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Citizenship,
Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 41, June 2006
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. Internet Resources
6. Related Research Projects
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 forty-first issue. We hope
that it will be of interest to anyone working in the field, whether in academia,
public service, or non-governmental organizations.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this newsletter, please
contact us at cded@post.queensu.ca. Back-issues of the newsletter are posted
on the Web on Will Kymlicka's home-page: http://www.queensu.ca/cded/news.html
2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (CCHRE), School of Education,
University of Leeds will host a conference called "Democracy and Diversity:
Educating Citizens in a Global Age" on July 20, 2006. The conference
launches the influential international report "Democracy and Diversity:
Principles and Concepts for Educating Citizens in a Global Age", which
explores key issues in educating young citizens in multicultural democracies.
Speakers will include: James A. Banks, Sally Tomlinson, Cherry McGee Banks,
and Audrey Osler. For more information, contact Louise Williams, email: L.Williams@leeds.ac.uk
; tel: 0113 3434586; fax: 0113 233 3308; or visit the following website: http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk//research/cchre/diversity_and_democracy.php
The Centre for the Study of Ethnicity & Culture (CSEC) at the University
of Birmingham, UK, will host a conference on "Ethnicity, Diversity and
Multiculturalism" from September 7-9, 2006. The conference is aimed specifically
at member institutions of 'Universitas 21' (an international network involving
universities from Australia, NZ, Canada, the UK, Sweden, China and the US),
and its purpose is to foster better relations and dialogue between member
institutions. The event will be organized around four themes: transnationalism,
diaspora, multiculturalism and research, policy and praxis. Further details
can be obtained from: Sadiya Akram (email: sadiya.akram@gmail.com) or Tahir
Abbas (email: t.abbas@bham.ac.uk). Additional event info is posted at: http://www.universitas21.com/event060900Diversityconf.html
A conference called "Educating for Migrant Integration - Integrating
Migration into Education: European and North American Comparisons" will
take place from September 21-23, 2006 at the University of Toronto. Hosted
by the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto,
in cooperation with the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook
Research in Germany, the event will address questions of immigrant incorporation
and education in a comparative framework, drawing on European and North American
experiences. Main areas of interest for the conference will include: analysis
of educational systems, policies and practices in immigration societies, ways
in which education enhances or limits the integration of migrants, adaptation
of curricula and textbooks, and reforms and changes of educational systems
and practices to accommodate to large-scale migration and immigrant incorporation.
For further information, contact: rainer.ohliger@web.de. Further workshop
information will be added soon to the following website: http://www.network-migration.org/workshop2006
A conference on 'The Future of Democracy: Human Development, Religion and
Cultural Values' will be hosted by the Philosophy Department of Virginia,
USA's The College of William and Mary from October 6-7, 2006. Speakers will
include: Loren Lomasky, Pippa Norris, Alan Goldman, John Kekes, Dennis Thompson,
Philip Pettit, William Galston and Sandra Day O'Connor. For full details,
see the conference website at: http://www.wm.edu/philosophy/conference
The Fifth Mercator International Symposium will be held in Barcelona, Catalonia,
from October 19-21, 2006, on the theme "Linguistic Rights as a Matter
of Social Inclusion". The event will critically analyze the role of language
as a factor of inclusion in European Union societies, and the contribution
of language policies toward respecting people's rights and advancing linguistic
diversity. http://www.mercator-central.org
A Graduate Conference on "Identity Politics" will be hosted by the
Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism, University of Western Ontario,
in London Ontario, from October14-15, 2006. The event will attempt to develop
and disseminate new frameworks for social movements and resistance. Papers
and panels dealing with theoretical frameworks addressing identity politics
in the following areas are welcome: feminist theory, queer theory, the appropriation
and containment of resistance, global strategies and local tactics, nationalisms
and national identities, race and the racialization of identity categories,
capitalism and identity, (dis)abilities and identities, the politics of citizenship,
First Nations and the nation-state and indigenous identities. Abstracts of
250-300w should be sent prior to August 15, 2006 to: illusionsofidentity@gmail.com
accompanied by academic or activist affiliation.
The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Philosophical Society invite submissions
for a conference on 'Conflict, Dialogue and Philosophy', to be held from November
2-3, 2006. The keynote speaker will be Jonathan Glover, who will deliver an
Academy Lecture on political, ideological and religious conflict and the epistemological
conditions for dialogue and conflict resolution. The conference will explore
the question of whether and how philosophy, and epistemology in particular,
can play a role in attempts to understand and potentially resolve or mediate
between conflicting belief-systems or rival narratives characteristic of such
conflicts. Papers might focus on abstract issues of current situations and
events, or both. Submissions should be 500w or less, and should be sent by
email (to: philosophy@ria.ie) prior to Friday July 14, 2006. Inquires can
be sent to the email address above or to: Felix O Murchadha, Department of
Philosophy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; tel. +353-(0)91-492573.
An event entitled "Race Ethnicity & Place Conference III" will
take place from November 1-4, 2006 at Texas State University, San Marcos,
Texas, in association with the Association of American Geographiers. Co-organizers
for the event are: John W. Frazier, Lawrence Estaville, Douglas Richardson
and Orlando L. Taylor. The conference will include several concurrent sessions,
field trips, workshops and student poster presentations. For details, send
questions to: rep.conference@gmail.com or visit the following website: http://rep-conference.binghamton.edu/html/highlights.htm
The Human Rights Direction, Department of Justice of the Basque Government will organize the II International Conference on "Human Rights: Conflict Solving". The event will take place in the city of Bilbao from November 14-16, 2006. The aim of the conference is to bring together international human rights organizations and academic authorities to discuss both positive and negative aspects of international conflict-solving. For more information, email: derechos-humanos@ej-gv.es
A conference called "Dialogue across Difference: Governance in a Multicultural
Era" will be held at the Australian National University from December
4-5, 2006. Organized by the Political Science Program and Social and Political
Theory Program in the Research School of Social Sciences, and coordinated
by John Dryzek and Barry Hindess, the conference will explore how governance
can accommodate difference in legal systems, conflict resolution mechanisms,
decentralized governance networks, the larger public sphere, and transnational
interaction. The ways in which members of one culture pass judgment on and
criticize the practices of others will be a particular focus. Abstracts of
300w, with a short biographical paragraph, should be sent by email to Lina
Eriksson (email: lina.eriksson@anu.edu.au) prior to July 31, 2006. Further
conference info is posted at: http://deliberativedemocracy.anu.edu.au/dadconference.php
A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on 'Multiculturalism and
Moral Conflict', hosted by the School of Government and International Affairs,
Durham University, UK, from March 21-23, 2007. Main speakers will include:
Gerald Gaus, John Horton, Peter Jones, Chandran Kukathas, Tariq Modood and
Bhikhu Parekh. Papers that address citizenship and identity, the politics
of recognition, international law and multiculturalism, pluralism and moral
conflict, the history of the multiculturalism debate, and the role of law
and judicial systems in multinational states, hierarchic states or empires,
and non-culturally homogenous states, are especially welcome. The workshop
aims to be an interdisciplinary forum for philosophers, political theorists,
historians and social scientists to reflect on these issues. Workshop organizers
are Maria Dimova-Cookson (email: maria.dimova-cookson@dur.ac.uk) and Peter
Stirk (email: p.m.r.stirk@dur.ac.uk). Email abstracts of no longer than 500w
to one of the organizers no later than September 30, 2006. The workshop is
a joint initiative of the Centre for the History of Political Thought at Durham
University and the British Idealism specialist group at the Political Science
Association (PSA). Additional info is posted at: http://www.psa.ac.uk/con_and_app/durmultic.htm
An international conference on 'Human Rights and Religion' will be hosted
by the Center for Human Rights Studies at Mofid University in Qom, Iran, with
the cooperation of the Iranian office of the United Nations Development Program,
in May 2007. The conference will concentrate on four themes: 1) religion and
the foundations of human rights, 2) human rights, concord among religions,
and world peace, 3) religious rights in the international human rights system,
and 4) religion and the implementation of human rights. Authors should email
a 500w abstract (in English, Persian or Arabic) prior to October 1, 2006.
Abstracts should be submitted in MS Word format with the paper the title,
author's name, postal and email address, and telephone and/or fax. Final papers
should be submitted by February 1, 2007. Send abstracts and inquiries to:
Masoud Adib, Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University, Sadoogi Boulevard,Qom,
Iran, PO Box 37185-3611; tel: 0098-251-2925764; fax: 0098-251-2903564,2927395;
email: CHRS@Mofidu.ac.ir Conference info will also be posted on the following
website: http://chrs.mofidu.ac.ir/
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS (all prices in U.S. dollars).
BOOKS
Alcoff, Linda Martin et al (eds) (2006) Identity Politics Reconsidered (Palgrave)
$24.95
Baum, Bruce David (2006) Rise and Fall of the Caucasian Race (NYU Press) $45.00
Bellamy, Richard & Dario Castiglione & Josephine Shaw (eds) (2005)
Making European Citizens : Civic Inclusion in a Transnational Context (Palgrave)
$74.95
Boase, Roger (ed) (2005) Islam And Global Dialogue: Religious Pluralism And
The Pursuit Of Peace (Ashgate) $99.95
Bodemann, Michal Y. & Gokce Yurdakul (eds) (2006) Migration, Citizenship,
Ethnos (Palgrave) $65.00
Budryte, Dovile (2005) Taming Nationalism?: Political Community Building in
the Post-soviet Baltic States (Ashgate) $99.95
Clavero, Bartolomé (2005) Freedom's Law and Indigenous Rights: From
Europe's Economy to the Constitutionalism of the Americas (Robbins Collection)
$40.00
Cohen, Robin (2006) Migration And Its Enemies: Global Capital, Migrant Labour
and the Nation-state (Ashgate) $34.95
Cotter, Anne-Marie Mooney (2006) Race Matters: An International Legal Analysis
of Race Discrimination (Ashgate) $114.95
Dieckhoff, Alain & Christophe Jaffrelot (2006) Revisiting Nationalism:
Theories and Processes (Palgrave) $69.95
Eder, Klaus & Willfried Spohn (eds) (2005) Collective Memory And European
Identity: The Effects Of Integration And Enlargement (Ashgate) $94.95
Eisenberg, Avigail (ed) (2006) Diversity and Equality: The Changing Framework
of Freedom in Canada (UBC Press) $85.00
Gibney, Mathew & Randall Hansen (eds) (2005) Immigration and Asylum: From
1900 to the Present, 3 Volume Set (ABC-CLIO) $285.00
Giugni, Marco & Florence Passy (eds) (2006) Dialogues on Migration Policy
(Lexington) $27.95
Greer, Scott L. (ed) (2006) Territory, Democracy and Justice: Federalism and
Regionalism in Western Democracies (Palgrave Macmillan) $74.95
Guild, Elspeth (2005) International Migration and Security (Routledge) $122.50
Juss, Satvinder Singh (2006) International Migration and Global Justice (Ashgate)
$99.95
Martin, Susan (2006) Managing Migration: The Promise of Cooperation (Rowman
& Littlefield) $28.95
McGarry, John and Michael Keating (eds) (2006) European Integration and the
Nationalities Question (Routledge) $125.00
McKinnon, Catriona (2006) Toleration: A Critical Introduction (Routledge)
$31.95
Odmalm, Pontus (2005) Migration Policies and Political Participation: Inclusion
or Intrusion in Western Europe? (Palgrave) $85.00
Osamu Ieda (ed) Beyond Sovereignty: From Status Law to Transnational Citizenship?
(Sapporo, 2006) Available on-line at: http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no9_ses/contents.html
Palme, Joakim & Kristof Tamas (eds) (2006) Globalizing Migration Regimes
(Ashgate) $99.95
Schissler, Hanna & Yasemin Soysal (eds) (2005) The Nation, Europe, the
World, New York: Textbooks in Transition (Berghahn) $25.00
Smith, Michael & Adrian Favell (eds) (2006) The Face of Human Mobility
(Transaction) $29.95
Turton, David (ed) (2006) Ethnic Federalism: The Ethiopian Experience in Comparative
Perspective (Ohio University Press) $24.95
Weale, A. (2006) Democratic Citizenship in the European Union (Manchester
UP) $74.95
Yilmaz, Ihsan (2005) Muslim Laws, Politics And Society In Modern Nation States:
Dynamic Legal Pluralisms In England, Turkey And Pakistan (Ashgate) $99.95
Journal Special Issues
A recent issue of Polity contains a symposium on Patchen Markell's "Bound
by Recognition" (Vol. 38, No. 1, 2006). Commentaries by A.Y. Vazquez
Arroyo, J. Cocks, and F.A. Sheth are included, followed by a reply by Markell.
A recent issue of Social Philosophy and Policy is dedicated to the theme of
'global justice' (Vol. 23, No. 1, 2006). Articles by C. Kukathas, S. Freeman,
I.M. Young, and M. Blake are included.
A recent issue of the New York University Law Review contains several articles
on refugees, immigration politics and citizenship (Vol. 81, No. 1, 2006).
Articles by D. Fitzgerald, K. Barry and R. Rubio-Marin are included.
The journal Theory and Research in Education contains a symposium on Robert
Fullinwider and Judith Lichtenberg's Leveling the Playing Field (Vol. 4, No.
2, July 2006). Harry Brighouse and Kenneth Strike provide commentaries, followed
by a reply by the authors. To browse this issue, go to: http://tre.sagepub.com/current.dtl
An issue of the Journal of Social Philosophy contains a symposium on Kwame
Anthony Appiah's "The Ethics of Identity" (Vol. 37, No. 2, June
2006). Commentaries by Jorge Gracia, Michele Moody-Adams, and Martha Nussbaum
are included, followed by a reply by Appiah.
A special issue of Social Semiotics is dedicated to the theme of 'mediated
citizenship' (Vol. 16, No. 2, 2006). Articles by J.P. Jones, M. Simone, J.A.
Janakc are included.
The April, 2006 issue of Phi Delta Kappan contains a special section on 'Patriotism
and Education' (Vol. 87, No. 8). Guest editor for the special section is Joel
Westheimer.
New Journal
The inaugural issue of the new journal Education, Citizenship and Social Justice
(Vol. 1, Issue 1, March 2006) is currently available free of charge to those
wishing to register on the Sage Publications website. The journal is meant
to provide a forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue for educators
and educational policy-makers concerned with the meanings and form of citizenship
and social justice. Three issues per year will be published (March, July &
November). Articles by Ira Harkavy, Ranu Basu, Timothy Murphy, and Amatzia
Weisel and Orit Dror are contained in this issue. To view the issue (available
free up to December), go to: http://esj.sagepub.com/content/vol1/issue1/
The graduate student journal Federal Governance: a graduate journal of theory
and politics is looking for graduate students to serve as reviewers. Federal
Governance is a peer-reviewed journal publishing graduate student essays on
topics related to federalism and multi-level governance. Managed and edited
by graduate students from political studies, Canadian studies, philosophy,
international relations, and policy studies, the journal is designed to provide
a forum for graduate students and recent post-graduates working on issues
related to federalism and multi-level governance. Interested graduate students
should email the editors of Federal Governance at: federal_governance@hotmail.com
or visit the following website: http://www.cnfs-rcef.net/cnfs-rcef.net/cnfs.php/federalgovernance/index.html
4. CALL FOR PAPERS
The Journal of Human Development invites submissions for a special issue on
the theme 'One's Freedom as Another: Agency and the Social Fabric'. The issue
will explore how people's sense of affiliation with one another affects their
capacity to act and make changes in their own lives and those of others. Guest
editors for the issue are Tom De Herdt and Séverine Deneulin. Papers
should be submitted by email (in MS Word format) to both guest editors: tom.deherdt@ua.ac.be
and s.deneulin@bath.ac.uk. Submissions should be between 6000-8000w, and should
adhere to the journal's style requirements, as posted at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cjhdauth.asp
Additional inquires should be sent directly to the guest editors.
5. INTERNET RESOURCES
The International Political Theory (IPT) Website is an internet resource meant
for researchers working on international issues in the fields of political
theory and political philosophy. The site has two sections: a) The IPT Beacon,
and b) Resources pages. The IPT Beacon is a new type of academic journal that
not only publishes original articles, but also brings together links to complete
articles published elsewhere on the internet. Articles are selected carefully
by an international editorial board to represent advanced research in the
disciplines of international relations, political science, philosophy, international
law, international political economy, and related disciplines. Resource pages
include classic texts, pre-prints, videos, book reviews and other relevant
materials. http://www.international-political-theory.net/
The Council of Europe's Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection
of National Minorities has recently posted a comprehensive Bibliography on
National Minorities on the CoE's minorities website. The Bibliography can
be accessed at the URL below. http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/minorities/1._GENERAL_PRESENTATION/Bibliography_National_Minorities%28Internet%29.asp#TopOfPage
As part of its series on "Taboo Topics", the Royal Society of Canada
(RSC) organized a lecture series on the 'Governance of Diversity' (held at
the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University) and on asymmetrical
federalism (held at the University of Toronto). Summaries of each forum have
been posted on the RSC website: http://www.rsc.ca/index.php?lang_id=1&page_id=194
The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) has launched
an online consultation on the Secretary-General's Report on International
Migration and Development. The report discusses how international migration
can contribute to development, and presents a comprehensive review of several
aspects of international migration including: migration trends, the impact
of international migration both on countries of destination and origin, rights,
gender, integration, benefits, protection of migrants, and the international
normative framework that emerged around the governance of migration. http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/60/871
6. RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) and the School of Law at the University
of Ulster (Northern Ireland) are currently accepting applications for the
LLM in Human Rights Law (2006/07). A small number of scholarships are available
and international students are strongly encouraged to apply. The LLM offers
students opportunities to: gain insight into the legal protection of rights
in post-conflict or transitional situations; conduct research in TJI areas
of specialization such as law and conflict, human rights and transitional
justice, gender, equality and transition, peace agreements, women's human
rights and indigenous peoples' and minority rights; acquire skills and knowledge
needed to undertake human rights work in a range of sectors; and undertake
an internship with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and other
organizations in Northern-Ireland. Application forms can be downloaded from:
http://prospectus.ulster.ac.uk/geninfo/apply.html. For further information
contact: Niamh Reilly, Course Director, LLM in Human Rights; email: n.reilly
AT ulster.ac.uk; OR Katrina Reynolds, Transitional Justice Institute, Magee
campus, BT48 7JL, Northern Ireland; tel: + 44 (0) 28 7137 5146; fax: + 44
(0) 28 7137 5184; email: LLM@ulster.ac.uk For details on the TJI and LLM programme,
visit: http://www.transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk
Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2006 for "Identity, Citizenship
and Cultural Studies: Queen's University Research Chair in Ethnicity and Multicultural
Citizenship" This research chair is part of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright
Program (Award #7538). The successful applicant will conduct research, develop
collaborations and teach one half-credit course at the undergraduate or graduate
level in one or more of the following areas: immigrant integration, multiculturalism
and multicultural education, indigenous peoples and self-government, policing
and minorities, affirmative action for racial and ethnic minorities, the state
and minority nationalism, and normative theories of accommodating ethnic diversity.
A background in political science and political philosophy is required, and
both junior scholars with promising research records as well as established
senior scholars are encouraged to apply. The chair is hosted by the Department
of Political Studies, Queen's University, and its duration is 4-9 months,
starting in September 2007 or January 2008 for 4-month grants, and September
2007 for 9-month grants. A letter of invitation is not required but applicants
are encouraged to contact the institution to discuss research interests or
visit the following website: http://www.queensu.ca/politics
for information about research interests and projects. Contact: John McGarry,
Canada Research Chair on Nationalism and Democracy, Department of Political
Studies; email: mcgarryj@post.queensu.ca; tel: 613.533.6237. Further information
about this research chair and the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is available
with full application materials at the following website: http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2007/award/Ide7538.htm
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313, Kingston Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. Fax: 613-533-6545.
Special thanks to Michael Kocsis for research help, and to Lise Charlebois
for help with the distribution of the newsletter.
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