December 2007, Issue no 61
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1. Funding Opportunities

2. Announcements and Upcoming Events

3. Useful Links

Institute for Humane Studies - Humane Studies Fellowship 2008 - 2009
Application deadline: December 31, 2007


The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded 120 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate, graduate, law, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. Select winners and finalists are invited to present and discuss their research at the annual Humane Studies Research Colloquium.

Required Materials
To apply for a 2008 - 2009 Humane Studies Fellowship, please visit the application site to complete the online application. The online application requires a short registration process and allows online document uploads of all supporting materials. The entire application is online this year and we strongly encourage you to upload or paste all material into the online system. Some items, however, may be mailed; these items are listed below: official score reports for your most recent standardized test (GRE, LSAT, etc.) formatted resume (optional) a $25.00 non-refundable application fee (if paying by check). Please begin collecting supporting materials early, as certain items may take time to compile. Instructions for how to submit supporting materials are detailed at the end of the online application. The deadline for your recommenders to submit their recommendations is January 16, 2008.

More information
Website: http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.775/default.asp


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John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University - The Kokkalis Program Fellowships for Master´s Studies
Application deadline: January 4, 2008


The Kokkalis Program strives to support individuals committed to invigorating the public sector in Southeastern and East-Central Europe by providing fellowships for study at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Eligible to apply for a 2008 Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying for one of the following degree programs at the Kennedy School of Government: Master in Public Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA); Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID).

Candidates with academic and/or professional backgrounds in one of the following fields are highly encouraged to apply: public policy and/or administration, the non-profit sector, law, economics, social sciences, or related fields. All applicants should demonstrate a strong commitment to public service and the region of Southeastern and East-Central Europe.

More information
Website: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/kokkalis/fellowships3.html
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/apply/index.htm
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/apply/deadlines.htm


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European Commission and Open Society Institute - Internship for Young Roma University Graduates
Application deadline: January 7, 2008


The European Commission in co-operation with the Open Society Institute is pleased to offer 5 five-month internships beginning on 1st March, 2008 for young Roma university graduates from all new member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Croatia, F.Y.R.O.M, Serbia, including Kosovo, and Montenegro. These training periods involve work experience in one of the Commission's departments.

The internship has the following main aims:
· To give Roma interns a general idea of the objectives and problems of European integration
· To provide them with practical knowledge of the working of Commission departments
· To enable them to acquire personal experience by means of the contacts made in the course of their everyday work
· To enable them to enrich and put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers.

Profile of interns:
· Nationals from all new member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Croatia, F.Y.R.O.M, Serbia, including Kosovo, and Montenegro, who are of Roma origin
· Applications from women are encouraged
· The candidates must have completed a course of university education and obtained a full degree or its equivalent by the closing date for applications. Applications are only accepted if they are accompanied by a photocopy of the candidate's degree certificate (or, in the absence of this document, an official statement from the university confirming the degree result)
· Preference will be given to candidates with proven experience in civil society work
· Working knowledge of at least English or French. Ability to draft reports in one of these languages. Other languages would be appreciated
· Minimum computer literacy
· The age limit for interns is minimum 25. However, the Selection Committee may, if there is a good reason, make exceptions to this age limit at the candidate's request (in which case, a cover letter should be submitted with the application form). As the nature of the Commission's in-service training programme is young graduates at the beginning of their career, this age limit should not be considered to be discriminatory
· The internship scheme at the Commission is open to candidates who have not benefited yet from in-service training in another European institution or body

Time frame: Five-month internship - Starting date: 1st March, 2008

Note: Candidates should only apply if they seriously intend to take up the offer of an internship within the European Commission. Notification of withdrawal from the program after selection is unacceptable as it precludes others from this opportunity and is a source of inconvenience to both Open Society Institute and the European Commission.

Financial assistance for the internship is provided by the Open Society Institute. The 5 month internship grant covers:
· Travel expenses to and from Brussels will be arranged by OSI/RPP (using the cheapest available means of transportation). Actual travel expenses will be covered by the OSI up to a maximum of 600 Euro.
· Accommodation, subsistence and health and accident insurance: 6000 Euro (1200 Euro/month).
Note: The Commission is not involved in budget management or making the relevant payments in relation to this programme.

More information
Website: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/roma/news/romaintern_20071116
E-mail: rpp@osi.hu


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Policy Association for an Open Society - Helping Impoverished and Vulnerable Groups Navigate out of Poverty:
Legal and Regulatory Obstacles to Local Poverty Reduction - Applied Research and Policy Advocacy
Application deadline: January 15, 2008


For the millions of impoverished peoples living in the transition region of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, working, residing and functioning in the informal, or extra-legal, sector is often a fact of life. Evidence has shown that in some regions this is largely a result of cumbersome and prohibitive legal and regulatory obstacles when it comes to employment, entrepreneurship, housing, property and public services. Aside from relegating people to a gray zone of existence, these conditions often inhibit economic activity, reduce opportunities and ultimately contribute to local poverty.

The objective of this project is to contribute to the removal/ modification of laws and regulations (national, local and others) that prevent or reduce the ability of low-income groups to increase their incomes and improve their living conditions. It is also expected that the findings of this research, and the possible follow-up advocacy and actions, may serve as an inspiration and guide for those trying to achieve similar goals in other parts of the world.

Policy centres should produce an analytical policy paper identifying and analysing the obstacles described above, concluding with suggestions of modifications to be introduced to the legal and regulatory frameworks at the pertinent levels. Centres should also devise an advocacy strategy and seek partnership opportunities to promote the introduction of these changes.

As a general rule, the research should focus on two to five municipalities, or areas of those municipalities, containing a large proportion of low-income or impoverished households. The research should identify the municipalities that would be analysed in the above context in their proposals. Areas of inquiry should include, but are not limited to, obstacles that inhibit:
- Employment and/or productive, commercial, entrepreneurial, and other income-earning activities)
- Acquiring adequate housing or incremental upgrading substandard housing (considering household expenditure capacity)
- Acquiring property rights
- Access to utilities and services.

The principal sources of data at this level should be the selected representative households, local government officials/employees, relevant NGOs and policy centres, and other qualified information sources. This ‘demand side’ data on the obstacles as experienced in real life will need to be complemented by research on relevant legislation, ordinances and regulations.

In developing policy recommendations, policy centres will be encouraged to seek good practice examples from their own countries and abroad where demonstrable achievements have been made towards improving legal and regulatory impediments to the poor. Analysis of how similar interventions may be applied in the centres’ respective local settings should then be included in the studies.

Proposals (maximum five A4 pages) should state the total fee (including specified VAT charges where applicable), which should be in the range €2,500 - €4,500. Up to eight proposals will be funded under this call issued by PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society), with the support of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of the Open Society Institute (OSI).

More information
E-mail: poverty@pasos.org
jefflovitt@pasos.org


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INTERREG IVC - European Territorial Cooperation Programme
Application deadline: January 15, 2008


The INTERREG IVC Programme aims to helps regions of Europe work together to share their knowledge and experience. Launched in 2007, the programme will run until 2013. This EU programme is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective. The programme is targeted at regions of the 27 EU Member States, plus Norway and Switzerland, to exchange their experiences and transfer good practice.

The programme is organised around two thematic priorities related to the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas. A certain number of sub-themes are defined for each of the priorities:
Priority 1: Innovation and the knowledge economy: innovation, research and technology development; entrepreneurship and SMEs; the information society; employment, human capital and education.

Priority 2: Environment and risk prevention: natural and technological risks; water management; waste management; biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage; energy and sustainable transport; cultural heritage and landscape.

The following types of interventions are supported in the framework of the programme:
1. Regional Initiative Projects - classic interregional cooperation projects with a large spectrum of intensity of cooperation: from traditional networking activities to transfer of experience and/or implementation of pilot projects, and even light mini-programmes.
2. Capitalisation including Fast Track projects - exclusive transfer of regional development good practices into Structural Funds mainstream programmes.

Eligibility:
· The eligible INTERREG IVC cooperation area covers the entire territory of the European Union, including all new Member States and insular and outermost areas.
· Partners coming from non EU Member States can participate in INTERREG IVC but at their own cost. However, partners from Norway and Switzerland can make use of the respective allocations of Norwegian/Swiss funding in the programme.
· INTERREG IVC projects have to involve partners who represent at least three EU Member States and who are financed under the INTERREG IVC programme.
· INTERREG IVC is a programme dedicated to public authorities (in particular regional and local authorities) and to bodies governed by public law.

More information
Website: http://www.interreg4c.net/projects.html
http://www.interreg4c.net/faqs.html
http://www.interreg4c.net/application.html
E-mail: regio-territorial-cooperation@ec.europa.eu


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World Bank – Internships
Application deadline: January 31, 2008 (for summer program), October 31 (for winter program)


The World Bank offers internships to young people interested to learn more about the economic and social issues that affect people's lives around the world. The programme offers opportunities for study and work that provide hands-on experience. The Bank Internship Programme offers graduate students an opportunity to improve their skills as well as the experience of working in an international environment.

Paid internships are available for winter and summer programmes. It is open to students who are nationals of the Bank's member countries. Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree and be already enrolled in a full-time graduate study programme (pursuing a Master's degree or Ph.D. with plans to return to school in a full-time capacity).

This programme seeks candidates in the following fields: economics, finance, human resource development (public health, education, nutrition, population), social science (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, private sector development, as well as other related fields. Fluency in English is required. All applications MUST be submitted on-line.

The Bank pays an hourly salary to all interns and, where applicable, provides an allowance towards travel expenses. Interns are responsible for their own living accommodations. Most positions are located in Washington, DC, with a minimum duration of four weeks.

More information
Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20515785~menuPK:1477648~pagePK:64262408~piPK:64262191~theSitePK:1058433,00.html


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Europe for Citizens: Action 1: Active citizenship for Europe - Town Twinning
Application deadline: February 1, 2008


Town twinning is aimed at activities that involve or promote direct exchanges between European citizens through their participation in town twinning activities and encourage networking and cooperation between twinned towns. The measure Town twinning is part of Action 1 ‘Active Citizens for Europe’ within the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme.

Action 1 - Active Citizens for Europe, is directed at activities involving citizens and at bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and to build for the future. It encourages meetings, exchanges and debates among European citizens from different countries and through different means.

1.1. Town twinning citizens' meetings
Town twinning citizens' meetings consist in bringing together a wide range of citizens and citizens' groups from twinned towns, taking benefit of the partnership between the municipalities for developing strong, informal and personal relations between their citizens.
Those meetings should present the following three features:
· Commitment to European integration
· Friendships in Europe - to foster mutual understanding and friendship between people from the twinned towns
· Active participation - Town twinning citizens' meetings should be an experience of active civic participation at local level

Town twinning citizens' meetings must:
· Be organised in the framework of already existing or prospective town twinning arrangements between towns and municipalities in the eligible countries.
· Involve municipalities from at least two participating countries, from which at least one is an EU Member State;
· Involve the following minimum number of participants:
- in bilateral meetings: at least ten participants from the invited municipality
- in multilateral meetings (more than two municipalities involved): at least five participants from each invited municipality.

The maximum accepted duration of the meeting is 21 days.
The maximum grant to be awarded is EUR 20,000 per project, the minimum EUR 2,000 per project.

Eligible applicants: The applicant must be the municipality in which the meeting takes place, or its twinning association/twinning committee with a legal status (legal personality), and be established in a participating country.

1.2. The thematic networking of twinned towns
Thematic networking between municipalities on issues of common interest enables informed discussions and exchange of good practice. Support is given to thematic conferences and workshops involving at least three towns, developed within the framework of town twinning.
Communication tools produced in the context of these events with the aim of promoting a structured and sustainable thematic networking may also be supported.

Conferences and workshops must:
· Correspond to the objectives of this Programme and to the concept of networking of twinned towns
· Take place in the framework of town twinning and in one of the participating countries
· Involve at least a total of 20 participants from at least three municipalities from three different participating countries of which at least one is an EU Member State
· Present a balanced participation of the delegations involved: at least 25% of the participants must come from eligible countries other than the host country.
· Have a minimum duration of 1 day and maximum 3 days.

The minimum grant to be awarded is EUR 3,5000 per project.

Eligible applicants
· Municipalities and twinning committees
· Local and regional governments
· Associations representing local authorities
· Be from 27 EU Member States (on the 1st of January 2007). The programme can also be opened to other countries, according to the agreements signed: EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; Candidate countries: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Turkey, Countries from the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (incl. Kosovo).

More information
Website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/action1/towntwinning/funding_en.htm
E-mail: eacea-p7@ec.europa.eu


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Five College Women's Studies Research Center - Fellowship Opportunities
Application deadline: February 11, 2008


A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

The Center invites applications for its Research Associateships for 2008 - 2009 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Regular Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. We accept about 15-18 Research Associates per year.

Applicants should submit a project proposal (up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and application cover sheet.

More information
Website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsrc
E-mail: fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu


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Georgetown University - Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution
Application deadline: February 15, 2008


Applicants for the M.A. in Conflict Resolution hold bachelors degrees in a variety of fields, such as Government, Psychology, Business, Philosophy, Theology, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Communications, and Economics. They have a broad range of professional, volunteer and overseas experience. The GRE is required for all applicants. The TOEFL is also required for non-native English speakers (except those who have earned a bachelors degree from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction).

Students are generally expected to finance their study through a combination of personal resources, part-time employment, loans, scholarships and federal or employer assistance. Some partial tuition fellowships may be awarded through the Conflict Resolution program.

Applications must include the following:
· Your CV or resume
· An official copy of your undergraduate transcript
· An official copy of your graduate transcript (if applicable)
· Statement of purpose
· Academic writing sample (approx. 10-20 pages)
· Three (3) letters of recommendation
· The application fee
· The appropriate Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences admissions forms.

More information
Website: http://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu/
E-mail: conflictresolution@georgetown.edu


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Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation - Speak Up and Get Involved program –
Call for projects (for Romanian environmental NGOs)
Application deadline: February 15, 2008, 4:30 p.m


The program will be implemented in the 2006-2009 period. The mission of the program is to enhance, strengthen and support the advocacy and watchdog activities of Romanian environmental NGOs, for the purpose of increasing the contribution of these organizations and their constituency to policy shaping, law enforcement and legislation implementation (both EU and national) monitoring.

The program is co funded by the Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and it was developed in order to contribute to the enhancement of the accountability, transparency, and effectiveness of public institutions as well as to the strengthening of civic support for democracy, promoting democracy of citizens and engaging other stakeholders.

Specific objectives:
· To improve environmental law enforcement and monitoring on local and national level
· To improve the public funding mechanisms for NGOs
· To initiate environmental policy analysis and dialogue between NGOs and local and national decision makers
· To raise awareness and take action against illegal and unsustainable initiatives through NGO and public involvement
Beside grantmaking, the program will include capacity building and networking components as well. The available sum for 2008 is of 152.500 RON.

More information
Website: http://www.repf.ro/atituden.htm
E-mail: csillad@repf.ro (Csilla Daniel)


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CoDe - Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development
Application deadline: February 16, 2008


The University of Trento, coordinator, (Italy), the Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary), the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the University of Regensburg (Germany) offer a number of fellowships for incoming Scholars from non EU countries.

The main objective is to enhance the exchange of teachers and researchers dealing with issues in Comparative Local Development, also from an interdisciplinary point of view, in order to share, acquire and contribute to create knowledge and to pursue research in Local Development.

The Call is open to scholars submitting research projects for the study of Local Development in the main disciplinary areas of Law, Economics, Sociology and the Political Sciences.

The normal length of each fellowship is three months. Scholars will be able to spend their period at one or more of the Partner Universities. During this period, they will be requested to conduct research in Local Development, to participate in the activities of the Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development, including teaching, giving seminars and supervising students. Scholars can make their staying period between September 2008 and March 2010.

A number of fellowships is offered to scholars who meet the eligibility requirements. The amount of the grants offered is Euro 13,000. Each fellowship consists of a fixed amount of Euro 1,000 for covering the travel expenses, and a scholarship of Euro 4,000 per month.

In order to qualify for the fellowship the applicant must be a non-EU country citizenship. Candidates meeting this requirement are requested to submit the following documentation: Letter of Application, including a motivation for applying and the preference for one or more of the partner universities, CV, List of publications, Research Project.

More information
Web: http://www.unitn.it/mastercode
E-mail: master-code@economia.unitn.it
master-code@unitn.it


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Support to Master's Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation Outside the European Union
Application deadline: February 19, 2008 (date at place of dispatch)


The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in December 2006 under the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013. This new financing instrument is the successor to the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, established upon the initiative of the European Parliament in 1994. This thematic instrument, which entered into force on 1 January 2007, reflects the high political profile and specific Treaty mandates relating to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, and respect for human in this area.

The general objectives of the new financing instrument are to contribute to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, within the framework of the Community’s policy on development cooperation, and economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries, and consistent with the European Union’s foreign policy as a whole.

The European Commission has drawn up a Strategy Paper 2007-2010 for the implementation of the EIDHR. The EIDHR Strategy Paper identifies five distinct objectives, forming the response strategy for the period 2007-2010:
1) Enhancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in countries and regions where they are most at risk
2) Strengthening the role of civil society in promoting human rights and democratic reform, in supporting the peaceful conciliation of group interests and consolidating political participation and representation
3) Supporting actions on human rights and democracy issues in areas covered by EU Guidelines, including on human rights dialogues, on human rights defenders, on the death penalty, on torture, and on children and armed conflict
4) Supporting and strengthening the international and regional framework for the protection of human rights, justice, the rule of law and the promotion of democracy
5) Building confidence in and enhancing the reliability and transparency of democratic electoral processes, in particular through election observation.

The present guidelines concern the Call for Proposals launched in order to select actions to implement Objective 4 of the EIDHR Strategy Paper entitled ‘Supporting and strengthening the international and regional framework for the protection of human rights, justice, the rule of law and the promotion of democracy’. The global objective is to strengthen the international frameworks for the protection of human rights, justice and the rule of law, and the promotion of democracy in accordance with European Union policy priorities.

The specific objective is to provide assistance to regional networks for the training of specialists in the application of international human rights instruments, in particular, to support Master's Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation outside the European Union.

The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 5.2 million from the 2007 budget, subject to the adoption of the relevant financing decision (2007 Annual Action Programme). Subject to the final decision of the budgetary authority, an additional EUR 0.45 million may be allocated to this Call for Proposals. Any grant awarded under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts: EUR 400,000 - 1,500,000. No grant may exceed 80% of the total eligible costs of the action.

The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 18 months nor exceed 36 months.

The present Call for Proposals aims to support at least 5 networks of higher education institutions running 5 regional Master's Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation. The regional Master's Degree Programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation supported under this Call will be located outside the European Union.

More information
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/tender/data/d87/AOF80487.doc
E-mail: EuropeAid-MASTERS2007@ec.europa.eu
europeaid-on-line-registration-hd@ec.europa.eu


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European Youth Foundation - Grants for International Youth Activities
Application deadline: April 1, 2008 (category A and B)


The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

The EYF provides financial support to the following types of activity undertaken by youth NGOs or networks, or by other NGOs involved in the areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies and work:
· Educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character
· Activities aiming at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe
· Activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding among young people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information
· Activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in the developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes
· Studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

The EYF may support the following operations:
A. International youth meetings for youth leaders (Category A) - including seminars, conferences, workshops, camps, and festivals. The EYF will cover up two-thirds of the total cost.
B. Youth activities other than meetings (Category B) - apart from meetings, the types of youth activities eligible for EYF financial support are studies, research projects and the production of information and documentation on youth issues. In the same category, the EYF can also grant study visits enabling youth organisations and networks to make new contacts in Europe and thus extend partnerships and develop co-operation.

D. Pilot projects (Category D) - youth meetings or activities, which contribute more particularly to priority objectives of the Council of Europe. Priority in 2007 goes to projects linked to the themes of the European Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation ‘All Different, All Equal’.
A Category D-HRE is a pilot project focusing specifically on Human Rights Education, as part of the Council of Europe's Youth Programme on Human Rights Education.

Applicants must represent either an international non-governmental youth organisation or network, a national or local non-governmental youth organisation or network, or non-governmental structures involved in youth work, from the Council of Europe member states (http://www.coe.int/T/e/com/about_coe/member_states/default.asp).

Application Deadlines:
· For categories A and B, the deadlines are 1 April for activities under category A and B of the EYF taking place between 1 January and 30 June of the following year; and 1 October for activities under category A and B of the EYF taking place between 1 April and 31 December of the following year
· For category D, there are no fixed deadlines for pilot project applications or first (ad hoc) applications to the EYF, which may be submitted at any time. However, according to the decision of the Programming Committee on Youth (the decision-making body), all ad hoc applications including pilot projects should be submitted at least three months prior to the beginning of the activity in order to allow a proper assessment.

More information
Website: http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/portal/media-type/html/user/anon/page/How_to_grantA
http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/portal/media-type/html/user/anon/page/How_to_grantB
http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/portal/media-type/html/user/anon/page/How_to_grantD
E-mail: eyf@coe.int


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Rotary Foundation - Rotary World Peace Fellowships 2009


The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2009-11 Rotary World Peace Fellowship. Pursue a master's degree in international studies, sustainable development, peace, and conflict resolution at one of the six Rotary Center at: University of California, Berkeley; Duke University, University of North Carolina, University of Bradford, International Christian University, University of Queensland, Universidad Del Salvador. Applicants must be committed to peace and have a minimum of three years professional experience, be proficient in a second language and have demonstrated a commitment to world peace and conflict resolution.

More information
Website: www.rotary.org
E-mail: laura.tell@rotary.org (Laura Tell)


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The Norwegian Cooperation Programmes for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria and Romania
Application deadline: December 31, 2008


In July 2007, agreements to include Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area (EEA) were signed. Following this enlargement, Norway is granting 68Euro million through a new set of Cooperation Programmes with the two new member states.

The objective is to stimulate economic growth and sustainable development, and to promote innovation and technology transfer. Consequently, the programmes will prioritise sectors in which Norway has specific competencies and technologies, and the Beneficiary States have specific needs.

To be eligible for support, a partnership between a participant from one of the beneficiary states and a participant from Norway must be established, and it must be established prior to application.

Who can participate?
Public or private companies, institutions, ministries, non-governmental organisations and social partners are all eligible applicants within the sectors of priority to the programmes, provided that they are legal entities, and that a partnership has been established. Partnership means cooperation between at least one legal entity in the Beneficiary State and at least one legal entity in Norway, and where all entities are independent of each other and perform substantial tasks in the completion of the project.

The amount of grant assistance applied for individual projects shall not be less than 250.000Euro and normally not more than 5.000.000Euro, projects promoted by NGOs and social partners excepted. For such projects no lower limit will apply.

The application is to be submitted only in an electronic version, and signed versions of a hard copy of the grant offer letter with supporting documents from Innovation Norway will constitute the grant agreement between the project promoter and Innovation Norway. The application and supporting documentation must be in English. Euros must be used as the monetary unit in the application form and supporting documentation. Only integers should be used. Hard copy of supporting documentation may be posted to Innovation Norway’s relevant office when the task manager for the project is known. The hard copies need to be signed by the applicant.

More information
Website: www.norwaygrants.org
E-mail: info@norwaygrants.org
bucharest@innovationnorway.no
sofia@innovationnorway.no


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Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation - Request for Proposals
Application deadline: rolling basis


Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation is inviting proposals from organizations and institutions in the countries of the Wider Black Sea Region on the Trust’s three programs: civic participation, cross-border initiatives and east-east cooperation.

The Black Sea Trust operates with a small, skilled staff with extensive experience in the region. BST grantmaking is overseen by an Advisory Board with representatives from every BST-supported country, as well as from the BST founding partners (Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and USAID). BST grantmaking committee is composed of GMF and BST staff members, and BST founding partners. An extensive network of proposal reviewers made up of partner donors and local experts further guide BST grantmaking review and ensure coordination.

Through its grantmaking, BST supports a wide range of innovative and creative forms of citizen participation, cross-border initiatives and east-east cooperation. Preference will be given to those proposals designed to increase citizen engagement with government; have an impact on public policy; strengthen leadership skills of individuals and organizations; facilitate cross-border and/or cross-sector cooperation; and allow for the transfer of experience and innovative ideas through a clear communication and dissemination plan.
Average grant awards are approximately $18,000. Grants over $25,000 have to be approved by GMF Board of Trustees.

Who is eligible: Non-governmental organizations, governmental entities, community groups, policy institutes, other associations legally registered in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia (the oblasts of Krasnodar and Rostov). The projects have to be implemented in one or more of the countries mentioned.

Individuals and political parties may not apply. Non-indigenous organizations may not apply. Cooperative projects between indigenous and non-indigenous organizations are considered under East-East Cooperation component, yet non-indigenous administrative costs will not receive BST support.

The Black Sea Trust does not support scholarly research, academic fellowships and scholarships, one-off events, humanitarian aid, refugee or IDP return, religious activities, the arts or sciences. BST only supports travel and website creation/maintenance as components of larger activities.

Duration of projects: Generally, the maximum duration of projects is 12 months. Exceptionally, outstanding projects of a longer duration may be considered.
Amount granted: The average grant will be between USD 16,000 – 19,000.

How to apply:
BST grants generally range from $5,000 and $75,000, with most grants falling between $15,000 and $25,000. BST can support exceptional multi-year projects, renewable on an annual basis contingent upon satisfactory interim reports and performance.

There are no application deadlines. Project proposals are accepted on a rolling basis and grant decisions are made monthly. Final approval will be made by a grantmaking committee or, if over $25,000, by the German Marshall Fund's Board of Trustees.

Applicants must complete the following two forms in English only: Application Form and Budget Form. All inquiries will be acknowledged by email within two weeks of receipt. Final decisions are typically announced within 10 weeks of application.

More information
E-mail: BlackSeaTrust@gmfus.org (Subject line should include: the word 'PROPOSAL', the name of your organization, and the country in which your organization is located)


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Challenges of a New Europe: In between Local Freeze and Global Dynamics. Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary European Societies,
International Course, April 14 – 18, 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia


Europe is facing a number of challenges. How can the rights of minorities be safeguarded through political institutions?; in what ways do social and economic differences within Europe pose a threat to the enlarged EU and to the relations between the EU and its neighbours?; is cultural diversity within Europe an asset or does it block further cooperation?; can Europe afford its ambitious ideals for economic and social development?; what kind of global player should Europe become?; and what national or supranational policies are needed to deal with the forms of inclusion and exclusion which are connected with these challenges?

This course deals with the challenges of a new Europe and focuses on the emerging choices which will have to be made to cope with both the social problems we face and the ambitions we cherish. The world outside Europe is looking at European unification with great interest, enthusiasm, admiration, curiosity and even jealousy, whereas the European countries and peoples themselves seem to have a much more sceptical and sometimes even negative view on this process.

In his latest book 'the European Dream' the American futurist Jeremy Rifkin even states that nowadays Europe - more than the United States of America - offers a hopeful perspective for the future of humankind. The time of the American Dream as an inspiring vision for so many people in the world is over and has been replaced by the newly emerging European Dream, he argues.

This course deals with this emerging European experiment, which in many ways is unique and incomparable with anything in history before. It is an open-ended process the outcome of which cannot be foreseen in advance or, in other words, it is a process we are working on together. In this course we shall stress that we are not only observers of this Europeanization process, but also, and perhaps even more so, active participants in it.

This course is the sixth edition of a bi annual series of courses of which Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary European Societies is the central theme. In 1998 the emphasis was on the exploration of the concept In- and Exclusion. In 2000 there was an accent on empirical data. The edition of 2002 paid extra attention to Inclusion and Exclusion in terms of (policy and governmental and non-governmental) intervention. In 2004 the course focussed on the EU-enlargement and the future of 'civil society' and 'governance' and in 2006 we were looking at the dilemmas in dealing with diversity and the directions that are open for action.

This year our main focus is on some of the dichotomies which come to mind when looking at the strategies available to deal with concrete problems in the wider European space and in relation to the position of Europe in the world, namely:
- Parochial Europe versus Cosmopolitan Europe
- Provincial Europe versus Europe as a Global Player
- Frozen Europe versus Dynamic Europe
- Stagnating Europe versus Innovative Europe

During the course, in plenary presentations and in interactive workshops, we will discuss Europe as an idea and will look at the challenges contemporary Europe is facing. We will explore the conditions for innovation and the conditions under which Europe and the EU can develop, as well as new forms of European Governance and strategies to support European citizens to cope with Europe.

Working methods
In this course we try to bring together students that are likely to have a future career within or connected with the public domain (and lecturers and researchers) from the so called 'old EU'; new and candidate member states of the EU; and from the so called new neighbours. The aim is to share and to discuss our knowledge and perspectives on the challenges of Europe. The intensive international part of the course in Dubrovnik includes different longer and shorter plenary presentations by resource persons from different countries, workshop sessions with presentations by participants, forum debates, simulation games, future creating workshops, and so on. As lecturers and participants stay in the same hotel, discussions will be extended during evening hours within an informal setting.

Participants
The course is open to Masters and Ph D students and, in some circumstances, final year undergraduates. In general the course is aiming at students of disciplines that are dealing with issues related to the public domain (social sciences including e.g. sociology, political science, public administration and policy sciences, anthropology, European Studies, law, economics, organizational sciences). The course is selective. The selection will be made by the course directors and/or the participating institutes.

Assignments
Participants are expected to give a workshop presentation and to prepare a paper on research related to the central theme of the course. During the months preceding the course there will be assistance through information on the website and by e-mail. The final papers will be published on the website after the course. Furthermore the participants are expected to write a short summary of their own presentation and a short report on one of the other presentations. The summaries will be part of the hard copy and the e-version of the final report of the course.

Students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and the province of Kosovo should contact Dr Paul Stubbs, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia, e-mail: pstubbs@eizg.hr.

More information
Website www.inclusionexclusion.nl
E-mail: W.E.Bakker@uu.nl (Dr. Wieger Bakker, course co-director)


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Glocal 2.0: Blogging: Evolution Treated as Revolution, May 8 - 10, 2008, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia - Call for papers
Application deadline: December 23, 2007


The majority of the content daily published on the world wide web is user generated, most of it posted on blogs or other social media platforms. The exact number of blogs is impossible to state at any given point due to the highly decentralised and dynamic character of the blogosphere. The evolution of the Internet is driven by that dynamic and decentralised nature of this new rhetorical opportunity that is becoming more available and easier to use. There is a growing need for sophisticated discussion of social media including blogs, blogging, blogosphere and social software in general.

The International Conference Glocal 2.0: Blogging: Evolution treated as Revolution invites researchers and practitioners (bloggers) for a discussion and analysis, as well as for sharing thoughts and experiences on the emerging networked society we live in.

We invite you to submit a paper proposal in the proposed areas of interest: Blogging and Journalism; The information flow within the blogosphere; Topical clusters in the blogosphere; Topical blogs - sports, culinary, politics, etc.; PR blogs and blogs in education; Citizen journalism in the (g)local framework; Forms and consequences of emerging social software practices; The political impact of social software; Blogosphere vs. Mediasphere; Semantic Web (knowledge management, crowdsourcing); Blogs and public opinion; Workshop(s) - Step by step blogging.

Please submit your paper proposals (abstracts, 200-300 words) and a short CV through e-mail. Working language (s): Conference – English, Workshop(s): English and Macedonian.

More information
Website: http://glocalconference.wordpress.com/
E-mail: glocal2.0@nyus.edu.mk (Jana Ivanovska)


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Centre for Scientific Research, Faculty of Law, SEE University in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia - 'Organized Crime - Legal Aspects'
Anthology - Call for papers
Application deadline: December 31, 2007


The topics are: General - Organized Crime, Money Laundering, Smuggling of People, National & International Perspectives of Organized Crime.

The articles have to be on a high level and have a high scientific content with a clear introduction, discussion and conclusion. Each article must be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 150 words. Each article should be 10-15 pages maximum (A4 paper format). The articles must be submitted in the English Language.

More information
Website: www.see-university.edu.mk
E-mail: b.netkova@seeu.edu.mk (Director of CSRLF)
arta.selmani@seeu.edu.mk (Arta Selmani, Director's Assistant)


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School competition ‘50 Years Together in Diversity’
Application deadline: December 31, 2007


European Schoolnet launched in partnership with the Museum of Europe, the ‘50 Years Together in Diversity’ school competition that aims to raise awareness about European cultural values, the milestones of European integration and the 50 years of unity in diversity. The competition is intended to enhance and support European citizenship education in schools, in the year when the European Union celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Competition theme:
The competition theme is ‘50 years together in diversity’. The competition entries should consist of an essay and a visual composition.
· The essay should answer the questions: In your opinion, what are the major challenges that the European Union will be faced with in the next 50 years? How can it deal with these challenges?
· The visual composition should focus on the topic ‘Europe in our daily lives’

Participants:
All schools and organisations in charge of extra-curricular school activities in the 27 EU Member States can set up teams of 10 to 20 students to take part in the competition. The students must be aged between 14 to 20 years old.
There is no limit to the number of entries that may be sent by a school.
The student teams are encouraged to submit entries resulting from a classroom-based activity, approached in a cross-curricular manner (involving a number of school subjects). Each student team must be coordinated by two teachers.

Prizes:
The competition prizes consist of a trip to Brussels to visit the Museum of Europe, in March 2008. The trip for all the 27 winning teams, including the travel and accommodation, will be covered by the Museum of Europe. Each winning team will be accompanied by two coordinating teachers.

More information
Website: http://www.50years.eun.org
E-mail: info@eun.org


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‘Central and Eastern Europe in a Globalised World’ 3rd Changing Europe Summer School,
July 28 - August 2, 2008, Bremen, Germany - Call for applications
Application deadline: January 5, 2008


Organised by the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen in cooperation with the EU Institute for Security Studies, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

The topic:
The changes in post-socialist Central and Eastern European countries have been affected by outside influences more than any preceding wave of democratisation in this ever-shrinking world. Most Central European states quickly and successfully set course for EU and NATO membership, which had major implications for the transformation of their polities, societies and economies. States and societies on the territory of the former Soviet Union and in the Balkans had much bumpier trajectories, resulting in a broad spectrum of hybrid political regimes with varying degrees of global integration.

As globalisation is a two-way street, the Changing Europe Summer School 2008 will focus on two sets of issues: The first evolves around the influence of external impulses on the transformation processes in Central and Eastern Europe in the era of ongoing globalization. The second addresses the ways in which political systems, societies and economies have reacted (and continue to react) to these external forces and how they integrate themselves into the global environment.

The Summer School:
Each year the Changing Europe Summer School brings together about 30 young academics (i.e. mainly doctoral students from disciplines like political science, economics, sociology, social anthropology, law and geography) working on issues related to countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Participation in the Summer School gives them a chance to present and discuss their research projects and to become better integrated into the academic community.

The core of the Summer School consists of the presentation of doctoral research projects and their discussion with senior researchers of international repute in their respective fields. In addition, there will be several sessions with experts on how to acquire funding, obtain access to information, get published and make oneself heard by decision-makers. The sessions will be framed by lectures and excursions as well as other activities designed to give participants the opportunity to socialise and establish contacts. Selected contributions to the Summer School will be published in an edited volume. The participants will be integrated into an alumni network.

Paper proposals:
Paper proposals must be based on original research and may not exceed 1000 words. They must be drafted in English and must connect an empirical question with a theoretical approach and concept in order to be accepted. Comparative approaches (inter- as well as intra-regional) are encouraged. An international review panel will assess the papers for the conference in an anonymous review.

Costs:
Funding by the Volkswagen Foundation covers travel costs as well as accommodation and participation fees.

More information
Website: www.changing-europe.de


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ERSTE Foundation - PATTERNS. Researching And Understanding Recent Cultural History - Call For Submissions
Application deadline: January 11, 2008


PATTERNS is a transnational programme in Central and South Eastern Europe (CSEE) that aims to research and understand recent cultural history. PATTERNS initiates, commissions and supports contemporary culture projects in a variety of formats and media. It aims to document, analyse and investigate different aspects of and practices related to the transformation of daily life and culture in CSEE, while accounting for the pluralities that describe the region. The programme focuses on the visual arts and culture that deal with cultural phenomena before 1989 until today, including aspects of popular, marginal and counter culture. It seeks to promote understanding and knowledge of a differently lived past, which can facilitate a shared present and future. In doing so, it takes on the role of a ‘contemporary witness’.

The call for submission addresses projects in CSEE that share PATTERNS' areas of interest. ERSTE Foundation supports research, publications, as well as artistic and cultural projects and initiatives. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects which are just about to start and develop cross-border issues from local contexts, strengthening local structures and initiatives.

The call is open to projects in the framework of non-profit organisations in Central and South Eastern Europe. Since PATTERNS is an international programme, projects from other countries are also invited to apply if the topics they tackle are connected to the region or operate in at least one country of the region.

Funding is offered exclusively to non-profit organisations. Grants are not made to individuals or political parties. Individual project work must be embedded in the framework of a non-profit organisation.

More information
Website: http://www.erstestiftung.org/patterns-call/
E-mail: culture@erstestiftung.org


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HUMSEC Journal - Call for papers
Application deadline: January 14, 2008


The HUMSEC Journal aims to widen the discussion on the issue of human security in general and in particular on the impact of transnational terrorist and criminal organizations on the peace-building process of the Western Balkan region, the influence of transnational and criminal organisations on the state and on the society, and the connection between transnational terrorist and criminal organisations in the Western Balkan region.

The Editorial Board welcomes original scientific papers addressing the issues of human security, terrorism and organised crime. The main topic of the second edition of the HUMSEC Journal is: ‘The influence of transnational terrorist and criminal organisations on the state and on the society.

More information
Website: www.humsec.eu
E-mail: journal@humsec.eu


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SEEU Review - Issue with emphasis on the environment - Call for Papers
Application deadline: January 15, 2008


SEEU Review aims to provide an international forum for research, analysis, and debate from a broad range of fields, such as economics, law, public administration, education, language and linguistics, sociology and environmental health sciences. SEEU Review will accept the following types of articles for consideration: research, position papers, white papers, and reviews.

SEEU Review seeks to publish original work that demonstrates currency and relevance to the field of study. Submitted manuscripts must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere, and authors must assign copyright to South East European University if the manuscript is selected for publication.

We encourage all those who are researching in the environment and health sphere from all aspects (law, administration, science, education etc). Authors are expected to read the guidelines before submitting an article. Authors who have submitted papers that have not been accepted for publication in previous issues are encouraged to submit their papers again using the new guidelines. In addition to submitting the article in English language, all authors must provide translation of the abstract in both Albanian and Macedonian languages.

Authors should submit their articles electronically to SEEU Review in Microsoft Word format, and all manuscripts must be spell-checked and proofread prior to submission. All submissions must follow APA (American Psychological Association) style for format and references (footnotes and end notes are not permitted). Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words, including the abstract (which should be 200 to 300 words), references, and other elements.

The entire manuscript, including the abstract, the reference list, and any tables, should be presented as A4 size paper with single-spaced typescript in 12-point Times New Roman. It should begin with a cover page, giving the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and correspondence address(es), e-mail address(es), a suggested shorter title for running heads, and three to five keywords. On the next page, put the article title and the abstract, then continue with the body of the article. All pages must be numbered.

More information
E-mail: review@seeu.edu.mk


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'War, Virtual War and Human Security’ 5th Global Conference, May 5 – 7, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: January 18, 2008


Is war an extension of politics by other means? The locomotive of technology? Is it humankind in its most natural state; or is human society - despite perceptions and ongoing conflict around the world today - actually moving toward an aversion to war and a state of peace? This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to provide a challenging forum for the examination and evaluation of the nature, purpose and experience of war, and its impacts on all aspects of security, human security and to communities across the world. Viewing war as a multi-layered, multi-factorial phenomenon, the conference series seeks to explore the historical, legal, social, human, religious, economic, and political contexts of conflicts, and assess the place of art, journalism, literature, music, the media and the internet in representation and interpretation of the experience of warfare.

In particular papers, workshops, reports, and presentations are invited on any of the following themes:
1. How do we Talk about and Describe War?
Portrayal, awareness, language and expression. How do we come to understand war in contemporary and historical cultures?
2. Representations and Experiences
Viewing War as a multi-layered social phenomena.
3. History and Development of Warfare and War Fighting
How have we fought and why. Lessons learned, mistakes repeated.
4. Extent, Conduct and Morality
Can war even be distinguished from peace, combatant from non-combatant, who are legitimate targets? The totality of war in modern culture.
5. Human Rights and Human Security
Have the means and methods in war, finally outpaced International law and norms of behaviour? What protection is available? If truth is the first casualty in war, is human rights the second?
6. The Boundaries of War
How far will humankind push the limits of acceptable behaviour and practice in war?
7. Prevention and Peace
Can we give peace a chance? Viewing war as un-natural, preventable within a variety of frameworks. The legal mechanisms and the trans-national social movements 'waging peace'.
8. Non-state Actors and NGOs in War
Breaking the state conundrum, participation in relief from the depredations of war, alleviating the suffering, advocacy from theatres of war. Or compromising humanitarian Aid? Force multipliers? Abrogating combatant’s responsibilities toward their populations.
9. Future War: Revolutions in Military Affairs – Emerging Types of Warfare.
Be afraid, be very afraid. Are there no limits to mans inhumanity to man?

The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Papers will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted to both Organising Chairs; if an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 18th April 2008. Abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, following this order: author(s), affiliation, e-mail address, title of abstract, body of abstract. We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal.

More information
Website: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ptb/wvw/wvw5/cfp.html


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Polis Journal – Call for papers
Application deadline: January 30, 2008


Polis an academic journal published by the European University of Tirana (UET), Albania, would like to invite post - graduate students, researchers and academics in general to submit papers for its fifth issue. The journal is published in Albanian and comes out three times a year. It focuses on issues directly or indirectly related to democratization in general and Albanian democratization in particular. The four previous issues of Polis have focused on political representation, Albanian Euro-scepticism, informality in Albania, and the role of the international community in the Albanian democratization, respectively. The papers published in the last issue of Polis can be accessed on line at or through the UET website: www.universitetieuropian.com

The fifth issue of Polis will have as its central theme ‘The Crises of Representation in Albania’. There are high and growing levels of dissatisfaction with politics and politicians in Albania. Political debates often seem to be disconnected from the everyday concerns of the citizens, while the political scene is often characterized by high levels of conflict and polarization. This in turn has produced a growing sense of alienation with politics as reflected by a growing anti-politics discourse in Albania. Citizens, intellectuals and even politicians increasingly blame politics for most of the shortcomings of the Albanian democracy.

It is this phenomenon that the fifth issue of Polis seeks to explore by looking at it from different angles, including but not limited to institutional, structural, discursive, cultural or sociological perspectives. Therefore, we would like to invite submissions that explore different aspects of the crises of representation from a critical perspective. The aim is to identify the sources of the dissatisfaction with politics and/or assess potential remedies. We are open to submissions that focus on the crises of representation in the democratization process in other countries that might be relevant to the Albanian case as well. The papers can be submitted in Albanian or English. If submitted in English and selected for publication they will be translated into Albanian by the Polis staff.

More information
Website: www.revistapolis.com
E-mail: bkajsi@essex.ac.uk
kajsiu@yahoo.com


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‘Transatlantic Dialogues. Eastern Europe, The U.S., and Post-Cold War Cultural Spaces’ Workshop,
May 24, 2008, Bucharest, Romania - Call for Papers
Application deadline: January 31, 2008


This Workshop is organized within the framework of the Fifth International Conference of the Romanian Association for American Studies, ‘The Sense of America. Histories into Text’.

The workshop focuses on the topical issue of transatlantic relations in the post-Cold War period, and specifically addresses the question of transatlantic exchanges, representations and misrepresentations that characterize this age of transition and upheaval. Post-communism, itself a highly volatile term, has come to signify a cluster of historical, social, cultural, economic discourses about change in Eastern Europe. While Cold War mythology was largely responsible for drawing up a vision of a highly polarized world, the post-Cold War configuration is still undergoing a process of negotiation to account for new structures of organization that cut across fields as diverse as culture, literature, education, politics, social life, economics.

The organisers welcome approaches dealing with the multiple binds of post-Cold War configurations from a variety of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives including literature, history, political science, sociology, economy, visual arts, media and film studies, popular culture. Papers
may address themes such as those below:
- Converging discourses: post-communism, post-colonialism, post-modernism
- The post-communist transition and the renegotiation of Eastern European identity
- The postmodern ethos and post-Cold War cultural/social dynamics
- Eastern European predicaments and models for the future
- The ‘end of history’ in transatlantic perspective
- Transatlantic relations in the age of globalization
- U.S. cultures in Eastern European contexts
- Exporting Eastern Europe to the USA: techniques of representation and dissemination
- Post-Cold War U.S. literary and media discourses about Eastern Europe.

The organizers are inviting proposals for 20 minute papers on these and other themes related to the topic of the workshop. Please submit 300-word abstracts by e-mail. A selection of papers will be published in the workshop proceedings.

More information
E-mail: transatlanticdialogues@gmail.com (prof. dr. Rodica Mihaila, Dr. Roxana Oltean or Ioana)


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Analytical Journal - Call for papers
Application deadline: January 31, 2008


Analytical is an electronic journal published by Analytica, which is focused on studying and analyzing the recent and ongoing socio-political and economic developments in the Western Balkans and the wider region. The journal includes contributions artticles, opinions, comments - that approach the subject area counntries of the Western Balkans from various perspectives: politiccal, IR, economic, historical, sociological, educational, etc.

Analytical now accepts submissions for the first issue. The topic of the first issue is: ‘The Western Balkans part of the EU?’

The contributions to the first issue are expected to address the subject of prospective EU membership of the Western Balkan states, as well as the EU experiences of Romania and Bulgaria that joined the EU in the last round of EU enlargement. Contributions could address the various aspects of EU accession efforts of the Western Balkan countries including but not limited to: political efforts to fulfill Copenhagen criteria and SAP requirements, public perceptions, public discourse and popular culture, efforts for economic integration and regional cooperation, foreign investments in the area, migration issues and migration policies, historical perspectives of European integration, etc.

The papers should be original and not previously published. Format: MS Word Document. Papers should be written in APA style (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style). Times New Roman Font size: 12. Line spacing: 1,5. No indentation. Standard MS Word margins. Limited to 2000 - 5000 words.

More information
Website: http://www.analyticamk.org/
http://www.analyticalmk.com/
E-mail: journal@analyticamk.org


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International Association for Political Science Students' Academic Journal ‘Politikon’ - Call for papers
Application deadline: January 31, 2008


Founded in 2001, the journal is published twice yearly and distributed in hard copy and online to more than 10,000 IAPSS members in more than 40 countries on every continent. Politikon publishes the best in undergraduate and graduate student scholarship from around the world. Politikon is recognised globally for its position as one of the leading academic journals publishing the work of students from across the fields of political science and international relations. The peer-review and refereeing process involves full Professors, leading academics and experts from across the world and abstracts from Politikon are included in the International Political Science Association's (IPSA) Annual International Political Science Abstracts.

Articles submitted to the journal should meet the following standards:
· English language
· 4000 - 7000 words, including footnotes
· Microsoft Word or RTF file format
· Fully referenced in Harvard style (see http://tinyurl.com/nsfcg)
· An abstract of no more than 125 words
· Biographical information of the author (no more than 50 words)
· Be concerned with political science, international relations, international law, political economy, public policy or a related field. For this issue the Editorial Board is particularly interested in articles which consider environmental issues.

More information
Website: www.iapss.org
E-mail: politikonjournal@iapss.org


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CEU Political Science Journal – ‘Institutional Reforms and State Capacity’ Vol. 3, No. 2, April 2008 - Call for Papers
Application deadline: February 1, 2008


CEU Political Science Journal is a peer review publication established at the beginning of 2006 within the academic community of Central European University, Budapest. It is primarily targeted to promote the work of graduate students and young scholars with a special interest in the CEE space, welcoming also valuable contributions outside this focus.

This issue aims to gather contributions that focus on understanding the profound changes occurred at the level of role and function of the state and the institutional changes undertaken after the fall of the Communist regimes. The contributions are expected to focus on the structural transformation of state institution followed in the attempt to create new political, economic and social systems in the post-Communist societies. Some of the questions that could be answered are: What is the impact of institutional and cultural legacies of the Communist era on the institutional setting and development of post-communist societies? What factors shaped the evolution State agencies' financial capacity, enforcement power, and organizational resources? What was the role of institutional transformation in creating democracy and capitalism simultaneously? How did the distribution of institutional reforms affect the distribution of resources and power alongside the vertical structures of! the State (decentralization)? What are the reforms meant to promote accountability, transparency and good governance? What was the role of the EU accession process in guiding these changes? What are the effects of institutional imports, given the fitness with the existing institutional environment?

The Journal contains a special Work in Progress section designed to present research still under finalization and PhD research proposals. Moreover, the section of book reviews approaches the relevant books in Political Science and related fields.

More information
Website: www.ceu.hu/polscijournal
E-mail: ceu_polsci@yahoo.com


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Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University - ‘Framing Struggles: Critical Approaches to Anthropology
and Sociology’ Postgraduate Conference, June 13 – 14, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: February 1, 2008


Until recently, most social research has focused on political and economic struggles to the detriment of understanding cultural struggles. But an undue focus on culture tends to ignore the contested nature of economic and political interactions that provide the structural underpinnings to cultural form and content. Anthropology can contribute equally to understanding frames of struggles, and framing the relevant problematic that needs to be exposed to public scrutiny, while sociology is able to situate and analyse these struggles in a broader perspective through its focus on macro-micro interactions.

The main purpose of this trans-disciplinary conference is to investigate how cultural, political, and economic struggles are framed, both by actors and scholars. By framing struggles we mean the ways in which participants themselves construe and delimit the meanings of their actions in an era of accelerating global changes, as well as the manner in which scholars and researchers select their own frames of reference to make sense of these social upheavals. Regarding social phenomena in an integrated and multifaceted persepective, the conference will reflect on and mediate between broad, distant, and sometimes seemingly incompatible research fields and approaches e.g., religious studies, studies of popular culture, as well as social movement studies and the scholarship on migration and informal economy.

Concentrating on a variety of issues concerning struggles, we seek to encourage critical ethnographic/ sociological research enriched by theoretical grounding. The conference will tackle the issue of framing struggles from four main perspectives in the following panels (also see the more detailed descriptions further down):
Panel I: Borders, Economy, Conflict
Panel II: Approaching Religious Modernities: Constructions, Contestations, Mobilizations
Panel III: Performing and Representing Culture, Ethnicity and Gender
Panel IV: Activism in (Post-)Socialist Contexts

Each applicant should submit an (max. 250 words) and abstract introduction (max. 100 words) of their academic affiliation/ research topic/ general research interests .

The organizers will be able to provide partial reimbursement of travel expenses and accommodation at a hostel in central Budapest to a number of panel participants. A possibility exists that some participants be hosted by students from the department - please indicate if you are interested in such option. Participants are also requested to state whether they would need a visa for Hungary so that organizers can assist in the visa process.

More information
E-mail: framing.struggles@gmail.com (Mariya Ivancheva)


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Topical Issues in Curriculum Development Workshop: Incorporating Diversity in Public Administration Education,
March 17 – 21, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: February 4, 2008


Organized by: Curriculum Resource Center (Central European University), Center for Policy Studies (Central European University), Managing Multiethnic Communities Program of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (OSI).

Ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender and other forms of diversity are central issues for public administration. This is certainly true for communities in which diversity appears in devise forms, such as in post-conflict contexts; it is also the case for any society in which principles of democracy and good governance are established as norms. However, in contemporary public administration education, public administrators are rarely sensitized to the relevance of diversity to their work, let alone how to address it comprehensively. Schools and institutes of public administration must play a lead role in this regard, incorporating diversity into their curriculum in a thematic or topical sense (how diversity is relevant to public service delivery, for example), and in their own policies (such as through application or recruitment strategies).

This CRC workshop will present an opportunity for the synthesis of views and experiences from a range of social, political, and economic contexts. It will aim to address ways of integrating diversity into public administration education comprehensively. Discussions will consider diversity topically and as an issue that should be integrated into all aspects public administration education. What models of incorporating diversity into public administration education exist? How can curriculum be designed such that public administrators are sensitized to the need to address diversity in their work? How can public administration education itself be a model for incorporating diversity into all aspects of work?

Topical Curriculum Development Workshops of the CRC cover topical issues of particular importance to the development of higher education in the region, in all areas related to curriculum development. Organized by the CRC office in co-operation with a wide range of strategic partners, these sessions address current trends in curriculum development, degree structures and particular or special interest issues. These sessions are directed at a particular group of academics or focus on a target region or institution(s).

All CRC Applicants must:
- Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region (non EU countries) who are preparing to revise or develop their courses
- Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials
- Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as stated on the CRC application form

All costs related to transportation and accomodation during the sessions will be covered by the CRC.

More information
Website: http://www.ceu.hu/crc/
http://www.ceu.hu/crc/crc_visit_appl.html
E-mail: lgiresearch@osi.hu (Meghan Simpson)
crc@ceu.hu


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Public Interest Law Institute – ‘Teaching Law, Human Rights and Ethics’ Summer Course, July 7 - 11, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: February 14, 2008


Public Interest Law Institute (PILI) in cooperation with Columbia Law School within the framework of the SUN program of Central European University is organizing a summer course titled 'Teaching Law, Human Rights and Ethics'.

This is a one-week course for junior law faculty and senior students interested in pursuing academic career, who wish to learn more about the use of innovative methods of teaching about human rights in relation to various aspects of rule of law, ethics, including experiential learning. The course is devoted to giving participants knowledge on cutting-edge topics, specifically within the themes of: (1) human rights, and (2) professional ethics. The course will also provide skills development in new methods of pedagogy. The ultimate goal of the course is to convey challenging material, technical know-how and motivation to a group of young academics, who will be expected to have an impact on reform of higher legal education through their own curricular innovations.

The program encourages applications from junior law faculty, with 1-3 years of teaching experience. Basic knowledge of international human rights law and commitment to educational reform is expected.

The language of instruction is English; thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops. (In some instances shortlisted applicants may be contacted for a telephone interview.)

Application forms are encouraged to be submitted through the on-line registration system. In addition to the completed application form, the following supporting documents are requested to be sent by regular mail:
· CV (with a list of publications if any)
· A Statement of Purpose
In the Statement of Purpose please describe how the course is relevant to your teaching, research or professional work, and in what way you expect to benefit from it. You are advised to consult the detailed course description on the course web page so that the statement of purpose is in accordance with the main objectives of the course.
· An English language article or research paper in progress, which you would like to develop as the outcome of the course.
· One Letter of Recommendation

Optional documents:
· A copy of an article in English, which you have recently published
· A copy of any English language certificate
· A special cover letter, if a tuition waiver is applied for

More information
Website: http://www.sun.ceu.hu/
https://online.ceu.hu/osun/
E-mail: sunreq@ceu.hu


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CEU Summer University - 'Public Management of Urban Change in Transitional Cities' Course, July 7 - 18, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: February 14, 2008


The course will explore concepts and applications of urban policy, management and planning within transitional cities. The goal of the course is to create a conceptual framework to analyze approaches to urban governance, planning and management within various communities and their potential application at different spatial scales and levels of economic and social development. Particular reference will be made to the challenges of local leadership and strategy drafting, and on how can they effectively impact urban change in transitional cities. The course will help participants to understand the complexities of local planning and how the application of urban management tools and governance approaches will vary according to local conditions, needs and the political environment.

The Summer University was established in 1996 and is aiming to involve a high-level international faculty (including CEU faculty), and excellent advanced doctoral students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers and professionals as participants. While application from all over the world is encouraged, continued priority is given to applicants from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and countries experiencing emerging democracies worldwide. Applicants from these countries, when admitted on merit, will be eligible for scholarship, while those from developed countries will usually be expected to pay fees.

More information
Website: http://www.sun.ceu.hu


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University of Amsterdam, Eastern European History and Eastern European Studies - 'Nationalism and Communism' -
Workshop/Call for Papers, April 25, 2008
Application deadline: February 15, 2008


After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 nationalism suddenly resurfaced in Eastern Europe, or so the common wisdom goes. This implies communism and nationalism have little to do with each other. In reality, the communist regimes of Europe all flew the national flag in order to gain popular legitimacy. After 1948, the People's Republics of Central and Eastern Europe constructed the state ideology of 'Socialist Patriotism', a conscious blend of national and socialist imagery. Parties presented themselves as heirs to national traditions, and as guardians of national interests. They appropriated national symbols and heroes, and pursued ‘national’ policies whenever possible. This was not just the case in Europe. From Cuba to Korea, communist parties and states presented themselves as patriots. A national communist self-image was not the exception, but the rule. It is surprising that the communist ! 'invention of tradition' and the socialist 'imagined community' have been studied relatively little. Though there is an extensive body of literature on the relationship between communism and nationalism, the national element in communist ideology has on the whole remained from view.

This has changed in recent years. Independent of one another, several excellent studies have been published on attempts by communists in individual countries to gain national legitimacy. This informal workshop aims to be a first step towards a more comprehensive view. Students of nationalism, historians of communism, specialists on Cold War history, as well as country or regional experts, are invited to give their opinion.

Presenters of papers are welcome to concentrate on an individual state, party, national symbol or policy, but are asked to place these in a broader context. To what extent does 'Socialist Patriotism' fit into existing theories of nationalism? Could communists actually be called 'nationalistic' or even 'nationalists'? Was the communist use of national propaganda instrumental and exploitative, or was it founded on progressive traditions of nationalism? How were national credentials of local parties squared with proletarian internationalism and the alliance with other communist countries? To what extent did communist parties construct ethnic 'enemies of the people'? In what way did anti-Semitism influence the national credentials of communist parties? Was communist national propaganda ultimately successful? These and other questions will be central to the discussions at the meeting.

A practical goal is take first steps towards the organization of a larger workshop on this topic in 2009. This is to culminate in an edited volume on nationalism and communism. Please send proposals for papers (max 400 words) to dr. Martin Mevius.

More information
E-mail: m.mevius@uva.nl


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‘Design Cinema 2008’, 3rd International Design and Cinema Conference, November 19 - 22, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey - Call for Papers
Application deadline: March 30, 2008


The moving image has become a powerful medium for the representation of designed worlds and revolutionized the abstraction of that which is designed. While designers have become more open to the interests of cinema, cinema is expansively engaged with issues of design. This third meeting of the series Design and Cinema is organized with the intention of bringing together scholars and practitioners for theorizing and rhetorizing the interpretation and production of those environments assumed to exist as real, hyper-real and/or virtual, embracing all hybrid forms. We believe that this theme will uncover those other far-reaching issues related to the realized and potential mise-en-scène designed. The real covers issues of designing of objects and environments, and the experience of the designed, as in the staging of the setting including both the actors and the scenery. Since what we understand from the! hyper-real is an illusion whose effects are more real than the reality itself, the socio-political character of this phenomenon is expected to unravel itself in discussions dealing with the forces involved in the manipulation of reality and the blurring of the real for those who experience it in their daily lives. The virtual understood as a parallel universe, the technology and know-how employed in its implementation, and all hybrid forms of existing parallel in the world of the real and the virtual are expected to be the focus of discussions here. Ideas, speculative propositions, media, practices, products, that fall under the issues presented here are welcome. Buildings, environments, products, film, television, computers, costume, games, sound, all are expected to act as agents of discussion.

Key issues include, but are not limited to the following areas of interest: 2D, 3D, 4D, Animation, Advertisement, Artificial Intelligence, Artwork-based entertainment, Audiovisual media, Atmosphere creating, Character design, Cinematic design, Comedy, Comics, Commercials, Computer games, Computer generated, Costume, Digital media, Digital Sculpture, Disneyification, Entertainment industry, Fiction, Film Analysis, Game industry, Game Culture, Gender, Sexuality and Popular Culture, Graphic Storytelling, Holography, Home theatre, Horror, Interactive game tools, Interactive installations, Interactive media, Make-up, Matte painting, Media Convergence, Motion Capture, Multi-dimensional environments, Narrative media, New media, Parallel universes, Personal immersive environment, Physical Spaces, Portable multi-media, Post-production, Props, Robotics, Science Fiction, Screening, Sets, Simulacra and simulation, Special effects, Society of the spectacle, Sound, Stage design, Storytell! ing, Supernatural Theatre buildings, Theories of Media, TV broadcasts, TV characters, World making, Virtual spaces.

We seek to bring to the front through this conference one of the ongoing discussions: representation and realization of the designed setting with reference to theory, tools, and practices.

Submitted abstracts and papers will be reviewed by an international scientific committee. Keynote speakers will be announced following their confirmation, although positive contacts have been established. Electronic submission of papers is required in .pdf and .doc format. Abstracts of 750 words, with brief resume should be submitted by e-mail.

More information
Website: http://www.designcinema2008.org
E-mail: submission@designcinema2008.org
info@designcinema2008.org


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3rd International Youth Media Summit, August 20 – 27, 2008, Belgrade, Serbia


We invite organizations, schools and other institutions working with media to nominate two young media enthusiasts 15-22 years old to participate in the Summit. The young participants must be candidates as Student Filmmaker and Student Diplomat.

This Summit will continue the work started in 2006, and will incorporate changes based on last year's feedback from the first (Los Angeles) and second (Sydney) Summit. One of these changes will be a greater emphasis on developing media production skills. Also, the student delegates will be broadcasting on a daily basis via Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio, internet Radio, podcasting and vodcasting.

We are asking those countries with the ability to raise the necessary funds to provide their own airfare to Belgrade, Serbia. Any funds raised by 3rd IYMS organizers will be used to pay part of airfares for delegates from economically disadvantaged regions, or countries facing humanitarian challenges.

· All delegates must be 15- 22 years old being represented by a recognized media program at a school, arts and/or cultural non for profit Non Government Organization. (We are looking for delegates who will continue to advocate, addressing Summit issues locally, regionally, nationally and internationally at all times.
· Student delegates will need to complete their initial assignments and submit them to 3rd IYMS organizers.
· You will also need to fill out an application. On the application, you will find directions for those requesting financial help for plane fare.
Adults wishing to take part in Summit 2008 should fill out an application and address the professional capacities in which they can mentor/supervise students.

Please start to research what you will need to do for a visa to Serbia, and the timeline.

To insure that the Summit can cover some expenses: a registration fee of $300US (€220) is required per participants upon their acceptance.

Please note that 3rd IYMS will provide local transport within the Belgrade Airport and Youth Hostel situated at the centre of Belgrade, Training and Facilitation by industry professionals as well as accommodation including Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner for the duration of the summit.

More information
Website: www.IYMS.eu
E-mail: rajcevic@sbb.co.yu (Miomir Rajcevic, 3rd Summit Coordinator)


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BEST - Courses for Students of Technology


BEST, Board of European Students of Technology, is a non profit student organisation. It is run by students, working for students. BEST organises different activities where students from member universities get the opportunity to increase their international experience, establish contacts, improve their English and have fun. Each BEST Course is attended by 20-30 students of engineering.

Local BEST groups arrange short (1-2 weeks long) courses during winter, spring and summer, where engineering students get the chance to learn more about a specific topic in their field of interest. BEST also organises seminars on educational issues, engineering competitions and leisure events. In a learning event participants attend lectures given by the university's teaching staff or by experts from companies. They visit companies, industrial plants or research centres and sometimes take part in case studies.

Topics of the learning events cover mainly different technology fields, economics, marketing and management. At the end of the course students take an exam, which is designed to test the results of the course and evaluate the participants' success. An increasing number of courses are recognised by many universities and students attending these courses can get credit from their home universities.

The organising local BEST group takes care of accommodation and subsistence during the entire event, transportation to lectures and all activities related to the contents of the event, teaching and material costs and social activities. Depending on the situation of the local BEST group, there might be a participation fee:
· Students from Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia pay 1/3 of the fee.
· Students from Bulgaria, Macedonia FYR, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia pay no fee.

Who can apply?
· Students of technology from universities with a Local BEST Group. You can find a list here: http://www.best.eu.org/organisation/org_lbgs.jsp
· Students from universities belonging to partner organisations

How to apply:
· Go to BEST application system
· Enter your email address and your password, or register first if you don't have an account yet
· Enter the application to the BEST application system.
The organising local BEST group receives the applications, and make a selection on regional aspects, the motivation letter and on educational background of applicant. The organisers also aim at having equal number of male and female participants.

More information
Website: http://bas.best.eu.org/eventList.jsp
E-mail: info@BEST.eu.org


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Test Theatre to Students - ‘Theatre at the Universities in SEE: Founding a Regional Centre of IUTA’ Regional Conference,
January 24 - 26, 2008, Zagreb, Croatia


Conference is focused on exchanging of experiences in activities between students, theatrical and artistic creators - amateurs and professionals, but at the same time we will try to establish foundation for Regional Centre IUTA (International University Theatre Association) intended for delivering information and giving support. There will be two working themes on the conference: ‘Artists in Residence’ and ‘IUTA SEE Regional Centre’.

The Conference is open to all theatre practitioners who work with university students and theoreticians of theatre/art/media at the universities: theatre theoreticians, art historians, sociologists, film and media schools, university students and anyone interested in the development of contemporary art and culture among students on our universities.

More information
Website: www.test.hr
E-mail: testzg@gmail.com


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www.mva.si/see


SALTO-YOUTH South East Europe Resource Centre and the Slovenian National Agency for the Youth in Action Programme - Online database of youth organisations from SEE in a new wrapping


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http://www.dianet.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=20&Itemid=50


The first guidebook on minorities and education in Southeast Europe

It contains an overview of existing international standards, regional experience in the field of education in legislative and practical terms.


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www.bsph.org


Website of a group of renowned Bulgarian publishers of books and periodicals in human & social sciences


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Seedox.Org - Online Digital Platfrom for Documentary Film from Southeast Europe


SEEDOX.org is an initiative formed at the 7th goEast Film Festival aiming to research and analyse the situation of contemporary documentary film in Southeast Europe. SEEDOX.org was initiated by goEast Festival Director Christine Kopf and Southeast Europe Expert Bernd Buder. It was made possible through the support of the European Cultural Foundation´s Balkan Fund and the Goethe-Institut. Up to now, very little information has been available on contemporary documentary production in Southeast Europe in the
respective national languages. There has been virtually no information on the subject in English. The new website, online since the beginning of November, fills this gap. SEEDOX.org provides essays on Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and UNMI Kosovo. Credits for around 250 films, hereunder 150 with stills and synopses, have been carefully researched for the site and are now
available. The database is a work in progress, production companies are encouraged to supply additional information. The website also provides extensive contacts for producers, festivals and organisations as wells as a bibliography. Additional texts and interviews with documentary professionals complement the essays on individual countries, this part of the site will continue to grow. SEEDOX.org makes information on documentary film in Southeast Europe available to festivals and programmers internationally for the first time. SEEDOX.org offers user-friendly search facilities.

More information
Website: www.filmfestival-goEast.de
E-mail: info@filmfestival-goEast.de


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www.developmentandtransition.net


The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the London School of Economics ‘Development and Transition’ publication

Focusing on Central and Southeast Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the periodical is published in both English and Russian three times a year.

The publication and website bring together scholars from leading academic institutions with development practitioners from UNDP. The aim is to discuss and think differently about policy frameworks by mixing a variety of viewpoints and analytical approaches from researchers and practitioners to explore and explain the core issues and problems, and to extract the best practices.

The latest edition focuses on the private sector in Eastern Europe and the CIS, and how development actors can boost its potential for poverty reduction. Past issues have focused on conflict and development, poverty and inequality, EU enlargement, growth and productivity, and minorities and migration. The next issue (December 2007) will focus on gender, followed by the environment (spring 2008), and reform of the post-communist state (fall 2008).

More information
E-mail: peter.serenyi@undp.org (Peter Serenyi, Managing Editor)


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ECAS EU Funding Guides for NGOs, 2007 Edition


The funding guide contains:
A full chapter on the 2007-13 financial perspectives
Extensive information on the restructuring of EU external aid
Information on the new structural funds which can provide support for a wide range of projects
They also guide you on how to go about applying and give the right people to contact

For easy handling, it comes in TWO volumes:
Volume one: Tips for fundraisers; new financial perspectives; funding programmes for projects inside the EU; including programmes on health, social policy, youth, environment, and culture; structural funds; foundations
Discounted price: 30Euro

Volume two: Funding programmes for projects outside the EU, including development aid, human rights, gender equality, AIDS initiatives; European Neighbourhood Policy for countries bordering the EU; Pre-accession Aid for the Western Balkans; foundations
Discounted price: 25Euro

Discounted price for set of both: 50Euro

More information
E-mail: publications@ecas.org (Vanessa Billen)


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Euroregional Center for Democracy

Semenic Nr. 10
300035, Timisoara
Romania

Tel: + 4 0256 221 471
Fax: + 4 0256 436 633

http://www.regionalnet.org

Editor:
Camelia Cocioba

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