Folks,
There are a number of PhD grants available for study in several areas at the European University Institute. Deadlines are 31 January. bp
For further information, check out the website.
30 November 2011
21 November 2011
Pre-registration info
Dear Students,
We realize there is some frustration that course offerings in POS and EUR will be more limited next semester as compared to the selection we normally put out. Last year we were unable to make one of the full-time hires allocated to our department, and Prof. Zankina will be on leave for one semester. EUR majors should note, though, that they can take POS 401 Security Sector Governance in SEE for EUR topics credit.
Next academic year, we should be better staffed. We will have at least three topics in POS per semester (Phillips and Sardamov in the fall, Zankina and a new hire in the spring, plus at least one outside instructor each semester; Prof. Phillips may also teach a second topic in the spring). There will also be at least two EUR topics per semester, possibly three (Prof. Crombois will be on sabbatical and we'll secure a replacement for him). We realize this will come a bit too late for graduating seniors, but we hope they will be able to complete successfully their majors on the basis of the course offerings that are available.
EUR 302 Comparative Politics of Europe and EUR/POS 307 Research Methods in Politics can be taken for either EUR or POS credit – this is the reason they appear on both registration pages. You can register, however, only from the EUR page for the former, and only from the POS page for the latter.
We also wanted to remind POS majors that they can substitute (from among the courses offered in the spring) EUR 405 The EU in International Relations or ECO 310 Econometrics toward the 9 cr. hours of POS 400-level courses they need to take. Students double-majoring in EUR and POS should make sure that they do not double-count more than 3 courses. Students taking one as a major and the other as a minor can double-count at most two courses.
In case anyone has questions regarding our course offerings or major requirements, please come by to see your advisor or talk to the professors teaching the courses you are interested in.
We do hope we will all have a productive and at least slightly enjoyable spring semester.
We realize there is some frustration that course offerings in POS and EUR will be more limited next semester as compared to the selection we normally put out. Last year we were unable to make one of the full-time hires allocated to our department, and Prof. Zankina will be on leave for one semester. EUR majors should note, though, that they can take POS 401 Security Sector Governance in SEE for EUR topics credit.
Next academic year, we should be better staffed. We will have at least three topics in POS per semester (Phillips and Sardamov in the fall, Zankina and a new hire in the spring, plus at least one outside instructor each semester; Prof. Phillips may also teach a second topic in the spring). There will also be at least two EUR topics per semester, possibly three (Prof. Crombois will be on sabbatical and we'll secure a replacement for him). We realize this will come a bit too late for graduating seniors, but we hope they will be able to complete successfully their majors on the basis of the course offerings that are available.
EUR 302 Comparative Politics of Europe and EUR/POS 307 Research Methods in Politics can be taken for either EUR or POS credit – this is the reason they appear on both registration pages. You can register, however, only from the EUR page for the former, and only from the POS page for the latter.
We also wanted to remind POS majors that they can substitute (from among the courses offered in the spring) EUR 405 The EU in International Relations or ECO 310 Econometrics toward the 9 cr. hours of POS 400-level courses they need to take. Students double-majoring in EUR and POS should make sure that they do not double-count more than 3 courses. Students taking one as a major and the other as a minor can double-count at most two courses.
In case anyone has questions regarding our course offerings or major requirements, please come by to see your advisor or talk to the professors teaching the courses you are interested in.
We do hope we will all have a productive and at least slightly enjoyable spring semester.
06 November 2011
Dear Folks,
Here are the readings for the fall 2011 state exams in EUR and POS. The procedure for the state exams can be found on the site of the Registrars' Office. BP
EUR STATE EXAM READINGS (FALL 2011)
George Soros. "Does the Euro have a future?"
Yves Surel. "The European Union and the challenges of populism"
POS STATE EXAM READINGS (FALL 2011)
Clay Shirky, "The Political Power of Social Media." Foreign Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2011 (available on EBSCOhost)
Klaus Segbers, "Global Politics and the Collapse of the Political West Divide: The Emerging New Global Landscape." Panorama, Jan. 2009
Here are the readings for the fall 2011 state exams in EUR and POS. The procedure for the state exams can be found on the site of the Registrars' Office. BP
EUR STATE EXAM READINGS (FALL 2011)
George Soros. "Does the Euro have a future?"
Yves Surel. "The European Union and the challenges of populism"
POS STATE EXAM READINGS (FALL 2011)
Clay Shirky, "The Political Power of Social Media." Foreign Affairs, Jan./Feb. 2011 (available on EBSCOhost)
Klaus Segbers, "Global Politics and the Collapse of the Political West Divide: The Emerging New Global Landscape." Panorama, Jan. 2009
03 November 2011
UN Regional Academy Young Scholars’ Conference
Hello everyone,
An interesting confernce in UN's headquarters in Vienna this January. Deadline for applications is December 1, 2011. I am attaching the full call for papers as there is no separate internet link. EZ
CALL FOR PAPERS: UN Agencies Connecting with Academics and the Civil Society Conference. UN Regional Academy Young Scholars’ Conference (13.01.2012, DL 01.12.)
The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) is a global professional association of educational and research institutions, individual scholars, and practitioners active in conducting research on the United Nations, international organizations, and global governance topics. ACUNS thus aims to provide an interactive platform between academia and the activities of the UN agencies.
In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Information System (UNIS), the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the University of Vienna, Webster University, Transparency International, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (ÖIIP), the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and the International Peace Institute (IPI), ACUNS is pleased to announce the Conference on “UN Agencies Connecting with Academics and the Civil Society”. The Conference will take place in Vienna, on January 11-13, 2012 at the United Nations Office in Vienna. The conference language is English. The themes, this year, are nuclear security, energy for all, the green economy and development, corruption, and e-learning platforms. For information on the programme, please check www.acuns.org
The third day of the event will be dedicated to a Young Scholars’ Conference. The Young Scholars’ Conference will also mark the inauguration of the UN Regional Academy, a tri-national effort (Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary), aiming at providing graduate and post-graduate students with the opportunity to further their understanding of the UN and its activity.
THEMES
Proposals are invited for papers focusing on the following themes:
Energy: access for all
Nuclear security and global governance
Global zero(complete nuclear disarmament: fiction or reality
Green economy and development
Corruption
Education and public awareness.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A 300 word abstracts and the affiliation details should be submitted in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, in the following order: 1) author(s), 2) affiliation, 3) email address, 4) title of abstract, 5) body of abstract 6) theme being addressed (from list above). The abstract and details can be sent to acuns.vienna@gmail.com with the name of the conference specified in the subject line by December 1.
We will acknowledge the receipt of your proposal and respond to all paper proposals submitted. If your paper is accepted a notification of acceptance will be sent to you by December 15. Your confirmation of attendance will be expected by January 1, 2012. By January 6, 2012 the full paper is to be sent according with the style standards provided to the accepted participants by organizers.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The conference will give young scholars and researchers the opportunity to discuss current issues on the agenda of the UN. The papers presented and discussed will also be published on the website and hopefully in a book edited by ACUNS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There is no registration fee for participating at the conference. However, participants will have to cover their travel and accommodation costs. For those interested, information on affordable accommodation close to the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) will be provided. The conference venue is UNOV and the language of the conference is English.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your papers and to a successful conference. Should you have any further questions, please address them to Maria Idomir (maria.idomir@gmail.com) and Laetitia Sengseis (sela@hansen.at).
Best regards,
Conference Secretariat
ACUNS Vienna Liaison Office
An interesting confernce in UN's headquarters in Vienna this January. Deadline for applications is December 1, 2011. I am attaching the full call for papers as there is no separate internet link. EZ
CALL FOR PAPERS: UN Agencies Connecting with Academics and the Civil Society Conference. UN Regional Academy Young Scholars’ Conference (13.01.2012, DL 01.12.)
The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) is a global professional association of educational and research institutions, individual scholars, and practitioners active in conducting research on the United Nations, international organizations, and global governance topics. ACUNS thus aims to provide an interactive platform between academia and the activities of the UN agencies.
In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Information System (UNIS), the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the University of Vienna, Webster University, Transparency International, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (ÖIIP), the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and the International Peace Institute (IPI), ACUNS is pleased to announce the Conference on “UN Agencies Connecting with Academics and the Civil Society”. The Conference will take place in Vienna, on January 11-13, 2012 at the United Nations Office in Vienna. The conference language is English. The themes, this year, are nuclear security, energy for all, the green economy and development, corruption, and e-learning platforms. For information on the programme, please check www.acuns.org
The third day of the event will be dedicated to a Young Scholars’ Conference. The Young Scholars’ Conference will also mark the inauguration of the UN Regional Academy, a tri-national effort (Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary), aiming at providing graduate and post-graduate students with the opportunity to further their understanding of the UN and its activity.
THEMES
Proposals are invited for papers focusing on the following themes:
Energy: access for all
Nuclear security and global governance
Global zero(complete nuclear disarmament: fiction or reality
Green economy and development
Corruption
Education and public awareness.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A 300 word abstracts and the affiliation details should be submitted in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, in the following order: 1) author(s), 2) affiliation, 3) email address, 4) title of abstract, 5) body of abstract 6) theme being addressed (from list above). The abstract and details can be sent to acuns.vienna@gmail.com with the name of the conference specified in the subject line by December 1.
We will acknowledge the receipt of your proposal and respond to all paper proposals submitted. If your paper is accepted a notification of acceptance will be sent to you by December 15. Your confirmation of attendance will be expected by January 1, 2012. By January 6, 2012 the full paper is to be sent according with the style standards provided to the accepted participants by organizers.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The conference will give young scholars and researchers the opportunity to discuss current issues on the agenda of the UN. The papers presented and discussed will also be published on the website and hopefully in a book edited by ACUNS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There is no registration fee for participating at the conference. However, participants will have to cover their travel and accommodation costs. For those interested, information on affordable accommodation close to the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) will be provided. The conference venue is UNOV and the language of the conference is English.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your papers and to a successful conference. Should you have any further questions, please address them to Maria Idomir (maria.idomir@gmail.com) and Laetitia Sengseis (sela@hansen.at).
Best regards,
Conference Secretariat
ACUNS Vienna Liaison Office
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