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Seminar: “Europe as an International Actor” - Florence, February 15, 2010

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:08:08 +0000

LUNEDÌ 15 FEBBRAIO 2010, ORE 11

Europe as an International Actor

Opening remarks: Bruna Bagnato and Massimiliano Guderzo

European Integration Historiography
Kiran Patel
Joint Chair of EU History and Transatlantic Relations, EUI

The EC between the Superpowers. The Helsinki CSCE
Angela Romano
Jean Monnet Fellow - RSCAS, EUI

The EU and China
Nicola Casarini
Marie Curie Fellow - RSCAS, EUI

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Call for Papers per la Scuola Estiva sulla Guerra Fredda

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:24:37 +0000

Si comunica che il Call for Papers per la scuola estiva sulla guerra fredda (il testo qui in allegato) è appena stato pubblicato sul sito di LSE (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/news/individualNews/100126-EuroSummerSchoolCWHistoryCFP.aspx) e a breve lo sarà anche su quello del SUM.

Federico Romero
Dipartimento Studi Storici e Geografici
Università di Firenze

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows (15 Feb. 2010)

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:16:27 +0000

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The 2010-11 Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows in Central European Studies

Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC

The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowships in Central European Studies enable each year two outstanding scholars to conduct research on important issues related to Central Europe at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. The first Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows
will be appointed for a nine (9) month period from October 2010-June 2011.

The Fellows are closely integrated into the research, training, and outreach activities of the Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) at SAIS, and will participate in CTR events and meetings. Each Fellow is expected to complete a research paper during the period of residence according to the terms of the assignment entered into with the Foundation.

Each year the Center and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation identify several themes of particular interest. For 2010-11, the Center is particularly interested in receiving applications that deal with any of the following:

1. Central European countries and the international financial crisis
2. Issues of political and economic stability and reform in central and eastern Europe
Eligibility

Applicants for the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowship must have a doctorate or be at the post-doctorate level, have demonstrated research capacity, be fluent in English, and be eligible for a J-1 visa. Preference will be given to qualified and competitive candidates from Austria, but the Fellowship is open to candidates of other nationalities as well.

Stipend

The Fellow will enter into a research assignment with the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation and will receive a monthly stipend of $5,000; an office with computer, Internet access and voicemail; access to Johns Hopkins University libraries and other facilities. The Fellow is expected to take care of his/her travel, accommodation, health care coverage and living expenses.

Application Procedure

Each applicant should submit the following (in English):

1. A letter supporting the application.
2. A 3 to 5 page double-spaced statement that proposes a research project, including its relevance to the research interests of the Center.
3. A curriculum vitae.
4. Two sealed letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s professional competence.

The applicant is responsible for collecting all materials and submitting them as one packet before February 15, 2010 to:

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowship
Center for Transatlantic Relations
School for Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 525
Washington, DC 20036 - USA

The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows are selected by the Center for Transatlantic Relations and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation. Applicants will be notified by April 1st, 2010. The 2010-2011 Fellowship begins on October 1, 2010.

For further information, write to transatlantic[at]jhu.edu or office[at]marshallplan.at or call 202-663-5800.

The Berlin International Economics Congress and new Young Leader’s Forum

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:14:34 +0000

Dear friends and colleagues,I am writing to inform you of programs that the ICD will be holding during the Winter and Spring of 2010. These events see the ICD addressing new issues in international relations and cultural diplomacy, whilst continuing to develop our established Young Leaders Forums. I encourage you to help raise awareness of this activity by passing this information on to anyone who you feel may be interested in attending, and hope that we might be able to welcome some of you at the ICD House.

The Berlin International Economics Congress

(4th - 7th February 2010, Berlin)

*Final Call for Applications

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics and Civil Society in International Economics

Speakers Include: Bendt Bendtsen, MEP, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark; Davorin Kračun, Former Minister for Economic Relations and Development of Slovenia, Former Foreign Minister, Former Deputy Prime Minister; Dr. Erhard Busek, Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria; François-Xavier de Donnea, Former Mayor of the City of Brussels; Gerassimos D. Arsenis, Former Minister of Economics of Greece; Guido de Marco, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Former President of Malta; Professor Dr. Helmut Haussmann, Former Minister of Economics of Germany, Professor of Business Management; Dr. Jacques F. Poos , Former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Former Minister of Finance and of Foreign Affairs; Jan-Erik Enestam, Former Finnish Minister of the Environment and Defence; Katherine Marshall, Senior Advisor for the World Bank, Visiting Professor Georgetown University; Vladimir Mečiar, Former Prime Minister of Slovakia

Further information: www.biec.de
Enquiries: biec@culturaldiplomacy.org

Running parallel to the BIEC is a new Young Leader´s Forum:

Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy

(31st January - 7th February 2010, Berlin)
*Final Call for Applications
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Enquiries: cdec@culturaldiplomacy.org

*****

Europe Meets Latin America: A Forum for Young Leaders

(14th - 19th February 2010, Berlin)
Application deadline: February 9th
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Enquiries: emla@culturaldiplomacy.org

*****

The February Session of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy

(23rd - 27th February 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy
Enquiries: academy@culturaldiplomacy.org

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Cultural Bridges in Germany: A Forum for Young Leaders

(28th February - 5th March 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.cultural-bridges-in-germany.org
Enquiries: cbg@culturaldiplomacy.org

*****

Canada Meets Germany: A Forum for Young Leaders

(7th - 13th March 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.canadameetsgermany.org
Enquiries: cmg@culturaldiplomacy.org

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Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders

(March 14th - March 19th 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Enquiries: europe@culturaldiplomacy.org

*****

The UK Meets Germany: A Forum for Young Leaders

(April 6th - 10th 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org/ukmg
Enquiries: ukmg@culturaldiplomacy.org

*****

Europe Meets Russia: A Forum for Young Leaders

(11th - 16th April 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Enquiries: ukmg@culturaldiplomacy.org

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The USA Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders

(18th - 24th April 2010, New York City)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Enquiries: usame@culturaldiplomacy.org

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Germany Meets Turkey: A Forum for Young Leaders

(25th - 30th April 2010, Berlin)
Further information: www.culturaldiplomacy.org/germanymeetsturkey
Enquiries: gmt@culturaldiplomacy.org

The ICD is also involved in a number of other interesting projects scheduled to take place later this year. For more information about future events and about the activity if the institute as a whole please visit our website: www.culturaldiplomacy.org

Best wishes,

Mark Donfried

Call for Papers - 7th Annual Session - Warsaw East European Conference

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:56:47 +0000

Attached file contains ‘Call for Papers’ with information concerning the Warsaw East European Conference, the Seventh Annual Session.
The Conference will begin on Monday, July 12, and end on Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Deadline for paper proposals: April 15, 2010

Please forward this message to everyone, who might be interested: to colleagues, co-operators or students.

All matters concerning the conference are handled by the Internet Registration System, found at: www.studium.uw.edu.pl/weec
Please note that applications will start receiving applications on the 1st of February 2010

Please address all questions to conf.studium@uw.edu.pl

If you are not interested in receiving any further information about Warsaw East European Conference please send your refusal to our e-mail conf.studium@uw.edu.pl. In that case we are sorry for troubling you.

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Bursaries to suitable PhD candidates - top-rated UK European Studies Centre

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:23:23 +0000

The Centre for European Studies Research at the University of Portsmouth in the UK is advertising a number of full bursaries (fees covered, maintenance grant). We welcome especially applications in the field of contemporary history and politics of Europe and the European Union history broadly defined. Applicants (EU citizens) with projects on transnational dimensions (actors, networks, Europeanization etc.) are esp. strongly encouraged to apply. For further particulars see www.port.ac.uk/fhss/bursaries. The deadline is 26 February for a starting date of 1 October 2010. The bursary includes a teaching obligation which is normally much more limited than the advertisement would suggest, and geared towards facilitating teaching experience to qualify for the academic job market. If you have any questions, please contact Wolfram.Kaiser@port.ac.uk for further information (application procedure etc.) or a discussion of your possible project.

CFP Colloque historique international - 12-14 mai 2011, Paris, La Courneuve

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:57:21 +0000

Laurence BADEL, Gilles FERRAGU, Stanislas JEANNESSON, Renaud MELTZ et Isabelle NATHAN souhaitent diffuser cet Appel à contributions :

Les écrivains-diplomates. Pratiques, sociabilités, influences (XIXe-XXIe siècles)

Colloque historique international - 12-14 mai 2011, Paris, La Courneuve

Date limite pour l’envoi des contributions : 1er juin 2010.

Ce colloque a pour objet de comprendre en quoi la professionnalisation du diplomate, à la fin du XIXe siècle, a pu modifier le rapport entre littérature et diplomatie et engendrer à la fois de nouvelles pratiques littéraires et diplomatiques.

Vous en trouverez l’information complète en cliquant sur le lien suivant, sur le site de l’UMR IRICE :

http://irice.univ-paris1.fr/spip.php?article538

Bien cordialement

gisèle borie

Call for Papers for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives (HSP)

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:09:39 +0000

We would like to inform you about the call for papers for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives (HSP), the online journal dedicated to exporing issues of human security. As you are an expert in fields of human security and a participant to past human security activities, we would be particularly pleased if you considered to contribute to the upcoming issue, which will be dedicated to ‘Human Security Agenda 2010: The Way Forward’.

Please find attached the call for papers for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives.

Yours respectfully,

Nathan Hauthaler
(on behalf of the HSP editorial committee)

Semestre alla Syracuse University (SU)

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:41:53 +0000

Nell’ambito dell’Accordo di collaborazione interuniversitaria culturale e scientifica stipulato dall’Università degli Studi di Firenze e dalla Syracuse University (SU), si sollecitano le candidature di studenti di laurea magistrale e dottorandi di ricerca in discipline internazionalistiche che abbiano interesse, ai fini della preparazione della tesi finale, a partecipare per un periodo massimo di quattro mesi (un semestre) alle attività accademiche della SU.

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CFP for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives (HSP)

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:37:08 +0000

We would like to inform you about the call for papers for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives (HSP), the online journal dedicated to exporing issues of human security.

The upcoming issue will be dedicated to ‘Human Security Agenda 2010: The Way Forward’.

Please find attached the call for papers for the upcoming issue of Human Security Perspectives.

Nathan Hauthaler
(on behalf of the HSP editorial committee)