Dear HumanDHS Friend!
You may be interested to subscribe to Ian Harris’ great Peace Education Commission Listserv (pec) by going to http://listserv.uwm.edu/mailman/listinfo/.
Most warmly!
Evelin
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information on a research and training institute on womens rights and citizenship.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP
Political Studies at Wits University and the Women’s Rights and Citizenship Programme at IDRC are pleased to announce a Research and Training Institute on Women’s Rights and Citizenship, to be held at Wits University from 4-16 August 2008. The aim of the Institute is to deepen the capacity of researchers to deploy feminist theories and methodologies in applied, policy-oriented research. The Institute has two components: a training institute (4-16 August, followed by a further week of training in November), and seed funding to develop fully-fledged research proposals in the area of women’s rights, citizenship and governance in sub-Saharan Africa .
We invite applications from research teams of 2-3 African researchers based in African institutions, and working in the area of gender, citizenship and governance.
Research teams could be flexible in composition, for example a mix of university-based and NGO-based researchers, a senior researcher with a PhD and two Masters/ Doctoral level students, or exclusively university or NGO-based. Research teams could also cut across more than one institution, for example two research centres. Ideally, we would prefer that the team consist of a senior researcher with a PhD and two young researchers with four-year or Masters degrees.
All expenses (travel, accommodation and meals, and course materials) will be covered by the Institute. Successful participants will be provided with seed grants of $10 000 to conduct baseline research and develop full research proposals by 30 November.
Interested researchers should contact Nurina Ally (Nurina.Ally@students.wits.ac.za) for a detailed application package and further information. The deadline for applications is Monday May 5 2008
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below an invitation to the thirteenth International Association of Women Philosophers Conference from Heisook Kim.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to participate in the thirteenth International Association of Women Philosophers Conference. It will be held in Seoul , Korea from July 27th to 29th, 2008. It would be greatly appreciated if you could inform of the conference to your colleagues and encourage their active participation.
The theme of IAPh 2008 is “Multiculturalism and Feminism.” We strongly encourage women scholars’ contribution from diverse cultural and traditional background. Proposal submission due is April 30, 2008. More specific information will be found in the following website. http://www.iaph2008.org/
The Conference will consist of five sessions: plenary session, KWDI special session, general session, student session, round tables.
The plenary session consists of key note speeches on “multiculturalism and feminism” by four prominent women philosophers.
The KWDI special session, prepared by Korean Women’s Development Institute, consists of invited lectures on “women, work, and family.” Invited lecturers from various traditions will enlighten us to identify women’s issues which originate from particular political, cultural, and religious contexts.
The general session is an opportunity in which women philosophers from different backgrounds address and discuss various issues and difficulties which contemporary women are facing.
The student session is prepared in order to provide graduate student with the opportunity to present their papers. Those who participate in the students’ session will be provided with free meals and accommodation during the conference.
Round tables are the opportunity in which women philosophers exchange their thoughts and ideas on various issues and challenges against women and share their perspective.
Based on the visions, ideas and opinions obtained throughout the Conference, we shall seek the way to promote women’s condition and bring out better future for women.
We sincerely hope that you will join us in making IAPh 2008 conference a success. We look forward to welcoming you to Seoul and to IAPh 2008.
Sincerely,
Heisook Kim, Ph.D.
President of the Korean Organizing Committee
Dean of Scranton College
Prof. of Philosophy, Ewha Womans University
Seoul 120-750, Korea
822-3277-6590, 2211 (office)
IAPh2008 Secretariat
Scranton College
Ewha Womans University
Seoul , Republic of Korea
Tel +82 2 3277 6590
Fax +82 2 3277 6595
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below a call for proposals for the European Science Foundation’s exploratory workshops.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
Call for Proposals ESF Exploratory Workshops
Each year the European Science Foundation (ESF) awards funding for some 50-60 Exploratory Workshops across all scientific domains. With their small format, the Exploratory Workshops are a privileged venue for the articulation of emerging research needs in the Humanities.
Workshop proposals should show that convenors want to use them to open up new questions and directions in research or to explore emerging research fields. Proposals should demonstrate the potential for initiating follow-up research activities and/or developing future collaborative actions.
Interdisciplinary topics and topics related to the building and use of research infrastructures are also eligible.
Awards of up to max. 15000 EUR are intended to cover costs for small, interactive and output-oriented discussion meetings of maximum 30 participants to be held between 1 February and 31 December 2009.
The deadline for the receipt of proposals is 29 April 2008 (16:00 CET).
Full details at http://www.esf. org/workshops .
Please do feel free to circulate this announcement through relevant mailing lists, through your European and national subject associations, and inside your institutions and organisations.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Ruediger Klein
Dep Head Humanities
Senior Science Officer Research & Foresight
European Science Foundation (ESF)
1, quai Lezay Marnesia
F - 67080 Strasbourg ( France )
Tel.: +33 (0) 388 76 71 04
Fax: +33 (0) 388 37 05 32
e-mail: rklein[@]esf.org
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below a call for papers on the politics of knowing in Prague.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
Call for papers: The politics of knowing: research, institutions and
gender in the making
Proposed date: 27-28 November 2008
Venue: Prague , Czech Republic
Deadline for submission of papers: 30 April 2008 Notification of
submitters: 30 June 2008 Early registration: 15 July 2008 Deadline for
papers for conference: 30 September 2008
Science today, perhaps more than ever, is the site of multiple
negotiations. Market values increasingly drive scientific research and
higher education yet the traditional emphasis upon rational knowledge
remains. The range of actors with a claim to `have a say´ in science
has also grown to include a range of voices beyond academe, from
industry and the public. These new actors may play different roles in
different contexts and geopolitical spaces. All these processes also
have a gender dimension - from recruitment and retention of students
and employees, to work-life balance and the gendering of knowledge
production processes and practices.
The conference will showcase research on these issues from (social)
science and technology studies, and feminist and post-colonial studies
under the framework of the project Knowledge, Institutions and Gender:
an East-West Comparative Study (KNOWING, Framework Programme 6,
www.knowing.soc.cas.cz). We welcome papers on the following themes,
especially from early-stage researchers and from researchers from
Central and Eastern Europe .
Themes:
Excellence and (public) accountability Scientific excellence is not
just measured by citations but by a range of performance measures
including commercialisation and public engagement activities. How have
these new measures evolved and what have been their effects upon
researchers´ experiences and identities as well as broader
institutional dynamics within Universities and research institutes?
What new roles are social and natural scientists playing in the public sphere?
Are these processes and their effects gendered? In particular, is
there gender bias in `measuring excellence´? Have these developments
played out differently across the natural and social sciences?
Epistemic communities, research collaborations and disciplinary
dis/semblance Science has long been depicted as a community of peers.
However, there are many forms of hierarchy and inequalities therein,
especially with respect to gender, age and national context. What are
the implications of these differences for the formation and
functioning of scientific communities?
How do they shape patterns of publishing, citation and collaboration?
What developments in authority and influence have we witnessed since the
end of the Cold War?
What are the practical forms of interdisciplinarity in natural and social sciences nowadays?
Are our communities of scholarship extending across the globe as never before?
What do these changes mean for gender inequalities across the
sciences?
Growing into/growing out
Recruitment and retention of students and employees in the natural and
technical sciences is a key priority for governments across the new
Europe . How are Universities managing growing student numbers? How is
research training changing vis-vis these developments? What are
the gender implications of these developments? Are there disciplinary
differences in ways of mentoring, training and developing careers
across the sciences and geopolitical spaces?
Material practices of knowledge production and the legitimization of
knowledge In order to be produced and be counted as legitimate, a
knowledge claim has to be constructed and enacted by various actors
and in diverse contexts. What role do humans, materials, technologies
and discourses play as actors of practices of knowledge production and
knowledge legitimization? In what contexts and networks (e.g.
collaborative, institutional, disciplinary, political) is knowledge
produced, how are these contexts and networks formed and managed and
what are their impacts on production and legitimization of knowledge
claims? What are the practices and visibilising technologies involved
in knowledge production?
How does science (re)construct “reality” in the social and natural
sciences?
Methodologies revisited: science studies of social sciences and
humanities A look at science studies journals and conference contents
shows a marked focus on research into natural sciences, medicine and
technologies. Much less attention is given to science studies of
social sciences and humanities. What are the methodological
specificities of studying different disciplines? Are the research
objects in science studies of SS&H enacted differently in terms of
their materiality, spatiality and temporality? How can be researchers´
positionality and epistemic authority negotiated in their own fields
(disciplines, communities) and with what consequences for reflexivity?
The keynote speech will be delivered by Prof Helen Longino, a feminist
philosopher of science and author of The Fate of Knowledge (2002) and
Science as Social Knowledge (1990).
Submission of proposals:
Proposals of 200 words or less (for a presentation of approx. 20
minutes) should be sent by e-mail to marcela.linkova[@]soc.cas.cz by 30 April
2008 at the latest. The papers will be assessed by the Conference Scientific
Committee and applicants will be notified about the result of the
review process by 30 June 2008. Full papers of no more than 6000 words
are to be submitted to marcela.linkova[@]soc.cas.cz no later than 30 September 2008.
Financial matters:
The early registration conference fee is EUR 30 - deadline: 15 July 2008.
The regular conference fee is EUR 50 - deadline 30 September 2008. The
conference fee may be waived/supplemented for students, early career
researchers and/or speakers from disadvantaged regions/institutions.
An application form can be obtained from marcela.linkova[@]soc.cas.cz
and submitted by 30 April 2008 at the latest. Applicants will be
notified of the results of the review process by 30 June 2008.
Contact person:
Marcela Linkova
marcela.linkova@soc.cas.cz
tel: +420-222 222 322
Organisers:
Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences CR National Contact
Centre - Women and Science Jilska 1 110 00 Prague 1
www.knowing.soc.cas.cz
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information on conflict transformation courses at the Hofstra Law School.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
THE TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE INSTITUTE
SUMMER 2008, at Hofstra Law School
Hofstra Law School and The Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, Inc.
THREE IMPORTANT AND INNOVATIVE COURSES, FIVE TOP INSTRUCTORS
RETHINKING CONFLICT
Master Class: Popular Culture and the Relational Orientation to Life
May 21-22, 2008
Taught by Joseph Folger and Baruch Bush
BASIC AND DIVORCE MEDIATION TRAINING
The Transformative Approach
May 19-20 (Basic) and May 21-23, 2008 (Divorce)
Taught by Baruch Bush and Elayne Greenberg
RELATIONAL FACILITATION
The Purpose and Practice of Leading Groups Responsively
May 19-20, 2008
Taught by Judith Saul and Scott Sears
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ENROLL NOW!
Limited enrollment on a first-come, first-served basis
To register: call Dawn Marzella at 516-463-6889 or
email lawdmm[@]hofstra.edu
(If interested in CLE credits, please inquire at time of registration)
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TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL PRINTABLE BROCHURE:
www.law.hofstra.edu/mediationskills
www.transformativemediation.org (click on Summer Institute)
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information on a three day program on practicing peace in times of war.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
PRACTICING PEACE IN TIMES OF WAR
at the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR),
Columbia University June 6-8, 2008
Best-selling writer Pema Chödrön, author of Practicing Peace in Times of War, will lead a three-day program at Columbia University on strategies to support individuals and organizations working to create a peaceful and just world. Well known for her books, When Things Fall Apart and Heart Advice for Difficult Times, she will be joined by a distinguished team experienced in peace keeping and human rights worldwide. Pema Chödrön has become a major exponent of how the inner practices of mindfulness-awareness from the Tibetan Buddhist path can be used by people of any faith – or none – in all walks of life to deal with extreme stress and suffering.
The weekend will include talks by Pema Chödrön. Trained mentors will give instruction in mindfulness practice and lead small group discussions. The practices for finding peace in oneself can be used as the means for transforming larger conflicts and for dealing with the personal chaos and hopelessness that many people experience in the face of increasing aggression in the world.
Pema Chödrön: “We are always at a crossroads, moment by moment. We can choose to open the wound further, creating more suffering for ourselves and others, or we can choose to heal the wound.”
Assisting Chödrön will be: Richard Reoch, a former public information officer of Amnesty International and chairperson of the International Working Group on Sri Lanka , with Laura Simms, internationally renowned storyteller and activist. Panelists include: Ishmael Beah, UNICEF ambassador and author: Sandra Dunsmore, former President of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre; Senator Romeo Dallaire, former head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Rwanda; and Marianne Elliot former UN Human Rights Officer in Afghanistan. Aldo Civico, the Director of CICR actively working on behalf of peace in Colombia, will introduce the event.
Sandra Dunsmore: “This initiative has the potential to help us access the creativity to imagine new ways of working, and the courage to experiment.”
EVENTS:
Friday June 6th, 7:00pm: Public Talk by Pema Chödrön
Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th, 9:30am-5:00pm: talks, panels, mindfulness practice instruction and discussions. Panel discussion Saturday evening, 7:00 pm
Sunday June 8th,7:00 pm: Film– SHAKING HANDS WITH THE DEVIL, with Senator Romeo Dallaire
COST: The cost of the weekend is $600. (A limited number of tickets are available for the public talk on Friday June 6th, price $50)
INFORMATION/REGISTRATION:
www.cicrtraining.com ( complete program available online)
Email : practicingpeace[@]yahoo.com or Call: (917) 434-6291
A Yearlong Mentor Program follows for those interested. See Yearlong: www.cicrtraining.com
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below a position open at Xavier University.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
Associate Director for Peace and Justice Programs
Xavier University is seeking applications for an Associate Director for Peace and Justice Programs. Inspired by Ignatian spirituality and Catholic social teaching, Peace and Justice Programs empower the Xavier community to respond to today’s complex social problems. Facilitating education, service, and immersion experiences, Peace and Justice Programs contribute to the building of a peaceful world through the promotion of justice.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: collaborate with students, faculty, staff, and community leaders to design and coordinate service, community engagement, and social analysis initiatives; expand and enhance current programming; and develop pedagogical resources and practical tools for Peace and Justice Programming and other Xavier community constituents.
Qualifications: master degree; 3-5 years experience in community-based learning programs; proven capacity to collaborate with students, academics, and community organizations; and excellent administrative and oral and written communicative skills. Familiarity with Catholic social teaching and/or Ignatian spirituality preferred.
This position requires occasional evening and weekend work.
Deadline for application is Friday, April 25, 2008. Interested/qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and names and phone numbers of three professional references to: Ms. Connie Perme, Xavier University , Human Resources, 3800 Victory Parkway , Cincinnati , OH 45207-4641 or email hr[@]xavier.edu.
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find here the UNESCO SHS e-News 25 April 2008
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Brian Ward
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information about the Peace Education Centre’s Colloquia Series for Spring 2008.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
The Peace Education Center Colloquia Series Spring 2008
Teachers College, Columbia University
21st Century Peace Education:
Discourses, Dilemmas, Practices
Free and Open to Public
Wednesday, March 5. 12-2pm Private Dining Hall, Grace Dodge Hall
The Story of the Earth Charter: connecting global and local action for a more just, sustainable and peaceful world
Dr. Brendan Mackey; Professor of environmental science; The Australian National University
Thursday, March 27. 7-9pm Location: GDH 363
Bullets into Blogs, Swords into Power Points: Old & New Media in the Quest for Peace
Dr. Dee Dee Halleck; Co-Founder of Paper Tiger Television and the Deep Dish Satellite Network; Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication, University of San Diego
DVD Showing: World Tribunal on Iraq
Monday, March 31. 12-2pm Location: TBA
Efforts in Cyprus for Peace and Peace Education
Dr. Areti Demosthenous; Lecturer, University of Athens; Director of the Institute of Historical Research for Peace Member, Central Committee, Nicosia, Cyprus
Thursday, April 10. 7-9pm Location: TBA
World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI): International Lawyers Meet Anti-War Activists
John Burroughs; Executive Director, Lawyer’s Committee on Nuclear Policy; Adjunct Professor of International Law, Rutgers Law School
Ayça Çubukçu, WTI Coordinator; Columbia University Doctoral Student
DVD Showing: For the Record: The World Tribunal on Iraq
Wednesday, April 16. 7-9pm Location: Cowin Center Auditorium, Horace Mann Hall
The Missing Peace: How Contemplative Teaching is Changing American Education
Mirabai Bush; Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Wednesday, May 7. 12-2pm Location: TBA
Seeds of a New World Growing all Around Us: Environmental, Community Peace Education
Chris Carlsson; Executive Director, Shaping San Francisco; Author, Nowtopia; Editor, Processed World; Co- Founder, Critical Mass
All events held at Teachers College, Columbia University
(525 West 120th St between Broadway & Amsterdam)
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Check Website for room locations & other events: www.tc.edu/PeaceEd peace-ed[@]tc.edu