4th Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop on Perspectives on (Un-) Employment, Nürnberg, 13-14 October 2011‏

The IAB Graduate School's 4th interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop on Perspectives on (Un-) Employment aims at bringing together young researchers from different disciplines. The workshop will provide an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present and discuss their research in a constructive and international atmosphere. A number of experienced researchers will provide feedback and advice. The workshop will focus on but not be limited to empirical research in the following fields:
Labour market institutions and policies
Labour mobility and dynamics
Inequality and education
Qualification and skills
Regional disparities
The IAB Graduate School
The IAB Graduate Programme (GradAB) is a joint programme of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the School of Business and Economics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The programme offers a curriculum of different doctoral courses. The doctoral students work in the field of empirical and theoretical labour market research. The aim of the programme is to train outstanding junior researchers from the social sciences and economics disciplines in the field of labour market and occupational research.
Keynote Speakers
Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim)
Hannah Brückner (Yale University)
Proceedings
We invite Ph.D. students to submit an extended abstract (minimum of 2000 words) or a full (preliminary)
paper in pdf format to IAB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de. The submission should include your contact information (name, affiliation and email address).Deadline for submission is July 4th 2011.
Notification of acceptance will be given by the end of August 2011. Accepted students have to send in full (preliminary) papers no later than September 15th 2011.
Travel costs
For presenters without funding, a limited number of travel grants is available. Applications for travel grants have to be handed in with submission of the paper.
Conference fee
There is a conference fee of 40€ (including food and
beverages during the workshop and the conference dinner, excluding beverages).
Scholarship / Financial aid: a limited number of travel grants is available

3rd NECS Graduate Workshop, Belgrade, Serbia‏

After the success of the first NECS Graduate Workshop in Istanbul (Summer 2010)
and in anticipation of a successful second workshop in London (Summer 2011) we
are now organizing a two-day intensive workshop in Belgrade this Autumn focusing
on the topic Blurred Boundaries/Contested Geographies. The aim of the NECS
workshops isto bring young researchers and graduate students together in
fruitful debate creating a sustainable international network that meets
regularly throughout the year. Participants will find a platform where they peer
review works-in-progressand practice presentation and discussion skills in
preparation for academic conference participation.
While seeking to address the dissolution of traditional boundaries that mark
contemporary visual culture,with Blurred Boundaries/Contested Geographies we
hope to bring together a variety of research on the intersection between
mediation, representation and globalization. Blurred Boundaries/Contested
Geographies takes inspiration from the workshop’s location to encourage
discussions on the cinematic representations of divided and damaged landscapes.
The breadth of the workshop encompasses the geographies of both the shifting
frontiers in political/geographical/cultural landscapes, as well as those of
changing media ontologies which impact on the morphology of representational
space and image-migration. Papers are invited on, but are not limited to:
(inter)media modes of resistance to, transgression and blurring of frames and
fixed demarcations; interstitial spaces open to dialogue and transformation;
migratory aesthetics; distance and closeness; image appropriation;
genre-hybridity; globalization and its changing geographies.

Candidates are asked to submit a proposal (max. 300 words) with a short
biographical note (max. 150 words) to graduates@necs-initiative.org. The
deadline for submissions is 1 July 2011. The NECS graduate organizers will
select participants (max. 15) who will then be asked to provide a 3000-word
paper (excluding bibliography) by no later than 1 September 2011, to be
distributed among other participants in advance of the workshop. In order to
allow for a sufficient amount of discussion time, papers will not be read;
instead, participants will be asked to provide a short pitch of their argument
for a maximum of 10 minutes. Respondents will be assigned to each paper.
Discussion will take off from the basis of the papers and peer-feedback. In
addition to the workshop our program will include a film screening and
introductory keynote address. We explicitly encourage candidates to develop
their submitted papers further in view of a graduate panel proposal for the 2012
NECS conference.
The site of our workshop is the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, which was
founded in 1946 and exists as one of the oldest institutions of higher education
in the area of film studies. There is no fee for participation in the workshop
other than a NECS membership. Lunch will be provided. Participants are expected
to arrange their own travel and accommodation. For more information on NECS
please visit www.necs-initiative.org.

Translating the norms of the Women, Peace and Security Resolutions into operational standards and practice within the UN system‏

Future directions for translating the norms of the Women, Peace and Security
Resolutions into operational standards and practice within the UN system
 
*Summary
*Peacebuild, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, is convening a series of workshops on different
peacebuilding and conflict prevention policy issues between March and June,
2011. These workshops are bringing together expert civil society
practitioners, academics and, where possible, their international
counterparts, to share information with each other and with DFAIT and other
Government of Canada (GoC) officials. The goal is to generate specific,
up-to-date information and analysis as well as policy and programming
options for Canadian civil society and government to respond to policy
developments and emerging trends.
 
 
 
The workshops focus on:
 
1.      Next generation peacebuilding and conflict prevention issues
 
2.      Women�s political participation in post-conflict transitions
 
3.      Environmental and natural resource cooperation and transformation in
post-conflict situations
 
4.      Regional trends in peacebuilding in Latin America
 
5.      Future directions for translating the norms of the Women, Peace and
Security Resolutions into operational standards and practice within the UN
system
 
6.      The changing nature of non-governmental peacebuilding.
 
 
 
*Call for Issue Papers
*To provide up-to-date, expert background information for discussion at the
workshop focusing on �*Future directions for translating the norms of the
Women, Peace and Security Resolutions into operational standards and
practice within the UN system,�* Peacebuild is currently seeking to
commission two or three issue papers.
 
 
 
The four UNSC Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security establish
internationally sanctioned norms on the prevention of violence against
women, prosecution of sexual violence, access to justice for victims of
sexual violence, protection of women and girls� human rights, women�s
participation, gender training of deployed international personnel, and
representation of women in peacekeeping operations and within the UN system.
Resolution 1888 mandates peacekeeping missions to protect women and children
from rampant sexual violence and asks the Secretary-General to appoint a
special representative to coordinate the UN mechanisms to fight these
crimes. Resolution 1889 calls for a set of global indicators to facilitate
regular monitoring and reporting. The UN developed system-wide action plans
on women, peace and security for the 2005-2007 period and for the 2008-2009
period, but is still struggling with designing a coherent, holistic strategy
for taking the resolutions forward across its agencies and country offices.
 
 
 
Each background paper should be no more than 20 pages in length. The papers
will feed into a workshop discussion the week of June 13, 2011, to which the
authors of the papers will be invited.
 
 
 
The aim of the issue papers and workshop is to *review and discuss obstacles
encountered and progress made in translating the norms of the resolutions
into operational standards and practices*. Another primary aim is to *generate
concrete, practical recommendations of approaches and resources to overcome
obstacles to implementation*.
 
 
 
*Some suggested topics*
 
 
 
The issue papers could cover lessons learned and trends on issues such as:
 
�         Experiences with the development of UN system-wide action plans;
 
�         Use of and follow-on work to the *Analytical Inventory of
Peacekeeping Practice* for addressing conflict-related sexual violence;
 
�         Integrating the content of the Women, Peace and Security
Resolutions into country-specific Security Council resolutions;
 
�         Experiences with and lessons learned by the UN on implementation
of the norms at the field level in one or more specific country situations;
 
�         Experiences with and lessons learned within one or more specific
UN agencies;
 
�         Experiences from the efforts of regional inter-governmental
organizations in the practical application of the norms (e.g. African Union,
NATO, European Union, etc.);
 
�         Complementarities and contradictions with other normative
frameworks (e.g. Millennium Development Goals; Responsibility to Protect;
Human rights frameworks; Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict; Children
and Armed Conflict; the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women; etc.);
 
�         How troop- and police-contributing countries can match their own
social change with institutional changes brought by UN norms;
 
�         Good practices and resources for police, military, and civilian
recruitment and training for peace operations missions;
 
�         Experiences with rosters and incentives for deploying qualified
and available women on peace operations.
Joint submissions are welcome, including submissions by graduate or
post-graduate students working with an established expert on peacebuilding,
conflict prevention or armed violence reduction issues. Particularly welcome
are submissions arising from ongoing research or practical field experience.
Issue papers can be written in English or French, but the workshop will be
held in English.
An *honorarium of $1,000* will be paid for each issue paper.
 *Expressions of interest are due Monday, April 18, 2011*. A decision
regarding the authors is expected to be reached by Peacebuild by the end of
the day, *Wednesday, April 20, 2011. *
*Completed drafts of the papers are due May 09, 2011* to allow for a review
and revisions. *Final papers are due May 27* and will be copy-edited and
circulated to workshop participants before the workshop.
*To be considered all expressions of interest (in English or French) must
include*:
   - a draft outline of the proposed paper in bullet-point form not
   exceeding one page in length;
   - the author�s CV;
   - a cover letter not exceeding two pages in length clearly articulating
   the candidate�s specific issue area expertise, stating his/her commitment to
   delivering a draft paper by May 9, 2011, a revised paper by May 27, and to
   participating for one day in person or by teleconference in the workshop the
   week of June 13, 2011.
The workshop will take place in Ottawa and is expected to include around 30
participants. Funding permitting, the authors of the issue papers will be
provided travel expenses to Ottawa from Canada or the U.S., or be asked to
participate by teleconference.
The findings and recommendations arising from the issue papers and the
workshop will be synthesized into a policy brief highlighting policy and
programming options aimed at improving Canadian government, civil society
and United Nations system approaches to translating the norms of the Women,
Peace and Security Resolutions into operational standards within the UN
system.
*Submit proposals by email to: prevention@peacebuild.ca and include in the
email subject line Women, Peace and Security Resolutions.*

CEELBAS Workshop, Sarajevo Revisited, 30 June - 1 July 2011‏

CEELBAS Workshop, Sarajevo Revisited, 30 June - 1 July 2011‏

With the twentieth anniversary of the siege of Sarajevo approaching it seems a timely moment to revisit the city and the myths that surround it. Today, the city and the region have been overshadowed by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the 1990s the besieged city became central to the future of Europe, to questions of international foreign policy, and indeed to the notion of western civilisation itself. Known previously only for its minor role in World War One, the city rapidly became a symbol of a post-Cold War world order in which ethnic divisions had replaced ideological ones, and barbarism was unleashed. At the same time, the city was understood as an exception in the region, variously representing Europe's commitment to multiculturalism, and defence of European Islam. This workshop aims to revisit the city in its many manifestations past and present, and explore its role in debates on Europe, the Balkans and the post-Cold War world order.

Contributions are invited for an interdisciplinary workshop to be held at the University of Bath, funded by CEELBAS, which aims to explore the changing representations and significations of the city. One strand of this workshop will examine literary, cinematic, journalistic and artistic representations of the city. A second strand will examine its symbolic significance in political and intellectual debates. Here, the uses of the city in debates on the clash of civilisations, multiculturalism, new imperialisms and the future of supranational bodies such as the UN are welcomed. Papers on any period in the history of the city will be considered, although the focus of the workshop is on the recent war and its aftermath.

Workshop Organiser: Dr Karoline von Oppen, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY

Please send 200 word abstracts of papers to mlskvo@bath.ac.uk

A publication of contributions is planned. by 1 April 2011.