Noticeboard

The Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies (ISIS) is organising its first Autumn School to be held in Amsterdam from Wednesday October 27th until Saturday October 30th 2010.

Call for Papers
Redistribution Paradoxes: the Politics of Welfare,
ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, St. Gallen
12-17 April 2011

2nd ASEM RECTORS CONFERENCE
26-27 October 2010
Seoul, Korea

OXFORD VOLUNTEERS FOR CHORNOBYL SCHEME

Deadline for applications: 22 July 2010
When: 15 August - 4 September
Where: Ukraine, Kyiv and northern region of Ukraine (Polissia)
Who: UK Postgraduate Students

Presentation of the World Social Science Report 2010
25 June 2010 at UNESCO Headquarters

Social science from Western countries continues to have the greatest global influence, but the field is expanding rapidly in Asia and Latin America, particularly in China and Brazil. In sub-Saharan Africa, social scientists from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya produce 75% of academic publications. In South Asia, barring some centres of excellence in India, social sciences as a whole have low priority. These are a few of the findings from World Social Science Report, 2010: Knowledge divides, to be launched on 25 June 2010 at UNESCO (Room IX, 10.45 a.m. to 1 p.m.) in Paris (France).

Democracy in the Commonwealth Conference
School of Oriental and African Studies, London, June 23rd-25th, 2010

Since its inception, The Round Table has been at the heart of the debate over defining the Commonwealth, articulating the evolution of an imperial association into an intergovernmental organisation of diverse states based on equality. With 100 years of experience, no institution is better positioned than The Round Table to open a frank discussion on the current status of Democracy in the Commonwealth.

World Bank-Robert S. McNamara (RSM) Fellowships

The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program provides support to young researchers working in academic and research institutions from eligible countries preparing a doctoral thesis. Research grants cover residence costs for a 5 to 10 month period in a renowned university or research center. Fellows are expected to advance their research work mainly by using the facilities and resources provided by the host institution and by interacting with peers.

Greek and Latin Summer School - Bologna, 28 June - 16 July 2010

"Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura" ("Leisure without Letters is a living death unto Man": so wrote Lucius Anneus Seneca, philosopher and tutor to Nero. Our Summer School intends to treasure this precept by combining summer leisure and the study of Latin.

The Greek and Latin Summer School, organised by the Department of Classics of Bologna University, will offer courses focused both on language (Greek or Latin, at different levels) and on literature, with the aim of enabling pupils to read some of the fundamental texts of our cultural tradition. Further classes will touch on moments of Greek and Roman history and the history of art, supplemented by visits to museums and archaeological sites (in Bologna and in Rome). The course will be held in Bologna from 28 June to 16 July 2010 (three weeks) for a total of 60 hours (50 hours of classes [Greek or Latin] + 10 hours of cultural activities). The course is open to students and non-students alike: no specific qualification is required for course admission. Students must be aged 18 or over. All tuition will be in English.

The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law and Governance in Developing Countries presents:

1st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LUCIS CONFERENCE: 22 & 23 JUNE 2010
LEIDEN, ACADEMIEGEBOUW
SHARIA INCORPORATED: LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD – RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 

Keynote speakers:

• The Dutch Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Ernst Hirsch Ballin
• Prof. Abdullahi An-Na’im
• Prof. Ian Buruma
• Dr. Baudouin Dupret
• Prof. Graham Fuller and
• Prof. John Bowen

The Université libre de Bruxelles is announcing the launch of a new European Master in Political Science: Central and Eastern European Politics and Societies. This Master is jointly organized by the Université libre de Bruxelles, the University of Bucharest and the University of Wroclaw.

The Master program offers: a double degree awarded by the entrance university and the university chosen for mobility; a certificate signed by the three Universities (members of the consortium); multinational teaching methods using innovative pedagogical tools; a large number of specialized courses; an integrated program of study coordinated by the three members of the Consortium; the possibility to learn the language of the country selected for the exchange; the opportunity to gain some working experience in a specific cultural, social and political context.

Call for papers for a special issue of International Feminist Journal of Politics: Critically Examining UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

We seek articles for a special issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics that critically examines UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security, its implementation and its relevancy to women's activism, the protection of women in conflict, conflict resolution and peace building and/or the governance of international peace and security in different parts of the world. We welcome articles presenting new empirical data on single or multiple cases in different parts of the world and/or theoretical explorations of 1325, from a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds, not only politics.

Book Launch and Panel Discussion

Ottomans into Europeans: State and Institution Building in Modern Balkans

Thursday 13 May, 5 p.m.
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford

Call for Papers: The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review

Previously published by Charles Schlacks, The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review (SPSR) is now published by Brill under new editorial direction. A peer-reviewed journal, SPSR focuses on the history of the Soviet Union and its successor states, including but not limited to the Russian Federation. Members of the editorial board include Donald Raleigh (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), William Clark (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge), Andreas Kappeler (Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte, Vienna), and Oleg Bukhovets (Belarus State Economic University, Minsk). The journal welcomes articles, essays, and book reviews relating to Soviet and post-Soviet history, particularly the realms of social, environmental, and cultural history. Authors are requested to submit material for consideration in English, although Russian language submissions will also be considered.

In 2009, the National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned a team from the OII and the LSE to design a methodology for costing the impact of digital exclusion. We estimated indicators of financial harm as a result of digital exclusion to certain key groups: the low-income unemployed, the elderly and disabled, and the educationally disadvantaged. The economic 'benefits foregone' through the exclusion of these groups were then used to calculate the financial benefits - to individuals, government and the economy - of government intervention to tackle digital exclusion. The methodology has now been opened up for a period of expert deliberation and comment, with the aim of improving the methodology, highlighting any concerns or gaps in the design, and raising questions for future research.

We invite academics, policy makers and the public to take part in the deliberation by leaving comments or questions, or joining the discussion threads. The Methodology is open for comment at: http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/digital-exclusion/ The website provides a background to the project and instructions on how to take part. The website will be online until 26 April 2010.

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

BEIJING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 October 2010
Beijing, China

Organisers:
Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Philosophy Summer School in China

The Conference will focus on the concepts, theories, principles and values of human rights and their application in Chinese or in other contexts. The Conference will also discuss proposals for improving the implementation of human rights in China or other countries. During the Conference free exchange of opinions and viewpoints and mutual understanding between participants from different cultures and countries on human rights will be promoted.