by e-mail from ISA on September 30, 2005. Proposals may be submitted online using the following links:

Paper submission:
http://www.isanet.org/SanDiegoSubmit/PaperSubmit.htm

Panel submission:
http://www.isanet.org/SanDiegoSubmit/PanelSubmit.htm

For more information on the 2006 Annual Convention please see http://www.isanet.org/sandiego/ or e-mail isa2006@indiana.edu.

The abstract deadline is June 1, 2005.

For complete details, please see the GSA web site:  http://www.net4dem.org/mayglobal/Events/Conference%202005/conference2005.htm

The conference will be held at the United Nations in New York from July 19- 21.  Please visit the CASIN website to apply: http://www.americanstudents.us/crimeapp.shtml

The application deadline is June 1, 2005.  Details about the conference can be found in the application and on the UN website:
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/prev_dip/fr_preventive_action.htm.

The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law invites high quality papers and book review submissions that examine timely issues in international human rights law. The journal seeks to advance the understanding of human rights and analyze their impact on international law and policy. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law encourages academics, students and related professionals of all nationalities to submit their original work. We aim to be a resource for scholars and professionals devoted to the practice and study of international human rights law.

Submissions should be between fifteen and forty pages each and should be sent electronically to arthur@americanstudents.us by June 1, 2005.  Please include the word "Submission" in the subject line of the e-mail.

Questions and correspondence should be sent to the same email address.

About CASIN
The Council for American Students in International Negotiations, Inc., (CASIN) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes scholarship, discourse and engagement in international policy.

CASIN seeks to deepen the United States' commitment to its international leadership role and encourages student participation in the international policy-making process.

Arthur Traldi
Editor-in-Chief, Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law  arthur@americanstudents.us The Council for American Students in International Negotiations http://www.americanstudents.us

This conference is sponsored by the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and by Marian College and its Social Justice Committee.

Dr. John Davies is currently Co-Director of the Partners in Conflict and Partners in Peacebuilding Projects, and Senior Faculty Associate with the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), Department of Government and Politics, at the University of Maryland.

Incommunicado http://www.incommunicado.info is a two-day workshop that intends to approach the growing 'ICT for development' (ICT4D) sector and its conceptual and organizational idioms from a committed yet- critical 'insider' perspective.

The Incommunicado gathering wants to explore discourses, concepts and strategies. It offers neither an esoteric, self-referential 'critique fest' nor a mere exhibition of best-of-ICT4Dprojects. Instead, it aims to create a space to allow those active mainly in the field of ICT4D to come together with people from other areas of media activism and criticism.  To facilitate such encounter and exchange, the Incom event will not follow the standard academic conference format but organize an open workshop to encourage cooperative work and informal networking.

The call outlines five (overlapping) topic areas, and an editorial collective will ensure that current information on all topics as well as moderators and focused presentations are available. A pre-conference publication will bundle perspectives considered most relevant by participants and made available online. The conference location itself supports open exchange and networking and can accommodate self-organizing groups anywhere between 15 and 200 people.

Pre-conference cooperation via the conference wiki or the incommunicado mailing-list is encouraged.  With this conference the Waag-Sarai exchange platform also intends to intensify Euro-Asian dialogues.

The event is part of the activities of the Incommunicado network, a research list and weblog that focus on the reappropriation of ICT across the 'Global South'. The idea of being (held) incommunicado - to be in a liminal state vis-a-vis multiple regimes of information as well as human rights - serves as point of departure for analyses, critiques, and projects beyond the standard agenda of ICT-for-Development.

For more information:  http://www.incommunicado.info

For more information on this International Association of Media and Communication Research Conference, please see: http://iamcr2005.shu.edu.tw/basic_info.htm

Certain events, from time to time, shock the world: sometimes into action; sometimes into paralysis. Often, it seems, it is because of the way they are featured in the media. Generally, they are 'bad news' - disaster and conflict. Recall the Chicken Flu sacre in Asia, the SARS epidemic, various terrorist atrocities, the 911 attacks in the USA. Even Janet Jackson's exposure of herself. Twenty five years after observers of the 'active audience' challenged effects theory, the media and their messages seem to reassert their power. And some governments seek to strengthen their controls, whatever the cost to democracy.

Media panics have themselves became the focus of media attention, as well as of scholarly interest. The 2005 IAMCR conference will focus on the topic "Media Panics: Freedom, Control and Democracy in the Age of Globalisation."

At least two theoretical perspectives apply. One is that exaggerated media reports of disasters and violence are either things to be corrected and controlled or as reflective of the culture of our time. Any attempt to curb them is an infringement on our freedom. The other involves the age-old debates that pit social and psychological effects of media against their mass market orientations. How and why have media panics come to be the major concerns of our societies? How do people in different worlds and circumstances respond to this communication phenomenon?

The use of new technology in communication, the process of news production, the content of media coverage from opposing perspectives, and the influence of these events on different audiences and national are some examples. Furthermore, regulation/deregulation of the global media, empowerment of audience in the development of media literacy, as well as meanings of the global and local interactions in this "panic" context are all critical issues to be examined.

This issue seeks to provide a forum for studies dealing with the relationships between the first and second generation of state reforms and the cultural, economic, and social situation of women. We welcome papers on gender differences in the civil service, cultural stereotypes of bureaucracy, and women as the clients of changing public services and structures.
Also, we strongly encourage discussions into new terrains such as the interactions between gender and the privatization of public utilities, as well as women's collective action and their incidence on those public policies geared towards state innovation and change.

Papers can be submitted in Spanish, English, or Portuguese. If accepted, the author will have to provide a Spanish version of the article. The review panel is composed of international scholars from institutions in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.

The deadline for submission is August of 2005. The expected publication date is March of 2006.

All papers should be sent electronically to:

revistapoliticaygestion@unsam.edu.ar
Attn. Ana L. Rodríguez-Gustá, Guest Editor.

ESRC-SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowship
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/esrc/

Deadline: June 1, 2005
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce a fellowship for U.S. and Canadian scholars to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the U.S. or Canada, between July 2005 and September 2006. This fellowship is the second round of a pilot project designed to encourage communication and cooperation between social scientists in Great Britain and the United States and Canada, and to explore and develop possibilities for future exchanges to be organized by the ESRC and the SSRC. Approximately ten research fellowships of up to $7,500 (approx. £5000) will be awarded.

Abe Fellowship Program
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe/

Deadline: September 1, 2005
The Abe Fellowship supports professional research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between Japan and America. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Japan (or be able to demonstrate serious affiliations with research communities in the U.S. or Japan) and hold the terminal degree in their field by the start of their fellowship term.

• Morocco:  U.S. teachers (grades 9-12) of English as a second language, French or Arabic to travel to Morocco for a three or six-week job-shadowing exchange (Fall 2005).  In Spring 2006, U.S. teachers will host Moroccan teachers for a six-week job-shadowing exchange in the U.S.
   
• Brazil:  U.S. award-winning public school principals or assistant principals of middle and high schools interested in learning more about the Brazilian educational system and sharing best practices in school leadership, teacher development, and community involvement.  Deadline - May 27, 2005.
   
• Argentina:  U.S. administrators of all levels interested in enhancing cooperation between Argentina and the United States.  The major objectives are to strengthen Argentine school systems by gaining insight into the workings of U.S. counterparts, with particular attention to innovative management techniques; to identify common problems in institutional culture and analyze solutions; to build institutional networks between schools and school districts; and develop projects to improve school management.  Deadline - June 3, 2005

The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus
    http://balseros.miami.edu/
Drawing on the talents of three local scholars in and around Miami, this interactive and informative website offers an unique perspective into the experience of the thousands of citizens who left Cuba in small boats, homemade rafts and other such crafts during the raft crisis of 1994. The broader theme of the site is the general post-1959 migration of Cubans to America, which has been the subject of much scrutiny by policy-makers and scholars. Beginning with an interactive map, visitors can get a sense of the route these people have taken over the years, in and around such places as Key West, Havana, and the Caymans. The other documents on the site include photographs of the rafters' experience, timelines of key events, and information from a 2004 conference held on the subject. The site is further enhanced by a number of dramatic video clips and the availability of the material in Spanish.

Untapped Potential: US Science and Technology Cooperation with the Islamic World
    http://brookings.edu/fp/saban/analysis/darcy20050419.pdf
There has been much discussion about how the United States can improve its relationship and general standing throughout the Islamic world, and despite the best intentions of many policy-makers, policy initiatives, and politicians, it would seem that there are few options that may work. This intriguing 112-page paper from the Brookings Institution (authored by Michael A. Levi and Michael B. d'Arcy) suggests that the respect held for American science and technology may serve as a valuable channel for cooperation. The authors suggest that any coherent strategy should focus on a number of aspects, including a focus on applying technology, taking advantage of Islamic world diasporas (such as the numerous scholars from the Islamic world who are in the United States), and maintaining modest expectations overall.

Eldis
    http://www.eldis.org
There are a number of websites providing information on the broad field of development around the world, but Eldis is definitely one of the better ones available for public perusal. Developed at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Eldis receives funding from a wide range of sources, including the World Bank and the Global Development Network. The core function of Eldis is to act as an Internet-based information service, maintaining a library of online documents and resource guides to such relevant development topics as climate change, health systems, globalization, and pastoralism. Due to this focus, Eldis will be of particular interest to development practitioners, various non-governmental organizations, and researchers. The resource guides are a good place to start out, as they contain brief overviews of each topical area, complemented by a few key documents. Equally enticing is the "News and Events" section, which contains announcements about funding opportunities and advice about seeking employment in the development sector.

The Genographic Project
    http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/
The Genographic Project is a collaborative effort by the National Geographic Society, IBM, and others to "assemble the world's largest collection of DNA samples to map how humankind populated the planet." The five-year study is being conducted at ten research centers around the world; and "will result in the creation of a global database of human genetic variation and associated anthropological data (language, social customs, etc.)." The Genographic Project website contains background information about the project as well as information about participating in the study. The site also offers an educational Genetics Overview section, and an Interactive Atlas of the Human Journey.

Silent Witness: the story of Lola Rein and her dress
    http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/silentwitness/
This small and powerful exhibition from the US Holocaust Museum tells how Lola Rein escaped the Nazis by hiding for seven months, spending the days in a 4x6-foot hole dug below a barn, with three other Jews. Rein was eight years old when she went into hiding on a summer day, wearing a dress embroidered by her mother, a talented seamstress. In 2002, Rein donated the dress to the Holocaust Museum, and told her story to curators. The Web exhibition's use of Flash animation and video allows visitors to see the dress close up, watch Rein talk about her time in hiding, and experience human memory embodied in an object.

National Statistical Service of Greece
    http://www.statistics.gr/Main_eng.asp
Greece is one of the oldest countries in the world, and for those seeking current and historical information about the country in terms of a variety of statistics, this website will be quite useful. On the site, visitors can download a recent publication titled "Greece in Numbers" which is a 27-page document produced by the Statistical Service that features some basic demographic data, along with information about the country's manufacturing output and natural resources. Within the section titled "Statistical Data", visitors can also view more specialized data such as yearly information about the number of live births and the labor market. Visitors looking to learn about the new products released on the site should consult the "News" section or read through their press release section as well for various statistical indices.

Destination Earth
    http://www.earth.nasa.gov/flash_top.html
NASA has a number of sites devoted to disseminating material about its various scientific expeditions and discoveries, and the Destination Earth is one of the clearinghouse-style sites that will be of great interest to the general public. From the site's homepage, visitors can choose overviews of the different epochs of NASA discovery (ranging from 1958 to 1997) or by looking through the "Today in Earth Science" section, which contains important news updates on various topics related to the earth sciences such as the discovery of new fault lines. In the "Vision For the Future" area, users can learn about upcoming NASA expeditions and also about the potential benefits of such missions. Of course, no such website would be complete without a section for young people, and the "For Kids Only", provides access to a number of educational resources designed to help them learn about the solar system and the universe.