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1. Funding
Opportunities
- Institute for Human Sciences - Robert
Bosch Fellowships
Application
deadline: April 14, 2008
- LSE/OSI - Visiting Fellowship Program
2008 - 2009
Application
deadline: April 15, 2008
- Open Society Institute - International
Higher Education Support Program, Academic Fellowship Program,
2008/09 Returning Scholars Fellowship Program
Application
deadline: April 15, 2008
- Open So! ciety Institute - International
Higher Education Support Program, Academic Fellowship Program,
2008/09 International Scholars Fellowship
Program
Application deadline: April 15, 2008
- European Commission DG Justice and Home
Affairs - Daphne III Programme
Application
deadline: April 22, 2008
- Global Women's Studies Doctoral Research
Fellowships
Application
deadline: April 25, 2008
- Specific Programme 'Fundamental Rights
and Citizenship' 2007 - 2013 - Call for proposals 2007!
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Appl ication deadline: May 5, 2008
- European Commission DG Education and
Culture - MEDIA (2007 - 2013) - Training
Application
deadline: May 13, 2008
- European Commission DG Education and
Culture - Erasmus Mundus
Application
deadline: May 15, 2008
- Fondation de France - The Enlarged
Europe! European Citizenship and Sustainable Development – Call
for application
Application
deadline: May 16 or September 26, 2008
- Open Society Institute -
Think Tank Fund Fellowships - Call for
Proposals
Application deadline: May 20, 2008
- European Commission DG Health and
Consumer Protection - Public Health 2008 -
2013
Application deadline: May 23, 2008
- Open Society Institute - Making the Most
of EU Funding for the Roma
- Joint Master Program in European
Integration and Regionalism, 2008 - 2009
Appl! ication
deadline: June 15, 2008
- CENTRAL
EUROPE
Application deadline: September/October 2008 (second
call)
- Open Society Institute -
Fellowship
Application deadline: on a rolling basis
2.
Announcements and Upcoming Events
- Fourth CEU Graduate Conference in
Social Sciences: ‘Global Transformations: Integration, Transition,
and Development’, June 20 - 22, 2008, Budapest,
Hungary
Application deadline: April 15, 2008
- ‘INTERcultural Dialogue in
MULTIcultural Communities’ International Training, May 8 – 12,
2008, Brasov, Romania - Call for
applications
Application deadline: April 15,
2008
- Halki International Seminars
'Regional Flashpoints and Transatlantic Policies', June 25 – 29,
2008 - Call for Participants
Application
deadline: April 18, 2008
- Systemic
Peacebuilding: Enhancing Coherence and Effectiveness in Policy and
on-the-ground Peacebuilding, May 6 - 8, 2008, London,
UK
Application deadline: April 23,
2008
- Transformative Mediation: Tools for
Peacemaking and Sustainable Peacebuilding, May 9 – 10, 2008,
London, UK
Application deadline: April 23,
2008
- Online journal Re-public - Gendering
Border Crossings - Call for papers
Application
deadline: April 30, 2008
- ‘Social and Spiritual Aspects of
Material Culture’ Conference, September 18 – 20, 2008, Ohrid,
Macedonia - Call for papers and
participation
Application deadline: April 31,
2008
- EGEA Moldova - Youth Study Camp in
Tourism, May 1 ! - 5, 2008, Lozova,
Moldova
- Black Sea Youth Forum Summit, June
18 – 20, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey - Call for
papers
Application deadline: May 5, 2008
- Second Congress of the Youth from
Eastern Europe - Intercultural Dialogue and Peace, May 7 - 11,
2008, Prespa Lake, Macedonia
- Institute for Democracy and
Mediation - Regional Summer School, September 8 – 19, 2008,
Albania - Call for applications
Application
deadline: May 15, 2008
- ‘Challenges to Democratic Governance
in N! ew Democracies in CEE and the Balkans’ Conference, Octob! er
10 - 11, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Application
deadline: May 15, 2008
- ‘Anti-Ottoman Wars and the Culture
of Nobility in East Central Europe, 16-18th Century’ International
conference, October 23 - 25, 2008, Leipzig, Germany
Application deadline: May 30, 2008
- SEEU Review, South East European
University, Tetovo, Macedonia - Call for Papers, Issue with
emphasis on human rights
Application deadline:
August 31, 2008
- ‘Freedom and Democracy: European
Perceptions, European Perspectives’ International Conference,
December 4 - 6, 2008, Koper, Slovenia - Call for
papers
Application ! deadline: September 1,
2008
- Volonteurope - 17th European
Workshop on Volunteer Action ‘Take Part in Europe’, October 30 –
November 2, 2008, Genoa, Italy
- Western Balkan Security Observer -
Call for papers
- 5th Cultural Policy Research Award
2008 - Call for applications
Application
deadline: May 23, 2008
3. Useful
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Institute for
Human Sciences - Robert Bosch Fellowships Application deadline: April 14,
2008
The
Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) awards research fellowships for
the academic year 2008/09. The program, which is generously
supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation, is focused on
South-Eastern Europe.
Robert Bosch Fellowships will enable
junior and senior scholars to spend six months at the IWM in Vienna
to pursue their research project while working in residence at the
institute. The fellows will receive a stipend to cover all expenses
related to the stay in Vienna (travel, apartment, health insurance,
incidentals). The IWM will provide the fellows with a personal
office with PC, access to internet and e-mail, in-house research and
administrative facilities. Visiting Fellows will receive a stipend
in the amount of 25.000 Euro for the six-month term. Junior Visiting
Fellows will receive a stipend of 10.000 Euro for six months. The
6-months research term must be completed between 1 July 2008 and 30
June 2009.
Robert Bosch Fellows will be members of the
international and multidisciplinary scholarly community at the IWM.
They are invited to present and discuss their project in lectures or
seminars.
The IWM is accepting applications from countries of
ex-communist South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Slovenia.
Applications are accepted from researchers
who * are citizens or permanently reside in one of the
above-mentioned countries * or are affiliated to a university or
research institution in the region * or (independent of the
applicant’s country of origin) who pursue research on South-Eastern
Europe
Visiting Fellows must have obtained a Ph.D. in the
humanities or social sciences and must hold a senior academic or
research position, at least Associate Professor level or equivalent.
Junior Visiting Fellows must currently pursue their doctoral degree
or have recently obtained a Ph.D. in the humanities or social
sciences.
The research project of the candidate should be
related to one of the IWM’s main research fields.
The
application consists of the following materials: 1. Application
form 2. Concise research proposal in English (max. 4 pages) 3.
CV and list of publications For Junior Fellows only: 4. Two
letters of reference from scholars familiar with the academic work
of the applicant.
More information Website:
http://www.iwm.at E-mail: fellowships@iwm.at (Subject header:
Robert Bosch Fellowships)
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LSE/OSI -
Visiting Fellowship Program 2008 - 2009 Application deadline: April 15,
2008
The London
School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with the funding
from the Open Society Institute (OSI) offers four individual grants
in one academic year for 2-month study visits at the London School
of Economics and Political Science for middle level faculty with
outstanding academic qualifications from Albania,
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia. Awards, which provide a stipend for
living expenses sufficient for a single Fellow, return economy
airfare and health insurance, are for academic staff employed by the
universities and higher educational institutions in the
aforementioned countries specialising in social sciences. They are
intended to enable prospective candidates to upgrade their teaching
and research skills. The candidate must demonstrate potential for
excellence in research and an interest in developing high impact
pol! icy outputs.
Prospective candidates: a. Are
nationals of and normally resident in one of the aforementioned
countries at the time of applying for the award b. Have held a
teaching position at a university or higher educational institution
in the country of residence for more than 2 years c. Have a PhD
d. Have good record of academic publications.
The
short-listed candidates will be notified within two weeks of the
deadline and should be ready to attend the interview shortly
afterwards. The costs of attending the interview and visa where
applicable will be covered by the grant awarding body.
More information Website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/2balkansfaculty.htm E-mail:
gg.see.network@lse.ac.uk
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Open Society
Institute - International Higher Education Support Program, Academic
Fellowship Program, 2008/09 Returning Scholars Fellowship
Program Application deadline: April 15,
2008
The
Returning Scholars Fellowship Program invites applications from
talented scholars who seek university positions and academic careers
in their home countries after studying abroad. The program may
operate in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia,
Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan and
Ukraine.
The program, a part of the Academic Fellowship
Program (AFP), welcomes scholars from these countries who have
received (or will receive by September 2008) an internationally
competitive postgraduate degree in the following fields:
anthropology, area/cultural studies, gender studies, economics,
history, political science, international relations, psychology,
public administration, philosophy, social work, sociology, public
health, human rights & public law, or journalism/media studies.
The program does not support scholars in philology, the visual and
performing arts, or business.
AFP fellows are placed in
carefully selected university departments that are amenable to
change and demonstrate a realistic and clear vision for future
development. The program, which represents part of a conscious
strategy to combat ‘brain drain’ helps universities in the region
retain promising young scholars, who are essential to the
revitalization of departments and to the sustainability of higher
education reforms. The program offers financial, professional and
departmental development support, as well as opportunities for
further professional growth as AFP alumni. Returning Scholars and
partner departments also benefit from the presence of AFP-supported
International Scholars, who provide expert mentorship in such areas
as professional development, curriculum development and reform,
research methods, and teaching/learning methodologies specific for
their discipline.
The program supports placement of Returning
Scholars only in AFP partner departments. An interested scholar
already associated with a department that is not supported by AFP
either will be ineligible or may discuss the possibility of
relocating to a qualifying department at another university. A list
of current AFP partner departments can be found on our website,
though the list is subject to change for the 2008/09 academic year.
Potential applicants are advised to explore placement possibilities
with an AFP Region Manager or Country Coordinator before
applying.
Fellowships include a monthly stipend and various
allowances, including departmental and professional development
funds, and are renewable. Fellowships begin in August or September
2008 and last one academic year.
More information Website:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp/focus/afp E-mail:
afp@osi.hu
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Open Society
Institute - International Higher Education Support Program, Academic
Fellowship Program, 2008/09 International Scholars Fellowship
Program Application deadline: April 15,
2008
The
International Scholars Fellowship Program selects highly qualified
scholars in the social sciences and humanities to assist Academic
Fellowship Program (AFP) partner departments where Returning
Scholars are placed. Various numbers of Returning Scholars are
supported in every AFP partner department on their own fellowship.
The International Scholars advise on the overall reform agenda of
the departments and share with departmental colleagues the latest
developments in their discipline, collaborate on the introduction of
new courses, and encourage the development of skills critical to
academic work. Perhaps the greatest, and most needed, contribution
of International Scholars is the expert advice they offer on
curriculum development and academic planning. International Scholars
share their experience with the department on a consultative basis.
They work on-site with the departments during two or three s! hort
and intense visits, and remain in touch with colleagues between
visits.
Fellows are placed in departments that have been
carefully selected as AFP partners. Partnerships are established on
the basis of the departments' openness to change and advancement,
and clear visions for future development. Within these departments,
the AFP Returning Scholars Fellowship Program supports talented
scholars who, after earning a postgraduate degree abroad, seek
university positions and academic careers in their home countries. A
list of current AFP partner departments can be found on our website.
The list is subject to change in the 2008/09 academic
year.
AFP operates in Southeastern Europe, parts of the
former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. Supported fields are:
anthropology, area/cultural studies, gender studies, economics,
history, political science, international relations, psychology,
public administration, philosophy, social work, sociology, public
health, human rights & public law, and journalism/media studies.
The program does not support scholars in philology, the visual and
performing arts, or business.
Candidates must be
well-established or senior scholars and hold an
internationally-recognized PhD (or equivalent highest degree awarded
in the field). AFP accepts applications for placements in Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia,
Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, and
Ukraine.
Fellowships begin in August or September 2008 and
last one academic year. Fellowships include a modest stipend,
transportation, accommodation, and various other allowances, and can
be renewed.
More information Website:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp/focus/afp E-mail:
afp@osi.hu
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European
Commission DG Justice and Home Affairs - Daphne III
Programme Application deadline: April 22,
2008
The Daphne
programme (2007-2013) aims to contribute to the protection of
children, young people and women against all forms of violence and
to attain a high level of health protection, well-being and social
cohesion. The programme has the specific objective of contributing
to the prevention of, and the fight against, all forms of violence
occurring in the public or the private domain against children,
young people and women, including sexual exploitation and
trafficking in human beings, by taking preventive measures and by
providing support and protection for victims and groups at
risk.
The programme will achieve its objectives by means of
transnational actions (grant funding), the Commission's
own-initiated actions (contracts) or operating grants to NGOs, which
will be aimed at: - Assisting and encouraging NGOs and other
organisations active in this field - Developing and implementing
targeted awareness-raising actions - Disseminating results
obtained under Daphne - Actions contributing to positive
treatment of people at risk - Setting up and supporting
multidisciplinary networks - Expansion of the knowledge base and
exchange, identification and dissemination of information and good
practice - Designing and testing awareness-raising and
educational materials - Studying phenomena related to violence
and its impact - Developing and implementing support programmes
for victims and people at risk and intervention programmes for
perpetrators.
Types of actions: - Specific actions taken
by the Commission, such as studies and research, opinion polls and
surveys, development of indicators and methodologies, collection,
development and dissemination of data and statistics, seminars,
conferences and experts meetings, organisation of public campaigns
and events, development and maintenance of a helpdesk service and
websites, preparation and dissemination of information materials
(including IT applications and training resources), establishment
and facilitation of a stakeholder think-tank providing expert advice
related to violence, support to other networks of national experts,
and analytical, monitoring and evaluation activities - Specific
transnational projects of Community interest involving at least two
Member States under the conditions set out in the annual work
programmes - Support to the activities of NGOs or other
organisations, pursuing an aim of general European interest
regarding the objectives mentionned above.
Beneficiary and
target groups: 1. The programme shall benefit children, young
people and women who are, or risk becoming, victims of
violence. 2. The main target groups: families, teachers and
educational staff, social workers, police and border guards, local,
national and military authorities, medical and paramedical staff,
judicial staff, NGOs, trade unions and religious
communities.
Eligibility: The programme is open to
participation by NGOs, local public authorities and institutions
(mainly universities and research institutes) from the 27 EU Member
States, the EFTA/EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein),
the candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey, The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia) and the Western Balkan states (Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro). Specific conditions
must first be met before organisations from the candidate and Balkan
countries can be funded.
More information Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/daphne3/funding_daphne3_en.htm E-mail:
JLS-DAPHNE@ec.europa.eu
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Global
Women's Studies Doctoral Research Fellowships Application deadline: April 25,
2008
As part of
its commitment to develop feminist research on global issues and
human rights, the Global Women's Studies Programme is pleased to
announce two doctoral research fellowships, renewable for up to
three years (2008 - 2011). Applications are invited from suitably
qualified candidates who wish to pursue doctoral research on the
gender dimensions of one or more of the following themes:
Challenging fundamentalisms, Globalisation and health crises,
Rights-based development, Human rights in conflict/post-conflict
contexts, Violence against women, intersectionality, identity.
The value of each scholarship is Euro 16,500 per annum for
three years. In addition to pursuing their own research, scholarship
holders will undertake a small amount of teaching and other tasks
related to the research activities of the Global Women's Studies
Programme. Please note that scholarship applicants must meet
requirements for admission to doctoral study in Women's Studies.
Candidates for the PhD are usually expected to hold a Master's
degree in a cognate field or be able to demonstrate equivalent
professional preparation to pursue doctoral level research. All
applications for admission to the PhD programme in Women's Studies
must be made online using the following PAC codes: PhD (Women's
Studies) Full-time: GYB82, PhD (Women's Studies) Part-time: GYB83.
Applications for doctoral fellowships must be made
separately through the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic
Studies
http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/arts/fellowships.html.
More information Website:
http://www.pac.ie/ http://www.nuigalway.ie/womens_studies/doctoral_research_scholarships.html http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/arts/documents/gwsfellowtermsconditions.pdf E-mail:
niamh.reillynuigalway.ie (Dr. Niamh Reilly)
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Specific
Programme 'Fundamental Rights and Citizenship' 2007 - 2013 - Call
for proposals 2007 Application deadline: May
5, 2008
The general
objectives of the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme are
the following: a. To promote the development of a European
society based on respect for fundamental rights as recognised in
Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union, including rights
derived from citizenship of the Union b. To strengthen civil
society and to encourage an open, transparent and regular dialogue
with it in respect of fundamental rights c. To fight against
racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and to promote a better
interfaith and intercultural understanding and improved tolerance
throughout the European Union d. To improve the contacts,
exchange of information and networking between legal, judicial and
administrative authorities and the legal professions, including by
way of support to judicial training, with the aim of better mutual
understanding among such authorities and professionals.
The
priority areas for 2007 will be the following:
I. Protection
of the rights of the child • Supporting projects on awareness
raising campaigns, surveys concerning good practice in Member States
and the ways to reproduce them elsewhere, analysis of particular
problems and their possible solutions (poverty, street children,
non-accompanied minors, etc.).
II. Active participation in
the democratic life of the Union The Commission wishes to promote
information and civic education initiatives on the active
participation in the 2009 European parliamentary elections by Union
citizens. This activity aims at: • Promoting the development of
participatory democracy; supporting civic and voter education and
public awareness raising projects • Increasing civil society
support for electoral processes at all levels of the political
system • Supporting activities aimed at encouraging and
supporting grass-roots initiatives of ordinary citizens for the
promotion of their own right to participate to the Union political
life. Projects carried out by associations of Union citizens who
are not nationals of their Member State of residence are
prioritized.
III. Combating racism, xenophobia and
anti-Semitism • Supporting actions aimed at fighting traditional
and new stereotypes whose persistence or diffusion are at the roots
of racist attitudes, speech, discriminatory action and violent
incidents • Encouraging initiatives aiming at fostering the
divulgation at large of the unsoundness of such stereotypes, as well
as those aimed at fostering mutual understanding between majority
and minority populations. Projects prepared by diverse teams that
present projects aimed at developing crosscommunity approaches will
be prioritised.
IV. Data protection and privacy rights •
Supporting actions (from NGOs, national authorities, etc.) aiming at
informing the public about data protection and safeguarding of
security and the promotion of their right through awareness-raising
activities will be supported.
Who can apply? Project
proposals may be submitted by non-governmental organisations,
institutions and public or private organisations, universities,
research institutes, national, regional and local authorities,
international organisations and other not-for-profit organisations
established in one of the Member States of the European Union or in
one of the countries participating pursuant to Article 5(1) of the
Decision establishing the Programme.
Apart from
organisations from the 27 Member States of the EU, the Specific
Programme Fundamental Rights and Citizenship' is also open to
participation of organisations from acceding countries, the
candidate countries and the Western Balkan countries included in the
stabilisation and association process, but specific conditions for
these countries must first be met before they can be
funded.
Proposals must involve a partnership of at least two
eligible organisations from two different EU Member States or at
least one Member State and one other State which may either be an
acceding country or a candidate country.
In 2007 the
indicative budget available for specific projects is EUR 5.505.000.
The Commission’s contribution towards a single project cannot be
less than EUR 75,000 nor greater than EUR 500,000. The Community’s
financial contribution may not exceed 80 per cent of the total
direct eligible costs of the project. Each applicant will therefore
have to secure complementary funding from other sources to cover the
balance of the project costs. A minimum of 20 per cent of the total
eligible costs must therefore be provided as a cash contribution,
either from the applicant organisation and/or partners, or from
another donor source. This complementary funding must be secured at
the time of the application. Contributions in kind shall not count
as actual project expenditure and shall not constitute eligible
costs.
More information Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/rights/doc/ag_call_2007_en.pdf E-mail:
JLS-FRC-PROGRAMME@ec.europa.eu
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European
Commission DG Education and Culture - MEDIA (2007 - 2013) -
Training Application deadline: May 13,
2008
This is a
training programme for professionals in the European audio-visual
programme industry. It intends to help people in the audio-visual
industry to adapt to the European and international dimension of the
market by promoting continuous vocational training and the use of
new technologies.
The operational objectives of the MEDIA
Training are: 1. Strengthen the skills of European audiovisual
professionals in order to improve the quality and potential of
European audiovisual works. The programme will support action in the
following areas: - Training in new audiovisual technologies -
develop the professionals' capacity to use digital technologies, in
particular in their work fields. - Training in economic,
financial and commercial management - to develop the professionals'
ability to grasp and integrate the European dimension into their
work by improving expertise - Training in script-writing
techniques - to enable experienced scriptwriters to improve their
capacities to develop techniques based on traditional and
interactive methods of writing.
2. Improve the European
dimension of audiovisual training activities: encourage exchanges
and cooperation, in supporting the networking between existing
training institutions and partners of the professional sector and
the training activities for trainers.
Priority for this call
(EACEA/03/08): Exchanges and cooperation between Higher education
institutions, training organisations and partners in the
professional sector. This should contribute to the networking and
mobility of students and trainers in Europe and facilitate the
integration of students in the professional sector. The cooperation
of the European training professionals will take the form of
pan-European consortia. Each consortium will put in place an
associated work plan. This work plan shall focus on audiovisual
skills needs that are not sufficiently met within Europe.
The
maximum Community funding is 50% of project costs.
Eligible
Target Groups: - Students from film schools or from any other
Higher education institutions where skills / competences applying to
the audiovisual sector are taught (for instance: business schools in
case of future producers) - Trainers from film schools or from
any other Higher education institutions where skills / competences
applying to the audiovisual sector are taught
How to
apply: - The programme is open to film and television schools,
universities, specialist vocational training establishments, private
companies from the industry and organisations/professional
associations specialising in the audiovisual sector; Applications
from individuals are not accepted. - Eligible applicant
consortium: applicants must take the form of pan-European consortia,
which must be composed of at least 3 organisations, including
minimum 2 Higher education institutions, and coming from at least 3
countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.
Countries
eligible to apply: 27 EU Member States, EEA and EFTA countries:
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and Croatia
(depending on co-opeation agreements).
More information Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/training/forms/docs/2008/guidelines_03_2008_en.pdf
E-mail: EACEA-P8@ec.europa.eu
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European
Commission DG Education and Culture - Erasmus Mundus Application deadline: May 15,
2008
Erasmus
Mundus is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of
higher education. It promotes the European Union as a centre of
excellence in learning around the world. The programme supports
European top quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and
attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It
also provides EU-funded scholarships for third-country nationals
participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for
EU-nationals studying in third countries.
The proposed
duration of the programme is five years, 2004-2008 with a budget of
EUR 230 million. The planned budget for 2008/2009 is EUR 88,9
million.
ACTION 4 - Enhancing attractiveness Erasmus
Mundus will support measures aimed at enhancing the attractiveness
of and the interest in European higher education. It will support
activities that will improve the profile, the visibility and the
accessibility of European higher education. Equally, it will support
issues crucial to the internationalisation of higher education, such
as the mutual recognition of qualifications with third
countries. Participation is open to institutions from all over
the world.
The programme will also offer teaching or research
scholarships in Europe for in-coming third-country academics and for
a certain number of outgoing EU scholars.
The countries
eligible to participate are: the 27 EU Member States; the candidate
countries for the accession to the EU - Croatia, Former Republic of
Macedonia and Turkey; the countries of the European Free Trade
Association/European Economic Area - Iceland, Liechtenstein and
Norway; all the other countries of the world -Third
countries.
Eligible participants are: - Higher education
institutions - Other public or private bodies active in the field
of higher education.
More information Website:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/en/mundus/index.htm E-mail:
EACEA-Erasmus-Mundus@ec.europa.eu
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Fondation de
France - The Enlarged Europe! European Citizenship and Sustainable
Development – Call for application Application deadline: May 16 or September 26,
2008
The European
Union, with the ten countries which became members in 2004 and the
two which joined in 2007, is now made up of twenty-seven countries.
But is an institutionally enlarged Europe experienced as such by the
citizens of the Union? We have a long way to go before a sense of
common citizenship and shared culture is present in Europe alongside
previous older identities. To promote associative organisations and
show that European citizenship is a reality, the Fondation de France
has given its support to a hundred and thirty projects over the last
five years. These projects have been run by civil society
organizations in France and their counterparts in ten new
member-states. They apply to all fields of public interest and the
Fondation de France has taken care to ensure balanced
participation.
This year, the foundation will give its
support to initiatives relating to sustainable development, projects
of common interest to civil society in Europe. Moving forwards means
working at the same time on the three cornerstones of sustainable
development –issues of social justice, economic efficiency and
quality of the environment– whilst exercising strict respect for
principles of governance. The objective is to set up a new momentum
in Europe's associative sector by supporting initiatives in
sustainable development. The Fondation de France wishes to promote
and reinforce joint sustainable initiatives based on mutual respect
and preparedness to exchange points of view. In 2008, the foundation
will support: • Concrete projects in one –or more– partner
countries • Training, actions to raise public awareness,
exchanges on good practice, organization of partnerships or creation
of networks • Actions to communicate, explain the importance of
the project and sharing experiences • Appraisals by external
experts to strengthen partnerships and actions taken, and
particularly when carried out by consultants from one of the partner
countries (excluding France).
The Fondation de France will
consider projects submitted by French partners. Non-profit
organizations (including associations) which have already undertaken
–or who wish to undertake– a joint action in the field of
sustainable development with a recognized counterpart in at least
one of the following ten selected countries: Bulgaria, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania,
Slovakia and Slovenia. Special attention will be given to proposals
involving partners in a number of European countries or the south
coast of the Mediterranean.
Projects must contribute to one
of the aims of sustainable development i.e. –conservation of
resources, biodiversity and the environment; social cohesion and
solidarity across territories and between generations; the fight
against climate change; stimulation to growth in line with
responsible methods of production and consumption, etc. Important
factors for their management are questions of participation,
management organization, horizontal approach and joint evaluation.
Special attention will be given to those projects encouraging or
reinforcing European networks (including France) in the field of
sustainable development.
In order to encourage applicants to
develop a variety of partnerships, in particular on a local basis,
the Fondation de France never finances a project in its entirety.
Financing plans must detail other financial partners approached or
acquired, the forecast proportion of internal financing and an
estimation of voluntary work. As an indication, the amount granted
annually to each project will be in a range between 10,000 and
50,000 euros. Multi-year projects will be considered.
When
you have completed the grant request, in English, attach the
required administrative documents and where applicable, annexes to
facilitate evaluation of the project and send your dossier to the
Fondation de France (Word format, maximum 4 megabytes).
More information Website:
www.fondationdefrance.org (trouver un financement – finding
financing) E-mail: solidaritesinternationales@fdf.org
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Open Society
Institute - Think Tank Fund Fellowships - Call for
Proposals Application deadline: May 20,
2008
The Think
Tank Fund of the Open Society Institute seeks up to ten young,
talented researchers employed by one of the fund's grantees for a
fellowship to spend up to three months in one of the leading think
tanks in Central and Eastern Europe in order to gain practical
experience.
In accordance with the Think Tank Fund's mission,
this fellowship program has the following goals: · To enhance the
professional capacity of junior researchers in organizing policy
processes and developing innovative and quality policy products on
current issues. · To contribute to institutional development of
think tanks - sponsoring organizations by enhancing the junior
employee’s skills and motivation; and by generating new ideas and
broadening professional networks. · To enrich portfolios and
networks of think tanks - hosting organizations by bringing
researchers with a different background and strengthening the host
organizations’ mentoring capacity.
Fellows can select any
TTF-supported policy center outside their country of origin as a
potential host organization. Applicants should contact the
organization(s) directly to develop ideas for the fellowships that
can be of benefit to both parties. Every year, TTF will select up to
ten young, talented researchers employed by one of TTF’s grantees
and will provide them with an opportunity to spend up to three
months in one of the leading think tanks in Central and Eastern
Europe and gain practical experience. For a non-exhaustive list of
think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, view the TTF grantee
list, or the Policy Association for an Open Society website
(http://www.pasos.org/) and/or the Freedom House Think Tank
Directory
(http://www.freedomhouse.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46).
Fellows are expected to engage in ongoing policy research
projects at the hosting organization under the guidance of a senior
policy analyst and develop a concrete policy product. 'Policy
product' refers to: · Research study / survey (fellows are
expected to define clear tangible outcomes at the end of the study/
survey) · Drafting a policy paper / briefs / newsletters ·
Organization of an event/conference (thematic/content inputs on the
event organized within the fellowship term) · Any other policy
related product / activity that benefits both the visiting fellow
and the hosting organization (e.g. designing and hosting policy
blogs etc.)
In order to apply, applicants should submit by
email the following documents in English: Motivation/cover
letter · Letter should explain a rationale, added value, and
expected outcomes of the fellowship. A brief action plan with clear
benchmarks for evaluation of the proposed fellowship and a draft
budget in USD to be also attached. Please see the budget template
attached below.
Curriculum vitae · Standard CV including
both academic and professional background, a detailed description of
the applicant’s current job description, and a list of maximum
policy projects in which the applicant has recently been
involved.
Support letter from a sponsor organization in the
name of the executive director /or president. The letter
should: · Describe the rationale, the expected outcomes and the
added value of the fellowship to the sending organization · Be
accompanied by a committal statement that the sending organization
will cover the salary costs during the fellowship period · Be
printed on organizational letterhead. 'Sponsor organization'
refers to the organization where the junior researcher is employed.
Support letter from a hosting organization in the name of
the executive director/or president. This letter should: ·
Explain the interest and benefits of the fellowship initiative to
the host organizations · Be accompanied with bios of assigned
mentor(s) and job description for a visiting fellow · Be printed
on organizational letterhead · Include a committal statement that
the host organization will secure supervision from a senior policy
analyst (mentor) up to 30 hours/a month; and will render necessary
support to the fellow in obtaining a visa and finding accommodation.
A brief mentorship plan should also be attached. 'Hosting
organization' refers to the organization willing to receive and
mentor the fellow for a period of up to three months.
More information Website:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/thinktank/news/fellowships_20080318 Email:
ttfapplications@osieurope.org (attn. Rukia Ushurova)
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European
Commission DG Health and Consumer Protection - Public Health 2008 -
2013 Application deadline: May 23,
2008
The overall
aim of the Health Programme is to finance actions which contribute
to improving and protecting human health.
The general
objectives of the programme are: To improve citizens' health
security: - developing EU and Member States' capacity to respond
to health threats, for example with health emergency planning and
preparedness measures - actions related to patient safety,
injuries and accidents, risk assessment and community legislation on
blood, tissues and cells To promote health, including the
reduction of health inequalities: - action on health determinants
- such as nutrition, alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption, as well
as social and environmental determinants - measures on the
prevention of major diseases and bridging health inequalities across
the EU - increasing healthy life years and promoting healthy
ageing To generate and disseminate health information and
knowledge: - action on health indicators and ways of
disseminating information to citizens - focus on Community
added-value action to exchange knowledge in areas such as gender
issues, children's health or rare diseases.
Financing
mechanisms: To ensure full participation in the Programme by
organisations which promote a health agenda in line with the
Programme objectives, a wider variety of financing mechanisms are
offered. These include: - cofinancing of projects intended to
achieve a Programme objective - tendering actions to achieve a
Programme objective - cofinancing of the operating costs of a
non-governmental organisation or a specialised network - joint
financing of a public body or non-governmental organisation by the
Community and one or more Member States - joint actions with
other Community programmes, which will generate coherence between
this instrument and other Community programmes.
Countries
eligible to participate: 27 EU Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein
and Norway; the candidate countries -Turkey and Croatia according to
the co-operation agreements.
Participation is open to a wide
range of organisations, including: - research institutes and
universities - public administrations - non-governmental
organisations - commercial firms Different participation rules
apply, depending on the funding scheme of the initiative in
question.
More information Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_programme/howtoapply/call_for_propal_en.htm E-mail:
sanco-mailbox@ec.europa.eu
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Open Society
Institute - Making the Most of EU Funding for the Roma
Several
years have passed since governments in Central and East Europe
committed to the Decade of Roma Inclusion. Since then, it has become
clear that little progress had been made toward eliminating
discrimination and supporting the meaningful inclusion of Roma.
Monitoring reports show that governments and other stakeholders have
not cooperated either effectively or efficiently to carry out their
commitments towards the Roma Decade. Moreover, major sources of
funding have yet to 'trickle down' to ideal candidates.
The
Open Society Institute, as a partner in the Decade of Roma Inclusion
and as a leader in mobilizing and building the capacity of Roma
communities, initiated a response in 2007, in the form of a complex
initiative entitled 'Making the Most of EU Funds for the Roma'
(Initiative).
In cooperation with its network of partners and
institutions, and through this new Initiative, OSI will contribute
to making central governments more responsive and effective in
implementing their National Action Plans. In particular, OSI intends
to maximize the use of available resources and funds by governments
in the region and to help major European Structural and other
European Funds 'flow' to local governments, civil society and
private sector actors, who have the expertise needed to contribute
the social inclusion of the Roma in all aspects of civic
life.
Through several interlinked interventions, developed by
an OSI-designated Task Force, the Initiative will address Roma
inclusion as a social goal on its own, and also as part of broader
areas such as good governance, human rights, and social justice that
are conducive to wider societal development.
The Initiative
not only aims to strengthen Roma inclusion as a high priority on
regional and European political agendas, but also promotes Roma
expertise and involvement in different phases of project development
and implementation. Interventions will work across all sectors,
supporting coalitions of civic and governmental actors and financial
institutions, and will assist them to reach a common understanding
of social inclusion and concrete, mutually-beneficial modes of
cooperation.
In keeping with the vision of the Decade, the
initiative will define, promote, and scale up pilot initiatives that
have made measurable impacts on Roma inclusion, drawing on the
lessons of both successful and failed projects of the Open Society
Institute, the Roma Education Fund, the European Union, The United
Nations Development Program, and others.
Domains of
intervention include: Capacity building * Technical assistance
and mentoring: project development fund to strengthen stakeholders
work toward Roma integration; mentoring for Roma representatives
involved in programming and monitoring EU funds * Pre-financing
and non-eligible cost funding to increase the impact of EU funded
projects and to support access to or the flow of EU funding towards
communities, by offering NGOs and smaller/poorer municipalities
involved in Roma projects monetary assistance; and influencing EU
policies in new- or -pre accession countries of South Eastern
Europe.
Advocacy * Marketing Roma inclusion a political
priority in conceiving European funding projects * Monitoring the
implementation of EU funded programs in all member states of the
Decade of Roma Inclusion
Through these interventions, the
initiative will promote the idea that European policy making should
help to mainstream Roma inclusion in development policies by
combining political and financial incentives on the national and
sub-national policy levels. The Initiative is coordinated by the
Task Force and will complement on-going activities within the OSI
network.
More information
Email:
kovacsp@osi.hu (Petra Kovacs)
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Joint Master
Program in European Integration and Regionalism, 2008 -
2009 Application deadline: June 15,
2008
This program
is implemented in cooperation with University of Graz (Austria),
University of Zagreb (Croatia), Autonomous University of Barcelona
(Spain), European Academy of Bolzano (Italy) and European Institute
of Public Administration (Luxembourg and Barcelona).
The
core topics are: - Module I: The Enlarged European Union (1 - 12
September 2008, Graz, Austria) - Module II: Law of the European
Union (3 - 14 November 2008, Luxembourg) - Module III:
Governance, Public Administration Reform and Economics (19 - 30
January 2009, Zagreb, Croatia) - Module IV: Regional Affairs:
Policies, Structures and Management (23 March - 3 April 2009,
Barcelona, Spain) - Module V: Human Rights, Minorities and
Diversity Management (15 - 26 June 2009, Bolzano, Italy)
The
Program is tailored for: - Civil servants from local, regional
or national administrations who primarily work with EU law and
therefore require both theoretical and practical training in EU and
regional issues - Lawyers, economists, social scientists and
others in the employment of non-governmental organisations wishing
to enhance inter-disciplinary skills and to specialise within
different aspects of European integration, regionalism and
diversity - Journalists and teachers interested in the recent
developments and advanced training in the related fields -
Graduate students wishing to acquire greater competitive personal
competence beneficial for a future career in the academia or even
practice-orientated professions.
The following documents are
required when applying to the programme: - Application form -
Curriculum Vitae - Personal Statement, describing your fields of
academic and professional interest and career goals. Please also
indicate the reasons for wishing to participate in the Masters
programme/single module and how it will contribute to your
professional development. - Copy of Degree Certificate - Essay
(in English) of not more than 2,500 words written by yourself, on
one of the topics that you can find on the application
form.
The registration fee for the overall Joint Masters
programme is 7,500 EUR. For participants of single modules, a
registration fee of 1,500 EUR per module will be charged. These fees
do not include travel expenses or accommodation, which are to be
covered by the participants themselves. The European Academy is able
to offer partial scholarships. This means that a part of the tuition
fee of 7.500 EUR is waved and the student shall cover only the
remaining part. Applicants should apply for financial support
directly to local foundations, international NGOs or other funding
agencies. Upon request from your prospective sponsor, we will send
all the information regarding the programme to the potential
donor.
More information Website:
http://www.eurac.edu/meir
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CENTRAL
EUROPE Application deadline:
September/October 2008 (second call)
CENTRAL
EUROPE is a European Union programme that encourages cooperation
among the countries of Central Europe to improve innovation,
accessibility and the environment and to enhance the competitiveness
and attractiveness of their cities and regions.
CENTRAL
EUROPE invests 231 million Euro to provide funding to transnational
cooperation projects involving public and private organisations from
Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, the
Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
The programme is financed by
the European Regional Development Fund and runs from 2007 to 2013.
Interested partnerships are invited to propose their projects
following public calls for proposals, which will be widely
publicised. CENTRAL EUROPE provides funding for cooperation projects
covering four thematic areas: Priority 1: Facilitating
innovation across Central Europe Projects under this priority
will aim at improving the climate for innovation in all regions and
enabling them to make better use of their innovation potential. They
will create favourable framework conditions for innovation and build
up capabilities for the effective transfer and application of
innovation. They will also foster knowledge development and help
people to obtain the qualifications they need for the
knowledge-based economy. This priority includes the following
areas of intervention: · enhancing the framework for
innovation · establishing the capacity to diffuse and apply
innovation · fostering knowledge development.
Priority 2:
Improving accessibility to, and within, Central Europe Projects
under this priority will aim at improving accessibility, a
precondition for economic development and a key factor for reducing
disparities in the programme area. They will promote information and
communication technology-based solutions, as well as
non-technological alternative solutions for enhancing access. They
will also foster interconnectivity and inter-modality for higher
efficiency and reduced volumes of transport across the CENTRAL
EUROPE cooperation area. This priority includes the following
areas of intervention: · improving Central Europe’s
interconnectivity · developing multi-modal logistics
cooperation · promoting sustainable and safe mobility ·
promoting information and communication technology, as well as
alternative solutions for enhancing access.
Priority 3: Using
our environment responsibly Projects under this priority will aim
at more responsible use and better preservation of Central Europe’s
environment. They will manage and protect natural resources, support
the use of environmentally friendly technologies and reduce the
risks and impacts of natural and man-made hazards. They will also
support the use of renewable energy and increase energy efficiency.
This priority includes the following areas of intervention: ·
developing a high-quality environment by managing and protecting
natural resources and heritage · reducing the risks and impacts
of natural and man-made hazards · supporting renewable energy and
increasing energy efficiency · supporting environmentally
friendly technologies and activities.
Priority 4: Enhancing
competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and regions Projects
under this priority will aim at improving the quality of life in
cities and regions and will promote sustainable urban development.
They will support polycentric development to avoid disparities
within urban areas that are due to social and spatial segregation,
and they will address demographic and social change, as well as the
protection, preservation and exploitation of cultural
resources. This priority includes the following areas of
intervention: · developing polycentric settlement structures and
territorial cooperation · addressing the territorial effects of
demographic and social change · capitalising on cultural
resources, to make cities and regions more attractive.
How
does it work? CENTRAL EUROPE invites national, regional and local
actors from the public and private sector to propose projects and
apply for programme funds. Following these calls, the submitted
project proposals will be assessed. CENTRAL EUROPE Member State
representatives will select the projects that, based on the quality
of the submitted documentation, promise to deliver the best results.
Project partners can be co-financed up to 85 percent,
depending on their country of origin and on whether they are engaged
in an economic activity or not. Partners will have to match the
project budget with some of their own funds. Projects can have a
total budget ranging of €1-5 million. In exceptional cases, smaller
or larger projects can also be funded.
Which regions are
covered? The programme area includes regions from Austria, the
Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, the Slovak
Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine.
More information Website:
http://www.central2013.eu/
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Open Society
Institute - Fellowship Application deadline:
on a rolling basis
The
Fellowship will enable outstanding individuals from around the world
- journalists, activists, academics, practitioners - to work on
projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape policy, and
inform the thinking and activities of the Open Society Institute and
the Soros foundations. OSI is open to considering a broad range of
work products, including: publications (e.g. books, articles,
blogs); documentary films (OSI will support efforts to use
documentary film as a tool for advocacy and public education but
will not contribute to a feature-length film’s production budget),
online media, and other creative public education projects; and
efforts to seed new campaigns, advocacy endeavors, or
organizations.
The fellowship focuses on the following
categories: National Security and the Open Society; Citizenship,
Membership and Marginalization; Strategies and Tools for Advocacy
and Citizen Engagement; Understanding Authoritarianism; Open
Category.
OSI considers applicants from all parts of the
world. Fellows may be resident or nonresident fellows. Resident
fellows will be housed in OSI’s offices or in one of the Soros
foundations, depending on whether such placement adds value to the
project. Fellows may work out of multiple OSI offices during their
term, or spend only some part of their fellowship in residence.
Fellows who wish to work on their project in a country in
which they do not have citizenship must satisfy and comply with
applicable visa requirements. OSI helps fellows obtain necessary
visas and cover all associated costs. Fellowships are awarded
for one year. In some cases OSI considers requests for shorter or
longer durations. Preference is given to applications for full-time
fellowships, but OSI also considers applicants who can only work
part-time on their projects.
OSI provides fellows with
competitive financial support based on local living standards
(including cost of health insurance; all fellows are required to
have health insurance) and the proportion of their time they commit
to the fellowship. In most cases, OSI provides fellows with
communications support to help them move their work and ideas into
popular debates. OSI can also help integrate fellows into its
networks of individual and organizational partners and grantees. OSI
may also cover additional project expenses such as travel (including
airfare and hotel), visa costs, research assistance, and conference
fees.
More information Website:
http://www.soros. org/initiatives/ fellowship E-mail:
OSFellows@sorosny.org
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Fourth CEU
Graduate Conference in Social Sciences: ‘Global Transformations:
Integration, Transition, and Development’, June 20 - 22, 2008,
Budapest, Hungary Application deadline: April
15, 2008
The aims of
the conference are to encourage an interdisciplinary academic debate
and to contribute to developing knowledge networks among peers in
their respective fields of research. At the same time, we hope to
connect different perspectives and approaches in order to produce
high standard academic works. We encourage graduate students and
young faculty to contribute with papers and participate in the
proposed workshops and panels. Each panel will include approximately
4 papers.
Recommended themes: - The relevance of
transition experiences for the development processes - Party
politics, electoral systems and voting behavior - Civil society,
social movements, and politics of discontent - Post-communist
discourses - Regimes in post-communist states: regime change and
democratization - Political economy of direct foreign
investment - Diversities of Central and Eastern European
Capitalism - Public sector reform, fiscal decentralization and
corruption control - Emerging changes to the quality of
democracy in post-transition societies - International relations
theories - International organizations and international
policy - New security issues in the light of the EU
enlargement - Europeanization at home and abroad - The New
EU - Transatlantic relations: in between anti-americanism and
euro-skepticism - Trading globally and aiding locally -
Playing history - constructing futures - Security studies - third
party interventions, conflict resolution, frozen conflicts -
Illicit and Illegal processes - challenging and transforming
sovereignty - New political economy of transition/development and
poverty - Migration and minority policies - Cultural policy
and globalization: creating and reinforcing identity - Gender
perspective on global transformations - Media and electronic
communications - Deliberating democracy - Environment and
globalization
The working language of the conference is
English.
There is no registration fee for qualified
participants. Food and accommodation are provided by the organizers.
Applicants can apply for a partial travel grant for the cheapest
means of transportation. Those intending to apply for a travel grant
should write a short letter of justification (up to 300
words).
The paper applications consist of: - Completed
application form (Including the abstract - max. 250 words) -
Short CV (maximum 2 pages) - (Optional) Applicants for travel
grant: Short letter for justification (up to 300 words).
More information Website:
www.ceu.hu/polscijournal
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‘INTERcultural Dialogue in MULTIcultural Communities’
International Training, May 8 – 12, 2008, Brasov, Romania - Call for
applications Application deadline: April 15,
2008
IF YOU
ARE: A motivated youth leader, youth worker, representative of a
youth organisations or just a young person (age: 18 -30; young
people over 30 are also welcome) interested in Human Rights
Education and Intercultural Dialogue...
IF YOU ARE
FROM: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia,
Montenegro, FYROMacedonia, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece...
IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED: * To promote INTERcultural Dialogue among young
people, youth leaders, youth workers and NGO representatives * To
develop the target group's capacities (skills, know-how,
(re)actions) to deal with culture, tradition and diversity * To
develop practical approaches to situations of discrimination and
intolerance generated by cultural differences affecting young
people...
70% of the travel costs (including visa costs) will
be reimbursed, on the basis of the original plane/train/bus tickets
and invoices (travel and visa costs will be reimbursed during the
training). Participants are responsible for making their own health
insurance arrangements. Participation Fee: 20 EURO.
More information E-mail:
igalpbach_brasov@yahoo.com
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Halki
International Seminars 'Regional Flashpoints and Transatlantic
Policies', June 25 – 29, 2008 - Call for Participants Application deadline: April 18,
2008
Organized by
the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in
cooperation with the Balkan Trust for Democracy in Belgrade and
supported by the German Marshall Fund of the United States
(GMFUS).
This year's Halki International Seminars will focus
on the role of the transatlantic institutions in helping local
stakeholders address security challenges in the Middle East, the
Black Sea and Southeastern Europe. Discussions will concentrate on
assessing current transatlantic strategies and drafting future
policies for the stabilization of turbulent regions and the
resolution of conflicts. The seminar format, as is always the case
with our annual Halki International Seminars, will be highly
interactive and will include break-out working groups and roundtable
discussions.
Applications are welcome from policy-makers,
academics, journalists, diplomats, members of parliament and young
researchers (post docs and PhD candidates) that focus on the
following areas: Defining the future priorities of the transatlantic
partners, The situation in Kosovo and the Western Balkans, The
‘frozen conflicts’ in the Black Sea and the Caucasus, The
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and the Gulf
region.
Interested applicants should send a proposal abstract
(300 words), fill in the Halki Application Form and send it by
e-mail. Selected papers will be presented during the seminar and
will be published by ELIAMEP.
More information Website:
www.eliamep.gr E-mail: halki@eliamep.gr
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Systemic
Peacebuilding: Enhancing Coherence and Effectiveness in Policy and
on-the-ground Peacebuilding, May 6 - 8, 2008, London, UK Application deadline: April 23,
2008
A joint
ministry for peace, Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and
International Peace and Development Training Centre Experts Module –
Specialization Training
Who is the Programme Designed
For? · Members of Parliament and Government, Diplomats, Senior
Policy Makers · Senior to middle-range staff in national and
international aid and development organisations · Members of
negotiation teams, conflict party leadership, mediators · Field
staff for international and national organisations and agencies
working in areas affected by violent conflict and war or in
post-war/violence situations · UN, OSCE, EU, OAS, AU, ASEAN
Staff · Staff of international and national NGOs working in the
fields of development, human rights, conflict resolution, confidence
and security building measures, democratisation, and social
empowerment · Policy makers · Practitioners of conflict
transformation and mediation.
The Three-Day Systemic
Peacebuilding Programme will: · Develop an integrated approach to
peacebuilding and conflict transformation with tools used by the
Department of Peace Operations in its Systemic Peacebuilding
methodology · Explore best practices and lessons learned in
applied peacebuilding and conflict transformation together with
senior staff and practitioners from around the world · Deal with
current global conflicts and crisis facing your organisation and
policy makers internationally · Improve the effectiveness and
quality of your programmes and policies · Develop effective
conflict and peacebuilding strategic planning, mapping and
integrated approaches skills · Develop tools to assist your
organisation/institution/agency for short, medium, and long-term
engagement in peacebuilding and conflict transformation
programmes.
Full Fee: £300. Multiple participants: £270/
participant.
More information: Website:
www.patrir.ro/training E-mail:
diana.basterfield@ministryforpeace.org
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Transformative Mediation: Tools for Peacemaking and
Sustainable Peacebuilding, May 9 – 10, 2008, London, UK Application deadline: April 23,
2008
A joint
ministry for peace, Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and
International Peace and Development Training Centre Experts Module –
Specialization Training
Who is the Programme Relevant
For? · Members of Parliament and Government, Diplomats, Senior
Policy Makers · Senior to middle-range staff in national and
international aid and development organisations · Members of
negotiation teams, conflict party leadership, mediators · Field
staff for international and national organisations and agencies
working in areas affected by violent conflict and war or in
post-war/violence situations · UN, OSCE, EU, OAS, AU, ASEAN
Staff · Staff of international and national NGOs working in the
fields of development, human rights, conflict resolution, confidence
and security building measures, democratization, and social
empowerment · Policy makers · Practitioners of conflict
transformation and mediation.
The Two-Day Transformative
Mediation Programme will: · Introduce an Integrated Framework and
Applied Methodology for Transformative Mediation · Assist in the
development of more effective and practical applied mediation
skills · Address the links and gaps between Track 1 , Track 1.5,
Track 2, and Track 3 Peacemaking · Deal with concrete experiences
of applying mediation in practice addressing current
conflicts/crises · Tackle shortcomings in national and
international interventions in conflicts · Propose methods for
improving practice and addressing conceptual and practical gaps in
current mediation and peacemaking practice
Full Fee: £200.
Multiple participants: £180/ participant.
More information: Website:
www.patrir.ro/training E-mail:
diana.basterfield@ministryforpeace.org
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Online
journal Re-public - Gendering Border Crossings - Call for
papers Application deadline: April 30,
2008
Most of the
debate on sexual migration has been fashioned by the discourse of
trafficking. Largely dominated by gendered representations of
feminine victims and male victimizers, this discourse has come to
complement the perception of migration as a dangerous and
threatening form of border crossing associated with illegality and
criminality.
Beyond the moralizing politics of trafficking,
where humanitarianism is happily wed with policing, however, border
crossings linked to the sexual industry or/and sexual relations
continue to take place and have in fact flourished opening up spaces
of transnational and transgender flux. From sexual tourism to
transnational love affairs, from forced prostitution to migrations
for employment in the sex industry, the range of gendered crossings
seems to present multiple challenges to the ethnocentric and
gendered bias of contemporary politics. This special issue aims to
explore the dynamics and potentialities of gendering border
crossings. Potential papers may include the following: 1.
Analyzing and problematizing forms of exclusion and inclusion
produced through border crossings 2. Exploring representations of
sexual desire and identity in border crossings 3. Identifying
challenges to gendered and ethnocentric notions of the
political 4. Critically assessing gendered and racist biases that
often underpin anti-trafficking policies and the protection of the
victims of trafficking. 5. Conceptualizing the political
character of sexual border crossings beyond the trafficking
discourse 6. Exploring alternative practices and migrant
identities that emanate from the sexing of borders.
Essays
should be approximately 1.500 words long. Please submit
contributions in electronic format.
More information Website:
http://www.re-public.gr/en E-mail:
kambouri@re-public.gr
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‘Social and
Spiritual Aspects of Material Culture’ Conference, September 18 –
20, 2008, Ohrid, Macedonia - Call for papers and
participation Application deadline: April 31,
2008
The
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology at the Faculty of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje is organizing a Conference in
honour of the late professor, colleague and friend Gjorgi Zdravev,
PhD. The Conference refers to different aspects of material culture,
a field to which prof. Zdravev dedicated all his professional life.
Besides the main topic 'Social and spiritual aspects of material
culture', that points out the organic relation between these
different cultural spheres, the potential participants are offered
few sub-topics: 1. 'Creation' of the material world:
anthropological aspects of technology and production 2. Social,
spiritual and aesthetic life of objects 3. Ethnological and
Anthropological aspects of Macedonian textile folk work 4.
Cultural policy and material heritage.
We invite all
colleagues from the country and abroad, that work in the areas of
ethnology, anthropology and the closely related disciplines, and
that show interest in some of the above mentioned topics, to apply
for participation at the Conference, sending the title of their
paper, along with an abstract (not longer than 1,000 characters).
The final versions of the articles that will be accepted and thus
presented at the Conference should not exceed 29,000 characters.
Oral presentations at the Conference should not exceed 20 minutes.
We hope that after the Conference we would be able to publish the
papers in a Collection, including all participants.
The
organizer covers food and accommodation costs. There is no
registration fee. Travel costs should be covered by the institutions
in which participants are employed or by the participants
themselves. Official languages are English and
Macedonian.
The application letter, including your name,
profession and current position and title, the topic of the
article and an abstract, should be sent by e-mail.
More information Website:
www.iea.pmf.ukim.edu.mk E-mail: ilina@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk
(Ilina Jakimovska, Secretary of the Conference)
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EGEA Moldova
- Youth Study Camp in Tourism, May 1 - 5, 2008, Lozova,
Moldova
Activities
proposed: National Contest of Young specialists in Tourism; Seminar
and workshops in: Ecotourism, Rural Tourism, Agrotourism,
Ethno-cultural Tourism, Religious Tourism, Ecology and village
development, Rural Geography; Round Table: Perspective and promotion
of Tourism in Moldova; Official meetings with specialists and
authorities; Study excursions and research of the region.
Who can participate: any EGEA entity, any organization
involved in geography, tourism, socio-cultural or natural studies.
Any person interested in the development of tourism, specialists and
enthusiasts. Number of places: around 70
Practical
arrangements: Accommodation: in tents, you need to bring your
own tent and sleeping bag. Food: prepared on the place by
participants. Visas to enter Moldova are required only for the
following European countries: Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, Israel. We can send official
invitation letters if required. Citizens of any other European
countries, USA, Canada or Japan need only a valid Passport.
You can subscribe with a team of 5 members for the Contest
or individually as a participant. To subscribe please send the
following data by e-mail: name and surname; date and place of birth;
address, citizenship; phone number, e-mail, www, skype; entity,
organization, university, field of studies; date of arrival and
departure; if you participate in the contest of tourism; if you can
make a presentation on the subject.
More information Website:
www.egea.eu/entity/moldova E-mail:
egeamoldovatourism@yahoo.com egea_moldova@yahoo.com
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Black Sea
Youth Forum Summit, June 18 – 20, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey - Call for
papers Application deadline: May 5,
2008
A Summit
organized by ARI Movement with partnership OL! Azerbaijan Youth
Movement – Azerbaijan, YERITAC – Armenia, US-Ukraine Foundation –
Ukraine, Liberty Institute – Georgia.
ARI Movement announces
a call for papers for the Black Sea Youth Forum Summit. The goal of
the conference is to create a platform to discuss political
developments in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Therefore, students who are citizens of these 5 countries ranging
from undergraduate to PH.D are welcome to submit their papers. Our
aim is to bring scholars, NGO activists, media representatives and
especially students from these countries together and discuss
developments that were undertaken in the last decade.
Black
Sea Youth Forum will be organized in Istanbul and will last for
three days. During the first two days, the papers will be presented
and discussions will be made on each topic in a facilitated
workshop. In the last session the participants will write a
declaration to be announced to public during the last day of the
Summit. Accepted papers will be made available to all summit
participants. In addition, we expect that every summit participant
is willing to act as formal discussant for their summit
papers.
Possible essay topics will be: - The effect on the
youth of transition from the Soviet era - Europeanization of
politics in respective states - What has it meant for the youth
- Democratization experiences and obstacles, in respective
states - NGOs and their activities towards creating open
societies.
The basic eligibility criteria will be: Age:
Between 20-35 Language: English Academic background: At least
a university degree Country: To be a citizen of one of the 5
Program countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey,
Ukraine)
Please submit essays of 3000-4000 words and add to
the essays name, surname of the author, contact information,
academic program (if applicable), university or research
institution.
Accommodation and travel costs of the
participants will be covered.
More information Website:
http://www.yeritac-am.org/index_files/projects.htm E-mail:
blackseasummit@ari.org.tr gizem@ari.org.tr (Mrs.Gizem Onay
Collet)
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Second
Congress of the Youth from Eastern Europe - Intercultural Dialogue
and Peace, May 7 - 11, 2008, Prespa Lake, Macedonia
The
activities will include debates (‘Peace and peace movement
challenges for youth’; ‘Job, economic opportunities and Youth in
Eastern Europe’; ‘The world free of violence’), intercultural
activities, case studies from NGOs - sharing networks and good
practices, workshops (‘Climate change, polution and youth’;
‘Dialogue between the civilisations, the values universelles, live
together and Youth’; ‘The role of young people in the front of EU’;
‘The new illnesses of youth’).
More information Website:
www.detstvo.org.mk www.cojep.com E-mail: ndokovska@gmail.com
(Natasha Dokovska, Journalists for children and women rights and
protection of environment) celilnantua@hotmail.com (Celil Yilmaz,
COJEP International Geneva)
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Institute for
Democracy and Mediation - Regional Summer School, September 8 – 19,
2008, Albania - Call for applications Application deadline: May 15,
2008
Organized by
IDM Center for Security Studies in cooperation with United Nations
Institute for Training and Research, Programme of Correspondence
Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations - UNITAR
POCI.
Graduate (or last year graduate) & postgraduate
students, researchers, practitioners and high officials of security
sector institutions from the Balkans and other European countries
will be invited to attend a two-week summer school in Albania and
benefit from the experience and know-how of eminent international
speakers, professors and experts from US, Europe and the Balkans.
The Summer School academic programme has been designed with an aim
to advance security studies, research and capacities of participants
in order to better understand and analyze security
challenges.
The courses are designed to guide summer school
participants through a smooth learning process of approximately 30
meetings in two weeks which involves both, local / regional and
global aspects of contemporary developments in the security studies
field. Accordingly, the Summer School approach will involve teaching
methods that are designed to facilitate an effective process of
continuous interactive training on security matters and that will
avoid an overload in that course.
The Summer School
Scientific Board will select the best papers (case studies)
submitted by the participants, to be published by the Institute for
Democracy and Mediation in a special edition of its quarterly review
‘Security Issues’. The top three students will present their work at
Tirana Regional Workshop (December 2008) while a special award will
be consigned to them by IDM.
To apply please send a complete
Application form, CV and a Motivation Letter to the Institute for
Democracy and Mediation (IDM).
More information Website:
http://idmalbania.org/en/school/index.php E-mail:
css@idmalbania.org
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‘Challenges
to Democratic Governance in New Democracies in CEE and the Balkans’
Conference, October 10 - 11, 2008, Budapest, Hungary Application deadline: May 15,
2008
Organized by
Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracy (DISC) at Central
European University (www.ceu.hu/disc), Freedom House Europe
(www.freedomhouse.hu), and Junior Chamber International
(www.jci.cc).
Although in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
and the Balkans transitions away from authoritarian rule began more
than fifteen years ago, many of the recently (re)emerged regimes
still face significant challenges regarding the consolidation and
quality of democracy. The current problems that must be addressed
related to democratic governance may (or may not) be different than
the problems that were confronted in early transition and in
different world regions. Therefore there is a need for a thorough
and comparative assessment of the current state of democracy in
these countries, which can form a basis for future policy decisions
to improve the quality of democracy. By evaluating the state of
democracy in the countries of CEE and the Balkans, this conference
aims to generate theoretically-founded yardsticks for the evaluation
and empirical evidence of the quality of democratic governance in
the region that will be used for a future Democracy
Forum.
The purpose of this conference is to generate a
theoretical framework for a Democracy Forum to be held in 2009 with
young leaders from the 23 countries in CEE and the Balkans,
organized by the Junior Chamber International, Freedom House Europe,
and the Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracy (DISC) at
Central European University. Significant findings from this
conference will be published as an e-book that will form the
academic basis for the Democracy Forum.
The body of fresh and
targeted analysis would serve as the starting point for the 2009
Democracy Forum, to be held in Budapest, Hungary. The forum’s
program would be comprised of both lectures and presentations as
well as training modules on a variety of topics relevant to the
demographic group partaking in the forum and their interest in
engaging in the political life of their countries in a more
effective way as agents of positive change.
The following
countries are included: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and
Ukraine.
To apply, please submit a 500 word paper proposal
and 1-page CV by e-mail.
More information Website:
http://www.disc-ceu.org/events/october-conference/ E-mail:
disc@ceu.hu
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‘Anti-Ottoman
Wars and the Culture of Nobility in East Central Europe, 16-18th
Century’ International conference, October 23 - 25, 2008, Leipzig,
Germany Application deadline: May 30,
2008
The various
experiences of being a subject, a tributary state, a competing power
or a simple neighbour of the Ottoman Empire made various impacts on
the early modern states of East Central Europe. Despite the
conflicts, which existed beyond doubt, it seems inadequate to talk
about a global confrontation between Orient and Occident in this
context. On the contrary - forms of cultural transfer were almost
inevitable to develop. The reactions of different groups of East
Central European nobility on the Ottoman expansion can be placed on
a wide scale of real fear, tactic calculation, economic and social
arrangements and pragmatic religious tolerance, even as far as the
integration of oriental features in their own culture of
representation.
The specific elements in this conflict area
are researched by the interdisciplinary project ‘Ottoman Orient and
East Central Europe: Comparative Studies in the Perceptions and
Interactions in the Border Zones’ at Geisteswissenschaftliches
Zentrum Geschichte und Kultur Ostmitteleuropas (GWZO) in Leipzig.
The conference, organised in the framework of the project, searches
the answers to the question of the ways in which the expansion of
the Ottoman Empire influenced the wide domain of East Central
European noblemen´s culture.
In order to suit the research
focus of the GWZO project, the contributions should primarily pay
attention to the lands of East Central Europe. The territories under
the rule of the Habsburg monarchy, Poland-Lithuania, the Hungarian
territories under Ottoman rule, Transylvania, and the countries of
the Balkan were border zones, but at the same time they were also
the most important stages for contacts with the Ottoman Empire.
Nevertheless, contributions related to regions which stood in direct
or indirect contact with the Ottoman Empire and East Central Europe
(France, Italy), are also welcome. These should help in making
all-encompassing characteristics and cultural topoi, but also
fractures inside the noblemen´s cultures of Europe
transparent.
Conference languages: English and
German.
Short paper abstracts (1-2 p.) should be sent via
e-mail.
More information Website:
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/gwzo E-mail:
jagodzinski@rz.uni-leipzig.de (Sabine
Jagodzinski) rborn@rz.uni-leipzig.de (Robert Born)
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SEEU Review,
South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia - Call for Papers,
Issue with emphasis on human rights Application deadline: August 31,
2008
We encourage
all those who are researching in the human rights in any field e.g.
right to life, right to education, right to freedom of expression,
media, right to property, freedom from torture, right to a fair
trial etc. Also very welcome will be the papers regarding to the
practical issues such as education in human rights, embedding human
rights in the curriculum in all subjects. 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.
Please 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. The submitted article has to be written in English
language, and all authors must provide translation of the abstract
in both Albanian and Macedonian languages.
More information E-mail:
review@seeu.edu.mk
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‘Freedom and
Democracy: European Perceptions, European Perspectives’
International Conference, December 4 - 6, 2008, Koper, Slovenia -
Call for papers Application deadline:
September 1, 2008
Organizers:
Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities Koper (University of
Primorska, Slovenia), Department of Politics and International
Relations, School of Humanities (Swansea University, UK), Seminar
für Philosophie, Philosophische fakultät I
(Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany). Sponsors:
Thyssen-Stiftung (Germany) and Slovenian Research
Agency.
Sections: political philosophy, philosophy of law,
political and social ethics, political science, interdisciplinary
studies.
The program committee welcomes original
contributions on the following topics: * Hermeneutics of freedom
and democracy in modern Europe * Treaties of the European Union:
political and philosophical aspects * EU institutions (courts,
parliaments, executives, bureaucracies) and the understandings of
freedom, responsibility and/or democracy in their respective
contexts * Eastern Europe (1989-91) and political philosophy *
Southeast Europe, Turkey and the European Union * A European
ethos and the concept of European civil society * Social
solidarity, integration and conceptions of European citizenship *
The European Union as a liberal legal order * Freedom, justice,
democracy and capitalism(s) in Europe * Migration, borders and
the new territories of multiculturalism: political, legal and social
aspects * Comparative issues (for example, the EU and the
USA) Other topics falling under the conference's remit will be
considered.
Student session: graduate and postgraduate
students are invited to register for the conference with a 10-minute
presentation on a selected topic. Selected contributions from
postgraduate students will be integrated into the senior
sessions.
The conference languages: English and
German.
Registration: please register by sending by e-mail
your full name, contact address, institutional affiliation, academic
position, e-mail and telephone, title of your presentation, abstract
(no more than 150 word).
More information Website:
http://www.fhs.upr.si/ E-mail: lenart.skof@fhs.upr.si (Lenart
Skof) tomaz.grusovnik@zrs.upr.si (Tomaz Grusovnik)
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Volonteurope
- 17th European Workshop on Volunteer Action ‘Take Part in Europe’,
October 30 – November 2, 2008, Genoa, Italy
CSV &
Volonteurope are currently involved in organising this year's 17th
European Workshop on Voluntary Action, to be held between 30th
October and 2nd November in Genoa, Italy.
Who should
come? Volunteers, Volunteer organisers, Project Managers,
Trainers, Lecturers, Researchers, Sponsors of volunteers, Public
officials, Policy makers.
What will you learn? By
participating in your choice of workshops, presentations and
round-table discussions, you will share thinking and best practice.
You will also have plenty of opportunity for formal and informal
networking.
The Volonteurope conference brings together over
100 participants from more than 20 countries. The aim of the
conference is to encourage the development of participatory
democracy and share good practice on volunteer action. Our partners
this year are Cesavo www.cesavo.it who will help organise some 30
workshops, roundtables and visits to volunteer projects.
Volonteurope is a European network of 1,500 agencies working
in the field of social action. We have organised 16 European
Workshops on Volunteer Action, annual four-day conferences at which
member organisations and their partners from around the world meet
to discuss their work and to consider new developments in voluntary
action and citizenship.
Volonteurope is a member of the
Council of Europe INGO Group and is a member of Solidar, CEDAG, the
European Council for Voluntary Organisations, and AVSO, the
Association for Voluntary Service
Organisations.
Volonteurope's secretariat is hosted by CSV
and organises projects, seminars and the annual
conference.
More informaion Website:
www.csv.org.uk http://www.volonteurope.org/ E-mail:
aneagle@csv.org.uk
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Western
Balkan Security Observer - Call for papers
The Western
Balkans Security Observer (WBSO) is a publication emerged in the
academic community of the Belgrade School of Security Studies,
Serbia. The editors of Western Balkans Security Observer would like
to publish the papers of researchers newly introduced to security
studies, as well as articles of already affirmed authors. We
therefore call upon all interested in security theory or practice,
and especially regional security topics, to send their papers to the
Belgrade School for Security Studies. The previous issues of the
journal can be downloaded free of charge from the website.
The authors are encouraged to first send abstracts of their
papers (not longer than one page) by e-mail. Please feel free to
submit either articles that answer any of the topics suggested
bellow or to propose a new topic. For questions concerning the
appropriateness of possible submissions and book reviews, please
contact the editor. The final submitted texts should not exceed 3000
words (Times New Roman style, size 12, spaced 1, 5 lines,
Chicago reference style).
Issues in 2008 will be covering
the following topics:
1. Security Sector Reform (SSR) in the
Western Balkans Key issue: Is it possible to measure the success
of the SSR in the region? Topics: Assess the analytical value of
the SSR concept. Evaluate impact and challenges of SSR in the
Western Balkans. Post-conflict and post-authoritarian context of
SSR. SSR in weak states. (Di) similarities between the SSR concepts
in the South-Eastern European countries. The influences of the
politics of conditionality (e.g., EU or NATO) on the SSR in the
Western Balkans. How to measure the contribution of non-state actors
(e.g., private security companies, civil society and para-military
groups) to SSR. Security sector reform as an element of the EU
politics of conditionality. How to operationalise holistic approach
to security sector. Impact of regional cooperation to SSR.
2.
Military neutrality in the post Cold war period Key issue: Can
Serbia be military-neutral? Topics: The concept of military
neutrality. Military neutrality during the Cold war. Military
neutrality after the Cold war (with an emphasis to integrations and
international organizations). Military neutrality, the EU and Common
Security and Defence Policy. Neutrality, security culture and
strategic identity. Economy of defence and neutrality.
3.
Processes of securitization in the Western Balkans Key issue:
What are the current securitization processes in the Western
Balkans? Topics: Securitization theory and its critique.
Philosophical foundations and controversies of the securitization
theory. Ethics and securitization. Securitization of the Balkans and
Serbia in Europe and America. Securitization of the West in Serbia.
Securitization processes in the Balkans in the last decade of the
20th century. Key securitization processes since the year
2000-democratic changes in the Western Balkans. Patterns of amity
and enmity in the Western Balkans. Extraordinary measures and the
politics of exception. Social construction of challenges, risks and
threats. State of emergency, sovereignty and security.
4.
European construction of the Western Balkans Key issues: Do the
Western Balkans exist? What are the outcomes of the Western Balkans
related debate? Topics: Speech act. European discourse on the
Balkans. The Balkans and the Western Balkans. Balkanization and
intervention. Sovereignty and European integrations. Empire,
identity and security. Balkan self-discourse. Outcomes of the
European discourse in the Western Balkans. EU enlargement and
Balkanophobia. The Balkans as the European subconscious. Simulation,
EU and democratic reforms. ‘Otherness’ of the Balkans:
Self-perspective vs. Euro-perspective. The Balkan ‘Other’ as a
factor of the EU's (un) stability. The Balkans as the European
political backyard: ‘black hole of Europe’ or the ‘oasis of true
values’.
More information Web:
www.bsss.ccmr-bg.org www.ccmr-bg.org E-mail:
office@ccmr-bg.org
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5th Cultural
Policy Research Award 2008 - Call for applications Application deadline: May 23,
2008
The European
Cultural Foundation, the Riksbankens Jublileumsfond and the European
Network of Cultural Administration and Training Centres (ENCATC)
call for applications for the 5th Cultural Policy Research Award
2008.
Designed to stimulate academic and applied cultural
policy research and to explore, through comparative cross-national
research, issues at stake in contemporary Europe, and possibly
anticipate new cultural policy orientations, the Cultural Policy
Research Award (CPRA) has the ambition to contribute to the process
of creating an 'infrastructure', a network of scholars who are
competent in doing comparative research projects in cultural
policy.
Open to young - 35 or under - academics, researchers
and policymakers from all European countries, the Award was launched
for the first time in 2004 and has been running as a pilot project
for four years (2004-2007). Issues covered so far range from the
raison d'être of a European cultural policy, creative industries in
South-East Europe, comparison of trends in funding, governance and
organizational structure of live classical music organizations, and
issues of diversity and the commodification of culture in the
cultural industries (focus on architecture, fashion and
music).
Applications must be submitted through the online
application form. Before applying, candidates are strongly advised
to consult the website for advice on how to prepare their
applications.
The winner of the CPR Award 2008, worth Euro
10,000, will be publicly announced on 16 October at the
International ENCATC Annual Conference taking place in Lyon,
France.
More information Website:
www.encatc.org/cpraward E-mail:
communications@encatc.org
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http://www.robert-schuman.eu/ouvrage.php?num=108
European
Opinion 2008 The aim of the publication European Opinion 2008 is
to bring together all vital elements necessary to understand modern
Europeans; it is the ninth issue of this work of reference. Under
the guidance of Dominique Reynie, the authors who come from all
walks of life provide a spotlight on European opinion and
behaviour: • on all key topical subjects (European economy,
energy, protectionism, companies, taxation, Europe and
Globalisation, the Union for the Mediterranean, political life) •
a full analysis of European political forces via elections that took
place in Europe in 2007 • the novelty in this issue is a series
of ‘mini probes’ which provide the reader with a host of information
on the traditions and customs in Europe.
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Funding Guide
for NGOs
ECAS is a
large cross-sectoral European NGO whose mission is to enable other
NGOs and individuals to make their voice heard within the EU by
providing advice on how to lobby, fundraise, and defend European
citizenship rights. With over 17 years experience in Brussels, our
multilingual and expert staff are well equipped to assist other
NGO?s in gaining access to funding.
It is on this basis that
we produce two funding guides on how to access funding from the
world's largest donor; the EU institutions and associations. There
are two volumes;
1) 2007 Guide to European Union Funding,
Volume 1 - Funding within the EU 2) 2007 Guide to European Union
Funding, Volume 2 - Funding outside of the EU
We believe that
there is a budget for practically any project which has a genuine
European dimension; the issue of attaining funding is more about
having a good strategy to accessing the EU budget. Therefore our
guides run through step by step on how to gain funding from the EU
institutions for programmes in every policy area. It also gives
advice on how to get through the rigid and bureaucratic systems,
practical information on the time that you will need to invest, and
the advantages and disadvantages of doing so.
Being written
upon a library of resources and personal contacts it brings together
information that is scattered and difficult to find without years of
experience. The guides have been designed to be easy to read and
understand with as little 'EU jargon terms' used as possible, making
it accessible for those who know little about funding from the EU.
http://www.ecas-citizens.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=7&id=14&Itemid=145
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http://www.score-project.eu/
An EU funded
project, SCORE Strengthening the Strategic Cooperation between the
EU and Western Balkan Region in the field of ICT Research.
By
registering, is possible to access information, such as: * News
on ICT research topics both at EU and Western Balkan level * A
calendar of the most important and ICT related Events * Documents
such as country reports, studies, national strategies, policy
papers, analyses, etc. * Information about other related ICT
projects * Useful Links listed by country and ICT, R&D
topics * ICT Collaborative Network, interactive working platform
that enables the exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas within
the ICT stakeholder community in the Western Balkan Region, and
fosters the creation of new international contacts by providing
information on current partner searches and project ideas as
well.
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http://towerfbabel.com
Babel seeks
multilingual and multicultural writers, editors, bloggers and
translators proficient in using web tools to continue building in
over 250 languages what has been recognized since 2001 by the United
Nations as one of the most important social and human sciences
online periodicals. There are over 250 subdomains of
towerofbabel.com ready to be configured by those who are interested
in taking the language-oriented subdomains and helping to build the
tower.
The construction of Babel began in January 1996 as
the development of a new multilingual, multicultural online journal
of arts and ideas, utilizing the new media of the web to reach out
to as large and inclusive a world community as possible and
celebrate human enlightenment regardless of language, cultural or
social restrictions. Babel is now repositioning itself to take
advantage of the advancements in web tools since its inception as
well as the opportunities available in the 21st century.
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www.eurasianet.es
A permanent
virtual meeting for researchers dealing with the countries in the
Euroasiatic region (Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the
Caucasus and the Former Soviet Republics). It gathers dozens of
researchers from different fields, such as History, Political
Science, Law, Economy, International Relations or
Philology.
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Institute of
Public Affairs (IPA), Democracy in Poland 2005 - 2007
This book is
a summary of a comprehensive report published by IPA in the autumn
of 2007 entitled ‘Demokracja w Polsce 2005-2007’. The report
describes the changes introduced in many fields by the Law and
Justice party led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski during their period in
government in Poland between 2005 and 2007. The publication is part
of the IPA’s project entitled ‘Poland`s Democracy Watch’.
Website: www.isp.org.pl
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Jelena
Milojkovic-Djuric, Aspects of Balkan Culture
Aspects of
Balkan Culture is the latest volume in the series of studies that
Jelena Milojkovic-Djuric has devoted to Balkan, Russian and Serbian
cultures respectively, addressing the English speaking reader, and
the world at large. There is a scarcity of similar books dealing
with Serbian culture documented judiciously by providing, often hard
to find, archival and bibliographical sources.
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Klejda Mulaj,
Politics of Ethnic Cleansing: Nation-State Building and Provision of
In/Security in Twentieth-Century Balkans
The book
sheds light on the causes and consequences of ethnic cleansing in
twentieth-century Balkans with particular reference to the former
Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Providing a thorough and consistent
analysis of large-scale episodes of ethnic cleansing in modern
Balkan history, Politics of Ethnic Cleansing fills an important gap
in existing conflict and peace studies literature.
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