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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter
No. 13, Spring 1999
Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 13, Spring 1999
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. New Journal
5. Internet Resources
6. Related Projects
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>From the moderator: for the full text of the newsletter, see Will
Kymlicka's home page at http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~philform/news.html
Boris
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy at Queen's University is
organizing a multi-year, research project on citizenship, democracy
and minority rights in multiethnic states, under the direction of
Prof. Will Kymlicka. As part of this project, the Forum distributes a
quarterly newsletter updating recent developments in the field, of
which this is the thirteenth issue. We hope that it will be of
interest to anyone working in the field, whether in academia, public
service, or various non-governmental organizations.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this newsletter,
or if you would like copies of the back-issues, please contact us at
[email protected]. For further information about the
research project, you can also reach us by fax at 613-533-6545.
Back-issues of the newsletter are posted on the Web on Will Kymlicka's
home-page: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~philform/news.html
2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, are co-sponsoring a Faculty
Development Seminar on "International Justice and Democratic
Transitions" at the International Institute, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wisconsin, June 3-4, 1999. The seminar will feature
presentations that address the ethical issues surrounding democratic
transitions and the role of the international community. For further
information, visit the web site: http://www.cceia.org/seminar.htm
The Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict
(SACSEC) at the University of Pennsylvania is organizing a Summer
Institute on "Psychology and Ethnopolitical Conflict", under the
direction of Prof. Ian Lustick, from June 3 to August 13 1999. For
more information, contact Prof. Lustick at 215-898-5719 or
[email protected]
The recently-established "Ethnobarometer Programme", in partnership
with the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS), will be
holding a conference on "From Entry to Exit: Ethnic Claims and State
Responses in Europe" at Castel Gandolfo (near Rome) on June 24-26,
1999. For further information, contact Malcolm Cross, Centre for
European Migration and Ethnic Studies (CEMES), PO Box 4, Torpoint PL11
3YN, U.K., phone: 44-1503-230030, fax 44-1503-230031, e-mail:
[email protected] For more on the Ethnobarometer project, see
"Related Projects" below.
The Ethikon Institute will be hosting a conference on "The Making and
Unmaking of Boundaries" in Venice on July 16-18 1999. Participants
include Allen Buchanan, Margaret Moore, Benedict Kingsbury, David
Miller, Richard Tuck and many others. For more information, contact
Phil Valera, Ethikon Institute, 230 South Catalina Avenue, Suite 313,
Redondo Beach, California 90277. Tel/Fax: 310-376-5541; Email:
[email protected]
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The topic for this year's European Academy Summer School 1999 is
"Trans-national Regionalism and Minority Protection in Europe: A
Challenge for Eastern Enlargement?". The Summer School will be held
September 5-18, 1999. The deadline for applications is 15th June. For
information, contact Gabriel Toggenburg, European Academy Bozen,
Weggensteinstrasse 12/a, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy; phone:
39-0471-306122, fax: 39-0471-306199, e-mail: [email protected] or
visit the European Academy web site: http://www.eurac.edu
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The Ausias March Foundation, the University of Valencia, and the
Publishing House 3i4 of Valencia are co-organizing the 5th
International Congress on Thought on the topic of "Multiculturalism,
Identity and Citizenship" in Valencia (Spain), October 26-30, 1999.
For further information, contact Faust Ripoll, Fundacio Ausias March,
Avga. Bar� de C�rcer 40, 46001 Valencia, Spain; phone: 34-96-3519676,
fax: 34-96-3510036.
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There will be a conference on Globalization and transnational cultures
titled "Protesting 'Globalization': Possibilities for Transnational
Solidarity?", University of Technology Sydney, Australia, December
10-11 1999. Send abstracts (200 words max.) by August 1, 1999 to Dr.
James Goodman. For further information, contact Dr. James Goodman,
Department of Writing, Social and Cultural Studies, Faculty of
Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, New South Wales,
2007, Australia; phone: 61-2-9514-2714, fax: 61-2-9514-2332, e-mail:
[email protected], or visit the web site:
http://www.uts.edu.au/fac/hss/Research/protglob/
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
To keep our listing manageable, and in line with the aims of our
overall research project, our focus is on those publications which
have a strongly theoretical and normative focus, rather than a purely
descriptive or historical focus. Also, we are listing only books and
journal symposia, not individual journal articles. All prices in U.S.
dollars. Most of these books can be ordered through the Amazon
electronic bookstore at http://www.amazon.com, which also contains
more information about the contents of each book (eg., tables of
contents):
Dennis Ager, Identity, Insecurity and Image: France and Language
(Multilingual Matters, 1999) $29.95.
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Antonio Cassese, Self-Determination of Peoples: A Legal Reappraisal
(Cambridge UP, 1999) $39.95 (reprint edition).
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Kimberly Hutchings and Ronald Dannreuther (eds), Cosmopolitan
Citizenship
(St. Martin's Press, 1999), $65.00
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Stephen May, Critical Multiculturalism (Falmer Press, 1998), $28.95.
Aihwa Ong, Flexible Citizenship: The Cultural Logics of
Transnationality
(Duke UP, 1999), $17.95
Hugh Poulton, Minorities in Southeast Europe: Inclusion and Exclusion
(Minority Rights Group, 1998), $9.50
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Sue Wright (ed), Language, Democracy and Devolution in Catalonia
(Multilingual Matters, 1999), $44.95
Crawford Young (ed), Ethnic Diversity and Public Policy: A Comparative
Inquiry (St.Martin's Press, 1998), $59.95
Journal Symposia/Special Issues:
There was a special issue of Current Issues in Language and Society
(vol. 5/3, 1998) on "Language, Democracy and Devolution in Catalonia",
edited by Sue Wright with articles by John Rex, Stephen Barbour,
Dieter Haselbach, Alan Yates, David Atkinson, Dennis Smith, Diarmait
Mac Giolla Chriost (also published as a book by Multilingual Matters,
1999, $44.95).
There was a special issue of Critical Review of International Social
and Political Philosophy (Vol. 1, #3, 1998) on "Pluralism and Liberal
Neutrality", edited by Richard Bellamy and Martin Hollis with articles
by George Crowder, Simon Caney, Anna Elisabetta Galeotti, Tariq
Modood, Andrew Mason, Richard Bellamy and Martin Hollis, Samantha
Ashenden, John Arthur, Timothy O'Hagan. For more about this new
journal, see New Journal below.
The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies had a special issue (vol.
24, #4, 1998) on "European Union: Immigration, Asylum and
Citizenship", guest edited by Adrian Favell, with articles by Elspeth
Guild, Joanne van Selm-Thornburn, Virginie Guiraudon, Gallya Lahav,
Andrew Geddes, Gaia Danese, Rey Koslowski, Randall Hansen, Gary
Freeman and Nedim �gelman. For more information, see the journal
website at:
http://www.carfax.co.uk/jms-ad.htm
There was a special issue of Stanford Electronic Humanities Review
(Vol. 5, #2, 1997) on "Membership, Migration, and Identity: Dilemmas
for Liberal Societies", edited by Douglas Klusmeyer and Sophie H.
Pirie with articles by Tom Heller, John Ely, Miriam Feldblum, Jeane
DeLaney, Michael Vann, Liliana Suarez-Navaz, Tyler Stoval, Deborah J.
Rossum, Demetrious Papademetriou, and Herbert Dittgen. This is an
electronic journal, available at:
http://shr.stanford.edu/shreview/5-2/
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4. NEW JOURNAL
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
(CRISPP) is a new journal edited by Preston King, and published by
Frank Cass Publishers. It is a transdisciplinary quarterly concerned
with the overlap between theory and practice. It focuses on major
individual thinkers and theories such us equality, sovereignty,
liberty, multiculturalism, and nationalism, etc. It covers major
policy issues and sociopolitical-legal processes such as political
democratization, judicial legislation, European Union, social
stratification, etc. The associate editors are Benjamin Barber,
Barbara Goodwin, Peter Jones, Bhikhu Parekh, Alan Ryan, and Barry
Hindess. The journal currently has a new individual subscriber
introductory rate of $36.00. For subscription inquiries or to request
a free sample issue, e-mail: [email protected] For further
information, visit CRISPP's web page:
http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/cri.htm
5. INTERNET RESOURCES
Politeia: Network for Citizenship and Democracy in Europe. Politeia
is a virtual network whose goal is to promote the social and political
participation of the European citizens. The network provides a
newsletter whose aim is to exchange information between people working
in the field of citizenship and political education, to provide a
forum for discussing the involvement of citizens in a European
democracy, and to serve as a channel for civic and political educators
to collaborate at a European level. Visit the website:
http://www.politeia.net
Civicus is an international alliance to strengthen citizenship/civil
society around the world. The web site includes general information
on the purpose of the organization, programs, membership, networking,
and publications. Their website is: http://www.civicus.org
CIVNET: International resources for civic education and civil society
- published by CIVITAS, an international non-governmental organization
dedicated to promoting civic education and civil society. The web
site includes CIVNET's on-line journal, news, links to related pages
etc.
http://www.civnet.org
MERCATOR is the information network of minority languages of the
European Union. Its website includes background information,
publications, media, bibliography, and events diary. MERCATOR also
offers thematic databases on european minority language education,
legislation and media. In addition to a bibliography of minority
languages, there are overviews of territorial minority languages in
the European Union, overviews of the media of these languages, and
links to related pages and newsgroups. The site also includes an
event diary which gives information on seminars, symposiums,
conferences and festivals relating to regional/minority languages.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~merwww/
The Minority Rights Group (MRG) has updated its website. MRG is an
international non-governmental organization based in London which
promotes the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
MRG's main activities involve researching and publishing reports and
other information about minorities around the world, advocating the
rights of minorities, educating children and teachers on minority
issues, working with organizations and activists to discuss ideas,
develop skills and further minority rights worldwide. Visit the
website at:
http://www.minorityrights.org
6. RELATED PROJECTS
The Ethnobarometer Programme (EP) is a monitoring and reporting system
of the state of ethnic relations in Western and Eastern Europe, which
started with twelve initial countries in 1998. The programme's aim is
to provide independent and research-based reports on levels of racism,
xenophobia, and ethnic conflict in selected countries of Central,
Eastern and Western Europe. The programme monitors events, highlights
areas of tension, and identifies relevant topics for further
research. Its focus encompasses both territorial minorities and
communities of recent migrant origin. EP is coordinated by Alessandro
Silj (Italian Social Science Council) and Malcolm Cross (Centre for
European Migration and Ethnic Studies, CEMES). The scope of ethnic
claims range from a quest for entry into the polity (e.g. demands for
legal residence rights) to that of exit from it (e.g. demands for
secession) by way of equity within it (i.e. cultural pluralism).
Entry and exit are the two poles of a continuum. Generally, the
demands of ethno-territorial communities move from equity to exit,
whereas the demands of immigrant communities move from entry to
equity. The Ethnobarometer Programme monitors and evaluates both
Eastern and Western Countries that involve both forms of cultural
diversity. For further information, visit the CEMES web site:
http://www.cemes.org or contact Malcolm Cross, Centre for European
Migration and Ethnic Studies (CEMES), PO Box 4, Torpoint PL11 3YN,
U.K., phone: 44-1503-230030, fax 44-1503-230031, e-mail:
[email protected]
The Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS)
is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research institute of
the University of Osnabr�ck. It is concerned with social aspects and
problems arising from mobility and cross-cultural encounters. Their
website contains general information on IMIS, its members, news, and
calls for papers.
http://www.imis.uni-osnabrueck.de/english/start.htm
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The Forum gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in funding this
newsletter. Special thanks to Idil Boran for research help, and to
Lise Charlebois for help with the distribution of the newsletter.
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