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Citizenship,
Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 49, July 2008
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. New Journals
6. Internet Resources
7. 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-ninth
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@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 “Diasporas: Exploring Critical Issues”
project is holding its 1st Global Conference on 5-7 July 2008 at Mansfield
College in Oxford. The conference will explore the contemporary experience
of Diasporas – communities who conceive of themselves as a national,
ethnic, linguistic or other form of cultural and political construction of
collective membership living outside of their ‘home lands.’ Key
issues to be addressed include: what are the defining characteristics of Diasporas
and what distinguishes one from the other? What role do ‘home’
and ‘host’ cultures play in developing relationships between communities
in a global environment? Does the concept of Diasporas capture new global
realities or designate old phenomena in a new way? For the conference program,
and information about the project generally, see: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ci/transformations/diasporas/d1/prog.html
The Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) will hold its 2008
Annual Conference from September 2-5, 2008 at St Hugh’s College, Oxford
on the theme of “Cultural Citizenship”. The event will explore
inter-relationships between citizenship and culture. Plenary speakers will
include: Mieke Bal, Nina Glick Schiller, Engin Isin, Ghassan Hage, Barbara
Kirshenblatt Gimblett, Michael Keith, Scott Lash, Mary Poovey, Nick Stevenson.
Over two hundred papers will be presented in 60 sessions. The registration
deadline is July 31. For inquiries, contact Bussie Awosanya or Josine Opmeer
by email at: CRESC@manchester.ac.uk or visit this website: http://www.cresc.ac.uk/events/conference2008/registration.html
The organization Network Migration in Europe is organizing training seminars
on “(Forced) Migration, Minorities and Human Rights in European Multicultural
Societies”, from September 3-7, and October 8-12, 2008, in Berlin. Successful
applicants will be offered six days of training and site visits on the topic
of how European societies deal with migration and integration. The medium
of instruction will be English, and the application deadlines are August 8
(for the Sept. seminar) and September 8 (for the Oct. seminar). Send inquiries
by email to: info@network-migration.org For more information, visit the following
website (NB it is a pdf, and a little slow to open): http://www.network-migration.org/doks/CFA9-08.pdf
A conference entitled "Ethnic Reconciliation in the Western Balkans:
What Role for Academia?" is being organized at the University of Graz
from September 5-6, 2008. The event will bring together academics from multiple
disciplines working on human and minority rights, post-conflict reconstruction,
inter-ethnic reconciliation and dialogue, and the Europeanization process,
with a focus on ethnic reconciliation in the Western Balkans. Young scholars,
especially from Western Balkans countries, are encouraged to apply. Abstracts
of 300w should be sent by email to Antonija Petricusic (antonija.petricusic@uni-graz)
before August 15. Organisers are covering expenses for selected participants.
More information can be found at the following website: http://www.eurac.edu/Org/Minorities/MIRICO/interethnic+network.htm
(NB – click on the ‘New Announcement’ down the right side)
A workshop on “The Basis and Value of Equality” is being organized
as part of the Workshops in Political Theory series at Manchester Metropolitan
University, from September 10-12, 2008. The Conveners are Ian Carter (University
of Pavia) and Geoffrey Cupit (University of Waikato). This workshop will explore
issues concerning equality as they arise at a fundamental level in political
philosophy and theory, such as: On what basis, if any, ought we to be considered
equals? What is required in order for people to be treated as equals? When,
and why, is equality valuable? When is equality preferable to priority or
sufficiency? Is equality necessary for justice or fairness? Is equality important
for community? Should we care about arbitrary inequalities? Enquiries should
be sent to ian.carter@unipv.it or cupit@waikato.ac.nz For information on the
Workshops in Political Theory series, visit the following website: http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/polphil/news/article.php?id=261
The European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) will host the 8th Annual
Partnership for Diversity, in Gdansk, Poland from September 11-13, 2008. The
topic is “Language Policy and the Regions in Europe”. Gdansk is
the capital of the Province of Pomerania, home to the Kashubs, who have achieved
noteworthy results upgrading the position of their language over the past
two decades. Conference information and registration details are available
on the conference website: http://www.wrotapomorza.pl/pl/pfd/eng
For other inquiries, contact: Neasa Ní Chinnéide by email at:
infodesk.dublin@eblul.org
An event called “European Governance of Migration: The Political Management
of Mobility, Economy & Security” is an international conference
being organized by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin, in cooperation
with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, British Council, US Embassy and Canadian Embassy,
from September 17-19, 2008. This conference will gather experts and advocates
in politics, academics, economics, and civil society, from Europe, North America,
Africa, Asia and Latin America. Representatives from the European Commission
and the UN are expected to attend, and participants will have opportunities
to formulate concrete recommendations towards a European migration policy.
For inquiries, contact: Mekonnen Mesghena, tel: 030 - 28 534 240; email: governance@boell.de
or visit the following webpage: http://www.boell.de/veranstaltungen/index-1098_35323834.html
[NB - scroll down below for English information]
The Law Faculty at the University of Belgrade will host an international conference
entitled “UN Declaration of Human Rights - 60 Years After” from
September 27-28, 2008. Keynote speakers will include: Ian Brownlie, Thomas
Fleiner and Patrick Thornberry. For more information, contact: Miodrag Jovanovic
by email at: miodrag@ius.bg.ac.yu
The Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies at Ryerson University
is organizing a Graduate Student Conference on "Contemplating Migration
and Settlement in Global and Local Contexts", to be held on October 4,
2008. Immigration and Settlement Studies is the first interdisciplinary program
in Canada focusing on migration and settlement issues past, present, and future.
This event offers graduate students across all disciplines the opportunity
to present and discuss their research ideas with fellow students in a professional,
intellectually vibrant, and supportive forum. Please see the following link
for complete information: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/StudentConference.html
An international conference entitled “Learning Democracy by Doing: Alternative
Practices in Citizenship Learning and Participatory Democracy” will
take place from October 16-18, 2008, organized by the Transformative Learning
Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.
The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners interested
in theoretical and practical intersections in “social action learning”
and “participatory democracy”. The conference website is found
at the following URL:
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/tlc2008/info.html
An international conference entitled “Global Citizenship Education and
Post Secondary Institutions: Policies, Practices and Possibilities”
is being organized by the Global Citizenship Curriculum Development Initiative
at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) from October 23-25, 2008.
The event will provide an opportunity to discuss existing and emerging models
of global citizenship education in post-secondary institutions. Abstracts
of 250w, including the proposed paper’s title, author’s name,
address, phone/fax numbers, and email address, should be received by August
5. Send abstracts via email to Evelyn Hamdon (ehamdon@ualberta.ca)
The University of Frankfurt’s Wilhelm Merton Centre for European Integration
and International Economic Order is organizing a two-day panel to mark the
end of a multi-year project on Human and Minority Rights in the Life Cycle
of Ethnic Conflicts (MIRICO). The event will take place in Frankfurt am Main,
October 24-25, 2008. The following themes will be discussed: Re-thinking Minority
Rights Accommodation in the Context of Crisis Management; Addressing Police
and Judiciary Issues in the Western Balkans; Re-constructing National Identities:
¬ Internal and External Actors at Work in South Eastern Europe; Universalism
vs. Regionalism; Lessons from the Western Balkans for the Future of Multifunctional
Peace Support Operations; Re-active vs. Pro-active Crisis Management; Kosovo
and the Right to Self-Determination. Address inquiries to Michaela Staufer
(mstaufer@jur.uni-frankfurt.de) or Ugo Caruso (Caruso@jur.uni-frankfurt.de).
The following website contains detailed information on the panel’s sections
and topics: http://www.merton-zentrum.uni-frankfurt.de/Startseite/MIRICO/Final_Conference/The_Conference/index.html
The Managing Multiethnic Communities Program (MMCR) of the Local Government
and Public Service Reform Initiative (Open Society Institute, Budapest) is
organizing a series of workshops on issues of managing ethnic diversity and
public administration education.
(1) The first is entitled “Incorporating Diversity into Public Administration
Education: Topical Issues in Curriculum Development”, and will take
place in Budapest from November 3-7, (Application deadline: September 15).
For details, go to the following website: http://lgi.osi.hu/documents.php?id=2068&m_id=9
(2) The second is entitled “Training of Diversity Trainers: Basic Skills
for Teaching Diversity Management”, and will take place in Budapest
from November 21-27, (App. Deadline: Sept. 4; go to: http://lgi.osi.hu/documents.php?id=2079&m_id=9).
(3) Finally, the “Diversity Management Training Jamboree” will
take place from November 23-27, (App. Deadline: Sept. 4; go to: http://lgi.osi.hu/documents.php?id=2077&m_id=9).
Visit the websites above for on-line application and registration forms.
The Canadian Studies Institute of the University of Alberta will host an event
entitled “Forms of Nationalism in Canada” at Campus Saint-Jean,
University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada from November 21-22, 2008. The
event will address several confusions regarding the definition and significance
of “nation”, and the nature of nationalism. Papers on all topics
pertinent to nationalism in Canada are welcome. Authors should submit 400w
proposals by email before August 1 to Marie-Claude Levert (email: levert@ualberta.ca).
For other inquiries, contact Ms Levert by email or tel: (780)-485-8635.
The Apurva Society is organizing an international conference on managing diversity
from November 25-26, 2008, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The event, entitled
“Challenges and Opportunities of Diversity: Canada and India,”
looks at experiences of tackling linguistic, religious, ethnic, cultural,
geographic and other diversities in Canada and India. Abstracts should be
sent by email before July 31 to Sudhi Rajiv (apurvasociety@gmail.com). For
further enquiries, contact Sudhi Rajiv, by email or post at: E – 2,
Royal Residency Apartments, Residency Road, Jodhpur, India, 342 001.
The School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University
Belfast welcomes proposals for a two-day conference being organized for November
28-29, 2008, entitled “Transformation and the Dynamics of (Radical)
Change: Insights from Political Theory and Philosophy”. Send enquiries
to: transformations@qub.ac.uk or visit the following website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/Events/Transformations/
An International Interdisciplinary Conference on “Minority Threatre”
will be held at the University of Avignon, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
December 8-10, 2008. Contemporary theatre is an important mode of expression
for ethno-cultural minorities, often to denounce social injustice and discrimination
and to help air questions of significance to the minority community. Theatre
may also facilitate the expression of collective memory by creating a space
for exploration of past trauma, and providing the medium for a reconfiguration
of new identities. Submissions on Minority Theatre are welcome in any domain
of the Humanities and Social Sciences, but preference will be given to literary,
cultural and historical approaches. Languages will be French and English.
Send enquiries and proposals for papers (300w approx.) to madelena.gonzalez@univ-avignon.fr
and patrice.brasseur@univ-avignon.fr
The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University will hold
its 6th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies at Wayne State's Detroit
campus, from March 26-28, 2009. The Center’s theme for the 2008-09 year
is “Representing Citizenship”. Will Kymlicka of Queens University
will deliver the keynote address. Panels and individual proposals are welcome
for papers, poster sessions, displays and performances that examine citizenship
represented in political, legal, literary and artistic media, and should be
sent before November 14 via the on-line form on the conference website:http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-inner.asp?UnitID=43&WebPageID=1902&site=candle.
Send questions by email to Marc W. Kruman (aa1277@wayne.edu).
An event called “Welfare and Values in Europe: Transitions related to
Religion, Minorities and Gender” will be hosted by the International
Research Conference at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) from March 26-28,
2009. The conference aims to provide a forum for debate on values and welfare,
focusing on values leading to cohesion or conflict and the extent to which
these dynamics are related to religion, minorities and/or gender. Speakers
will include Nancy Ammerman, Anders Bäckström, Grace Davie, Yilmaz
Esmer, Philip Manow, Göran Therborn. 200w abstracts should be sent by
December 1 to the organizing committee at: waveconference@crs.uu.se For further
information, visit the following conference website: http://www.waveproject.org/conference2008.php
The 19th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and
Nationalism (ASEN) will take place from March 31-April 2, 2009, on the theme
"Nationalism and Globalization", and the interaction between globalization
and forms of nationalism and regional identity. Abstracts for proposed papers
should be of 500w, sent prior to November 1. Abstracts should indicate the
focus of the paper, academic discipline, relevance to nationalism/globalization,
and specific theme/panel in which the paper likely fits. Papers submitted
to the conference will be considered for publication in an upcoming special
issue of Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. For more information or to
submit a proposal, visit the conference website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/CONFERENCES/Conference%202009/conference2009.htm
Further inquiries should be sent to the ASEN at: asen@lse.ac.uk
The British Association for Canadian Studies (BACS) will host its 2009 annual
conference on the theme “Being, Becoming and Belonging: Multiculturalism,
Diversity and Social Inclusion in Modern Canada”. The event will take
place at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford, from April 28-30,
2009. Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers, in English or French, on
topics such as multiculturalism, citizenship policy, inclusion, diversity,
tolerance, representation and identity. Abstracts of 200-300w should be accompanied
by a brief CV, name of institution, and address. The submission deadline is
November 30. Enquiries and proposals should be sent to: Jodie Robson, 31 Tavistock
Square, London, WC1HA; tel: 44(0) 20 7862 8687; email: jodie.robson@canadian-studies.net
The theme of the 5th International Conference on Human Rights, organized by
the Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University, Qom, Iran, will be
“Peace, Human Rights and Religion”. The event will take place
from May 13-14, 2009, with cooperation from the UNDP and national and international
organizations. Peace is one of the basic needs and ideals of human beings.
Potential contributors should email 500w abstracts (in English, Persian or
Arabic) before September 30, 2008. The Conference will be held at Mofid University
in Qom, Iran. For more information, contact the Center at: Sadoogi Boulevard,
Mofid Square, Qom, Iran, P.O.Box 37185-3611; tel: 0098-251-2925764; fax:0098-251-2903551;
email: chrs@mofidu.ac.ir or chrs2003@gmail.com website: http://chrs.mofidu.ac.ir/
The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
is organizing an international conference in Jerusalem from May 24-26, 2009,
on the theme “Human Rights and Justice in Immigration: National and
International Perspectives”. The conference will examine actual arrangements
for immigration in Israel and other countries, and what could be considered
desirable universal arrangements for immigration. The conference academic
committee includes Chaim Gans, Ruth Gavison, Yuval Shany and Gila Stopler.
Potential contributors should send a 1 page proposal and CV before September
1, to the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the following email address:
mchr@savion.huji.acil
The Ninth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities
and Nations will take place in Riga, Latvia from June 15-18, 2009. This event
has historically assembled scholars, governments and advocates with interests
in diversity and community. The concept of diversity is approached as a positive
aspect of a globalized world, reflecting in numerous ways our present world
order. The Conference supports a move away from simple affirmations of diversity
to nuanced accounts of the effects and uses of diversity on actual communities
around the world. Details about submissions (to be reviewed less than four
weeks after submission) are to be found at the following conference website:
http://d09.cgpublisher.com/
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS (all prices in U.S. dollars).
BOOKS
An-Na`im, Abdullahi Ahmed (2008) Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating
the Future of Shari`a (Harvard UP) $28.00
Solon Ardittis and Frank Laczko (eds) (2008) Assessing the Costs and Impacts
of Migration Policy: An International Comparison (International Organization
for Migration) $32.00
Banchoff, Thomas (ed) (2007) Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism (Oxford
UP) $29.95
Bell, Daniel A. (ed) (2007) Confucian Political Ethics (Princeton UP) $60.00
Bell, Daniel A. (2008) China's New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life
in a Changing Society (Princeton UP) $17.79
Brahm Levey, Geoffrey (ed) (2008) Political Theory and Australian Multiculturalism
(Berghahn Books) $90.00
Choudhry, Sujit (ed) (2008) Constitutional Design for Divided Societies: Integration
or Accommodation? (Oxford UP) $100.00
Council of Europe (2008) Reconciling Migrants’ Well-being and the Public
Interest: Welfare State, Firms and Citizenship in Transition (Council of Europe
Press) $66.00
Craig, Gary, Tania Burchardt & David Gordon (eds) (2008) Social Justice
and Public Policy: Seeking Fairness in Diverse Societies (Policy Press) $36.95
Greenwalt, Kent (2007) Religion and the Constitution Vol. 2 Establishment
and Fairness (Princeton UP) $32.40
Haddad, Emma (2008) The Refugee in International Society (Cambridge UP) $29.99
Jovanovic, Miodrag & Kristin Henrard (eds) (2008) Sovereignty and Diversity
(Eleven International) $85.00
Jung, Courtney (2008) The Moral Force of Indigenous Politics: Critical Liberalism
and the Zapatistas (Cambridge UP) $53.55
Junn, Jane (2008) New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and
Immigrant Politics (Cambridge UP) $25.99
Kostakopoulou, Dora (2008) The Future Governance of Citizenship (Cambridge
UP) $48.00
Kymlicka, Will and Bashir Bashir (eds) (2008) The Politics of Reconciliation
in Multicultural Societies (Oxford UP) $72.00
Lenzerini, Federico (ed) (2008) Reparations for Indigenous Peoples: International
and Comparative Perspectives (Oxford UP) $140.00
Marchak, Patricia (2008) No Easy Fix: Global Responses to Internal Wars and
Crimes against Humanity (McGill-Queen's UP) $29.95
Marchetti, Raffaele (2008) Global Democracy: For and Against: Ethical Theory,
Institutional Design and Social Struggles (Routledge) $130.00
Massey, Douglas S. (ed) (2008) New Faces in New Places: The Changing Geography
of American Immigration (Russell Sage) $34.00
Mulaj, Klejda (2008) Politics of Ethnic Cleansing: Nation-State Building and
Provision of In/Security in Twentieth-Century Balkans (Lexington) $70.00
Nobles, Melissa (2008) The Politics of Official Apologies (Cambridge UP) $24.99
Primoratz, Igor & Aleksandar Pavkovic (eds) (2008) Patriotism: Philosophical
and Political Perspectives (Ashgate) $99.55
Schattle, Hans (2007) The Practices of Global Citizenship (Rowman & Littlefield)
$29.95
Reilly, Benjamin (2008) Democracy and Diversity: Political Engineering in
the Asia - Pacific (Oxford UP) $43.70
Telles, Edward E. & Vilma Ortiz (2008) Generations of Exclusion: Mexican
Americans, Assimilation, and Race (Russell Sage) $26.37
Trujano, Carlos Y.A. (2008) Indigenous Routes: A Framework for Understanding
Indigenous Migration (IOM) $21.00
Volpi, Silvia (2008) Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Youth Work
(Council of Europe Press) $29.00
Warnke, Georgia (2008) After Identity: Rethinking Race, Sex, and Gender (Cambridge
UP) $29.99
Journal Special Issues
Social Politics recently published a special issue on the topic “The
Challenge of Gender and Multiculturalism: Re-examining Equality Policies in
Scandinavia and the European Union” (Vol. 15, No. 1, 2008). An introduction
by Fiona Williams is followed by articles by Sarah Scuzzarello, Trude Langvasbråten,
Ann-Dorte Christensen & Jørgen Elm Larsen, Jenny Ahlberg &
Christine Roman & Simon Duncan, and Emanuela Lombardo & Petra Meier.
A Review Symposium on Will Kymlicka's Multicultural Odysseys is contained
in a recent issue of Ethnicities (Vol. 8, No. 2, 2008). Commentaries by Rainer
Baubock, Andreas Wimmer, Christine Chwaszcza and Gwendolyn Sasse are followed
by Kymlicka’s reply essay.
A recent issue of Ethics & International Affairs (Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer
2008) contains a symposium on the rights of irregular migrants, with a lead
article by Joseph Carens, and commentaries by Christina Boswell, David Miller,
Bridget Anderson, and Marit Hovdal Moan.
A recent issue of Essays in Philosophy is focused on the topic of Human Rights
(Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2008). An introductory article by David Heise precedes
essays by Per Bauhn, Michael Payne, and Eric Smaw. Essays in Philosophy is
an online journal, and full articles can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.humboldt.edu/~essays/.
The journal Brock Education recently published a special issue entitled ‘Citizenship
Education in the Era of Globalization: Canadian Perspectives’ (Vol.
17, No. 1, Spring 2008). An introduction by guest editors Michael O’Sullivan
and Karen Pashby is followed by articles by Diane M. Vetter, Graham Pike,
Patricia Burk Wood, Yvonne Hebert, Lori Wilkinson & Mehrunnisa Ali. This
special issue is available on-line at: http://brocked.ed.brocku.ca/
A recent issue of Citizenship Studies is dedicated to the topic “Contemporary
Dilemmas of Israeli Citizenship” (Vol. 12, No. 3, June 2008). An introduction
by Guy Ben-Porat & Bryan S. Turner is followed by articles by N. Eisenstadt,
Nurit Stadler, & Edna Lomsky-Feder & Eyal Ben-Ari, David Lehmann &
Batia Siebzehner, Amal Jamal, Yagil Levy, Hanna Herzog and Yoav Peled.
Third World Quarterly recently published a special issue on “Developmental
and Cultural Nationalisms” (Vol. 29, No. 3, 2008). An introduction by
Radhika Desai precedes articles by T. Winichakul, H. Moghissi, J. Barker,
G. Wu, M. Bunton and J. Spencer.
A symposium on Intercultural Education is found in a recent issue of the British
Journal of Education (Vol. 43, No. 2, June 2008). Articles by Rodolfo Stavenhagen,
Isabel Ferreira Martins and Marcella Milana are included.
A recent issue of Focaal: The European Journal of Anthropology contains a
symposium on Migrants, Mobility and Mobilization (Vol. 51, No. 1, August 2008).
Articles by Pauline Gardiner Barber & Lem Winnie, Elisabetta Zontini,
and Davide Pero are included.
A special issue of the journal InterCulture is dedicated to “Pluralism:
Here and Elsewhere” (#154). The issue seeks to present the diverse reality
of pluralism in different regions of the world. Articles by Jacques Lacoursière,
Michael Kanentase Rice, Zakaria Rhani and By Yara El-Ghadban, Emongo Lomomba
and Anna Ghiglione are included.
A recent issue of Directions, magazine of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
(CRRF), is devoted to the theme “Diaspora, Communities, Identity, Belonging
and Citizenship” (Vol. 4, No. 2, 2008). Guest-edited by Ayman Al-Yassini,
this issue explores relationships between Canada and some of its racialized
Diaspora communities.
A recent issue of the London Review of Education is a special edition on “Education
for Democratic Citizenship: Diversity and National Identity” (Vol. 6,
No. 1, 2008). Articles by B. Crick, A. Osler, H. Starkey, and J. Ginieniewicz
follow a special introduction by John Annette, Hugh Starkey and Dina Kiwan.
4. CALL FOR PAPERS
The European Yearbook of Minority Issues invites submissions for its next
issue (Volume 7), particularly articles in the social sciences that address
general questions relating to the protection of minorities, preferably but
not necessarily linked to developments, discussions or events taking place
during 2008. Articles should be 5000-8000w. A focus will be “Democracy
and Minority Governance”, and authors are invited to submit articles
concerning participation by minorities in democratic governance nationally,
regionally and locally. Reports and reviews (approx. 3000w) on national developments
in minority legislation and policy at the domestic level are also welcome.
General Editors are: Arie Bloed, Rainer Hofmann, Joseph Marko, James Mayall,
John Packer, Athanasia Spiliopoulou Akermark and Marc Weller. Potential contributors
should submit abstracts of 200-300w by email to co-managing editors: Emma
Lantschner (emma.lantschner@eurac.edu) and Tim Dertwinkel (dertwinkel@ecmi.de).
Notice of preliminary acceptance will be returned within two weeks. Deadlines
are as follows. Submission of abstracts: July 18; submission of completed
general and focus articles: October 3; reports on national developments: December
5.
The International Journal on Multicultural Societies invites submissions on
the “Human Rights of Migrants”. Migrants are entitled to fundamental
human rights without discrimination, such as rights against exploitation,
employment rights, protection from discrimination and equality before the
law. This issue will examine the human rights of migrants from a legal perspective,
and also include analyses of historical developments and sociological, economic
and political factors which affect the migrants’ human rights. Submissions
should be sent directly to the Guest-editors, Kristina Touzenis (kritouze@hotmail.com)
& Ryszard Cholewinski (rcholewinski@iom.int) before September 30, 2008.
In 2009, The Native Studies Review, a refereed bi-annual journal published
by the Native Studies Department of the University of Saskatchewan, will have
a special issue marking the 40th anniversary of the Canadian Government’s
1969 policy proposal for Indian Affairs, entitled “Statement of the
Government of Canada on Indian Policy”, popularly known as the “White
Paper”. This document called for a repeal of the Indian Act, abrogation
of treaties, and abolition of reserves. The Editors of Native Studies Review
welcome submissions for this special issue assessing and reflecting upon the
four decades of Canadian Indian Affairs policy. The submission deadline is
December 1, 2008. For more information, contact Robert Alexander Innes (email:
rob.innes@usask.ca) or Yale Belanger (email: nativestudies.review@usask.ca)
or visit the following posting: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=162422
5. NEW JOURNALS
The Sookmyung Institute for Multicultural Studies invites
manuscripts for the inaugural issue of OMNES: Journal of Migration and Society,
to begin bi-annual publication in 2009. OMNES will publish research by academics
and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, business, arts and education.
The journal will emphasize themes such as the global movement of people, human
security related to migration, multicultural societies, identity, nationalism,
citizenship, ethnicity, diversity, and social conflict and cohesion. The deadline
for submissions is November 30, 2008. To submit a manuscript, first send the
title and a one-paragraph outline to the following email address: omnes@sm.ac.kr
or contact Sookmyung Institute for Multicultural Studies, Sookmyung University,
Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-742, Korea.
"Societies without Borders: Human Rights & the Social Sciences"
is a relatively new international journal co-edited by Judith Blau & Alberto
Moncada. The journal aims to publish scholarly analyses and progressive thought
on human rights and globalization. Potential authors are invited to submit
articles to the co-editors (jrblau@email.unc.edu & amoncada1@telefonica.net),
and books for review to Book Review Editor Keri Iyall Smith (kiyallsmith@stonehill.edu).
The journal is posted on the following webpage: http://www.sociologistswithoutborders.com/swb/
and the Brill website http://www.brill.nl/swb
6. INTERNET RESOURCES
The Canadian Coalition for Immigrant Children and Youth
(CCICY) is a voluntary organization that seeks to respond to growing concerns
over the lack of crucial services for immigrant children and youth at the
local, provincial and national levels. The CCICY has embarked on a project
of establishing working groups in several provinces, and its website now contains
contact info, event announcements, an electronic newsletter, and other useful
information. http://www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca/CCICY/index.html
7. RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College
of Education is offering an on-line master’s degree (Ed. M.) with a
specialization in Diversity and Equity. The program seeks to improve inclusive
learning environments and address issues of diversity and equity across disciplines
and educational settings. For further information and application details,
visit the following website: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/diversity
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papers, or upcoming conference in a future issue of this newsletter, please
contact us at cded@queensu.ca, or you can write to the Forum for Philosophy
and Public Policy, Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Watson Hall
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.