Anciens appels à communication 2006 (texte intégral)

"The Global Cold War: Call for Papers. 2006 International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War": 6-8 avril 2006, Londres (Grande-Bretagne); Date limite : dimanche 15 janvier 2006; Three partner institutions of the Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) -- the Cold War Studies Centre (CWSC) of the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Center for Cold War Studies (CCWS) of the University of California Santa Barbara, and the Cold War Group (GWCW) of the George Washington University, in cooperation with Cambridge University, are pleased to announce their 2006 International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War, which will be held in London on 06-08 April 2006. The sessions will take place at the LSE and at the British National Archives at Kew outside London.; The conference is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present papers and receive critical feedback from peers and experts in the field. We encourage submissions by graduate students working on any aspect of the Cold War, broadly defined. Two page Proposals, including a brief academic C.V., should be submitted to cwh@lse.ac.uk by 15 January 2006. Successful applicants will be expected to email their papers by 1 March 2006. Further questions may be directed to the conference coordinators, Garret Martin and Louise Woodroofe, at the afore mentioned e-mail address.; The conference sessions will be chaired by prominent members of faculty from above universities. Other members of faculty interested in serving in this capacity or as discussants should contact the conference coordinators directly. The accommodation cost of students-applicants will be covered by the organizers. For other organizational updates, please check the CWSC website regularly.; In 2003, CCWS and GWCW first joined their separate spring conferences, and two years later, CWSC became a co-sponsor. The three centers now hold a jointly sponsored conference held at each campus in alternating years. For more information on our three programs, please visit the respective Web sites: CWSC, GWCW, CCWS, CWIHP.; New LSE-GWU-UCSB Essay Prize: The best paper presented at the event will be published in the journal Cold War History, subject to all revisions required by the editors. The conference discussants will provide a first selection, and the final decision will be taken by the directors of the host institutions.; Information: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CWSC/events/graduate_conference_06.htm

"2006 Economic & Business Historical Society Conference": April 27-29, 2006, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania); Date limite : dimanche 15 janvier 2006; The Economic & Business Historical Society welcomes proposals for presentations on all aspects of business and economic history at its 31st annual conference at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 27-29, 2006. Composed of several hundred North American and international members, the Economic & Business Historical Society offers participants an opportunity for continuing intellectual interchange within a modest-sized, collegial, and interdisciplinary group. In keeping with its traditions, the Society seeks proposals for both individual papers and panel sessions. Graduate students are invited to apply and may qualify for reduced registration fees. The Society holds its annual convention in locations of historical significance. Both the annual membership ($30) and conference registration fees are modest.; Papers presented at the conference may be submitted for publication in the Society's peer reviewed journal, Essays in Economic and Business History, edited by David Whitten, Auburn University.; Proposals for individual papers should include an abstract of no more than 500 words, a brief CV, postal and email addresses, and telephone and fax numbers. Panel proposals should also suggest a title and a panel chair. Graduate students and non-academic affiliates are welcome. Submissions imply that at least one author will register for the conference and be present at the time designated in the conference program. The deadline for submission is 15 January 2006.; Proposals may be submitted sent by email to hsmvn@olemiss.edu or mail to:
Professor Michael V. Namorato
Department of History
Chair, EBHS Conference
Bishop 314
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677; Information: http://www.ebhsoc.org/pittsburgh__conference.htm

International Public Policy Review: Deadline: 15 January 2006; The International Public Policy Review, a student-run academic journal of the School of Public Policy at University College London, is currently accepting manuscript submissions. Manuscripts that will be selected for publication are those of superior quality that are situated within the field of international public policy. The latter is broadly defined as pertaining to "all areas of governance and public policy that are either international or strongly affected by international factors".; The Review publishes works of academic scholarship under two rubrics: Articles and Notes. The Review strongly encourages Article submissions of approximately 9,000 to 12,000 words in length including text and footnotes, and Notes submission of approximately 3,000 to 5,000 words in length.; The greater length of Articles means that they typically occupy traditional zones of scholarship, situate themselves within an ongoing debate and treat their subjects comprehensively. Notes, on the other hand, devote less attention to canvassing existing scholarship. Therefore they may address novel areas of discussion and press up against established academic boundaries. Both, however, must meet rigorous academic standards.; All submissions should be accompanied by an abstract of approximately 300 words. References should be compiled in the University of Chicago Style, amalgamated and signaled serially in the text of the article by superscripts. Therefore, all superscripts should be accompanied by a footnote and a references section must be included at the end of the work.; Substantial quotations should be indented and single-spaced without quotation marks. For all other questions of reference and style, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition and the IPPR website (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ippr/).; To facilitate our anonymous review process, please confine your name, affiliation, biographical information, and acknowledgments to a separate cover page. Please include the manuscript's title on the first text page.; Interested authors must forward all manuscript submissions to the Submissions Editor by 15 January 2006. Manuscripts are to be submitted via email to: ippr@ucl.ac.uk.

«Démocratie participative en Europe»

Toulouse, 15-17 novembre 2006

Date limite : mardi 31 janvier 2006

Colloque organisé par le LERASS (Laboratoire d'études et de recherches appliquées en sciences sociales)

Dans l'espace de l'Union européenne élargie, les institutions s'engagent de plus en plus clairement à maintenir un dialogue ouvert et régulier avec la société civile au travers de ses structures représentatives. Cet engagement s'inscrit dans un contexte social et politique prédisposé à s'approprier, à innover et à multiplier les moyens normatifs et fonctionnels proposés aux citoyens pour faire connaître et échanger publiquement leurs opinions sur tous les domaines d'action collective. Pourtant, en ce moment, l'Union européenne, malgré la multiplication des textes normatifs promouvant son engagement institutionnel pour la démocratie participative, semble plus que jamais éloignée des citoyens, comme l'illustre d'ailleurs le taux de participation aux dernières élections parlementaires de 2004. Le rapport entre la démocratie participative inscrite plutôt dans l'immédiat de la proximité citoyenne et le fonctionnement médiat et étalé des instances européennes reste un exercice difficile et problématique.

Il s'agit ici d'approcher, de mettre en évidence, d'interroger et d'expliciter dans une perspective communicationnelle le «principe de démocratie participative».

Les questions soulevées par le «principe de démocratie participative»sont nombreuses. En effet, quelle serait la composition des instances participantes aux processus décisionnels européens et quelles implications en découleraient quant à la gestion des projets publics à l'échelle locale? De même, comment appréhender l'interaction entre pouvoir politique et société civile dans le processus de décision, ainsi que le degré de prise en compte de la participation citoyenne par les élus européens? En quoi les incidences des changements structurels territoriaux élargissement de l'Union, décentralisation, etc. peuvent-ils conduire à une répartition différente des rôles entre pouvoir politique, organes administratifs, services marchands, organisations non gouvernementales?

Toutes ces questions croisent de nombreuses problématiques communicationnelles en termes d'espace public, de communication politique et d'exercice de la citoyenneté. Quels rôles jouent en effet les médias et les discours politiques dans la diffusion de représentations de la démocratie participative et dans la construction de ces représentations par les citoyens? C'est en outre la nature des textes normatifs adoptés qui est soulevée : s'agit-il d'une véritable architecture juridique, susceptible de déboucher sur une normativité largement reconnue? Le «principe de démocratie participative» n'est-il pas avant tout et même après tout le fondement d'un dispositif de communication empreint de performativité, visant à affirmer l'identité de l'Union européenne et son caractère fortement démocratique? La question se pose dans un contexte où libéralisme économique et décentralisation semblent se traduire plutôt par un individualisme croissant et une perte de repère collectifs. Enfin, les questions des relations entre communication et organisations sont omniprésentes : la démocratie participative telle qu'elle est envisagée renvoie tout à la fois à des tentatives de création d'organisations à partir de dispositifs de communication et aux processus de communication structurant les divers types d'organisation en présence, entreprises, administrations, associations, fondations, instances locales, nationales et supranationales.

Cette perspective résolument interdisciplinaire s'attache :

d'abord à rassembler les analyses concernant les lieux, les moyens, les enjeux, les limites, etc. dont les contours réunis en tant que formes de communication donnent corps actuellement à la démocratie participative européenne;
ensuite, par la mise en exergue d'expériences diverses et de conditions spécifiques d'exercice du pouvoir, elle s'efforce de rendre compte des recherches portant sur la manière dont le sens du «principe de démocratie participative» se construit et sur le processus de son appropriation dans l'espace européen par des contributions politiques, sociales ou culturelles hétéroclites assujetties et/ou enrichies ad-hoc selon la déclinaison nationale, régionale et locale de l'agir démocratique;
enfin, cette perspective vise à croiser les études sur les pratiques et les dispositifs de communication propres à la démocratie participative correspondant à trois groupes de pays : des membres historiques de l'Union européenne (Allemagne, Belgique, France, Italie, Luxembourg, Pays-Bas, mais aussi Danemark, Royaume-Uni, Irlande, Grèce, Espagne, Portugal, etc.), des Etats ayant intégré l'Union Européenne tout récemment (Chypre, Estonie, Hongrie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Malte, Pologne, République tchèque, Slovaquie et Slovénie), et des pays candidats à une adhésion en 2007 (Bulgarie et Roumanie.

Comité scientifique :

Responsable du comité scientifique : Stefan Bratosin, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Univ. Toulouse 3 (France)

Membres du comité scientifique :

Robert Boure, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Univ. Toulouse 3 (France) -- Michel Bussi, Géographie, Univ. de Rouen (France) -- Viviane Couzinet, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Univ. Toulouse 3 (France) -- Éric George, Sciences de la communication, Univ. d'Ottawa (Canada) -- Patrick Chaskiel, Sciences de la communication, Univ. Toulouse 3 (France) -- Mihai Coman, Sciences de la communication, Univ. de Bucarest (Roumanie) -- Peter Dahlgren, Sciences de la communication, Univ. de Lund (Suède) -- Gérard Loiseau, IE, Univ. Toulouse 2 (France) -- Pascal Marchand, Psychologie sociale, Univ. Toulouse 3 (France) -- Marc Mormont, Sociologie, Fondation universitaire luxembourgeoise (Belgique) -- Éric Neveu, Science politique, IEP de Rennes-CRAPE (France) -- Isabelle Pailliart, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Univ. Grenoble 3 (France) -- Luigi Pellizzoni, Sociologie de l'environnement, Univ. de Trieste (Italie) -- Stamos Papastamou, Psychologie sociale, Univ. d'Athènes-Panteion (Grèce) -- Constantin Salavastru, Philosophie, Univ. de Iasi (Roumanie) -- Michel Sénécal, Sciences de la communication, UQAM (Québec, Canada) -- Yves Sintomer, Sociologie, Univ. Paris 8 (France)

Responsables de l'organisation : Catherine Ghosn, Jean-Thierry Julia

Soumission des propositions : les désirant communiquer au colloque devront soumettre au comité scientifique un résumé court (3000 signes maximum, sans bibliographie) et les 3 à 5 mots clés de leur intervention. Les résumés doivent être soumis par courriel en fichier attaché selon le modèle (disponible sur le site) :
http://www.lerass.iut-tlse3.fr/democratie2006/modele.rtf

L'adresse courriel pour la soumission des résumés est :
lerass.democratie2006@iut-tlse3.fr

Information des auteurs : les auteurs des propositions retenues seront informés avant le 31 mars 2006 de la décision du comité scientifique.

Envoi du texte intégral de la communication : les auteurs des propositions retenues confirmeront définitivement leur participation en adressant aux organisateurs le texte intégral de leur communication (date à déterminer).

Contact et renseignements :
http://www.lerass.iut-tlse3.fr/democratie2006/
lerass.democratie2006@iut-tlse3.fr

Stefan BRATOSIN
Colloque «Démocratie participative en Europe»
LERASS - IUT «A»
BP 67701
115B, route de Narbonne

"Transatlantic Conflict & Consensus: Culture, History & Politics": Fourth Biennial Conference on Transatlantic Studies.
October 25-28, 2006, campus of Teikyo University Holland, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Deadline: 1 February 2006; Organisers: Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies, Teikyo University Holland, University of Gloucestershire.; For further information: http://www.usd.edu/intlstudies/maastricht/call.cfm; The organizers welcome submissions covering the gamut of transatlantic conflict and consensus from the fields of literature, sociology, history, political science, journalism, cultural studies, and others. The conference organizers hope to engender a multidisciplinary discussion of transatlantic relations.; Proposals should be submitted online. Each submission should include a 500-word proposal of the paper that is to be considered for presentation and a 200-word biographical sketch of the author(s), along with other relevant information requested on submission form. The deadline for submitting proposals is 1 February 2006. Rolling acceptance will be practiced, but authors will be notified the status of their proposal no later that 1 April 2006. Updated information, including registration details, will be available on the website. The lingua franca of the conference is English.; Along with presentation of accepted papers, the conference will feature speakers rep-resenting the American view of transatlantic relations, a continental European view of transatlantic relations, and an academic overview of the discussion.; Organizing and sponsor institutions of the conference include the Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies; Gloucestershire University, UK; and The University of South Dakota, USA. Please visit the conference contacts page for contact information: http://www.usd.edu/intlstudies/maastricht/contacts.cfm.

Les Occidentaux et la Crise de Suez: une relecture politico-militaire: Colloque international, Paris, 16-18 novembre 2006; Date limite de réponse : 15 février 2006; À l'initiative du service historique de la Défense (SHD), un colloque international se tiendra à Paris, sur le site de l'École militaire, les 16, 17 et 18 novembre 2006, à l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de la crise de Suez. Sa préparation s'intègre dans le cadre d'un projet plus vaste développé à cette occasion par le SHD, qui verra en particulier la réalisation d'un guide des sources sur la crise de Suez conservées par le ministère de la Défense.; L'organisation de ce colloque répond à un double constat. Bien que très abondante, l'historiographie de la crise de Suez est déséquilibrée au profit des travaux en langue anglaise. Ce déséquilibre est renforcé par le cloisonnement qui existe entre les historiographies de ces deux aires linguistiques : à l'exception des ouvrages phares, les recherches menées dans le monde anglo-saxon restent trop souvent mal connues en France, et inversement. Déséquilibrée, la production demeure partiellement lacunaire. Elle ne se nourrit pas assez d'une réflexion de fond sur les aspects politico-militaires de la crise. Leur poids est ainsi sous-estimé et le récit qui est fait de la crise en est biaisé. Par ailleurs, la production anglophone est très autocentrée : la participation française finit par être reléguée au deuxième ou troisième plan. Là encore, le récit général de la crise en est faussé.; La rencontre de novembre 2006 cherchera à remédier à ces insuffisances :; Elle visera à enrichir l'historiographie en langue française et à la fairedialoguer avec celles du monde anglo-américain; L'accent sera mis sur la dimension politico-militaire dans le cadre occidental. Suez est un moment clef aussi bien pour l'Entente cordiale que pour les relations transatlantiques; l'angle politico-militaire, entendu au sens le plus large, constitue un moyen privilégié pour en juger.; Cette double orientation vise à bousculer les idées encore trop souvent reçues. Suez n'est pas un succès militaire, gâché par une mauvaise gestion politique; la réalité est beaucoup plus ambivalente. Dans quelle mesure cette crise n'a-t-elle pas été un échec politique parce que la mise en oeuvre immédiate de l'outil militaire fut impossible?; On trouvera ci-après une première liste des thèmes et sous thèmes à partir desquels pourrait être bâti le plan du colloque. Sa responsabilité scientifique a été confiée aux professeurs Martin Alexander (Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth), Robert Frank (Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne/UMR IRICE), Georges-Henri Soutou (Paris IV-Sorbonne/UMR IRICE) et à Philippe Vial (SHD, département Marine).; Ils sont assistés d'un conseil scientifique présidé par l'amiral Louis de Contenson, chef du SHD, et composé de Patrick Facon (SHD, département air), Nathalie Genet-Rouffiac (SHD, département interarmées et archives ministérielles), Frédéric Guelton (SHD, département terre), Peter Hahn (Ohio State University), Karine Leboucq (SHD, département marine), Scott Lucas (Birmingham University). Catherine Oudin (adjointe au chef du SHD), Pierre Razoux (délégation aux affaires stratégiques), Jean-Christophe Romer (centre d'études d'histoire de la défense / Strasbourg III), Serge Thébaut (SHD, département marine) et Maurice Vaïsse (Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris).; Les chercheurs intéressés sont invités à se manifester auprès du SHD. d'ici au 15 février 2006. Il leur est demandé de présenter en une page maximum les grandes lignes de leur projet de communication. Ils n'oublieront pas d'indiquer leurs titres et qualités, ainsi que leurs coordonnées. L'ensemble est à adresser par lettre ou courriel à :
Philippe Vial, chef du service études historiques
Département de la marine - SHD
Château de Vincennes
BP 166
00468 Armées
France
Tél. : 01 43 28 81 50
Fax : 01 43 28 31 60
Mél. : pvial.servicehistorique@wanadoo.fr; L'ensemble des propositions sera examiné par le conseil scientifique, qui procédera à une sélection d'ici la fin mars. Les futurs communicants disposeront ainsi d'un semestre complet pour préparer leur intervention et d'un délai significatif après le colloque pour réviser leur texte. Leurs frais de déplacement, de restauration et d'hébergement seront pris en charge, et la publication de leur texte sera garantie. Lors du colloque, les langues de travail seront le français et l'anglais; une traduction simultanée sera assurée.

Une Europe des élites?

Bordeaux, 27-29 avril 2006. Sciences Po Bordeaux

Premier colloque de la Section d'études européennes de l'AFSP

Date limite de réponse : 15 février 2006

«Une Europe des élites?» sera la première édition du colloque annuel de la Section d'études européennes, nouvellement créée au sein de l'AFSP. L'ambition est de réunir à cette occasion un maximum de politistes français intéressés par l'Europe, ainsi qu'un large public.

Le colloque poursuit trois objectifs :

proposer un thème fédérateur pour les politistes français, au-delà des cloisonnements entre sous-disciplines, méthodes et paradigmes;
contribuer à identifier les apports spécifiques de la science politique française à l'étude de l'intégration européenne;
favoriser l'interaction entre la recherche et le débat public, en se concentrant sur un thème porteur dans les deux sphères.

Le thème du caractère élitiste de l'intégration européenne nous paraît répondre à ce triple objectif. L'Union européenne reste perçue, dans les espaces publics nationaux, comme un objet politique réservé aux élites et conçu à leur endroit, voire comme un amplificateur des inégalités politiques. L'actualité récente l'a montré à l'envi.

Nombreux sont les politistes français qui ont souligné dans leurs études ce caractère marquant de l'intégration européenne, qu'ils se soient penchés sur les institutions et les acteurs de l'Union, les mobilisations que l'Union suscite aux différents niveaux de gouvernement, la fabrique des politiques publiques européennes, la vie politique nationale en rapport avec l'Europe, l'histoire de la construction européenne ou encore sur ses enjeux théoriques. Ce faisant, ils ont renoué avec deux des grands thèmes de la science politique française des trente dernières années : la critique des formes persistantes d'inégalités politiques, et l'analyse de la professionnalisation de la vie politique.

Le colloque se propose de croiser les résultats des recherches de science politique issus de différentes branches de la discipline :

l'analyse électorale et des opinions publiques,
la sociologie politique des acteurs et des professionnels de la politique,
l'étude des politiques publiques,
les recherches institutionnelles et la théorie politique.

L'ambition est, d'une part, de permettre à chacun de trouver, dans les champs de recherche connexes au sien, des éléments d'analyse qui infirment ou confirment ses propres conclusions, et, d'autre part, de tenter de dégager une lecture de l'intégration européenne qui assimile les résultats de recherches qui restent trop souvent cloisonnées.

Cette approche devrait par ailleurs rendre plus visible la continuité et la cohérence de la science politique française -- sur un thème qui reste peu abordé dans la recherche anglo-saxonne, allemande, nordique ou latine, en particulier dans le champ des études européennes. Dans cette optique, l'intervention de collègues étrangers, susceptibles de porter un regard critique sur leur propre tradition et un éclairage extérieur sur les lectures françaises, sera sollicitée.

Le but du colloque est d'apporter des réponses concrètes à une multiplicité de questions relatives à la dimension élitiste de l'intégration européenne :

Les attitudes, telles que mesurées par les enquêtes d'opinion, indiquent-elles un biais élitiste dans le rapport à l'Europe? Si oui, comment cela s'explique-t-il et comment ces attitudes évoluent-elles?
Le comportement électoral lors des scrutins européens est-il socialement stratifié? Si oui, comment peut-on l'expliquer?
Les politiques publiques de l'Union européenne affectent-elles les différentes catégories sociales de la même manière?
Les mobilisations suscitées par les questions européennes sont-elles marquées par un biais élitaire; le cas échéant, comment cela s'explique-t-il?
Le système institutionnel de l'Union européenne tend-il à favoriser l'implication de certaines catégories sociales aux dépens d'autres?
Quelles sont les variations et les motivations des discours qui dénoncent le caractère élitiste de l'intégration européenne?
En quoi le caractère élitiste de l'Union européenne est-il l'une des sources du «déficit de légitimité» dont elle est réputée souffrir?
Quelles stratégies les institutions de l'Union développent-elles pour casser leur image élitiste? Quel bilan peut-on en tirer?

Sur chacun de ces thèmes, les études de cas fondées sur des recherches empiriques récentes, et les approches comparées ou permettant une comparaison, seront privilégiées.

Conformément aux ambitions de la Section d'études européennes, le but du colloque est de favoriser un triple dialogue : entre les sous-disciplines mobilisées par l'intégration européenne, entre les différentes de chercheurs français, entre ceux-ci et leurs homologues étrangers. Aussi, les contributions des chercheurs français (ou francophones), confirmés ou non, seront-ils discutés par des spécialistes reconnus de l'intégration européenne, européens et américains, capables de comprendre le français.

Le colloque aura lieu à l'Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux, du jeudi 27 au samedi 29 avril. Le colloque sera organisé en quatre sessions plénières thématiques d'une demi-journée ouvertes au public.

L'objectif est de publier les contributions en français et en anglais, afin de produire des ouvrages de référence attestant du dynamisme et de l'originalité des études européennes menées en France, et proposant un débat international autour des dimensions élitaires de la construction européenne.

Comité d'organisation :

Olivier Costa (Chargé de recherche CNRS, CERVL-IEP de Bordeaux)
Yves Deloye (Professeur de science politique, Paris I/Secrétaire général de l'AFSP)
Paul Magnette (Professeur de science politique, Directeur de l'Institut d'Études Européennes-Université libre de Bruxelles)
Andy Smith (Directeur de recherche FNSP, CERVL-IEP de Bordeaux)

Appel a contributions :
Les propositions de contributions traitant de manière principale et spécifique de la dimension élitiste de l'intégration européenne sont les bienvenues. Les propositions (résumé d'une page et coordonnées complètes de l'auteur) doivent parvenir à l'adresse suivante (o.costa@sciencespobordeaux.fr) le 15 février 2006 au plus tard, délai de rigueur. Le programme définitif du colloque sera arrêté fin février. Les contributions écrites devront être disponibles quinze jours avant le colloque.

Contact :

Olivier Costa (o.costa@sciencespobordeaux.fr)
CERVL - Sciences po Bordeaux
11 allée Ausonne
33607 Pessac

European Studies: between Globalisation and Regionalism (Humanitarian and Social Aspects)

May 12-13, 2006 Diauliai, Lithuania

Deadline: 15 February 2006

Organiser: European Studies Institute

Proposed topic areas for presentations:

New European Centres and Peripheries: the Dynamics of Polycentricity in EU;
The Change of Mentalities against the Background of European Integration Processes;
Development of National Languages in the New EU: Facts and Prospects;
National Literatures of EU: Globalisation and Pop-Culture vs. Artistry and Identity;
Political Identity Crossroads: between the East-West Concept and North-South Orientation of the New Europe;
Global Integration and Migration of the Work Force: New Technological and Cultural Collaboration Opportunities;
New Historical Identities of EU: the Imagined Community, Propaganda and Facts.

Language: English

Fee: 10 EUR or equivalent in Litas payable upon arrival in cash.

Contact:

European Studies Institute,
P. Visinskio 38,
LT-76351,
Diauliai, Lithuania
Tel. : +370-41-59 58 75
Fax : +370-41-43 27 48
E-mail: esi@su.lt

"A Strained Partnership: European-American Relations and the Middle East from Suez to Iraq"

International conference in Zurich/Switzerland, 7-9 September 2006

Deadline: 15 February 2006

Convened by the Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer, Daniel Möckli.
In association with The Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP)

Divergent views on the justification and legitimacy of the Iraq War in 2003 have caused a deep rift in transatlantic relations from which the Western Alliance has yet to recover. However, as remarkable as this crisis has been in terms of its intensity and consequences, it merely represents the latest in a whole series of intra-Western controversies over the Middle East. In fact, the issue of how to deal with the Middle East has constituted a major source of European-American tension since the beginnings of the transatlantic partnership in the late 1940s. The Suez Crisis of 1956, the October War in 1973, and the recent Iraq War constitute only three of the most prominent examples of what appears to be a dominant pattern of allied conflict about the right kind of policies and approaches towards the Middle East. What is more, as most of the major security risks today relate in some way or other to the "crisis crescent" of the Southern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf region, ! the Middle East is bound to stay at the forefront of attention of Western policy-makers and will remain a key determinant of European-American relations for the foreseeable future.

Against this background, the conference aims at placing the current transatlantic strain over Iraq into a wider perspective. Its main objective is to trace the Western debates regarding the Middle East since 1948/49 and to identify the major causes and constellations of allied discord and cooperation over time. We seek to determine essential elements of continuity and change concerning European and US interests, threat assessments, and policy preferences, relating to either the region at large or individual key issues such as Gulf security or the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The conference hopes to bring together historians and political analysts with expertise on particular incidents and topics regarding allied conflict and cooperation over the Middle East. Papers should either deal with a relevant case study or cover the evolution of intra-Western perceptions of a given Middle East issue over time. Authors are urged to avoid too narrow approaches. They should apply a multilateral perspective to their analysis and put their specific findings into the bigger context of the overall conference theme. While intra-European differences regarding the Middle East are important and may be addressed, the main focus should be on the European-American dimension. Please note that the conference is not about the Middle East as such, but rather about its significance for transatlantic relations.

Possible topics to address include:

Gulf security and transatlantic relations

The allies and the Gulf during the early Cold War
The 1970s and 1980s: Western responses to the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the growing regional presence of the Soviet Union
Operation Desert Storm 1990/91: A brief moment of unity?
Dual containment (of Iran and Iraq) and its discontents: The 1990s
The Iraq War 2003: The Alliance at the crossroads
Dealing with Iran and its nuclear program

The Arab-Israeli conflict: What role for Europe?

The allies and the Middle East conflict during the early Cold War
The Six-Day War 1967: Realignments within the West
The October War and the Oil Crisis, 1973/74: Kissinger, Europe, and the Middle East
European-US differences over the Arab-Israeli conflict in the later 1970s and the 1980s
The Peace Process in the 1990s: European-US commonality and divisions
The Middle East Quartet: A new role for Europe?

NATO and the Middle East: The evolving out-of-area debate

European colonial interests and US East-West prerogatives - the early Cold War period (e.g., NATO and the defense of the Middle East 1948-55, the Algerian War, the Suez Crisis 1956, Lebanon/Jordan 1958)
US claims to leadership and calls for burden-sharing - from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War
From a non-policy to pragmatic consensus? NATO and the Middle East in the 1990s
NATO and the War on Terror in the Middle East - the early 21st century

Other key themes in long-term perspective

The evolution of European and US concepts for regional order
Energy and security: Diverging oil dependencies and allied policies vis-à-vis the Middle East
The West and the military balance in the Middle East: Arms sales and arms control
WMD and Western counter-proliferation policies

The deadline for paper proposals is 28 February 2006. Proposals should include a title, a one-page outline, and a short CV of the author. There will be about 20 papers/speakers. Authors will be notified whether their proposal has been accepted by the end of March 2006. Draft papers will have to be submitted by 13 August 2006, to allow for their distribution to all the participants prior to the conference.

At the conference itself, authors will summarize their papers in oral presentations of up to 15-minute duration, strictly enforced by the chairperson of each session, thus allowing enough time for substantive discussion stimulated by the papers.

A publication of the conference papers is envisaged. Participants will receive a financial contribution to cover their transport and accommodation costs for their stay in Zurich.

Please submit proposals by e-mail, if possible, or send by air mail to:

Daniel Möckli
Senior Researcher
Center for Security Studies
ETH Zurich WEC
CH-8092 Zürich
Switzerland
Email: moeckli@sipo.gess.ethz.ch
Phone: ++41 44 632 78 70

Information: http://www.css.ethz.ch, http://www.isn.ethz.ch/php/

Yale Journal of International Affairs, Summer/Fall Issue: Submissions Deadline: February 20, 2006; YJIA offers graduate students, faculty, and postdoctoral researchers an excellent opportunity to highlight their research in a new forum devoted to the discussion of current issues in international affairs. The Journal welcomes submissions dealing with any issues in contemporary international affairs. Double-spaced, 3,000-5,000-word articles, as well as 1,000-2,000-word review essays on recent books, may be submitted to yjia@yale.edu.; Accepted articles will be published in the Summer/Fall issue in June 2006. Articles should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition. For more information, please consult http://www.yale.edu/yjia/.; Contact:
Yale Journal of International Affairs Graduate Student
Publication c/o of International Affairs Council
34 Hillhouse Ave.
New Haven
CT 06520
Tel: 203.432.3418
Fax: 484.762.5966

Fourth Annual Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research: Washington, D.C. from June 12 to 16, 2006; Submissions Deadline: February 21, 2006; The Summer Institute will focus on training graduate students to get the most out of their time conducting research in archives and offer sessions on a wide range of topics that include preparing to go to an archive, understanding challenges of non-American archives, and making Freedom of Information Act requests for still-classified documents.; The Summer Institute will focus on training graduate students to get the most out of their time conducting research in archives and offer the following sessions:

how to prepare to go to an archive

how to structure your time in the archives

understanding how archival documents come to be written and deposited in archives

understanding the challenges of interpreting archival documents, issues of culture and language in working in non-American archives

how to search for information not in the archives, such as consulting private papers

Freedom of Information Act requests for still-classified documents

conducting oral history interviews; Summer Institute participants will be actively involved in reading archival documents (in English translation) provided to them during the sessions and discussing their interpretation. There will be an optional session on Friday, June 16 for those students wishing to visit the staff at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, MD.; The Summer Institute is directed by the faculty of the GW Cold War Group (including Hope M. Harrison, James G. Hershberg, James M. Goldgeier, and Gregg Brazinsky). Speakers include researchers from the National Security Archive and the Cold War International History Project as well as staff from the National Archives, the Presidential Libraries, the State Department Historian's Office, and the Library of Congress.; The Summer Institute will be limited to 25 participants. Applicants must submit the application form (to be downloaded from http://www.ieres.org/), a two-page proposal indicating how they would benefit from participation in the Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research, a curriculum vitae, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in their department.; The deadline for applications HAS BEEN EXTENDED to February 21, 2006 and decisions will be announced by March 1, 2006. APPLICANTS: Please send applications via e-mail to ieresvh@gwu.edu. Letters of recommendation can be sent via regular mail to:
The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies;
ATTN: SICAR ;
1957 E Street, N.W.,
Suite 412,
Washington, D.C. 20052; Applicants are expected to obtain travel costs from their home department. GWU will cover the costs of housing and meals during the Institute.; To see the program from the 2005 Summer Institute please visit http://www.ieres.org/.

Between Europe and America: agents, channels and contacts (16th to 20th centuries): Deadline : 28th of february; We take this opportunity to inform you of the Symposium HIST71: Between Europe and America: agents, channels and contacts (16th to 20th centuries), of the 52nd International Congress of Americanists, which will be held from July 17-21st, 2006.; The proposal for the Symposium should be admitted preferably by the 28th of February. Up to that date, the individual registration fee will amount to 150 euros. After that date, unfortunately it will be considerably higher.; Papers are due by the 30th of May 2006.; You can register on-line through the following address: http://www.52ica.com/cuotas.html.; More information about the event in: http://www.52ica.com/index.html.

"Dialogo sull'Europa"//«Recherches sur la construction européenne»: 12-13 mai 2006, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Siena (Italy); Date limite : 15 mars 2006; Le Centro di Ricerca sull'Integrazione Europea (CRIE) de l'Université de Sienne (Italie) organise la troisième édition du Colloque international «Dialogo sull'Europa - Recherches sur la construction européenne», dans le but de renforcer et d'élargir le réseau de jeunes chercheurs en études européennes qui est né en 2004 et promouvoir un dialogue scientifique constant et un débat interdisciplinaire sur les Etudes européennes parmi les jeunes chercheurs des Universités italiennes et européennes.; Les questions concernant la construction de l'Europe se trouvent au coeur de ce réseau qui a déjà organisé deux rencontres: la première s'est déroulée le 20 mai 2004 à la Faculté de Sciences Politiques de l'Université de Sienne. La deuxième édition du Dialogo sull'Europa (20 et 21 mai 2005) a vu un renforcement du réseau grâce à une participation croissante et à une organisation plus structurée des travaux.; L'originalité des recherches présentées et leur apport aux Études européennes ont amené à la décision de publier les actes: L. Grazi, L. Scichilone, dir., Dialogo sull'Europa. Laboratorio di studi sull'integrazione europea, Siena, CRIE, 2004; F. Di Sarcina, L. Grazi, L. Scichilone, dir., Europa in progress. Idee, istituzioni e politiche nel processo di integrazione europea, Roma, Franco Angeli, 2006.; Vu le succès des deux premières rencontres, le CRIE a décidé de lancer un appel à contribution pour la troisième édition du Séminaire qui aura lieu le 12 et le 13 mai 2006 auprès de la Faculté de Sciences Politiques de l'Université de Sienne. La direction scientifique sera assurée par Madame le Professeur Ariane Landuyt, Chaire Jean Monnet et Directeur du CRIE, et par Monsieur le Professeur Daniele Pasquinucci, membre du Comité scientifique du CRIE, avec l'avis des membres du Comité directeur du Centre (les Prof. Achille Lemmi, Valerio Grementieri, Secondo Tarditi, Paul Corner, Pietro Sirena, Marco Ventura). Università degli Studi di Siena Centro di Ricerca sull'Integrazione Europea CRIE.; Candidatures :
La participation est ouverte aux doctorants, docteurs de recherche, boursiers, titulaires de contrats de recherches et aux jeunes chercheurs qui sont actuellement en train de poursuivre des études sur différents aspects de la construction européenne et dans une perspective ouverte aux différentes disciplines (histoire, politologie, sociologie, droit, économie, etc.). Les jeunes chercheurs intéressés peuvent envoyer leur curriculum vitae (1500 caractères espaces inclus) et un résumé de leur intervention (2000 caractères espaces inclus) en italien, anglais ou français.; Le curriculum et le résumé doivent être envoyé avant le 15 mars 2006 à l'adresse suivante : mastercrie@unisi.it. Le Comité scientifique du Séminaire évaluera les candidatures et rendra publique la sélection des participants le 28 mars 2006. Une communication par email sera envoyée à tous les candidats.; Participation et organisation :
L'exposé ne doit pas excéder les 20/25 minutes et il pourra être présenté en italien, en français, ou en anglais.; Le CRIE offrira un buffet d'ouverture à tous les participants et fournira un appui pour le logement à Sienne. À la suite de la communication d'admission au Séminaire, les intervenants seront tenus d'indiquer leur choix à propos du logement avant le 30 mars 2006 afin que le Secrétariat puisse effectuer la réservation des chambres qui seront offertes pour la nuit du 12 mai 2006 (chambres de deux ou trois personnes).; Les frais de voyage seront à la charge des intervenants.; Actes :
La publication des actes du Séminaire est prévue pour 2007. Dans ce but, les textes des communications doivent parvenir au Secrétariat du CRIE pour le 30 octobre 2006. La longueur des textes est prévue entre 20000-25000 caractères espaces inclus. L'évaluation des textes pour la publication sera faite par le Comité scientifique du CRIE avant le 15 décembre 2006.; Pour tout renseignement :

Centro di Ricerca sull'Integrazione Europea - Secrétariat
Laura Grazi, Laura Scichilone, Federica Di Sarcina
Via P. A. Mattioli, 10
53100 Siena (Italie)
tel. +39 0577235288
email: mastercrie@unisi.it

«La Russie européenne : perspectives économiques et sociales»

14-15 décembre 2006, Dunkerque

Date limite : 15 mars 2006

Laboratoire de Recherche sur l'industrie et l'innovation
Université du littoral Côte d'Opale
Dunkerque (France)

Le colloque «la Russie européenne : perspectives économique et sociales» a pour objet d'analyser les bouleversements économiques et politiques engendrés par les réformes politiques et sociales des années 1990 pour dessiner un système économique nouveau. Quelles sont les conséquences économiques et sociales de ces réformes? Comment évoluent les rapports économiques et politiques internationaux? Quelle est la place de la Russie dans l'économie du savoir? L'élargissement de l'Union Européenne offre-t-elle de nouvelles perspectives à la Russie? Quelle est la place de la Russie dans la structuration des espaces économiques du voisinage européen? Quelles sont les perspectives d'intégration? Cette problématique se décline en quatre thèmes principaux (la société russe; institutions, réformes et dynamiques économiques; aspects géopolitiques et diplomatiques; la Russie dans la mondialisation).

Thème 1 : La société russe aujourd'hui

Indicateurs du développement économique et humain
Inégalités sociales
Éducation, emploi, chômage, formation
Économie de la criminalité
Transparence des systèmes d'information
Culture et religion
Consommation et modes de vie
Parcours de vie, retraite, famille, assurances sociales

Thème 2 : Institutions, réformes et dynamiques économiques

Économie informelle
Productivité et croissance
Modernisation ou transition
Entreprises, crédits, banques et marchés financiers
Systèmes de management et gouvernance d'entreprise
Privatisation, libéralisation de l'économie russe
Transports, infrastructure, services
Agriculture, énergie, environnement

Thème 3 : Aspects géopolitiques et diplomatiques

Relations Russie/Union européenne
Relations Russie/Asie
Domaines de coopération : éducation, recherche, rapports

Thème 4 : La Russie dans la mondialisation

Investissements étrangers directs en Russie et russes à l'étranger
Migrations
Commerce international
Taux de change
Marchés financiers et mouvements de capitaux
Convergence et perspectives d'intégration au voisinage de l'Union européenne

Calendrier :
Proposition de communication de trois pages avant le 15 mars 2006
Réponse du comité scientifique : au plus tard le 15 juin 2006
Texte final : au plus tard le 15 octobre 2006

Contact : Sophie Boutillier (Sophie.Boutillier@univ-littoral.fr)

"Shaping EU Regional Policy : Economic, Social, and Political Pressures"

Regional Studies Association, in cooperation with the Institute for International and European Policy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuve

Leuven, Belgium, 8th and 9th June 2006

Deadline: 15 March 2006

THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND RESEARCH: The Association welcomes as members all individuals and organisations who are interested in the study and understanding of regions and regionalism

With Europe in flux, EU regional policy fi nds itself in a critical ituation. On the one hand, regional policy is expected to deliver more and better results. Intensifying economic and monetary integration requires a further reduction in internal inequalities. With the recent and forthcoming accession of less wealthy countries in Eastern Europe and perhaps even beyond, the big challenge for the new programming period of EU regional policy (2007-2013) will be to close an even greater gap in regional economic performance. Moreover, across Europe, regional policy has been granted a key role within the Lisbon Agenda.

Through encouraging innovation and economic specialisation; nurtured by local partnering and good governance, regions are expected to act as power engines to revamp Europe's competitiveness. On the other hand, both the concept and instruments of regional policy are under clear pressure. In the face of growing 'neo liberal' tendencies, all forms of state aid that might 'interfere' with the natural play of market forces are heavily curtailed, while government budgets are being cut. This is compounded, in addition, by the shift in policy priorities induced by recent global political and social developments. The weakening of interstate solidarity is an emerging trend which may threaten future consensus about the aims and objectives of EU regional policy.

Given these tensions, what role and shape can we foresee for EU regional policy in the coming decade? Taking place near the heart of Europe's political and administrative centre, this conference will bring together a multitude of views from a range of disciplines and policy backgrounds to discuss the future scope of regional policy. The meeting will consider EU regional policy from both strategic and practical perspectives.

The Conference format:
The conference will work through a mixture of plenary, roundtable and parallel workshop sessions. The plenary sessions will discuss the role and meaning of 'territorial cohesion', a concept that raises numerous questions in the light of actual debates and developments. How will 'territorial cohesion' be positioned alongside the long-standing goals of social and economic cohesion? How will it be understood in a more market-oriented, liberal Europe which is curtailed by stability rules and in which the basis for solidarity may be eroding?

Another topic will be the basic outlines for, and controversies surrounding, the development of the EU regional policy for the new programming period 2007-2013.

On past experience, we anticipate 120-150 participants with opportunities for dialogue and networking presenting an important part of the programme. The working language of the conference will be English.

The Conference venue:
Leuven is only a short trip away from Europe's political and administrative centre, Brussels (15 minutes on the train or 20 minutes by car). Brussels airport is one of the key European air-travel hubs making this conference very accessible. As a key academic centre itself, Leuven is heavily engaged in the European debate. Founded in 1425, the Catholic University of Leuven is one of Europe's oldest and most highly regarded universities.

The conference meetings will take place in centrally and beautifully located historic university buildings. Leuven is a town with a particular charm. Its many thousands of students have bred a centre full of eclectic cafés, bars and restaurants with a lively nightlife. The many hotels are centrally located and we anticipate that participants will easily be able to walk between the various conference venues through the historic and busy streets.

The Call for Papers. Papers are now invited on the following themes:

EU enlargement: convergence, two-tier divergence or diversity?
Strategic approaches to Cohesion Policy: the new Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-2013
Meeting the Lisbon Agenda: the role of regional policy and cohesion policy in boosting innovation, entrepreneurship, and employment
Cross-border developments and transnational cooperation
Structural policies in the face of budgetary constraints
Implications of demographic changes on the regions
Which way forward for 'territorial cohesion' and a renewed European Spatial Development Perspective?
New perspectives on regional policy: neo-liberal debates, evolving social models and challenges to peripheral and rural areas
Towards the new programming period 2007-2013: the role of policy evaluation
New forms of local democracy and governance in the light of Europe's principle of subsidiarity
The impact of state aid rules on structural funds programming

Submission Guidelines:
Please send offers of papers in the form of maximum 400 word abstracts to Sally Hardy at the Regional Studies Association by 31st January 2006. Submissions should be sent by email, with a Word attachment to rsa@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk or via the Association website facility. Submissions should include paper title, authors names, full postal addresses for all named authors along with telephone, fax and e-mail details. Proposals will be considered by the Conference Programme Committee against the criteria of originality and interest, subject balance and geographical spread.
Submission address:

Sally Hardy, Regional Studies Association,
PO Box 2058, Seaford BN25 4QU, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1323 899 698
Fax: +44 (0) 1323 899 798
E-mail: rsa@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk
Web: http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/

HEIRS's First Essay Prize Competition: The History of European Integration Research Society (HEIRS) is proud to launch its first Essay Prize Competition.; Date limite : Friday 31 March 2006; All manuscripts must be written in English or in French. While under consideration for the HEIRS Essay Prize, papers should not be under consideration for any other publication. If another version of the article is under consideration by another publication, or has been, or will be published elsewhere, authors should clearly indicate this at the time of submission.; This year we especially encourage contributions that tie European integration history to any aspect of the Cold War broadly defined.; The winning essay will be submitted for publication in the journal Cold War History, published by the Taylor&Francis Group and housed by the LSE Cold War Studies Centre. Contacts with the journal have already made and the winning paper will be published after having gone through the peer-review procedure.; Papers will be short-listed by the HEIRS Committee and the best four papers will be forwarded to a panel of high-profile historians who will decide which one will be awarded the Prize. For his year's competition the judges are: Prof. Gérard Bossuat (Université de Cergy-Pontoise), Prof. Robert Gildea (University of Oxford), Dr Piers Ludlow (London School of Economics) and Prof. Wolfgang Schmale (Universität Wien).; The deadline for submission is Friday, 31 March 2006. Manuscripts should be submitted in rich text format (RTF) as an email attachment to HEIRSessayprize@gmail.com. The result will be announced on Monday, 15 May 2006 and publication will take place in due course.; Format and style; Manuscripts should be between 7,000 and 10,000 words (including endnotes and references). The article should begin with an abstract of around 100 words, which should describe the main arguments and conclusions.; To facilitate the typesetting process, notes should be grouped together at the end of the file. A short biographical note of around 50 words (including the author's institutional affiliation and current and forthcoming projects) should be submitted in a separate file. In addition, full contact details (including postal address), any acknowledgements, and a note of the exact length of the article should be included in that file.; It will be the authors' responsibility to ensure that where copyright materials are included within an article the permission of the copyright holder has been obtained. Confirmation of this should be included with the submission.; For more information see the website: http://www.cjcr.cam.ac.uk/heirs/heirs.html.

Sommerakademie für Doktoranden (Görlitz)

Collegium PONTES 2006: Bedingungen europäischer Solidarität

Deadline: 31. März 2006

Termin: 10. Juni-28. Juli 2006, Görlitz

Veranstalter: Universität Breslau, Karls-Universität Prag, Institut für kulturelle Infrastruktur Sachsen, Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz

Leitung: Prof. Dr. Matthias Theodor Vogt. Koordination: Agnieszka Mazur M.A.

Zum Thema: Das Scheitern der Referenden zum Europäischen Verfassungsvertrag hat bei den politischen Akteuren Ratlosigkeit über das weitere Verfahren bei der europäischen Integration hinterlassen. Der geisteswissenschaftlichen Durchdringung der Frage nach den Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten einer europäischen Solidarität kommt damit eine ganz neue Qualität für die Vertiefung des Projekts Europa zu.

Die Zukunftsfähigkeit Europas steht fraglos auf dem Prüfstand. Unklarheit besteht schon bei der Finalität der Europäischen Union. Die Frage "Wohin Europa?" führt zu einem diffusen Nebeneinander von Zielgrößen wie "Friedensunion", "Europa als liberale Marktordnung", "gemeinsamer Wirtschafts- und Sozialraum" oder "leistungsfähiger Konkurrent im globalen Wettbewerb". Dieser Mangel an Eindeutigkeit führt zu einem fortschreitenden Legitimationsverlust des europäischen Projekts.

Das Scheitern der Verfassungsreferenden im vergangenen Jahr ist somit nur Symptom einer fortschreitenden Verunsicherung, vor allem auf zivilgesellschaftlicher Ebene. Erschreckende Folge dieser "Lektion" war eine "Denkpause", welche sich die europäische Politik einräumte, um Wege aus der nun offenbar gewordenen Krise entwickeln zu können. Denn ein Rückzug in verschlossene Verhandlungsräume, auf eingefahrene gouvernementale und technokratische Gleise, kann nicht der richtige Weg sein, um die Kluft zwischen der Bevölkerung der Europäischen Union und ihrem politischen Apparat nachhaltig schließen zu können. Die Frage ist offenbar zu komplex, um im Moment seitens der Politik hinreichend behandelt werden zu können.

Ganz anders die diskursbestimmenden Reaktionen unter Philosophen, Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaftlern. Bei ihnen hat die "Lektion" keine Denkpause verursacht. Im Gegenteil: angetrieben von der Situation stellen sie in der Öffentlichkeit Fragen nach der geistigen Realität Europas, um nicht nur eine tragfähige Grundlage für einen neuen Entwurf des Verfassungsvertrages zu entwickeln, sondern vor allem Europas Zukunftsfähigkeit zu sondieren. Die "Krise Europas" ist der Ansporn für geistige Innovation, Reibung führt nicht zu Stillstand sondern fordert Bewegung erst heraus.

Dies scheint nur folgerichtig, denn es wird kaum bestritten, dass die Europäische Union endlich zu einer grundlegenden Übereinkunft bezüglich ihrer Existenz, zur (Er)Klärung ihrer Zielausrichtung und folgend zu einer gemeinsamen "Verfasstheit" gelangen muss. Einer der bestimmenden Begriffe in diesem Kontext ist jener der Solidarität als der sich in gemeinsamer Handlung aktivierten Zusammengehörigkeit von Individuen und Gruppen, Regionen und Staaten. Ausgehend von den historischen Wurzeln des Begriffes in der Arbeiterbewegung und den Gewerkschaften im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert sind allerdings die begrifflich-inhaltliche Verortung und folgend Voraussetzungen von Solidarität in Europa neu zu definieren.

Wie wäre die Trias einer Solidarität der Gesinnung (also eines gemeinsamen Einheitsbewusstseins der Europäer), einer Solidarität des Handelns (als gegenseitige Hilfsbereitschaft) und einer Interessen-Solidarität (die durch Interessengleichheit in einer bestimmten Situation wirksam ist und nach dem Erreichen des gemeinsamen Zieles endet) im europäischen Kontext zu bewerten? Und welche Bedingungen wären zu erfüllen, um sie zu ermöglichen oder gar zu provozieren?

Collegium PONTES 2006 will als offenes Forum für Wissenschaftler zur Klärung dieser Fragen seinen Beitrag leisten. Auf interdisziplinärer Ebene und ausgehend von kulturellen und kulturpolitischen Fragestellungen sollen "Bedingungen europäischer Solidarität" analysiert und diskutiert werden. Eingebunden sind an den aktuellen Diskursen zentral beteiligte Akteure, die auf der Forschungsplattform des Collegiums gemeinsam mit Nachwuchswissenschaftlern Impulse für die nachhaltig tragfähige Gestaltung des europäischen Einigungsprozesses erarbeiten.

Zur Struktur:
Collegium PONTES ist ein transnationales Wissenschaftskolleg, das sich mit den kulturellen und sozialen Bestimmungen Europas und des Europäischen auseinander setzt. Die hier forschenden scientists-in-residence sind einerseits erfahrene Wissenschaftler (Senior Fellows), die in der Gelehrtengemeinschaft auf Zeit des CP Brücken zwischen ihren Disziplinen bauen, und andererseits sind es Nachwuchswissenschaftler, Doktoranden und Post-Docs der Humanwissenschaften, die sich aktiv an diesem Dialog beteiligen (Junior Fellows).

CP 2006 forscht in drei Teams:

Überlegungen zu einem erneuerten Verfassungsvertrag der Europäischen Union,
Erscheinungsformen der Solidarität und Entsolidarisierung in der schlesischen Literatur,
Der grenzüberschreitenden Kultur ihr Recht geben. Untersuchungen zum Theaterverbund Neiße.

Zur Bewerbung:
Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme der Nachwuchswissenschaftler ist, dass sie an einem Dissertations- oder Post-Doc-Forschungsprojekt arbeiten, das sich thematisch in den Rahmen der Veranstaltung einfügt. Ebenfalls müssen ihre Deutschkenntnisse eine Beteiligung an den Diskussionen ermöglichen. In den Teams forschen sie gemeinsam und individuell zu unterschiedlichen Aspekten des facettenreichen Hauptthemas. Die Arbeitssprache ist Deutsch. Die Präsenzphase in Görlitz-Zgorzelec bietet neben den Fachseminaren öffentliche Gastvorträgen der Visiting Fellows, Diskussionsrunden sowie Fachexkursionen. Alle Veranstaltungsarten fördern die Begegnung von Menschen und Ideen.

Die Bewerbung um die Teilnahme als Junior Fellow am Collegium Pontes erfolgt schriftlich und besteht aus folgenden Teilen:

Antrag (abrufbar unter http://www.kultur.org/),
Lebenslauf,
Begründung für die Wahl des Teams,
Empfehlung eines Hochschullehrers.

Die materiellen Leistungen des CP für die ausgewählten Junior Fellows umfassen:

einmaligen Reisekostenzuschuss bei einem Reisekostenbetrag von über 100 Euro,
freie Unterkunft in Görlitz,
Internetzugang rund um die Uhr,
Tagegeld in Höhe von EUR 10 pro Präsenztag, entsprechend EUR 490,- für die gesamte Präsenzzeit.

Kontakt:

Institut für kulturelle Infrastruktur Sachsen
Klingewalde 40, 02828 Görlitz
+49-3581-4209423
+49-3581-4209428
mazur@kultur.org
http://www.kultur.org/

Suez and after: Fifty years of Western intervention in the Middle East

History and Governance Research Institute, University of Wolverhampton, Tuesday 19 September 2006

Deadline: 31 March 2006

The year 2006 marks the 50th anniversary of the Suez Crisis. It takes place at a time when the Middle East is once again the focus of division and controversy.

This anniversary offers an opportunity to review the issues that underpinned the events of 1956 and appraise the course of Western foreign policies in the region in the half century which followed.

In what sense, if any, was Suez a 'turning point', either for the countries of the Middle East or those of the colonial and neo-colonial powers in the region? Or are the threads of continuity stronger than is often acknowledged? What were the lessons learned by policy-makers? How have national consciousness and politics changed in the region, and with what consequences? This conference aims to address these and other issues.

Papers and panel proposals are invited on any aspect of these issues, but particularly with regard to:

Western intervention in the Middle East
The impact of Suez on British and French politics
Military and strategic implications of Suez
Suez and the emergence of Arab nationalism and identity
The impact of Suez on Israeli strategic thinking and relations with
the West and its Arab neighbours
US foreign policy during and after Suez
The lessons of Suez
Divisions and variants in Western strategy in the Middle East

Contact:

Professor Mark Phythian (m.phythian@wlv.ac.uk)
Or Dr John Buckley (j.buckley@wlv.ac.uk)

From "Hereditary Enemies" to Partners - A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe: Deadline: 1 April 2006; Editors: Carine Germond (Yale University, USA), Henning Tuerk (University Duisburg-Essen, Germany); "The History of France and Germany has for centuries seen nothing but a continuous attempt to get closer together, to understand each other, to dissolve one into the other." (Ludwig Börne, 1836); In today's Europe it is a common place to consider that there is a "special" relationship between France and Germany and that the Franco-German partnership played and, despite recent problems, still plays a central role in Europe. The multiplication of labels applied to Franco-German relations - axis, couple, tandem, engine, motor, partnership if not privileged partnership, alliance, hard core, etc. - are only different expressions of that idea. However, in order to understand the present and future of the Franco-German partnership, it is also necessary to take its past into account.; While, for obvious reasons, much has already been written in French and German on Franco-German relations, the academic literature in English on this topic mainly deals with most recent aspects or very specific issues of the bilateral relationship. As matter of fact, a complete historical overview of the evolution of Franco-German relations still is not available in English.; Tentatively entitled From "Hereditary Enemies" to Partners - A History of Franco-German relations in Europe, this book is first and foremost designed to close a gap in the scholarly literature in English on Franco-German relations. Conceived as a reader for English-speaking students, scholars and instructors, the book's aim is to highlight and discuss the historical foundations which the contemporary Franco-German relationship is based upon, the different aspects and dimensions of the bilateral relations and, therefore, its very nature. Ultimately, the book would present the most recent results of the scholarly research on Franco-German relations in Europe.; Interested young researchers are invited to submit papers within the general topics listed below:; Researchers interested in contributing to the volume but willing to propose another topic, should first contact the editors prior submitting their application.; Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers will be eligible but the editors are also willing to consider proposals from other researchers. Interested researchers should submit their application in English, French or German. However, the final paper should be written in English. The application should include a resume indicating the current affiliation/institution/position and including a brief abstract of the Ph. D-thesis, post-doc or current project of maximum 200 words, as well as a summary of the proposed paper of maximum 800 words.; Applications should be emailed simultaneously to the editors: Carine Germond (Yale University), carine.germond@yale.edu, and Henning Türk (University Duisburg-Essen), henning.tuerk@nexgo.de.

Balzan Workshop - Displacement and Replacement in the Aftermath of the Second World War, 1944-1948: Deadline: 12 April 2006; The European experience of 'total war' in the 1940s resulted in enormous population movements as well as shifts in individuals' social relations, allegiances and sense of place and identity. This two-day workshop is part of the Balzan Project at Birkbeck College, which looks at reconstruction in post-war Europe. The workshop seeks to illumine the relatively under-explored transition from war to peace by examining the impact of these displacements as well as subsequent replacements of Europeans. It will explore ways in which displacement was experienced in the immediate aftermath of war, and how the displaced were subsequently relocated, reintegrated and absorbed by post-war societies.; On one hand, problems of integration into post-war societies concerned refugees and displaced persons who now found themselves on foreign soil and for whom a return to their pre-war homes and lives was unfeasible. Their post-war experiences were in part shaped by high-level political decisions about their countries, national borders and citizenship. But their reception in new and at times badly disrupted communities was also influenced by their own redefinitions of their professional, political and national identities.; On the other hand, problems of readjustment to peace-time life also affected a vast number of people who now did return home \226 among them demobilised soldiers, POWs, evacuees, partisans and resisters. Groups such as women and adolescents had during the war years taken on new roles which were now being challenged by the return of their husbands and fathers. Their adjustment to peace involved a defence or negotiation of their new positions. For the returning soldiers, in turn, their communities and homes had often changed beyond recognition.; While some groups tried to actively shape their post-war situation, many individuals were concerned with more basic problems of how to survive at a time of great material hardship and how rebuild their personal lives. On a policy level, European states had to devise strategies for reintegrating their own citizens and refugees and for creating social stability. They also attempted to reconstruct state functions regarding education, housing and policing.; The workshop invites papers that examine state strategies for replacement and reintegration. We are also interested in social and cultural explorations of how replacement was experienced by Europeans, how they dealt with the wartime legacy and sought to shape their own futures. One aim of the workshop is to shed light on how the wartime legacy was debated, narrated and managed by states and governing bodies, and how 'normality' was recreated. The workshop will adopt a pan-European perspective. We welcome papers on Germany, Western Europe (including the United Kingdom), and Southern Europe. Papers which address the Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans are also welcome.; Please send 1-page abstracts of proposed papers to balzanworkshop@bbk.ac.uk by 12 April 2006.

Media, Democracy and European Culture: October 4-6, 2006, Copenhagen, Denmark; Deadline: 15 April 2006; Topics: The conference aims at bringing together researchers from both humanities, social sciences and law, to combine the discussion of central theories and theoretical concepts for the understanding of media, democracy and European culture as well as governing political principles with empirical data and analytical studies of media culture and democracy across Europe. Furthermore the conference wants to make room for panel discussions where representatives of practical media and politics can exchange views with researchers. Another important aim of the conference is to include young scholars and thus ensure that the conference can function also as a PhD. course. An open call for papers will be issued and 6 papers from PhD. scholars will be selected for presentation and discussion. The conference will result in a publication, based on selected contributions from the participants.; Language: English; Deadline: April 15, 2006. With the abstract/paper the applicant must send a short CV and publication list.; Contact:
Prof. Ib Bondebjerg
Film and Media Studies Section,
Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication
University of Copenhagen
Njalsgade 80,
DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
E-mail: bonde@hum.ku.dk

New York State Association of European Historians's 56th annual meeting, New York, United States: September 15-16, 2006; Deadline for submission: April 30, 2006; The New York State Association of European Historians will hold its fifty-sixth annual meeting September-15-16, 2006 at the Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY. Those interested in offering papers or entire panels to be considered for inclusion in the program should send their proposals to James Valone before April 30.; The New York State Association of European historians is an informal association of historians who are interested in the history of Europe in the broadest sense (yes, we include the British Isles and colonial areas well if the topic is related to European development). Despite its title, the Association is not limited to individuals residing in New York State. Any scholar is welcome to participate in the annual conference. We have had panelists from all over the United States and Europe. Graduate students who are at dissertation stage are welcome to offer proposals.; The NYSAEH is an excellent place to try out ideas. You will find the members to be extremely supportive, while providing constructive comments that can be used to sharpen your thinking or refine your arguments. Finally membership is mostly an act of the will. We do collect nominal dues at the annual meeting, but mostly you are a member if you want to be. If you are interested contact me by E-Mail (valone@canisius.edu) or Fax, or if you insist on plain old mail my address is:; James Valone
Canisius College,
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
Fax: 716-888-2149; For further information: http://eurohistory.org/

"Redefining Europe": Third Global Conference on the The Redefinition of European Identity

Girne American University, North Cyprus, June 5-8, 2006

Deadline: April 30th, 2006

The Ashburn Institute (AI) sponsors an annual research study program on issues of democracy and federalism. As a result of these studies, we hope to build a roadmap to:

a stronger EU;
a stronger Euro-Atlantic partnership;
an EU in which newly accessed countries can play a key role in the decision-making process as well as in relations within and outside the union.

The failure of the European Constitutional Treaty and more recently the beginning of the talks with Turkey have brought to light the many doubts the citizens of Europe are currently facing.

Yet despite the current Euro-pessimism, the united Europe has become a regional, political and economical reality. In every EU country, beyond their national identity, citizens have accepted a new reference: that of being European.

The candidacy of Turkey for membership in the European Union comes as a test of European identity and raises many questions: What is Europe? Who are Europeans? Is Europe a geographical, political, economic area? Is it a civilization? Is it Christian, or not? Where does enlargement stop?

This year's Redefining Europe conference will focus on all issues of European Identity. Papers will be considered on any related subject. Papers will be evaluated through the process of peer review. Please submit a 500 word abstract to the Ashburn Institute electronically via our e-mail address or hard copy with disk to our address in Washington, D.C. by April 30, 2006.

Authors are given the opportunity to present their work at our international conference in North Cyprus June 5-8, 2006. Papers will be published in an online e-book. Selected papers will be developed and published in the Redefining Europe Volume 3 hard copy book.

Redefining Europe Organizing Committee: Dr. Joseph Drew, Joelle Schmitz, Marielle Reiss and Robert Frantz.

Please submit your paper to:

THE ASHBURN INSTITUTE
Hall of States, Suite 524
P.O. Box 77164
Washington D.C. 20013-7164
Tel: 202-220-1388
E-mail: info@ashburninstitute.org

"Black European Studies in Transnational Perspective": 2nd International Interdisciplinary BEST Conference

Center for Black European Studies, Johann Gutenberg University, Mainz

Deadline for submission: April 30, 2006

The Center for Black European Studies of the Johann Gutenberg University Mainz, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut/ Free University of Berlin, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and ASU Berlin, is pleased to announce the 2nd International Conference on Black Europe, "Black European Studies in Transnational Perspective", to be held at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, July 27 - 30, 2006.

Within Anglophone Postcolonial Studies, the African Diaspora has been long recognized as an important concept. The history and culture of African populations violently transported to the "New World" via the slave trade are the subjects of vigorous scholarly debates. The history of Black (Continental) Europeans, however, still remains largely unknown. Over the last two years, the Black European Studies Project (BEST) has emerged as an international forum of exchange for scholars of this underresearched subject.

The first BEST conference, "Challenging Europe - Black European Studies in the 21st Century" was held in November 2005 in Mainz, Germany. It was conceived as a small, intense workshop, taking inventory of research on Black populations in various European nations, including Eastern Europe and Turkey, and exploring the theoretical and methodological challenges faced by the emerging interdisciplinary and transnational field of Black European Studies.

The 2nd International BEST Conference will endeavor to continue these debates in a broader context. This public, interdisciplinary encounter will facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion of previous scholarly research but will above all promote the development of new theoretical perspectives on Black Europe that might potentially inform both academic and political discourse. It will thus enable direct exchange among scholars working in the area of Black European history; it will encourage the formation of on-going scholarly networks focused on particular research questions; and it will help to make Black Europeans and their history as well as present visible beyond the bounds of academic discourse.

Possible topics include but are not limited to the following:

Rewriting European History
Black European Studies curricula
Empirical research: subjects and objects
Notions of Blackness and Africanness
Race as a scientific category
(Post)Colonial Experiences
Black European Studies within the larger field of Black Diasporic Culture/Diaspora Studies
Negotiating Black Consciousness
Black Activist Movements
Cultural Productions
Memory and Archives
How have Black Europeans conceived themselves historically?
The relationship to Africa and to other parts of the African Diaspora
The relationship to other ethnic minorities in Europe
The interaction of categories like nation, gender, class, and religion within the category Black Europe
The European Union and its expansion-European creation myths
A Black European Research perspective: counter-history and/or academic discourse?
Possibilities and limitations of the appropriation of transatlantic research methodologies

Papers may address Europe as a whole or specific European countries. All disciplines are welcome.

lease submit a one page abstract and a short CV. The deadline for proposals is 30 April 2006. Please send your abstract to piesche@best.uni-mainz.de. You will receive a written confirmation of your participation after 30 May 2006.

BEST will be able to provide a small number of stipends to help cover travel and accommodation expenses. Please direct inquiries to info@best.uni-mainz.de.

The Transformation of Higher Education: International Influences

Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 20, 21, 22 November 2006

Deadline: May 9th, 2006

Keynote addresses:

Kathleen Lynch, sociologist, professor and director of Centre for Equality studies University College Dublin (UCD), "International League Tables in Higher Education (Shanghai, Times Higher Education supplement...) - a Critical Approach".
Suzy Halimi, professor of British cultural studies, former president of the New Sorbonne University (Paris 3) and member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Education, "L'UNESCO face aux problèmes de l'éducation, et plus particulièrement le nouveau métier de l'enseignant du supérieur", (UNESCO's role in education policy with particular reference to the new role of the university lecturer/professor).

Call for papers in English or French

Policy-makers attempt to reconcile the diverse goals and purposes of higher education institutions - the cultural role, the training of the elite, the reduction of educational inequalities, the training of scientific and technological experts and globalization. Higher education policy is at the centre of several rationales including the academic, the economic, the political and the social. What is the nature of the current transformation of higher education? What issues do the current changes of policy raise for the present and the future? To what extent is the government of a nation-state free to implement its own higher education policy? What influence do the European Union (via the Bologna process, Socrates...) and international organisations (OECD, World Bank, UNESCO) have on policy-making? To what extent are there international policy transfers? Do the European Union and international organisations introduce new innovative policies to different countries or are they there to legitimate policies already planned by national governments but which only the authority of an international organisation can enable their implementation? What is the impact of the results international comparative studies on national policies? To what extent has the policy, practice and culture of the English-speaking world influenced higher education policy? Are there general patterns of convergence emerging from the policies taken by the different states on higher education? This multi-disciplinary conference intends to bring together academics and policy-makers interested in higher education policy from different perspectives: education, politics, sociology, economics, media, and (inter) cultural studies.

Themes: national policy development and implementation, the organisation of institutions, courses and research, access, inclusiveness, retention and mobility of students, quality assurance.

As well as individual papers, roundtable discussions will be organised on the following subjects:

Quality assurance in the field of research - the organisation, financing and quality research at institutional, regional and/or regional level.
Quality assurance in the field of teaching in higher education - the organisation and quality assurance of courses at institutional, regional and/or regional level.
The new role of the university lecturer/professor.
The context, methods, justifications and effects of international comparisons (including league tables and international organisations) on higher education.
Diversity of demand and supply of higher education.

Deadlines for submission of abstracts *.rtf (200-400 words). Proposals should take the form of title, author(s)/presenter(s), contact details and an abstract of 200-400 words (format *rtf, Times New Roman 12). Please do not over-format the manuscript with the word-processor. Deadline for submission of proposals: 9th May 2006. The papers will be published, after acceptance by the editorial board, in an e-journal or in a book. The decision will be taken by the scientific committee. Contact: Professor Imelda Elliott (Elliott@univ-littoral.fr).

For details see conference website: http://www.univ-littoral.fr/muselcem.htm. Conference Office: Catherine Wadoux et Monique Randon (Wadoux@univ-littoral.fr).

Organising committee: Professor Imelda Elliott, ULCO (co-ordinator), Professor Raymond Duval, ULCO, Dr. Nadège Le Lan, Senior Lecturer, ULCO, Dr. Christian Mesnil, Senior Lecturer, ULCO, Dr. Michael Murphy, Senior Lecturer, ULCO, Dr. Alain Payeur, Senior Lecturer, ULCO, Dr. Franck Vindevogel, Senior Lecturer, ULCO, Dr. Linden West, Co-Director of the Centre for International Studies in Diversity and Participation, in the Department for Educational Research, Reader, Christ Church University Canterbury, UK.

Organisation of conference: the objective of this conference is to present research, or policy-makers' points of view and to organize a debate about the themes mentioned above. Presenters will have between 20-40 minutes to present their paper with 5-10 minutes reserved for questions at the end. The length of each presentation shall be decided by the organising committee in consultation with the presenters. Deadlines for submission of abstracts: 9th May 2006 (send to Professor Imelda Elliott - Elliott@univ-littoral.fr). However abstracts submitted earlier will be considered.

Abstract 1: Proposals should take the form of title, author(s)/presenter(s), contact details and an abstract of 200-400 words (format *rtf, Times New Roman 12). Please do not over-format the manuscript with the word- processor.

Abstract 2: 100 word abstract for inclusion in the Conference Book of Abstracts (format *rtf, Times New Roman 12). Please do not over-format the manuscript with the word-processor.

The selection of papers will take place in order of arrival and will end in May 2006. The final programme will be organised in June/July. The final abstracts (100-200 words) in both French and English for inclusion in the programme will be sent by the beginning of June. Please inform the conference office if you need help with translating the abstract.

Accepted papers (usually around 6000 words) will need to be provided by contributors for publication in the conference report at the beginning of December 2006. Each paper should be accompanied by an abstract of 100 words (format *rtf, Times New Roman 12) in both French and English. Please inform the conference office if you need help with translating the abstract. Please do not over-format the manuscript with the word- processor.

Comment: our current financial position does not enable us to provide travel or accommodation expenses. However, those who give papers do not pay a conference fee and will be provided with the conference programme, complimentary lunches and coffee. If our financial situation improves we will inform you individually.

Bureau de la conférence / Conference Office:

Catherine Wadoux et Monique Randon
34 Grande Rue
B.P. 751
62321 Boulogne-sur-Mer Cedex
Tél.: 00 33 (0)3 21 99 43 00
Fax: 00 33 (0)3 21 99 43 91
E-mail: Wadoux@univ-littoral.fr
Conference website: http://www.univ-littoral.fr/muselcem.htm

Democracy, Rule of Law, and Soft Modes of Governance in the EU: November 10-11, 2006, Roskilde University, Denmark; Deadline: May 15th, 2006; Organiser: Connex and NewGov research networks; Topics: The workshop wants to explore the democratic quality of soft modes of governance in Europe paying special attention to the above-mentioned aspects of input legitimacy and of the rule of law in the EU. The objective of the seminar is to gather outstanding theoretical and empirical work, and to advance knowledge in this specific area.; Language: English; Fee: Travel and accommodation costs for paper-givers will be fully covered.; Deadline: May 15, 2006. A maximum of 12 papers will be selected on the basis of their scientific excellence. Selection will be notified by June 15, 2006. Papers shall have a maximum of 9.000 words and shall be submitted no later than October 15, 2006.; Contact: Susana Borras (borras@ruc.dk) and Thomas Conzelmann (conzelmann@pg.tu-darmstadt.de)

Fourth International Workshop "Strategic Elites and EU Enlargement: Reactions by, and the Prospects for, East European States currently left out": October 6-7, 2006, Kiev, Ukraine; Deadline: May 15th, 2006; Organiser: The International Network for the Study of Strategic Elites and European Enlargement, sponsored by the British Academy and Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Topics: The emphasis of this workshop is on the major differences between groups of European states left out (e.g. Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia) with regard to integration into, or exclusion from, the European Union; and divisions between these states with respect to the Atlantic Alliance as perceived by political and economic elites. How the excluded countries are viewed by EU elites and vice versa. Why some countries have been successful in the EU and the Atlantic integration while others have not. What are advantages and disadvantages of associate type membership with the EU. What are scenarios for maintaining and extending the political influence and economic well being of countries left out. Whether there are prospective alternative linkages to the East ('Eastward looking' model) and on the global level (e.g. moving towards the 'Atlanticist' or the 'Asian-Black sea' alliance policies).; Language: English; Fee: Those who present papers will be provided accommodation (two nights), lunches and refreshments during the breaks, and the conference dinner on Friday. For non-resenting participants - 40 EUR; Deadline: Abstracts for presentations (not more than 500 words) should be submitted for review by May 15, 2006 by email attachment; Contact:
Prof. Olga Kutsenko,
Kharkiv Academic Laboratory
Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine/Kharkiv National University
Department of Political Sociology
Kharkiv/Ukraine
pl.Svobodi 6, Kharkiv 61077, Ukraine
Tel.: +38 (057) 7075437
Fax: +38 (057) 7075273
E-mail: f_ok@iatp.org.ua; Web: Updated programme information will be available on http://www.sociology.kharkov.ua/ and http://www.i-soc.com.ua/

La Turquie dans l'Union européenne, l'Union européenne en Turquie

EHESS, Paris, 13 juin 2006

Date limite : 15 mai 2006

«La Turquie dans l'Union européenne, l'Union européenne en Turquie» sera le thème de la quatrième journée d'étude de Groupe d'études et de recherches interdisciplinaires sur la Turquie (GERIT). L'ambition est de réunir à cette occasion des doctorants et des jeunes chercheurs qui travaillent sur les différents aspects de relations turco-européennes. La quatrième journée d'étude de GERIT vise ainsi à réaliser les objectifs suivants :

réfléchir sur les relations Turquie-UE dans le cadre d'un thème englobant afin de trouver une nouvelle problématique au-delà de la question «la Turquie est-elle européenne»;
analyser la transformation de l'espace public et du champ politique en Turquie dans la perspective du processus d'adhésion du pays à l'UE;
souligner l'impact de l'UE sur la fabrique des politiques publiques en Turquie.

Ce faisant, la quatrième journée d'étude du GERIT a pour but de relier le débat public en Europe, particulièrement en France, sur la candidature de la Turquie à l'UE avec le débat public en Turquie sur le fondement de la recherche scientifique. En favorisant les travaux de doctorants de différentes disciplines - de l'histoire à la sociologie en passant par la science politique et l'économie - la quatrième journée d'étude du GERIT se propose de privilégier des contributions empiriques et comparatives en mettant l'accent sur les aspects négligés de la candidature de la Turquie à l'UE.

La problématique

Les débats actuels sur la candidature de la Turquie à l'UE portent largement sur deux aspects; l'identité européenne en construction et le caractère européen de la Turquie. Le poids de la dimension identitaire et le bagage historique d'une telle candidature nous font oublier parfois d'identifier les autres dimensions comme la transformation de l'espace public, la reconfiguration du champ politique, l'impact de l'UE sur la formation des politiques publiques, la formulation d'un nouvel agenda politique, la diversification des répertoires de stratégie vis-à-vis de l'UE d'un acteur à l'autre ou bien d'une institution à l'autre, l'émergence d'une nouvelle société civile, la prise de position des intellectuels, l'apparition des nouveaux clivages politiques, la mobilisation et le renforcement tendanciel de l'euroscepticisme etc.

Les relations de Turquie avec l'UE sont largement étudiées dans une perspective de l'occidentalisation et de la démocratisation. Les rapports complexes entretenus entre la Turquie et l'UE trouvaient leur cadre de recherche à la fois dans une matrice d'occidentalisation héritée des études historiques portant sur le 19ième siècle et dans une matrice de démocratisation portant sur la période républicaine. Ce faisant, l'Europe a servi de miroir pour la Turquie. Depuis le Conseil européen d'Helsinki en 1999 affirmant le statut de la candidature de la Turquie comme les autres pays candidats, la Turquie s'interroge elle-même en le faisant également pour l'Union européenne. L'image que lui envoie le miroir européen n'est plus unie, voire désormais illusoire. Ce vaste thème nous conduit à réfléchir autour de l'européanisation.

1. Culture-Identité : Européanisation horizontale/Européanisation sociétale

L'actualité récente a montré la crise identitaire de l'Union européenne pendant les débats concernant le Traité établissant une Constitution pour l'Europe et la candidature de la Turquie à l'UE. La dimension identitaire de la «question turque» a donné naissance aux querelles sur «Quelle identité pour l'Europe?» et «Quelle place à un pays de culture musulmane dans un espace politique de culture chrétienne?». Nous entendons en termes de l'européanisation horizontale ou bien sociétale l'émergence de l'Europe comme point de référence dans la construction de la réalité sociale et celle d'un sens commun dans l'espace public européen. Donc l'intériorisation de l'Europe en tant qu'un élément essentiel de la construction identitaire. D'où deux ambitions; d'une part le processus de la formation de cadre de perception mutuelle entre la Turquie et l'Union européenne et d'autre part la mise en cause de l'identité nationale en Turquie et celle de l'Europe dans les Etats-membres. Quelles sont les attitudes de l'opinion publique vis-à-vis de la candidature de la Turquie? Peut-on parler d'un espace public européen à l'épreuve de la «question turque»?

Espace public-Espace politique : Européanisation verticale ou bien européanisation politique

Nous entendons de l'européanisation verticale ou bien politique la tendance accroissant de l'impact de l'Union européenne sur l'espace politique des Etats-membres ou bien des Etats-candidats par l'intermédiaire de l'acquis communautaire ou bien des autres moyens. Dans un premier temps, l'européanisation politique concerne les effets de l'intégration européenne sur les structures administratives nationales des Etats-membres afin de coordonner les relations avec les institutions européennes et sur les acteurs politiques nationales comme les partis politiques, syndicats et dans un second temps, elle souligne l'impact de l'intégration européenne sur la manière de la fabrique des politiques publiques des Etats-membres et la formation de l'agenda de politique publique. Dans cette perspective, ces questions méritent d'être posées : Comment la transformation et la reconfiguration de l'espace politique turc se fait-elle à l'épreuve de la question européenne ? Est-elle semblable aux autres pays candidats? Quelles sont les motivations pour les acteurs politiques à l'égard de la candidature du pays à l'UE? Peut-on parler de l'émergence des nouveaux clivages politiques autour de l'UE? Si oui, comment les acteurs y répondent-ils? Comment la structure administrative s'organise-elle devant la bureaucratie européenne? Quels enjeux et quelles stratégies pour les institutions nationales devant l'intégration européenne? L'UE est-elle une nouvelle source de légitimité pour les différents acteurs domestiques? Quels sont les effets des reformes législatives sur la culture politico-administrative? Quel référentiel européen dans la formation des politiques publiques nationales? Quels rôles pour les médias en fonction de la construction d'un discours européen et un nouveau cadre de perception européenne? Un nouveau type de société civile européanisée face à la tradition de l'Etat fort?

La quatrième journée d'étude de GERIT aura lieu à l'Institut d'Etudes de l'Islam et des Sociétés du Monde Musulman de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, le 13 juin 2006. La journée d'étude sera organisée en deux sessions thématiques. Les propositions de communication doivent comprendre l'objet d'étude, en particulier la problématique de recherche, sans dépasser un total de 750 mots. La date limite d'envoi des propositions est fixée au 15 mai 2006. Les contributions écrites devront être disponibles le 1 juin au plus tard. Les frais de déplacement seront à la charge des intervenants ou des établissements auxquels ils sont rattachés. Cependant, un fonds limité sera réservé aux participants qui ne bénéficient pas de moyens financiers spécifiques. Les langues de travail seront le français et l'anglais. Il est prévu une publication réunissant les textes des communications. La proposition de communication accompagnée de votre curriculum vitae doit parvenir à l'adresse électronique suivante: gerit_paris@yahoo.fr.

EUROCORES (European Collaborative Research) Program: Deadline: May 31th, 2006; The European Science Foundation (ESF) is proud to announce the opening of the Call for Outline Proposals for the new EUROCORES (European Collaborative Research) Programme entitled "Inventing Europe: Technology and the Making of Europe, 1850 to the Present", a funding initiative for multidisciplinary research supported by funding bodies in Austria, Belgium (FNRS), Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.; The Programme will run for three to four years (2007-2010/11), depending on regulations of the participating funding bodies. It includes national research funding, as well as support for networking and dissemination activities currently provided by the ESF through a contract with the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme ( EC Contract no. ERAS-CT-2003-980409).; Contact: consult our website (http://www.esf.org/inventingeurope/), or contact inventingeurope@esf.org.
Dr. Ruediger Klein
Dep Head Humanities
Senior Scientific Officer Research and Foresight EUROCORES Programme
Coordinator European Science Foundation (ESF)
1, quai Lezay-Marnésia
F - 67080
Strasbourg cedex France
Tel.: +33 (0)388 76 71 04
Fax: +33 (0)388 37 05 32
E-mail: rklein@esf.org
http://www.esf.org/human/

European Protest Movements since the Cold War: The Rise of a (Trans-)national Civil Society and the Transformation of the Public Sphere

Deadline: June 30th, 2006

Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses, Series of Events (SCF) "European Protest Movements since the Cold War: The Rise of a (Trans-)national Civil Society and the Transformation of the Public Sphere"

Organisers: Martin Klimke (HCA Heidelberg, Germany), Joachim Scharloth (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Kathrin Fahlenbrach (University Halle, Germany)

The Research Group "EUROPEAN PROTEST MOVEMENTS" invites applications from postgraduate students, early stage researchers (PhD-students) and postdocs who are working in the field of European protest movements since 1945 for the participation of two training workshops within a series of Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses on "European Protest Movements since the Cold War: The Rise of a (Trans-)national Civil Society and the Transformation of the Public Sphere."

Workshop I: "Tracing Protest Movements: Perspectives from Sociology, Political Sciences, and Media Studies".
Date: November 22-25, 2006
Location: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, Germany

Workshop II: "Designing a New Life: Aesthetics and Lifestyles of Political and Social Protest".
Date: March 7-10, 2007
Location: German Department, University of Zurich, Switzerland

The aim of the workshops is to offer a platform to discuss innovative research in this area and to provide the trainees with an overall view of the scientific approaches to protest movements, enabling them to apply proper conceptual, theoretical and methodological frameworks to their own research (see www.protest-research.org for detailed information). All travel costs within reasonable boundaries will be covered by the European Union. The teaching for Workshop I will be performed by leading scholars from the fields of Sociology, Media Studies and Political Science, who will offer the following workshops:

"Social Movements: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence" Dieter Rucht, Social Science Research Center, WZB Berlin
"Social Movements and the Democratic Process" Donatella Della Porta, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Florence
"Mass Movements and the Public Sphere" Jostein Gripsrud, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
"Mediapolitical and Institutional Constraints of a European Public Sphere" Hans Kleinsteuber, Institute for Political Science, University of Hamburg
"Transnational Movements, Global Civil Society and Human Rights" (t.b.a.)
"Protest Movements and Participative Democracy in a Globalizing World" Roland Axtmann, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Wales Swansea, UK

Participants will present their research during the workshops in a 20 min paper. Although the conference language will mainly be English, we also invite proposals in French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Polish, if a short summary in English is provided.

Extended deadline for applications: June 30, 2006. Selections will be made by July 15, 2006.

Please use the online apllication form at: http://www.protest-research.org/. for further questions please contact: mail@protest-research.org.

Université de Bucarest, Faculté de sciences politiques, 1-2 décembre 2006

Date limite : 1er juillet 2006

Colloque international organisé par l'Université de Bucarest, l'Université Libre de Bruxelles et la Nouvelle Université Bulgare de Sofia, en collaboration avec le Commissariat général aux Relations internationales de la Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles.

La Faculté de Sciences Politiques de l'Université de Bucarest, le GASPPECO (Groupe d'analyse socio-politique des pays d'Europe Centrale et Orientale) de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles et la Nouvelle Université Bulgare de Sofia organiseront à Bucarest un colloque international ayant pour thème la force du modèle belge dans la modernisation roumaine et bulgare et la complexité des rapports établis entre les trois pays au XIXe et au XXe siècles. Le colloque s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une série de manifestations fêtant l'anniversaire de l'établissement des relations diplomatiques entre la Belgique et les deux pays.

Le colloque vise à nourrir une réflexion comparative sur l'influence belge en Roumanie et en Bulgarie au cours de l'histoire moderne de l'Europe. L'objectif des organisateurs est de couvrir le plus largement possible ce champ d'interactions, d'échanges, de transferts, où la Belgique à souvent apparu comme modèle à suivre pour la modernisation politique, sociale et économique des deux pays. En même temps la perspective n'est pas uniquement historique, dans la mesure où la Belgique continue d'être présente dans l'actuelle transition postcommuniste. Ainsi ce colloque permettra aussi de faire le lien entre le passé, le présent et implicitement le futur (pour mettre par exemple en évidence les convergences de vues dans la construction européenne).

D'un autre côté il n'y a pas d'influence sans connaissance -- par conséquent, la connaissance de la Belgique en Roumanie et en Bulgarie et vice versa, la connaissance en Belgique de ces deux pays de l'Europe du Sud-Est, pourraient constituer un autre champ important d'investigation.

Thèmes du colloque :. Les organisateurs du colloque proposent 4 pistes de réflexion :

Influences historico-culturelles

Interférences historiques et diplomatiques
Références historiques
Présence dans les archives
Échanges culturels et linguistiques
Influences intellectuelles et artistiques

Influences politiques et institutionnelles

Modèles constitutionnels des États indépendants
Relations politiques et modèles politiques (dont le
questionnement sur les modèles de décentralisation administrative)
Visions de l'autre

Influences économiques et sociales

Présence économique (investissements) et ses effets
Entrepreneurs et savoir-faire
Transferts technologiques

Influences européennes

Belgique et Bruxelles comme symbole de l'UE
Connaissance de la Belgique à travers l'UE
Appartenance commune à la Francophonie

Propositions de communication : cetappel s'adresse à tous les chercheurs en sciences sociales; les communications de jeunes chercheurs (doctorants et post-doctorants) sont particulièrement encouragées.

Les propositions de communication en français (300 mots maximum) sont à envoyer avant le 1er juillet 2006 à l'attention de : Jean-Michel De Waele (jmdewael@ulb.ac.be), professeur de science politique à l'Université libre de Bruxelles et directeur du GASPPECO. Les participants sont priés de bien vouloir envoyer un court CV précisant leur affiliation institutionnelle et leur statut.

Déroulement de la conférence et publication : Le colloque aura lieu à Bucarest, les 1-2 décembre 2006. La langue de travail du colloque sera le français. Le colloque sera prolongé par l'édition d'un livre (en français).

Comité scientifique : Jean-Michel DE WAELE, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Anna KRASTEVA, Nouvelle Université Bulgare; Cristian PREDA, Université de Bucarest, Faculté de Sciences Politiques; Antony TODOROV, Nouvelle Université Bulgare; Laurentiu VLAD, Université de Bucarest, Faculté de Sciences Politiques.

Calendrier : Date limite d'envoi des résumés : 1er juillet 2006; Décision du comité scientifique et réponse aux auteurs : (avant) le 1er août 2006. Conférence : les 1-2 décembre 2006.

European Cold War Cultures? Societies, Media and Cold War Experiences in East and West (1947-1990)

Conference (26-28 April 2007)/edited volume project

Deadline: July 1th, 2006

The Cold War was not only about the imperial ambitions of the super powers, their military strategies and antagonistic ideologies. It was also about their conflicting world views and their correlates in the daily life of the societies involved. This is evident from the central role of the mass media in the political strategies of the Cold War adversaries, particularly in regard to propaganda. But the media played a much larger role, East and west, in the Cold War era. In the USA scholars and the public use the term "Cold War Culture" in a much broader sense to describe a wider field of social practices and symbolic representations as they relate to Cold War politics. "Cold War culture" encompasses both high and popular culture as they shape, and are shaped by, international relations, domestic politics regarding gender and race relations, generational conflicts and finally also the realm of arts and cultural production.

Such an approach broadens views of the Cold War by drawing attention to the cultural and anthropological dimensions of the conflict; and to the transnational dynamics and transfers beneath the level of diplomatic relations and military confrontation. However it remains an open question whether - or to what extent - the Cold War Culture model is applicable to European societies in the East and West.

Although every European country had to adapt to the constraints imposed by the Cold War, their respective developments were also marked by specific conditions absent in the United States as the western hegemonic power. Continental societies had to overcome the material and personal losses of the war to a much greater extent. Transitions from dictatorship to democracy or from Nazi occupation to a recovered independence provided a broad range of particular framings for Cold War politics. As one of the by-products of World War II, some of the leading West European countries also had to face protracted processes of decolonization.

In view of the diversity of conditions under which the Cold War was experienced and reflected in different European nation-states, the following questions become critical:

Is it possible to speak of specific "European Cold War Cultures"?
How do they differ from the seemingly coherent American 'model' of "Cold War Culture"?
How were East European societies marked by the direct or indirect presence of the "enemy"'s culture (and vice versa)?
In which ways does the experience of the Cold War influence political cultures of European countries until today?

In order to enhance the international debate and provide deeper understanding of the history and the legacy of the Cold War in Europe, East and West, the project group "Mass Media in the Cold War" at the Center for Contemporary History Research Potsdam (ZZF) is planning to edit a volume of essays, based on recent and innovative research.

We encourage submissions from a variety of disciplines, with a special interest in work of an interdisciplinary nature. Possible paper topics include the following:

Media, art and culture: The impact of the Cold War on consumer culture, public spaces, life styles, media (radio, TV etc.), fine arts, music, sports, pop culture, gender policy and collective identities of race, class and gender;
Protagonists, mentalities, politics: (Self-)images of those responsible for political, administrative and military decisions; interpretations of the competition of political systems as a warlike conflict; institutions and protagonists of high culture and social elites; international cultural relations and diplomacy; strategies of subversion;
Discourses and counter discourses: Pro-Western/pro-Eastern discourses on the Cold War and their counter-discourses in different national contexts (e.g., Communism in Italy and France; National Neutralism in West Germany; "1968"; decolonization, terrorism), Third Way concepts;
Historicization of the Cold War: Memory and approaches to the system conflict from a political-historical perspective before and after 1989/91; physical remains left behind by the Cold War (architecture, military equipment etc.); "Cold War Triumphalism"; conflicting and converging narratives of the Cold War in different national contexts.

Essays should preferably embrace a transnational perspective. Planning for ca. 30 essays we expect each of them not to exceed 60,000 characters or 9,000 words and be written in English.

Preperatory Conference: In preparation of the collected volume a conference will be organized in Potsdam from April 26 to 28, 2007 in order to present and discuss the contributions on the basis of pre-circulated research papers. The ZZF will cover travel and accommodation costs of all invited participants.

Anyone interested in contributing to this project is encouraged to submit proposals in form of a 2-page abstract including a short C. V. before July 1, 2006, to the following address: eurocwc@zzf-pdm.de.

The ZZF Project Group "Mass Media in the Cold War": Thomas Lindenberger, Marcus Payk, Bernd Stöver, Annette Vowinckel.

Economics and Integration in Europe after WWII

Potsdam 29 March-31 March 2007

Deadline: July 15th, 2006

The origins of the two blocs which came into existence in Europe in the wake of the Cold War were of course political in the first instance, but economic motives were also of considerable importance. In the west, one aim was to bind the western German economy -- which was vital for the economic reconstruction of Europe -- politically to the rest of western Europe. In the east, too, economic components became more and more important for the process of bloc formation, although somewhat later than in the west. To an ever increasing degree, the process of integration in both west and east, despite political origins, became an economic project. The process made greater strides in western Europe than in the east, where the planned economy set intrinsic limits to the pace and extent of such developments. Western Europe proceeded from the stage of trade integration to factor integration.

An economic community was called into existence and a certain degree of institutional integration achieved. In contrast, COMECON, which was based on bilateral exchange of goods and trade agreements, did not realise economic integration in the sense of a union of national economies into a single economic space. East-central Europe for the most part did not move beyond the stage of trade integration.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957, the Centre for Contemporary History at Potsdam, in co-operation with the Centre for Business History in Scotland at the University of Glasgow and the Chair of Economic and Social History at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, is planning a conference on economics and integration in western and eastern Europe between the 1950s and the 1980s. The current state of research on the economic history of European integration within the two blocs -- as well as the interaction between them -- will be summarised and also problematised, while new findings will be presented and discussed.

The conference will take place in Potsdam from 29 March through 31 March 2007. The conference will focus on:

Processes of decision-making on economic policy in connection with integration in the west and in the east;
The economic consequences of integration in the east and the west;
The reaction of business to economic integration and the role of business in the process;
The reciprocal influences of integration efforts in the west and the east.

Each conference paper should be 20-25 minutes in length. The official languages of the conference are English and German. Costs for travel and accommodation for those selected for participation will be met by the organisers, who invite suggestions for contributions by 15 July 2006.

Please send an abstract of no more than two pages and a short (one page) CV to the following address: eurint@zzf-pdm.de.

André Steiner, Ray Stokes, Werner Plumpe
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Germany

The Communicative Construction of Transnational Political Spaces and Times: An interdisciplinary conference

Bielefeld, 27-29 April 2007

Deadline: July 31th, 2006

Organised by the Collaborative Research Centre/SFB 584, "The Political as Communicative Space in History" (Department of History) and the Graduate School "World Concepts and Global Structural Patterns" (Institute for World Society Studies).

Conveners: Mathias Albert, Gesa Bluhm, Jan Helmig, Andreas Leutzsch, Jochen Walter.

Transnationalism has developed into a key research program in history, sociology and political science during the second half of the 1990s. Due to a growing globalisation of everyday life, the transnational and/or global perspective has established itself in the attempt to overcome the national paradigm, which was associated with a conceptualisation of nation-states and their societies as independent and self-enclosed entities. The conference primarily seeks to examine the construction, transformation and maybe also dissolution of transnational political spaces as they are constituted through language, social interaction and symbolic practices. It focuses on European and Western states and societies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries during which national identifications became increasingly challenged by other representations transcending the frame of the nation. The aim of this conference is, furthermore, to stimulate and advance the interdisciplinary analysis of political transnationalism by inviting contributions particularly from the fields of history, sociology, and political science.

While the conference will have a number of invited papers, most papers will be drawn from the proposals resulting from the present call for papers. We particularly encourage proposals aiming at the following five subject areas:

The Communicative Construction of Transnational Political Spaces
This panel is concerned with the various ways in which political communication, discourses and semantics contribute to the construction of transnational communicative spaces. Different perceptions of the political and of transnationalism correlate in these linguistic constructions of reality. How do political spaces develop when they are not primarily constituted of territorial units, but when their changing interior structures and exterior boundaries are established by communicative processes? What is the role of the media in these developments?
Civil Society and Governments. Who Are the Agents of Political Transnationalism?
Transnational political spaces can be established by different groups of agents, state and non-state actors alike. Through communicative practices, the involved agents constantly negotiate which social groups are part of or are excluded from a political space. How do these "negotiations" proceed on the transnational level where agents of civil society and governmental agents representing nation states interact? What are their power relations? Is there something like a politically active transnational civil society, or is political transnationalism still dominated by governmental interactions?
Methodological Approaches to the Analysis of Transnational Political Spaces
Different national, linguistic and scientific contexts have generated various approaches to transnationalism such as comparatism, (cultural) transfer, histoire croisée, entangled histories, or global and world history, all of which imply contrasting subjects of research and different conceptualisations of the political and the transnational. Which are their advantages and disadvantages? The aim of this panel is to assemble some of these methodological perspectives in order to relate them to each other and assess how they might complement one another.
Transnational Spaces and/or/in World Society? World Society Theory and Global History of the Political
As the role of political space is experiencing a profound change in world politics, the concept of world society may be helpful in understanding this development. World society studies as inspired by Niklas Luhmann treat the political system as an internal differentiation of a larger system. We would like to ask whether there are ways of writing a history of world society instead of writing a history of globalisation as a summary of different processes. Contributions discussing the changing role of space, its relevant transnational semantics, the concept of world society and possible transfers between political transnationalism and world society theory are particularly welcome.
Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Political Transnationalism
Spatial and temporal categories are interrelated -- otherwise we could neither measure distance nor orient ourselves in space. Analysing the history of political spaces thus necessarily includes temporal categories. Likewise, reflecting on the emergence of temporal categories implies thinking about their use in spatial contexts. In this panel, we would like to discuss the connection between temporal and spatial views in conceptions of the political. Especially proposals concerning the use of temporal categories in the construction of political spaces in national or universal historiographies would be appreciated.

To propose a paper, please send an abstract of no more than 750 words by 31 July 2006 to: cfptransnationalism@uni-bielefeld.de

The conference language will be English only.

The conference seeks to discuss full papers. Thus, it is expected that papers accepted for presentation will be delivered by 1 April 2007.

Accommodation and second/economy class travel expenses will be reimbursed for paper presenters.

Rethinking Labour from A Global Perspective

Berlin, October 12-14, 2006

Deadline: September 10th, 2006

The conference will be realized by the joint cooperation between the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and the Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung Berlin (WZB) under the direction of Professor Jürgen Kocka (WZB) and Professor Andreas Eckert (Universität Hamburg).

The general aim of the conference is to examine the role of the nation state in labour history from multiple transregional and transcultural perspectives. The conference aims at bringing together younger and senior scholars who relate their work to the field of "Global Labour History."

Participants of this conference will look at the history and present status of work/labour from a global perspective. The global labour history approach does not represent the search for a comprehensive theory. Rather, this perspective allows for fresh theoretical approaches, which are transnational and transcontinental in the sense that the global context is considered in each local study. In this context, the exclusive concentration on issues and concepts such as industrialization, working society, wage labour, production etc. should be overcome.

The discussions and debates during this conference will focus on the significance of the nation state. Globalization is not displacing the nation state as a dominant spatial category. Quite contrary to this assumption, the nation state today is almost more contoured than ever. Though supranational legislation (economy, jurisdiction, politics, and culture) has more and more influence on national legislation and diffuses through national borders, for many people these borders become less exceedable, especially when it comes to migrant workers. Research on labour history is still being closely linked to the classical framework of the nation state. This implicates the marginalization of the significance of the multiplicity of "social spaces." Therefore, the debate about definitions and redefinitions of work in specific localities forms an important example of the struggle against the marginalization of social spaces. The conflict between "national space" and "social space" thus represents a central methodical challenge for the conceptualization of global labour history. To find methodical access to a globally-entangled labour history, it seems useful to examine smaller units within and beyond the ation state and to compare systematically transnational movements.

Candidates: We welcome candidates from the disciplines of history, anthropology, law, sociology, political sciences, as well as area studies. Applicants should be at the doctoral or postdoctoral level. Ph.D. holders should have received their doctorate in the last five years. Proposed projects should employ a historical as well as a transregional perspective.

We particularly welcome proposals with an emphasis placed on the interaction among non-European societies, Europe, and the United States, as well as on the interactions between non-European societies.

Travel expenses and costs incurred during the stay in Berlin will be covered.

Application procedure: To apply, please send the following documents in English:

A curriculum vitae
A brief statement of up to 1,000 words about current research relevant to the conference's theme
The names and addresses (incl. e-mail) of two referees

Candidates will be informed in mid-July whether they have been accepted. Participants will be asked to submit the full paper (10,000 words) in English by the end of August to be distributed to the other participants.

The conference is funded by the State of Berlin Senate's Office for Science, Research, and Culture.

contact: Dr. Felicitas Hentschke (fh@wiko-berlin.de; Web: http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/wegedw/?hpl=2.

«La guerre après la guerre». Images et construction des imaginaires de guerre dans l'Europe du XXe siècle: Paris, 25-27 avril 2007; Date limite des propositions : 10 septembre 2006; Organisé par le Centre d'histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), l'Institut national de l'audiovisuel et le Laboratoire Communication et Politique (CNRS) Paris, Institut national de l'audiovisuel (Institut national de l'audiovisuel, Centre Pierre Sabbagh, 83 rue de Patay, 75013 Paris); La question des guerres au XXe siècle, profondément renouvelée ces vingt dernières années, a donné lieu à d'abondantes études prenant en compte des problématiques variées et des documents de plus en plus diversifiés, tant écrits que visuels. Le champ de recherche, désormais bien établi, des «cultures de guerre», est sans doute l'un de ceux qui a le plus participé au renouvellement observé. Il attire notamment l'attention de l'historien sur l'aspect essentiel des imaginaires de guerre et la nécessité, pour les saisir, de ne négliger aucune source. À ce titre, l'image, sous toutes ses formes, est un outilprécieux pour l'historien.; Le présent colloque ne se propose pas d'étudier la manière dont se construisent les représentations collectives en temps de guerre. Il se situe résolument au-delà, c'est-à-dire une fois le conflit achevé et s'attache à un outil d'observation exclusif, bien que polymorphe : l'image. Avec une question centrale : comment, la paix revenue, les images (celles laissées par la guerre ou construites après la guerre pour en faire le récit) contribuent-t-elle à nourrir les imaginaires collectifs sur la guerre passée? La question ne prend tout son sens que dans une perspective comparative et de longue durée. L'espace choisi est celui de l'Europe et la séquence chronologique couvre l'ensemble du siècle. Parce que le regard sur la guerre éclaire, comme on sait, davantage sur le présent que sur le passé, la rencontre ne négligera aucun type de conflit armé (guerre mondiale, guerre nationale, guerre civile...). Parce que les représentations se bâtissent à partir de sources variées, convergentes ou contradictoires, le colloque prendra en compte toutes les formes d'images (images documentaires, de propagande, de fiction, de création...).; Enjeux, retours et conflits de mémoire des guerres à travers leur expression visuelle fourniront le socle général de la réflexion. Comment le récit par l'image d'un conflit ancien permet-il de mieux comprendre la lecture faite d'un conflit récent ou contemporain? Comment l'utilisation ou l'instrumentalisation de l'image éclairent-ils sur la perception nationale de l'histoire de l'Europe du XXe siècle? Comment se bâtissent, grâce aux images, les représentations communes, parallèles, différenciées des guerres à l'échelle européenne? Mais aussi, dans une perspective de longue durée, quels rôles particuliers jouent les grands médias d'images, télévision ou cinéma notamment, dans la construction des représentations? Des images, caractéristiques d'une époque, sont-elles chassées par d'autres, estimées plus éloquentes ou plus symboliques? Assiste-t-on à une sédimentation du visuel ou, au contraire, peut-on saisir des phénomènes de « générations », chaque époque privilégiant « ses » images? Bref, il s'agit d'apprécier la manière dont les images des guerres européennes du XXe siècle peuplent les représentations des individus et des groupes et leur fournissent, à tort ou à raison, les clés de compréhension du passé mais aussi du présent.; Comité d'organisation : Christian Delporte, Denis Maréchal, Caroline Moine, Isabelle Veyrat-Masson.; Envoi de la proposition de communication : texte de 1500 signes maximum (avec coordonnées précises de l'auteur), avant le 10 septembre à christian.delporte@uvsq.fr.

European Union Studies Association: Tenth Biennial International Conference: May 17-19, 2007, Montreal (Canada); Deadline: September 22th, 2006; The European Union Studies Association invites scholars and practitioners engaged in the study of Europe and the European Union to submit panel and paper proposals for its 2007 Tenth Biennial International Conference. The Program Committee plans to promote the broadest possible exchange of theoretical approaches, disciplinary perspectives and research agendas. The Committee welcomes proposals on all aspects of the EU but would particularly welcome those that address debates over the impact of enlargement, Europeanization, and constitutionalism.; Please note the following:; The 2007 Program Committee is: Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young University), Chair Patrick Crowley (Texas A&M University), Virginie Guiraudon (European University Institute; CNRS) Daniel Halberstam (University of Michigan) Amie Kreppel (University of Florida).; The firm deadline for receipt of paper and panel proposals is Friday, September 22, 2006. We regret that we cannot consider proposals received after this date. You will be notified of the Program Committee's decision regarding your proposal by December 15, 2006.; We will once again have a poster session option available for those (1) whose work is not yet ready for a formal paper, (2) whose paper proposals are received after the proposal deadline, and/or (3) whose paper proposal could not be coherently accommodated on an available panel.; How to submit a paper or panel proposal: All proposals must be submitted via our online proposal submission forms, which will be located at http://www.eustudies.org/conf2007.html, beginning August 1, 2006. Proposals must be submitted via the website. If this is impossible, please print out the online form, complete, and mail proposals to:
European Union Studies Association
415 Bellefield Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
We do not accept proposals via facsimile. Address all questions about the proposal process to e-mail eusa@pitt.edu or by telephone to 412.648.7635.; Source : http://www.eustudies.org/2007Call.pdf

2007 annual meeting of the Business History Conference: Saturday June 1-2 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio; Deadline: October 15th, 2006; The 2007 annual meeting of the Business History Conference (BHC) will take place Friday and Saturday June 1-2 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University.; The theme for the conference is "Entrepreneurial Communities", defined broadly in scope and scale. The entrepreneur is often thought of as a lone innovator, but how often does an entrepreneur really act alone? How and when does entrepreneurial activity rely on the input of inventors, venture capitalists, lawyers, accountants, marketing specialists, government actors, laborers, and others? We are interested in papers that explore the roles of these actors and the broader social context in which entrepreneurial activity takes place. These include, but are not limited to, geographic (local, regional, national, or international), political, economic, social, and cultural (including the roles of race, class, ethnicity, religion, and gender) aspects of entrepreneurial communities. We are interested in papers that consider how firms and other groups (within, between, or outside particular firms) and society as a whole have organized themselves to foster or inhibit entrepreneurial activity. Finally, in keeping with longstanding BHC policy, the committee will also entertain submissions not directly related to the conference theme.; Potential presenters may submit proposals either for individual papers or for entire panels. Individual paper proposals should include a one-page abstract and a one-page curriculum vitae (CV). The abstract should summarize the argument of the paper, the sources on which it is based, and its relationship to existing scholarship. Each panel proposal should include a cover letter stating the rationale for the session, a one-page abstract and author's CV for each proposed paper (up to three), and a list of preferred chairs and commentators with contact information.; Proposals also are invited for the Herman E. Krooss Prize for the best dissertation in business history. The Krooss Prize Committee welcomes submissions from recent Ph.D.s (2004-7) in history, economics, business administration, history of science and technology, law, and related fields. To participate in this competition, please indicate this in a cover letter, and include a one-page CV and one-page dissertation abstract. Semi-finalists will be asked to submit copies of their dissertation after initial review of proposals. Finalists will present summaries of their dissertations at the Cleveland meeting.; Doctoral candidates who would like to have their dissertations discussed can participate in special dissertations-in-progress sessions. Submit a cover letter to this effect, along with a one-page CV and one-page dissertation abstract, clearly indicating that the submission is a dissertation abstract.; BHC also awards the K. Austin Kerr Prize for the best first paper by a Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D. (2004-7). If you wish to participate in this competition, please indicate this in your proposal. Proposals accepted for the Krooss Prize panel and the dissertations-in-progress sessions are not eligible for the Kerr Prize.; The deadline for receipt of all proposals is 15 October 2006. Notification of acceptances will be sent by January 2007. Presenters will be expected to submit abstracts of their papers for posting on the BHC website. In addition, presenters are encouraged to post electronic versions of their papers prior to the meeting, and to submit their papers for inclusion in our on-line proceedings publication, Business and Economic History On-Line. The BHC also offers graduate students who are presenting papers grants to offset some of the costs of attending the conference.; Please send all proposals to Dr. Roger Horowitz, Secretary-Treasurer, Business History Conference, P. O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807, USA. Phone: (302) 658-2400; fax: (302) 655-3188; email: rh@udel.edu.; The program committee consists of Pamela Laird (co-chair), University of Colorado-Denver; Margaret Levenstein (co-chair), University of Michigan; Gary Previts, Case Western Reserve University; Matthias Kipping, York University, Canada; Christine Rosen, University of California, Berkeley; and William J. Hausman (BHC president-elect, 2005-06), College of William & Mary.; The Newcomen Dissertation Colloquium will be held in conjunction with the 2007 BHC annual meeting. This intensive workshop, sponsored by BHC through the generous support of the Newcomen Society of the United States, will take place at the conference venue Wednesday evening, May 30, and Thursday, May 31. Participants will work closely with a small, distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars, including at least two of its officers. The assembled scholars and students will review dissertation proposals, consider relevant literatures and research strategies, and discuss the business history profession. Limited to ten students, it is intended for doctoral candidates in the early stages of their dissertation projects. Those interested in participating should submit to Roger Horowitz, BHC Secretary-Treasurer (rh@udel.edu), a statement of interest, a preliminary or final dissertation prospectus, and a CV. Please make clear that you are interested in the Dissertation Colloquium. One recommendation from the dissertation supervisor (or prospective supervisor) should also be faxed (302 655-3188) or emailed to Roger Horowitz by January 15, 2007. The review committee will notify all applicants of its decisions by March 1st. A grant from the Newcomen Society of the United States will provide each participant with a $300US honorarium.; For further information: http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/

Les organisations syndicales en Europe centrale et orientale/Trade Unions in Central and Eastern Europe

23 mars 2007, Université libre de Bruxelles, CEVIPOL

Date limite/Deadline: 15 octobre 2006

Annonce en français :

Les multiples transformations politiques, économiques et sociales du début des années 1990 en Europe centrale et orientale marquent d'une façon importante l'organisation et la visibilité politique des syndicats. Dans ce contexte, la littérature s'est concentrée sur l'établissement et l'évolution des institutions tripartites dans la région, perspective d'ailleurs fortement encouragée par les organisations internationales et, tout particulièrement, par l'Union européenne. Le fonctionnement de ces mécanismes institutionnels, ainsi que la participation des acteurs sociaux à la prise de décision ont été les sujets privilégiés de ces analyses. Comme point commun, ces analyses convergent vers l'appréhension du tripartisme en tant que mécanisme formel, autrement dit une institution de façade.

La conférence organisée par le CEVIPOL («Centre d'étude de la vie politique») se propose d'élargir et d'approfondir les enjeux liés à la structuration des organisations syndicales en Europe centrale et orientale en intégrant à la fois les acteurs et leur base sociale, mais également les politiques socio-économiques à impact direct sur la visibilité des syndicats. Nous encourageons des contributions empiriques et théoriques, portant sur des études de cas ou adoptant une perspective comparée. Afin de mieux appréhender les multiples et complexes mécanismes lies à notre question de recherche, la conférence se propose d'offrir des éléments de réponse à quelques questions et problèmes:

Dans la première partie, le colloque se focalise sur la nature du syndicalisme dans les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale. Pour ceci, nous allons nous pencher sur l'étude des développements sectoriels, ainsi que sur le rôle joué par les organisations syndicales dans les multiples processus de transformation, surtout dans le contexte des privatisations et d'implantation des multinationales dans la région.
Dans la deuxième partie, nous nous proposons d'adresser la question de l'état et caractéristiques des organisations syndicales sous les régimes communistes, dans le but d'identifier les principales différences entre les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale.

Cette direction de recherche nous permettra également de révéler l'importance de la longue durée sur les structurations syndicales du post-communisme.

La conférence utilise le Français et l'Anglais comme langues de travail.

Les contributions seront publiées dans un ouvrage collectif dirigé par Jean-Michel De Waele et Ninucia-Maria Pilat.

Les propositions de communications en français ou en anglais ne doivent pas dépasser 300 mots et doivent être envoyées accompagnées d'un court CV, contentant des informations sur l'affiliation institutionnelle et statut au plus tard le 15 Octobre 2006 à Jean-Michel DE WAELE jmdewael@ulb.ac.be) et Ninucia-Maria PILAT npilat@ulb.ac.be).

English call for papers:

Call for papers for the international conference "Trade Unions in Central and Eastern Europe". The conference will take place in Brussels, on the 23rd of March 2007 at the Université libre de Bruxelles, CEVIPOL.

It has been argued in the academic community that the multilevel changes of the post-communist period have challenged the trade unions' political visibility and their patterns of organization and socialization. Much attention has been paid to the establishment of the tripartite institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. Encouraged by the international organizations and the European Union, the tripartite dialogue has been encompassed as a major issue for the democratic conditionality. Within this global framework, the early 1990s studies focused on the functioning and the involvement of social actors in the decisionmaking process. These early features of the tripartism were analyzed in terms of superficial institutional mechanisms, in other words formal mechanisms with limited relevance.

Therefore, early 90s trade unions have been characterized as "weak" social actors. Still, it was obvious that this diagnosis needed supplementary researches and more recent studies focused on the internal transformation of trade unions and their functioning. In line with this change of perspective, the conference organized by CEVIPOL ("Centre d'étude de la vie politique") aims at enlarging and deepening the research agenda on social issues in Central and Eastern Europe. Moreover, we strongly encourage both empirically driven and theoretically informed contributions focusing on case studies or adopting a comparative perspective. In order to better understand the social mechanisms from the region, the conference aims at answering various challenging questions:

In the first part of the conference, we encompass the general features of trade unionism in Central and Eastern European countries by putting together the analysis of major sectoral developments of trade unions in the region and the complex roles played by the labor organizations in the multiple processes of democratic transformation (i.g. the context of privatization).
In the second part of the conference, we encompass the various status and features of trade unions during the communist regime, by highlighting the main differences between Central and Eastern European countries and pointing out to the regional continuities and discontinuities in the past and, mainly, in the present.

The conference uses both English and French.

The contributions to the conference will be published in a collective work directed by Jean-Michel De Waele and Ninucia-Maria Pilat.

The applications for the conference (in French or in English) should not exceed 300 words and should be sent together with a short CV, information about institutional affiliation and status by October 15th 2006 to the following e-mail addresses: Jean-Michel DE WAELE jmdewael@ulb.ac.be) and Ninucia-Maria PILAT npilat@ulb.ac.be).

Contacts:

Jean-Michel De Waele
Professeur de Science Politique
Université libre de Bruxelles
Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 39 - 1050 Bruxelles
Tél. : +32 2 650 44 81
Fax : +32 2 650 30 68
E-mail : jmdewael@ulb.ac.be

Ninucia-Maria PILAT
Chercheur MiniArc
Centre d'étude de la vie politique (CEVIPOL)
Université libre de Bruxelles, Institut de Sociologie
Av. Jeanne 44 - 1050 Bruxelles
Tél. : +32 2 650 34 86
Fax : +32 2 650 35 21
E-mail npilat@ulb.ac.be

Political Violence and Terrorism: Patterns of Radicalization in Political Activism

Deadline: October 25th, 2006

European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for advanced studies

Directed by: Donatella Della Porta, EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences Heinz-Gerhard Haupt, EUI Department of History and Civilisation

The European Forum of 2007-8 will address one of the major challenges of present day societies: political violence, including the extreme form of terrorism.

In a historical and cross-national perspective, we shall discuss the specific social and political contexts that move collective actors' strategic choices, their particular ideological and organizational resources, as well as the characteristics of activists' values and motivations. Our focus is especially on the social characterization of violent actors and on the way in which groups and individuals involved in political violence tend to construct their own images of the world and a specific justification for action. Deviation from dominant norms follows gradual processes of escalation, not only in personal careers, but often also in the evolution of groups and organizations. These processes need to be analysed. They are often interactive: the justification of political violence emerges during conflictual interactions with opponents (including state institutions). In order to understand violent escalation as well as participation in underground organizations it is indeed necessary to examine the justification of the choice of violent repertoires of action within the social construction of political conditions and the definition of the organizational goals.

In addressing these questions, we make two assumptions. First: processes of radicalization in the political repertoires involve relevant cognitive mechanisms. Environmental (social, political, and cultural) characteristics are mediated by the militants' perception of the reality in which their political involvement develops. The main tool for determining the link between individual motivations, at the micro level, and environmental conditions, at the macro level, is the analysis of the activists' perceptionsof their situation and of environmental conditions, as well as of the small-group dynamics that intensify and radicalize their involvement.

Second: these cognitive changes have to be understood not so much as individual choices, but more as part of broader, collective social processes. Deviant value systems develop within dense social networks, and create positive attitudes towards more radical forms of action. Accordingly, commitment is the result of a broader process of collective identity-building, in which affective, normative, and cognitive mechanisms are at work.

The European Forum will:

Situate the current challenge of political violence and terrorist groups in the broader framework indentof the evolution of a repertoire of action existing in different social movements or political parties indentover the 20th century;
Confront experiences in different European countries and develop a systematic comparative indentapproach; and
Look at different national traditions of violence, the survival of forms and rituals of violent indentactions, the variety and changes of legitimizing value systems.

The Forum also aims at locating European experience in a broader international comparative prospective so as to ask whether the categories developed for western societies might be used also for the analysis of violent and terrorist movements outside Europe and the United States. We will discuss: what the different forms of radicalization that have characterized different historical periods (the 1920s; the 1970s; the 1990s, the 2000s) have in common; which types of social mechanisms can be singled out as proper to processes of political radicalization; and which historical circumstances influence specific forms of political violence. We also have a broader interest in comparing and contrasting research on Europe with the results of similar research on African as well as South American or Middle Eastern societies.

The Forum will bring together scholars from various disciplines (notably sociology, history, law and social psychology) who are doing empirical analyses of various contemporary and historical cases of radicalization of political conflicts. We are particularly interested in recruiting researchers with expertise and experience in the empirical analysis of biographical materials of participants in violent organizations, who share our focus on the development of cross national and historical comparison on the social, political and cultural environmental conditions for the radicalization of action repertoires.

Information on post-doctoral fellowships and admission is provided by the Academic Service of the EUI: http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/JeanMonnetFellowships/

Rights and Sovereignties in Global History: Deadline: October 30th, 2006; Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 16-17, 2007; The organizing committee invites graduate students to submit proposals for the Seventh Annual Graduate Student Conference on International History (ConIH), to take place at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 16-17, 2007.; The theme of this year's conference is "Rights and Sovereignties in Global History." We welcome submissions that look at the relationship between rights and sovereignty both historically and analytically. Papers could examine the construction of ideas about national sovereignty, its intellectual antecedents, and its opponents. We welcome papers that explore relationships between national power and ideologies such as universal human rights, transnational religion, or liberal economics that are hostile to sovereign prerogatives. We especially welcome papers that examine the nation-state in its postcolonial context and its relationship to alternative frameworks of rights and justice. We conceptualize "rights" broadly, to range from the limited definition of "human rights" as freedom from bodily harm and interference, to conceptions of rights that include economic privileges such as property-holding and freedom from excessive taxation, to conceptions of positive rights such as welfare and housing. We are particularly interested to explore the relationship between ideas about rights and sovereignty and systems of world politics.; All papers should engage with the broader questions of the conference: To what extent have rights been universal? How have concepts of individual and community rights affected international history?; There are no temporal or geographic limits to this theme. We expect the conference to contain a diversity of topics that will look at populations from all parts of the world, as well as ancient, pre-modern, modern, and contemporary contexts. Papers will be selected on the basis of their strength, novelty of subject and interpretation, and utility as bases for historical comparison.; ConIH welcomes innovative research approaches and agendas. Particular attention will be given to papers developing comparative perspectives and utilizing multi-archival research bases. We actively encourage students to reach beyond the immediate conclusions of their research to consider human rights as a conceptual tool in international and world history. Commentary on papers will be provided by specialists from Harvard and beyond. The conference will conclude with a plenary session, at which several leading scholars in the field of international & world history will discuss these broad issues.; Graduate students who are interested in participating in the conference should submit a one-page paper proposal and curriculum vita (in Word, RTF, or PDF format) to conih@fas.harvard.edu. Proposals must be received by October 31, 2006 in order to be considered. Notification of acceptance will be made by November 15, 2006. For additional information about the conference, please contact the conference organizers at conih@fas.harvard.edu.

Information and Propaganda. For an History of the Techniques of Consensus Creation Since 1939

Brussels, end of March 2007

Deadline: October 30th, 2006

Often perceived as complementary but distinct elements, in the past decade propaganda and information have been at the centre of historical research. Propaganda has frequently been defined as a distinctive component of dictatorial regimes whereas information has been seen as a specific element of democracies. Democratic regimes -- so it is often maintained -- turn to propaganda only in exceptional cases, namely in wartime. The historiography of propaganda has also been built around its structures, its use of the mass media and its contents and has predominantly referred to the national scenario. Albeit a few exceptions, historians have often overlooked the elements and techniques that the nation-states (broadly defined as to include dictatorships as well as democracies) actually share in their attempt to create consensus.

The research questions addressed by this conference follow the journée d'études Advertising and Propaganda Techniques in Europe, 1920s-1960s. A Comparative View organised at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in January 2006. Consequently, this conference aims to focus on the techniques and the experts of propaganda and information rather than on their contents. It questions the variety of competencies and heterogeneity of expertise and how they have been progressively adapted in order to suit different various political systems.

Proposals should take into consideration at least some of the research questions below:

What are the definitions of "propaganda" and "information"? On what theoretical bases do we distinguish the two terms?
Who are the propaganda and information experts? What are the competencies and skills shared by the personnel of the propaganda and information machinery since 1939?
How have the propaganda and information experts acquired their skills and experience? What are their education and previous job experience? What is their theoretical framework of reference?
What are the links between the information/propaganda actions and the monitoring of their impact on public opinion?
Is it possible to identify similar techniques and expertise within different political regimes and between war and post-war contexts?
Is there an exchange of competencies and expertise between the political, commercial and military domains? How have the techniques used in the marketing field been applied to the political sphere?
What is the position of the international organisations and transnational political movements? How have they created their propaganda and/or information apparatus and how do they relate to above-mentioned issues?

One-page proposals (in English or French) should be sent via email to propconf@ulb.ac.be no later than Tuesday, 31 October 2006. The authors of the accepted proposals will be asked to submit the full text of their papers by Thursday, 1 March 2007. The conference is going to take place at Université Libre de Bruxelles at the end of March 2007.

Organisers: Dr Irene Di Jorio, Dr Véronique Pouillard, Dr Linda Risso.

Postal address:

Département Histoire, Arts, Archéologie
C.P. 175/01
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50
B-1050 Bruxelles

"Rebels and Critics: Assessing Fifty Years of European Integration"

February 2-3, 2007, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Deadline: 15 november 2006

BMW Center for German and European Studies
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
11th Annual Graduate Student Conference

In the fifty years since the treaty of Rome laid the foundation for the European Economic Community, the merits and benefits of the European Project have been thoroughly discussed. While important, another vital part of the scholarly debate constitutes the vocal and dynamic criticism of the European norms, laws, and prospects. This conference seeks to probe how these skeptics both hinder and benefit European Integration. The international uniqueness of the European Union has generated passionate discussions of multiple issues facing today's Europe that demand consideration for the European project to advance. How Europe deals with these marginalized and disaffected groups will, in many ways, leave a lasting imprint on the contemporary continent.

This conference seeks to address these questions from multiple disciplines in the social sciences:

Economists may wish to consider how the European Union challenges traditional national economic concepts or to assess the perspective of critics of the single market.
Political scientists, in addition to a further examination of the euroskeptic phenomenon, could investigate how interest groups challenge the democratic deficit or affect Europe's international voice.
Cultural theorists might consider the reaction of national cultures to the new European system and how these debates shape the emergence of a pan-European culture.
Historians could look at how the legacy of disaffection with the status quo drove Europe into the direction of integration and how the historical integration process has dealt with its critics.

Abstracts should be 300-500 words (1-1.5 pages) in length and will be accepted only via email; please include a curriculum vitae with your submission. Participation is limited to Master's and Doctoral students currently enrolled in degree-granting programs. A limited number of travel grants are available.

Please send submissions and direct questions to: cgesgradconference@georgetown.edu.

Espaces de l'Europe

Vendredi 11 mai 2007, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan

Date limite de réponse : 1er décembre 2006

Le Pool Europe est un collectif de recherches créé en 2001 à l'initiative d'étudiants et de jeunes chercheurs, en économie, sociologie et science politique, travaillant sur des terrains parcourus ou structurés par la dimension européenne. Il permet, à l'occasion de son séminaire mensuel et de ses journées d'études, de confronter les expériences de terrain et les ambitions théoriques pour construire un regard éclairé sur les problématiques européennes.

En 2007, le Pool Europe consacrera une journée d'études aux «espaces de l'Europe», qui aura pour objet de questionner les dimensions multiples d'un processus dynamique d'intégration. La pluralité des frontières, des acteurs et des contextes conduit à explorer les espaces de l'Europe à plusieurs niveaux :

Les espaces géographiques d'abord. L'élargissement récent a reposé la question des frontières pertinentes de l'Europe, et peut-être même celle de la pertinence de la notion de frontière. Dans ces débats, l'enjeu identitaire paraît particulièrement crucial : délimiter un espace par une frontière, c'est aussi définir la singularité de l'identité européenne. Or les espaces géographiques de l'Europe sont aussi des territoires, dotés de ressources différenciées, à partir desquels peuvent se décliner des identités multiples, ancrées dans des jeux d'acteurs localisés.
Les espaces sociaux également. Peut-on réduire l'Europe aux seules institutions communautaires? La construction européenne crée une dynamique de socialisation qui reconfigure l'espace même de ces institutions. L'Europe se manifeste aussi par la constitution de nouveaux espaces d'échanges sociaux : associations, clubs, fondations, comités, agences, etc. Plus généralement, qu'apporte la métaphore spatiale dans les analyses qui mobilisent les concepts d'arène, de forum, de champ ou de scène?
Les espaces économiques enfin. L'Europe comme espace économique apparaît prioritairement à travers la figure du marché unique. Or celui-ci recouvre des espaces socioproductifs très hétérogènes. Avec la libre circulation des biens et services, des capitaux et des hommes, ce sont des filières, des branches, des secteurs d'activité qui se recomposent. Mais dans quels sens? Comment analyser par ailleurs les concurrences entre espaces au regard des stratégies de localisation des entreprises et des initiatives des acteurs publics?

S'interroger sur les espaces de l'Europe, c'est se poser la question de leur définition, de leur articulation et de leur recomposition. C'est ainsi s'intéresser aux dynamiques spécifiques qui caractérisent les enjeux territoriaux, les échanges sociaux et les activités économiques en Europe.

Les propositions de communication pourront s'inscrire dans l'un de ces trois axes de réflexion ou envisager un croisement entre eux. Elles devront rendre compte d'un travail d'enquête (achevé ou en cours) afin de situer les réflexions sur les espaces de l'Europe à l'égard d'une réalité empirique précise.

Calendrier et modalités de soumission : Les communications de jeunes chercheurs (doctorants et post-doctorants) sont particulièrement encouragées, de même que celles qui intégreront une réflexion sur les enjeux méthodologiques (accès au terrain, recueil et traitement des données, perspective comparative...).

Les propositions de communication, de 3 000 signes maximum, sont à envoyer sous format électronique avant le 1er décembre 2006 à l'adresse suivante : pooleurope@ens-cachan.fr.

Les réponses seront données courant janvier 2007. Les textes des propositions retenues, de 40 000 signes maximum (notes, bibliographie et espaces compris) et sous format Word, devront être envoyés sous format électronique avant le 30 mars 2007. Les frais de déplacement pourront éventuellement être pris en charge.Comité d'organisation : Élodie Béthoux, Christian Couton, Céline Éthuin, Marie Meixner, Arnaud Mias, Alina Surubaru et Caroline Vincensini.

Site du Pool Europe : http://www.melissa.ens-cachan.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=71

Contact :

École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
Bâtiment Laplace
61 avenue du Président Wilson
94235 Cachan Cedex
Tél. : 01 47 40 68 40
Fax. : 01 47 40 68 42
E-mail : pooleurope@ens-cachan.fr

The Cold War Sixty Years On: London, 3 February 2007; Deadline: 1 December 2006; A one-day conference to be held on 3rd February 2007 at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St, London, WC1E 7HU; The Cold War, which began sixty years ago next year with the announcement of the Truman Doctrine and the creation of the Cominform, shaped the world in the second half of the twentieth century. Its most intense phase came to an end in the early sixties, but, with the accompanying threat of nuclear barbarism, it continued to exercise a major influence until the "collapse of Communism" in 1989.; Its first stage developed in parallel to the post-war economic boom, so that the decade that saw a considerable increase in prosperity was also, in IF Stone's phrase, the "haunted fifties". The Cold War dominated political alignments in the USA and Western Europe, affected the post-Stalin evolution in the Eastern bloc and had a major impact on national liberation movements and newly independent states in the so-called Third World.; The Cold War also deeply influenced intellectual and cultural developments (including historiography). It shaped the politics of the left for a generation, with initially only a tiny minority rejecting the alternative "either Washington or Moscow", though later non-aligned anti-war movements acquired mass support.; We still live in a world formed by the Cold War. At the same time there are many parallels, as well as significant differences, with the current "war on terror". There are thus many important lessons to be drawn.; Call for Papers: we invite papers on economic, political, military, intellectual and cultural aspects of the Cold War and on questions such as what was the role of movements in the Eastern bloc in ending cold war? How was the Western left affected? What did the West win? What did the ex-Communist blocs gain or lose?; Proposals for papers should be sent by 1st December 2006 to:
Keith Flett
38 Mitchley Road
London N17 9HG
or to conference2007@londonsocialisthistorians.org

Atlantic, Euratlantic, or Europe-America? The Atlantic Community and the European Idea from Kennedy to Nixon

Middelburg (The Netherlands), Thursday 20th - Friday 21st September 2007

Deadline: December 1th, 2007

Promoters: Roosevelt Study Center, in cooperation with the University of Cergy-Pontoise

Background: For more than forty years the security alliance of the North Atlantic Treaty symbolised the common interests of Western Europe and North America, and provided the context for all transatlantic political and economic relations. However, since the end of the Cold War the changing international environment has raised questions about the actual depth of mutual interests between Europe and the United States. Together with the availability of new research materials, this has provoked a renewed investigation among historians into the whole concept of Atlantic Community: The particular individuals and groups that promoted it, the methods they used to promote it, the different perspectives across national interests, and its impact on political and social life in general.

This project consists of two conferences:

The first, which took place at the University of Cergy-Pontoise in June 2006, focused on the Atlantic Community idea and those who developed it during the 1940s and 1950s.

The second, which will take place at the Roosevelt Study Center in September 2007, will continue the theme by looking at the transition of the Atlantic Community and the European Idea from 1960 through to the early 1970s.

Synopsis: From the early 1960s onwards the development of a stronger European voice within the Atlantic Alliance - both collectively via the EEC and individually from specific nations - caused many questions to be raised about the goal of an Atlantic Community. The 'European Idea' and the proposal for 'two pillars', based on a greater equality between the United States and Western Europe, was an attempt get beyond the impression of Atlantic Community as American hegemony. But was the Community concept flexible enough to absorb it? From Kennedy's optimistic Trade Expansion Act to Kissinger's ill-fated Year of Europe, the United States attempted to accommodate and encompass a stronger European presence. Yet tensions among the European powers themselves over the future of Europe, particularly between Britain and France, also prevented a clear vision from emerging. Meanwhile global forces impacted on the passage of transatlantic cooperation. Economic difficulties spurred on by the 1973 oil crisis brought disappointments for those who thought the Hague summit of 1969 was the blueprint for a new leap forward in European integration. Ostpolitik and superpower detente revealed different perspectives on each side of the Atlantic concerning the future of East-West relations. The rise of new economic powers such as Japan brought a reconfiguring of 'the West' via an expanded OECD and the arrival of the Trilateral Commission.

Call for Papers: We invite papers that will offer insights into the different perspectives on and uses of the Atlantic Community and the European Idea, and the impact that they had on policy-making during the 1960s and 1970s. We are particularly interested in the following themes:

Key actors (both organisations and individuals) who played a role in conducting transatlantic relations during these decades.
Inter-governmental and transnational non-governmental organisations such as NATO, OECD, CSCE/OSCE, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission.
National perspectives as portrayed through government policies, public diplomacy, and the media in North America and Western Europe.
Key policies that encapsulated the Atlantic idea e.g. the Multilateral Force.
Influential individuals who had a major impact either publicly or behind the scenes, such as Kennedy, Ball, de Gaulle, Kissinger, Brandt, Luns, and Prince Bernhard.
Developments that caused major strains within the Atlantic Alliance, such as Gaullism, crises in the Middle East, and Eurocommunism.

Please send all proposals to the following email addresses: Giles Scott-Smith (g.scott-smith@zeeland.nl) and Valerie Aubourg (valerie@aubourg.net).

Each proposal should include a provisional title, an abstract (max. 1 page), and a brief CV.

For further information please contact Giles Scott-Smith at g.scott-smith@zeeland.nl.

Transcending Europe's Borders. The EU and Its Neighbours (ICCEES Regional European Congress): Berlin (Humboldt-Universität), 2-4 August 2007; Deadline for panel and paper proposals: December 1, 2006. Proposals may be sent in electronic form only (info@iccees-europe.de).; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde e.V. (DGO) und International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES), Berlin.; The enlargement of the European Union in 2004 changed the shape of the EU and the continent. External borders were shifted, internal borders were dissolved, old borders re-emerged, and new borders were established. It is becoming clear that these processes are influenced not only by political and economic factors, but to a large extent by basic cultural, historic and social conditions as well. Analysis of all these areas leads to a better understanding of Europe as a space characterised by complex processes of establishing and transcending borders. Such analysis is therefore of fundamental importance for shaping the continent for the future.; Against the backdrop of this complex challenge, the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) is hosting a European Congress under the title "Transcending Europe's Borders: The EU and Its Neighbours", August 2-4, 2007, in Berlin.; The congress is to build on the success of the ICCEES VII World Congress, which took place in Berlin in summer 2005. The congress is to serve as the prelude to a series of international conferences that will be held every two to three years to address issues concerning the shaping of Europe's future from the perspective of all relevant disciplines. The congress will provide a forum for representatives from the fields of Law, History, Political Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, Slavic Studies, Geography, Sociology, Religious Studies and other associated disciplines. The goal of the congress is to promote international interdisciplinary collaboration in researching European integration as well as Europe and Eastern Europe, fields of study that have to this point co-existed more or less separately.; Contributions to the congress may address topics along the lines of the following examples:; Panel and paper proposals must be based on original research and written in English. Panel chairs have to provide abstracts (approximately 250 words) for all speakers upon submission of a panel proposal. Please submit your proposal in accordance with the guidelines at http://www.iccees-europe.de/.; Official congress languages: German, English, French, Polish and Russian.; Contacts:; For more information on the Congress and the call for papers, please visit the Congress Web site at http://www.iccees-europe.de/.; Inquiries concerning registration formalities should be made to info@iccees-europe.de.; Academic Organising Committee:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bremer, Catholic Theological Faculty, Münster

Dr. Heike Dörrenbächer, German Association for East European Studies, Berlin

Dr. Sabine Fischer, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin; Organisation/Information:
CTW - Congress Organisation Thomas Wiese GmbH
Hohenzollerndamm 125
14199 Berlin, Germany
E-mail info@iccees-europe.de
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«L'adhésion de la Turquie à l'Union européenne : enjeux et perspectives»

9 février 2007, Sciences Po Paris (Salle Goguel, 56 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris)

Date limite : vendredi 15 décembre 2006

Journée d'étude de la Section d'études européenne de l'AFSP (responsables : Olivier Costa - Paul Magnette) organisée en collaboration avec Nicolas Monceau (IEP Grenoble et PACTE) avec le soutien financier de l'IEP de Grenoble et de l'UMR PACTE

L'adhésion de la Turquie à l'UE est devenue un enjeu majeur de l'intégration européenne. Elle interroge la nature du projet européen, son identité, ses frontières géographiques, ses dimensions politiques et culturelles. Ces différentes questions ont soulevé des débats publics souvent passionnés dans les Etats membres au cours des dernières années. L'actualité de la question turque, marquée par l'ouverture des négociations d'adhésion en octobre 2005, nécessite un état des lieux des relations turco-européennes et le développement d'une réflexion sur leurs perspectives. L'ambition de cette journée est de confronter les courants d'analyse théoriques et les apports empiriques à la question des relations turco-européennes.

Il s'agira de susciter un débat sur l'adhésion de la Turquie à l'UE autour d'interrogations telles que :

Quels défis l'adhésion de la Turquie pose-t-elle à l'UE? Comment mesurer l'impact de la candidature turque sur l'évolution du projet européen (évolution démographique et institutionnelle, identité et valeurs européennes, frontières et politique de sécurité)? En quoi la question turque éclaire-t-elle les enjeux de la construction européenne (déficit démocratique, espace public européen)?
Quels sont les effets du processus d'intégration européenne en Turquie? Comment les politiques publiques nationales s'adaptent-elles à l'acquis communautaire? Quelles sont les recompositions politiques et sociales à l'uvre sous l'effet de la dynamique européenne?
Quelles sont les attitudes des élites (politiques, économiques, de la «société civile») et des opinions publiques face à l'adhésion de la Turquie à l'UE? Quel est leur poids dans les débats publics et la prise de décision aux échelles nationale et européenne? Comment expliquer l'opposition des citoyens européens à la candidature turque et la montée d'un euroscepticisme en Turquie?

Sur le plan théorique et épistémologique, il s'agira de déterminer si les outils développés pour analyser les processus d'européanisation et d'intégration européenne, ainsi que les modèles d'analyse des attitudes à l'égard de l'Europe, demeurent pertinents lorsqu'on les applique à un pays candidat présentant une trajectoire historique et un terrain sociologique très spécifiques.

Les propositions d'interventions (coordonnées, affiliation institutionnelle, titre, résumé de cent mots) sont à envoyer à Olivier Costa et Paul Magnette avant le 15 décembre 2006 (o.costa@sciencespobordeaux.fr; pmagnet@ulb.ac.be).

Contact :

Olivier Costa
CERVL - Pouvoir, Action publique, Territoire
Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux
33607 Pessac Cedex - France
Tel. (33) (0)5 56 84 41 93

"Vom Migranten zum Staatsbürger: Forschung in Europa im Vergleich"

10.-13. Mai 2007, Luxemburg - Dudelange - Talange

Deadline: 20.12.2006

Festival «Hommes et Usines» in Talange (Centre de Documentation des Migrations Humaines)

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung "Luxemburg und Sibiu - Europäische Kulturhauptstädte 2007", organisiert die Universität Metz gemeinsam mit der Universität Luxemburg ein europäisches und grenzüberschreitendes Kolloquium mit dem Ziel des Zusammentreffens von Wissenschaftlern verschiedener Disziplinen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften, sowie Mitarbeitern aus Institutionen und anderen Personen, die täglich mit der Problematik der Migrationen in Europa konfrontiert sind.

Die Zusammensetzung des heutigen Europa und die Veränderungen der Migrationsprozesse fordern zu einer allgemeinen Reflexion der Thematik heraus, die eine vergleichende Arbeitsmethode der lokalen und nationalen Studien in den Vordergrund stellt. Die Vielzahl der bereits vorliegenden Einzelstudien könnten sich in einen breiteren Rahmen sowohl auf theoretischer als auch geographischer Ebene einfügen.

Angesichts des Themas "Migration", das vom Großherzogtum im Rahmen des Projekts "Luxemburg und Sibiu - Europäische Kulturhauptstädte 2007" initiiert wurde, werden vom wissenschaftlichen Beirat besonders diejenigen Vorschläge berücksichtigt, die sich Migrationsprozessen in Rumänien und in der Großregion Saar-Lor-Lux widmen.

Vier thematische Achsen sollen die gesamte Problematik abdecken und als Grundlage des Vergleichs und der Diskussion dienen :

Problematik der Migrationsströme und der Wanderungsbewegungen zwischen Ländern und Regionen im Wandel:

die Strategien der Unternehmer, des Staates, der Arbeitnehmer;
die Migrationsformen: aufeinander folgend, als Kettenreaktion, endgültig, provisorisch, mehrfach, als Pendler;
die Migrationstypen: Saisonarbeiter, Einwanderer, Grenzgänger, Flüchtlinge oder auch Bürger der Europäischen Union, Staatsangehörige von Drittländern...

Wechselwirkungen zwischen den Gesellschaften der Herkunftsländer und der Einwanderungsländer:

die Beziehungen der Migranten zu den Herkunftsgesellschaften und den Gesellschaften der Einwanderungsländer;
sozioökonomisch (Beitrag der Migranten zur lokalen Wirtschaft, ethnic-business...);
soziokulturell (Interkulturalität, Kulturelle Praxis...).

Migrationspolitik:

Entwicklung der Gesetzgebung zur Nationalität, über den Status der Ausländer und zur Einwanderung;
Einfluss überstaatlicher rechtlicher Normen (UNO, EU, zwischenstaatliche Abkommen...);
Der Umgang der Migranten mit den Regelungen.

Vorgang der Identitätsbildung:

von der Differenzierung zur Identifikation;
das Ethos der Diskriminierung als Argument für eine Stabilisierung der dominanten Haltung in den Gastgeberländern;
Herausbildung multipler Identitäten.

Das Kolloquium findet vom 10. bis 13. Mai 2007 in Luxemburg und in Lothringen statt.

Vortragssprachen sind Französisch, Deutsch und Englisch.

Die Vorschläge für einen Vortrag (maximal 3000 Zeichen, inklusive Leerzeichen) müssen dem wissenschaftlichen Beirat vor dem 20.12. 2006 als Papierausdruck oder per e-mail zuschickt werden an eine der folgenden Adressen:

Gérard LAVANDIER
MAIRIE DE TALANGE
46 Grand Rue
Boîte Postale n°1
F-57 525 Talange
Tél. : 03 87 70 87 83
Fax. : 03 87 70 22 52
gerard.lavandier@mairie-talange.fr
Denis SCUTO
Université du Luxembourg
Campus Limpertsberg
162a, avenue de la Faïencerie
L-1511 Luxembourg
Tél. : 00352 691 37 13 00
Fax : 00352 46 66 44 6513
denis.scuto@uni.lu
Piero GALLORO
Université Paul Verlaine-Metz
Ile du Saulcy
BP 30309
57 006 Metz cedex 1
Tél. : +33 387 315 975
Fax. : +33 387 547 116
Gsm : +33 675 091 370
galloro@univ-metz.fr

Organisationskomitee :

Mairie de Talange
Université de Metz Paul Verlaine - Centre de Recherche du 2L2S-ERASE
Université du Luxembourg - Laboratoire de recherche en histoire
Association Recherches, Observations, Formations, Enseignements (AROFE)
Centre de Documentation des Migrations Humaines, Dudelange, CDMH

Wissenschaftlicher Beirat :

BOUBEKER (Ahmed), Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, 2L2S - Erase
DE GRAAF (Willibord), Université d'Utrecht
DE PRADA (Miguel Angel), Universidad de Alicante
FERRY (Vincent), AROFE
GALLORO (Piero-D.), Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, 2L2S - Erase
GEISEN (Thomas), Institut für Regional-und Migrationsforschung (IRM), Trier
LHOTEL (Hervé), Université Nancy 2, Grée
NOIRIEL (Gérard), EHESS-GTMS
MAIER (Robert), Université d'Utrecht
MORALES LA MURA (Raúl), Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, 2L2S - Erase
PAULY (Michel), Université du Luxembourg
QUEIROLO-PALMAS (Luca), Universita di Genova, Disa
SCUTO (Denis), Université du Luxembourg
TISSERANT (Pascal), Université de Metz, ETIC
WARINGO (Karin), CDMH Dudelange