Research Fellowships, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, School of History‏

The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies(FRIAS)is the University of Freiburg's international research center. It was founded in 2007 through the initiative of the German Federal Republic and the Federal States (Exzellenzinitiative). The School of History as one part of the FRIAS is devoted to a multi-disciplinary, comparative and international approach to modern history.It is open to international and German researchers who are working on a major project in a historical discipline or related field of study. The current research theme of the School of History is the Comparative European History from the 18th to the 20th century. Applications with a focus on other periods or different regions are also welcome. For the academic year 2012/13 applications are invited for up to 12 Research Fellowships (FRIAS School of History)

Applicants must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) at the time of application, an international research profile, and a substantial publication record. Research fellows are expected to pursue their own research that should correspond with the current research theme. The fellowships will be awarded by the academic advisory board of the FRIAS School of History. Successful applicants are offered a stipend depending on their qualifications. During their time at the School of History they have full access to the resources of FRIAS and the University of Freiburg, including a research allowance, offices, libraries, subsidized meals and housing facilities, and research assistant services.

The academic year 2012/2013 starts on October 1, 2012 and terminates on July 31, 2013. All research fellows of the FRIAS School of History are expected to reside in Freiburg.

Applications including CV, list of publications, two letters of reference (only for non-tenured applicants) and a research proposal (5-8 pages) should be sent to the Directors of the FRIAS School of History by June 24, 2011: University of Freiburg, FRIAS School of History, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Herbert and Prof. Dr. Jörn Leonhard, Stadtstr. 5, 79104 Freiburg i.Br., Germany.

Further information about FRIAS is available at http://www.frias.uni-freiburg.de/home-en/view?set_language=en. If you have any further queries concerning the call for applications please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Albrecht Wiesener, 0761-20397377, albrecht.wiesener@frias.uni-freiburg.de

International Summer School Sarajevo 2011, Human Rights and Transitional Justice� 18 - 31 July 2011 ( Dead Line:15 May)‏

Association “PRAVNIK” together with the
partner organization Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – Rule of Law Program
South East Europe is proud to open the application process for the


International Summer School Sarajevo 2011
“Human Rights and Transitional Justice”
18 - 31 July 2011

WHAT:
Association "PRAVNIK" together with the partner organization
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-Rule of Law Program South East Europe will be offering International Summer School Sarajevo 2011 course on Human Rights and
Transitional Justice from 18 – 31 July 2011

WHERE:
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Accommodation is offered at the Franciscan Students' Hostel in double bedded
rooms. The Hostel is at 15 minute walking distance from the city centre in safe
and peaceful surroundings.

WHY:
·         To empower future decision makers to work to
establish the Rule of Law and Human Rights system in transitional countries.
·         To widen theoretical and practical skills of
participants.
·         To influence changes in transitional
countries towards sustainable Rule of Law and the respect of Human Rights.

ELIGIBILITY:
The program encourages applications from graduate and PhD students
of law and related disciplines (under the age of 35); including a limited
number of undergraduate students from South East Europe, Europe and the US.

PARTICIPATION
FEE:
200€for
accommodation, meals and working materials. Students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro,
Romania, the Republic of Moldova,
and Serbia
are eligible to apply for a participation fee reduction of 50%.

Travel costs are not covered by this fee and each participant should
take care of personal travel arrangements.

DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATIONS IS 15 MAY 2011.

If you are interested, all other relevant information
are available at on the
ISSS 2011 official website
www.pravnik-online.info or contact
us at info@pravnik-online.info.

RULE OF LAW PROGRAM SOUTH EAST EUROPE of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung website 

www.kas.de/rspsoe.

Information about ISSS 2011 also available at

http://www.kas.de/rspsoe/de/events/44785/.

Young Journalists and Authors' Rights, 6-7 July 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia‏

"Young journalists and authors' rights" is a two day conference in the frames of the global journalism event "Integrating Europe Online" taking place in July 2011 in Ohrid, Macedonia. The event is designed for aspiring young journalists who are dynamically reporting European issues and affairs with the purpose of practicing active citizenship and raising awareness regarding today's most relevant issues. Including a total of 40 participants from different European regions the program introduces a methodology which through active critical thinking, constructive debating and immediate practice will tackle some of the most important issues of the contemporary journalism. One of these issues is certainly the journalists' authors' rights in the "digital era", a subject which is undoubtedly currently very up-to-date and important. It is crucial for young journalists, future editors and creators of the public opinion to know and to be aware of their rights and the ways how to protect their own work.
The Conference outcome - the Ohrid Conclusions about the protection of intelectual production of journalists will be published across several European online media (www.mladiinfo.com, Café Babel, Euroactive Blog) and dispersed among traditional media.

Papers topics and guidelines

This conference will try to raise some of the concerns related with the authors' rights of journalists, such as:

- Increasing use of journalistic content without permission on different media formats
- Lack of remuneration for re-use of their work
- Piracy and plagiarism
- Manipulation of images

The Conference agenda is equally divided into two working days and five separate panels consisting of the following topics:

Authors' rights and new media
Fundamentals of authors' rights
International treaties
EU Directives
National legislation
Copyright VS Authors' rights
Legal means of protection Authors' rights in the information society
Infosoc Directive
Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems – legal basis for protection
Protection of rights by collecting societies
Freelance vs. employed journalists
Photographers' authors' rights
Moral rights
Infringement – what steps to take?
What kind of action journalists could take against the infringers?

Applicants should send a brief summary of their paper, no longer than 600 words, and a CV to: info@mladiinfo.com

The deadline for submitting your summary is: 11 May 2011

All costs (meals, accommodation, travel expenses) will be covered by the organizers. However, a remuneration will not be available.

Eligible countries: Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia

Journalist, media professionals, Master and PhD students are encouraged to apply.

Organizer

Forum of European Journalism Students – FEJS Macedonia
www.mladiinfo.com
Antoaneta Ivanova
+ 389 2 2590 890
antoaneta@mladiinfo.com

ECMI Course on 'Minorities in Conflict Zones', 20-22 July 2011, Flensburg, Germany‏

"Minorities in Conflict Zones" is a course designed to assist young diplomats in the understanding and assessment of the role of minorities in internal conflicts prior to deploying to countries experiencing internal strife. This will include training in conflict management as well as an introduction to current minority protection regimes. Minorities are often seen as the cause of internal conflicts but in reality the situation may be far more complex. In many cases minorities are simply caught in the 'line of fire' and left to their own device to survive in the power struggle of warlords and profiteers. In other cases, the elites of minorities are directly involved in the power struggles. The course for young diplomats provides insights to types of conflicts and the various management approaches that are employed across the globe. It scrutinizes the types of actors and institutions that get involved in conflicts, and it provides an overview of existing international regimes of protection, dialogue mechanisms and quiet diplomacy. ECMI Course on "Minorities in Conflict Zones", 20-22 July 2011 in Flensburg, Germany
http://www.ecmi.de/trainings/

Conference of the International and Intercultural Communication, Erfurt, 27-29 October 2011‏

The conference will scrutinize Western media studies from previously peripheral, non-Western perspectives and research areas. And it will consider the (potential) reciprocal impacts of these non-Western perspectives on Western research.

The central aim is to initiate an insightful exchange on the interrelationship of non-Western and Western perspectives in order to inspire research practice.

Confirmed Keynote speakers:

* Dr. Raka Shome (New York University)
* Prof. Dr. Daniel Hallin (University of California San Diego)

Travel Grants:
There will be travel grants available for outstanding proposals. The grants will be awarded to emerging scholars (doctoral students and post-docs) and will not exceed 500€.

The following panels are intended to explore the theme of the conference:

Panel 1: Research landscapes: Proposals for professional reflection

This meta-discursive panel will allow a professional self-positioning or self-reflection vis-à-vis the status quo of current international and intercultural communication studies from different (geographical) positions.

Panel 2: Media & globalization: A critical analysis of a research construct

This multidisciplinary panel will analyze the integration of Western and non-Western perspectives, the discussion of proximity and distance between media products and systems, and thus reassess the explanatory power of globalization theories and their terminology in research on international and intercultural communication.

Panel 3: Journalism: Demarcating, transcending and subverting borders

This panel will explore the classical fields of journalism research, such as foreign correspondence, media ethics or the impact of technological innovations on journalistic work, and consider the reciprocal influences between "center" and "periphery" in them.

Panel 4: Media & development: Western claims and local needs

Media assistance is becoming increasingly important in international development efforts. This panel will feature a critical discussion of the theoretical foundations of the concept of media assistance, its relation to methodology and the empirical evaluation of its successes and failures.

Panel 5: Diaspora & media: The periphery as a dynamic center

This panel wishes to develop different approaches to assessing the role of media for diasporic communities and use them as resources for the expansion of Western and non-Western perspectives.

Submission and selection of papers

Please send your proposal for a 20-minute presentation to the organizers (iic2011@uni-erfurt.de) no later than May 15, 2011 (using a pdf or a doc file). The abstract should not be longer than 8000 characters (including blank spaces) and should be assigned to one of the panels. Submissions for the conference should be made in English. Please add a title page to the abstract containing the name(s) and address(es) of the presenter(s) and the title of the presentation. All submissions will be subjected to anonymous review and submitters will be informed by June 15, 2011 about the outcome of the selection process.
Registration & Fees
Registration will be open from June 1 to September 15, 2011.
Please use the form on the website to register. (will be available in June)
The conference fee will be 30 Euro.
Students and doctoral students will have to pay a reduced fee of 20 Euro.

Website: http://www.uni-erfurt.de/kommunikationswissenschaft/conference/
Email: iic2011@uni-erfurt.de
Scholarship / Financial aid: travel grants available
Date: October 27-29, 2011
Deadline: May 15, 2011
Open to: doctoral students and post-docs

Call for movies - European Youth Movies Screening, Skopje, 10th May 2011

As part of the 2011 programme, at the end of May, Cre8ive8 is
organizing a screening of European youth movies. The screening which
would be followed by a discussion about European local and youth
activism and a film workshop facilitated by professors of the University
for Audiovisual Arts, European Film Academy ESRA (Paris- Skopje- New
York) is going to take place in Skopje, in the Cinematheque of
Macedonia.
If you wish to express your cre8ivity, the deadline for submitting the films is 10th of May.
The idea behind this event is to bring the European youth films
closer to the local audience. The intention is to present films which
cover topics such as youth activism, youth policies, European values,
diversity, non-discrimination, cross-border cooperation, various
cultures, also films that promote urban and sub-cultural spirit etc.
Note that the 4 films that are going to be presented will not be longer than 40 minutes. In addition to these 4, there are going to be presentations of 12 one-minute films.
You can find the entry form on this link: http://ow.ly/4IgHZ
that the 4 films that are
going to be presented will not be longer than 40 minutes. In addition to
these 4, there are going to be presentations of 12 one-minute films.

Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities Euro-Balkan, Postgraduate Studies Applications Round open, Skopje‏

The Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities Euro-Balkan would like to
inform you that this year's appliction round for students in the following
disciplines is now open:

- Political Studies of Southeastern Europe

- Gender Studies (philosophy and gender and sociology and gender)

- Cultural Studies

- Byzantine Studies

Please find more information regarding the programs, as well as for the
application process itself in this email's attachment, or visit our official
webpage www.euba.edu.mk

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