Bulletin № 310

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ЦЕНТР ИСТОРИИ ИДЕЙ
ОБЩЕСТВО ИСТОРИИ ИДЕЙ В САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ
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Информационный бюллетень № 310
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Информация для гуманитариев: гранты, стажировки,
конференции, вакансии
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SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF IDEAS IN ST. PETERSBURG
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Information for scholars: grants, fellowships, conferences, job
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FELLOWSHIPS / СТАЖИРОВКИ И СТИПЕНДИИ
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  Critical Language Scholarship, Department of State
 
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce
the opening of the scholarship competition for the
2015 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
in thirteen critical foreign languages.
 
The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department
of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
It is a fully-funded overseas language program for
American undergraduate and graduate students.
With the goal of broadening the base of Americans
studying and mastering critical languages and to
build relationships between the people of the United
States and other countries, CLS provides study
opportunities to a diverse range of students from
across the United States at every level of language
learning.
 
The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse
interests, from a wide variety of fields of study,
backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose
of representing the full diversity of professional,
regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in
the United States. Thus, students from all academic
disciplines, including business, engineering, law,
medicine, science, social sciences, arts and
humanities are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be due November 12, 2014 by
8:00 pm EST.
 
Prior to preparing their application, interested
students should review the full eligibility and
application information on the CLS Program website:
http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/
applicants.
 
CLS Website:
http://www.clscholarship.org.
 
For questions, please contact us at:
[email protected]
 
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 Tennessee Historical Society Research Fellowship
    Location: Tennessee
    Date: 2015-12-15
    Description: The Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, is
       accepting applications for the 2015 Wills Research Fellowship.
       The purpose of the fellowship is to promote the interpretation
       of Tennessee history and the scholarly use of the THS
       collections, housed at the Tennessee State Library and
       Archives, Nashvil ...
    Contact: [email protected]
    URL: www.tennesseehistory.org
  
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 E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney Fellowship 2015
    Location: Massachusetts
    Date: 2014-12-31
    Description: In an effort to enhance the publics knowledge and
       understanding of the heritage of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the
       Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) offers an annual
       fellowship, the E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney
       Fellowship. Established in 1999, the award encourages research
       in the colle ...
    Contact: [email protected]
    URL: nha.org
    Announcement ID: 216932
    http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216932

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Гранты 2015-2016 (стипендии) для реализации научных исследований
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13.10.2014 Гуманитарные; общественные, социальные науки

Центр польско-российского диалога и согласия приглашает всех желающих российских исследователей принять учаcтие в конкурсе на получение стипендии для реализации научных исследований. 

Срок подачи заявок на академический год 2015/2016 истекает  31 января 2015 г.  

Стипендию можно получить на один или два месяца, а также на один или два семестра в академическим году 2015/2016 

Cтипендия для реализации научных исследований присуждается на один или два академических семестра: 
>а) исследователям имеющим российское гражданство или работающим в российских научных учреждениях, имеющим научную степень и научные достижения, подтвержденные соответствующей документацией, которые ведут или хотят вести исследования в области польско-российских отношений; 
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>б) лицам без научной степени, обучающимся в аспирантуре или имеющим существенные исследовательские достижения в области польско-российских отношений.  Стипендия присуждается раз в год. Решающим является время поступления бумажной версии заявки в Центр. Заявки следует также отправить на адрес электронной почты  [email protected] . В заглавии электронного письма и на конверте следует отметить: „wniosek o stypendium badawcze”. 

Решение о присуждении стипендии на реализацию научных исследований принимает Директор Центра польско-российского диалога и согласия после ознакомления с мнением комиссии экспертов. 

Лауреаты будут извещены о получении стипендии в письменном виде. Копия извещения будет одновременно отправлена по электронной почте в формате .pdf на указанный в заявке электронный адрес. 

Комиссия экспертов состoит из не менее чем из трёх лиц, обладающих большим знанием и опытом в сфере польско-российских отношений. В состав комиссии входить нечетное количество экспертов, при условии, что большинство состава на является сотрудниками Центра польско-российского диалога и согласия. 

Комиссия экспертов предлагая стоимость стипендии оценивает: 
А) предложенный проект 
Б) план расходов стипендии 
В) соответствие запрашиваемой квоты стипендии с предполагаемыми финансовыми потребностями исследовательского проекта. 

Ежемесячная квота стипендии, которую присуждает Директор, не будет больше чем: 
- 3880 злотых для стипендии на два семестра, 
- 5000 злотых на один семестр 
- или 6500 злотых для стипендии на один или два месяца (в оправданных случаях даже 8000). 

Стипендиат будет обязан: 
А) выполнить программу стипендии. 
Б) представить актуальные результаты реализации программы в любой момент, после просьбы директора Центра польско-российского диалога и согласия. 
В) представить один (или более) промежуточный отчет, в том числе финансовый, а также подготовить общий отчет о стипендии для утверждения директором Центра. 

Информация о Конкурсе на сайте Центра:  http://www.cprdip.pl/main/index.php?id=stypendia-na-prowadzenie-bada%C5%83-naukowych---iv-edycja Источник: http://www.rsci.ru/grants/grant_news/264/237000.php

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The Royal Society of Edinburgh
CRF European Visiting Research Fellowships 

Supporting research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in Scotland, CRF European Visiting Research Fellowships aim to establish a two-way flow of scholars between Scotland and Continental Europe.  The funding for these is provided by the RSE Scotland Foundation.

This is a scheme supporting research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, in Scotland which aims to establish a two-way flow of scholars between Scotland and Europe. The Fellowships provide financial assistance, up to a maximum of £6,000, as a contribution towards the costs of travel and subsistence.
Next deadline: Monday 3rd November 2014

Applicants from overseas who are temporarily resident in Scotland or elsewhere in the United Kingdom OR applicants from Scotland who are temporarily resident in another European country at the time of applying will not be considered eligible.
The Fellowships will not be awarded to persons who are currently studying for a degree (e.g. PhD) either in the United Kingdom or overseas.
Grants of up to £6000 are available for visits of up to six months at a rate of £1000 per month to contribute towards the cost of travel, subsistence and relevant study costs. 
Visits may be between two and six months and, in appropriate cases, planned breaks of study may be permitted and in exceptional circumstances the ensuing travel costs may be funded. 

Applications are invited from scholars working in Scotland, who should be continuing members of academic or academic-related staff at a Scottish HEI, and whose research would benefit from a short period (2-6 months) spent in a European country outwith the UK.

Applications are also invited from scholars in European countries outwith the UK, who would benefit from a similar period spent in Scotland. Scholars from Europe wishing to study in Scotland must be nominated by members of academic staff from HEIs in Scotland. The Nominator must submit the completed form and will be responsible for the organisation of the visit and the disbursement of any grants provided under this scheme.  Applicants from Europe should normally be employed in a recognised centre of higher education or research.  In addition it is the responsibility of the Nominator to ensure that the Fellow submits his/her report of the visit within 2 months of the end of the Fellowship


Applicants from overseas who are temporarily resident in Scotland or elsewhere in the United Kingdom OR applicants from Scotland who are temporarily resident in another European country at the time of applying will not be considered eligible.
The Fellowships will not be awarded to persons who are currently studying for a degree (e.g. PhD) either in the United Kingdom or overseas.
Grants of up to £6000 are available for visits of up to six months at a rate of £1000 per month to contribute towards the cost of travel, subsistence and relevant study costs. 
Visits may be between two and six months and, in appropriate cases, planned breaks of study may be permitted and in exceptional circumstances the ensuing travel costs may be funded. 

Applications are invited from scholars working in Scotland, who should be continuing members of academic or academic-related staff at a Scottish HEI, and whose research would benefit from a short period (2-6 months) spent in a European country outwith the UK.

Applications are also invited from scholars in European countries outwith the UK, who would benefit from a similar period spent in Scotland. Scholars from Europe wishing to study in Scotland must be nominated by members of academic staff from HEIs in Scotland. The Nominator must submit the completed form and will be responsible for the organisation of the visit and the disbursement of any grants provided under this scheme.  Applicants from Europe should normally be employed in a recognised centre of higher education or research.  In addition it is the responsibility of the Nominator to ensure that the Fellow submits his/her report of the visit within 2 months of the end of the Fellowship

The next deadline is Monday 3rd November 2014
http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/732_CRFEuropeanVisitingResearchFellowships.html

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CONFERENCES / КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ
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 Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to the annual conference of 
the Canadian Association of Slavists that will take place 
at the University of Ottawa in Canada’s capital from May 
30, Saturday, to June 01, Monday, 2015. Our Annual 
Conference is part of the Federal Congress 2015, the 
largest national academic conference held by the 
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences - the 
leading Canadian scholarly organization that brings 
together more than 80 national associations. You can 
find out more details here: 
http://www.ideas-idees.ca/about/about-the-federation

We invite proposals for individual papers, panels and 
roundtable discussions on a broad spectrum of topics in 
all disciplines within Slavic, Eurasian and East European 
Studies. Any interdisciplinary panels with other 
organizations in attendance are welcome. All information 
and submission guidelines are available on our website: 
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/cas/conference.html

Deadline for all proposals is February 01, 2015.

All presenters must be members of the Canadian Association 
of Slavists. You can join CAS online at: 
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/Membership.html

Ottawa is a splendid city with a lot to offer, and is particularly 
lovely at this time of year. The site of the conference, the 
University of Ottawa, is the world's largest French-English 
bilingual University, and is conveniently located in the 
downtown core within walking distance to the historic 
Parliament buildings and other attractions. Ottawa is a 
short traveling distance from other major Canadian cities, 
such as Montreal and Toronto, as well as the bordering 
US states. More on the city of Ottawa tourism: 
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/what-to-do

Some limited funding from our association is available for 
graduate students only, we encourage interested participants 
to apply for travel funding with their home institutions. For 
any questions please contact the program chairs 
Volha Isakava: [email protected] and Arkady Klioutchanski: 
[email protected]

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Producing the history of fashion in the West (Paris,
       11-12-13 may 2015)
    Date: 2014-11-15
    Description: This conference organised by the "Appearances,
       bodies, and societies" Research Interest Group is open to
       researchers working on the history of fashion and appearances
       in Europe or elsewhere, from the end of the Middle Ages up to
       the present day. It will provide a multidisciplinary analysis
       of museum ...
    Contact:  [email protected]
    URL:
zapparences.blogspot.fr/2014/06/producing-history-of-fashion-in-west.html
    Announcement ID: 217112  

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  CFP ICFA 36 The Scientific Imagination - Fantasy Literature
       Division
    Location: Florida
    Date: 2014-10-31
    Description: ICFA 36 "The Scientific Imagination" Fantasy
       Literature Division The International Association for the
       Fantastic in the Arts 36th International Conference on the
       Fantastic in the ArtsFantasy Literature Division Head:
       Aidan-Paul  [email protected]  Scientific
       ImaginationMarch 18-22, 201 ...
    Contact:  [email protected]
    URL:  www.fantastic-arts.org/annual-conference/next-2/
    Announcement ID: 217017
     http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=217017

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 The Civic Arts: Enlightenment and the Subjects of Liberal Learning
Location: California, United States
Conference Date: 2014-10-24 (in 14 days)
Date Submitted: 2014-10-02
Announcement ID: 216822
A conference at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 
—organized by Michael Meranze (University of California, Los Angeles) and Matthew Crow (Hobart and William Smith Colleges)

As discourses of individual conscience, rights, republicanism, commerce, scientific studies of society, the spread of print, and the flourishing of belles lettres took root in as well as challenged the authority of the classical curriculum, liberal learning became increasingly concerned with the wider cultivation of men and women of enlarged minds and liberal sentiment, capable of engaging and participating in the political cultures as well as the globalized societies of which they were both observers and members. This foregrounding of cultivation—of the question of the ideal human subject of the liberal arts—not only sits at the center of Enlightenment learning but also provides a critical opportunity for us to unpack and reconsider our own concepts and practices of interdisciplinary learning and its relationship to the public. The guiding spirit of this conference is the notion that the origins of modern liberal education as a broad institution in the long eighteenth century—with its emphasis on cultivating individuals for civic life—can help us think anew about the ethics appropriate for the student of the arts today.

What are the subjects of the liberal arts? Who are the subjects of the liberal arts? What makes the arts liberal? And finally, what does the liberal artist owe the past and the present? Using these four questions as guideposts, an assembly of leading scholars from across disciplines will address specific aspects of their own work with an eye toward the place of that work in the present, thus throwing into sharp relief the civic aspects of liberal learning. By the end of the conference, we will have begun exploring a deeper history of thought and expression in early modernity and in the present than we have done thus far. Just as important, rather than taking the place and importance of the liberal arts today as a given, we will confront head-on the question of the usefulness of our study. With this effort, a widely-assumed dichotomy in scholarship between practices of critical self-reflection and pragmatic, publically-relevant work of civic engagement may be shown to dissolve.

Speakers:
David Bromwich, Yale University
Matthew Crow, Hobart and William Smith Colleges 
Helen Deutsch, University of California, Los Angeles
Peter Alexander Meyers, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Anahid Nersessian, University of California, Los Angeles 
Paul Rabinow, University of California, Berkeley
Sophia Rosenfeld, University of Virginia
Vivasvan Soni, Northwestern University 
Johnson Kent Wright, Arizona State University

UCLA Center for Seventeenth- & Eighteenth-Century Studies 
10745 Dickson Plaza, 310 Royce Hall 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1404 

Campus mail code:140403 

Phone: 310-206-8552 
Fax: 310-206-8577
Email:  [email protected]
Visit the website at  http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/civicarts14

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 Историческая русистика в XXI веке
Уважаемые коллеги! 
Приглашаем Вас принять участие в работе 
десятой международной конференции по исторической русистике 
«Историческая русистика в XXI веке», 
которая состоится в Будапеште 18–19 мая 2015 г. 

Центр русистики Будапештского университета им. Лоранда Этвеша приглашает всех 
специалистов, ученых на конференцию «Историческая русистика в XXI веке», целью 
которой будет обсуждение различных аспектов и новых перспектив развития 
исторической русистики. 
Рабочие языки: русский и английский. 
В мае 2015 года будапештский Центр русистики отмечает 20-й юбилей своего основания, 
или 25-й, если принять во внимание год основания его предшественника, Венгерского 
института русистики. По случаю этой почетной даты мы проведем 10-ю биеннальную 
международную научную конференцию. Конференция ставит своей целью дать 
возможность известным и молодым учёным из разных стран и культурных регионов 
провести взаимный диалог для обсуждения назревших научных проблем в области 
российской истории. 
Тематические группы будут созданы по темам заранее отсогласованных докладов. 
Тексты докладов будут опубликованные в конце 2015 года 
Полезная информация: 
Время проведения конференции: 18-19 мая 2015 г. 
Место проведения конференции: Гуманитарный факультет Будапештского Университета 
им. Лоранда Этвеша (1088 Budapest, Mъzeum kцrъt 4. и 6–8.) 
Прибытие в Будапешт: не позднее 16 мая 2015 г. Приглашаем участников принять участие в 
факультативном культурном мероприятии в Будапеште, которое состоится 17 мая. 
Плата за участие: 30 ЕВРО, сумма включает стоимость регистрации, часть расходов на 
публикацию докладов, стоимость обедов . (Более подробная информация будет предоставлена 
одновременно с подтверждением Вашего участия.) 
Подача докладов: 
Если Вы желаете делать доклад на коференции, пожалуйста заполните и пришлите нам 
прилагаемую анкету до 17 ноября 2014 г. 
Последный срок подачи резюме докладов: 15 февраля 2015 г. (не более 2000 печатных знаков, 
включaя пробелы) 
Все подаатели заявок будут оповещены об их принятии или непринятии 15 марта 2015 г.. 
Последний срок оплаты за участие: 30 марта 2015 г. 
Последный срок подачи полного текста докладов на английском или русском языке (15.000–
20.000 печатных зхаков, включая пробелы): 15 мая 2015. Продолжительность докладов – не 
более 20 минут. Требования к оформлению докладов прилагаются позже. 
Все вопросы и замечания присылайте по адресу:  [email protected]
ЗАЯВКА
Десятая международная конференция  по исторической русистике
«Историческая р усистика в 21 – м век е»
Будапешт,  18 – 19 мая 2015 г.
 
Фамилия:
Имя:
Почтовый а дрес:
Номер телефона:
Электронная почта:
Ученая степень , специальность:
Место работы,  должность :
Область академических интересов:
Название предлагаемого доклада:
 
Абстракт вашего доклада на английском или русском
 (не более 300 слов): 

Публикации  по тем е вашего  доклада  
(10 самых значительных): 

 
Свои заявки отправ ь те на электронный адрес до 17-го ноябра 2014 г. : 
[email protected]
 
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 IEPAS2015

The 2nd Annual International Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society is being organised jointly by CESRAN International and Konya Necmettin Erbakan University on 08th – 10th May 2015 in Konya, Turkey.

Call for Papers:
CESRAN International and Konya Necmettin Erbakan University invite panel and paper proposals, relating to all aspects of humanities and social sciences on wider Eurasia, for the 2nd Annual Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society 08th – 10th May 2015 in Konya, Turkey.

To present a paper at the conference, a 500 word abstract should be sent to the Conference General Coordinator by February 01st, 2015. The conference is also open to non-paper presenters and we would encourage participation from non-academic sectors such as civil society, private sector, national authorities and the media.

Deadline for submissions: February 01st, 2015

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE:
The paper/session/panel title
A Short abstract including methodology, main assumptions and conclusions of paper (500 words maximum)
Up to 6 keywords should be used
Author/participant name(s) and institutional affiliations
A one paragraph biographical statement of each participant (not a detailed CV)
Author/participant e-mail addresses (essential), telephone and fax numbers
Any audio-visual equipment requests (if applicable)
Application form can be found on the events webpage. Please send the filled forms to  [email protected] and  [email protected]

PANEL SUBMISSION

To organise a panel, you will need to:

Submit a 200 word proposal
Solicit contributors and evaluate submissions under your panel once your proposal is approved
Arrange the panel: find a chair, consider the need for special funding of participants and maintain communication with the conference team.
Panel session will be 90 minutes and group three to five papers together around a common theme, making use of a discussant and allowing ample time for interaction.
http://eurasianpoliticsandsociety.org/iepas2015.html

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Traditions and Transitions:  Independent Scholars and the Digital Landscape
National Coalition of Independent Scholars
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary
Friday- Sunday, June 19-21, 2015
New Haven, Connecticut
 
Twenty Five Years of Independent Inquiry

NCIS is excited to announce its 2015 national conference to be held in New Haven in June 2015. The theme Traditions and Transitions: Independent Scholars and the Digital Landscape will be addressed by our Keynote Speaker, Lawrence K. Grossman, former president of PBS and NBC News. He has couched his remarks as "The Tale of a Sometime 'Independent Scholar,' With and Without Footnotes in the Digital Age. "
The 21st century has essentially changed the way information is provided and how that information can be accessed. In addition to discipline-related traditional presentations, the conference will feature talks, panels, and workshops relating to technological changes such as those affecting scholarly communication, publishing, and access to digital resources. These panels and workshops will offer practical guidance about how independent scholars can take advantage of and apply this fast-paced, constantly evolving technology.
The conference will take place in New Haven, a city known for innovation and the incubator of many historic ideas and products. Tours of Yale's campus, libraries, and collections will be offered. The International Festival of Arts & Ideas (  http://artidea.org ) will be running concurrently. Attendees will be encouraged to attend some of its numerous cultural events as well as the free concerts on the New Haven Green.
More about the Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Grossman currently serves as Vice Chair and co-founder of the increasingly influential "Digital Promise," the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, passed by Congress in 2008 and signed into law by President George W. Bush, and launched by President Barack Obama in 2008.
Digital Promise has taken a leading role in transforming American education, lifelong learning and skills training for the digital age. Mr. Grossman will offer his personal views on challenges to independent scholars and the priorities for research, given the remarkable impact of new, interactive media on all levels of education and public affairs.
We look forward to seeing you in New Haven next June.
More information, including registration information, registration forms, and CFP will soon be posted on the NCIS website:   http://ncis.org/conference
Contact:   [email protected]
https://networks.h-net.org/node/10673/discussions/47013/ncis-announces-its-25-anniversary-conference-june-19-21

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   Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ACDS) Special issue on
       Modernity: Call for Submissions
    Date: 2014-12-08
    Description: Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (ACDS)
       Special issue on Modernity Call for Submissions (For the full
       CFP, see   http://t.co/34M2Jn7oGL ) To what extent has anarchism,
       for better or worse, been modern in its commitment to
       Enlightenment ideals such as emancipation through science,
       progress, and r ...
    Contact:   [email protected] ,  [email protected]
    URL:   www.anarchist-developments.org
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  2015 Annual SOYUZ Symposium “Shifting Territories: Historical Legacies and Social Change”

The Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington.
February 28 – March 1 2015

Keynote speakers: TBD

Call for Papers:

The 2015 Soyuz Symposium seeks to engage scholars in an interdisciplinary debate about contemporary social, cultural, and political transformations in socialist and post-socialist regions world wide. In the previous year, a number of socialist and postsocialist regions have seen significant turmoil, from the anti-government protests in Egypt, Ukraine, and Venezuela to violent internal conflict in Syria and Sudan. We have also seen the creation of new, sometimes fragile, alliances including the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union, the emergence of unstable, separatist “states” in Ukraine, and the creation of a new socialist party in South Africa. These major world events challenge contemporary social and political boundaries, re-frame historical narratives, and invoke new constructions of statehood, personhood, and human rights.

This year, in cooperation with the Ellison Center at the University of Washington, Soyuz invites papers that address the intersection of historical legacies and contemporary change in socialist and postsocialist regions, such as:

• · Separatist regions and de jure states
• · Emergent nationalisms or nationalist discourses
• · Language policy and linguistic differentiation
• · New forms and narratives of sovereignty
• · Appeals to and ruptures from historical socialist legacies
• · Contemporary economic strategies and (in)equalities
• · New social identities and citizenship claims
• · The uses and limitations of the politics nostalgia

Abstracts of up to 300 words should be sent to Jennifer Carroll ([email protected]) by November 1, 2014.
Please include your full name, affiliation, and paper title. Write “SOYUZ 2015” in the subject line of your email. Papers will be selected and notifications made by December 1, 2014.

For any questions, please email Jennifer Carroll, the Soyuz Programming Coordinator, [email protected].

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Международная научная конференция
 
ЕВРОПА, 1945: ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕ. ОККУПАЦИЯ. ВОЗМЕЗДИЕ
 
2-4 июня 2015 года, Москва
 
Организаторы
 
Международный центр истории и социологии Второй мировой войны и ее последствий Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» 
Фонд им. Фридриха Эберта
при содействии Центра Франко-Российских исследований в Москве и Фонда семьи Блаватник
 
1945-й был годом новых ожиданий и годом сведения старых счетов. Для одних приход Красной армии принес освобождение от нацистского господства, а установление советского правления открыло новые возможности и горизонты. В представлении других – этот год ознаменовался страхом новой оккупации и расплаты за прежние деяния, совершенные под нацистской властью. Оккупация и освобождение, нередко происходившее под знаменем реванша, имели далеко идущие последствия. Возникшие в тот период властные динамики и фобии продолжают ощущаться даже сейчас, семьдесят лет спустя.
 
В последнее десятилетие появились многие новые исторические исследования о Второй мировой войне и ее последствиях, в частности, значительно расширились научные знания о войне на восточном фронте. Однако исследования по теме оккупации и освобождения остаются фрагментарными, и существует острая необходимость в новых обобщениях и более обширных интерпретациях. Целью конференции «Европа, 1945: Освобождение. Оккупация. Возмездие» является собрать вместе исследователей, разрабатывающих новые темы и подходы к изучению истории Второй мировой войны, с целью выработки новых концептуальных обобщений. Задачами является провести сравнения между разными регионами и странами в период Второй мировой войны, а также содействовать выработке новых подходов и введению в научный оборот новых источников о переходе от оккупации к освобождению.
 
Хронологические рамки конференции не ограничены 1945 годом. Скорее, 1945-й выступает как метафора, символизирующая момент освобождения и перехода к послевоенному мироустройству. На некоторых территориях к западу от Москвы нацистская оккупация завершилась уже в 1942 году, и тогда же произошло возвращение советской власти. В других регионах, как, например, в Западной Украине, вооруженный конфликт продолжался и после 1945 года. Тем не менее, у этих территорий был общий опыт перехода от войны к миру, и проанализировать этот переход является главной целью конференции. Наиболее плодотворными, с точки зрения организаторов, являются подходы, рассматривающие факторы сталинизма, нацистской оккупации и восстановления советского правления в их взаимовлиянии и взаимоотрицании.
 
Организаторы приветствуют заявки, которые посвящены следующим темам:
 
- Общие черты и региональные различия оккупации;
- Опыт Красной армии в Европе;
- Взаимоотношения местного населения и советской власти;
- Процесс перехода от оккупационных к освободительным режимам;
- Интеллигенция под нацистской и советской властью;
- Коллаборационизм в период оккупации и как политическая категория после окончания войны;
- Опыт освобождения и восприятие Холокоста;
- Судьба военнопленных и перемещенных лиц;
- Культурная и социальная память об оккупации и освобождении;
- Взаимосвязь между довоенными, военными и послевоенными событиями и феноменами;
Допускается подача заявок и на другие близкие темы.
 
Организаторы приветствуют заявки на участие в конференции, которые рассматривают вопросы оккупации и освобождения в Центральной и Восточной Европе, включая территории Советского Союза. Доклады могут быть посвящены политическим, социальным и культурным аспектам оккупации и освобождения в период войны. Основное внимание докладов предлагается посвятить периоду с 1939 по 1948 год. Предпочтение будет отдано заявкам, рассматривающим районы действия Красной армии, тем не менее, организаторы принимают заявки, посвященные и другим регионам Восточной и Центральной Европы.
 
Рабочие языки конференции – русский и английский.
 
Заявки на участие в конференции принимаются до  15 октября 2014  года включительно. О результатах конкурсного отбора участники будут уведомлены не позднее  15 ноября 2014  года.
 
Заявка должна содержать: (1) имя докладчика, название научного учреждения, должность, почтовый и электронный адрес; (2)  curriculum   vitae   (не более 2-3 страниц); (3) краткое сопроводительное письмо, поясняющее, каким образом исследования докладчика связаны с темой конференции; (4) тезисы доклада объемом 1 страниц a . Заявка может быть подана как на русском, так и на английском языке. Заявители могут предлагать как индивидуальные доклады, так и секции. Заявки и вопросы организаторы просят направлять на адрес:  worldwar 2@ hse . ru
 
Иностранным участникам конференции будет оказана визовая поддержка (приглашение). Организаторы берут на себя расходы, связанные с частичным питанием участников во время конференции (кофе-брейки, обеды). Организаторы располагают ограниченным количеством грантов , позволяющих покрыть (полностью или частично) стоимость проживания и авиаперелета (или железнодорожного билета) участников. Мы просим нуждающихся в финансовой поддержке указывать это в заявке.

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http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/spsss_eng

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
 
As security-related issues, the fading role of the state and the gradual elimination of borders are central themes in both political and scholarly debates today. "Failing states" as a safe haven for terrorists, transnational organized crime, a loss of overall legitimacy, shrinking state authority in conflict-ridden regions are the relevant keywords in this context.
There is good reason for a more fine-grained perspective, however. Current security issues are multi-faceted and dynamic, ranging from military protection to efficient public infrastructure and a viable social negotiation process. As a matter of fact, the state is not irrevocably losing ground in security-sensitive areas. In some areas of national and personal security, state authority and sound governmental practice are more important than ever.
The "Security, Society and the State" research programme reflects these contradictory trends. It targets new security-related issues that are prime examples of the post-Cold-War era but have been largely neglected in mainstream research. The programme is intended to encourage junior scholars to pursue unconventional research agendas that are nonetheless crucial, while providing senior scholars with the opportunity to focus intensively on work in progress for a limited period. Moreover, the objective is to combine basic theoretical research with concepts that are applicable to present-day political issues of security policy.
The research programme addresses scholars of all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Types of funding include grants for research scholarships and research projects. PhD scholarships are only granted in connection with a research project. Research projects should be closely related to one or more of the five fields of research.
The Foundation's Board of Trustees decides on the applications on the basis of recommendation by an International Advisory Committee and members of the Academic Advisory Committee.
International Advisory Committee:
Prof. Dr. J. Peter Burgess | Oslo
Prof. Dr. Christopher Daase | Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Dr. Beatrice Heuser | Reading
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Seibel | Konstanz
Prof. Dr. I. William Zartman | Washington D.C.
TOPIC FOCUSES
 
The special programme is sub-divided into five thematic areas:
1. CHALLENGES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
 
Traditionally security is regarded as a technical problem with primarily technological solutions: advanced weaponry, complex surveillance systems, and huge data bases seek to identify and neutralise threats in order to prevent them from becoming a reality. However, security technologies often have ambiguous consequences. Thus, new approaches see actors under threat as essentially involved both in the creation of their own insecurity and in its reduction or elimination.
Research proposals are invited on the relation between the security of societies and the technological measures that are implemented in order to assure it. Possible research topics will explore the links between the security of societies and states, and the technological innovations that impact both the threats they confront and their means to dealing with them: cyber-security, surveillance, biometric identification, information exchange, critical infrastructure protection, CBRN and bio-security, and crisis management, among others.
2. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN SECURITY
 
The physical security of humans and objects is fostered by the public administration of order and the government provision of services. The loss of the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force in relation to the military and the police does not automatically translate into a collapse of public order, as is illustrated by the provision of administrative and social services by armed groups in civil war societies. However, security gaps also occur in stable democracies with powerful governmental and administrative apparatuses due to political or economic counterincentives to effective control, a lack of inter-agency cooperation, or ignorance as regards warning signals. The "Public Administration and Human Security" research field is designed to promote research devoted to the performance or failure of public administration outside the military and law enforcement services in relation to the state's security-sensitive functions.
3. PATTERNS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE STATE AND TRADITIONAL ACTORS
 
Traditional civil society structures in crisis-ridden and post-conflict regions may exert either a facilitating or a restrictive influence on processes of conflict resolution and sustainable peace building. Whether the co-existence of democracy, autocracy and various types of traditional institutions such as chief systems or consensual systems foster or threaten peaceful civil life is a moot point. It makes a substantial difference as regards the re-stabilization of conflict-ridden regions whether the relationship between indigenous traditional and modern Western political institutions is regarded as tense, mutually paralyzing or possibly complementary. The "Conflict Resolution between the State and Traditional Actors" research field is designed to sponsor research that focuses on the interdependency of the two domains with the aim to develop realistic concepts of security policy.
4. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS AS PARTNERS AND CONTENDERS OF THE STATE
 
Governmental and non-governmental actors find themselves in an ambiguous relationship, often fraught with tension, when it comes to securing key functions of the state and its administrative infrastructure. On the one hand, as agenda setters non-governmental organizations have become serious competitors of nation states and their governments even at the international level. On the other, they also may act as vital sponsors of security provision in areas such as human rights protection, migration policy or the containment of intra-state violence and post-civil-war reconstruction in lieu of a governmental agency unable or unwilling to assume responsibility. By contrast to governmental actors, however, NGOs are exposed to incentives to 'stay in business' as experienced conflict managers. The "Non-Governmental Actors as Partners and Contenders of the State" research field is designed to promote research focusing on the interaction of the productive and the precarious side of security-sensitive activities of non-governmental actors.
5. SECURITY STRATEGIES BETWEEN DOCTRINE FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
 
The gap between strategic principles and their implementation is a notorious problem in security policy. While current scholarly and political debates focus extensively on the interpenetration of international and domestic security issues as well as the insufficient implementation of related policies within the framework of multi-lateral arrangements and national security doctrines, the degree to which such doctrine formation is appropriate tends to get neglected. What characterizes the interlinkages of "internal" and "external" security and how they vary internationally is as much a moot question as is how processes of doctrine formation actually evolve and how mutual learning among various schools of thought is organized. The "Security Strategies between Doctrine Formation and Implementation" research field is designed to promote research targeting the ambiguous nature of the linkages of international and domestic security and the resulting doctrine formation in and its interaction with the practice of security policy.

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 Международный конкурс научных статей «Премия имени Павла Романова»

В память об интеллектуальном вкладе известного российского социолога Павла Васильевича Романова «Журнал исследований социальной политики»  инициирует   Международный конкурс научных статей «Премия имени Павла Романова».

К рассмотрению принимаются ранее не публиковавшиеся рукописи, в которых развиваются теоретические и методологические идеи Павла Романова и/или близкие направления исследований.

Павел Васильевич Романов (1964–2014) – социолог и социальный антрополог, профессор НИУ «Высшая школа экономики», основатель и первый главный редактор «Журнала исследований социальной политики», директор «Центра социальной политики и гендерных исследований». Он посвятил свою научную карьеру изучению социальной политики, социальных проблем, организаций и профессий. Результаты исследований, методологические и теоретические наработки отражены в публикациях П.В. Романова – монографиях, статьях, выпущенных под его редакцией книгах. Многие коллеги и ученики Павла Васильевича продолжают свою научную работу с использованием социально-антропологических подходов, качественной методологии, визуальных методов.

Тема конкурса-2015

«Профессии и профессионализм в государстве всеобщего благосостояния»

Статьи, присланные на конкурс, могут отвечать на следующие исследовательские вопросы, хотя и не должны ими ограничиваться:

1.   Как меняются представления о профессионализме в эпоху социальных трансформаций и кризисов?
2.   На какие новые вызовы приходится отвечать специалистам, занятым в различных сферах социального государства?
3.   Как меняются ландшафты профессионализма в современном мире?
4.   Чем характеризуются профессиональные культуры в условиях меняющихся отношений между государством, рынком и гражданским обществом?
5.   Можно ли говорить о прекаризации и медиатизации труда в социальной сфере?
6. Как связаны различные измерения социального неравенства (гендер, этничность, класс, инвалидность и другие) с профессиональной культурой? Как возможен инклюзивный профессионализм?
7.   Профессиональное знание в эпоху информационной открытости: кризис автономии или новый когнитивный порядок?


Статьи могут быть посвящены как теоретико-методологическим вопросам, так и результатам эмпирических исследований, иметь фундаментальный или прикладной характер.

Результаты конкурса будут объявлены на конференции «Пересматривая профессионализм: вызовы и реформы социального государства» в НИУ ВШЭ 21–22 мая 2015 г. Участники, прошедшие конкурсный отбор, будут приглашены для выступления на конференции. Победителей ждут денежные призы и памятные подарки. Лучшие рукописи будут опубликованы в «Журнале исследований социальной политики» после доработки авторами в соответствии с комментариями рецензентов и редакторов.

Рукописи объемом 3-5 тыс. слов принимаются до 20 апреля 2015 г. на электронный адрес редакции  [email protected] с пометкой «Конкурс» в теме письма. Требования к объему и оформлению текстов см. на сайте журнала:  www.jsps.hse.ru .

Критерии отбора:

Жюри конкурса приветствует  актуальные и инновационные работы, которые критически и творчески подходят к существующим концепциям (теориям), неординарно (самобытно) решают исследовательские проблемы, развивают новые методы и перспективы анализа. Залогом успеха будет оригинальность в сочетании с научной ответственностью, адекватность аргументирования и творческий подход к решению аналитических задач, а также следование правилам написания статей для ЖИСП. 

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PUBLICATIONS / ПУБЛИКАЦИИ
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  Call for Submissions  On the Politics of Ugliness  deadline
       15 January 2015
    Date: 2015-01-15
    Description: Call for Submissions On the Politics of Ugliness
       deadline 15 January 2015 Ugliness is a pejorative marker for
       bodies, things, and feelings that fall beyond or outside the
       limits of acceptability. Ugliness has long been indirectly
       deployed in order to mark, collect, and exclude that which is
       determine ...
    Announcement ID: 217043
     http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=217043

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 Thomas Aquinas' Theory of Conscience and Contemporary
       Debates on Conscientious Objection
    Date: 2015-06-15
    Description: The Editor of Diametros An Online Journal of
       Philosophy invites papers on Thomas Aquinas' theory of
       conscience until 15th June 2015. In particular, articles are
       welcome that feature such aspects of the theory as its
       admission of the possibility of erroneous judgments of
       conscience and its relation to ...
    Contact:  [email protected]
    URL:  www.diametros.iphils.uj.edu.pl/index.php/diametros/index
    Announcement ID: 217070
     http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=217070
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The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences is calling for papers for its December issue
Call for Papers Date: 2014-11-01  (in 27 days)
Date Submitted: 2014-10-02
Announcement ID: 216797
The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Academy of Social Sciences (Florida, USA). JAPSS is published both online and in print and it is indexed and catalogued by EBSCO among others. We are calling for interdisciplinary papers in the Social Sciences for our December issue. Please visit our web-site for more information.
Editor in Chief, 
Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, International Academy of Social Sciences (IASS) 
Palm Beach, Florida
Email:   [email protected]
Visit the website at   http://www.japss.org

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JOB/ ВАКАНСИИ
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor,
Russian Studies, College of Wooster

Tenure-track position in Russian language,
literature, and culture. Ph.D. required. Native or
near-native fluency in Russian and English
required. Area of specialization is open, but
preference will be given to candidates with
cross-disciplinary interests (e.g., a secondary
field in film or visual culture, comparative
literature, women's, gender, and sexuality studies,
theatre and performance studies, Eastern
European studies, Central Asian or Caucasus
studies, Eurasian studies, border studies,
environmental studies, international relations).
Participation in the College's interdisciplinary
programs, including First-Year Seminar, is
expected. The teaching load is 5.5 courses per year,
which includes language and literature/culture
courses, as well as advising of junior and senior
major theses.

http://www.wooster.edu/offices/hr/jobs/
opportunities/faculty/russian-tenure/

https://apply.interfolio.com/26570

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Tenured or Tenure-track position,
Russian Literature, The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem

Russian Literature - Expertise in modern Russian
literature and culture, focusing on the 19th-21th
centuries http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/templates/
publications_details.php?cat=5298
&incat=&page=0&act=large&pos=8
&tui=5298

Only candidates with Ph.D. will be considered.

Responsibilities include teaching required and
elective courses in candidate's field(s) of
specialization (at the B.A. and M.A. degree levels)
and related disciplines. The main language of
instruction is Hebrew. Successful candidates are
expected to conduct independent and original
research at the highest academic level, demonstrate
academic leadership, apply for Israeli and
international research grants, and cooperate with
other researchers within the Faculty of Humanities
and other Faculties.

Candidates are requested to apply in writing to:
Professor Dror Wahrman,
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

Applicants should provide:
(1) Cover letter
(2) Confirmation of receipt of degree
(3) Curriculum Vitae (Please use - CV form:
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/upload/
_FILE_1410770171.doc )
(4) Current list of publications (Please use - List of
Publication form:
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/upload/
_FILE_1410857699.doc)
(5) 2-3 page statement of research plans + a
statement of teaching plans
(6) Teaching evaluations (if available, from the
past three years)
(7) Two representative publications
(8) Letters of recommendation from only three
referees sent directly by the recommender

Complete applications must be submitted by
2 November 2014.
This announcement is not an obligation to accept
candidates in any or all fields.

* Additional information and application found at
https://ttp.ekmd.huji.ac.il

Applications submitted not according to this
specifications will not be considered. In addition,
Candidates must mail a hard copy of the
documents listed above.
Mailing address:
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
Faculty of Humanities,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel

For additional information please contact the
Office of Academic Personnel at
02-5883720 or email: [email protected]

Rank to be determined according to the candidate's
qualifications.
- The Hebrew University is an equal opportunity employer -

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 Visiting Assistant Professor, Russian,
Bowdoin College

The Russian Department at Bowdoin College
invites applications for a semester-long position
at the level of visiting assistant professor during
Spring 2015. The successful candidate will teach
two courses, including one course on Russian
literature or poetry in translation and a second
Russian studies course, also taught in English.
Applicants who offer interdisciplinary
perspectives or connections to other departments
or programs on campus are especially welcome.
Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching
at all levels and near-native fluency in Russian
and English required. Ph.D. in hand by date of
appointment preferred, but advanced ABDs
will be considered.

Review of applications wcurriculum-teaching/recruit/index.shtml

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  Assistant Professor, Soviet and Post-Soviet
History, Central European History

The Department of History at Central European
University (CEU) invites applications for an
Assistant Professor position in the field of Soviet
and Post-Soviet History. Scholars with Central
Asian and/or Caucasian research interest are
encouraged to apply. In keeping with the
Department's strong emphasis on interdisciplinary,
comparative and cross-cultural studies, we seek
applicants whose teaching and research
accommodate contemporary approaches in social,
political, gender, or cultural history. Applicants
should hold a PhD degree and have excellent
command of the Russian language.

http://hro.ceu.hu/vacancies/assistant-professor-5

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 University of Massachusetts - Amherst - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in
Longue Duree Global and Postcolonial studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49871
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Semester-Long Visiting Assistant Professorship in 
Russian Language and Literature
Bowdoin College, Spring 2015

The Russian Department at Bowdoin College invites 
applications for a semester-long position at the level of 
visiting assistant professor during Spring 2015. The 
successful candidate will teach two courses, including 
one course on Russian literature or poetry in translation 
and a second Russian studies course, also taught in English. 
Applicants who offer interdisciplinary perspectives or
 connections to other departments or programs on campus 
are especially welcome. Strong commitment to 
undergraduate teaching at all levels and near-native 
fluency in Russian and English required. Ph.D. in hand 
by date of appointment preferred, but advanced ABDs 
will be considered.

Please visit https:/careers.bowdoin.edu to submit a letter 
of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and 
contact information for three references who have agreed 
o provide letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin October 10, 2014.

A highly selective liberal arts college on the Maine coast 
with a diverse student body made up of 31% students of 
color, 5% international students and approximately 15% 
first generation college students, Bowdoin College is 
committed to equality and diversity and is an equal 
opportunity employer. We encourage inquiries from
 candidates who will enrich and contribute to the cultural, 
socio-economic, and ethnic diversity of our college. 
Bowdoin College does not discriminate on the basis of 
age, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, gender, 
sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or 
disability status in employment, or in our education 
programs. For more information about Bowdoin and 
the department, see   www.bowdoin.edu/ .
 
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