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This week we have:
1. CES
News
2. Calls
for Papers
3. Seminars
and Workshops
4. Grants
and fellowships
5. Position
vacancies
6. Other
European Studies news
CES
News
Upcoming
Speakers:
Thursday,
October 25, 12-1:30 PM, Rainer Eising (Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany)
"Business interests in the EU Multi-level sytem", UCIS Seminar Room at
223 East Franklin St.
Friday, October 26 12-1:30 PM, Andrea Lenschow (University of Salzburg) "New Regulatory Approaches in "Greening" EU policies", UCIS Seminar Room at 223 East Franklin St.
Friday, November 2, 12-1:30 PM, Torben Iversen (Harvard University), will speak on: "Welfare production regimes: patterns of stability and change." UCIS Seminar Room at 223 East Franklin Street.
Saturday-Sunday,
November 3-4, Conference on "Business
Interests and the Varieties of Capitalism: Historical Origins and Future
Possibilities" Organized by David Coates (WFU), Herbert Kitschelt (Duke),
Gary Marks (UNC), David Soskice (Duke), and John Stephens (UNC)
FLAS Open
Meetings (N.B. New time)
CES,
along with other National Resource Centers at UNC-CH will hold an open
meeting for all graduate students interested in applying for Foreign Language
and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for summer 2002 and AY 2002-3.
The open meetings will be held in the UCIS Seminar Room, 223 E. Franklin
St. Wednesday and Thursday, November 7th and 8th from 4-5 P.M.
FLAS funds are from the U.S. Department of Education and are intended to support second language acquisition among US professionals. FLAS funds are non-service awards providing fellows with a stipend of $11,000 (AY) or $2400 (summer) and full payment of tuition and fees. UNC-CH received $102,000 for awards in 2002-3. We anticipate making 4+ awards for the academic year and 4+ for summer language study. UNC-CH graduate students from the professional schools as well as the Graduate School are eligible to apply for either academic year or summer funding categories:
For
more information on FLAS see the link to fellowships on our webpage: www.unc.edu/depts/europe
1. Comparative Study: Conceptions of Democracy in the EU Member States
Which notions of democracy are found in the public debates of Member States of the European Union? What are the foundations, limits and implied presuppositions of these notions? And what are the implications of such discursive structures for political agency, for instance in relation to the developing EU?
Proposals for papers contributing to the analysis of these questions are invited from scholars working on political discourse in one or more of the EU Member States. The aim is the publication of an English language comparative analysis, situated in the context of the ongoing discussion of a "democratic deficit" of some sort in the EU
For more information contact Jens Henrik Haahr, (jhh@djh.dk) Senior Lecturer, Danish School of Journalism can be found at http://www.europaforskning.dk/condem2.pdf
Proposals
for contributions should be e-mailed no later than 15 November 2001
2. "Europe
and the World: United Europe Comes into its Own"
Sixth
Graduate Student Conference organized by Georgetown students' BMW Center
for German and European Studies. The conference entitled "Europe and the
World: United Europe Comes into its Own" will be held March 22-23, 2002
at Georgetown University. Encouraged to participate are Master's and Doctoral
students in the humanities and social sciences (History, Cultural Studies,
Political Science, Economics, Anthropology, International Relations, Language
and Literature), currently enrolled in degree granting programs. We ask
that all abstracts be postmarked or emailed by December 10, 2001.
Abstracts should be 300-500 words (1-1.5 pages). Please include a resume
with your submission. Successful applicants will be notified in early January.
Send submissions to:
cgesgradconference@Georgetown.edu
Graduate
Student Conference
BMW
Center for German & European Studies
Intercultural
Center 501
Georgetown
University
Washington,
DC 20057
1. Oral
Histories of Czech Émigrés
Thursday,
October 25, at 5:30 in Room 011 of Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence
(Graham Memorial Hall)
Come
view an exhibition on oral histories of Czech émigrés collected
by UNC students in the Prague Oral History Burch Field Research Seminar
of Spring 2001. See posters presenting the émigrés,
view a video of the research process, and meet the students along with
Deans Risa Palm and Richard Soloway. Sponsored by the Center for Slavic,
Eurasian, and East European Studies, the Burch Field Research Seminar Program,
and Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence.
2. Business
Interests and the Varieties of Capitalism: Historical Origins and Future
Possibilities
Saturday-Sunday,
November 3-4, 200. Organized by David Coates, Herbert Kitschelt, Gary Marks,
David Soskice, and John Stephens
The
central purpose of the workshop is to explore the degree of integration
of the components of production regimes (relations between firms and financial
systems, educational and training systems, interfirm relations, industrial
relations, etc.) and the degree of integration of the production regime
types with the types of welfare states. We know that the elements of production
regimes and welfare states are associated; the question is are they functional
and necessarily interrelated. One might conceptualize polar types in which
one pole represents complete functional integration in which a change in
one element might cause all other elements to change and the other pole
in which the association of the elements is simply an historical accident.
Obviously, the truth is somewhere in between these two poles but it is
not simply a matter of academic curiosity where on this spectrum the truth
lies. The very survival of the CME/low wage dispersion/generous welfare
state nexus may well depend on the answer to this question.
See
website: http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/capitalism/
1. Foreign
Language and Area studies Awards/FLAS (new)
CES,
along with other National Resource Centers at UNC-CH will hold an open
meeting for all graduate students interested in applying for Foreign Language
and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for summer 2002 and AY 2002-3.
The open meetings will be held in the UCIS Seminar Room, 223 E. Franklin
St. Wednesday and Thursday, November 7th and 8th from 4-5 P.M.
FLAS funds are from the U.S. Department of Education and are intended to support second language acquisition among US professionals. FLAS funds are non-service awards providing fellows with a stipend of $11,000 (AY) or $2400 (summer) and full payment of tuition and fees. UNC-CH received $102,000 for awards in 2002-3. We anticipate making 4+ awards for the academic year and 4+ for summer language study. UNC-CH graduate students from the professional schools as well as the Graduate School are eligible to apply for either academic year or summer funding categories:
For more information on FLAS see the link to fellowships on our webpage: www.unc.edu/depts/europe
2. The
Humboldt Research Fellowship Program
is
seeking qualified scholars of all nationalities and disciplines to carry
out long-term research projects in Germany. Fellowships will be awarded
based on academic achievement, the quality and feasibility of the proposed
research project and the candidate's international publications. The Program
will provide a stay of six to twelve months in Germany. Monthly stipends
range from DM 3,600 to 4,400 with special allowances available for accompanying
family members, travel expenses and German language instruction. Applicants
must have a doctoral degree and be less than forty years of age.
Scholars in humanities should have sufficient German proficiency and those
in the sciences must provide proof that they have sufficient proficiency
in English.
Applications
may be submitted at any time and the review process takes from five to
nine months.
For
more information contact the Humboldt Foundation at:
www.Humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/stip_aus/index.htm
3. Daimler
Chrysler-Fonds im Stifterverband für die Deutsche WissenschaftSenior
Fellowship
AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY GERMAN STUDIES, Washington, DC
AICGS is pleased to announce that it is now taking individual grant applications for the Daimler Chrysler-Fonds im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft" Senior Fellowship, which is designed to bring senior scholars and specialists working on Germany to AICGS for stays of 3-12 months beginning and ending in the calendar year 2002. Fellowship grants include:
--
a monthly stipend of up to $6000, depending on seniority;
--
a monthly research budget;
--
a travel budget;
--
a budget to support workshops and publications.
DaimlerChrysler
Fellows are expected to work in residence at the Institute. Special consideration
will be given to project proposals that address one or more of the current
research foci of AICGS, in particular
transatlantic
economic relations and the evolution of the "new economy" in the United
States and Germany.
Applicants
should submit the following items in their packets: (1) a curriculum vitae
that includes 2-3 references; (2) a 2500-word project statement that includes
a timeline for the proposed research; and (3) an
itemized
budget. Final deadline for applications is November 15. Please direct all
queries and application packets relating to these fellowships to:
Prof.
Jeffrey Anderson, Director of Studies
American
Institute for Contemporary German Studies
1400
16th Street, NW, Suite 420
Washington,
DC 20036-2216
Tel.
202.332.9312 ext. 123
Fax
202.265.9531
email:
anderson@aicgs.org
4. Harry
S. Truman Library Dissertation Year Fellowship (new)
The
Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs
is the private, non-profit partner of the Harry S. Truman Library. The
Institute's purpose is to foster the Truman Library as a center for research
and as a provider of educational and public programs. Applications for
funding will be considered by the Institute's Committee on Research, Scholarship
and Academic Relations.
Grants of $16,000 will be given to support graduate students working on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years (i.e. Potsdam, Berlin Airlift, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Cold War, Korean War, Marshall Plan).
Applicants should have substantially completed their research and be prepared to devote full time to writing their dissertation. One or two dissertation year fellowships will normally be awarded each year.
Deadline: February 1. The Committee will notify applicants in writing of its decision within approximately four weeks after the deadline date. More information: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/
5. Harry
S. Truman Library Undergraduate Student Grant (new)
The
Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs
is the private, non-profit partner of the Harry S. Truman Library. The
Institute's purpose is to foster the Truman Library as a center for research
and as a provider of educational and public programs. Applications for
funding will be considered by the Institute's Committee on Research, Scholarship
and Academic Relations.
Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to undergraduate students writing senior theses on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues (i.e. Potsdam, Berlin Airlift, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Cold War, Korean War, Marshall Plan) which were prominent during the Truman years. Awards are intended to offset expenses for research conducted at the Truman Library. One Undergraduate Student Grant will normally be awarded each year provided high quality applications are received.
Deadline: December 1. The Committee will notify applicants in writing of its decision within six weeks after the deadline date. More information: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/
6. International
Collaborative Research Grants in Anthropology.
International
Collaborative Research grants for amounts up to $30,000 are available to
assist anthropological research projects undertaken jointly by two (or
more) investigators from different countries. These grants are renewable
for a second period of research. The purpose of the program is to encourage
collaborations in which the principal investigators bring different and
complementary perspectives, knowledge, and/or skills. Projects must involve
at least one principal investigator from outside the United States, Canada
or Western Europe. Both investigators must meet the qualification for Regular
Grants (i.e., holding the doctorate or equivalent in anthropology or a
related discipline).
Applications are evaluated by two main criteria: the quality of the proposed research, and the potential benefits of the collaboration for international anthropology. Projects must be primarily for research. Projects primarily for other purposes, such as training, education, or writing, are not eligible under this program, although such components may be served within the scope of the larger research project.
Application Information: There are two application deadlines each year: June 1st and December 1st.
For more information: http://www.wennergren.org/
7. AAUW
Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants: International Fellowships
2002-03
Academic Year, Applications available: Aug. 1, 2001-Nov. 15, 2001
Application POSTMARK deadline: Dec. 15, 2001
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by Dec. 31, 2001, and must have applied to their proposed institution of study by the time of application (no later than Dec. 15, 2001).
Six of the 58 awards are available to members of International Federation of University Women affiliate organizations. Recipients of these awards may study in any country other than their own.
For
more infformation: http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra.html
or
contact:
AAUW
Educational Foundation
Department
60
2201
N. Dodge St.
Iowa
City, IA 52243-4030
call
319/337-1716 ext. 60,
8. Charlotte
W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Deadline:
11/19/2001; 12/3/2001
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
Winners will receive $16,500 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. Approximately 35 non-renewable fellowships will be awarded from among more than 400 applications. Graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition for Newcombe Fellows.
All
applications and proposals must be postmarked by December 3, 2001. Applications
being mailed from outside the United States or Canada must be postmarked
by November 19, 2001. Notification of awards will be made in April, 2002.
Tenure begins in June or September, 2002.
Charlotte
W. Newcombe Foundation
PHONE:
609-452-7007 or 1-800-899-9963
FAX:
609-452-7828
e-mail:
charlotte@woodrow.org
http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/index.purpose.html
9. Graduate
Research Fellowship Program/ GRFP (new)
The
National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to ensure the vitality of the human
resource base of science, mathematics, and engineering in the United States
and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 900 graduate fellowships
each year, including awards for women in engineering and computer and information
science. Fellowships provide three years of support for graduate study
leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees in the fields of
science, mathematics, and engineering supported by the NSF and are intended
for students in the early stages of their graduate study.
Fellowships provide three years of support that may be used over a five-year period. Award amount: estimated to be $20,500 stipend for a 12-month tenure plus $10,500 cost-of-education allowance per tenure year pending availability of funds.
Application deadline: November 7, 2001
For
more information: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf0194.
Position
vacancies
1.Organising
for Enlargement: A Challenge for the Member States and Candidate Countries
The Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin, is beginning a three- year research project that is financed under the EU’s Fifth Framework Programme. The project involves comparative, theoretical and empirical research on the management of EU public policy making in three existing member states (Ireland, Finland and Greece) and three candidate countries (Hungary, Slovenia and Estonia). A research team in each of the countries, including Ireland, will carry out the research. The project has two phases. Phase one analyses Core- Executive management of EU business. Phase II examines multi-levelled policy processes in two policy fields— environmental regulation and regional policy. The research design is based on an institutionalist framework that combines macro-level analysis from a historical institutionalist perspective and micro-level analysis using formal models of decision-making.
Two posts are available with the project coordination team in Dublin:
The Dublin European Institute, UCD, wishes to recruit a full-time researcher to the project co-ordination team in Dublin, who has completed or is about to complete their PhD. The post will involve research on the Irish dimension of the project and comparative research across the six states involved. A 34 month contract will be offered at a gross salary (less social insurance contributions etc) of 28,000 euro p.a.
The
Dublin European Institute, UCD, wishes to recruit a half-time administrator/researcher
to the project co-ordination team in Dublin,who has completed or is about
to complete their PhD. The post will involve
provision
of administrative and managerial support to the coordination team and partner
institutions as well as a contribution towards the research activities
of the project. A 36 month half- time contract will be offered at a gross
salary (less social insurance contributions etc) of 13,667 euro p.a.
Application
by CV/Resumé and sample research paper by Friday 26 October
to the address below.
For
further details of either post please contact: Professor Brigid Laffan,
Director, Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield,
Dublin 4, Ireland, email
dei@ucd.ie
telephone (+) 353 1 716 7634 and fax (+) 353 1 269 2589.
Web
pages http://www.europeanstudies.ie
Other
European Studies news
TAM Visits
the European Union Delegation in Washington, DC
On
October 18, Transatlantic Masters students ventured to Washington, DC,
where they met with several US and European Union officials. They
had briefings at: the State Department with Chris Murray, the European
Union Delegation with Jonathan Davidson, and the Council on Foreign
Relations with Ron Asmus. Meetings also covered students' employment
prospects and provided opportunities for the students to meet key EU and
US figures. The students also discussed the implications of the September
11 attacks for transatlantic relations.
____________________
Ruth
Mitchell-Pitts PhD
Associate
Director
Center
for European Studies/EU Center
University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel
Hill, NC 27599-3449
919-962-6765
919-962-5375
(fax)
europe@unc.edu
www.unc.edu/depts/europe
(European Studies)
www.unc.edu/depts/eucenter
(EU Center)
www.unc.edu/depts/tam
(Transatlantic Masters Program)