Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars “Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives”
University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign
June 30–July 2, 2008
www.reec.uiuc. edu/srl/srl. html
This workshop is part of the Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia; organized by the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and funded in part by the U.S. Department of State Title VIII program.
Workshop Moderator
Julie Mostov, Associate Vice Provost for International Programs and Associate Professor of Political Science, Drexel University
Workshop Goals
The central aim of this three-day workshop is to bring together advanced graduate students, junior faculty and other professionals who focus on the modern Balkans in various disciplines to discuss their work and issues in the field. Although massive political change and the Yugoslav wars regularly put the region on the front page of major newspapers throughout the 1990s, Balkan studies is still a relatively underrepresented field. The workshop’s objectives are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this field and to explore recent research paradigms and
resources. Comparative work is strongly encouraged. The workshop will provide a superb forum in which to investigate a variety of issues, including, but not limited to, the following:
§ State formation and democratization
§ Status of Kosovo
§ Privatization and the creation of new market economies
§ Ethnopolitics and the civil rights of minorities
§ The role of language (identity and citizenship; maintenance, shift, and endangerment)
§ Law reform, the writing of new legal codes, and rethinking intellectual property rights
§ Human security (terrorism, trafficking of women and children, organized crime syndicates)
§ Demographic movement (displaced peoples, diasporic formations, refugees, guest workers)
§ The culture of socialism and postsocialism
§ Education (rewriting of curricula; establishment of new institutions for higher learning)
§ Popular culture and contemporary society
§ The arts, social change, and postsocialist identity (literature, fine arts, architecture)
§ The changing position of Balkan states vis-à-vis the EU, the U.S., Russia, and the Middle East
§ Religion in the Balkans
§ Gender, especially changing roles and images of women in society
Workshop Format
Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants’ research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be available for research in the UI Libraryone of the largest Slavic and East European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop dates to conduct individual research.
Workshop Eligibility
The workshop is open to advanced graduate students and junior faculty in any discipline and professionals who specialize in the modern Balkans. To be eligible for workshop housing and travel grants, which are funded by a U.S. State Department Title VIII grant, applicants must be U.S. citizens/permanent residents and must state the policy relevance (broadly defined) of their research in the application. Limited space and housing grant available for international scholars. Depending on space availability, those who do not qualify for financial support may participate in the workshop at their own expense. Please see the Summer Lab website (url below) for more information.
Housing and Travel Grants
Participants who are eligible for workshop housing and travel grants (see eligibility) may also apply for additional research housing grantsa total of up to 14 days for graduate students; 8 for all others. Graduate students (US citizens/permanent residents only) may also apply for travel grants of up to $200. Please see the website for more detailed information.
Deadline
1 April 2008 for international applications (limited housing grant only) 15 April 2008 for US citizen/permanent resident applications
Application
All participants are considered Summer Lab associates and must submit a Summer Research Lab application and application fee. To apply for financial assistance, applicants must also submit a one- to two-page research proposal that includes a statement clearly indicating the policy relevance of the proposed research. Workshop space is limited.
To apply online go to www.reec.uiuc. edu/srl/srl. html and click on “how to apply” in the navigation bar. To request a paper application form contact:
Summer Research Lab
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
104 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
www.reec.uiuc. edu
Lynda Y. Park, Associate Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark@uiuc. edu
http://www.reec. uiuc.edu
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