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CfP: Economic Crisis and Children

UNICEF and ODI are pleased to announce the upcoming conference 'The impact of the global food, fuel, and financial crises and policy responses: A child-sensitive approach', which will take place in London. The tentative dates are currently November 9-10, 2009. The conference will convene development practitioners, policy experts and academic researchers from around the world to examine the ways in which the food and fuel price volatility, financial market volatility and global economic slowdown are affecting children and youth in both developing and developed countries and recommend policy responses.

Submitted papers should draw upon original research, evidence from past crises or first-hand policy-making experience to advance the discussion of how best to ensure children's access to services during and after the crisis. Abstracts are needed by July 31, 2009: see the call for papers (PDF) for more details on the focus of the conference as well as submission details. For more information about the conference, please contact Erika Strand at estrand@unicef.org.

CfP: Studies in Asian Security

The Studies in Asian Security series, published by Stanford University Press and sponsored by the East-West Center, has secured a grant to make up to four awards of US$6,000 to US$9,000 each for proposals or manuscripts in progress judged by the committee to be suitable for the series. The series editorial committee is looking for high quality, theoretically oriented single author proposals or manuscripts on Asian security. Further details on the series including purpose, orientation, advantages of publishing in the series, manuscript length, screening and review process, and recent publications are available on the website. The deadline for receiving proposals is August 22, 2009.

SGIR Young Researchers Workshops

With ‘Young Researchers Workshops (YRW)’ the Standing Group of International Relations (SGIR) of the ECPR offers an opportunity for young scholars (advanced doctoral students and recent post-docs) to familiarize themselves with academic conferencing. The workshop scheme seeks to advance networking, publication and academic discussion among young researchers. Towards that end, the SGIR offers an award of up to 7.500 EURO per workshop (approx. 10-12 participants) which should cover travel of all the participants and accommodation for some. The workshops either precede or follow the seventh Pan-European Conference on International Relations in Stockholm on 9-11 September 2010. Besides substantial criteria, preference will be given to applications which seek a relatively balanced participation from all parts of Europe.

SGIR welcomes workshop proposals on any topic of relevance to current research in International Relations. A workshop proposal includes:

   1. a 800 word summary which outlines the scientific relevance of the topic; and
   2. a list of some potential participants and paper titles (up to 8 ) beyond the workshop convener(s).

The YRW committee consisting of Élise Féron, Stefano Guzzini, Helena Rytövuori-Apunen, Antje Wiener, and Bernhard Zangl will accept full proposals until 15 September 2009. Successful workshop convenor(s) will be notified so that they can prepare a call for papers with a deadline of 31 January 2010. All proposal should be submitted online: http://www.sgir.eu/conference/.

CfP: SGIR 7th Pan-European Conference

The ECPR Standing Group on International Relations is announcing its 7th Pan-European Conference to be held in Stockholm Sweden from 9-11 September 2010. The Steering Committee of the SGIR hereby issues a call for section convenors for the 2010 Pan-European Conference. The academic programme for the conference will be organised in the usual format of sections and panels. A section is a number of panels linked by a common theme. The conference can host up to 30 parallel sections. Section convenors organise the panels, select papers and panels (via the conference internet platform), identify panel chairs and discussants, and take responsibility for the actual execution of their section’s contribution to the conference programme. This includes the selection of best paper by a research student in their section and the provision of advice regarding the appropriate size of panel rooms. A section may consist of either five or ten 105 minute panel sessions during the programme. Each 105-minute panel should comprise four to five papers plus discussant and chair. Proposals should be made online. Deadline: September 15, 2009.

Employment: University of Notre Dame

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame seeks applications for an Associate Director of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM). PAM seeks to analyze and compare all recent comprehensive peace accords together with data on their subsequent implementation in a manner useful to scholars, policymakers, and peacebuilding practitioners. In its initial phase, PAM developed a data coding system, collected verified data on 10 peace accords and their implementation, developed a website for the project, and began data collection on around 30 additional accords. As it moves into the next phase, the project, which is led by Prof. John Darby, seeks a scholar with expertise in peace processes and experience in data collection and analysis to oversee its continued development. Review of applications will begin July 1, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. Continue to ad...

CfP: ISA-Midwest Annual Conference

The ISA-Midwest Region invites paper and panel proposals for its annual conference, to be held this year at the St. Louis Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, MO, November 6-8, 2009. Proposals should include titles of papers and a short abstract of approximately 150 words, to include contact information (name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, and email) of all participants and should be submitted to Terry Clark at tclark@creighton.edu by August 31, 2009.

ISSS Best Book Award

The award committee invites nominations for the International Security Studies Section Annual Best Book Award. The award recognizes the book on any aspect of security studies that excels in originality, significance, and rigor, published during the 2008 calendar year. Please send a copy of the nominated book to each of the three committee members along with a short (1 page) justification for the nomination by June 30, 2009.

Call for Papers: Oceanic Conference on International Studies

The University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington are pleased to jointly host the fourth Oceanic Conference on International Studies in Auckland, New Zealand from 30 June - 2 July 2010. The organising committee has issued a call for papers, with proposals due 30 November 2009. OCIS IV will be an open, multidisciplinary conference. Participants are invited to submit panel, roundtable or paper proposals presenting original research on any topic in International Studies. Participation by scholars outside of Australia and New Zealand is particularly welcome and the organisers strongly encourage proposals from emerging scholars and postgraduate students.

OCIS is an initiative to facilitate the coming together of the growing community of international studies researchers in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and beyond. The inaugural OCIS conference was held at the Australian National University in 2004 and it has subsequently been hosted by the University of Melbourne (2006) and the University of Queensland (2008). For more information, please see the conference website: www.ocis.org.nz

ISA Women’s Caucus Invites Members

The Women’s Caucus for International Studies (WCIS) encourages all ISA members who are interested in promoting the status of women and their professional development in international studies (both academic and non-academic careers) to join the Women’s Caucus. The WCIS section is truly interdisciplinary in its membership and interests, ranging from those members focused on security studies and foreign policy analysis to those pursuing peace studies, global development, human rights, and feminist and gender studies. Please see the ISA Women’s Caucus Section website for further information and the section’s latest Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter.

Call for Nominations: The Cox Award

The award committee invites nominations for the Robert W. and Jessie Cox Award. This award honors the best graduate student paper of critical inquiry into international relations. The purpose of the prize is to encourage critical study of international political economy, world orders, and civilizations. Papers submitted should relate, broadly, to the main normative principles for which the Coxes stand, including: diffusion of power; democratization; mutual respect for distinct civilizations, concern for the biosphere; and, greater equality among societies, genders, and races. The winner will receive a $500.00 cash prize and a plaque at the awards presentations at the annual ISA conference in New Orleans in February 2010. Graduate students are invited to submit their papers for the competition themselves. In addition, department chairs, program directors, deans, chairs of sessions at ISA annual or regional meetings, or from chairs of sessions at other meetings of international studies associations are invited and encouraged to nominate submissions. All nominations should be sent electronically to Committee Chair Adam Harmes at: aharmes@uwo.ca. The deadline for submissions is 20 October 2009.