CEU Summer University

Dear Former SUN Applicant/Participant,

I would like to solicit your help to promote the CEU summer program for 2010 among your colleagues, your contacts or any interested academics and professionals.

The general application deadline is February 15, 2010 (unless specified
otherwise on the course web site). Applicants are encouraged to apply
online:
http://www.sun.ceu.hu/03-application/howto_apply.php

More information on the courses and the application procedure are
available at http://www.sun.ceu.hu/02-courses/by-title.php. Please feel
free to contact the SUN office with questions at summeru@ceu.hu .

We’d be grateful if you could forward this email to those potentially
interested in our summer school (individuals, listservs, blogs,
electronic journals, etc.) and/or have a short announcement placed on a relevant web site.

Thank you for your kind assistance.
Sincerely yours,

Sarolta Szabo
Program Coordinator
Summer University Office
1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 9, Hungary
http://www.summer.ceu.hu
e-mail:summeru@ceu.hu
tel: 36 1 327 3811
fax: 36 1 327 3124

- Call for Applications – Black Sea Link Fellowships Program

The Black Sea Link Fellowship Program, sponsored by the VolkswagenStiftung (Hannover, Germany), targets talented young researchers from Moldova, the Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as from other regions around the Black Sea. The grants allow fellows to work on projects of their choice while in residence in Bucharest, Romania. NEC welcomes a wide variety
of disciplines in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.

Conditions: Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.
Preference will be given to candidates below the age of 40.
Duration of the Fellowship: one term (5 months), from October 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011, or from March 1 to July 31, 2011; or a full academic year (10 months) from October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.

Location: New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest.

The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 650 € (tax free),
accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship. Fellows are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 € for transportation, accommodation, and per diem). In addition, fellows can order literature for up to 500 €, to be used for their research during the Fellowship, and included, at its end, in the library of their home institution.

Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is desirable.The deadline for sending the completed application is January 15, 2010.The evaluation procedure includes several stages, among which an interview with the international Academic Board of the NEC, scheduled for April 9-10,
2010. Applicants selected for the interview will be notified in the second
half of February 2010.

The application form and additional information on the Program and on New Europe College can be downloaded from: www.nec.ro or requested by e-mail from: applications@nec.ro

(please include in the Subject entry of the message the following: “Black Sea Link Fellowships”). Contact person: Ana Buculei.

Mailing address: New Europe College
str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Phone: (+4) 021 307 9910,
Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774

Start making your plans now to attend the 2010 Annual Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

Conference Theme and Paper Submissions:
Theme: Global Economic Crises and Feminist Rethinking of the Development Discourse (Crisis Economica Global Y Revision Feminista del Debate Sobre el Desarrollo)

Click here to access the Call for Papers and Submission Instructions.

The due date for submissions is February 1st.

Conference Registration:
 

A downloadable form for conference registration is now available. You can print out the form and either mail or fax it to the address/fax number indicated on the form.
Click here for registration form.

On-line registration for the conference is open. You will be able to register on-site in Buenos Aires if you miss the deadline.
Click here for on-line registration for the conference.

Travel Funding For Participants from Developing and Transition Countries:
Travel funding applications due: February 1, 2010.

Travel funding awards made: March 1, 2010
Click below for travel funding information and the application:
Travel Fund Application (word format)
Travel Fund Application (pdf format)

If you are experiencing problems with using conference maker or downloading the Travel Grant form please e-mail conference@iaffe.org.

http://www.iaffe.org/conferences/annual/index.php

International Policy and Research Conference on Social Security

UNITED CONFERENCE 23-28 October 2009 in Kiev (UA)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS:

Nowadays the rhetoric and arguments of the far right are taking over mainstream political discussions and it seems that the anti-discrimination movement is firmly stuck in observer mode, responding to that what is put on the table by the far right and right-wing populists - but where are the progressive actions of civil society?

- It is time for the anti-discrimination movement - in Europe and worldwide - to rethink what are its aims & tasks and what are the tools & possibilities in this very challenging struggle. 
- It is time to evaluate our work and take into consideration all our good practices, but also our failures.
- It is time to discuss and rethink our working methods and strategies.

UNITED WE BUILD THE FUTURE!

Against this background UNITED organises its upcoming international Network Conference - 'UNITED We Build the Future! Empowering Civil society to Face New Challenges' - in Kiev (UA), 23-28 of October 2009. The conference forms an exchange platform and professional working environment to discuss the future of the European anti-discrimination movement; to analyse new challenges; to share experience, know-how and good practice; and to develop new strategies and working methods.

Therefore Ukraine - a so called 'new democracy', evolving from a post-soviet country - provides the matching stage as hosting country of this conference to discuss the future of NGO work, empowerment of civil society and new challenges in the anti-discrimination field. 

Ukraine declared its independence in 1991 and since then the country is trying to convert from a totalitarian communist regime into a democratic, rule of law and human rights state. Carrying the burden of the past USSR era with its legal, economical and state system, Ukraine struggled the first ten years of independence to understand what it needs to become a democratic and independent country in Europe.

The countries specific geo-political situation is another influencing key factor, which can be seen as advantage or disadvantage on its way to become a democratic and truly independent state. Bordering Russia and Belarus on one side and the European Union on the other, Ukraine is torn between European democratic values and eastern totalitarianism. This very special geo-political position makes Ukraine a transit route for asylum seekers and migrants on their way to enter the European Union.

The conference will, through working groups, plenary sessions and workshops, look at following specific issues: 
rise of right wing; revisionism and history interpretation; migration flows and migrantophobia; institutional racism; utilisation of propaganda and hate speech; human rights education; minorities and community cohesion; new challenges and new alternatives; future of international networking.

Using the capacity of the international UNITED Network, its diverse supporters and experts in the anti-discrimination field across Europe, the conference will apply the sharing of good practices and know-how to develop innovative working tools and methods and build capacity for a stronger and more effective civil society.

Through the working groups below, issues like the ones mentioned earlier will be discussed. Your contribution will be valuable....

* Coming to Terms with the Past? Collective Memory: Perspectives and Challenges
This working group analyse concepts of commemoration and what implications it has for historical-political education.

* Open Europe? Present and Future of Migration
This working group will analyse migration flows, migration policies and raise of migrantophobia in Europe.

* Hate Speech vs Freedom of Expression: the Role of Propaganda
What is the border between freedom of expression and hate speech?

* Teach It! Human Rights in Action
Developing antiracism educational strategies as a key to implement new actions.

* Bring Us Together! Minorities in Europe
Community cohesion through minority rights.

* Move It! Civil Society Addressing New Challenges
How to identify new priorities, new messages, new forms for civil society to address current challenges.

                                                          PASOS General Assembly, 24-25 October 2009, Lviv, Ukraine

http://www.pasos.org

Jeff Lovitt 


Agenda to include sessions on strategic directions of PASOS and think-tanks in the PASOS region, and on key challenges facing independent think-tanks today, as well as the PASOS formal assembly, including Board elections. 

The Assembly will be followed on 25-27 October by an NED (National Endowment for Democracy) conference, also to be held in Lviv, marking the 20th anniversary of the end of the cold war.

International Conference on 'Issues in Finance and Economic Development in Developing Countries during Globalisation Era', Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, 
6 - 7 November 2009.

Given the current global financial crisis it is imperative to understand the financial structure in place in developing countries following the financial liberalisation policy. This liberalisation policy was implemented as per the philosophy of Structural Adjustment Programmes and Macroeconomic Stabilisation prescribed by international financial institutions. The era of financial liberalisation has witnessed very visible changes in the financial structure. The stock market, innovative risk-trading financial derivatives such as futures and options, umbrella banking, various types of financial institutions, dominance of foreign capital in the capital market, exposure of traditional banks to new risky avenues, and a more internationally-linked capital market are some of the features of the new financial structure.

It is necessary to assess the extent to which the new financial structure has contributed to economic development, because ultimately the purpose of the financial system is to facilitate economic development. Has the new financial structure provided more stability to the developing economies, which is a prerequisite for stable economic growth? Such issues are pertinent to developing countries because they have been implementing the financial liberalisation policy for more than a decade now, in the hope of promoting economic development. The result, as mentioned above, has been a structural shift in the financial system in these countries. This international conference is an attempt to contribute to the ongoing debate on the issues of finance, financial structure, and its association with economic development. Papers are invited from Indian and foreign researchers around the following themes: 
Theoretical debates about financial structure and economic development
   
Assessment of the dominant financial structures and their impact on investment and production in the era of globalisation
   
Finance and the question of economic equity
   
Global financial crisis (2008-09) and its impact on developing countries 
   
Issues in corporate governance, regulatory and supervisory mechanisms in the new financial structure
   
Microfinance and economic development.

Selection of the received papers will be made on the basis of screening by referees. The authors of selected papers from India will be provided travel allowance and free accommodation as per the UGC norms. Due to limited fund, foreign authors of selected papers will have to make their own arrangements for travel expenses. However, free accommodation will be provided by the college at the Delhi University Guest House. The last date of submission of the abstract of the paper is 10 August 2009. The last date of submission of the completed paper is 5 September 2009. The date of confirmation to the selected authors is 15 October 2009. Abstracts and papers can be sent electronically to: srccseminar@gmail.com.

For details contact Mr. Santosh Kumar, Convenor, College Seminar Committee, at cell phone no.: +91-9911426837 and Mr. H.N. Tiwari, Member, College Seminar Committee at cell phone no.: +91-9899197454. Further details about the topic of the Conference can also be obtained from the college website: www.srcc.edu.

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