MINELRES: Fwd: CfA: Minority Politics and Minority Conflicts in Eastern Europe, Hannover, 30.8-13.9.09
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Minorities in Eastern Europe
Minority Politics and Minority Conflicts in Eastern Europe from the
19th to the 21st Centuries
Leibniz Universit�t Hannover Summer Academy
30 August - 13 September 2009
Call for Applications
The powder keg of the Caucasus is not the only situation which
demonstrates that the problem of minorities continues to be ever-
present and explosive on many borders of Eastern Europe. Although it
is currently not as rife with conflict as it has been in the past, the
existence of ethnic or religious minorities is characteristic for
almost every state in Eastern Europe. Nation states emerged from the
ashes of the Russian and Habsburg Empires which nonetheless had the
same multiethnic composition as what had gone before. Even the "ethnic
cleansing" carried out during and after the Second World War did not
create the ethnically homogeneous nation states envisioned by those
who had organized the violent expulsion of so-called undesirable
groups. The collapse of the Soviet Block has by no means brought an
end to the multiethnic diversity of many nation states in Eastern
Europe. The integration of minorities has still not succeeded
everywhere; conflicts between titular nations and minorities are not
events from the distant past, but are still with us today. The
postulated "end of nationalism" in Europe has proven to be little more
than wishful thinking. The states of Eastern Europe are, for the most
part, still far from seeing themselves as multiethnic communities
based on the interaction of citizens with various ethnic or religious
backgrounds. Leibniz Universit�t Hannover's summer academy Minorities
in Eastern Europe will make this potential for conflict the subject
for interdisciplinary historical and political analysis. The goal is
an intensive debate of the historical and political dimensions of
diverse ethnic and religious interests, national minority politics and
the conflict situations in Eastern Europe. The existence of minorities
will be considered not so much as a "problem" rather than as a
political enrichment for any nation state based on the principles of
citizenship.
Program
Our two-week summer academy offers a variety of learning opportunities
organized in cooperation with our Eastern European partner
universities. Presentations, seminars, an international colloquium for
PhD students, simulation of a fictitious minority conflict, films,
excursions and an interesting cultural program mean that our summer
academy will be diverse and attractive for all who are interested.
Outstanding scholars and experts will broaden the historical and
political horizons of the minority question. Among our lecturers and
seminar leaders are Prof. Dr. J�rg Baberowski (Berlin), Dr. Daina Bara
(Vilnius), PD Dr. Ulrike von Hirschhausen (Hamburg/Leipzig) , Prof.
Dr. Christiane Lemke (Hannover), Dr. Nils Muiznieks (Riga), Dr. S�ren
Philipps (Hannover), Prof. Dr. Malte Rolf (Hannover), Prof. Dr.
Wolfgang Schmale (Wien), Dr. Darius Staliunas (Vilnius), Dr. Katrin
Steffen (L�neburg), Prof. Dr. Theodore Weeks (Carbondale/ IL, USA),
Dr. Anna Veronika Wendland (Marburg).
Participants and Admission
The summer academy Minorities in Eastern Europe is directed at PhD
students and those in the advanced stages of a master's program.
Participants will be chosen according to a multi-level selection
process. Applications must be submitted to the contact person named
below by 15 May 2009. Along with the completed application form, you
must submit all required documents: a letter of application, a CV, a
strong letter of recommendation from a university teacher and proof of
your skills in German or English (DSH or TOEFL).
More Information
9 ECTS points will be awarded upon successful completion of the summer
academy. Furthermore, successful participants will receive a
certificate to be recognized in their university transcripts. The fee
for the course is ?100.00. This fee will be reimbursed upon completion
of the summer academy. Travel expenses will be reimbursed on request
according to the country allowances of the DAAD. Free accommodation
has been arranged in Hanover. The DAAD can arrange for a reasonably
priced health insurance policy to cover you during your stay.
The application form and further detailed information about our
program, admission requirements, the application process and deadlines
can be found at
http://www.hist.uni-hannover.de/sommerakademie/minderheiten-in-osteuropa/
and
http://www.europe.uni-hannover.de/index.php?id=430&L=0. The summer
academy Minorities in Eastern Europe has been made possible by the
DAAD with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
various institutions of Leibniz Universit�t Hannover.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Malte Rolf
Leibniz Universit�t Hannover
Historisches Seminar
Im Moore 21
30167 Hannover
Tel.: +49 (0)511-762-4201 (Sekretariat)
Fax: +49 (0)511-762-3128
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Dr. S�ren Philipps
Leibniz Universit�t Hannover
European Studies
Im Moore 11a
30167 Hannover
Tel.: +49 (0)511-762-19164
Fax: +49 (0)511-762-19185
[email protected]
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