From graff at uwosh.edu Wed Aug 16 10:30:19 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:30:19 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Fellowships: Policy-Relevant Research in Central Asia & the South Caucasus, apps now available Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060816102909.01abeda0@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information on the following fellowships, please contact ACTR directly. >American Councils (ACTR) is pleased to introduce new applications for its >2007-2008 Special Initiatives Research Fellowship. Applications for spring >and summer programs are due October 1; applications for fall and academic >year programs are due January 15. Applications are now available at >www.americancouncils.org. > >The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship, available through American >Councils, offers post-doctoral scholars and faculty up to $35,000 for >field-based, policy-relevant research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, >Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. >Applicants may apply to conduct research in more than one country, but >must plan to spend at least four months in the region overall. > >In addition to financial support, the American Councils Special >Initiatives Fellowships provide visas, international travel, and >insurance. American Councils regional offices located throughout Central >Asia and the South Caucasus provide ongoing logistical support - including >assistance with visa registration, housing, and medical care - to U.S. >scholars in the field. > >Eligibility: Applicants to the Special Initiatives Fellowship must: >--Hold a Ph.D. in a policy relevant field >--Possess sufficient language ability to carry out their proposed research >--Plan to spend at least four months conducting research in the region >--Plan to begin their projects no later than June 1, 2007 if applying on >the October 1, 2006 deadline (spring and summer programs) and no later >than December 31, 2007 if applying on the January 15, 2007 deadline (fall >and academic year programs) >--Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. > >Application Instructions: To apply, scholars must submit an original and >five copies of the following: >--An application form >--A two to three-page research proposal and bibliography >--A one-page research synopsis in the host-country language >--A policy-relevance essay >--A list of proposed archives (if relevant) >--Curricula vitae or resume >--Budget form > >In addition, applicants must submit one copy of: >--The inside page of their U.S. passport, valid for at least six months >after their scheduled return to the U.S. >--Two letters of recommendation (reference writers may send letters >directly to the American Councils Outbound Office). At least one letter of >recommendation must directly address the applicant's language skills and >ability to conduct research in the host country. > >Applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1; >applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15. > >For more information, please contact: > >Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars >American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS >1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 >Washington, DC 20036 >Telephone: (202) 833-7522 >Email: outbound at americancouncils.org >Website: www.americancouncils.org This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Thu Aug 17 07:57:34 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:57:34 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Articles Sought by The Journal of International Communication Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060817075659.01a230b0@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: >Articles Sought by The Journal of International Communication >The JIC seeks article submissions for two upcoming editions. > >(1) Worlds Apart: Bridging the Global-Local Gap >New communication technology can be a bridge between >communities separated by geography. It can be a bridge >between different socio-economic groups. Intergovernmental, >corporate and non-government institutions that operate >internationally have access to both intercultural expertise >and technology in communicating with each other and their >publics. Are they better at communicating with themselves >than with their varied publics? To what extent do >international governance structures see a need for direct >contact with their publics at grassroots level in relation to >democratising governance cultures through facilitating >participation? > >There are great cultural chasms between global, regional and >national level governance structures and ordinary people >in 'localities' throughout the world. Where >telecommunication bridges exist, and these are not >universally available, cultural chasms often continue to >discourage their effective use. How do plain folk in local >communities think of global, regional and national >institutions and the messages and policies that flow from >them? What are the practices, strategies, structures and >technologies that plain folk use to project their views at >national, regional and global levels - and how effective are >these? > >JIC 13.2 will accept for review articles that address the >issues outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers >for the generation of ideas. They are not meant to be >exhaustive or exclusionary. If a scholar is working on an >area, related to the above issues, that is of interest to the >multidisciplinary field of International Communication, s/he >is welcome to send an abstract to Professor Chitty. > >(2) Intercultural Communication >Editors: Naren Chitty & Lily A. Arasaratnam > >Research in intercultural communication is more relevant to >today's mobile and multicultural society than it has ever >been before. >Intercultural communication is being studied from multiple >research paradigms, especially in the field of communication. >The more we study the subject the more we discover the >complexity of the cognitive, emotional, and socio-cultural >processes involved in the process of communication between >individuals from different cultures. > >Papers addressing the following topics and other related >topics are invited for the special Intercultural >Communication edition of the Journal of International >Communication: > >Commentary on past research in the area of intercultural >communication competence, and directions for future research. >What are the major methodological concerns/challenges yet to >be addressed in intercultural communication research? >Innovative approaches to building new theories in >intercultural communication. >Commentary on or showcase of the value of collaborative >intercultural research with researchers from different >cultures. >How should research findings in intercultural communication >be pragmatically implemented? Are there any foreseeable >hindrances to such implementation? > >JIC will accept for review articles that address the issues >outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers for the >generation of ideas. >They are not meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary. If a >scholar is working on an area, related to the above issues, >that is of interest to the multidisciplinary field of >International Communication, s/he is welcome to send an >abstract to Dr. Lily Arasaratnam at >lily.arasaratnam at scmp.mq.edu.au. > >For either JIC issue: abstracts should be double-spaced and >no longer than 500 words. They should be submitted to the >Editor (address given below) by December 31, 2006. > >Articles that are submitted for review should follow the APA >style guide and must be double-spaced and no longer than 7500 >words. See http://www.mucic.mq.edu.au/jicfor style and >submission guide. They must be submitted directly to JIC at >the address below before the end of February 2007. >Professor Naren Chitty >Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of International Communication >c/o Department of International Communication >Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy >Macquarie University >North Ryde, NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA >naren.chitty at mq.edu.au >Please note: The Journal of International Communication now >offers an online version in addition to its hard copy >version. To view a free issue of The Journal of >International Communication, "The United Nations at 80," >please see http://www.mucic.mq.edu.au/jic/ > > > > >David Comp >Adviser in The College >Fulbright Program Adviser in the College >The University of Chicago > >Harper Memorial Library, 263 >1116 East 59th Street >Chicago, IL 60637-1513 >773-702-7488 (phone) >773-702-8615 (appointments) >773-702-5846 (fax) >dcomp at uchicago.edu >http://www.college.uchicago.edu/ This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Thu Aug 17 07:59:13 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:59:13 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Call for Graduate Student Submissions - International Topics Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060817075809.019ec0c8@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: Please share the following with any graduate level students you feel may be interested. >International Topics >Call for Graduate Student Submissions > >Graduate students in Old Dominion University's Graduate >Program in International Studies have published the first >issue of International Topics, and are currently in the >closing stages of the second issue. International Topics >solicits articles from graduate student internationally and >is peer-reviewed by Ph.D.s across the nation. Its features, >including book reviews, NGOs of interests, and job profiles, >are uniquely catered toward graduate students in the field of >international relations and international studies. We're off >to an exciting start but need your help to make this endeavor >even better. We're asking for submissions from IS/IR grad >students like ourselves who are interested in getting >original work published. Submissions should be sent to >arulska at odu.edu. > >International Topics journal publishes articles written by >graduate students nationwide in several fields including, but >not limited to, international studies, political science, >international relations, philosophy, peace studies, and >regional studies. Several features are provided in the >journal, in addition to the original research, which allow >for the specially tailored journal to address the needs of >graduate students. These features include reviews of books >of special interest to students in the IR/IS field, career >profiles, and chosen NGOs. > >Our focus on graduate students lends a unique character to >the format of our journal. As such, International Topics >focuses not only on the academics, but also profiles issues >of unique concern to the graduate community, such as career >development, continuing research and further educational >opportunities. The journal, thus, provides a valuable >resource for students in their continuing education >regardless of their post-graduate goals. > >Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. The journal >would like submissions sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Anna >Rulska at arulska at odu.edu. From this point the editorial >staff facilitates proof reading and distribution to a blind >peer review process. Each submission is reviewed by three >members of the Academic Review Board, composed of Ph.D.s >across the nation. The Academic Review Board recommends >acceptance, acceptance with suggested modification, or >rejection. Submissions accepted with modifications are >returned to author for resubmission. Upon resubmission, the >editorial staff will review modifications. > > > >David Comp >Adviser in The College >Fulbright Program Adviser in the College >The University of Chicago > >Harper Memorial Library, 263 >1116 East 59th Street >Chicago, IL 60637-1513 >773-702-7488 (phone) >773-702-8615 (appointments) >773-702-5846 (fax) >dcomp at uchicago.edu >http://www.college.uchicago.edu/ This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Mon Aug 21 09:22:39 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:22:39 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Articles Sought by The Journal of International Communication Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060821092237.01aa0ff0@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: >Articles Sought by The Journal of International Communication >The JIC seeks article submissions for two upcoming editions. > >(1) Worlds Apart: Bridging the Global-Local Gap >New communication technology can be a bridge between >communities separated by geography. It can be a bridge >between different socio-economic groups. Intergovernmental, >corporate and non-government institutions that operate >internationally have access to both intercultural expertise >and technology in communicating with each other and their >publics. Are they better at communicating with themselves >than with their varied publics? To what extent do >international governance structures see a need for direct >contact with their publics at grassroots level in relation to >democratising governance cultures through facilitating >participation? > >There are great cultural chasms between global, regional and >national level governance structures and ordinary people >in 'localities' throughout the world. Where >telecommunication bridges exist, and these are not >universally available, cultural chasms often continue to >discourage their effective use. How do plain folk in local >communities think of global, regional and national >institutions and the messages and policies that flow from >them? What are the practices, strategies, structures and >technologies that plain folk use to project their views at >national, regional and global levels - and how effective are >these? > >JIC 13.2 will accept for review articles that address the >issues outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers >for the generation of ideas. They are not meant to be >exhaustive or exclusionary. If a scholar is working on an >area, related to the above issues, that is of interest to the >multidisciplinary field of International Communication, s/he >is welcome to send an abstract to Professor Chitty. > >(2) Intercultural Communication >Editors: Naren Chitty & Lily A. Arasaratnam > >Research in intercultural communication is more relevant to >today's mobile and multicultural society than it has ever >been before. >Intercultural communication is being studied from multiple >research paradigms, especially in the field of communication. >The more we study the subject the more we discover the >complexity of the cognitive, emotional, and socio-cultural >processes involved in the process of communication between >individuals from different cultures. > >Papers addressing the following topics and other related >topics are invited for the special Intercultural >Communication edition of the Journal of International >Communication: > >Commentary on past research in the area of intercultural >communication competence, and directions for future research. >What are the major methodological concerns/challenges yet to >be addressed in intercultural communication research? >Innovative approaches to building new theories in >intercultural communication. >Commentary on or showcase of the value of collaborative >intercultural research with researchers from different >cultures. >How should research findings in intercultural communication >be pragmatically implemented? Are there any foreseeable >hindrances to such implementation? > >JIC will accept for review articles that address the issues >outlined above. These issues are raised as triggers for the >generation of ideas. >They are not meant to be exhaustive or exclusionary. If a >scholar is working on an area, related to the above issues, >that is of interest to the multidisciplinary field of >International Communication, s/he is welcome to send an >abstract to Dr. Lily Arasaratnam at >lily.arasaratnam at scmp.mq.edu.au. > >For either JIC issue: abstracts should be double-spaced and >no longer than 500 words. They should be submitted to the >Editor (address given below) by December 31, 2006. > >Articles that are submitted for review should follow the APA >style guide and must be double-spaced and no longer than 7500 >words. See http://www.mucic.mq.edu.au/jicfor style and >submission guide. They must be submitted directly to JIC at >the address below before the end of February 2007. >Professor Naren Chitty >Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of International Communication >c/o Department of International Communication >Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy >Macquarie University >North Ryde, NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA >naren.chitty at mq.edu.au >Please note: The Journal of International Communication now >offers an online version in addition to its hard copy >version. To view a free issue of The Journal of >International Communication, "The United Nations at 80," >please see http://www.mucic.mq.edu.au/jic/ > > > > >David Comp >Adviser in The College >Fulbright Program Adviser in the College >The University of Chicago > >Harper Memorial Library, 263 >1116 East 59th Street >Chicago, IL 60637-1513 >773-702-7488 (phone) >773-702-8615 (appointments) >773-702-5846 (fax) >dcomp at uchicago.edu >http://www.college.uchicago.edu/ This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Mon Aug 21 09:22:46 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:22:46 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Call for Graduate Student Submissions - International Topics Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060821092244.01a80ee8@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: Please share the following with any graduate level students you feel may be interested. >International Topics >Call for Graduate Student Submissions > >Graduate students in Old Dominion University's Graduate >Program in International Studies have published the first >issue of International Topics, and are currently in the >closing stages of the second issue. International Topics >solicits articles from graduate student internationally and >is peer-reviewed by Ph.D.s across the nation. Its features, >including book reviews, NGOs of interests, and job profiles, >are uniquely catered toward graduate students in the field of >international relations and international studies. We're off >to an exciting start but need your help to make this endeavor >even better. We're asking for submissions from IS/IR grad >students like ourselves who are interested in getting >original work published. Submissions should be sent to >arulska at odu.edu. > >International Topics journal publishes articles written by >graduate students nationwide in several fields including, but >not limited to, international studies, political science, >international relations, philosophy, peace studies, and >regional studies. Several features are provided in the >journal, in addition to the original research, which allow >for the specially tailored journal to address the needs of >graduate students. These features include reviews of books >of special interest to students in the IR/IS field, career >profiles, and chosen NGOs. > >Our focus on graduate students lends a unique character to >the format of our journal. As such, International Topics >focuses not only on the academics, but also profiles issues >of unique concern to the graduate community, such as career >development, continuing research and further educational >opportunities. The journal, thus, provides a valuable >resource for students in their continuing education >regardless of their post-graduate goals. > >Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. The journal >would like submissions sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Anna >Rulska at arulska at odu.edu. From this point the editorial >staff facilitates proof reading and distribution to a blind >peer review process. Each submission is reviewed by three >members of the Academic Review Board, composed of Ph.D.s >across the nation. The Academic Review Board recommends >acceptance, acceptance with suggested modification, or >rejection. Submissions accepted with modifications are >returned to author for resubmission. Upon resubmission, the >editorial staff will review modifications. > > > >David Comp >Adviser in The College >Fulbright Program Adviser in the College >The University of Chicago > >Harper Memorial Library, 263 >1116 East 59th Street >Chicago, IL 60637-1513 >773-702-7488 (phone) >773-702-8615 (appointments) >773-702-5846 (fax) >dcomp at uchicago.edu >http://www.college.uchicago.edu/ This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl