Anciens appels à communication 2010 (texte intégral)

Deutschland und Europa : Grenzen und Grenzgänge(r): 5.-8. Mai 2010, Berlin; Deadline: 5. Januar 2010; Interdisziplinäre DAAD-Konferenz mit Beteiligung der Zentren für Deutschland- und Europastudien in Kooperation mit dem Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB) vom 5. bis 8. Mai 2010 in Berlin, WZB; Den Auftakt der Konferenz bildet eine große abendliche Eröffnungsveranstaltung mit prominentem/r Gastredner/in am Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2010, zu der auch Presse, Politik und wissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeit eingeladen sein werden. Anschließend sind von Donnerstag bis Samstag (6.-8. Mai 2010) insgesamt neun interdisziplinäre Podien der fachlichen Arbeit gewidmet; die Konferenz endet am Samstagmittag mit einer Podiumsdiskussion. Mit dieser Ausschreibung möchten wir ForscherInnen aus den DAAD-geförderten Zentren für Deutschland- und Europastudien ebenso wie in- und ausländische DeutschlandexpertInnen aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen einladen, sich um die aktive Teilnahme mit eigenem Beitrag an einem der geplanten Podien auf der Konferenz zu bewerben. Bewerbungen von DoktorandInnen und Graduierten sind ausdrücklich willkommen und erwünscht.; Die Beiträge können stammen z.B. aus den Bereichen -- Politikwissenschaft - Rechtswissenschaft -- Wirtschaftswissenschaft -- Geschichtswissenschaft -- Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft -- Kunstgeschichte -- Soziologie -- Philosophie -- Psychologie -- Geographie -- Anthropologie; Für WissenschaftlerInnen, die bei einem der Podien mit einem eigenen Beitrag vertreten sind, übernimmt der DAAD Hotel- und Reisekosten.; Zum Thema : Grenze, Umgang mit Grenzen, Abgrenzung und Entgrenzung sind in den Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften während der letzten beiden Jahrzehnte vielfach bearbeitete Themen, deren Verbindungen zu Gegenwartsproblemen nicht zu übersehen sind. Mit der Konferenz sollen neue Forschungen zu diesem Fragenkomplex vorgelegt und zur Diskussion gestellt werden. Dabei geht es einerseits um eine Kombination der Blicke von außen und von innen auf Deutschland und Europa und andererseits um eine Verknüpfung verschiedener disziplinärer Zugangsweisen. Die Diskussion um Grenzziehung, Grenzräume, Überwindung von und Umgang mit Grenzen wurde und wird in den einzelnen Fächern 2 unterschiedlich geführt. Die wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen haben verschiedene Perspektiven entwickelt, die bislang nur unzureichend miteinander kommunizierten. Unter den Stichworten #Grenzgänge" und #Grenzgänger" sollen sowohl gesellschaftliches, politisches und kulturelles Handeln an und mit Grenzen als auch dessen Akteure in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses rücken. Das Thema soll in neun thematisch ausgewählte Podien von je 90 Minuten Länge aufgefächert werden. Diese Podien, auf denen bis zu fünf WissenschaftlerInnen mit Beiträgen vertreten sind, folgen keinen disziplinspezifischen Vorgaben, wenngleich manche unter ihnen das eine oder andere Fach mehr ansprechen mögen.; Ziel ist eine Vertiefung der Problematik vom Umgang mit Grenzen anhand empirischer Beispiele und mittels gemeinsamer Reflexion über die jeweils verhandelten Fragen. Dabei sollen die in den vom DAAD geförderten Zentren gesammelten Ressourcen in einen fruchtbaren Dialog mit deutschen und internationalen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern mit entsprechenden Forschungsinteressen gebracht werden, insbesondere mit jungen Forschenden. Die Beiträge sollen bereits vor der Konferenz schriftlich vorliegen und auf den Podien in max. 10-15 Minuten von den AutorInnen zusammengefasst werden. Ein/e Podiumsleiter/in führt in die Thematik ein und leitet die Diskussion. Konferenzsprache ist deutsch, doch sind auch Beiträge in englischer Sprache willkommen. Für simultanübersetzungen ist gegebenenfalls gesorgt.; Die Einsendefrist für Kurzbeschreibungen der geplanten Beiträge (max. 1 Seite DIN A4 plus Kurzbiographie mit max. 5 bibliographischen Angaben) ist der 5. Januar 2010 (Poststempel oder Email). Die Unterlagen senden Sie bitte an den DAAD Referat 331 z.H. Frau Antje Schlamm Kennedyallee 50 D-53175 Bonn oder per Email an schlamm@daad.de. Aus den eingesendeten Kurzbeschreibungen trifft der wissenschaftliche Konferenzbeirat eine Auswahl; die Ergebnisse werden Anfang Februar 2010 bekannt gegeben. Einsendefrist für die fertigen Beiträge ist der 31. März 2010. Die Beiträge werden ab Anfang April 2010 unter den KonferenzteilnehmerInnen zirkuliert. Bitte informieren Sie auch interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen über die Tagung.; Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung sowie zum Thema und den Referenten und Referentinnen finden Sie rechtzeitig auf unserer Homepage unter http://www.daad.de

Pratiques de pouvoir, violences et contestations à l'Est: Paris, 23-24 mars 2010 (EHESS, 54 boulevard Raspail. 75006 Paris. Salle 524); Date limite : 8 janvier 2010; Journées doctorales ouvertes aux masters II, doctorants et post-doctorants : «Pratiques de pouvoir, violences et contestations à l'Est. De l'empire russe au démantèlement de l'URSS et du bloc communiste (XIXe-XXIe siècles)»; À travers une thématique large - conçue pour fédérer et valoriser les travaux novateurs menés par de jeunes chercheurs - il s'agit, lors de ces journées doctorales, de questionner le continuum de violence au sein d'un espace qui a connu, du xixe siècle à nos jours, une récurrence de bouleversements politiques, démographiques et territoriaux visant tantôt à l'homogénéisation, tantôt à l'éclatement.; Un premier moment de réflexion s'attachera à suivre l'expansion territoriale et politique de l'État russe, marquée par différentes phases de formation et refondation qui incluent, après 1917, l'instauration d'un nouvel ordre non-russe, puis son articulation au bloc de l'Est. Définir une politique des nationalités, penser le territoire en lui assignant une fonction d'uniformisation des groupes sociaux, s'appuyer sur les particularismes locaux pour servir les objectifs du centre et inversement, constituent autant de questions soumises à l'analyse. En outre, la question des migrations, volontaires ou forcées, contribue à renouveler l'approche de la construction de cet espace marqué par une gestion autoritaire des populations. Ainsi, les trajectoires d'exilés, de réfugiés et d'immigrés, de groupes déplacés ou déportés, suggèrent de s'intéresser aux ruptures de la déterritorialisation, allant jusqu'à la répétition de passages en diaspora et aux mouvements de retour.; Rêvées ou effectives, les sorties d'empire représentent un autre aspect de ce continuum à l'étude. Dès lors, un second axe thématique envisagera le spectre de la contestation, depuis les revendications pacifiques aux révoltes ouvertes qui se sont manifestées à la faveur de bouleversements politiques mettant l'empire en danger, tels que la Première guerre et la révolution de 1917, le vacillement de 1941, le Dégel et l'année 1956 ou encore les émeutes et pogroms de la fin des années 1980, sonnant déjà le glas de l'URSS. Les différentes réactions du pouvoir face aux révoltes, de l'instrumentalisation à la répression, pourront faire l'objet d'un utile contrepoint. Enfin, face à l'inertie des régimes ou à la radicalité des changements, il nous faudra considérer les attitudes et pratiques ambivalentes : corps sociaux et individu, mais aussi pouvoirs locaux et intermédiaires, sont autant d'observatoires d'où apprécier le jeu de bascule entre soumission et autonomisation, adaptation et contestation. L'art offrira un champ d'analyse privilégié en raison, d'une part, de ses possibles affinités avec une idéologie dominante, d'autre part, de sa capacité émancipatrice à embrasser et dire un vécu traumatique.; Les interventions (20 minutes) pourront s'articuler autour d'une période précise ou développer une analyse sur la longue durée; elles privilégieront le point de vue décentré des périphéries ou lui préféreront un décentrement «de l'intérieur», propre à évoquer par exemple les scènes et contre-scènes politiques des milieux artistiques.; Les intervenants sont invités à fournir un texte à leur discutant dans un délai de quinze à dix jours avant le déroulement des journées.; Merci d'envoyer vos propositions (300 mots) et une brève présentation biographique avant le 8 janvier 2010 à : doctorales.2009@gmail.com; Les organisateurs seront conduits, si le nombre de propositions est trop important, à faire un choix parmi elles et vous communiqueront leur sélection fin janvier.; Organisateurs : Félix Chartreux (Paris I), Juliette Denis (Paris X-ITHP), Cloé Drieu (EHESS-CERCEC, CHDT), Anouche Kunth (EHESS-CERCEC).

"Making Networks, Making History"/«Construire des réseaux, faire l'histoire»: 12-13 March 2010, McGill University in Montréal; Deadline: 15 January 2010; The concept of "networks" has recently come to be seen as a crucial axiom for developing ideas in a wide range of historical scholarship. This concept has been especially important in a number of historical sub-disciplines, including, but not limited to: the history of the book/printing history; the development of publics and the public sphere in early modern Europe; the constitution and negotiation of political authority in any number of historical periods and contexts; the history of women; the transmission of knowledge in the history of science and medicine; the history of diplomacy and political culture; the history of international trade and commerce; transnational or global history; and the history of colonialism and empire.; The McGill-Queen's Conference Committee invites graduate students at all stages to submit paper proposals for the March 2010 conference, "Making Networks , Making History//Construire des réseaux, faire l'histoire" by Friday January 15, 2010. Paper proposals related to the aforementioned topics or any other field of historical scholarship related to the conference theme will be considered.; Proposals for individual papers or panels of up to four participants will be considered, but are not required. Individual proposals should contain: one's affiliation, a title for the paper that will be included in the conference programme, and a description of up to 250 words. Panel proposals should contain a short (one paragraph) description of the panel accompanied by information (up to 250 words) on each paper. Papers en Français and in English are both welcome and encouraged.; Successful applicants will be notified shortly after the final paper deadline in order to confirm their participation in the conference. Paper proposals and enquiries should be directed to the members of the 2010 McGill-Queen's Conference Committee: mcgillgash@gmail.com; James Wallace
McGill University,
Leacock Building, room 608
855 rue Sherbrooke
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2T7

The Balkans and the Caucasus. Parallel processes in the historical destiny, mentality, culture, and future trends on the opposite sides of the Black Sea"

Bucharest, 12-13 April 2010

Deadline: 15 January 2010

New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania, is planning an international symposium, The Balkans and the Caucasus. Parallel processes in the historical destiny, mentality, culture, and future trends on the opposite sides of the Black Sea. Please find an introductory statement concerning this event appended to this message.

Besides its intrinsic interest, this symposium is also the opening event of a new program starting at the New Europe College in October 2010, the Black Sea Link.

The symposium is scheduled to take place on 12-13 April 2010, on New Europe College's premises, 21 Plantelor str., 023971 Bucharest, Romania. Our aim is to bring together scholars from prestigious research institutes and universities in Europe as well as outside it, who work on such topics. Should you be interested to take part in this symposium, we kindly ask you to send us the title of your contribution and a short abstract (200-300 words), together with a one-page CV (including title, positions, institution, degrees, awards, main publications) until January 15, 2010. The selection committee will inform you about their decision in due time (by the end of February at the latest).

The working language of this international symposium will be English. The organizers will cover travel and accommodation expenses.

Submissions should be sent to: applications@nec.ro. When sending the submission by email, please include in the Subject entry of the message the following: "Black Sea Symposium"

Contact:

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

Introductory Statement

The Balkans and the Caucasus are geographically and historically close areas at the periphery of the European-Mediterranean civilization, that usually were not put together in a comparative research on their cultures, historical past, and future destinies. Maybe the unique attempt to study and to approach them together are some new generalizing researches on the Black Sea, as well as the political initiatives to create an organization of the states of the Pontic area. It has to be stressed that in this political endeavor the argument in favor of membership is not the territorial proximity to the Black Sea coast, but the cultural affiliation to the Balkans, the Caucasus, to the Northern Steppes or Anatolia. This suggests that proximity to the sea is more of a symbolic criterion, since neither the Balkans, nor the Caucasus were ever truly open towards the water, but mostly inwards-oriented, toward the mountains.

The aim of the proposed project is precisely to propose a comparative study of these two regions, and to highlight their common features. At a very general level, such common features could be seen in the fact that both regions are contact zones between East and West, between Christianity and Islam; both regions are at the periphery of Europe, as they have been at the periphery of the Empires and of the modern imperial states; both of them are now integrating, or attempting to integrate, into the European Union. In attempting to go deeper in identifying and analyzing such features, we are proposing an inquiry in three main directions or sections:

Identity Building and its Development in the Balkans and in the Caucasus region.
This section would cover the shaping of a specific type of solidarities, as well as conflicts (confessional, ethnic or military) in both areas, starting with those based on religious belief and their preservation over the centuries, up to the problems of nowadays specific (sometimes hostile) relations between different communities. Among the topics to be addressed: 1) The Old Testament-based idea of the Chosen People as a factor in the identity formation of the Balkan and Caucasian peoples, and its consequences; 2) The New Testament-based idea of the sacred mission of a nation and its role in the identity formation in both regions; 3) Religion and the formation of national identity. Differences and common features.
The Balkans and the Caucasus at the periphery of Empires and modern imperial states.
Our understanding of "Empire" takes its starting point with Rome and goes through Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire to Russia, in also taking into consideration some pre-modern (Venice and Genoa) and modern (Russia, the Soviet Union) imperial powers. One should take into account the fact that some of the states in the region (especially in the Balkans) developed the imperial idea at a predominantly ideological level.
The countries of the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus were always - culturally and politically - at the periphery of the Empires (the Byzantine, the Ottoman, the Russian) with which they formed a kind of (cultural and political) commonwealth. Thus, they were destined to be a buffer against the clash of the empires. Both areas are at the crossroads not only geographically, but also politically, culturally and commercially, and this made them, over the centuries, prey to the struggles of the great political powers for supremacy in these regions. A comparative study might analyze the role of the countries on the opposite sides of the Black Sea as participants or buffers in the clash of the great powers. On the level of mentalities this can generate either the vision of the "last wall" of defense of a civilization, or the opposite one, of the buffer-innocent victim.
Disintegration and Integration.
The disintegration of the empires and the formation of modern multiethnic imperial states impacted strongly the destinies of the Balkan and the Caucasian peoples. The consequences can be seen as the birth of the national states, or as a change of domination. A special stress should be set on the different results of the disintegration of Byzantium or Ottoman Empire, and that of the Soviet Union and its system of satellites. There is now at work in this region the prospect of a new integration, into the European Union and NATO.

These three sections of the project can be seen through a common focus: that of parallel processes at the two opposite sides of the Black Sea. These common processes, due to the common culture and mentality, as well as to a similar past, may be seen as leading to a parallel development and - possibly - to a common future. We propose to bring together, in this symposium, representatives from both regions, in a shared attempt to discover what unites and what divides our cultures.

Organizers: Ovidiu CRISTEA (Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest) and Ivan BILIARSKY (Senior Researcher, Institute of History, Sofia; Associate Professor, Free University of Varna).

Market Freedoms and Fundamental Rights in the Enlarging European Union: April 18-25, 2010, Dubrovnik; Deadline: 15 January 2009; Organiser: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Jean Monnet Chair of European Public Law; Topics: The conference is aimed for: undergraduate and graduate students of law; doctoral students and researchers; junior public servants. Deserving contributions will be published in the Croatian Yearbook of European Law & Policy.; Language: English; Fee: 40 euros. A limited number of travel and subsistence grants will be offered to participants presenting a research paper.; Contact:
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Law
Jean Monnet Chair of European Public Law
Trg m. Tita 14
HR-10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Fax: +385 1 4895 702
E-mail: ejp@pravo.hr (for papers), iuc@iuc.hr (for grant application); Website: http://www.pravo.hr/EJP/DU2010

Zeitgeschichtetage 2010 -- Conference of Contemporary History

26-28 May 2010, Vienna

Deadline: 15 January 2009

The Zeitgeschichtetage (the Bi-Annual Conference of Contemporary History) 2010 will take place from 26 May to 28 May 2010 at the Institut für Zeitgeschichte der Universität Wien (the Institute of Contemporary History at Vienna University).

The main aim of the conference is to discuss and debate recent developments in contemporary history, identifying new themes and assessing the role and legitimacy of this field of historical research.

It is time to update and reassess these changes.

This event is designed to serve as an international forum for the exchange of ideas about on-going research. The conference will focus primarily on the implications of research in the field of contemporary history: to what extent does this type of research make a specific contribution to the interdisciplinary analysis of current developments, whether economic, social, scientific, cultural or political in terms of both national politics and geopolitics? Secondly, the conference will analyse the discipline of contemporary history itself. To what extent does contemporary history have a specific interpretative authority and can its claims to be relevant in terms of social policy and public debate be justified?

We hope to foster a dialogue with the artistic community which will result in new research perspectives and also to invite the general public to take part.

A) Tracks

The panels will be divided into five thematic networks (tracks):

Contemporary History, Politics, Science and Economics
This track will focus on the interrelationship between politics, economics and scientific developments in the 20th and 21st centuries. Challenges for state actors and institutions arising from the increasing participation of international actors and from changes in civil society will be discussed in the light of current approaches which are being pursued in political history, as well as those resulting from the recent paradigm shift in economic history. In particular, we hope to stimulate ideas on which fresh and alternative perspectives in contemporary history can develop from these new historical methodologies. In addition, our aim is to highlight the impact of scientific knowledge on all sectors of society as a key structural feature of modernity and to show the impact of its diverse forms.. Technological, medical and scientific findings have influenced and shaped both political and economic processes, as well as the conduct of everyday life in the 20th century, to an unprecedented extent. This is particularly in evidence during phases of social transition. The interaction between political and economic spheres and a number of scientific and scholarly disciplines will also be discussed in relation to the production, consolidation and adaptation of gender stereotypes.
Contemporary History, Interpretation, Hegemony
History has a significant contribution to make to the formation of political identities and provides, therefore, material for political controversies. Where does this leave research in contemporary history? What roles does research assign to social groups that have been discriminated against on the basis of gender, origin or religion? In what ways should or could research contribute to alleviating those forms of discrimination? In public debates historians are usually accorded a comprehensive status as experts. In this way they play an active role in the struggle for hegemony and `moral capital'. This is clearly contradicted by the self-perception of historians in general whose self-confidence and trust in the relevance of their discipline has not yet recovered from structuralist critique. What goods can contemporary historians actually `deliver' and for whom? Relatively little attention has been devoted to date to the appropriation of both research results and the research effort itself by civil society. What experiences have been made to date that we can draw on, which questions arise, not only regarding research itself, but also its popularisation and its exploitation for the benefit of society? What forms of public-mediation work in the field of contemporary history have proved effective? What forms have failed to deliver?
Contemporary History and Culture
The differentiation of research in contemporary history since the so-called `Cultural Turn' has increasingly resulted in directing attention at both material and symbolic aspects of cultural practices. In the context of contemporary history, the historical interactions between elite and popular cultures and the effects and the reception of media formations will be explored, as well as issues concerning public debates and cultural codes. Priority will be given to the question of those actors who are invariably identifiable according to attributes based on class, `race' and gender and of their specific subjectivation techniques and and the action potentially inherent in their everyday lives. As `historical perceptions' originate above all from material and symbolic pictures, a consideration of visual culture in the analysis of the sources is becoming increasingly more important. For the track `Contemporary History and Culture', the methodologies employed by Oral History in the study of everyday life are crucial, as is the use of audiovisual media, film and photography. This relates to the `Visual Turn' and/or `Visual History' and its effects on the historical construction of identities, and, last but not least, the `Spatial Turn' in the exploration of architecture and power structures of lived-in spaces. Special interest will be given to contributions dealing with these (and related) topics that pay consideration to an analysis of the gender dimension.
Contemporary History Between National and Transnational perspectives
At the beginning of the 21st century the political and societal significance of international networks and global interdependencies is more in evidence than ever. This is reflected in a methodological shift within historical studies, which increasingly strive to transcend the still dominant nationally defined perspectives in favour of transnational relationships and frames of reference. What are the difficulties that confront contemporary history's attempts to reconstruct such transfer processes? What contribution can the most recent transnational and comparative research approaches make to the exploration of topics that have hitherto been dealt with almost exclusively in national terms, such as topics of everyday history, of the research on violence, dictatorship, herstory and gender issues? Which are the most important issues of transnational history which should be prioritized?
In the light of the growing importance of transnational perspectives, questions concerning the different stages and the consequences of scientific and cultural transfers and such topics as migration as a catalyst of supra-regional processes of exchange are demanding more and more attention. What impact do transnational processes have in different parts of the world on politics, culture and the economy and how do they affect different population groups, social relationships and family networks? This makes contributions focusing on national heroines/heroes and victims, or on myths and traditions before the backdrop of growing international networking, especially welcome.
Free Submissions (Open Space)
The organizers will group individual submissions into panels according to thematic criteria.

B) Submission of Papers

Papers may be submitted as individual submissions or as complete panels. In the latter case gender parity is desirable. Multiple submissions per person (e. g. one single submission and an application as a speaker in a panel) are not permitted.

Special attention will be paid to the integration of younger generations of researchers and to their academic networking, as well as to European and/or international research cooperation.

Composition of the panels:

Each panel will consist of three speakers.
Commentators may either be suggested by the submitters themselves or chosen from a list provided by the organisation committee. Chairs are nominated by the organisation committee.
A maximum of two researchers per panel belonging to one and the same institution is acceptable.
Submissions characterized by sensitivity to gender issues both as regards to contents and personnel are especially welcome.

Structure of the panels: Presentation of papers: 20 minutes per paper. Commentary: 10 minutes. Final discussion: 20 minutes.. Conference languages: German and English. Each panel will be conducted in either German or English.

How to submit:

Submissions must be made electronically to http://www.univie.ac.at/zeitgeschichte/zeitgeschichtetage by 15 January 2010.
Submission must include an 800 word abstract for each paper. In addition to this, panel submissions must include a 400 word description of the panel topic.
Panel submissions must be related to one track only. (Panels are not admissible for Open Space).
Individual submissions must either be related to one track or to Open Space.

Acceptance: Acceptance of panels and individual submissions will be decided by the review committees appointed for each track according to a standardized point-awarding system. There are bonus points for submissions made by junior researchers and by scholars working outside Austria. In the case of panel submissions, care is to be taken to ensure a balanced composition with regard to gender and age. Abstracts will be judged according to the quality and the methodology of the papers and the degree of innovation of the topic. In the panels at least one paper should deal with a herstory or gender issue. Special attention will be paid to thematic coherence and to the interdisciplinarity of approach and methodology of the submitted panels. Female presenters will be preferred in cases of equal qualification.

C) Travel Bursaries

Travel bursaries will be made available courtesy of additional sponsors, to enable colleagues from abroad for whom participation would involve prohibitive expenses to take part.

D) Contact

For more information contact:

Institut für Zeitgeschichte der Universität Wien
z.Hd. Linda Erker und Mag. Alexander Salzmann
Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
1090 Wien

Institute of Contemporary History
University of Vienna
Email: linda.erker@univie.ac.at
Alexander.Salzmann@univie.ac.at

Visit the website at http://www.univie.ac.at/zeitgeschichte/zeitgeschichtetage

Living Landscape : The European Landscape Convention in research perspective

18-19 October 2010, Florence

Deadline: 15 January 2010

What has science contributed to the implementation of the European Landscape Convention? And what are the topics for the future of European landscape?

The 10th anniversary of the Florence Convention is occasion to discuss in depth the merits of landscape science at the forefront of integrated research in a rapidly changing spatial environment. Interdisciplinary contributions explicitly referring to the principles of the Landscape Convention are especially welcomed.

Four themes are chosen for the parallel sessions:

perception studies;
landscape identification and typology;
effects of policy development on landscape;
and participation studies.

Aim of the conference is to discuss cutting-edge research results at the crossroads of sciences and humanities, design and empiricism. Papers will be prepared in advance, and selected as a basis for the debate in the conference. The results of the debate will be presented to the political audience present for the Florence+10 celebrations on 20 October. After the conference the papers will be updated and published in scientific journals.

Organisation. The conference is a joint initiative of UNISCAPE and LANDSCAPE EUROPE. It is a next step in the EUROSCAPE2020 process launched by LANDSCAPE EUROPE in 2008. It is also the first major scientific event promoted by UNISCAPE. Florence is chosen as venue because it hosts the Florence+10 celebrations; it is also the seat of UNISCAPE.

Time frame:

15 January 2010: submission of abstracts
February 2010: invitation to prepare full papers
April 2010: submission of full papers
May 2010: peer review of papers, selection of the 40 most innovative
June-August 2010: revision of the 40 papers
September 2010: submission of revised papers

Scientific Committee: Prof Marc Antrop, Prof Gian Franco Cartei, Prof Michael Dower, Prof Almo Farina, Prof Yves Luginbühl, Prof Carlo Magnani, Prof Bas Pedroli, Prof Michel Prieur, Prof Annalisa Calcagno Maniglio, Dr Riccardo Priore, Prof Florencio Zoido.

Contacts:

UNISCAPE Head Office
Villa medicea di Careggi, Viale G. Pieraccini 15, 50139 Florence (Italy)
Email: LivingLandscape@uniscape.eu
Phone: +39 055 4221535 FAX +39 055 4486511

Websites: http://www.uniscape.eu and http://www.eurolandscape.net

Contact: Eva Lorenzoni (livinglandscape@uniscape.eu)

«Innovations, réglementations et transferts de technologie en Europe du Nord-ouest aux XIXe et XXe siècles» "Innovations, regulations and technology transfers in North-western Europe (19th - late 20th centuries)"

Lille, 11-12 octobre 2010

Date limite : 15 janvier 2010

APPEL EN FRANÇAIS

Ce projet est né de la rencontre entre trois groupes de recherche :

Celui qu'animent Michel Dumoulin (Université catholique de Louvain-CEHEC), Sylvain Schirmann (Université de Strasbourg-IEP), Eric Bussière (Université de Paris-Sorbonne-IRICE) et Jürgen Elvert (Universität zu Köln) sur les relations entre Benelux, Allemagne et France aux XIXe et XXe siècles, sous le titre «Ces chers voisins»;
L'UMR 8533 «Institutions et dynamiques historiques de l'économie» (IDHE) qui associe quatre pôles universitaires de la région parisienne, dont l'Université de Paris X-Nanterre où Michel Lescure est professeur d'histoire économique contemporaine;
Le projet de recherche ANR «Efficacité entrepreneuriale et mutations de l'espace économique régional en Europe du Nord-Ouest (milieu XVIIIe-fin XXe)» (EMERENO) dont Jean-François Eck, professeur à l'Université de Lille 3, est responsable.

Les Wallons pionniers de l'industrie allemandeQuatre demi-journées seront consacrées à cette question à partir de quatre angles d'approche :

Les brevets : comparaison des législations nationales et de leurs influences réciproques, rôle de certains acteurs (inventeurs, entreprises, agences de brevets), problèmes posés par la construction européenne, travaux méthodologiques sur la constitution de bases de données;
Les législations : origines proches et lointaines de la loi minière de 1810; incidences sur les structures entrepreneuriales et sur l'organisation de l'espace; autres réglementations susceptibles d'être étudiées de manière comparative;
Les transferts de technologie : secteurs concernés, exemples de réussites et d'échecs, organisateurs de ces transferts, relations avec d'autres grands pôles d'innovation technologique, notamment dans le monde anglo-saxon;
Les ingénieurs et techniciens supérieurs : rôle des écoles accueillant des élèves originaires des autres pays; place des voyages d'études et de la formation «sur le tas»; exemples de cursus professionnels; rôle des associations et des amicales.

La publication des actes de ce colloque est prévue aux éditions P.I.E.-Peter Lang, dans la collection «Euroclio».

Vos propositions sont vivement attendues. Elles seront examinées par un comité scientifique composé de :

Eric Bussière (Paris Sorbonne);
Michel Dumoulin (UCL);
Jean-François Eck (Université de Lille III);
Jürgen Elvert (Université de Cologne;
Michel Lescure (IHDE);
Sylvain Schirmann (Université de Strasbourg);
Jacob Vogel (Université de Cologne);
Denis Woronoff (Prof émérite).

Les propositions de communication doivent être adressées par le biais du formulaire ci-dessous dûment complété avant le 15 janvier 2010, soit à Jean-François Eck (jfeck@noos.fr, soit à Pierre Tilly (pierre.tilly@uclouvain.be).

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Proposition de communication Colloque des 11 et 12 octobre 2010
«Innovations, réglementations et transferts de technologie
en Europe du Nord-ouest aux XIXe et XXe siècles».


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- Les brevets
- Les législations
- Les transferts de technologie
- Les ingénieurs et techniciens supérieurs

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CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference Innovations, regulations and technology transfers in North-western Europe (19th - late 20th centuries) (11th and 12th October, 2010 - Université de Lille 3)

Scientific Committee: Eric Bussière (Université de Paris-Sorbonne), Michel Dumoulin (Université catholique de Louvain), Jean-François Eck (Université de Lille 3 - IRHiS), Jürgen Elvert (Universität zu Köln), Michel Lescure (Université de Paris X Nanterre), Sylvain Schirmann (Université de Strasbourg), Jakob Vogel (Universität zu Köln) and Denis Woronoff (Emeritus Professor Paris I)

This project originates in the collaboration between the three following research groups:

"Ces Chers Voisins", led by Eric Bussière (Université de Paris-Sorbonne), Michel Dumoulin (Université catholique de Louvain), Jürgen Elvert (Universität zu Köln) and Sylvain Schirmann (Université de Strasbourg), and dedicated to the study of the relationships between the Benelux, Germany and France in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The UMR 8533 «Institutions et dynamiques historiques de l'économie» (IDHE) which associates four university centres from the Paris area, among which the Université de Paris X Nanterre where Michel Lescure is Professor of contemporary economic history.
The research project called EMERENO - Entrepreneurial efficiency and regional economic changes in North-western Europe, 18th-20th centuries, coordinated by Jean-François Eck, Professor in contemporary history at the Université de Lille III.

Relations, imitations and technology transfers were major issues in the 19th and 20th centuries in the geographic area which stretches out from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais to the Ruhr Area, going through Wallonia, the Aachen area and the Euregio Saar-Lor-Lux. Since some influential works devoted to this topic by historians like Rondo Cameron or Sidney Pollard and other scientific contributions such as the one by Hans Seeling entitled Les Wallons pionniers de l'industrie allemande, few studies, however, have considered these relations as a central matter. The centenary of the Mining Law (1810), adopted in Napoleon's Empire, was of great significance for all the territories under French domination at that time. It is therefore all the more reason to organize a meeting on the subject. Such a conference would be the opportunity to bring together and discuss a great deal of recent studies, some still unpublished and often carried out only on a national scale.

This issue will be dealt with during four half-days and from four different perspectives:

Patents: a comparison of national regulations and their mutual influences, the respective roles of the key players in this field (inventors, companies, patent agencies), issues linked to European integration, methodological studies devoted to data basing;
Legislation: close and distant origins of the Mining Law (1810); effects on company structures and space management; other rules and regulations likely to be studied on a comparative basis;
Technology transfers: involved sectors, success stories and failures, transfer leaders, relations with other large technological innovation centres, particularly in the English-speaking world;
Engineers and High school technicians: the role of schools enrolling foreign students, the role of students' mobility and of continuing education; examples of career paths, the role of associations and clubs.

The subject extends to the entire European continent. However, it seems hardly possible to go back before the eighteenth century. Note that this call for papers does not only apply to the two World Wars of the twentieth century.

The conference proceedings will be published in the «Euroclio» collection by Peter Lang Publishing Group.

Contributions must be submitted in French or English to jfeck@noos.fr or pierre.tilly@uclouvain.be before 15th January, 2010.

A selection will be operated for the 15th February 2010) by a scientific committee composed of Professors Eric Bussière, Michel Dumoulin, Jean-François Eck, Jürgen Elvert, Michel Lescure, Sylvain Schirmann, Jacob Vogel and Denis Woronoff.

Please follow the following pattern in your submission:


Contribution to conference "Innovations, regulations and technology
transfers in North-western Europe (18th-20th centuries), 11th & 12th
October, 2010

Full name:
Occupation:
Postal address:
Phone number and email address :

Contribution title:

Perspective linked to your contribution
1° Patents
2° Legislation
3° Technology transfers
4° Engineers and High school technicians

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«"Extrême"? Identités partisanes et stigmatisations des gauches en Europe (XVIIIe-XXe siècles)»

Rouen, printemps 2011

Date limite : 15 janvier 2010

Colloque international organisé par le GHRis (Université de Rouen) et l'IHRF (Université de Paris 1). Responsables : Michel Biard, Pascal Dupuy, Bernard Gainot, Paul Pasteur et Pierre Serna.

Dans les grands dictionnaires qui entendent fixer les subtilités de la langue française à la fin du XVIIe siècle, «extrême» possède plusieurs sens, dont deux retiendront notre attention. Tout d'abord, le Dictionnaire de Furetière (1690) note : «Ce qui est le dernier en quelque chose, ce qui la finit, qui la termine. On ne saurait aller d'un extrême à l'autre sans passer par le milieu». Dans quelque espace que ce soit, ou à terme sur un échiquier politique, la notion d'«extrême» apparaît donc indissolublement liée à celle de «milieu», ce centre étant perçu comme fondamental de par sa position même entre les «extrêmes». Mais, ajoute Furetière, «extrême signifie aussi violent au dernier point». L'idée de «violence» est ainsi également liée au mot dès l'origine. De son côté, dès sa première édition (1694), le Dictionnaire de l'Académie propose : «Il signifie aussi excessif, et se dit d'un homme qui ne garde aucune mesure, qui donne toujours dans l'excès». La sixième édition (1832-1835) ajoute : «Parti extrême, parti violent et hasardeux. Prendre un parti extrême. Il n'aime pas les partis extrêmes». Le mot «parti» désigne ici bien sûr un choix, une voie suivie, et non un groupe politique, toutefois il suffit alors de lui donner un autre sens ou/et d'ajouter un suffixe pour que la définition devienne ouvertement politique : «Extrémiste. Celui, celle qui est partisan des idées et des résolutions extrêmes. Il s'emploie surtout dans la langue politique. Le parti des extrémistes. Le groupe extrémiste» (Dictionnaire de l'Académie, huitième édition, 1932-1935). Quant à lui, le Larousse universel introduit, en 1922, la notion d'« extrémiste» que le Robert à la fin du XXe siècle résume de la façon suivante : «Partisan d'une doctrine poussée jusqu'à ses limites, ses conséquences extrêmes».

L'ensemble de ces définitions d'évidence interroge par leur flou et plus encore par la stigmatisation qu'elles impliquent.

Le présent projet de colloque entend proposer des pistes de réflexion sur ces définitions et les réalités qu'elles sous-tendent, du XVIIIe siècle à la fin du XXe siècle en Europe. Il va de soi qu'il ne s'agira en rien de proposer une histoire de tous les mouvements qui ont pu être considérés ou se considérer comme situés à l'«extrême» des mouvances et partis de gauche, à un moment ou à un autre, dans un pays ou un autre, ni de risquer une sorte de «liste» de ces mouvements.

Cinq thèmes prioritaires pourront faire l'objet d'une proposition de communication. Ces dernières sont à envoyer avant le 15 janvier 2010 à Paul Pasteur (franclh@aol.com), et seront soumises à l'examen du comité scientifique du colloque.

Mots, concepts, usages
Quel est le vocabulaire précis employé? Comment varie-t-il d'un pays à l'autre, d'une langue à une autre (par exemple le mot «radical»)? Comment évolue-t-il au fil du temps (ainsi le mot «enragé»)? Les mots sont-ils là pour stigmatiser? Se définit-on soi-même ainsi et existe-t-il même une fierté à se présenter comme tel? La rhétorique suit-elle des modèles? Par opposition à quel autre vocabulaire ces mots se définissent-ils («modérés», «honnêtes gens», «centristes», « sages», «réformistes» etc.)?
Les «groupes» ou «mouvances» perçus à un moment ou un autre, de façon épisodique ou pérenne, comme partie prenante des «extrêmes» à gauche de l'échiquier politique
Sont-ils considérés comme tels dès leur naissance ou est-ce le fruit d'un processus de radicalisation? Se définissent-ils eux-mêmes comme tels? Est-ce là le simple produit d'une stigmatisation? Existe-t-il des phénomènes de réappropriation de l'«injure» politique? Quels «déclassements» éventuels rendent possible un passage de la gauche à ses marges «extrêmes»?
Les pratiques
Sont-ce celles-ci qui justement aboutissent au qualificatif d'«extrême» qui leur est attribué? Quel est le rapport aux élections, au jeu parlementaire? à la violence, le cas échéant à la clandestinité, voire à «l'acte terroriste»? Comment est envisagée une participation au pouvoir, ou la prise de celui-ci? Ces pratiques sont-elles induites par le programme ou le résultat de la marginalisation de ces «groupes» ou «mouvances»? Sont-elles simplement une mise en #uvre d'idées et de prises de position politiques en elles-mêmes déjà «extrêmes»?
Les «représentations» de l'«extrême»
Quelles sont les représentations et caricatures de l'«enragé» et de l'«exagéré» pendant la Révolution française? de l'«anarchiste»? du bolchevique sanguinaire au couteau entre les dents? On privilégiera ici l'iconographie, mais une place peut être faite à des descriptions d'autres natures, littéraires par exemple.
Le(s) discours de rejet et d'amalgame des «extrêmes» à gauche et à droite
Quels sont les moments privilégiés où peuvent être saisis ce(s) discours de rejet et d'amalgame, bien avant que des historiens et politologues ne glosent sur ce rapprochement, considéré désormais comme une sorte de vulgate? Ainsi la France du Directoire connaît déjà un abrupt amalgame entre «bonnets rouges» et «bonnets blancs», «anarchistes» et «royalistes»; de même sous la République de Weimar, l'amalgame est permanent entre communistes et groupes d'«extrême-droite».

Contact :

Paul Pasteur (franclh@aol.com)
65 avenue René Coty
F-76600 LE HAVRE