From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Wed Apr 9 04:30:53 2008 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Wed Apr 9 04:33:15 2008 Subject: [Tps] CFP - Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking, Memphis, TN October 17-18 2008 Message-ID: <550f31d00804090130r29ea306h8ddb2897aaad7215@mail.gmail.com> Call for Proposals 2008 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking October 17-18, Memphis, TN www.GandhiKingConference.org Conference Theme: "Continuing the Dream?Constructing the World House" "We have inherited a large house, a great "world house" in which we have to live together?black and white, Easterner and Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu?a family unduly separated in ideas, culture and interest, who, because we can never again live apart, must learn somehow to live with each other in peace. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing"-oriented society to a "person"-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation. This may well be humanity's last chance to choose between chaos and community." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, 1967 Deadline for Proposals: August 1, 2008 Notification of accepted proposals will be made by: August 15, 2008 The 2008 two day conference is entitled "Continuing the Dream?Constructing the World House". The conference will focus on practical ways we can each build the 'world house' that Dr. King referred to as the next step in creating the beloved community. Our house will be built on three pillars; nonviolence, social justice, and community building. All plenary speakers, workshops, paper presentations, dialogue sessions, panel discussions, and film presentations will fall under one of these pillars. Possible topics under each pillar include but are not limited to: Nonviolence: personal, political, social, and spiritual nonviolence Social Justice: Environmental, Economic, and Racial Justice Community Building: Nonviolent Communication, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue Processes, Multiculturalism, Exploring Privilege Proposals for the 2008 Youth Conference are also being solicited. Presentations that incorporate stories, art, music, video, or photographic displays are encouraged, as well as proposals offering practical tools and skills. Proposals should be submitted via the proposal form on our website at www.GandhiKingConference.org. This is the preferred form of submission, but proposals may also be mailed to the address below. Please note that a more selective and limited number of proposals will be selected this year. Allison Glass c/o Mid South Peace and Justice Center 1000 S. Cooper Memphis, TN 38104 (901)725-4990 From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Wed Apr 16 10:41:04 2008 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Wed Apr 16 10:40:21 2008 Subject: [Tps] Workshop on Frames, Framing, Frame Analysis In-Reply-To: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E4E7E05@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> References: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E4E7E05@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> Message-ID: <550f31d00804160741g6d1aa671m84da46fdd89514a4@mail.gmail.com> Frames and framing across the social sciences: A workshop 9 May 2008, 13.00 ? 17.00 Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Organizers: prof. dr. Dvora Yanow, Vrije Universiteit dr. Merlijn van Hulst, Tilburg University Frames and framing have been of interest to researchers working in a variety of disciplines across the social sciences. Not only sociologists (including students of social movements), but also political scientists (including policy analysts and planners), anthropologists, and linguists have been interested in the way actors frame the world(s) in which they live. Gregory Bateson, Erving Goffman, Donald Sch?n, Martin Rein, and George Lakoff, to name but a few, have written persuasively on the topic. This workshop is intended to gather together scholars across several fields ? including social psychology/social movement theory, management studies/mediation, public policy analysis, and linguistics ? who have recently and/or are currently writing about frames, (re)framing, frame (or value-critical) analysis, and the like. We also welcome people interested in learning more about this kind of research. The workshop is designed to address the question of how the disciplines represented by invited and attending scholars have defined, explored, and treated these concepts, as a way of assessing their use across disciplinary boundaries. Program 13:00 ? 13:15 Introduction and welcome 13:15 ? 15:30 Framing across the disciplines prof. dr. Bert Klandermans, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit prof. dr. Barbara Gray, Belle van Zuylen Chair, Utrecht University and Pennsylvania State University (USA) dr. David Laws, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam dr. Alan Cienki, Faculty of Letters, Vrije Universiteit 15:30 ? 17:00 General group discussion & directions toward future research Location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam [Metro 51/Tram 5, halte 'De Boelelaan/VU'] "BelleVue" Building (behind the tall main building), Room 1H 17 Registration If you are interested in joining the workshop, please email Merlijn van Hulst (m.j.vanhulst@uvt.nl) before 1 May. There is no cost, but space is limited. From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Fri Apr 18 04:29:10 2008 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Fri Apr 18 04:28:11 2008 Subject: [Tps] ECPR Theoretical Perspectives in Policy Analysis, Standing Group - Call for Papers IPSA In-Reply-To: <550f31d00804180127j492f6764v7b489972ce96c50@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080417083313824.00000003560@DO-0N22201> <550f31d00804180127j492f6764v7b489972ce96c50@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <550f31d00804180129oe15f74fwd15a721166f7325d@mail.gmail.com> From: Nick Turnbull www.politologija.hr RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Papers are now invited for presentation to a conference on Constructing policy work in a changing governmental environment 13th ? 15th June 2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia convened by the Research Committee on Public Policy and Administration of the IPSA and hosted by the Croatian Political Science Association (CPSA), University of Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Zagreb. There is increasing attention, both among scholars and practitioners, to the practices and organizational forms through which policy is generated ? 'policy work'. The work of 'making policy' is increasingly recognized in the organization and practices of government, but at the same time, it appears to be more problematic, and the conference will provide an opportunity for exploring some of the ways in which assumptions about policy are being challenged. * Both academics and practitioners are moving beyond simple maps depicting the policy process in terms of 'advising decision-makers'. There is wide recognition that the work of governing involves more than the activities of government ? reflected in the increasing use of the term 'governance'. Policy work may involve linking the activities of a range of governmental and non-governmental bodies. * Policy is seen as extending beyond the control of the activities of government, and is reaching into the regulation of the 'life-world', in such matters as diet, smoking and child-rearing, where regulatory structures and practices are less overt. * Increasingly, there is an international dimension to policy work. On a global scale, bodies like the World Trade Organization or the World Health Organization become major sources of policy. At the regional level, the development of the European Union is a force for the alignment of policy practice in the member countries around a common model. * Regime change generates pressure for the transformation of policy practice. In Eastern Europe, there has been a searching for new ways generating policy, as part of the transformation of government that has followed the end of the communist era. On a global scale, the World Bank's agenda of 'good governance' embodies particular assumptions about appropriate ways of 'doing policy'. * This raises the question of the source models of good practice in policy work, and the assumptions which underlie them. The conference will provide a venue for the exploration of all of these dimensions of policy work, both at an empirical and an analytical level. The conference will be a particularly suitable venue for PhD students to present their research, establish links with other scholars, and identify factors which can impede or stimulate research. Those wishing to attend the conference should apply on the web page (www.politologija.hr), and if wishing to present a paper, filling out the Application form. The application, including the topic of the presentation and a summary (one to two pages) should be sent by the 30th April 2008. Hal K. Colebatch Chair, Research Committee on Public Policy and Administration --------------------------------------------------- Dr Nick Turnbull Politics, School of Social Sciences The University of Manchester Oxford Rd Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom Email: nick.turnbull@manchester.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 4833 Fax: +44 (0)161 275 4925 Web: http://www.socialsciences.man.ac.uk/politics/