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Call for Applicants: MiReKoc International Summer School

The Migration Research Center at Koç University announces a call for applicants for the MiReKoc International Summer School of 2013 entitled, "The Political Economy of International Migration: Labour, Markets, and Development." This summer program is designed to bring together different theoretical and empirical debates on the economy-international migration nexus, which focuses on the perspectives of three main actors of international migration: the migrants, receiving countries/communities, and sending countries/communities. Two weeks of lectures and discussions given and led by a distinguished international faculty will also be combined with field trips within Istanbul involving seminars given by policy-makers and implementers. The programme is designed for PhD and graduate students as well as junior experts in the field. While applications from all over the world are encouraged, this year only five merit-based scholarships will be available for candidates from the Central and Eastern Europe (i.e., Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Serbia). Applications are due by April 1, 2013. Please see the program website for more information.

CFA: United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program

The United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program is now accepting applications. The program will be offered from Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14, 2013, by the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and the United Nations Foundation – United Nations Association of the USA.  Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this unique program immerses participants in the political dynamics of the United Nations. The program is designed to familiarize students with the inner workings of the United Nations by bringing them together with distinguished practitioners working in the field of multilateral diplomacy. Applications should be submitted online by April 1, 2013.  Students will be notified of their status by April 15, 2013. Please see the program website for more information.

CfA: Olympia Summer Academy 2013

The program organizers announce an educational opportunity for graduate students and researchers: the 2013 Olympia Summer Academy in Peace and Conflict Studies. Featuring five cycles of studies on: A) Conflict & Political Violence, B) Terrorism & Counterterrorism, C) Political Risk Analysis D) Religion & Politics, and E) History & Philosophy of IR. The Olympia Summer Academy will take place from July 4 to 15, 2013 at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece. The program seeks to recruit a highly competitive and talented class of promising scholars from around the world and foster a world-class scholarly network of cooperation while experiencing the unique setting of legendary Olympia. Please visit the program website for more information about the program and the application process. Applications are due by April 1, 2013.

CFA: International Policy Summer Institute

IPSI announces the opening of applications for the 2013 International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI), the third annual weeklong professional development program held in Washington, D.C. for professors (all ranks) and post-docs in the field of international affairs interested in strengthening the relationship between scholars of international relations and the broader foreign policy community. IPSI, which is part of the overall Bridging the Gap Program co-sponsored by American University, UC Berkeley and Duke University with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has had great success in its first two years. The intensive curriculum includes sessions with U.S. government officials, policy journal editors, think tanks, media training, other academics engaged in policy relevant work, and other activities. The core goal is to teach participants how to develop and articulate their research for a policy audience, what policy-makers are looking for when they look to IR scholarship, whom to target when sharing research, and which tools and avenues of dissemination are effective and appropriate. The Institute also provides a forum for scholars to develop professional networks with their colleagues and with the broader policy community. Applications are due on January 16, 2013 at 5pm. Please see the institute website for more information.

CFA: APSA MENA Workshop

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is now accepting proposals from political scientists interested in serving as co-leaders for the inaugural APSA MENA Workshop, which will take place in August 2013 in partnership with the American University in Cairo. The MENA Workshops are a multi-year collaboration with early career political science faculty in the Arab Middle East and North Africa to enhance regional scholarly capacity and networks. Leadership teams will be composed of senior researchers from the MENA region and their colleagues from the US and Europe. Together, co-leaders will serve as academic directors of the two-week event and will be responsible for all substantive content. Full details are available online. The application deadline is December 6, 2012.

International Affairs Fellowship in Nuclear Security

The International Affairs Fellowship in Nuclear Security (IAF-NS), sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers university-based scholars valuable hands-on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field and places selected fellows in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners. The IAF-NS is only open to faculty members with tenure or on tenure-track lines at accredited universities and who propose to conduct policy-relevant research on nuclear security issues. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States and be between the ages of twenty-nine and forty. CFR does not sponsor for visas. The program awards a stipend of $125,000. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2012. Please see the fellowship website for more information.

CFA: Summer Institute in Political Psychology

Applications are being accepted now for the 20th Annual Summer Institute in Political Psychology (SIPP), to be held at Stanford University July 15 to August 4, 2012. The SIPP program takes up to 60 participants and is filling up; there are still some spots available. The Summer Institute offers three weeks of intensive training in political psychology. Political psychology is an exciting and thriving field that explores the origins of political behavior and the causes of political events, with a special focus on the psychological mechanisms at work. Some of the topics covered in past SIPP programs include race relations, conflict and dispute resolution, voting and elections, international conflict, decision-making by political elites, moral disengagement and violence, social networks, activism and social protest, political socialization, and justice. Please see the Institute website for more information.

CFA: World Politics and International Relations

The University of Pavia (Italy) invites applications for a two-year Master (Laurea  Magistralis) program in "World Politics and International Relations", which will start in September 2012. The program is designed to provide students advanced skills in comparative analysis and international relations and the ability to approach world politics from a genuinely multidisciplinary perspective. Further information is available on the program website.

CFA: Cultural Diplomacy Studies

The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications to new Cultural Diplomacy Studies programs, taking place in Berlin from June 2012 onwards. These programs include: MA in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy, MBA in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy, and PHD in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy (all starting in Berlin, from June 18th, 2012), as well as E-Learning Courses on varying topics starting June 4th, 2012. For more information, visit the Institute website.

PhD Scholarship in Political Ecology/Environmental Governance

The Technology and Agrarian Development group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, invites applications from nationals from developing countries for a PhD position. The research is in the field of political ecology and agrarian change, addressing issues of environmental governance, as part of a new five-year interdisciplinary research programme on ‘Panama Disease in Banana: Multi-level Solutions for a Global Problem’. This programme integrates research in the social sciences, environmental sciences, and plant sciences.  This PhD project studies the various forms of governance at different levels (national-global, public-private) that have an effect on the control of Panama disease.  Applicants should have a prior degree in political science, geography, anthropology, sociology, political ecology, development studies or related field. Review of applications will begin April 10, 2012. Please see the website for more information.