1.call for papers 2.siir 3.fellowship 4.reviews 5.summer school
6.commentary
1.
CALL FOR PAPERS
  "The Political-Economy of Terrorism in Central Asia and the Role of
Education among Possible Solutions" Conference

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – February 20-21, 2003
Organized by: International Ataturk-Alatoo University

The Objective of the Conference
The terrorist movements in the southern skirts of Central Asia had
been focus for a long time among the scholars studying international
terrorism. Moreover, September 11 Events and the following US-led
military operations in Afghanistan have remarkably deepened global
attraction to this area within a short time. Once again, the geo-
politics of Central Asia has come to the agenda of world politics
concomitantly. Thus, the US-led global war vis-à-vis terrorism has
shaped and influenced politics of Central Asia radically. A
scientific analysis of terrorism as a global threat to international
peace and the search for possible solutions has become vital. We
emphasize the relationship between terror and lack of education by
focusing our attention on the issue of education among possible
solutions to terrorism. In this context, we find the organization of
this conference in Bishkek specifically meaningful due to the
emerging geo-strategic position of Bishkek following the settlement
of the US airbase as well as Bishkek is an important educational
center in Central Asia. The objective of the conference is to provide
a forum for a scholarly discussion of such a popular issue in Bishkek.

Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2003 (Abstracts should
include the full author's name, organization/university, address,
phone/fax, and e-mail address)
Final paper submission deadline: January 30, 2003
Proposals and final papers should be sent to:
Halim Nezihoglu
nezihoglu@...
Tel:   Fax:
International Ataturk Alatoo University   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Travel Fees and accommodation costs will be met by the participants
themselves. However, International Ataturk-Alatoo University will
help find rooms in a four-star-hotel at about 40-50 USD for a day.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
announces its first Call for Papers for the HPAIR 2003 annual
international Conference, to take place in Seoul, South Korea on
August 21 to 24 2003.

Please review the information below. We always appreciate your help
in forwarding our announcements to interested parties and
organizations.

We wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.

Best Regards,

Jen Kim
Co-Chair for HPAIR 2003
-------------------------
www.hpair.org
hpair@...


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HPAIR2003 CALL FOR PAPERS


HPAIR2003 invites upperclassmen, graduate students and postgraduates
pursuing research relevant to one of the specific HPAIR 2003 topics
to submit a paper for publication in the HPAIR2003 Conference
Proceedings. Submissions should be in a format resembling that of a
scholarly journal article in the field, be approximately 15-20 pages
in length, and include extensive citations. Submissions may reflect
any of a wide variety of methodologies and/or perspectives, and may
employ approaches including but not limited to case studies, formal
models, data analyses, regional studies, or policy briefings.
However, papers should be research-based rather than opinion pieces
or descriptive commentaries.  HPAIR requests that each research paper
submitted by a current student be accompanied by a brief letter of
endorsement from a faculty advisor.  Each submission will be reviewed
by the HPAIR editing committee for originality, relevance and
publishable quality.  Authors of selected submissio
  ns will be invited to present their research at a poster session at
the conference and may be offered a limited scholarship covering a
portion of registration fees.

The following are the 6 submission topic categories. Sub-topics
listed under each category are suggested but not limited to the ones
listed below.

1) SECURITY AND THE STATE:
a. Terrorism in South-East Asia
b. North/South Korean Reconciliation
c. The Future of the US/Japan Alliance
d. The Emergence of China
e. Conflict in Kashmir

2) THE URBAN/RURAL DIVIDE
a. Microcredit and Rural Development
b. The Challenge of Geography: Coastal/Interior Divide in China's
Future
c. Impact of Urban/Rural issues on Women
d. The Cities of Asia: Urban Centers in the 21st Century

3) THE ENVIRONMENT: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
a. Problem and Impact Assessment
b. Regional Environmental Issues
c. Market Solutions vs. Traditional Approaches: Questions of Efficacy
and Ethics
d. International Agreements and Standards

4) EVOLVING INSITUTIONS
a. Transparency and Professionalism: A New Business Ethic?
b. Rule of Law in Asia:
c. Professionalization and Education: The Rise of Business and Law
Schools
d. Asian Perspectives on Supranational Organizations, Laws, and
Agreements

5) NEGOTIATING HEALTHCARE
a. Epidemics and Public Health
b. Financing Healthcare Systems: Public and Private
c. Intellectual Property Rights and Pharmaceutical Access
d. Women's Healthcare Issues

6) ENTER THE DRAGON: CHINA ON THE WORLD STAGE
a. Evaluating Chinese Economic and Political Emergence
b. Economic Emergence and Social Change
c. China in Asia: Assessment and Opportunities
d. China in the International Community

Papers and other materials should be in .pdf, .doc or .rtf (rich text
format) form and must be submitted on our online system, which will
be available beginning in February 2003. Further details about
submission procedures will be available at our website by the end of
January 2003.

Deadlines:

March 15, 2003 – 5 PM (EST): Abstracts must be submitted online for
review
April 15, 2003 – 5PM (EST): Full papers and faculty endorsement must
be submitted online
May 15, 2003: Notification of selection

Please direct any questions to Daniel Yamins (yamins@...)
and Yi-Ching Ong (ycong@...).

Title: Understructures: Shaping the Body, Fashioning the Person
    Location: Massachusetts
    Deadline: 2002-12-31
    Description: Deadline Extended: POSTMARK DEADLINE Dec. 31st . Call
       for Papers Costume Society of America, Region I
       Understructures: Shaping the Body, Fashioning the Person
       Saturday, April 5, 2003 Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA
       Proposals are invited from a broad range of research areas,
       including the disc ...
    Contact: alyea@...
    Announcement ID: 132195
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132195

    Title: Touring Britishness: International display and domestic
       multiculturalism
    Location: Oregon
    Deadline: 2003-01-15
    Description: We seek papers for a session we are organizing for
       the annual meeting of the North American Conference on British
       Studies (Portland, Oregon, October 24-26, 2003)on the
       significance of exhibitions of British art that debut in Great
       Britain but subsequently travel abroad. In particular, we want
       to exp ...
    Contact: Parsons@...
    Announcement ID: 132205
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132205
Title: Culture, Theory and Critique. CFP & contents.
    Deadline: 2003-06-01
    Description: CULTURE, THEORY AND CRITIQUE Call for papers (3) and
       contents of 43.1. _Culture, Theory and Critique_ is an
       interdisciplinary journal for the transformation and
       development of critical theories in the humanities and social
       sciences. It aims to critique and reconstruct theories by
       interfacing them wi ...
    Contact: ctc@...
    URL: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/14735784.htm
    Announcement ID: 132190
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132190

Subject: CfP: Cultures of Post-1989 Central and East Europe,
21-24.8.2002, Targu-Mures

The Cultures of Post-1989 Central and East Europe, an international
conference, will take place in Targu-Mures, Romania, 21-24 August
2003.

The conference is hosted by the Gheorghe Sincai Research Institute of
the Social Sciences and the Humanities of the Romanian Academy of
Sciences (Targu Mures) and Petru Maior University (Targu Mures).

Abstracts of 200 words in English, German, or French with a
biographical
detail of 200 words are invited in the following areas of post-1989
Central and East Europen culture, whereby comparative papers are
preferred: Culture in general and including literature, the arts,
film,
music, etc.; Comparative media studies (aspects of television, radio,
film, journalism, etc.); The politics of culture and cultural policy;
The histories of post-1989 Central and East Europe; Cultural
traditions
and European integration; Intersections of society and socialization;
Globalization, economics, and culture; Aspects of minorities, the
marginal, and marginalization. Further topics and proposals of
thematic
panels are also welcome. The deadline of abstracts is 31 March 2003.

The abstracts are invited to the conference conveners Carmen Andras at
prognoze@...  or carmen_andras@...  and Steven
Totosy totosy@...  or clcweb@... . The
theme
of the conference is contemporary Central and East European culture
after the 1989-90 demise of the Soviet colonial period. A debated
notion, Central and East Europe is defined here as a geographical
region
stretching from Austria and the former East Germany (incl.
Mitteldeutschland) to Romania and Bulgaria, the Baltic countries,
Serbia
and the Ukraine, etc., including the Habsburg lands and German
influence
and their spheres of interest at various times including now. Since
the
events of 1989-90 and the demise of the Soviet empire, the cultures of
Central and East Europe have engaged in a restructuring of their
political, economic, social, and cultural environments and societies.

While this reshaping of the region is still on-going, there is a new
Central and East Europe in place now, politically, socially,
economically, and culturally. The objectives of the conference include
explorations into aspects of the social and cultural situation of the
new Central and East Europe by scholars working in the region: based
on
the notion of scholarship with perspectives from the "outside" versus
the "inside," the conference is with focus on the work of scholars
whose
institutional affiliation is in Central and East Europe (further
conferences are planned to combine perspectives from the "inside" and
from the "outside," however). The conference at Targu Mures is a
continuation of previous gatherings such as the international
conference
Central European Culture Today, organized by Steven Totosy and hosted
by
the Canadian Centre for Austrian and Central European Studies (U of
Alberta, Canada, 1999) and the symposia "Comparative Culture and
Hungarian Studies" at the 24th Annual Conference of the American
Hungarian Educator's Association (John Carroll U, USA, 1999) and
"Comparative Cultural Studies and Post-1989 Central European Culture"
of
the Hungarian Discussion Group at the annual convention of the Modern
Language Association of America (Washington, D.C., USA, 2000),
organized
by Steven Totosy. Selected papers from these conferences are published
in Comparative Central European Culture, Ed. Steven Totosy de
Zepetnek,
in volume one in the Purdue series of Books in Comparative Cultural
Studies http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/compstudies.htm . West
Lafayette: Purdue UP, 2002 (see at
http://clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu/ccs-purdue.html ). Similarly,
selected papers of the conference at Targu-Mures are planned to be
published in the Purdue series of Books in Comparative Cultural
Studies.
http://clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu/library/clcwebcallsforpapers.html


Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP: Islam Section: American Academy of
Religion

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

Call for Papers, American Academy of Religion 2003
deadline: March 1, 2003

The section encourages paper proposals in all areas of Islamic
studies,
but successful proposals will reflect theoretical and methodological
sophistication as well as innovative examination of Islamic societies
and
texts. Pre-arranged paper sessions are generally preferable to pre-
arranged panels, and all pre-arranged sessions should take diversity
into
account when organizing their panels; respondents are essential.

Innovative, interactive formats, and multimedia presentations are
welcome. This year we are especially interested in papers or panels on
the following: pedagogical issues; progressive views of Islam; reading
Islamist texts; Qur'an and exegesis; Sufism; gender and sexuality;
Islam
in Asian, American (including Central and South American) and African
societies; Islamic arts (including music, theater, and dance), and
comparative issues.

Note: the distinction between "paper" sessions and panel sessions:

In general, organizers should use the paper session option; this
allows
you to enter separate proposals and abstracts for every individual
paper,
and also has a separate space to introduce the panel as a whole.
Because our review process is blind, however, we especially ask that
organizers pay attention to issues of diversity (ethnic, gender, age,
discipline, etc.).

The "panel" option should be used much more sparingly. Examples of
two successful panels in the past were our "Teaching Islam after 9/11"
panel this year and the panel on W.C. Smith last year. In the pre-
organized panel, there is only a single proposal for the whole panel,
and
no space for individual paper proposals or abstracts.

The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest learned
society
and professional association of scholars and teachers in the field of
religion. Through academic conferences, publications and a variety of
program and membership services, the American Academy of Religion
(AAR) fosters excellence in scholarship and teaching. It also aims to
advance publication and scholarly communication on religion; to
welcome multiple perspectives on the study of religion; to support
racial,
ethnic and gender diversity within the Academy; and to seek ways to
contribute to the public understanding of religion.

The AAR's annual meeting is held every year in late November and
provides a lively and enabling context for free inquiry, disciplined
reflection
and scholarly exchange on the world's religions. The Study of Islam
section is one of fourteen program units of the AAR and was officially
recognized in 1986. It is one of the major sections of the AAR with a
long-
standing and committed participation of more than a hundred active
members. One of the most diverse groups in the AAR, the section's
presenters, panelists, and audience represent scholars at all stages
of
their academic careers. The section also features regular attendance
and
participation of international scholars from countries including
Egypt,
Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, and China.

The Study of Islam section serves as a forum for current research on
Islam. The annual meeting of the AAR sponsors at least five sessions
related to the study of Muslim faith and practice as well as
additional
individual presentations on Islamic topics in other program units and
sessions. The cultural and linguistic diversity, the regional and
historica=
l
range, and the varieties of methodologies currently used in Islamic
Studies make the section's offerings rich and diverse from year to
year.
The themes of the sessions fall under the following categories:

1. The study of Islamic texts and scriptures;
2. The study of lived Islam in various regions and cultures;
3. Methodology and approaches to the study of Islam;
4. Issues such as gender, liberation theology, human rights;
5. Specializations within Islamic studies including Mysticism, Law,
Theology, Philosophy, Shi=91ism.

Our policy is to encourage methodological sophistication, ideological
diversity and inter-disciplinary discussion in our program. Shared
sessions with other program units of the academy have encompassed
fields such as Islamic Ethics, Gender, Islamic and Judaic Studies, and
Islam and Academic Teaching, and the Study of Religion. Given the
importance of scripture in Islam, the Study of Islam section
regularly
sets
aside one session for Qur'anic Studies. The section encourages the use
of inter-disciplinary discourses that bridge textual, philological,
sociological and anthropological approaches to the Qur'an as well as
other Islamic texts.

An additional aspect of the Study of Islam section is its outreach to
the
broader membership of the AAR by offering sessions concerning the
teaching of Islam in the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum. Many
American university programs in Religious Studies draw upon non-
specialists to offer introductory courses on the Islamic world. The
sessions on teaching Islam provide a forum for addressing important
pedagogical issues. They also offer scholars an opportunity to
deliberate
on the broader conceptual categories and frameworks used in the study
of religions. The Study of Islam section is thus a critical resource
within
the AAR for other scholars of religion who may not have Islamic
experts
in
their departments.

The Study of Islam section also has a list-serve for its members
called
islamaar. (To join the list-serve, follow the directions on http://
groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/listserv.htm). The list facilitates
communication about scholarly topics and disseminates information
about grants, employment, workshops and AAR business. Recent topics
of discussion on the list have ranged from the best software for
studying
the Qur'an to the pros and cons of using novels in undergraduate
teaching. In addition to the e-mail list, a special announcement
informing
members of all papers and panels with content of special interest to
Islamicists is sent to the membership before the annual meeting. As
the
premiere international forum for the study of religions, the AAR
plays
a ke=
y
role in influencing the way that scholars and teachers of religion in
North
America and abroad construct their curricula and discipline. Within
this
context, the Study of Islam section has a unique and important role
to
play
in shaping the academic study of Islam. Considering its growing
importance as the world's second largest faith and its social,
economic
and political relevance to contemporary life, the Islamic world has
not
received the attention it deserves in higher education. Thus, the
Study
of
Islam section's goals are: to anchor the study of Islam centrally
within th=
e
wider academic study of religions; to provide a disciplined forum for
critical inquiry and high quality, original scholarship in Islamic
Studies;
and to encourage comparative and inter-disciplinary study of Islam and
Muslim societies.

http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/default.htm

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Date:    Wed, 25 Dec 2002 09:29:45 +0200
From:    Martina Rieker <mrieker@...>
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP: Sexuality After Foucault (Manchester)

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

University of Manchester
Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture
Conference Announcement

SEXUALITY AFTER FOUCAULT
November 28-30, 2003


CALL FOR PAPERS
In 2003 the University of Manchester will launch an interdisciplinary,
multi-disciplinary, and cross-faculty Centre for the Study of
Sexuality
and
Culture, with a particular focus on the relationships between
sexuality,
culture and history.  To mark the establishment of the Centre at
Manchester, and to foster a stimulating intellectual exchange between
UK
researchers and scholars elsewhere, we propose an international
conference on "Sexuality After Foucault."

Next year also marks the 25th anniversary of the translation into
English
of Michel Foucault1s History of Sexuality, vol. 1.  Sexuality and
gender
studies have been dominated by the claims and assumptions of
Foucault, though of late some scholars have suggested that the time is
long overdue to explore new paradigms and approaches.  The purpose of
this conference is to debate the continuing relevance of Foucault's
work in
a changing historical context, to assess its strengths and
limitations,
and
to develop new theoretical approaches to the study of sexuality.

Some confirmed speakers include: Carolyn Dinshaw (New York
University), David Halperin (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), Don
Kulick
(New York University), Cindy Patton (Simon Fraser University), Valerie
Traub (University of Michigan), and Jeffrey Weeks (South Bank
University).

We invite submissions of panel proposals or individual papers from any
disciplinary background which might address, but need not be limited
to,
the following topics and questions:
SEXUALITY, HISTORY AND MODERNITY
Foucault1s account of sexuality relies on a specific understanding of
history and the Enlightenment which has been challenged from various
positions.  Does Foucault1s historicism need revising?  What other
discursive forces contribute towards our understanding of sexuality?
Has
Foucault1s work neglected to consider (other) material pressures on
sexuality?  Are sexological categories and reverse discourses still
relevant to the 21st century?

SEXUALITY AND =8CGLOBALIZATION1
Foucault1s work relates to a specifically Western context.  In what
ways
do cultural interactions force us to revise this perspective?  What
are
the
effects of an increasingly =8Cintegrated1 capitalist world order on
the
disciplining of sexuality?  What forms of resistance are possible?

GENDER, TRANSGENDER, TRANSSEXUALITY AND SEXUAL IDENTITY
Foucault1s work has been accused of being gender blind.  More
recently,
studies of sexology have challenged the view that the category of
=8Cthe
homosexual1 referred simply to same-sex attraction and not gender
orientation.  What are the (changing) relationships between sexual
identification and gender identification?  What tensions exist between
queer/transgender politics and transsexual claims?  Are we witnessing
a
return to essentialism?

SEXUALITY AND REPRESENTATION
Do sexual identities continue to determine sexual representation?
Are
we
witnessing the emergence of post-gay, post-lesbian or even post-queer
cultural production?  Is it still meaningful to talk about a
distinction
between sexual subcultures and dominant cultures?  Are cultural
representations accountable to subcultural formations?

SEXUALITY AND ETHICS
Foucault1s second and third volumes on sexuality articulated an ethics
absent from his earlier work.  How adequate are his reflections on
sexual
ethics?  What is the relationship between sexual ethics and sexual
politics? What are the ethical limits of sexual dissidence?


PANEL ORGANIZERS
We particularly welcome panel proposals.  Please organize your
submission as
follows:
* session title
* name of organizer, institutional affiliation, discipline or
department,
postal address, phone number and email address
* chair1s name, institutional affiliation, discipline or department,
postal
address, phone number and email address
* panelists1 names, paper titles, institutional affiliations,
disciplines o=
r
departments and full contact information (including email address)
* a 500-word abstract describing the rationale of the panel and
content
of
individual papers

INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Please organize your submission as follows:
* an abstract of between 200 and 300 words for a 20 minute paper
* a short biographical statement of up to 100 words
* institutional affiliation, discipline or department, postal
address,
phon=
e
number and email address

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS  & PAPERS:   28th
MARCH 2003

Proposals may be sent by post or email to:
Dr Laura Doan,            or        Dr David Alderson,
Women1s Studies Centre,                Dept of English and American
Studies,
Roscoe Building,                    Arts Faculty,
University of Manchester,                University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,                        Oxford Road,
Manchester, M13 9PL                    Manchester, M13 9PL
UK                            UK
laura.doan@...                david.alderson@...

Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special
edition
of GLQ.


2.
Subject: Yorgun insanlar


ESKIDEN

Çember çevrilir
Su musluktan içilir
Agaçlara tirmanilirdi

Bebekler bezden
Silahlar tahtadan
Resimler kömür karasindan yapilirdi

Kizlara ninelerinin, erkeklere dedelerinin
Isimleri konulur
Saatli maarif okunurdu
Komsuda pisen
Bize de piser
Bizde pisen komsuya düserdi

Geceler ayaz
Sokaklar karanlik
Yildizlar parlak olurdu

Tursu, salça, manti
Evde yapilir
Karpuz kuyuda sogutulurdu

Erik agacinin çiçegi
Pencere camimiza yaslanir
Güz yapraklari bahçemize düserdi

Kardan adam yapilir
Evlerde soba yakilir
Kis gecelerinde masal anlatilirdi

Merdiven çikilir
Aidat ödenmez
Yönetici seçilmezdi

Evler badanali
Sokaklar lambasiz
Mahalleler bekçili olurdu

Ajans radyodan dinlenir
Çizgili roman okunur
Defterlere kenar süsü yapilirdi

Hayat
Arkasi yarin gibiydi
Kesintisizdi
Her gün yasanacak bir sey vardi
Herkes kendi düsünü kurar
Kendi hayatini oynardi

Simdi
Hayat tek perdelik bir oyun
Stand-up bir yalnizlik gibi

Simdi
Herkes
Yogun
Yorgun
Ve
Tek basina

CAN DÜNDAR

Subject: Edgar Poe - Annabel Lee

Annabel Lee


Senelerce senelerce evveldi
Bir deniz ülkesinde
Yaşayan bir kız vardı bileceksiniz
İsmi; Annabel Lee
Hiç birşey düşünmezdi sevilmekten
Sevmekten başka beni
O çocuk ben çocuk, memleketimiz
O deniz ülkesiydi
Sevdalı değil karasevdalıydık
Ben ve Annabel Lee
Göklerde uçan melekler
Kıskanırlardı bizi
Bir gün işte bu yüzden göze geldi
O deniz ülkesinde
Üşüdü bir rüzgarından bulutun
Güzelim Annabel Lee
Götürdüler el üstünde
Koyup gittiler beni
Mezarı oradadır şimdi
O deniz ülkesinde
Biz daha bahtiyardık meleklerden
Onlar kıskanırdı bizi
Evet !Bu yüzden 'Şahidimdir herkes ve deniz ülkesi'
Bir gece rüzgarından bulutun
Üşüdü gitti Annabel Lee
Sevdadan yana kim olursa olsun
Yaşca başca ileri
Geçemezlerdi bizi
Ne yedi kat göklerdeki melekler
Ne deniz dibi cinleri
Hiç biri ayıramaz beni senden
Güzelim Annabel Lee
Ay gelir ışır, hayalin erişir

Güzelim Annabel Lee
Orda gecelerim uzanır beklerim
Sevgilim sevgilim hayatım gelinim
O azgın sahildeki
Yattığın yerde seni...

Edgar Allan Poe
Yalnızsın

Bir akşam ışıkların dağlara güldüğünü
Bir akşam bulutların seyre döküldüğünü

Görürsün hasretiyle sabah ezgilerinin
Bir akşam gözlerin ufka dalar pek derin

Kuşlar öter, uçuşur yeşil dallara konar
Umutlar yaprak yaprak alevlenir de yanar

Son mutluluk sesleri dökülür dudaklardan
İnsanlar gölge gibi çekilir sokaklardan

Rüzgar okşamaktayken anne gibi tenini
Gecenin kolları sessizce yakalar seni

Anlarsın gözlerinin dolup boşaldığını
Anlarsın yalnızlığı ve yalnız kaldığını...

Nurullah Genç



Yalnızlığa Dair

Can yoldaşın olmazsa olmasın
Yalnızım diye hayıflanmayasın,
Eğilmiş üstüne gökyüzü masmavi
Bir anne şefkatine müsavi.
Üç adım ötede deniz
Dosttur, ne öfkesi ne durgunluğu sebepsiz.
Bir derdin varsa açabilirsin ağaçlara
Ağaç yaprak verir, sır vermez rüzgara
Ve kış yaz,
Dalda kuş eksik olmaz
Dağ başında duman
Yalnızlık nedir göreceksin
öldüğün zaman.

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı



Yalnızlık Macerası

Öyle yalnız kaldım ki hayatımda
Kimi gün öldüm kimi gün ilah oldum
Çok zaman annemin dizlerine hasret
Koydum başımı kendi dizlerime
Doya doya ağladım

Paylaşırsa dost paylaşırmış
İnsanın derdini sevincini
Dost ümidiyle ortalığa düşmeye gör
Hangi kapıyı çalsan kimseler yok
Hangi omuza dokunsam yabancı çıkar

Aşık mı olmadım taparcasına
Bir Mecnun geçti o çöllerden bir de ben
Diz mi çektirmedim alemde Kerem gibi
Ferhat gibi gürz mü sallamadım dağlara
Ne Leyla yar oldu bana ne Aslı ne Şirin

O gün bugün sırtımı kendim sıvazlıyorum
Sabahları sokağa çıkmadan evvel
Cesaret şairim cesaret
Kendi saçlarımı okşuyorum geceleri
Sevgilimin saçları niyetine.

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı






3.
Pristina Summer University 2003 - Apply to Study
14 July - August 1, 2003

a.. 30 intensive courses, taught by international professors !
b.. 100 full scholarships !
c.. No tuition fees !
In the summer of 2003 the University of Pristina (UP) and the
Academic Training Association (ATA) will organise the 3rd edition of
the Pristina Summer University in Pristina, Kosovo. The programme
will bring together regional & international professors and lecturers
for a period of three weeks and will provide about 30 courses and
workshops in the field of humanities, law, economics, social
sciences, arts, medicine and natural sciences. In addition, public
discussions, lectures etc. will be organised on prominent issues in
Kosovar and (South) East European society. Recreational events and
excursions will also be organised for students and staff. Sixhundred
participants will be accepted at the PSU 2003, of which 450 from
Kosovo, 100 participants from the SEE region, and 50 self-financing
international students.

Pre-register now online at www.academictraining.org and be informed
as soon as the official registration process starts.
Subject: CfA: 2003 Harrison Small Grants

2003 Harrison Small Grants

The Southeast European Studies Association (SEESA) is currently
accepting
applications for its Harrison Small Grants program. SEESA will award
up
to
two grants of up to $500 to support graduate student participation in
conferences with panels on Southeastern Europe in the 2003 calendar
year.  Grants will be made only to graduate students affiliated with
North
American universities, who plan to present papers in any discipline
related
to the Southeast European region, including the successor states of
the
former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Greece, and
Turkey.  Proposals which focus on comparative analysis of issues
across
national boundaries in Southeast Europe will be given preference.
Grants
will be disbursed once receipts from conference travel are submitted
following the conference. To apply, send a letter, a one-page c.v., a
supporting letter from a university faculty member, an estimated
budget
for
conference participation (airfare/lodging, etc.), and a brief summary
of
the proposed paper to:

Prof. John Leafgren, SEESA President,
Department of Russian and Slavic Studies
Learning Services Building 305
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ   85721

You may send inquiries about this program to the same address or to
leafgren@....

Application deadline is March 15, 2003.

4.
Subject: H-Net reviews posted to the web 16 Dec 2002 - 23 Dec 2002

The following 21 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
16 Dec 2002 and 23 Dec 2002.

Reviewed for H-Judaic by David B. Levy
    Michael L. Morgan.  _Interim Judaism: Jewish Thought in a Century
    of Crisis_.  Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University
    Press, 2001.  Indes.  $37.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-253-21441-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=78631040065657

Reviewed for H-Minerva by Richard A. Voeltz
    Maria Hohn.  _GIs and Frauleins: The German American Encounter in
    1950s West Germany_.  Chapel Hill and London: University of North
    Carlina Press, 2002.  xiii + 337 pp.  $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-
    2706-1; $22.50 (paper), ISBN 0-8078-5375-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=229951040102280

Reviewed for H-NILAS by Mary Oak O'Kane
    Warren David Jacobs and Karen I. Shragg, eds.  _Tree Stories: A
    Collection of Extraordinary Encounters_.  Hygiene, Colo.: SunShine
    Press, 2002.  x + 181 pp.  $16.00 (paper), ISBN 1-888604-22-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=230411040102301

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Rehana Ghadially
    Jonah Blank.  _Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among
    the Daudi Bohras_.  Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,
    2001.  xviii + 408 pp.  $40.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-226-05676-7;
    $22.50 (paper, ISBN 0-226-05677-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=230431040102310

Reviewed for H-Florida by Astrid Whidden
    Elsbeth K. Gordon.  _Florida's Colonial Architectural Heritage_.
    Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2002.  352 pp.  $39.95
    (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-2463-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=230961040102387

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by James B. Petersen
    Catherine Panter-Brick, Robert H. Layton, and Peter Rowley-Conwy,
    eds.  _Hunter-Gatherers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective_.  New
    York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.  xii + 341
    pp.  $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-521-77210-9; $30.00 (paper), ISBN 0-
    521-77672-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126141040235999

Reviewed for H-Pol by Richard P. Mulcahy
    Nelson Lichtenstein.  _State of the Union: A Century of American
    Labor_.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002.  xi + 336
    pp.  $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-691-05768-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126231040236002

Reviewed for H-German by Rose Gatens
    Arthur D. Brenner.  _Emil J. Gumbel, Weimar German Pacifist and
    Professor_.  Boston and Leiden: Brill, 2001.  ix + 227.  $70.00
    (cloth), ISBN 0-391-04101-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126291040236006

Reviewed for H-German by Raffael Scheck
    Julia Sneeringer.  _Winning Women's Votes: Propaganda and Politics
    in Weimar Germany_.  Chapel Hill and London: The University of
    North Carolina Press, 2002.  xi + 365 pp.  $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-
    807-82674-X; $27.50 (paper), ISBN 0-807-85341-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126351040236009

Reviewed for H-Albion by William Gibson
    Bryan D. Spinks.  _Sacraments, Ceremonies, and the Stuart Divines:
    Sacramental Theology and Liturgy in England and Scotland, 1603-
    1662_.  Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2002.  xiv + 240 pp.
    $79.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-7546-1475-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126421040236013

Reviewed for H-SAWH by Susan L. Smith
    Sharla M. Fett.  _Working Cures: Healing, Health, and Power on
    Southern Slave Plantations_.  Chapel Hill: University of North
    Carolina Press, 2002.  ix + 290 pp.  $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-
    2709-6; $18.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8078-5378-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=126791040236023

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Joan Wardrop
    Pierre du Toit.  _South Africa's Brittle Peace: The Problem of
    Post-Settlement Violence_.  Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave,
    2001.  xv + 222 pp.  $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-333-77918-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188221040238734

Reviewed for H-South by Andrew S. Moore
    Gaines M. Foster.  _Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and
    the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920_.  Chapel Hill and
    London: The University of North Carolina Press, 2002.  xiii + 318
    pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-2697-9; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-
    8078-5366-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188251040238737

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Mark F. Proudman
    Darlene Rivas.  _Missionary Capitalist: Nelson Rockefeller in
    Venezuela_.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
    2002.  xiv + 290 pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-2684-7; $19.95
    (paper), ISBN 0-8078-5350-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188311040238747

Reviewed for H-Environment by Sylvia Washington
    Laura Westra and Bill E. Lawson, eds.  _Faces of Environmental
    Racism:  Confronting Issues of Global Justice_.  Lanham: Rowman
    and Littlefield, 2001.  ix + 266.  $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7425-
    1248-7; $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7425-1249-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188341040238750

Reviewed for H-South by Steve Wall
    Thomas A. Underwood.  _Allen Tate: Orphan of the South_.
    Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2001.  viii +
    447 pp.  $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-691-06950-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188811040238795

Reviewed for H-South by Steve Wall
    Paul V. Murphy.  _The Rebuke of History: The Southern Agrarians
    and American Conservative Thought_.  Chapel Hill and London: The
    University of North Carolina Press, 2001.  xii + 351 pp.  $49.95
    (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-2630-8; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8078-4960-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=188951040238821

Reviewed for H-South by Derek Catsam
    Diane McWhorter.  _Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The
    Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution_.  New York: Simon
    & Schuster, 2001.  701 pp.  $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-684-80747-5;
    $17.00 (paper), ISBN 0-743-21772-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=249601040241446

Reviewed for H-Genocide by George C. Browder
    Robert Gellately.  _Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi
    Germany_.  New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
    xvii + 359 pp.  $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-19-820560-0; $17.95
    (paper), ISBN 0-19-280291-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=251431040241542

Reviewed for H-Florida by William R. Day, Jr.
    Alan K. Craig.  _Spanish Colonial Silver Coins in the Florida
    Collection_.  Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.  xxv
    + 217 pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-1748-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=280021040242665

Reviewed for H-Florida by William R. Day, Jr.
    Alan K. Craig.  _Spanish Colonial Gold Coins in the Florida
    Collection_.  Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.  xiv
    + 94 pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-1802-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=280081040242668

The following 8 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
23 Dec 2002 and 30 Dec 2002.

Reviewed for H-Africa by Charles Verharen
     Festus Eribo and Enoh Tanjong, eds.  _Journalism and Mass
     Communication in Africa: Cameroon_.  Lanham and Oxford: Lexington
     Books, 2002.  x + 169 pp.  $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7391-0377-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=214941040889985

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Niels P. Petersson
     Muriel E. Chamberlain.  _The Longman Companion to Formation of the
     European Empires, 1488-1920_.  Harlow: Longman/Pearson, 2000.
     viii + 267 pp.  $25.95 (paper), ISBN 0-582-36979-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=215101040889993

Reviewed for H-Canada by Jeff A. Webb
     Miriam Wright.  _A Fishery for Modern Times: The State and the
     Industrialization of the Newfoundland Fishery, 1934-1968_.  The
     Canadian Social History Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
     2000.  viii + 196 pp.  $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-19-541620-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=216371040890030

Reviewed for H-Albion by Ethan H. Shagan
     Tim Thornton.  _Cheshire and the Tudor State, 1480-1560_.
     Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 2000.  xii + 320 pp.
     $70.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8619-3248-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=216591040890038

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Gordon Pirie
     Alan Schwerin.  _Apartheid's Landscape and Ideas: A Scorched
     Soul_.  Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2001.  xv + 318
     pp.  $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 1-58046-080-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=216651040890041

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Elsabe Brink
     Naomi Musiker and Reuben Musiker.  _Historical Dictionary of
     Greater Johannesburg_.  Lanham and Oxford: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
     380 pp.  $98.50 (cloth), ISBN 0-8108-3520-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=216711040890044

Reviewed for H-Albion by Susan Mitchell Sommers
     Mona Scheuermann.  _In Praise of Poverty: Hannah More Counters
     Thomas Paine and the Radical Threat_.  Lexington: University Press
     of Kentucky, 2002.  256 pp.  $36.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8131-2222-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=322371040943530

Reviewed for H-Albion by Jeremy Black
     Hannah Barker and Simon Burrows, eds.  _Press, Politics and the
     Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820_.  Cambridge:
     Cambridge University Press, 2002.  ix + 263 pp.  $60.00 (cloth),
     ISBN 0-521-66207-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=322421040943533


5.
Title: Action Research Summer School
    Begins: 2003-07-02
    Description: This conference will bring together people who share
       interests in action research and who have experience of trying
       to support change in social and organisational systems. It will
       provide opportunities to explore various theories of systemic
       practice and different theories of practice. Together we w ...
    Contact: solar@...
    URL: www.uwe.ac.uk/solar/Events/Level2/SummerSchool.htm
    Announcement ID: 132201
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132201

6.
Fernand Braudel Center, Binghamton University

http://fbc.binghamton.edu/commentr.htm

Commentary No. 104 - Jan. 1, 2003

"Northeast Asia in the Coming Decade"

While the world's attention in 2002 has been largely concentrated on
Iraq,
an even more crucial arena of the world-system, Northeast Asia, has
seen
extremely important developments in the past year. China has
witnessed
a
passing of the guard to a somewhat younger generation. Japan has seen
a
slow
and quiet pulling away from the U.S. that parallels that of Germany.
And
Korea has been the site of two events that promise to transform the
situation in the region and the world.

North Korea has reacted to President Bush's tough line - ceasing
negotiations and listing North Korea as part of the "axis of evil" -
with a
demonstration that two can play at that game. The North Korean
government
announced successively that it has weapons of mass destruction, that
it
is
putting its nuclear reactor back on line, and that it has disabled the
nuclear detection devices of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
And at
the very same time, South Korea has elected Roh Moo Hyun, the
candidate
of
the Millennium party dedicated to maintaining the "sunshine policy" of
President Kim Dae Jung. True the election was close, but until
recently, Roh
Moo Hyun was expected to lose the election to a more conservative
candidate,
one hostile to the "sunshine poli-cy." The tide of anti-Bush feeling
no
doubt helped Roh to win, as it had helped Gerhard Schroeder in Germany
earlier this year.

In the short run, both forms of defiance of U.S. policy mark a
setback
for
President Bush. He may be thinking that he will get to the Korean
issues,
once he has solved the Iraqi situation and ousted Saddam Hussein. But
the
reality is that he can do little. His choice in the case of North
Korea
is
negotiate or fight. And much as he doesn't want to negotiate,
fighting
is
not a strong option. For one thing, the last war ended in a draw. And
even
if the world situation, politically and militarily, has changed from
fifty
years ago, it is by no means sure that the U.S. could do better this
time.
What is sure is that a war would find both South Korean populations
and
the
U.S. troops stationed there highly vulnerable to sudden death. But if
North
Korea can force the U.S. to the negotiating table, it will be seen as
a
humiliation to President Bush.

What President Bush is counting on, apparently, is that the neighbors
of
North Korea - South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia - will join the
U.S. in
getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program prior to any
negotiations. It is however unlikely that the neighbors will invest
too
much
effort in getting behind the Bush plan, even if they too would like
to
see
North Korea's program dismantled. And in any case it is most unlikely
that
North Korea will cede to such pressures. What is more likely is that
U.S.
pressure will lead to strong internal divisions in South Korea,
Japan,
and
even China.

It would be a mistake to discuss this situation only in terms of the
immediate issues. It would be more useful to consider what are the
longer-term concerns of the three historic zones of Northeast Asia -
China,
Korea, and Japan - and how the three sets of zonal concerns interact
with
each other. China's priorities seem quite clear: hold the country
together,
strengthen its military, strengthen its share in world production, and
reincorporate Taiwan. Furthermore, I would argue that I have listed
them in
order of importance for the Chinese government. In all four spheres,
the
Chinese government has made important progress in the last decade,
and
is
likely to continue to make progress in the decade to come.
Nonetheless,
should it falter in the first objective - holding the country
together
- the
other three would become virtually impossible. And while the Chinese
government has been doing well in this regard, it knows that it faces
continuing dangerous situations interna!
lly.

For Korea - North and South - the primary issue is and will remain
reunification. But reunification on whose terms and at what price?
Both
governments are determined not to make basic political concessions,
and
without some change reunification is impossible. Economically, North
Korea
seems to be in desperate disrepair, while South Korea is worried about
maintaining its relatively good position in the world-economy, which
is
threatened both by world economic downturn and the enormous costs of
any
approach to reunification. The German experience is very much to the
fore of
South Korean collective consciousness. I suppose South Koreans
devoted
to a
sunshine policy could hope for a North Korean Gorbachev, but what
would
happen if one appeared on the scene is very uncertain.

As for Japan, the main political mood of the present is absolute
uncertainty
about what to do and the sense that, if one is unsure where to head,
the
best thing to do is nothing, or very little. There are two main
doubts:
how
to recuperate the sense of world-economic dynamism Japan displayed in
the
1970s and 1980s; and whether or not to become a normal military
power,
and
with that, to become a semi-independent political actor on the world
scene.

The reality is that the dilemmas facing the three zones of Northeast
Asia
are not soluble separately. They are intertwined because the lasting
influence of Northeast Asia on the world scene is dependent on their
ability
to come together as a region economically, and thereby to form a
cooperative
triangle in the political and military arenas. This means not only
solving
the internal dilemmas of each but resolving very acute historic
quarrels.
Neither Korea nor China have forgiven Japan its aggressive policies
in
the
first half of the twentieth century. Japan still suffers from a
lingering
sense of cultural debt to China and even to Korea, and all its recent
achievements have not totally overcome the sense of unspoken
inferiority.
And China and Korea remain quite wary of each other.

Nonetheless, the three zones have a great deal to offer each other,
and
do
share not merely geographic contiguity but a common cultural heritage
not
very different from the kind of common cultural heritage that west
European
countries use as a mode of bonding. But it is the geopolitics of the
situation that is in the forefront. In an era of U.S. hegemonic
decline,
northeast Asia is in competition less with the U.S. than with western
Europe
as the major locus of capital accumulation in the half-century to
come.
And
in an era of world-systemic transition, northeast Asia will not be
able
to
hold its own unless it can grapple with the problem of global
inequality and
the demands of the South for a qualitatively different kind of
world-system.
Facing either issue, that of the loci of capital accumulation and
that
of
overcoming the polarization of the existing
world-system, northeast Asia will not be able to play the kind of
role
it
manifestly wishes to play without coming together in some form. And
its
coming together is dependent on the ability of the three zones to
resolve
their current dilemmas and to help each other resolve them.

Immanuel Wallerstein

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Invasion of the Culture Snatchers?
by Winfried Fluck

PROJECT SYNDICATE

The specter of ``Americanization'' haunts the world. Its consequences are
demonized everywhere, sometimes going as far as to draw on the metaphor of a
(need I say American) science-fiction movie entitled Invasion of the Body
Snatchers, within which hostile aliens imperceptibly take control of our
bodies and our minds. But hyperbolic rhetoric about invasions misses the
complexity of the cultural change taking place all around us.



Neither side in the debate about Americanization offers a convincing
explanation for the phenomenon. Those who argue that Americanization is a
virulent form of ``cultural imperialism'' apparently see it as a product of
growing market domination by American media concerns. However, many giant
cultural corporations - Japanese-owned Sony, Canadian-owned Seagram,
Murdoch's empire or Germany's Bertelsmann - are no longer American, even
though they promote American cultural models.



Even if the media were American-owned, it is too facile to say that
consumers of culture the world over are mere clay in the hands of skilled
marketing experts. It makes more sense to assume that there are some
elements of social, psychic, and aesthetic gratification that explain the
resonance of American cultural models, and provide for their commercial
usefulness.



The other side in the debate over Americanization emphasizes the liberating,
anti-authoritarian power of American popular culture. At times, this may be
fitting: in 1950's Germany, for example, American youth culture had a strong
anti-authoritarian component that helped to undermine authoritarianism and
contributed to the process of postwar democratization.



Only rarely, however, does American-inspired popular culture possess this
dimension explicitly. More often, its attack on authority takes the form of
willful provocations or ever-more uninhibited and graphic depictions of
violence. At other times, the refreshingly anti-authoritarian appeal of such
programs as The Simpsons is commercially exploited to strengthen global
media empires, such as Rupert Murdoch's. In other words,
anti-authoritarianism is not the whole story either.



We need to look with more nuance at the forward march of American culture
instead of demonizing it as a form of crude imperialism or merely
celebrating its liberating potential. In particular, American popular
culture must be viewed in light of the drawn-out historical process of
cultural modernization.



In the past, culture was tied to privilege and wealth. Until the 18th
century, books were comparatively expensive; their ownership was limited
largely to the propertied classes. Moreover, a certain educational grounding
(such as knowledge of Latin or Greek) was necessary to make sense of most
cultural objects.



``Popular culture'' is our word for a form of culture that gradually
abolished these restrictions. Its earliest manifestation, the novel, aided
by new print technologies, created a market that allowed for much wider
access to literature. Knowledge of meter or classical poetics was no longer
necessary. The novel became the literature of the middle class, and the dime
novel, an ``abbreviated novel'' for a dime and slimmed down to
magazine-size, expanded readership to the lower strata of society,
especially to adolescent readers.



The development of an ``entertainment culture'' around the turn of the 20th
century, including vaudeville theater, amusement parks, a dance craze
triggered by the domestication of black plantation dances, and silent
movies, further reduced the prerequisites for cultural understanding. The
invention of radio and television extended the audience for this new
``mass'' culture even more, and the shift to the priority of pictures and
music created a ``universal'' language, not limited to a particular
community.



For a number of reasons, America was in the forefront of this cultural
revolution. Due to its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural composition,
especially in the formative years of modern entertainment culture around
1900, American popular culture was faced with the challenge of a market that
anticipated the present global market on a smaller scale. This led to the
development of broadly comprehensible, non-verbal forms of performance,
relying preferably on visual and auditory forms of expression. Before
Americanization of other societies could occur, American culture itself had
to be ``Americanized.''



What is the meaning and cultural significance of this process of
``Americanization?'' The constant reduction of the prerequisites for making
sense of culture may confirm the view that consumers of mass culture are
passive. Popular music, in particular, is highly effective in insinuating
itself into the listener almost imperceptibly; no intellectual processing of
its content is required because it makes no claim to inform. Instead, moods
are created by subliminal effect.



The characteristic form by which music activates the imagination is by short
evocations of out-of-context images, or a diffuse feeling of boundlessness,
both of which need not be integrated into any meaningful context. Listeners
to popular music need not ``earn'' their aesthetic experience through
participation. Contrary to prior visual forms of cultural expression,
including the movies, there is no longer a need for continuity in the flow
of images; contrary to what happens with a novel, no mental translation is
required because the sensual effect of music creates associations that are
shaped not by narrative but by mood.



The development of popular culture from the novel via the image to the
triumph of popular music and the ``center-less'' heterogeneity of
television, created forms of cultural expression that are singularly useful
for the purposes of imaginary self-extension and self-empowerment. The
result is an increasing separation of expressive elements from moral,
social, even narrative contexts. Here is the triumph of ``mood over
morals.'' Americanization, indeed, is carried by the promise of heightened
imaginary self-realization for individuals who are freed from the bonds of
social norms and cultural traditions.



Americanization, thus, cannot be viewed as a tacitly engineered hidden
cultural takeover but as a process in which individualization is the driving
force. This process is most advanced in the US for a number of reasons. The
promise of a particular form of individualization provides the explanation
why American popular culture finds so much resonance in other societies
where it has taken hold almost without resistance (mostly carried by a young
generation trying to escape tradition).



Cultural Americanization is thus part of a modernizing process.
Americanization is not a form of cultural imperialism, but the embodiment of
modernity's promise of painless self-realization for each individual, in
contrast to the demands made by more traditional concepts of emancipation.
Globalization, which often appears as the triumph of cultural
standardization, in reality undermines standardization. No single national
culture is the driving force but, instead, globalization is powered by a
restless individualism drawing on a growing store of mass symbols. So: we
are not becoming Americanized. We ``Americanize'' ourselves.




Winfriend Fluck is Professor of Kultur at the Free University of Berlin.



Copyright: Project Syndicate and Institute for Human Sciences, February 2001

Dear Bilkent community,

I am writing to inform you of the efforts to organize a conference in
Istanbul, in mid-March, on trans-Atlantic relations.  The conference
will focus on Atlantic relations following the Prague summit, and
will take place in lieu with the objectives of the Atlantic Treaty
Association, aiming to increase understanding and awareness of NATO
at the civil level. Support and participation from NATO headquarters
is expected, as well as participation and interest from various
academic circles and ngo's in Turkey.
On a special note, the conference will also be the founding activity
of a Turkish youth organization on the Atlantic. I am writing to you
as the key person involved in this establishment, and a young
professional in in the field of international relations.

Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information and to
forward this info to other parties who may be interested.   I would
like to urge you to reply by Friday January 10th .


Sincerely,
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Identity Markers: URAN, TAMGA, DASTAN

Turkistan Newsletter Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:09:44
Turkistan Bulteni ISSN:1386-6265
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kem artati, udaci erti. [Bilge Kagan in Orkhon inscriptions]
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From: "Paksoy, Hb" <hb.paksoy@...>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:26:07 -0600



Identity Markers:
URAN, TAMGA, DASTAN

H.B. Paksoy




1. The reconstruction of historical events essentially revolve around
understanding the societal dynamics of the polity under study.  This will
involve a broad based approach to the subject, including literature,
material culture, philosophy of governance, and so on.

2. Polities that are insulated by natural barriers from their neighbors more

readily coagulate into "nations" and "states."  These polities tend to form
and maintain their political and cultural states around a specific
ethnicity, and traditions.  The incursions from the "outside" are less often

than that occurs on a continental scale.  And the effects of these
incursions, and the local response, take particularly different paths.
Ireland, Great Britain and Japan, among others, may serve as examples.

3. On the Asian continent polities are adjacent in contiguous tracts.  The
geography comprises vast expanses, with demanding climactic conditions.
This causes the politics to evolve in a bit more complicated fashion.  A
culture heavily dependent on horses is much more fluid.  They are very
mobile.  Neighbors can come calling at short notice, and may not leave for a

long time.  Cultural contact ensues, sometimes in intense measures.
Polities may change character or even structure as one result.  This, in
sum, is what has been happening in the heart of Asia, for close to two
millennia often termed Turkistan.

4. Not all corners of the Asian continent is lush with tropical forests, nor

all land is arable or suitable for agriculture.  Large areas, especially in
the center of Asia, are designated bozkir, supporting limited vegetation,
mostly saksaul (Holoxylon Ammodendron).  Rainfall is exceedingly rare, and
benefits mostly small irrigated patches where cities are located.  All are
separated with sizeable deserts such as Karakum, Kizilkum, Gobi, Taklamakan.




5. In these conditions, family units must depend on each other for survival.

This is accomplished largely by engaging in animal husbandry, primarily
horses and sheep.  These species provided the basic necessities of life in
the bozkir, including the fibers to produce clothing and shelter (not to
mention food and drink).  Anyone attempting to live alone, could hardly see
the next spring in the harsh continental climate.

6. Similarly, a single family, regardless of how large it might be, could
not survive without other kinsmen.  The Central Asians, as one consequence,
have highly developed vocabulary to define social relations and familial
ties.

7. Thus, we observe that a pyramidal structure constitutes the bases of the
broad community in Central Asia.  It has a defined set of steps.  An uruk is

comprised of oymak, which are made up of aris, a composition of soy, itself
a subdivided into tire, constituted by ara:
uruk > oymak > aris > soy > tire > ara
(http://orientalrug.topcities.com/zy9952.htm)

8. In times of political strain, when war clouds are visible, various uruk
form coalitions and establish the ultimate political and economic union: the

confederation.  The Central Asians termed this process "tug baglamak."

9. Tug  is the horse-tail standard.   The leader of a polity or unit had the

traditional right to tie a tug to his lance.   (As the tug would be more
visible than a naked lance,  this tug was used to identify the polity and,
when needed, to signal the cavalry, to order various attacking, flanking,
retreat and regrouping signals).

10. When the leader in question attracted more of his kinsmen to his
standard, he would be in a position to add additional tug  to his own lance.

This was necessary because he now had more divisions to command, each with a

designated lieutenant, called tugbay.  For example, in the very late 15th
and very early 16th centuries, the Özbeks and the Kazaks formed their
confederations in this time-honored fashion. In the 14th century, Timur was
another example.  Their population comprised primarily of urug, oymak, aris
and so on, that arrived from the Nogay confederation that was dissolving.
This was the mechanics by which the Central Asians established their
polities, which we might now call states, complete with their geographic
domains and governance structures.

11. The name adopted as the appellation of the confederation is chosen
carefully, as it determines the character of the polity.  For example,
Özbeks named themselves after Özbek Han.  This took place after an earlier
confederation was dissolved, and the components of that earlier
confederation chose to join others to form a brand-new confederation.   Z.
V. Togan, in his "Origins of the Özbeks and the Kazaks" summarizes the
process involved (http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/hpaksoy/oko.htm)

13. Each polity would choose an uran as a part of their membership kit.
Uran is the word shouted in the heat of the battle, to allow combatants to
identify and gauge the whereabouts of their fellows without taking their
eyes off the common adversary.  The uran serves as the general password of
the members of a polity, as seen for example, with the Nogay.  The utterance

of the uran (during the act of the strike, of the motion of the sword, to
release the pressure on the diaphragm) marked the membership in a given
polity as well as access to other members not personally acquainted in
non-combat times.        Thus, uran is an integral part of identity in
Central Asia, forming a triad, along with tamga and dastan.

14. The term tamga, originally referring to the ``seal'' of a given group,
was later borrowed by Russians to designate customs levies (Russian:
tamozhnia). The tamga was embroidered on Central Asian tents, incorporated
into rugs, filigreed into jewelry, struck into coins, and used as a cattle
brand.  A list of early tamgas is found in Kashgarli Mahmut's eleventh
century work the Diwan Lugat at Türk.  It provides, in part, the visual
identification component of the membership in the polity.

15. A dastan, on the other hand is an ornate ``oral history'' of the
origins, customs, practices, and exploits of ancestors.  It was a shameful
act on the part of any member who could not recite a portion of the
designated dastan.  The dastan contains the events that brought the polity
together (http://www.ukans.edu/~ibetext/texts/paksoy-1/).

16. As one result, the triad uran, tamga, dastan comprise, if you will, the
constitution, passport and national anthem of the confederation.  Together,
they form the emblems of a polity, or statehood.  In the political party
platforms of the proposed Turkistan independent republic, the traces of
these elements are discernible.  This triad was always used by Central Asian

polities, even after large-scale Central Asian empires, city-states or other

smaller entities, dissolved.  The triad lay dormant for a period, until new
conditions favorable for another confederation presented themselves.  It
happened in the fifth to seventh centuries A.D., when the Göktürk empire
rose from its earlier roots, and even after the thirteenth century Mongol
irruption as the Timurid empire demonstrates.

17. In the twentieth century, this uran, tamga, dastan triad began to make
itself felt once again.   Much like the Australian colonies confederating in

1901 to form Australia, or the American colonies in 1776 making use of
earlier symbolisms and traditions, forming coalitions.

18. The leaders of the Turkistan National Liberation Movement (1919-1930s)
took on the historical title Korbashi, meaning "commander of defense troops"

as recorded in the eleventh century, and set about engaging the colonizer
and preparing for sovereignty.   Along the way, the elements of Uran, Tamga,

Dastan played a prominent role in this struggle; as they continue to do so.
(http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/comment/togan.html)

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<<...OLE_Obj...>>  From the issue dated January 10, 2003

  <<...OLE_Obj...>>  Tears in the Fabric of Tenure Public universities in
2 states curtail the time-honored institution  By ROBIN WILSON and SHARON
WALSH  Through good times and bad, professors have been able to count on the
job protection and academic freedom that come with tenure. But faculty
members at public universities in two states are beginning to wonder whether
the cloak that has shielded them is beginning to tear.  In recent months,
the University of South Florida has made it much easier to fire tenured
professors, and the Texas A&M University System has limited the kinds of job
benefits guaranteed to tenured faculty members.  Both sets of changes were
adopted to give university administrators more control over tenured
professors and to keep the institutions out of court -- and out of the
public eye -- when they fire or discipline a faculty member.  The changes at
South Florida were approved in the midst of statewide uncertainty over the
governance of higher education. The new rules, approved by the institution's
Board of Trustees in November, create a new definition of "misconduct,"
which is any behavior South Florida deems "detrimental to the best interests
of the university."  At Texas A&M, the university's Board of Regents
declared last month that tenure guarantees faculty members their salaries,
but none of the other duties or benefits typically associated with the job
-- including laboratory space, an office, and the ability to teach graduate
students. The university wants to avoid lawsuits from professors who have
been stripped of such standing.  While no one asserts that the strictures
mark a national trend, some experts on tenure and academic freedom say the
developments are worrisome. Robert M. O'Neil, a law professor at the
University of Virginia and director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression there, calls the changes "cause for grave
concern." He says universities should simply deal with problematic faculty
members individually, rather than establish rules that erode the value of
tenure for all.  The new policies, he says, "share an implicit premise at
the board level that tenure and academic freedom are somehow privileges
rather than integral components of faculty status."  A System in Turmoil  To
say that the governance of Florida's higher-education system is in flux
would be an understatement. Because of a ballot measure approved by voters
in November, a new statewide Board of Governors that will oversee individual
university boards is slated to take over this month. And the contract
between the state universities and the United Faculty of Florida, the union
that represents faculty members, is set to expire this week.  In this time
of turmoil, some boards of trustees established new rules because, officials
said, policies were needed to cover basic functions, such as paying
employees, during the interim period, and in some cases the changes were
innocuous. At the University of Central Florida, for example, the rules were
simply changed to replace "Board of Education" with "Board of Governors."
But some faculty members at South Florida say the changes there go beyond
the cosmetic, and they worry that their board eventually may make the rules
permanent. In that case, they fear, it could be open season on tenured
faculty members.  The new rules there have roiled an already enervated
faculty. The university has been at the center of a firestorm as it seeks to
get rid of a tenured professor of computer science, Sami Al-Arian, who it
contends is linked to terrorist groups, an allegation he has denied. (See
article, </weekly/v49/i18/18a01101.htm> Page A11.)  Now, some professors
have concluded that the new rules are the board's attempt to weaken the
protections of tenure. If the rules had been in place last year, they say,
the university could simply have fired Mr. Al-Arian under a new definition
of "misconduct" that is so broad it could apply to virtually anything
administrators want it to.  "Al-Arian has convinced the board that the
university would be a better place if they had the same right to fire
someone that Wal-Mart does," says Roy Weatherford, a professor of philosophy
and president of the university's chapter of the United Faculty of Florida.
In a state where one public university -- Florida Gulf Coast -- already has
no tenure at all, Mr. Weatherford is convinced that the new rules indicate
state officials' desire to phase out tenure altogether. (A university
spokesman says that the new rules will have no bearing on Mr. Al-Arian and
that his case had nothing to do with their adoption.)  The list of 14
actions that could prompt dismissal for any university employee, even a
tenured professor, includes insubordination, improper conduct, and what many
consider the most worrisome reason: "Any other properly substantiated cause
or action that is detrimental to the best interests of the university, its
students, or its employees."  Mr. O'Neil of Virginia says the rules as
written are "potentially dangerous" to tenure. Stephen H. Balch, president
of the National Association of Scholars, goes even further. "If anything
that discomforts the university can allow the university to take away a
faculty member's tenure, then in fact tenure doesn't exist," he says.  But
officials at South Florida contend that the faculty is better served now
than it was by a contract that had offered no definition of misconduct at
all. "Arguably, the university used to have unbridled discretion in what it
defines as misconduct," says R.B. Friedlander, interim general counsel at
South Florida. "If the university were going to act in an irresponsible way,
it could have done so. ... We're not going to act precipitously toward our
faculty."  Ms. Friedlander says that the definition of misconduct was taken
from rules that since 1987 have governed the staff of the College of
Medicine and other faculty members who are not in the collective-bargaining
unit. In that time, she says, "we haven't fired one faculty member that I
know of."  But most faculty members at the university feel much less secure
with that definition of misconduct. "We are absolutely not better off," says
Fraser Ottanelli, a professor of history. "The faculty contends that this is
so broad and so vaguely written as to make tenure meaningless."  Ms.
Friedlander acknowledges that the policy "is broad, there's no question
about that." But she notes that the institution will be "seeking faculty
input" when it crafts permanent rules in the coming months.  No Faculty Role
The lack of faculty input on what some have called "emergency" rules was a
primary source of outrage among professors. When the board adopted the
rules, in November, few faculty members were even aware of the proposed
policies. And there was no consultation with the Faculty Senate.  Although
the university complied with its legal duty to announce the board's agenda
beforehand -- it sent out notices to more than 80 groups and published the
agenda in a newspaper -- it failed to notify the faculty.  "There's a large
part of the faculty that's reacting to the fact that we weren't consulted,"
says Gregory Paveza, president of the Faculty Senate. "To me, that's the
bigger issue."  Ms. Friedlander notes that there was little time to consult
with anyone. However, Michael Reich, a spokesman for the university, says
that, on the day of the vote, when Mr. Paveza raised the issue, the board
agreed that the Faculty Senate should have been involved.  The lack of a
faculty role in the rule making has left some professors skeptical about
whether they will be listened to the next time around, and fearful that the
administration is gunning for tenure. "It's clear that they want to do away
with tenure and with any attempt at shared governance," says Mr. Ottanelli,
who was one of several professors appointed to consult with administrators
on permanent rules after complaining that they had no voice in the original
rules.  Mr. Reich says it's "absurd" to contend that the administration
wants to abolish tenure. "Rules or no rules," he says, "the university
supports tenure for faculty."  Mr. Paveza is willing to give administrators
the benefit of the doubt at this point. And he is also heartened by changes
in Florida law that make the Faculty Senate president a voting member of
each university's Board of Trustees. "That means that if I truly believe
it's a bad rule, my objections and my No vote will be on the record," he
says. "There are things that are changing."  What Does Tenure Include?
Texas A&M officials changed the definition of tenure last month because they
had grown weary of lawsuits filed by professors the institution had
disciplined or tried to fire. Several faculty members have sued Texas A&M
over the last few years, complaining that the university had failed to give
them due process when it removed certain duties or attributes of their jobs
that they said were guaranteed by tenure.  Dhiraj K. Pradhan, a former
computer scientist, was one of them. He held an endowed chair at the
institution's College Station campus until the administration suspended him
with pay in 1997, charging him with misusing university money. He sued the
following year, complaining that the university had violated his right to
due process when it took away his laboratory and his ability to teach
graduate students. He contended in his suit that he had a "property
interest" in those benefits that was protected by the U.S. Constitution.
The claim was based on a 1972 decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court
determined that tenure gives faculty members a "property interest" in their
jobs, meaning that the positions may not be taken away by the state without
due process. The question, though, is what aspects of a tenured job are
protected -- just the salary, or all of the duties and benefits as well?  In
Mr. Pradhan's case, the institution successfully argued that he did not have
a property interest in his laboratory and courses. But the case dragged on
until 2001, a year after Mr. Pradhan was fired.  Bob Wright, a spokesman for
the Texas A&M System, says that lawsuits like Mr. Pradhan's have been
nuisances that "take time, money, and energy." He notes that faculty members
who are unhappy about a university action still can file internal
complaints.  In the new definition of tenure, the A&M system's policy was
changed to say that "tenured faculty who remain in good standing" can expect
"those privileges customarily associated with tenure, including ... a
suitable office and workspace, serving as a principal investigator and
conducting research, teaching classes, [and] participating in faculty
governance." But the policy says that tenure "shall not be construed as
creating a property interest in any attributes of the faculty position
beyond the ... annual salary."  The lawyer who represented Mr. Pradhan,
Gaines West, says the change is dangerous, and some faculty members agree
with him. "Let's say the dean comes in and says they're moving me to an
office by myself 20 miles from the campus," says Charles Zucker, executive
director of the Texas Faculty Association, a union affiliated with the
National Education Association. Mr. Zucker says a faculty member will now be
deterred from going to court to complain.  Jonathan Knight, associate
secretary of the American Association of University Professors, says he has
"never come across something like" the A&M policy. "The university could say
to a person, 'Well, you're no longer going to teach, serve on any
committees, or have any responsibilities, but we'll continue to pay you.' A
person's reputation is in tatters, but they are unable to mount a defense."
Doesn't tenure ensure a right to more than just a paycheck? One expert
thinks so. "If that's all it was, you could strip me of so many things that
I'd end up with a job that didn't look at all like the one I expected," says
William A. Kaplin, a professor of law at Catholic University of America who
is working on a new edition of The Law of Higher Education (Jossey-Bass), a
1983 book he wrote with Barbara A. Lee, dean of the School of Management and
Labor Relations at Rutgers University at New Brunswick.  But Mr. Kaplin
acknowledges that deciding which benefits tenure guarantees is difficult.
"When you start trying to list up all of the things, then reasonable people
can differ," he says.  Cathy Ann Trower, a researcher at Harvard
University's Graduate School of Education, takes a different view. She says
universities must be able to alter the conditions of a faculty member's job.
"How else is an institution to effectively impact the productivity of
faculty members once they have tenure if you can't take anything away or
change anything?" she asks. "Imagine running a business like that. The
further the academy stretches that argument, the more ridiculous we look."
In coming up with the new definition of tenure, the university worked with
representatives from the Faculty Senates at all nine of the A&M system's
campuses, and those professors signed off on the language last summer.
Richard L. Carlson, a professor of geology and geophysics who led the
College Station senate last year, agrees with Ms. Trower that the university
"has to be able to protect itself and its students from faculty misconduct."
He also says the change offers more protection for most tenured faculty
members by spelling out what those in good standing enjoy.  But Mr. Carlson
acknowledges that professors "would rather not have seen this other language
in there" -- that faculty members are guaranteed nothing but their pay. "I'm
not saying this is good," he adds. "This was a compromise."  Just because
the system says professors have no right to anything but their salaries does
not mean that those who lose other benefits cannot try to persuade a judge
that the university was wrong. Mr. West, the lawyer, says he will still sue
on behalf of tenured professors.  It will just be much harder to win. "Our
federal judiciary is already looking for any reason to toss me out of
court," he says. "They think, 'It's the ivory tower. Let them do their ivory
tower thing over there.' The facts will now have to be even more egregious."
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  Date 	 14 Jan 2003 11:31
  Subject 	 [TURK-ECON:20] Konferans duyurusu!
  Değerli Akademisyenler, Brüksel Üniversitesi (ULB) nin (ve
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Subject: Call for Short Essays Human Rights Dialogue

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January 10, 2002

Human Rights Dialogue, a semiannual publication of the Carnegie
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on Ethics and International Affairs, is seeking essays for its Spring
2003 issue. In the coming issue, Human Rights Dialogue explores the
effectiveness of the human rights framework in addressing the ethical
challenges posed by the process of increasing economic, cultural, and
political integration; phenomena commonly referred to
as 'globalization.'

Discussions of the relationship between human rights and
globalization
have tended to emphasize the ways in which expanded global
communications have facilitated the formation of transnational
networks of
activists, north-south NGO partnerships, and transborder linkages of
a broad
spectrum of social movements. Thus, globalization has often been
credited
with enhancing the popular legitimacy of human rights worldwide.

Globalization, however, can also pose serious challenges for groups
that use a human rights framework. Increasingly, people's rights are
being
threatened by problems that are often beyond the control of national
governments. And while the rights enunciated in the Universal
Declaration
of Human Rights were indeed universal - equally possessed by and
equally binding upon every human being-, the scope of these rights
was more
restricted, in that they were interpreted as rights that people held
against their own governments. Individuals' rights against states of
which
they are not citizens were far less extensive, and rights against
non-state actors are only vaguely alluded to. The extensive legal
human
rights instruments that have been developed in recent decades have
further
entrenched this understanding of human rights.

This state-based framework of human rights obligations has become
quite
problematic in a world in which the fulfillment of rights in
developing
countries often depends on the political and economic institutions of
developed states, powerful nonstate actors, and the structure of
international institutions. Many people suffer because their
governments lack
the resources to provide them with access to basic health care and
education. These resource constraints are often caused by changes in
patterns of foreign investment, trade flows, world market prices,
interest
rates, high external debts, or failure to gain access to heavily
protected markets in developed countries. Moreover, dependence on
foreign
creditors and international institutions can limit the capabilities
of a
country's citizens to participate meaningfully in the choice of its
policies and institutions.

Submissions should examine whether and how activists are choosing to
use the framework of human rights to address these challenges. Essays
are
especially welcome from activists or practitioners in countries
grappling with financial crises, environmental degradation, severe
public
health problems, inequitable resource extraction policies, human
trafficking, or abusive labor practices. Authors should address one
or more of
the following questions by analyzing a concrete case study based on
firsthand knowledge:


§ How have you addressed the problem of the increasingly complex
causes
of human rights violations? Are you changing your tactics to fit
changing circumstances?

§ Have you found the human rights framework a useful advocacy tool
for
addressing the challenges posed by globalization?

§ Has your understanding of specific human rights changed? How, for
example, have rights, such as the right to participation, been
applied to
decision-making within international institutions?

§ Are you increasing your focus on international institutions and
transnational actors and their role in causing human rights abuses?
If so,
how are you attempting to hold them accountable?

§ To what extent is your advocacy group working with other actors
such
as anti-poverty groups, labor unions, and even national governments
to
address problems related to globalization?

Submissions should be no more than 1,200 words and written in
English.
We seek essays written in an engaging, informal, and testimonial
style.
Footnotes are discouraged. Authors may use interviews in their
essays.
For previous issues of Human Rights Dialogue, please visit
www.cceia.org/publications/hrd.html.

Publication in Dialogue is competitive. Authors whose submissions are
selected for publication must be prepared to respond to editorial
comments and queries. Due to space constraints, submissions that
exceed the
stated word length will be shortened. The authors of the selected
essays
will be asked to provide a biographical note, contact details for the
organizations that they are affiliated with as well as those
mentioned
in their articles, and, if possible, a personal photograph. Please
also
be prepared to provide photos or art to be considered for publication
with the article. There is a $100 honorarium awarded upon
publication.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 28.

We encourage those planning to submit an essay to contact us about
their plans for their articles as soon as possible.  Interested
parties
should direct their inquiries to: Erin Mahoney emahoney@...
tel:
212-838-4120 or fax: 212-752-2432.

Subject: CfP: The Ottoman Empire

From: Henry Rasof <hrasof@...>

Facts on File, a New York publisher of reference and other books
for high school, college, and public libraries, seeks an author to
write a book on the Ottoman Empire for its Handbook to Life series.
The audience would include students, scholars and other researchers,
journalists, librarians, and general readers.

The book would be organized by chapters and contain 170,000 words in
addition to illustrations.  Chapters would cover topics such as
geography
and history, politics and government, economics, trade and
transportation,
art and architecture, religion, literature and music, everyday life,
and
of course the legacy of the empire.

We are seeking a scholar with a PhD (or close to having one) and
who specializes--and has published (or has comparable experience,
e.g., directing an institute)--in this field. The candidate must live
in North America or the UK and be fluent in English, with excellent
writing skills.  The writing time for the book would be one to
one and one-half years.

The author of the book will receive a standard royalty contract with
a modest advance. It must be stressed that this is neither a position
nor a job but rather a book project.

The book also could be done by more than one person, so we are open to
proposals from small teams.

Interested scholars should submit a c.v. and cover "letter,"
preferably
via email/email attachment, to:

Henry Rasof
hrasof@...
116 Monarch St
Louisville, CO 80027


Thank you.

Henry Rasof



Translation and the Construction of Identity
Date: 12-14 August 2004
Venue: Sookmyung Women=EDs University, Seoul, Korea "
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~lbowker/iatisconf/iatisconfmain.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference will mark the launch of the International Association
for
Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS), a global forum
designed
to
enable scholars from different regional and disciplinary backgrounds
to
debate issues relating to translation and other forms of intercultural
communication. Ongoing internationalization and networking, increasing
population mobility, mass migration and rapidly developing
communication technologies all involve
cross cultural representation of one kind or another. Mediation is
provided
by translators and interpreters in some cases. In others, it takes a
variety
of less explicit forms and hence remains largely untheorized and
under-
researched. Institutions and individual researchers across the world
have
been making questions of globalization and multiculturalism part of
their
scholarly agenda and setting up programmes to investigate them.
Translation studies is now an established discipline in many parts of
the
world. Intercultural studies is emerging as an area of study in its
own
right. To date, however, no single scholarly association represents
the
interests of academics and researchers in these rapidly growing fields
across the world. Existing organizations tend to be restricted in
their
aims
and scope, whether to the professional development of translators and
interpreters, to certain geographical areas, or to the narrower field
of
translation. At the same time, issues of translation and intercultural
communication feature only occasionally in the conferences and
publications of scholarly associations in such fields as anthropology,
comparative literature, or pragmatics. Hence the need for a worldwide,
broadly based association encompassing both translation and
intercultural studies.

To mark the launch of the International Association for Translation
and
Intercultural Studies (IATIS), Sookmyung Women=92s University in
Seoul,
Korea, is hosting an international conference with an appropriately
international
and pressing theme: Translation and the Construction of Identity.
Translation is used here generically to cover written translation,
oral
interpreting, audiovisual translation and translation in ethnography,
among other forms of crosscultural mediation. Contributions covering
forms of intercultural communication other than translation are
invited.

The conference themes include the following:

The construction and maintenance of national, religious and ethnic
identity

Power, diplomacy and culture in international relations

The intellectual effects of globalization

Negotiating identities across cultures: migration, gender, asylum

Self and Other in cross cultural encounters

The impact of institutional identities on translation and cross
cultural
research

These themes may be approached from a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds, including various strands of linguistics, pragmatics,
literary
theory, gender studies, postcolonial studies, sociology, anthropology,
cultural studies, and media studies, among others.

Organizing Committee
Sung Hee Kirk, Korea
Leo Tak-hung Chan, Hong Kong
Sameh Fekry, Egypt
Edwin Gentzler, USA
Alet Kruger, South Africa

Local Organizing Committee
Sung Hee Kirk
Myoung-woo Ryu (President of Korean Association of Translation
Studies)
Sung-Won Cho
Ji-hae Kang

Conference Advisory Panel
Lynne Bowker, Canada
Alev Bulut, Turkey
Sandra Hale, Australia
Rita Kothari, India
Pierre Kouraogo, Burkina Faso
Carol Maier, USA
Ton Naaijkens, The Netherlands
Robin Setton, Switzerland
Elzbieta Tabakowska, Poland
Lia Wyler, Brazil
Luo Xuanmin, China
Sun Yifeng, Hong Kong

Opening Speech
The conference and association will be launched with an opening speech
by Dr. Eugene Nida and Professor Jin Di (the Chinese translator of
James Joyce and co-author, with Eugene Nida, of On Translation, with
special reference "
to Chinese and English, 1984)

Keynote Speakers
Jan Blommaert, Belgium
Juliane House, Germany
Eva Hung, Hong Kong
Ian Mason, UK
Harish Trivedi, India
Lawrence Venuti, USA

Special Panels
Panel 1 (Chaired by Theo Hermans): Redefining Translation in the 21st
Century

Panel 2 (Chaired by Mona Baker): The Politics of Interdisciplinary
Research

Panel 3 (Chaired by Annie Brisset): Empowering Research in
Crosscultural Communicationand the Role of International and Pan-
national Institutions

Further information on registration, fees and deadlines for submitting
abstracts will be circulated shortly. For queries, please email
iatis@....

http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~lbowker/iatisconf/iatisconfmain.htm


2.
Subject: H-TURK: Fellowship - Aga Khan Program for Islamic
Architecture

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:34:03 -0500
From: Jose Luis Arguello <jlar@...>

FELLOWSHIP- Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

2003-2004 Postdoctoral Fellowships for
Research in Islamic Architecture

The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (AKPIA) at MIT is
pleased
to announce its postdoctoral fellowship program for the academic year
2003-2004. The fellowship program is intended for scholars with Ph.D.
in any field related to architecture and architectural and urban
history
who are engaged in research on an Islamic topic.  One or two
fellowships
will be granted for the year.  The fellowship duration can range from
two
months to a maximum of two semesters or nine months.  Fellows are
expected
to give at least one public lecture during their stay at MIT and to
participate in the program's scholarly and academic activities.  The
fellowship award consists of monthly stipend not to exceed the amount
of
$2,000 (before taxes) per month and one roundtrip ticket for the
fellow
from his/her usual place of residence.  Fellows will be responsible to
find their own housing during their fellowship period.  AKPIA will
provide
the fellows with library card and an email account at MIT.

Deadline for application is March 1, 2003.  Results will be announced
no later than April 15, 2003.  Applicants should send a C.V., a
research
proposal specifying the desired period of stay and other sources of
funding
if available, at least one writing sample, and two letters of
recommendation.  No electronic applications will be accepted.
Applicants
are encouraged to seek other sources of funding to supplement the
fellowship
award.  Scholars with their own financial resources or on sabbatical
who
wish to apply to AKPIA fellowships are also welcome.  AKPIA reserves
the
right to prorate its fellowship when combined with another grant or
fellowship.

Please send all application material in 2 copies to:

Prof. Nasser Rabbat
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
MIT, Room 10-390
Cambridge, MA 02139
Fax: 617-258-8172

For further information please send email to <akpiarch@...>, or
call
617-253-1400, or visit the web at
http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/AKPsite/index.html


Jose Luis Arguello
Senior Administrative Assistant
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

MIT, 10-390
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139  USA

Phone: 617-253-1400
Fax: 617-258-8172

Aga Khan Program Web Site:
http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/AKPsite/index.htm

IREX ANNOUNCES THE 2003 JOHN J. AND NANCY LEE ROBERTS FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM

Deadline: Applications must be received by March 15, 2003.

The fellowship provides a single grant of up to $50,000 for research
projects lasting up to 18 months. This year applications will be
accepted
for research only in the field of education. This program supports
research in and on Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia for
scholars
with PhD or equivalent terminal degrees. Collaborative research
programs
involving international colleagues are strongly encouraged.

Please visit the IREX website at www.irex.org/programs/roberts/ for
more information about the program, including application materials
available for download. Questions about the Roberts program may be
sent to
roberts@....

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

UK-resident scholars who have recently completed their PhD are
invited to
apply for research appointments by 28 February in the following 2
competitions:

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

30 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered, tenable for
three
years from autumn 2003 in a UK university or other institution of
higher
education.

The scheme is designed to enable outstanding scholars who have
recently
completed their PhDs to pursue independent research and obtain
teaching
experience in any field of humanities or social sciences.

RECKITT TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Recent postdoctoral scholars of archaeology are invited to apply for
the
Reckitt Travelling Fellowships that are tenable for one year.

The 2 awards help researchers broaden their archaeological horizons
and
expertise through travel abroad - to sites, museums and collections -
and
visits to overseas institutions.

Further details and application forms:
Web: www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/pdfells.html
Dr Ken Emond
Email posts@...
Telephone 0207 969 5265

3.
TÜRKİYE'NİN MUHTEMEL IRAK SAVAŞINA KATILIMI ANKARA'DA PAZARLIK
> YAPILIRKEN
> > > BİR HATIRLATMA..
> > >
> > > KORE SAVAŞI GÜNLERİNDE AMERİKALI BİR YETKİLİ  (MR.DALLES) TÜRK
> ASKERİNİN
> > ÇOK
> > > UCUZ OLDUĞUNU GÜNDE 23 CENT'E MALOLDUĞUNU SÖYLEMİŞ.O GÜNLERDE
BAŞTA
> > İKTİDAR
> > > OLMAK ÜZERE KİMSE PEK SESİNİ ÇIKARMAMIŞ...NAZIM'SA  DAYANAMAMIŞ
BU
> ŞİİRİ
> > > YAZMIŞ...
> > >
> > > 23 Sentlik Asker
> > >
> > > 23 Sentlik asker
> > > Mister Dalles,
> > > sizden saklamak olmaz,
> > > hayat pahalı biraz bizim memlekette.
> > > Mesela iki yüz gram et alabilirsiniz,
> > > koyun eti,
> > > Ankara'da 23 sente,
> > >
> > > yahut iki kilo kuru soğan,
> > > yahut bir kilodan biraz fazla mercimek,
> > > elli santim kefen bezi yahut,
> > > yahut da bir aylığına
> > > yirmi yaşlarında bir tane insan.
> > >
> > > erkek,
> > > ağzı burnu, eli ayağı yerinde,
> > > üniforması, otomatiği üzerinde,
> > > yani öldürmeğe, öldürülmeğe hazır,
> > > belki tavşan gibi korkak,
> > > belki toprak gibi akıllı
> > > belki gençlik gibi cesur,
> > > belki su gibi kurnaz
> > > (her kaba uymak meselesi) ,
> > > belki ömründe ilk defa denizi görecek,
> > > belki ava meraklı, belki sevdalıdır.
> > > Yahut da aynı hesapla Mister Dalles
> > > (tanesi 23 sentten yani)
> > > satarlar size bu askerlerin otuz beşini birden
> > > İstanbul'da bir tek odanın aylık kirasına,
> > > seksen beş onda altısını yahut
> > > bir çift iskarpin parasına.
> > > Yalnız bir mesele var Mister Dalles,
> > > herhalde bunu sizden gizlediler:
> > > Size tanesini 23 sente sattıkları asker
> > > mevcuttu üniformanızı giymeden önce de,
> > > mevcuttu otomatiksiz filan,
> > > mevcuttu sadece insan olarak
> > > mevcuttu, tuhafınıza gidecek,
> > > mevcuttu hem de çoktan mı çoktan,
> > > daha sizin devletinizin adı bile konmadan.
> > > Mevcuttu, işiyle gücüyle uğraşıyordu,
> > > mesela, Mister Dalles,
> > > yeller eserken yerinde sizin New-York'un,
> > > kurşun kubbeler kurdu o
> > > gökkubbe gibi yüksek,
> > > haşmetli, derin.
> > > Elinde Bursa bahçeleri gibi nakışlandı ipek.
> > > Halı dokur gibi yonttu mermeri,
> > > ve nehirlerin bir kıyısından öbür kıyısına
> > > ebemkuşağı gibi attı kırk gözlü köprüleri.
> > > Dahası var Mister Dalles,
> > > sizin dilde anlamı pek de belli değilken henüz,
> > > zulüm gibi,
> > > hürriyet gibi,
> > > kardeşlik gibi sözlerin,
> > > dövüştü zulme karşı o,
> > > ve istiklal ve hürriyet uğruna
> > > ve milletleri kardeş sofrasına davet ederek,
> > > ve yarin yanağından gayrı her yerde,
> > > her şeyde,
> > > hep beraber,
> > > diyebilmek için,
> > > yürüdü peşince Bedreddin'in
> > > O, tornacı Hasan, köylü Mehmet, öğretmen Ali'dir.
> > > kaya gibi yumruğunun son ustalığı:
> > > 922 yılı 9 eylülüdür.
> > > Dedim ya Mister Dalles, ,
> > > Herhalde bütün bunları sizden gizlediler.
> > > ucuzdur vardır illeti.
> > > Hani şaşmayın,
> > > yarın çok pahalıya mal olursa size,
> > > bu 23 sentlik asker,
> > > yani benim fakir, cesur, çalışkan, milletim,
> > > her millet gibi büyük Türk milleti.
> > > (1953)
> > > Nazım Hikmet Ran
> > >

Rüzgar / Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

İçerimde koca bir dağ gizlidir,
Rüzgar döne döne çıkar mı bilmem.
Yarim ince uzun, saz benizlidir,
Başımı göğsünde sıkar mı bilmem.

Hey... Ne kimsesizdir bu uzun yollar,
Gözlerim yollarda birini kollar,
Bana kim göklerden bir haber yollar,
Gökler susa susa bıkar mı bilmem.

İçlensem, içlensem bir hayal kursam,
Göklere yaslanıp çığlık savursam,
İçimdeki dağı dağlara vursam,
Bu vuruş gönlümü yıkar mı bilmem.

***********************************************

Yunus Emre'ye / Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Kaç mevsim bekleyim daha kapında,
Ayağımda zincir, boynumda kement?
Beni de, piştiğin bela kabında,
Kaynata kaynata buhara kalbet.

Bekletme Yunus'um, bozuldu bağlar,
Düşüyor yapraklar, geçiyor çağlar;
Veriyor, ayrılık dolu semalar,
İçime bayıltan, acı bir lezzet.

Rüzgara bir koku ver ki, hırkandan;
Geleyim, izine doğru arkandan;
Bırakmam, tutmuşum artık yakandan,
Medet ey şairim, Yunus'um medet!


4.
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: Middle East Research Awards Call for
Proposals

H-Gender-Mideast
********************

Middle East Awards Program in Population and the Social Sciences
(MEAwards)

Call for Proposals

Research Awards

MEAwards next research awards cycle will take place in May 2003.
Deadline for receiving final proposals is April 1, 2003.  The MEAwards
secretariat offers assistance throughout the process of proposal
writing.
It is strongly advised that interested applicants send initial concept
papers or preliminary proposals in English, Arabic or French to the
MEAwards secretariat before the deadline.

  In addition to the general research competition that accepts a wide
and
diverse range of topics, MEAwards would like to focus in the next
round
on
the themes of the Arab families; and youth and education reform in
Egypt.
Proposals addressing the three added themes must have clear policy
relevance, and may focus on the following issues, among others:

  1.Arab families:

Transformations in the Arab families; images and realities; families
in
conflict situations

  2. Youth policy in Egypt:

Secondary analysis of available data sets addressing schooling,
employment and marriage that can be of immediate relevance to policy
and development audiences.

  3. Education reform in Egypt:

Focus on the =91culture of the classroom=92, role of teacher,
relationship
between teachers and pupils, and classroom gender dynamics.

  While proposals must have a clear population dimension, MEAwards
maintains a broad understanding of population issues and their context
and the program draws on different field such as anthropology,
community health, demography, economics, political science, education
and sociology.

  Eligibility:

Research awards are intended for scholars who are residents of the
West Asia and North Africa region (Arab countries, Turkey and Iran),
with
previous successful research experience, not necessarily in the field
of
population.  Recent Ph.D. holders in the early stages of their
professional
careers are encouraged to apply.  For exceptionally strong cases,
research awards may also be granted to Ph.D. students from the region
working on their Ph.D. dissertation research in the region.

  For further details and guidelines for preparing proposals, please
visit
the MEAwards website http://www.popcouncil.org/meawards/
meawards.html or contact Ms. Salma Said (ssaid@...) at the
MEAwards secretariat.

5.
The Israeli Election Campaign Avoids the Issues

Joel Beinin

January 14, 2003

(Joel Beinin is a professor of Middle East history at Stanford
University
and a contributing editor of Middle East Report.)

In the early stages of the campaign for the Israeli Knesset elections
due to
be held on January 28, there were no armed attacks by Palestinians on
Israelis. During the same six weeks, Israeli forces shot dead some 75
Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This is what passes
for a
period of "calm" in Israeli parlance.

However, any Israeli illusions that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
policies
had succeeded in bringing about an end to armed Palestinian
resistance
to
occupation were shattered on December 28 when gunmen belonging to
Islamic
Jihad killed four people at the yeshiva (religious seminary) of
Otniel
as
they awaited a Sabbath dinner. Otniel, located in the Hebron hills in
the
southern West Bank, is home to some of the more ideologically
extremist
settlers and has been encroaching on the land of neighboring
Palestinian
villages over the last two years. A week later, two suicide bombers
of
the
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade killed 23 and wounded about 120 people -- a
high
proportion of them foreign migrant workers -- in attacks near Tel
Aviv's old
central bus station.

Another marker of the election campaign was the Bank of Israel's
announcement that 2002 was the worst year for the Israeli economy
since
1953. Projections for 2003 are no better. The national unemployment
rate is
now running at over ten percent. In some "development towns" --
largely
populated by Middle Eastern (Mizrahi) and more recently Russian Jews -
-
and
in Palestinian-Israeli municipalities the rate is closer to 20
percent.
The
local factors causing the collapse of the Israeli economy are the
sharply
increased cost of defending the settlements in the West Bank and the
Gaza
Strip and the withdrawal of foreign investment following the
breakdown
of
the Oslo process at the end of 2000. The global context is the
bursting
of
Silicon Valley dot-com bubble, to which many Israeli high-tech firms
were
linked.

Neither security nor the economy -- the two most vital issues for the
future
of the country -- has been a major topic of discussion in the Knesset
election campaign. Instead, the Israeli media and the buzz on the
street
have been almost entirely devoted to the growing number of scandals
involving Sharon's Likud Party.

VOTE-BUYING IMBROGLIO

The first reported wrongdoing concerned the selection of the Likud's
Knesset
list. Israel has returned to its original electoral system, whereby
each
party presents a list of 120 members as candidates for the Knesset.
Voters
select a party in a single-constituency election; each party whose
votes
exceed a minimum threshold of 1.5 percent of the total electorate is
awarded
a number of parliamentary seats proportional to its percentage of the
vote.
If a party gets ten percent of the vote, for example, then the top 12
members of its list enter the Knesset. Hence the order of candidate
placement on the list is crucial. If a party expects to win about 40
seats,
as the Likud did at the start of the campaign, a candidate who is
number 50
on its list does not have a "realistic" chance of being elected.

The Likud's Knesset list is selected by a series of votes of the 2,940
members of its Central Committee. In the weeks before the committee
met
on
December 8, influential members, known as "vote contractors," offered
to
deliver the votes of dozens of other Central Committee members to
secure
"realistic" places on the Knesset list for candidates, in exchange
for
sums
reported to be between $200 and $300. On the day of the Central
Committee
meeting, "vote contractors" working for various aspirants to the
Knesset
were seen distributing wads of cash to Central Committee members to
guarantee the selection of their candidates to the desired place on
the
Knesset list.

Michael Elnekaveh, a newly elected member of the Central Committee
and
an
associate of Sharon's son, Omri, rented 15 rooms for Likud activists
at
the
posh Sheraton City Tower Hotel in Ramat Gan on the eve of the Central
Committee meeting. Elnekaveh's guests apparently worked out an
arrangement
concerning which Knesset aspirants to back. One of them was Omri
Sharon, who
won the twenty-seventh place on the Likud's list. His opponent for
this
slot, designated for a resident of the Negev in southern Israel, was
Nahman
Shechter. Shechter told the police that Likud activists approached
him
for
bribes as high as $12,500 to secure a place on the list, but he
declined to
pay up. Among those caught up in this scandal is the former Deputy
Minister
of Infrastructure, Naomi Blumenthal. Sharon dismissed Blumenthal
after
she
invoked her right to remain silent during a police investigation of
the
matter.

Such activity might be considered normal, Chicago-style, political
corruption. The Likud -- and, to a certain extent, most other Israeli
political parties -- have engaged in such vices for many years. The
innovation in the 2003 campaign is that elements linked to Israeli
organized
crime were able to buy a "realistic" place on the Likud Knesset list
and to
influence the Central Committee's selection process. Number 28 on the
Likud
list is Inbal Gavrieli, 27, who was working as a waitress until weeks
before
the Central Committee meeting. She has no political experience or
higher
education. Gavrieli's Likud-activist family has been questioned
frequently
by police in connection with its gambling interests. Press reports
quoted
her father as saying "let the girl run" as a family representative.

As a result of these machinations, well-known Likud figures like
Jerusalem
mayor Ehud Olmert (no. 33) and Communications Minister Reuven Rivlin
(no.
37) received places below relative neophytes on the Knesset list.
Public
disgust over the vote-buying imbroglio hurt the Likud in opinion
polls,
reducing the number of Knesset seats the party could expect to win
from
41
to 31. During this wave of revelations, Ariel Sharon himself, despite
suspicions about the involvement of his son Omri, remained relatively
untouched. His dismissal of Naomi Blumenthal preserved his image of
propriety. Several of Blumenthal's supporters described her as a
scapegoat,
however, whetting journalists' appetite for investigating additional
scandals.

SHARON, PERSECUTED OUTSIDER

The prime minister's position deteriorated dramatically after January
7,
when the liberal daily Ha'aretz published charges that Sharon had
received
$1.5 million in illegal campaign contributions, from an American
company
called Annex Research, during his race for the party leadership in
1999. The
paper's inquiry further identified Cyril Kern, a South African
businessman
and long-time family friend, as the source of a $1.5 million loan
used
by
Sharon to repay the contribution. Israeli law prohibits foreign
donations to
politicians. Sharon declared that he was unaware of the source of the
money
and that he thought that it came from a mortgage on his ranch
arranged
by
his two sons. Reverting to the Likud's traditional self-image as
persecuted
outsider, on January 9 Sharon called a press conference to denounce
the
Labor Party, the media and other "enemies" of the Likud. About ten
minutes
into the broadcast, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee,
Judge
Mishael Cheshin, ordered the broadcast halted on grounds that it
violated
the rules for election campaigning.

Sharon and the Likud are apparently recovering from the severe blow
to
their
standing inflicted by the latest incident. Polls published in the
Hebrew
press on January 13, which should be taken with a grain of salt,
suggest
that the Likud will win 32 or 33 Knesset seats, up from 27 to 30 in
the
immediate aftermath of the campaign donation allegations. The same
polls,
however, show that less than a third of Israelis believe Sharon's
story
about the mortgage on the ranch.

The Labor Party, Likud's main traditional rival, has benefited only
marginally, increasing its projected strength from 21 to 24 seats. So
far
the main beneficiary of the Likud's woes is the Shinui Party, led by
the
demagogic and racist former journalist, Tommy Lapid. Shinui is now
projected
to win 17 seats. Lapid's campaign has focused on eliminating the
Jewish
ultra-Orthodox influence from Israeli political life. Polls indicate
that
the size of the ultra-Orthodox bloc in the next Knesset will shrink
from 27
to 20 members. Lapid is also adamantly anti-Mizrahi and anti-Arab,
while his
economic positions are drawn from hard-core neo-liberalism. The
attraction
of Shinui, aside from its militant secularism, is that it is an
anti-party.
Refusing to identify with the either of the major Israeli political
traditions, it represents the hope of elements of the Ashkenazi
(European
Jewish) middle class for something "different" without defining
clearly
what
that might be.

CIRCUMSCRIBED DEBATE

The scandals surrounding the Likud are but one aspect of the general
degeneration of Israeli political culture on display in the 2003
electoral
season. Public and media preoccupation with political corruption
during
a
critical election for the future of Israel and the Palestinians
reflects the
incapacity of most Israeli Jews to come to grips with the real problem
facing them: the occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and
its
economic and social costs. Amid the ongoing uproar over Cyril Kern,
the
fact
that one Likud member likely to enter the Knesset is a former senior
Security Service officer who killed a handcuffed Palestinian prisoner
by
bashing his head in with a rock has aroused little comment or protest.
According to recent polls, most Israelis believe that neither Ariel
Sharon
nor Labor Party leader Amram Mitzna have solutions to the political or
economic problems facing Israel. Focusing on corruption and scandal
effectively avoids the main issues and keeps political debate within
the
boundaries of the Israeli Jewish community. Palestinian Israeli
citizens are
marginal to the discussion, as only a small number of them would
consider
voting for the Likud under any circumstances.

The Central Election Commission explicitly tried to exclude
Palestinian
citizens from the political process by disqualifying Azmi Bishara and
his
National Democratic Alliance from running for the Knesset. Bishara,
whose
party advocates for cultural autonomy and civil rights for Palestinian
citizens of Israel, is a vocal critic of Israel's self-definition as a
"Jewish and democratic" state. He advocates the position that Israel
should
be a "state of all its citizens." In January 2002, Israeli Attorney
General
Elyakim Rubinstein filed still unresolved charges of endangering
national
security against Bishara, because of visits to Syria during which he
allegedly incited Arabs to violence against Israel.

The commission similarly voted to disqualify Ahmad Tibi, who is known
for
his close ties to Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat. Tibi is
number
three on the list of the left-wing, Arab-Jewish Hadash list -- a
coalition
led by the Communist Party. The Israeli Supreme Court overturned these
decisions. But the prevailing winds of Israeli politics send a clear
signal:
Arab citizens who ask whether a "Jewish state" can be democratic are
not a
legitimate part of the Israeli political process.

VIABLE SOLUTIONS NOT ON OFFER

Exclusion of Palestinian non-citizens, or "separation" as it is
politely
termed, is the basis of Amram Mitzna's political orientation. The
Haifa
mayor has made bold statements about a unilateral Israeli evacuation
from
Gaza and the more remote settlements in the West Bank. These
statements
may
actually have cost Mitzna some votes among traditional Labor Party
supporters who favor a more hard-line approach to the Palestinians.
But
he
has popular support for his position in favor of constructing a
gigantic
wall-and-fence complex separating Israel from the West Bank. Mitzna
and
much
of what passes for dovish sentiment in Israel (aside from a small
number of
Jews and Arabs with an internationalist outlook) hold that the
solution
to
the conflict with the Palestinians is, as former Primer Minister Ehud
Barak
used to say, "Us here, them there."

Such a vision is based on racist premises and is, in any case, not
viable.
Even if a Palestinian state were to be established on the West Bank
and
the
Gaza Strip, a stable peace with even a modicum of justice would
require
cooperative economic and social relations with Israel, including
access
by
citizens of the Palestinian state to the Israeli labor market and to
their
families living in Israel. Whatever the political arrangements may
be,
the
futures of both Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked --
for
better or for worse. Whoever does not recognize this has no solution
to
the
conflict.

-----

For background on the Mitzna campaign, see Yoav Peled, "The Upcoming
Elections in Israel," December 4, 2002:
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero120402.html

For background on the Azmi Bishara case, see Gad Barzilai, "The Case
of
Azmi
Bishara: Political Immunity and Freedom in Israel," January 9, 2002:
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero010902.html

6.
Subject: H-Net reviews posted to the web 06 Jan 2003 - 13 Jan 2003

The following 4 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
06 Jan 2003 and 13 Jan 2003.

Reviewed for H-Environment by Matthias B=FCrgi
     Christian Pfister, ed.  _Am Tag danach: Zur Bew=E4ltigung von
     Naturkatastrophen in der Schweiz 1500-2000/ Managing Natural
     Catastrophes in Switzerland, 1500-2000_.  Bern: Paul Haupt, 2002.
     263 pp.  CHF 58.00/EUR 36.00 (cloth), ISBN 3-258-06436-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D310951042071157

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Steven Wagner
     David M. Lampton.  _Same Bed, Different Dreams:  Managing U.S.-
     China Relations, 1989-2000_.  Berkeley: University of California
     Press, 2001.  Ix + 510 pp.  $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-520-23462-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D310981042071162

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Marion Leffler
     J=FCrgen Herres, Manfred Neuhaus, Hrsg.  _Politische Netzwerke
durch
     Briefkommunikation. Briefkultur der politischen
     Oppositionsbewegungen und fr=FChen Arbeiterbewegungen im 19.
     Jahrhundert_.  Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2002.  379 S.  EUR 69,
     ISBN 3-05-003688-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D311021042071165

Reviewed for H-Museum by Rainer Atzbach
     Olaf Goubitz, Carol van Driel-Murray, and Willy Groenman-van
     Waateringe.  _Stepping through Time. Archaeological Footwear from
     Prehistoric Times until 1800_.  Zwolle: Stichting Promotie
     Archeologie, 2001.  397 S.  EUR 60, ISBN 90-801044-6-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D314791042071508
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George W. White, Nationalism and Territory: Constructing Group
Identity
in
Southeastern Europe. Lanham, Md. & Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield,
2000.
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Territory is an integral part of understanding nationalism. If we
understand nationalism as the ideology for seeking the congruence of
the
nation and the state, territory is the crucial nexus between the
concepts
of nation and state. Only a definition of the territory in question
can
accomplish the goals of nationalism. Considering the dispersion of
many
nations in Europe before the nation state indicates that the
congruence
of
state and nation is mostly not an uncontested issue. Surprisingly,
territory has not received due attention in the study of nationalism.
Thus,
George White's study on the different types of connections to
territory
in
nationalism fills an important gap. Based on the example of
Hungarians,
Romanians and Serbs, the author discusses the role of different
territories
as part of the respective nationalist ideologies. He distinguishes
between
the core, the semi-core and the periphery in the nationalist
conception
of
territory. While this is a useful distinction, the text would have
benefited from a greater emphasis on the changing nature of the
relationship to territory. What might have been part of the core in
nationalist writings a century ago might figure considerably lower on
the
list of national importance today.

The comparative nature of the book is another strength of the work.
The
text is, however, not equally strong with all three cases. Especially
the
case study of Serbia has occasional weaknesses, such as calling
Gavrilo
Princip a 'Bosnian nationalist' (p. 197) or not sufficiently
distinguishing
the territorial core of the nation from the territories which form
part
of
some mythological core, but less in terms of territorial relevance in
the
past two centuries, such as Kosovo. The author suggest that Northern
Albanian, Western Bulgaria and Banat form equally part of the semi-
core
as
does Bosnia and Dalmatia, which certainly would not realistic for
contemporary Serbian nationalism. The fact that one (important)
street
in
Belgrade is calls Skadarlija (for Shkoder) is hardly sufficient
evidence
for this (p. 232). Not only does White neglect the other parts of
Croatia
which figure prominently in Serbian nationalism due to the presence
of
Serbian settlements in Baranja, Lika Kordun, etc., but at least for
most of
the 20th century, territories were members of the respective
community
live, such as Croatia and Bosnia, have been more important in
nationalist
mythology than territories which have been important for geopolitical
considerations, such as Northern Albania or historical reasons, such
as
Macedonia. A more dynamic narrative of the interrelationship between
territory and nationalism would highlight these developments.

Despite these weaknesses, the book is extremely valuable in directing
our
understanding on the territorial dimension of nationalism in
Southeastern
Europe and one can hope that it will spawn further studies on this
subject.

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Heinrich-W. Krumwiede & Peter Waldmann (eds), Civil Wars:
Consequences
and
Possibilities for Regulation. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2000. 330 pp. 28
EUR,
ISBN 3-7890-6880-2 (softcover).

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This volumes offers a number of theoretical considerations and case
studies
on civil wars and particularly ending them. Originally published in
German,
the papers were first presented in 1996, thus parts of the book are
somewhat dated, although parts have been updated later. The first
part
of
the book discusses a number of theoretical aspects of regulating
civil
wars, from the role of external actors to churches and peace
building.
The
case studies are taken from a variety of settings and not exclusively
from
ethnonationalist civil wars. Thus, Columbia as well as Cambodia are
included. From Southeastern Europe Bosnia is the case study of
interest,
written by Marie-Janine Calic. The author focuses on the role of
external
actors in the Bosnia, describing the role of military intervention by
NATO,
long-term mediation by the UN and the effects of sanctions, among
other
aspects. She argues that the lack of knowledge of the third parties
on
parties to the conflict greatly exacerbated the conflict in Bosnia.

In addition to the case study, a number of the theoretical chapters
are
of
interest to those studying ethnic conflict in the Balkans.
Particularly
the
emphasis on the fact that civil wars share certain dynamics, even if
not
fought on ethnic grounds does shed some light on the understanding of
ethnic conflict in former Yugoslavia. In his useful introduction to
the
term civil war, still very much contested when applied to Bosnia,
Peter
Waldmann points out that in many civil wars have two phases, the
first
one
in which rapid conquests are made and a second one in which stalemate
persists with rather stabile borders between the parties, due to the
unwillingness of people to defend territory well beyond their own
home
region (p. 21). This observation certainly applies in Bosnia, as it
did
in
a number of other conflicts, such as in Lebanon. This and many other
considerations of this nature make a number of chapters an
interesting
read, while the obvious disclaimer, as with most edited works,
remains,
that not all chapters are equally rewarding.

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Louk Hagendoorn, Györz Csepeli, Henk Dekker, Russell Farnen (eds),
European
Nations and Nationalisms. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives.
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. 526 pp., 59.95 GBP, ISDN 0-7546-1136-1
(hardcover).

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This ambitious volume seeks to offer comparative chapters on some 15
European nations and nationalisms. While covering well most Western
and
Central European countries, unfortunately most of Southeastern Europe
is
left out. Only Romania and Hungary are of relevance here. Usefully
for
a
comparative study, the chapters are all structured into subchapter on
the
historical development of the state and nation, economic and social
development, present political structure and state, citizens and
symbols.
Most chapters are well written and the authors do offer useful data
on
election results and attitudes on racism and the 'other'.

One major problem of the book, however, is that although it was
published
in 2000, most of the articles were clearly completed many years
earlier.
The chapter on Romania ends in 1996, the one Hungary in 1994 (except
for
election result tables), thus making them less relevant for our
contemporary understanding of these countries. On the minority law in
Hungary, for example, the author asserts that it is too early to
assess
its
implementation, although the law was passed in 1993.

Generally speaking it is not clear at which audiance this book is
directed.
The broad strokes in which the countries are presented make the book
mostly
relevant for undergraduate students who would study European nations,
the
prohibitavely high price of nearly 60 British pounds makes this not
really
accessible for students. Additionally, as the chapters are both
concerned
with describing the nation and nationalism, they do so only cursory.
Especially the focus on economic and social dimensions would not have
been
necessary for this kind of study. Unfortunately, there is also no
bibliography with the country chapter which would point readers to
more
introductory texts on the respective nations and nationalisms. In
conclusion, the dated nature of most contributions and the lack of
detail
limites the usefulness of this book to most readers. If one is
interested
in looking up attitudes to citizenship or the development of the
nation
in
a number of European nations, this book, however, can be useful.


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Valery Bunce, Subversive Institutions. The Design and the Destruction
of
Socialism and the State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
206
pp. 19.95 USD, ISBN 0-521-58592-9 (paperback); 54.95 USD, ISBN
0-521-58449-3 (hardback).

Reviewed by Florian Bieber (European Centre for Minority Issues),
Email:
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Subversive Institutions offers a systematic comparative analysis of
the
collapse of socialism and the subsequent collapse of the state in the
Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. This comparative study
explicitly sets out to challenge to two common perspectives on
scholarship
on post-communist state collapse:

First, Bunce asserts that the socialist experience matters and sheds
light
on the dynamics of late socialism from both a theoretical and a
comparative
angle (including examples beyond the above mentioned cases). Here she
argues that contrary to conventional wisdom, scholarship on the
region
did
see the weaknesses of late socialism and, if not predicting its
collapse,
could identify the instability and roots for its collapse before it
occurred. In doing so, she also emphasizes the continuities between
the
late socialist period and the post-socialist era, a connection often
forgetten amid talk of 'break-up', 'break-down', 'out-break' and
other
terms denoting a break rather than the continuity between the two
eras.

Second, she focuses our attention on institutions, rather than
individual
actors. Especially in former Yugoslavia, there has been the
overwhelming
tendency to pin the rise of ethno nationalism and the disintegration
to
a
few key actors, such as Milosevic and Tudjman, sometimes emphasizing,
sometimes neglecting their popular support. The institutional origins
of
the rise of ethno nationalism in the 1980s and its success in the
political
mainstream are often neglected, leaving the impression that the
connection
between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) and its
successor states is purely coincidental. Here Bunce re-establishes
connections and focuses our attention on the "before" to understand
the
"after".

The key argument of Bunce in understanding the collapse of the
Communist
regimes (not the state) is that the system carried the roots of its
destruction (rather than the collapse being externally induced), by
"homogenizing society" and "dividing the elite", thus placing a
rather
unified public opposition against a fragment Communist elite.

The author seeks to explore why communist multinational federations,
unlike
multinational unitary states, disintegrated and why of these three
(USSR,
CSSR and Yugoslavia) only one dissolved violently. Bunce argues that
only
an examination of institutions can provide the answer for these
divergences: "Even on its deathbed, the institutional past seems to
determine to some degree how the old order ends." (p. 155) She
explains
the
violent dissolution of Yugoslavia largely by the fact that Serbia,
unlike
Russia and the Czech Republic, the functional equivalents in the
other
two
socialist federations, was not able to substantially influence the
federation. Secondly, unlike the other two states, Yugoslavia was in
fact a
confederation, as Bunce argues. Finally, she suggests that the
military
had
a different role in the three cases (p. 135). Departing from the
institutional explanations, divergent nationalist ideologies in the
three
cases, as well as the difference in the actors might have been worth
taking
into account in explaining the differences. While an institutional
approach
offers significant insight into the state dissolution, it needs to be
matched with other explanatory approaches.

Altogether, it is particularly welcome that the author both makes a
significant theoretical contribution, while at the same time
including
rich
empirical evidence from the cases studied. Especially the use of
scholarly
works from the region itself is a exception to the all too common
rule
of
political science studies on the former Yugoslavia. Although the
author
at
time too categorically dismisses other approaches in explaining the
dissolution of the socialist federations and occasionally does not
distinguish sharply between the institutional theory of socialist
federalism and its--often more centralized--reality, this book is
essential
reading for anybody wanting to under the dissolution of former
Yugoslavia.
Although many points made by the author might seem familiar to the
researcher interested in the topic, the comparative dimension, as
well
as
the rigid analysis of the arguments make this book a worthwhile read.


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7.
Le Monde diplomatique

    -----------------------------------------------------


                            January 2003

                           In this issue:
    ... Iraq, what will its army do? planning for a new regime;
     Israel, can the peace camp be revived? Nato, the US army's
    latest subcontractor; the EU, an American invention? Africa
     wooed for its oil; Ecuador running out of it; Guadeloupe,
    France's Caribbean client island... and Ivan Illich, the man
          who challenged progress; why more means worse in
           photojournalism; holiday humour... and more...


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Viva Brazil!

by IGNACIO RAMONET

                                         Translated by Ed Emery

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/01/01brazil>


APPOINTMENT WITH WAR

Iraq: the imperial precedent *

by CHARLES TRIPP

      The United States seems determined to enforce regime
      change in Iraq, but far less certain just what regime it
      wants to replace that of Saddam Hussein, or what kind of
      Iraq it hopes to set up after the war. But the state of
      Iraq as we know it is in fact the almost accidental
      result of the British invasion of Mesopotamia in 1914,
      and subsequent poor imperial choices and default
      decisions. History, as ever, has been here before.

                                       Original text in English



Iraq: the military response

by FALEH A JABAR

      The Iraqi people are absent from United States plans, but
      the United Nations estimates there will be a million
      refugees, besides many dead and injured, and the
      infrastructure damaged. The length of the war will depend
      on the Iraqi army and its willingness to fight, rebel or
      disintegrate.

                                       Original text in English

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/01/03military>


Iraq: after regime change *

by ISAM AL-KHAFAJI

      The future of Iraq will depend on the way that Saddam
      Hussein's rule ends - which could be by popular uprising,
      a coup, or the enforcement of the intentions of the
      United States on a resistant Iraqi population.

                                       Original text in English



United States: the dollar standard *

by JEAN DE MAILLARD

      To protect its interests and its world dominance the
      United States has only one option. It must extend its
      global reach by imposing not just its military
      superiority everywhere, but also its administrative,
      legal and technical standards on international trade and
      finance.

                                    Translated by Luke Sandford



Unpatriotic opposition *

by DANIEL LAZARE

      WAVES of radicalism come every 30 or 40 years in the
      United States. Now that a new one is upon us, thanks to
      President George Bush's threatened invasion of Iraq,
      observers are comparing it to the last. During the
      Vietnam war, it took three years, until 1968, of massive
      US military intervention before large-scale national
      protests got underway. This time, 200,000 people
      descended on Washington and surrounded the White House on
      26 October while 80,000 more marched in San Francisco.

                                       Original text in English



WHY THE LEFT IS ISRAEL'S ONLY HOPE FOR PEACE

Israel: politics beyond Sharon *

by AMNON KAPELIOUK

      There still is a left wing in Israel, and a peace camp,
      but both are harried and frail. They are aware that prime
      minister Ariel Sharon has been and remains the default
      choice of many voters, even though he is responsible for
      the country's insecurity, its depressed economy and low
      morale.

                                    Translated by Luke Sandford



AFRICA: EXTERNAL INTEREST AND INTERNAL INSECURITY

The new Gulf oil states

by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE SERVANT

      The United States used to attach little importance to
      Africa, but now it is reviewing its oil sources strategy
      and sub-Saharan Africa, with its good quality reserves,
      could account for 25% of all US crude oil imports by
      2015.

                                    Translated by Harry Forster

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/01/08oil>


Gangsters in uniform *

by ANATOLE AYISSI

      Africa's armies are despised and feared, divided between
      the many marginalized and penniless men at the bottom and
      the few privileged and often corrupt men at the top, who
      operate on the political scene.

                                    Translated by Luke Sandford



CAN THE NEW PRESIDENT CONTROL THE OIL COMPANIES?

Ecuador's pipeline out of debt

by FRANÇOISE BARTHÉLÉMY

      Ecuadorians, exhausted by 20 years of structural
      adjustment which have created huge social inequalities,
      voted last November for a rebellious ex-colonel, Lucio
      Gutiérrez, as president, a victory made possible by the
      support of the powerful movement of indigenous peoples.
      Gutiérrez will have to balance economic development and
      the environment's safety.

                                         Translated by Ed Emery

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/01/10ecuador>


HANDOUTS, POLITICAL BOSSES AND A CORRUPT SYSTEM

Guadeloupe: idle in the sun *

by CHRISTOPHE WARGNY

      Guadeloupe's pro-independence labour union (UGTG) clashed
      with the defence forces last year. Its contentious
      statements and tactics are a legacy of colonialism,
      giving voice to the cultural impoverishment and the
      frustrations of its people. Resentment lingers in the
      island at the status quo, with its ghosts of slavery, yet
      nobody knows how to go forward

                                    Translated by Luke Sandford



WASHINGTON WATCHES OVER EU AND NATO EXPANSION

Auxiliary Americans *

by GILBERT ACHCAR

      The Nato summit in Prague, the first to be held in a
      Warsaw Pact country, unprecedentedly decided to admit
      several former Soviet Union republics. It also allowed
      the United States to reassert its supremacy over its
      European partners and show how little it cared about
      dissenting views in Germany and France.

                                   Translated by Barbara Wilson



The United States of Europe *

by BERNARD CASSEN

      Europe is now defined as a trading area within the
      framework of United States imperial strategy. Without
      much consultation, the US promises prospective EU
      membership to those states whose co-operation it needs.

                                   Translated by Barbara Wilson



PHOTOJOURNALISM'S 'ICONOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONARY CORPS'

Nothing to say, nothing to see *

by EDGAR ROSKIS

      Why is photojournalism so stale now, selling such banal
      and cloned images? Looking, seeing and capturing
      photographs requires a political ethic and awareness. And
      over the past two decades, these have vanished

                                     Translated by Julie Stoker



IVAN ILLICH: A TRIBUTE

The nonconformist *

by THIERRY PACQUOT

      Ivan Illich, who died last month in Bremen, Germany,
      where he taught at the university, won international
      recognition in the 1970s for his original and still
      influential ideas about technical progress, health, work,
      consumerism and human dignity. Everyone opposed to
      globalisation and standardisation owes him a debt.

                                    Translated by Harry Forster



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10.

             TURKISH STUDIES INSTITUTE NEWS (TSI NEWS)
             TSI NEWS Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2003)
                      Direct Circulation 1,300
                      Editor, Ozgul Erdemli
                   Assistant Editor, Joy Pincus
         ------------------------------------------------
TSI is a project of the Global Research in International Affairs
(GLORIA)Center. Site: <http://tsi.idc.ac.il>. Email:
<gloria@...>
.
GLORIA is affiliated to the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.
         ------------------------------------------------
CONTENTS:
Editorial Announcement
Other Announcements
New Publications in Turkish and English
Websites/Reports/Articles
Author's/Scholar's announcements
------------------------------------------------
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

      Turkish Studies Institute Hosts Discussion on the November 2002
Elections:
The GLORIA Center and its Turkish Studies Institute (TSI) held an
event
to
discuss the Turkish elections and their consequences on December 11,
2002.
Greetings were given by Turkey's Ambassador to Israel, Feridun H.
Sinirlioglu, and the president of the Interdisciplinary Center,
Professor
Uriel Reichman. The meeting was chaired by Uri Gordon, Israel's first
ambassador to Turkey. More than 100 people attended including Turkish
visitors, government officials, members of parliament, scholars, and
students.
      The main speaker was Dr. Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish
program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who had just
returned from a series of interviews with officials of the new
government
and many others. Dr. Cagaptay is also author of an article on the
elections
in the December 2002 issue of MERIA Journal.
Dr. Cagaptay stressed that the massive victory of the AK party was
due
to
the support of three different groupings: Islamists, traditionalist
conservatives in central Anatolia, and urban-dwellers discontented
with
the
existing parties but who did not want an Islamist regime. He believed
that
the new government will be cautious about instituting changes and
pointed to
the EU and economic issues as central to its prospects for having a
long
term in power.
      Also speaking was Dr. Umit Ozdag, director of the Eurasian
Center
for
Strategic Studies (Asam) in Ankara. He cautioned that there are many
parliamentarians in the AK party who want to implement an Islamist
agenda.
Dr. Ozdag also explained Turkish interests regarding the future of
Iraq,
especially the importance of Turkoman rights and opposition to a
Kurdish
state in northern Iraq.
      Professor Barry Rubin, director of the GLORIA Center and of the
Turkish
Studies Institute, noted that U.S. policy is trying to find a
solution
in
northern Iraq satisfactory to Turkey by advocating a federalist
system
on a
geographical rather than ethnic basis. He added that, ironically,
Turkish-Israeli relations were likely to continue to be good under
the
new
government because they had become a symbol by which it must prove its
moderation.
      Another interesting point made in varying ways by all the
speakers
was
that the defender of Turkish democracy now is no longer just the army
but a
much broader coalition including civil society and the general public
which
would oppose any extremist measures by a government. Equally, the
speakers
pointed out that the rejection of Turkey by the European Union was
likely to
bring an anti-European (but not anti-Western) backlash in Turkey.
      All present deemed the meeting to be successful and useful for
understanding the dramatic changes which Turkey is undergoing at
present.
------------------------------------------------
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
      The Global Scholars Directory has been updated, and will be
continually
updated, each month.  To add your name to the directory or to make
changes
in your current entry, write to <gloria@...> .  With the large
number
of requests coming in, changes may take time, so please be patient.
Visit
the directory at <http://tsi.idc.ac.il/global_scholars/main_page.html>
--------------------------------------
NEW PUBLICATIONS IN TURKISH/ENGLISH

BOOKS:
1. Barry Rubin (ed.), REVOLUTIONARIES AND REFORMERS CONTEMPORARY
ISLAMIST
MOVEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
2. Hasan Celal Guzel, C. Cem Oguz, and Osman Karatay (eds.), THE TURKS
3. Mustafa Aydin, Cagri Erhan (eds.), TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS: 200
YEARS
OF DIVERGENCE AND CONVERGENCE
4. George Harris, THE COMMUNISTS AND THE KADRO MOVEMENT: SHAPING
IDEOLOGY IN
ATATURK'S TURKEY

1. Barry Rubin (ed.), REVOLUTIONARIES AND REFORMERS CONTEMPORARY
ISLAMIST
MOVEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
      This new book looks at Islamist movements seeking power today,
and
the
difficult choices they face. Islamist movements seeking power today
are
faced with difficult choices regarding strategy, ranging from armed
struggle
to electoral efforts. An
emerging alternative consists of a rethinking of Islamist politics,
where
the goal of a "totally Islamic" polity would be abandoned in favor of
some
form of Islamic-oriented society. In this reformulation, Islamist
politics
would function as a pressure group to make society more Islamic,
reinforcing
the walls of semi-separate internal communities and reinterpreting
Islam in
more liberal ways. The September 11, 2001 terror attack on the U.S.,
however, demonstrates that the radical approach remains attractive to
many
Islamists. Addressing these issues, the contributors look at the
countries
where Islamist movements have been most important. Case studies of
revolutionary and reformist groups are followed by chapters discussing
future alternatives for Islamist politics, presenting arguments both
advocating and critical of a potential liberal, reformist,
interest-group
Islamism.
      Contributors include Ali R. Abootalebi, Bulent Aras, Omer Caha,
Dale
F.Eickelman, Shafeeq Ghabra, George E. Irani, Ely Karmon, Charles
Kurzman,
Meir Litvak, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Nilufer Narli, Reuven Paz, Barry
Rubin,
Emmanuel Sivan, David Zeidan, and Eyal Zisser.
      Three chapters in the book are related with Turkey, which may be
of
interest to TSI News members: Ely Karmon, "Radical Islamist Movements
in
Turkey;" Nilufer Narli, "The Rise of The Islamist Movement in
Turkey;"
and
Bulent Aras, "Fethullah Gulen and His Liberal 'Turkish Islam'
Movement."
      231 pp, ISBN: 0-7914-5617-X, Hardcover $68.50; ISBN:
0-7914-5618-8,
Paperback $22.95.
      For more information and to order contact the publisher SUNY
Press
at:
<http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=60693>. Or by post: State
University of New York Press.  90 State St., Suite 700. Albany, NY
12207-1707. By Phone or fax:
518.472.5000 (t), 518.472.5038 (f).

2. Hasan Celal Guzel, C. Cem Oguz, and Osman Karatay (eds.), THE TURKS
      'The Turks' contains 467 articles about Turkic peoples and
nations,
past
and present, dealing with such themes as ethnic origins, political
formations, linguistics, literature, calligraphy, music, religious
beliefs,
trading activities, and relations with neighboring peoples and
countries.
The entries are accompanied by extensive endnotes and thousands of
visual
materials (including photographs, illustrations, and maps.
Volume 1: The Early Ages, Volume 2: Middle Ages, Volumes 3 & 4: The
Ottomans, Volume 5: Turkey, and Volume 6: Turkish World.
      The Turkish edition of The Turks- 'Turkler' is edited by Hasan
Celal
Guzel, Kemal Cicek and Salim Koca and is also available from the
publisher.
English edition: 6000 pp., 6 volumes, ISBN 975-6782-55-2, Hardcover
$540
plus shipping. Turkish edition: 21000 pages, 21 volumes, ISBN
975-6782-33-,
Hardcover $695 plus shipping.
      For more information and to order either the English or the
Turkish
edition of
this set, email: <turks@...>.  Or by post: The Turks, attn:
K.A.
Brook (Sales Representative), 4 Cannondale Drive, Danbury, CT
06810-7912
U.S.A.

3. Mustafa Aydin, Cagri Erhan (eds.), TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS: 200
YEARS
OF DIVERGENCE AND CONVERGENCE
      Although it is commonly argues that Turkish-American relations
have
entered the new century with a diversified and balanced outlook, many
questions still linger about the future characteristics of the
relationship.
Will it gain new strategic meaning? Will Turkey's connection to the EU
effect any dimension of the bilateral affairs? To what extent can the
economic relationship expand? What would be the future of
Turkish-American
alliance? All these questions and many more are discussed in this
book
by
well-known Turkish and American experts.
      304 pp, ISBN: 0714652733, Hardcover $ 54.50. To order contact the
publisher Frank Cass at: <sales@...>. Or by Post: Frank Cass
Publishers, Crown house, 47 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 5BP,
UK.
For
orders in north America contact: 5824 NE Hassalo Street, Portland, OR
97213
3644, USA.

4. George Harris, THE COMMUNISTS AND THE KADRO MOVEMENT: SHAPING
IDEOLOGY IN
ATATURK'S TURKEY
      241 pp. (including 51 pages of documents in Turkish, and three
pages of
documents in English), bibliography, index. $25. To order contact the
publisher Isis press: <isis@...>. Or by Post: Isis Press,
Semsibey
Sokak 10, Beylerbeyi, 81210, Istanbul, Turkey.

CORRECTION:
      There was a mistake in contact information of two of the books
advertised in TSI News No.3: Ayse Berktay, Ela Anil, Pinar
Ilkkaracan,
THE
NEW LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN IN TURKEY and Pinar Ilkkaracan (ed), WOMEN
AND
SEXUALITY IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES.
      The correct contact information for both of the books should be:
<www.kadinininsanhaklari.org> or <wwhrist@...> To order
book:
Contact Kadinin Insan Haklari - Yeni Cozumler Vakfi, at
<wwhrist@...>. Or by post: Inonu Caddesi, 37/6 Saadet
Apt.,
Gumussuyu, 80090, Istanbul, Turkey.  For orders from U.S.A.: Email
<wink@...>.

JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS AND PAPERS
1- TURKISH STUDIES (Vol. 4, No. 1)
      The new issue of Turkish Studies, co-edited by Barry Rubin and
Ali
Carkoglu, is a special issue on Turkey and the EU. Turkish Studies
(Vol. 4,
No. 1) will also be published by Frank Cass as a book very soon. To
order
contact Frank Cass at:  <http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/tur.htm> or
<jnlsubs@...> or by post: Frank Cass Publishers, Crown
House,
47
Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 5BP. Tel: +44 (0)20 8920 2100 Fax:
+44
(0)20 8447 8548. For orders from North America: 5804 NE Hassalo
Street,
Portland, OR 97213 3644. Tel: 800 944 6190 Fax: 503 280 8832

Articles:
Barry Rubin, Introduction
Ozgul Erdemli, Chronology - Turkey's relations with the EU
Ziya Onis, Domestic Politics, International Norms and Challenges to
the
State: Turkey-EU Relations in the Post-Helsinki Era
Esra Cayhan, Towards European Security and Defence Policy: With or
Without
Turkey ?
Semin Suvarierol, The Cyprus Hurdle On Turkey's Road To Membership Of
The
European Union
Kemal Kirisci, Justice and Home Affairs Issues in Turkish-EU
Relations:
Assessing Turkish Asylum and Immigration Policy and Practice
William Hale, Human Rights, the European Union, and the Turkish
Accession
Process
Nergis Canefe and Tanil Bora, Intellectual Roots of Anti-European
Sentiments
in Turkish Politics: The Case of Nationalist-Conservative Tradition
and
Radical Turkish Nationalism
Gamze Avci, Turkey's Slow EU candidacy: Insurmountable Hurdles to
Membership
or Simple Euroscepticism?
Ali Carkoglu, Who wants the Full Membership? Characteristics of Public
Opinion Support for EU Membership in Turkey
Lauren M. McLaren and Meltem Muftuler-Bac, Turkish Parliamentarians'
Perspectives on Turkey's Relations with the European Union
Mine Eder, Implementing Economic Criteria Of EU Membership:  How
Difficult
Is It For Turkey?
Ali Carkoglu, Conclusion

2- MERIA JOURNAL (Vol 6, No. 4)
      The current issue of MERIA Journal, out now, contains two
articles
on
Turkey's 2002 elections: Ali Carkoglu, "Turkey's November 2002
Elections: A
New Beginning?" and Soner Cagaptay, "The November 2002 Elections and
Turkey's New Political Era."  Both are available online at
<http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2002/issue4/jvol6no4in.html>
--------------------------------------
WEBSITES/REPORTS/ARTICLES

      TESEV report, Fikret Adaman, Ali Carkoglu and Burhan Senatalar,
"Hanehalki Gozunden Turkiye'de Yolsuzlugun Nedenleri ve Onlenmesine
Iliskin
Oneriler" [Household View on the Causes of Corruption in Turkey and
Suggested Preventive Measures]:
<http://www.tesev.org.tr/projeler/proje_yolsuzluk.php>
      TUSIAD opinion paper, Kemal Kirisci , "12-13 December 2002
Copenhagen
Summit of the European Council and Turkey":
<http://www.tusiad.us/Content/uploaded/KIRISCICOPENHAGENTUSIADWDC.PDF
>
      Tel Aviv Notes No.60, Ehud R. Toledano, "Turkey and the War in
Iraq":
<http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/tanotes/TAUnotes60.doc>
      Oxford Business Group, Online briefing on Turkey:
<mail@...> or
<http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/weekly.asp?country=1>
      NYT article, Dexter Filkins "Turks, Fearing Flow of Refugees,
Plan
Move
Into Iraq":
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/23/international/europe/23TURK.html?
todayshe
adlines >
      BBC article, Jonny Dymond, "Turkey tops Misery Table":
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2610613.stm>
      Turkish Forum's website with links to some government sites:
<http://www.turkishforum.com/icerik.html>
--------------------------------------
TSI News welcomes information about new books, articles, Internet
sites,
conferences, requests for research help, and other matters relating
to
the
study of modern Turkey. Please send all items to <gloria@...>.

11.
'Uluslarasi Sosyoloji Dernegi'nin -dunyanin dort bir yanindan
>sosyologlarin oylariyla belirlenmis- 20. yy'in en onemli kitaplari
>listesinin ilk 100 sirasi:
http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/books
>
>International Sociological Association
>--
>
>
>  Books of the XX. Century
>
>
>   Author/s Title Votes
>
>1  Weber, Max Economy and Society 95
>2  Mills, Charles Wright The Sociological Imagination 59
>3  Merton, Robert K. Social Theory and Social Structure 52
>4  Weber, M. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 47
>5  Berger, P.L. and Luckmann, T. The Social Construction of Reality
>45
>6  Bourdieu, Pierre Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment
>of Taste 43
>7  Elias, Norbert The Civilizing Process: Power and Civility 30
>8  Habermas, Jürgen The Theory of Communicative Action 29
>9  Parsons, Talcott The Structure of Social Action 28
>10  Goffman, Erving The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life 25
>11  Mead, George Herbert Mind, Self and Society 23
>12  Parsons, Talcott The Social System 23
>13  Durkheim, Emile The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 22
>14  Giddens, Anthony The Constitution of Society 21
>15  Wallerstein, Immanuel The Modern World-System 21
>16  Foucault, Michel Discipline and Punish : the Birth of the Prison
>17
>17  Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 14
>18  Simmel, Georg Sociology 14
>19  Beck, Ulrich Risk Society 13
>20  Braverman, Harry Labour and Monopoly Capital 13
>21  Adorno, Theodor W. and Horkheimer, Max Dialectic of
>Enlightenment 12
>22  Gramsci, Antonio Prison Notebooks 12
>23  Coleman, James Samuel Foundations of Social Theory 11
>24  Habermas, Jürgen Knowledge and Human Interests 11
>25  Moore, B. The Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy 11
>26  Polanyi, Karl The Great Transformation 11
>27  Blau, Peter Michael and Duncan, Otis Dudley The American Occup
>10
>28  Gouldner, Alvin W. The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology 10
>29  Luhmann, Niklas Social Systems 10
>30  Mannheim, Karl Ideology and Utopia 10
>31  Becker, Howard S. Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of
>Deviance 9
>32  MARX, Karl Capital. A Critique of Political Economy 9
>33  Olson, Mancur The Logic Collective Action 9
>34  Durkheim, Emile The Division of Labor in Society 8
>35  Durkheim, Emile The Rules of Sociological Method 8
>36  Garfinkel, Harold Studies in Ethnomethodology 8
>37  Goffman, Erving Asylums 8
>38  Lipset, Seymour Martin Political Man 8
>39  Mills, Charles Wright The Power Elite 8
>40  Bourdieu, Pierre The Logic of Practice 7
>41  Cardoso, Fernando Henrique and, Faletto, Enzo Dependency and
>Development in Latin America 7
>42  Dahrendorf, R. Class and Class Conflict in an Industrial Society
>7
>43  Giddens, Anthony The Consequences of Modernity 7
>44  Goffman, Erving Stigma 7
>45  Kanter, R.M. Men and Women of the Corporation 7
>46  Schütz, Alfred The Phenomenology of the Social World 7
>47  Berger, Peter L. Invitation to Sociology 6
>48  Bourdieu, Pierre and Passeron, Jean-Claude Reproduction in
>Education, Society and Culture 6
>49  Etzioni, Amitai The Active Society 6
>50  Glaser, Barney G. and Strauss, Anselm L. The Discovery of
>Grounded Theory 6
>51  Habermas, J. The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
>6
>52  Sorokin, Pitirim A. Social and Cultural Dynamics 6
>53  Touraine, A. Production de la societe 6
>54  Weber, Max Sociology of Religion 6
>55  Weber, Max The Methodology of the Social Sciences 6
>56  Arendt, Hannah The Origins of Totalitarianism 5
>57  Boudon, Raymond The Logic of Social Action 5
>58  Braudel, Fernand Civilization and Capitalism 5
>59  Durkheim, Emile The Suicide 5
>60  Geertz, Clifford The Interpretation of Cultures 5
>61  Giddens, Anthony Sociology 5
>62  Janowitz, Morris The Professional Soldier 5
>63  Lazarsfeld, Paul Felix and Rosenberg, Morris The Language of
>Social Research 5
>64  Lukács, Georg History and Class Consciousness 5
>65  Mies, Maria Patriarchy and Accumulation on World Scale 5
>66  Nisbet, Robert A. The Sociological Tradition 5
>67  Palmer Thompson, Eric The Making English Labour Class 5
>68  Riesman, David The Lonely Crowd 5
>69  Schütz, Alfred Collected Papers 5
>70  Simmel, Georg The Philosophy of Money 5
>71  Whyte, William Foote Street Corner Society 5
>72  Alexander, Jeffrey C. Theoretical Logic in Sociology 4
>73  Althusser, L. Reading Capital 4
>74  Anderson, Benedict Imagined Communities 4
>75  Arendt, Hannah The Human Condition 4
>76  Bauman, Zygnunt Postmodern Ethics 4
>77  Beauvoir, Simone de The Second Sex 4
>78  Benedict, Ruth Patterns of Culture 4
>79  Blumer, Herbert Symbolic Interactionism. Perspective and Method
>4
>80  Boudon, Raymond The Unintended Consequences of Social Action 4
>81  Bourdieu, Pierre Outline of a Theory Practice 4
>82  Castells, Manuel The Urban Question 4
>83  Crozier, Michel J. The Bureaucratic Phenomenon 4
>84  Crozier, Michel J. and Friedberg, Erhard Actors and Systems 4
>85  Fanon, Frantz The Wretched of the Earth 4
>86  Friedmann, G. Problemes humains du machinisme industriel 4
>87  Gans, Herbert J. The Urban Villagers 4
>88  Gerth, H.H. and Mills, Ch.W. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology
>4
>89  Giddens, Anthony New Rules of the Sociological Method 4
>90  Giddens, Anthony Modernity and Self-Identity 4
>91  Goffman, Erving Frame Analysis 4
>92  Hughes, Everett Charrington The Sociological Eye 4
>93  Mann, Michael The Sources of Social Power 4
>94  Marx, Karl Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1 4
>95  Mauss, Marcel The Gift 4
>96  Popper, Karl R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery 4
>97  Poulantzas, Nicos Political Power and Social Class 4
>98  Sorokin, Pitirim A. Social and Cultural Mobility 4
>99  Thomas, William Isaac and Znaniecki, Florian The Polish Peasant
>in Europe and America 4
>100  Wittgenstein, Ludwig Philosophical Investigations 4
>

NEW AT THE CSID WEBSITE:

1.)... Report in Arabic on joint CSID/USIP Symposium on Islam &
Democracy available on CSID website

A report on the joint CSID/USIP Symposium on Islam & Democracy held
at
the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on June 18,
2002, has been prepared in Arabic and is available at
http://www.islam-democracy.org/documents/pdf/CSID-USIP-Symp-Report-
ARABIC.pdf

Further information in English is available at
http://www.islam-democracy.org/USIP_Symphosium.shtml.


2.)... The CSID website can now process membership applications and
donations online at its online payment pages hosted by Entango.

These secure, SSL-encrypted payment pages can be reached at
http://www.islam-democracy.org/join.asp and
http://www.islam-democracy.org/donate.asp.

Supporting CSID's vital work has never been easier and this is truly
a
critical time for CSID, so if you haven't already joined or made a
tax-deductible contribution, please consider doing so now.  This is
an
exciting time, as CSID is having a real impact and becoming part of
the
debate.

With your continued support, CSID can inject informed and principled
insight into discussions of Islam and democracy, in the USA and
around
the world.




====================================================================

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Svend A. White
Secretary & Webmaster
svend.white@...

Center for the Study of
Islam & Democracy (CSID)
1050 Connecticutt Avenue, Suite 1000
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tel/fax (202) 772-2022
http://www.islam-democracy.org


12.
ACADEMY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
HUMANITARIAN LAW
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW

INTENSIVE THREE-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM
MAY 27 - JUNE 13, 2003

We are pleased to announce that the registration period for the
summer
2003
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is now open, and we will
be
accepting applications through May 12, 2003.  Details of this program
and
course listings follow.  All of this information, as well as
applications,
are available on our web site at
http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/hracademy
Classes fill quickly, so apply soon!


INTRODUCTION

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is the only program
in
the
world in English and Spanish that offers three weeks of intensive
summer
courses with world-renowned scholars and activists in the human rights
field.  The Academy has been designed as an innovative and diverse
program
tailored to meet the needs of counselors in international
organizations,
government agency workers, international relief agency workers,
policymakers, NGO representatives, academics and students
specializing
in
human rights.  Each year, the Academy offers intensive, specialized
courses
on regional human rights law, universal human rights law,
international
humanitarian law, as well as other thematic courses.  In addition to
classes, the Academy offers panel discussions, on-site visits to
national
and international institutions in Washington DC, conferences by
distinguished lecturers and human rights practitioners, and a film
festival.

In 2003, the Academy will be joined by distinguished professionals and
human rights experts, who will teach the following courses:


COURSES IN ENGLISH

European Human Rights Law, Leo Zwaak, University Lecturer, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands

Women and International Human Rights Law, Dr. Kelly Askin, Director,
International Criminal Justice Institute.

Inter-American and African Human Rights Law, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed,
Human
Rights Principal Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights,
OAS, and Christof Heyns, Director and Professor of Human Rights Law,
Centre
for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.

International Justice and Domestic Accountability for Human Rights
Violations,  Cherif Bassiouni, President, International Human Rights
Law
Institute, DePaul University, and Sandra Coliver, Executive Director,
The
Center for Justice and Accountability.

Advocacy and Litigation, Reed Brody, Special Counsel for Prosecutions,
Human Rights Watch.

Terrorism and Human Rights, Tom Farer, Professor and Dean, Graduate
School
of International Studies, University of Denver, and former President
of
the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

United Nations and Human Rights, Asbjorn Eide, Director of the
Norwegian
Institute of Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway.

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Philip Alston, Professor of
Law,
New
York University School of Law.

International Humanitarian Law, Robert K. Goldman, Professor of Law,
American University, Washington College of Law, and Brian Tittemore,
Human
Rights Principal Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights,
OAS.


COURSES IN SPANISH

The Role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Claudio
Grossman, Dean and Professor, American University, Washington College
of
Law, and Claudia Martin and Diego Rodríguez Pinzón, Co-Directors of
the
Academy and Visiting Professors, American University, Washington
College of
Law.

The Role of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, Antonio Canado
Trinidad,
President of the Inter-American Human Rights Court.

United Nations and Human Rights, Alejandro Valencia Villa, Advisor,
Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia,
and
Fernando Mariño Menéndez, Professor of Public International Law,
University
Carlos III de Madrid.

Democracy and Human Rights in the Inter-American System, Diego García
Sayán, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Perú and member of the
Assembly
of the Andean Commission of Jurists.

Litigation and Activism in Human Rights, Victor Abramovich, Executive
Director, Center for Legal and Social Studies and Adjunct Professor,
University of Buenos Aires, School of Law; and Felipe González,
Professor
of Law, University Diego Portales, Chile.

Impunity and International Justice, José Antonio Guevara, Coordinator
Human
Rights Program, Universidad Iberoamericana  and Coordinator for Latin
America and the Caribbean of the Coalition for the International
Criminal
Court; and  Federico Andreu Guzman, Senior Legal Advisor,
International
Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland.

The Right to Freedom of Expression, Santiago Cantón, Executive
Secretary of
the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights; and Eduardo Bertoni,
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American
Commission of Human Rights, Professor of Criminal Law, and Institute
of
Human Rights Scholarship Recipient, Columbia University School of Law.


HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD

This year, the Academy is sponsoring the Human Rights Award.
Information
and deadlines regarding the Award are available on our web site.


ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Registration Ends:              May 12, 2003
Classes Begin:          May 27, 2003
Classes End:            June 13, 2003
Exams for candidates applying
for academic credit:            June 16 & 17, 2003


VISAS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Non-U.S. citizens that want to apply for an F-1 (student) visa to
attend
the Academy should refer to our web site for detailed application
procedures.


For inquiries and requests for applications, please contact us at:

American University Washington College of Law
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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Co-Directors
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Another ZNet Update.

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First, we have a bit of current news...

We just got some new tracking software and while it is too soon to be
sure, it looks we are doing somewhat under a quarter of a million
users
viewing a bit under million pages a week, not counting the forum
system.


Less positively, response time for accessing pages on ZNet has been
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apologize. It is a problem our is correcting, and things should speed
up
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We are still experimenting with the top page. Those of you using
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Further refinement of the design and layout of the top page may occur,
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And now, a bit of future news.

Each year we pick a time to send daily Sustainer commentaries to
everyone on our Update List for two or three weeks. This year we will
do
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Finally, we are preparing very heavily for this year's World Social
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the
forum, called Life After Capitalism. Many ZNet folks will be there,
and
our reporting will be extensive. You can check out
www.zmag.org/lac.htm
to see the agenda we are setting up.

Of course, updating ZNet content occurs many times daily, which means
there are many new articles since your last visit. Rather than list
new
items, however, let's instead assume you will go soon to the ZNet top
page and see for yourself and here get on to the main reason for this
message. Here is an essay to make this update mailing more
substantive.
A plea from one of our ZNet Commentators from London, George
Monbiot...

---

The Time For Talking Is Over
George Monbiot

The rest of Europe must be wondering whether Britain has gone into
hibernation. At the end of this month our Prime Minister is likely to
announce the decision he made months ago, that Britain will follow the
US into Iraq. If so, then two or three weeks later, the war will
begin.
Unless the UN inspectors find something before January 27, this will
be
a war without even the flimsiest of pretexts: an unprovoked attack
whose
purpose is to enhance the wealth and power of an American kleptocracy.
Far from promoting peace, it could be the first in a series of
imperial
wars. The gravest global crisis since the end of the Cold War is three
weeks away, and most of us seem to be asking why someone else doesn't
do
something about it.

It is not often that the people of these islands have an opportunity
to
change the course of world events. Bush knows that the Americans'
approval of his war depends, in part, upon its credibility overseas:
opinion polls have shown that many of those who would support an
international attack would withdraw that support if they perceived
that
the US was acting alone. An international attack, in this case, means
an
attack supported by Britain. If Blair pulled out, Bush could be forced
to think again. Blair will pull out only if he perceives that the
political cost of sticking with Bush is greater than the cost of
deserting him. Bush's war, in other words, depends upon our
indifference. As Gramsci remarked, "what comes to pass does so not so
much because a few people want it to happen, as because the mass of
citizens abdicate their responsibility and let things be".

There are several reasons why most British people do not seem prepared
to act. New military technology has removed the need for a draft, so
the
otherwise unengaged young men who might have become the core of the
resistance movement are left to blast imaginary enemies on their
Gameboys. The economy is still growing, so underlying resentment
towards
the government is muted; yet we perceive our jobs and prospects to be
insecure, so we are reluctant to expose ourselves to trouble.

It also seems that many people who might have contested this war
simply
can't believe it's happening. If, paradoxically, we were facing a real
threat from a real enemy, the debate would have seemed more urgent.
But
if Blair had told us that we had to go to war to stop Saruman of
Isengard from sending his orcs against the good people of Rohan, it
would scarcely seem less plausible than the threat of Saddam of Iraq
dropping bombs on America.

These factors may explain our feebleness. They don't excuse it. It is
true that our chances of stopping this war are slight: both men appear
determined to proceed, with or without evidence or cause. But to
imagine
that protest is useless if it doesn't lead to an immediate cessation
is
to misunderstand its purpose and power. Even if we cannot stop the
attack upon Iraq, we must ensure that it becomes so politically costly
that there will never be another like it. And this means that the
usual
demos will no longer suffice.

There have, so far, been many well-organised and determined protests,
and several more are planned over the next six weeks. On January 18,
demonstrators will seek to blockade the armed forces' joint
headquarters
at Northwood, in North London. Three days later, there'll be a mass
lobby of parliament; at 6pm on the day the war is announced,
protesters
will gather in almost every town centre in Britain. On February 15,
there'll be a massive rally in London. These actions are critically
important, as they'll demonstrate the level of public opposition. But
they're unlikely, by themselves, to provoke one of Blair's famous
sweats. We must raise the temperature.

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has already tried one bold and
unprecedented measure: seeking to persuade the courts to rule that
attacking Iraq without a new UN resolution would be illegal. But on
December 17th, the judges decided that they do not have the power to
interpret the existing resolution. It seems that we now have few
options
but to launch a massive, though non-violent, campaign of disruption.

CND and the Stop the War Coalition have suggested an hour's stoppage
on
the day after the war begins. Many activists are now talking about
building on this, and seeking to provoke wider strike action, or even
a
general strike.

This is, of course, difficult and dangerous. Some general strikes have
been effective, forcing the tsar to agree to a constitution and a
legislative assembly in 1905, for example, reversing the Kapp Putsch
in
Berlin in 1920, and overthrowing the Khuri regime in Lebanon in 1952.
Others have been counter-productive, in some cases disastrous. When
the
French general strike was broken in 1920, the labour movement all but
collapsed. Mussolini used the announcement of a general strike in 1922
to represent himself as the only man capable of restoring order; he
seized power, with the king's blessing, after the fascists had routed
the strikers and burnt down the Socialist Party headquarters. If we
call
for a strike and almost everyone goes to work, Blair will see this as
a
sign that he can do as he pleases.

But this is the scale on which we should be thinking. If we cannot
mobilise the workforce, there are still plenty of means of
concentrating
politicians' minds. We could, for example, consider blocking the roads
down which Blair and his key ministers must travel to meet their
appointments, disrupting the speeches they make and blockading the
most
important public buildings. Hundreds of us are likely to be arrested,
but that, as the Vietnam protesters found, serves only to generate
public interest. Non-violence, however, is critical: nothing did more
harm to the anti-war movement in the late 1960s than the Days of Rage
organised in Chicago by the Weathermen.

But peaceful, well-focused and widespread nuisance, even if it
irritates
other members of the public, forces the issue to the front of people's
minds, and ensures that no one can contemplate the war without also
contemplating the opposition to the war. We must oblige people to
recognise that something unprecedented in recent times is taking
place,
that Bush, assisted by Blair's moral slipstreaming, is seeking to
summon
a war from a largely peaceful world. We will fail unless we stage a
political drama commensurate with the scale of the threat.

All this will, of course, be costly. But there comes a point at which
political commitment is meaningless unless you are prepared to act on
it. According to the latest opinion poll, some 42% of British people -
against the 38% who support it - want to stop this war. But if our
action is confined to shaking our heads at the television set, Blair
might as well have a universal mandate. Are you out there? Or are you
waiting for someone else to act on your behalf?

Details of the actions already planned can be found at
www.stopwar.org.uk




Michael Albert
ZNet / Z Magazine
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sysop@... or malbert@...

1.call for papers 2.publication 3.fellowship 4.MA and PhD 5.website
6.workshop 7.commentary 8.reviews 9.siir

1.
Title: Magic in Art
    Deadline: 2003-02-01
    Description:  The International Magazine of Art and Culture is
       seeking authors for its next issue, dedicated to "Magic in
       Art". The topics will be: The Miniature Paintings about Magic
       in Medieval Times Magic at the beginning of Renaisance Magic in
       Bruegel and Bosch Paintings Black Magic and Surrealism Magic in
       A ...
    Contact: editor@...
    URL: www.p-artmagazine.com
    Announcement ID: 132248
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132248

    Title: World Trade:  A Historical Encyclopedia of Economics,
       Society, and Culture -- Seeking Contributors
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  World Trade: A Historical Encyclopedia of Economics,
       Politics, Society, and Culture will consist of several thematic
       essays on key subjects that explore trends and concepts such as
       the impact of religion and war on trade. These essays will be
       5,000 words in length and will be followed by shorter en ...
    Contact: worldtradehistory@...
    Announcement ID: 132254
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132254



    Title: Fourth Essex Graduate Conference in Political Theory:
       Rhetoric and Politics
    Deadline: 2003-03-20
    Description:  Fourth Essex Graduate Conference in Political
       Theory. 'Rhetoric and Politics'. 9-10 May 2003 Guest Speakers:
       Quentin Skinner (University of Cambridge), Joan Copjec (State
       University of New York at Buffalo), Ernesto Laclau (University
       of Essex), Richard Bellamy (University of Essex) Themes
       Include:  ...
    Contact: polcon@...
    URL: www.essex.ac.uk/government/
    Announcement ID: 132268
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132268
Title: State, Society, and Individuals: Transfiguring Perspectives
       and Images of Central and Eastern Europe
    Deadline: 2003-04-30
    Description: The 5th Annual Post-Graduate Conference on Central
       and Eastern Europe will be held on 6-8 November 2003, at the
       School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University
       College London, Bloomsbury, London. The theme will be State,
       Society, and Individuals: Transfiguring Perspectives and Images
       of Cen ...
    Contact: conference@...
    URL: www.ssees.ac.uk/events.htm
    Announcement ID: 132249
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132249

    Title: South Asian City Conference Programme
    Begins: 2003-01-09
    Description:  City One, the South Asian conference on the Urban
       Experience is being held in Delhi from January 9-11th, 2003.
       The programme is now on-line. During the conference, all the
       panels will be available on live audio on the internet. Watch
       the site for the audio stream link. ...
    URL: www.sarai.net/cityone/programme.htm
    Announcement ID: 132273
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132273


    Title: Reassessing Urban Politics: URBAN HISTORY GROUP Annual
       Conference 3-4 April 2003
    Deadline: 2003-01-31
    Description:  Urban History Group Meeting Reassessing Urban
       Politics 3-4 April 2003 University of Durham Politics, in the
       widest sense, has always been central to the understanding of
       urban history. Recent discussion of the topic has tended to
       focus on key issues such as the role of elites, systems of
       governance ...
    Contact: rjmorris@...
    URL: www.le.ac.uk/urbanhist
    Announcement ID: 132346
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=3D132346

    Title: ...Fear Itself
    Deadline: 2003-02-01
    Description:  Call for papers from: Critical Sense, an
       interdisciplinary graduate journal of humanities with emphasis
       in political science. Theme: "...Fear itself." The editors are
       looking for well-argued theoretically-savvy papers on the
       general theme of fear, such as: the post 9/11 politics of fear
       phobic disc ...
    Contact: criticalsense@...
    Announcement ID: 132337
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=3D132337

    Title: Information and Social Knowledge: From Gossip to the
       Internet
    Begins: 2003-11-07
    Description:  Information and Social Knowledge: From Gossip to the
       Internet 14th Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society
       Womens CommitteeInstitute of Historical Research, London, 8
       November 2003 This workshop brings together social and economic
       historians, historians of science and technology and social
       ...
    Contact: dan85@...
    URL: www.ehs.org.uk
    Announcement ID: 132360
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=3D132360

Title: Call for Publication - Communication in Kyrgyzstan
    Deadline: 2003-03-10
    Description:  Communication in Kyrgyzstan Communication Faculty of
       Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University in Bishkek welcomes all
       contributions to the editorial book on Communication in
       Kyrgyzstan. Sub-titles of the edition is given below. The book
       will be published in several languages. Therefore contributors
       could su ...
    Contact: kuruogluhuriye@hotmail=E7com
    URL: www.manas.kg
    Announcement ID: 132358
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=3D132358

Title: Works of Love: Scintific and Religious Perspectives on
       Altruism
    Location: Pennsylvania
    Deadline: 2003-03-15
    Description:  WORKS OF LOVE Scientific and Religious Perspectives
       on Altruism An International, Interfaith, and Interdisciplinary
       Conference Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA May 31
       through June 5, 2003 Unselfish love for all humanity is the
       most important point of convergence shared by the worlds great
       s ...
    Contact: bole@...
    URL: www.metanexus.net/conference2003
    Announcement ID: 132364
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132364


2.
Subject: Alternatives

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations has
published
its fourth issue (Vol.1 No.4). Alternatives is a leading online
academic journal and can be reached at
http://www.alternativesjournal.com For
article submission please email at alternatives@...
Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, Vol.1,
No.4http://www.alternativesjournal.com
Articles

Marc H. Ellis, Some Notes on a Jewish/ Muslim Movement of Justice and
Compassion in America after September 11th

Alparslan Acikgenc, An Evaluation of Violence from Islam’s Perspectiv=
e

Isa Blumi, A Story of Mitigated Ambitions: Kosova's Torturous Path to
its Postwar Future

Saliba Sarsar, Jerusalem: Between the Local and the Global

Berdal Aral, The Black Sea Economic Co-operation After Ten Years:
What
Went Wrong?

Selcuk Gultasli, The Copenhagen Summit: A New Era or Another "Déjà
Vu"
for Turkey?

Special Section on Africa

Heather M. Turcotte, Slippery Security in the Nigerian State

Martin Revai Rupiya, Zimbabwe – South Africa Foreign Relations: A
Zimbabwean Perspective

Jo-Ansie van Wyk, The Zimbabwe Issue in South Africa’s Foreign Policy=


Nkosinathi Sotshangane, What Impact Globalization has on Cultural
Diversity?

Dorina A. Bekoe, NEPAD and its Achilles Heels

Silvia Federici, War, Globalization and Reproduction

Muhammed Bakari, Kenyan Elections 2002: The End of Machiavellian
Politics?

V.S. Sheth, Indian Ocean in the Globalizing World



Book Reviews







Subject: Publication: Public Security and Human Rights

**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW**NEW
From the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) of the Carnegie Council on
Ethics and International Affairs
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/themes/hrdfall2002.html
January 14, 2003

=================

NEW: Fall 2002 *Human Rights Dialogue* on "Human Rights and Public
Security"

----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------
Fall 2002 *Human Rights Dialogue*:
"Human Rights and Public Security"
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/themes/hrdfall2002.html
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
The two basic responsibilities of the state are to provide its people
with security and to uphold their human rights.  Fear of rising crime
and terrorist threats have given way to increased public support for
the
state to exercise a strong hand in protecting citizen security even
at
the expense of human rights both in societies with a long rights
tradition and in societies for whom rights are newly won.  This
situation
poses a major new challenge for human rights activists. Contributors
to
this issue of Human Rights Dialogue address the tensions between the
public's demand for security and the ethical need to protect human
rights.
It provides insight into some of the innovative ways human rights
advocates have adapted their strategies to address what has become
for some
groups a crisis of public legitimacy.

Read essays from:

RACHEL NEILD on the phenomenon of rising crime and the demand for
security protections worldwide.

MARTIN SCHONTEICH and MAKUBETSE SEKHONAYE on the "Right to Shoot" law
in crime-ridden South Africa.

INNOCENT CHUKWUMA on vigilante groups in Nigeria.

ADAM ISACSON and JORGE ROJAS on how human rights groups in Columbia
are
taking on the popular hard line government of аlvaro Uribe.

CARLOS BASOMBRIO on a government view of the security versus rights
debate in Peru.

PAULO SERGIO PINHEIRO, FIONA MACAULAY, ANDRESSA CALDAS, SANDRA
CARVALHO
and JAMES CAVALLARO on the success of combining scholarship and
activism in Brazil.

JAMIE FELLNER, ELISA MASSIMINO, and MICHAEL RATNER on how their human
rights work in the United States has changed since September 11th.
And
KIT GAGE describing the experience of the diverse coalition of
activists
who mobilized immediately following the attacks.

ELIZABETH WONG and KARIM RASLAN evaluate Malaysia's use of the
Internal
Security Act as part of the war on terrorism.

JEREMY MILGROM on Israel's policy of targeted killings.


Join the Dialogue by writing a response to any one or more of these
essays.  Responses are published on-line; selected responses will
appear
in the print version of the next issue of Dialogue.

Coming Soon: Visit www.carnegiecouncil.org for our special online
version, featuring annotated links, suggested further reading, and a
continuation of this discussion on tensions between human rights and
public
security.

=================

NOTE:  For a print version of this issue of  *Human Rights Dialogue,*
to order back issues, or to be added to our mailing list, send your
name
and address to Deborah Carroll at dcarroll@....

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USA
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3.
Title: Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society Fellowship
    Location: Michigan
    Date: 2003-02-01
    Description:  The Department of History of Western Michigan
       University and The Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
       announce the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
       Fellowship for graduate study at the M.A. or the Ph.D. level.
       The recipient will begin graduate work at Western Michigan
       University in th ...
    Contact: marion.gray@...
    URL: www.wmich.edu/history
    Announcement ID: 132275
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132275

    Title: Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars Program
    Deadline: 2003-02-03
    Description: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
       and the Corporation for National and Community Service are
       offering nine-month fellowships for academics and practitioners
       to undertake applied research on the intersection of civil
       society, the nonprofit sector, volunteerism and public policy
       wit ...
    Contact: hunterles@...
    URL: www.wilsoncenter.org/scholars
    Announcement ID: 132274
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132274

    Title: 2003-2004 Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Center for the
       Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of
       Chicago
    Location: Illinois
    Deadline: 2003-02-17
    Description:  The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and
       Culture at the University of Chicago invites applications for
       the 2003-2004 post-doctoral fellowship to begin September 29,
       2003. Qualified candidates from all disciplines who have their
       Ph.D. are encouraged to apply. Grant Description: The goal of
       the ...
    Contact: csrpc@...
    Announcement ID: 132245
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132245


Title: Columbia University Weathearhead Postdoctoral Fellowship in
       Modern East and Southeast Asian Studies
    Location: New York
    Deadline: 2003-02-28
    Description:  The East Asian Institute at Columbia University
       invites applications for its 2003-2004 Weatherhead Postdoctoral
       Fellowship in Modern East and Southeast Asian Studies.
       Candidates from all disciplines and areas are welcome to apply,
       but preference will be given to specialists on Southeast Asia.
       The F ...
    Contact: hj2015@...
    URL: www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/EAI/employment.htm
    Announcement ID: 132371
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132371
4.
Subject: CfA: Postgraduate Masters Programme ⌠Peace  and Security
Policy Studies■ 2003/2004 at the University of  Hamburg

Call for Applications for the Postgraduate Masters Programme ⌠Peace
and
Security Policy Studies■ 2003/2004 at the University of Hamburg
Academic Network ⌠Peace Research and Security Policy■
1. Goals and Principles of the Programme
The postgraduate programme ⌠Master of Peace and Security Policy
Studies/Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik■ (M.P.S.) is
conducted
by the
University of Hamburg, with cooperation from the Institute for Peace
Research and
Security Policy/Centre for OSCE-Research (IFSH-CORE) and other
academic
institutions
and affiliates of the Academic Network ⌠Peace Research and Security
Policy■. It is
supported through the German Foundation for Peace Studies (DSF).
The M.P.S. programme is trans- and interdisciplinary and praxis
oriented.
It designed to
be a combination of both ▒hands-on▓ and classroom learning. The=
  goal
of
the
programme
is to educate highly-qualified graduates holding degrees in
Humanities
or
Sciences from
German and foreign academic institutes, as well as academically
trained
and
experienced
practitioners, in peace and security policy problems and the basics
of
their praxis oriented
handling. It is furthermore concerned with imparting methods and
findings
of peace
studies and through this, preparing students for work and service in
peace
studies research
and teaching or field-oriented work in national or international
organisations,
administrations, associations and businesses (for example,
peace-keeping,
monitoring,
verification, development aid, mediation, arbitration, conversion,
administration).
2. Admission Requirements
The programme is designed for students who wish to work in the peace
studies and peace
and security policy fields. The applicants must have completed an
advanced
academic
degree (for example an MA, Diplom, Magister or degree of equivalent
value).
Applications that demonstrate interest in a career in or academic and
practical experience
with the field of peace studies and security are more likely to
result
in
acceptance to the
programme. Because the instruction and research will be carried out
in
German and/or
English, sufficient knowledge of both languages is required.
Examinations,
including the
Master▓s thesis, can be completed in either language, chosen by the
student.
3. Opportunities for Financial Support
There are a total of 15 grants of ─1,000, which are granted by the
DSF.
The
awarding of
the grants are made by the admission committee, whose decision is
made
without regard
to the nationality of the students. Those who wish to apply for one
of
these awards must
make this known in the application. Further financial aid from DAAD
is
available on a
limited scale to students from countries which are included in the
Stability Pact for South
Eastern Europe.
4. Detailed information about the programme can be found at the
address:
<http://www.ifsh.de/studium/masterdetails.php>.
5. Application materials:
The following documents make up a complete application and are
required:

Curriculum vitae; Certificate of qualification for university
entrance
(Abitur) or document
of equivalent value; Certification of language proficiencies;
Certification
of academic
degree and, as the case may be, professional experience; Application
form
(download);
Written acknowledgement of the willingness to pay, on time, the one
time
fee of ─500 in
accordance with the Postgraduate Programme Statutes of 3 July 2002,
Art. 17.
6. The time period for application for the academic year 2003/2004
begins on 1
January 2003 and ends on 30 April 2003.
The Applications are to be sent to:
Kooperationsverbund Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik
c/o IFSH/CORE z. Hd. Prof. Dr. Hans J. Giessmann
Falkenstein 1
D-22587 Hamburg




Subject: CfA: PhD Scholarship Human rights and development,
University
of Roskilde

  >PhD Scholarship
  >Human rights and development
  >
  >Human rights based development is a theme of growing importance in
  >development aid and research. Debates on human rights play a role
in
a
  >number of contexts relevant to development processes. The
recognition,
  >implementation and upholding of human rights of individuals and
groups are
  >key activities in democratization processes. In situations of
conflict and
  >instability fundamental rights are frequently neglected or
endangered, not
  >least in cases where conflicts coincide with poverty and fights
about
  >resources. This happens as a consequence of the interaction of
local
and
  >global actors. There is a danger that human rights are not upheld in
  >situations and policies related to migration. The demand for human
rights
  >has been seen as a factor in the undermining of local cultures.
However,
  >marginalized groups and development NGOs may also make human rights
demands
  >in defence of identity and freedom. Human rights may create a
bridge
between
  >local practices and global actors and thus act as a lever for the
  >participation of civil society actors in global governance.
  >
  >The Danish Institute of Human Rights and International Development
Studies
  >at Roskilde University wish to further teaching and research
capacity
in
  >human rights and development and hereby announce a joint PhD
scholarship in
  >the area. We are interested in projects that address questions on
one
or
  >more of the following themes:
  >
  >- Human rights and democratization processes
  >- Human rights and migration
  >- Human rights and cultural change
  >
  >It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be enrolled at
the
  >Graduate School of International Development Studies and work in
close
  >relation with the research theme: Political culture, conflict and
  >development.
  >
  >The scholarship covers a period of three years. The successful
applicant
  >will be asked to contribute 840 hours of work to the two
collaborating
  >institutions (teaching, dissemination of research to a broad
audience
  >etc.)..
  >The involvement of the research fellow in the activities of the two
  >institutions will be settled in negotiation between the three
parties
  >involved.
  >
  >The scholarship will be available from 1st April 2003 or soon after.
  >
  >The application should be in English and include a CV, documentation
  >(copies) of examinations passed and a project description of
maximum
10
  >pages. The description should cover the problem area to be studied,
the
  >research questions raised, the theoretical approach taken and
methodological
  >considerations as well as work and time plan. The project
description
and
  >other material should be forwarded in three copies.
  >
  >Further information from Bodil Folke Frederiksen (bodilff@...),
Hans Otto
  >Sano, Danish Institute for Human Rights, phone 32698858 and the
secretary of
  >the Graduate School, Inge Jensen, phone 46742005.
  >
  >Please send the application and enclosures to:
  >Roskilde University
  >Department of Geography and International Development Studies
  >Building 5.1 ╜ Inge Jensen
  >Postbox 260
  >DK-4000 Roskilde
  >
  >Deadline for applications is 3rd March 2003 at 12.00 am.
  >Material received after this time will not be taken into account.
  >



5.
Title: TOC. National Identities 4.3 (2002)
    Date: 2003-01-14
    Description:  Volume 4 Number 3/November 01, 2002 of National
       Identities has arrived. The following URL will take you
       directly to the issue:
       http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=3DT848MNW5E4R6
       This issue contains: Editorial p. 213 Frederic Barber, Kathryn
       Crameri URL of article: http://taylorandfranci ...
    Contact: p.p.catteral@...
    URL: www.tanf.co.uk/journals/carfax/14608944.html
    Announcement ID: 132298
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IREX Announces Redesigned Website

IREX has launched a new version of its website, www.irex.org. The
redesigned website offers many improvements over previous versions,
including the following:

-Intuitive content organization
-Dynamic navigation
-Regional photographs
-Topical and regional pages
-A newsroom with media outreach services

As with previous versions of the website, www.irex.org offers
downloadable application materials, career postings, and updates on
alumni
activities.

IREX launched its first website in 1994 and has continued to refine
and
improve its online presence ever since. The latest redesign was
prompted by the need to organize the wealth of information IREX
offers about
its activities online (over 7,500 files developed over nearly a
decade).
IREX is committed to publicly sharing information about its mission,
activities, and opportunities and will continue to seek ways of
improving
its online services to meet the needs of its growing audience. Please
visit our new website at www.irex.org. Comments on the website are
welcome via e-mail at webmaster@....
_______________________________________________

6.
Title: Exploring notions of quality and effectiveness in
       professional relationships with young people: is there a third
       way?
    Date: 2003-02-11
    Description: This forum will enable practitioners to reflect
       critically and creatively on their current professional
       relationships with young people. Billie Oliver (Senior Lecturer
       in Community Development and Youth Work Studies) and Barry
       Percy-Smith (Senior Research Fellow) will set the scene for
       this forum by ...
    Contact: solar@...
    URL: www.uwe.ac.uk/solar/Events/Level3/BillieOliver.htm
    Announcement ID: 132314
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7.
Fernand Braudel Center, Binghamton University
>
>http://fbc.binghamton.edu/commentr.htm
>
>Commentary No. 105 - Jan. 15, 2003
>
>"Can War Be Averted in Iraq?"
>
>The simple answer is no, because the U.S. hawks won't take anything
the
>Iraqis say or do as an acceptable reason to call off the war dogs. I
feel
>we are in the midst of the novel by Gabriel Garcia Márquez,
>Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Crónica de una muerte
anunciada), a
>story of death as a social ritual. The United States is going to war
with
>Iraq primarily in order to go to war with Iraq. It is for this
reason
that
>nothing that the inspectors say, nothing that the other members of
the
>Security Council (including Great Britain) say, certainly nothing
that
>Saddam Hussein may say will make any difference.
>
>The war with Iraq was publicly requested during the last years of the
>Clinton administration in a statement of some 20 hawks, including
Cheney
>and Rumsfeld. We now know that within days of the Sept. 11 attack,
>President Bush gave his imprimatur to such a war. All the rest has
been
>pretense and maneuvering. The open defiance of the United States by
North
>Korea in the last three months, and the evasive response to this
defiance
>by the U.S. government, provide further evidence that the real issue
is
>not Iraq's non-compliance with various UN resolutions.
>
>So, why do Bush and the hawks feel that a war is essential? They
reason in
>the following way. The United States is not doing so well these
days.
In
>the words of some analysts, the U.S. in in hegemonic decline. Its
economy
>is in an uncertain state. Most of all, it cannot be sure that it will
>outcompete western Europe and Japan/East Asia in the decades to
come.
With
>the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has lost the major political
argument
>it had to persuade western Europe and Japan to follow all its
political
>initiatives. All it has left is an extremely strong military.
>
>Madeleine Albright, when she was Secretary of State, became at the
point
>furious at the reticence of some of the high-ranking military to
endorse
>her view of what should be done in the Balkans, and is reported to
have
>said, "What is the point of having the strongest military in the
world, if
>we can never use it?" The hawks make that viewpoint the centerpiece
of
>their analysis. They believe that the U.S. has the strongest
military
in
>the world, that the U.S. can win any military encounter it
undertakes,
and
>that U.S. prestige and power in the world-system can only be
restored
by a
>show of force. The point of the force is not to achieve regime
change
in
>Iraq (probably a minor benefit, considering what might replace the
current
>regime). The point of using the force is to intimidate the allies of
the
>United States, so that they stop their carping, their criticisms,
and
fall
>back into line, meekly as the schoolchildren they are considered to
be
by
>the hawks.
>
>The Bush administration has not been divided between unilateralists
and
>multilateralists. They are all unilateralists. Those we call
>"multilateralists" are simply those who have argued that the U.S.
can
get
>its position formally adopted by others (the U.N., NATO), and that,
if
>such resolutions are adopted, the policy is that much easier to
implement.
>The "multilateralists" have always said that, if they fail to get the
>votes in the U.N. or elsewhere that they need, the U.S. can always
go
it
>alone. And the so-called "unilateralists" have bought this line
because of
>the reserve clause. The only difference between the two groups is
their
>estimate of how likely it is to get others to support the U.S. line.
What
>we have therefore is a multilateralism that takes the form: the U.S.
is
>multilateral to the degree that others adopt the U.S. unilateral
position;
>if not, not.
>
>The basic problem is that the hawks really believe their own
analysis.
>They believe that once the war in Iraq is won (and they tend to
think
this
>will be done relatively easily), everyone else will fall into line,
that
>the whole Middle East will be reconfigured to the desires of the U.S.
>hawks, that Europe will shut up, and that North Korea and Iran will
>tremble and therefore renounce all aspirations to weaponry.
>
>The whole world is yelling at the U.S. that the situation is far more
>complicated than that, that a U.S. military invasion of Iraq will
probably
>make the world situation worse, and that they are reaping the
whirlwind.
>They do not listen, because they do not believe that this is so.
They
are
>impressed with the power of the bully. It is called hybris.
>
>The folly of this war that has been so abundantly foretold is that,
in
>addition to causing untold and essentially unnecessary suffering for
all
>sorts of people (and not only in Iraq), it will actually weaken the
>geopolitical position of the United States and diminish the
legitimacy
of
>any of its future positions on the world political scene. We are
living in
>a truly chaotic world, and U.S. pretensions to an impossible
"imperium"
>amount to increasing the speed of an automobile going downhill with
brakes
>that are no longer functioning properly. It is suicidal, and not
least
for
>the United States itself.
>
>Immanuel Wallerstein
>
>[Copyright by Immanuel Wallerstein. All rights reserved. Permission
is
>granted to download, forward electronically or e-mail to others and
to
>post this text on non-commercial community Internet sites, provided
the
>essay remains intact and the copyright note is displayed. To
translate
>this text, publish it in printed and/or other forms, including
commercial
>Internet sites and excerpts, contact the author at
iwaller@...;
>fax: 1-607-777-4315.
>
>These commentaries, published twice monthly, are intended to be
>reflections on the contemporary world scene, as seen from the
perspective
>not of the immediate headlines but of the long term.]

Becky Dunlop
Secretary, Fernand Braudel Center
http://fbc.binghamton.edu/index.htm

8.
Subject: Book Review: Allcock, Explaining Yugoslavia. Reviewed by
Aleksandra Milicevic

Balkan Academic News Book Review 4/2003

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John B. Allcock, Explaining Yugoslavia, London: Hurst & Company,
2000,
pp.
xxvii + 440, 6 maps, bibliography, index. 20 GBP, ISBN 1-85065-5359
(hardback), 15 GBP, ISBN 1-85065-2775 (paperback)

Reviewed by Aleksandra Sasha Milicevic (University of California, Los
Angeles) Email: sasham@...

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In "Explaining Yugoslavia■ John B. Allcock presents us with a long-
term
socio-historical study of the region▓s past and present. On a most
general
level, he starts within the framework of the globalization theory.
Thus,
instead of focusing on the uniqueness of the ⌠ancient hatreds■ =
in the
Balkans, Allcock argues that the process of development in the region
is
closely related to, and often shaped by, similar processes of global
modernization in other parts of Europe. And, if ⌠balkanization■=

became
a
synonym with fragmentation and conflict, claims Allcock, ⌠this is
because
the region has been the arena in which larger conflicts of European
powers
have been concentrated and, to some extent, conducted by proxy■
(p.24).

After positioning Balkan societies in the modern international order,
Allcock goes on with examining a wide variety of issues such as
markets,
industry and trade, agrarian economy, population movements,
class/state
formation, failures of democracy, civil society and citizenship,
tradition,
religion, national identity and violence in South Slav societies.
Such
⌠thematic approach■ that develops several narratives (as oppose=
d to a
more
common, chronologically ordered single story) allows him to explore
those
issues more in depth and to subject each of the separate stories to
⌠critical scrutiny from some theoretical or conceptual standpoint`=
32;
(p.
XII). Although this leads to some repetitions and redundancies,
Allcock
skilfully ties all those different narratives together and provides a
comprehensive picture that clarifies some of the complexity of the
region.

Allcock is not a Marxist, but he devotes substantial part of the
argument
to the questions of economy. Yet, his analysis is richly detailed and
sophisticated, as he debunks the myth about the clash between
economically
advanced and backward areas and offers, instead, a hypothesis on
contradiction between technical and organizational imperatives of
development. Specifically, he points out to an opposition between the
modernizing imperatives of industrialization and politically
determined
anti-modern tendencies of the Yugoslav economy. Allcock draws
attention
to
the role that patterns of social inequality had in the break up of
Yugoslavia, particularly to the fragmentation of the elites and their
failure to adapt to the global context in which processes of
modernization
advanced.

When he turns to the questions of nationalism and national identities
Allcock again demonstrates caution. He warns us that national
identities in
different areas of former Yugoslavia were created by quite different
processes and, hence, came to mean different things. ⌠The nation is
constantly reinventing itself■ says Allcock, and in this process of
reinvention uses wide range of symbolic resources such as language or
religion. Interestingly, Allcock points out ways in which space, more
particularly landscape, can be used in the imagination of the nation.
He
utilizes Giddens▓ idea of the interweaving of time and space, arguing=

that
significance that is given to the spaces has to be understood in
terms
of
the historical narratives that link them to the people. The
importance
of
the symbolic space in relation to which nation is imagined can be
equally
or even more important than the territory which is appropriated by
the
state. For example, Serbs sometimes describe themselves as ⌠heavenly =

people■ and imagine ⌠Serbia■ as a ⌠rather metaphysi=
cal entity,
symbolised
and evoked by places and by the idea of shared experiences which
these
evoke■ (p. 346). In contrast, Montenegrin identity draws on the
relationship between national character, national destiny and
landscape,
with clearly delineated boundaries of the latter.

Allcock provides substantial material from the region in support of
his
arguments, reflecting deep knowledge of, and passion for, the subject
matter. His analysis is stimulating and coherent. The only inadequacy
of
this book is in the lack of more maps (only seven maps), as readers
who
are
not sufficiently familiar with the region may find themselves lost at
some
points. Nevertheless, this book is an essential resource for anyone
interested in the Balkans and a number of its chapters can be used as
reading materials for any class on ethnicity in the Balkans, or
ethnicity
in general.

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9.
Ağa Camii /  Nazım Hikmet Ran


Ağa Camii;

Havsalam almıyordu bu hazin hali önce
Ah, ey zavallı cami, seni böyle görünce
Dertli bir çocuk gibi imanıma bağlandım;
Allahımın ismini daha çok candan andım.
Ne kadar yabancısın böyle sokaklarda sen!
Böyle sokaklarda ki, anası can verirken,
Işıklı kahvelerde kendi öz evladı var...
Böyle sokaklarda ki, çamurlu kaldırımlar,
En kirlenmiş bayrağın taşıyor gölgesini,
Üstünde orospular yükseltiyor sesini.
Burda bütün gözleri bir siyah el bağlıyor,
Yalnız senin göğsünde büyük ruhun ağlıyor.
Kendi elemim gibi anlıyorum ben bunu,
Anlıyorum bu yerde azap çeken ruhunu
Bu imansız muhitte öyle yalnızsın ki sen
Bir teselli bulurdun ruhumu görebilsen!
Ey bu caminin ruhu: Bize mucize göster
Mukaddes huzurunda el bağlamayan bu yer
Bir gün harap olmazsa Türkün kılıç kınıyla,
Baştan başa tutuşsun göklerin yangınıyla!'

1.call for papers 2.fellowship 3.award 4.reviewer 5.website 6.lecture
7.summer program 8.workshop
1.
Please send proposed abstract to organizer by 1/31/03.


Committee 9 - Gender in Schools and Society
Proposal for 2003 AAA Annual Meeting

Title: Feminist Pedagogies From the Field: An Intradisciplinary
Analysis of Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning Within and
Across Anthropological Lines

Organizer: Paige Allison Lado, University of Florida Department of
Anthropology, Mathematics Department Gainesville High School. Tel:
352-955-6707 x 35 (c) 352-316-5474 ladopa@...

Session Description: This session welcomes examinations using
feminist or gendered theoretical perspectives of all types of
education and educational experiences, both formal and informal
within the discipline of Anthropology. Contributions from scholars
working in Anthropology, but not necessarily within the field of
Anthropology and Education are strongly encouraged.
Title: Works of Love: Scintific and Religious Perspectives on
       Altruism
    Location: Pennsylvania
    Deadline: 2003-03-15
    Description:  WORKS OF LOVE Scientific and Religious Perspectives
       on Altruism An International, Interfaith, and Interdisciplinary
       Conference Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA May 31
       through June 5, 2003 Unselfish love for all humanity is the
       most important point of convergence shared by the worlds great
       s ...
    Contact: bole@...
    URL: www.metanexus.net/conference2003
    Announcement ID: 132364
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132364

Title: Gender and women: journal submissions
    Deadline: 2003-09-01
    Description:  The editorial office of THE HISTORIAN is currently
       accepting submissions for publication consideration for an
       upcoming special issue dedicated to the theme of women and
       gender. Subjects may include, but are not limited to, the
       following analyses: gender relations hierarchy and domination
       feminist m ...
    Contact: historian@...
    Announcement ID: 132391
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132391

Title: CFP: Designed Identities
    Location: New York
    Date: 2003-01-31
    Description:  Designed Identities 25 April 2003 The second annual
       Graduate Symposium at the Bard Graduate Center will explore how
       identity influences design. Do objects or structures reflect
       the personas of their designers? Does personality make a
       difference? Is personality context or content? How do
       historians  ...
    Contact: gradsymp@...
    Announcement ID: 132382
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132382

    Title: CFP -- Women's political history
    Location: Maryland
    Deadline: 2003-02-03
    Description:  The Social Science History Association, which
       publishes the quarterly journal Social Science History,
       welcomes papers on women in politics for its 2003 meeting.
       Papers which address issues pertaining to women and formal
       politics (e.g. electoral politics, political institutions such
       as legislatures  ...
    Contact: gidlow@...
    Announcement ID: 132415
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132415

    Title: CFP Armed Forces and American Science and Technology, 19th
       and 20th centuries
    Location: District of Columbia
    Deadline: 2003-02-07
    Description: America's armed forces have significantly influenced
       the development of science and engineering in the United States
       from the nation's earliest days. The American Historical
       Association has chosen as the theme for its next annual meeting
       "War and Peace: History and the Dynamics of Human Conflict and
       ...
    Contact: hackerb@...
    Announcement ID: 132417
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132417
Title: Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference
    Location: Minnesota
    Deadline: 2003-04-30
    Description: Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference
       Minneapolis, MN October 17-19, 2003 Deadline for submissions:
       April 30, 2003 Contact:  ...
    Contact: gburns@...
    Announcement ID: 132405
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132405
Title: 2003 Intercultural Management Institute Conferencce
    Location: District of Columbia
    Begins: 2003-03-13
    Description:  The Intercultural Management Institutes invites you
       to attend its annual conference, "NEGOTIATING ACROSS CULTURES:
       A FORUM FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROFESSIONALS,"
       Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2003 Negotiating
       Across Cultures is a two-day interactive dialogue and debate on
        ...
    Contact: imi@...
    URL: www.imi.american.edu
    Announcement ID: 132385
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132385

    Title: 2nd World Congress on Family Violence
    Registration Deadline: 2003-05-31
    Description:  The biennial World Congress on Family Violence
       (WCFV) is Co-Sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO)
       in Geneva Switzerland. The Congress Theme: Protecting Every
       Generation... sharing solutions that prevent child abuse,
       spouse/partner abuse (domestic violence), and elder abuse. The
       WCFV prov ...
    Contact: WCFV@...
    URL: www.wcfv.org
    Announcement ID: 132373
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132373

Subject: Student conferences=Important updates

four important announcements:

1) The deadline for the best student conference in the world, the OFW
World Business Dialogue, has been extended. The conference takes
place in Cologne, Germany and they pay most of your travel expenses.
It's really a great event, I have been there twice already.

The application page is www.application.ofw.de and you will find more
info at www.ofw.de.

All of you who haven't had time to finish their application have no
more excuses now, the new deadline is February 15! When you apply,
definitely make sure that you enter my referal-id 41379 !

2) The application deadline for another great conference, the ISC
Symposium in St. Gallen also is February 15! www.isc-symposium.org

3) Application for www.perspective-europe.org in Paris, France is
open! Also a truly great event!

4) Group postings: Once more I would like to point out that I block
ALL postings to the StudentNetwork yahoogroup that are unrelated to
the subject of this group. The last couple of days I had to block
about 30 mails to keep your inboxes from running over. For the sake
of my time and clean inboxes for all of us DO NOT:

- send ANY advertisements
- promote private websites
- send "hello, I am new to this group"-greetings
- send discussions on religion or political matters (especially if
they express a potentially insulting or extreme point of view)
- ask general academic questions

Violators will be banned.



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Title: CONSECRATED WOMEN . . . TOWARDS THE HISTORY OF WOMEN
RELIGIOUS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Deadline: 2003-02-28
Description: Contributions are invited for this interdisciplinary
conference on women religious of Britain and Ireland.
Academics, postgraduate students, teachers, archivists, and
others are invited to offer short papers, group sessions with
chair, or contributions to workshops on any aspect of the
history of w ...
Contact: carmenmangion@...
Announcement ID: 132362
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132362

Title: Tertiary Education for Women in an Age of Globalisation
    Date: 2003-02-15
    Description:  Women's University in Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe)
       invites acdemics and university administrators and authors to a
       interantional conference on the theme Tertiary Education for
       Women in an Age of Globalisation. The conference will be held
       from 26-28 March, 2003 at the Harare Sheraton Hotel. Papers are
        ...
    Contact: woumnica@...
    Announcement ID: 132424
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132424

    Title: Extending the Possibilities for Presentation &
       Dissemination of Narrative Studies
    Deadline: 2003-02-28
    Description:  6th ESA Conference Murcia, Spain, 25-28 September
       2003 Research Network Biographical Perspectives on European
       Societies Call for Papers for session: Extending the
       Possibilities for Presentation & Dissemination of Narrative
       Studies Convener: Kip Jones De Montfort University The emerging
       synthesis of ...
    Contact: kjones@...
    URL: www.um.es/ESA/
    Announcement ID: 132428
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132428

    Title: Call for Papers: Historical Geography at the Social Science
       History Association, Baltimore, November 13-16, 2003
    Location: Maryland
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AT THE SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY
       ASSOCIATION The 28th Annual Meeting, November 13-16, 2003,
       Baltimore, Maryland SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2003 This
       year's Social Science History Association conference will be
       held atthe Wyndham-Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore,
       Maryla ...
    Contact: rschwart@...
    URL: www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ssha03/
    Announcement ID: 132427
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132427

ACTIVATING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIVERSITY CONFERENCEBYRON BAY,
> AUSTRALIAHosted by the Centre for Law, Politics and CultureSouthern
> Cross University Confirmed Keynotes: Professor Monica McWilliams
> (Ireland), Professor Raimon Gaita (Aust), Chee Soon Juan (Singapore)
> Professor Yash Ghai, (Hong Kong), Dita Indah Sari (Indonesia),
> Professor Costas Douzinas (UK), Dr Sev Ozdowsky (Aust), Charlene
Smith
> (South Africa), Melinda Jones (Aust), Professor Carl Stychin (UK),
Dr
> Lillian Holt and Dr Irene Watson (Aust). Planned opening with the
> Governor, Professor Marie Bashir and The Honourable John Dowd.
Planned
> Endnote Speech by Peter Garrett. Other invited speakers include:
> Basil Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission,
> Hong Kong.
> Natasha Stott-Despoja, Australian Democrats Senator.
> Kerry Nettle, NSW Greens Senator.Rodney Croome, sexuality
> activist.CALL FOR PAPERS:ACTIVATING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIVERSITY
>
CONFERENCEhttp://www.scu.edu.au/research/clpc/human_rights/index.htmlL
ocal
> and Global VoicesByron Bay1-4 July 2003 This international
conference
> is for everyone who cares passionately about human rights, and who
> wishes to activate/re-activate human rights and their importance in
> the twenty-first century. We hope the conference will provide a
> crucial and critical learning space for activating human rights and
> diversity in relation to the fields of law, culture, politics and
> health. A major focus of the conference is to invite participants to
> exchange ideas andexperiences about human rights, questions of
> diversity and their implications across these fields. The conference
> is interdisciplinary as well as activist in approach. We especially
> welcome papers that engage with significant and often disregarded
and
> unregarded areas of human rights activism. We also invite papers
which
> address relevant contemporary issues that have a significant human
> rights dimension. CALL FOR PAPERS* Please send proposals for 20-25
> minute papers,with a 200-wordabstractby 3rd February 2003 to:Dr
Baden
> Offord,Centre for Law, Politics and Culture,rofford@... The
> conference will have a mix of plenary sessions with invited papers,
> and panel sessions. The conference organisers welcome papers from
> academics, researchers, activists, community groups and policy
> makers. Draft Panel Sessions So far include:
> … Refugees and Human Rights
> … Indigenous RightsCulture and Human Rights
> … Romany peoples and human rightsWomen and Human Rights… Disability
> Rights
> … Buddhism and Human Rights
> … New Media and Human Rights
> … Journalism and Human Rights
> … Amnesty International high school students presentation
> … Sexuality and Human Rights
> … Children's Rights
> … Health and Human Rights… Asian Human Rights  POSSIBLE CONFERENCE
> TOPICS
>
> The Conference welcomes contributions that are interdisciplinary in
> nature and which are informed by the confluence of theory and
> practice. In general, conference thematic matrix might include:
>
> 1. Gender & sexuality
> 2. East Timor
> 3. Disability and rights
> 4. Refugees and diaspora
> 5. Indigenous approaches
> 6. Rights and globalisation
> 7. Culture and representation
> 8. Citizenships of belonging and participation
> 9. Asia/Pacific issues
> 10. Sexual slavery
> 11. Torture and exploitation
> 12. Human rights methodologies
> 13. Exclusion/inclusion
> 14. New technologies & citizenship
> 15. Health care and human rights
> 16. Diversity & legal discourse
> 17. Rethinking human rights activism
> 18. The politics of human rights
> 19. Monocultural/multicultural realities
> 20. Religion & social activism
> 21. Music & human rights
> 22. Reproductive rights
> 23. Moving beyond anguish & trauma
> 24. Reconciliation & Healing
> 25. Stories of breaking the silence
> 26. Activate/Re-activate
>
> --
>
> Dr Baden OffordSenior Lecturer: Cultural StudiesResearcher: Centre
for
> Law, Politics & Culture
> Convenor: Activating Human Rights & Diversity:local & global voices
> International Conference, Byron Bay,
> 2003.http://www.scu.edu.au/research/clpc/School of Arts
> Southern Cross UniversityPO Box 157 Lismore 2480Australia
Telephone:
+
> 61 2 66203 162Fax: + 61 2 66 221 683email:
> rofford@... http://hmcs.scu.edu.au Paulo Friere:"studying is
> above all thinking about experience, and thinking about experience
is
> the best way to think accurately."

--
******************************************
Dr Bronwyn Winter
Senior Lecturer
Dept of French Studies
Brennan Building A18

President, University of Sydney Branch
National Tertiary Education Union
Room 214, Transient Building F12

University of Sydney  NSW 2006
Australia

ph (direct): (61-2) 9351 5643
ph (NTEU): (61-2) 9351 2827
fax: (61-2) 9351 7573
email: bronwyn.winter@...

2.
Title: Columbia University Weathearhead Postdoctoral Fellowship in
       Modern East and Southeast Asian Studies
    Location: New York
    Deadline: 2003-02-28
    Description:  The East Asian Institute at Columbia University
       invites applications for its 2003-2004 Weatherhead Postdoctoral
       Fellowship in Modern East and Southeast Asian Studies.
       Candidates from all disciplines and areas are welcome to apply,
       but preference will be given to specialists on Southeast Asia.
       The F ...
    Contact: hj2015@...
    URL: www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/EAI/employment.htm
    Announcement ID: 132371
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132371

Title: The Rhode Island Historical Society Announces the 2003 Goff
       Fellowship Program
    Deadline: 2003-01-31
    Description:  The Newell D. Goff Institute for Ingenuity &
       Enterprise Studies invites applications for the 2003 Goff
       Fellowships, research grants which address issues related to
       creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and invention. These
       short-term research grants provide an honorarium of $500 and a
       stipend f ...
    Contact: dgardner@...
    URL: www.rihs.org
    Announcement ID: 132394
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132394

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast:  FELLOWSHIP- 2003 John J. & Nancy Lee
Roberts
          Fellowship Program, IREX

H-Gender-MidEast
********************

FELLOWSHIP- 2003 John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship
Program, IREX

Deadline: Applications must be received by March 15, 2003.

The fellowship provides a single grant of up to $50,000 for research
projects lasting up to 18 months. This year applications will be
accepted for research only in the field of education. This program
supports research in and on Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia
for
scholars with PhD or equivalent terminal degrees. Collaborative
research
programs involving international colleagues are strongly encouraged.

Please visit the IREX website at <www.irex.org/programs/roberts/> for
more
information about the program, including application materials
available
for download.

Questions about the Roberts program may be sent to:
<roberts@...>.

3.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - PLEASE POST / DISTRIBUTE
>
>2003 Common Ground Awards for Journalism in the Middle East
>
>The European Centre for Common Ground and Search for Common Ground
request
>submissions for this annual competition to recognize and encourage
>journalism that contributes to better understanding between people
and to
>maintaining political dialogue in the Middle East.
>
>We are seeking articles that open windows of understanding on the
peoples
>in the region and the issues that divide them, provide insight into
>regional issues and debates, contribute to the political dialogue,
expose
>readers to new perspectives, and help to lay the groundwork for
peaceful
>solutions.
>
>Awards will be offered for articles published in Arab, Israeli, and
>Western publications - written in Arabic, Hebrew, English or
>French. Submissions in other languages should include a translation
into
>English. The articles must have been published between January 1,
2002
>and February 28, 2003 in a recognized newspaper, magazine, or other
>periodical. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2003.
>
>Each article submitted for consideration will be reviewed by a
>distinguished international panel of judges. Each winner will
receive a
>monetary award of US$1000 (one thousand US dollars).
>
>Please send submissions (original or quality copy of published
article)
>for the 2003 awards competition to the European Centre for Common
Ground,
>Rue Belliard 205 bte 13, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium; phone (+32 2)
>234-36-63; fax (+32 2) 732-3033; e-mail: awards@.... For
additional
>information, visit www.eccg.be or www.sfcg.org.
>
>ECCG/SFCG assume the right to reproduce the winning articles or
portions
>thereof.
>Application materials cannot be returned.

4.
Suzanne Baker suzbaker@...
Due to a scheduling conflict on the part of one of my reviewers, I
find I need a *new* reviewer for the following book:

The Package Deal: Marriage, Work and Fatherhood in Men's Lives by
Nicholas Townsend (2002). The author is available for an interview
with the reviewer.

Anyone out there interested in reviewing this book?

Thanks,
Suzanne Baker
AFA Website Book Review Editor

5.
Degerli Hocam,

Paylasildikca cogaldigina inandigimiz bilgiyi, ulkemizde ozellikle
finans sektorunde ihtiyaci olan, arastirma yapan ve bilgiye muhtac,
bilgiye saygi duyan onu cogaltma ve paylasma cabasi icinde olan
idealist
insanlarin hizmetine makalem.com ile sunduk.

Makale bankamiz kisa sure icinde tahminlerimizin de otesinde buyuk
ilgi
gorerek uye sayisini 3.700'e, okunan makale sayisini ise 17.600'un
uzerine cikardi.

Bes yilda urettigimiz tum bilgi birikimimizi elektronik ortama
aktarirken, insanlarin kendilerine ve kurumlarina katma deger
saglayacak
bilgiyi istiyorlarsa, bilginin ve yeniden bilgiyi uretmenin
karsiligini
vermeliler diye dusunmustuk.

Ancak geldigimiz noktada yarin Turkiyemizi emanet edecegimiz genc
universite ogrencilerimiz ile onlari yetistirmeye caba sarf eden
akademisyenlerimizin, gelecekte bizlerin sirketlerimizi sizlerin
bankalarinizi emenet edecegi genc calisanlarinizin ilgisini gorunce,
bilgiyi para ile satmaktan vazgectik.

100 tane makale okuyan bir okurumuzun parali sisteme gecince 2 - 3
makale satin alip digerlerindeki bilgiden mahrum kalacagini
yaptigimiz
kisa arastirmadan biliyoruz.

Biz Active olarak bu konuda caba gostermeyi kurumsal, sosyal
sorumlulugumuz olarak goruyoruz. Bu yondeki calismalarimizi
imkanlarimiz
olcusunde mevcut kalite ve ciddiyet icerisinde yapmaya ve daha cok
bilgi
ureterek buna ihtiyaci olan herkesle paylasmaya calisiyoruz.

Sizden de, daha zengin, daha kaliteli icerigin toplumumuzun tum
kesimlerine ulasmasini saglayarak, bundan once ulkemizin sonra
kurumlarimizin ve bunlarin dogal sonucu olarak bizlerin fayda
saglamasi
ve yarinin hayalimizdeki bilgi toplumu Turkiyesine bir an once
kavusabilmek icin makalem.com'a icerik destegi vermenizi bekliyoruz.

Bu sebeple, hazirlamis oldugunuz guncel ve telif problemi olmayan
degerli calismalarinizi makalem@... adresimize
gonderirseniz bizler ve eminim ki okurlarimiz da cok mutlu olur ve
istifade ederler.

Tum hayatinizda ve akademik yasaminizda basarilarinizin devamini
dilerim.

Saygilarimla,

A.Bulent Caglar
Active, Genel Yayin Yonetmeni



6.
Title: Lecture Series on the Foundation Period of the Ottoman
       Empire at Istanbul Bilgi University
    Date: 2003-01-16
    Description:  Istanbul Bilgi Universitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakultesi
       Tarih Bolumunun Osmanl Devletinin Kurulus Donemi Ustune
       Soylesiler dizisinin ucnc toplantisinin konuklari ve konu
       basliklari: Istanbul Universitesinden Prof. Dr. Feridun Emecen-
       Kor Kuyuyu Doldurabilme Umidi ve Chicago niversitesinden Sara
       Nur Yild ...
    Announcement ID: 132414
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132414
7.
Title: Peacebuilding and Development Summer Institute 2003
    Location: District of Columbia
    Registration Deadline: 2003-04-18
    Description:  The Peacebuilding and Development Summer Institute
       provides knowledge, practical experience and skills for
       professionals, teachers and students involved in conflict
       resolution, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and
       development. The Summer Institute will focus on various
       approaches to mediation ...
    Contact: pcrinst@...
    URL: www.american.edu/sis/peace/summer
    Announcement ID: 132384
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132384
8.
Title: Panel/Workshop: Indigenous Media in the Era of
       Globalization, Minneapolis, March 8
    Location: Minnesota
    Date: 2003-03-08
    Description:  We would like to invite any interested scholars or
       indigenous mediaartists/producers to attend a very special
       panel/workshop on "Indigenous Media in the Era of
       Globalization" to be held in Minneapolis on March 8, 2003 as
       part of the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies
       Conference. WORKSHOP:  ...
    Contact: wilsonpam@...
    URL: www.cinemastudies.org/conf.htm
    Announcement ID: 132392
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132392

    Title: Weekend Intercultural Skills Institutes
    Location: District of Columbia
    Date: 2003-04-27
    Description:  Join American University's Intercultural Management
       Institute for its Spring weekend skills workshops. The courses
       being offered include: INTERCULTURAL TRAINING AND FACILITATION:
       SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, February 8 and 9 Ray Leki What does it
       mean to be a "trainer"? What are the skills necessary to b ...
    Contact: imi@...
    URL: www.imi.american.edu
    Announcement ID: 132386
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132386


                    Free Pint Exchange Workshops
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> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

We've organised an informative series of afternoon workshops covering
topical issues like electronic copyright, communities of practice,
deep linking and intranets.

There are also workshops on subject-specific Web resources, including
patents and financial information.

The sessions are run by acknowledged experts in these fields, and you
are encouraged to bring your own questions and issues to get the most
out of these interactive workshops.

Please take a look at the details below, and book early as places are
limited. To find out more, visit:

                  http://www.freepint.com/exchange

Regards
William Hann, Managing Editor, Free Pint

Communities of Practice Exchange
--------------------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/cp300103.htm>
   "Understand what CoPs can do, and the organizational, managerial
   and technical issues of supporting them."
   Presenter: Martin White. Date: 30th January 2003. New for 2003.

Tour of the City Exchange
-------------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/tc060203.htm>
   "This Exchange aims to provide an overview of the City and an
   introduction to some of its key information sources."
   Presenter: Christopher Murphy. Date: 6th February 2003. New for
2003.

Electronic Copyright Exchange
-----------------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/ec130203.htm>
   "Looking at how copyright protects works in the electronic
   environment, and considering the implications of copyright for
   websites and intranets, including the issues to take into account
   when deep linking."
   Presenter: Paul Pedley. Date: 13th February 2003. Popular repeat.

Patent Information Exchange
---------------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/pt270203.htm>
   "The session aims to define some basic ideas about patents,
   de-mystify some of the legal jargon surrounding patent information,
   explain how patent documents come to be published and examine how
   some of the major databases process this information for the user."
   Presenter: Stephen Adams. Date: 27th February 2003. New for 2003.

Intranets Exchange
------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/in060303.htm>
   "Tips and issues in managing a global intranet, including planning
   a new intranet, implementing an intranet in a global organisation,
   content management issues, taxonomy and categorisation, and using
   the intranet for knowledge sharing and collaborative working."
   Presenter: Paul Pedley. Date: 6th March 2003. Popular repeat.

Deep Linking & Website Evaluation Exchange
------------------------------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/el130303.htm>
   "Looking at the question of how to measure the quality, credibility
   and trustworthiness of web sites; and minimizing the potential
   legal risks involved in 'deep linking'."
   Presenter: Paul Pedley. Date: 13th March 2003.
   New event, following delegate feedback from Electronic Copyright.

Intranet Governance
-------------------
   <http://www.freepint.com/exchange/ig200303.htm>
   "This Exchange will provide delegates with an opportunity to
   consider some of the organizational aspects of intranet management
   and governance."
   Presenter: Martin White. Date: 20th March 2003. New for 2003.

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and feedback from delegates of previous Exchanges, visit:

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1.call for papers 2.website 3.siir 4.PhD and MA 5.MERIP report 6.ECPR
news 7.award 8.internship 9.publication 10.course 11.fellowship
12.opendemocracy 13.summer course 14.reviews
1.
Title: CFP: Self as Scientific and Political Project in 20th
       Century
    Location: Pennsylvania
    Deadline: 2003-03-10
    Description:  "THE SELF AS SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL PROJECT IN THE
       TWENTIETH CENTURY: A SYMPOSIUM ON THE HUMAN SCIENCES BETWEEN
       UTOPIA AND REFORM" Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
       and Penn State University In recent years, the humanities and
       social sciences have witnessed a resurgent interest in the  ...
    Contact: gae2@...
    Announcement ID: 132441
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132441

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast:  CFP Feminism and Classics IV

H-Gender-MidEast
********************

[x-posted from ANE list]

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Feminism & Classics IV, "Gender and Diversity in Place"-May 27-30,
2004

Abstract and proposal submissions are invited for the fourth Feminism
&
Classics conference, which will be held on the campus of The
University
of
Arizona in Tucson.

"Feminism & Classics," a conference series exploring the
interconnections
between research on the ancient Mediterranean world and the study of
women
and gender, has become a crucial venue for establishing feminist
scholarly
and pedagogical objectives and setting professional agendas in the
fields
of classical and feminist studies. Each of the three previous
conferences
in the series has drawn over 200 participants and attracted nationwide
interest.

In the past decade, classical scholars have come to recognize that the
ancient Mediterranean world was a culturally diverse environment and
that
the ancient Greeks and Romans were themselves sensitive to the
constant
influences of the larger, multi-ethnic world upon their own cultures.
Motivated by these concerns, the planning committee has chosen
"Gender and
Diversity in Place" as the theme of Feminism & Classics IV.

We are soliciting proposals for panels, workshops, and individual
presentations exploring notions of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality
as
they
were defined both in ancient Greek- and Latin-speaking environments
and in
border regions. In the belief that areas of intense cross-cultural
interaction, such as Spain, Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, and the Near
East,
will be particularly fertile grounds for the exploration of the
intersection between ancient conceptualizations of gender and
ethnicity,
we
invite contributions from members of disciplines specializing in those
areas as well as from trained classicists.

We encourage submissions from a wide range of perspectives, including
archaeology, art history, cultural, political, and social history,
linguistics, literary criticism, religious studies, and papyrology.
Experimental sessions that offer opportunities for developing
theories,
methods, and tools or for building scholarly and pedagogical networks
are
especially welcome.

The rich multicultural ambiance of The University of Arizona and its
geographical location within the Sonoran desert, where numerous
indigenous
and immigrant cultures meld together without respect for national
boundaries, make it the perfect symbolic locale for scholarly
dialogue
on
the gender systems, ethnicity, and geography of the ancient world.
Time limit: 90 minutes for panels and workshops; 20 minutes for
papers.
Please indicate estimated delivery time and specify audio-visual
needs.
Panel and workshop proposals: Provide a summary (in no more than 500
words)
of the general theme of the panel or workshop and a brief description
(250
words each) of the individual presentations.

Paper proposals: Provide a summary of the presentation in no more than
500
words (one single-spaced page).

Proposals should be e-mailed to: Holly Cohen
(holly@ironhorsemotercycles
.com)

All submissions will be refereed anonymously. Include name, mailing
and
e-mail address in cover posting only, not on abstract. Deadline for
submissions: April 30, 2003

Subject: H-Gender-Mideast: CFP: Culture, Theory, Critique

H-Gender-MidEast
********************
CULTURE, THEORY AND CRITIQUE

Call for papers (3) and contents of 43.1.

Unless specified otherwise, please direct all correspondence
regarding
=
CTC to: ctc@... ; apologies for cross-postings.=20

For full details on _Culture, Theory and Critique_, submission =
information, instructions to authors, a free online sample copy and =
contents listings from volume 43 on, please visit the journal's
website
=
at:

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/14735784.htm

_Culture, Theory and Critique_ is an interdisciplinary journal for
the
=
transformation and development of critical theories in the humanities
=
and social sciences. It aims to critique and reconstruct theories by =
interfacing them with one another and by relocating them in new sites
=
and conjunctures. _Culture, Theory and Critique's_ approach to =
theoretical refinement and innovation is one of interaction and =
hybridisation via recontextualisation and transculturation. The =
reconceptualisation of critical theories is achieved by:=20

* assessing how well theories emerging from particular spatial, =
cultural, geographical and historical contexts travel and translate
into =
new conjunctures.=20

* confronting theories with their limitations or aporias through =
immanent critique.

* applying theories to cultural, literary, social and political =
phenomena in order to test them against their respective fields of =
concern and to generate critical feedback.

* interfacing theories from different intellectual, disciplinary and =
institutional settings.=20

_Culture, Theory and Critique_ publishes one special issue and one
open =
issue per volume.=20

CALL FOR PAPERS - OPEN ISSUES

Inquiries for open issues should be directed to:
ctc@....=
20

Submissions for open issues should be sent to _Culture, Theory and =
Critique, Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies,
University
=
of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Submissions for the open
issues =
may be sent at any time.=20

Submissions are subject to peer review.



CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE, APRIL 2004 'PRACTICES OF
ORDINARY AND =
EXTRAORDINARY MEDIATION'.=20

Globalization has allegedly facilitated contacts and brought about
new
=
types of exchanges between individuals and communities: today's =
immigrants, merchants, soldiers, politicians, journalists, but also =
neighbours and lovers increasingly have to communicate with subjects
or
=
communities that do not share their culture, their history, or even =
their language. They need facilitators, translators, go-betweens
(other
=
humans, or technological or discursive tools). This issue of
_Culture,
=
Theory and Critique_ will examine how practices of mediation are
being
=
reinvented in the context of cultural, social or political
encounters.
=
Contributors are encouraged to explore a whole range of discursive =
practices, from the most official forms of negotiation (in the
context
=
of international conflicts for example) to the most ordinary and =
apparently banal examples of mediation (translating direction for a =
tourist, filling out forms for parents).=20

Inquiries and submissions should be directed to Professor Mireille =
Rosello, WCAS French and Italian, 1859 Sheridan Rd #152, Northwestern
=
University, Evanston, IL 60208-2204, USA; m-rosello@....
=
Deadline for submissions: 1 June 2003.=20



CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE, MAY 2005 'NOISE'.=20

Today, noise is breaking away from the status of undesirable
phenomenon =
bestowed upon it by traditional communications theory. No longer
merely
=
an undesirable element to be eradicated so as to retain the purity of
=
the original signal, noise is infecting expression from all realms, =
spawning genres and movements, complexifying rather than destroying =
semantics. Indeed, noise has become an integral part of our late
modern
=
condition, and not only because of the amount of noise produced by
late
=
industrial and digital societies. It is perhaps only natural that we =
attempt to insulate ourselves from this latter noise, but to treat
all
=
noise in this way, to attempt to eradicate *all* forms of noise is =
fundamentally to disavow the ground on which our every expression is =
transmitted. This issue of _Culture, Theory and Critique_ will aim to
=
listen to (or look at) noise in all of its guises both literal and =
metaphorical, to restore noise to its rightful place and to examine
the
=
ways in which noise can refigure existing theories, theories which
also
=
at times collude in this politics of noise reduction.=20

Amongst the key issues to be addressed in this volume will be:

* Manifestations of noise in culture (noise music, post-digital
music,
=
static, hiss, snow and other complex frequencies).=20

* The 'silent' noise behind various communicational acts (what is at =
stake when mistaking this noise for silence?)=20

* The construction of meaning (why is it that meaning is challenged
by
=
noise and what does meaning arise from?)

* The politics of noise (does noise indeed signal a new political =
economy as Attali claimed? is noise revolt?)

* Noise and hybridity (does hybridity challenge a noiseless economy?)

* Should noise and noisiness be maintained (or perhaps maintained
solely =
as an outside) or is a politics of noise reduction justified?

* Does noise constitute a possible alterity?

Inquiries and submissions should be directed to: Dr Greg Hainge,
School
=
of Humanities, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. =
greg.hainge@...=20

and to: Dr Paul Hegarty, Department of French, University College
Cork,
=
Cork, Ireland. phegarty@...

Deadline for submissions: 1 June 2004.=20



JUST PUBLISHED. VOLUME 43.1 May 2002. SPECIAL ISSUE ON
'EUROCENTRISM'.=20

Contents:=20

Chu-Chueh Cheng=20

'Imperial Cartography and Victorian Literature: Charting the Wishes
and
=
Anguish of an Island-Empire', pp. 1-16

Paul Allatson, Adam Le Nevez, Yixu Lu, et al.=20

' "Average Stray Aliens": An Average Australian Conversation on =
Eurocentrism', pp. 17-32=20

April R. Biccum

'Interrupting the Discourse of Development: On a Collision Course
with
=
Postcolonial Theory', pp. 33-50=20

Gerhard Richter

'Sites of Indeterminacy and the Spectres of Eurocentrism', pp. 51-
65=20

Colin Wright

'Centrifugal Logics: Eagleton and Spivak on the Place of "Place" in =
Postcolonial Theory', pp. 67-82

Subject: H-Gender-Mideast: CfP: Comparative Orientalisms (MLA 2003)

H-Gender-MidEast
********************
[x-posted from literary calls for papers]

The Division of Asian American Literature of the Modern Language
Association
is arranging the following session for its upcoming annual conference
to be held in San Diego (Dec. 2003).

Please submit proposals to the contact listed below:

"Comparative Orientalisms: Figuring Asian and Arab Americans"
Comparative analyses of representations of Asians and Arabs in
American
culture. Self-representations and resistances in literary/cultural
productions amid complex geopolitics. Abstract, one-page c.v., March
10th.
Rajini Srikanth, rajini.srikanth@....

Second call for abstracts

Dear Colleagues,

The 5th European Feminist Research Conference  - Gender and Power in
the
New Europe: Intersections of ethnicity, class, disability,
sexualities
and
generations has now received almost 500 pre-registrations and is now
sending out a second and last call for papers. The final deadline for
abstracts has been extended to March 1, 2003.

You can submit your abstract on the website's suggestion page along
with
workshop proposals and other ideas and suggestions for the
conference.
Read
more about the conditions for abstract proposals and workshop streams
on
the website (www.5thfeminist.lu.se). You can of course send us your
abstract by email or ordinary mail.

If you have not already pre-registered to the 5th European Feminist
Research Conference you can now do so at our website or by post.


Best Regards

Sara Goodman and Anna-Karin Persson
for the Organising Committee

5th European Feminist Research Conference
www.5thfeminist.lu.se
e-mail: 5thfeminist@...
Centre for Gender Studies, Lund University
Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Tel: + 46 46 222 7624, + 46 46 222 9778, Fax: + 46 46 222 4004

CALL FOR PAPERS

Citizenship and the Environment Conference
4-6 September 2003
University of Newcastle, UK

(Abstracts deadline: 31 JANUARY 2003)

Workshop Organisers:
Professor Andrew Dobson, Open University
Dr. Derek Bell, Newcastle University

The aim of this workshop is to develop new understanding of the role
of 'environmental citizenship' in promoting sustainability. Much
attention has been given in recent years to the 'macro' level issues
involved in bringing about the widely endorsed objective of making
societies more sustainable. By contrast, very little attention has
been paid to what citizens themselves might, or should, do in this
regard. Citizenship has been very much on the agenda in recent years
as a decline in 'social capital' has been noted, at the same time as
its critical importance has been recognised. Governments alone cannot
bring about sustainability as a goal, and citizenship looks promising
as a way of articulating what individuals might do to help realise
this goal. Recent developments in international environmental policy,
including Local Agenda 21, the Aarhus Convention and the emphasis on
public-private-NGO partnerships at the recent WSSD are all signs that
a sustainable future depends on 'environmental citizenship'. However,
the idea of 'environmental citizenship' has rarely been subjected to
critical scrutiny and there has been little empirical research into
the role of environmental citizenship in promoting sustainability.

We shall be looking for empirical and theoretical papers in four broad
areas:

First, clarification of what environmental citizenship might mean.
Can a theoretically robust notion of environmental citizenship be
articulated?

Second, what is the relationship between citizenship and
sustainability? Is there any evidence that environmental citizens can
make a difference?

Third, what might 'doing' environmental citizenship actually involve?
Is such citizenship activity located in the realm of production or of
consumption? Is it public or is it private? Is it local or is it
global?

Finally, we wish to analyse and assess ways of encouraging
environmental citizenship, ranging from formal education programmes to
economic incentives.

300 word abstracts should be sent to derek.bell@... not later
than 31 JANUARY 2003.

Participants will be expected to submit papers by 31 July 2003 for
circulation in advance of the conference.
Derek Bell
Leverhulme Research Fellow
Politics
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 2227465

Subject: Faculty Development Seminar on Evil

The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and McGill
University invite applications for a faculty development seminar
on "Evil
and International Affairs: Rhetoric, Reality and Responsibility", to
be
held from June 2-6, 2003, at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Selected participants of the five-day seminar will explore religious,
philosophical and political perspectives on evil as a concept and
problem,
and consider the utility of the discourse of good and evil in
explaining, understanding, and evaluating world affairs. Participants
will also
examine how the language of good and evil contributes to
policymaking,
and how the theme can be incorporated into both teaching and
research.

Please email vnayar@..., or visit the Carnegie Council website
at
http://www.cceia.org for more details.

Deadline for applications has been changed to February 17th, 2003.

From: Tomi Castle <tomi.o.castle@...>
To: owner-fem-anth-l@...
Subject: call for papers posting

_____________________________________________________________

Call for Papers (graduate students)
Investigating Identity and Experience: an interdisciplinary graduate
student
conference on Gender, Sexuality, and Cultural Politics
Vanderbilt University
April 18-19, 2003

Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2003

The Vanderbilt University Robert Penn Warren Center for the
Humanities, in
conjunction with the Graduate School, Department of English, and
Department of
Philosophy, announce INVESTIGATING IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCE: an
interdisciplinary graduate student conference on Gender, Sexuality
and
Cultural Politics, our second annual interdisciplinary graduate
student
research conference, to be held on April 18-19 at Vanderbilt
University in
Nashville, Tennessee. We are soliciting research on the place of the
material
body, gender, and sexuality in relation to historical, cultural, and
political
periods. We welcome papers from all fields and all historical
periods. A
limited number of travel grants are available and will be awarded
based on
merit. Lisa Duggan and Uma Narayan will give keynote addresses at the
event.


    Title: Urban Network of the Social Science History Association --
       28th Annual Meeting
    Location: Maryland
    Description: The Urban Network of the Social Science History
       Association (SSHA) is accepting paper and panel proposals for
       the 28th annual meeting of the SSHA, to be held in Baltimore,
       MD, November 13-16, 2003. Topics related to urbanism from any
       discipline are welcome. Deadline for submissions is March 1,
       2003  ...
    Contact: ssha_urban@...
    URL: www.ssha.org
    Announcement ID: 132448
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132448

Title: The Fading Image: Visual Culture And The Transformation Of
       Memory
    Location: British Columbia
    Deadline: 2003-02-28
    Description:  The fading image: visual culture and the
       transformation of memory - a symposium to be held May 16-17,
       2003 at the Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness,
       University of British Columbia. Researchers, theorists and
       community practitioners of memory are invited to reflect on and
       map out how  ...
    Contact: cshc@...
    URL: www.cshc.ubc.ca/fadingimage/
    Announcement ID: 132462
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132462


    Title: Gender and Women journal submission
    Deadline: 2003-09-01
    Description:  The editorial office of THE HISTORIAN is currently
       accepting submissions for publication consideration for an
       upcoming special issue dedicated to the theme of women and
       gender. Subjects may include, but are not limited to, the
       following analyses: gender relations hierarchy and domination
       feminist m ...
    Contact: historian@...
    Announcement ID: 132468
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132468

Subject: Journal: Increase in Frequency - Journal of Southern Europe
and the Balkans

    Monday 20, January

Dear colleague

I am writing to let you know that Journal of Southern Europe and the
Balkans is increasing in frequency in 2003 to three issues per year.
As
an
expert in the field of European Studies, and someone whose work is
very
much in the scope of the journal, I would be delighted if you would
consider sending your next paper to us. The increased frequency of
the
journal will allow you to benefit from even faster publication times,
ensuring your research is rapidly communicated to the community.

For specific details about submitting an article, or about
subscribing
to
Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, please consult the
relevant
section at Taylor &

Francis journals home page.
<http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals>www.tandf.co.uk/journals. Here you
may
also find details about requesting a sample copy of the journal.

The editor, Vassilis Fouskas will be happy to hear from you with any
comments or questions. Please contact him at the following address:

Mrs Penny Tribe, Assistant to the Editor, Journal of Southern Europe
and
the Balkans, Faculty of Human Sciences, Kingston University, Penrhyn
Road,
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK.

Yours sincerely,

Justine Sansom
Marketing Team Leader
Taylor & Francis



Taylor & Francis Group
London " New York " Oslo " Philadelphia " Singapore " Stockholm
UK Head Office: 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE


[This message contained attachments]

Dear All, and my apologies for any cross-posting--


I am currently organizing a session proposal for the November
meetings
of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The meetings are
scheduled for 11/19-11/23 in Chicago.

I wish to propose a session on sexual policy and sexual politics,
focused particularly on LGBTQ issues. Broadly conceived, this session
has room to address research globally, cross-culturally, and in
domestic contexts. As the theme of this year's AAA meeting is "Peace:
Affinities, Divisions, Transformations" contributors might (but are
not
required to) engage with this theme--for example, exploring notions
of
peacekeeping, social justice movements, political histories,
individual
struggles.

Possible paper topics could:

- Deconstruct cultural beliefs underpinning ether pro- or anti-queer
policy (generally, or in a specific regional or institutional
location)

- Provide an in-depth examination of a particular relevant policy
(say,
gay adoption rights, partner health benefits, hospital visitation
rights, etc.) and its effects

- Revisit the issue of balancing Boasian cultural relativism with
analyses of repressive cultural policies

- Explore divergences between public opinion and public policy on
LGBT-
related issues

- Consider grassroots movements vis-à-vis local governmental policies


The proposed panel will be submitted to the Society of Lesbian and
Gay
Anthropologists for consideration, in hopes that we will be sponsored
as a SOLGA invited session.

If interested in contributing a paper or participating as a
discussant,
please send me a brief note indicating your interest by February 3rd.
For those presenting papers, I can then send you specific information
on formatting the abstracts for submission. I will need all abstracts
by February 17th for us to submit the whole session proposal on time
at
the end of February.

Thank you so much, and I look forward to hearing from you! Please
pass
this notice on to others who may be interested, and don't hesitate to
contact me with questions you may have.


Christine Pettett, PhD Candidate
Yale University, Department of Anthropology
51 Hillhouse Ave., Box. 208277
New Haven, CT 06520-8277
christine.pettett@...
203-776-4693
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP:  KADIN / WOMAN 2000

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

From: Netice Yildiz <netice.yildiz@...>

=20
  CALL for PAPERS and BOOK REVIEWS

KADIN / WOMAN 2000

Journal for  Woman Studies
Eastern Mediterranean University - Centre for Woman Studies
KADIN / WOMAN 2000 welcomes papers on women issues for the forthcoming
issues. KADIN / WOMAN 2000 is an international publication devoted
exclusively to the Mediterranean and Turkish Women issues, especially
Turkish Cypriot women.  It covers a wide range of discipline such as
politics, economics, anthropology, literature, history, health, law,
sociology, religion and culture, and is open to all critical
approaches
whether sociological, art historical, economical or psychological. It
is
designed to supply the needs of scholars, critics and to support the
works of graduate students entering this developing field of study.
The
English articles published in KADIN / WOMAN 2000 are accepted to be
indexed with their abstracts mainly in GenderWatch (Covered by
ProQuest), Contemporary Women's Issues (in Gale Electronic Databases)
both of which are under OCLC,  MLA International Bibliography and
Index
Islamicus.
Readership: Historian, literary critics, art historians and critics,
linguists, sociologists, psychologists, economist and politicians,
media
and communication specialists, members of academic departmen
dies.
Notes for Authors: The authors should submit three copies of the
manuscript to the editor. For more information please sent e-mail to
netice.yildiz@... or woman2000@....
Deadline for papers:
For June 2003 issue: end of  February 10, 2002
For December 2003 issue:  March 15,  2003.
=20
See the web page of KADIN / WOMAN 2000 for more details:
  <http://emu.edu.tr/www/KAEM/index.htm>
http://emu.edu.tr/www/KAEM/index.htm
=20
Correspondence address:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Netice Y=9Eld=9Ez
Chief Editor
Faculty of Architecture
Gazimagosa - North Cyprus via Mersin 10 - Turkey
=20

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast:  CONF./CFP- Int'l Cong. of Asian & North
African
          Studies, Moscow, 2004

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

[x-posted from Central-Eurasia-L]


CONF./CFP- Int'l Congress of Asian & North African Studies, Moscow,
Aug.
2004

Circular Letter No 1

Dear Colleagues:

In accordance with the decision upheld by the International Union for
Oriental and Asiatic Research during the special proceedings held in
course
of ICANAS-36 which took place in 2000 in Montreal, ICANAS-37 will be
held in
Moscow from 16th to 21st of August 2004.

The ICANAS-37 will be held by the Orientalist Society of the Russian
Academy
of Sciences. The Society, being the national association of
orientalists and
comprising historians, philologists, anthropologists, culturologists,
economists, political analysts, art critics and other scholars, has
recently
celebrated its centenary.

The ICANAS-37 will be supervised by the supreme officials of the
Government
of Russian Federation.

The motto of the ICANAS-37 is going to be "Unity in Diversity"--this
symbolises the aggregation of all traditional cultural values, which
all
peoples inhabiting Eurasia and Northern Africa enjoy equal rights to
share.

Further information on the terms of participation, visa requirements,
lodging, thematic workshops, sessions, cultural events such as trips
to
other cities, and miscellaneous organisational issues will be
communicated
in Circular Letter No 2 to be sent out by the Secretariat of ICANAS-
37
to
all the regular ICANAS participants before March 2003. Attached to the
Circular Letter No 2 there will be an individual form considered by
the
Organising Committee an official application to participate in
ICANAS-37.
These applications will be accepted till September 1st, 2003.

The Circular Letter No 3, acting as the guarantee document of the
Organising
Committee, will confirm the participation in academic and cultural
programs
of ICANAS-37. This will be sent out in the first half of 2004.

The information contained herein is intended to serve as a preliminary
notification about the date of the ICANAS and the stages of its
progress.
Nonetheless your feedback would be greatly appreciated, and we will
welcome
any input on the organisation of special sessions, hearings, seminars
and
workshops. Please send all correspondence to Head of the Secretariat
of
ICANAS-37, Professor Dmitry D. Vasilyev, at ICANAS-37, 12
Rozhdestvenka
st.
Moscow-103753, Russia, fax +7-(095)-925-7788, e-mail ivran@....

President, ICANAS-37
President of the Orientalist Society
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Professor
R. B. Rybakov

2.
Title: Announcing H-Mideast-Politics: H-Net Network on
       contemporary MiddleEastern political affairs and their
       international repercussions
    Description:  Announcing H-Mideast-Politics: H-Net Network on
       contemporary MiddleEastern political affairs and their
       international repercussions Sponsored by H-Net, Humanities &
       Social Sciences On-line, Michigan StateUniversity About
       H-Mideast-Politics H-Mideast-Politics is an academic discussion
       forum where sub ...
    Announcement ID: 132492
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132492


    Title: Professional language and culture web site
    Location: Massachusetts
    Description: This web site is designed for people who seek a
       better understanding of other cultures by learning about their
       history and languages, their religion and traditions. ...
    Contact: kader30@...
    URL: www.cultureconnections.com
    Announcement ID: 132479
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132479

Subject: H-Gender-Mideast: ANN  Uysal-Walker Archive of Turkish Oral
Narrative

H-Gender-MidEast
**************

ANN: Uysal-Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative

  http://swco.ttu.edu/aton_html/index.htm

thank you
U-W. ATON

Texas Tech University

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: ANN  Siyanda January Update-Islam and
Feminism

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

Siyanda Update:
Issue No. 8, January 2003
http://www.siyanda.org/
Past issues of the update available at:
http://www.siyanda.org/archive.htm
=======
INDEX:
=======
I. Database Highlights: Resources on Islam and Feminism
II. Partner Profile: AWID
III. Websites of Interest: WLUML and AMEWS
IV. Call for Contributions:Global Sex and Gender Issue-New deadline
for
submission
V. Announcements: New MA Programme in Gender and Peace Studies and New
Gender Equity in Health Advocacy Pack
VI. Siyanda website: User survey and website redesign


I. Database Highlights: Resources on Islam and Feminism
==========================================
- Dismantling Bridges, Building Solidarity: Reconciling Western and
Arab
Feminisms, Basarudin, Azza, 2002
This paper examines how Arab women are marginalized within the sphere
of
Western feminism and calls for cross-cultural dialogue between the
two.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/basarudin_azza.htm

- Islamic Feminism: What's in a Name? Badran, Margot, 2002
Islamic feminism's key argument is that Islam's fundamental and
central
holy
text, the Qu'ran, affirms the equality of all human beings. However,
the
interpretation of this text has been patriarchal.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/badran_islamicfem.htm

- Islamic Feminism and Its Discontents: Toward a Resolution of the
Debate,
Moghadam, Valentine, 2002
This article examines the heated debates among expatriate Iranian
feminists
and leftists on the issue of Islamic feminism.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/moghadam_discon.htm

- The Politics of Feminism in Islam, Majid, Anouar, 2002
A paper that examines discourses of feminism in the Islamic world and
explores indigenous models of emancipation for Muslim women.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/majid_polfem.htm

- Islamic Feminism: Perils and Promises, Tohidi, Nayereh, 2002
This paper describes how Islamic Feminism has provided a feminist
reinterpretation of Islamic texts together with an alternative view of
modernity from tha
nism.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/tohidi_islamicperils.htm

- Muslim Feminism and Feminist Movement: Africa, Samiuddin, Abida and
R.
Khanam, R., 2002
This book explores the development of Islamic feminism and the
feminist
movement in African countries.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/samiuddin_femmovsa.htm

- Islamic Feminism? What's In A Name? Preliminary Reflections,
Abou-Bakr,
Omaima, 2001
Islam and feminism are not contradictory. However, Muslim women
claiming
their rights have different views on if, or how to call themselves
'Islamic
feminists'.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/abou_baker_islamicfem.htm

(Summaries were written by various members of the BRIDGE Team)

More Siyanda resources on Islamic Feminism can be found here:
http://www.siyanda.org/search.htm (type "islam" in the keywords field)


II. Partner Profile*: AWID
==================
The Association for Women's Rights in Development
http://www.awid.org/

The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an
international
membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people
and
organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable
development and women's human rights.

Please find below a selection of AWID's publications in the Siyanda
database:
- A Rights-based Approach to Development, 2002, Association for
Women's
Rights in Development (AWID)
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against
Women and the Optional Protocol, 2002, Association for Women's Rights
in
Development (AWID)
- The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To access these publications, please go to:
http://www.siyanda.org/search.htm and type the word "awid" in the
keywords
box.

You can contact AWID at:
96 Spadina Ave. Suite 401
Toronto, ON Canada
M5V 2J6
Telephone: (416) 594-3773
Fax: (416) 594-0330
Email: awid@...

(*Partner organisations are those whose publications are featured on
the
Siyanda database).


III. Websites of Interest: WLUML
d AMEWS
==================================
- Women Living Under Muslim Laws
http://www.wluml.org/
WLUML is an international Network that provides information,
solidarity
and
support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed
by
laws and customs said to derive from Islam. The Network aims to
increase the
autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles of women from
within
Muslim countries and linking them with feminist and progressive
groups
at
large.

- The Association for Middle East Women's Studies
http://www.amews.org/
AMEWS is a private, non-profit, non-political, international
organization of
scholars and other persons interested in the study of women in the
Middle
East. The objectives of the Association are to advance research in
this
area.  AMEWS is an affiliated organization of the Middle East Studies
Association of North America, Inc.


IV. Call for Contributions: Global Sex and Gender Issue-New deadline
for
submission
=============================================================
Parallax: The Journal of Ethics and Globalisation, seeks articles for
its
December 1st 2003 Global Sex and Gender issue that examines how
globalisation has affected conceptions of sex and gender in all
societies of
the world, and, likewise, how conceptions of sex and gender as well
as
the
manifestations of these conceptions have affected globalisation.

Parallax welcomes contributors from any field, with any background
and
with
any view.  Articles do not necessarily need to be submitted by an
individual; an organisation as a whole may submit its views to
Parallax
as
well.  Pieces can be of any length.  Features are generally 2500 to
4000
words and section or opinion pieces 500 to 2000 words.  Parallax
understands
that not all contributors will have prior writing experience, online
or
otherwise. Our editing team would be pleased to assist contributors in
preparing a piece for publication.  Parallax will not publish libel
or
any
other illegal content.  Parallax relies on volunteer contributi
  on their work.

To contribute to Parallax's Global Sex and Gender issue, please send
an
e-mail query and/or article abstract to contribute@....
Deadline is February 28, 2003.


V. Announcements:
===============
New MA Programme in Gender and Peace Studies-Costa Rica
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------
---------------
The Department for Gender and Peace Studies at the University for
Peace
announced the Master of Arts Degree in Gender and Peace Building (in
English), beginning in September of 2003. The Programme will include
subjects such as Cultures and Cultural Transformation: from a Culture
of War
to a Culture of Peace; Strategies of Inclusion and Exclusion: Diverse
Human
Groups; and Human Security from the Gender Perspective. With the
support of
the government of Finland, a limited number of scholarships are
available to
students who demonstrate financial need along with superior academic
skills
and experience within the field of gender.

For more information on the Department, including an application form
contact the Office for Academic Administration at:
University for Peace
Apdo. 138-6100
Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
Tel: +506-205-9000
Fax: +506-249-1324
Email: acadmin@...
http://www.upeace.org/academic/masters/gender.htm


New Gender Equity in Health Advocacy Pack
------------------------------------------------------------------
The Women, Health and Development Program announces its new Gender
Equity in
Health Advocacy Pack! The kit consists of a fact sheet, an issue
paper
and a
PowerPoint presentation, which present the ethical and empirical
underpinnings of the effort to incorporate the gender perspective in
health
policies and programs.

Download the Advocacy Pack at:
http://www.paho.org/english/hdp/hdw/advocacykits.htm


VI. Siyanda Website: User survey and website redesign
========================================
The Siyanda website is currently being redesigned as part of an
extensive
evaluation proce
  put together a user survey (forwarded in a separate e-mail), which
we
ask
that you kindly fill-out and return to us no later than February 7th
2003.
By filling-out and returning the survey, you are helping us make
Siyanda the
user-friendly, responsive and informative website that you need.  The
re-designed website is scheduled to be launched in February 2003.


*We encourage you to send us any relevant information on gender in
your
country or region for circulation through this update. Comments and
suggestions on how to make Siyanda more responsive to your needs and
interests are also welcome. Please write to: siyanda@.... We
also
invite NGOs working on gender and development to link to the Siyanda
website. When you do so, please send us an e-mail so that we can
create
a
reciprocal link*


** The "Siyanda Update" is a monthly newsletter featuring the latest
gender
mainstreaming resources available on our website
http://www.siyanda.org/.
Siyanda aims to assist busy gender practitioners with locating
essential
gender mainstreaming resources, quickly and easily. It is also an
interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas,
experiences
and resources with like-minded colleagues. To subscribe or
unsubscribe
from
the "Siyanda Update", please go to:
http://www.siyanda.org/subscribe.htm **


Ra'ida Al-Zu'bi
Information and Network Coordinator
Bridge, Institute of Development Studies
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9RE
Phone: 44 (1273) 872548
Fax: 44 (1273) 691 647/621 202 att. Ra'ida Al-Zu'bi


For access to a wide range of free Gender resources, please visit:

Siyanda:Practitioner-focused Gender Mainstreaming Website
http://www.siyanda.org/

Genie:Donor-focused Gender Information Exchange Website
http://www.genie.ids.ac.uk/

BRIDGE Gender and Development:BRIDGE resources Website
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/

Subject: Link: New Internet Forum on Southeast Europe

The Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe
(CDRSEE) has
just launched a new Internet Forum for Southeast Europe to open a
debate on
the issue of reconciliation, see www.reconcilingforthefuture.org.
The
Forum
is the first step in a long-term process to enhance the already
existing
reconciliation projects in the region and to create new ones.

The aim is to develop effective tools and mechanisms,programmes and
strategies that would change a pattern of hostility and
conflicts into co-operation and mutual respect for common values and
principles.

The initiative has been created by CDRSEE along with the Stability
Pact
for
Southeast Europe.  The Greek European Presidency is supporting the
project,
as is the foreign ministries of Norway and Sweden.

We hope that this online dialogue will inspire people to redress,
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3.
Han-ı Yağma /Tevfik Fikret


Bu sofracık, efendiler - ki iltikaama muntazır
Huzurunuzda titriyor - bu milletin hayatıdır;
Bu milletin ki mustarip, bu milletin ki muhtazır!
Fakat sakın çekinmeyin, yiyin, yutun hapır hapır...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!

Efendiler pek açsınız, bu çehrenizde bellidir
Yiyin, yemezseniz bugün, yarın kalır mı kim bilir?
Bu nadi-i niam, bakın kudumunuzla müftehir!
Bu hakkıdır gazanızın, evet, o hak da elde bir...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!

Bütün bu nazlı beylerin ne varsa ortalıkta say
Haseb, neseb, şeref, oyun, düğün, konak, saray,
Bütün sizin, efendiler, konak, saray, gelin, alay;
Bütün sizin, bütün sizin, hazır hazır, kolay kolay...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!

Büyüklüğün biraz ağır da olsa hazmı yok zarar
Gurur-ı ihtiıamı var, sürur-ı intikaamı var.
Bu sofra iltifatınızdan işte ab u tab umar.
Sizin bu baş, beyin, ciğer, bütün şu kanlı lokmalar...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!

Verir zavallı memleket, verir ne varsa, malını
Vücudunu, hayatını, ümidini, hayalini
Bütün ferağ-ı halini, olanca şevk-i balini.
Hemen yutun düşünmeyin haramını, helalini...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!

Bu harmanın gelir sonu, kapıştırın giderayak!
Yarın bakarsınız söner bugün çıtırdayan ocak!
Bugünkü mideler kavi, bugünkü çorbalar sıcak,
Atıştırın, tıkıştırın, kapış kapış, çanak çanak...

Yiyin efendiler yiyin, bu han-ı iştiha sizin,
Doyunca, tıksırınca, çatlayıncaya kadar yiyin!





Amentü / İsmet Özel  1974


İnsan

eşref-i mahlûkattır derdi babam
bu sözün sözler içinde bir yeri vardı
ama bir eylül günü bilek damarlarımı kestiğim zaman
bu söz asıl anlamını kavradı
geçti çıvgınların, çıbanların, reklamların arasından
geçti tarih denilen tamahkâr tüccarı
kararmış rakamların yarıklarından sızarak
bu söz yüreğime kadar alçaldı
damar kesildi, kandır akacak
ama kan kesilince damardan sıcak
sımsıcak kelimeler boşandı
aşk için karnıma ve göğsüme
ölüm için yüreğime sürdüğüm ecza uçtu birden
aşk ve ölüm bana yeniden
su ve ateş ve toprak
yeniden yorumlandı.

Dilce susup
bedence konuşulan bir çağda
biliyorum kolay anlaşılmıyacak
kanatları kara fücur çiçekleri açmış olan dünyanın
yanık yağda boğulan yapıların arasında
delirmek hakkını elde bulundurmak
rahma çağdaş terimlerle yanaşmak için
bana deha değil
belgeler gerekli
kanıtlar, ifadeler, resmi mühür ve imza
gençken
peşpeşe kaç gece yıllarca
acıyan, yumuşak yerlerime yaslanıp uçardım
bilmezdim neden bazı saatler
alaturka vakitlere ayarlı
neden karpuz sergilerinde lüküs yanar
yazgı desem
kötü bir şey dokunmuş olurdu sanki dudaklarıma
Tokat
aklıma bile gelmezdi
babam onbeşli olmasa.

Meyan kökü kazarmış babam kırlarda
ben o yaşta koltuğumda kitaplar
işaret parmağımda zincir, cebimde sedef çakı
cebimde kırlangıçlar çılgınlık sayfaları
kafamda yasak düşünceler, Gide mesela.
Kar yağarken kirlenen bir şeydi benim yüzüm
her sevinç nöbetinde kusmak sunuldu bana
gecenin anlamı tıkansın diye ıslık çalar
resimli bir kitaptan çalardım hayatımı
oysa hergün
merkep kiralayıp da kazılan kökleri
Forbes firmasına satan babamdı.

Budur
işte bir daha korkmamak için korkmaz görünen korku
işte şehirleri bayındır gösteren yalan
işte mevsimlerin değiştiği yerde buharlaşan
kelepçeler, sürgünler, gençlik acılarıyla
güçbela kurduğum cümle işte bu;
ten kaygusu yüklü ağır bir haç taşımaktan
tenimin olanca ağırlığı yok oldu.
Solgun evler, ölü bir dağ, iyice solmuş dudak
bile bir bir çınlayan
ihtilal haberidir
ve gecenin gümüş ipliklerden işlenmiş oluşu
nisan ayları gelince vücudu hafifletir
şahlanan grevler için kahkahalarım küstah
bakışlarım beyaz bulutlara karşı obur
marşlara ayarlanmak hevesindeki sesim
gider şehre ve şaraba yaltaklanarak
biraz ağlayabilmek için
fotoğraflar çektirir
babam
seferberlikte mekkâredir.

İnsanın
gölgesiyle tanımlandığı bir çağda
marşlara düşer belki birkaç şey açıklamak
belki ruhların gölgesi
düşer de marşlara
mümkün olur babamı
varlık sancısıyla çağırmak:
                      Ezan sesi duyulmuyor
                      Haç dikilmiş minbere
         Kâfir Yunan bayrak asmış
         Camilere, her yere

         Öyle ise gel kardeşim
         Hep verelim elele
         Patlatalım bombaları
         Çanlar sussun her yerde

Çanlar sustu ve fakat
binlerce yılın yabancısı bir ses
değdi minarelere:Tanrı uludur Tanrı uludur
polistir babam
Cumhuriyetin bir kuludur
bense
anlamış değilim böyle maceralardan
ne Godiva geçer yoldan, ne bir kimse kör olur
yalnız
coşkunluğu karşısında içlendiğim şadırvan
nüfus cüzdanımda tuhaf
ekmek damgası durur
benim işim bulutlar arşınlamak gün boyu
etin ıslak tadına doğru
yavaş yavaş uyanmak
çocuk kemiklerinden yelkenler yapıp
hırsız cenazelerine bine bine
temiz döşeklerin ürpertisinden çeşme
korkak dualarından cibinlikler kurarak
dokunduğum banknotlardan tiksinmeyi itiraz
nakışsız yaşamakları
silâhlanmak sayarak
çıkardım
boğaza tıkanan lokmanın hartasını
çıkınımda güneşler halka dağıtmak için
halkı suvarmak bin saçlarımda bin ırmak
ıhtırdım caddeleri meğer ki mezarlarmış
hazırmış zaten duvar sıkılmış bir yumruğa
fly Pan-Am
drink Coca-Cola

Tutun ve yüzleştirin hayatları
biri kör batakların çırpınışında kutsal
biri serkeş ama oldukça da haklı.
Ölümler
ölümlere ulanmakta ustadır
hayatsa bir başka hayata karşı.

Orada
aşk ve çocuk
birbirine katışmaz
nasıl katışmıyorsa başaklara ağustos sıcağı
kendi tehlikesi peşinden gider insan
putların dahi damarından
aktığı güne kadar
sürdürür yorucu kovalamacayı.

Hanidir görklü dünya dünyalar içre doğan?
Nerde, hangi yöremizde zihnin
tunç surlardan berkitilmiş ülkesi
ağzı bayat suyla çalkanmış çocuğa rahim olan
parti broşürleri yoksa kafiyeler mi?
Hangi cisimdir açıkça bilmek isterim
takvim yapraklarının arasını dolduran
nedir o katı şey
ki gücü
gönlün dağdağasını durultacak?
Hayat
dört şeyle kaimdir, derdi babam
su ve ateş ve toprak.
Ve rüzgâr.
ona kendimi sonradan ben ekledim
pişirilmiş çamurun zifiri korkusunu
ham yüreğin pütürlerini geçtim
gövdemi alemlere zerkederek
varoldum kayrasıyla Varedenin
eşref-i mahlûkat
nedir bildim.

4.
Subject: CfA: Stirling PhD programme in Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav
history and  politics

From: Dejan Jovic <dejan.jovic@...>

The Department of Politics at University of Stirling (Scotland) would
like
to advertise its PhD programme in Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav history
and
politics. The Department can offer supervision and expertise in any
field of
the 20th century history and politics of former Yugoslavia and its
nations,
as well as in contemporary issues linked with post-Yugoslav states.

The Balkans programme in the Department is directed by Dr Dejan Jovic
(see
more at www.politics.stir.ac.uk). At present, there are two PhD
students;
one working on Montenegro, another on Bosnia-Herzegovina. The
Department
runs an undergraduate course on 'The rise and fall of Yugoslavia' and
has
recently hosted a workshop on 'Conflicting memories and mutual
representations: Italy and the Balkans since 1989'. Several research
papers
on the Balkans have been presented in the last two years. The
Department
benefits from extensive links with a number of universities in the
region as
well as from its links with media, NGOs and research institutes both
in
the
UK and in former Yugoslavia. Its intention is to further develop
research on
Balkans and Europe.

For more information, including application forms, please see
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5.
The Palestinian Elections That Never Were

Charmaine Seitz

January 24, 2003

(Charmaine Seitz is managing editor of Palestine Report.)

January 20, 2003 -- the scheduled date of elections that existed on
Palestinian Authority letterhead alone -- passed with the incumbent
presidential candidate nearly imprisoned in his offices in the West
Bank
town of Ramallah. Several weeks earlier, Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat
candidly told reporters that he craves a few minutes every day in the
sun.
With the Israeli army surrounding his compound, he only ventures
outside
when shielded by a bevy of journalists.

Arafat's most well-known challenger, the outspoken professor Abd
al-Sattar
Qasim, also spent Election Day 2003 trapped at home in Nablus. The
town
was
enduring yet another days-long, 24-hour curfew, this one
announced "by
order
of the military governor," in a throwback to the years before the Oslo
"peace process." All over the West Bank and Gaza, potential
Palestinian
Legislative Council candidates were in various states of confinement
at
home, in town or in canton due to the Israeli army's overwhelming
presence
in the Occupied Territories.

The international drafters of the plan for Palestinian elections may
have
initially intended a vote to shore up the power of the disintegrating
Palestinian Authority (PA) and its leadership. But the actual
inability
to
make the poll happen has only highlighted Palestinian impotence and
the
complete fragmentation of meaningful international diplomacy in the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict. "There is preparation for holding
elections
whenever possible," says PA election commissioner Ali Jarbawi.
Members
of
the commission continue to meet regularly with diplomats to request
technical help, but mostly to ask them to pressure Israel to allow the
elections to go forward. The army's restrictions on Palestinian
travel
are
so onerous that the commission itself has met only once, doing the
rest
of
its work by video-conference.

GOOD INTENTIONS

While the idea of a vote in the Occupied Territories was not wholly
imported, its prospects did not take off until the European Union
voiced
support. Looking for new ways of reviving talks between Israelis and
Palestinians at a time when Israel was rejecting the Palestinian
leadership
out of hand, European officials met with Israelis and Palestinians in
February 2002 to propose two ideas: Palestinian municipal,
legislative
and
(if desired) presidential elections, and a declaration of Palestinian
statehood to be supported by the rest of the world.

A Palestinian official who participated in the talks said that the
Europeans
were fed up with various American proposals for "cooling off" the
conflict.
"The Tenet and Mitchell plans -- they didn't even want to hear the
words."
Instead, the EU wanted to convince the Israeli public of the
Palestinian
commitment to peace. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer's main
concern
was that the "peace camp," as he put it, might not win free and fair
elections. Reassured by Palestinian officials that the secular
mainstream
remained the only real game in town, the EU forged ahead.

While the Palestinian team was pleased with the prospect of European
intervention, they had their own reservations over the plan's
details.
The
official surmised that Arafat himself was not likely to declare a
state
on
the truncated areas under his control because "Palestinians would
lose
their
leverage" against Israel. Who was to guarantee that statehood would
ever
extend to the more viable 1967 borders, in line with international
law?
Analyst Khalil Shikaki was also skeptical that a Palestinian statehood
declaration retained significance for the Palestinian public. "Most
Palestinians no longer see the state itself in a positive light," he
said,
"especially because of the fragmentation and what Palestinians go
through
every day at the checkpoints." Still, the PA endorsed the EU plan, if
only
to pose a counterpoint to the increasingly pro-Israel interventions of
George W. Bush's White House.

Not unexpectedly, the US administration was at first nonplussed. State
Department spokesman Richard Boucher insisted that peacemaking efforts
should "keep the focus right now on the need for Chairman Arafat to
take
steps against the violence," and that to "divert the attention from
this
focus doesn't really move the situation forward." Israel also nixed
the
plan, speaking through Shimon Peres, then foreign minister. "What
concerns
me is that there not be a rift between America and Europe," Peres
said.
"Europe is going to support Arafat and so I always suggested our line
be
against terror and not a person or people or religion."

But the Europeans were determined to press ahead. Then the Arab
world's
overture for a comprehensive peace with Israel, the extensive Israeli
incursions into Palestinian refugee camps and subsequently into all
of
the
West Bank, and diplomatic missions by US envoys Gen. Anthony Zinni and
Secretary of State Colin Powell took what became known as the "French
non-paper" off center stage.

EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

When Arafat was finally released from his first long period of
confinement
after the Israeli invasions of spring 2002, he was met by a host of
demands.
Not only was Israel demanding "reform" of the PA before negotiations
could
reconvene, members of Arafat's own cabinet were furious about his
mishandling of power during the dark days of Operation Defensive
Shield. At
the first cabinet meeting, minister Nabil Amr angrily attacked the
leadership's decision to convey diplomatic and media messages through
unelected Palestinian officials. Amr resigned his post, despite
Arafat's
promise to initiate internal change. Later, the ex-minister was asked
if he
was calling for presidential elections. Amr said tactfully, "If there
are
elections, [Arafat] must also be included. The difference [between
us]
is
over the timing and historical caution President Arafat feels towards
change."

Inside Fatah, Arafat's faction within the PLO, the push was on for
reforms
in both the direction of the intifada and general Palestinian
governance.
Many Fatah members called for elections to replace the faction's
aging
old
guard. Simultaneously, the sight of armed PA security men being
hunted
down
by Israeli soldiers had exposed the interim government's weaknesses
and
left
Palestinians feeling vulnerable and insecure.

Arafat commenced upon a sudden flurry of executive acts. His first
move, on
May 14, was to sign a law guaranteeing the independence of the
judiciary. In
a speech delivered before the Palestinian Legislative Council on May
15, the
Palestinian leader took responsibility for "any mistakes that
occurred." He
also promised to cut the number of Palestinian ministries from 30 to
the
legal limit of 19, and made his first commitment to hold elections the
following year.

The Bush administration began to echo Israeli calls for "reform" of
the
Palestinian Authority, with Bush himself repeatedly averring that
Arafat had
"disappointed the Palestinian people." In one press conference, Bush
commented that Palestinians "did not even have a constitution," a
statement
met by a reporter's retort that neither did Israel -- or Great
Britain.

When Arafat finally did name his cabinet, which centralized security
control
as the US had requested and put a technocrat in charge of the public
purse,
the Israeli military was fast on his heels. Nine hours later on June
10,
Israeli tanks had once again surrounded Arafat's Ramallah
headquarters.
Standing in Washington next to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,
Bush
said nastily that, anyway, "no one has confidence in the emerging
Palestinian government."

"With that kind of attitude, when there is prejudgment, then there is
prejudice," replied newly named Tourism Minister Nabil Kassis. But in
some
ways, Bush's words rang true. Just days after the PA embossed the
presidential seal on the judicial independence law, the executive
refused to
release Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Ahmed
Saadat
from a Jericho detention site, despite the orders of the Palestinian
High
Court. Saadat, wanted by Israel for allegedly ordering the
assassination of
Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi, had been detained for months
without
charge.

Arafat had also finally signed the Palestinian Basic Law, long since
approved by the Legislative Council but left moldering on the
presidential
desk for years. Critics noted that the statutes had expired in 1999,
along
with the interim period of the Oslo agreements. It seemed that Arafat
was
trying to keep the chimera of his own office alive with sleight of
hand. "I
personally have no illusions," Gaza lawyer Raji Sourani commented
wryly.

DEMOCRACY VS. REFORM

How was the EU-Palestinian prospectus for Palestinian elections
transformed
into a new US policy of overturning the Palestinian leadership?
Accounts of
the dramatic changes made to Bush's now infamous June 24 speech tell
of
major last-minute alterations and scant State Department input. The
results,
however, were unequivocal: "I call on the Palestinian people to elect
new
leaders, leaders not compromised by terror," Bush declared. "I call
upon
them to build a practicing democracy based on tolerance and liberty.
If
the
Palestinian people actively pursue these goals, America and the world
will
actively support their efforts." Well into the speech, Bush
desultorily
asked Israel to withdraw its troops to pre-intifada lines and to stop
building settlements. Twenty-four hours earlier, Israeli tanks had
once
again invaded Ramallah, bringing almost all major towns in the West
Bank
under at least partial Israeli military control.

Self-declared presidential candidate Qasim immediately asked Bush to
stop
attacking the Palestinian leader. "I sent a letter to the White House
complaining that President Bush was campaigning for Arafat and
prejudicing
the outcome of the elections. It wasn't fair," he remembers.

While some have speculated that Arafat wasn't keen on elections
himself, a
Palestinian official says now that Arafat always welcomed a vote.
"There is
no reason why he would be hesitant politically. It is useful for him;
it has
no risk," the official shrugged.

After Bush's speech, however, the Palestinian leadership made a show
of
preparing itself. On June 26, spokesman and negotiator Saeb Erekat
held
a
well-attended press conference to announce the "100-Day Plan" --
2,500
words
in English dedicated to restructuring ministries and security
branches
and
paving the way for elections. By no coincidence, Erekat's presentation
mostly mirrored the initial understandings among the "Quartet" -- a
working
group on the Middle East with high-level representation from the US,
the EU,
Russia and the United Nations.

The Quartet had grown out of the EU's attempts to release the peace
process
from the grip of Washington. Its efforts were two-pronged: first, it
was
working on a public declaration of its intentions for Palestinians and
Israelis and second, it was keeping abreast of then-secret security
agreements being hammered out by EU intelligence officers on the
ground. But
the Quartet's "road map" met with the private derision of Palestinian
and
Israeli officials. Israeli officials made fun of the document's call
for the
completion of 13 important tasks before December, when Palestinian and
Israeli officials were to hand in their comments on the first draft.
Palestinian officials paled at the road map's second step, the
"appointment
of a Palestinian prime minister." Pointedly, the Quartet's draft
excluded
mention of Palestinian elections in January. While elements of EU
diplomacy
remained in the plan, they were subordinate to Israeli security
concerns and
Washington's mercurial judgment.

The omission of January elections betrayed yet another policy
reversal
by
the Bush administration. As soon as it became clear to the White
House
that
general elections would not overturn Arafat, the US began to stall on
its
promise to support a democratic process. State Department
representatives
Elizabeth Cheney and David Satterfield vocalized the new stance to
Palestinian officials at a meeting in Paris in August. "We heard a
tone
that
they were not really enthusiastic, or at least that the date was not
good,"
says one official present at the talks. From that point, Palestinian
officials were nearly certain that no elections were in the offing.

TO CEASE FIRE, OR NOT TO CEASE FIRE

The other Quartet project -- monitoring the progress of European
security
overtures -- became abruptly public on the morning of July 24, after
Israel
dropped a one-ton missile in a packed Gaza neighborhood to kill
Sheikh
Salah
Shehadeh, head of the military wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Along
with
Shehadeh, 14 others were killed, including three women and nine
children.

Palestinian officials were furious that the bombing had scuttled a
deal
between Hamas and the PA to stop attacks on Israel for a limited
period
of
time. Those ceasefire talks had started as a European effort, when
British
intelligence officials saw the opportunity to ride the tide of
dissatisfaction after spring incursions. Fatah grassroots leaders
were
each
asked to sign on to an agreement to stop attacks inside Israel proper.
Knowing that an assassination could jeopardize the whole project,
each
was
asked to promise not to retaliate even if Israel killed a cadre. The
proposal was the source of rancorous debate, but many Fatah leaders
supported it, believing that attacks on Israeli civilians were
sacrificing
the two-state solution to a more radical goal.

But while the EU added prestige and seriousness to the talks
(unconfirmed
reports even had them committing money), in the end, only the US
could
close
the deal. "[The Europeans] cannot get the Israelis to stop this
policy.
They
want to, but they cannot," said Muhammad Dahlan, former head of Gaza's
security services. Israeli officials were periodically debriefed on
the
talks, but Dahlan believed that "the only people who can control the
Israelis are the Americans, and the Americans have yet to interfere
seriously and deeply in the peace process and even in the security
issue."

Secretly, however, the US has been involved in the attempts at
brokering a
ceasefire. Palestine Report's Mark Perry reported on "indirect
messages"
exchanged in early September between a senior US envoy and a select
number
of Hamas officials. "The US envoy told intermediaries that the US
welcomed
Hamas' decision to become 'a legitimate part of the political
process'
and,
in exchange, he pledged that the US would make its position known to
the
Sharon government," wrote Perry. "Moreover, he said, he would go even
further. He would advise the Sharon government to 'let the process
work.'"
The contacts, however tentative, broke a standing policy banning
talks
with
Hamas as a terrorist organization.

But while the US is willing to make contact with Hamas, it remains
unwilling
to pressure Israel to give the ceasefire talks traction. There has
been
"encouragement from the Egyptians, the Europeans and Saudis, even the
Americans about the chances of making this succeed," minister Nabil
Shaath
said in a December interview. There have been no "really full
commitments,
but promises that if Hamas commits itself, then all of these parties
will do
their best to get the Israelis to reciprocate. The issue today is the
credibility of the promise of reciprocation. Things are not really
looking
very good."

On January 24, the ceasefire talks will arrive at their conclusion,
at
an
Egyptian-sponsored summit in Cairo for factional representatives from
both
inside and outside the Occupied Territories. On the table is a
document,
written by the head of Egyptian intelligence, that includes both a
commitment to stop all armed attacks for one year, as well as
acknowledgement that the PA is the sole body in charge of
administering
affairs and preventing military attacks on Israeli targets in the
areas
under its control.

The chances of factional agreement over these two very thorny issues
seem
close to nil. The Egyptians have said that either everyone will sign
the
document or no one will, with the blame falling at the feet of the
spoiler.
Still, many are pleased that the talks are taking place. "This is
important
because of the grave dangers that will arise if war is waged on
Iraq,"
said
delegate and PLO executive committee member Hannah Amirah.
"Palestinians
will need to run their affairs wisely and not give Sharon any excuses
to
undertake catastrophic reprisals against the Palestinian people." The
flip
side, of course, is the public exposure of the PA's incapacity -- how
often
does a government ask political parties to affirm its supreme
control?
Hamas
is buoyed by the international attention, and its leaders are clearly
basking in the opportunity to demonstrate their legitimization.

"THINGS WE CAN CONTROL"

But, as Shaath points out, the Palestinian leadership has very little
else
in hand to show that it remains both a peace partner and a legitimate
political force. "We are working on things that we can control now.
We
are
working on the constitution, we are working on Palestinian reform, we
are
pursuing a dialogue with Hamas to stop all violence between each
other's
parties and stopping all violence against civilians, we are engaged
in
a
process of persuasion of the rest of the Arab world and international
community to keep the hope alive and to try to push the
American-sponsored
road map to become the Quartet's commitment. These are the things
that
we
are doing now."

Nearly all of the "reform" projects have now failed. The 100-Day Plan
has
long been discarded. The ceasefire is on shaky ground. The road map
has
been
postponed at Washington's behest until after the January 28 Israeli
elections. Sharon, for his part, referred to the Quartet's road map as
"nothing" as the polls approached. Of course, there were no
Palestinian
elections.

That leaves the constitution committee, headed by Shaath. Every day,
the
press carries his statements that the document is only days from
completion.
So far, law in future Palestine is based on Islamic sharia law, an
announcement that has caused concern for the Christian minority.
Unlike
most
other Arab women, Palestinian mothers will pass on their citizenship
to
their offspring. These announcements obscure more fundamental issues:
the
borders of the state, already circumscribed by the rapidly
constructed
wall
infringing on the West Bank, refugee rights and the status of
Jerusalem.
Shaath's official enthusiasm is mocked privately by another official
who
says that the constitution is nowhere near completion, and that the
loud
noises of finality are only meant for international consumption.
Legislative
Council speaker Ahmed Qurei' also raised his eyebrows at the hurried
draft.
Writing a constitution "is not a priority in the current phase," he
said.
The Basic Law will do Palestinians just fine, says Qurei', until the
occupation ends.

-----

For background on intra-Palestinian reform discussions, see Rema
Hammami,
"Interregnum: Palestine After Operation Defensive Shield," in Middle
East
Report 223 (Summer 2002). The article is accessible online at:
http://www.merip.org/mer/mer223/223_hammami.html

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6.
ECPR Women and Politics Standing Group

News and forthcoming events:
1. ECPR Joint Sessions, Edinburgh, UK, 28 March - 2 April
2. ECPR General Conf., Marburg, Germany 18-21 September
3. Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics, Belfast,
Seminar, 28 February 28th
4. EPS sepcial features
5. Our Website



1. ECPR Joint Sessions, Edinburgh, UK, 28 March - 2 April

For those of you going to Edinburgh, there will be a meeting
of the Women and Politics Standing Group on Monday 31 March
13.00-14.00.  I look forward to seeing you there.


2. ECPR General Conference, Marburg, Germany 18-21 September
2003

We have 10 panels in the Gender Politics Section of the
Marburg Conference.  These are:

2-1 Reflecting on the substantive representation of women
Chair: Karen Celis, Vrije Universiteit.

2-2 Translating Political Equality into Practice
Chair: Petra Meier, Vrije Universiteit.

2-3 Gender Quotas in Comparative Perspective
Chair: Judith Squires, University of Bristol.

2-4 Restructuring the State
Chair: Birgit Sauer, University of Vienna.

2-5  Feminist Manifestos
Chair: Meike Schmidt-Gleim, University of Nijmegen and
Meike Verloo, University of Nijmegen.

2-6 Women, Politics and the Media
Chair: Karen Ross, University of Coventry, UK.

2-7 The Politics of Care
Chair: Hanne Marlene Dahl, University of Roskilde.

2-8 Sexual and Cultural Equality
Chair: Monica Mookherjee, University of Oxford.

2-9 International Institutions and Gender Equality
Chair: Mona Krook, Columbia University, USA.

2-10  Globalisation and Democracy: Transnational, national
and local politics
Chair: Birte Siim, University of Aalborg, Denmark.

Please register if you want to give a paper on one
of these panels.  Details can be found on
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/general_conference/show_section.asp?
secID=2

Important deadlines are:
15 January 2003: On-line registration begins
1 March 2003: Call for papers closes
1 April 2003: Full programme published, (including
timetable, with names of paper givers, paper titles and
discussants)
1 June 2003: Deadline for early registration


3. Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics'
Women in Parliament seminar series, Friday, February 28th.
The theme for this seminar will be 'Reflections on
Representation', and speakers will be Professor
Elizabeth Meehan, director of the Queen's University
Institute of Governance; Carmel Roulston from the University
of Ulster; and Dr Helena Catt from the University of
Auckland, New Zealand.
Details on: www.qub.ac.uk/cawp


4. EPS

EPS, the ECPR European Political Science journal, are
publishing articles by Women and Politics Standing Group
members in three consecutive issues of the journal, as part
of a strategy for increasing the profile of women in the
profession.  Look out for the first of these this spring: a
special feature on feminist methodologies with
contributions from Amy Mazur and Veronique Mottier.

5. WEBSITE

A reminder that The Standing Group on Women and Politics
has a website:
<http://www.ecprnet.org/standinggroups/women/index.htm >
Sections include: a Research Register (full research
interests and publications information for members) and
a links page (lots of useful links, organised by
country).  Please send information, papers and links for
posting, to me.


Thanks and best wishes,

Judith


----------------------
Judith Squires
Department of Politics, University of Bristol
10 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TU
+117 928 8239

judith.squires@...

7.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - PLEASE POST / DISTRIBUTE
>
>2003 Common Ground Awards for Journalism in the Middle East
>
>The European Centre for Common Ground and Search for Common Ground
request
>submissions for this annual competition to recognize and encourage
>journalism that contributes to better understanding between people
and to
>maintaining political dialogue in the Middle East.
>
>We are seeking articles that open windows of understanding on the
peoples
>in the region and the issues that divide them, provide insight into
>regional issues and debates, contribute to the political dialogue,
expose
>readers to new perspectives, and help to lay the groundwork for
peaceful
>solutions.
>
>Awards will be offered for articles published in Arab, Israeli, and
>Western publications - written in Arabic, Hebrew, English or
>French. Submissions in other languages should include a translation
into
>English. The articles must have been published between January 1,
2002
>and February 28, 2003 in a recognized newspaper, magazine, or other
>periodical. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2003.
>
>Each article submitted for consideration will be reviewed by a
>distinguished international panel of judges. Each winner will
receive a
>monetary award of US$1000 (one thousand US dollars).
>
>Please send submissions (original or quality copy of published
article)
>for the 2003 awards competition to the European Centre for Common
Ground,
>Rue Belliard 205 bte 13, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium; phone (+32 2)
>234-36-63; fax (+32 2) 732-3033; e-mail: awards@.... For
additional
>information, visit www.eccg.be or www.sfcg.org.
>
>ECCG/SFCG assume the right to reproduce the winning articles or
portions
>thereof.
>Application materials cannot be returned.

8.
Special Call for Applications for Legal Intern Positions

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) in Flensburg, Germany,
is
soliciting applications for internship positions in the summer and
fall
of
2003 and winter/spring of 2004 (earliest starting date: July 2003).
These
positions are limited to candidates with legal training.

Your Profile:
You are a hardworking and dedicated person interested in legal
aspects
of
minority protection, conflict resolution, and human rights.  You have
completed a course of studies in law (minimum: Masters degree or
equivalent), and have concentrated in your studies in international
law
and/or human rights law.  Excellent grades and sound knowledge of
international law are expected, additional academic or professional
achievements would be an asset.  You are fluent in English (the
working
language of the Centre).  Computer literacy required.

The Positions:
The internship positions are unpaid and usually last three months.
They
will take place at ECMI headquarters in Flensburg.  You will
participate in
research and administration of ongoing legal projects; assist the
Senior
Research Associate in charge of legal projects; contribute to
publications
projects under the supervision of the Publications Officer and the
editor(s), and take part in other activities of the Centre.  The
possibility
of also undertaking independent research leading to a paper of
publishable
quality may be discussed on an individual basis.

Applications:
A letter of application with the reference 'Legal Intern',
accompanied
by a
curriculum vitae, the names, contact details, including e-mail
addresses, of
three references, and an unedited writing sample in English, should
be
sent
to:

Dr. Alexander H. E. Morawa, Senior Research Associate, at:
morawa@...
<mailto:morawa@...>.

Application BY ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLY; no phone calls please.  Please
specify
when you would be available.  You will be contacted after an initial
review
and asked to provide academic/professional references in case you
have
been
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9.
Subject: New Book: The protection of national minorities by their
kin-state

NEW TITLE !
-----------------------------------
The protection of national minorities by their kin-state (Science and
technique of democracy No. 32) (2002)
-----------------------------------
The passionate and at times virulent discussions ensuing from the
adoption
by Hungary, in June 2001, of the Act on Hungarians living in
Neighbouring
Countries dramatically revealed that too little attention had been
paid
until then by the international community to the phenomenon of the
concern
of certain states for their kin-minorities. The Venice Commission was
called upon to fill this gap. This volume contains the report on the
preferential treatment of national minorities by their kin-states,
the
proceedings of a colloquy on the same subject organised by the
Commission
in June 2002 as a follow-up to the report, as well as a collection of
the
existing national legislation on kin-minorities.

Also published
Minorities in international law, by Gaetano Pentassuglia (2002)
http://book.coe.int/GB/CAT/LIV/HTM/l1970.htm

ISBN : 92-871-5082-6
Format : 16x24, 420 pages
Price : 28 E / 42 US$

Available from Council of Europe Publishing - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex
E-mail : publishing@...
Visit our site : http://book.coe.int
Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 27 80

To place an order directly :
http://book.coe.int/GB/CAT/LIV/HTM/l2008.htm

10.
Subject: CfA: The Politics of Democratic and Welfare Development in
South Eastern Europe: a Network for Research and Education, 20-
27.4.2003,
Dubrovnik

From: Dzemal Sokolovic <DZemal.Sokolovic@...>

Project
"The Politics of Democratic and Welfare Development in South Eastern
Europe: a Network for Research and Education",
conducted by University of Bergen, Norway (Rokkan Centre and
Department
of
Comparative Politics),
in co-operation with
Faculty of Political Science,
University of Zagreb, Croatia, and
Institute for Strengthening Democracy,
Konjic, Bosnia-Herzegovina

To the participants at:

Welfare, Multiculturalism and European Development

Course at the Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik 20-27 April 2003
=================================================
Dear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to let you know  that we have received 122
applications
for attending the Course, which is a feed-back exceeding all our
expectations.
Regrettably, we will be able to cover travel and accommodation
expenditures
only for a limited number of participants. Selected candidates will be
informed in due course, but not later than February 1. 2003.

Participants from western countries, providing their own funding,
will
be
and are welcome to take part.

Looking forward to meeting you in Dubrovnik, we wish you the best of
luck.

Course directors:

Stein Kuhnle, Bergen
Radovan Vukadinovic, Zagreb
Dzemal Sokolovic, Bergen/Konjic
http://www.bosnet.org/democracy_institute/

11.

    Title: Newell D. Goff Institute for Ingenuity & Enterprise Studies
       2003 Fellowship Program
    Location: Rhode Island
    Deadline: 2003-02-14
    Description: The Goff Institute invites applications for the 2003
       Goff Fellowships-short term research grants providing an
       honorarium of $500 and a stipend for expenses up to $2000 for
       the July 2003-June 2004 time period. The Newell D. Goff
       Institute for Ingenuity & Enterprise Studies is a research and
       education ...
    Contact: dgardner@...
    URL: www.rihs.org
    Announcement ID: 132450
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132450
12.
As writers debate Iraq, our columnist Wendell Steavenson reports
directly on the Iraqi experience in www.openDemocracy.net.

Tom Nairn grapples with the sources of the nihilistic violence of our
times. Ezequiel Adamovsky and Susan George debate the World Social
Forum
as it opens in Porto Alegre. Don't miss Ken Worpole's poignant
reflection on Stockholm Woodland Cemetery, a response to a timeless
question:
how the dead should be commemorated. And if you feel itchy read
Shaving
Grace.

Coming soon, Steven Lukes responds to Christopher Hitchens's vigorous
assertion that the 'peace movement' is wrong.  And Caspar Henderson's
Globolog will continue to buzz with energy.


WRITERS, ARTISTS AND CIVIC LEADERS ON THE WAR
From Philip Bobbitt to Gunter Grass, public figures declare their
stance in a moment of global danger.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=882

IRAQ: AN EXIT STRATEGY
Even at this late stage, is there an alternative to war? PAUL ROGERS
says that an EU initiative could reclaim the momentum for a peaceful
solution.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=918&id=2

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE WRONG WAR
ANTHONY BARNETT takes on the most convincing realist argument for
war.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=920&id=3

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
George Bush's psychoanalyst holds the key to the Iraq crisis, says
world-
renowned Brazilian author PAULO COELHO.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/other_content/article.jsp?
id=905&type=satire

TORTURE STORIES: IRAQIS IN IRAN
Tens of thousands of Iraqis from the Shia south have fled to the
comparative safety of Iran. WENDELL STEAVENSON, our Tehran columnist,
listens
as they share their unforgettable experiences.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=903&id=10

APOCALYPSE IN THE AIR
A process that unifies the world also generates passionate
'identity-hunger'. The result? New forms of violence. TOM NAIRN on a
world at the
edge.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=3&debateId=77&articleId=917

THE ROAD TO PORTO ALEGRE: ACTIVISTS IN DIALOGUE
What is the World Social Forum - a network of global exchange or
movement for a new society? As delegates gather in Brazil, EZEQUIEL
ADAMOVSKY
and SUSAN GEORGE enjoy a sharp dialogue.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=3&debateId=91&articleId=906

THE ROAD TO DAVOS: A GREEN AMONG THE GREYS
After a lifetime aversion to summits, JOHN ELKINGTON is going to the
World Economic Forum in Davos. Here's why.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=6&debateId=31&articleId=899

LOOT: IN SEARCH OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
The East India Company was a pioneer not just of colonialism but of
globalisation itself. NICK ROBBINS tells a fascinating story of
power,
greed, and empire.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=7&debateId=29&articleId=904

THE CURRENT GLOBAL CRISIS TM
Worried about global warming? After chilling out with Celtic mellow
music, read the sultan of laid-backery, DOMINIC HILTON, on why
Pamperism
is the new black.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=912&id=1

HAIR: SHAVING GRACE
This week's feature in the Hair series cuts to the quick with a
whistlestop tour of the twists and curls of shaving by the young
novelist,
LOUISE TONDEUR. Plus the first of two poems by burgeoning talent,
SALLY
ROE.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=1&debateId=78&articleId=910
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=1&debateId=78&articleId=911

ENTREPRENEURS OF MEMORY
Does the current obsession with reparations for past suffering
signify
a collapse of belief in a better future? JOHN TORPEY takes on the
arguments of Marina Warner and Gillian Slovo.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=3&debateId=76&articleId=907

WORK GANGS OF NEW YORK
The historical inaccuracy of Martin Scorsese's epic is characteristic
of a wider myopia about the working class who made Manhatten, argues
ROBERT SNYDER.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=1&debateId=67&articleId=890

LANDSCAPES OF ETERNAL REST
Grandeur and intimacy combine to make Stockholm Woodland Cemetery a
beautiful and moving walk, says KEN WORPOLE in a remarkable
illustrated
essay.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=4&debateId=62&articleId=892

SMASHING PUMPKINS
When a suicide bomb goes off, it's the details that haunt. MONIQUE
ROFFEY's short story turns tragedy into art.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=3&debateId=76&articleId=909

CYBERSPACE AND DEVELOPMENT
KOICHIRO MATSUURA, the director-general of UNESCO, puts the case for
the global importance of e-democracy.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=8&debateId=85&articleId=915

WORLD DIARY
Bush's geostrategy, Europe's clashing heads, and Bhutan's tobacco
wars.
DOMINIC HILTON takes the global temperature.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/other_content/article.jsp?
id=919&type=worlddiary

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13.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW - SAN REMO, ITALY

         SUMMER COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
	                        7 - 19 July 2003
                   San Remo (Italy) - Geneva (Switzerland)
                                 summer@...
                                     www.iihl.org


The Third Summer Course in International Humanitarian Law shall take
place
in San Remo (Italy) from 7 to 17 July and in Geneva (Switzerland)
from 18 to 20 July 2003 with the main topics:

-Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
-Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law
-Protecting the Civilian Populations
-Internal Conflicts
-Implementing and Enforcing International Humanitarian Law
-The Role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ad-Hoc
Tribunals,
and
domestic courts in prosecuting violations of international
humanitarian
law.

The language of the Course will be English. The number of
participants
is
limited to 40. The Course will include a study trip to Geneva, with
organised visits to the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United
Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Federation
of
the
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of
the
Red Cross (ICRC), and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights
(OHCHR).

At the end of the Course, all participants will be awarded a
certificate of
participation.

The Director of the Course is Dr. Michel Veuthey, Adjunct Professor,
Fordham University School of Law, Academic Director, Center for
International Health and Cooperation (CIHC), assisted by Patricia
Panizzi,
International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL).

The registration fee amounts to 1.400 US$. Please note that, for the
time
being, no scholarships are available.

The fee includes transportation from and to Nice Airport (a shuttle
will be
organised on Sunday 7 July), hospitality (hotel bed and breakfast
accommodation with lunch provided on course days), documentation, the
study
trip to Geneva (including transportation by bus San Remo-Geneva-San
Remo
and accommodation in student facilities), and the possibility of
using
the
library of the Institute, its technical facilities and entire
documentation
during the Course.

The Course is organised in partnership with the CIHC and the
Institute
of
International Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham University,
and is supported by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the United Nations
High
Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Committee of the Red
Cross.

For further information and application forms, please visit
www.iihl.org

Application forms should be sent as soon as possible to :
summer@...
or by fax to San Remo (Italy)  +39 0184 541600
or to Geneva (Switzerland) +41 22 9197933

14.
Subject: H-TURK: H-Net reviews posted to the web 13 Jan 2003 - 20 Jan
2003

From: H-Net Reviews <hbooks@...>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:00:01 -0500
Subject: H-Net reviews posted to the web 13 Jan 2003 - 20 Jan 2003

The following 24 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
13 Jan 2003 and 20 Jan 2003.

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Peter Kruschwitz
     Marcus Deufert.  _Textgeschichte und Rezeption der plautinischen
     Kom=F6dien im Altertum_.  Berlin: de Gruyter, 2002.  Xiii + 422 S.
     EUR 98, ISBN 3-11-017336-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D269011042488446

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Armin Owzar
     Beate Ihme-Tuchel.  _Die DDR_.  Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche
     Buchgesellschaft, 2002.  128 S.  EUR 16, ISBN 3-534-14733-2.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D272131042488622

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Krijn Thijs
     Henrik Eberle.  _Die Martin-Luther-Universit=E4t in der Zeit des
     Nationalsozialismus 1933-1945_.  Halle: Mitteldeutscher Verlag,
     2002.  539 S.  EUR 29, ISBN 3-89812-150-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D319411042490499

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Annette Weinke
     Lawrence Douglas.  _The Memory of Judgement. Making Law and
     History in the Trials of the Holocaust_.  London: Yale University
     Press, 2000.  318 S.  EUR 35, ISBN 03-000-8436-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D326721042490791

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk
     Wolfgang Benz, Hrsg.  _Deutschland unter alliierter Besatzung 1945
     - 1949/55. Ein Handbuch_.  Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 1999.  494 S.
     EUR 49, ISBN 3-05-003148-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D11471042491427

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Roderich Kirchner
     Paul Tombeur, Hrsg.  _Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina_.  M=FCnchen:
     K.G. Saur, 2002.  105 S.  EUR 998, ISBN 3-598-40503-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D14711042491616

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Hans-Juergen Boemelburg
     Ursula A.J. Becher, Wlodzimierz Borodziej, and Robert Maier, Hrsg.
     _Deutschland und Polen im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert. Analysen,
     Quellen, didaktische Hinweise_.  Hannover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung,
     2001.  432 S.  EUR 9, ISBN 3-88304-141-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D37081042492344

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Hubertus Seibert
     Matthias M. Tischler.  _Einhards Vita Karoli. Studien zur
     Entstehung, =DCberlieferung und Rezeption_.  Hannover: Verlag
     Hahnsche Buchhandlung, 2002.  1828 S.  EUR 140, ISBN 3-7752-5448-
     X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D38581042492459

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Jana Scholze
     Susanne Hauser.  _Metamorphosen des Abfalls. Konzepte f=FCr alte
     Industrieareale_.  Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus, 2001.  382
     S.  EUR 00, ISBN 3-593-36756-4.
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Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Anna Schmid
     Gudrun Bucher.  _Bleibt Aschenputtel in Frankfurt grau? Stellung
     des V=F6lkerkundemuseums im Kulturbetrieb einer Gro=DFstadt am
     Beispiel Frankfurt/Main_.  M=FCnster: LIT-Verlag, 2002.  107 S.
EUR
     00, ISBN 3-8258-5894-4.
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     Matthias Ohm.  _Das Braunschweiger Altstadtrathaus. Funktion -
     Baugeschichte - fig=FCrlicher Schmuck_.  Hannover: Hahnsche
     Buchhandlung, 2002.  168 S.  EUR 13, ISBN 3-7752-8800-7.
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Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Jens Gieseke
     Inge Mar=DFolek, and Olaf Stieglitz, Hrsg.  _Denunziation im 20.
     Jahrhundert. Zwischen Komparatistik und Interdisziplinarit=E4t_.
     K=F6ln: Zentrum f=FCr historische Sozialforschung K=F6ln, 2001.
295 S.
     EUR 13, ISBN 0172-6404.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D84341042494185

Reviewed for H-Museum by Gudrun Schwarz
     Jan Bj=F6rn Potthast.  _Das J=FCdische Zentralmuseum der SS in
Prag_.
     Frankfurt/Main: Campus, 2002.  503 S.  49, ISBN 3-593-37060-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D220381042653735

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Bernd St=F6ver
     Stephan Buchloh.  _"Pervers, jugendgef=E4hrdend, staatsfeindlich".
     Zensur in der =C4ra Adenauer als Spiegel des gesellschaftlichen
     Klimas_.  Frankfurt a.M.: Campus Verlag, 2002.  488 S.  EUR 49,
     ISBN 3-593-37061-1.
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Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Manfred G=F6rtemaker
     Henning K=F6hler.  _Deutschland auf dem Weg zu sich selbst. Eine
     Jahrhundertgeschichte_.  Stuttgart: Hohenheim Verlag, 2002.  749
     S.  EUR 39, ISBN 3-89850-057-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D232081042654272

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Daniel C. Williamson
     A. J. Sherman.  _Mandate Days: British Lives in Palestine, 1918-
     1948_.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.  264 pp.
     $17.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8018-6620-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D193021042818557

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Norwood Andrews III
     Robert Mann.  _A Grand Delusion: America's Descent Into Vietnam_.
     New York: Basic Books, 2001.  x + 822 pages.  $35.00 (cloth), ISBN
     0-465-04369-0; $22.00 (paper), ISBN 0-465-04370-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D193051042818560

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Juhana Aunesluoma
     Jeffrey Glen Giauque.  _Grand Designs and Visions of Unity: The
     Atlantic Powers and the Reorganization of Western Europe, 1955-
     1963_.  Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina
     Press, 2002.  326 pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-2679-0; $19.95
     (paper), ISBN 0-8078-5344-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D193131042818564

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Brian McKenzie
     J. F. V. Keiger.  _France and the World Since 1870_.  London and
     New York: Hodder Headline Group, 2001.  viii + 261 pp.  $72.00
     (cloth), ISBN 0-340-76012-5; $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-340-59507-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D226721042819793

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Jeffrey F. Taffet
     Eric Thomas Chester.  _Rag-Tags, Scum, Riff-Raff, and Commies: The
     U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, 1965-1966_.  New
     York: Monthly Review Press, 2001.  x + 289 pp.  $55.00 (cloth),
     ISBN 1-58367-033-5; $22.95 (paper), ISBN 1-58367-032-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D256381042820831

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Frances S. Hasso
     Jarrod Hayes.  _Queer Nations: Marginal Sexualities in the
     Maghreb_.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.  xi + 307
     pp.  $50.00 (cloth), ISBN 02-2632105-3; $20.00 (paper), ISBN 02-
     2632106-1.
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Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Nadine Naber
     Anne Sofie Roald.  _Women in Islam: The Western Experience_.  New
     York: Routledge, 2001.  xvii + 339 pp.  $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-41-
     524895-7; $25.95 (paper), ISBN 0-41-524896-5.
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Reviewed for H-Diplo by T. K. Vogel
     Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Lynn Hunt, and Marilyn B. Young, eds.
     _Human Rights and Revolutions_.  Lanham and Oxford: Rowman and
     Littlefield, 2000.  xii + 253 pp.  $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8476-
     8737-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D149961042829109

Reviewed for HABSBURG by Benjamin Frommer
     Callum MacDonald and Jan Kaplan.  _Prague in the Shadow of the
     Swastika: A History of the German Occupation, 1939-1945_.  Vienna:
     WUV Universit=E4tsverlag, 2001.  215 pp.  EUR 30.00 (cloth), ISBN
3-
     85114-651-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D249281042833551

From the issue dated January 31, 2003

   OBSERVER

Department Politics as a Foreign Language
By KATHRYN HUME

Between longtime members of a department and the newest assistant professors
lies a gulf of incomprehension. Assistant professors cannot understand why
their helpfully meant suggestions in department meetings seem not to be
heard and are never voted into action. Senior members cannot understand how
bright candidates for tenure could be so stupid. Both sides have a point.

The problem lies in the language that divides these two tribes, a version of
English used to express departmental matters in public. Call it
"departmentese."

Many young and some not-so-young "departmentals" never learn it properly,
condemning themselves to talking slowly and loudly in their original tongue,
wondering why no one seems to understand. The newly minted assistant
professor might, then, profitably study this primer in departmentese before
speaking up at the next department meeting.

Every language possesses cognitive blank spots. Latin has no one-word way of
saying Yes or No, while Anglo-Saxon does not distinguish among pale gray,
green, and yellow, calling them all fallow. Similarly, certain concepts
cannot be expressed in departmentese. The chief of these is self-interest.
In his mother tongue, a young faculty member can say, "If you do away with
the Medieval requirement, my graduate seminar won't make minimum enrollment,
I'll have no students, and because I really don't know anything about
literature written after 1485, I'll be forced to teach freshman
composition." Departmentese cannot express that sentiment.

In that stately language, he must instead say, "No one can be considered
educated who does not know Chaucer, and we would disgrace the department if
we lowered our standards this way." Changing the nature of the curriculum,
the distribution requirements, and the comprehensive exams must all be
negotiated without reference to the self-interest of people whose courses
may fail for lack of registration.

Many a department meeting consists entirely of dancing around the edge of
this hole in the language. When trying to see why a department is divided
over what seems like an obvious improvement, the assistant professor should
ask herself who gains and who loses. The proposer sincerely thinks that
Proposition X would improve the comprehensive exams but rarely expects to
give up something significant through the change. Those who oppose the
proposal expect to be hurt by it, whatever high moral claims or student
interests they invoke to justify their opposition.

Another linguistic blank concerns the shortcomings of colleagues. They may
publish nothing, hold few office hours, put no effort into grading papers,
and feud unremittingly, but most department cultures do not permit anyone to
point this out in meetings. When a department decides its hiring priorities,
watch the graceful footwork as skilled departmentals ease around this
linguistic gap.

If the Americanists push to hire someone with expertise in the first half of
the 20th century, they cannot say, "We have three people in that field
already, but they've published nothing for 15 years, their teaching is
terrible, and two of them won't speak to each other." Instead, the suave
departmental proclaims, "We need someone who will bring us national
recognition in this field because this is already a strong area, and a
dynamic hire will transform us into a magnet program."

Yes, the neophyte may feel that devoting a senior hire to a field with three
turkeys is throwing good money after bad and may wonder whether a really
stellar scholar would wish to join this unsavory flock unless fleeing a
sexual-harassment charge at home. Departmentese, however, has no words with
which to express these misgivings.

When a topic falls afoul of both self-interest and collegial shortcomings,
the two cognitive holes merge into a black hole, swallowing all discussion
that approaches either topic. That happens, for instance, when the dean
demands that the department raise its standards for tenure or when a main
campus makes that demand on a branch campus. Many who now have tenure would
not qualify by the new standards but cannot admit that to themselves, let
alone to others. Even those who have been prolific usually hesitate to say
aloud in a meeting that tenured colleagues A, B, and C should be
disqualified from voting on tenure because they would not meet the new
standards. The black hole swallows discussion, and assistant professors may
be given conflicting information because parts of the department are
pretending that nothing has changed.

The young professor who aspires to be listened to must learn institutionally
effective ways of approaching problems. Let us return to the original
problem: The neophyte says something in a department meeting, and after a
hiccup of silence, the discussion resumes as if nothing had been said. Most
universities operate in a manner reminiscent of both the Pentagon and the
Catholic Church. Few members of those establishments expect the draftees to
decide whom to fight, or the pope to take direction from the parishioners,
and neither draftees nor parishioners would find that demands for such
powers would win immediate welcome.

The academic equivalent is the assistant professor who proposes, for
example, a concentration in media and cultural studies to be built out of
thin air in a traditional literature department or who wants the department
to give far more weight to teaching in its tenure procedure.

Very often, the assistant professor argues for something that is too clearly
self-interested, thereby damaging the self-interest of others. More seminars
in cultural studies mean fewer for historical areas. Reduce the publication
requirement to accommodate more dedicated teaching (with computerized bells
and whistles), and the department and college would both lose in the
benchmarking studies of publication that determine everybody's raise and the
unit's standing in the university. The neophyte has no idea what the broader
effects of such a change might be or indeed that such effects exist.

Or consider the techno-literate assistant professor who sincerely believes
that all historical courses would be more effective if augmented by Web
sites (created by faculty members) loaded with art, readings, and music of
the period. The older professors are unlikely to know how to produce such a
thing and probably feel no need for it, having never experienced it. Those
who do not greet the idea with cries of joy are thinking about the time it
would take to learn to create what they consider a dubious benefit at best.

But why the silence? The assistant professor is sincere, idealistic, and
devoted to student interests, but proposing something that only she knows
how to do is self-interested. She loses no time in learning the skill and
might gain prestige from leading the department in new directions. Others
would lose months of working time that could be spent writing a couple of
major articles, for which they anticipate real rewards.

The department's inability to "hear" such suggestions relates to the lack of
language for self-interest and the issue of collegial incompetence. That
assistant professor can indeed advance her vision for the department but
must work incrementally. She should create her Web site and demonstrate it
to all who express interest. She should encourage and help friends to create
similar sites. Finally, in return for a course reduction, she could offer to
teach those now convinced of the worth of Web sites how to build one, and
she would gain that desired prestige in the long run. That approach could
work and would do her no political damage; trying to make Web sites into
policy at a department meeting makes her seem variously impractical,
unreasonable, or an irritating nuisance.

Most departmental issues affect individual self-interests, and assistant
professors must learn to recognize the self-interested kernel in their own
suggestions as well as the self-interest they can see all too easily in
others. They must work with the interests of others as much as possible and
be prepared to compromise. Those at the intellectual and political extremes
of the department tend to make demands that violate departmentese's
boundaries of self-interest and collegial criticism. Those whose positions
lie to one side of the middle but do not come across as extreme have some
chance of leading the department a few steps in their preferred direction. A
year or two later, the department may be ready to take another step in that
same direction.

A major shift in department policy may well take a decade, and it will come
step by compromised step, so that self-interests can adjust. Assistant
professors who understand the cognitive blanks in departmentese quickly
become audible in department meetings. Those who do not doom themselves to
sickening frustration.

Kathryn Hume is a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University at
University Park and the author of American Dream, American Nightmare:
Fiction Since 1960 (University of Illinois Press, 2000).


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Call for Papers

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Subject: CfP: Promote Civic Engagement in Global Governance

Call for Proposals to Promote Civic Engagement in Global Governance

  >> Summary: The 'Global Civil Society' Portfolio of the Ford
Foundation
  >> has
  >> set aside $US1 million to promote civic engagement in global
governance
  >> and to encourage global civil society actors to address the
democracy
  >> deficits apparent within global governance. With this call for
  >> proposals
  >> the Ford Foundation is seeking civil society organizations that
have a
  >> strategic plan to strengthen or promote accountability mechanisms
  >> between global governors and global citizens. We also seek
effective
  >> mechanisms for a broad swath of citizen voices to be heard within
  >> global
  >> public policy deliberations.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> For two decades or more civil society organizations have followed
and
  >> attempted to influence global negotiations relating to public
policy in
  >> the fields of human rights, environment, empowerment of women,
labor
  >> rights, consumer safety, development, peace and poverty
alleviation.
  >> Today, many of these issues are impacted by decisions taken to
  >> develop a
  >> global market, create uniform global standards and/or address
fiscal
  >> imbalances in developing countries. Impacts on health, human
rights,
  >> consumers, gender relations, democracy or the environment are
often
not
  >> the first consideration of negotiators and often fall outside of
their
  >> expertise. For these reasons, civil society actors often follow
  >> negotiations within international financial institutions that
will
have
  >> an impact on social policy and issues, but are not necessarily
oriented
  >> toward those particular issues. As another strategy civil society
  >> actors
  >> attempt to strengthen global institutions that are specifically
  >> oriented
  >> toward social problems or encourage interaction amongst
institutions so
  >> as to counter balance the power and authority of some financial
  >> institutions.  Lastly, civic actors have promoted the idea to
create
  >> new
  >> institutional global homes for some issues, like the World
  >> Environmental
  >> Organization, or to create competition for existing global
financial
  >> institutions through promotion of regional institutions.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Have these efforts been successful? In many instances, civil
society
  >> has
  >> been effective in expanding the competitive pool of policy ideas
within
  >> specific existing institutions, widening the terms of debate to
take
  >> into
  >> account impacts that may not have been reviewed by negotiators,
and
in
  >> rare instances actual new policies have been created to address
the
  >> concerns raised by civil society. Rarer still, civil society
  >> periodically is successful in addressing governance questions and
has
  >> succeeded in restructuring the decision making path for permanent
  >> inclusion of the issue, developed and forced accountability
measures to
  >> be created within governance structures or succeeded in opening
up
the
  >> process of decision making to include intended beneficiaries or
other
  >> broad stakeholders. However, the instances where civil society has
  >> managed to address imbalances in governance are so rare that one
can
  >> count them on one hand.  Within the multilateral development
banks,
  >> governance issues that have been addressed include: information
  >> policies, opportunities for impacted communities to question the
  >> adherence of the institutions to their own policies (inspection
  >> mechanisms), and in the case of structural adjustment programs
promoted
  >> by the World Bank, opportunities for the public in developing
countries
  >> to discuss the social and economic expenditures of their
governments
  >> through the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. At the United
Nations
  >> (UN), civil society organizations have a process through which
they
can
  >> be accredited to monitor the UN activities which take place
through
  >> UNESCO. In certain instances, civil society has permanent
processes
for
  >> consultation such as at the Convention on Biological Diversity
  >> negotiations. In other forums, there is token civil society
  >> representation as well. For example, Consumers International has
a
seat
  >> at the Codex Alimentarius. However, these positions are often
granted
  >> through national governments and are not sanctioned by the
multilateral
  >> governing body.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> The lack of attention to the process of governing is frustrating
in
  >> that
  >> it limits the outcomes that pertain to specific sectors and fails
to
  >> address the larger questions of power and accountability. For
example,
  >> after ten years of negotiations (1983 - 1993) with the World
Bank,
the
  >> environmental movement succeeded in their efforts to get the Bank
to
  >> implement ten policies that protect minority communities and
  >> environmental resources from negative unintended consequences of
  >> development decisions. Today, those policies are under
negotiation
for
  >> the third time, with each round of negotiations resulting in a
weaker
  >> set of policies with more responsibility shifting away from the
well
  >> resourced World Bank and accruing to developing country
governments.
  >> Each round of negotiations requires that the movement both
  >> demonstrate a
  >> sustained commitment to mainstreaming environmental concerns
within
  >> Bank
  >> lending decisions and to hold the line on issues that it thought
it
had
  >> successfully addressed over a decade ago. There is no
advancement.
The
  >> same story can be told of the development community's efforts to
  >> mainstream participation within the field of development at the
  >> multilateral and bilateral agencies. Similarly, civil society
  >> organizations waste an enormous amount of time reinventing the
  >> participatory wheel every single time the UN holds a new global
  >> conference. Currently, the battleground is the World Summit on
  >> Information Society.  The UN does not have a uniform way in which
to
  >> invite and set the parameters for civic observation and
participation
  >> in
  >> its deliberations. The worst offender within the UN system is the
  >> Security Council which locks out the bulk of members of the UN and
  >> civil
  >> society from its deliberations.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Global institutions not only have tenuous links between the
governors
  >> and
  >> the governed but also weaken democracy in three ways: one, they
fail to
  >> operate along democratic principles. Two, international
negotiations
  >> are
  >> the privilege of the executive branches of government. The
judicial
  >> powers of a national court do not extend to the international
political
  >> arena. And parliamentarians have no formal role in international
  >> negotiations. Three, there are no elected officials that are
directly
  >> accountable to citizens engaged in negotiating global public
policy.
  >> There are also indirect ways in which global governance undermines
  >> citizen rights. For example, the failure to operate within
democratic
  >> parameters globally continues to justify less accountable forms of
  >> governance at national levels.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> By way of example, proposals could address the following: the need
  >> for a
  >> public record of security council agendas and deliberations; a
  >> reconstitution of voting shares at the IMF and World Bank; and
end
to
  >> green room deliberations at the WTO; an end to negotiating
authority
  >> that
  >> truncates the role of representational branches of government;
  >> parliamentarians with voice and vote in international
negotiations;
  >> elected national representatives operating within our global
  >> institutions; transparency campaigns; campaigns oriented toward
  >> strengthening global courts or holding global institutions
accountable
  >> to national law; judicial enforcement of international law in
national
  >> courts; advocacy for accountability mechanisms, etc.  Projects
that
  >> focus on deepening connections to the benefit of citizens between
  >> national and international governance mechanisms are encouraged.
These
  >> issues are offered by way of example only. Applicants are
encouraged to
  >> think creatively.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Proposals can come from any issue-based (health, security, human
  >> rights,
  >> etc.) process but must move beyond the impact on the issue to
address
  >> the
  >> governance process that might be improved. Proposals are welcome
  >> oriented
  >> toward any global institution, but will be judged in relation to
  >> possible
  >> demonstration affects. In other words, if the institution one
seeks
to
  >> change does not have considerable political or economic
authority,
the
  >> onus would be on the campaigners to argue the importance of the
  >> particular institution relative to other global governance
  >> institutions.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Governance structures are difficult to change. It can take many
years
  >> of
  >> sustained effort amongst a group of actors to create the
conditions
for
  >> social change. If the goals of a campaign are long term in nature,
  >> short
  >> term objectives should also be included. Multi-sectoral
coalitions
are
  >> encouraged; i.e. those that combine activists and actors from
different
  >> issue-based fields. Multi-stakeholder projects, i.e. those that
combine
  >> civil society actors with the private sector and governments are
  >> encouraged as well. This call is for active campaigns. Stand alone
  >> research projects will not be considered favorably.
  >>
  >>

  >> How to Apply

  >> The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2003. Proposals should be
no
  >> more
  >> than ten double spaced pages and should include a 150 - 200 word
  >> summary.
  >> Longer proposals will not be reviewed. Proposals can be sent to
the
  >> attention of Lisa Jordan, Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street,
New
  >> York, New York, 10017. Please include the code CFP at the top of
the
  >> cover letter and cover page of the proposal.. Electronic versions
can
  >> be
  >> sent to <mailto:l.jordan@...> l.jordan@...
with
the
  >> code CFP in the subject line.  Decisions will be made by June 1,
2003
  >> by
  >> a committee familiar with global governance issues. Applicants
should
  >> expect to hear from the Foundation by June 15th.


Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP: Marriage in the Global South (Gender
and
          Development Special Issue)

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

[x posted from development-gender]

Oxfam's international journal 'Gender and Development' is read by
development policymakers and practititoners, and feminist activists,
in
over 90 countries. It aims to share good practice and learning on
gender
perspectives in development, serving a wide readership ranging from
policymakers to researchers and practitioners. It uses clear,
accessible
English in order to reach as wide an audience as possible. Articles
come
from development practitioners as well as academics, and the editor
can
assist first-time writers who have valuable experience they wish to
share.

A special issue on Marriage will be published in July 2003 and the
Editor
is currently looking for interesting submissions to include, drawing
on
development experience from the global South or from so-called
'developed'
countries.

The issue includes both unsolicited articles and commissioned ones. In
particular, articles would be welcome on the particular areas outlined
below, but all suggestions for contributions are welcome.

- Atttitudes to marriage from gender specialists in development
agencies -
how has marriage been conceptualised within WID and GAD work? What has
been
the impact of particular work on it as an institution?

- The state, social policy and marriage
What are the responses of social policymakers to the issue of poverty
among
lone parents? How has marriage been promoted in state policy? One or
more
articles could compare differences between countries, and countries
could
be in North or South

- Child/'early' marriage - responses to it as a violation of the
rights
of
the child
Strategies to address the issue of early marriage of girl children -
what
works? How does this topic link up to efforts to improve the
recruitment
and retention of girls into school?

Please contact me, Caroline Sweetman, Editor, 'Gender and
Development',
as
soon as possible and before the end of January 2003. Email
csweetman@..., with an initial email enabling us to make
contact
and discuss your ideas.


Title: Fifth European Social Science History Conference, Berlin,
       2004
    Date: 2003-04-01
    Description: Call for Papers: papers on any aspect of urban
       history in any period are invited for the urban history network
       in the fifth European Social Science History Conference
       (ESSHC). The conference takes place in the Humboldt University,
       Berlin, on 24-27 March 2004. Deadline for submission of a
       preregistra ...
    Contact: john.davis@...
    URL: www.iisg.nl/esshc/
    Announcement ID: 132540
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132540

Subject: CfP:Middle East History and Theory Conference, Chicago, 5/03
[P. Wing]

From: patrick wing <pgwing@...>

THE CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
will
  hold its Eighteenth Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference
on May
  9-10, 2003.
    The Conference provides a forum for graduate students and faculty
in
the
    humanities and social sciences to present papers related to Middle
  Eastern and
  Central Asian culture, art/architecture, literature, society,
history
and
  politics. Graduate students are particularly urged to participate.
Both
  individual papers and pre-arranged panels can be accommodated.
  Participants wishing to present a paper are asked to
    submit a one-page abstract and a CV by March 1, 2003. Working
papers
  must be
    received by April 15, 2003. Please specify if audio/visual
facilities
  are needed
    when submitting papers to:

    Middle East History and Theory Conference
    Center for Middle Eastern Studies
    The University of Chicago
    5828 S. University Avenue
    Chicago, IL, 60637
    Tel: 1-773-702 8297
    Fax: 1-773-702 2587

    For last year's conference program and activities, see our web
page
at
    cas.uchicago.edu/meht. Further information can be obtained from
the
above
    address or by contacting:

    Patrick G. Wing
    pgwing@...
  Tel: 1-773-363 0901
  Or
  Kaveh Hemmat
  kavehhemmat@...
  Tel: 1-773-263 9635

--
H-LEVANT Editor

------------------------------

Date:    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:47:07 -0000
From:    H-LEVANT Editor <schad@...>
Subject: Professor Annemarie Schimmel (1922-2003) [x-H-ASIA/F. Conlon]

From: Frank Conlon <conlon@...>

  H-ASIA
  January 28, 2003

  Professor Annemarie Schimmel (April 7, 1922 - January 26, 2003)

**********************************************************************
**
  From: Frank Conlon <conlon@...>

  I have just learned from Professor Diana Eck via the RISA-L list that
  Professor Annemarie Schimmel died on the night of Sunday, January 26
  in Bonn, where she resided.  She had recently had surgery.

  Dr. Annemarie Schimmel was Professor of Indo-Islamic Culture at
Harvard
  University for twenty-five years commencing in 1967.  Following her
  retirement from Harvard, she returned to Bonn where she was an
Honorary
  Professor of the University of Bonn and was giving lectures until
very
  nearly the end of her long and productive life.  She was born in
Erfurt,
  April 7, 1922 and at a very early age showed an interest in Islamic
  subjects, learning the Arabic language by the time she was fifteen.
  She continued her studies, earning a doctorate in Arabic language and
  literature and Islamic studies at the University of Munich and in
1946, I
  belive, the habilitation at the University of Berlin.  (I do not
have
her
  cv to hand and I may have the dates slightly off and, I may have
reversed
  the order of the institutions.  Apologizes for any errors.)

  She taught at Marburg and in 1954 was appointed Professor of History
of
  Religions in the Islamic Theological Studies faculty of the
University
of
  Ankara.  She joined the University of Bonn in 1961 and in 1967
accepted
  appointment to a chair of Indo-Islamic Studies at Harvard.  After
her
stay
  at Harvard she returned to Bonn where she continued to lecture and do
  research.

  Throughout here career she became recognized as one of the leading
Western
  scholars of Islamic literature, Sufism and  culture. She also
  translated works in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Sindhi and Urdu into
English
  and German.  She translated works of Rumi and Iqbal and herself wrote
  poetry in the mystical tradition.  A quick glance at a library
catalogue
  suggests that she wrote well over fifty books including  _Gabriel's
Wing:
  A Study into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal_ (Leiden,
1963),
  _Mystical Dimensions of Islam_ (Chapel Hill, 1975), _Triumphal Sun: A
  Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi_ (London, 1978), _Islam in the
  Indian Subcontinent_ (Leiden, 1980), _And Muhammad is His Messenger_
  (Chapel Hill, 1985), _A Two-Coloured Brocade: The Imagery of Persian
  Poetry_ (New York, 1992), and _Deciphering the Signs of God: A
  Phenomenological Approach to Islam_ (Edinburgh, 1994).

  Professor Schimmel travelled extensively in the Islamic world and
spent a
  great deal of time in Pakistan where her scholarship and writings
were
  widely recognized.  I believe a road was renamed in her honor in
Lahore.
  More significantly, the Annemarie Schimmel Scholarship was
established
in
  recognition of her contributions to culture and poetry in Pakistan
  and her role as a dedicated woman scholar.  The scholarship offers
the
  opportunity for a Pakistani woman who is committed to make a genuine
  contribution in her chosen field on her return to Pakistan to do
  post-graduate study in the United Kingdom.  She received many
honorary
  degrees and other recognitions in Europe, America and Asia,
including
from
  the University of Tehran.  In Germany she received the Order of
Merit
of
  First Class in 1981.  In 1995 the German Book Trade organization
awarded
  her the Friedenspreistraegerin or Peace Prize.  This was a
controversial
  choice since Professor Schimmel had stated in an interview that
Salman
  Rushdie's _Satanic Verses_ had indeed been hurtful to Muslims.  She
was of
  the view that Islam was badly misunderstood in the West and that
while
  many westerners who championed Rushdie on grounds of human rights
had
no
  sense of the dynamics within the Muslim community.  It was
characteristic
  of her sense of independence of thought that she was prepared to
take
an
  unpopular and 'incorrect' stance.  She did not accept the simplistic
views
  of Samuel Huntington who turned from his cold war preoccupations to a
  new thesis that a 'clash of civilizations' would be a feature of the
  21st century.

  Annemarie Schimmel was a truly cosmopolitan scholar with
eccentricities
  and notable features of personality.  I first met her when she
visited
  Seattle to give a lecture in a series on South Asian Islam in 1979.
I
  recall waiting at the gate (remember when we could do that?) to meet
her
  plane.  I assumed I would be greeting a very worldly person of
  sophisticated appearance, and was astounded when someone looking as
if
she
  had been sent by central casting to play a role of a hausfrau
presented
  her self as Professor Schimmel.  Over the years I learned much from
her
  about Islam, both from her published studies and from occasional
letters
  and conversations.  In Bonn she was a gracious hostess.  She also
  introduced me to the pleasures of 101 proof Wild Turkey Kentucky
Bourbon
  which she said sometimes sustained her in the arduous work of
research
in
  Pakistan.

  Diana Eck has said that Professor Ali Asani will publish a proper
obituary
  notice which will be shared.  I trust we will reproduce that on H-
ASIA
  sometime later this week.  If time allows, I will attempt to provide
a
  more complete bibliography of Professor Schimmel's books.

  So, with deep sadness, I wish to acknowledge the remarkable life of
his
  vivid, vibrant scholar who sought to understand Islam not only in its
  "Mecca-oriented" aspects, but also its South Asian-orientations.  Her
  perspectives on understanding between the West and the world of
Islam
were
  not easy sound-bite slogans.  She saw, and in her life she lived,
the
best
  aspects of both sides, perhaps seeing in the spirit of Rumi that two
sides
  are merely aspects of one center.

  Frank Conlon
  Professor Emeritus
  University of Washington

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CFP: Re-Framing Colonial Mimicry American
          Missionaries in the Ottoman Empire (Panel at MLA)

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

From: Goffman, Carolyn McCue
<cgoffman@...>


CFP: Re-Framing Colonial Mimicry: American Missionaries in the
Ottoman
Near
East (for Modern Language Association, December '03)

Seeking papers for a MLA 2003 Special Session panel exploring the
rhetoric
of the American missionary in the Middle East from the late
nineteenth-century to the First World War. Among American
missionaries
in
the late Ottoman Empire, the narrative of the secular "nation" came to
replace overtly Protestant proselytization. Many American
missionaries
were
educators, teaching students from the various ethnic, linguistic, and
religious groups present in the Ottoman Empire. Americans resident in
the
Ottoman territories produced memoirs, magazine articles, and
"histories" of
the peoples of the Near East that racialized religious and language
groups
and rhetorically isolated them from each other, even as the Americans
promoted the idea of a homogeneous democratic "nation" similar to the
United
States. Thus, in a process that re-frames Homi Bhabha's model of
mimicry,
the American rhetoric seems to promote Western-style democracy without
allowing its fulfillment.

Papers welcomed concerning the American ideas of "nation" and "race"
at
home
or abroad as reflected in missionary involvement in the O
ecially as they relate to events in pre-World War One Armenian
communities
and/or to nationalist movements in the Balkans, the Middle East, and
the
Turkish Republic.

Please send inquiries and/or a brief (up to 200 word) abstract and
vitae by
March 15 to

cgoffman@... <mailto:cgoffman@...>

or, Carolyn Goffman, Department of English, Ball State University,
Muncie,
IN 47306.

Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP: Identity and Space (Binghampton)

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

[x-posted from space & place]

Identity & Space
An Interdisciplinary Conference and Publication

May 2-3, 2003
SUNY-Binghamton
Binghamton, New York

We solicit papers from any discipline to explore the relationship
between identity, visuality, and space.  We aim to examine the
formation of identities in physical, social, temporal, and discursive
spaces.  How does identity interact with the physical?  What are the
temporal understandings of identity?  How might the discursive field
limit and produce identity?  What are the social expressions of
identity?

Possible topics include:

INSTITUTIONAL SPACES: academia, museums, religion, government

URBAN SPACES: urban architecture, public art, city planning and
policy, ethnic enclaves, suburbia, graffiti

MARGINAL & LIMINAL SPACES: peripheries, frontiers, mortuaries,
outsider art, the Other, hybridity

COLONIAL/POSTCOLONIAL SPACES: subject formation, decolonization,
anticolonialism, resistance

NATIONAL/TRANSNATIONAL SPACES: globalization, circulation of objects,
immigration, virtual communities, diasporas, tourism and travel

PERFORMATIVE SPACES: gender and the body, sexuality, race, ceremony,
theater, fashion

COMMERCIAL SPACES: advertising, consumerism, popular culture,
patronage, the art market

REPRESENTATION & SPACE: representations of space, city/landscape
illustrations, cartography, graphics of places

Conference panels include, but are not limited to: Medieval and
Renaissance Studies, Social Representations of Latin America, African
Identity in the Diaspora, Women and Gender Studies, and the
Commodification of Culture.

We invite paper and panel proposals, and encourage creative, informal,
and interactive presentations (e.g. video, performance art,
interactive multimedia, etc.). Submit one-page (250 words) abstracts
or presentation proposals along with a CV, mailing address, phone
number, and email address by March 1, 2003.

For more information, please contact: cbianco@...

Send submissions to:
bj94950@...

or

Maggie Carlise
Crossing the Boundaries
c/o Art History Department
SUNY Binghamton
PO Box 6000
Binghamton NY, 13902


Sponsored by *Crossing the Boundaries XI* and *Envisioning: Studies in
Image and Idiom*
http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ctbconf
http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~envision


Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CONF/CFP: Transformations and Interventions
          (Bishkek, Kyrgystan)

H-Gender-MidEast
********************

[x-posted from Central-Eurasia-L]



AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - CENTRAL ASIA CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT

American University
Central Asia and Civic Education Project Central Asia and Mongolia

invite proposals for

An international sociology conference to be held at the American
University
- Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 18-21 June 2003

Transformations and Interventions: Critical perspectives on economy
and
culture in post-socialist societies

American University - Central Asia and Civic Education Project Central
Asia
& Mongolia invite applications and proposals from sociology and
related
social fields on topics detailed below. Social change is an outcome of
complexities and contradictions inherent in society. Social upheavals
are
both intended and unintentional, mediated and initiated by markets,
civil
society and the state, and can be viewed as spontaneous, planned
and/or
negotiated. Such transformations affect the cultural lives of
individuals
and communities. These transformations represent both threats and
opportunities, and social actors and institutions adapt to and resist
such
liberating and oppressive effects. Interestingly, cultural and
political
goals (such as moral conservatism) can remain at times at odds with
the
economic goals (such as market freedom). Economic and cultural changes
can
be morally evaluated in terms of individual liberties, societal needs,
cultural diversity and moral ideals. Social actors and institutions
aim
to
intervene and make further changes on the grounds of civil rights,
morality
and ethics, economic profit, cultural heritage, and social
development.

Various theorists have discussed the nature of transformations in
advanced
industrial societies in terms of a shift from production to
consumption
to
information, from fordism to post-fordism, and/or from modernity to
late-modernity to post-modernity. In addition, writers have examined
the
nature of interventions in terms of a shift from the welfare state to
market
relations and the voluntary sector, from the 'politics of
distribution'
to
the 'politics of recognition', and/or from organised political party
actions
to social movements and single-issue campaigns. However, the changes
that
have occurred in post-socialist countries differ in nature and degree.
Arguably, these countries have undergone a deeper transformation
reflecting
a turn to capitalist state ideology, a destruction of the welfare
state, a
revival of religious groups, an emergence of political extremists, an
outbreak of public corruption, a poisoning of the environment, a flow
of
labour migrants from rural to urban and from East to West, a thriving
informal and illegal economy, an unchecked growth of criminal
terrorism, and
a re-writing of national histories. In spite of such brutalising
changes,
there have been small flowerings of modernity, evident in a greater
awareness of and a need to tackle gender inequalities, ethnicity
minority
abuses, and gay and lesbian discrimination.

In bringing together critical perspectives on transformations and
interventions in post-socialist societies, the conference will provide
an
opportunity to discuss the mechanisms and structures of these changes,
and
the capabilities of actors and institutions to bring about effective
actions
to address social inequalities and inequities. The conference will not
collapse into economic determinism, social fatalism, political
cynicism
and
moral relativism, but rather will explore feasible strategies for the
construction of alternative frameworks of economy and culture to that
which
are usually offered and represented by neo-liberals and
post-modernists.

This conference will be a major event bringing together participants
from
many different countries, and leading to a publication of the best
papers.
It will draw upon the aims and the success established at the Critical
Sociology Conference at Tbilisi State University in June 2002. In
addressing
many of the themes that were developed at the previous conference, we
shall
also confront new challenges and issues. Consequently, we wish to
attract
participants from the Critical Sociology Network (CSN), who will
further
develop the network's goals, and welcome non-CSN members who will
offer
a
distinct and significant contribution to the conference and the
network.

Applicants are invited to submit a one-page A4 proposal and a short
biography. The conference will be bi-lingual, English and Russian, and
consist of 20-minute presentations.

The deadline is 20 February 2003. Please send your application to
either
Balihar Sanghera or Tanya Yarkova <bishkekconference@...>.

Participants from the post-soviet countries and regions will be
provided
with boarding and lodging facilities free of cost.

American University - Central Asia
Web: <www.auk.kg>

Civic Education Project
<www.cep.org.hu>


Title: The 5th Annual History Graduate Student Symposium Call For
       Papers. "When Cultures Collide: Conflict and Confrontation in
       History."
    Location: California
    Deadline: 2003-02-14
    Description:  "When Cultures Collide: Conflict and Confrontation
       in History," is the topic for the 5th Annual History Graduate
       Student Symposium to be held at California State University,
       Fresno on Saturday April 5, 2003. This timely discussion offers
       graduate students the opportunity to explore the historical r
       ...
    Contact: Pamelal@...
    Announcement ID: 132572
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132572

    Title: AHA Meeting-call for panel participants
    Location: District of Columbia
    Deadline: 2003-02-15
    Description: I would like to propose a panel for the 2004 AHA in
       Washington. The tentative title is "The Virtuous Republic." Two
       presenters are already in place, but one or two more plus a
       commentator/chair are needed. Any topic tying notions of virtue
       to citizenship and/or personal behavior are welcome. Proposa
       ...
    Contact: Joseph.Walwik@...
    Announcement ID: 132566
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132566
Title: Final Call for Papers: The Columbia Journal of
       Historiography
    Deadline: 2003-02-15
    Description:  The Columbia Journal of Historiography is an annual
       internationalforum for new and innovative research in the
       history, philosophy,and impact of historical scholarship. We
       welcome submissions fromall branches of the social sciences and
       humanities, and from allsubfields of history, that will
       contribu ...
    Contact: ecw28@...
    URL: www.columbia.edu/cu/history/gha/cjh/
    Announcement ID: 132552
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132552
Title: 6th International Business and Economics Conference (IBEC
       6)
    Location: Wisconsin
    Deadline: 2003-03-14
    Description: IBEC 6 is hosted by St. Norbert College, scheduled
       for Sep 26 and 27, 2003. Submission deadline March 14 . IBEC is
       a small, intimate conference and we welcome papers from various
       streams of research. Please visit our website for more details.
       ...
    Contact: matthew.stollak@...
    URL: www.sncibec.org
    Announcement ID: 132557
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132557
Title: The Future of Economic History: A Canadian Conference
    Location: Ontario
    Deadline: 2003-03-31
    Description:  The Future of Economic History: A Canadian
       Conference University of Guelph 17-19 October 2003 la version
       franaise suit la version anglaise In Canada, as elsewhere, the
       future of economic history is increasingly in question. This is
       not so much because of direct challenges - indeed an older
       economic ...
    Contact: dmccalla@...
    Announcement ID: 132567
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132567

    Title: 18th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference at
       the University of Chicago
    Location: Illinois
    Deadline: 2003-04-15
    Description:  Middle East Studies-Students and Faculty The Center
       for Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Chicago will
       hold its Eighteenth Annual Middle East History and Theory
       Conference on May 9-10, 2003. The Conference provides a forum
       for graduate students and faculty in the humanities and social
       sci ...
    Contact: pgwing@...
    URL: cas.uchicago.edu/meht
    Announcement ID: 132550
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132550

2.
Subject: CfA: Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Scholarships,Capital Markets
and Finance in the Enlarged Europe,  European University Viadrina,
Frankfurt/Oder

Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Scholarships
European University Viadrina (Germany)
The Postgraduate Research Programme "Capital Markets and Finance
in the
Enlarged Europe" at the European University Viadrina is inviting
applications for 5 doctoral scholarships and 1 post-doctoral
scholarship
for its fifth academic year.
The postgraduate research programme is internationally
orientated. The
target group are especially qualified graduates of Economics,
Business
Administration, Mathematics and Statistics with an
economics/business
orientation.
Good knowledge of English is necessary. The doctoral scholarships
will
amount to 998 ?, the post-doctoral scholarship  1340 ? a month.
The
maximum length of a scholarship is 3 years. A family adjustment
and a child
adjustment are also possible.
More detailed information on the scientific contents, the
programme of
studies, and the application procedure can be found at:
http://viadrina.euv-frankfurt-o.de/gk-wiwi
Application forms should be sent to:
Prof. Dr. Martin T. Bohl
European University Viadrina
Postgraduate Research Programme:
"Capital Markets and Finance in the Enlarged Europe"
P.O. BOX 1786
D-15207 Frankfurt (Oder)
Germany
For further information please telephone: +49 (0335) 5534-2985



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Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental History at the
       German Historical Institute, Washington, DC
    Deadline: 2003-03-07
    Description:  The German Historical Institute is seeking to make a
       one-year postdoctoral appointment in environmental history,
       pending funding. This residential fellowship is intended to
       support research on the environmental history of Europe and/or
       North America, with particular emphasis on comparative research
       ...
    Contact: info@...
    URL: www.ghi-dc.org
    Announcement ID: 132578
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132578
Subject: CfA: Transnationalism in the European Union, Workshop,
20-22.6.2003, Portsmouth



European Science Foundation

Workshop Bursaries for European PhD Students

Transnationalism in the European Union

The European Science Foundation will fund 10 PhD students from
contemporary
history, political science/International Relations, sociology and
social
science-informed law to participate in an ESF Exploratory Workshop on
Transnationalism in the European Union to take place at the
University
of
Portsmouth in England from 20-22 June 2003. The workshop bursary will
cover
APEX flight, accommodation and subsistence at Portsmouth. PhD
students
from
Southern Europe and East-Central European applicant states are
especially
encouraged to apply.

The workshop bursaries will be allocated on a competitive basis.
Interested
PhD students should send a short e-mail explaining their interest in
attending the workshop, together with (as attachments in Word for
Windows)
a) a short CV (1 page) and b) short description of their PhD project
(1
page, including subject area and supervisor) to
Wolfram.Kaiser@...
(copied to Peter.Starie@...) by 15 March 2003. The successful
applicants will be informed by 20 March 2003 and will then receive
further
instructions.

Draft Workshop Programme

Friday, 20 June 2003

14.30-15.00     Introduction

Wolfram Kaiser and Peter Starie (Portsmouth)

15.00-15.30     Transnationalism in Western Europe after 1945

Wolfram Kaiser (Portsmouth)

15.30-16.00     Transnational Co-operation of Trade Unions in the EC
1958-1972

Patrick Pasture (Leuven)

16.00-16.45     Discussion
16.45-17.15     Coffee Break
17.15-17.45     Transnational Networks in the European Union

Peter Starie (Portsmouth)

17.45-18.15     Christian Democrat and Conservative Party Networks in
Europe

Karl Magnus Johannson (Stockholm)

18.15-19.00     Discussion
20.00           Dinner for ESF-funded participants

Saturday, 21 June 2003

09.00-09.30     Class and Power in European Transnational Economic
Relations

Bastiaan Apeldoorn (Amsterdam)

09.30-10.00     The Eurogroup as a Generator of Informal Resources:
Transnational Economic and Monetary Policy-Making

Uwe Pütter (Belfast)

10.00-10.45     Discussion
10.45-11.15     Coffee Break
11.15-11.45     European Public Space, Socialisation and Social
Learning

Frank Schimmelfennig (Mannheim)

11.45-12.15     Party Foundations, Social Learning and the
Europeanisation
of Spain and Eastern Europe

Peter Zervakis (Bonn)

12.15-13.00     Discussion

13.00-14.30     Buffet Lunch

14.30-15.00     Transnational Legal Governance in the EU: Problems
and
Perspectives

Antje Wiener / Guido Schwellnus (Belfast)

15.00-15.30     Transnational Police Cooperation in Europe

Monica den Boer (Brussels)

15.30-16.15     Discussion
16.15-16.30     Conclusion and end of conference

17.00-18.30     Discussion of future collaboration (paper-givers only)

19.30           Dinner for ESF-funded participants

Sunday, 22 June 2003
Departure

-----------------------------
Philippa Rowe, Administrator
ESF Exploratory Workshops
European Science Foundation
1 quai Lezay Marnesia
FR-67080 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel: +33 3 88 76 71 60
Fax: +33 3 88 76 71 80
philippa@...
www.esf.org/workshops

Subject: CfA:  Youth 2 Youth, Exchange, Istanbul

LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH FORUM IN TURKEY
Dear all european and mediterrian friends,
Our organisation, Ari Movement in partnership with Bogazici
University-Education and Research Community from Turkey is
looking for a partner in an youth exchange which will take place
in Istanbul-Turkey 16-23 June 2003(but we can change the date
because there is another youth exchange programme, called "Youth
2 Youth" in ITALY. Maybe we can organise after the YOUTH 2 YOUTH
(I will ask to my organisation team.
The topic of the exchange is ''European Youth and Education''I
attached the main introduction about programme.
  From each country will participate a group of 3-4 youngsters (
hopefully gender balanced, age 18-25) plus 1 leader.
The language will be English.
We would like to apply for 01 feb so if somebody is interested
please fell free and ask more and send us some informations about
your organsation, complete the Part 3and part 4 and send it to us
by e-mail and by fax.
If you are interested,please contact us.
Contact Person:
Umit GEDIMAN (Project Coordinator)
Education & Research Community, Bogazici University
34342 Bebek-ISTANBUL, Turkey
e-mail: gediman2000@...
fax: 00 90 212 286 3036

3.
Subject: H-Net reviews posted to the web 20 Jan 2003 - 27 Jan 2003

The following 17 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
20 Jan 2003 and 27 Jan 2003.

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Renate Lafer
     John Bodel, Hrsg.  _Epigraphic evidence. Ancient history from
     inscriptions_.  London: Routledge, 2001.  Xxvi + 246 S.  $24.95
     (broschiert), ISBN 0-415-11624-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D14601043258303

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Sabine M=FCller
     Albert Bosworth.  _The legacy of Alexander. Politics, warfare, and
     propaganda under the successors_.  Oxford: Oxford University
     Press, 2002.  307 S.  =A3 42, ISBN 0-19-815306-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D14801043258327

Reviewed for H-Museum by Sibylle Kussmaul
     Katharina Rauschenberger.  _J=FCdische Tradition im Kaiserreich
und
     in der Weimarer Republik. Zur Geschichte des j=FCdischen
     Museumswesens in Deutschland_.  Forschungen zur Geschichte der
     Juden, Abteilung A: Abhandlungen, 2002.  336 S.  EUR 38, ISBN 3-
     7752-5625-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D15761043258385

Reviewed for H-Museum by J. Georg Friebe
     Ulrich Jansen, Peter K=F6nigshof, und Fritz F. Steininger, Hrsg.
     _Zeugen der Erdgeschichte. Ein Reisef=FChrer zu den sch=F6nsten
     Fossilien in deutschen Naturkundemuseen_.  Stuttgart:
     Schweizerbart, 2002.  Senckenberg B=FCcher, 75.  194 Abb. EUR 41,
     ISBN 3-510-61336-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D15861043258403

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Najat Rahman
     Fadwa Malti-Douglas.  _Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and
     Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam_.  Berkeley:
     University of California Press, 2001.  xxi + 224 pp.  $50.00
     (cloth), ISBN 0-520-22284-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D16691043258406

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Wladislaw Hedeler
     Hermann Weber, Dietrich Staritz, G=FCnter Braun, Jan Foitzik,
Hrsg.
     _Jahrbuch f=FCr historische Kommunismusforschung_.  Berlin: Aufbau
     Verlag, 2002.  502 S.  EUR 75, ISBN 3-351-02682-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D27941043258547

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Ineke van Kessel
     Ashwin Desai.  _We Are the Poors: Community Struggles in Post-
     Apartheid South Africa_.  New York: Monthly Review Press, 2002.
     156 pp.  $19.00 (paper), ISBN 1-58367-050-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D275841043567194

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Mohamed Adhikari
     Jill Olumide.  _Raiding the Gene Pool: The Social Construction of
     Mixed Race_.  London: Pluto Press, 2002.  xii + 212 pp.  $69.95
     (cloth), ISBN 0-7453-1765-0; $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7453-1764-2.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D275931043567198

Reviewed for H-Minerva by Christine Hansen
     James A. Martin, Leora N. Rosen, and Linette R. Sparacino, eds.
     _The Military Family: A Practice Guide for Human Service
     Providers_.  Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2000.  xix + 282
     pp.  $64.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-275-96540-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D276011043567202

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Derek Catsam
     Princeton N. Lyman.  _Partner to History: The U.S. Role in South
     Africa's Transition to Democracy_.  Herndon, Va.: United States
     Institute of Peace Press, 2002.  xx + 384 pp.  $19.95 (paper),
     ISBN 1-929223-36-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D276081043567205

Reviewed for H-Antisemitism by Richard S. Levy
     Helmut Walser Smith.  _The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-
     Semitism in a German Town_.  New York and London: W. W. Norton,
     2002.  270 pp.  $25.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-393-05098-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D278141043567312

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Leo Lovelace
     Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, eds.
     _Turbulent Peace: The Challenges of Managing International
     Conflict_.  Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace
     Press, 2001.  xxxiv + 894 pp.  $59.00 (cloth), ISBN 1-929223-29-3;
     $35.00 (paper), ISBN 1-929223-27-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D278291043567323

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Itai Sneh
     Fraser J. Harbutt.  _The Cold War Era_.  Malden, Mass: Blackwell
     Publishers, 2002.  x + 371 pp.  $66.95 (cloth), ISBN 1-577-18051-
     8; $29.95 (paper), ISBN 1-577-18052-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D28941043570953

Reviewed for H-Diplo by William Glenn Gray
     David Childs.  _The Fall of the GDR: Germany's Road to Unity_.
     London: Longman, 2001.  xvii + 188 pp.  $17.95 (paper), ISBN 0-
     582-31569-7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D28971043570957

Reviewed for H-Women by Tammy Proctor
     Gisela Bock.  _Women in European History_.  Oxford: Blackwell,
     2002.  x + 304 pp.  $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-631-23191-9; $24.95
     (paper), ISBN 0-631-19145-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D28991043570960

Reviewed for H-Disability by Richard K. Scotch
     Mary Johnson and Barrett Shaw, eds.  _To Ride the Public's Buses:
     The Fight that Built a Movement_.  Louisville, Ky.: Advocado
     Press, 2001.  xiii + 188 pp.  $17.95 (paper), ISBN 0-9627064-9-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D29021043570963

Reviewed for H-Levant by James Gump
     Saki Dockrill.  _Britain's Retreat from East of Suez: The Choice
     Between Europe and the World?_.  Houndmills and New York: Palgrave
     Macmillan, 2002.  xv + 293 pp.  $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-333-73236-
     7.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D29041043570966


Subject: Book Review: Gagnon & Tully (eds), Multinational
Democracies,
Reviewed by Dusan Pavlovic

Balkan Academic News Book Review  5/2003

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Alain-G. Gagnon & James Tully (eds), Multinational Democracies,
Cambridge:
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Reviewed by Dusan Pavlovic (G17 Institute, Belgrade), Email:
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This book is one of the two most recent attempts to examine the
problem
of
political stability in multiethnic societies. The first one under the
title
Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported? edited by Will Kymlicka and Magda
Opalski looks at the problem of ethnic minorities in the context of
East-Central Europe. While the Kymlicka book suggests the restricted
scope
of inquiry, drawing on the experience from Western democracies,
Multinational Democracies suggests a universal validity, analyzing
multinational societies in general. Yet, after having read the case
studies
discussed in this book, one sees that its scope is restricted largely
to
the Western democracies. The case studies that most frequently turn
up
in
the book are the cases of Canada, Belgium, Spain, and the UK.

Multinational Democracies begins with a short foreword written by
Charles
Taylor, followed a longer introduction written by James Tully, and 14
articles divided up in three parts. Part I consists of four articles
written by Michael Keating, Dominique Ariel, Wayne Norman, and Ferran
Requejo. Part II consists of six articles written by Dimitros Karmis
&
Alain-G. Gagnon, Francois Rocher & Christian Rouillard & Andre
Lecours,
Luis Moreno, Shane O'Neill, Pierre Coulombe, and Michael Burgess.
Part
III
is composed of another four articles written by Alan Patten, David
Miller,
Alain-G. Gagnon, and Richard Simeon & Daniel-Patrick Conway.

The purpose of this book was to offer a `collaborative,
multiperspective
and critical survey of a new distinctive type of political
association
that
is coming into existence at the dawn of the twenty first
centurymultinational democracy.' To this purpose, each of three parts
deals
with different aspects of the same question. Part I examines
philosophical
and normative foundations of the idea of multinational democracy.
Other
two
parts are oriented more toward empirical matters. Part II discusses
the
reasons for the struggles for recognition of different identities,
whereas
Part III looks at the institutional arrangements that are claimed to
insure
political stability in ethnically mixed societies.

As said, multinational democracy is a recent phenomenon. The notion
is
defined in this book as a type of `constitutional democracy that
contains
two or more nations or peoples.' What makes the defining feature of
this
type of democracy is that all the component parts (ethnic groups)
require
to be recognized by other side as having the right to national
self-determination that might include the right to secede. Thus, a
multinational democracy would appear to be a quasi nation-state
composed of
two or more nations equal in status. Whether this type of society is
better
in securing just society and stable political situation is the
subject
matter of this book.

As almost every recent study that entertains multicultural ideas,
Multinational Democracies also begins with the critique of the
Rawlsian
liberalism. There are two ideas defended by the Rawlsian liberalism
that
most frequently came under the attack of the advocates of
multiculturalism.
First, the principles of justice that regulate the basic structure of
society are universal in that they should apply to every country in
the
world. (Rawls himself never followed through this idea.) Second,
since,
as
Rawls claims, these principles are an outcome of an original position
in
which all the parties were treated with equal respect, these
principles
ought not to be seen as subject to political bargaining. According to
most
multiculturalist thinkers (but also to some thinkers of deliberative
democracy), the institutions of multiethnic society cannot derive
from
such
a theoretical construction. As opposed to a liberal democracy, in a
multiethnic democracy there are no principles which should be
absolutely
unchallenged. Rather, principles are subject to incessant
deliberation
and
examination. This is so because the struggle for recognition of
cultural
identity is enduring. We do not have to ask `what is the just and
stable
form of recognition that will end the struggle.' It is rather an
open-ended
series of questions of who we are. In this sense, in multiethnic
society
the crucial question is not that of recognition, identity or
difference
but
of freedom: `the freedom of the members of an open society to change
the
constitutional rules of mutual recognition and association from time
to
time as their identity change.'

Two questions suggest themselves as the dominant ones in this book.
The
first concerns the manner in how some values and principles are
changed.
The second concerns the institutional arrangement that is best for
such
a
kind of political activity. In his introductory article, James Tully
advocates four characteristics of the free and democratic activity
for
struggling over the recognition of the national identity. One of them
is
that procedures for discussing, negotiating and altering the rules of
the
political game cannot be reserved only for the largest nation.
Second,
it
is important that `each member must possess the right to initiate the
rule
change and the correlative duty to acknowledge and answer […] Any
rule
of
recognition is thus in principle open to dissent, discussion,
consideration
and, if necessary, alteration.'

All subjects in multinational societies must be allowed to take part
in
changing the founding legal act that determines the rules of
political
gamenamely, constitution. Liberals like Rawls who spoke of
constitutions
(of constitutional essentials, to be exact), thought that
constitution
cannot be the subject matter of political debate because it embodies
the
essential values of a society. But one of the reasons why
constitutional
essentials are not the subject of political debate is that they are
constructed by reason, not by living people. This was first impugned
by
Michael Walzer who advocated democratic view according to which `it
is
right that [people] make lawseven if they make them wrongly.' The
idea
is
reiterated in this book when it is said that `it is no longer assumed
that
the forms of recognition of members of constitutional democracy can
be
determined outside the political process itself, by theoretical
reason
discovering the a priori forms of universal membership. […] It is now
widely argued in theory and practice that the identities worthy of
recognition must be worked out and decided on by the members of the
association themselves.'

To be sure, no liberal would claim that the identity of an
association
or
ethnic group must be determined by anyone else but by the members of
the
ethnic group. No liberal will also dispute the right to pursue public
policy which is an outcome of a public deliberation. Neither would
the
liberal reject the idea that constituent nations as people with the
right
of self-determination should have the right to initiate
constitutional
change. What the liberal disputes is that the people are at complete
and
unrestrained freedom to determine what are the just principles that
regulate the basic structure of the society. That all people are
entitled
to equal set of human rights is one such principle. A liberal would,
thus,
defend the idea that no reference to cultural peculiarities or an
ethnic
identity that is incompatible with equal human rights has the
capacity
to
overturn this principle.

What institutional arrangement is most appropriate for a multiethnic
society? The arrangement defended by most authors in this book is
that
it
is a kind of federalism. Federalism is appropriate here because it
gives
the minorities the right to self-determination with which they can
separate
themselves from the majority. But the question of greater rights
always
implies the question of secession. Viewed in this way, even in this
book it
is recognized that the concept of multinational federation may create
as
many problems as it solves.

The main advantage of federalism could be seen if it is analyzed what
is
usually the major problem in multiethnic societies. In his excellent
article, Dominique Arel establishes that Flemish, Quebecois and
Catalonian
nationalisms share one thing in common: they all emerged as a
response
against the domination of the language of the center. Fear of
minorization
is crucial to understanding the minority nationalism. Minorization
was
here
primarily seen as a language attack. Since `cultural insecurity can
be
a
potent factor of political instability,' giving national minorities
greater
rights and autonomy that will enable them with protecting their
cultural
identity is possible only in a federation. Greater autonomy can bring
about
security in national minorities in that it reduces the fear of
assimilation. This has relatively proven to be the case in Quebec and
Catalonia. Since the public policy that was given to the local
government
`forced' people into accepting local identities, one could safely
argue
that the fear of assimilation would disappear. Once a politically
critical
mass of Catalans and Quebecois internalizes the fact that a stable
equilibrium has been reached on language, the matter of secession
will
lose
its saliency.

Another look at whether federalist constitutional arrangement is
suitable
for a multiethnic society is discussed in Simeon & Conway's article
on
federalism and the management of conflict. The dual question they
consider
is again: `when, and under what conditions, does federalism
constitute
a
stable, enduring solution, rather than a transitional phase on the
way
either towards secession or centralization?' The countries under
considerations are the four best known cases of western federalisms:
Canada, Belgium, Spain, and the UK.

Federalism certainly protects minorities from the invasion of the
majority.
But the task is to examine whether federalism in such case does
something
more than only protecting minority cultures. The Canadian federalism
recognized Quebec as a Distinct Society within Canada, but it seems
that
this type of federalism created `competitive rather than cooperative
patterns of relationships.' Belgium was transformed into a federation
in
1993 but it is still unclear how much this structure soothed the
cultural
conflict between French-speaking Walloons and Dutch-speaking Flemish.
Language and economic differences remain the obstacles for achieving
an
enduring settlements between the two constitutive nations. Authors
conclude
that Belgium is actually in the process of `disbuilding', and that
Belgians
could not constitute themselves as a nation. The Spanish federalism
and
British quasi-federalism were somewhat more successful than the
previous
two, but only if we realize that at this moment it is not possible to
establish which way the countries will go. Since it is likely that
there
exists something like British and Spanish nation, one could argue
that
these two federal systems might be in the process of stabilizing.

Taking into account the four cases, it is impossible to say precisely
into
which direction a multinational federation will head. The universal
generalizations must not be made simply because they will be of no
help.
What we must do is to examine case by case and see what federalist
structure brought about in each of them. Another important conclusion
is
that in the cases of ethnic tensions or conflicts institutional
structure
in no panacea. Federalism depends on the willingness of the cultural
elites
to take each other's demands seriously. The minority must be prepared
to
retain some identity and loyalty to the larger group, whereas the
majority
must be prepared to give up institutional design that favors majority
rule.

As said in the beginning, this book does not consider the case of
East-Central Europe, on which soil in the 1990s several wars were
waged
in
the name of blood, territory, and nation. Yet, some conclusions
mentioned
in the previous paragraph are instructive for East European context.
The
most known case of East European federalism is Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The
federal structure of Bosnia was not a result of negotiations of the
ethnic
elites, which were in conflict for three years, but was rather
imposed
to
them by the international community. Eight years after the
introduction
of
the federal structure (the Dayton agreement was signed in 1995),
Bosnia
is
still under international protectorate with about 20,000 troops on
its
ground. Economically, it is one of the least developed countries in
the
region. The federal structure did not settle ethnic tensions among
Moslems,
Serbs and Croats, and did not improve on the economic situation in
the
country. One could argue rather that federal structure, the way it
was
implemented in Bosnia, works towards maintaining the ethnic conflict,
and
that the better solution for Bosnia would be to dismantle Bosnian
federalism.

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Commentary No. 106 - Feb. 1, 2003

"France is the Key"

During the Second World War Winston Churchill said that the greatest
cross
he had to bear was the Cross of Lorraine (the symbol of Charles De
Gaulle).
After 1945, the United States came to feel that this had become its
cross.
France has consistently pursued a "Gaullist" foreign policy under all
its
postwar governments, whether led by De Gaulle, Gaullists, or anyone
else.
The essence of the Gaullist foreign policy is that France, while part
and
parcel of the "West," has asserted the right to its own views of how
to
achieve world order, and has insisted that the United States, as the
most
powerful Western country, has to take France's views into account.
France,
unlike any other of the allies of the United States, has always
sought
to
refuse a "unilateralist" leadership by the U.S. in a meaningful way.

Over the past fifty years, the United States has tried everything it
could
to dissuade France from this attitude: sweet talk, forceful pressure,
conspiracy, and huffing and puffing. Nothing the U.S. did seemed to
change
France's basic stance. When recently Donald Rumsfeld contemptuously
dismissed "old Europe," it was France he had uppermost in mind. In
the
past,
the United States has counted on Germany to moderate France's views,
or
at
least not to go along with her. It is thus with enormous displeasure
that
the Bush administration has observed the Schroeder/Fischer turn in
German
foreign policy. The U.S. hawks feel betrayed.

So, it is particularly galling to the U.S. that today France is the
key
to
whether or not the forthcoming U.S. invasion of Iraq will be
considered
"legitimate" by the majority of people in the western world, and even
beyond
it. If France goes along with the U.S., however reluctantly, the war
will be
considered in the world something sanctioned by the United Nations and
therefore by that mysterious entity, the "world community." If France
refuses to go along, she brings with her not only Germany but Russia,
China,
Canada, and Mexico - a powerful line-up. Japan has let it be known
that
it
will follow "world opinion," meaning quite obviously only if the U.S.
can
get U.N. cover.

France even determines the position of Great Britain. In The
Independent of
Jan. 30, Donald Macintyre wrote an article with the headline "Blair is
playing for high stakes, and he needs Chirac to come to his rescue."
Macintyre discusses the difficulties Blair is having at home, the
"threatened revolt" in the Labour Party, and says that whether it
comes
off
or not depends on France's position. "It's not too glib to say that
[Blair's] future may be decided not in the White House, nor in No. 10
[Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister], but in
the
Elysée [Chirac's official residence]."

What gives France this power? It is certainly not France's moral
rectitude.
France is as willing as the United States to send troops to defend its
interests. Its current intervention in the Côte d'Ivoire, and
its
current difficulties there as a result of this intervention, are
testimony
to France's continuing role as a mini-imperial power in Africa. Nor
is
it
because France is somehow anti-American in its inner soul. No doubt
there is
a good deal of anti-American sloganeering in France (but then there
is
a
good deal of anti-French sloganeering in the United States).
Nevertheless,
in general, the French (both elites and ordinary people) find much to
appreciate in the United States, remember the U.S. role in the two
World
Wars with gratitude, and share most basic values and most basic
prejudices
with the United States.

What gives France this power is the sense, throughout the world, that
the
United States is often, as we say in good American slang, "too big
for
its
britches." And this is especially true now that the hawks have taken
over
the U.S. government. France's resentment at this, France's desire to
limit
the effects of U.S. arrogance, is shared just about everywhere in the
world,
with very few exceptions. So when France resists U.S. pressures, as
they are
now doing, they are cheered on in private by all the governments who
don't
dare do the same or don't dare to do it quite as loudly - like Egypt
or
Korea or Brazil, or indeed Canada.

Actually, the U.S. government is aware of France's political power.
This is
why Colin Powell was able to convince Bush to go the United Nations
in
the
first place, and why the U.S. is coming back  to the United Nations
next
week to present some "evidence" about Saddam Hussein. The U.S. doesn't
believe that this "evidence" is what will convince anyone. Rather the
U.S.
believes that presenting the evidence will give France the excuse to
follow
what the U.S. government thinks are France's economic interests. The
reasoning of the U.S. administration, about which they talk in the
press
almost openly, is that France will say to itself the following: 1)
The
U.S.
will go into Iraq no matter what. 2) The U.S. will win easily. 3) If
France
sends troops, however unimportant militarily, France will be allowed
to
participate in the division of the spoils (oil); but if France stays
out,
she will be excluded.

The U.S. hawks are thus making a "crude Marxist" analysis of France's
foreign policy - a one-to-one short-term correlation between economic
gain
and political position. But crude Marxism never works, because
nothing
is
one-to-one and the short-term is, as Fernand Braudel said, "dust." The
problem, seen from France's point of view, and more particularly from
Chirac's point of view, is posed quite differently. First of all,
French
public opinion (as all of west European opinion) is very largely
opposed to
the war and highly skeptical of U.S. motives, both short-term and
long-term.
The French left has lined up solidly against the war. The extreme
right, for
other reasons, has done so as well. And the French conservative party
in
power, the UMP, is split down the middle between those who buy the
U.S.
argument and favor a "Blairite" foreign policy and those who remain
"Gaullist" in spirit.

Chirac has therefore kept his options open. He has to weigh the
political
consequences internally. If he makes a mistake, it could have a
long-term
negative effect both on the future of his party, which he has just
recently
managed to consolidate into a powerful force, and on France's efforts
to
create a strong and independent Europe. Secondly, Chirac is not at all
certain of a swift U.S. military victory. Too many military figures
around
the world are skeptical, and they probably include some of the top
French
military. Thirdly, Gaullism has worked thus far, and Gaullism has
always
involved a delicate balance. France does not want to cut itself off
from the
U.S. But for once France is scarcely isolated in its resistance to
U.S.
action. This doesn't seem the moment to abandon a Gaullist stance.

The United States, as could be expected, is playing all its cards. It
has
lined up five of the present fifteen members of the European Union to
say in
a collective letter that they support the U.S. position. Of course,
these
five governments had already said the same in effect. But the joint
letter
is meant as pressure on France. In effect, the U.S. is trying to
convince
the French that if they don't go along, the U.S. will actively try to
break
up Europe. The U.S. has a second threat in its arsenal. If France's
"soft
power" is its incarnation of a worldwide discomfiture with U.S.
unilateralism, its "hard power" is its veto in the Security Council.
So, the
U.S. is saying that if the U.S. doesn't get the backing it wants from
the
United Nations, it will marginalize the role of the Security Council
and
thereby reduce France's "hard power." But of course the veto
power of France is of not much use if France can never use it, for
fear
that
the Security Council would become irrelevant.

The U.S. thinks France needs the U.S. badly. It may however well be
the
case
that it is in fact the U.S. that needs France badly. Whatever France's
decision, the ultimate consequences may in part be determined by the
actual
war. A war easily won will tend to reward all those who went along
with
the
U.S. A war that drags out will no doubt punish all those who went
along
with
the U.S. However, a war unilaterally won, even if won quickly, may
hurt
as
much as help the U.S. A war "multilaterally" will do less damage to
the
U.S.
position. Nelson Mandela warns the U.S. it is heading the world
towards
a
holocaust. The hawks are absolutely deaf.

The fact is that, as a result of its Gaullism, France is the only
country in
the world today that can have any significant impact on the U.S.
geopolitical position - not Great Britain, not Russia, not even
China.
This
is not because France is so strong, but because she pushes
consistently
for
a multipolar world and thereby incarnates a strong world force. That
France
would herself be a direct beneficiary of such a geopolitical
transformation
is far less important to most people in most countries than the fact
that
France might succeed to some degree to create something they all
want.
We
shall soon know how France plays its cards. And the whole world will
feel
the difference.

Immanuel Wallerstein

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5.
Subject: H-TURK: announcement MA and Ph D studies Leiden-Sabanci [E.
J.
Zurcher]

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:39:46 +0100
From: "E.J.Zurcher" <e.j.zurcher@...>

As was announced on H/Turk in November 2002, from September 2003
onwards,
the Turkish Studies Department of Leiden University will offer a
unique
programme for graduates with an interest in Turkey, the Ottoman
Empire
and
Central Asia. Two options are offered: a one-year MA degree programme
in
Turkish Studies and a two-year research MA in Turkish Studies with the
option to continue with a Ph.D. research programme. The courses are
offered in Leiden and in Istanbul, where Sabanci University is our
partner
for this programme. Fieldwork in Turkey or Central Asia is a
compulsory
part of the programme. Students of the two-year programme can opt for
spending time at the Khazar University in Azerbaijan.

More detailed information on the department and its teaching and
research
programmes can be found at www.let.leidenuniv.nl/tcimo/tulp . For more
information, please contact Leiden University Worldwide:
s.gieling@...

For MA degree courses starting in September 2003, a number of partial
tuition waivers will be granted to excellent international non-EU
students
on a merit and need basis. Qualified international students may
request
a
partial tuition fee waiver. Students who meet the academic standards
during the first year of the programme, will be granted the same
benefits
for the second year in case of a two-year programme.

You can find more information on scholarships and an application form
on
our webiste www.leiden.edu . More information on the Turkish
Department
can be found at www.let.leiden.nl/tcimo/tulp

The website www.nuffic.nl/huygens may also be helpful to you. This is
the
Dutch website for foreigners with information on Dutch education and
scholarships for foreign students.

For those who already hold an MA degree with relevance to the field,
it
is
possible to follow courses in the MA programme Turkish Studies in part
fulfilment of an individually tailored Ph.D program. Those who already
hold an MA degree and collect a minimum of 60 ECTS credits (one full
year)
in the MA programme of Turkish Studies may be awarded the dergee of
M.Phil.

The Department of Turkish Studies at the moment hosts twelve Ph.D.
students from the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece and the U.S.A.

Academic responsibility for the programme rests with prof.dr. Erik Jan
Zurcher, head of the Department. His e-mail address is
e.j.zurcher@... . The name of the student counsellor is
Petra de Bruijn, her e-mail is p.de.bruijn@...

6.
A Case for Concern, Not a Case for War

Glen Rangwala, Nathaniel Hurd and Alistair Millar

January 28, 2003

(Glen Rangwala is a lecturer in politics at Cambridge University.
Nathaniel
Hurd is an NGO consultant on UN Iraq policy. Alistair Millar is vice
president of the Fourth Freedom Forum and director of the
organization's
Washington office.)

On January 27, UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix and IAEA Director
General Mohamed ElBaradei presented to the UN Security Council their
required updates on the progress of weapons inspections inside Iraq.
The
updates arrive as the differences between the overt strategies of
Security
Council members reach a new level of sharpness. Permanent members
China,
France and Russia staked out their position over the preceding week:
the
inspections are satisfactorily helping to provide the Council with
assurances regarding Iraq's non-conventional weapons and related
programs, a
military assault may have grave consequences for regional stability
and
the
prevention of international terrorism, and the inspectors themselves
must
declare their inability to work in Iraq before the Council can
consider
changes in its policy. By contrast, the United States, along with
Great
Britain, has acknowledged neither positive results from the
inspections
process nor the inspectors' prerogative to assess the continued
validity of
their own work. Both factions among the Security Council's Permanent
Five
will find much in the Blix update to substantiate their positions.

The goal of successive Security Council resolutions, and thus the
inspectors' mandate under Resolution 1441 of November 8, 2002, is
limited to
divesting Iraq of non-conventional weapons and dismantling the related
programs. Throughout the 1990s, US administrations vacillated between
the
Security Council's goal of disarmament and Washington's goal of regime
change. Under the Clinton administration, the regime change agenda
persistently served to impede disarmament, most apparently for 14
days
in
November 1998, when Iraq withdrew all cooperation with inspections in
response to the Iraq Liberation Act signed by President Bill Clinton.
Shortly after George W. Bush came into office in early 2001, his
Secretary
of State, Colin Powell, was faced with a rapidly eroding sanctions
regime.
Powell proposed a "re-energized" sanctions policy ostensibly aimed at
reducing restrictions on some civilian imports while streamlining
controls
on Iraqi imports of proscribed military goods and dual-use goods.
But,
due
to pressure from within the Bush administration, this new policy was
short-lived. Regime change is strongly backed by Bush and by
Congress,
but
is not the official policy of any other Security Council member. The
US
policy of regime change in Iraq is behind the crisis within the
Security
Council over whether inspections or war are the way to secure Iraq's
disarmament.

TOWARD PEACEFUL DISARMAMENT

By the standard of containing Iraq's non-conventional weapons
capacity
and
hence keeping Iraq's potential for aggression acceptably low,
inspections
have worked. As a result of the ceasefire agreement with Iraq in 1991,
Resolutions 687 and later 715 established an ongoing long-term
monitoring
and verification system (OMV), with an export/import control
mechanism
to
assure that Iraq did not reconstitute or retain its prohibited
chemical
and
biological weapons and missiles with a range greater than 150 km. From
1991-1998, the implementation of the OMV was a vital element of the
disarmament process, as UNSCOM personnel left tamper-resistant
monitoring
equipment at sites and conducted frequent follow-up visits. The
inspectors
collected valuable baseline information that has increased the speed
and
effectiveness of the current UNMOVIC and IAEA inspection teams.

Vast improvements to surveillance and detection technologies over the
last
five years will increase the effectiveness of a new OMV that could be
established as early as February 2003. Inspectors would also conduct
in-person OMV visits frequently enough to reassure the Security
Council
about Iraq's non-conventional weapons capabilities. Ensuring the
re-establishment of an effective OMV is a more important goal than
the
hot
pursuit of unanswered questions, as it serves to deter the Iraqi
government
from reconstructing its non-conventional facilities. It also provides
the
Security Council with assurances that Iraq is not conducting
activities
prohibited by Council resolutions.

Those who advocate the continuation of inspections would find much in
the
January 27 updates to the Council to support their position.
ElBaradei
told
the Security Council that "we have to date found no evidence that
Iraq
has
revived its nuclear weapons program since the elimination of the
program in
the 1990s." He also made his most direct pitch for a non-violent
solution,
ending his presentation with a direct appeal to the US: "These few
months
would be a valuable investment in peace because they could help us
avoid a
war. We trust that we will continue to have your support as we make
every
effort to verify Iraq's nuclear disarmament through peaceful means,
and
to
demonstrate that the inspection process can and does work, as a
central
feature of the international nuclear arms control regime."

Blix, too, endorsed elements of the Iraqi approach, mentioning how
"Iraq has
on the whole cooperated rather well," and how inspectors' "reports do
not
contend that weapons of mass destruction remain in Iraq." Blix did not
acknowledge that large-scale production of prohibited weapons is
extremely
unlikely while Iraq sits in the full glare of international scrutiny.
But
the negative findings of inspectors inside Iraq -- who have
investigated all
the sites named by the US and Britain as potential weapons production
facilities -- imply that the Iraqi threat is, at least, contained.

SEIZING UPON AMBIGUITY

But the overt goal of the Security Council -- containing Iraq -- has
been
abandoned by the US, most clearly in Bush's National Security Strategy
launched in September 2002. The Bush team argues that even a
contained
Iraq
can equip terrorists. Further, administration officials have
explicitly
articulated regime change and enhanced control over the Persian Gulf
region
as US policy goals. Naturally, the Bush administration cannot make
their
case for war internationally on this basis. But it does not need to.

Instead, the Bush team can also draw upon the nature of the
inspectors'
mandate to justify military action. As US officials argue again and
again,
inspections have not verified Iraq's claims to have either destroyed
its
proscribed weapons or refrained from resuming their production. This
line of
argument dovetails with the inspections process: as Blix has
repeatedly
stated, under the terms of the Security Council resolutions, the
burden
of
proof is on Iraq to demonstrate that it has disposed of the weapons
stocks
it held before 1991, and is not developing them again.

One day before Blix's update, Powell said at the World Economic Forum
in
Davos: "Where is the evidence -- where is the evidence -- that Iraq
has
destroyed the tens of thousands of liters of anthrax and botulinum we
know
it had before it expelled the previous inspectors? [...] We're
talking
about
the most deadly things one can imagine, that can kill thousands,
millions of
people."

Blix has been more reticent about the "missing anthrax," but has said
enough
to appear to endorse the administration's point. In his update, the
chief
inspector referred to how anthrax "might still exist" in Iraq, though
the
maximum possible quantities he mentioned were less than a fifth of the
alleged "stockpile" of anthrax Powell had adduced in December 2002.
Inspectors have to account for the possibility that the "missing
anthrax"
might still exist, without pronouncing judgment upon how likely that
is.
Seizing upon this ambiguity, the Bush administration transforms a
case
for
concern into a case for war.

EXHIBIT A: ANTHRAX

The confusion is between what Iraq could have produced before 1991,
and
what
it actually did produce. Iraq could have produced considerably more
biological agents than it declared if, firstly, all of Iraq's claims
to
have
lost, damaged and destroyed growth media were untrue; and,
furthermore,
if
its claim that its fermentors (turning the growth media into
weaponizable
agents) were not used for certain periods of time was also untrue.
Taking
the maximalist position that Iraq could have fully utilized all
imported
growth media, without any failed or destroyed batches, and engaged its
fermentors at top production continuously, UNSCOM stated in its
January
1999
report that Iraq could have produced three times as many anthrax
spores
as
it declared.

UNSCOM's calculation used a figure of 520 kg of yeast extract that was
unaccounted for. This seemingly large quantity amounts to less than 11
percent of the total amount of yeast extract destroyed under UNSCOM
supervision in 1996 (4,942 kg). The Iraqi government claimed that it
unilaterally destroyed a quantity of growth media at a site adjacent
to
al-Hakam prior to the arrival of inspectors in 1991. This explanation
holds
some credibility, as UNSCOM was able to conclude that it "confirmed
that
media was burnt and buried there but the types and quantities are not
known," and thus could not reduce the quantity of material still
classified
as unaccounted for. Therefore, whether the quantity of unaccounted-for
material is within a reasonable error margin -- particularly given
that
UNSCOM acknowledged its understanding of Iraq's destruction of its
weapons
in 1991 was of "considerable uncertainty" -- is itself open to
question.
Nevertheless, it is impossible for UNMOVIC to come to a firm
conclusion
on
this matter, leaving the way open for the Bush administration to
allege
that
Iraq still holds a deadly stockpile.

One further problem with the US argument is that any anthrax spores
produced
before 1991 would probably no longer be infectious. As Middle East
military
expert Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International
Studies wrote in a 1998 report on the status of Iraq's biological
weapons
programs, "the shelf-life and lethality of Iraq's weapons is unknown,
but it
seems likely that the shelf-life was limited. In balance, it seems
probable
that any agents Iraq retained after the Gulf war now have very limited
lethality, if any." Even if Iraq did retain growth media for
biological
weapons, that growth media would long since have passed its expiry
date
by
1999, and would thus have a markedly reduced efficiency in producing
biological agents.

ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE

Other known aspects of the US-British case for Iraqi non-compliance
are
similarly flawed. Allegations by Bush and British Prime Minister Tony
Blair
about rebuilt facilities at former nuclear sites have been effectively
quashed through IAEA inspections. The US claimed that Iraq was
importing
aluminium tubes to use in enrichment centrifuges. The IAEA has
provisionally
concluded that these were used to produce short-range rockets. US and
British claims that Iraq had attempted to import uranium from Africa
have
not been substantiated by the two governments, despite numerous
requests
from the IAEA. It seems most likely that the reference was to an
attempt in
1981-82 to import uranium from Niger.

Claims about Iraq's retention of stocks of VX nerve agent -- invoked
by
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice in her January 23 op-ed in
the
New York Times -- seem dubious. From 1997, UNSCOM repeatedly confirmed
Iraq's claim that it had dumped its stock of VX by taking samples
from
the
dump site. Despite the evidence of destruction, it was not able to
verify
the quantity of material dumped. Sites that the US and Britain
alleged
were
involved in the production of biological or chemical weapons have been
repeatedly inspected by UNMOVIC. These include Falluja II, at which
inspectors found the chlorine plant at the focus of concern not even
in
operation, and al-Dawra Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Facility, which
appeared to journalists as having not been reconstructed since its
destruction in the mid-1990s. The inspectors have not reported any
evidence
of the production of proscribed agents at any of these sites.

In the face of the declining credibility of US claims about particular
weapons programs, the Bush team has reverted to claiming that the
Iraqi
government is inherently untrustworthy, exhibit A being Iraq's
failure
to
unconditionally fulfill all the obligations mandated by UNSC 1441.
Clearly,
the Iraqis government was highly secretive about its weapons programs
since
the inception of the inspections process. From the 1980s, the Iraqi
economy
was built around the military and its ambitious development. Exposing
all
past activities to inspections runs up against entrenched hostility.
But the
habits of secrecy are not the same as continuing programs of illicit
armament.

US reliance on claims about full and unconditional compliance with
UNSC
1441
rather than about disarmament per se demonstrates that the claim of
Iraq's
threat is becoming increasingly hard to justify. Throughout the
period
in
which inspections made substantial progress from 1992 to 1997, the
Clinton
administration labeled extensive though incomplete compliance as
non-compliance. This strategy was taken a step further by the White
House
spokesman on the morning of Blix's update, who reaffirmed that
compliance
must be absolute. "If the answer is only partially yes, then the
answer
is
no," he said.

SURVIVAL STRATEGY

The British government has claimed that the Iraqi government
structures
its
identity around non-conventional weapons. There is no evidence for
this, and
it seems highly unlikely. The Iraqi government has long had a
survivalist
strategy, by projecting an image of strength exercised to the
patrimonial
benefit of its support base. This strategy has served the government
well,
with only the briefest of hiatuses, as when Iran retook Abadan in
September
1981 and made the government's terrible miscalculation to launch war
against
Iran apparent.

It is not at all apparent how the retention of proscribed weapons
could
serve this survivalist strategy. If inspectors uncover non-
conventional
programs, then this would lead to the government's ouster. From
1999-2002,
Iraq pushed at boundaries only indirectly related to the proscribed
weapons.
Iraqi weapons program personnel extended the al-Samoud missile range
and
imported missile engines and raw material to produce solid missile
fuel. The
Iraqi government acknowledged these transgressions in its December 7
declaration, and since this date has agreed to halt these programs.

Instead, the Iraqi government has sought to reinforce its image by
rewarding
the citizenry. Examples include the prison releases of October 2002,
the
doubling of the food ration, extensive resource distribution through
tribal
networks and the prospect of political reforms. This tactic of
purported
munificence has been used previously by the Iraqi government, most
notably
in 1991 in the wake of the Iraqi uprisings. Then, the benefits were
withdrawn as soon as the hold of the loyalist military was secured
over
south and central Iraq. The May 1991 program of political
liberalization was
reversed and forgotten by September.

The survivalist approach of the Iraqi government has been most
manifest
in
its cooperation with inspectors. The relative luxury enjoyed by the
regime
in the 1990s -- hindering inspectors while fearing no more than
further
justification for the continuation of economic sanctions -- no longer
exists. The regime's cooperation may be insincere, or "given
grudgingly" in
Blix's words. The key question is not whether this grudging
cooperation
fits
the formal requirement of unconditional compliance with UNSC 1441, but
whether it will lead to the effective disarmament of Iraq.

-----

For background on US and UN Iraq policy, see Marc Lynch, "Using and
Abusing
the UN, Redux," in Middle East Report 225 (Winter 2002). The article
is
accessible online at:
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Litmus Test: Turkey's Neo-Islamists Weigh War and Peace

Koray Caliskan and Yuksel Taskin

January 30, 2003

(Koray Caliskan is a doctoral candidate in politics and a fellow at
the
International Center for Advanced Studies at New York University.
Yuksel
Taskin is assistant professor of politics at Marmara University in
Istanbul.)

Hours before chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix briefed the UN
Security
Council on January 27, Turkey's deputy prime minister protested that
the
Bush administration would proceed toward military confrontation
regardless
of Blix's findings. "You'll declare war against an Iraq...that has
taken out
its white flag," said Ertugrul Yalcinbayir. "Why are you going to
make
a war
like this against someone who has surrendered?" The same day, Prime
Minister
Abdullah Gul confirmed reports that Turkey is negotiating for over $4
billion in US aid in the event of war.

Gul, titular leader of the neo-Islamist Justice and Development Party
that
swept into office in November 2002, has consistently claimed that
Turkey
will not support military action against Iraq without a Security
Council
resolution. In mid-January, Gul embarked on a Middle East tour in
search of
a peaceful solution to the Iraq stalemate and dispatched his State
Minister
Kursat Tuzmen with 350 Turkish businessmen to Baghdad to improve trade
relations. His government also helped organize a meeting in Istanbul
of
the
Turkish, Iranian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Saudi and Syrian foreign
ministers,
presumably to explore ways of averting war. Turkey's refusal to host
80,000
US troops, as the Pentagon requested, may have forced a postponement
of
US
war plans.

On the other hand, the governing Justice and Development Party (or
AKP,
by
its Turkish initials) recently allowed the US Army to inspect the
Turkish
bases from which they want to launch their offensive, and has ordered
reinforcements to the eastern border. The AKP's spiritual leader,
Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, used a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos to
chide
the US for its own possession of weapons of mass destruction. Erdogan
described Blix's update on January 27 as "not enlightening," and
reaffirmed
Turkey's determination to wait for a Security Council resolution.
Fatma
Bostan Unsal, a senior woman member of the AKP, is reportedly among
the
"human shields" organized by an American Gulf war veteran who will
travel to
Baghdad on February 8. Yet the same AKP government has subcontracted
negotiations with the US over the extent of the northern front to the
Turkish military -- a clear sign that Turkey will support the US
entry
into
Iraq when the time comes.

BITTER LESSONS

The mixed signals from the AKP, in the face of overwhelming public
opposition to the impending war, reflect a decade's bitter lessons in
Turkish politics. Party elites know that winning 66 percent of the
seats in
Parliament did not really usher them into power. No party generally
accepted
as Islamist can be a welcome part of the ruling civilian-military
bureaucracy, who embrace militant secularism, neo-liberalism,
authoritarian
rule and a hawkish foreign policy as the main principles of
government.
As
Gul and Erdogan remember, the leader of AKP's parent party, Necmettin
Erbakan, was forced to sign cooperation treaties with Israel over his
own
objections, before being compelled to step down after a carefully
designed
civilian-military coup.

The AKP's election manifesto promised a flexible foreign policy, to be
shaped by Parliament rather than the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
the
army. Erdogan's recent rejection of the hardline nationalist stance
on
the
Cyprus question was an emblematic fulfillment of this promise.
Similarly,
the party, while parroting the traditional Turkish first principle of
"protecting Iraq's territorial unity to preserve the delicate
balances
of
the Middle East," nevertheless committed to work toward solving the
Iraq
crisis peacefully. In the Iraq crisis, the AKP faces a litmus test,
not
only
from the vantage point of its political base, but also from that of
the
military-civilian coalition, which wants to gauge the newcomer's
intentions.
The AKP sincerely wants to please the former; at the same time, the
party
knows that it cannot risk alienating the latter.

ROMANTICISM AND REALPOLITIK

Gul's attempts to broker a peace represent quite a risk for the
Turkish
government, which normally depends on Washington for all manner of
assistance. Turkey's current economic crisis is contained by inflows
of
the
International Monetary Fund cash, which the US could easily shut off.
Ankara
has shouldered the heavy burden of the 1974 invasion of northern
Cyprus, and
its continuing military presence there, largely because the US has
looked
the other way. Congressional supporters of measures to declare the
World War
I-era Armenian massacres a genocide could be emboldened if Turkey
proved to
be an unruly strategic partner. Should Turkey withdraw from Bush's
"coalition of the willing," the Kurds of northern Iraq could gain more
autonomy than Turkey would like, and Turkish contractors could lose
their
shot at lucrative contracts for rebuilding post-war Iraq. But was it
really
risky for the AKP to take independent diplomatic initiatives?

The rocky reception in Turkey for the prime minister's Middle East
visits
made them seem miscalculated indeed. Tuncay Ozilhan, chairman of the
board
of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmens' Association, decried
the
government's "closed and indecisive stance" toward Iraq. "When you
come
to a
point where you cannot solve the problem by yourself..., side with
your
allies. Turkey, being a democratic country, should never side with a
totalitarian regime." The business leader's remarks echoed the
hegemonic
position of mainstream journalists and commentators: even if Bush's
planned
attack on Iraq is not a just war, it is inevitable. Mehmet Y. Yilmaz,
editor
of the widely read daily Milliyet, spelled out the mainstream
consensus. "It
is certainly a necessity of being a human being to object any war,
whether
in Iraq or somewhere else. Yet, when it is inevitable, we know that
turning
an anti-war stance to an intellectual romanticism is meaningless....
Romanticism cannot be a national strategy."

Pro-war writers in the Turkish press have infused their realpolitik --

we
can't be part of the "axis of evil" -- with a tinge of Orientalism --
oh,
the Arabs, you know how they are. So willingly have they acquiesced
in
war
that Prime Minister Gul wondered out loud if a few journalists had
received
portions of the $200 million allocated by the US for winning foreign
hearts
and minds. Turkish chief of staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok, presumably in a
position
to know, once said that "America begins to pay a few writers, so that
they
can write in favor of the US interests, and by using the media, wages
a
psychological war." Gul's speculation was denounced in an exaggerated
manner
by the press, and the prime minister had to retract his statement.

OPPOSITION IN IMMENSE NUMBERS

Despite the pro-war tilt of the media, there is a growing, if still
scattered anti-war movement in Turkey. The latest opinion polls
conducted by
the Ankara Social Research Center showed that 94 percent of the
population
opposes the use of Turkish bases and troops to attack Iraq. Fully 87
percent
of the population opposes any US military intervention in Iraq. These
immense numbers have yet to be organized, though in recent days
anti-war
protests in Turkish cities have been louder and better attended.

Multiple and often unrelated motivations inform anti-war sentiment. A
group
of businessmen argue that Iraqi-Turkish economic relations, which have
sustained severe damage since comprehensive UN sanctions were imposed
upon
Iraq in 1991, will worsen further. Business also fears a shrinkage of
foreign exchange as tourism-related income comes close to collapsing
in
the
event of war. But this sector of Turkish opinion is unwilling to
reach
out
to other anti-war forces in the country.

The traditional anti-war camp, generally considered an extension of
radical
leftist organizations or the Kurdish nationalist movement, was greatly
weakened during the state's war against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers
Party) in
the 1990s. Moreover, the radicals' rhetoric hardly rings any bells in
the
more general public space in Turkey. Their analyses of the perils of
war, US
interests and the centrality of oil in military calculations --
however
articulate and morally sound -- have generally been kept out of the
mainstream media, if not silenced by the police.

Islamist reaction to the war talk has so far been quite muted, though
there
are signs of future demonstrations. Fourthly, a group of social
democratic
trade unions and non-governmental organizations criticize Turkey's
involvement with the US war plans on ethical and political grounds.
In
the
last two months, the unions and NGOs organized various demonstrations
in
urban centers, but they are far from powerful enough to bring
together
the
distinct groups sharing an anti-war stance. At times, tensions
embedded
in
domestic politics have derailed attempts at forming more inclusive
coalitions. At an anti-war meeting in Eskisehir, members of the
far-right
Confederation of Unions of Public Employees of Turkey stalked out
shouting,
"We cannot be with those who betray our country." Some of the other
groups
in attendance had chanted "Long Live Peace" in Kurdish.

GIVING PEACE A CHANCE?

The AKP's halting search for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis
has
been
praised in the majority of European capitals. Greece's foreign
minister
wanted to attend the Istanbul summit, dubbed the "Regional Initiative
on
Iraq," yet he was politely turned away. German foreign minister
Joschka
Fischer visited Turkey during the summit and expressed his
sympathies,
and
the French conveyed their congratulations. During Erdogan's talks with
Russian officials and recent visit to China, both states openly
supported
the AKP's attempts to avert war.

On January 23, however, the summit released a joint declaration that
was far
from anti-war in essence. Thanks to arduous Turkish negotiating, the
statement mostly consisted of accusing Iraq of stubbornness in
failing
to
meet the demands of the UN. The statement read, "We...solemnly call
on
the
Iraqi leadership to move irreversibly and sincerely towards assuming
their
responsibilities in restoring peace and stability in the region." The
text
carefully forgets that US aggressiveness toward Iraq had necessitated
the
meeting, and that as recently as March 2002 the signatories were
directing
their diplomacy toward ending the UN embargo on Iraq.

The declaration also underlined the territorial integrity of Iraq as a
priority in the six states' foreign policy objectives. All the
ministers,
except the Turkish representative, wanted to call upon the US to give
peace
a chance. Turkey overruled this provision on the grounds that the US
has
been working hard for a peaceful resolution. Despite offering numerous
objections, the Turkish delegation ultimately could not prevent the
summit
from including a paragraph demanding implementation of all relevant UN
resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as those
binding
Iraq.

How far can the AKP government go in its search for peace? Does it
really
have a sincere pro-peace agenda? The AKP knows very well that
alienating the
US would facilitate the efforts of political enemies to form a
powerful
domestic coalition against neo-Islamist government. Party leaders
paid
a
visit to Washington almost a year ago to seek American friends for
their
future government, and skillfully drafted a pro-American ideological
platform that sounds "reformed" when compared to the rhetoric of their
Islamist predecessors. On the other hand, the AKP cannot afford to
alienate
voters and sympathizers by appearing to enlist in Bush's campaign to
unseat
Saddam Hussein.

TIME WILL TELL

Perhaps a good test of the AKP's sincerity is to remember the
grassroots
political network they mobilized to great effect before the November
2002
election. The party leadership could deploy its foot soldiers anew,
to
give
at least a reluctant hand to the peace movement. So far they have not
done
so, and party officials have even expressed scorn for citizen
activism.
Parliamentary speaker Bulent Arinc, referring to peace demonstrations
in
northern Cyprus, recently said, "There is no place in the world where
democracies are governed by the streets. We cannot let the masses,
who
shout
and chant on the streets, and who perhaps were deceived, adversely
affect
the future of the country." Time will tell if this classic statist
position
is a sign that the ice is melting between the AKP and the Turkish
establishment, or if the opinions of Arinc are somewhat isolated
within
the
party.

Surrounded as the AKP is by the small, yet violently powerful ruling
civilian-military bureaucracy, which has resigned itself to getting
what it
can from war, it is naïve to expect the party to resist the impending
conflict actively. The AKP's unwillingness to engage more deeply in
peace
efforts betrays the same opportunistic and fatalistic attitude that
prevails
inside the civilian-military bureaucracy. The former sees a red line
they
cannot cross in domestic politics, whereas the latter espies a red
line
they
can't even hope to cross in international politics. In addition to
their
fatalism, however, the AKP leaders are contributing to pro-war spin by
discursively exaggerating American demands and then presenting those
they
accept as the result of tough bargaining. The government makes a show
of
publicly denying British requests to use Turkish bases, as if British
planes
do not take off from Turkey to bomb the northern no-fly zone in Iraq
on
an
almost weekly basis.

The AKP is playing a game familiar to followers of Turkish politics.
Heirs
of Erbakan's National Salvation Party, they feel like the ones who
were
left
out, the voices of the voiceless, representatives of the long-
suffering
and
silenced majority. The neo-Islamists want to reverse the power
equation.
With 66 percent of the seats in Parliament, they would seem to enjoy a
popular mandate to adhere to their stated principles. But to keep
their
place in the governing civilian-military coalition, the AKP has
chosen
to
adopt the establishment's logic. Instead of representing the
unrepresented
anti-war majority, the AKP allows the US to consult directly with the
pro-war military. While US neo-conservatives justify "regime change"
with
dreams of democratizing the Middle East, the AKP is assisting the US
in
staging a war from Turkish territory against the express wishes of
ordinary
citizens. Bold if ineffective anti-war statements from Gul and others
may
save face in the short term, but will not pay off in the long run.
Even
if
collective amnesia is a hallmark of not only Turkish but all modern
politics, wars are not soon forgotten.

-----

The full text, in English, of the Istanbul summit's joint declaration
is
available online at: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ad/add/irak.htm

For background on Turkey and the impending war on Iraq, see Ertugrul
Kurkcu,
"Washington Pushes Turkey Toward 'The Red Line'," Middle East Report
Online,
August 6, 2002.
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero080602



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The January 2003 issue of Middle East Intelligence Bulletin is now
freely accessible online at
http://www.meib.org/issues/0301.htm

LEBANON
More Unsolved Mysteries in Lebanon
The month of December alone witnessed the killing of an Iraqi
dissident, the assassination of a notorious Lebanese drug dealer, and
the bombing of a Muslim holy site in the Beqaa Valley. All of these
crimes remain conspicuously unsolved.
Lebanon's Cell Phone Scandals
The battle between Lebanese and Syrian power brokers over control of
Lebanon's most lucrative market rages on.
The Lebanese-Canadian Crisis
A diplomatic row with Canada highlights growing Syrian influence in
Lebanese foreign policy.
Dossier: Etienne Saqr
A close-up look at one of Lebanon's few ideological purists.
Intelligence Briefs
SYRIA
Russian Nuclear Assistance to Syria: Scam or Scandal?
Intelligence Briefs

IRAQ
Has Saddam Lost the Arab Street ?
In stark contrast to the anti-war demonstrators marching by the tens
of thousands in Washington DC, the "Arab street" has been largely
unresponsive to Saddam's appeals.

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Dear Colleagues,

The new mailing list "InterPhil" provides a news board on events,
publications, and further information from a broad field of
intercultural philosophy. This includes news from comparative
philosophy, interculturally oriented cultural and religious
studies and related disciplines.

Typical messages should be event announcements, calls for papers,
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8.
Subject: CfA: Special Call for Applications for Legal Intern
Positions
(ECMI)


Special Call for Applications for Legal Intern Positions

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) in Flensburg, Germany,
is
soliciting applications for internship positions in the summer and
fall
of 2003 and winter/spring of 2004 (earliest starting date: July 2003).
These positions are limited to candidates with legal training.

Your Profile:
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of minority protection, conflict resolution, and human rights.  You
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equivalent), and have concentrated in your studies in international
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and/or human rights law.  Excellent grades and sound knowledge of
international law are expected, additional academic or professional
achievements would be an asset.  You are fluent in English (the
working
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The Positions:
The internship positions are unpaid and usually last three months.
They
will take place at ECMI headquarters in Flensburg.  You will
participate
in research and administration of ongoing legal projects; assist the
Senior Research Associate in charge of legal projects; contribute to
publications projects under the supervision of the Publications
Officer
and the editor(s), and take part in other activities of the Centre.
The
possibility of also undertaking independent research leading to a
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Applications:
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by a curriculum vitae, the names, contact details, including e-mail
addresses, of three references, and an unedited writing sample in
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9.
Dear All,

Forced Migration and Refugee Studies program at the American
University
in
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Meeting the Psychosocial Issues of Refugees (June 8-12),
Refugee Law advanced level (June 16-21),
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Please visit our website for further information and application
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Fourth Essex Graduate Conference ın Political Theory

"Rhetoric & Politics" 9-10 May 2003

Themes Include:
- Psychoanalysis & Politics
- Issues in Political Theory
- Citizenship & Democracy
- Human Rights & Globalization
- Subjectivity & Identity
- Ethics

Deadline for Submission of Proposed Paper Abstracts: 20 March 2003
For Further Information: http://www.essex.ac.uk/government/Graduate%
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University of Essex

PhD Studentship in Political Theory


The Department of Government at the University of Essex is offering a
fees only PhD Studentship in Political Theory. The successful
candidate will be supervised by and work with Professor Richard
Bellamy and his colleagues within the Political Theory group, whose
research is described below. The successful candidate will be
expected to undertake an average load of up to 4 hours a week
teaching/research assistance. This will generally consist of
approximately 2 hours of first or second year theory seminars, and 2
hours helping Professor Bellamy with the editing of the journal
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
(CRISPP) (http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/cri.htm) and possibly certain
other tasks.

Stipend
The Studentship consists of full fees at the EU rate (currently
£2870). The successful candidate must apply for an ESRC studentship.
If this application is successful, the bursary will be paid in full
as a contribution towards maintenance in the case of a non-UK student
and reduced to £2000 in the case of a UK student, who receive
maintenance as well as fees from the ESRC.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a good undergraduate degree in a relevant
discipline, such as Politics, Philosophy, Law  or Sociology, and
normally be taking or have already completed an MA Course in some
area of Political, Social or Legal Theory or Ethics.  Only EU
students can apply as the award will be conditional on the successful
candidate applying for an ESRC studentship.

For Further Information: http://www.essex.ac.uk/government/

Please find below my articles on EU-Turkey relations.
Best Regards
Hasan Engin Sener
-------------------
Middle East Technical University
Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration
06531 Ankara / Turkey
Tel: +90 312 210 20 77
Fax: +90 312 210 13 41
Web: http://europaturk.com.tr.tc
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Articles on EU-Turkey relations

"Controversial Legal And Political Position of Erdogan," The Sprout,
No.6, February, 2003, pp. 8
The latest Turkish Constitutional Court ruling regarding Recep Tayyip
Erdogan has sparked off debate about his position and his bid to
become prime minister (PM) through a by-election on 9 March
http://www.thesprout.net/graft/graft10.htm

*

"Criticising 'the worst possible scenario for Turkey'" EUobserver,
21.01.2003.
Although Mr Biancheri (1) evaluates Giscard d'Estaing's Turco-sceptic
declaration as courageous, in my opinion his arguments are not only
more courageous (because he asserts that the EU is lying) but also
hard to be defeated (because he asserts good-willed, rational and
plausible options) than that of Mr Giscard. However, what I would
like to do here is to supply my arguments in order to show that Mr
Biancheri may be wrong in some of his assessments.
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?sid=7&aid=9089

*

"Christmas is a good time for Turkey," EUobserver, 18.12.2002
Interestingly enough, most commentators are arguing that Turkey lost
out at Copenhagen Summit. However we should be careful and realistic
while evaluating the decision made at Copenhagen by the European
Council.
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?sid=7&aid=8783

*

"New Government: Pro... What?" The Sprout, Vol. 4, December, 2002,
pp.17-18.
The AKP (Justice and Development Party) won a huge victory in
Turkey's elections at the beginning of November. Now people are
beginning to ask seriously what do they really believe in? On the 8th
November, Le Monde was obviously non-plussed, its headline
asked "Islamist, democrat or conservative - What is the AKP?". Such
confusion is apparent in Turkish journals as well. Nobody, it seems,
knows. The question is, what is in fact going on in the mind of Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, the banned leader of the AKP? What does he believe
and how can people find out?
http://www.thesprout.net/004/graft/graft10.htm

*

"EU/Turkey: Is There More Than Just A Lack of Goodwill?" The Sprout,
Vol. 3, November, 2002, pp.6-8.
What is the next step for Turkey now that it knows that EU membership
is not on the cards in the near future? And is there a danger that
the signal from Brussels will push the country closer to forming a
second trade area where Ankara, for example, could call the shots on
oil prices?
http://www.thesprout.net/003/graft/graft11.htm

1.call for papers 2.subscription 3.summer 4.fellowship 5.reviews 6.
1.
Call for Papers: A Special Issue of Political
> Communication
>
> Special Issue Editor:
> Michael Schudson
> Department of Communication
> University of California, San Diego
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0503
> Email: Mschudson@...
>
> Special issue on:
> "Sociology and the Study of Political Communication"
>
> Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2003
>
> Has sociology abandoned the study of political
> communication? Have
> researchers who identify with the subfield of
> political communication
> abandoned sociology? Editors of Political
> Communication want to
> understand the place of sociological approaches to
> the study of
> political communication. They are dedicating a
> special issue to this
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Call for papers
>
>POST-COMMUNISM IN TRANSITION: GENDER AND THE STATE
>
>2004, Vol. 23, N°2
>
>The collapse of the Communist regimes has given rise to forms of
>structural adjustment, economic reforms and a 'democratisation' of
>institutions which are transforming the political position,
>structures and functions of the States of the Central and Eastern
>European Countries (CEEC). Generally referred to as 'Transition',
>this process is characterised by the emergence of new social, ethnic
>and religious hierarchies and a reconstruction of gender divisions
>which appear constitutive of these new 'democracies' on the road to
>post-Communism.
>
>The formal structures of the Communist State have bequeathed a
>legacy of traditional gender conceptions, practices and identities.
>Thus, even if changes in gender systems in the CEEC are taking place
>today under the constraints of neo-liberal deregulation, the
>prescriptions of international finance bodies, and political
>integration into European structures, these must be interpreted in
>the first instance as the product of conservative local powers. But
>gender constructions also result from the interaction between the
>dominant discourses of the two 'blocs', East and West. The
>post-Communist 'transition' is better understood if it is resituated
>in the global context of the end of the Cold War. With a view to
>acquiring a recognised position and status on the new planetary
>scene, the losing countries in this war are redefining their own
>national identities through, among other things, a redefinition of
>the positions attributed to women and men, a re-composition of
>gendered social relations. In other words, the West is influencing
>the construction of gender paradigms in the ex-Communist region and
>vice-versa.
>
>What role, therefore, does the State play in the gendered
>organisation of the post-89 world? What influence do women's and
>feminist organisations have in the process of the elaboration of
>these new States? This number of NQF aims to explore the
>perspectives which researchers in the CEEC can bring to the Western
>debate on 'Gender and the State'. Avoiding a monolithic and unitary
>vision of the State, papers are invited which provide integrated
>analyses of the complexity, multiplicity and dispersion of
>patriarchal power. How are hierarchical systems of differences and
>inequalities inscribed in political discourses? How are such systems
>given material form through policy implementation, and legal
>procedures and practices? How can the processes of the production,
>reproduction and institutionalisation of power relations based on
>sexual difference be understood? In what way does the ideology of
>the State reconfigure both gender relations and relations between
>ethnic groups, in these countries where ethnicised conflicts are
>always being reactivated?
>
>In line with different disciplinary perspectives, the articles may
>focus on conceptual analyses, empirical investigations,
>case-studies, comparative studies of changing state procedures or
>sectors (social policies, economic and administrative reforms in
>different spheres: army, national accounting, education, finance,
>etc.)
>
>Contributions from researchers originating in the CEEC are invited
>as a priority. The initial version of an article submitted to the
>editorial board may be in either French or English. However, it is
>hoped that the final version of the article (once the evaluation
>process is completed) will be submitted in French. This procedure
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>cover translation costs, but if these prove unsuccessful, please
>contact us: the editorial board may be able to arrange for the
>translation of a limited number of articles.
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Title: Perspectives:  A Study of Comunism and Post-Communism
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> CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES SOCIETY (CESS)
> Fourth Annual Conference (2003)
>
> October 2-5, 2003
> Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
>
> The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites
> panel and paper
> proposals for the Fourth CESS Annual Conference,
> October 2-5, 2003, in
> Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event will be held at
> Harvard University,
> hosted by the Program on Central Asia and the
> Caucasus at Harvard's Davis
> Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
>
> Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of
> humanities and social
> science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome.
> The geographic domain
> of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and
> Iranian Plateau to
> Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus,
> Crimea, Middle Volga,
> Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia.
>
> Please see the conference website
> (http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html),
> or contact us for full
> conference information and proposal submission
> requirements (e-mail:
> CESSconf@...).
>
> Submissions of pre-organized panels are strongly
> encouraged and will be
> given some preference in the selection process.
> Individual papers are also
> welcome and will be assigned by the program
> committee to an appropriate
> panel with a chair and discussant. We also welcome
> attendees who do not
> wish to participate in a panel (see the
> Pre-registration Form on the
> conference website).
>
>
> SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
>
> The Conference Committee accepts only electronic
> submissions -- either by
> webform or by e-mail form in the case of those who
> don't have web access.
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> format (please specify your preference).
>
> The following information is required for
> submissions; we suggest that you
> prepare the text before accessing the website so you
> can simply paste the
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>
> For paper presenters: 1) Name, 2) Current
> institutional affiliation,
> 3) Title/position, 4) E-mail, 5) Postal address, 6)
> Telephone, 7) Fax,
> 8) Title of Paper, 9) Abstract of Paper (a summary
> of the paper not exceeding
> 200 words), 10) Any audio-visual equipment requests
> (specify: overhead
> projector, slide project, video player), 11) A
> one-page CV which contains
> educational background and other information which
> the panel chair may
> require for introductions. If you are accepted and
> participate in the
> conference, your abstract will be published, so
> please write it carefully to
> avoid errors and ensure that it conforms with the
> criteria for a good
> abstract (see Guidelines for Writing Abstracts on
> the conference website).
>
> For panels: Proposals may be submitted for regular
> panels (with presentation
> of scholarly papers) and roundtables (featuring
> discussion of a current
> topic in the field).
>
> Regular Panels: In addition to the information for
> paper presenters (as
> indicated above), the following are also required:
> a) a panel title, and
> b) name, affiliation, and contact information of the
> panel chair and
> discussant. Panels should have four or five paper
> presenters, a chair, and
> a discussant. The program committee can accept panel
> submissions which lack
> up to two of these; the other panel participants
> will be filled in as
> necessary. Pre-organized panels should be
> thematically coherent and may be
> organized by a scholarly organization (though this
> is not required).
>
> Roundtable Panels: A roundtable has four to six
> presenters and a
> chair/moderator. For roundtable proposals, the
> organizer must provide a
> paragraph describing the panel objectives and
> providing justification for
> use of the roundtable format. The same information
> is required of each
> participant as for regular panels with the exception
> that abstracts are not
> required.
>
> Best Paper Award: There will be an award in the
> amount of $500 given to the
> best graduate student conference paper submitted to
> the Awards Committee for
> consideration. See the CESS awards webpage for
> details
> (http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html), or
> contact the Awards
> Committee Chair, Prof. Gregory Gleason .
>
> Program Limitations: No participant may present more
> than one paper at the
> conference. Without special justification, the
> program committee will not
> schedule any individual to appear on more than two
> panels as a paper
> presenter or discussant.
>
>
> SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES
>
> April 4, 2003 Deadline for submission of panel/paper
> proposals
>
> June 2, 2003 Notification of acceptance
>
> September 1, 2003 Pre-registration deadline
>
> September 15, 2003 Papers should be submitted to
> chairs/discussants
>
> October 2-5, 2003 Conference
> - Arrival to Cambridge/Boston on the
> afternoon/evening of Thursday, Oct. 2
> - Sessions from Friday morning and through mid-day
> on Sunday, Oct. 5
>
>
> REGISTRATION
>
> Membership in CESS is not required for participation
> in the Annual
> Conference, though we strongly encourage it, and
> CESS membership entitles
> you to reduced conference registration fees. See the
> CESS Membership Form
> for details:
> http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Membership.html
>
> Payment of registration fees is required for all
> attending the conference,
> as follows:
>
> Regular fee members*: $55 (pre-registration) or $65
> (at conference)
> Reduced fee members**: $35 (pre-registration) or $45
> (at conference)
> Non-members: $70 (pre-registration) or $80 (at
> conference)
> Harvard students: $30 (pre-registration) or $35 (at
> conference)
> Harvard student CESS members: $20 (pre-registration)
> or $25 (at conference)
>
> * "Regular fee members" are those who have paid
> their annual dues at $30.
> ** "Reduced fee members" are those who have current
> membership at reduced
> fees ($0-$15).
>
> For methods of payment, see the Proposal Submission
> Form on the conference
> website.
>
> NOTE: CESS does not have funds to support the costs
> of conference
> participation. Participants must obtain their own
> funding (some information
> is available on the Supplementary Conference
> Information page of the website).
>
>
> TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS
>
> Cambridge, Massachusetts, is near the heart of
> Greater Boston -- just across
> the Charles River from downtown Boston. Boston and
> Cambridge/Harvard are
> renowned for their historic character, and October
> is the finest time to
> visit. Detailed travel information is available on
> the Supplementary
> Conference Information page of the website.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: Moderately priced accommodations in the
> Cambridge area can be
> hard to find as the date approaches. For this
> reason, it is **VERY
> IMPORTANT** that you reserve your accommodations
> early. We have reserved
> blocks of rooms in some of the nearby hotels, though
> these can be expected
> be taken quickly, especially at the less expensive
> places. On the
> Supplementary Conference Information page of the
> website, we provide
> information on many available options for
> accommodations.
>
>
> CESS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
>
> John Schoeberlein, Chair
> Laura Adams
> Asbed Kotchikian
> Morgan Liu
> Uli Schamiloglu
> Eric Sievers
>
>
> FURTHER INFORMATION
>
> You may find additional information the
> Supplementary Conference Information
> page of the website. If you have further questions
> or wish to request the
> e-mail version of the Proposal Submission Form or
> the conference information
> sheet, please write to .
>
> The hosts of future CESS conferences are as follows:
>
> 2004 - Indiana University (Bloomington)
> 2005 - University of California-Berkeley
> 2006 - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
> 2007 - University of Washington-Seattle
> 2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
>
> Conference-related correspondence should be
> addressed to:
>
> CESS Annual Conference
> c/o Dr. John Schoeberlein
> Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
> Davis Center, Harvard University
> 625 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 262
> Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A.
> fax: +1/617-495-8319
> tel.: +1/617-496-2643
> e-mail: CESSconf@...
> http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html
>

Call for Papers

>
>
>
>  SARA Alerting <sara@...> wrote:From: SARA
> Alerting
>
>
> Announcement of Call for Papers for the Information,
> Communication and
> Society Research Symposium
>
> The conference is to be held at Balliol College and
> the Oxford
> Internet Institute, University of Oxford, on
> 17th-20th September 2003.
>
> Full details of the conference and submission
> arrangements can be
> found at http://www.cira.org.uk/ics_call.htm
>
>

For those interested in and/or working in the area of feminist
>economics, I would like to invite you to the 12th annual Conference
on
>Feminist Economics sponsored by the International Association for
>Feminist Economics.  This year the conference will be held at the
>University of West Indies, Barbados, June 27-29.  The Center for
Gender
>and Development Studies at UWI is our co-host for this conference.
>
>For more information and a registration form please visit:
>http://www.iafffe.org and follow the conference link to the 2003
>conference.  And, please forward information about the conference to
>colleagues who might be interested.

Subject: CfA: International Conference "IPWG goes Den Haag III",
15-19.3.2003, The Hague

INVITATION for the International Conference "IPWG goes Den Haag III"

The International Politics Working Group is planning its third trip to
Leiden and The Hague, the capital of international law & justice.

So we invite you to...

- visit and learn more about

     The International Criminal Tribunal For Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),

     The International Criminal Court (ICC) and

     The International Court of Justice (ICJ) seated in the Peace
Palace;

- witness history as it unfolds by attending a session in the trial
against
Mr Milosevic before the ICTY;

- give your input to the issues of international law, justice and
relations
by taking part in the workshops debating these topics;

- keeping the high AEGEE events' standards by having great fun with
people
from all around Europe.

Are you interested in this event...?

Then get your application form on www.aegee.org/wg/ipwg and send it
online
or directly by answering the attached questions to
thehague2003@...
. The
conference date is the 15th - 19th of March and the participants'
fee
25
EUR only.

Application deadline: 7th of February 2003!!!

We´re looking forward to your applications,
IPWG/Den Haag III Coordination Team


Thanks for answering the following questions:
1. Name, First Name
2. Antenna
3. CSN number (AEGEE membership no.)
4. Date and place of birth (very important because of entry to the
ICTY)
5. Passport number (very important because of entry to the ICTY)
6. Visa needed for the Netherlands ?
7. Full address
8. Telephone number
9. Mobile phone number
10. Date and time of arrival (in Leiden) and departure ?
11. Means of travelling ?
12. Lodging needed ?
13. Remarks : Why do YOU want to participate in this event ? (short
motivation letter of about one page)




Fatmir Curri

Preveza Street, No 30
Prizren,KOSOVA.
Tel:++381 / (0)29 / 30 420

"Life is wonderful for THOSE who know how to live it!"

CALL FOR PAPERS

  Fifth European Social Science History Conference
  Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 24 - 27 March 2004

  The ESSHC aims at bringing together scholars interested in explaining
  historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences. The
  conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small
groups,
  rather than by formal plenary sessions.

  The Conference welcomes papers and sessions on any topic and any
  historical period. It is organised in a large number of networks:
Africa,
  Antiquity, Asia, Criminal Justice, Culture, Economics, Education and
  Childhood, Elites, Ethnicity and Migration, Family and Demography,
  Geography, Health, History and Computing, Labour, Latin America,
Middle
  Ages, Nations and Nationalism, Oral History, Politics, Religion,
Rural,
  Sexuality, Social Inequality, Technology, Theory, Urban, Women and
Gender,
  World History

  The Conference fee will be Euro 160 for participants who pay in
advance,
  Euro 200 for participants who pay at the conference. One day
attendance
  will be Euro 80 for participants who pay in advance, and Euro 100 for
  participants who pay at the conference.

  The deadline for sending in a pre-registration form and abstract is 1
  April 2003.

  The Fifth European Social Science History Conference is organised by
the
  International Institute of Social History and the Humboldt
University.

  Further information and an electronic pre-registration form for the
  Conference can be obtained from the Conference Internet site at
  http://www.iisg.nl/esshc or from the conference secretariat:

  European Social Science History Conference 2004, c/o
  International Institute of Social History
  Cruquiusweg 31
  1019 AT Amsterdam
  Netherlands
  Telephone: +31.20.66 858 66
  Fax: +31.20.66 541 81
  Email: esshc@...

2.
Subscribe to or unsubscribe from Word of the Day via the Web:
http://www.startsampling.com/sm/wod/register.iphtml

3.
Subject: CfA: Graduate Critificate Program in Conflict
Transformation,
Brattleboro, VT.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION
CONTACT-Conflict Transformation Across Cultures
School for International Training
Brattleboro, VT
www.sit.edu/contact

SIT's CONTACT Graduate Certificate Programs offer a theoretical
foundation in the sources of conflict as well as hands-on skills
development, both in the classroom and through field-based
internships
and research.  Utilizing a competency-based methodology particularly
suited for working professionals, the programs draw upon practitioner
experience as they enhance abilities and build participant confidence.

Programs begin 02 June 2003.

* * * * * * * * * * *
The Civil Society Initiatives in Peacebuilding Graduate Certificate
prepares participants for work in Track II citizen peacebuilding in
their
own communities or as third party actors.

Participants develop the capacity to:
-Analyze conflict
-Utilize conflict analysis to develop appropriate, sensitive, and
timely
interventions for conflict prevention, consensus building, and
postwar
reconciliation
-Effect sustainable, community-based approaches to conflict and to
the
restoration of intercommunal links through dialogue and other
relational
activities.

The Psycho-Social Foundations of Peacebuilding Graduate Certificate
is
designed for mental health practitioners who want to offer their
skills
in regions of the world suffering from the effects of war, mass
violence,
or intercommunal conflict.

Participants develop the capacity to:
-Promote dialogue and reconciliation
-Address the psychological and social effects of trauma
-Develop culturally sensitive models and accomodate indigenous
approaches
to healing
-Train local paraprofessionals
-Provide emotional support to humanitarian aid workers


* * * * * * * * * * *

CIVIL SOCIETY INITIATIVES IN PEACEBUILDING CERTIFICATE

This certificate program includes:

1) A four-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute on the SIT campus in
Vermont. The first two weeks consists of a core course in
peacebuilding
and conflict transformation for all CONTACT students. The third week
offers a choice of electives. The fourth week (4 days) focuses on the
Civil Society Initiatives certificate program.

2) Two semesters of distance learning coursework under the
supervision
of
CONTACT faculty, focused on conflict analysis and the development of
intervention strategies and skills. Participants use web-based
discussion
software for communication with program peers and faculty
facilitators.

3) A field-based practicum period during which participants engage
either
in their own community or in another region to practice peacebuilding
skills. The practicum can be integrated into the participant's
current
work if related to conflict transformation.

4) A mid-year regional seminar held outside the US, typically in
Cyprus.
During this weeklong seminar led by CONTACT faculty, participants
meet
with Cypriot peacebuilders to learn directly from their experiences.
Using Cyprus as a model, the seminar explores the dynamics of
conflict
and post-conflict peacebuilding. Participants will examine
appropriate
interventions and best practices and reflect on the roles of internal
and
outside actors in building a peace system. Group members will report
on
their practicum experiences, comparing and contrasting their region
of
study with the conflict in Cyprus.


CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Participants must complete a total of 16 credits, including 14 in
required coursework and at least 2 in electives:

Required:

Summer Peacebuilding Institute:
*Peacebuilding One: Professional Practices in Conflict Transformation
*Peacebuilding Two: Advanced Skills
*Practicum Development & Distance Learning Training

Fieldwork/Distance Learning (off-campus):
*Professional Practicum
*Conflict Analysis
*Conflict Intervention
*Mid-Year Regional Seminar

Electives (one or both of the following):
*additional Practicum work
*Independent Study


---------------------------------------------------

PSYCHO-SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF PEACEBUILDING CERTIFICATE

This certificate program includes:

1) A three-week Summer Peacebuilding Institute on the SIT campus in
Vermont. The first two weeks consists of a core course in
peacebuilding
and conflict transformation for all CONTACT students. The third week
focuses on psycho-social peacebuilding.

2) Two semesters of distance learning coursework under the
supervision
of
CONTACT faculty, focused on psychological and social trauma of
intercommunal conflict and methods of culturally sensitive
intervention.
Participants use web-based discussion software for communication with
program peers and faculty facilitators.

3) Optional Fall weekend courses taught by experts in the field and
held
at SIT's campus.

4) A 3-6 week supervised field-based practicum period during which
participants work either in their own community or in another region
on
a
psycho-social peacebuilding project. The practicum can be integrated
into
the participant's current work if related.

5) A weeklong mid-year field seminar held in a post-conflict region
in
which participants meet with local practitioners to explore the many
challenges inherent in developing appropriate psycho-social
interventions
and possible paths toward reconciliation. Participants will have the
opportunity to share with each other their internship experiences and
to
plan with faculty for their final portfolios or projects.

6) A final Synthesis Seminar for which participants complete a
portfolio
or final project demonstrating the skills and lessons learned through
integrating their academic work and internship experience. Parts of
the
portfolio may be presented to faculty, fellow students and newly
entering
students at a final on-campus long weekend.


CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Participants must complete a total of 13 credits, including 12 in
required coursework and 1 in electives:

Required:
Summer Peacebuilding Institute:
*Peacebuilding One: Professional Practices in Conflict Transformation
*Introduction to Psycho-Social Peacebuilding

Fieldwork/Distance Learning (off-campus):
*Professional Internship
*Intercommunal Conflict I: Social Trauma Analysis & Interventions
*Intercommunal Conflict II: Psycho-Social Strategies & Methods
*Mid-Year Field Seminar
*Synthesis Seminar

Electives (one of the following):
*Topics in Psycho-Social Peacebuilding
*Skills Development Independent Study

-----------------------------

TO APPLY:
Download an application from our Website at
www.sit.edu/contact/certificate.  We encourage candidates for either
program to submit application materials by early March to ensure
sufficient time to make arrangements for funding, visas, housing, and
travel.

Please check website for complete list of admission requirements.

------------------------------


Christian Sinclair
Program Manager, CONTACT
Conflict Transformation Across Cultures
Center for Social Policy & Institutional Development
School for International Training
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA

tel: +1 802 258 3433
fax: +1 802 258 3320

contact@...
www.sit.edu/contact



4.
Subject: CfA: U.S. host institutions for Balkan scholars

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)

American Councils is pleased to announce opportunities for U.S.
institutions to host participants of the Junior Faculty Development
Program (JFDP) for the 2003-2004 academic year.  JFDP is a non-degree,
professional development program intended to provide opportunities for
university faculty from 15 Balkan and Eurasian countries to develop
new
courses, implement curriculum reform, and cultivate new teaching
skills
and techniques through exposure to U.S. educational methods.

JFDP Fellows are selected through open competitions in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

JFDP Fellows help internationalize their U.S. host institutions by
bringing cultural diversity and new perspectives in teaching and
learning.  Likewise, Fellows may serve as potential vehicles for
on-going collaborations and institutional partnerships.  During the
program, JFDP Fellows informally attend courses in their fields of
study.  As visiting scholars, Fellows may make presentations, give
special lectures, co-teach courses or participate in departmental
projects, if such opportunities exist.  U.S. hosts are asked to
provide
a faculty advisor who is willing to guide the Fellow with academic
pursuits related to course development, professional networking, and
research.

JFDP is a fully funded program of the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State.  Information
and
the host application are located at the JFDP Web-site:
www.americancouncils.org/JFDP.

The JFDP Web-site offers a fully online application and an option to
download the printable application.  Printed applications may be faxed
or mailed to the address below.

Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2003

Junior Faculty Development Program
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC  20036
Tel: (202) 833-7522;  Fax: (202) 293-0037
JFDP@...


Subject: E.EUROPEAN STUDIES W. WILSON INT. CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

NOTE: An individual may apply for only one category of
support per fiscal
year.


JUNIOR SCHOLARS TRAINING SEMINAR

East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center and
the Committee on
East European Studies of the American Council of
Learned Societies are
soliciting applications for the sixteenth annual
training seminar for junior
scholars in East European studies, to be held August
8-11, 2003, at the
historic Wye Conference Center on the Chesapeake Bay
in southern Maryland.
These scholarships are available only to American
citizens or permanent
residents. All domestic transportation, accommodation,
and meal costs will
be covered by the sponsors. Graduate students enrolled
in a doctoral program
at an American university who have completed all
requirements and research
for the Ph.D. except the dissertation (and scholars
who received their
Ph.D.s in 1999 or later) in any field of East European
or Baltic studies are
eligible to apply.  Russia and the Soviet successor
states are excluded.
Participants will present their research, discuss the
works of other junior
scholars, and exchange impressions of the state of the
field with a group of
senior scholars.

The application must include: a completed application
form (which may be
downloaded from www.wilsoncenter.org/ees); a
curriculum vitae (which must
include social security number, institution where
degree is expected or was
received, title of doctoral dissertation, and name and
department of
doctoral advisor); a single page, single spaced
statement of the work you
wish to discuss, either the dissertation or another
project; and one letter
of recommendation from Ph.D. advisor

Completed applications must be received by April 15,
2003.



SHORT TERM GRANTS
(one month duration)

With funding provided by Title VIII (Soviet and East
European Research and
Training Act), East European Studies offers short term
grants to scholars
having particular need for the library, archival, and
other specialized
resources of the Washington, D.C. area. This program
is limited to American
citizens (or permanent residents) at the advanced
graduate and postdoctoral
level and to an equivalent degree of professional
achievement for those from
other fields. Short term grants provide a stipend of
$100 per day for one
month (for a maximum of $3,000). This program requires
visiting scholars to
remain in the Washington, D.C. area and to forego
other academic and
professional obligations for the duration of the
grant. No office space,
however, is provided.

Topic of research in social sciences or the humanities
is limited to the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe (including the
Baltic states and the
former Yugoslav nations, but excluding the countries
of Russia, Ukraine, the
NIS states or Germany except in a strictly comparative
format).

The applicant must submit a concise description of
his/her research
project, a curriculum vita, a statement on preferred
and alternate dates of
residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters
specifically in support of
the research to be conducted at the Center. Members of
the East European
Academic Council review applications at regular
intervals throughout the
year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1,
and September 1.
Applicants are notified approximately four weeks after
the closing date.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Please direct all inquiries to East European Studies.

East European Studies
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Tel: 202-691-4000

E-mail: ees@...
Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ees/


*******************************************************************
East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20004-3027

tel: 202-691-4000
fax: 202-691-4001

www.wilsoncenter.org/ees

Located in the Ronald Reagan Building
Federal Triangle Metro Stop (Blue/Orange) Lines

5.

The following 18 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
27 Jan 2003 and 03 Feb 2003.

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Charlotte Schubert
     Lutz Alexander Graumann.  _Die Krankengeschichten der
     Epidemienb=FCcher des Corpus Hippocraticum. Medizinhistorische
     Bedeutung und M=F6glichkeiten der retrospektiven Diagnose_.
Aachen:
     Shaker Verlag, 2000.  272 S.  EUR 49, ISBN 3-8265-8216-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D306461043796709

Reviewed for H-Soz-u-Kult by Germann Urs
     Peter Becker.  _Verderbnis und Entartung. Eine Geschichte der
     Kriminologie des 19. Jahrhunderts als Diskurs und Praxis_.
     G=F6ttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2002.  416 S.  EUR 46, ISBN
3-
     525-35172-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D306491043796714

Reviewed for H-Museum by Tanja Schult
     Matthias Hass.  _Gestaltetes Gedenken. Yad Vashem, das U.S.
     Holocaust Memorial Museum und die Stiftung Topographie des
     Terrors_.  Frankfurt and New York: Campus, 2002.  405 S.  EUR 45,
     ISBN 3-593-37115-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D306521043796717

Reviewed for H-ArtHist by Stefan Gronert
     Dietmar Elger.  _Gerhard Richter, Maler_.  Koeln: DuMont, 2002.
     468 S.  EUR 48, ISBN 3-8321-5848-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D306811043796722

Reviewed for H-SHEAR by Howard Miller
     Jonathan D. Sassi.  _A Republic of Righteousness: The Public
     Christianity of the Post-Revolutionary New England Clergy_.
     Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.  viii + 298
     pp.  $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-19-512989-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D18171044082420

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Penny Johnson
     Nahla Abdo and Ronit Lentin, eds.  _Women and the Politics of
     Military Confrontation: Palestinian and Israeli Gendered
     Narratives of Dislocation_.  New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books,
     2002.  xi + 324 pp.  $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 1-57181-498-2; $25.00
     (paper), ISBN 1-57181-459-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D18241044082432

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Najat Rahman
     Fedwa Malti-Douglas.  _Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and
     Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam_.  Berkeley:
     University of California Press, 2001.  xxi + 224 pp.  $50.00
     (cloth), ISBN 0-520-21593-1; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-520-22284-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D18281044082436

Reviewed for H-Diplo by Stacy B. Haldi
     Roxann Prazniak and Arif Dirlik, eds.  _Places and Politics in an
     Age of Globalization_.  Oxford and New York: Rowman and
     Littlefield, 2001.  xiv + 329 pp.  $80.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7425-
     0038-1; $24.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7425-0039-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D18301044082439

Reviewed for H-Amstdy by David Hoogland Noon
     George H. Gregory.  _Alcatraz Screw: My Years as a Guard in
     America's Most  Notorious Prison_.  Columbia: University of
     Missouri, 2002.  ix + 252 pp.  $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8262-1396-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D18581044082443

Reviewed for H-Bahai by Dominic Brookshaw
     Michael Sours.  _The Tablet of the Holy Mariner: An Illustrated
     Guide to  Baha'u'llah's Mystical Writing in the Sufi Tradition_.
     Los Angeles: Kalimat  Press, 2002.  101 pp.  $23.95 (paper), ISBN
     1-89-068819-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D48871044083607

Reviewed for H-West by Kevin J. Fernlund
     Theodore Binnema.  _Common and Contested Ground: A Human and
     Environmental History of the Northwestern Plains_.  Norman:
     University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.  xvi + 263 pp.  $29.95
     (cloth), ISBN 0-8061-3361-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D123541044087158

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Linda Herrera
     Benjamin C. Fortna.  _Imperial Classroom: Islam, the State, and
     Education in the Late Ottoman Empire_.  Oxford: Oxford University
     Press, 2002.  xv + 280 pp.  $74.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-19-924840-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D166021044089220

Reviewed for H-SHGAPE by Margaret Bendroth
     Dale E. Soden.  _The Reverend Mark Matthews: An Activist in the
     Progressive Era_.  Seattle and London: University of Washington
     Press, 2001.  xvi + 274 pp.  $30.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-295-98021-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157661044182267

Reviewed for H-Gender-MidEast by Kirsten V. Walles
     Asma Barlas.  _"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal
     Interpretations of the Qur'an_.  Austin: University of Texas
     Press, 2002.  xvi + 254 pp.  $50.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-292-70903-X;
     $21.95 (paper), ISBN 0-292-70904-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157691044182271

Reviewed for H-Levant by J. Ross-Nazzal
     Eugene L. Rogan and Avi Shlaim, eds.  _The War for Palestine:
     Rewriting the History of 1948_.  New York and Cambridge, England:
     Cambridge University Press, 2001.  xv + 234 pp.  $58.00 (cloth),
     ISBN 0-521-79139-1; $21.00 (paper), ISBN 0-521-79476-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157731044182274

Reviewed for H-LatAm by Michael T. Ducey
     Terry Rugeley, ed.  _Maya Wars: Ethnographic Accounts from
     Nineteenth-Century Yucatan_.  Norman: University of Oklahoma
     Press, 2001.  xiv + 224 pp.  $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8061-3355-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157751044182276

Reviewed for H-LatAm H-LatAm by Marc Becker
     Steve Striffler.  _In the Shadows of State and Capital: The United
     Fruit Company, Popular Struggle, and Agrarian Restructuring in
     Ecuador, 1900-1995_.  American Encounters/Global Interactions
     Series. Durham: Duke University Press, 2002.  xi + 242 pp.  $54.95
     (cloth), ISBN 0-8223-2836-4; $18.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8223-2863-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157791044182278

Reviewed for H-LatAm by Virginia W. Leonard
     Elizabeth Dore and Maxine Molyneux, eds.  _Hidden Histories of
     Gender and the State in Latin America_.  Durham and London: Duke
     University Press, 2000.  xiii + 381 pp.  $64.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-
     8223-2434-2; $21.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8223-2469-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3D157811044182280

Anger over first partial draft of future EU Constitution

http://www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/?targ=1&204&OIDN=1504609&-tt=fu

Date: 07/02/2003 08:30

Anger over first partial draft of future EU Constitution
In short:
The Praesidium of the Convention on the Future EU published the first
sixteen articles for a future EU Constitution on 6 February 2003. The
proposed draft met with angry reactions, as some Convention Members did not
find back what they had been discussing in the Convention's Working Groups.


Background:
The draft proposals presented on 6 February were written by the Convention's
13-member Praesidium as the basis for future discussions. The authors claim
to reflect the reports of the Working Groups on Legal Personality, the
Charter, Economic Governance, Complementary Competences, Subsidiarity and
External Action (for an overview of the results of the work in these Working
Groups, see our special LinksDossier).
Issues:
The 16 articles presented deal with three chapters (Titles I, II and III) of
a future Constitution: the definition, values and objectives of the Union,
fundamental rights and citizenship, and the Union's competences.
Key articles:
 	 Article 1 deals with the definition of the Union and expresses the
dual dimension of a Union of States and peoples of Europe: "Reflecting the
will of the peoples and the States of Europe to build a common future, this
Constitution establishes a Union [entitled ...], within which the policies
of the Member States shall be coordinated, and which shall administer
certain common competences on a federal basis". The Praesidium has carefully
omitted to express a preference for a new name of the Union (United Europe?
United States of Europe?). Remarkable is the use of the word "federal
basis".
 	 Article 2 expresses the Unions' values: "The Union is founded on the
values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, the rule of law and
respect for human rights, values which are common to the Member States. Its
aim is a society at peace, through the practice of tolerance, justice and
solidarity". This article could become the basis for sanctioning a Member
State when it breaches these values (see the Haider government case in
Austria). There is no reference to religion or God, as some Member States
and the Vatican had asked (although this could resurface in the Preamble
which still has to be written).
 	 Article 3 defines the Union's objectives: sustainable development
based on a balance between economic growth, and competitiveness on the one
hand, and social objectives (cohesion, equality, eradication of poverty and
protection of children's rights) are central in the five paragraphs of this
article.
 	 Article 4 gives the Union legal personality. As such, it can claim a
seat in the United Nations.
 	 Article 5 states that the Charter of Fundamental Rights shall become
an integral part of the Constitution. This could make the Charter legally
enforceable in all Member States.
 	 Article 7 opens the door to double citizenship: that of the Union
and of Member States, although the article states that Union citizenship
will be additional to national citizenship: "it shall not replace it".
 	 Articles 8 to 16 define the Union's competences. They list four
principles on which the Union's competences are based: conferral,
subsidiarity, proportionality and loyal cooperation. In the application of
these principles, the text grants specific importance to the principle of
subsidiarity. One paragraph of Article 10 reads: "In exercising the Union's
non-exclusive competences, the Institutions shall apply the principle of
subsidiarity as laid down in the Protocol on the application of the
principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the Constitution.
The procedure set out in the Protocol shall enable national parliaments to
ensure compliance with the principle of subsidiarity".
 	 Article 11 defines the Union's "exclusive competences": customs
union, common commercial policy, monetary policy for the Member States that
have adopted the euro, conservation of marine biological resources under the
common fisheries policy; and, under certain conditions, conclusion of
international agreements.
 	 Article 12 deals with the Union's "shared competences". It shares
responsibilities with Member States in the following areas: internal market,
area of freedom, security and justice, agriculture and fisheries, transport,
trans-European networks, energy, social policy, economic and social
cohesion, environment, public health and consumer protection. The scope of
these competences will be defined in Part Two of the draft Constitution.
 	 Articles 13 and 14 will be controversial as they deal with more
coordination of economic policies and the common foreign and security policy
(CFSP).
 	 Article 15 defines the areas where the Union can take "coordinating,
complementary or supporting action": employment, industry, education,
vocational training and youth, culture, sport and protection against
disasters.
 	 Article 16 introduces a "flexibility clause" allowing the Union to
take action where no provisions are foreseen in the Treaty. The Article has
been carefully worded and action needs approval of the European Parliament
and needs to be in line with subsidiarity rules. Paragraph three of this
article also clearly states: "Provisions adopted on the basis of this
Article may not entail harmonisation of Member States' laws or regulations
in cases where the Constitution excludes such harmonisation".
Positions:
First reactions on the proposed sixteen articles were not too positive. UK
Convention representative, Peter Hain, stated that the outcome of several
Working Groups' discussions had not been reflected in the proposed text. The
UK will have clear objections against the use of the word "federal basis" in
Article 1. It also feels uncomfortable with the wordings of Article 13 and
14 on economic policy coordination and the CFSP.
Some delegates were upset about the omission of any reference to God in the
text on the Union's values. The eurosceptical Democracy Forum went much
further. In a first reaction, MEP Jens-Peter Bonde called the proposed draft
a "one-way street to an EU-state". Mr Bonde said "This track will lead us to
a deeper level of integration than in the United States".
Next Steps:
 	 the members of the Convention have until Monday 17 February to
present amendments to the 16 articles;
 	 the Convention will hold a full debate on the proposal in its next
plenary meeting on 27-28 February 2003;
 	 The Convention should get the full text of all 50 main articles by
April.
Links:
Official documents:
 	 European Convention Praesidium: Draft of Articles 1 to 16 of the
Constitutional Treaty (6 February 2003)
 	 European Convention Praesidium: Preliminary draft Constitutional
Treaty (28 October 2002)
Press articles: The Independent, The Guardian, Le Figaro and Neue Zürcher
Zeitung.

http://www.turkdilivekulturu.com/

1.call for papers 2.summerprogram 3.website 4.review 5.fellowship
6.conference 7.job 8.opendemocracy 9.MA and PhD
1.
Subject: CfP: Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research
Meeting, 19-23.3.2003, Florence & Montecatini

Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting

Florence and Montecatini Terme 19-23 March 2003


4th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting
Florence & Montecatini Terme, 19-23 March 2003



Registration as Listening Participant
Deadline: 15 February 2003


The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced
Studies at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) is
organising the Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research
(MSPR)
Meeting which will take place from 19-23 March 2003 in Florence and
Montecatini Terme and will bring together about 200 scholars from the
Middle
East & North Africa (MENA), Europe, and elsewhere.


Goals of the Meeting


   First, to bring together scholars from the MENA, Europe and
elsewhere
whose
studies focus on the MENA and on the relationships between the MENA
and
Europe
   Second, to enable in-depth discussions of high standard original
research
papers on central topics
   Third, to encourage the publication and dissemination of papers in
the form
of working papers of the Mediterranean Programme, of thematic issues
of
journals, and/or edited volumes



Structure of the Meeting
The core structure of the Meeting is workshops in which approximately
ten
participants and two workshop directors discuss original research. The
members of each workshop meet in four of five sessions for a total of
approximately fifteen hours in which they discuss papers, general
topics,
ways to publish the papers and how to continue collaborative efforts.


Workshops

01 The Mediterranean: A Sea that Unites / A Sea that Divides
directed by Anthony MOLHO and Cemal KAFADAR


02 Liberalisation of Services in the Middle East & North Africa with
Emphasis on Network Industries
directed by Sübidey TOGAN and Andrea GOLDSTEIN


03 The Production of Islamic Knowledge in Western Europe
directed by Martin van BRUINESSEN and Stefano ALLIEVI


04 Change of Regime? Change in Regime? The Dynamics of Liberalisation
and
Democratisation in the Middle East and North Africa
directed by Philippe C. SCHMITTER and Lahouari ADDI

05 Gender Inequalities, Sectarian and Ethnic Minorities: The Outcasts
of the
Gulf States
directed by Nadeya MOHAMMED and Samir M. FARID

06 Business Cycle Characteristics and Transmission of Crises in a
Globalized
Economy: The Case of MENA and Europe
directed by Serdar SAYAN and Ayhan KOSE

07 Intellectuals and Intellectual Movements in the Modern
Mediterranean
Panel A. The Intelligentsia and the Social and Cultural Change in the
Middle
East and North Africa
directed by M'hammed SABOUR, in co-operation with Tamar RAPOPORT
Panel B.Towards a Theory of the Middle Eastern Intellectual:
Modernity
and
Axes of Thought in the Modern Mediterranean (1850-1950)
directed by Keith D. WATENPAUGH, in co-operation with Dyala HAMZAH

08 Reconceptualizing Public Spheres in the MENA Region: New Publics
and
Spaces of Contestation*
directed by Seteney SHAMI and Fawwaz TRABOULSI
Jointly organised and sponsored by the Mediterranean Programme
(RSCAS/EUI,
Florence) & the Social Science Research Council (New York)


09 Mediterranean Merchants: Politics, Economics and Culture of
Informal
Trade Networks
directed by Mine EDER and Aida A. HOZIC

10 Constructing Youth in the Mediterranean Societies
directed by Iman FARAG and Mounia BENNANI-CHRAIBI

11 The Uses of History in Conflict Resolution: The Impact of the
Expulsion
of the Palestinians in 1948 on the Current Negotiations on Refugees
directed by Karma NABULSI and Ilan PAPPE

12 The Role of the Military in the Politics and Economies of the
Middle
East
directed by John SFAKIANAKIS and Yezid SAYIGH


Lectures

The following lectures will be held during the Meeting:


   HE Lakhdar Brahimi
UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kabul
[Awaiting final confirmation]

   Dr. Craig Calhoun [Bio]
President Social Science Research Council (SSRC), New York
[Title and abstract, forthcoming]

   Dr. Ewald Nowotny [Bio]
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxemburg
EU-Mediterranean Countries - Perspectives of Economic Cooperation
[Abstract]


   HH Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Al-Saud
Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Arabian General
Investment Authority (SAGIA), Riyadh
[Bio, title and abstract, forthcoming]


Please consult the Meeting's General Programme for FP for time and
place of
each lecture.


Participants
One can participate in the Meeting either as:


   Full Participant
Full participants present a paper. They should have been selected
through
competition by the workshop directors (deadline was 17 July 2002) and
fulfil
all conditions for participation at the Meeting.
or as
   Listening Participant
Listening participants do not present a paper but but will be able to
attend
workshops




Listening Participants are welcome to register by filling out and
sending
the registration form  by 15 February 2003 to medmeeting.2003@....

Kindly read carefully the information on participation:

http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mspr2003/Index.shtml#li
st

http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mspr2003/Index.shtml

Best regards,

Lotta Svantesson
Mediterranean Programme Secretary
Tel.: +39-055-4685.785, Fax: +39-055-4685.770
E-mail: lotta.svantesson@... -
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/
Annual Meeting 2003
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mspr2003/Index.shtml
Annual Meeting 2004
http://www.iue.it/RSCAS/Research/Mediterranean/mspr2004/Index.shtml
Mediterranean Programme - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
European University Institute
Via dei Roccettini, 9 - 50016 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) - Italy



Subject: CfP: Studies in Post-Communism

CFP Studies in Post-Communisim
Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers

The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers is a new
anonymously
refereed, occasional papers series devoted to publishing
scholarship across
all fields related to communist and post-communist countries.
Launched in
January 2003 under the aegis of the Centre for Post-Communist
Studies at St.
Francis Xavier University, the series aims to publish high
quality studies
in all disciplines of the social sciences and humanities.

The series editors invite scholars to submit original English-
language
manuscripts in view of publication. We aim to publish around five
papers a
year and offer submitters exceptionally rapid response. Unlike
journal
publishing, our occasional papers are published individually, as
soon as the
review process is completed and the papers are accepted. Not
having to wait
for an entire journal issue to be completed eliminates the
usually long
delay separating the acceptance of the paper and its appearance
in print.
This kind of publishing ensures that new ideas, theories and
investigations
are promptly disseminated and made available to the academic and
policy-making community, giving scholars the tremendous advantage
of having
their materials emerge in a timely fashion. The papers are
published in both
electronic and hard-copy versions, and are regularly advertised
and
represented at national and international conventions related to
communist
and post-communist studies.

   We accept manuscripts of roughly 35-100 pages that are longer
than the
usual journal articles but do not warrant their publication as an
individual
monograph. All submissions are promptly sent out for review and
decisions
are based on the reports of two referees. The refereeing process
is
completely blind, with the names of the reviewers and the author
being fully
protected. Reviewers are asked for both an overall evaluation of
the
manuscript and specific comments and suggestions which are passed
on to the
authors. The editors endeavor to complete the refereeing process
within the
span of a four-month period.

   The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers series offers
scholars from
both social sciences and humanities a flexible, efficient and
recognized
vehicle for publication of high quality manuscripts. The editors
welcome
submissions or queries to:

The Editors

The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers

Center for Post-Communist Studies

St. Francis Xavier University

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada

Email: LTURCESC@...


   Notes for Contributors:

We welcome the submission of original manuscripts in English and
French, of
about 35-100 pages (including endnotes and/or references), in
triplicate to
the above address. Articles should be double-spaced throughout,
including
notes and references, and should bear the title of the
contribution. All
pages, including notes, references and tables should be numbered
to
facilitate editorial preparation. Authors' name and identifying
references
should be removed from two copies. The third copy should be
accompanied by a
title page specifying the title of the article, the name(s) of the
author(s), and the address and email of the contact person.

   Tables and figures should be typed on separate sheets and not
included as
part of the text. Tables and figures should be numbered
consequently by
Arabic numerals, and their approximate position should be
indicated in the
manuscript. All tables and figures must have title legends.

Endnotes and references should be numbered sequentially. In the
references,
full details should be given (author's name and initials, date of
publication, title of book or journal article, place of
publication,
publisher and page number(s) if appropriate. Titles of journals
should be
given in full. The notes and references should be at the end of
the
manuscript.

   If article is accepted for publication, the Word file version of
the
article must be submitted in order for us to prepare the
manuscript for
publication in a timely fashion. It is the general policy of the
editors not
to publish translations of articles already published in foreign
languages
that should be accessible to most of an educated readership.

   The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers are copyrighted,
but the
editors are eager to consider manuscripts which may form part of
larger or
later work. Should part or all of a paper appear subsequently,
the editors
request only the acknowledgement of the work's earlier appearance
in the
Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers.

Ten offprints of each paper will be provided free of charge to the
first-named author of articles. Further offprints, in minimum
quantities of
50, can be purchased by contacting the editors




From: Eras Journal <eras@...>

MONASH SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES ON-LINE JOURNAL

Call For Papers

Fifth Edition

Eras is an on-line journal edited and produced by postgraduate
students
from the School of Historical Studies at Monash University,
Melbourne,
Australia. Papers published by Eras are accepted from the following
disciplines: History, Archaeology and Ancient History, Religion and
Theology and Jewish Civilisation.

Eras is a fully refereed journal, which is intended as an
international
forum for current or recently completed Masters and PhD students to
publish original research, comment and reviews in any field covered
by
the School's teaching and research. We are seeking papers from
postgraduate students working in any of the fields listed above,
along
with a brief description of your current affiliation and thesis
topic.

Papers of 5000 words are required by 31st March 2003. Detailed notes
and
editorial guidelines for individual contributors are available on the
web site listed below. It is anticipated that the fifth edition of
the
journal will appear in November 2003.

Look for our fourth edition on-line at:

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/eras

Eras@...

Subject: CfP: Islamic Culture in the Balkans Panel, MESA, 6-
9.11.2003,
Anchorage

Dear colleagues:

We are in the process of putting together a panel on different
aspects
of
Islamic culture in the Balkans, historical and contemporary, for the
next
Middle East Studies Association conference (to be held in Anchorage,
Alaska,
November 6-9). So far, three panelists have signed on and we are
hoping
to
attract one or two more. Anyone interested to contribute to this
broadly
defined theme is welcome to join. Because of a rather tight deadline
(Feb
14), please submit a 300-400 word abstract directly to me at
<amilab@...> no later than February 10.

You can obtained detailed information on the 2003 MESA annual meeting
at
<http://w3fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc>

Regards,

amila buturovic

..................
Amila Buturovic
Associate Professor
Division of Humanities and Religious Studies
York University
4700 Keele St
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada




Title: Perspectives:  A Study of Comunism and Post-Communism
    Description:  Perspectives is an online academic journal run by
       students for students. We are looking for contributions from
       undergraduate and graduate students dealing with all aspects of
       communist and post-communist studies. Call for Papers The
       Centre for Post-Communist Studies at Saint Francis Xavier
       Universi ...
    Contact: x2000juh@...
    URL: www.stfx.ca/pinstitutes/cpcs/perspectives/welcome.htm
    Announcement ID: 132581
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132581

    Title: The Sixties: Style and Substance
    Location: Quebec
    Description:  Call for Papers: THE SIXTIES: STYLE AND SUBSTANCE
       November 6, 7 & 8, 2003 The 1960s were a time of upheaval and
       social transformation, of changes in attitudes, values and
       personal politics. This two-day interdisciplinary conference,
       organized jointly by the McCord Museum and the Universit du
       Qubec  ...
    Contact: melanie.martens@...
    Announcement ID: 132582
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132582
Title: Identity and Space. An Interdisciplinary Conference and
       Publication.  Sponsored by Crossing the Boundaries and
       Envisioning: Studies in Image and Idiom
    Location: New York
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  Identity & Space: An Interdisciplinary Conference
       and Publication May 2-3, 2003 SUNY-Binghamton Binghamton, New
       York We solicit papers from any discipline to explore the
       relationship between identity, visuality, and space. We aim to
       examine the formation of identities in physical, social,
       temporal, ...
    Contact: cbianco@...
    URL: bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ctbconf
    Announcement ID: 132595
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132595

    Title: Panel Proposal: Comparative Perspectives on Women's Labor
       Force Participation in the Twentieth Century
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description: Submission Deadline: 1 April 2003 . We seek proposals
       for papers to submit as a session to the Fifth European Social
       Science History Conference, to be held at Humboldt University
       in Berlin from 24-27 March 2004. We are also seeking someone to
       serve as a chair and commentator for the session. Two pap ...
    Contact:
eroberts@...,Hannelore.Vandebroek@...
    Announcement ID: 132592
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132592


Title: Strategies of Critique: Manifestos - Call for Papers
    Location: Ontario
    Deadline: 2003-02-15
    Description:  CALL FOR PAPERS York University's Graduate Programme
       in Social and Political Thought presentsStrategies of Critique
       XVII MANIFESTOS: FROM PRAYER TO REVOLUTION April 11 and 12,
       2003 Toronto, Ontario This conference seeks to explore the
       Manifesto as a document that stands liminally between theory
       and ...
    Contact: spt_conf@...
    Announcement ID: 132616
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132616

    Title: CMNA-03 - Third Workshop on Computational Models of Natural
       Argument
    Deadline: 2003-03-03
    Description:  The workshop intends to recognise and consolidate
       the critical massthat research in the field overlapping
       Argumentation Theory andArtificial Intelligence has developed
       in recent years. Potentialsfor exploitation of literature in
       the philosophical theory ofargumentation, in informal logic, in
       dialec ...
    Contact: Chris.Reed@...
    URL: www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/creed/research/cmna/
    Announcement ID: 132626
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132626

    Title: Empire, Subjectivity and Political Theory
    Deadline: 2003-03-14
    Description:  Institute for International Integration Studies
       University of Dublin Trinity College Dublin Conference
       Announcement and Call for Papers Empire, Subjectivity and
       Political Theory 24-25 July 2003 Presenters will be asked to
       address the following question: How have political concepts,
       theories and cat ...
    Contact: conwaym@...,persramn@...
    Announcement ID: 132623
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132623

Title: Cultural Conquests 1500-2000: An International Colloquium
       Prague, 11.9.   14.9. 2003
    Begins: 2003-04-15
    Description:  Conquerors of all kinds have made not only political
       and economic demands on the defeated, but have repeatedly also
       attempted to impose new cultures on them, and such attempts to
       impose a new cultural order were felt nowhere more keenly than
       in the towns and cities where intellectuals, artists, aca ...
    Contact: t.b.kirk@...
    Announcement ID: 132628
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132628

    Title: East-West Trade and the Cold War
    Deadline: 2003-05-01
    Description:  Call for Papers Name of the Conference: East-West
       Trade and the Cold War Time and Place: 2023.11.2003, Jyvskyl,
       Finland. Organized by the University of Jyvskyl, Department of
       History. Organizing and Selection Committee: Professor Ilkka
       Nummela (chairman, University of Jyvskyl, Economic History) Pro
       ...
    Contact: pete@...
    URL: www.cc.jyu.fi/~pete/eastwest.htm
    Announcement ID: 132609
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132609

    Title: Society for Utopian Studies 28th Annual Meeting
    Location: California
    Deadline: 2003-05-30
    Description:  Founded in 1975, the Society for Utopian Studies is
       an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the
       study of utopianism in all its forms. Scholars and
       practitioners representing a wide variety of disciplines and
       endeavors are active in the association and approach utopian
       studies fro ...
    Contact: pmajkut@...
    URL: www.utoronto.ca/utopia
    Announcement ID: 132630
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132630

Subject: CFP: New Cultural History /Summer Course for Doctoral
Students
(St.Peterburg)



CfA:  New Cultural History  Economic History,   Environmental
History,
and
History of Technology, 20.7-3.8.2003,
  St.Peterburg



  Deadline: 15.02.2003
  European University at St. Petersburg (Russia)
  and  Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte (Göttingen)
  announce   the 3rd International Summer School on New Directions in
History
New Cultural History – Economic History, Environmental History,  and
History
  of Technology  for Doctoral Students and Post-doctoral Scholars in
History
and
  Related  Disciplines

                       St Petersburg 20 July - 3 August 2003


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  --
  The summer school offers places for 30 participants – doctoral
  students and a few post-doctoral scholars - from German-speaking
countries,
Russia, other CIS countries and the Baltic states. It provides an
opportunity  for
  the  intensive discussion of both general issues of  the "new
cultural
  history"  and  more specific problems of economic history,
environmental
history,    and the  history of technology.  At the centre  of the
school's
discussions    will be the relationship between these historical
trends
and
subdisciplines.
  The school will critically consider recent developments in new
cultural
history, and in economic history, environmental history, and  the
history
of  technology.

  Two main questions will be raised: first, how new cultural approaches
  can enrich our understanding of economic history, environmental
history,
  and  history of technology, and, second, whether new developments in
  economic  history, environmental history and the history of
technology
can
contribute to   our  vision of cultural history. The discussions at
the
school will  aim at  overcoming  the divide between nature and
culture,
technology and culture,  and   between culture and economy. Thus,
technology
and nature can be viewed
as   cultural constructions. On the other hand, the discussions will
challenge
the   very notion  of cultural con-struction and use the "hard" cases
of
nature and
  technology  to test the methods and principles of the new cultural
history.

Discussions will probe the limits of the cultural approach and bring
back
the
  materiality  of things into historical focus.

  The summer school will provide a forum for students from diverse
backgrounds
  for discussing methodological and substantive issues.  Teaching will
be in
seminar format. A reader, with relevant  articles    on the  themes
of
the
school, will be distributed to participants in  advance.
  In  addition, each participant is expected to give a presentation  of
his/her
  own  research project.

  The summer school is sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation.
  Participants will receive a grant covering most of the expenses
for    travel and accommodation.
  Teachers of the summer school will be Daniel Alexandrov (European
  University at St Petersburg), Franz-Josef Brüggemeier (Universität
Freiburg   i.B.), Ute Daniel (Technische Universität Braunschweig),
Michael
Hagner
  (Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin), Michail
Krom
  (European University at St Petersburg); Jürgen Schlumbohm
(Max-Planck-Institut für
  Geschichte, Göttingen), Thomas Sokoll (FernUniversität Hagen) and
Jakob
Tanner (Universität Zürich).

  The language of the summer school will be English. The European
  University at St. Petersburg will serve as the school venue. It is
located
in the historical area of downtown St. Petersburg close to the
Hermitage and   other cultural attractions.  For information on the
European
University at St.   Petersburg  see http://www.eu.spb.ru and for a
report on
the 2001 summer
school  http://www.eu.spb.ru/histschool/report2001-en.htm

  Applications are welcome from doctoral students and post-doctoral
  scholars working in cultural history, or in economic history,
environmental
  history, or the history of technology. Applicants should be
interested
in
  theoretical and methodological issues and in comparative approaches.
A
good
  working knowledge of English is essential.

  The closing date for applications is 15 February 2003.

  Applications with an outline of the research project (in English, not
  exceeding 800 words, including: title and type of project
[Ph.D./Habil.
dissertation/ article], brief indication of questions/hypotheses,
sources,
methods,
  state of the research, preliminary results), a short curriculum
vitae,
and a
  letter of recommendation from a university teacher should be sent  by
  mail and e-mail to

  Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schlumbohm
  Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte
  Postfach 2833
  D-37018 Göttingen
  Fax: 0551 / 49 56 170
  e-mail: schlumbohm@...


  Supported by the Volkswagen Foundation

Subject: CfP: Statehood Beyond Ethnicity: A Comparative Study of
Smaller States in Northern and Eastern Europe, 13-15.6.2003, Stockholm

From: "Linas Eriksonas" <eriksonas@...>
Subject: Call for Papers Reminder
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 17:23:37 GMT

The link to the text referred below:
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132556

Statehood Beyond Ethnicity: A Comparative Study of Smaller States in
Northern and Eastern Europe

The conference will tackle the issue of statehood and nationhood in
the
case of the smaller European countries. According to the prevailing
political theory, a modern state came into being through the merging
of
two
principles ? the idea of state and the concept of nation. In order to
challenge this view this conference will attempt to analyse non-ethnic
statehood in two renditions in two different periods of history: as a
historical phenomenon at the time of the emergence of the early modern
state and as a historical tradition upon which the nation-builders
from
the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries called. The conference thus
suggests
to
take into consideration both the historical facts and
historiographical
constructs about statehood. While examining the arguments put forward
for
the existence of a state in the early modern age, the conference will
seek
to describe those essential elements which found their later
appropriation
in explicitly ethnic cultural and historical thinking about the older
new
nations. Yet, in parallel, it will also look at the arguments of the
modern
nationalists which echoed the non-ethnic past.

A full version of this Call for Papers could be downloaded from here:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=267085

Best regards,
Linas Eriksonas

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Linas Eriksonas, PhD
Conference Coordinator
'Statehood Beyond Ethnicity'
University College of Southern Stockholm
S-141189 Huddinge, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-6084346
Fax: +46-8-6084360
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Submission Deadline: 1 April 2003.

We seek proposals for papers to submit as a session to the Fifth
European Social Science History Conference, to be held at Humboldt
University in Berlin from 24-27 March 2004.

We are also seeking someone to serve as a chair and commentator for
the session.

Two papers have already been proposed for the session,

     1. Shifting catholic opinions on (married) women's labour market
participation in Belgium (1945-1970) and
     2. Married Women's Labour Force Participation in the United
States, 1917-1940: Results from the Cost-of-Living Survey and the
Census.

We welcome papers from any methodological or theoretical perspective,
and any country. Papers which also address the determinants of
women's labor force participation, or the cultural and political
discourses surrounding women's work will be particularly suitable. We
would prefer to include papers focused on twentieth century
developments in Europe, North America or Australia/New Zealand.

The aim of the session is to compare the growth in women's labour
market participation in developed countries over the twentieth
century, and understand differences in the timing and speed of this
growth. To this end, papers which compare two or more countries will
be welcomed.

If you are interested in submitting a paper for this session, please
send an abstract of approximately one page to the email addresses
below.

Please also include these details, so that we can submit the session
proposal.

     1. Title (Ms., Dr. etc)
     2. Name
     3. Gender (if not obvious)
     4. Institution
     5. Department
     6. Postal address (the address you want your mail sent to)
     7. Audiovisual Equipment needed
     8. Discipline

We would be happy to discuss paper proposals by e-mail before
submitting them to the conference.

Evan Roberts
Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
537 Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612)627-6814
Fax: (612)627-4283

Email: eroberts@...,hannelore.vandebroek@...
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Equipe Simone-SAGESSE
Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail

Subject: CfP: Post-Communism in Transition: Gender and the State

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Title: Migrant Scientists in the Twentieth Century
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  The workshop will focus on many questions related to
       the relationship between science, politics, scientific careers,
       disciplinary changes as a result of the mobility of scientists,
       the role of local contexts in the twentieth century.
       Participants are invited to reflect on the following questions:
       W ...
    Contact: leonardo.gariboldi@...
    URL: www.brera.unimi.it/MilanWorkshop2003/
    Announcement ID: 132660
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132660

Subject: CfP: Book Reviews for Romanian Journal of Political Science

From: "Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina" <Alina.Mungiu-Pippidi@...>

Romanian Journal of Political Science (PolSci), the only Romanian
Social
science journal indexed by IPSA, calls for reviews to books published
in
East European national languages which can be of larger interest for
scholars on Eastern Europe. The ideal dimenssion of a review is of
2000
words, but review articles can be longer. The purpose of this call for
papers is to exchange information in English on social science work
carried
in national languages in the broader region. PolSci is accessible
online at
www.sar.org.ro. Authors receive as honorarium a couple of hard-copy
issues
with their review. Email to office@...



Title: 2004 American Society for Environmental History Conference
       - Environmental Justice Participants
    Deadline: 2003-03-15
    Description:  Please consider joining a panel as a panelist,
       chair, or comment, focusing on environmental justice at the
       2004 American Society for Environmental History Conference in
       Victoria British Columbia from March 31 to April 4. I will
       present a paper exploring the intersection of black liberation
       theology ...
    Contact: dglave@...
    Announcement ID: 132694
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132694

    Title: 'Father Figures: Gender and Paternity in the Modern Age'
    Deadline: 2003-03-31
    Description:  Fathers have figured in studies of the family,
       gender relations and masculinity and yet have rarely been the
       central subjects of investigation. This interdisciplinary
       conference brings together research on the experiences,
       meanings and representations of paternity in different
       societies and culture ...
    Contact: h.rogers@...
    Announcement ID: 132696
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132696

    Title: Digital Resources for the Humanities 2003: call for papers
    Deadline: 2003-03-31
    Description:  The Digital Resources for the Humanities annual
       conference is a major forum bringing together scholars,
       librarians, archivists, curators, information scientists and
       computing professionals to share ideas and information about
       the creation, exploitation, management and preservation of
       digital resour ...
    Contact: drh2003@...
    URL: www.glos.ac.uk/humanities/drh2003/
    Announcement ID: 132691
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132691


Call for papers
POST-COMMUNISM IN TRANSITION: GENDER AND THE STATE
2004, Vol. 23, N°2

The collapse of the Communist regimes has given rise to forms of
structural
adjustment, economic reforms and a 'democratisation' of institutions
which
are transforming the political position, structures and functions of
the
States of the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC).
Generally
referred to as 'Transition', this process is characterised by the
emergence
of new social, ethnic and religious hierarchies and a reconstruction
of
gender divisions which appear constitutive of these new 'democracies'
on
the road to post-Communism.
The formal structures of the Communist State have bequeathed a legacy
of
traditional gender conceptions, practices and identities. Thus, even
if
changes in gender systems in the CEEC are taking place today under
the
constraints of neo-liberal deregulation, the prescriptions of
international
finance bodies, and political integration into European structures,
these
must be interpreted in the first instance as the product of
conservative
local powers. But gender constructions also result from the
interaction
between the dominant discourses of the two 'blocs', East and West.
The
post-Communist 'transition' is better understood if it is resituated
in
the
global context of the end of the Cold War. With a view to acquiring a
recognised position and status on the new planetary scene, the losing
countries in this war are redefining their own national identities
through,
among other things, a redefinition of the positions attributed to
women
and
men, a re-composition of gendered social relations. In other words,
the
West is influencing the construction of gender paradigms in the
ex-Communist region and vice-versa.
What role, therefore, does the State play in the gendered
organisation
of
the post-89 world? What influence do women's and feminist
organisations
have in the process of the elaboration of these new States? This
number
of
NQF aims to explore the perspectives which researchers in the CEEC
can
bring to the Western debate on 'Gender and the State'. Avoiding a
monolithic and unitary vision of the State, papers are invited which
provide integrated analyses of the complexity, multiplicity and
dispersion
of patriarchal power. How are hierarchical systems of differences and
inequalities inscribed in political discourses? How are such systems
given
material form through policy implementation, and legal procedures and
practices? How can the processes of the production, reproduction and
institutionalisation of power relations based on sexual difference be
understood? In what way does the ideology of the State reconfigure
both
gender relations and relations between ethnic groups, in these
countries
where ethnicised conflicts are always being reactivated?
In line with different disciplinary perspectives, the articles may
focus on
conceptual analyses, empirical investigations, case-studies,
comparative
studies of changing state procedures or sectors (social policies,
economic
and administrative reforms in different spheres: army, national
accounting,
education, finance, etc.)
Contributions from researchers originating in the CEEC are invited as
a
priority. The initial version of an article submitted to the
editorial
board may be in either French or English. However, it is hoped that
the
final version of the article (once the evaluation process is
completed)
will be submitted in French. This procedure assumes that authors will
themselves take steps to secure funds to cover translation costs, but
if
these prove unsuccessful, please contact us: the editorial board may
be
able to arrange for the translation of a limited number of articles.

Proposals for articles (provisional title and abstract of 2500
characters
maximum, in French or in English) should be sent by 15 March 2003 to
the
following address: mariarosaria.spano@...
(The authors will receive a reply at the beginning of April.)

The deadline for the first version of the complete article (which
will
then
be submitted to an evaluation process) will be September 2003.

Please consult the guidelines for authors on the site:
http://www.unil.ch/liege/nqf/pageconsignes.pdf

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Subject: CfP: European Social Science History Conference, 24 -
27.3.2004, Berlin

   CALL FOR PAPERS

   Fifth European Social Science History Conference
   Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 24 - 27 March 2004

   The ESSHC aims at bringing together scholars interested in
explaining
   historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences. The
   conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small
groups,
   rather than by formal plenary sessions.

   The Conference welcomes papers and sessions on any topic and any
   historical period. It is organised in a large number of networks:
Africa,
   Antiquity, Asia, Criminal Justice, Culture, Economics, Education and
   Childhood, Elites, Ethnicity and Migration, Family and Demography,
   Geography, Health, History and Computing, Labour, Latin America,
Middle
   Ages, Nations and Nationalism, Oral History, Politics, Religion,
Rural,
   Sexuality, Social Inequality, Technology, Theory, Urban, Women and
Gender,
   World History

   The Conference fee will be Euro 160 for participants who pay in
advance,
   Euro 200 for participants who pay at the conference. One day
attendance
   will be Euro 80 for participants who pay in advance, and Euro 100
for
   participants who pay at the conference.

   The deadline for sending in a pre-registration form and abstract is
1
   April 2003.

   The Fifth European Social Science History Conference is organised
by
the
   International Institute of Social History and the Humboldt
University.

   Further information and an electronic pre-registration form for the
   Conference can be obtained from the Conference Internet site at
   http://www.iisg.nl/esshc or from the conference secretariat:

   European Social Science History Conference 2004, c/o
   International Institute of Social History
   Cruquiusweg 31
   1019 AT Amsterdam
   Netherlands
   Telephone: +31.20.66 858 66
   Fax: +31.20.66 541 81
   Email: esshc@...

Title: Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing and Culture
       Rhetoric/Composition:Intersections/Impasses/Differends
    Description:  ATTENTION: DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 30, 2003
       Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing and Culture ISSN:
       1525-3120 Call for Papers Special Issue Rhetoric/Composition:
       Intersections/Impasses/Differends Where's the rhetoric? Was the
       "rhetorical turn" in composition just a phase? Did rhetoric ...
    Contact: lgoodman@...,lcoleman@...
    URL: enculturation.gmu.edu/submit.html
    Announcement ID: 132670
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132670

    Title: Images of Social Life Exploring the New Foundations of
       Visual StudiesInternational Visual Sociology Association
       Conference
    Deadline: 2003-02-15
    Description:  An international, cross-disciplinary conference,
       Images of Social Life invites contributions to a matrix of
       visual strategies in film, video, still photography and multi
       media used to formulate, conduct and disseminate social
       research. Contributions dealing visually with all aspects of
       social life  ...
    Contact: cknowles@...
    URL: www.visualsociology.org/
    Announcement ID: 132713
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132713

    Title: V European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC).
       Session on international water supply
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  For the Fifth European Social Science History
       ConferenceHumboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 24 - 27 March
       2004, I'm organizing a thematic session called, 'Urban water
       supply in international perspective'.Abstracts are particularly
       welcomed for the contemporary period, and I encourage a
       compared p ...
    Contact: jmiras@...
    Announcement ID: 132708
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132708

    Title: Call for Papers, Society for History of Technology Annual
       Meeting 2003
    Location: Georgia
    Deadline: 2003-03-23
    Description: The Society for the History of Technology solicits
       single paper and panel proposals for its upcoming meeting in
       Atlanta, Georgia, October 16-19, 2003. Papers and panels on all
       aspects of the history of technology are welcome, and
       international scholars are encouraged to submit. Papers or
       panels devo ...
    Contact: shot2003@...
    Announcement ID: 132718
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132718

    Title: SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERSTHIRD INTERNATIONAL
       CONFERENCE"HIERARCHY AND POWER IN THE HISTORY OF
       CIVILIZATIONS"June 18-21 2004, Moscow, Russia
    Deadline: 2003-11-01
    Description: Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies in
       cooperation with the Institute for African Studies (both under
       the Russian Academy of Sciences) is organizing in Moscow on
       June 18-21 2004 the Third International Conference "HIERARCHY
       AND POWER IN THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS"x.The working
       languages ...
    Contact: conf2004@...,civ-reg@...
    URL: civreg.ru
    Announcement ID: 132710
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132710

    Title: MESEAThe Society for Multi-Ethnic Studies: Europe and the
       AmericasEthnic Communities in Democratic SocietiesMay 20 - 23,
       2004
    Deadline: 2003-12-20
    Description:  MESEA The Society for Multi-Ethnic Studies: Europe
       and the AmericasEthnic Communities in Democratic Societies
       Proposals for workshops and papers may engage the following
       topics, among others: Negotiation of culture, language,
       religion within (non-)territorial communities Parochialism and
       globalizat ...
    Contact: raphael-hernandez@...
    URL: www.mesea.org
    Announcement ID: 132714
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132714

2.
Subject: CfA: Training of Trainers in Youth Activities, 1-12.7.2003,
Strasbourg

Training Course: Training for Trainers
July 1 - 12, 2003, European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France
Application deadline: March 15, 2003

Aims and objectives of the course: The main aim of this course is to
enable
participants - within the framework of their youth organisation or
associations - to competently prepare, run and evaluate training and
other
educational activities with an international and intercultural
dimension.
Participants' Profile
- Voluntary or employed staff of INGYOs, NYCs or other youth
organisations,
governmental youth institutions, youth projects and NGOs working for
youth
who are conducting training or other educational activities for young
people and who are, or will be, responsible for one or several
training
activities with a European, international and / or intercultural
dimension
during the years 2003 or 2004.
- Youth leaders, youth workers and other occasional youth trainers
who
are,
or will be, responsible for one or several training or educational
activities with a European, international and / or intercultural
dimension
during the years 2003 or 2004.
Travel expenses and visa costs are reimbursed (upon presentation of
the
relevant receipts) according to the rules of the Council of Europe.
Only
the participants who attend the entire training course can be
reimbursed.
The payment will be made either by bank transfer after the course, or
at
the end of the course in cash (in Euros).
An enrolment fee of 54 Euros is payable by each participant. This
amount
will be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed for travel expenses
or
paid at the EYCS during the course.

More information: www.coe.int/youth
www.eycb.coe.int




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Title: RALPH WALDO EMERSON AT 200: LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY,
       DEMOCRACY--A Summer Institute for College and University
       Teachers
    Location: New Mexico
    Begins: 2003-07-07
    Description:  Supported by a grant from the National Endowment for
       the Humanities Directed by Russell B. Goodman, University of
       New Mexico To be held at St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM July
       7-August 8, 2003 Faculty: Steven Affeldt, Ronald Bosco, Stanley
       Cavell, James Conant,Thomas Dumm, Joel Myerson , Barbara P ...
    Contact: emerson@...
    URL: www.unm.edu/~emerson
    Announcement ID: 132681
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132681

Title: NEH Summer Seminar  Feminist Epistemologies
    Location: Pennsylvania
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  2003 NEH Summer Seminar Feminist Epistemologies July
       7 - August 8, 2003 Nancy Tuana and Shannon Sullivan Penn State
       University Visiting Scholars: Linda Martn Alcoff, Lorraine
       Code, Lynn Hankinson Nelson, Charlene Haddock Seigfried
       Application deadline March 1  ...
    Contact: nehsummerseminar@...
    URL: nehsummerseminar.psu.edu
    Announcement ID: 132719
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132719

    Title: Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society
    Begins: 2003-06-29
    Description:  The 7th Summer Institute will take place from June
       29 to July 24, 2003. Scientific directors are: Carole Vance and
       Han ten Brummelhuis. This year's faculty: Mike Tan, Stefan
       Dudink, Saskia Wieringa, Redhika Chandiramani, Oliver Phillips,
       Geetanjali Misra, Theo van der Meer and Mirjan Schieveld. The
       ...
    Contact: summerinstitute@...
    URL: www.ishss.uva.nl/SummerInstitute
    Announcement ID: 132704
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132704

Subject: Amsterdam Summer Institute on Sexuality and Culture 2003

We hereby present the 2003 programme of the Summer Institute on
Sexuality,
Culture, and Society organised by the Universiteit of Amsterdam.
Participate in courses, seminars and dialogues in Amsterdam on the
cultural
and social dimensions of human sexuality.

The 7th Summer Institute will take place from June 29-July 24, 2003.

Scientific directors are: Carole Vance and Han ten Brummelhuis
This years faculty: Mike Tan, Stefan Dudink, Saskia Wieringa, Radhika
Chandiramani, Oliver Phillips, Geetanjali Misra, Theo van der Meer
and
Mirjam Schieveld.

The Summer Institute is an intensive four-week summer program which
focuses
on the study of sexuality across cultures and is taught by an
international
faculty team. This highly specialised programme is for advanced
students,
primarily Ph.D. and MA students in the socio-cultural sciences and
professionals working for NGO's.

The institute was founded in 1995 since then students from thirty
four
different countries have participated in our courses. Nearly a
quarter of
the participants have been professionals working for NGO's. The other
participants came from such diverse educational backgrounds as the
social
sciences (anthropology, sociology), psychology, women's studies,
history,
public health and human sexuality studies.

We expect a 2003 class of approximately 30 students. The Institute's
classes are intensive small group seminars, with discussions,
lectures and
guest lectures by prominent people in the field. The details and
latest
information are announced on the website.

Applications must be addressed to the Universiteit van Amsterdam at
the
below address. You can visit our web-site for an application
form. http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SummerInstitute/

Please feel free to share this information.

Sincerely yours,

Mirjam Schieveld
Programme manager

Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture, and Society
International School for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Oude Turfmarkt 129
1012 GC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone: +31 20 525.3776
fax: +31 20 525.3778
E-mail: summerinstitute@...
http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SummerInstitute/


3.
Title: On-line Access to the Indexes of The Papers of Benjamin
Franklin
Date: 2003-02-15
Description: The Yale edition of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
is pleased to announce that users of the series may now access
the indexes of the thirty-six volumes published to date at the
project's web site: ...
URL: www.yale.edu/franklinpapers
Announcement ID: 132433
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132433

Scientific message to the Internet Community and to the Information
Society Community.

The Digital Society – www.sociedaddigital.org /
www.asociedadedigital.org


This message has the objective of informing the Internet Community
and the Information Society Community the latest news about The
Digital Society Project.

The Digital Society is a project open mainly to the Internet
Community and the Information Society Community in Latin American,
however without restrictions to any other countries or regions in
the world. It is about the creation of the first forum to portuguese
and spanish speaking specialists, under the structure of an internet
gate (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org).

The structure of this space is divided, in its first level, into
areas considered of extreme importance to the development of the
Information Society, such as language, (brechas digitais),
e-Government, special studies, legislation and country information.
On a second level, there are interactive elements such as news,
special projects and information centres designed to promote
interchanges and synergy between regional specialists, always
searching for new models, applications and research results,
benefiting all users and paving the road between the Information
Society and the Knowledge Society.

Therefore, we invite everyone to visit the Internet site, integrate
yourself in the community, contribute with your knowledge and use
all free available resources.

Our address : (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org).
Please send any queries and comments to info@....

All comments, queries and contributions are welcome.

Cordially,

President of the Digital Society Board of Directors
Ricardo Petrissans de Aguilar, MSc, PhD.
ricardo@...

This message will only be sent once, since it is intended to be
directed to the members of the Latin America Scientific Community.
If it is not of your interest, please delete it. Thank you for your
time and attention.

Title: TOC for THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Vol. III,
       No. 1 (Winter 2003)
    Description:  TABLE OF CONTENTS for THE JOURNAL OF THE HISTORICAL
       SOCIETY, Vol. III, No. 1(Winter 2003) The full text of the
       editor's Introduction as well as excerpts from the essays can
       be accessed on-line, or visit www.bu.edu/historic and follow
       the links to the Winter 2003 issue of the Journal of the
       Historic ...
    Contact: historic@...
    URL: www.bu.edu/historic/journal_wi2003.html
    Announcement ID: 132699
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132699

4.
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast Review: Hanna on Reilly, _A Small Town in
Syria_

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

Published by H-Gender-MidEast@... (February 2003)

James A. Reilly._ A Small Town in Syria: Ottoman Hama in the
Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Centuries_. Bern: Peter Lang, 2002. 155 pp. Index.
$34.00
(paper), ISBN 39-067669-0.

Reviewed for H-Gender-Mideast by Nelly Hanna <nhanna@...>,
Department of Arabic Studies, American University in Cairo

An Urban History of the Ottoman Empire

In the course of the last decades, a number of books have appeared on
the
history of cities like Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo and Istanbul. These
were
influenced by works such as those of Andre Raymond on Cairo, Abdel
Karim
Rafeq on Damascus, Suraiya Faroqhi on Anatolian towns and Robert
Mantran
on Istanbul. Syrian cities figured prominently in these scholarly
studies
because Bilad al-Sham was the most urbanized part of the Ottoman
Empire.
Moreover, it included the third largest city of the Empire, Aleppo
(second
to Istanbul and Cairo) along with oher cities as well as large and
small
towns. Consequently, an extensive literature on Syrian towns exists,
including Aleppo, Damascus, Nablus, Jerusalem, Acre, among others.

Many of these studies were based on the court records, which are
available
in numerous urban centers of the Ottoman state. James Reilly's book is
part of this trend interested in urban studies of the towns and
cities
of
Bilad al-Sham. He chose to work, however, not on a city but on a small
town (Hama in Syria) moving from the large metropolis, which cannot be
taken as a typical urban agglomeration, to a much smaller and more
typical
town. Moreover, like many scholars before him, a large part of the
book
is based on the court records of Hama. Although Reilly does not
explicitly
attempt to compare the court records of this town with those of the
larger
metropolis, it is evident that they were smaller in volume. This is
obvious by the fact that a single register contains eight years as
compared to such registers in a district of Cairo, where a year could
take
up more than one register. The registers surveyed include register 42
which covers eight years (1727-1734), register 46 covering twelve
years
(1788-1800), and a third register covering four years (1848-1852).
This
could be either a result of the small population that it served,
although
it is apparent that it was used both by town dwellers and by rural
residents, or because people had recourse to the court less frequently
than they did in the big city. Reilly in fact notes that the women of
Hama
did not go to court as often as those of Damascus, presumably a
reflection
of the local traditions of this town.

The time frame that Reilly has chosen for his work, the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, represents the period in which important
transformations occurred as a result of changing world conditions and
during which Syria and other parts of the Ottoman Empire were
gradually
but unevenly integrated into a European world economy. The book shows
the
process by which the notables of Hama came to control the rural
hinterland, first as tax farmers then eventually as landowners, a
process
that was accompanied by a dissociation of the town from the
hinterland.
We
can thus observe the conditions that occurred in this locality at a
time
of major economic transformations.

According to the author many of the trends observed in Hama paralleled
those in other parts of Syria. Thus, we find that, like Aleppo and
Damascus, Hama underwent urban growth during the Ottoman period.
Likewise,
the pattern of emerging landowners in the later period had its
parallels
in other Syrian towns and cities. Moreover, as in many other Syrian
towns,
notable families remained prominent over many generations. The
families
that Reilly identified in the eighteenth century, like the Barazis
and
the
Kaylanis, for instance, remained highly prominent till the period of
the
French mandate. The reader familiar with literature on Syria will not
find
any big surprises in Hama.

Reilly's scholarly contribution not only helps us to understand the
way
that a small town functioned, but also can help future scholarship to
understand the bigger picture of urban Syria and the urban history of
the
Ottoman Empire.

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Subject: Book Review: Fortna. Imperial Classroom: Islam, the State,
and
Education in the Late Ottoman Empire. Reviewed by Herrera (for
H-Gender-MidEast)

Benjamin C. Fortna. Imperial Classroom: Islam, the State, and
Education
in
the Late Ottoman Empire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. xv +
280
pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. $74.00 (cloth), ISBN
0-19-924840-0.

Reviewed by Linda Herrera, The American University in Cairo.
Published by H-Gender-MidEast (December, 2002)

Gendered Critique and Orientalist Critique

Imperial Classroom: Islam, the State, and Education in the Late
Ottoman
Empire
by Benjamin Fortna breaks new ground in the study of education, Islam
and
modernity in Muslim societies, presenting an exemplary model of
post-Orientalist scholarship. Throughout this engaging and lucidly
written
volume concerning the growth and character of state sponsored
preparatory
schools (idadî) during the reign of the last Ottoman Sultan
Abdülhamid
II
(1876-1909), also known as the Hamidian era, Fortna methodically
topples
long-held notions about the role of Islam and the centralized state
in
modern educational development. The bulk of historical narratives on
educational transformation during the late Ottoman Empire and beyond
perpetuate notions of Muslim societies as passive receptors of
secular
educational paradigms imported from the West, of Islam representing a
regressive social force, of the Ulama (the Muslim scholarly class) as
either largely resistant or uninvolved in processes of educational
transformation, and of the hegemonic state as unproblematically
engineering
social change without resistance. Fortna, however, portrays a much
more
complex, nuanced, and integrated picture.

Drawing on a wealth of primary source materials including school
disciplinary records, state financial records, student petitions,
internal
government correspondences, education yearbooks, and photographs, as
well
as a range of secondary sources in English, French, German, and
Turkish,
Fortna demonstrates that "modern" French-modeled preparatory
schooling
underwent not only significant expansion during Sultan Abdülhamid
II's
reign, but a thorough "Ottomanization" and "Islamization." He thereby
calls
into question the dominant modernist narrative in post- Kamal Ataturk
historiography in which Islam has been "perversely downplayed" (p.
24),
largely as a result of the "frequently bitter controversy between the
competing religious and secular claims to contemporary culture in the
post-Ottoman states" (p. 14).

Fortna unravels dominant perceptions regarding the secularizing and
westernizing effects of the famous Education Regulation of 1869
(Maarif
Nizamnamesi). The Regulation, enacted during the Tanzimat period
(1839-76)
but largely implemented with significant modifications to it during
the
Hamidian era, served as a blueprint for a centrally organized and
controlled network of schools and represented the Empire's first
attempt at
"a highly rationalized and centralized state school system" (p. 113).
Through attention to a variety of elements such as school
architecture,
classroom wall maps, teachers, and Ministry of Education personnel
who
included members of the ulama, Fortna shows how the state tried to
construct a specifically "Ottoman" system of public education with a
strong
Islamic reference.

In an effort to address the shortcomings of much Orientalist
scholarship
that essentializes Islam and treats Muslim societies as anomalies in
human
history, Fortna dedicates an entire chapter to expounding the concept
of
"chronological convergence" or "world time." He demonstrates that
educational developments of the late nineteenth-century Ottoman state
corresponded to similar, independent phenomena in other regions of
the
world. In particular he examines how moral education, so central to
the
Hamidian educational policy, also made up a vital component of the
"new"
schooling developing simultaneously in diverse places such as Central
Asia,
Russia, Japan, China, the United States, France, and Egypt (pp. 35-
41).
Fortna makes a tremendous conceptual contribution to the study
of "new"
or
"modern" education by situating it away from Europe or the West and
showing
the regional, religious, political, and cultural diversity with which
modern mass schools came into being at a paticular moment in states
throughout the world.

While Fortna persuasively and adroitly grapples with questions
regarding
the place of indigenous politics, culture, and Islam in state
education,
his treatment of the nature of the state is somewhat less rigorous.
Fortna
does not engage in a sustained way with theories of power or the
state,
nor
does he sufficiently elaborate on the type of alternative conceptions
of
the state that he proposes. He seems to be arguing against a notion
of
the
centralized state as exerting total hegemonic control and cautions
against
being "carried away with the raw power of the state" (p. 21). He
calls
for
a more nuanced understanding of how power and state polices get
negotiated,
resisted, and diffused.

In an uncharacteristically cavalier manner Fortna dismisses the
contributions of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu to the study of
state
power and education. Fortna notes that under Foucault's influence,
"some
would see schools and think of them as prisons" and "Bourdieu see[s]
education as domination which involves complicity between those who
possess
and those who submit to the various forms of power, resulting in the
effacement of the individual in the institution" (pp. 21-22). Fortna
demonstrates the existence of student resistance to school-based
authority
and disputes the "quasi-monstrous" or "mechanistic role" (pp. 21-22)
of
the
state in engineering socio-cultural and political change, but could
have
benefited from a more careful reading of Foucault, particularly with
regard
to his notions of micro- relations of power and the pervasiveness of
resistance at every level of social intercourse. Similarly,
Bourdieu's
concepts of social reproduction, cultural capital, and habitus could
also
have served Fortna in refining his argument with regard to how the
state
attempted to create a new educated elite and forge in its students an
Ottoman Islamic identity. Despite these shortcomings, he raises
essential
points about how, even within highly centralized states with supposed
uniform education systems, individual schools are often highly
differentiated and become the sites of power struggles.

On the question of gender, a topic I would be remiss to ignore not
least as
this review is for H-Gender-MidEast, it is important to note that the
study
does not contain a conscious or deliberate gender component. It would
be
unfair to criticize a work on this basis alone for no piece of
scholarship
can cover all aspects of a subject and satisfy the curiosities of all
potential readers. However, it is worth noting that while Fortna
astutely
weaves the Orientalist critique into his narrative--an indication of
the
success of the critique spearheaded by Edward Said and others to
reach
and
influence diverse scholarly communities--he does not engage, even at
a
basic level, with a gendered reading of the material. For example, in
his
discussion of the emergence and expansion of Ottoman state boarding
schools
from the mid- 1880s, he contends that the state wanted to take
child-rearing out of the hands of the parents who represented
a "world
of
ignorance" and use state schools to stand in loco parentis (p. 234).
I
strongly suspect that "parents" were not the problem, but that
"mothers"
were. There exists a critical mass of literature dealing with Islam,
gender, family, modernity, and the state in the late nineteenth and
early
twentieth centuries that demonstrates mothers were perceived by those
men
involved in social and political reform as being, among other things,
unhygienic, undisciplined, ignorant, and overly coddling of their
children.
Moreover, their practices were not conducive to raising modern
citizens
and
certainly not soldiers. Men involved in social and political reform
grappled with ways of modernizing motherhood to enable women to
positively
contribute to state reform objectives.

A more general observation which applies not only to this work but
also
to
scores of other education studies is that to an overwhelming extent
boys'
education falls under the rubric of Education, writ large, while
girls'
education typically constitutes a separate and consciously labeled
subject
of study. This particular work deals entirely with preparatory
schooling
for boys, yet at no time does the author highlight the significance
of
this
fact, neither by asking questions about the construction of, and
resistance
to, a seemingly male enterprise and identity formation nor by probing
into
where the girls were. The gender shortcomings in this otherwise fine
study
illustrate the need for advocates of gender approaches to more
effectively
reach different circles of scholarly communities and persuade them of
the
efficacy of gendered readings of history and society. While
immeasurable
strides have been made in the study of gender and Muslim societies in
the
past two decades, the gender critique does not appear to have had the
same
reach as, say, the Orientalist critique. This may be due to the fact
aht
gender studies--and gender critiques such as the present one--are
often
located in specialized programs and journals where experts are
preaching to
the converted, so to speak. I cannot help but wonder if writing this
review
for a gender listserve in itself contributes to the very problem of
limited
and specialized outreach that gender studies needs to overcome.

To conclude, despite whatever critical reflections this work
generates,
it
represents a truly outstanding example of post-Orientalist
scholarship.
Fortna's development of concepts such as "chronological convergence";
his
attention to morality as a component of the global development of
mass
education; his insights into agency, the contested nature of state
planning, and local forms of resistance to authority; and his
critical
and
innovative interpretations of school architecture, artifacts, and
curriculum make this work not only a significant contribution to
Ottoman
studies, but a model--with some gender caveats--of how to approach
the
social history of education.


Citation: Linda Herrera . "Review of Benjamin C. Fortna, Imperial
Classroom: Islam, the State, and Education in the Late Ottoman
Empire,"
H-Gender-MidEast, H-Net Reviews, December, 2002. URL:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=166021044089220.

Subject: New Book: Dan Shapira: Avraham Firkowicz in Istanbul

Avraham Firkowicz in Istanbul (1830-1832): Paving the Way for Turkic
Nationalism

by Dan Shapira

KaraM Publishing Co., Ankara, January, 2003.

ISBN: 975-6467-03-7

120 pages, 24 illustrations

Avraham Firkowicz was the outstanding leader of the Karaims, a Turkic
speaking Jewish group in Eastern Europe in the 19th century whose
scientific activities proceeded his political missions. He was the
man who
virtually made the Karaites an ethnically self-conscious group, now
accounted among Turks of the Kipchak sub-group, and who started the
debates
on the very (Turkic) origin of the whole East European Jewry.

The early 19th century was an age when people started to leave the
Biblical traditions on the ancient history of humankind and to look
for
their origins by scientific means. Indo-European linguistic unity was
discovered and people also realized some similarities in the
languages of
what is termed the Uralo-Altaic region. Jewish studies also followed
the
same path. Karaim Jews were very distinct in two aspects: They were
speaking in a dialect of the Northwestern Turkic (Kipchak) and they
were
Talmudist, in contrast to the thousand-fold crowded Rabbanite Jews of
Eastern Europe. These Jews, few in number, used to live in Crimea,
Western Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. This posed an ethnological
problem
before inquisitive minds of the age, a leading one of whom was
Avraham
Firkowicz himself, leader of the community from what is now Western
Ukraine.

He started to make scientific expeditions and pilgrimages to Crimea,
the Caucasus, Palestine and Egypt. Among those visits, the most
important
was his stay in Istanbul for two years (1830-1832). During the
Istanbul
days, when Turkey started to taste a new era called Tanzimat
(Reformation Age), he organized and educated native Karaim Jews.
Though Karaims
in those days did not call themselves Turks, a Turkic connection at
least in language was very important. On his return, he accelerated
his
studies on Karaim origins. He never termed his people as Turks, but
very
carefully separated them from the Rabbanite Jews. He had political
obligations before his people living under very suppression of the
Russian
Tsardom. He consequently convinced the tsar that Karaims were not
accomplices in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Privileges for
Karaims
followed this explanation as a gratitude. Rabbanite Jews, then
jealous of
them, were still undergoing suppression of Russian officials.

In his late years, Firkowicz started to target Rabbanite Jews in his
political and intellectual conflict. After separating his community
from
the rest of the regional Jewry, he tried to show historical
superiority
of the Karaims over the Rabbanites. His visit to the Caucasus was
associated with the Khazar Empire, an early Medieval Turkic state,
whose
upper layer converted to Judaism as a reply to the efforts of the
Muslim
Baghdat and the Christian Constantinople. He claimed that Khazar
Turks
received Judaism in Karaim format.

This meant that the Khazars were or became Karaims. Firkowicz did not
reveal this, but later researchers elaborated this issue. The
difficulty
in explaining origins of the East European Jewry in general, due to
overcrowding especially in Russia and Poland, led to extension of the
debates on the Rabbanites also. Interesting theories were offered.
The
Khazars were not massacred by any power in that age, rather scattered
across Eastern Europe after losing their state. They were ancestors
of
today's Jews. More clearly, the Ashkenazi Jews, composing of an
overwhelming
majority of world Jewry, were not Jews proper, in contrary to the
Sepharide Jews. They could be at most the thirteenth tribe as
believers of
Moses, and not sons of Israel. Thus, Adolf Hitler, for instance,
massacred ethnic Turks. Some claimed even that the Ashkenazi Jews had
no right
over the Promised Land. This caused very potent reactions. Avraham
Firkowicz certainly could not guess what his ideas would lead to.

Another influence of Firkowicz was in the Turkic world. Ismail Beg
Gaspirinskiy, a Crimean Tatar, familiar to Firkowicz thanks to the
neighboring Crimean Karaims, was watching his activities with great
admiration.
The Karaim leader saved his people from Russian suppression and
created
an ethnical consciousness in a community scattered from Crimea to
Poland in very few numbers. His mean was publications, especially
periodicals. His books were read even in Egypt.

Ismail Beg, then member of a people more suffering from the Russian
outrages than any other ethnos, decided to do the same. He started to
publish Tercuman (Interprettor) in Bahcesaray, the leading Crimean
city.
Circulation of this paper was comparable to the modern international
papers in a geographical sense. Tercuman was read over vast regions
from
Sarajevo in the west to Kashgar, now in China, in the east, and from
Kazan in the north to Cairo in the south. He continuously expressed
the
unity of all Turks, but never annoyed the Tsardom. Tercuman was more
fruitful than the publications of Firkowicz in both political and
intellectual senses, and put its founder rightfully among the leaders
and
initiators of Turkic nationalism.

Dr. Dan Shapira of the Open University of Israel, Tel Aviv, has been
working for a long time on this historical personality. The academic
curiosity of Dr. Shapira, an orientalist working particularly on
Turko-Jewish historical relations, seems to be more than the
curiosity of
Firkowicz on the origins of his people, as shown by the very richness
of the
material used in this little book. Shapira made use of all Turkish
and
Russian archives, as well as Jewish sources and traditions. He
elaborates on Firkowicz's Istanbul visit, with premises and
consequences, and he
also gives interesting information about the early days of the
Tanzimat
Era in Istanbul. In this book, one can learn also about the life of
Firkowicz.

"Avraham Firkowicz in Istanbul (1830-1832): Paving the Way for Turkic
Nationalism", enriched by 24 illustrations, was published by Ankara's
Karam Publishing. This is also a first in Ankara, as it is not
customary
in Turkey to publish books of foreign authors in foreign languages.

Distribution abroad: SOTA, Haarlem, Hollanda, sota@...

Karam Arastırma ve Yayıncılık

28. Sokak No 17-1 Balgat – Ankara

Tel: (312) 284 54 15

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5.
Subject: CfA: Soros Supplementary Grants Program 2003-2004

GRANTS- Soros Supplementary Grants Program 2003-2004


The Network Scholarship Programs of the Open Society Institute-
Budapest is
pleased to announce the Soros Supplementary Grants Program, academic
year
2003-2004.
The program was created to assist citizens of the countries of
Central
and
Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia who are
pursuing
advanced study within this region but outside of their home
countries.
The
goal is to support cross-cultural, intraregional student mobility as
part
of the Open
Society Institute's overall efforts to strengthen the academic
network
within and among these countries.

The Soros Supplementary Grants Program 2003-2004 offers grants to:
I. Standard eligibility students of the social sciences, humanities,
and
fine and performing arts who have already arranged for part of the
costs of
their study to be covered.
II. Special needs students:
- Roma
- refugees
- people seeking political asylum
- displaced (forced migrants).

Awards are offered for one academic year only and will be granted in
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Awards are available to
undergraduates and post-graduates enrolled at recognized institutes
of
higher education outside of their home country or permanent residence
and
in one of the countries listed below [see website].

Participating countries are all Central Asian countries
Application deadline: April 15, 2003.
You can download application form at: http://www.osi.hu/nsp/
For more information on eligibility criteria and application details
please
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A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and
Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Center invites applications for its Research Associateships for
2003-2004 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational
system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political
activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with
offices in our spacious facility, computer access, library
privileges,
and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research
Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the
academic
year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they
focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are
non-stipendiary. However, international applicants may apply for one
of
the two special one-semester Ford Associateships for Fall 2003 or
Spring
2004, which offer a stipend of $12,000, plus a $3,000 housing/travel
allowance in return for teaching (in English) one undergraduate
women's studies course at Smith College. Ford applicants' research
should focus
on how the economics of globalization regulate gender, race,
ethnicity,
nationality, class, and sexuality in Latin America, the Caribbean,
Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet bloc, or Asia. We are
searching for two Ford Associate positions. For one position
preference
will be given to those whose work focuses on sexuality in a global
context, including sex work, global sex trafficking, health issues,
international gay and lesbian activism and advocacy for sexual
minorities. For the second position, preference will be given to
those
whose work focuses on cultural production and resistance, including
political performance, the transformation and use of international
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and new technologies. Ford applicants need not be studying their own
region of origin.

Applicants for both programs should submit a project proposal (up to
4
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of a women's studies course they are prepared to teach, which
includes
their pedagogical goals and techniques.

Submit all applications to:
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IREX ANNOUNCES THE 2003 JOHN J. AND NANCY LEE ROBERTS FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM

Deadline: Applications must be received by March 15, 2003.

The fellowship provides a single grant of up to $50,000 for research
projects lasting up to 18 months. This year applications will be
accepted
for research only in the field of education. This program supports
research in and on Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia for
scholars
with PhD or equivalent terminal degrees. Collaborative research
programs
involving international colleagues are strongly encouraged.

Please visit the IREX website at www.irex.org/programs/roberts/ for
more information about the program, including application materials
available for download. Questions about the Roberts program may be
sent to
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Deadline has been extended to February 24, 2003.


FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

FIVE COLLEGE WOMEN'S STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER
A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and
Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Center invites applications for its Research Associateships for
2003-2004 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational
system, as well as from artists, community organizers and political
activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with
offices in our spacious facility, computer access, library
privileges,
and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research
Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the
academic
year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they
focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are
non-stipendiary. However, international applicants may apply for one
of
the two special one-semester Ford Associateships for Fall 2003 or
Spring
2004, which offer a stipend of $12,000, plus a $3,000 housing/travel
allowance in return for teaching (in English) one undergraduate
women's studies course at Smith College. Ford applicants' research
should focus
on how the economics of globalization regulate gender, race,
ethnicity,
nationality, class, and sexuality in Latin America, the Caribbean,
Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet bloc, or Asia. We are
searching for two Ford Associate positions. For one position
preference
will be given to those whose work focuses on sexuality in a global
context, including sex work, global sex trafficking, health issues,
international gay and lesbian activism and advocacy for sexual
minorities. For the second position, preference will be given to
those
whose work focuses on cultural production and resistance, including
political performance, the transformation and use of international
media,
and new technologies. Ford applicants need not be studying their own
region of origin.

Applicants for both programs should submit a project proposal (up to
4
pages), curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and application
cover
sheet. In addition, Ford applicants should submit a two-page
description
of a women's studies course they are prepared to teach, which
includes
their pedagogical goals and techniques.

Submit all applications to:
Five College Women's Studies Research Center
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075-6406

Deadline is February 10, 2003

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Subject: CfA: Public Interest Law Fellows Program, Columbia

**Call for Applicants**

PILI/Justice Initiative Public Interest Law Fellows Program
Columbia University School of Law
(2003-2005 Session)

Columbia University s Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) and The
Open
Society Justice Initiative (formerly the Constitutional and Legal
Policy
Institute), are pleased to invite applications for the Public Interest
Law Fellows Program. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2003.

The program will select five lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe,
Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus ( the region ) for two years of
study and practical work experience. One slot in the program is
specifically designated for women s rights advocates, one slot for
disability rights advocates, and one slot for a Roma rights advocate,
with the two remaining slots undesignated.

Criteria for selection will include the experience of the applicant,
the
applicant s potential to contribute to the development of the human
rights or public interest law field in the region, and the suitability
of the applicant s proposed role in the nominating non-governmental
organization (NGO). Applicants must have a minimum of two years
relevant
work experience outside of law school. Preference will be given to
applicants under 35 years of age. Minorities, especially Roma, are
strongly encouraged to apply. Selection decisions will be made by May
1,
2003.

The Fellows will reside a total of one year in the US, consisting of
one
semester of study at Columbia University and two three-month
internships. Fellows will return to their home countries after the
first
year, where they will spend at least one year working with their
nominating NGO on human rights/public interest advocacy on a non-
profit
basis in such areas as providing legal services, strategic litigation,
campaigning for reform, and human rights training/education. Upon
their
selection, Fellows will be required to sign an agreement with the
Justice Initiative and Columbia University according to which he/she
will commit to two years in the program; the first year to be spent in
the US and the second year in his/her home country working with the
nominating NGO.

The Justice Initiative will cover the cost of a round-trip coach
airfare
to the US and provide each Fellow with a monthly stipend for a period
of
up to 12 months, a textbook allowance, and medical insurance for a
year
while in the US. The amount of this stipend is carefully calculated to
cover the expenses of one person in the US for the period of one year.
The Justice Initiative will also pay a local salary during the second
year that is equal to an amount determined to be similar to equivalent
work by the nominating NGO. This amount will be provided to the
nominating NGOs in the form of a grant.

Please note, the Justice Initiative and PILI cannot provide any
financial or logistical assistance for accompanying family members,
including securing suitable family housing. Moreover, Columbia
University requires evidence of financial support for accompanying
family members. In the 2002/2003 academic year, this amount was equal
to
$700 a month for an accompanying spouse and $350 a month for each
dependent child. Providing proof of the requisite financial support
for
accompanying family members will be the responsibility of the
applicant.

Program Description

The Open Society Justice Initiative (formerly COLPI) is a new
international legal program of OSI. Based in New York and Budapest,
the
mission of the Justice Initiative is to contribute to the
consolidation
of open societies through the development of legal policies and
practices grounded in the rule of law and the protection of human
rights. The Justice Initiative aims to provide intellectual leadership
to law reform efforts by combining practice and legal advocacy with
the
accumulation and dissemination of knowledge in its areas of core
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- national criminal justice reform; international justice; freedom of
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each of these areas, the Justice Initiative seeks to contribute to the
evolution and application of substantive law, and the development of
legal capacity. Justice Initiative conducts its activities in Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Guatemala, Haiti,
Mongolia, South, Sout
  hern and West Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The goal of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) is to advance
human rights principles through assisting the development of a public
interest law infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia,
Central Asia and the Caucasus. PILI is supported by the Ford
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the European Community, and the Soros network of foundations. The
Public
Interest Law Fellows Program is one of PILI s core activities.

Fellows will be expected to arrive in early August in order to
participate in  US Legal Methods and Problems,  an intensive course
that
starts prior to other classes and provides an academic orientation for
lawyers from civil law countries. In the first semester of the
program,
Public Interest Law Fellows participate in a non-degree program in
which
they audit 3 to 5 courses at Columbia Law School.  As auditors,
Fellows
do not participate in exams and do not receive grades or credit from
the
law school for completing a course. All Fellows are required to
participate in a seminar taught by Edwin Rekosh, Executive Director of
the Public Interest Law Initiative. This seminar   which pairs Fellows
with a select group of full-time Columbia students   provides a
practical-oriented overview of law reform issues confronting the legal
systems of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the
Caucasus from an interdisciplinary perspective, with an emphasis on
democracy-buildi
  ng, civil society, and enhancing the promotion and protection of
human
rights.  Each Fellow will be expected to propose a project relating to
human rights or other public interest law issues, which will be the
subject of research and collaboration by teams formed with other
students in the seminar. The project should be related to the needs
and
priorities of the applicant s nominating NGO, but may change over the
course of the semester based on the input of other students in the
seminar. Ideally, the result of the seminar will be a project plan
that
can be further modified during the remainder of the year to fit the
particular needs of the NGO.

In the spring and early summer, Fellows participate in two three-month
internships at human rights, legal services, or other public interest
law organizations in the New York area. To the extent possible,
internships will be selected according to Fellows  particular
interests
in the area of human rights and public interest law.

More information about the Public Interest Law Initiative can be found
on the Internet at: www.pili.org. More information about Columbia Law
School can be found at www.law.columbia.edu.

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit the following:

- A completed program application form
- A nominating letter from an indigenous NGO in the region describing
the need for having a lawyer working in the organization and
contractually committing to the Justice Initiative to hire the
applicant
for at least one year after he/she returns from the US. The nomination
letter should also indicate a monthly salary rate, inclusive of all
income taxes, social security and other wage-related payments payable
by
the individual or organization, that will be offered to the applicant
by
the NGO in the event that he or she is selected for the program (the
salary amount is provided to the NGO by the Justice Initiative in the
form of a grant).
- At least one recommendation from an individual outside the
nominating
organization
- A project proposal that he or she would like to work on during the
first semester of the program, ideally with practical significance to
the nominating NGO. (Some past examples include: developing a
strategic
litigation strategy to address discrimination against women in the
workplace; drafting a model mental health care law with a detailed
implementation strategy; establishing a legal aid program, and
promoting
freedom of expression and religion through litigation and public
education.)
- Information on the nominating NGO and additional recommendations are
also encouraged, although not required.

The electronic submission, via e-mail, of application materials is
strongly encouraged although materials may also be submitted via
facsimile or through regular mail. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED. If an application is submitted without one of the required
components, it will be disqualified unless the applicant can justify
why
he/she cannot obtain the needed information.

The DEADLINE for receiving applications at PILI is March 15, 2003. For
more information and application forms, please contact Julie Heaner
Plavsic, Fellowship Program Manager, 435 W. 116th St, Mailcode 3525,
New
York, New York; tel: 1-212-851-1060; fax: 1-212-851-1064; e-mail:
jplavs@.... An application form can also be downloaded
from
PILI's website at www.pili.org




Title: Social Science Research Council: EURASIA PROGRAM
    Deadline: 2003-03-25
    Description:  Social Science Research Council EURASIA PROGRAM
       Teaching Fellowships At the SSRC, postdoctoral research grants
       have allowed young faculty members to expand upon their
       research interests after having completed and often published
       their initial dissertation work. Now, after years of funding
       independe ...
    Contact: eurasia@...
    Announcement ID: 132656
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132656
6.
Anne Synneva Genereux
Program Assistant
European Union Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison

__________________________________________________________________

The European Union Center , UW-Madison

invites faculty and graduate students to a conference April 4 & 5,
2003


National Feminisms in a Transnational Arena: The European Union and
Gender Politics


Feminist movements in every European country have taken distinctive
forms due to specific national political factors.  Despite these
differences, European feminist movements increasingly share common
political
terrain due to the expansion of the powers and boundaries of the
European
Union. This conference considers questions such as: How are feminist
movements adapting to the opportunities and obstacles that the EU
poses
for their particular national political traditions?  How much
does "soft
law" and the "boomerang" effect from the EU on member states
influence
the gender politics of individual countries?  What can the EU offer
feminists in relation to specific issues and by means of particular
strategies? What are the costs of trying to work in and through a
system that
is widely viewed as suffering a "democratic deficit"? And how do
disagreements among feminists over what policies are most in women's
interests get aired, negotiated and perhaps resolved in the context
of
transnational work in Europe?


Note: All panels and keynotes run serially, not concurrently.


Confirmed speakers include: Laura Agustin, Lisa D. Brush, Carol
Hagemann-White, Barbara Hobson, Jacqueline Heinen, Cathryn Hoskyns,
Amy Elman,
Sally Kenney, Don Kulick, Rosa Logar, Renate Klein, Patricia Yancey
Martin, Amy Mazur, Sonya Michel, Claudia Neusuess, Joyce Outshoorn,
Silke
Roth, Jill Rubery, Chiara Saraceno, Dorothy Stetson, Mieke Verloo,
Angelika von Wahl, Sylvia Walby, Fiona Williams, Fiona Williams,
Alison
Woodward and Katrin Zippel.


Registration:

UW faculty, Staff and Students. Registation is free. However, UW
associates must register to reserve a seat. To register, please e-
mail the
EUC Project Assistant, Anne Genereux, at
eucenter@....
Include the following information: Name, Status (Faculty, Staff,
Graduate, Undergraduate), Address, Phone Number, E-mail
Address and Departmental Affiliation.

Non-UW Participants. Registration fees are $40 for students and $60
for
non-students (registration on-site is $50 and $70 respectively) and
covers all three meals on Friday (April 4) and Saturday (April 5).
Those
coming from out of town should plan to arrive on Thursday night since
the program begins promptly at 8:30 on Friday and runs through
Saturday
night. Registration is
available until March 31. Registration forms are available through
the
conference web site.

Conference website:
http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/eucenter/Conferences/Feminism/index.htm.

Further questions should be directed to the EUC Program Assistant,
Anne
Genereux, at: eucenter@... or 608-265-8040.

7.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
RACE/GENDER/ETHNICITY/RELIGION
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Position Announcement


This appointment is part of a special faculty enhancement initiative
by the University of Kansas to add faculty whose presence will
strengthen not only a single department, but will also complement and
reinforce existing strengths and targeted areas of growth throughout
the entire university. Thus, we welcome applicants from a wide range
of disciplinary backgrounds and training whose theoretically informed
approaches to comprehending the international context will contribute
to the university-wide goal of critically examining the increasing
interconnectedness of peoples throughout the world. The individual
appointed would be expected to contribute to core courses in graduate
and undergraduate programs in Anthropology, Sociology, and
appropriate interdisciplinary programs and will participate in
transdisciplinary, university-wide conversations and programs
focusing on issues related to race/ethnicity/gender/religion.


Department /Program: Anthropology, Sociology, and/or Women's
Studies Program,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Title: Assistant Professor in race/ethnicity/gender/religion.
Exceptional candidates at higher ranks may, in some cases, be
considered.

Starting Date: August 18, 2003, January 1, 2004, or
thereafter. Position is contingent
upon budgetary approval.

Salary: $43,000 to $46,000

Length and Type of Academic year; tenure-track position
Appointment:

Specific Duties: … Contribute to the university-wide
goal of critically examining the increasing interconnectedness of
peoples throughout the world.
… Contribute to core courses in graduate and undergraduate programs
in Anthropology or Sociology and appropriate interdisciplinary
programs.
… Participate in transdisciplinary, university-wide conversations and
programs focusing on issues related to
race/ethnicity/gender/religion.
… Serve on graduate student committees and directing theses and
dissertations.
… Develop and activate a significant research program in his/her
field leading to scholarly activity and publications.
… Serve on Departmental, College, and University committees and
actively contribute to the working of the University community. A
reasonable and continuing engagement in professional service (e.g.,
refereeing, serving on committees or as an officer in professional
organizations, etc.).

Required Qualifications: A.B.D.; eligible for tenure-track
appointment in Anthropology or Sociology, and, if appropriate,
Women's Studies; demonstrated expertise in international, global, or
cross-cultural studies; ability to address major contemporary
international issues in race/ethnicity, gender, and/or religion;
ability to teach introductory and advanced level courses in
race/gender/ethnicity/religion; and effective written and oral
communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Multi-national or cross-cultural
research agenda; research at the intersection(s) of race/ethnicity,
gender, and/or religion; established record of grant activity;
experience in international fieldwork; evidence of effective
teaching; Ph.D. in hand, August, 2003.

Application Procedures/ Applicant should submit a current curriculum
vitae, letter of application,
Contact: and supporting letters from at least three persons to
the attention of:

Prof. Ann Cudd, Search Committee Chair
c/o Women's Studies Program
1440 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7574
acudd@...
(785) 864-2311

For a copy of the position announcement, see the CLA&S website:
http://www.clas.ku.edu.

Application Deadline: First consideration will be given to
applications received by March 15, 2003.

The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. The University encourages applications from
underrepresented group members. Federal and state legislation
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, and veteran status.
In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation, marital status, and parental status.

--
Chief of Section "Women and Gender" (SHS-341)
Job Description (Draft)

Duties and responsibilities:

Under the general authority of the Assistant Director-General for
Social and Human Sciences and the Director of the Division of Human
Rights, the incumbent shall be responsible as Chief of Section for
the elaboration, planning, implementation and coordination of
UNESCO's  strategies, programmes and activities related to "Women and
Gender". In particular, the incumbent shall be responsible for:

… The development of strategies and programmes on "Women and Gender";

… The preparation, elaboration and implementation of various
activities and projects related to research and action in the field
of gender and women's rights and development within the framework of
the approved priorities and budget;

… Ensuring fruitful interaction with the other sections of the SHS
Sector and the other sectors of UNESCO;

… The maintenance of cooperation with human rights institutes,
non-governmental organizations (national and international) and other
UNESCO partners on issues related to women's rights and gender;

… The maintenance and development of cooperation with experts and
networks in the field of gender and women's rights

… Acting as Chief of Section in the maintenance and strengthening of
close contacts with the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and other bodies and agencies of the
United Nations, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),and regional
intergovernmental organizations;

… Submitting projects to external financing sources and ensuring the
follow-up;

… The preparation of reports, documents, briefings, speeches and
daily correspondence of the Section;

… Participation in the elaboration and preparation for publication of
promotion materials on women's rights and gender;

… Performing any other duties that may be required by the Director of
the Division.

Qualifications and experience required:

Advanced university degree in law or other relevant discipline with
substantial research experience on the question of gender and women'
rights, proven by publications;

Several years work experience in the field of human rights, and in
the organization of meetings.

Ability to carry out analytical and research tasks.

Ability to use micro-computer and word-processing, Internet, e-mail.

M.Forst@...
>Michel Forst
>Chief, Executive Office a.i.
>UNESCO
>Social and Human Sciences Sector
>1, Rue Miollis
>75732 Paris Cedex 15
>Tel: +  33 1 45 68 38 70
>Fax: + 33 1 45 68 57 20

8.
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THE WORLD'S FAIR: THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
Porto Alegre shows that shifts of power and perspective belong
together. SUSAN RICHARDS sees the whole world with fresh eyes.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=6&debateId=91&articleId=950

VOICES FROM A NEW WORLD
If democracy is the beating heart of Porto Alegre, global diversity
is
its breath of life. SOLANA LARSEN hears the experience of delegates
from three continents.
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EDITOR'S NOTE - THE NUCLEAR OPTION
Democratic dialogue, at the World Social Forum and in openDemocracy,
is
even more vital under the shadow of a war that could escalate, says
ANTHONY BARNETT
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=962&id=3

COULD THE WAR GO NUCLEAR?
The possibility of an Iraqi chemical attack is making US military
planners re- think nuclear first use, says PAUL ROGERS
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=948&id=2

A RIGHT TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS?
Would a right to use nuclear weapons in law prove the best protection
against their use in practice? A challenging argument from ACHILLES
SKORDAS.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=6&debateId=28&articleId=943

THE USA - AN OLD FASHIONED POWER
Struggling to keep control, America may even resurrect the use of
nuclear weapons.  If so, it's an old move, not a new one, argues TOM
NAIRN
in part 4 of his long essay
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
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IRAQ: THE RISE AND FALL OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Is a democratic Iraq possible? In the story of two individuals who
illustrate its modern history, social mobility and political
argument, SAMI
ZUBAIDA finds slender grounds for hope.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=953

JOURNEY TO A LIBERATED IRAQ
As the noose tightens around the Saddam regime, TAMARA CHALABI
vividly
describes the visit of an Iraqi opposition delegation to Iran- and
across the mountains to their homeland.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=73&articleId=963

WAITING
For Iraqi opposition and Kurdish groups across the border in Iran,
this
is a moment of paralysis as well as excitement, finds WENDELL
STEAVENSON. All are wondering: what will the Americans do?
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=957&id=10

IRAQ - WAR OR NOT?
JACQUELINE ROSE, DAVID HAYES,SIDDHARTHA DEB, ALEXANDER RONDELI, BAPSI
SIDHWA, ERNST NOLTE, join a crucial argument while there is still
time
to make a difference
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=960

WAR IN IRAQ: HOW WELL IS UNHCR PREPARED?
The disasters of war present huge tests for the UNHCR, the world's
leading refugee agency. ARTHUR HELTON and GIL LOESCHER ask whether
its
post-Kosovo emergency plans will survive the next trial by fire.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?id=2&articleId=956

WHY HASN'T SADDAM HUSSEIN BEEN INDICTED?
Could a legal route against dictatorial regimes achieve better
results
than mere force of arms? ROSEMARY BECHLER tells the story of British
politician Ann Clwyd and the organisation INDICT.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=941

A MAZE OF ILLUSION: THE ANTI-WAR CASE
TOM McLAUGHLIN says the arguments of openDemocracy editor Anthony
Barnett are full of holes. A brave man, even in California.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=942

IRAQ: NO CHOICE WITHOUT COST
In face of dictatorship, inaction as well as action can have
dangerous
results, says EVA HOFFMAN in a calm exploration of ambivalence in
time
of crisis.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=939
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MOROCCO: A JOURNEY BETWEEN MONARCHY AND ISLAMISM
Welcome to a 'Shakespearian' land, as a homecoming French writer
finds
the space of secular democracy squeezed between a corrupt state and
rising Islamism.  NELCYA DELANOE takes courage.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=5&debateId=57&articleId=951

IN MEMORY OF KERALA
Even in the tolerant south-western Indian state, Hindu fundamentalism
is on the march. For BINU MATHEW, the religious intolerance that
feeds
off globalisation is effacing the best of his homeland.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=43&articleId=945

THE BUSH-MEN OF WESTERN TEXAS
A pious community living off black gold on the edge of the desert,
speaking in forked tongues? They'll regret the day DOMINIC HILTON
moseyed
into town.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=949&id=1

NEW COUNTRY, OLD STORY
Beneath the smooth talk of black 'elites' and 'empowerment', our
South
African columnist JOHN MATSHIKIZA perceives a country where
life-chances are still dominated by power, money - and race.
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IN SWELL OIL WE TRUST
Yet another openDemocracy exclusive! As the first oil wells in the
African state of Couldbericha are switched on, Sir Luke Very-Moody's
passionate speech defining Swell Oil's business philosophy is leaked
to JOHN
KAY.
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id=7&debateId=29&articleId=958

SKINHEADS
Hair is shaven as well as shorn. GAVIN WATSON, once a skinhead, now
takes photographs of his companions. Alongside his work, he talks to
ANAMIK SAHA about the route from social exclusion to artistic
inspiration.
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than enough for DOMINIC HILTON
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9.
Subject: CfA: Societies in Change, MA & PhD Program, International
University Bremen

INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR ITS Founded on
February 11, 1999 International
University Bremen is an independent
institution for the Advancement of
education, research, international
leadership and global citizenship.
Graduate M.A. / Ph.D. Program in
Integrated Social Sciences "Societies in
Change" This English-taught program
covers the structural and cultural
changes that are reshaping contemporary
societies. It deals with these changes
from a transdisciplinary social science
perspective. The program includes three
semesters of graduate level course work
and leads to an M.A. (2 years) or
doctorate degree (5 years) in sociology,
mass communication or political science.
The new program, starting in September
2003, is open to excellent students who
hold at least a B.A. or an equivalent
degree in a social science discipline.
IUB provides a restricted number of
stipends to graduate students. For more
details on application requirements
consult the program website:
http://www.iu-bremen.de/affairs/graduatedegrees/.
Applications for Fall 2003 are due by 20
February, 2003 (1 st round) and 1 May,
2003 (2nd round)! Note that all places
may be filled by 1 st round. Please send
applications to:
Graduate Admissions, International
University Bremen, School of Humanities
and Social Sciences
P.O. Box 750 561
28725 Bremen, Germany

Internet: www.iu-bremen.de/affairs/graduatedegrees/


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net 7.fellowship 8.e-simulation 9.MA & PhD 10.conferences
1.
Subject: CfP: Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe

From: Dimitrina Mihaylova <dimitrina.mihaylova@...>


RE: CALL FOR WORKS ON SOCIAL CAPITAL IN Central and Eastern Europe -
an
opportunity for dissemination

The Centre For Policy Studies, CEU, Budapest is preparing an
annotated
bibliography and review of all works (both academic and
practitioner's,
that is, academic analysis as well as development projects and their
reports seminars, etc.) on social capital in Eastern Europe.

The resulting review and bibliography will be distributed to all
interested
stakeholders via internet and as a report in a special brochure. It
will
also be used as a guideline for future research and practice.

We would welcome any contributions prepared by the World Bank or
other
institutions (as well as individuals) in your country. We would also
welcome any contact information for other institutions or individuals
that
you are aware of and who also work on social capital in your
countries.
Please be kind enough to forward my e-mail to anyone you know who
might
be
interested.

Please send all materials as soon as possible via e-mail to:
dimitrina.mihaylova@l...

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely
Dimitrina Mihaylova
CPS Consultant

dimitrina.mihaylova@...
ISCA
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK




Title: CMNA-03 - Third Workshop on Computational Models of Natural
       Argument
    Deadline: 2003-03-03
    Description:  The workshop intends to recognise and consolidate
       the critical massthat research in the field overlapping
       Argumentation Theory andArtificial Intelligence has developed
       in recent years. Potentialsfor exploitation of literature in
       the philosophical theory ofargumentation, in informal logic, in
       dialec ...
    Contact: Chris.Reed@...
    URL: www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/creed/research/cmna/
    Announcement ID: 132626
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132626

    Title: Empire, Subjectivity and Political Theory
    Deadline: 2003-03-14
    Description:  Institute for International Integration Studies
       University of Dublin Trinity College Dublin Conference
       Announcement and Call for Papers Empire, Subjectivity and
       Political Theory 24-25 July 2003 Presenters will be asked to
       address the following question: How have political concepts,
       theories and cat ...
    Contact: conwaym@...,persramn@...
    Announcement ID: 132623
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132623
Title: Cultural Conquests 1500-2000: An International Colloquium
       Prague, 11.9.   14.9. 2003
    Begins: 2003-04-15
    Description:  Conquerors of all kinds have made not only political
       and economic demands on the defeated, but have repeatedly also
       attempted to impose new cultures on them, and such attempts to
       impose a new cultural order were felt nowhere more keenly than
       in the towns and cities where intellectuals, artists, aca ...
    Contact: t.b.kirk@...
    Announcement ID: 132628
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132628

    Title: East-West Trade and the Cold War
    Deadline: 2003-05-01
    Description:  Call for Papers Name of the Conference: East-West
       Trade and the Cold War Time and Place: 2023.11.2003, Jyvskyl,
       Finland. Organized by the University of Jyvskyl, Department of
       History. Organizing and Selection Committee: Professor Ilkka
       Nummela (chairman, University of Jyvskyl, Economic History) Pro
       ...
    Contact: pete@...
    URL: www.cc.jyu.fi/~pete/eastwest.htm
    Announcement ID: 132609
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132609

    Title: Society for Utopian Studies 28th Annual Meeting
    Location: California
    Deadline: 2003-05-30
    Description:  Founded in 1975, the Society for Utopian Studies is
       an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the
       study of utopianism in all its forms. Scholars and
       practitioners representing a wide variety of disciplines and
       endeavors are active in the association and approach utopian
       studies fro ...
    Contact: pmajkut@...
    URL: www.utoronto.ca/utopia
    Announcement ID: 132630
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132630

Subject: CfP: Peacebuilding after Peace Accords, 11-13.9.2003,
University of Notre Dame

RIREC: The Research Initiative on the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame

September 11-13 2003
(Deadline for Submissions: April 30, 2003)

On September 11-13 the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies at the University of Notre Dame will host a conference on
peacebuilding after peace accords.

Post-accord problems
Peace accords in ethnic conflicts generally mark only two
achievements.
First, they indicate an agreement in principle between conflicting
groups.
Second, they set out an agenda, and often timetables, to implement
change.
They are a start, not a conclusion.

Many peace processes collapse, not only during the early stages when
suspicions are most high, but when most people think the deal has
been
made. The banal truth is that it takes time to make fundamental
changes,
and that delay leaves a vacuum. The vacuum is filled by threats that
may
overturn the agreement: violence from spoilers; disputes over new
institutions; problems associated with conflict transformation;
underlying
fears and suspicions. These are among the concerns of the RIREC
conference.

RIREC
RIREC, the Research Initiative on the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict,
was
established by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies
in 2000. RIREC is primarily concerned with post-accord problems and
reconstruction, and is focusing initially on three specific post-
accord
problems: violence; youth/the next generation; and truth telling and
peacebuilding. Three international groups of practitioners and
scholars
have been assembled to investigate these themes, led by John Darby
(Violence), Siobhan McEvoy Levy (Youth/the next generation) and
Tristan
Anne Borer (Truth telling and peacebuilding). More information on the
Kroc
Institute, and on the RIREC project and participants, may be obtained
at .

The Conference
The three main RIREC themes – violence, young people, and truth-
telling
–
will form the core of the conference, and papers will be presented by
the
RIREC contributors. The conference organizers are eager to consider
the
inclusion of papers on these three themes, as well as on other
post-accord
issues. A list of the confirmed RIREC speakers may be accessed on the
Kroc
website.

In addition to conference sessions , four additional events have been
arranged to reflect a concern with practice and policy issues. These
four
sessions will be open to the public.
A keynote address by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
An academic keynote address by Johan Galtung.
An International Youth Panel of young people working on peace
building
projects in several post-accord contexts.
A Round-table case study, focusing in detail on a contemporary peace
process. South Africa has been selected, and the case study will
isolate
its post-accord problems, consider how they have been approached, or
not,
and auditing the present situation there. The round-table discussion
will
include input from experts and general discussion. All participants
will be
encouraged to look for lessons provided by South Africa's example for
other
peace processes.

Conference registration and organization
Full details of registration and fees will be distributed at a later
date
to presenters and other participants, but is likely to be in the
region
of
$150. The conference fee will cover refreshments, three lunches and
two
dinners. Accommodation is not part of the Conference Package. A list
of
suitable accommodation in proximity to the Conference venue will be
provided later.

Submitting a paper for consideration
If you wish to have a paper considered for inclusion, or to attend
the
conference, please contact the RIREC coordinator, A. Rashied Omar,
with
the
following information: a paper title; an abstract of up to 250 words;
your
name and full contact details including e-mail address; a short bio
of
less
than 50 words. Proposals may be made either by e-mail, by mail or by
fax.
Deadline for submitting abstracts or panel proposals: April 2003.

For all inquiries please contact the RIREC coordinator:
A. Rashied Omar
The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame
P.O.Box 639
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0639 USA
Tel: + (574) 631-7740
Fax:+ (574) 631-6973
EMAIL:

Please feel free to copy to associates or colleagues working on these
issues.




Subject: CfP:Middle East History and Theory Conference, Chicago, 5/03
[P. Wing]

From: patrick wing <pgwing@...>

THE CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
will
  hold its Eighteenth Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference
on May
  9-10, 2003.
    The Conference provides a forum for graduate students and faculty
in
the
    humanities and social sciences to present papers related to Middle
  Eastern and
  Central Asian culture, art/architecture, literature, society,
history
and
  politics. Graduate students are particularly urged to participate.
Both
  individual papers and pre-arranged panels can be accommodated.
  Participants wishing to present a paper are asked to
    submit a one-page abstract and a CV by March 1, 2003. Working
papers
  must be
    received by April 15, 2003. Please specify if audio/visual
facilities
  are needed
    when submitting papers to:

    Middle East History and Theory Conference
    Center for Middle Eastern Studies
    The University of Chicago
    5828 S. University Avenue
    Chicago, IL, 60637
    Tel: 1-773-702 8297
    Fax: 1-773-702 2587

    For last year's conference program and activities, see our web
page
at
    cas.uchicago.edu/meht. Further information can be obtained from
the
above
    address or by contacting:

    Patrick G. Wing
    pgwing@...
  Tel: 1-773-363 0901
  Or
  Kaveh Hemmat
  kavehhemmat@...
  Tel: 1-773-263 9635
Subject: CfP: European Balkan Observer (EBO)

Call for Papers: European Balkan Observer (EBO)

European Balkan Observer (EBO), the new bi-monthly publication of the
Belgrade Centre for European Integrations (BeCEI) and the Vienna
Institute
for International Economic Studies (WIIW) is soliciting policy
analysis
and
short academic articles for its first issue. The European Balkan
Observer,
which will be available electronically and in hard copy, focuses on
the
European Integration of the Western Balkans and seeks to provide
timely
critical commentary and analysis of the integration process.

The European Balkan Observer encourages the submission of articles by
established and younger policy makers, policy annalists and academics
for
publication. The editor will consider policy analysis, academic
articles,
summaries of larger studies, book reviews, as well as announcement of
major
report and publications.
Policy analysis and commentary should be no longer than 1500 words.
The
maximum length of academic articles should be 2500 words. Book
reviews
are
accepted up to the length of 700 words.

Please send all submissions, together with a short (2-3 lines) bio
confirming to the style guidelines below in electronic format (as
attachment) to the editor, Florian Bieber at bieberf@....

The deadline for submissions the first issue is February 28. We
continuously accept contributions for future issues.

Style Guidelines

Generally use short paragraphs.

The text should be 12-point size and use the font Times New Roman.
Titles
and section headings should be clear and brief and should not be
numbered.
Main titles should be bold and the same size as the rest of the text
(12
pts), sub-titles should be the same size, but in italics.

Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles.

Use bullet-points and formatting conservatively. To emphasis a point,
use
italics, not underline or bold.

Generally, use American spelling rules for the chapter (use US spell
check
function).
In formal writing contractions in negations should be avoided: will
not
(not: won't), should not (not: shouldn't).

Footnotes are only acceptable in academic pieces and should be kept
to
a
minimum. In footnotes use the following style:

Articles:

Andreas Wittkowsky, "South-eastern Europe and the European
Unionpromoting
stability through integration?" South-East Europe Review, Vol. 4, No.
1
(2000), p. 82.

Books:

Duško Lopandic, Regional Initatives in South Eastern Europe
(Belgrade:
European Movement in Serbia, 2001), pp. 1-13.

Articles in Books:

John Higley, Jan Pakulski and Wlodzimierz Wesolowski, "Elite Changes
and
Democratic Regimes in Eastern Europe," John Higley et al. (eds),
Postcommunist Elites and Democracy in Eastern Europe (Basingstoke:
Macmilan, 1998), p. 173.

Electronic Documents:

"Book of the Year (1997): World Affairs: Turkey." Britannica Online.
   <http://www.eb.com>.

Articles from Newspapers:

Politika, 4.2.2003.

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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2003 for the ?Sustainable
Feminisms? conference.  We warmly welcome your proposals.  Apologies
for
cross-posting.  Please share with others who might not have access.
The
registration form is now available on www.macalester.edu/wgs for the
next 6 months and everyone should register to attend.  Please feel
free
to write to sarker@... or morgensen@... with any
questions you might have.



A Ford Foundation ?Emerging Leaders, New Directions? Initiative
At The Women?s and Gender Studies Program of Macalester College

Sustainable Feminisms: Enacting theories, Envisioning action
A Cross-border conference
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Friday, October 3?Sunday, October 5, 2003

THEMES: The crises we face daily and over time?poverty, dislocation,
marginalization, delegitimation, attack, or disenfranchisement?have
compelled us, in our anti-discriminatory work, to imagine as well as
enact challenges to dominant policies and practices.  We have learned
about, debated, and modified these challenges inside and outside our
institutions, our neighborhoods,
our conference halls, and our homes.  And we have encountered them in
diverse and often separate ways, through single-issue or multi-issue
politics that open categories such as gender, race, citizenship,
sexuality, class, religion, and nation to mutual redefinition.

It is urgent, particularly at this moment in our histories, to review
and re-imagine our diverse and separate engagements.  This conference
invites you?artists, scholars, community organizers, educators,
policy-makers, lawmakers, students, and people who live in more than
one
of these identities.  Are we content
with divisions such as theorist vs. activist, inside vs. outside our
institutions (educational, legal, political), socio-political work vs.
intellectual work?  It welcomes
you to argue whether we have already been practicing across such
divisions as well as across local,
national, and international borders.  It asks you to analyze how and
why
we have created/create
such collaborations.  It seeks to open up for discussion how
feminisms,
and your interpretations
of them, contribute to such collaborations.  And it supports
conversations on how sustainable forms of feminisms, through various
generations, can tackle the needs of our times.

This conference invites proposals from people who have already engaged
one another closely and from those who wish to dialogue for the first
time, across the various categories mentioned above.

GOALS:
*To investigate what legacies we rely upon, where we come from,
whether
there are unexplored connections, and how we can build new templates
of
mutually sustainable theorizing and action.
*To imagine what the present and future prospects are for
trans-categorical collaboration that materially and conceptually
redefines our work to address the crises of our times, through our
acts
of scholarship
and programming objectives.

Some guiding QUESTIONS:
*From your perspective, what are the relationships between feminist
theory and practice?
*Does it serve our purposes/goals to recognize or deny that practice
is
a form of theorizing and
vice versa?
*Do historical contexts, economic, or other geopolitical relations
emphasize or suppress the need for such collaborations?  And how are
such collaborations affected by perceived differences of culture,
class,
religion, nation, gender, age, ability?
*Are we able or even willing to translate across perceived differences
or do we accentuate our separate spheres, and why?
*What are the factors that facilitate as well as obstruct
collaborations?
*How does your work engage knowledge that circulates as ?academic
theory,? ?action research,? or ?public scholarship??
* Is ?activism? different from ?action??
* Can transformation occur in both theory and practice?
*How do our agreements and disagreements shape policies and practices
in
women?s, feminist, gender,
and sexuality work?

Possible ISSUES (you are welcome to propose others):
* Institutional structures, e.g., social work organizations, liberal
arts colleges, research universities, legislatures, economic and
cultural policy organizations.
* Immigration and migration
* Cultural work and art activism for social change
* Global capitalism and labor organizing: sweatshops; service-workers
in
global cities; unionization
* Structural adjustment policies and state sovereignty
* Pan-indigenous organizing
* Apartheid and ethnic cleansing
* Health in relation to poverty, social welfare, environmental racism,
HIV/AIDS prevention work
* Human rights advocacy
* Systemic violence: economic, political, military, terrorist,
sexual,
etc.
* Reproductive politics
* Redefining sex: cosmetic genital surgery on intersex infants;
sex-worker organizing; intersex
and transsexual civil rights
* Bodily and genital mutilation
* Tourism
* Prison activisms
* Education and curricular transformations
* Autonomous organizing by women and sexual minorities, including
two-spirit, intersex, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay people.

A volume of selected papers from this conference is planned for
publication.

FORMATS:
The conference will feature a variety of roundtables, workshops,
discussant panels, plenaries, and performances.  Creative submissions
are encouraged.

DEADLINES:
All proposals, e-mail or otherwise, MUST reach Macalester College by
Monday, March 4, 2003.  Please send a 1000-word description, with
title,
of paper or 2000-word panel, roundtable, or workshop.  In each case,
include names of participants, affiliation, and current contact
information.  In each case, please also submit a 50-word abstract
(strict word-limits for all of the above).

NOTE: A small stipend is available to enable travel for small-budget
groups/individuals, such as
non-profit organizations and volunteers in informal community
social-work groups.  Along with your proposal, please submit a
rationale
demonstrating relevance of issue and need for the funds, also by
Monday, March 4, 2003.

All decisions of selected participants and stipends will be announced
by
Monday, March 11, 2003.
All full-length submissions, e-mail or otherwise, MUST reach
Macalester
College by Friday, May 9,
2003, for full paper, if submitting for consideration of publication.
Maximum length of essay: 5000 words.

The conference website is now at www.macalester.edu/wgs and will be
updated every month.  Visit the Macalester WGS website for information
about the program and its initiatives.
For other details, please contact Sonita Sarker
(sarker@...)
or Scott Morgensen (morgensen@...).  All proposals and
submissions must be addressed to either Sonita or Scott at their e-
mail
addresses or their postal address: Women?s and Gender Studies,
Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, USA.

2.
ecprnet.org - the new way to access the European Consortium for
Political
Research online is here!
========================================================

The ecpr's new website is now online, not only has it been totally
redesigned, but it also now incoporates a password protected, member
services section that provides easy access to ecpr material available
exclusively to ecpr members.

The restructuring of the site will hopefully make it easier for you to
navigate around it, with a much simpler layout and an enhanced menu
system.
If there is anything you cannot find immediately, then there is a
site
map
and, if that yields no help, ecpr central services will be happy to
point
you in the right direction.

-= Member Services =-

As you may discover as you navigate around the site, the password
protection
for member services is not yet switched on. This is due to the fact
that
passwords and usernames have not yet been emailed out to member
institution
official representatives, or individuals whose details we have on the
member
directory. Once this has been carried out, the password protection
system will be activated and only those with a valid username and
password
will be able to enter these members only areas. Sections that will
become
members only include:

     - Searching (not submitting to) the Research Market Database
     - Searching the member directories
     - Accessing online publications
     - New for this website, updating the details that the ecpr has
for
you
so that you can keep us, and other members, up to date with your
activities
     - For official representatives, update and keep current your
institution's details so that the ecpr community can always have to
most
current information on your institution.

These sections can all be found under the 'member services' section
of
the
menu on the left hand side of the page.

Do not worry if you do not receive a username and password in the
first
round of emails, if you do not get one and would like one (and are
affiliated with an ecpr member institution) then contact your official
representative (who can be found on the ecpr web site) who will be
able
to
register you with the ecpr.

-= Updating Links =-

As the structure of the site has altered slightly, some pages will
not
be
where they were before, if you have links to ecpr web pages from any
web
sites you maintain then please check to make sure they are not broken
and if
necessary update them.

The new home page:
http://www.ecprnet.org/index.asp

-= Take a look =-

Please take the time to have a good look around the new site and get
used to
the new structure, we hope that you will find it an enjoyable
experience. As
always we are open to suggestions and if you have any comments then
please
do get in touch.








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3.
The following 15 reviews were posted to the H-Net web site between
10 Feb 2003 and 17 Feb 2003.

Reviewed for H-South by Daniel Kilbride
     Edward E. Baptist.  _Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's
     Plantation Frontier before the Civil War_.  Chapel Hill:
     University of North Carolina Press, 2002.  xiv + 408 pp.  $59.95
     (cloth), ISBN 0-8078-2688-X; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8078-5353-4.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320051045239152

Reviewed for H-Luso-Africa by Colin Darch
     Patrick Chabal, with David Birmingham, Joshua Forrest, Malyn
     Newitt, Gerhard Seibert, and Elisa Silva Andrade.  _A History of
     Postcolonial Lusophone Africa_.  Bloomington and Indianapolis:
     Indiana University Press, 2002.  xx + 339 pp.  $49.95 (cloth),
     ISBN 0-253-34187-6; $22.95 (paper), ISBN 0-253-21565-X.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=319991045239146

Reviewed for H-Florida by Thomas A. Castillo
     Nancy Foner, ed.  _New Immigrants in New York_.  New York:
     Columbia University Press, 2001.  viii + 313 pp.  $49.50 (cloth),
     ISBN 0-231-12414-7; 22.00 (paper), ISBN 0231-12415-5.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=319931045239143

Reviewed for H-Environment by Fridolin Krausmann
     Astrid Kander.  _Economic Growth, Energy Consumption and CO2
     Emissions in Sweden, 1800-2000_.  Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell
     International, 2002.  266 pp.  SEK 261.00 (paper), ISBN 91-22-
     01973-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=319541044947957

Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Nkonko M Kamwangamalu
     Richard Trewby and Sandra Fitchat, eds.  _Language and Development
     in Southern Africa: Making the Right Choices_.  Windhoek, Namibia:
     Gamsberg Macmillan, 2001.  245 pp.  No price listed (cloth), ISBN
     9-991-60286-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320031044948002

Reviewed for H-Albion by Bruce P. Lenman
     Patrick Griffin.  _The People with No Name: Ireland's Ulster
     Scots, America's Scots Irish, and the Creation of a British
     Atlantic World, 1689-1764_.  Princeton: Princeton University
     Press, 2001.  xv + 244 pp.  $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-691-07461-5;
     $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-691-07462-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320311044948005

Reviewed for H-Florida by Steven Noll
     Vivien M. L. Miller.  _Crime, Sexual Violence, and Clemency:
     Florida's Pardon Board and Penal System in the Progressive Era_.
     Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.  xiv + 366 pp.
     $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-1808-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=71541045048253

Reviewed for H-US-Japan by Sandra L. Katzman
     Gavan McCormack.  _The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence_.  New York
     and London: M. E. Sharpe, 2001.  xliii + 298 pp.  $72.95 (cloth),
     ISBN 0-7656-0767-0; $27.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7656-0768-9.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=71561045048260

Reviewed for H-Minerva by Janet L. Bucklew
     Sarah Emma Edmonds.  _Memoirs of a Soldier, Nurse, and Spy: A
     Woman's Adventures in the Union Army_.  DeKalb: Northern Illinois
     University Press, 1999.  xxviii + 266 pp.  $40.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-
     87580-259-1; $18.00 (paper), ISBN 0-87580-584-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=71801045048263

Reviewed for H-Levant by Thomas J. Mayock
     John Bierman and Colin Smith.  _The Battle of Alamein: Turning
     Point, World War II_.  New York: Viking, 2002.  xvii + 478 pp.
     $32.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-670-03040-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=72041045048313

Reviewed for H-Atlantic by Matthew Mulcahy
     James Raven.  _London Booksellers and their American Customers:
     Transatlantic Literary Community and the Charleston Library
     Society, 1748-1811_.  Columbia: University of South Carolina
     Press, 2001.  xxii + 522 pp.  $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 1-57003-406-0.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320081045239154

Reviewed for H-Albion by Michael F. Graham
     David George Mullan.  _Scottish Puritanism, 1590-1638_.  Oxford
     and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.  xiv + 371 pp.
     $99.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-19-826997-8.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320131045239157

Reviewed for H-Albion by Anna Clark
     Naomi Tadmor.  _Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England:
     Household, Kinship and Patronage_.  Cambridge: Cambridge
     University Press, 2001.  x + 312 pp.  $60.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-521-
     77147-1.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=320201045239159

Reviewed for H-Museum by J Jörn Sieglerschmidt
     Dina Sonntag.  _Neuordnungen. Südwestdeutsche Museen in der
     Nachkriegszeit_.  Tübingen: Silberburg-Verlag, 2002.  240 S.  geb.
     EUR 29, ISBN 3-87407-503-6.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=294551045250461

Reviewed for H-Mideast-Medieval by John J. Curry
     Amnon Cohen.  _The Guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem_.  Leiden and
     Boston: E. J. Brill, 2001.  vi + 305 pp.  $86.00 (cloth), ISBN 90-
     04-11918-3.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=168891045306236

Subject: Book Review: Job, Yugoslavia's Ruin: The Bloody Lessons of
Nationalism, Reviewed Konstantin Kilibarda

Balkan Academic News Book Review 6/2003

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Cvijeto Job, Yugoslavia's Ruin: The Bloody Lessons of Nationalism.  A
Patriot's Warning. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. 301
pages, 24.95 USD, ISBN 0-7425-1784-5 (paperback).

Reviewed by Konstantin Kilibarda (University of Toronto), Email:
Kilibarda78@....

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<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0742517845/balkanacademicne>Or
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Cvijeto Job's Yugoslavia's Ruin is an informative account of
Yugoslavia's
destruction from the perspective of a WWII-era anti-fascist veteran,
a
member of socialist Yugoslavia's diplomatic core after the war, and a
current local staple within Washington D.C.'s think-tank circuit on
Balkan
affairs. Job's book is a curious mix of personal narrative, history,
and
advocacy in favor of a more robust international regime for the
prevention
of ethnic slaughter.

On the back cover, Job is described as a "Dalmatian, a Belgrader, a
Croat...[but above all] a Yugoslav" a designation he asserts with
some
pride in the book. His self-identification, and his general approach,
is a
refreshing nod to the complex identities that actually define many of
those
in the former-Yugoslav space who come from mixed backgrounds (and
who've
had a difficult time slotting themselves into any one of the "pure"
ethno-nationalist identity boxes that have been drawn around the
regions
peoples).

Job's book is divided into four parts, each of which is divided into
three
chapters. The first section of the book deals with Yugoslavia's
turbulent
20th century history. The first three chapters therefore respectively
look
at: life in royalist Yugoslavia, Tito's socialist experiment
(including
a
veterans account of Yugoslavia's popular anti-fascist national
liberation
war), and a final section that explores some of the more pressing
tensions
that eventually contributed to the demise of this state.

It should be noted that this historical backgrounder to the present
Balkan
tragedy is immeasurably enriched by Job's insertion of vignettes that
tie
his and his families personal history to the vacillations in
Yugoslavia's
fortunes over the years. Furthermore, his sympathetic, light-hearted
and
often humorous account of the ideals and romanticism that spurred the
anti-fascist resistance in Yugoslavia during WWII, and its
considerable
accomplishments in many fields is welcomed (especially in light-of
the
all
too facile recent denigration's of this history by local Balkan
chauvinist
intellectuals, anti-communist émigré Diasporas, and conservative
pundits in
the West). More importantly perhaps, Job's celebration of the
Yugoslav
communists enormous successes do not blind him to the real
limitations,
valid criticisms, excesses, and ultimate failings of this unique
brand
of
Western-sponsored socialism.

The second major section in "Yugoslavia's Ruin" looks at Yugoslavia's
numerous attempts to arrive at an ideal arrangement for the
calibration
of
inter-ethnic relations within a multinational state. The first
chapter
in
this section, therefore, addresses the history of competing
self-determination claims in the region, while the final two chapters
devote their attention to socialist Yugoslavia's innovative and ever
evolving approaches in securing the rights of the country's "nations
and
nationalities." Particularly useful for the non-expert reader is
Job's
very
easy to follow discussion of the sometimes bewildering range of
issues
and
legislative provisions regarding the rights of different communities
in
the
former Yugoslavia (including the more salient controversies
surrounding
these provisions). While useful for the general reader this section
offers
little that is new for experts already familiar with these
arrangements.

I was hoping that given Job's background he would have also dealt
with
the
interactions between intersecting class and ethnic identities in his
analysis of Balkan violence and claims to self-determination. While
he
briefly hints at the relevance of this issue in his discussion of
exploited
Albanian migrant labor in royalist Yugoslavia's urban centers, the
socio-economic dimensions of Yugoslavia's turbulent history are
unfortunately left largely unexplored. To be fair, of course, this is
a
critical lacunae that is evident in much of the recent literature on
the
Balkans and is therefore not unique to "Yugoslavia's Ruin."

The third section of Job's work is devoted to the Bosnian tragedy.
The
three chapters in this section examine Bosnia's distinctiveness, the
road
to Dayton, and finally end with a passionate defense of the rights of
Bosniacs (i.e. Bosnian Muslims) to assert their own separate
identity.
This
last chapter, in particular, is an important primer for those
interested in
undermining competing Croatian and Serbian chauvinistic claims over
Bosnia
and its Muslim inhabitants "true" identity.

However, given the evident humanism of Job's position (in his
condemnation
of Croatian and Serbian particularisms), it is not clear why he
uncritically adopts the SDA (i.e. Izetbegovic's Party of Democratic
Action)
party-line and takes its public diplomacy at face value. One need not
resort to the construction of ethnically particularist narratives,
sanitize
the recent history of Bosniacs, or uncritically defend their
leadership
"a
tendency he rightfully condemns among many Serbian and Croatian
apologists
for their own sides crimes" to assert the rights of Bosniacs and
Bosnia
to
exist (or to condemn the aggressive depredations of its neighbors).

However, Job's uncritical assessment of the SDA is perhaps consistent
with
a broader tendency evident in his work and that in many ways
idealizes
US-agency in the post-Cold War era. His fourth section is therefore
unsurprisingly devoted to well-known arguments in favor of NATO's
(but
preferably the UN's) humanitarian militarism in an uncertain world.
Here
his discourse dovetails neatly with the humanitarian interventionist
logics
of the Washington-based think-tanks he approvingly mentions
throughout
the
book.

It is unfortunate that in his argument for a robust interventionism
Job
never considers moral critiques of humanitarian interventionism that
caution against the uncritical advocacy of such an agenda. This gap
is
especially interesting given the substantial informed criticism of
the
dangerously militaristic jingoism and racism that has been prevalent
in
US
policy in recent years (which has often curiously played on the same
anti-Muslim orientalist discourses rightfully condemned among
Croatian
and
Serbian nationalists).

Particularly disturbing is Job's laudatory take on US intervention in
Iraq
during the 1991 Gulf War and in its aftermath an action he
unreservedly
labels a "historic, progressive precedent" (obviously a questionable
proposition given the tremendous toll that US-policy towards Iraq has
had
on the country's civilian population) and his complete omission of
any
hint
of Western complicity in precipitating Yugoslavia's demise. While
Job's
ultimate goal the prevention of ethnic slaughter - is shared
throughout
most of the world (one would hope!), it is hard to see how one can
build a
cordon-sanitaire around the West and thereby insulate it from
criticisms of
its own complicity in the perpetuation of human-rights abuses and
war-crimes (both globally and within the Balkan context as well).

It should naturally be stressed that acknowledging the complicity of
some
extra-regional actors in specific abuses during the Yugoslav tragedy
through their backing of various ethno-nationalist factions at
various
points in the crisis (and even sometimes helping plan large-scale
ethnic
cleansing as in the case of "retired" US generals) in no way absolves
local
actors of guilt for their own crimes or in any way mitigates the
impact
of
peacemaking efforts in the region. In fact, it is possible that
acknowledging Western sanctioned war-crimes in the region would
actually
help the process of reconciliation proceed more smoothly (it would
certainly undercut a substantial basis for many chauvinist apologias
currently stunting much needed progress on this front!).

It is dispiriting that despite his anti-nationalist ethos Job has no
problems in using Washington's currently fashionable talk of
protectorates
and mandates. Given that the history of Euro-American interventionism
is
fraught with its own supremacist assumptions raises questions whether
Job's
prescriptions can truly bring-about the world he wants without at the
same
time perpetuating the racist logics he rightfully condemns.

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4.
Israel, the US and "Targeted Killings"

Chris Toensing and Ian Urbina

February 17, 2003

(Chris Toensing is editor of Middle East Report. Ian Urbina is
associate
editor at the Middle East Research and Information Project.)

Six Hamas militants killed in a car explosion on February 16 were
assassinated by Israel, Hamas claims. While Israel denies involvement
in the
deaths, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on February 17 that Israel
will
assassinate other members of the military wing of Hamas as part of its
planned lengthy incursion into Palestinian-controlled areas of the
Gaza
Strip to avenge four soldiers killed when Hamas blew up a tank near
the
town
of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza. Israel's assassination policy is
openly
declared.

Since November 2000, according to the Israeli human rights
organization
B'tselem, Israel has conducted 85 extrajudicial executions -- or
"targeted
killings" in Israeli parlance -- of Palestinian militia leaders and
security
personnel suspected of involvement in attacks on Israelis. Several of
these
"targeted killings," often carried out with helicopter-borne
missiles,
have
claimed the lives of bystanders, often including children. Israel has
long
defended this practice from domestic and international critics, who
traditionally included the State Department, by painting it as a
necessary
tactic in time of war. In the absence of comprehensive
Israeli-Palestinian
peace, Israel's legal argument goes, the occupation of the West Bank
and
Gaza Strip is a regularly interrupted "ceasefire" in a war that began
in
1967. Since the September 11 attacks and the US war in Afghanistan,
Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon and his neo-conservative allies in George W.
Bush's
White House have further argued that Israel's campaign to crush
Palestinian
resistance to occupation, in which "targeted killings" are one tool,
is
part
and parcel of the US "war on terrorism." In US policymaking circles,
the
argument appears to be succeeding.

In early February 2003, the Forward -- a venerable New York-based
Jewish
weekly -- reported that US and Israeli legal experts have met in
recent
months to discuss methods of justifying the legality of assassination.
According to high-level Israeli sources, US representatives had
approached
Israeli government jurists to hear about methods for confronting
possible
challenges, either in international or domestic courts, to "targeted
killings" that might be sanctioned by Washington.

Several weeks earlier, on January 15, UPI intelligence correspondent
Richard
Sale quoted multiple Israeli and US official sources stating that the
Mossad
has been given permission to carry out "targeted killings" on the
soil
of
friendly countries, including the United States. Remarkably, the Bush
administration has thus far declined to comment on the reported
expansion of
Israel's assassination policy. Only one journalist, Russell Mokhiber,
bothered to ask White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer for a
response,
which Fleischer has yet to provide. State Department spokesmen have
issued
no statement on the matter. Together with the Bush administration's
ever
deepening silence about "targeted killings" of Palestinians, these
developments illustrate a steady convergence between US and Israeli
tactics
in the two countries' respective "wars on terrorism."

MIXED SIGNALS

In contrast to their vociferous condemnations of all kinds of
Palestinian
violence, successive US administrations have given mixed signals to
Israel
about "targeted killings," which European governments and human rights
groups unequivocally deem to be extrajudicial executions. Official and
oft-stated State Department opposition to the practice has frequently
been
undermined, and even contradicted, by milder rebukes from other parts
of the
government.

According to B'tselem, Israel carried out nine "liquidations" of
Palestinian
militia leaders and security personnel between the beginning of the
second
intifada and the end of Clinton's presidency. The first extrajudicial
execution of the intifada occurred on November 9, 2000, when an
Israeli
Apache helicopter rocketed the car of Fatah leader Hussein Abayat,
killing
Abayat and three others. The US stopped short of publicly criticizing
the
hit. White House spokesman P. J. Crowley said only, "We continue to
gather
facts," and expressed his "disappointment" that violence on both
sides
was
continuing. Crowley's statement seemed to regret the assassination
primarily
for its effect on Washington's half-hearted attempts to revive the
Oslo
"peace process" of the 1990s.

Rejecting Clinton's close engagement with Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations,
the pre-September 11 Bush White House sought merely to quiet "Middle
East
violence" down to a dull roar. But targeted killings were considered
"unhelpful" to this modest aim as well. On February 13, 2001, seven
days
after the election of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israel resumed
assassinations in the Occupied Territories with a helicopter attack
on
the
car of Masoud Ayyad, an officer in Gaza's security services. George
W.
Bush
reportedly called the prime minister's office to appeal for an end to
"the
tragic cycle of violent action and reaction." State Department
spokesman
Richard Boucher told reporters: "The use of Israeli helicopter
gunships,
Palestinian attacks against settlements and motorists, the use of
mortars by
Palestinians and the targeted killings by the Israeli Defense
Force...are
producing a new cycle of action or reaction which can become
impossible
to
control."

"TOO AGGRESSIVE"

As Sharon intensified "targeted killings" in the summer of 2001
(B'tselem
documented 17 in the months of June, July and August), the US faced
fresh
criticism stemming from the use of US-manufactured weaponry, like
Apache
helicopters, in the operations. Already in late May, Rep. John Conyers
(D-MI) had asked the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm
of
Congress, to determine whether Israel's use of F-16 fighters to bomb
targets
in the Occupied Territories constituted a violation of the Arms Export
Control Act. This 1975 legislation requires the State Department to
monitor
US arms sales to foreign countries to make sure purchased weapons are
only
used for "internal security" and "legitimate self-defense." While the
State
Department successfully evaded the thrust of the Conyers inquiry,
Boucher
was twice compelled to restate US opposition to targeted killings
under
sharp questioning about the Act. Appearing on CNN one day after Israel
assassinated two Hamas members (and also killed two young boys) with
an
anti-tank missile on July 31, Secretary of State Colin Powell
said: "We
have
a consistent view that this kind of response [to Palestinian attacks]
is too
aggressive and it just serves to increase the level of tension and
violence
in the region."

State Department condemnations of extrajudicial executions, however,
have
coexisted uneasily with the general Bush administration view that
Israel has
been engaged in "self-defense" during the current conflict. While
this
view
became hegemonic during the Israeli army's three West Bank offensives
in
2002, Dick Cheney gave a preview when he defended the July 31
assassination
on FOX News: "If you've got an organization that has plotted or is
plotting
some kind of suicide bomber attack, for example, and they have
evidence
of
who it is and where they're located, I think there's some
justification
in
their trying to protect themselves by preempting." The resulting
flurry
of
press speculation about a split between Powell and Cheney prompted a
hurried
White House reinforcement of Powell's position opposing targeted
killings.

JUSTICE BY HELLFIRE MISSILE

If Israel's systematic use of lethal force in the Occupied Territories
rarely draws comment from the US any longer, until recently
assassinations
have been an exception. In July 2002, the State Department and White
House
criticized the Israeli bombing of a crowded Gaza apartment building to
"liquidate" Hamas leader Salah Shehadeh. The explosion killed 15
civilians,
in addition to Shehadeh, and injured 176 others. Referring to the
action as
"heavy-handed," Richard Boucher reiterated, "we've made repeatedly
clear
that we oppose targeted killings."

However, both advocates of Israel's extrajudicial executions and human
rights advocates who oppose the practice have long suspected that the
US
position is based less on principle than on political expediency.
Indeed,
under the cross-examination of the Washington press corps on November
5,
2002, Boucher caviled: "I would say that, if you look back at what we
have
said about targeted killings in the Israeli-Palestinian context, you
will
find that the reasons we have given do not necessarily apply in other
circumstances."

Chiefly, Boucher meant, State Department opposition to targeted
killings
does not extend to similar operations carried out by the US. Two days
earlier, Bush had given the go-ahead for operatives to kill Qa'id
Sinan
al-Harithi, a suspect in the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in
Yemen
and an accused member of al-Qaeda. From 150 miles away at a base in
the
east
African country of Djibouti, the CIA launched a remote-controlled,
unmanned
Predator drone to track al-Harithi in Yemen. When his car reached an
open
road in the Yemeni countryside, the Predator fired a missile from
10,000
feet overhead. Al-Harithi and five other passengers in the vehicle,
one
of
them a US citizen, were immediately incinerated. Swedish foreign
minister
Anna Lindh denounced al-Harithi's killing as "a summary execution."

Since November 2002, again according to B'tselem, Israel has
assassinated
nine more Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Yet, throughout the
months
from November until February 2003, there has been virtually no
comment
on
the killings from the Bush administration. Before November, Israeli
targeted
killings came up frequently in White House and State Department press
briefings, but a search of their websites reveals that, except for the
question posed by Mokhiber, the subject has not been raised once since
Boucher's awkward moment on November 5. One former senior White House
official admitted plainly to the New York Times that "criticism [of
Israel]
diminished as the administration sought to move aggressively against
al-Qaeda." The Bush administration appears to have accepted Israel's
position that the US cannot criticize "targeted killings" in the
Occupied
Territories if it also intends to administer justice with Hellfire
missiles.
Further, the meeting reported by the Forward shows that the US
believes
a
lawyer might argue that al-Harithi's killing in US-allied Yemen was an
assassination on friendly soil.

STEADY DILUTION

Officially, the US got out of the assassination business after 1974
Congressional hearings aired an embarrassing list of operations, many
of
them bungled, to knock off such figures as the Congo's Lumumba,
Haiti's
Duvalier, Indonesia's Sukarno and the Dominican Republic's Trujillo.
The
toxic cigars, exploding seashells and poisoned bathing suits used in
failed
attempts to eliminate Fidel Castro immediately evoke a notorious and
bygone
era.

But the categorical ban on political assassination, signed into law by
President Gerald Ford, has been steadily diluted by "interpretations"
that
allowed for the offing of enemies when it came as the unintended
consequence
of a military action against a country allegedly involved with
terrorism. In
1986, without stating the explicit intention of killing Col. Muammar
Qaddafi, President Ronald Reagan ordered the bombing of the Libyan
leader's
compound, remarking that he would shed no tears if Qaddafi were
killed.
Bill
Clinton further loosened the legal bonds tying US hands with a secret
memorandum expanding the use of deadly covert action, and authorizing
lethal
force against al-Qaeda in 1998.

With the attacks of September 11 and the subsequent declaration of
the
"war
on terrorism," George W. Bush, with Congress at his side, laid claim
to
unprecedented global jurisdiction in tracking down and "bringing to
justice"
members of al-Qaeda. Nevertheless, the US initially hesitated before
targeting individuals for death outside the context of direct armed
engagement between US soldiers and targets in the "war on terrorism."
In
October 2001, a military lawyer argued against giving the Air Force
permission to strike a convoy of Taliban vehicles in Afghanistan, in
part
because non-combatant women and children might be harmed, but also
because
the Taliban leader believed to be in the convoy, Mullah Mohammed
Omar,
might
be considered a civilian. The attack was called off, to furious
criticism in
the media, and the US aversion to killing al-Qaeda and Taliban
figures
from
the sky quickly faded away. In the 2003 State of the Union address,
Bush
veered close to admitting, even bragging, about the administration's
involvement in targeted killings, letting slip that numerous al-Qaeda
members who were not caught and brought to trial have been "otherwise
dealt
with." "All told," he swaggered, "more than 3,000 suspected
terrorists
have
been arrested in many countries, and many others have met a different
fate."

CLAIMING EXEMPTION

Thanks to the expansive war powers granted to Bush by Congress after
September 11, and the capacious new category of "enemy combatant,"
Bush
administration lawyers have thus far parried challenges to al-
Harithi's
killing with little effort. Al-Harithi was a suspect in the Cole
bombing,
they say, and an al-Qaeda member at war with the US. Hence his
killing
can
be justified legally under Article 51 of the UN Charter, which grants
the
right of preemptive self-defense, and does not violate the Ford-era
assassination ban. NGOs concerned with civil liberties and abuse of
government power are in a bind.

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, seemed to
endorse
Bush's position when he told the Forward: "The core of the issue is
when it
is appropriate to treat somebody as an enemy combatant rather than as
a
criminal suspect," Roth said. "If you're an enemy combatant, you can
be
shot. That's what war is about. So the real question is when it is
appropriate to characterize someone as such." By that measure, Roth
explained, Human Rights Watch did not object to the killing of
al-Harithi.
On February 10, the American Bar Association passed a resolution
highly
critical of Bush's willingness to declare US citizens and residents
"enemy
combatants" in order to detain them without legal representation. But
a
press officer from the ABA told Middle East Report that "at the
present
moment the ABA does not have a stance on the category of enemy
combatant and
the issue of targeted killings as it plays out abroad."

At the time of the al-Harithi hit, Amnesty International complained
in
a
letter to Bush that the US was skating perilously close to
"extrajudicial
executions" -- al-Harithi, a criminal suspect, had been deliberately
killed
rather than arrested. Further, the killings can hardly be justified
under
Article 51 of the UN Charter because al-Harithi did not pose a
demonstrated
imminent threat to US national security, as the Charter requires for
justification of preemptive strikes. But the powers granted to Bush
after
September 11 allow him to define who is an enemy combatant, and
expressly do
not limit US pursuit of al-Qaeda members to inside the borders of
Afghanistan. The "war on terrorism" is, in many ways, being conducted
outside the territory charted by international law.

Israel also claims exemption from international law in its
"administration"
of occupied Palestine, as Lisa Hajjar, an expert on international law
as it
applies to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explains. Meir Shamgar,
Israel's military advocate general from 1961-1968 and later attorney
general, constructed an elaborate legal theory arguing that various
bodies
of international law did not apply in the Occupied Territories
because
the
Territories' legal status was sui generis. In the 1967 war, Shamgar
asserted, Israel had conquered lands from Egypt and Jordan, but Egypt
and
Jordan were occupiers of those lands, not recognized sovereign rulers.
Because only one country's sovereign territory could be occupied by
another
country, the West Bank and Gaza could not be considered "occupied" by
Israel. Neither were the West Bank and Gaza a high contracting party
to
the
Geneva Conventions. By such arguments, Israel has exempted itself
from
de
jure adherence to the Fourth Geneva Convention in occupied Palestine -
-
and
provisions of international law that prohibit extrajudicial
executions.

"LABORATORY FOR FIGHTING TERROR"

For its part, al-Qaeda is acting upon its rhetoric
reviling "Crusaders
and
Jews" with violent operations that encourage US-Israeli convergence
in
both
tactics and worldview. On November 28, 2002, two bombs blew up in the
Paradise Hotel located just outside of Mombasa, Kenya. Al-Qaeda
claimed
responsibility for the gruesome attack, which killed 16 people,
several
of
them Israeli. Mossad agents almost immediately flew to Nairobi.
Sharon
told
the Israeli press simply that "Our arm is long. None shall escape."
Zalman
Shoval, diplomatic adviser to the prime minister, added, "This is a
turning
point, [much] like the massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972."

Meanwhile, the Bush administration, besides winking at Sharon's
conflation
of the Palestinians with al-Qaeda, seems to be moving ever closer to
Sharon's view of counter-terrorism as solely a security matter to be
addressed with military force. In May 2002, Douglas Feith, the
Pentagon's
hawkish undersecretary for policy, made a much-publicized trip to Tel
Aviv
to talk to Sharon and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer. The
Israeli
paper Ha'aretz reported that the meeting covered "war games,
intelligence
sharing and other cooperation." Four weeks later, Israel's top two
security
chiefs, Brig. Gen. David Tzur and Uzi Landau, minister of interior
security,
went to Washington to propose the creation of a new US-Israeli office
to
combat terrorism. Tzur and Landau met Feith on June 27.

According to the Guardian, the joint office, to be located in
Washington,
would operate a communications link between the newly inaugurated
Department
of Homeland Security and the Israeli government for swapping visa
policies,
terrorist profiles and other internal security data. While countries
like
India and Pakistan regularly send representatives to
bilateral "working
committees on counter-terrorism" in Washington, no foreign country
has
a
standing office within a department of the US government. In an
interview
with the Washington Times, Landau said that Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-CA),
House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) and Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) are
"especially receptive" to his idea. (Feinstein's office confirmed her
continued interest to Middle East Report.) Added the interior
minister:
"Israel is a laboratory for fighting terror."

BLUNT INSTRUMENT

Whatever else might be said about US-Israeli "security" collaboration,
historically the "targeted killings" now executed by both countries
have
proven to be a blunt instrument. Seymour Hersh has recounted a fatal
mistake
in Afghanistan where CIA officers watching via a Predator thousands
of
feet
above ground captured images of a very tall man being greeted
effusively, or
so it seemed, by a small group of colleagues. Hersh writes: "It was
quickly
agreed that the tall man could be Osama bin Laden, and a request was
made
through the chain of command to launch a Hellfire. Minutes went by
before
permission was granted." The tall man was not Osama bin Laden.
Instead,
the
Hellfire killed three local men who had been scavenging in the woods
for
scrap metal.

After nine Israeli athletes taken hostage by the militant Palestinian
group
Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympics were killed in a botched
German
rescue attempt (two others had been killed by Black September), the
Mossad's
"Wrath of God" battalion criss-crossed the globe searching for
planners
of
the hostage-taking. In 1973, Israeli agents "targeting" one such
person
in
Norway instead shot a Moroccan waiter, Ahmed Bouchikhi, who was
walking
home
from the cinema with his pregnant wife. In 1997, two Mossad agents
were
captured in Amman, Jordan after injecting Hamas political leader
Khaled
Meshaal with poison in a another bungled assassination attempt.
Jordan
is
one of two Arab nations to have signed a peace treaty with Israel.

Though Benjamin Netanyahu, then Israeli prime minister, insisted that
"we
did the right thing [in Jordan] for the right reasons," Israel quickly
supplied Jordan with an antidote for the poison in Meshaal's body,
freed the
founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and also
let
loose dozens of other Palestinian prisoners in exchange in exchange
for
the
two arrested Israeli agents. Canada withdrew its ambassador from Tel
Aviv in
protest, because the Mossad men had carried Canadian passports.
Clinton
administration spokesmen would not go so far as to condemn the
attempted
poisoning of Meshaal. Instead, they merely restated what, at least at
that
time, was official US government policy: "We do not engage in
assassinations."

-----

For critical analysis of US statements on "Middle East violence," see
Rebecca L. Stein, "Violence and Its Rhetoric: Sharon and the US,"
Middle
East Report Online, March 28, 2001.
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero032801.html



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5.
Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society
Location: Netherlands
Summer Program Begins: 2003-06-29
Date Submitted: 2003-02-10

Announcement ID: 132704

The 7th Summer Institute will take place from June 29 to July 24,
2003.

<p.We hereby present the 2003 programme of the Summer Institute on
Sexuality, Culture and Society organised by teh Universiteit of
Amsterdam. Participate in course, seminars and dialougues in
Amsterdamn on the cultural and social dimensions of human sexuality.

Scientific directors are: Carole Vance and Han ten Brummelhuis. This
year's faculty: Mike Tan, Stefan Dudink, Saskia Wieringa, Redhika
Chandiramani, Oliver Phillips, Geetanjali Misra, Theo van der Meer
and Mirjan Schieveld.

The Summer Institute is an intensive four-week summer program which
focuses on the study of sexuality across cultures and is taught by an
international faculty team. This highly specialised programme is for
advanced students, primarily Ph.D. and MA students in the
socio-cultural sciences and professionals working.

The institute was founded in 1995 since then students from
thirty-four different countries have participated in our courses.
Nearly a quarter of the participants have been professionals working
for NGO's. The other participants came from such diverse educactional
backgrounds as the social sciences (anthropology, sociology),
psychology, women's studies, history, public health and human
sexuality studies.

We expect a 2003 class of approximately 30 students. The Institute's
classes are intensive small group seminars, with discussions,
lectures and guest lectures by prominent people in the field.

The details and latest information are announced on the website.

Applications must be addressed to the Universiteit van Amsterdam at
the below address. You can visit our website for an application form.

Contact information:
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Programme Manager
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International School for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Training Course on Organisational Management of Non-governmental
Youth
Organisations
June 03 - 14, 2003, Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: April 1, 2003

The training course on management of non-governmental youth
organisations
aims at training and empowering participants to develop their
attitudes,
skills and knowledge to competently run and manage non-governmental
youth
organisations (and/or their units, bodies, boards, programmes and
etc)
and
thus contribute to sustainable and developed participation of young
people
in democratic society. Participants' Profile: Active members of
International Youth Organisations (INGYOs), National Youth Councils
(NYCs),
other youth organisations or networks, governmental services and
other
partners, in particular those co-operating with the European Youth
Centres
or the European Youth Foundation, will be selected for this course.
Applicants should have specific practical experience managing youth
organisations in an intercultural setting. Priority will be given to
candidates who are, or will be, responsible for the manag! ement of
their
youth organisation, particularly those from recently created and
emerging
European non-governmental youth organisations and networks.
In general, candidates should:
- be aged between 18 and 30 years
- be actively involved in a youth organisation or governmental
service,
and
in a position to take on managerial responsibilities within their
organisation after the course;
- be well informed about their organisation and prepared to explain
its
activities to the other participants;
- be able to work in one of the two working languages of the course -
English and French;
- be committed to attend for the full duration of the course and be
supported by their youth organisation, governmental service or a
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   when serious critics of our social system
   would say to me: 'Why can't we come up
   with a vision of what a good society
   would be like?' This is what Mike Albert
   boldly does in Parecon: Life After Capitalism,
   and the result is an imaginative,
   carefully reasoned description,
   persistently provocative, of how we might
   live free from economic injustice."

And this time the new book we are introducing is by me. It is called
Parecon: Life After Capitalism (author Michael Albert, publisher Verso
Books -- http://www.zmag.org/pelac.htm.) This is uncomfortable, me
sending a mailing about my own book, but, I have steeled myself to do
it
for weeks now, and so here goes.

   Noam Chomsky comments:
   "There is enormous dissatisfaction,
   worldwide, with prevailing socioeconomic
   conditions and the choices imposed by
   the reigning institutions. Calls for change
   range from patchwork reform to more
   far-reaching changes. Michael Albert's work
   on participatory economics outlines in
   substantial detail a program of radical
   reconstruction, presenting a vision
   that draws from a rich tradition of
   thought and practice of the libertarian
   left and popular movements, but adding
   novel critical analysis and specific
   ideas and modes of implementation
   for constructive alternatives.
   It merits close attention, debate, and action."

Bookstore buyers, particularly in the U.S. and England, aren't exactly
afficianados of visionary economic radicalism, much less of books that
wish to replace capitalism. The  World Social Forum has as its slogan
"Another World Is Possible." Barnes and Noble doesn't.

Unless ZNet's users help generate online momentum for Parecon: Life
After Capitalism, its American and British sales will likely be
modest.
Without online momentum very few copies will even enter stores in the
U.S. and Britain for people to assess. On the other hand, if ZNet
users
do generate considerable online momentum, stores and media outlets may
take note, and this may win the book a chance to reach out widely.

   Cynthia Peters comments"
   "As an organizer, writer, and union-based
   educator, there is a certain refrain I hear
   over and over again. That is, `Why bother
   struggling for social change? We can't really
   do any better than this.' Too often our reply
   is simply that `another world is possible.'
   But we don't say what might this world
   look like. How would we design institutions?
   How would we structure society? These are
   reasonable questions, and progressives
   lose credibility when we have no real answers.
   Michael Albert's (and Robin Hahnel's) conception
   of a participatory economy (parecon) offers
   a detailed vision of how we might organize
   production, consumption, remuneration and
   distribution in ways that foster the values
   we believe in, such as justice and solidarity.
   Albert gives us what we need to imagine
   and debate what another world would look like.
   Albert's writing is clear, and his case for parecon
   is fine-tuned. This is an important book,
   not just because it does economic vision so well
   and so credibly, but because it is a model for all the
   vision work that needs to be done. Parecon is
   the most serious effort I have seen to date to
   shift our thinking towards asking and
   answering the question: What would a
   better world look like?"

To give some evidence of long-run potential, I want to let you know
that
versions of the book Parecon: Life After Capitalism are already
contracted and being pursued in eleven languages and being negotiated
in
sixteen more languages.

There is therefore plenty of reason for international optimism, but,
ironically, in English, my home language and also the initial
publisher's language, the battle for visbility will be most difficult
because it is exceptionally hard to get English language radical
titles
noticed in the American and British media and available in our
stores.

   Carl Boggs comments:
   "In Parecon, Michael Albert has built extensively
   and creatively upon his earlier work
   on participatory economics and democratic
   politics understood in the most radical,
   transformative sense. What he provides is
   nothing less than an urgent agenda for the
   twenty-first century, one that would move us
   toward the kind of collective empowerment,
   deep citizenship, and civic engagement needed
   to reverse the present slide toward barbarism.
   The model Albert proposes and so convincingly
   articulates goes well beyond failed systems of the
   past - market capitalism, the command economy,
   social democracy - while also pointing toward
   a much needed alternative to the present-day
   ravages of capitalist globalization. More than a
   discourse on economics, the book offers a broad
   vision of radical transformation grounded in the
   very best elements of previous emancipatory theories
   and movements. It will be essential reading for
   anyone interested in fundamental social change."

The online page for the new book is at http://www.zmag.org/pelac.htm.
There are links on that page to purchase the book, as well as a table
of
contents and some excerpts.

   Ezequiel Adamovsky comments:
   "I believe the Argentinean social movements
   I am part of that are trying to build alternatives
   to capitalist irrationality --such as the barter markets,
   piquetero productive projects, workers
   self-managed factories, independent distribution
   centers, etc.-- will surely find inspiration in
   Michael Albert's book. Will the future be exactly
   as he envisions it? That's not the question.
   What matters is that Parecon helps us imagine
   how we can organize society after we get
   rid of capitalism. Parecon makes utopia look feasible."

There are also many more pre-publication quotes online at
http://www.zmag.org/pelac.htm, very much like those I took the liberty
of interspercing in this email. Can they all be wrong? I hope not.

The book has just gone onto the Amazon.com site for purchase. Today
the
book is 2,423,754th in sales on Amazon. That's not so good, I have to
admit, but then no one knew the book was there until you got this
message, so I guess that is how many books they have for sale, and
that
Parecon is dead last.

Getting online momentum that impacts store and media response requires
climbing up Amazon's charts. Can we get a book on economic vision into
their top 100,000, top 10,000, top 1,000, top 100, top 10?

Here is the author interview for Parecon: Life After Capitalism. After
the interview, to give it substance relating to current events this
ZNet
free update concludes with an article about current movement trends
and
prospects called Showdown.

-----

Can you tell ZNet, please, what your new book, Parecon: Life After
Capitalism, is about? What is it trying to communicate?

Parecon: Life After Capitalism is about an economic system called
Participatory Economics that seeks to accomplish production,
consumption, and allocation to efficiently meet needs consistent with
the guiding values: equity, diversity, solidarity, and self-
management.
When people ask what do you want for the economy, I answer: parecon.

Parecon features workplace and consumer councils, self-managing
decision-making norms and methods, remuneration for effort and
sacrifice, balanced job complexes, and participatory planning. This
is
a
set of institutions very different from those of capitalism as well as
from what has been called market socialism.

The book, Parecon: Life After Capitalism, first briefly examines
existing systems, revealing their incompatibility with guiding values
we
hold dear. Then the book presents defining institutions for the new
economy. It describes new institutions for workplaces, consumption,
and
allocation. Next the book details the daily life implications of the
proposed new institutions. Finally, the book deals with a host of
broad
concerns people have registered on first hearing about this new
vision:
Would it really further our aspirations and values? Would it be
productive? Would it violate privacy or subvert individuality? Is it
efficient, flexible, creative, meritorious? And so on.


Can you tell ZNet users something about writing the book? Where does
the
content come from? What went into making the book what it is?

Participatory economics has been around as a model for a little over
ten
years. Robin Hahnel and I developed it and have written about it in
various venues. This new book is my best effort to motivate, describe,
elaborate, and defend the vision.

In that sense, Parecon: Life After Capitalism emerges from many
engagements over the years and reflects lessons from actual experience
with work life in mainstream and alternative institutions, teaching,
organizing, public speaking, dealing with questions in online forums
on
ZNet, and of course trying to work through the model in new ways as
new
insights, questions, and explorations arise.

Regarding the writing, I and many people who helped me have
prioritized
making this book as accessible and compelling as we could. I am not
the
world's best writer, nor even in the top 600 million or so, but I plug
away, and I did a lot of plugging on this book.



What are your hopes for the book? What do you hope it will contribute
or
achieve, politically? Given the effort and aspirations you have for
the
book, what will you deem to be a success? What would leave you happy
about the whole undertaking? What would leave you wondering if it was
worth all the time and effort?

If everyone who reads this interview and all their friends and
relatives
and workmates don't go out and buy the book, soon - I will be
wondering
what I did wrong.

This book tries to answer the question "What do we want?", seriously,
compellingly, and accessibly. So naturally I would hope all people
concerned about a better world, and particularly a better economy,
would
read it.

As mentioned, I have been hard at work on developing and trying to
make
known participatory economics for over a decade, and the work is
finally
beginning to have impact. Parecon: Life After Capitalism in some ways
climaxes that effort, and will hopefully bring it further along. The
book will be published in twenty or more  languages and has attracted
considerable attention even before publication. There is diverse
interest from many quarters. There is growing momentum for this
economic
vision, it seems.

In addition, times have changed quite a bit in the past decade. We
have
progressed from the heyday of market mania and Margaret Thatcher's
famous claim that "There Is No Alternative," to a new time of deep
travail and wondering about all things economic. Among progressives
the
World Social Forum inspired watchword has become "Another World Is
Possible." Anti-globalization movements have taken the wind out of
market complacency and are scrutinizing everything economic. People
want
to know from all kinds of activists, what is your alternative - and
participatory economics is, I hope, a very good answer regarding at
least the economy.

So, I hope the book Parecon: Life After Capitalism is going to propel
this economic vision into much greater visibility than it has
previously
enjoyed. Of course, I hope the model will prove compelling and worthy,
and thus be adopted widely. I have very high hopes indeed and I admit
that I will be quite let down, in the sense of the question, if the
book
doesn't garner attention and provoke discussion leading to either
support for parecon, or, if not, then in lieu of that to development
of
some other better vision. I also hope the book will inspire people to
address matters of kinship and gender, culture and community,
political
organization, ecology, and international relations, trying to generate
vision in these realms as well. Life is not just economics, by any
means.

The fact that we need serious, worthy, defensible, and comprehensible
economic (and other) goals seems indisputable. That now is a good time
to offer visionary aims for assessment, also seems indisputable. So of
course I'd like to see Parecon: Life After Capitalism travel the
world's
roads and subways in the hands of the world's working populations.
More
realistically, I'd happily celebrate the book worming its way into
wide
enough visibility so that someone far more eloquent than myself
writes
a
much better book that reaches still more widely, into those roads and
subways, putting new vision into widespread left consciousness.

So go visit Amazon online, please...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/185984698X/qid=1045077155/sr=11
-1
/ref=sr_11_1/104-6511185-6592709 ... or your local independent book
store, and get the momentum going...books aren't cheap, nor is the
time
needed to seriously read them in over supply, as I well know.
But--well,
I have to say that I think this one will repay people's attention very
positively. That's my hope, anyhow. And I hope people will give that
sentiment a chance.

----

And here is the more timely essay disscussing some implications of
this
weekend's events.


Showdown
By Michael Albert

Even the New York Times was forced to admit it, after the mammoth Feb.
15-16 demonstrations: "there may still be two superpowers on the
planet:
the United States and world public opinion."  But as all activists and
indeed all people of good will justifiably celebrate this weekend's
tumultuous successes, we must also begin the next round of the
struggle.

On one side we have governments and corporate elites. Their shared
agenda is what it has always been. They universally seek to protect
and
enlarge their advantages over the overwhelming majority of the world's
population. Their shared means are two-fold. First, they want to
rewrite
the rules of international exchange to tilt even more toward their own
aggrandizement. This is called corporate globalization. Second, they
want to steadily erode popular protections and rights won in
long-standing struggle around the globe. They want to assault
affirmative action, immigrant rights, welfare programs, and broader
social spending. They want to entrench new methods of repression. They
call  all this patriotism. Beyond this broad consensus, however,
elites
are split.

Since 9/11 the most central and powerful elite sector has felt that it
could dramatically enlarge its control by concocting a war on
terrorism.
This overwhelmingly U.S.-based contingent of the world's elites is
seeking to scare and cajole publics all over the planet, hoping to
propel all kinds of otherwise impossible redistribution and
repression.
Bush Blair and Co. now seem to think that turning the clock back a
hundred years to reinstate brute force in international relations
promises them even more control and power. Bombing Iraq to bones and
then colonially occupying it is not the climax of their intentions but
instead only a stepping stone to more war and colonization to come.
Next
stop Iran, Syria, Korea, Venezuela - especially Venezuela -- Colombia,
and perhaps even China. They intend perpetual war in pursuit of
perpetual power. They seek a spiral of violence whose very logic will
propel those who control most of the world's weapons into ruling most
of
the world. Bush becomes Caesar.

Others at the top of the pile of detritus that rules the planet are
perfectly content with business as it had been the past couple of
decades. They want some tweaks here and there, but they think that
seeking overt empire risks too great a dissident reaction and/or they
fear that too much of the benefit may accrue to a too narrow a sector
at
the top. They worry Washington will benefit, but not Paris, Berlin,
and
Moscow. Thus French, German, and Russian elites  rail against war in
Iraq - but Chirac is not simultaneously rushing to reverse his racist
assaults on immigrants, Schroeder is not calling off his incursions
against German social supports for the poor, and Putin is not
denouncing
his war in Chechnya--much less will any of them sincerely advocate
justice plus equitable redistribution at home, now or anytime soon.

Against the haves who want more wealth and power but who aren't quite
sure of the best path to pursue it, stands our growing world-spanning
movement of movements. The shared agenda of our movements is no war in
Iraq, reverse corporate globalization, and more justice for all. Our
shared means are to utilize a wide range of disobedience extending
from
day to day organizing to teach-ins and rallies, to disseminating
information by drama and media, to marching, to civil disobedience,
and
beyond. But our side of the great struggle also has divisions. Among
us
there are different ways of understanding what we are doing, as well
as
differences in approach.

Regarding understanding, the big variation is that some of us think we
are only trying to win various proximate gains such as preventing war
in
Iraq or blocking some new trade agreement. Others of us think instead
that we are doing that, of course, but that we are also trying to
ensure
that these victories persist and grow by challenging and ultimately
replacing the underlying institutions that create the injustices we
oppose. At the level of understanding, therefore, the division in our
ranks is ultimately one between reform and revolution.

At the level of methods and tactics, there is also a major divide. Are
we mostly trying to make a statement and manifest the feelings that we
ourselves have percolating through our nervous systems at any given
moment - or are we trying to build a movement aimed at winning massive
change over the longer haul?

In the first case, as situations unfold we make decisions about what
to
do by consulting primarily our own feelings: how angry are we, how
much
do we wish to do this or that action based on our mood and desires and
in light of what is called for from us and how we will look and feel
in
the aftermath?

In the second case, we make decisions instead by primarily consulting
our best judgment as to what will enlarge our movements and best
increase our insight and commitment. The second approach also has to
pay
attention to how we feel and what we are capable of, to be sure, but
it
prioritizes what is needed to win and not just to feel fine. It may
sound harsh, but I do think this is a real and serious difference,
even
if it appears here in words a bit more stark than it often appears in
practice.

In short, are we building an activist community that preserves itself
against incursions from without, creating an identity for ourselves as
dissidents which we protect from dissolving, sometimes even becoming
more concerned about persisting unchanged in all our formulations and
processes than we are concerned about growing and diversifying? Or are
we developing a movement whose intention is to constantly grow and
alter, and in which we must constantly adapt our personal proclivities
as we attract new constituencies and incorporate new agendas? Are we
eager to empower others thereby reducing our own level of power and
our
own impact on how things proceed, though seeing the overall power of
the
movement enlarge?

What next?

(1) Success is not a single "all or nothing" affair. Of course we
want to prevent war in Iraq. And of course doing so would be a world
transforming, historic achievement. But, should war proceed, it would
not mean that we are failing, but only that we have a little less
power
than we hoped to have at this point yet far more than most people were
willing to even dream about just a year ago. Whether this war occurs
or
not, our on-going task is unchanged. We must grow larger, more
conscious, more militant, more organized - to try to prevent this war
and the next one, to reverse globalization, and to continually
challenge
and eventually replace basic defining institutions. None of this will
happen overnight. But we are on a path toward all of it, and we need
to
realize that's our trajectory, to take it seriously, and to work
tirelessly toward it.

(2) The anti-war demonstrations this past weekend were perhaps the
largest such outpouring in modern history. Were there two million or
one
and half million in London? Were there two or three million in Rome?
Two
or three million in cities across Spain? Five hundred or seven hundred
and fifty thousand in NYC? The point is, there was an incredible
mobilization and, far more important, our opposition is growing very
rapidly. Indeed, it is the growth rate of dissent that is utterly
extraordinary and that communicates the true threat our movements
represent. And this has occurred without an international organization
overseeing it. And it has occurred without single organizations inside
each country overseeing it. There should be no rush to impose on our
emerging massively entwined but hugely diverse international movement
of
movements any kind of central authority or identity. Things are going
well. In fact, things are going stupendously. We need more of what we
have been doing, not a dramatic change in what we have been doing -
except that we need to reach out even more aggressively to new and
wider
constituencies, and except that we need to work patiently, respecting
differences, to ensure a widening comprehension and commitment.

(3) We must not in the flush of growth set our short-term goals so
high that they are unattainable, making ourselves depressed about our
efforts when we inevitably don't attain them. We must instead see what
we are doing as a process. We should exult in the growth of this
process
and see that growth as a tremendous achievement - but as an
achievement
that paves the way for more to come. The growth of our opposition
brings
a responsibility: more growth. We should not become enchanted with our
current size and breadth whether it is on a single campus, or in a
town,
or a city, or a country, or internationally. The trick is not to
celebrate ourselves but to celebrate our potential. The task is to
reach
out, reach out, reach out - precisely to constituencies we think we
cannot reach out to - because we can. On a campus we need to do it in
the dorms and the fraternities, seeking not only the dissidents but
also
the footballers - yes, the athletes, by all means! Put a leaflet under
every door. And then do it again. And then knock on the doors and
talk.
And then do that again. In our neighborhoods and workplaces, give
materials to and then talk with our fellow citizens over and over.
Reach
out to mail deliverers, public school teachers, short order cooks,
flight attendants, assemblers, truck drivers, hospital orderlies, coal
miners, and even the military and police, yes even and arguably most
importantly the military and the police.

On one side there is Bush, Blair, and other political masters and
mullahs, plus owners and CEOs galore. On the other side we have a
movement of movements - and a massive worldwide constituency that we
need to reach.

If movements for social change unswervingly seek diversity,
solidarity,
equity, and self-management - peace and justice - and if they do it
in
a
manner and with a tone and with tactics all of which seek to empower
the
weak and to meet the needs of the poor, they/we can win this
struggle -
and the struggle I have in mind to win, the one I think we are all in,
is not just over a reform here or there - and it is not just over
peace
now and then -- it is a struggle over who will decide the future and
who
the future will serve. Showdown indeed.

We have reason to celebrate. But we must have courage. And we must
have
stamina. Our struggle will require much time and tremendous
perseverance. But the day for the ship of equity, for the ship of
self-management, for the ship of solidarity, for the ship of
diversity,
and for the ship of justice and peace to dock is coming. Row!

History is not over. It is, instead, ours to make.

7.
Title: Research Fellowships of the Institute of European History,
       Department of General History (Abteilung Universalgeschichte)
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  Research Fellowships of the Institute of European
       History Department of General History (Abteilung
       Universalgeschichte) The Institute of European History,
       Department of General History, awardsten fellowships for a six-
       to twelve-month research stay at theInstitute in Mainz. The
       application is open  ...
    URL: www.inst-euro-history.uni-mainz.de
    Announcement ID: 132613
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132613

    Title: U.S. hosts for Balkan/Eurasian scholars: call for
       applications
    Deadline: 2003-03-14
    Description:  American Councils is pleased to announce
       opportunities for U.S. institutions to host participants of the
       Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) for the 20032004
       academic year. JFDP is a non-degree, professional development
       program intended to provide opportunities for university
       faculty from 15  ...
    Contact: JFDP@...
    URL: www.americancouncils.org/JFDP
    Announcement ID: 132640
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132640

Subject: CfA: Information Society Project Resident Fellowships for
2003-2004

Information Society Project Resident Fellowships for 2003-2004
Application deadline: February 15, 2003

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School (ISP) is accepting
applications for a resident fellowship that will run from
approximately
August 2003 through July 2004. The fellowship is designed for recent
law
graduates who are interested in careers in teaching and public
service
in
the following areas: telecommunications law, cyberspace law, media
studies,
first amendment, intellectual property, and law and technology.
Fellows
receive a salary of approximately $30,000 plus Yale benefits. Fellows
are
expected to work on an independent scholarly project as well as help
with
administrative and scholarly work for the Information Society Project
at
Yale Law School.

More information : http://www.law.yale.edu/isp/


8.
Each year Santa Clara University, California (www.scu.edu) conducts an
on-line international conflict simulation focused on the Middle
East.
(http://itrs.scu.edu/stover/ics_m)

Our aim is to help American students understand more about the
terrible
consequences US policy has on nations and individuals in the Middle
East.
This year, more than ever, such understanding is essential

Our students represent Middle Eastern countries and the United States
responding to a scenario that projects current conflict a few weeks
into
the future. They interact on line with other students, retired
government
officials and concerned citizens in the Middle East and other
countries
who help the California students make realistic moves and understand
their
consequences.

The upcoming simulation takes place from February 26-March 12.

We would welcome any of you who which to participate in this
experience
on-line, either as advisors to country teams or as simulated
journalists
commenting on the moves of the simulation.

If you'd like to help us, please contact me, (wstover@...) and I
can
provide further information.

Thanks

Professor William Stover
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara California




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9.
Subject: CfA: Societies in Change, MA & PhD Program, International
University Bremen

INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR ITS Founded on
February 11, 1999 International
University Bremen is an independent
institution for the Advancement of
education, research, international
leadership and global citizenship.
Graduate M.A. / Ph.D. Program in
Integrated Social Sciences "Societies in
Change" This English-taught program
covers the structural and cultural
changes that are reshaping contemporary
societies. It deals with these changes
from a transdisciplinary social science
perspective. The program includes three
semesters of graduate level course work
and leads to an M.A. (2 years) or
doctorate degree (5 years) in sociology,
mass communication or political science.
The new program, starting in September
2003, is open to excellent students who
hold at least a B.A. or an equivalent
degree in a social science discipline.
IUB provides a restricted number of
stipends to graduate students. For more
details on application requirements
consult the program website:
http://www.iu-bremen.de/affairs/graduatedegrees/.
Applications for Fall 2003 are due by 20
February, 2003 (1 st round) and 1 May,
2003 (2nd round)! Note that all places
may be filled by 1 st round. Please send
applications to:
Graduate Admissions, International
University Bremen, School of Humanities
and Social Sciences
P.O. Box 750 561
28725 Bremen, Germany

Internet: www.iu-bremen.de/affairs/graduatedegrees/
  <http://www.iu-bremen.de/affairs/graduatedegrees/>

Subject: CfA: MA in Ethnicity and National Relations in the Balkans,
2003-2004, Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski"

Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski"
Department of History

MA in Ethnicity and National Relations in the Balkans, 2003-2004

   The MA programme will put political events of recent Balkan history
in
the context of the centuries-long and often turbulent history of the
relations between the different ethnic groups living there. It
explores
the
concept of ethnic relations in both theory and practice. The courses
will
focus on specific aspects of ethnic and national relations in South
Eastern
Europe in the modern era.
The programme is developed according to the guidelines adopted by the
Ministry of Education in Bulgaria following the basic precepts of the
educational policy of the countries of the EU. A full-time student
will
complete the degree in one year, starting in October and taking four
courses each of the first two terms before writing a 20,000 to 30,000
word
dissertation. A part-time student will spread the degree over two
years.
Dissertations should normally draw on primary source material and are
to be
completed by next October.
The courses will be taught in English. The students will be expected
to
write their dissertation in English. The suggested reading is in
English,
French, German, Russian and Bulgarian.
A two-semester course in Bulgarian language and literature will be
provided
for. The students will be assigned to different levels according to
their
language skills. Courses in Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Turkish and
Greek
are
optional.
During the second semester and the summer months the students will
take
part in two ten-day field trips  one in a locality with ethnically
and
religiously mixed population; the other will include partaking in the
day-to-day activities of an active minority foundation.

FIRST SEMESTER
Core Courses

Modern History of the Balkans / end of 18th- mid 20th centuries
The course will give a basic idea of the geopolitical situation of
South
Eastern Europe on the eve of modern times and the development of the
notion
of the Balkans as a separate distinct entity - an inseparable but
different
part of Europe. It will follow the intricacies of nation-building and
state-building in the Peninsula in modern times. Special attention
will
be
paid to the development of Balkan nationalism, to the formulation and
realization of the conflicting national programmes of the Balkan
states.
The history of the numerous ethnic and national conflicts in the
Balkans
will be dwelt upon in an attempt to present the background of the
events in
recent decades.
The course will be taught by Prof. Ivan Ilchev who has researched on
the
history of international relations in South Eastern Europe, social
history,
history of ideas and features of Balkan nationalism. He has been a
Fulbright professor, a Woodrow Wilson Center professor and has taught
Balkan history in different Universities in the USA, Great Britain,
France,
Japan and Yugoslavia. He is the author, editor and compiler of more
than
fifteen monographs.

Modern Bulgarian History, 1877-1944
The course will cover the main trends in the demographic, economic,
social,
political and diplomatic development of the Bulgarian state and
society.
Special attention will be paid to the relations with  the
neighbouring
Balkan countries. The course will be organized according to the main
periods in Bulgarian history: the establishment of the Bulgarian
state
and
of the autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia; the Unification and
the
crises in 1886-87; the development of the parliamentary regime in the
late
XIX-th c.; the Personal regime at the beginning of the XX-th c., the
after-war period; the Authoritarian government in the late 30s and
the
WW
II years.
The course will be taught by Dr Valery Kolev who has researched the
history
of state institutions and local government in Bulgaria, on the
Bulgarian
political parties, home and social policy between the two world wars.
He
has been Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford University, UK, at
Central
European University in Budapest and at Vilnius University where he
presented occasional lectures. He has numerous publications in
history
reviews.

National and Regional Identity in the Balkans
There exists no simple answer to the correlation between national and
regional identity in South Eastern Europe since it involves a number
of
interwoven, albeit contested perspectives. These are products of the
co-existence of and rivalry between various historical identity
models
in
the region. The purpose of this course is to define and examine those
conflicting intersections of identity-building as contingent acts of
social
and cultural projections. Its aim is to identify the problem
framework
of
regional identity. The study of national and regional identity will
focus
on the following main markers:
- social agents/institutions effecting this projection;
- cultural and ideological codes enabling it;
-imaginary/symbolic borders - geopolitical and cultural images of
self
and
the other, constructions of the nation/region and channels of their
collective internalization);
   heuristic borders - historical legacies, modernization/nation-
states,
economic small-state periphery, etc.);
-moving and permeable borders - "low" culture(s), traditional
identities,
everyday-life     history; corridors of conflict and cooperation;
-ideologies/projects/debates - political and/or utopian projects of
regional unification; uses and misuses of identities and borders;
borders
of communication - cultural institutions and elites; etc.)
The course will be taught by Assoc. Prof. Diana Mishkova who has
researched
the modernization of Balkan societies in 19-20th centuries and
history
of
ideas. She is author of a monograph on the comparative political
modernization of Serbia and Romania. She has taught courses at the
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, University of Uppsala, Sweden
and
the
University of Athens, Greece.


Ethnic Minorities in the Balkans
The course will focus on the influence of state policies on ethnic
minorities in different Balkan countries in the 20th century. A
general
overview of the main ethnic minorities in the peninsula will be
presented.
Then specific attention will be paid to four cases:
  From a relatively marginal group of former nomads, the Greek
Saracatzens
became one of the symbols of the Greek national identity. This shift
was
related to interesting transformations of Greek national ideology and
was
important for the fate of the Saracatzen community in Greece.
The ethnic Bulgarians in Banat are a privileged case for
investigating
the
policy of a Balkan state towards its diaspora in four periods - the
interwar period, the period of socialist internationalism, the period
of
socialist nationalism and the post-socialist period. The changes of
the
external homeland's -Bulgarian- policy were replicated by similar
shifts in
the nationalising host state -Romania- and were immediately followed
by
transformation in the local community.
The ethnic Turks are the largest ethnic minority in Bulgaria and are
related to a country often considered a potential enemy. In that case
the
state policies were quite different, and so were their consequences
on
the
construction of the Turkish community.
The Roma community is related to no external homeland and the Balkan
countries' policies towards it reflected that fact. The Roma also
present a
privileged case for studying the massive introduction of a relatively
new
actor - the international institutions, whose presence and
intervention
in
Balkan ethnic issues acquired a new importance after 1989.
Dr. Ilia Iliev, who has researched the anthropology of religions,
social
history and ethnography, will teach the course. He has numerous
publications in these fields. He has  lectured at University College
London, IWM, Vienna and EHESS, Paris.

Optional Courses
Bulgarian Language

The Other Europe  Modern East European History as a Part of the
European
Historical Tradition
The course deals with the causes for the divergence of the history of
Eastern Europe from the mainstream European history. Drawing on a
number of
historical facts and arguments it will enable students to understand
the
reasons for the general lagging of Eastern Europe behind Western
Europe. A
major part of the course will be dedicated to the growth of
nationalism
in
Western Europe and its reflection in Eastern Europe. It will look at
the
history of the Balkans in 19-20th c. as both a gap and a bridge
between
the
European East and West.
The course will be taught by Prof. Andrei Pantev whose research
interests
include the history of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Europe and the United
States.
He has published more than thirty monographs on different topics. He
has
been a Fulbright scholar and he has lectured at a number of European
and
American Universities.

SECOND SEMESTER
CORE COURSES

Church and Religion in the Balkans
This course aims at giving the students adequate information on the
historical background and the present situation of the most important
churches and religious groups on the Balkan Peninsula: Greek
Orthodox,
Muslims, Catholics and Protestants. Special emphasis will be placed
upon
the historical explanation of their present situation and the
relationships
between them. An important aspect will be the meetings and
discussions
with
representatives of the Bulgarian churches and religious groups, human
rights groups, officials from the Directorate of Religious Affairs at
the
Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission.
   The course will be taught by Prof. Hr. Matanov who has researched
the
field of mediaeval Balkan history and history of the religions in the
Peninsula. Prof. Matanov is author and editor of six monographs.

Federalist Ideas and Federalism in South Eastern Europe
The course will trace the development of these historical concepts
from
the
time of their inception to the present day, their diffusion and their
place
in political theory and practice of the countries of the region, as
well as
the attempts at their actual implementation. Federalist ideas have
been
quite popular in the region and individuals and groups from the
extreme
left to the extreme right entertained them. The plans included
formation of
Danubian, Balkan, South Slav or other federations. Federalism as a
form
of
solving the problems of the region was favoured by individuals and
political groups in different European countries. Yet the actual
realisation of these ideas has proved to be disappointing, the
federalist
structures have proved unstable and collapsed comparatively easily.
Still,
federalist ideas and concepts have not withered away and are even now
proposed as solutions to the problems of the region, sometimes from
the
most unexpected quarters.
The course will be taught by Assoc. Prof. Roumen Genov, who has
researched
Bulgarian, British and American history. He has lectured at the
American
University in Blagoevgrad. He has published books and articles on the
role
of the personal factor in history, on the policy of the Great Powers
in
the
Balkans.

Modernisation of South Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
The course will focus on the major issue of the interaction between
politics and underdevelopment. It aims to demonstrate the identity of
the
processes of modernisation, state-building, and nation-building in
the
Balkans, in other words, to integrate social and economic
modernisation
with political history in contrast to their explicit or implicit
treatment
in opposition.  The approach rests on challenging two widely shared
and
interlocking interpretations of the Balkans: the East-West dichotomy
in
the
patterns of social and political development and the negative
perspective
of Balkan politics and Balkan nationalism. At least three major
fields
of
historical research and interpretation will be dealt with: the social
background and long-term goals of Balkan political elites; the
long-term
effects of parliamentary institutions in the late-industrialising
Balkan
societies, and the state-building and nation-building experiences in
the
Balkans as compared to those in contemporary European peripheries and
Western Europe.
The course will be taught by Assoc. Prof. Diana Mishkova.

The Balkans: Modernisation Unfulfilled
The failure of the latest attempt to modernise the Balkans that began
after
WW 2 is now painfully obvious. The current crisis differs in the
various
countries of the Peninsula, even their number is uncertain, but the
general
conclusion holds: the gap between them and the developed part of the
Continent seems to be widening; the sad fact is that the Balkans are
as
far
away as ever not only from Western, but also from Central Europe.
During
the Communist period the disparities narrowed somewhat only to reopen
again
after the collapse. They are eternally considered a European
backwater
and
constant troublemaker. Why have the Balkans failed to modernise? The
former
socialist states can blame communism as an alien force imposed from
outside, but Greek capitalism also has not been a great success. What
went
wrong with this new, third - after the late 19th C. and the interwar
period
attempt at Balkan modernisation. The course attempts to answer these
questions. I will put to analysis the post WW2 economic, political
and
social developments in this European periphery, juxtaposing them to
the
developments in Western Europe and the wider world.
The course will be taught by Senior Research Fellow Ekaterina Nikova.
She
has  researched in Balkan comparative modern history. She has been a
W.
Wilson, Fulbright and National Humanities Center Fellow. She has
lectured
in a number of American, European and Japanese universities and
published
in the fields of Balkan economic history and international and ethnic
relations. She is the author of "The Balkans and the European
Community"
and "Balkan Modernization in the Second Half of the 20th c."

OPTIONAL COURSES

Bulgarian Language and Culture
The course is tailored after the initial level of knowledge of
Bulgarian
language among the applicants. Alongside with learning the language,
the
students will have the opportunity to get acquainted with problems of
traditional and modern Bulgarian culture.
The course will be taught by Lili Bozilova who is teaching at the
Foreign
Students Institute, Sofia.

Bulgaria and the Balkans in the Global East-West Confrontation of the
Cold
War Years
   The course covers the basic trends in the international relations
on
the
Balkans' area during the Cold War years (1945-1990). The diplomatic,
strategic, and ideological conflicts between the two superpowers will
form
the framework for surveying the local and regional aspects of the
global
confrontation. The course will discuss the historical background and
the
regional implications of the Soviet-American antagonism; the
structure
of
international relations in the area as one of the forefronts of the
NATO v.
the Warsaw Pact system; the dynamics of the Cold War and its
influence
over
the diplomacy in the region; the management of domestic, political,
economic and ethnic conflicts from the viewpoint of international
diplomacy. The local and regional aspects of the major Cold War
crises
(i.e. Hungary and Suez in 1956, the Cuban missiles crisis in 1962,
the
Prague Spring and its aftermath in 1968, etc.) will be analyzed on
the
bases of newly declassified documents from the region and the new
historiography.
The course will be taught by Dr. Kostadin Grozev who has researched
in
20th
century US political and diplomatic history, in international
relations,
and history of the Cold War. He has been Visiting Research Fellow at
Oxford
University, a Fellow of the Open Society Archive and the Central
European
University in Budapest, Senior Fulbright Scholar and Lecturer at
Wesleyan
University, USA, British Academy Fellow at the University of Hull,
UK.
He
has also presented occasional lectures at Harvard University and
University
of Texas in Austin, the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, USA.

Bulgaria in the Eastern bloc countries in the second half of the 20th
c.
In World War II Bulgaria was an ally of Germany. After its defeat it
became
an integral part of the Soviet sphere of influence and remained in it
until
November 10, 1989. While having to follow the Soviet model of state
socialism it had to solve a number of political, social, economic and
ethnic problems. Special attention will be paid in the course to the
changing pattern of dealing with problems deriving from the ethnic
structure of the population. The role of the external factor for the
gradual changes of the nineteen eighties and the abrupt ones after
1989
will be explored. The students will be acquainted with the ongoing
argument
on solving the ethnic problem in the country.
The course will be taught by Assoc. Prof. Iskra Baeva and Assoc.
Prof.
Evguenia Kalinova. Their research is focused on the Post World War II
history of Eastern Europe. They have published individual and joint
monographs and articles on the history of changes in Eastern Europe.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Is the oldest Department of Sofia University with 1300 students and
around
100 professors. It teaches students in four main fields  history,
archaeology, ethnology and archival studies. In recent years it
partakes in
a number of international programmes.

ACCOMMODATION AND COST OF LIVING
The fee for the course is 3000 $ payable either in September or in
two
installments in September and January. It covers the tuition fees
/field
trips included/.
Modest accommodation is provided by the University. The rent is quite
reasonable  30-40$ a month /utilities included/ for a shared room.
The
rent
for a small apartment in the center of Sofia is around 110-130$ a
month.
The daily allowance for food is around 4-6 $. A monthly card for the
transport in Sofia is around 15$. The cost of the books is still
around
half of the European prices.
The term in Bulgaria starts October 1 and ends July 1st.

    APPLICATIONS
Applicants will normally hold a good honours degree, but those with
other
qualifications will also be considered. For further information
contact:
Professor Ivan Ilchev,
Chair of History of the Balkans
Department of History
Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski"
15 Tsar Osvoboditel Bld
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria

Tel: + 359 2 9308 223
Fax: + 359 2 463022
E-mail: dolnouino@...

Applications for year 2003-2004 will be considered up to May 30, 2003.




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Subject: Conference: BASEES, 29-31.3.2003, Cambridge

http://www.basees.org.uk/conf.htm

BASEES Conference 29-31 March 2003

Conference Information

Conference registration: Please download the booking form in pdf
format. If
you have problems with Acrobat you can use the RTF format, but DO NOT
email
the form to Mrs Bowman. Please print it, complete the form and send
it
with
payment to Mrs Jacqueline Bowman, 115 Staunton Road, Headington,
Oxford
OX3
7TR, England, UK.  For those wishing to pay by debit or credit card,
a
payment form can be downloaded in PDF format (or RTF). Please note
that
all
forms have to be sent by mail; email applications cannot be accepted.
Questions about booking and practical matters can be addressed to
Jackie
Bowman at the above address, telephone (44) 01865 761316.
The conference will take place at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge,
from
Saturday 29 to Monday 31 March 2003. All paper-givers, panellists,
discussants and chairs are expected to register as conference
participants
and to confirm their attendance by sending a non- refundable deposit
by
14
February 2003. A provisional programme including a booking form will
be
sent to all BASEES members and to other panel members during January,
and
will be available on this website.
Arrangements for each panel at the conference are the responsibility
of
its
chair, but you will normally be expected to present a summary of your
paper, drawing attention to your main conclusions, in not more than
fifteen
or twenty minutes. Discussants should take no more than ten to
fifteen
minutes to present their comments, in order to allow sufficient time
for
audience participation. Participants in round tables of more than 3
people
may be asked to give shorter presentations of five or ten minutes.
In 2003, as in previous years, we will be making the conference
papers
available from mid-January on this website. This will allow members
to
consult all the papers in which they are interested in advance of the
conference, and as soon as they are received. Papers may be of normal
journal length (up to 8,000 words), but should if possible be
shorter.
They
are intended to serve primarily as a basis for discussion. Papers
should be
submitted to papers@... after they have been officially
accepted.
They should be sent as email attachment (saved as .rtf file if
created
on
an Apple Mac). Please do NOT send disks. The site with papers will be
updated every 8-10 days between 1 February and the conference.
Please prepare hard copies for the other members of your panel, and
in
case
you are asked for copies by conference participants. It would be
helpful if
you could bring about twenty copies of your paper with you to the
conference. This is essential if you have not already sent your paper
to
the BASEES website.
Non-members of BASEES are encouraged to join the Association,
especially as
they will be charged a reduced conference fee. They should fill in
the
membership form on the BASEES website by 31 December 2002 and send it
with
the appropriate payment (cheques made out to 'BASEES') to the
Membership
Secretary, Dr Melanie Ilic, Dept. of History & Local Studies,
University of
Gloucestershire, The Park, PO Box 220, Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 2QF.
Postgraduates in UK universities who wish to request funding from the
BASEES Committee to attend the conference should apply to the
Secretary, Dr
John Russell, Department of Modern Languages, University of Bradford,
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP; tel: 44 (0)1274 234617, by 31
January
2003. Only postgraduates who are members of BASEES will be eligible
for
funding (see point 6 above). Postgraduates giving papers or acting as
discussants will have priority.
Other general academic queries and advice about the conference will
be
handled by the Chief Conference Organiser, Dr Katharine Hodgson, at
the
School of Modern Languages, University of Exeter.

Detailed instructions for paper-givers & participants are available
as
word
document.



We hope you enjoy the conference, and your membership of BASEES!

Chief conference organiser: Dr Katharine Hodgson

Cultural, literature, gender, film and media studies: Mr Mike Pushkin
Economics/political economy: Professor George Blazyca
History: Dr Melanie Ilic
Languages, linguistics: Dr Neil Bermel
Politics/international relations: Dr Peter Duncan
Social Policy/Sociology: Dr Svetlana Stephenson

Email: ulli.parkinson@...

1.call for papers 2.fellowship 3. GDNews 4.workshop 5.e-bulten 6. Le
Monde diplomatique 7.job 8.summer program 9.commentary
10.opendemocracy 11.e-report
1.
Title: Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies, Call for papers on
       Gender, Place, and Politics for Special Issue
    Deadline: 2003-06-01
    Description:  Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies is calling for
       scholarly and creative works for a special issue on gender,
       place, and politics. The editors envision papers that range
       from the impact of place upon the gender dynamics of local
       politics to those that ask questions about how the growth of
       global ...
    Contact: GAYLE.GULLETT@...
    Announcement ID: 132750
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132750

Subject: CfP: Conceptualising Social Networks and Migration:
Empirical
Contributions and Theoretical Challenges, 26-27.5.2003, Potiers

From: Dimitrina Mihaylova <dimitrina.mihaylova@...>

Please distribute this call (attached here) for papers as wide as
possible.
Those who are interested could also check the website:
http://www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/migrinter/

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Conceptualising Social Networks and Migration: Empirical
Contributions
and
Theoretical Challenges

26-27 May, 2003
MIGRINTER, UNIVERSITY OF POITIERS, FRANCE

The concept of ¡¥social networks¡¦ represents a myriad of
epistemological
and methodological insights evident in its extensive application in
migration studies. ¡¥Social networks¡¦ is, indeed, a fundamental
concept
that underpins most approaches to understanding diasporic and
transnational
connections. The social network analysis has been one of the most
often
applied frameworks in understanding social relations. However, it has
often
been criticised as ¡¥a loose federation of approaches¡¦ as it has
been
used
simply as a descriptive metaphor or its use has remained ungrounded
theoretically.

This workshop invites theoretical contributions and empirical
research
that
have grounded network analysis in the study of social relations but
remain
conscious of the shortcomings of structural-functionalism and
poststructuralism. We invite studies that analyse and describe
predominantly qualitative data on the core elements of migrant
networks, on
size, density, multiplexity, strength of ties, intensity,
reachability,
durability, frequency, content and know-how in establishment and
mobilisation of migrant networks.

While the economic and political dynamics of migrant networks have
been
studied abundantly, there is still little data on connectedness,
consistency and socio-cultural dimensions of everyday social
relations
between migrants and between them and host/home societies. For this
reason,
qualitative approaches are considered more useful than quantitative
ones
but the latter will not be excluded if they contribute further to the
main
themes of the workshop.

We would be particularly interested in analysis of understudied cases
of
migration networks such as: networks of displaced people and
religious
networks (including pilgrimage). Little studied communities of
migrants
would be prioritised to cases focusing on extensively studied
diasporas
or
transnational communities.

The main focus of the workshop will be on how people are connected
and
not
on the instrumentalisation of networks. We would seek to explore how
networks are being reproduced, socially constructed and altered by
their
members.

We would aim to contribute to future network analysis by overcoming
its
use
as a descriptive tool of social situations and providing, instead, an
in-depth analysis of its specificity as a useful method of collecting
data
in migration studies.

Abstracts (250-500 words) will be welcomed by 1 April 2003. The
languages
of the workshop will be English and French and abstracts and papers
could
be submitted in either language. Papers (4000-8000 words) will be
circulated in advance and have to be submitted before 10 May 2003.
Each
participant will be expected to review one other paper by 20 May 2003.

Young researchers are particularly welcome. The conference debates
are
also
open to practitioners from governmental and non-governmental
institutions
working with migrants.

Funding is limited and only a few students from East European or
Southern
countries will be considered for partial funding.

Please send abstracts and enquiries by e-mail to the conference
organisers :
Dimitrina Mihaylova, ISCA, University of Oxford and MIGRINTER,
University
of Poitiers
Dimitrina.mihaylova@...
Dr. William Berthomiere, MIGRINTER, MSHS, University of Poitiers
william.berthomiere@...

http://www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/migrinter/




Title: Call for Papers: Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa
       and the Middle East
    Deadline: 2003-07-01
    Description:  Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the
       Middle East Call for Papers Mourning and Memory As multiple
       communities in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East reel from the
       impact of major traumatic events, it becomes increasingly
       urgent to theorize the significance and politics of remembrance
       and ...
    Contact: rasaund@...,kamranA@...
    URL: www.cssaame.ilstu.edu
    Announcement ID: 132762
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132762
Title: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORSPostwar America: An Encyclopedia of
       Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History
    Description:  Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social,
       Political, Cultural, and Economic History PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL
       FACULTY MEMBERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS M.E. Sharpe, a New
       York-based academic and reference publisher, and East River
       Books, a reference book producer, are seeking contributing
       scholars for a  ...
    Contact: postwaramerica@...
    Announcement ID: 132745
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132745
Title: Writer sought for book on the Renaissance
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description:  A specialist in the study of the Renaissance is
       sought to write a 170,000-word book on the subject geared
       toward students in high school and college. The audience also
       will include scholars, teachers, librarians, and general
       readers, so the book needs to be authoritative as well as
       accessible to a  ...
    Announcement ID: 132746
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132746

Title: call for work on social capital in Central and Eastern
       Europe
    Deadline: 2003-03-20
    Description:  CALL FOR papers, reports, and project outlines ON
       SOCIAL CAPITAL in EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUOROPE- an opportunity
       for dissemination The Centre For Policy Studies, CEU, Budapest
       is preparing an annotated bibliography and review of all works
       (both academic and practitioners, that is, academic analysis
       ...
    Contact: dimitrina.mihaylova@...
    URL: www.ceu.hu/cps/
    Announcement ID: 132727
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132727
Title: FIRST CALL FOR PAPERSConceptualising Social Networks and
       Migration: Empirical Contributions and Theoretical
       Challenges26-27 May, 2003MIGRINTER, UNIVERSITY OF POITIERS,
       FRANCE
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description:  This workshop invites theoretical contributions and
       empirical research that have grounded network analysis in the
       study of social relations but remain conscious of the
       shortcomings of structural-functionalism and poststructuralism.
       We invite studies that analyse and describe predominantly
       qualitati ...
    Contact: dimitrina.mihaylova@...
    URL: www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/migrinter/
    Announcement ID: 132728
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132728

    Title: CFP: The Cultural Politics of Multi-Culturalism
    Date: 2003-04-11
    Description:  The Rothermere American Institute invites paper
       submissions for a one-day conference on The Cultural Politics
       of Multiculturalism to be held in Oxford on Saturday 15
       November 2003. Historians, political scientists, sociologists,
       and cultural and literary specialists of the United States are
       all wel ...
    Contact: cheryl.hudson@...
    URL: www.rai.ox.ac.uk
    Announcement ID: 132732
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132732

Subject: EURESCO Conference on Socio-Economic Research and GIS

-----Original Message-----
From: Rachid Adghoughi [mailto:radghoughi@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: EURESCO Conference on Socio-Economic Research
and GIS, Spa, Belgium, 9-14 May 2003



EURESCO Conference on Socio-Economic Research and GIS, Spa, Belgium,
9-14 May 2003, chaired by M. Löytönen (Helsinki, FIN), deadline for
applications 28 February 2003



Dear Sir, Madam,



We would like to draw your attention to this forthcoming event
announced on the EURESCO web site, on the page:
http://www.esf.org/euresco/03/sc03111



Thank you in advance for forwarding this announcement to any other
interested scientists you may know. We hope you will apply to attend
this conference.


with my best
regards,

Rachid Adghoughi

Mr. Rachid Adghoughi
Conference Organiser
European Research Conferences (EURESCO)


European Science Foundation
1, quai Lezay-Marnésia
F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex

Tel: (33) 388 767 135
Fax: (33) 388 366 987
http://www.esf.org/euresco



Socio-Economic Research and Geographic Information Systems

A EuroConference on Geographic Information for Health and Environment



Supported by the European Commission, Research DG, Human Potential
Programme, High-Level Scientific Conferences

(Contract No: HPCF-CT- 2000-00165)



Spa, Belgium, 9 – 14 May 2003



Chair: Markku K. Löytönen (FIN, University of Helsinki, FIN)

Vice-Chair: Maria A. Fonseca (P, Instituto Geográfico Portugûes,
Lisboa, P)



Speakers will include

Graham Bentham (U. of East Anglia, Norwich, UK)

Massimo Craglia (U. of Sheffield, UK)

Maria Alexandra Fonseca (Instituto Geográfico Portugûes, Lisboa, P)

Frauke Kraas (University of Köln, D)

Markku Löytönen (University of Helsinki, FIN)

Ian Masser (European Umbrella Organisation for Geographical
Information, NL)

Bettina Menne (WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, I)

Theresa-Marie Rhyne (North Carolina State University, US)

Oral presentations will also be selected from abstracts submitted by
young researchers.

No poster sessions are planned.

Scope of the conference

The conference will focus on environment and health with special
emphasis on the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The term
environment refers to the both the natural environment and the human-
made environment including socio-economic aspects.

We welcome papers dealing with various aspects of health and
environment that:

* address theoretical and methodological questions of how to develop
GIS

* are based on the use of GIS in research

* are based on the use of GIS in planning

We are also looking forward to new and innovative uses of GIS as
regards health and environment. The geographical scale addressed can
vary from the local to the global.

The conference is open to researchers world-wide, whether from
industry or academia. Participation will be limited to 100. The
emphasis will be on discussion about new developments. The conference
fee covers registration, full board and lodging. Grants will be
available, in particular for nationals under 35 from EU or Associated
States.

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2003

Scientific Programme and on-line Application at:
http://www.esf.org/euresco/03/sc03111

For printed copies, contact: Dr. J. Hendekovic, European Science
Foundation,

EURESCO Unit, 1 quai Lezay-Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France

Tel.+33 388 76 71 35 Fax.+33 388 36 69 87 Email: euresco@...




2.
Subject: Mellon Junior Post-Doctoral Fellowships

  H-TURK <turk@...> wrote:

Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:48:09 -0500
From: H-TURK
Subject: H-TURK: Mellon Junior Post-Doctoral Fellowships [Kenneth
Cuno]
To: H-TURK@...


Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:31:11 -0600
From: Kenneth Cuno

Mellon Junior Post-Doctoral Fellowships

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of the University of
Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign invites applications for two-year Mellon
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships in the Humanities, to begin Fall semester, 2003. The
areas of
interest are anthropology, English, history, and the literature
fields. The College is particularly interested in proposals that
connect
the interests of substantial numbers of faculty, including, but
not limited
to: interpretive methods of the various humanities disciplines;
various
multi-disciplinary subgroups concerned with rethinking and
reinvigorating
period studies; histories and cultures of selected world regions;
and
humanistic scholarship on cultural values and collective life in
a world of
high mobility, deepening interconnections, and rapid
technological and
social change.

Fellows will conduct their own research and scholarship and will
teach one
course during the first year and two during the second year in an
appropriate home department; teaching will be in areas of focal
interest to
the post-doctoral fellows within the context of the broad themes
to which
we are giving campus-wide focus.

Applicants should have received the Ph.D. no earlier than 1998
and
requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed by the application
deadline of
March 15, 2003.

Applications should include a letter of application, a curriculum
vitae, a
writing sample in English of no more than 25 pages, and a course
proposal. Please arrange for three letters of recommendation to
be sent as
well.

All material should be sent to the following address, and be
post-marked no
later than March 15, 2003:

Mellon Junior Post-Doctoral Fellowships
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Attn: Joellyn Pedro
294 Lincoln Hall
University of Illinois
702 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action / Equal
Opportunity
Employer.


Kenneth M. Cuno
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3.
• What's New at GDN?
• GDNet News and Highlights
• Regional News
• Opportunities Highlights!



What's New at GDN?

• GDN's Fourth Annual Global Development Conference

The Fourth Annual Global Development Conference hosted by the
Government
of Egypt, was held at the Conrad Hotel on January 19-21, 2003 The
Fourth
Annual Global Development Conference hosted by the Government of
Egypt,
was held at the Conrad Hotel on January 19-21, 2003. The conference,
took
as its theme "Globalization and Equity." The debate surrounding
globalization and its impact on equity continues to occupy the
attention
of the public, academia, and political leaders around the world. Does
globalization benefit some countries at the expense of others? Do some
members of society suffer as imports undercut their business while
others
thrive with the advent of new export markets? Are the less
well-educated
being systematically left behind as the new information technology
spreads
around the world? Are societies being "homogenized"? These questions
were
addressed in this conference in several ways. A natural starting
point
was
to ask researchers from around the world to document the experience of
their own regions. Seven regional sessions, spanning the entire
developing
and transitional world, presented and debated the evidence. Each
session
was comprised of two papers: one prepared by an economist and one by a
member of another social science discipline. Three other sessions,
organized by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the
United Nations Development Programme complemented the regional
sessions
by
providing a global perspective.
The regional approach was also supplemented by a topic-focused
approach.
Ten sessions dealt with topics ranging from poverty and inequality to
technology and education, each linked directly to the overarching
theme
of
"Globalization and Equity." In addition, the keynote address,
delivered
by
Professor Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the
University of Chicago, focused on "Globalization and the State." These
contributions from the research community, no matter how substantial,
do
not tell the whole story: We also heard from the policymakers. This
year's
conference makes an effort to elicit their views. A special panel,
chaired
by Dr. Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN,
discussed the "Challenges of Globalization and Equity" facing the
major
regions of the developing world. Members of the panel included: H.E.
Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico, representing Latin
America;
H.E. Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania, representing Africa; and
H.E. Gamal Mubarak, Head, Policy Secretariat of the National
Democratic
Party, Egypt, representing the Middle East. As on previous occasions,
the conference also heard from the host country. The Government of
Egypt,
the official host of the conference, has supported the event in
numerous ways– financially, technologically, and logistically. It has
also
provided intellectual content. H.E. Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of
Egypt,
formally opened the conference with the topic "Competitiveness of the
Egyptian Economy in the 21st Century." Conference attendees also had
the
distinct pleasure and honor of being formally welcomed by H.E.
Suzanne
Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt. Mrs. Mubarak graciously addressed the
conference on the topic of "Globalization, Gender, and Development."
The
rich agenda provided by this conference has, hopefully, moved us one
step closer to a better understanding of "Globalization and Equity."
While
this conference is certainly not the final word on this most complex
and demanding topic, the proceedings will be brought together in a
conference volume that, we hope, will provide a firm foundation for
future
investigation. More >>
http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/events_gdn4thAnnual.htm

[Back to Top]

• GDN's Relocation Announcement
The Governing Body has carefully considered the relocation of the GDN
Secretariat to one of the 5 short-listed cities. They found that all 5
cities could effectively host the GDN Secretariat. The two most
preferred
cities were New Delhi and Cairo, in that order. The GDN Secretariat
was
instructed to begin formal negotiations with the Government of India
on
relocating to New Delhi.

• 2002 Award and Medal Winners Announced-
GDN has chosen the 2003 Awards and Medals Winners. The winners have
been
selected at GDN's Fourth Annual Conference in Cairo, Egypt, 2003.
More
>>
http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/2002_award.medal_winners.html

• Understanding Reform Country Study Winners Announced

A list of countries, research institutes and project leaders selected
for
the Understanding Reform Country Studies Project is now
available.More
>>
http://www.gdnet.org/subpages/projects_ur_countrystudies_winners.html

The general objective of the research project is to increase the body
of
knowledge for the design and implementation of future reform efforts,
including lessons learned and good practices. The specific objectives
of the research project are:
• To analyze the causes and timing of reform programs, including both
external and internal factors.
• To provide analysis and evidence of reasons for the success and
failure
of reform efforts around the globe for countries with different
initial
conditions and different external environments and influences.
• To provide analysis and evidence of the role of agents in the
design,
implementation, and outcomes of reform programs, as well as methods
used
to bring agents explicitly into the process in a constructive manner.
• To provide strong evidence of the importance of the interaction of
various forces—such as culture, society, economics, politics, and
law—for
the design, implementation, and outcome of reform programs.
• To assess the social costs and benefits of reform processes.
• To assess the role of the state in reducing the costs of and
increasing
the benefits to poorer income classes, income minority and other
disadvantaged groups.
• To increase the domestic capacity to undertake research related to
major
economic and political reform in developing and transition countries.


GDNet News and Highlights

• New online service for the Middle East and North Africa

The MENA window is a pioneering initiative to create the leading
website
for social science research in the Middle East and North Africa . Run
by
the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
(ERF)
in Cairo in partnership with GDN, it brings together researchers,
organizations and their research and features all the latest research
jobs, funding opportunities, calls for papers and conferences in the
region. Visit now: http://www.gdnet.org /mena/


• GDN researcher profiles for selected finalists in the GDN research
awards

Whether tracking down a colleague you met at the GDN conference,
looking
for an expert to peer-review your work or finding a partner on the
other
side of the world, GDN's extensive Knowledge Base of researcher
profiles
can help.

Santiago Cueto
Research director at GRADE, Peru. Research interests include: Early
Child
Development Education Reform and Management. Winner of the GDN
research
medal for education, knowledge and technology.

Martin Gonzalez-Eiras
Assistant Professor at Universidad de San Andres, Argentina Research
interests include macroeconomics, international finance and political
economy. Winner of the GDN research medal for financial markets.

Amit Biswas
Senior research fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Calcutta
(CSSSC), India. Research interests include development economics ,
international trade and finance. Finalist in GDN research medal for
trade
and foreign direct investment.

Jorge Garza-Rodriguez
Professor of Economics at University of Monterrey, Mexico Recent
research
is about poverty measures and the determinants of poverty in Mexico.
Finalist in GDN research medal for growth, inequality and poverty.

To see these researcher profiles and more, visit
http://www.gdnet.org/community/researchers.html . To create your own
researcher profile, see http://www.gdnet.org/community/join.html


• Research highlights

GDN highlights the latest work from research centers in low and middle
income countries. All research featured is available free online and
is
accompanied by clear conclusion based summaries - saving you time on
the
internet.

Corporate bankruptcy system and economic crisis in Korea
Targeting the survivors: how to get from bust to bust to bust to boom
in
Korea ?
by Youngjae Lim for Korea Development Institute (KDI) , 2002


The post-9/11 security agenda and peacekeeping in Africa
Issues and dilemmas in tackling the root causes of terror in Africa
by M.Malan for Institute for Security Studies (ISS),South Africa,
2002


Trade liberalization and industrial productivity: an assessment of
developing country experiences. What does the empirical evidence say
about
the impact of liberalizing trade on productivity?
by Deb Kusum Das for ICRIER, India, 2002


East Africa's industrial development in the context of globalization
Why has industrial performance been so poor in East Africa?
by Samuel Wangwe and D. Rweyemamu for Economic and Social Research
Foundation (ESRF), Tanzania , 2002


For read these papers and to search our extensive Knowledge Base
visit
http://www.gdnet.org/community/publications.html



Regional News

Africa

• Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) Visiting Research
Fellowships
Fellowships for social science researchers to build local research and
analytical capacity, conduct systematic research and analyse data
-University of Cape Town, South Africa. Deadline - ongoing. More >>
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/cssr/darujobs.html

• African Studies Visiting Research Fellowships Scheme, University of
Cambridge, UK Fellowships for October 2004 will be centered on the
theme
of resource rights, gender and development.Deadline - October 2003
More
>>
http://www.african.cam.ac.uk/applicationpackage/applicationpackage.htm
l

• FSP Special competition
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs This competition is an integral
part
of
the ongoing AERC thematic research modality, funded by a consortium
of
16
donors (see www.aercafrica.org for complete listing). The competition
for the year 2002 has received special contribution from the
Government
of
France as part of its Priority Solidarity Fund implemented by the
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. This competition is open to teams of researchers
based
in Sub-Sahara Africa. Ideally teams should comprise senior scholar(s)
one
of whom serving as the team leader; seconded by junior colleagues
and/or doctorate students. The research agenda has been stratified
into four
research clusters as follows (See www.aercafrica.org for detailed
description): poverty, income distribution, and labor market
issues; trade, regional integration, and sectoral policies;
macroeconomic
policies, stabilization, and growth; and finance, resource
mobilization
and investment. Projects to be funded under this competition will be
selected during the AERC bi-annual research workshops of May/June and
November/December of each year. Selected projects will be presented as
proposal, interim or final reports at biannual workshops over a
period
of
18 to 24 months. Then successful final reports are refereed before
publication. More >> http://www.aercafrica.org/announcements/adc.asp

Asia

South Asian Network of Economic Research Institutes

• SANEI Fellowship
The SANEI fellowship has been awarded to Mr. Bhim Adhikari, Ph.d
student
in Environmental Economics, University of York, UK, for field work in
South Asia for a year for his research project on: Property Rights and
Natural Resources:Socio-Economic Inequality and Distributional
Implications of Community Based Resource Management in Nepal.

• Global Research Project
The second phase of the Global Research Project (GRP) is nearing
completion. In this phase, country studies on the growth experiences
of
the five South Asian countries have been prepared. Researchers from
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been engaged in
the
preparation of these studies. Workshops were held in the Steering
Committee Institutes of the respective countries in the months of
July-August, 2002, to present the papers. The final papers were
presented
at a workshop, organized by SANEI, on August 27, 2002 at Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The final versions of the papers will be compiled in a
volume
to be published under the aegis of SANEI. Prof. Kirit S. Parikh,
Emeritus
Professor (former Director & Vice- Chancellor), Indira Gandhi
Institute
of
Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India, will edit the volume.

• IMF Visiting Scholarship Programme
GDN has selected two South Asian research scholars for the Programme.
Dr.
Ila Patnaik, Sr. Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations (ICRIER), India and Dr. Nephil Matangi Maskay,
Research
Associate, Institute for Policy Research and Development, Nepal have
been
selected from South Asia for the IMF Visiting Scholarship Programme.
The selection was based on an open competition managed jointly by the
research networks, the GDN Secretariat and the IMF. The programme
allows the scholars to visit the IMF for a period of five weeks to
work
on
a specified area of research.

• Asian Development Outlook 2002

This 14th edition of the Asian Development Outlook provides a
comprehensive analysis of 41 economies in Asia and the Pacific, based
on
the Asian Development Bank's in-depth knowledge of the region. For the
first time, the Outlook includes a section on Afghanistan. It also
provides a broad diagnosis of macroeconomic conditions and growth
rospects
as they relate to progress in poverty reduction in the economies of
the
region. More >>
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2002/default.asp

• Cambodia Development Resource Institute Research Director Vacancy

The Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), Cambodia's leading
policy-oriented research institute is seeking a Research Director.
Established in 1990, the CDRI is a multi-disciplinary and autonomous
organization funded through grants and by international agencies, as
well
as through self-generated income. The research programme, initiated in
1995 currently encompasses research in a number of key sectors of
Cambodian reform and development including macroeconomic policy, land
and
food security, natural resource management, agricultural
competitiveness,
human resource development and employment, and governance and peace
building. Three recently initiated long-term research programmes:
Building
Capacity for Poverty Monitoring and Analysis, Natural Resources
Management, and Research in Support of Decentralisation, position the
CDRI
to make a strategic contribution to inform policy in these sectors.
CDRI
research findings are widely disseminated through a variety of
publications and through national and international seminars and
conferences. In addition, the research programme contributes to
strengthening research capability in Cambodia and in partner
Institutes
in
the region. The CDRI research programme conducts joint research
activities
with Institutes in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Sweden. The Research
Director's position offers an exciting opportunity to lead,
coordinate
and
manage CDRI's research programmes. S/he will have a commitment to
quality research and ensure the integrity and relevance of research
projects
to policy needs in the context of Cambodia's socio-economic
development. The Research Director will provide strategic direction
and support to
a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team of researchers, ensuring
effective coordination and optimising the synergies between research
projects. S/he will promote a collegial working environment,
conducive to
scholarship, creativity and productivity. In addition the Research
Director will formulate research proposals and assist in fund-
raising. S/he
will assume responsibility for the delivery of research outputs and
ensure the effective dissemination of research findings and analysis;
and
for actively engaging Cambodian policy makers, the aid community, and
civil society organisations in policy discussions centering around
areas
of CDRI's research. The research Director will be committed to
strengthening research capability within CDRI and in selected partner
institutions. S/he will develop relationships in support of research
objectives,
and facilitate national, regional, and international cooperation
between research institutes with mutual interests.
Preferred Qualifications:

- PhD Development Economics or related field, with track record of
applied
and policy-oriented, socio- economic research in the region;
- Strong organisational planning skills and demonstrated management
ability;
- Extensive experience in working with and motivating
multi-disciplinary,
multi-cultural research teams;
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring and commitment to the
professional
development of researchers;
- A scholar with established reputation supported by publications;
- Minimum 10 years experience of multi-disciplinary research;
- Strong communications skills and experience in the development of
strategic partnerships;
- A proven track record of resource mobilisation
- A sound analytical grasp of development issues affecting the region;
- Excellent English writing and oral skills; Khmer and French an
asset;

Competitive salary and benefits. The appointment is for a three year
period. The candidate should be prepared to start as soon as possible.
Application letter, detailed CV, two publications, and names, post and
e-mail addresses with telephone, and fax numbers of three professional
referees must be received by the Director, CDRI, P.O. Box 622, #56
Street
315, Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh Cambodia, FAX (855) 23 -366094 or E-mail:
<Moudda@...> by March 1, 2003. CDRI website:
http://www.cdri.org.kh

• Finance India: The Quarterly Journal for Finance

FINANCE INDIA, published regularly since 1987, is the official
publication
of Indian Institute of Finance. Each issue is of about 450 pages. It
features prominent experts from around the world including Nobel
Laureates. Finance India is ranked at par with top international
journals.FI is ranked 3rd among 79 finance institutions and also
among
148
institutions (of finance, macro economics, labour & general
micro-economics and business datasets) by B&E Datalinks of American
Statistical Association based on ratings for providing financial
information & database. The Journal is a cornucopia of latest
information
and it publishes Research Articles, Abstracts of Doctoral
Dissertations,
An Extensive Bibliography, Book Reviews, Annotated listing of new
books,
Contents of current periodicals of Articles from over 125
International
Journals, Important Statistics on the Economy and Industry, Seminars,
Conference & MDPs, Placements.The primary aim of the journal is to
promote
research by disseminating the results of such research in finance,
accounting and other related areas. The journal provides scholars
with
a
major forum for intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary study of
various
aspects of finance. For more information, please see:
http://www.financeindia.org/fi.htm

GDN-Japan

• GDN-Japan Network Meeting

On December 3, 2002, GDN-Japan took the opportunity of Dr. Lyn Squire,
GDN's Director, to hold their Network Meeting at the JBIC Institute,
Japan
Bank for International Cooperation in Tokyo. In addition to Dr. Lyn
Squire
as a special guest, there were 12 participants from 6
development-related
research institutions of the GDN-Japan network. Also, the officials
of
the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting for the first time.
Issues discussed included GDN-Japan's tasks and expected role in the
GDN
global community. Dr. Lyn Squire, made a presentation about GDN's
current
activities, including its OECD regional networks and provided
comments
on
possibilities of and recommendations to GDN-Japan. While GDN-Japan
members
have been making contributions to GDN by sending resource persons to
Global Research Project (GRP)s, and by holding parallel sessions at
GDN's
annual conference, and at the Cairo Conference, etc., a consensus has
been
reached at the meeting on the importance of the need for GDN-Japan to
make
continuous efforts in order to support GDN in implementing its
activities.

Eastern Europe

•CERGE-EI Regional Research Competitions Awardees Selected

The research projects which will receive funding in the 3rd GDN Global
Research Competition (GRC III) have been posted. Projects will run
during
the 2003 calendar year. Announcements concerning the next Research
Competition will be announced in spring 2003. Details will be posted
on
this website. Proposals submitted in summer 2002 for the 3rd Global
Research Competition (GRC III) have been reviewed and awardees
selected.
More >>
http://www.cerge-ei.cz/gdn/global_research_competition/GRCIII

Details of the next (4th) round of the Global Research Competition
(GRC
IV) will be announced in spring 2003. As with GRC III, a broad range
of
social science researchers (demographers, economists, political
scientists, sociologists and others) will be encouraged to submit
research
proposals. For more information on the Global Research Competition in
the
Eastern European region, please write to
research.competition@....

•CALL FOR PAPERS for Annual Conference of the International Society
for
New Institutional Economics (ISNIE)

The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE),
will
hold its Seventh Annual Conference at the Budapest University of
Economics, from September 11 to 13, 2003. The program committee
invites
you to submit your proposal to present a paper at the conference. The
theme of the conference is "Institutions and Change" and ISNIE is
particularly interested in papers that examine institutional change,
and
the effects of institutions on development, transitions, and growth.
Proposals are due by March 1, 2003. They must be no longer than two
pages,
double spaced. More >>
http://www.isnie.org/ISNIE%20CALL%20FOR%20PAPERS.pdf

Europe

• Getting Research into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) website

The Getting Research into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) website is a
resource produced by, and written for researchers in order to
maximise
the
impact of their research on policy. It is believed that through the
sharing of experiences and ideas from a range of projects and
programmes,
researchers will be able to achieve greater utilisation of their own
research in the development of policies. The site is funded by DFID,
and
managed by JSI UK. If you wish to make comments or suggestions, or
submit
case studies, please visit the site at http://www.grip-resources.org/.

JSI UK is a leading provider of consultancy, programme and project
management, information services and capacity building on a wide
range
of
international health issues. They work with a wide range of clients
including national governments, international development partners,
civil
society organisations and the private sector. More >> info@...;
http://www.jsiuk.com.

North America

GDN-NA


• GDN's North American Hub Goes Live on the Web
The Center for Global Development (Washington, D.C.) announces the
launch
of the North American hub for the Global Development Network. CGD will
coordinate the launch and serve as the Secretariat for the North
American
hub. As it goes live, the GDN-NA website will support the work of
development analysts and practitioners by giving them new ways to
reach
collaborators, key substantive and project-support skills, innovative
research, and current information from North America. Providing
reliable,
low-cost access to these resources will help to create networks, share
knowledge, and influence policy. Features initially available on the
website will include a directory of development professionals
interested
in collaborating in their fields of specialty, as well as updated
listings
for conferences, workshops, briefings, and other development-related
events. Planned future capabilities include subject-specific
libraries
of
working papers, articles, and data available to Network members.For
additional information about resources and memberships, please
contact
the
GDN-NA Secretariat at the Center for Global Development. The North
American hub of the Global Development Network (GDN-NA) provides an
online
directory for development scholars and practitioners around the world
to share information about themselves, as well as to seek out
colleagues
and collaborators. In addition to the Directory's resources,
registered
GDN-NA members will have access to subject-specific libraries of
working papers, journal articles, and data sets. More >>
http://www.gdn-na.org/

• GDN-NA Website to Feature Online Article Database for
Developing-Country
Members
The North American hub of the Global Development Network will shortly
complete arrangements with an online publisher to provide scholars and
practitioners residing in developing countries with free online
access
to
full-text articles from a sizeable database of social-science
journals.
Upon verification of information submitted through the Directory
registration process, the GDN-NA Secretariat will provide
developing-country members with details about how to access and search
this journal database. Those interested in participating should
register
for the GDN-NA Directory. More >> http://www.gdn-na.org/

• World Development Report 2003

Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World Transforming Institutions,
growth, and the Quality of Life

How can productive work and a good quality of life be provided for
both
the 2.5- 3 billion people now living on less than $2 a day, and the 3
billion people likely to be added to the population of developing
countries by 2050, in an environmentally and socially sustainable way?
World Development Report 2003 asks where problems and opportunities
are
likely to arise, why they arise, and how the problems can be solved—in
different settings (on fragile lands, on relatively favored
agricultural
lands, and in urban areas) and at different scales (local, national,
and
global). World Development Report 2003 examines the relationship among
competing policy objectives—reducing poverty, maintaining growth,
improving social cohesion, and protecting the environment—over a
50-year
horizon. The report notes that many good policies have been
identified
but
not adopted or implemented. It traces this problem to distributional
issues and institutional barriers. It then reviews institutional
innovations that might help overcome these barriers. World Development
Report 2003 argues that polarized societies have difficulties
coordinating
actions to eliminate externalities and provide public goods. It
stresses
that ensuring economic growth and improved management of the planet's
ecosystem requires a reduction in poverty and inequality at all
levels.
The Overview and the Main Report are available electronically at
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2003/text-17926/.
Hard copies can be ordered through the World Bank website at:
http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?
item_id=1017492

or through Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-
/0821351508/all/ref=dp_pb_a/002-7113562-3664047.

It can also be ordered by phone, fax, or email (from 9 AM to 5 PM EDT
weekdays) from the following numbers/ email address:
• Phone 1-800-645-7247 or 703-661-1580;
• Fax 703-661-1501;
• e-mail books@....

To order by mail please write to the following address:

The World Bank
P.O. Box 960
Herndon, VA 20172-0960, U.S.A.
When placing an order from the World Bank, the Report costs $26 for
those
ordering from OECD countries and $12 for those from non-OECD
countries.

• CensusCD 2000 Long Form

Anyone who needs demographic, housing, economic or population
information
about the US will want CensusCD 2000 Long Form. It includes such
variables
as income, housing value, employment, education, poverty, ancestry,
commute to work, etc.

For a complete list of variables go to
http://www.uscensus.info/census2000/lf_variables.htm. The data is
available from the Nation down to Tract, Zip code and the Block Group
level. There are 5,500 variables available at the Block Group level,
and
an additional 11,000 are available at the Tract level and above.This
data
set will be the basis for most demographic analysis for the next ten
years. GeoLytics has made it easy to query the data so that you can
run
a
report for just the data you want to see for only the geographies you
specify. This data set is so complete that it is on 4 CD's. The cost
for
CensusCD 2000 Long Form is $895 for the nation or $449 for a single
state.

If interested in time series analysis they recommend the CensusCD
Neighborhood Change Data Base. It has Tract level data from 1970,
1980,
1990, and 2000. This product offers the data in the census-defined
geographies as well as 1970, 1980 and 1990 normalized to 2000
boundaries
for exact comparisons of demographic changes over time. Their Long
Form
version of this product will be out at the end of 2002. The price for
this
product is $1195 for the Short Form version with a $400 upgrade to the
Long Form version (it will be $1,595 in it's final format).

All of their census-based products come with built-in mapping
capabilities. With a few quick keystrokes you can generate full-blown
maps
or tables. You can export the file data into other programs such as
statistical (e.g. SAS, SPSS), database (e.g. Access, Oracle),
spreadsheet
(e.g. Excel, 1-2-3), and mapping (e.g. Arc View, MapInfo)
packages.For a fuller product description or list of variables for our
products. More >> http://www.uscensus.info/census2000.htm

• UCSF Country AIDS Policy Analysis Project

The AIDS Policy Research Center at the University of California San
Francisco received funding from USAID for the Country AIDS Policy
Analysis
Project. The project is creating online, fast-download, continually
updated,multidisciplinary analyses of HIV/AIDS in 12 countries. Three
analyses are now online: More >>
http://ari.ucsf.edu/ARI/policy/publications.htm

These analyses examine the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in tandem with
political economy & sociobehavioral context, impact of AIDS, and
responses
to it - -at household, sectoral, and macro levels. They aim to serve
as
a
policy and planning tool for all key national stakeholders. All
analyses
undergo peer review at UCSF; in addition, two researchers from each
country serve as peer reviewers.

• Globalization of Think Tanks

U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State
Volume 7, Number 3, November 2002

THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY has been published by
the
Office of International Information Programs of the U.S. Department of
State who provides products and services that explain U.S. policies,
society, and values to foreign audiences. The Office publishes five
electronic journals that examine major issues facing the United
States
and
the international community. The journals -- Economic Perspectives,
Global
Issues, Issues of Democracy, U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda, and U.S.
Society
and Values -- provide statements of U.S. policy together with
analysis,
commentary, and background information in their thematic areas. More>>
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/1102/ijpe/pj73toc.htm.


Latin America and Caribbean

LACEA

• Eighth Annual Meeting of LACEA
The Eighth Annual Meeting of LACEA will take place in Puebla, Mexico
on
October 9-11, 2003. We invite you to submit papers for the conference.
Abstracts are due by April 30, 2003. More >>
http://mailweb.udlap.mx/lacea2003/


• New: Latin American Educational Research Fund

With funding from the Global Development Network, the Partnership for
Educational Revitalization in the Americas (PREAL) has established a
competitive program of research on key education policy issues in
Latin
America. The program (known as the Latin American Educational Research
Fund) is aimed at producing high-quality empirical studies and
strengthening local research capacity.The topic for the first annual
competition, launched in January 2002, was "The use and impact of
empirical information in Latin American educational systems". Seven
research grants were awarded on July 2002, with an average of $32,500
per
grant. The results of these studies should be available by the end of
2003. The topic for the Second Annual Competition is "How can equity
be
promoted in pre-school, primary and secondary education in Latin
America?"
The request for proposals was issued in December 2002, and the
deadline
for submitting them is March 17, 2003. The winners will be announced
by
the end of May, 2003.

While only researchers living and working in Latin America may
participate, the program encourages partnerships with more experienced
researchers in other regions of the world. For more details visit
www.preal.org or write to preal-gdn@... or scueto@...

• Choike: A Portal on Southern Civil Societies

Choike is a portal dedicated to improving the visibility of the work
done
by NGOs from the South. It includes a directory of civil society
organization web sites, organized according to their areas of work,
and
a
search engine that allows one to search these sites, specially
selected
for the directory on the basis of their quality and relevance. Choike
disseminates NGO actions and campaigns, and provides in-depth reports
on
key issues. Choike currently has a search engine which enables one to
find
information on NGOs from the South. Choike is a project of the Third
World
Institute, a non-profit organization based in Montevideo, Uruguay. For
more information on Choike, please visit: http://www.choike.org.


Middle East and North Africa

• Call for Essay in Honor of Heba Handoussa
The Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
(ERF)
announces a call for papers for a special volume, entitled "Economic
Policy and Performance in the Middle East and North Africa: Essays in
Honor of Heba Handoussa." More >>
http://www.erf.org.eg/html/Honor%20HH.asp

• Economic Research Forum winner of Knowledge Fair
The Economic Research Forum was honored with the Winner of Best
Exhibition
at the Knowledge Fair held at The 4th Annual Global Development
Conference
in Cairo, Egypt, January 18-21, 2003.


• Graduate and Post Doctoral Fellowships in Gender, Work and Family
The Economic Research Forum (ERF) and The University of Minnesota
(UM)
are
delighted to announce the third round of the six-month graduate and
post-doctoral fellowship at UM, one of the top academic institutions
in
the USA. The ERF-University of Minnesota Fellowship program is
affiliated
with the UM Population Center. Eligible candidates will work with
faculty
members from the University's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,
the
Department of Applied Economics and the Industrial Relations and Human
Resource Center of the Carlson School of Management on research
related
to
gender, work and family in the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF
region). The fellowship is designed to support researchers committed
to
a
multidisciplinary approach to gender, work and family issues whose
research is centered on the analysis of household surveys.
Application
form and instructions can be downloaded from the ERF web site
(www.erf.org.eg). Completed applications for the spring round of the
fellowship should be returned to the ERF-University of Minnesota
Fellowship Secretariat by February 15, 2003 at the latest at the
address
noted below. More >>
http://www.erf.org.eg/html/Melon%20Announcement.asp

Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States

• Regional Think Tank Partnership Program opens third round of grant
competitions Application deadline: April 15, 2003 The Barents Group
division of BearingPoint, Inc. and the IRIS Center announce the third
and
final round of grants competition for the Regional Think Tanks
Partnership
Program. The objective of the program is to enhance and strengthen
capacity of Russian and East/Central European economic think tanks
through
professional collaboration, joint policy studies, and outreach
activities.
Funding for the program is provided by USAID as a part of the Agency's
support to post-communist economic transition, development of civil
society, and capacity building in Russia and Eastern Europe. More >>
http://www.ttpp.info/

• EERC Research Workshop - December 2002
The 13th workshop of the Economics Education and Research Consortium
(EERC), GDN's partner in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
region, was held in Moscow, Russia, during December 17–19, 2002.
Participants were the grantees of the CIS Regional Research
Competition
(RRC) funded through GDN and the Eurasia Foundation. Western and
Russian
experts participated in this event as reviewers and discussants. Many
grant recipients were from Russia's provinces and CIS countries with a
poor record of economic education. For them the Moscow sessions
offered
a
unique learning experience: The grantees polished their skills in
presenting research and received valuable feedback from experts. The
workshop demonstrated full compatibility with the goals and spirit of
GDN—to build research capacity and provide opportunities to
disadvantaged
researchers. The full-text versions of all the papers are available
on-line only for the workshop participants. At this round of the
competition, EERC has received 119 new research proposals, involving
193
participants from 10 CIS Countries, from 57 cities and 90
institutions.
After the final round of the review process, 30 projects were
identified
for presentation at the workshop. More >>
http://www.eerc.ru/activ/workshops/default.asp?IDworkshop=13


• Transition - The First Ten Years: Analysis and Lessons for Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union Transition- The First Ten Years ,
published almost exactly ten years after the dissolution of the Soviet
Union in December 1991, draws on the World Bank's operational
experience
and the extensive literature on transition to help address these
questions. This report looks at the policy and institutional
conditions
that encourage the growth of new firms in transition economies while
imposing financial discipline on the old firms inherited from the
socialist past, without granting special favors to either. While
emphasising the importance of market - oriented policy reforms, the
report
also examines political strategies to push the reform process forward
in
different transition countries. More >>
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/eca/eca.nsf/General/D902E8CAF401B76E85256
B410081DF03?OpenDocument



Opportunities Highlights

• Call for Proposals to Promote Civic Engagement in Global Governance

Summary: The `Global Civil Society' Portfolio of the Ford Foundation
has
set aside $US1 million to promote civic engagement in global
governance
and to encourage global civil society actors to address the democracy
deficits apparent within global governance. With this call for
proposals
the Ford Foundation is seeking civil society organizations that have a
strategic plan to strengthen or promote accountability mechanisms
between
global governors and global citizens. We also seek effective
mechanisms
for a broad swath of citizen voices to be heard within global public
policy deliberations.By way of example, proposals could address the
following: the need for a public record of security council agendas
and
deliberations; a reconstitution of voting shares at the IMF and World
Bank; and end to green room deliberations at the WTO; an end to
negotiating authority that truncates the role of representational
branches
of government; parliamentarians with voice and vote in international
negotiations; elected national representatives operating within our
global
institutions; transparency campaigns; campaigns oriented toward
strengthening global courts or holding global institutions
accountable
to
national law; judicial enforcement of international law in national
courts; advocacy for accountability mechanisms, etc. Projects that
focus
on deepening connections to the benefit of citizens between national
and
international governance mechanisms are encouraged. These issues are
offered by way of example only. Applicants are encouraged to think
creatively.Proposals can come from any issue-based (health, security,
human rights, etc.) process but must move beyond the impact on the
issue
to address the governance process that might be improved. Proposals
are
welcome oriented toward any global institution, but will be judged in
relation to possible demonstration affects. In other words, if the
institution one seeks to change does not have considerable political
or
economic authority, the onus would be on the campaigners to argue the
importance of the particular institution relative to other global
governance institutions.

How to Apply

The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2003. Proposals should be no
more
than ten double spaced pages and should include a 150 – 200 word
summary.
Longer proposals will not be reviewed. Proposals can be sent to the
attention of Lisa Jordan, Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New
York,
New York, 10017. Please include the code CFP at the top of the cover
letter and cover page of the proposal. Electronic versions can be
sent
to
jordan@... with the code CFP in the subject line. Decisions
will
be made by June 1, 2003 by a committee familiar with global governance
issues. Applicants should expect to hear from the Foundation by June
15th.

• Conference on Dialogue Among Civilisations

A world conference has been organized in Warsaw, April 23-26, 2003.
The
conference, sponsored by UNESCO, will be held under the heading:
"Dialogue
Between Civilisations - The Key to a Safe Future". The conference will
discuss how dialogue among Civilisations and cultures could be
promoted
and carried out, and which infrastructure for such a dialogue should
be
created for granting peaceful and fruitful co-operation of all
nations.
The conference intends to to analyze the cultural dialogue in various
aspects: economic, political, social, cultural, philosophical, and
religious. The representatives of all major contemporary
Civilisations
are
invited, as well as of various international organizations. The
conference
is essentially of a scholarly nature, although professionals in
various
fields crucial to dialogue (like education, information, and
politics)
are
also invited. Some 600 participants are expected. The Conference will
be
held under the national patronage of H.E. Leszek Miller, Prime
Minister
of
the Polish Republic. The Conference will be accompanied by various
cultural events. And at the very end of the Conference an
inauguration
of
the International Academy of Dialogue among Cultures and Civilisations
will be held. The organizers invite other national and international
bodies to join our initiative and
co-operate in this intellectual endeavor and in practical efforts to
promote such a cultural dialogue.

For more information:
"Dialogue among Civilisations – the Key to a Safe Future"
POLAND, 00-491 Warsaw, 6 M. Konopnickiej St.
Phone: + (48) 601 29 81 39, +(48 22) 339 06 21, facs: +(48 22) 339 06
29
e-mail: prap@...

• Get a Masters Degree in Economics with a Development Difference!
The Department of Economics of American University has long offered a
Master's Degree that is of particular use to students who wish to
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• Training in mathematical economics and econometrics
• The opportunity to earn credit while working as an intern in the
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-----------------------------------
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and
regional development. Launched in 1999 by the World Bank, GDN became
independent in 2001. GDN is global in that it supports
multi-disciplinary
research in the social sciences, and produces policy-relevant
knowledge
on a global scale. GDN is a network that facilitates knowledge
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4.
Subject: CfA: Workshop on Immigration and HR for SEE, 1.9.03-8.9.03,
Athens

Workshop on Immigration and HR for SEE
01.09.03-08.09.03
"Immigration"
4th Annual Olympia Human Rights Programme addressing to young
students and human rights activitsts from South-Eastern Europe in
Greece organised by Human Rights Defence Centre
Themes: human rights protection in Greece and the wider region...
contact: Human Rights Defence Centre, Lempessi Street 3 -
Makrygianni, GR-11742 Athinai,
phone +30-10-9210977, fax +30-10-9246056, kepad@...

5.
Merhaba Sevgili Abonemiz,
"Tarihe 1000 Canlı Tanık" Başladı
Bültenimizin Ocak sayısında bildirdiğimiz proje, 16 Şubat 2003 Pazar
günü Milliyet Gazetesi'nde iki tam sayfa olarak başladı. Bildiğiniz
gibi, toplumun farklı kesimlerinden 70 yaş üstü 1000 kişinin anı ve
tanıklıklarının, sesli ve görsel kaydının yer alacağı projenin
adı, "Tarihe 1000 Canlı Tanık".
Haberler Bülteni'ni ve diğer duyuru kanallarımızı takip edenler, bu
projenin aslında geçtiğimiz yıla ait bir proje olduğunu biliyor.
Ancak –hepinizin malumu olan- maddi olanaksızlıklar nedeniyle 2003
yılına ertelenen bu proje, tarih ve kültür mirasımızın bugüne kadar
aydınlanmamış ya da eksik aktarılmış konularına ışık tutarken, 20.
Yüzyıl tarihinin insan yaşamları ve yaşantılarıyla birlikte
değerlendirilmesine olanak sağlayacak.
Proje kapsamında son 70-80 yıllık dönemde yaşanmış olaylara ilişkin
tanıklıkların, farklı kesimlerin nasıl yaşadığına dair gündelik yaşam
bilgilerinin yanı sıra, bu olaylardan insanların nasıl etkilendiği,
neler hissettiği, nasıl değerlendirdiği derlenmiş olacak. Geçmişe
dair bu değerli anılar, özellikle gençlerin bireysel ve ulusal
kimliklerinin gelişimine katkı sağlarken soğuk, sıkıcı ve uzak
bulduğumuz tarihin, güncel, yaşamsal ve duygusal boyutunu gündeme
getirecek.
Projenin, 16 Şubat'ta yayınlanan ilk tanığı içimizden biri, Cahide
Eren'di. 1917 Burhaniye doğumlu Cahide Hanım, istasyon şefinin karısı
olarak dolaştığı şehirlerden, ikinci dünya savaşı yılları
yokluklarından, İzmir'den, Balıkesir'den, İstanbul'dan getirdiği 85
yıllık yaşamöyküsünü paylaştı bizimle.
Geçmişe dair tarihsel bilgilerimizi zenginleştirecek olan bu değerli
anıları, Milliyet Gazetesi ile birlikte her hafta sizlerle
paylaşacağız. Her hafta bir tanık, bir tanıklık kaydedeceğiz.
Görüşme Yapılacak Kişi Önerileriniz Varsa…
Proje kapsamında, toplumun her kesiminden, mümkün olduğunca fazla
sayıda, geçmişi hatırlamakta güçlük çekmeyen 70 yaş üstü kişinin
bilgisine ulaşmayı önemsiyoruz.
Kendi çevrenizde görüşme yapılmasını önerebileceğiniz kişiler varsa,
adı, soyadı, doğum tarihi, yeri, mesleği, adresi, telefonu, size
yakınlığı, önerme nedeniniz gibi bilgileri bizimle paylaşarak projeye
katkı sağlayabilirsiniz.
Bu önerilerin hepsi bir bilgi havuzunda toplanacak ve projenin
amaçları doğrultusunda bu havuzdan seçilecek 1000 kişi ile beş yıllık
bir zaman dilimi içinde görüşme yapılacaktır.
İletişim
Ceren Lordoğlu clordoglu@...
Filiz Öğretmen fogretmen@...
Tel: (212) 227 3733 / 109-113
Faks: (212) 227 3732
* * *
Nişantaşı'nda Osmanlıca
Bildiğiniz gibi 4 yıldır sürdürdüğümüz Osmanlıca Seminerleri 22
Şubat'da Ankara'da yeni dönemine başladı. 4 Mart'da İzmir'de
başlayacak olan seminerlerimize yoğun istek üzerine Mart ayında
Nişantaşı'nda yeni bir sınıf açarak devam edeceğiz. İlginize teşekkür
ederiz.
İstanbul, İzmir ve Ankara'daki Osmanlıca seminerleriyle ilgili
ayrıntılı bilgi için :
İnanç Mısırlıoğlu (0212) 2332161 / 22 imisirli@...
* * *
Tarihçinin Mutfağı
Tarih Vakfı tarafından her ayın üçüncü perşembe günü düzenlenen ve
kitaplarını, makalelerini okuduğumuz tarihçilerin mutfaklarını kendi
ağızlarından dinleme olanağı bulduğumuz "Tarihçinin Mutfağı" söyleşi
dizilerimizin Şubat ayı konuğu, Murat Belge olacaktır.
Aşağıda toplantı yeri, tarih, saat detaylarını ve Murat Belge'nin
kısa özgeçmişini bulacağınız toplantımıza gerekli desteği ve ilgiyi
göstereceğinizi umuyor, bekliyoruz.
İnanç Mısırlıoğlu
imisirli@...
Tarih: 20 Şubat 2003 / Perşembe - 18:30
Yer : Tarih Vakfı - Bilgi Belge Merkezi Zindankapı Değirmen sok. No:
15 Eminönü (İstanbul Ticaret Odası Yanı)
Ayrıntılı Bilgi İçin: Tel : (212) 513 52 35 - (212) 233 21 61 /
Dahili: 22

Murat Belge
1943'te Ankara'da doğdu. İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi
İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü'nü bitirdi (1966). 1980'de doçent
oldu. 1982'de YÖK'ün oluşturulmasından sonra üniversiteden istifa
etti. Halkın Dostları dergisinin (1970) ve Birikim dergisinin (1975)
kurucuları arasında yer aldı. Demokrat ve Cumhuriyet gazetelerinde
yazdı. Yeni Gündem dergisinin ve İletişim Yayınları'nın Genel Yayın
Yönetmenliği'ni üstlendi (1984). Helsinki Yurttaşlar Derneği´nin
uluslararası başkanlığını da yapan Belge halen Bilgi Üniversitesi Fen
Edebiyat Fakültesi´nde Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Bölümünde öğretim
üyesidir.
Yazdığı Eserler : 12 Yıl Önce 12 Eylül , Başka Kentler, Başka
Denizler , Edebiyat Üstüne Yazılar , Marksist Estetik , Sosyalizm,
Türkiye ve Gelecek , Tarih Boyunca Yemek Kültürü , Tarihten
Güncelliğe , Türkiye Dünyanın Neresinde? , Türkler ve Kürtler:
Nereden Nereye? , Yaklaştıkça Uzaklaşıyor mu? Avrupa Birliği ve
Türkiye , İstanbul Gezi Rehberi (Tarih Vakfı, Yurt Yayınları)
Çevirdiği Eserler : 1844 El Yazmaları , Ağustos Işığı , Ayı , Bir
Zamanlar Europa`da , Döşeğimde Ölürken , Dublinliler , Dünya Vatan ,
Feodal Toplumdan Yirminci Yüzyıla , Hegel Üstüne , Lenin ve Felsefe ,
Leylak ve Bayrak , Sanat ve Edebiyat Üzerine , Sanatçının Bir Genç
Adam Olarak Portresi , Yurtsuzların Ülkesi
Derlediği Eserler : John Lewis´ e Cevap


6.
Le Monde diplomatique

    -----------------------------------------------------


                           February 2003

                           In this issue:
      ... the coming war: what Iraqis think; the US propaganda
    war; what does Blair want? US garrisons in Central Asia plus
      why North Korea wants to go nuclear; Israeli threats of
    'transfer'; make or break year for Latin America's left John
               Berger asks where are we now? And more


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Before the war

By IGNACIO RAMONET

                                         Translated by Ed Emery

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/02/01war>


COUNTDOWN TO WAR

Iraq: the propaganda war *

By ERIC ROULEAU

      Twelve years after the Gulf war, the second president in
      the Bush family is trying to persuade and bully both his
      own nation and the rest of the world into supporting him
      in a new war against Iraq. This time, though, everybody
      everywhere is sceptical about the half-truths, lies and
      rumours.

                                     Translated by Linda Butler



US-Iraq weapons sales: the dossier *

By ERIC ROULEAU

                                     Translated by Linda Butler



Tony Blair, issue by issue

By TOM BENTLEY

      The prime minister of Britain is more respected in the
      United States than in either the country that elected him
      or the European Union of which that country is a member.
      What influence can he have on war in Iraq?

                                       Original text in English

        <http://MondeDiplo.com/2003/02/04blair>


Central Asia: America's rear base *

By VICKEN CHETERIAN

      United States-led troops are being stationed from Armenia
      to Kazakhstan, and US military advisers, trainers and
      specialists are moving into former states of the USSR, in
      pursuit of terrorists - and the control of oil and gas.

                                       Original text in English



Djibouti: a new army behind the wire *

By PHILIPPE LEYMARIE

      THE United States army is back in the Horn of Africa, 10
      years after its disastrous incursion in Somalia (1). This
      time it is there to fight terrorism. More than 1,000
      soldiers are stationed in Djibouti, once the French
      Somali Coast protectorate, at Camp Lemonier, originally
      occupied by the French Foreign Legion. The base has grown
      steadily since they arrived last September.

                                    Translated by Harry Forster



Kosovo undefused *

By JEAN-ARNAULT DÉRENS

      Kosovo has been a UN protectorate for almost four years.
      The situation there is unresolved. The economy is in a
      mess, Serbs have been overruled and ejected, and the
      Kosovans are fighting among themselves.

                                   Translated by Barbara Wilson



BUSH TEAM TURNED A SOLUBLE PROBLEM INTO A CRISIS

North Korea's nuclear winter *

By BRUCE CUMINGS

      President George Bush wants to topple the North Korean
      regime, and has total disregard for South Korea's
      attempts at reconciliation. He is risking the safety of
      both Koreas, and causing alarm in China and Japan.

                                       Original text in English



THREATS OF ENFORCED MASS EXPULSION

Israel: a new Palestinian diaspora *

by AMIRA HASS

      The repugnant idea of the 'transfer' of the Palestinians
      - meaning their total expulsion - now appeals to many
      Israelis. The Israeli army and some settlers are already
      organising 'mini-transfers' in the West Bank, and any
      serious new threat to Israel (for example, missile
      attacks from Iraq at war) could precipitate the brutally
      enforced expulsion of millions.

                                    Translated by Luke Sandford



APATHY IS THE SECRET OF PUTIN'S SUCCESS

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By CARINE CLÉMENT

      Vladimir Putin has presided over the introduction of a
      labour code that reduced rights for employees, over the
      collapse of social security and pensions, and over the
      widening gap between rich and poor. He has put his own
      men in key economic, political and media positions. But
      he is still supported by four out of five Russians. There
      is no credible alternative.

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                                     Translated by Barry Smerin



CAN THE NEW LEADERS LEAVE NEOLIBEALISM BEHIND?

Latin America: critical year for the left

By EMIR SADER

      The victories of Lula da Silva in Brazil and Lucio
      Gutiérrez in Ecuador, and Hugo Chávez's resistance to
      destabilisation in Venezuela have changed the possible
      future of the left throughout Latin America.

                                     Translated by Julie Stoker

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The way to Mecca *

By SLIMANE ZEGHIDOUR

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WRITTEN IN THE NIGHT

The pain of living in the present world *

By JOHN BERGER

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9.
Fernand Braudel Center, Binghamton University

http://fbc.binghamton.edu/commentr.htm

Commentary No. 107 - Feb. 15, 2003

"The Righteous War"

George Bush is about to lead the valiant troops into battle in
righteous war
against the despotic tyrant. He will not turn back, no matter what
pusillanimous or venal European politicians, major religious figures
around
the world, retired generals, and other erstwhile friends of liberty
and
the
U.S. may think or do. Never has a war had so much prior discussion
and
so
little backing from world public opinion. No matter! The decision for
war,
based on a calculus of American power was made in the White House a
long
time ago.

We have to ask ourselves why. To begin with, we have to lay to rest
two
major theories about the motivations of the U.S. government that have
been
insistently put forth. The first is that of those who favor the war.
They
argue that Saddam Hussein is a vicious tyrant who presents an imminent
danger to world peace, and the earlier he is confronted the more
likely
he
can be stopped from doing the damage he intends to do. The second
theory is
put forward primarily by opponents of the war. They argue that the
U.S.
is
interested in controlling world oil. Iraq is a key element in the
edifice.
Overthrowing Hussein would put the U.S. in the driver's seat.

Neither thesis holds much water. Virtually everyone around the world
agrees
that Saddam Hussein is a vicious tyrant but very few are persuaded he
is an
imminent danger to world peace. Most people regard him as a careful
player
of the geopolitical game. He is accumulating so-called weapons of mass
destruction, to be sure. But it is doubtful he would use them against
anyone
now for fear of the reprisals. He is certainly less likely, not more
likely,
to use them than North Korea. He is in a tight political corner and,
were
absolutely nothing done, he would probably be unable to move out of
it.
As
for the links with Al-Qaeda, the whole affair lacks credibility. He
may
play
tactically and marginally with Al-Qaeda, but not one-tenth as
intensively as
the U.S. government did for a long time. In any case, should Al-Qaeda
grow
stronger, he is near the top of their list for liquidation as an
apostate.
These charges of the U.S. government are propaganda, not
explanations.
The
motives must be other.

What about the alternative view, that it's all about oil? No doubt
oil
is a
crucial element in the operation of the world-economy. And no doubt
the
United States, like all the other major powers, would like to control
the
oil situation as much as it can. And no doubt, were Saddam Hussein to
be
overthrown, there might be some reshuffling of the world oil cards.
But
is
the game worth the candle? There are three things about oil that are
important: participating in the profits of the oil industry;
regulating
the
world price of oil (which has such a great impact on all other kinds
of
production); and access of supply (and potential denial of access to
others). In all three matters, the U.S. is doing quite well right
now.
U.S.
oil firms have a lion's share of the world profits at the present
time.
The
price of oil has been regulated to U.S. preferences most of the time
since
1945, via the efforts of the government of Saudi Arabia.
And the U.S. has a fairly good hold on the strategic control of world
oil
supply. In each of these three domains, perhaps the U.S. position
could
be
improved. But can this slight improvement possibly be worth the
financial,
economic, and political cost of the war? Precisely because Bush and
Cheney
have been in the oil business, they must surely be aware of how small
would
be the advantage. Oil can be at most a collateral benefit of an
enterprise
undertaken for other motives.

So why then? We start with the reasoning of the hawks. They believe
that the
world position of the United States has been steadily declining since
at
least the Vietnam War. They believe that the basic explanation for
this
decline is the fact that U.S. governments have been weak and
vacillating in
their world policies. (They believe this is even true of the Reagan
administration, although they do not dare to say this aloud.) They
see
a
remedy, a simple remedy. The U.S. must assert itself forcefully and
demonstrate its iron will and its overwhelming military superiority.
Once
that is done, the rest of the world will recognize and accept U.S.
primacy
in everything. The Europeans will fall into line. The potential
nuclear
powers will abandon their projects. The U.S. dollar will once again
rise
supreme. The Islamic fundamentalists will fade away or be crushed.
And
we
shall enter into a new era of prosperity and high profit.

We need to understand that they really believe all of this, and with
a
great
sense of certitude and determination. That is why all the public
debate,
worldwide, about the wisdom of launching a war has been falling on
deaf
ears. They are deaf because they are absolutely sure that everyone
else
is
wrong, and furthermore that shortly everyone else will realize that
they
have been wrong. It is important to note one further element in the
self-confidence of the hawks. They believe that a swift and
relatively
easy
military victory is at hand - a war of weeks, not of months and
certainly
not of still longer. The fact that virtually all the prominent retired
generals in the U.S. and the U.K. have publicly stated their doubts
on
this
military assessment is simply ignored. The hawks (almost all
civilians)
do
not even bother to answer them. One doesn't know, of course, how many
U.S.
and U.K. generals still in service are saying, or at least thinking,
the
same thing.

The full-speed-ahead, torpedoes-be-damned attitude of the Bush
administration has already had four major negative effects on the
world
position of the United States. Anyone with the most elementary
knowledge of
geopolitics would know that, after 1945, the one coalition the United
States
had to fear was that of France, Germany, and Russia. U.S. policy has
been
geared to rendering this impossible. Every time there was the
slightest
hint
of such a coalition, the U.S. mobilized to break away at least one of
the
three. This was true when DeGaulle made his early gestures to Moscow
in
1945-46, and when Willi Brandt announced the Ostpolitik. There are
all
sorts
of reasons why it has been quite difficult to put together such an
alliance.
George Bush has overcome the obstacles and achieved the realization
of
this
nightmare for the U.S. For the first time since 1945, these three
powers
have lined up publicly together against the U.S.
on a major issue. U.S. reaction to this public stand is having the
effect of
cementing the alliance further. If Donald Rumsfeld thinks that waving
the
support of Albania and Macedonia, or even Poland and Hungary, in
their
face
sends shivers up the spines of the new trio, he must be very naive
indeed.

The logical riposte to a Paris-Berlin-Moscow axis would be for the
U.S.
to
enter into a geopolitical alliance with China, Korea, and Japan. The
U.S.
hawks are making sure that such a riposte will not be easily
achieved.
They
have goaded North Korea into displaying its teeth of steel, offended
South
Korea by not taking its concerns seriously, made China more
suspicious
than
before, and led Japan to think about becoming a nuclear power. Bravo!

Then there's oil. Controlling the world price of oil is the most
important
of the three oil issues mentioned earlier. Saudi Arabia has been the
key.
Saudi Arabia has done the work for the U.S. for 50 years for a simple
reason. It needed the military protection of the U.S. for the
dynasty.
The
U.S. rush to war, its obvious ricochet effect on the Muslim world,
the
open
disdain of the U.S. hawks for the Saudis, the virtually full support
for
Sharon have led the Saudis to wonder, out loud, whether U.S. support
is
not
an albatross rather than a mode of sustaining them. For the first
time,
the
faction in the royal house that favors loosening its links with the
U.S.
seems to be gaining the upper hand. The U.S. is not going to find
easily a
substitute for the Saudis. Remember that the Saudis have always been
more
important for U.S. geopolitical interests than Israel.
The U.S. supports Israel for internal political reasons. It has
supported
the Saudi regime because it has needed them. The U.S. can survive
without
Israel. Can it survive the political turmoil in the Musim world
without
Saudi support?

Finally, U.S. administrations have been valiantly trying to stop
nuclear
proliferation for fifty years. The Bush administration has managed in
two
short years to get North Korea, and now Iran, to speed up their
programs,
and not to be afraid to indicate this publicly. If the U.S. uses
nuclear
devices in Iraq, as it has hinted it may, it will not merely break the
taboo, but it will ensure a speedy race of a dozen more countries to
acquire
these devices.

If the Iraq war goes splendidly for the U.S., perhaps the U.S. can
recuperate a little from these four geopolitical setbacks. If the war
goes
badly, each negative will be immediately reinforced. I have been
reading
recently about the Crimean War, in which Great Britain and France
went
to
war against the Russian tyrant in the name of civilization,
Christianity,
and the struggle for liberty. A British historian wrote in 1923 of
these
motives: "What Englishmen condemn is almost always worthy of
condemnation,
if only it has happened." The Times of London was in 1853 one of the
strongest supporters of the war. In 1859, the editors wrote their
regret:
"Never was so great an effort made for so worthless an object. It is
with no
small reluctance that we admit a gigantic effort and an infinite
sacrifice
to have been made in vain." When George Bush leaves office, he will
have
left the United States significantly weaker than it was when he
assumed
office.
He will have turned a slow decline into a much speedier one. Will the
New
York Times write a similar editorial in 2005?


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10.
The Atlantic widens, Nato fragments, the EU splits - and millions
around the world get ready to protest war with Iraq on 15 February.
In a
pivotal week, voices from France, Germany and America on
www.openDemocracy.net.  Plus an impassioned letter from our editor to
the peace movement
and the hawks: we must be against both war on Iraq and Saddam's
dictatorship.

Also: the prospects for Iraq after Saddam, Fiat after Agnelli, and
the
world after Davos and Porto Alegre.



NO TO WAR, NO TO SADDAM
The US war on Saddam must be opposed in a way that refuses any
comfort
to his criminal regime. This requires a politics of peace as well as
a
movement in its favour, argues ANTHONY BARNETT.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=979

SORRY, WASHINGTON - WRONG TARGET!
The true source of trans-Atlantic division is not Europe's weakness
but
the US leadership's fundamentalist worldview, says Le Monde's former
correspondent in Washington, PATRICE DE BEER
http://www.opendemocracy.net//debates/article.jsp?
id=3&debateId=76&articleId=978

IT TAKES TWO TO DIVORCE
Realpolitik and democracy are at war for the American soul. The
result?
Nato crisis and a new American dilemma for Germany. MICHAEL NAUMANN,
Die Zeit's chief editor, continues his reflections.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?id=3&articleId=965#1

SHADOW BOXING: IRAQ BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE
The Iraqi regime is on the run. Turkey, Iran and Syria are circling.
The opposition is preparing. The Americans are scheming. The people
are
waiting. Will Iraq survive upheaval, and in what form? LAURA SANDYS
on
the inside.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=972

IN PLACE OF WAR, OPEN UP IRAQ
How to be against war without giving succour to Saddam? The
experience
of the 1980s peace movement who supported freedom in the Soviet bloc
offers vital lessons, argues MARY KALDOR
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=974

AFGHANISTAN STILL BURNS
The momentum of war on Iraq builds, but the standoff in Korea and
growing violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan cannot be ignored by US
planners, says PAUL ROGERS
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=971&id=2

WRITERS ON THE WAR
Voices of passion, reason, sanity and pragmatism continue our series -

from SATISH KUMAR and JOSEPH NYE to JUDITH WILLIAMSON and SHUSHA GUPPY
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=960

THANK YOU, EUROPE
JONATHAN SCHWARZ explains the thinking behind an address to Europe's
peaceniks from the US anti-war movement.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=88&articleId=981

FAREWELL, AGNELLI
Fiat's glamorous chief Gianni Agnelli sought both political and
financial power - precisely the wrong business strategy in the age of
globalisation, says MARCO NIADA
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?id=10&articleId=976

PASSING THE BUCK
The UK proposal for UN-run protection zones for refugees is not just
unfair; it won't work. GIL LOESCHER and JAMES MILNER outline a
different
approach that might.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?id=2&articleId=973

DAVOS AND PORTO ALEGRE: A BENIGN COLLISION
The world needs prosperity and democracy together. DAVE BELDEN builds
a
bridge of ideas across the Atlantic.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=967&id=5

GLOBOLOG - HOLDING POWER TO ACCOUNT
Accountability, democratising global governance, and the challenge of
Aids: CASPAR HENDERSON looks for the promised land.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=975&id=6

HARD PROOF? BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
As UNMOVIC searches Iraq for the spores of death, TREVOR FINDLAY
explores the tensions between science, law and public opinion in the
effort
to curb the spread of biological weapons.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=9&debateId=86&articleId=937

A BRIEF HISTORY OF WEAPON INSPECTION
The proliferation of dangerous weapons is ultimately a question not
just of science and technology, but politics. MICHAEL REBEHN sets the
crisis over arms in the context of arguments over power.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=9&debateId=86&articleId=964

MAN - THE PROUD MOTHER OF IMPERFECTION
The Kurdish film director JANO ROSEBIANI sees two plotlines written
in
the tracer fire over Baghdad - and imagines a third for a world
beyond
war.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?
id=2&debateId=73&articleId=968

  FROM GHANA TO NOWHERE
RS became trapped in an English town, owning only a mobile phone and
the clothes he wore. CAROLINE MOOREHEAD hears his mournful story.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/themes/article.jsp?articleId=966&id=10

WORLD DIARY - THE DEVIL IN MOSCOW
Behemoth cats, Thai chests, and stalemate apocalypse. DOMINIC HILTON
suffers for our sins.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/other_content/article.jsp?
id=977&type=worlddiary

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11.
Israel's Clampdown Masks System of Control

Adam Hanieh

February 14, 2003

(Adam Hanieh is a researcher and human rights worker in Ramallah, the
West
Bank.)

Citing "many intelligence reports" of possible attacks on civilians
inside
Israel, on February 10 Israel imposed "complete closure" upon
Palestinian
towns and villages in the Occupied Territories for the duration of the
Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha, which ends on February 14. This measure,
last
taken on the day of the Israeli elections on January 28, barred
Palestinians
from traveling between towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip
and sharply curtailed the extended family visits that are an
important
part
of the Eid. But Israel's latest clampdown did not take away
Palestinian
freedom of movement, as many news reports posited, because that
freedom
has
barely existed for nearly 12 months. "Complete closure" came on top
of
the
closure in effect since early in the second Palestinian intifada that
prevents most Palestinians from entering Israel, and a maze of
"internal"
closures from which there is rarely a holiday.

Quietly, Israel has been implementing a system of control over
Palestinian
movement since the invasions of the West Bank in the spring of 2002.
Similar
controls were in effect in Gaza long before then. Based on a series
of
long
curfews in the majority of Palestinian towns and villages and
hundreds
of
checkpoints navigable only with Israeli-issued permits, the system is
Kafkaesque in its totality, and recalls the era before the 1993-1994
Oslo
agreements, when the Israeli military "administered" the Occupied
Territories in name as well as in fact. The movements of each of the
3.6
million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are regulated by
an
Israeli military bureaucracy, often backed by lethal force.

STUCK AT HOME

What this means on the ground is that a majority of Palestinians have
not
left the few square miles of their city or village in months.
Hundreds
of
thousands of people have spent most of 2002 and 2003 forcibly
confined
to
their homes by army-imposed curfews. In Nablus, a city of 126,000
people,
the army has declared curfew for three out of every four hours since
June
21, 2002. More than 320,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank have
actually spent more time under curfew than free of it over the last
seven
months. Between December 18, 2002 and January 19, 2003, according to
the
estimate of the Palestinian Red Crescent, an average of 430,910
people
were
stuck in their houses each day.

For those Palestinians not living under curfew, movement between
towns
and
villages is extremely restricted, and often impossible. Following the
March-April 2002 invasions, the Israeli government began to require
any
person wishing to travel between localities to present a permit
issued
by
Israeli military authorities. It is very difficult to get a permit
without
also having a magnetic card obtainable only from one's local District
Coordinating Office (DCO), which is also under the control of the
Israeli
military. It can take weeks to obtain this card, in part because the
DCO
screens those applying for anyone who has been politically active -- a
designation embracing the majority of the Palestinian population. The
cards
themselves are no guarantee of obtaining a permit, as restrictions
based on
age, sex and area of residence also change regularly depending on the
prevailing political situation. Even being in possession of a permit
is
no
guarantee that movement will be allowed through checkpoints, as the
major
entrances and exits to and from cities are closed without stated
reason,
preventing everyone -- even those with permits -- from passing. All
permits
can be canceled by the decision of the Israeli army.

The system of cards and permits has a number of very serious
ramifications.
Firstly, most Palestinians are excluded from obtaining them because
of
their
political sympathies, past (even decades-old) political activity or
other
arbitrary restrictions in place when they happen to apply. Anyone
without a
permit wishing to travel between areas inside the West Bank,
therefore,
is
forced to take circuitous and extremely dangerous routes. A typical
journey
between Ramallah and Nablus, for example, which should take less than
an
hour, can involve an entire day of hiking over dirt tracks and through
fields. Anyone caught without a permit can face imprisonment or very
hefty
fines. Israeli soldiers regularly open fire on people trying to
travel
on
these paths.

Secondly, the bureaucratic system itself is set up to foster
dependence
on
Israeli military authorities. The Shabak, Israel's secret
intelligence
force
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, plays a central role in interviewing
and
vetting applicants for permits and magnetic cards. Israeli agents use
the
opportunity to gather information and -- in some cases -- to recruit
collaborators. The system subverts any normal administrative norms,
encouraging reliance upon "connections" with the Israeli military.

Moreover, this system of curfews, closure and permits enables Israel
to
apply systematic collective punishment and pressure on the population
as a
whole. Depending upon the political juncture, Israel is able to halt
all
movement and activity in some areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip by
closing checkpoints, canceling permits and imposing curfews. At other
times,
restrictions are loosened (relatively) in order to reward those areas
where
political activity and resistance has lessened. Because prolonged
curfews
and closures can cause severe shortages of food, these measures
encourage
and enforce Palestinian compliance with Israeli rule -- literally
through
the threat of starvation.

HUMANITARIAN DISASTER

These methods of collective punishment have produced a humanitarian
disaster
unprecedented in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Almost 75 percent of
the
population now lives on less than the UN official poverty line of $2
per
day. As countless reports from local, international and UN bodies have
repeated, the policies of closure and curfew have strangled the
Palestinian
economy through halting work, cutting off markets and preventing the
free
flow of goods. These poverty levels have more than tripled since the
beginning of the intifada in late September 2000.

According to a recent World Bank report, the level of unemployment --
including people who have despaired of finding work and given up
looking --
stood at over 50 percent for the West Bank and Gaza Strip in late
2002.
In
some areas of the Gaza Strip, the unemployment rate has climbed to
over
70
percent. The dependency ratio, referring to the number of people
supported
by an employed person, has nearly doubled over the last three years
and
now
stands at more than eight.

Economic deprivation has inflicted predictably negative effects upon
the
health of the population. A January 2003 study from CARE International
reports that chronic malnutrition for children aged 6-59 months
stands
at
17.5 percent in the Gaza Strip and 7.9 percent in the West Bank.
Chronic
malnutrition, or stunting, is measured by a ratio of a child's height
for
age. It is an indicator of past growth failure, and may lead to
serious,
irreversible growth and developmental delays.

The massive health problems facing the West Bank and Gaza Strip are
further
indicated by prevalence of anemia among children 6-59 months of age.
Anemia
is fairly constant for this age group between the West Bank (43.8
percent)
and the Gaza Strip (44 percent). According to Christian Aid, in some
villages in the Gaza Strip, 63 percent of children are anemic. Iron
deficiency is the most common cause of anemia and can lead to impaired
learning and growth development in children, premature delivery for
pregnant
women, as well as fatigue and diminished physical and mental
productivity.

Medical personnel and ambulances are regularly denied free movement by
Israeli soldiers at checkpoints. On February 1, according to the
Palestinian
Red Crescent, "an Israeli Army jeep halted an ambulance at gunpoint
near
[Jenin]. The ambulance, which was carrying four patients, was
detained
for
two and a half hours. When the ambulance driver refused to make the
patients
leave the ambulance, he was beaten in the face and abdomen, while an
Israeli
soldier held a gun to his head. The soldier threatened to shoot the
driver
if he did not make the patients leave the ambulance. As a result, a
cancer
patient and an elderly male cardiac patient were removed from the
ambulance,
and forced to find transportation to the hospital in a private car."
Stories
such as this are repeated on a daily basis across the West Bank and
Gaza
Strip.

In addition to the health and economic effects of closure and curfew,
normal
daily life has come to a halt in many areas. UNICEF reports that
during
the
first term of the 2002-2003 school year more than 226,000 children
and
over
9,300 teachers were unable to reach their regular classrooms. Over
the
same
period, at least 580 schools were closed due to Israeli military
curfews and
closures.

WALLS AND CANTONS

These policies are not ad hoc emergency measures rolled out to "ensure
security" or "prevent terror attacks," as the Israeli government
implies.
Israel's strategy to control the land and Palestinians has evolved
systematically over the last several years, most particularly with the
system of closures, curfews and permits extant since April 2002. As
Israel
steadily divides the West Bank and Gaza Strip into a series of
separate
cantons separated by concrete walls, bypass roads and Israeli
settlements,
such policies are necessary to maintain total control on the ground.
The
Israeli government is hoping that a Palestinian population driven into
poverty and despair will accept this archipelago of disconnected
population
centers, dependent upon and controlled by Israel, as the contours of a
future Palestinian "state."

The West Bank now consists of 64 separate enclaves, with movement
between
them regulated by the Israeli military through the system described
above.
Moreover, Israel has begun construction of what has been dubbed the
"Apartheid Wall," a chain of concrete ten feet high that will stretch
for
more than 223 miles along the length of the West Bank. Contrary to
oft-repeated claim that this wall will be a "fence" along the 1967
armistice
line that separates the West Bank from Israel (the Green Line), it is
estimated by a coalition of Palestinian environmental and human
rights
NGOs
that around 10 percent of the West Bank will be confiscated to make
way
for
the wall. De facto, many currently existing Israeli settlements
located
on
the western side of the wall will be annexed to Israel. Several
thousand
Palestinians will find themselves living in a military zone between
the
wall
and the Green Line.

Many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip already live in such a military
zone. In
the Mawasi area, a seven-mile sliver of land in the southwest of the
Gaza
Strip, around 7,000 Palestinians are scattered among 12 Israeli
settlements.
Mawasi has traditionally relied upon the nearby town of Khan Yunis for
markets, employment and services, but since the beginning of the
intifada,
Khan Yunis has been nearly inaccessible. Currently, men under 40 and
women
under 35 are not allowed to move in and out of Mawasi. Those allowed
to
cross the checkpoint are banned from bringing in food except on
Saturdays
from 8-10 in the morning and from 2-4 in the afternoon. A similar
fate
could
await those Palestinians trapped between the "Apartheid Wall" and the
Green
Line.

In the first phase of construction of the wall in the northern West
Bank,
some 30 villages will see their most fertile land taken away. As of
December
2002, some 2,500 acres of land had been razed for the wall, with
83,000
trees uprooted. In one of the starkest indications of what the wall is
intended to achieve, the major Palestinian towns of Qalqilya will be
entirely surrounded by the wall, with only one point of entry and
exit.
Palestinians often claim that, due to the system of closure and
curfews, the
West Bank and Gaza Strip resembles a prison; the wall being built
around
Qalqilya is turning metaphor into reality.

IMPENDING WAR

In such a context, Israel's "tightening of security measures" during
the Eid
al-Adha holiday merely underlines the fact that Palestinians in the
Occupied
Territories already live under a system of total control. Daily life
is
completely circumscribed by this system which regulates all economic,
social
and political activity while allowing Israel to continue unobstructed
in
building its vision of a future "Palestinian state." Israel has
demonstrated
repeatedly its ability to shut down Palestinian life at will through
simple
administrative fiat coupled with the heavy fist of its military.

Many Palestinians fear that the impending war against Iraq will be
used
as
an excuse to accelerate this process, through a total "lockdown" of
the
population. Residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip remember very
well the
1991 Gulf war -- when Israel imposed 40 days of continuous curfew.
This
time
around, many suspect, things will be much worse, with Israel using the
opportunity of curfew and closure to expel entire villages along the
line of
the wall, deport prisoners and political activists, and carry out mass
arrests. What is almost certain is that Israel, reading tentative
signals
emanating from Washington and London, will seek maximum advantage for
whatever political negotiations may follow the end of the war. After
the
Gulf war, the first intifada ended and the Oslo accords diverted
attention
while Israel's plan to cantonize the West Bank began to take shape on
the
ground. It has been said that history repeats itself, first as
tragedy
and
then as farce. If all indications on the ground prove correct, this
time
around the farce will be even more tragic.

-----

Detailed information on the wall being built in the West Bank,
including
maps, is available online at:
http://www.pengon.org

For background on the wall around Qalqilya, see Isabelle Humphries,
"Building a Wall, Sealing the Occupation," Middle East Report Online,
September 29, 2002.
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero092902.html



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Subject: CfA: Citizenship and Nationality, Fundamental Concept in the
United Europe, 23-30.3.2003, Prague

Citizenship and Nationality - Fundamental Concepts in the United
Europe
March 23-30, 2003, Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: February 10, 2003

The seminar will debate how a Constitution for Europe could challenge
the nationality-based citizenship that has been the implicit norm
throughout Europe for a long time. It will be necessary to examine
what
institutional and cultural requirements - if any - there are for a
successful, supranational citizenship and identity. How, in other
words, could
European institutions encourage the trust and loyalty that is
normally
attached to notions of citizenship?
By placing the seminar in the Czech Republic the organizers hope to
emphasize the experiences and views of the Central and East European
countries. In many countries, transition has opened up for a revival
of
national identities, but at the same time one aim of transition has
been
full integration in European structures such as the Council of Europe
and
the European Union - a 'Return to Europe'.
The seminar will gather 45 young people coming from all over Europe.
The participation fee is 100 Euro and has to be paid on the spot.
This
covers accommodation and full board in a Youth Hostel in the centre
of
Prague during the seminar

More information: www.jef-europe.net
info@...


Subject: CESS/Harvard

Call for Papers
CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES SOCIETY (CESS)
Fourth Annual Conference (2003)

October 2-5, 2003
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites
panel and paper
proposals for the Fourth CESS Annual Conference,
October 2-5, 2003, in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The event will be held at
Harvard
University,
hosted by the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
at Harvard's
Davis
Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.

Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of
humanities and social
science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome.
The geographic
domain
of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and
Iranian Plateau to
Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus, Crimea,
Middle Volga,
Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia.

Please see the conference website
(http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html), or
contact us for
full
conference information and proposal submission
requirements (e-mail:
CESSconf@...).

Submissions of pre-organized panels are strongly
encouraged and will be
given some preference in the selection process.
Individual papers are
also
welcome and will be assigned by the program committee
to an appropriate
panel with a chair and discussant.  We also welcome
attendees who do
not
wish to participate in a panel (see the
Pre-registration Form on the
conference website).


SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

The Conference Committee accepts only electronic
submissions -- either
by
webform or by e-mail form in the case of those who
don't have web
access.
Please contact us to receive the e-mail submission
forms in MS Word or
PDF
format (please specify your preference).

The following information is required for submissions;
we suggest that
you
prepare the text before accessing the website so you
can simply paste
the
information into the form:

For paper presenters: 1) Name, 2) Current
institutional affiliation,
3) Title/position, 4) E-mail, 5) Postal address, 6)
Telephone, 7) Fax,
8) Title of Paper, 9) Abstract of Paper (a summary of
the paper not
exceeding
200 words), 10) Any audio-visual equipment requests
(specify: overhead
projector, slide project, video player), 11) A
one-page CV which
contains
educational background and other information which the
panel chair may
require for introductions.  If you are accepted and
participate in the
conference, your abstract will be published, so please
write it
carefully to
avoid errors and ensure that it conforms with the
criteria for a good
abstract (see Guidelines for Writing Abstracts on the
conference
website).

For panels: Proposals may be submitted for regular
panels (with
presentation
of scholarly papers) and roundtables (featuring
discussion of a current
topic in the field).

Regular Panels: In addition to the information for
paper presenters (as
indicated above), the following are also required: a)
a panel title,
and
b) name, affiliation, and contact information of the
panel chair and
discussant.  Panels should have four or five paper
presenters, a chair,
and
a discussant.  The program committee can accept panel
submissions which
lack
up to two of these; the other panel participants will
be filled in as
necessary.  Pre-organized panels should be
thematically coherent and
may be
organized by a scholarly organization (though this is
not required).

Roundtable Panels: A roundtable has four to six
presenters and a
chair/moderator.  For roundtable proposals, the
organizer must provide
a
paragraph describing the panel objectives and
providing justification
for
use of the roundtable format.  The same information is
required of each
participant as for regular panels with the exception
that abstracts are
not
required.

Best Paper Award: There will be an award in the amount
of $500 given to
the
best graduate student conference paper submitted to
the Awards
Committee for
consideration.  See the CESS awards webpage for
details
(http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html), or
contact the Awards
Committee Chair, Prof. Gregory Gleason
<gleasong@...>.

Program Limitations: No participant may present more
than one paper at
the
conference.  Without special justification, the
program committee will
not
schedule any individual to appear on more than two
panels as a paper
presenter or discussant.


SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES

April 4, 2003       Deadline for submission of
panel/paper proposals

June 2, 2003        Notification of acceptance

September 1, 2003   Pre-registration deadline

September 15, 2003  Papers should be submitted to
chairs/discussants

October 2-5, 2003   Conference
  - Arrival to Cambridge/Boston on the
afternoon/evening of Thursday,
Oct. 2
  - Sessions from Friday morning and through mid-day on
Sunday, Oct. 5


REGISTRATION

Membership in CESS is not required for participation
in the Annual
Conference, though we strongly encourage it, and CESS
membership
entitles
you to reduced conference registration fees.  See the
CESS Membership
Form
for details:
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Membership.html

Payment of registration fees is required for all
attending the
conference,
as follows:

Regular fee members*:          $55 (pre-registration)
or $65 (at
conference)
Reduced fee members**:         $35 (pre-registration)
or $45 (at
conference)
Non-members:                   $70 (pre-registration)
or $80 (at
conference)
Harvard students:              $30 (pre-registration)
or $35 (at
conference)
Harvard student CESS members:  $20 (pre-registration)
or $25 (at
conference)

*  "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their
annual dues at
$30.
** "Reduced fee members" are those who have current
membership at
reduced
    fees ($0-$15).

For methods of payment, see the Proposal Submission
Form on the
conference
website.

NOTE: CESS does not have funds to support the costs of
conference
participation.  Participants must obtain their own
funding (some
information
is available on the Supplementary Conference
Information page of the
website).


TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Cambridge, Massachusetts, is near the heart of Greater
Boston -- just
across
the Charles River from downtown Boston.  Boston and
Cambridge/Harvard
are
renowned for their historic character, and October is
the finest time
to
visit.  Detailed travel information is available on
the Supplementary
Conference Information page of the website.

PLEASE NOTE: Moderately priced accommodations in the
Cambridge area can
be
hard to find as the date approaches.  For this reason,
it is **VERY
IMPORTANT** that you reserve your accommodations
early.  We have
reserved
blocks of rooms in some of the nearby hotels, though
these can be
expected
be taken quickly, especially at the less expensive
places.  On the
Supplementary Conference Information page of the
website, we provide
information on many available options for
accommodations.


CESS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

John Schoeberlein, Chair <CESSconf@...>
Laura Adams <lladams2@...>
Asbed Kotchikian <asbed@...>
Morgan Liu <mliu@...>
Uli Schamiloglu <uschamil@...>
Eric Sievers <esievers@...>


FURTHER INFORMATION

You may find additional information the Supplementary
Conference
Information
page of the website.  If you have further questions or
wish to request
the
e-mail version of the Proposal Submission Form or the
conference
information
sheet, please write to <CESSconf@...>.

The hosts of future CESS conferences are as follows:

2004 - Indiana University (Bloomington)
2005 - University of California-Berkeley
2006 - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2007 - University of Washington-Seattle
2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Conference-related correspondence should be addressed
to:

CESS Annual Conference
c/o Dr. John Schoeberlein
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
Davis Center, Harvard University
625 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 262
Cambridge, MA 02139   U.S.A.
fax: +1/617-495-8319
tel.: +1/617-496-2643
e-mail: CESSconf@...
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html




**CALL FOR SHORT ESSAYS**CALL FOR SHORT ESSAYS** CALL FOR SHORT
ESSAYS**
From the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) of the Carnegie Council on
Ethics and International Affairs
http://carnegiecouncil.org/themes/humanrights.html
January 9, 2002

Human Rights Dialogue, a semiannual publication of the Carnegie
Council
on Ethics and International Affairs, is seeking essays for its Spring
2003 issue. In the coming issue, Human Rights Dialogue explores the
effectiveness of the human rights framework in addressing the ethical
challenges posed by the process of increasing economic, cultural, and
political integration; phenomena commonly referred to
as 'globalization.'

Discussions of the relationship between human rights and
globalization
have tended to emphasize the ways in which expanded global
communications have facilitated the formation of transnational
networks of
activists, north-south NGO partnerships, and transborder linkages of
a broad
spectrum of social movements. Thus, globalization has often been
credited
with enhancing the popular legitimacy of human rights worldwide.

Globalization, however, can also pose serious challenges for groups
that use a human rights framework. Increasingly, people's rights are
being
threatened by problems that are often beyond the control of national
governments. And while the rights enunciated in the Universal
Declaration
of Human Rights were indeed universal - equally possessed by and
equally binding upon every human being-, the scope of these rights
was more
restricted, in that they were interpreted as rights that people held
against their own governments. Individuals' rights against states of
which
they are not citizens were far less extensive, and rights against
non-state actors are only vaguely alluded to. The extensive legal
human
rights instruments that have been developed in recent decades have
further
entrenched this understanding of human rights.

This state-based framework of human rights obligations has become
quite
problematic in a world in which the fulfillment of rights in
developing
countries often depends on the political and economic institutions of
developed states, powerful nonstate actors, and the structure of
international institutions. Many people suffer because their
governments lack
the resources to provide them with access to basic health care and
education. These resource constraints are often caused by changes in
patterns of foreign investment, trade flows, world market prices,
interest
rates, high external debts, or failure to gain access to heavily
protected markets in developed countries. Moreover, dependence on
foreign
creditors and international institutions can limit the capabilities
of a
country's citizens to participate meaningfully in the choice of its
policies and institutions.

Submissions should examine whether and how activists are choosing to
use the framework of human rights to address these challenges. Essays
are
especially welcome from activists or practitioners in countries
grappling with financial crises, environmental degradation, severe
public
health problems, inequitable resource extraction policies, human
trafficking, or abusive labor practices. Authors should address one
or more of
the following questions by analyzing a concrete case study based on
firsthand knowledge:


§ How have you addressed the problem of the increasingly complex
causes
of human rights violations? Are you changing your tactics to fit
changing circumstances?

§ Have you found the human rights framework a useful advocacy tool
for
addressing the challenges posed by globalization?

§ Has your understanding of specific human rights changed? How, for
example, have rights, such as the right to participation, been
applied to
decision-making within international institutions?

§ Are you increasing your focus on international institutions and
transnational actors and their role in causing human rights abuses?
If so,
how are you attempting to hold them accountable?

§ To what extent is your advocacy group working with other actors
such
as anti-poverty groups, labor unions, and even national governments
to
address problems related to globalization?

Submissions should be no more than 1,200 words and written in
English.
We seek essays written in an engaging, informal, and testimonial
style.
Footnotes are discouraged. Authors may use interviews in their
essays.
For previous issues of Human Rights Dialogue, please visit
www.cceia.org/publications/hrd.html.

Publication in Dialogue is competitive. Authors whose submissions are
selected for publication must be prepared to respond to editorial
comments and queries. Due to space constraints, submissions that
exceed the
stated word length will be shortened. The authors of the selected
essays
will be asked to provide a biographical note, contact details for the
organizations that they are affiliated with as well as those
mentioned
in their articles, and, if possible, a personal photograph. Please
also
be prepared to provide photos or art to be considered for publication
with the article. There is a $100 honorarium awarded upon
publication.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 28.

We encourage those planning to submit an essay to contact us about
their plans for their articles as soon as possible.  Interested
parties
should direct their inquiries to: Erin Mahoney emahoney@...
tel:
212-838-4120 or fax: 212-752-2432.

Title: Radical Teacher Calls for Articles on the Present Condition
       of Progressive Education
    Description:  RADICAL TEACHER CALLS FOR ARTICLES ON THE PRESENT
       CONDITION OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION, ITS PAST, AND ITS FUTURE A
       movement that called itself progressive education took shape
       more than 100 years ago, with an ideal of self-actualizing
       learners defining their environment that mirrored the liberal
       poli ...
    Contact: richardohmann@...
    URL: www.wpunj.edu/radteach/
    Announcement ID: 132599
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132599
Title: CFP:  Student Panel on Int'l Development
    Location: Illinois
    Deadline: 2003-02-15
    Description:  The following is a call for papers for a proposed
       invited student session of the American Anthropological
       Associations 102nd Conference in Chicago, IL, USA, November
       19-23, 2003. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, and
       the deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration is
       February 15 ...
    Contact: heffera2@...
    Announcement ID: 132604
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132604

    Title: Identity and Space. An Interdisciplinary Conference and
       Publication.  Sponsored by Crossing the Boundaries and
       Envisioning: Studies in Image and Idiom
    Location: New York
    Deadline: 2003-03-01
    Description:  Identity & Space: An Interdisciplinary Conference
       and Publication May 2-3, 2003 SUNY-Binghamton Binghamton, New
       York We solicit papers from any discipline to explore the
       relationship between identity, visuality, and space. We aim to
       examine the formation of identities in physical, social,
       temporal, ...
    Contact: cbianco@...
    URL: bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ctbconf
    Announcement ID: 132595
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132595

    Title: Panel Proposal: Comparative Perspectives on Women's Labor
       Force Participation in the Twentieth Century
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description: Submission Deadline: 1 April 2003 . We seek proposals
       for papers to submit as a session to the Fifth European Social
       Science History Conference, to be held at Humboldt University
       in Berlin from 24-27 March 2004. We are also seeking someone to
       serve as a chair and commentator for the session. Two pap ...
    Contact:
eroberts@...,Hannelore.Vandebroek@...
    Announcement ID: 132592
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132592

    Title: Call for papers/Hagley Research Seminars 2003-04
    Location: Delaware
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description:  Call for Papers Hagley Seminar Series For its
       2003-04 research seminar series, the Center for the History of
       Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and
       Library invites paper proposals from advanced scholars in the
       history, sociology, or anthropology of work, technology and/or
       enterp ...
    Contact: rh@...
    URL: www.hagley.org
    Announcement ID: 132593
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132593

    Title: CFP:  Our Individual Classrooms: Active Feminist Pedagogies
       (4/1/03; MMLA, 11/7-11/9/03)
    Location: Illinois
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description: Last year, the Women's Caucus of the Midwest Modern
       Language Association held a lively, useful discussion about
       active pedagogies. This year, we look to continue that
       discussion as we narrow our focus to feminist pedagogies. We
       seek papers that examine feminist practices in the classroom
       and the iss ...
    Contact: j1riley@...
    URL: www.uiowa.edu/~mmla
    Announcement ID: 132597
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132597
Title: New electronic journal/nouvelle revue lectronique:
       Post-Scriptum.ORG
    Description:  The doctoral students in Comparative Literature of
       the Universit de Montral are pleased to announce the launch of
       Post-Scriptum.ORG, an electronic journal promoting discussion
       in cultural studies. Its first issue is online since October
       2002. It is a scholarly journal aiming for a wide readership i
       ...
    URL: www.post-scriptum.org
    Announcement ID: 132606
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132606

Title: call for work on social capital in Central and Eastern
       Europe
    Deadline: 2003-03-20
    Description:  CALL FOR papers, reports, and project outlines ON
       SOCIAL CAPITAL in EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUOROPE- an opportunity
       for dissemination The Centre For Policy Studies, CEU, Budapest
       is preparing an annotated bibliography and review of all works
       (both academic and practitioners, that is, academic analysis
       ...
    Contact: dimitrina.mihaylova@...
    URL: www.ceu.hu/cps/
    Announcement ID: 132727
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132727
Title: FIRST CALL FOR PAPERSConceptualising Social Networks and
       Migration: Empirical Contributions and Theoretical
       Challenges26-27 May, 2003MIGRINTER, UNIVERSITY OF POITIERS,
       FRANCE
    Deadline: 2003-04-01
    Description:  This workshop invites theoretical contributions and
       empirical research that have grounded network analysis in the
       study of social relations but remain conscious of the
       shortcomings of structural-functionalism and poststructuralism.
       We invite studies that analyse and describe predominantly
       qualitati ...
    Contact: dimitrina.mihaylova@...
    URL: www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/migrinter/
    Announcement ID: 132728
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132728

    Title: CFP: The Cultural Politics of Multi-Culturalism
    Date: 2003-04-11
    Description:  The Rothermere American Institute invites paper
       submissions for a one-day conference on The Cultural Politics
       of Multiculturalism to be held in Oxford on Saturday 15
       November 2003. Historians, political scientists, sociologists,
       and cultural and literary specialists of the United States are
       all wel ...
    Contact: cheryl.hudson@...
    URL: www.rai.ox.ac.uk
    Announcement ID: 132732
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132732
Title: Journal of Radio Studies, Call for Articles and Book
       Reviews for Winter 2003 Issue
    Deadline: 2003-05-01
    Description:  The Journal of Radio Studies seeks articles and book
       reviews for its WINTER 2003 volume. JRS is a bi-annual
       publication of the Broadcast Education Association. Issues of
       JRS appear in December and June. JRS is the first scholarly
       publication in the world dedicatedexclusively to radio studies.
       The J ...
    Contact: zzchor@...,mrbrown@...
    Announcement ID: 132748
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132748
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast: CfP: Morning and Memory (Comparative
Studies
of
          South Asia, Afica, Middle East)

H-Gender-MidEast
****************

Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East

Call for Papers

"Mourning and Memory"

As multiple communities in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East reel
from the impact of major traumatic events, it becomes increasingly
urgent to theorize the significance and politics of remembrance and
mourning, along with the inevitable social, psychological, and
material effects. More specifically, it is necessary to investigate
what trauma does to memory, how mourning helps people deal with such
traumas, and how remembrance and mourning influence politics,
society, and culture. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and
the Middle East seeks critical essays for a special issue entitled
"Mourning and Memory," for which we solicit papers exploring themes
such as:

*   public memory and mourning as instruments of power and authority,
or resistance and rebellion

*    the significance of public mourning to nationalism, identity,
fundamentalism, gender, or social power dynamics;

*   the work of truth commissions, human rights tribunals, conflict
resolution, and reconciliation;

*    ways of approaching the traumatic past, genocide, disaster,
famine; legal and medical responses to recovery and strategies for
"working-through;"

*    the role of demoralizations, memorials, and museums; physically
marked or  reinvented spaces (e.g., Palestinian headquarters, Robben
Island);

*    traditional and reinvented mourning rituals, lamentations, ways
of witnessing;

*    the role of images in historical recollection; memory and media,
photography, the internet, etc.

Please submit essays of between 5,000 and 12,000 words (note and
reference inclusive) by July 1, 2003.  Essays should be formatted in
Chicago style and use the Library of Congress transliteration system
for Romanization, without diacritical marks. Further formatting
information is available on our website at
<http//:www.cssaame.ilstu.edu>.  We prefer electronic submissions to
Kamran Aghaie (kamranA@...) and Rebecca Saunders
(rasaund@...), though essays may also be submitted in hardcopy
to The University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Middle Eastern
Studies, 1 University Station #F1500, Austin, TX 78712-0482. If you
have questions you can also call (512) 475-6400 or send a FAX to
(512) 471-1365. We also welcome relevant books for review or
proposals for review essays.
Subject: H-Gender-MidEast:  CONFANN: Modernism in the Middle East
(Yale)

H-Gender-MidEast
***************

Local Sites of Global Practice: Modernism in the Middle East (April
4-5, 2003)

Yale University, School of Architecture

Architects and scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds
will meet to debate the impact of modernism in the Middle East, where
rapid
work in the region today will be addressed within the context of
nationalsim, regionalism and current debate of globalization.

Contact information:
Jennifer Castellon
Yale University
School of Architecture
180 York Street, 3rd Floor

Email:  jennifer.castellon@...

Subject: CfP: Cosmopolitanism in Mediterranean cities
[x-H-MEDITERRANEAN]

  Date:    Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:47:30 +0100
  From:    H-mediterranean <H-mediterranean@...>
  Subject: Call for Papers: Cosmopolitanism in Mediterranean cities

  From: Yvan Gastau <Yvan.Gastaut@...>
  Subject: Call for Papers: Cosmopolitanism in Mediterranean cities
  Date:   February 10, 2003

  Table ronde "Cosmopolitisme dans les villes méditerranéennes"

  APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS

  Call for Papers: Cosmopolitanism in Mediterranean cities
  Roundtable in Nice (France), June 2003
  Deadline for submission: April 15, 2003
  Proposals to be sent to Yvan Gastau

  Le CMMC (Centre de la le Méditerranée moderne et contemporaine),
laboratoire
de
  la faculté des lettres de l'université de Nice réunissant des
historiens et
des
  géographes et dirigé par Robert Escallier organise une table ronde le
vendredi
  6 juin 2003 de 10 h à 19 h sur le thème du cosmopolitisme dans les
villes
  méditerranéennes sous la responsabilité d' Yvan Gastaut.
  Cette table ronde constitue une étape en vue de l'organisation d'un
colloque
  scientifique sur ce thème fin 2004.
  Les propositions de communication devront s'attacher à analyser les
mode de
  brassage de populations dans un espace urbain du bassin
méditerranéen
précis
et
  pour une période précise. La notion de "situation" cosmopolite sera
  particulièrement étudiée. Causes économiques, politiques, sociales :
les
  facteurs d'émergence du brassage sont sans doute nombreuses.
  A travers l'étude d'un quartier, d'un marché, d'un port, d'un café,
d'un
  commerce, il s'agira de réfléchir à l'existence d'un modèle
cosmopolite
autour
  du bassin méditerranéen. Les approches historiques, sociologiques,
  ethnologiques ou géographiques seront particulièrement appréciées.

  Les propositions devront être adressées à Yvan Gastaut avant le 15
avril
2003

--
H-LEVANT Editor

Subject: H-TURK: UCLA Armenian Graduate Student Colloquium

Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 00:24:23 EST
From: HSemerdj@...

UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Program in Armenian Studies

- First international Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
to be hosted this month at UCLA -

The UCLA Armenian Graduate Students Association, in collaboration
with
the
UCLA department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, invites the
public to
the first Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies at UCLA
Royce
Hall
314, on Friday, February 21, 2003, 8:30-5:30pm with a reception and
performance by Lark Musical Society immediately following the program.

This unprecedented international event provides a forum for graduate
students
in fields related to Armenian Studies to present their works in
progress.
UCLA, a premier institution for the growing field of Armenology and a
leader
in interdisciplinary studies, is hosting this event to foster the
development
of Armenian Studies, facilitate interaction between graduate students
and
faculty from various institutions, provide a forum for the exchange
of
ideas,
and contribute to the professional and academic development of
graduate
students.

Papers from various fields will be presented, including archaeology,
art
history, history, literature, and political science. Session themes
include
Political and Economic Structures in Prehistoric and Historic Armenia,
Armenian Experience under the Ottoman Empire and its Aftermath,
Armenian
Culture in the Diaspora, and Contemporary Paradigm Shift in the
Armenian
Republic. Presenters are graduate students coming from universities
all
over
the world, including Columbia University, Harvard University, UCLA,
UC
Santa
Barbara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of
Michigan
at Ann Arbor, University of Exeter, and University of Toronto.

This symposium is presented with the support of Campus Programming
Committee
Fund, Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Society for Armenian
Studies,
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA Armenian
Graduate
Students Association, , Department of Art History, Social Sciences
Academic
Council, and Center for Near Eastern Studies.

The event is free of charge and open to the public.

Subject: CfA: Model EU, Euroforum, Galatasaray University

From: info@...


Dear invitee,
The International Law and Diplomacy Club of Galatasaray University
has
for
two years
been organizing a model European Union conference called EUROFORUM.
At
this
international conference the EU bodies will be simulated according to
the
actual
decision making procedures (that being codecision and cooperation) in
the
European
Council, European Comission, European Parliament and the General
Affairs
Council. The
participants discuss issues from the Union's agenda and conforming to
the
policies of
the state or the organization they represent. The conference is an
opportunity for
the students to improve their debating skills and crisis management
skills.
Moreover
it helps students to further their knowledge on the institutional
character
of the EU
and its policies.
EUROFORUM 2003 will discuss issues on "Enlargement" under the three
pillars
of the
EU, namely the Single Market, Common Foreign and Security Policy,
Judicial
Partnership and Partnership in Internal Affairs. The EUROFORUM 2003
agenda
is as
follows:
ENGLARGEMENT:
1st Pillar: Single Market
1. The future of the "EURO".
2. What kind of a future is there for the single market?
3. How can research and progress programs be developed?
2nd Pillar: Common Foreign and Security Policy
1. What limits are there to enlargement?
2. How can the disparity between national identities and
the "European
identity" be
resolved?
3. How can the "European identity" be enchanced?
4. What should be the status of European Army?
5. Which one of two conceptions should be followed ; NATO's security
conception or
the European security conception?
3rd Pillar : Judicial Partnership and Partnership in Internal Affairs
1. What will European citizenship imply and how will it be
implemented
in
EU member
states?
2. How will the disparity between "localization" and "deepening"
(harmonization
within the Union) be arranged?
3. Which rights can be provided to citizens and to non-citizens?
4. How can the phenomenon of "rising nationalism" be prevented?
Over 400 graduate and undergraduate students from different European
countries have
so far participated in Euroforum. These conferences have been held at
Galatasaray
High School's historical building in Istanbul and the participants
have
discussed
world issues such as global terrorism, human rights and immigration
and
the
European
Economy.
Galatasaray University ILDC has a strong interest in contributing to
efforts to
enlighten graduate and undergraduate students from Europe about the
European Union.
The need for university students, especially those wishing to work
for
the
Eupean
Union, to possess knowledge about the decision-making procedures of
the
European
Union is increasingly strong and compelling. Thus, our goal is to
understand more
fully the recent decision-making procedures of the EU and to support
the
development
of young people who want to be a part of Europe's future.
We would appreciate and warmly welcome your university's
participation.
Yours sincerely,
Basak Taraktas
President of the Conference

More information at: info@...


Subject: CfA: Citizenship and Nationality, Fundamental Concept in the
United Europe, 23-30.3.2003, Prague

Citizenship and Nationality - Fundamental Concepts in the United
Europe
March 23-30, 2003, Prague, Czech Republic
Application deadline: February 10, 2003

The seminar will debate how a Constitution for Europe could challenge
the nationality-based citizenship that has been the implicit norm
throughout Europe for a long time. It will be necessary to examine
what
institutional and cultural requirements - if any - there are for a
successful, supranational citizenship and identity. How, in other
words,
could European institutions encourage the trust and loyalty that is
normally attached to notions of citizenship?

By placing the seminar in the Czech Republic the organizers hope to
emphasize the experiences and views of the Central and East European
countries. In many countries, transition has opened up for a revival
of
national identities, but at the same time one aim of transition has
been
full integration in European structures such as the Council of Europe
and the European Union - a 'Return to Europe'.

The seminar will gather 45 young people coming from all over Europe.
The
participation fee is 100 Euro and has to be paid on the spot. This
covers accommodation and full board in a Youth Hostel in the centre of
Prague during the seminar

More information: http://www.jef-europe.net/
info@...



2.
Subject: ESF Workshop Bursaries for European PhD Students


European Science Foundation

Workshop Bursaries for European PhD Students

"Transnationalism in the European Union"

The European Science Foundation will fund 10 PhD students from
contemporary history, political science/International Relations,
sociology and
social science-informed law to participate in an ESF Exploratory
Workshop on "Transnationalism in the European Union" to take place at
the
University of Portsmouth in England from 20-22 June 2003. The
workshop
bursary will cover APEX flight, accommodation and subsistence at
Portsmouth. PhD students from Southern Europe and East-Central
European
applicant states are especially encouraged to apply.

The workshop bursaries will be allocated on a competitive basis.
Interested PhD students should send a short e-mail explaining their
interest
in attending the workshop, together with (as attachments in Word for
Windows) a) a short CV (1 page) and b) short description of their PhD
project (1 page, including subject area and supervisor) to
Wolfram.Kaiser@... (copied to Peter.Starie@...) by 15
March 2003. The successful applicants will be informed by 20 March
2003
and will then receive further instructions.

Draft Workshop Programme

Friday, 20 June 2003

14.30-15.00     Introduction

       Wolfram Kaiser and Peter Starie (Portsmouth)

15.00-15.30     Transnationalism in Western Europe after 1945

   Wolfram Kaiser (Portsmouth)

15.30-16.00     Transnational Co-operation of Trade Unions in the EC
1958-1972

   Patrick Pasture (Leuven)

16.00-16.45     Discussion
16.45-17.15     Coffee Break
17.15-17.45     Transnational Networks in the European Union

   Peter Starie (Portsmouth)

17.45-18.15     Christian Democrat and Conservative Party Networks in
Europe

   Karl Magnus Johannson (Stockholm)

18.15-19.00     Discussion
20.00           Dinner for ESF-funded participants

Saturday, 21 June 2003

09.00-09.30     Class and Power in European Transnational Economic
Relations

   Bastiaan Apeldoorn (Amsterdam)

09.30-10.00     The Eurogroup as a Generator of Informal Resources:
Transnational Economic and Monetary Policy-Making

   Uwe Pütter (Belfast)

10.00-10.45     Discussion
10.45-11.15     Coffee Break
11.15-11.45     European Public Space, Socialisation and Social
Learning

   Frank Schimmelfennig (Mannheim)

11.45-12.15     Party Foundations, Social Learning and the
Europeanisation of Spain and Eastern Europe

   Peter Zervakis (Bonn)

12.15-13.00     Discussion

13.00-14.30     Buffet Lunch

14.30-15.00     Transnational Legal Governance in the EU: Problems
and
Perspectives

   Antje Wiener / Guido Schwellnus (Belfast)

15.00-15.30     Transnational Police Cooperation in Europe

     Monica den Boer (Brussels)

15.30-16.15     Discussion
16.15-16.30     Conclusion and end of conference

17.00-18.30     Discussion of future collaboration (paper-givers
only)

19.30           Dinner for ESF-funded participants

Sunday, 22 June 2003
Departure



-----------------------------
Philippa Rowe, Administrator
ESF Exploratory Workshops
European Science Foundation
1 quai Lezay Marnesia
FR-67080 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel: +33 3 88 76 71 60
Fax: +33 3 88 76 71 80
philippa@...
www.esf.org/workshops



Subject: CFA: Wodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, East
European Studies

EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

NOTE: An individual may apply for only one category of support per
fiscal
year.


JUNIOR SCHOLARS TRAINING SEMINAR

East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Committee
on
East European Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies are
soliciting applications for the sixteenth annual training seminar for
junior
scholars in East European studies, to be held August 8-11, 2003, at
the
historic Wye Conference Center on the Chesapeake Bay in southern
Maryland.
These scholarships are available only to American citizens or
permanent
residents. All domestic transportation, accommodation, and meal costs
will
be covered by the sponsors. Graduate students enrolled in a doctoral
program
at an American university who have completed all requirements and
research
for the Ph.D. except the dissertation (and scholars who received their
Ph.D.s in 1999 or later) in any field of East European or Baltic
studies are
eligible to apply.  Russia and the Soviet successor states are
excluded.
Participants will present their research, discuss the works of other
junior
scholars, and exchange impressions of the state of the field with a
group of
senior scholars.

The application must include: a completed application form (which may
be
downloaded from www.wilsoncenter.org/ees); a curriculum vitae (which
must
include social security number, institution where degree is expected
or
was
received, title of doctoral dissertation, and name and department of
doctoral advisor); a single page, single spaced statement of the work
you
wish to discuss, either the dissertation or another project; and one
letter
of recommendation from Ph.D. advisor

Completed applications must be received by April 15, 2003.



SHORT TERM GRANTS
(one month duration)

With funding provided by Title VIII (Soviet and East European
Research
and
Training Act), East European Studies offers short term grants to
scholars
having particular need for the library, archival, and other
specialized
resources of the Washington, D.C. area. This program is limited to
American
citizens (or permanent residents) at the advanced graduate and
postdoctoral
level and to an equivalent degree of professional achievement for
those
from
other fields. Short term grants provide a stipend of $100 per day for
one
month (for a maximum of $3,000). This program requires visiting
scholars to
remain in the Washington, D.C. area and to forego other academic and
professional obligations for the duration of the grant. No office
space,
however, is provided.

Topic of research in social sciences or the humanities is limited to
the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe (including the Baltic states
and the
former Yugoslav nations, but excluding the countries of Russia,
Ukraine, the
NIS states or Germany except in a strictly comparative format).

The applicant must submit a concise description of his/her research
project, a curriculum vita, a statement on preferred and alternate
dates of
residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters specifically in
support
of
the research to be conducted at the Center. Members of the East
European
Academic Council review applications at regular intervals throughout
the
year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1.
Applicants are notified approximately four weeks after the closing
date.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Please direct all inquiries to East European Studies.

East European Studies
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Tel: 202-691-4000

E-mail: ees@...
Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ees/


*******************************************************************
East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20004-3027

tel: 202-691-4000
fax: 202-691-4001

www.wilsoncenter.org/ees

Located in the Ronald Reagan Building
Federal Triangle Metro Stop (Blue/Orange) Lines
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Title: Research Grant History of Freemasonry
    Deadline: 2003-04-15
    Description:  The OVN, a Dutch Foundation for Academic Research
       into the History of Freemasonry in the Netherlands, is offering
       its second research grant ( 1000,-). Students, graduates and
       researchers of all disciplines are invited to apply. Academic
       Study of Freemasonry Freemasonry is an initiation society, whi
       ...
    Contact: stichtingovn@...
    Announcement ID: 132715
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=132715
3.
Announcement:
YOUTH WORKSHOP ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

The issue of Human Rights concerns all of us.  It is important to
have
an
understanding of basic human rights and freedoms in order to prevent
abuses and discrimination. Youth are more vulnerable to abuse and
discrimination. In India the problem is serious, specially with young
people, they face discrimination on basis of gender, abuse sexually,
apart
from facing the discrimination on caste, which leads the youth kept
away
from the basic human rights provided under Indian constitution.

Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO), in collaboration with
Asia
Youth Network for Human Development (AYNHD), is organizing the
"National
Youth Workshop on Human Rights Education" in New Delhi from 3-5 March
2003
to discuss these issues.

The workshop will also provide a platform to discuss the outcomes of
World
Conference Against Racism (WCAR) held in Durban.

The workshop will also cover the issue like rights of indigenous
people,
CRC etc.

The workshop is open for Indian youth aged below 30 years and to be
held
in New Delhi.
Further details and for application form contact:  icyo@...

Last date to apply:  22 February 2003.




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4.
Subject: CfA: Intercultural Encounters, July 2003, Belgrade




Dear friends ,

Student council of Megatrend University of Applied Sciences is
organizing a program in July 2003. in Belgrade for undergraduate
students from all over the world. The topic of the program is -
Intercultural Management . Its purpose is to help young people
understand cultural diversities and use them to become successful
leaders in future professions.

The entire content of the program can be found on
http://www.intercultural-encounters.com

We are a non- profit and completely student-based organization.

We are hoping that you could help us attract more interested
students -
worldwide and in the same time help to promote our country in cultural
and educational way.



Thank you very much in advance,


Intercultural Management Program coordinators,

Ivana Jovanovic
ivanica@...

Vladimir Mladjenovic.
mladja@...




Intercultural Encounters - Belgrade 2003.
http://www.intercultural-encounters.com

contact: info@...

Megatrend University of Applied Sciences
Makedonska 21, 11000 Belgrade

Fax +381113373751

Subject: CfA: Pristina Summer University, 14.7.-1.8.2003

Pristina Summer University 2003; Pre-register Now
Pristina Summer University 2003 - Apply to Study
14 July - August 1, 2003
30 intensive courses, taught by international professors !
100 full scholarships !
No tuition fees !
In the summer of 2003 the University of Pristina (UP) and the
Academic Training Association (ATA) will organise the 3rd edition
of the Pristina Summer University in Pristina, Kosovo. The
programme will bring together regional & international professors
and lecturers for a period of three weeks and will provide about
30 courses and workshops in the field of humanities, law,
economics, social sciences, arts, medicine and natural sciences.
In addition, public discussions, lectures etc. will be organised
on prominent issues in Kosovar and (South) East European society.
Recreational events and excursions will also be organised for
students and staff. Sixhundred participants will be accepted at
the PSU 2003, of which 450 from Kosovo, 100 participants from the
SEE region, and 50 self-financing international students.
Pre-register now online at www.academictraining.org and be
informed as soon as the official registration process starts.

Location: Pristina, Kosovo
Deadline: 15 May
Website: www.academictraining.org


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UNU/INCORE International Summer School
Derry/Londonderry, 9-14 June 2003

The International Summer School provides an intensive week of
training, networking and discussion in the field of conflict
resolution. Facilitated by leading experts, the International
Summer School is aimed at mid to senior level policy makers,
practitioners, academics, members of the media, military and
religious organisations. The School provides an interactive
learning environment and attempts to bridge the gap between policy,
practice and research. Three courses are on offer for 2003

1) Managing Peace Processes
2) Track Two Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation
3) Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Peacebuilding Projects

Further details about the Summer School can be found at:
www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/news/events/ss/index.html

8-9 June 2003, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
This Programme is an introduction to conflict resolution practices
in Northern Ireland. It provides an opportunity to learn about
the politics and history of the region via meetings with local
community practitioners and regional statutory agencies to enable
the exchanges of ideas and experiences. It is offered as an
optional pre-summer school course but is also open to anyone with
an interest in the Northern Ireland conflict.

Web Site: www.incore.ulst.ac.uk, e-mail: school@...

UNU/INCORE is a joint research institute of the United Nations
University at the University of Ulster. It seeks to address the
management and resolution of contemporary conflicts through
research, training, practice, policy and theory. Further details
about UNU/INCORE can be found: www.incore.ulst.ac.uk

Thank you for your time and consideration of my request, I look
forward to hearing from you, All the Best,

Fiona Barr
Summer School Co-ordinator
UNU/INCORE
Aberfoyle House
Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7JA
Phone / Fax: +44 (0) 28 71 375500, email school@...




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5.
Call for papers
International conference "Caspian Region: Present and Future.
Sustainable Development and Social Issues" on March 14, 2003 in
Whiteknights, UK
The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Reading, UK
and
Shell International are hosting the international conference .Caspian
Region: Present and Future. Sustainable Development and Social
Issues.
on March 14, 2003 in Whiteknights, UK, with following themes: Beyond
Oil
and Gas: Sustainable Development of the Caspian Region; Sustainable
Development: Policy Agenda for Corporate Accountability; Sustainable
Development Legal, Environmental and Social Issues. Among the
participants
are members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of Oil
Companies,
and gov-ernments. For further details please contact: Evelyn
McDonald,
phone: +44118 . 93 16 205, fax: 93 16 274, email:
e.mcdonald@... or visit the website:
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/IEAS/.

Conference "Trust and Entrepreneurial Behaviour in East and West
European Economies - Concepts, Developments, Comparative Aspects" on
September 26-
27, 2003 in Bremen

The conference .Trust and Entrepreneurial Behaviour in East and West
European Economies . Concepts, Developments, Comparative Aspects. is
organised by the Research Centre for East European Studies
(Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen) and the Rhine-
Westphalia
Institute for Economic Research Essen (Rheinisch-Westfälisches
Institut für
Wirtschaftsforschung Essen). It will be held at the University of
Bremen
on September 26-27, 2003. Papers proposals should address the
following
themes: economics of trust as understood by different disciplines;
problems of researching and measuring trust empirically in different
disciplines; the role of trust in transition processes; the ways,
trust
emerges and influences entrepreneurship and the behaviour of small
enterprises; the role trust plays in networks and networking; trust
in a
reunited and enlarged Europe; the role of trust in different
countries and at
different periods of time; global cross-cultural perspectives on
trust.
For more details please visit:
http://www.rwi-
essen.de/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/TRUST/KONFERENZFLYER.PDF.
Proposals are due by
March 9, 2003. Please send a two page abstract, including your
contact
details, to publikationsreferat@.... The full
papers are due on August 25, 2003
Conference "Human Development in EU Accession Countries", June 1-2,
2003 in Riga, Latvia

The conference is jointly organized by Stockholm School of Economics
in
Riga, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Baltic
International
Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS), Soros Foundation, and
the
Latvian Ministry of Welfare. The following organizations have
expressed
their support for this initiative: The Nordic Council of Ministers,
the
EU Integration Bureau, the Delegation of the European Commission in
Latvia, the World Bank, Latvian Ministry of Economics, Latvian
Ministry of
Education and Science, and the Baltic Academic Center. This
conference
will focus on the human development impact of EU accession, and on
the
measures that can be taken in order to minimize the negative effect.
Academics, think tank members, individuals in NGOs, government
officials,
and students are invited to submit papers or suggest a plenary
session/discussant panel. More information and the Registration Form
can be
found at http://www.sseriga.edu.lv/ using the link to «Research».
Abstracts should be submitted by March 15, 2003. Finished papers are
due by May
5, 2003. Deadline for registration: April 15, 2003. Contact: Evita
Lune, Coordinator, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Strelnieku
iela
4a, Riga LV 1010, phone: +371 . 70 39 238, fax: 78 30 249, email:
evital@....  (BICEPS, 13.02.2003)
Call for Publications for Studies in Post-Communism Studies in
Post-Communism Occasional Papers
The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers series is a new
anonymously refereed, oc-casional papers series, launched in January
2003 at
the Centre for Post-Communist Studies at St. Francis Xavier
University,
aims to publish high quality studies in all disciplines of the social
sciences and humanities and invites scholars from these areas to
submit
original English-language manuscripts of roughly 35-100 pages in view
of publication. The papers are published in both electronic and
hard-copy versions, and are regularly advertised and represented at
national
and an international conventions related to communist and post-
communist
studies. The editors welcome submissions or queries to: The Editors,
The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers, Center for
Post-Communist Studies, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish,
Nova Scotia, B2G
2W5, Canada, Email: LTURCESC@....  (Balkan Academic News,
02.02.2003)
Journal "Alternatives": Special Issue on the Middle East and Central
Asia
.Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations.
http://www.alternativesjournal.com invites scholars, researchers and
experts to submit their papers for consideration of publication in
the
special issue on the Middle East and Central Asia in 21st Century.
Papers
dealing with contemporary issues of politics and international
relations are welcome. Articles submitted should be original
contributions and
should not be under consideration for any other publication at the
same
time. Manuscripts should be attached as Microsoft word format. There
should be a cover page that includes the author's insti-tutional
affiliation, full address and an abstract (200-250 words).
Manuscripts should
be submitted to Alternatives journal via email:
baras@.... Deadline of submission: June 3, 2002.
(Balkan Academic News, 05.02.2003)
Studentships at the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies,
University of Nottingham, U.K.
The Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies invites applications
for
two Studentships: a one-year MA Studentship and a three-year PhD
Studentship. Deadline for application: March 7, 2003. For more
details please
visit the website:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic/postgraduate/,
or contact: Professor Lesley Milne, Department of Russian and
Slavonic
Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, Tel: +44115 -
9515832, Fax: 9515834, email: lesley.milne@....

6.
Subject: CfA: Balkan youth Festival, 15-19.7.2003, Pieria (Greece)

Dear friends,

In order to give to the young people of the Balkans motives of
communication, creation and development of friendly relationships
among
them, the Balkan Youth Festival invites the young artists to
participate
in the Music, Video and Fine Arts competition on 15-19 July 2003,
which
is being held every year from the year 2000 in the region of Pieria.

Please inform the youth organizations, schools and faculties of your
country in order to participate in our festival for the Music, Video
and
Fine Arts competition.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions
do
not hesitate to contact me.


Best regards,

Mateja Racevski



Balkan Youth Festival
17 St. Nicolaus st - Litochoro Pieria
Greece
tel. 003023520/84720
fax. 003023520/84721
http://www.byf.gr
email: byf@...


7.
Tarih Vakfından Haberler
Merhaba Sevgili Abonelerimiz,
Savaş rüzgarları estirildiği şu dönemde barışla anılacak günler
dileriz...
• TOPLUMSAL TARİH 110. SAYIMIZ ÇIKTI!
• YENİ BASILAN KİTABIMIZ "FATİHLER, KORSANLAR, TÜCCARLAR"
• İKİ AYRI ŞEHİR: DÜŞLERDEKİ VE YAŞAYAN İSTANBUL
o Lacivert Atlas Üzerine Altın Tozları
• OSMANLICA"YA YILDIZ"DA YOĞUN İLGİ
o Ankara ve İzmir'de de Osmanlıca
o İşe Yarayan Osmanlıca
o Dilimi Artık Daha İyi Tanıyorum
o Geçmişimi İlk Ağızdan Öğreniyorum
• "TARİHÇİNİN MUTFAĞI"NDA BU AY
• SİVİL TOPLUM KURULUŞLARINA KAPASİTE GELİŞİMİ İÇİN YENİ
KAYNAK: EĞİTİM KİTAPÇIKLARI
• YAYINLARIMIZ ARTIK TAKSİT TAKSİT
• TEMPER: TARİHÖNCESİ EĞİTİM PROGRAMI
• EĞİTİMCİLER TARİH ÖNCESİNDE BULUŞTU
• AVRUPALI-TÜRKİYELİ TARİH EĞİTİMCİLERİ BULUŞTU!
• TARİH VAKFI"NDAN "TIKIR TIKIR" ALIŞVERİŞ
• BASINDA TARİH VAKFI
• ZAMANDA KISA BİR GEZİ
• GENÇLER AİLE TARİHİ YAZIYOR
• AVRUPA UFUKLARI PROGRAMI VE TOPLUMSAL TARİH DERGİSİ
• TARİH VAKFI VE GÖNÜLLÜLÜK
• GENÇLER TARİH YAZIYOR YARIŞMASI SONUÇLANDI

TOPLUMSAL TARİH 110. SAYIMIZ ÇIKTI!
Son zamanlarda en çok kullandığımız kelimelerden biri maalesef savaş.
Yüzyıllardır bu kelimenin ilk çağrışımı da "barış" değil "ölüm"
oluyor. Okurlarımızın içini karartmak pahasına da olsa bu sayımızda
ölüm konusunu işliyoruz.
" Her şeyden önce, ölümün insanların başına gelen en belirleyici, en
vahim, en nihai ve en eşitlikçi olguların arasında yer aldığı
aşikardır. Bundan dolayıdır ki ölüm, zaman ve mekan içinde en rahat
seyahat edebilen, kültürel olarak en kolay tercüme edilebilen
kavramlardan biridir…Kısacası, ölüm her zaman bir şeylerin olmasına,
dillerin çözülmesine, bazı yapıtların ortaya çıkmasına bir vesile
oluşturmuştur." diyor dosya editörü Edhem Eldem.
Ayrıca Bahattin Öztunçay, bir ilk yaratarak, Osmanlı'da varlığı
hakkında doğru dürüst bir araştırma yapılmamış olan "ölü
portreleri"ni (postmortem fotoğraflar), bugüne kadar görülmemiş
eşsizlikte bazı belgelerle işliyor. Nurullah Şenol ise arşiv
belgeleri ışığında Osmanlı toplumunda intiharı anlatıyor.
Bu sayının ilgi çekici yazılarından biri de Mehmet Altun'a ait.
Altun'un geçen sayımızda yer alan Karaköy'deki cami yıkımıyla ilgili
yazısı, ülkemizde adeta bir mikro gündem oluşturmuştu. Altun bu
sayımızda da Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin ilk yolsuzluk davası olan "Topçu
İhsan"ın Havuz-Yavuz olayını aktarıyor.
Hakan Gülsün, mimari korumacılığın Osmanlı zamanında nasıl
gerçekleştiğine ilişkin hazırladığı yazısıyla, bu konudaki
duyarlılığın tarihsel boyutunu gündeme getiriyor.
İnci Türkoğlu'nun Yahudi geleneğinde Tapınak'ın tarihini incelediği
yazısı, şimdiye kadar pek yer vermediğimiz din tarihi konusunda ilgi
çekici bir örnek.
Savaş rüzgarlarının estirildiği şu günlerde Baskın Oran'ın keyifli
yazısı Ayın Gündemi'ni belirliyor: "Güzel Kararsızlık"
İyi okumalar… [ Başa dön ]
YENİ BASILAN KİTABIMIZ "FATİHLER, KORSANLAR, TÜCCARLAR"
Yeni basılan kitabımız FATİHLER, KORSANLAR, TÜCCARLAR, İspanyolların
Yeni Dünya'daki sömürgecilik yıllarında, talihin olağandışı tecellisi
sonucunda keşfettikleri gümüş yataklarının ve yoğun madencilik
faaliyetleriyle elde edilen, düşmanlara, korsanlara, hava koşullarına
meydan okunarak taşınan İspanyol reali'nin ve hazinelerin efsanevi
öyküsüdür.
1500'lü yılların başında yeni kıtaya ayak basan İspanyollar, kıtaya
hastalıkları, ölümü ve savaşı da getirdi. Bu olay Azteklerin ve
yaklaşık 30 yıl sonra da İnkaların sonu oldu. Yerlilerin mallarını
yağmalayarak daha fazla gümüş elde edemeyeceğini anlamakta gecikmeyen
İspanyollar, madenciliğe yöneldiler ve bir süre sonra da zengin gümüş
yataklarını keşfettiler.
Ve böylece Yeni Dünya sömürgelerinden, iki yüzyıl boyunca, İspanya'ya
80.000 ton gümüş getirildi. Tüm ülkeyi kaplayan bu gümüş dalgasının
olağanüstü etkisi, kıtalararası ticarette de kendini gösterdi. Hatta
1585 - 86 yıllarında Osmanlı da bu durumdan nasibini aldı ve
geçirdiği ağır develüasyon sonucu, kendi parası (sikkesi) yerine
8'lik İspanyol reali söz sahibi oldu.Öyle ki çeşitli eyaletlerdeki
devlet görevlileri bile hesaplarını real üzerinden yapmaya başladılar.
Daha önce Avrupa tarihine mizah penceresinden bakan "Neşeli
Öyküler"le tanıdığımız Carlo Cipolla, yeni kitabıyla, İspanyol
gümüşünün heyecan verici, ilginç öyküsü ve 8'lik real'in başarısını
anlatıyor.
İyi okumalar. [ Başa dön ]
İKİ AYRI ŞEHİR: DÜŞLERDEKİ VE YAŞAYAN İSTANBUL
Üç aylık İstanbul Dergimizin 44. Sayısı çıktı. Bu sayı bizi 25
fotoğraf 25 yorumuyla bizi İstanbul'un iki ayrı yüzüyle tanıştırıyor.
Biri kartpostallarda ve gezi broşürlerinde gördüğümüz hayallerimiz
süsleyen görkemli şehir, diğeri ise belki de hiç bilmediğimiz, kıyıda
köşede kalmış hayatlarıyla, bizi şaşırtan kimi zaman da zorlayan
yönleriyle, gerçek, yaşayan İstanbul.
25 fotoğrafçının fotoğraflarından ve 25 yazarın bu fotoğraflar için
yazdığı yazılardan oluşan bu serüvende, göreceğiniz her görüntüde;
fotoğrafçıların kendisine "İstanbul'u en iyi anlatan fotoğrafınız
hangisidir?" sorusunun yanıtını bulabilirsiniz.
"İstanbul insanları hep birbirine benziyor. Bildim bileli değişmiş
değiller. İstanbul kenti ve orada yaşayanlar, eskiler ve yeni
gelenler hepsi yavaş yavaş birbirine benziyor. Uyum sağlıyorlar
birbirlerine…" diyor Ara Güler'in "Çaycı" fotoğrafı için
izlenimlerinde Orhan Duru.
…"Sımsıkı kapatılmış bir kapı İstanbul: Bizans ağacından. Kilidine
sokuyorum parmağımı; "Sen sabahları sokağından geçen izinli
askerlerin tek bir yar mektubusun. Bırak mektupları sadece doğal
soprano martılar okusun…." sözleriyle Orhan Çetin'in vizöründen
gördüğü Mahmutpaşa'ya hissettiklerini dile getiriyor Küçük İskender.
[ Başa dön ]
Lacivert Atlas Üzerine Altın Tozları
"Ya sular, Karadeniz'le marmara arasında dört mevsim akıp duran Boğaz
suları? Ne gri, ne kirli yeşil, ne pas rengi, ne zift karası…." Kadir
Çıtak'ın Dolmabahçe fotoğrafı yoğun geçirilen bir günün ardından
şehrin dingin yüzünü gösteriyor bize. Necati Güngör ise "Keşke gün
ışığı altındaki hali de, gecesi kadar huzurlu bir görüntü
sergileseydi İstanbul'un…" diyor.
25 Fotoğraf 25 Yorum'u hazırlayan Mehmet Altun, yazarlarımızın
yaptığının bu romantik, acıklı, çirkin, muhteşem, renkli ve şaşırtıcı
görüntüleri kişiselleştirmek olduğunu ve bir anlamda onların içine
gizlenmiş detayları ookuyup yorumlamak olduğunu söylüyor.
Altun, "Sergimizde yer alan her fotoğraf, yazarında yarattığı
çağrışımlar ve kendi özgün hikayesiyle bize yeni bir pencere
açacaktır" diyor. [ Başa dön ]
OSMANLICA"YA YILDIZ"DA YOĞUN İLGİ
Tarih Vakfı'nın İstanbul'da 4 yıldır başarıyla sürdürdüğü Osmanlıca
Seminerleri, başlangıç kuruna 20, üst kurlara 26 olmak üzere toplam
46 kişiyle 13 Ocak'da Yıldız'da başladı. Başvuruların devam ettiği
Eminönü'nde ise yeni dönem dersleri 22 Ocak'da başlayacak. [ Başa
dön ]
Ankara ve İzmir'de de Osmanlıca
Tarih Vakfı Ankara Bürosu'nun 3 yıldır başarıyla sürdürdüğü
seminerler yeni dönemine Şubat sonunda başlıyor. Yoğun istek üzerine
İzmir'de de başlayacak olan dersler Mart ayında İzmir Sanat
Merkezi'nde.
İşe Yarayan Osmanlıca
Seminerlerde Osmanlıca öğrenenlerin çabası boşa gitmiyor. Örneğin
katılımcılar, bir yandan bu dili öğrenirken bir yandan da Osmanlının
son dönem popüler tarihçilerinden Ahmet Refik Altınay'ın kitaplarını
bugünkü Türkçeye kazandırdılar. İş Bankası'nın desteğiyle ortak yayın
olarak basılan kitaplar bugün vitrinleri süslüyor. Üstelik kitapların
içinde çevrim yazısını yapanlar olarak Osmanlıca seminerlerine devam
ederken bu işi yapanların adı da yazılı.
Toplumsal Tarih dergisinin bir süredir "Osmanlı Basınında Yüz Yıl
Önce Bu Ay" köşesini yapan Emel Seyhan da Osmanlıcasını Vakıftaki
seminerlerde geliştirenlerden. [ Başa dön ]
Dilimi Artık Daha İyi Tanıyorum
Tarih Vakfı'nın Osmanlıca seminerlerini bir gazete haberinde
gördüğünü ve 3 yıldan beri devam ettiğini belirten seminer
katılımcısı Recep Gülboy, "Osmanlı dönemine ait kişisel bir merakım
vardı. Seminerler, okulda edinilen tarih bilgisinin ötesinde,tarihe
farklı bir gözle bakmamı sağladı" diyor. Ayrıca Gülboy, Türkçe'de şu
anda kullandığımız bir sözcüğün nereden geldiğini, kökenlerini daha
iyi kavradığını ve kullandığı dili artık daha iyi tanıdığını da
sözlerine ekliyor. [ Başa dön ]
Geçmişimi İlk Ağızdan Öğreniyorum
Osmanlıca seminerlerine devam ettikten sonra Konya'daki Mevlana
Türbesi'ni başka bir gözle gezdiğini belirten 3.dönem katılımcısı
Gülçin Hacıbeyoğlu, "Edebiyat fakültesi, tarih bölümü mezunuyum.
Seminerlere gelmeden önce de Osmanlıca bilgim vardı. Şimdi el
yazılarını da rahatlıkla okuyabiliyorum. Geçmişimi ilk elden
belgelerden öğrenmek çok güzel." diyor. Jeofizik mühendisi olduğunu
ve seminerleri yaklaşık 2 yıldır takip ettiğini söyleyen Yıldız
Altınok ise "Eski belgeleri araştırmak, Osmanlılarla ilgili bir arşiv
çalışması yapabilmek ve Osmanlıca gazeteleri tarayabilmek
istiyordum.Seminerlere hala devam ediyorum, Osmanlıca çok zengin bir
dil" diye ekliyor. [ Başa dön ]
Katılım ve İletişim İçin
İstanbul, İzmir Osmanlıca seminerleriyle ilgili ayrıntılı bilgi
için : (0212) 2332161 / 22 imisirli@...
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"TARİHÇİNİN MUTFAĞI"NDA BU AY
Tarihçinin Mutfağı'nda bu ay tarih meraklıları, Galatasaray
Üniversitesi Öğretim Görevlisi Prof Dr. Artun Ünsal'ın mutfağında
keyifli bir yolculuk yaptılar. Ünsal, içten ve esprili tarzıyla
yaşamını, akademik çalışmalarını katılımcılara aktardı.
"... biliyorsunuz zamanımızda Hacker'lar var. Bir sürü Hacker var.
Beyazı var, siyahı var, Anarşisti var. Bir de Hacker'ların şiiri var!"
Dinleyiciler, aşktan Osmanlı yemek kültürüne, Türkiye İşçi Partisi
incelemesine kadar bir çok konuda Artun Ünsal ile söyleşme fırsatı
buldular.
Kitaplarını ve makalelerini okuduğumuz tarihçilerin "mutfak"larını
kendi ağızlarından dinlediğimiz Tarihçinin Mutfağı'nda Şubat ayı
konuğu olan Murat Belge'yle 20 Şubat Perşembe günü 18.30'da Eminönü
Bilgi Belge Merkezi'nde buluşabilirsiniz.
Bu sene Tarihçinin Mutfağı'nın yanısıra yeni konferans dizileriyle de
karşınızda olacağız.
Ayrıntılı bilgi için: 2332161/dahili 22 [ Başa dön ]

SİVİL TOPLUM KURULUŞLARINA KAPASİTE GELİŞİMİ İÇİN
YENİ KAYNAK:
EĞİTİM KİTAPÇIKLARI
Tarih Vakfı, Avrupa Konseyi ve Avrupa Birliği Komisyonunun Gençlikle
ilgili direktörlüklerinin ortaklaşa hazırladıkları Eğitim
Kitapçıklarını Türkçeye kazandırarak ücretsiz dağıtıma sunuyor.
Avrupa kurumlarının gençlik çalışanlarının eğitimine yönelik olarak
imzaladıkları anlaşma kapsamında yayımlanan ve internet üzerinden
ücretsiz olarak dağıtılan kitapçıklar, ele aldıkları konularda hem
pratik bilgileri, hem de bu konularda yapılacak etkileşimli eğitimler
için yöntemler ve ipuçlarını içeriyor.
Ülkemizde özellikle sivil toplum kuruluşlarına yönelik kapasite
geliştirme eğitimlerinde kullanılabilecek bu tür kaynak yayınların
eksikliği uzun dönemdir hissedilmekteydi. Temelde gençlik
kuruluşlarının kullanımına yönelik olarak hazırlanmasına karşın,
kitapçıklar bütün sivil toplum örgütlerinin kullanabileceği
yöntemleri içeriyor. Avrupa'nın önde gelen gençlik eğitmenlerince
yazılan ve bu nedenle önemli bir deneyimi yansıtan kitapçıkların
konuları ise hem `Kültürlerarası Öğrenme', `Avrupa Yurttaşlığı' gibi
tematik, hem de `Proje Yönetimi', `Örgüt Yönetimi' gibi pratik
işleyişe yönelik başlıkları içeriyor.
Dizinin ilk kitabı olarak Ocak sonunda çıkacak `Kültürlerarası
Öğrenme' başlıklı kitapçık, eğitimlerde kullanılabilecek grup
çalışması yöntemleri, canlandırıcı oyunlar, hoşgörü geliştirmeye
yönelik simülasyon ve rol oyunları, tartışma alıştırmaları ve
değerlendirme yöntemleri ile bunların bütüncül olarak bir araya
getirildiği eğitim programı önerileri gibi araçları sunuyor. Bunun
yanında `Kültür' tartışmalarının ve kuramlarının başta genç insanlar
ve gençlik eğitmenleri olmak üzere, konunun uzmanı olmayan kişilere
aktarılabilecek düzeyde, grafiklerle tamamlandığı bölümler ile birçok
kültürün birarada yaşadığı ve bütünleşme deneyini sürdüren ortak
Avrupa alanının değerleri de bu alıştırmaları destekleyecek şekilde
sunuluyor.
Türkçe'de çıkacak ilk kitap olan `Kültürlerarası Öğrenme' başlıklı
kitapçık ile yılın ilk yarısı içinde çıkacak ikinci ve üçüncü
kitaplar olan `Uluslararası Gönüllü Hizmetler' ve `Proje Yönetimi',
Avrupa Birliği Avrupa-Akdeniz Gençlik Eylem Programı Ulusal
Koordinatörlüğünün (EuroMed-Türkiye) desteğiyle basılıyor. Dizinin
diğer kitapları olan `Örgüt Yönetimi', `Eğitimlerin
Temelleri', `Avrupa Yurttaşlığı', `Sosyal Dışlanma' ve `Fon
Geliştirme ve Yönetimi'nin ise yılın ikinci yarısında çevrilerek
basılması planlanıyor. Kitapçıkların tamamına Tarih Vakfının web
sayfasından, EuroMed Türkiye sitesinden (http://www.euromed.org.tr)
ve Avrupa Konseyi-Avrupa Komisyonu ortaklığı web sayfasından
(http://www.training-youth.net) ücretsiz olarak da ulaşılabilecek.
Kitapçıkların başta İngilizce olmak üzere çeşitli dillerdeki
orijinallerine http://www.training-youth.net sitesinden
ulaşılabiliyor. [ Başa dön ]

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