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CfP: Journal of Strategic Security

The new issue (Vol 2, No 1) for the Journal of Strategic Security (JSS) has just been published by Henley-Putnam University. JSS accepts 2,000 - 7,000 word articles, proposals and well-written scholarly papers on all aspects of strategic security. Send all submissions and queries to: editor@henley-putnam.edu.

CfP: Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics

Paper proposals are invited for the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, University of Geneva, June 26-27, 2009. Proposals on the conference theme Globalization: Patterns and Challenges and for the meeting's general sessions (on any topic relevant to the SSES) where submissions across a wide range of topics in Economics and Econometrics are welcome. Authors must submit full versions of papers by February 15, 2009 via the conference website. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by email from March 15, 2009.

CfP: US and China from a Comparative Perspective

The University of Pennsylvania is planning a book of essays that present fresh perspectives on the production of narratives about China in the United States (or about China-U.S. relations) and about the United States in China.  

They are asking for contributors to write book chapters that are historical, theoretical or include specific case studies. The book should be about  how the US and China produce and reproduce each other through various societal segments, including but not limited to educational programs, cultural exchange, economic sectors, the governments, non-governmental organizations, tourism and the media.

If you are interested, please send a 1000-word proposal to Dr. Hongmei Li and Professor Monroe Price at: hli@asc.upenn.edu and Monroe.price@gmail.com by March 5, 2009. Final decisions will be made by March 15. The book is planned to be published by the end of 2009.

CfP: International Journal of Transitional Justice

The International Journal of Transitional Justice invites submissions for its 2009 special issue titled ‘Whose Justice? Global and Local  Approaches to Transitional Justice’ to be guest edited by Professor Kimberly Theidon, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University and Executive Director of Praxis Institute for Social Justice. Papers should be submitted online from the IJTJ webpage. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2009.

ESRC & SSRC Fellowships

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce fellowships for scholars from the Americas (North, Central, South and the Caribbean) to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the Americas, between 1 June 2009 and 31 August 2010.  The deadline to submit an application is 12 noon GMT and 5pm EST on 20 March 2009. Applicants should email applications and CVs (maximum of 2 pages) to visiting-scholars@ssrc.org, with the applicant's full name in the subject heading. Nominators should email letters of endorsement directly to visiting-scholars@ssrc.org, with the full name of the nominee in the subject heading. For further information, including eligibility criteria, competition guidelines, award requirements, a list of eligible countries, a list of eligible ESRC awards, and further application instructions, please visit the fellowship website.

Durham University DIAC Conference

Durham University and the School of Government & International Affairs invites participation in the ‘Informal Empires, Past and Present’ 2nd Annual Durham International Affairs Conference, 1 April, 09:30 to 2 April, 17:00, The Al-Qasimi Building, Elvet Hill Road, Rm 102. Confirmed speakers include: Dibyesh Anand, Dmitry Sidorov and Dmitry Shlapentokh. The registration deadline is: March 15, 2009. For more information, please visit the conference website.

Women's Caucus Announces Northcutt Award Winner

The Women's Caucus of ISA is pleased to announce that Christine Sylvester is this year's winner of the Susan S. Northcutt Award! Professor Sylvester is a faculty member at Lancaster University, Department of Politics & International Relations in the United Kingdom.

Samuel Huntington Receives Posthumous Award

 

The late Prof. Samuel Huntington (Harvard) has been awarded the 2009 ISSS Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Security Studies Section of ISA. The section deeply regrets the recent death of Professor Huntington. The section is convening a roundtable to celebrate his work at the ISA Annual Convention in New York.The rountable will convene on Feb. 17th, from 4:15 PM - 6 PM. in the Broadway South room of the Marriott Marquis and is open to registered convention participants.

According to Wikipedia: Samuel Phillips Huntington (April 18, 1927–December 24, 2008) was an American political scientist who gained prominence through his Clash of Civilizations (1993, 1996) thesis of a post-Cold War new world order. Previously, his academic reputation had rested on his analysis of the relationship between the military and the civil government, his investigation of coups d'état, and his analysis of threats posed to the U.S. by contemporary immigration.