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CFP: The Social and the Political in Discourses of State-Building

The Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster announces a Post-Graduate conference on “The Social and the Political in Discourses of State-Building” to be convened on the 27th of April 2012. This conference, aimed specifically at post- graduate students, aims to discuss and analyze the shift from the political/legal discussions of humanitarian intervention, prevalent in the 1990s, to sociological discussions of state-building intervention today. Proposals should be received by February 27, 2012. Please see the conference website for more information.

ISA Election Results

Thank you to all who participated in the recent election for representatives to the ISA Governing Council for the 2013-2014 term. The election was held December 1st - December 15th, 2011 and votes were cast by e-mail ballot and tabulated at ISA Headquarters. The three nominees with the highest number of votes, listed in alphabetical order below, will serve as ISA’s 2013-2014 Non-North American representatives to the Governing Council:

• Karin M. Fierke, University of St. Andrews
• Anna Leander, Copenhagen Business School 
• Henrik Urdal, Peace Research Institute Oslo

Congratulations to you all!

Call for Nominations: Reporting Europe Prize

The University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and Thomson Reuters invite you to nominate a piece of outstanding journalism for the Reporting Europe Prize 2012. The Prize honours excellence in reporting on the European Union during the last 12 months. Any English-language media (print, radio, television or blog) will be accepted. The winner of the Prize will be announced at an award ceremony at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf, London on 24 May 2012. If you would like to attend, RSVP with your name and affiliation to admin@uaces.org. Nominations should be received by March 2, 2012. Please visit the Prize website for more information.

CFP: Review of International Studies

The Review of International Studies invites participation from those interested in serving as guest editor for a special issue. Proposals relating to any sub-field of the discipline are welcome. The editors are willing to reconsider proposals that were submitted last year. Please note that articles submitted to Special Issues will be peer reviewed as closely as those under regular submission to the journal. The process of selecting the successful proposal will involve both independent referees and the editorial team. Proposals (including full contact info of guest editor, names of contributors, proposed title and theme of issues, background and rationale, and detailed abstracts for all papers) should be sent by    April 1, 2012 to ris@lse.ac.uk. Please see the journal website for more information.

CfA: Summer Seminar on the History & Philosophy of International Relations

The Institute of International Relations (IIR) at Panteion University of Athens announces its annual Summer Seminar on the History & Philosophy of International Relations. The seminar will be held on the island of Tinos, Greece, from July 3 to July 8. The seminar provides a forum for high quality academic work and provides opportunities for the creation and consolidation of scholarly professional networks. The program has, thus far, brought together around 400 students from over 37 countries. Applications should be received by April 1, 2012. For more information, please visit the seminar website.

CFP: Change and Continuity in the Middle East

The Graduate Section of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and the LSE Middle East Centre invite participation in their annual conference to be held 11 June 2012 at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, United Kingdom. The conference theme is: Change and Continuity in the Middle East Rethinking West Asia, North Africa and the Gulf after 2011. The organizers welcome paper and panel proposals from any disciplinary field that address the political, economic, social and cultural transitions taking place across the wider Middle East and North Africa. For more information and to submit paper or panel proposals please visit the conference website. Proposals should be received by 13 April 2012.