Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter No. 21 (excerpts)
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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter
No. 21 (excerpts)
Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 21, June 2001
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Recent and Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. Internet Resources
6. Related Research Programs
7. Related Summer Schools
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 twenty-first 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.
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2. RECENT AND UPCOMING CONFERENCES
A conference on "Voice or Exit: Comparative Perspectives on Ethnic
Minorities in 20th Century Europe" was held at Humboldt-Universitaet
Berlin, June 14-16, 2001, organized by Rainer Munz
(Humboldt-Universitat), Rainer Ohliger (Humboldt-Universitat), William
Safran (University of Colorado at Boulder), and Zsuzsa Torok (CEU
Budapest). The program can be accessed on the conference web site:
http://www.demographie.de/minorities
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There will be a conference on "Migration and Integration in Europe -
The Role of Citizenship Education", Kloster Seeon, Germany, July 6-8,
2001, organized by the German Bundeszentrale fur politische Bildung,
the Austrian Bundesministerium fur Bildung, Wissenschaften und Kultur,
and the Dutch Instituut voor Publiek en Politik. The aim of this
European Expert Conference is to compare recent developments and
public discussions on migration and integration in the countries of
the EU. For more information, contact "Apex-education & cultural
management", Teichstrasse 3, D-58285, Gevelsberg, Germany; tel:
49-2332-4199; fax: 49-2332-757056; e-mail: ostermann@apex-
management.de
The Third International Symposium on "Ethnic Identities and Political
Action in Post-Cold War Europe" will be held in Xanthi, Greece, August
16-19, 2001. The symposium is organized by the School of Social and
Community Science (University of Ulster), Laboratory of Anthropology
(Democritus University of Thrace), and International Demokritos
Foundation. For more information, contact Nikolaos Xirotiris,
Laboratory of Anthropology, P.O. Box 209, GR-69100, Komotini, Greece;
fax: 0030-531-23365 or 0030-531-25212; e-mail: [email protected]
AMID, the newly established Academy for Migration Studies in Aalborg,
Denmark (see the Related Research Programs section for more details
about AMID), will be hosting its inaugural conference entitled
"Multicultural Citizenship and Integration of Ethnic Minorities",
Aalborg, Denmark, August 29-30, 2001. For more information, contact
Tina Iversen, e-mail [email protected]. Or visit web site
http://www.sprog.auc.dk/amid
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There will be an international Seminar of Experts on "Indigenous
Peoples, Constitutional States and Treaties or other constructive
arrangements between Peoples and States", Seville, Spain September
10-14, 2001. The seminar is intended in part as a follow-up to the
important report of the UN special rapporteur, Miguel Alfonso
Martinez, on treaty relations between indigenous peoples and states
(E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/20). For more information, contact Pablo Gutierrez
Vega, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. del Cid, s/n
41004 Sevilla, tel: 34-954556474; fax: 34-954551300; e-mail:
[email protected]
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There will be a conference on "Nationalist Myths and Pluralist
Realities in Central Europe", Edmonton, Canada, October 25-27, 2001.
The conference is jointly organized by the Canadian Centre for
Austrian and Central European Studies (CCAuCES) of the University of
Alberta and the Center for Austrian Studies (CAS) of the University of
Minnesota. The objective of this conference is to re-examine some of
the most persistent myths of central European history in the light of
new research, and to reconsider the confrontational view of the common
past inspired by nationalist hostilities. For further information,
contact Franz Szabo, Director, Canadian Centre for Austrian and
Central European Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
T6G 2E6. E-mail: [email protected]; or Gerhard Weiss,
Interim Director, Center for Austrian Studies, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55454, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected].
The Association for Canadian Studies in partnership with the
Multiculturalism Program (Department of Canadian Heritage), and the
Metropolis Project Team (Citizenship and Immigration Canada), is
organizing a two-day policy- research seminar on "Ethnocultural,
Racial, Religious, and Linguistic Identity", Halifax, November 1-2,
2001. For information or to participate, e-mail [email protected]
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The Sixth International Metropolis Conference will be held in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, between November 26-30, 2001. The focus
of the conference includes new developments in regard to both
integration and migration policies in Europe, North America and
Asia-Pacific. For more information, e-mail [email protected]
or visit the Metropolis International web site:
http://www.international.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html
There will be an international workshop on "European Identities:
Constructs and Conflicts", organized by Rainer Baubock and hosted by
the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Diplomatic Academy of Vienna,
December 13-15, 2001. For information contact Rainer Baubock,
Austrian Academy of Sciences, IWE, Postgasse 7/1/2, A-1010 Wien; tel:
43 (0) 1-51581-568; fax: 43 (0) 1-51581-566; e-mail:
[email protected]
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There will be a conference on "Political Democracy and Ethnic
Diversity" to be held in Amsterdam, March 13-15, 2002. For
information, contact Andre W. M. Gerrits, Institute for Russian and
East European Studies, University of Amsterdam, O.Z. Achterburgwal
237, 1012 DL Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel: 31 (0)20 525-2267; fax:
31 (0)20 525-2086; e-mail: [email protected]
There will be a workshop on "Political Accommodation of
Ethnonationally Diverse Societies" at the 2002 European Consortium for
Political Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions, Turin, Italy, March 22-27,
2002. The workshop will focus on normative and comparative
theoretical frameworks in an integrated assessment of the
constitutional politics of multination states. Deadline for
submissions is December 1, 2001. For information contact Shane
O'Neill, [email protected] or Josep Costa [email protected] or
visit the ECPR website:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/jointsessions/turin/list.htm#5
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There will be a workshop on "The Public Discourse of Law and Politics
in Multilingual Societies", organized by Dario Castiglione. The event
will be hosted by the International Institute of the Sociology of Law,
Antigua Universidad de Onati, Spain, June 5-8, 2002. The aim of the
workshop is to bring lawyers, political philosophers and scientists,
sociologists and historians together to offer a framework of
discussion, from an interdisciplinary perspective, on some of the
issues regarding law and politics in multilingual societies. For more
information, contact Dr. Dario Castiglione, Politics, Amory Building,
University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4RJ, U.K.; tel: 44 (0) 1392- 263173;
fax: 44 (0) 1392-263305; e-mail: [email protected]
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
To keep our listing manageable, we are listing only books and journal
symposia, not individual journal articles. All prices in U.S. dollars.
Malcolm Anderson, States, Nationalism in Europe since 1945 (Routledge,
2000) $16.99
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Anna-Maria Biro and Petra Kovacs (eds) Diversity in Action: Local
Public Management of Multi-Ethnic Communities (Open Society Institute,
Budapest). Also available on line:
http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/books/Diversity_in_Action/announce20000301.html
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Emily Gill, Becoming Free: Autonomy and Diversity in the Liberal
Polity (University Press of Kansas, 2001) $19.95.
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Cheryl Hughes and Yeager Hudson (eds.) Cultural Integrity and World
Community (Edwin Mellen Press, 2000), $109.95.
Duncan Ivison, Paul Patton and Will Sanders (eds.) Political Theory
and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Cambridge University Press,
2000) $22.95.
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Michael Keating and John McGarry (eds) Minority Nationalism and the
Changing International Order (Oxford University Press, 2001) $70.00
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Jim MacLaughlin, Reimagining the Nation State: The Contested Terrains
of Nation Building (Pluto Press, 2001) $27.50.
Stephen May, Language and Minority Rights: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and
the Politics of Language (Longman, 2001) $42.67.
Margaret Moore, The Ethics of Nationalism (Oxford University Press,
2001), b$45.00.
Uma Narayan and Sandra Harding (eds.) Decentering the Center:
Philosophy for a Multicultural, Postcolonial, and Feminist World
(Indiana University Press, 2000) $16.95.
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Willliam Safran and Raymond Maiz, Identity and Territorial Autonomy in
Plural Societies (Frank Cass, 2000) $24.50
Thanasis D. Sfikas and Cristopher Williams, (Eds.), Ethnicity and
Nationalism in East Central Europe and the Balkans (Ashgate, 1999)
$94.95.
Kok-Chor Tan, Toleration, Diversity, and Global Justice (Pennsylvania
State University Press, 2001) $28.50.
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Hakan Wiberg and Christian P. Scherrer, (Eds.), Ethnicity and Inter
State Conflict: Types, Causes and Peace Strategies (Ashgate, 1999)
$74.95.
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Journal Symposia and Special Issues
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The Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development has a
special issue on "Language Nationalism and Minority Rights" (Volume
21, Number 5, 2000). The guest editor is Stephen May. The special
issue includes essays by Stephen May, Naz Rassool, Mairead Nic Craith,
Sue Wright, Charlotte Hoffmann, and Peter Nelde.
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4. CALL FOR PAPERS
The EU Accession Monitoring Program at the Open Society Institute
(OSI) is seeking articles and opinion pieces on political aspects of
the EU accession process. Papers examining how the EU accession
process is affecting democratization, human and minority rights, and
the rule of law in candidate countries are particularly welcome.
Selected papers will be featured on the program website. Papers
should be 1500-2000 words. To seek further information or to send a
paper, contact Stephen Humphreys; e-mail: [email protected] Visit the
EU Accession Monitoring Program web site:
http://www.eumap.org
The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Ethnopolitical Groups in Europe, edited
by Karl Cordell and Stefan Wolff, will cover the whole of Europe and
will be a standard reference on politically mobilized ethnic groups in
Western Europe, the Nordic Countries, East-Central Europe, the
Balkans, and the European states/territories of the former Soviet
Union. The encyclopaedia will provide maps that highlight
ethnographical patterns of settlement in each country, and illustrate
changes to international borders. The editors invite expressions of
interest from potential contributors. Candidates should communicate by
providing their name, group or country they wish to cover, and
one-paragraph bio-note summarizing relevant experience and
publications. Expressions of interest should be mailed to Karl
Cordell, e-mail: [email protected] AND Stefan Wolff, e-mail
[email protected]. The deadline for expression of interest in June
30, 2001.
5. INTERNET RESOURCES
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The Nationalism Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a
resource intended to help forward the study of nationalism using the
internet, developed in consultation with an international committee of
experts in the field. The web site contains essays, dissertations,
book abstracts and reviews, and a bibliography. Visit
http://www.wisc.edu/nationalism/about.htm
"Accord" is an international review of peace initiatives published by
Conciliation Resources both in print and on the Internet. Each issue
analyses a specific peace process. Visit:
http://www.c-r.org/accord
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The papers and proceedings of the panel on "Cultural Diversity and
Social Cohesion" of the 2000 National Policy Research Conference
(November 2000) can be found at the following web site:
http://theworld.ca
6. RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
The Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark (AMID) is a new
consortium of researchers (created in January 2001) hosted by Aalborg
University. The director of the Academy is Dr. Ulf Hedetoft. AMID's
goal is to advance research in migratory issues to better understand
the social, cultural, and political problems of integration,
exclusion, and co-citizenship. In so doing, it aims to provide
informed knowledge base for political decisions, public debates and
popular perception regarding immigration. Additionally, the Consortium
offers advanced research training and graduate programs, including PhD
and postdoctoral programs. For further information, contact Jesper
Poulsen, Administrative Coordinator, Academy for Migration Studies in
Denmark, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East,
Denmark; Tel: 45 96 35 80 80; Fax: 45 98 15 11 26; e-mail:
[email protected] or visit AMID's web site:
http://www.sprog.auc.dk/amid
An MA Degree Program in Minority Studies in Budapest is offered by the
UNESCO Minority Studies Program. For information on the Master's
Degree Program, contact the program directors Gyorgy Csepeli, e-mail:
[email protected] or Antal Orkeny, e-mail: [email protected] or
write to Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE), Institute of Sociology, 1117
Budapest, Pf. 394, Hungary. Or visit the wesbite:
http://www.elte.hu/elte/sociology/dofsops/ems/ems.html
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7. RELATED SUMMER SCHOOLS
The Odysseus Academic Network in Brussels, a network coordinated by
Universite Libre de Bruxelle and composed of several European
universities, is organizing a European summer school on "European
Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum", to be held in
Brussels, July 2001. For information, contact Claudia Pisanello,
e-mail: [email protected] or Prof. Philippe De Bruycker, Universite
Libre de Bruxelles, C.P. 137, 50 Roosevelt Avenue, 1050 Brussels,
Belgium; tel: 00 32 (0) 2 650 35 46 (English speakers) & 00 32 (0) 2
650 49 96 (francophones); Fax: 00 32 (0)2 650 45 46; e-mail:
[email protected] More information can also be found on the summer
school web site:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus/summerschooluk.html
The European Research Forum on Migration and Ethnic Relations
(EUROFOR) is organizing a Summer School in Cecina/Tuscany, Italy, July
8-17, 2001. The theme of this EURO Summer School 2001 is "Management
of Ethno- Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective". For more
information, e-mail: [email protected] or visit the EUROFOR website:
http://www.emz-berlin.de
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The Jean Monnet European Centre of the University of Trento, Italy, in
co-operation with the University of Innsbruck, Austria, is organizing
a two-week summer school on "Citizenship and Identities in a
Multilevel European Space". The summer school will be held in two
residential complexes in the outskirts of Trento (the first week) and
Innsbruck (the second week), September 10-22, 2001. The aim of the
summer school is to analyze questions relating to the construction of
a European identity and the emergence of new citizenship rights. The
deadline for applications is July 28, 2001. Applications should be
mailed or e-mailed to the Jean Monnet European Centre. For more
details and to apply, contact Jean Monnet European Centre, Via Prati,
2 - 38100 Trento, I; tel: 39 (0) 461-881491; e-mail:
[email protected] Further information about the summer school
and application forms can also be found at the following web site:
http://www.soc.unitn.it/poloeuropeo/
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