Summer School: Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Management in Europe and Canada: Comparative issues and challenges, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, 25 June - 6 July 2012‏

15.04.2012 is the deadline for applications at EURAC's Institute for Minority Rights International Summer School taking place in Bolzano/Bozen (Italy) from 25.06.2012 until 06.07.2012.



The Programme is now out and available at www.eurac.edu/summerschool. The special focus of 2012 is "Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Management in Europe and Canada: Comparative issues and challenges".



There are also 8 scholarships available!

Conference: 7th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference, Thessaloniki, 24-25 September 2012‏

Building on the success of the six previous Doctoral conferences which each attracted over 100
papers from countries all over the SE European region and beyond, we are pleased to be
launching the Call for Papers for the 7th Annual South East European Doctoral Student
Conference. The aim of the conference is to further facilitate the exchange of knowledge
between young researchers and to consolidate the established network of scholars currently
undertaking research in South East Europe. Doctoral students or young researchers in the areas
of Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information
& Communication Technologies, Psychology, Politics, Sociology as well as Education are
invited to attend and present papers related to their doctoral research.

The conference will comprise of:
1. Paper sessions
2. Special workshops/training sessions delivered by distinguished academics
3. Panel discussions
4. Social events

By participating in the 7th SEE Doctoral Student Conference you are given the opportunity to:
• Present your work in a friendly environment and receive valuable feedback from experts in
your field
• Further develop your academic and research skills
• Strengthen your network with other PhD students as well as with distinguished academics
and professionals in your area
• Apply for the ‘Best Papers’ Award
• Publish your work in the Conference Proceedings
• Publish your work in respectable Academic Journals (selected papers only)

All papers are peer reviewed and authors of submitted papers can have access to the evaluations
and possible feedback provided by the reviewers.

Depending on the stage of your research, you can submit either a short paper (3-5 pages) or a
full paper (8-15 pages). For more information including author guidelines please visit the
following links (depending on the research area your paper is addressed to):

Research Track 1 (RT1): Enterprise, Innovation & Development
See: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2012/rt1.html Contact: RT1@seerc.org
Research Track 2 (RT2): Information and Communication Technologies
See: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2012/rt2.html Contact: RT2@seerc.org
Research Track 3 (RT3): Society and Human Development: Psychology, Politics, Sociology and
Education
See: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2012/rt3.html Contact: RT3@seerc.org

Important Deadlines:
Short or Full paper submission: 9th April 2012
Notification of acceptance: 18th May 2012
Response to reviewers’ comments and submission of FINAL-camera ready paper: 22nd
June 2012
Publication of Conference Programme: 15th July 2012

Conference fee: 50 Euro (includes coffees and lunches for the two days plus a hard copy of the
Conference Proceedings).

For questions or further information please contact: dsc2012@seerc.org or call +30 2310 253478
See: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2012/

Fellowship: 2013 Rotary Peace Fellowships‏

The Rotary Peace Centers of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is currently recruiting for applicants for the 2013 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Applications are due 1 July 2012.

Over the past ten years, Rotary Peace Centers has provided over 600 future peace leaders with peace and conflict resolution education and field experience. Our alumni work all over the world with organization ranging from grassroots peace initiatives in Africa to the United Nations.

In an effort to reach out to more qualified candidates all over the world, Rotary is reaching out peace-related organizations and asking them to post our fellowship opportunity to their listserves or newsletters. Below is a short description of the fellowship and attached is a longer, more detailed description:

The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world.

Up to 110 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements.

Fellows earn a master's-level degree or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of six Rotary Peace Centers at leading universities in Australia, England, Japan, the United State, Sweden and Thailand.

To learn more about the program, applicants are encouraged to visit the Rotary Peace Centers website at www.rotary.org/rotarycenters <http://www.rotary.org/rotarycenters> . All applications are due 1 July 2012.

The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world.

Up to 110 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements.

Fellows earn a master's-level degree or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of six Rotary Peace Centers at leading universities in Australia, England, Sweden, Japan, the United States and Thailand.

Master's Degree Option

·        "Building the leaders of tomorrow"

·        15-24 months of Rotary-funded graduate study toward a

master's degree at one of our five Rotary Centers

·        Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of

international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution, and negotiation including course work and applied field experience

·        A growing network of committed alumni employed around the

world in diplomacy, government, non-governmental organizations and private corporations.

Professional Certificate Option

·        "Strengthening the leaders of today"

·        3 month professional development certificate program

·        Designed specifically for candidates already working in the

field of peace and conflict studies to further their understanding of conflict resolution

·        Theoretical foundational knowledge during 8 weeks in the

classroom and practical experience during 2-3 week on site fieldwork

Both programs require, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in a related field; 3 years of relevant work experience and proficiency in a 2nd language for the MA program and 5 years for the professional development certificate and proficiency in English.

The 2013 Academic term deadline is 1 July 2012. Applications are available at: www.rotary.org/rotarycenters <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/www.rotary.org/rotarycenters> .

Please pay close attention to the language and academic test requirements for each center.

All Rotary Peace Fellowship applications need the endorsement of your local Rotary district. You can find your nearest local Rotary Club by using the Club Locator tool on the Rotary International web site at http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/SiteTools/ClubLocator/Pages/ridefault.a\

Internship: Xindao is offering a paid internship in The Hauge, Nedherland

Xindao is offering a paid internship in The Hauge, Nedherland

 

Xindao is a renowned supplier and designer of promotional articles and gifts since 1986. We are a Dutch company but have offices and agents in countries such as Sweden, Germany, England, France, Italy, Spain, the United States, Hong Kong and Shanghai . Our strong presence in China and our own design studio make it possible for us to be at the very front of developments in our branch.

At Xindao we develop promotional products which reflect and communicate the identity of companies and people. Our award-winning brand ‘XD Design’ is the flagship of our collection. This brand consists of every day products which have a special design yet are practical in use.

Xindao is ambitious, young at heart and creative! These qualities are reflected in the people who work for us all over the world. 

For our main office in Rijswijk we are looking for an ambitious intern sales For the German Internal Sales Department Internship period: 2012/2013 - 6 months - fulltime 

If you want to gain experience in an international and commercial working environment then Xindao offers you that opportunity!

Description of the internship:

You are responsible for maintaining the client records and for answering questions which our clients relay to you concerning products, service, sales etc., this can be both by phone or email. Furthermore you are responsible for a correct order entry and for the solution of questions and problems together with your team and other departments at Xindao.

We ask:
-a commercial mindset
-HBO or comparable level of education
-Native speaker of German
-Good oral and written English, interest in understanding the Dutch language
-Ability to work independently as well as being a team player
-experience with MS Office
-Service- and customer oriented, committed, reliable
-not a 9 to 5 mentality

We offer:
-An interesting internship in a committed team with room for initiatives
-Internship fee of E250,- per month
-housing provided by Xindao (student may be asked to share with another student)
-staff discount on personal orders

Does this Internship appeal to you? Then please contact Shakira Mossink : S.mossink@xindao.nl For more information about Xindao, check www.xindao.com or contact Shakira Mossink via the email-address above.

Conference: ENLARGING THE TERRITORY OF CITIZENS’ PARTICIPATION 1-8 May 2012, Sofia

The National Student Confederation along with JEF and UEF-Bulgaria have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the international seminar "Enlarging the Territory of Citizens’ Participation".

The development of a European Public Sphere is a key challenge in the EU integration process. Its structure and dimension influence the democratic quality and the social cohesion within EU.

The introduction of the citizens' initiative from April 1^st 2012 will give a stronger voice to EU citizens by giving them the right to call directly on the Commission to bring forward new policy initiatives.It will add a new dimension to European democracy, complement the set of rights related to the citizenship of the Union and increase the public debate around European politics, helping to build a genuine European public space. Its implementation will reinforce citizens' and organised civil society's involvement in the shaping of EU policies.

The international seminar "Enlarging the Territory of Citizens’ Participation" to be held in Sofia from 1 to 8 May, 2012 will provide young people with knowledge and skills for active participation in the democratic life of the union. The political, social, economic and cultural aspects that the seminar addresses will contribute to shape a vision how to strengthen European democracy and reaffirm the concept of active European citizenship.

The participants will acquaint with all direct and indirect instruments of citizen involvement, from the European Citizens Initiative to the structured dialogue with civil society organizations and a modernized system of European Elections. The ideas and knowledge generated during the seminar can be used by every participant and be implemented at local level

Methodology:

Panel discussions, working groups, lectures, plenary sessions, simulation games and information market will be some of the methods used to debate these issues.

The rich social program will enable the participants to explore the night life in Sofia, enjoy a horse ride in Vitosha mountain (optional) and see the Rila Monastery, one of the most significant and picturesque monuments on the Balkans, part of the UNESCO book of world heritage.

PARTICIPATING CONDITIONS

Age                                         18-30

Countries                                 EU Member states

Costs                                      70% of Travel Costs will be reimbursed (up to 230 Euro)

Fee/person                              75 Euro participation fee/person

Board & lodging covered by the organisers

Deadline for applying: 22 April 2012!!!

FOR MORE DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORM:

nsc@scas.acad.bg

Publication: Spirituality of Balkan Women (Volume, DL: 1 October 2012)‏

Volume of essays: Spirituality of Balkan Women

Editors: Nadja Furlan Štante (University of Primorska), Marjana Harcet (University of Ljubljana)

Paper Submission Deadline: 1st October 2012



For a forthcoming issue of the volume on essays on Spirituality of Balkan Women we invite contributions, either theoretically, empirically or practically oriented, and from various disciplinary perspectives that address the complex and dynamic question of the women's spirituality or the spirituality and its practice of women in Balkan (in context of increased cultural diversity that characterize contemporary societies).



Brief background issue:

The widespread perception that women are inferior to men, characteristic of so many religious teachings, has meant for a long time that women were excluded from the realms of spiritual authority and from the spiritual hierarchies of established religious institutions. Spirituality is often discussed in such general terms that no attention is given to either women or gender. If spiritual practice and understanding relate to all of life, then one of the most significant markers of human life is gender, and the difference it makes to spirituality. But gender perspective remains often hidden and unacknowledged in writings on spirituality. As in most other areas of life, men have usually defined what counts as spirituality, who can practice and teach it, who holds spiritual authority, and what the spiritual life is all about. Traditionally (in Western theology), spirituality has been the official prerogative of human males. It was primarily among men that spiritual disciplines were developed, taught, written down, and passed from one generation to the next. While women did have their own spiritual practices and devotions, they were usually of a more domestic, private and folk nature rather than being part of official religion. And this has had a deep impact on the spiritual lives of women. Our understanding of God, of ultimate reality in whatever form, and of ourselves as persons, is deeply interconnected. And we are always embodied selves patterned by different genders. Thus male and female approaches to spirituality have been profoundly influenced by their respective embodiments through which the life of the Spirit flows and express itself. Contemporary awareness of gender differences has given new expression to spiritual life and the flourishing of new spiritualities among women.

The new spirituality among women is sometimes described as »womanspirit« movement, or as spiritual and metaphysical feminism. This first emerged during the second phase of the women' s movement in the twentieth century. Contemporary women's spirituality is a tapestry of many strands. In its widest sense it means the spiritual quest and creativity of contemporary women, weather pursued in more traditionally religious or nontraditional, secular ways. Feminist spirituality is the reclaiming by women of the reality and power designated by »spirit«, but it is also a reclaiming of male power, of women's partaking in the Divine, and their right to participate in shaping the realm of spirit by fully participating in religion and culture. Women's spirituality combines the search for an embodied self, a balanced sense of subjectivity, with a new awareness of the power of the spirit. This finds expression in a new sense of community, and a new relationship to the whole environment of all living beings on earth.





We propose that contributions may wish to address the following questions but are by no means limited to them:

q women’s spirituality

q different forms of women’s spirituality that are present in contemporary Balkan religious sphere (institutional and non-institutional)



Papers are welcome of 6-8000 words (excluding footnotes and references) and shorter papers of 3-4000 words in which the authors present their views on one specific issue.



An abstract of the paper (100-150 words), in English should be submitted by 10. March 2012.

Papers should be submitted by 1st October 2012 and emailed in Word attachment to:

marjana.harcet@guest.arnes.si

We will be happy when you pass this information to other fellow researchers and give them the opportunity to publish in this volume of essays as well.

Looking forward to our fruitful cooperation.

To minimize the editing processes please follow instructions about references and citations in The Chicago Manual of Style available at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.

The list of references at the end of the paper has to be edited by alphabetical list of authors' surnames.

Conference: The German Diaspora in Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, Durham University, 22-23 June 2012‏

The German Diaspora in Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union

The German diaspora can be found in most Eastern and Central European states as well as in some of the successor states of the former Soviet Union. Ethnic German minorities have lived - and albeit in much reduced numbers still live - in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and, of course, Russia.
During the Cold War - when the iron curtain ensured that only a relatively small number of these ethnic Germans were allowed to leave - West Germany's relationship with these communities focused on facilitating the migration of as many as possible to their alleged 'homeland'. Until the changes to Germany's citizenship laws in the 1980s and 1990s, three million ethnic Germans migrated from Eastern and Central Europe and the (former) Soviet Union. This mass exodus casts severe doubt over the continued existence and long-term survival of these communities.
The main aim of this workshop is to bring together contributions which focus on the state of the German diaspora in Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union in the wake of the mass migration of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In particular, we invite contributions which - by way of individual or comparative case studies -

- assess the state of the German diaspora as a transnational
community in the aftermath of mass migration;
- identify and examine notions of Germanness in these communities as
they have emerged in the post-Cold War context;
- examine state-diaspora relations that have emerged in the post-Cold
War world between Germany and these ethnic communities in the postcommunist world;
- identify and assess the significance of any new developments such
as the phenomenon of 'reverse return';
- identify any generational differences in perceptions and
expressions of Germanness and examine to what extent the narrative of suffering is being replaced by other notions of belonging and/or cultural practices;
- explore the importance of history and memory to these communities;
- investigate the relationship between the émigré communities and the
rump communities in the former homeland, as well as between Germany and these states in ECE and the FSU;
- examine the relationship between German communities abroad and
their 'host' states
- analyse the nature of the relationship between German communities
abroad and other ethnic groups


If you would like to contribute, please send a 250 word abstract and a short CV (including a list of relevant publications) to ruth.wittlinger@durham.ac.uk

Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2012


Accommodation and meals for invited speakers will be covered by a grant from Durham University.


Cristian Cercel
Durham Doctoral Fellow,
School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
+447759483239

Scholarship: European Religious History, Munich/Prague‏

The International Research Training Group „Religious Cultures in 19th and 20th century Europe“ (LMU Munich/Charles-University Prague in cooperation with the Collegium Carolinum/Munich) invites applications for eight PhD scholarships. Applications are accepted until 31 May 2012.

The Research Training Group examines religion and its entanglements with secular systems in European modernity. The scholarships are awarded for two years, starting 1 October 2012 and can be extended for another 12 months depending on the progress of the research project. Scholarship payments correspond to the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) maximum rate (i.e. approx. 1365 € plus material costs).

Admission requirements: Applicants should have a master’s degree in History, Theology, Study of Religions or Jewish Studies.

For further information on admission requirements and on the procedure of application see: http://www.igk-religioese-kulturen.uni-muenchen.de/bewerbung/ausschreibung/index.html

Please notice: Applications are accepted only via our online application-tool: https://www.graduatecenter-lmu.de/religioese-kulturen/

Contact:

Laura Hölzlwimmer, M.A.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Historisches Seminar
Schellingstraße 12, Raum 523
80539 München
Telefon: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 5544
E-Mail:Laura.Hoelzlwimmer@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Master - PhD: The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Updates, Berlin, 2012

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) is the world’s leading center for the study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities ranging from week-long seminars for undergraduate students and interested professionals, to Master's and Doctoral programs for graduates pursuing careers in academia, diplomacy, government, and/or the private sector, dedicated either wholly or in part to the field of cultural diplomacy.

We are currently accepting applications for enrollment to the summer semester and would be grateful if you could share this announcement by forwarding the information below to anyone you think may be interested in applying.

CCDS offers the following opportunities:

• PHD Program in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy (Berlin, June 18th, 2012)
• MA in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy (Berlin, June 18th, 2012)
• MBA in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy (Berlin, June 18th, 2012)

Distance Learning Programs:

• e-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & International Relations (June 4th – 30th, 2012)
• e-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in Africa (June 4th – 30th, 2012)
• e-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy (June 4th – 30th, 2012)
• e-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & the Media (June 4th – 30th, 2012)

To find more information and apply to the above programs, please contact: academy@culturaldiplomacy.org

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en

Master - Scholarship: Informatics Masters Scholarships at University of Sussex, 2012/13 UK

University of Sussex, Department of Informatics offers International scholarships for the applicants of Non UK/ EU, 2012/13 UK
Study Subject(s):Advanced Computer Science, Computing with Digital Media, Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology with Business and Management, Intelligent Systems
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: University of Sussex, Department of Informatics
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:-Have applied for a place to start on one of the given taught postgraduate degrees.Applications for places on these degree programmes must be made on the Sussex Postgraduate Application form.
-Be assessed as liable to pay fees at the “overseas” (non-EU) rate.
-Have sufficient funds to meet your tuition fees and living expenses, after taking account of the possible award of an Informatics Masters Scholarship.
-Have completed the scholarship application form in full including the personal statement.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Non-UK/EU
Scholarship Description: Up to seven scholarships are available with a value of £3,000.The scholarships are awarded on academic merit and not on the basis of financial need.To be eligible, applicant: be applying for one of the above Masters degrees; commence the degree in October 2012 (awards cannot be deferred to subsequent years); and be classified as paying “overseas” (non-EU) tuition fees. Current Sussex undergraduate international students are eligible to apply. If applicant is awarded one of these scholarships you may not also hold a Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Awards will be made at the discretion of the Department.
How to Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: May 1, 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Master - Scholarship: Cate Haste Scholarship in the School of Media, Film and Music for Masters, 2012/13 UK

University of Sussex,the School of Media, Film and Music offers Masters degree international scholarships in Creative Media Practice, Digital Media, Digital Documentary, Journalism and Documentary, 2012/13 UK
Study Subject(s):Creative Media Practice, Digital Media, Digital Documentary, Journalism and Documentary
Course Level:Postgraduate
Scholarship Provider: School of Media, Film and Music, University of Sussex
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: -Applicants must have been offered a place on one of the above Masters degrees.
-Applicants must commence the degree in October 2012 (awards cannot be deferred to subsequent years).
-Current Sussex undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: UK, Europe (Non-UK), International (Non-UK/EU)
Scholarship Description: The School of Media, Film and Music offers a £5,500 scholarship to UK/HEU and non EU students who have been accepted on any of the Masters programmes(Creative Media Practice, Digital Media, Digital Documentary, Journalism and Documentary)starting in October 2012.The scholarships are offered as a reduction in tuition fees of £5,500 and will be awarded to students who would otherwise be unable to study for a Masters degree.
How to Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: May 1, 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarship: TOEFL Scholarship Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students 2012

Undergraduate and Graduate TOEFL Scholarship Program for Japanese to study at any  location, 2012
Study Subject(s):Courses offered by the University
Course Level:Undergraduate, Graduate
Scholarship Provider: Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Scholarship can be taken at: Any Location
Eligibility:
-You must currently be living in Japan.
- You must begin undergraduate or graduate study in 2012 at a college/university listed in the TOEFL Destinations Directory (PDF).
- If you are applying to an Australian University and will start February or March 2013, please indicate this on your application.
-You must hold a grade point average (GPA) of 80 or higher on a 100-point scale or 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- You must have a valid TOEFL score.
- You must return a completed application form which includes a written essay, your TOEFL test scores and official transcript in a sealed envelope
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Five (5) US$8,000 scholarships available for undergraduate or graduate study to any location. Scholarship award funds for students who will be studying abroad are applied to their tuition fees only after the student has registered with the institution and arrived on campus.
How to Apply: Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: April 13, 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Summer School: Dubrovnik School of social work theory and practice course, 17-22 June 2012‏

Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik

School of Social Work Theory and Practice



Post-graduate Courses:

Developing Neighbourhood and Community Support Systems

and

Social Work and Social Policy




Dates:

17 June – 23 June 2012


Registration deadline:

15 April 2012.


Acceptance confirmation sent by:



15 May 2012.




These two IUC courses, which form part of the programme on Social Work Theories and Practice, will be held in Dubrovnik at the same time in 2012. The core themes for each course are broadly similar, with the possibility of joint lectures, joint workshops to discuss shorter presentations, and joint discussion groups.




Title of the 2012 Symposium ‘Social Work and Social Policies’:



‘Reconnecting the Global and the Local?: Social Policies, Social Work and Social Development in an Unequal World’




Course description:

Along with the Global agenda on social work and social development which was drafted in 2010, a number of international organisations have campaigned together in the ‘Social Protection Floor Initiative’. Through the initiative, developing and developed countries will be urged to address four key themes: the provision of a minimum income for all, an income for children, a social pension, and access to social services. As a response to the global economic and financial crisis, and the continuing growth of inter- and intra-country inequalities in wealth, power, and participation, the agenda and the initiative offer the possibility of going beyond residual approaches to social policy, and to address financing, capacity, and political will for a renewed commitment to social protection as a key to sustainable development. The European Union has embarked on an ambitious Europe 2020 strategy which aims, amongst other goals, to take 20 million people out of poverty and social exclusion by 2020. At the same time, new fiscal discipline and austerity measures threaten the very foundations of a European social model.





The course asks:

· What are the challenges posed by the ‘Social Protection Floor Initiative’ initiative, and by more general debates in global social policy, at regional (supranational), national, and local levels?

· How can innovations at the local level be scaled up to have maximum impact?

· What are the impacts of the Europe 2020 agenda and how can the European social model be adapted and defended?

· What are the prospects for different regional blocs developing regional social policies which link with the Social Protection Floor initiative?

· How can social and environmental challenges be integrated into a more progressive social agenda?

· How can the social floor initiative connect with the Global Agenda and also learn from the problems of ensuring that the UN Millennium Development Goals are met?











Title of the 2012 Symposium ‘Developing Neighbourhood and Community Support Systems’:



‘Social work, community development and the Global Agenda’




Course description:

The Global Agenda on social work and social development was drafted during 2010. One of the four framework areas it addresses is environmental sustainability, which includes involvement of local communities in developing relevant welfare responses. This and other challenges is set in the agenda as requiring engagement with local, national, regional and global bodies. Links with the UN and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are stressed as relevant to enable analysis and consolidation of evidence for collective advocacy. However, the role of supranational bodies such as UN, World Bank, the international development organisations and national governments and local communities on issues that concern social work and social welfare is neither straightforward nor simple. This year’s course invites papers that explore the complex relationship between local community needs and involvement of the communities to develop relevant welfare responses with such international interventions and agendas – particularly from the perspective of reclaiming social work as a political action, as stated in the draft Global Agenda. It will also explore the meaning of initiatives and activism such as that witnessed during the "Arab spring", "European Summer" or "Occupy Wall Street" for the role of social work in achieving community development and social justice. As an example of community response to the challenge of global economic crisis and reduction of social rights concepts of local and ethnic economy in communities and other local community initiatives will be discussed.



The courses encourage broad reflections from teachers, researchers and practitioners on the importance of connecting and reconnecting the global and the local in social policy and social work.

Participants are invited to read:

http://www.un.org/en/ga/second/64/socialprotection.pdf

http://www.globalsocialagenda.org/?page_id=16

http://europa.eu/press_room/pdf/complet_en_barroso___007_-_europe_2020_-_en_version.pdf



To register:

1. Fill out the registration form on http://www.iuc.hr/programme-application-form.php?progType=course&progId=690

2. Contact the Organising Directors (‘Developing Neighbourhoods’ - Dr. Reima Ana Maglajlic, rea.mag@gmail.com; (‘Social Work and Social Policy’) – Dr. Paul Stubbs, pstubbs@eizg.hr or riitta.h.vornanen@uef.fi

3. If a candidate is an undergraduate student, a brief recommendation by at least one professor is required.



Fee for each course:

EU 75 for faculty and practitioners, and EU 55 for students

Grants may be available to scholars and post-graduate doctoral students from HESP for participants from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of Georgia, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. http://www.iuc.hr/hesp-osi.php

The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport may also award scholarship grants to postgraduate students and scholars of Croatian nationality http://www.iuc.hr/croatian-ministry.php



Applicants should make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.



Further details for potential participants are available on:

http://www.dialogueinpraxis.net/index.php?id=35&lang=en

Accommodation: http://www.iuc.hr/accomodation.php

Other useful info: http://www.iuc.hr/useful-info.php

About the School of Social Work Theory and Practice: http://www.dialogueinpraxis.net/index.php?id=2

About IUC: http://www.iuc.hr/about.php





Dr Paul Stubbs

Senior Research Fellow/Znanstveni savjetnik

The Institute of Economics, Zagreb

Tel: +385 (0)1 23 62 239 (direct line)

Tel: +385 (0)1 23 62 200 (switchboard)

Fax: +385 (0)1 23 35 165

skype: paul.zagreb

http://paulstubbs.pbworks.com

Conference: Quality of Learning and Teaching, Tetovo, Macedonia, 12 June 2012‏

The SEE  University is very pleased to announce this national conference on 12 June, 2012, Tetovo Campus Macedonia .

Details and call for abstracts are on the conference webpage, accessible from the SEEU home web page.
Academic staff from allFaculties/Centres, as well as administrative staff involved in qualitymanagement, are encouraged to submit an abstract by 13 April, 2012 on one of the conference themes.
Proceedings will follow.
We would be grateful if you would help to publicize this event by sending this link to colleagues in other universities or relevant organizationsand contacts in Macedonia.

Please contact the Quality Advisor (h.henshaw@seeu.edu.mk) with any queriesor for advice.
--
Lume Hyseini
Research Assistant, Office no.5
Tel: +389 44 356 130
Fax: +389 44 356 111
E-mail: l.hyseini@seeu.edu.mk
Web: seeu.edu.mk

Summer School: Ethnic and religious minoriotes and majorities - for a democratic intercultural dialogue at the European Union Eastern Border, Oradea, Romania, 02-08 July 2012‏

ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND MAJORITIES - FOR A DEMOCRATIC INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE AT THE EUROPEAN UNION EASTERN BORDER, ce se va desfăsura în Transilvania pe traseul Oradea - Cluj-Napoca - Targu Mures - Sighisoara - Brasov - Bran - Predeal - Sinaia - Sibiu - Deva - Stana de Vale - Oradea (Romania), 02-08 July 2012.

Organizer: Institute for Euroregional Studies Oradea-Debrecen (University of Oradea, Department of International Relations and European Studies)

Description: This Summer School is organized by the Institute for Euroregional Studies Oradea-Debrecen, with the support of the European Commission through the Jean Monnet Programme. For seven days, participants will be offered both theoretical courses and interactive debates on issues regarding the relations between majority and minority, and field applications in the Transylvanian area. The activities will include visits to settlements and regions with wide ethno-religious diversity, and also to some traditional Romanian, Hungarian, German or Roma communities. The Summer School has on its programme visits to specific Transylvanian objects of cultural heritage [from churches and monasteries of wood, and stone, to the fortresses (Sighisoara, Râşnov, Deva), castles, palaces (Bran Castle, Peleş - The Romanian Kings' Castle of Sinaia, but also to touristic sites like the Palace of the "Roma International King" Cioaba of Sibiu), the museum of Transylvanian villages (ASTRA Folk Civilisation Museum in Sibiu), and so on]. A particular emphasis is placed on: capturing the relations between the Romanian/Orthodox majority and the minority communities; the daily life of these communities; the specificity of traditional Transylvanian mountain and plain villages of all ethnic groups in Transylvania.  

The Summer School fee is 150 ? (covering for all organizing expenses and related materials, equipment, courses, hotel, meals and transport incurred during the summer school). Please note that the transport expenses to and from the summer school will be covered by the participants.

The official languages of the activities will be English and Romanian (we will provide simultaneous interpretation).

The deadline for application form is 01 May 2012.

More information can be obtained from: http://www.iser.rdsor.ro/events.htm or from brie@igri.ro. Contact person: Mircea Brie

Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues, PhD students, and MA and BA students who might hold an interest in this summer school.

With best regards,

Dr. Mircea Brie,

Head of the Department of International Relations and European Studies,
University of Oradea

Event: Beyond Forum Alpbach – Sarajevo World Cafè, 28 March 2012‏

"Beyond Forum Alpbach – Sarajevo World Cafè 2012"

I am pleased to invite you to the first session within the project "Beyond Forum Alpbach – Sarajevo World Cafè 2012", organized by the Initiative Group Alpbach Sarajevo. The project is supported by the Student Parliament of the University in Sarajevo (SPUS).

This project will gather university professors, experts, politicians and students within thematic sessions on variety of topics from different fields, such as science, technology, culture and art, as well as all the other questions of matter for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Region.

First Cafè will be held on March 28th at the School of Economics and Business Sarajevo with the topic Building Country Brands.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the branding challenges, strategies of the country promotion, building it's image etc. with experts over a cup of coffee and in a relaxed, nice atmosphere.

Guests:

- Dr. Nenad Brkić, professor at the School of Economics and Business Sarajevo

- Dr. Valentin Inzko, Austrian diplomat and  High representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

- Goran Milic, program director at Al Jazeera Balkans

- Dragan Mocevic, PR expert and founder of Prime Communications, Banja Luka.

This is also a great opportunity for all the participants to get more information on scholarships program for European Forum Alpbach 2012, which is being held since 1945 in a beautiful Tyrolean village Alpbach, Austria.

Please register at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDlld1hNSno0SmF6LWh6ZUp0ZnJ6VWc6MQ#gid=0

More information can be found in the attachment or at our web site www.igas.ba, or join us on FB/ Twitter: IG.Alpbach.Sarajevo and @IG_Sarajevo.

If you would like to participate in a different and innovative session, join us at the first Sarajevo World Cafè!

--

Nihada Prnjavorac

IGAS - Initiative Group Alpbach Sarajevo 

nihada@igas.ba

www.igas.ba

www.alpbach.org

Summer School: Summer institute for sexualities, cultures and politics, Ohrid, 12-30 August 2012‏

The Department of Gender Studies at the Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities Research "Euro-Balkan" (Skopje, Macedonia) in cooperation with the Faculty of Media and Communications at Singidunum University (Belgrade, Serbia) are pleased to announce: 15th OHRID SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2012: SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR SEXUALITIES, CULTURES AND POLITICS: QUEERNESS, COMMUNITY AND CAPITAL: TOWARDS NEW ALLIANCES OF THE POLITICAL August 12th-30th, Ohrid, Macedonia

CONFIRMED LECTURERS:

David M. Halperin (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
Jelisaveta Blagojević (Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia)
Tomasz Sikora (Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland)
Marina Gržinić (Slovenian Academy of Science and Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia / Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria)
Francesco Macarone Palmieri a.k.a. WARBEAR (independent social anthropologist and multimedia queer artist, Rome/Berlin)
Antke Engel (Institute for Queer Theory, Hamburg/Berlin, Germany)
Jamie Heckert (University of Essex, UK)


COURSES OFFERED:

Queerness, the Political, and Community (Lecturers: David M. Halperin, Jelisaveta Blagojević, Tomasz Sikora)
(Queer) Arts, Culture, and Resistance (Lecturers: Marina Gržinić, Francesco Macarone Palmieri a.k.a. WARBEAR)
Capital, Consumerism, and Queer Visibility (Lecturer: Antke Engel)
Queering the General Strike and the Occupation (Lecturer: Jamie Heckert)





DEADLINES:

Deadline 1 for early applications (20% discount): April 20th / selection results by April 30th / payment due May 10th
Deadline 2 for early applications (10% discount): June 1st / selection results by June 15th / payment due June 25th
Deadline 3 for all other applications (regular fee): July 1st / selection results by July 15th / payment due July 25th





APPLY NOW





[SEE THE LEAFLET ATTACHED FOR MORE EXTENSIVE INFO]





Please send all applications to Slavco Dimitrov and Stanimir Panayotov:


slavco.euba@gmail.com, spanayotov@gmail.com







ELIGIBILITY AND FEE
Participants should be postgraduate students (preferably MA, PhD student or young researchers) interested in exploring the issues of Gender, Queer, Cultural Studies, Visual Arts and Humanities and related Studies.
Participants from all countries are eligible to participate.
Tuition fee: 600 euro.
The fee covers tuition and study material during the school, use of library and computer room at the Campus with free internet, tour of the numerous ancient and medieval monuments in the UNESCO protected city of Ohrid located at the shore of the unforgettably beautiful Ohrid Lake. Other arrangements for accommodation, transportation and other expenses should be arranged by applicants on themselves.
Note that we offer 20% discount if the participant pays the total fee until May 1st and 10% discount if the participant pays the total fee until June 25th (see deadlines below).
Note that we can provide for the interested participants discount prices for accommodation in Hotel Pella where the Campus will be located, near the beach. Ohrid also offers cheap accommodation in private houses. The Summer Institute’s coordinators will make recommendations and help with arrangements for accommodation of selected participants.
Maximum number of students for the Summer Institute is 20. Please note that a course will not be offered if fewer than 10 students apply by 1st of June.




Please find enclosed as attachment in this email the full description and information about the Summer Institute.


We would also kindly ask you to forward and publicize this information to other interested institutions and individuals.








For any further questions and information, please contact the Summer Institute coordinators:





Slavco Dimitrov, slavco.euba@gmail.com

Stanimir Panayotov, spanayotov@gmail.com

Department of Gender Studies
Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities "Euro-Balkan" No. 63, "Partizanski odredi" Blvd.
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
tel/fax: +389 2 3075570
e-mail: genderstudiesskopje@gmail.com
www.euba.org.mk
www.identities.org.mk
www.gendersee.org.mk

PhD: Post-doc fellowship, National Bank of Greece & Hellenic Observatory, LSE‏

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

HELLENIC OBSERVATORY (EUROPEAN INSTITUTE)

Salary: £32,148 - £38,887 pa incl.

Fixed term post for 12 months starting in September 2012.

The purpose of the fellowship is to enable a post-doctoral researcher to propose and carry out a project of relevance to the Hellenic Observatory (part of the European Institute). It has been made possible by the generosity of the National Bank of Greece.

You are eligible to apply if you have successfully completed your PhD [see ‘Job Description’ for details] within the last two years; do not currently hold a tenure-track academic position; have a good knowledge of Greece; and possess academic qualifications relevant to the intended research project. Candidates are invited to propose a research project relevant to the Observatory and able to be completed within 12 months; this will be part of the selection criteria.



This is a fixed term post for 12 months starting in September 2012.

To apply for this post please go to www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE and select "Visit the ONLINE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM web page".

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, please call 020 7955 7859 or email hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk quoting reference 1235153. Click here for the link to HR website.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 23.59 (UK time) on Monday 23rd April 2012.

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications received after this date.

Internship: Albanian Centre for Socio-Economic Research, Tirana‏

ACSER Internship in Tirana, Albania
From 1 April to 30 September, 2012

The Albanian Centre for Socio-Economic Research – ACSER welcomes university students, both undergraduates and graduates, to apply for a 6-months period internship. A very good knowledge of English and a good background in Economic or Political Studies are required. Knowledge of Econometrics and Statistical Softwares (STATA, R, etc) is required but not compulsory.

This internship position consists in assisting ACSER Fellows with regards to current projects initiated in the framework of Regional Research Promotion Programme for the Western Balkans (RRPP) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The intern will have the possibility to attend several trainings and similar events in the Balkan region related to the RRPP projects.

This call expires on 31 March 2012. Interested applicants should send CVs and motivation letters to info@acser-albania.org

The interviews will take place in the first week of April. For any question, please contact us at info@acser-albania.org and for more information on the projects visit our webpage:
http://www.acser-albania.org

Conference: Political Theories and Electoral Practices in a Changing World, Oradea, Romania, 24-25 May 2012‏

The Department of Political Science and Communication Studies of the University of Oradea, Romania organizes, between 24-25 May 2012, the International Conference POLITICAL THEORIES AND ELECTORAL PRACTICES IN A CHANGING WORLD


The main topics of the conference are:
I. The dynamics of party systems
II. The determinants of vote and political partisanship
III. Political communication and electoral campaigns
IV. Electoral impact of public policies

Official language of the conference: English

Proposal submission: Proposals (including a paper title and a 250-300 words abstract of the proposed paper) and a short CV (1-2 pages) should be submitted by email as MS Word attachments to Assist. Prof. Marius Tatar mtatar@uoradea.ro or to Assist. Prof. Dan Apateanu dapateanu@uoradea.ro, until 15th of April, 2012. A selection of the conference papers will be published in an edited volume, in six months after the conference.

Fees:There is no participation fee for the conference, but the travel and accommodation costs are to be covered by the participants. For accomodation inquiries please contact: Assist. Prof. Simona Fer (simonag_1976@yahoo.com).

Workshop: Certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies Program, İstanbul‏

The Peace and Conflict Studies Department of Hacettepe University is pleased to announce a Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies in Istanbul, Turkey.

The goal of the Certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies Program is to develop your skills in critical thinking and to teach you to analyse conflicts, their underlying causes, and how to transform and manage them in a peaceful and ethical way.



The Certificate program is one semester long. Students and faculty will live communally, and concepts and theories learned in the classroom are actualized in the multicultural living environment. Your motivation to promote peace and create a global society of peace and justice is further developed through an immersion in a culture of peace. Visiting professors are among the best peace scholars and practitioners in the world, and you will benefit from their vast experience and dedication.



Hacettepe’s main campus is in Ankara, Turkey’s capital city. However, the site of the Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies will take place in Istanbul. Istanbul offers you the opportunity to do your peace research in a city rich in cultural diversity, history and beauty. Increasingly, Turkey seeks to act as a stabilizing and mediating force in the region, and offers the peace scholar a unique view into the dynamic forces shaping our world.



Entry Requirements: Applicants must hold a 4- year bachelors degree from an accredited institution and have fluency in English. In order to apply students must send a copy of their transcript, a detailed CV, and proof of English fluency.



Turkish applicants are required to provide proof of fluency in English with a minimum score of 80 from ÜDS or its equivalent in TOEFL or IELTS. Also required is proof of a minimum score of 50 on the ALES.



Costs:

3000 Euros

300-600 per month living expenses



For application and information please contact: http://www.peace@hacettepe.edu.tr or

peace@hacettepe.edu.tr



Application deadline is 15 September 2012

Master: MA in Peace & Conflict Studies Program, İstanbul‏

Study Peace in Istanbul.

The International Relations Department of Hacettepe University is pleased to announce a new Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies in Istanbul, Turkey.

The goal of the MA in Peace & Conflict Studies Program is to develop your skills in critical thinking and to teach you to analyze conflicts, their underlying causes, and how to transform and manage them in a peaceful and ethical way. The program’s inter-disciplinary nature will enhance your ability to work in an academic manner while learning the necessary analytical skills for peace studies in the following areas: psychology, media, civil society, education, human rights, and more.



In this program, students and faculty will live communally, and concepts and theories learned in the classroom are actualized in the multicultural living environment. Your motivation to promote peace and create a global society of peace and justice is further developed through an immersion in a culture of peace scholars.Visiting professors are among the best peace scholars and practitioners in the world, and you will benefit from their vast experience and dedication.



Hacettepe’s main campus is in Ankara, Turkey’s capital city. However, the site of the MA in Peace and Conflict Studies will take place in Istanbul. Rich in cultural diversity, history, and beauty, Istanbul acts as a bridge between Europe and Asia, and symbolizes peacebuilding goals in bringing people and cultures together. Increasingly, Turkey seeks to act as a stabilizing and mediating force in the region, and offers the peace scholar a unique view into the dynamic forces shaping our world.



Program begins October 1, 2012.



Entry Requirements: Applicants must hold a 4- year bachelors degree from an accredited institution and have fluency in English. In order to apply students must send a copy of their transcript, a detailed CV, and proof of English fluency.



Turkish applicants are required to provide proof of fluency in English with a minimum score of 80 from ÜDS or its equivalent in TOEFL or IELTS. Also required is proof of a minimum score of 50 on the ALES.



Costs:

6,500 Euros

300-600 per month living expenses



For application and further information please contact: http://www.peace@hacettepe.edu.tr or peace@hacettepe.edu.tr



Application deadline is 15 September 2012

Scholarship: Grants for world history curriculum reform (British Council and the Social Science Research Council)‏

Our Shared Past: A collaborative grants program offered by the British Council and the Social Science Research Council

The British Council and the Social Science Research Council are pleased to announce the launch of Our Shared Past, a collaborative grants program to encourage new approaches to world history curriculum and curricular content design in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America. The next deadline is May 31, 2012. To learn more, visit the program webpage at: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/our-shared-past/.

Our Shared Past is premised on the notion that many of the categories used to frame and teach world history -- civilizations, nations, religions, and regions -- occlude as much as they reveal. Although there have been successful attempts at incorporating recent historical scholarship in world history writing, the core of world history instruction continues to be shaped by civilizational, national, and regional narratives that emphasize discrete civilizations and traditions frequently set at odds with one another at the expense of historical and material connections and continuities.

Our Shared Past grants will promote the development of international scholarly communities committed to analyzing history curriculum and reframing the teaching of world history through the identification of new scholarship and the development of new curricular content that illustrate shared cultural, economic, military, religious, social, and scientific networks and practices as well as shared global norms and values that inform world history and society.

Our Shared Past is a program of the British Council and the Social Science Research Council with support provided by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Eligibility
Grants will be made to research teams or research centers on US university campuses, including, but not limited to, Title VI National Resource Centers. While we especially encourage research teams/consortia that include partner institutions from the United Kingdom and/or the Middle East/North Africa region, the principal investigator must be based at a US university.

Funding Priorities
Funds are available to projects that develop robust networks of faculty who possess the expertise to study existing world history curriculum (K-14, i.e., at pre-collegiate and collegiate levels) in a specific national or regional setting and who are positioned to propose alternative curriculum design based on that scholarship.

Priority consideration will be given to applicants with a demonstrated ability to reform curriculum design and identify partner organizations/individuals that can help to put scholarly content or specific recommendations in the hands of educators and policymakers who can influence curriculum reform at national and local levels. In the case of public events, this may include identifying non-university partners who can successfully draw appropriate audiences to the theme as well as partners who will disseminate research findings strategically.

Application Process
Applications must be submitted online through the SSRC application portal, which is accessible at: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/our-shared-past/. No hard copies will be accepted. All applications are due by May 31, 2012.

Additional Information and Questions
For further information, please contact the program directly at osp@ssrc.org. This Program is directed by Thomas Asher, Program Director at the Social Science Research Council, and Emmanuel Kattan, Program Manager at the British Council.

Conference: Europeanisation after EU accession: Transformation, reform and compliance in recent EU member states, Nice, 23-24 March 2012‏

Europeanisation after EU accession: Transformation, reform and compliance in recent EU member states

Conference organized by L'Europe en Formation. Journal of Studies on European Integration and Federalism; Institut Européen·European Institute, Nice; CERI-Sciences Po Paris, CoesioNet.
Dates: 23rd and 24th March 2012
Place: Nice, France

Programme
Introduction by Matthias Waechter, Institut Européen·European Institute, Nice and François Bafoil, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris

Opening session

Regulatory quality in the new European Union member states by Ferran Brunet Cid, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona The Greek Tragedy and Europe: Lessons for new members?, by George Tzogopoulos, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy, ELIAMEP, Athens Is the current financial crisis also a crisis of the Europeanisation model? Evidence from Poland, by Justyna Schulz, University of Bremen The crisis and the rise of Euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe (provisional title), by Laszlo Benedek Flamm, Budapest Corvinus University

Workshop I: Compliance, Implementation, Application of EU Norms

Compliance with EU law in Central and Eastern Europe by Dimiter Toshkov, Leiden University Compliance after accession: analysis of infringement cases in new member states, by Nikoleta Yordanova, University of Mannheim, and Asya Zhelyazkova, Utrecht University Competetion among peers. Overcoming shortcomings of conditionality in EU accession, by Christian Altfuldisch, European Stability Initiative, Berlin Compliance leaders and laggards within the EU-8, by Daniela Chodorowska, Free University Berlin

Workshop II: Regionalisation, the strengthening of administrative capacities and the effects of sectoral policies in recent member states

Accelerating or Back-pedaling? Administrative capacities and post-accession compliance in Central and Eastern European Member states, by Aron Buzogany, German Research Institute for Public Administration, Speyer The impact of the structural funds in the process of transformation in new EU member states, by Ancuta Popa, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Bucharest, Romania Macroregional approaches from the EU: the European Strategy for the Danube region (EUSDR), by Jürgen Dieringer and Johann-Jakob Wulf, Andrássy University, Budapest The challenge of regionalisation for the Romanian administration: strengthening vs. hindrance, by Romana Salageanu, University Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Romania and University Otto-von-Guericke Magdeburg The politics of alternative energy resources. A stepwise comparison of the Estonian and Polish telecommunications and energy, 1994-2011, by Alvin Almendrala Camba, University College London

Workshop III: Fighting corruption after conditionality

Reassessing the effectiveness of EU-conditionality at fighting corruption, by Nikos Papakostas, Institute for Security and Defence Analysis, Athens Corruption in the Czech Republic: An EU-conditionality problem? by Nicole Gallina, University of Fribourg, Switzerland The limits of europeanisation. Post-accession anti-corruption record in Romania and Bulgaria, by Cosmina Tanasoiu, American University in Bulgaria and Mihaela Racovita, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Workshop IV: National identity and European identity

National identity of the political parties in the Visegrad region and their European dimension, by Jan Husák and Michal Vit, Masaryk University, Brno Bulgarian public opinion with regard to the EU in the context of the current crisis, by Anna Dimitrova, ESCE, Paris Euroscepticism and the return to nationalism in the wake of accession: Unfortunate normalcy in the European Union, by Katrin Böttger, Institute for European Politics, Berlin A Polonisation of the EU? by Dagmara Paciorek, University of Hamburg

Workshop V: The protection and political representation of minorities after EU accession

Institutional representation policies and instruments for ethnic and national minorities, by Zoltán Alpár Szász, University Babes-Bolyai Europeanisation of national minority groups: Revaluating the EU's role beyond the power of conditionality and the rationale of protection, by Tamara Jovanovic, Roskilde University Exploring conditions for the revocation or restriction of minority protection rules in new EU member states, by Guido Schwellnus, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Liudmila Mikalayeva and Lilla Balázs, both ETH Zurich.
Perspectives on European citizenship: Roma and integration, by Neil A. Cruickshank, Algoma University, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada Lost in Transition? Europeanisation and the Roma in Romania and Bulgaria, by Melanie H. Ram, California State University, Fresno

Closing plenary session:
Challenges and Opportunities for Europeanisation Concluding remarks from the rapporteurs of each workshop

For detailed information please refer to: http://www.cife.eu/UserFiles/File/colloques/Programme%20Europeanization.pdf

Venue:
Hotel Splendid
50, Boulevard Victor Hugo
F-06000 Nice


Contact:
Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) Institut européen - European Institute (IE-EI) 10 avenue des Fleurs 06000 Nice
tel: ++33 (0) 493 97 93 70
Fax: ++33 (0) 493 97 93 71
Email: conference2012@europeenformation.eu[mailto:conference2012@europeenformation.eu]