School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology POSTGRADUATE BULLETIN 30 OCTOBER 2003 1. PhD scholarship in organisational culture 2. TASA pre-conference seminar for postgraduate students 3. TASA/Social Science Postgrads get-together 4. Call for Papers: "Cosmopolitanism and Europe" conference 5. Call for Papers: Symposium on Global Challenges and Local Responses: Trends and Developments in Asian Societies and Sociology 6. Social Inclusion - Macquarie University Events & Scholarships 7. English Postgraduates Work in Progress Seminar 8. SAGES seminar 31 October 9. Bulletin Archive *********************************************** 1. PhD scholarship in organisational culture Value: $28,000 approx, pa. for three years. Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship to study in the School of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts at the Australian National University. The scholarship is partly funded by an ìindustry partnerî, Eraring Energy. Eraringís main power generator is a coal fired power station near Newcastle. The scholar will work on a project to encourage collective mindfulness as a risk reduction strategy at the power station. The applicant must be an Australian citizen and have at least a 2A honours degree or its equivalent in the social sciences. Industry experience will be a definite advantage. Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/sass25s.pdf Applications should specify clearly that they are applying for an APAI scholarship for which the contact person is Andrew Hopkins. Potential applicants should contact Andrew.Hopkins@anu.edu.au , tel 02 6125 4793 Deadline for applications: 20 November, 2003 *********************************************** 2. TASA pre-conference seminar for postgraduate students TASA is seeking expressions of interest from postgraduate students living in Victoria who are presenting a paper at this year's TASA conference. We are proposing a pre-conference seminar to be held at Melbourne University two weeks before the TASA conference, on Friday the 21st of November. This seminar will give postgraduate presenters a chance to meet other postgraduates who are attending the conference and also receive some feedback from experienced sociologists on their presentation. This seminar will go ahead if there are enough people interested in participating. This event need not be an added stress for the presenters, as it will provide a friendly atmosphere in which to discuss our papers and give us all an opportunity to get to know one another before we arrive in Armidale. Please forward expressions of interest or any other enquiries to Zuleyka Zevallos at zzevallos@swin.edu.au. *********************************************** 3. TASA/Social Science Postgrads get-together "Last month a handful of us got together in Melbourne as a way of getting to know other postgrads in the social sciences and to combat the sense of isolation so many of us feel in our little corners of the academic world. It was so good to meet others in similar positions to ourselves that we immediately organised another get-together. Therefore, if you're interesting in widening your academic network, please join us on Friday 21st November, at Trotters Cafe, 400 Lygon Street, Carlton. We will be meeting there at 6.00pm - feel free to come just for a quick drink or stay and have dinner with the group. This is a great opportunity to catch up prior to the TASA conference in Armidale. This is not an exclusive event, so please feel free to invite anyone you think will be interested in attending, and definitely do not be put off coming just because you as yet know no one (I knew no one prior to attending last month, and now feel part of a great little network!). Please let me know if you intend to join us by Wednesday 19th November by emailing me at kjbut@deakin.edu.au or calling me on (03) 9251 7008. I look forward to seeing you soon." Karina Butera, PhD Research Student School of Social and International Studies Deakin University Melbourne 3125 *********************************************** 4. Call for Papers "Cosmopolitanism and Europe" conference Royal Holloway, University of London, UK 22-23 April 2004 Cosmopolitanism has become a key concept for understanding social and political transformation in the contemporary context, offering an alternative to the continued centrality of the nation-state or the inevitability of (economic) globalization. At the same time, cosmopolitanism has made only a limited impact on the EU studies agenda, mainly in relation to questions of democracy and citizenship. Other dimensions of cosmopolitanism - postnational identification, emerging global spaces, global polity - have yet to find their way into mainstream discussion of Europeanization. Interestingly, cosmopolitanism is absent from European Commission and Council debates on integration, enlargement, the democratic deficit, citizenship, and civil society. This is at odds with the growing influence of the cosmopolitan dimension in contemporary political and social thought. Indeed, for some social and political scientists the EU represents the nearest thing to actually-existing cosmopolitan democracy. The conference aims promote greater interdisciplinarity in EU studies, and to this end is particularly interested to receive proposals for papers from sociology, political science, cultural studies, geography, and international studies. CONFERENCE THEMES 1. Rethinking Europe: networks, territory and society Cosmopolitan approaches seek to transcend the nation-state model and reflect the complexity of global-local relations in a way which has profound implications for the way the EU is studied. Central to this agenda is the emergence of new territorial hierarchies and the importance of networks in redefining European space. 2. Globalization: European experiences In EU studies globalization tends to be conceived in economic terms: an external threat to which post-Maastricht economic integration has been the (successful) response. More recently the EU has started to promote itself as a shaper of globalization through its 'moral framework for global governance,' a shift of emphasis which invites both a multi-dimensional understanding of globalization and an injection of interdisciplinarity into EU studies. 3. Cosmopolitanism and cultural identity The EU is sometimes considered to be an example of actually existing cosmopolitan democracy, which is at the same time seen to be an arrangement which promotes the nation state. Transnational networks and social movements have an increasing potential to shape Europeanization but have by no means supplanted national cultures and nationally constituted forms of social organization which are also sustained by the processes of EU integration. Please send an abstract of your proposed paper (300 words) not later than Friday 5th December 2003 to the convenor: Chris Rumford, chris.rumford@rhul.ac.uk Social and Political Sciences University of London, UK *********************************************** 5. Call for Papers Symposium on Global Challenges and Local Responses: Trends and Developments in Asian Societies and Sociology 14-18 March 2004 Organised by Department of Sociology National University of Singapore and International Sociological Association Venue: The Shaw Foundation Building Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore AS7, 5 Arts Link Singapore 119241 Tel: 6874-6664 (Maznah) Fax: 6777-0751 E-mail: fasmma@nus.edu.sg Background and Objectives This symposium is being held in conjunction with the annual Executive Meetings and International Seminar of the International Sociological Association (ISA) that will take place in Singapore from 14-18 March 2004. The objectives of the symposium are to present papers around the theme as well as to discuss the possibility of the formation of an Asian sociological association. A session devoted to this will be organized during the symposium. Theme The theme Global Challenges and Local Responses: Trends and Developments in Asian Societies and Sociologyis designed to be inclusive. It is topical as well as sufficiently broad to enable a diverse group of sociologists from the Asian region and beyond to participate. Papers should reflect on how contemporary issues Asian societies are facing such as global terrorism, disease/pandemics, poverty, political and economic imperialism, and other challenges, are being dealt with in their own regions, societies or disciplines. Participants are free to discuss trends or recent developments in particular regional, national or local settings or highlight the way in which the discipline of sociology has or should respond to these challenges in terms of theory, empirical research, methods, teaching, etc. This theme is broad enough to include any of the substantive areas of research and teaching that are found in the discipline of sociology. Examples of sub-topics around which panels will be organized are given below. However, it is hoped that papers and panels on other topics will be proposed as well. Poverty, Inequality and Development Religion, Fundamentalism and Global Violence The Sociology of Disease and Pandemics Contemporary Issues in Feminist Sociology Political Economy, War and International Relations Democracy, Equality and Diversity Globalization, Hegemony and Ideology Race, Ethnicity and Class Modernization, Modernity and Modernism Scholars, Traders and Statesmen in Diasporas Religion and the Social Sciences The Politics of Social Science: Beyond the Critique of Eurocentrism and Orientalism Abstracts For papers to be considered, an abstract of less than 250 words should be sent to the seminar secretariat by 30 November 2003 along with the registration form. Notification of acceptance of paper will be sent upon receipt of the abstract. Please send abstracts to: Syed Farid Alatas at socsfa@nus.edu.sg *********************************************** 6. Social Inclusion - Macquarie University Events & Scholarships During the week of November 10th -14th, The Centre for Research on Social Inclusion within the Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy at Macquarie University is hosting a co-ordinated series of conference and workshop events. Conference on 'SOCIAL INEQUALITY TODAY' Plenary speakers include: Professor Nico Stehr (Kalsruhe, Germany). Author of 'Knowledge Societies' and 'Practicing Interdisciplinarity'. Professor Boris Frankel (Swinburne). Author of 'When the Boat Comes In: Transforming Australia in the Age of Globalisation'. Professor Michael Pusey (UNSW). Author of 'The Experience of Middle Australia: The Dark Side of Economic Reform'. Themes for the parallel sessions include: concepts and theory, economy, welfare and health, immigration and refugees, media, recognition, and social critique. Date: WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 9am-5.30 pm. Location: W5A T1 AND W6A (various rooms, please consult the schedule on the Centre's website). Registration is essential. Registration fee (includes light lunch): $50 per head including GST ($20 including GST for students). Registration deadline: Friday, 7th November. The conference registration form and a full schedule for the event is available at the Centre's website at http://www.crsi.mq.edu.au Workshop on Recognition A half-day workshop led by Heikki Ikäheimo and Arto Laitinen (both from the University of Jyväskylä , Finland). With the support of the Department of Philosophy. Location/Time: W6A 720 Monday 10th Nov 1-5pm Workshop on Social Inclusion Paul Henman, Mitchell Dean, Kalpana Ram and Nicholas Smith will lead discussion on different approaches to social inclusion/exclusion. Selected readings to be distributed prior to the seminar, so registration is essential. Location/Time: W6A 107 Tuesday 11th Nov 1-5pm Workshop on Interdisciplinarity Afternoon workshop for postgraduates on the theme of interdisciplinarity. Discussion will be led by Nico Stehr and John Sutton (Philosophy, MQ), followed by a panel of postgraduates doing interdisciplinary research. Location/Time: W6A 107 Friday 14th November 2-5pm. Workshops are free, but registration is required. Phone: 98509171 or email: omodjesk@scmp.mq.edu.au *********************************************** 7. English Postgraduates Work in Progress Seminar Wednesday 5 November 2.00-5.45pm Thursday 6 November 11.30am-7.30pm VENUE: English Department (2nd floor, John Medley Building, Seminar rooms 216b and 231) Postgraduate students in the Department of English with Cultural Studies will present papers based on their research, covering a range of topics in literary and cultural studies, creative writing and media and communications. Afternoon tea and lunch (on the Thursday) will be provided, and the programme will close with a reception to which all are invited: LAUNCH: Public Works: Postgraduate Completions, Publications and Presentations to be launched by Associate Professor Joy Damousi (Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts) Thursday 6 November 6.00pm, South Lawns (opposite the English office) ALL WELCOME The programme is available on the web at Enquiries & RSVPs (for catering): Liz Kertesz ekertesz@unimelb.edu.au 8344 5497 *********************************************** 8. SAGES seminar 31 October School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies "A national debate on conversion? A case study of Hindu resistance" Prof Sudhir Chandra, Fri 31 Oct, 5:15pm, Indian Rm (Rm 136, 1st flr), Architecture Bldg A seminar organised by the Melbourne South Asian Study Group All welcome. *********************************************** 9. Bulletin Archive Current and previous issues of the postgraduate bulletin are archived on the web at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/bulletin.html