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Conflict,Conflict, CitizenshipCitizenship andand CivilCivil SocietySociety 3rd-6th September 2007, Glasgow / Scotland

Key dates: 15th April 2007: Decisions on acceptance of abstracts by RN coordinators and RS conveners relayed to paper-givers and conference organizer in Glasgow notified of abstracts that have been accepted.

31st May 2007: Earlybird conference registration closes

15th July 2007: Final date for registration by presenters of papers

3th - 6th September 2007: ESA Conference in Glasgow Contents

The 8th ESA Conference / Glasgow 01 President’s Message 02 Full Program 03 Social Events Programme 05 Conference Information for Research Networks 06 Registration Deadline and Fees 06

ESA Contact Information 07 ESA Research Networks 07 The ESA Executive Committee Contact Information 08 Communicate with the ESA 08 The ESA Executive Committee 09 Committees (Members and Attributions) 09 Become a Member of the ESA 09

Conferences and Call for Papers 10 Workshops 10 Jobs and Open Positions 11 The Glasgow City Hall

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Dear ESA could we expand its presence European one and particularly members, within the European scientific qualitative data; we actually need community. Sixteen National to find new ways of storing Last December Associations of Sociology have qualitative knowledge, exchanging 2006 we held in taken part to our meeting, together them without loosing their context. Paris a meeting with Dimitri Corpakis, Head of the It is relevant to Sociology that more of the ESA Unit L1 at the DG Research, as our fundamental research is funded: Council of special guest. we face a situation where such National thing as a "European society" is still Associations at The meeting has been first of all a largely a fiction and many the initiative of chance for informing our Europeans still feel excluded from the President, of the Committee for colleagues of the current situation Europe-all issues that require external relations of the ESA ExeC of science policy instruments and fundamental research. and of the chair of the ESA Council. the place of Sociology within them. We had proposed also to our RNs Dagmar Kutsar on ESF and ESS, In the end, we decided about to come, but most of them did not Carlo Ruzza on ERA and FP, actions in order to advance on all react at all and others preferred to myself on ERC and ISE, we have these points; NA will send to ESA discuss separately from the reported on that situation and on lists of possible evaluators from National Associations. the efforts that ESA has set up for their countries, the ESA RN on fulfilling the task. Corpakis has Qualitative Methods will set up a Therefore we plan to devote to presented in details the FP7 and research project about storing these issues at least part of the discussed with us the means for a qualitative data, some participants newly established Council of ESA greater visibility of Sociology: in will work on the idea of an RNs in Glasgow. particular, he stressed the infrastructure devoted to the importance of the peer review exchange among sociology As I had already the chance to panels and encouraged us to play researchers (a sort of Center for explain, it is my personal conviction a role by proposing lists of Advanced Study), others have and of the ESA ExeC as a whole evaluators. He also stressed the engaged in studying a that ESA has an important role to importance of working in close questionnaire to circulate among play in promoting the role of relation with our representatives in all members of each NA in order to Sociology in Europe. For this the ERC (M. Castells and H. broaden the consultation process. purpose, our committee for Nowotny), of approaching external relations and myself are members of the FP committee at At the 8th ESA Conference in engaged in the Initiative for the national level, of activating a Glasgow, the meeting of the ESA Science in Europe (ISE) and work consultation of our scientific Council for National Associations together with representatives from community for defining our will resume this debate and all sciences in order to put on priorities for the future. hopefully advance toward building paper requests from the scientific up common views; I have already community for the development of Then, we had a general discussion invited Helga Novotny to science in Europe. The aim is to on the needs of sociology, with participate and hope she shall be put ESA on the position of special focus on issues such as able to come. expressing common views of the criteria applied in the EU science sociological community in Europe policy, training programmes, in relation to the core bodies of EU research infrastructures and peer Yours, science policy, namely the ERC, reviews panels. We raised Giovanna Procacci the FP and the DG Research. questions about compatibility of criteria such as "competitiveness" We have then proposed to all with sociological research, or about List of National Associations having National Associations of Sociology "excellence": is it in the social participated to the ESA meeting: in Europe to open a consultation, to sciences as in the hard sciences? Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, put on the table their views about Limitations due to a lack of France, Germany, Hungary, what is most needed for promoting available data have also been Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sociology, what are the brought in: we have more data at Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, perspectives of our discipline, how the national level than at the Swiss

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On the following pages you will find detailed information about the events at the 8th Conference of the ESA. You can read about the full program, the social events, the research networks and about booking and registration. Full Programme

Monday, 3rd September:

Tuesday, 4th September:

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Tuesday, 4th September:

Wednesday, 5th September:

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Thursday, 6th September:

Social Events Programme

Drinks at the Royal Concert Hall evening of the (Monday 3rd September): conference. Requiring Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall is the venue for the participants (rather conference's opening plenary. A post-plenary drinks than observers) reception will be hosted at the Royal Concert Hall ceilidhs are set Scottish allowing delegates the opportunity to network and dances to traditional socialise. live Scottish music, but don't be alarmed, there Civic Reception - Glasgow Science Centre will be plenty of help for (Tuesday 4th September): beginners (and a few Glasgow's City Council will be hosting a Civic drinks to loosen you reception on the second evening of the conference at up). the Glasgow Science Centre. In addition to the Located on the banks of the River Clyde opposite the dancing there will be an SECC, Glasgow Science Centre offers a variety of opportunity to view The unusual and exhilarating venue experiences amidst People's Palace which is Glasgow's social history the height of contemporary cool. Officially branded a containing the story of the people and city of Glasgow 5-star venue by VisitScotland, hospitality is provided from 1750 to the present. You can see paintings, prints within 3 iconic buildings. and photographs displayed alongside a wealth of historic artefacts, film and computer interactives. The reception will take place within the main Science Mall which houses hundreds of interactive science Walking & Bus Tours (daily): exhibits and puzzles throughout four open plan floors. Throughout the conference walking and bus tours will be book-able during early evenings. The bus tours will Ceilidh give a guided tour of the Glasgow's most famous (Wednesday 6th September): landmarks, while the walking tours will focus on more A ceilidh will be held for up to 300 delegates at The sociological aspects of Glasgow's city centre. People's Palace and Winter Gardens on the third

Additional details about the programme including more information about plenary speakers, information given by Research Networks can be found at the conference home page: http://www.esa8thconference.com/programmeinfo/index.php

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Conference-Information for Research Networks

Sociology in Europe: history of social sciences. Research Networks: In the Glasgow Conference there will be As stated above, the Executive considers the first meeting of a new consultation Conference Abstracts: that the RN:s have an important role in the body, the Research Network Council at The ESA Glasgow Conference organising organisation of the ESA. They form the 2.00-3.30pm on Monday 3 September. committee has received 1800 abstracts by backbone of the whole organisation. This is an initiative by Giovanna Procacci, the submission deadline. Initially there Therefore it is important that we have up- the President, and the ESA executive were some worries, because there were to-date information about them. Committee. As the RN:s are central in the few early abstracts. However, on the day of Information about RN:s can be found in the life of the Association, it was considered the deadline the organisers received 1023 ESA website. However, this information important to have a regular forum not only abstracts. The RN:s coordinators have can be rather scant and it is not always up- with National Associations, but also with received the abstracts as well. We are to-date. Problems have been encountered RN:s. The Executive and the RN:s will looking forward to a successful conference when there has been a change of there discuss together issues of current in a city that is interesting for sociologists in coordinators, and no information has been concern within ESA. The aim is to formalise many ways both historically and in the received. this new body of consultation in the present. General Assembly that will take place In order to improve the possibilities of during the conference. The selection of accepted abstracts is communication between the executive and made by RNs. In the past there has been RN:s - and between RN:s too - we would The purpose of RN:s Council is to improve some discussion about the variable quality like you send to Tuula Gordon communications between the ESA, so that of papers in the ESA conferences. Whilst ([email protected]) information members can raise issues with the we need to have beginners as well as more confirming the following: Executive, and the Executive has an experienced paper presenters, it is - The chair (co-coordinator or convener) of opportunity to consult RN:s nevertheless desirable that the paper the RN representatives. We wish that all RN:s sessions are interesting and successful. If, - The deputy chair (or names of co- send a representative to the meeting in for example, younger researchers are not convenors) of the RN order to address issues relevant to their quite ready yet to present in the RN - Membership or email list (at least the RN. The President, Giovanna Procacci, sessions, they could be encouraged to central core) and the members of the Executive will also present their research as a poster instead. endeavour to make this a forum where Of course rejection of abstracts is also one Having this information helps us to RN:s can also enter the debate that ESA option. communicate in a more effective way. has launched over sociology's needs and perspectives within European science This point is made because some Looking forward to a successful policy . We want to promote sociology and complaints have been received in previous conference in Glasgow! social sciences in the context of the conferences. We need to be as inclusive as European science policy and ESA is ready possible, but we also need to have a good Tuula Gordon, to play a role in building up common views conference. Whilst it is important to make Vice President of Research Networks among the scientific community of this point, it is also important to foster sociology in Europe.It will be interesting to inclusion and to promote younger scholars On behalf of the Executive and the RN:s have these discussions in Glasgow, a city in positive ways. Here the RN:s are in a Committee - Sara Arber (UK), Sokratis with a long industrial history and diversity central strategic position. Koniordos (Greece) and Valerj Mansurov of inhabitants and an important role in the (Russia) Registration deadline and fees

Delegate Registration Fees Early Bird Fee * Later registration** Delegate Description Western ESA Member £145 / 200EUR £179 / 250EUR Western Non Member £245 / 350EUR £280 / 390EUR Eastern ESA Member £100 / 140EUR £135 / 190EUR Eastern ESA Non Member £135 / 190EUR £170 / 240EUR Western ESA Student Member £80 / 110EUR £115 / 160EUR Western Student Non Member £115 / 160EUR £150 / 210EUR Eastern ESA Student Member £55 / 80EUR £95 / 130EUR Eastern Student Non Member £85 / 120EUR £120 / 170EUR Day Rate: 1 day £130 / 180EUR £170 / 230EUR Day Rate: 2 days £185 / 260EUR £230 / 310EUR 'Western' includes delegates from Western Europe, North Fees are in Sterling. America, Australia and Japan. Final date for registration for presenters of papers (otherwise 'Eastern' includes delegates from Eastern Europe, Asia (except paper will be withdrawn from the conference programme) = 15 Japan), South America and Africa, July 2007

* Early Bird registration = on or before 31st May 2007 Final date for withdrawal of registration is August 1st 2007, after ** Later Registration = after 31st May 2007 which there will be no refunds.

6 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association o Issue 24 Spring 2007 ESAESA ResearchResearch NetworksNetworks && CoordinatorsCoordinators Contact and Adresses

To date, the ESA Executive Committee Regional Network on Southern http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/emotions.htm has approved the following Research European Societies Networks. Sokratis Koniordos, Sociology of Families and intimate [email protected] Lives Ageing in Europe Homepage: Karin Wall, [email protected] Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/south.htm Homepage: Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/family.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ageing.htm RENCORE: Methods for Comparative Research on Europe Sociology of Health and Illness Biographical Perspectives on European Peter Mohler, Elizabeth Ettorre, Societies [email protected] [email protected] Robin Humphrey, Homepage: Homepage: [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/rencore.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/medsoc.htm Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/biog.htm Science and Technology Social Movements Luisa Oliveira, [email protected] Chair: Carlo Ruzza, Critical Political Economy Homepage: [email protected] Jan Drahokoupil, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/science.htm Co-chair: Thomas Oleson, [email protected] [email protected] Homepage: Sexuality Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/polecon.htm John Vincke, [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/movement.ht Homepage: m Disaster and Social Crisis http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/sexuality.htm Philip Buckle,[email protected] Sociology of Professions Homepage: Society and Sports Ellen Kuhlmann, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/disaster.htm Ørnulf Seippel, [email protected] [email protected] Homepage: Economic Sociology Homepage: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/profe.htm Rafael Marques, [email protected], http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/sport.htm Maria Nawojczyk, [email protected], Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Oliver Kessler, Sociology of the Arts Jens Zinn, [email protected] [email protected] Volker Kirchberg, Homepage: Homepage: [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/risk.htm http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ecs.htm Homepage: http://www.esa-arts.net/ Sociology of Social Policy Environment and Society Angharad Beckett, Kris van Koppen, contact via Sociology of Children and Childhood [email protected] http://www.esa-esn.org Chair: Jo Moran-Ellis, Justin Waring, Homepage: [email protected] [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/environ.htm Homepage: Sociology of Communications and http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/policy.htm Gender Relations in the Labour Market Media Research and the Welfare State Peter Golding, [email protected] Social Theory Margareta Kreimer, Homepage: Patrick Baert, [email protected], http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/commun.htm [email protected] Sara Falcão Casaca, [email protected], Homepage: Vanessa Beck, [email protected] Sociology of Culture http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/theory.htm Homepage: Rudi Laermans http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/gendlab.htm [email protected] Youth and Generation Homepage: Carsten Yndigegn, [email protected] Globalization http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/culture.htm Homepage: Bart van Steenbergen, http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/youth.htm [email protected] Sociology of Consumption Homepage: Evind Stoe, [email protected] http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/global.htm Homepage: On the ESA webpage you can find http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/consume.ht more information on Research Industrial Relations, Labour Market m Networks: Institutions and Employment * Guidelines for Research Networks Franz Traxler, [email protected] Sociology of Education More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ Homepage: Mart-Jan de Jong, [email protected] networksreportsept05.doc http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/labmarkt.htm Homepage: * What Research Networks are for http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/educa.htm More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ Qualitative Methods networks3.htm Shalva Weil, [email protected] Sociology of Emotions * How to establish a Research Network Homepage: Åsa Wettergren, [email protected] More info: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/qual.htm Homepage: networks3.htm

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President: Catherine Delcroix: E-mail: [email protected] Giovanna Procacci: Teacher of sociology, Université de Professor of Sociology, University of Milan, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Valerij Mansurov: Faculty of Political Sciences, Department Sevres, France. Deputy Director, Institute of Sociology, of Social and Political Studies, Milan, Italy E-mail: [email protected] Moscow, Russia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tuula Gordon: Executive Committee members in Fellow of the Helsinki Collegium for Elianne Riska: alphabetical order: Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Professor of sociology, Swedish School of Pamela Abbott: Finland. Social Science, University of Helsinki, Director of the Graduate Centre and the E-mail: [email protected] Finland Centre for Equality and Diversity, Glasgow E-mail: [email protected] Caledonian University, United Kingdom. Tommi Hoikkala: E-mail: [email protected] Docent, Research director, Finnish Youth Carlo Ruzza: Research Network, Finland Professor, University of Trento, Italy Sara Arber: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Professor of sociology, Dept of Sociology, University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Sokratis Koniordos: Lennart Svensson: E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor in Economic Professor of sociology, University of sociology, University of Crete, Crete Gothenburg, Sweden. Patrick Baert: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] University senior lecturer in sociology, Selwyn College, Cambridge, United Dagmar Kutsar: Constanza Tobío: Kingdom Professor of social policy, University of Profesora titular of sociology, Universidad E-mail: [email protected] Tartu, Estonia Carlos III de Madrid, Spain E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Louis Chauvel: Professor of sociology, Sciences-Po Monika Kwiecinska-Zdrenka: Analia Torres: University, Paris, France Sociology teacher and researcher, Professor of Sociology, ISCTE, Lisbon, E-mail: [email protected] Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Portugal Poland E-mail: [email protected] Communicate with the ESA

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President: Vicepresident for publications: represents ESA and chairs the executive Patrick Baert Giovanna Procacci Vicepresident for conference programme: Treasurer: Sara Arber presents budget and financial report, takes financial decisions Webmaster: Lennart Svensson Rene Bekkers

General Secretary: Secretary: responsible for records, general overview of helps the executive, updates members list, secretariat, relations to members cooperates with LOC secretariat Louis Chauvel Gisele Tchinda

Vicepresident for Research Networks: Tuula Gordon Committees (members and attributions)

Finance Committee: Committee for Conference programme: Committee for post-graduate research: Membership fees, conference fees, other Relations between the executive and the Student workshop, summer school, ESA financial matters Glasgow LOC prize Chair: Catherine Delcroix Chair: Treasurer Chair: Sara Arber Tommi Hoikkala President Pamela Abbott Sokratis Koniordos Tommi Hoikkala Constanza Tobio Committee for RNs: Valerji Mansurov All relations and communications with RNs Committee for external relations: Committee for communications: Relations with national associations, ERC, Chair: Tuula Gordon Website, newsletter, follow-up of ISA, other bodies Sara Arber conference preparation steps (with the Sokratis Koniordos committee for Conference programme) Chair: Carlo Ruzza Valerji Mansurov Daniel Bertaux Chair: Dagmar Kutsar Dagmar Kutsar Committee for publications: Rene Bekkers Elianne Riska Journal (with ES editorial board), book- Catherine Delcroix series, relations with publisher Elianne Riska (editor of the newsletter, with The Council of National Associations has Andreas Berger) nominated in Torun as chair of the Council Chair: Patrick Baert and of the Nomination Committee Daniel Constanza Tobio Bertaux. Carlo Ruzza Analia Torres Become a member of the ESA

In order to make it possible to join the European The registration page website can be found at the Sociological Association even between the ESA- following address: conferences and to provide an easier way for the registration, a new internet payment system has been http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/membership.htm set up. Individual Fees Regular Member Western countries 150 EUR Regular Member Eastern countries 50 EUR Students Western countries 50 EUR Students Eastern countries 40 EUR Institutional Institutions (with Journal) 300 EUR National Associations (without Journal) 200 EUR

9 Spring 2007 Issue 24 o Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association ConferencesConferences andand CallCall forfor PapersPapers ISA conference Marie Curie Conference and brain gain and the regulation of emigration of work force will be held. Globalisation, Conflict and the Series 2004 - 2008 Applications for the conference in Florence Experience of Localities Labour Migration and the Politics of will be accepted until 16th June 2007. Rome, Italy Prevention - International Politics of June, 28th-29th, 2007 Stabilising Social Fabrics There are Marie-Curie grants available for Florence, Italy, young and experienced researchers from For more information, please visit the September, 13th-16th, 2007 EU Member States and Third Countries for following website: each conference, covering travel and living http://www.sociologia.uniroma1.it/ISA%20 The Berlin Institute for Comparative Social allowances. Please send your full proposal RC47%20Conference/index.html Research (Berliner Institut für by electronic mail to: Vergleichende Sozialforschung e.V. BIVS) E-Mail: [email protected] Industrial Relations in invites applications for the upcoming tenth event in the series on "Labour Migration For more information on past and Europe and the Politics of Prevention - upcoming EUROFOR conferences, The Theory and History of Industrial International Politics of Stabilising Social including detailed application guidelines, Relations Fabrics", taking place in Florence (Italy) please visit our website: Athens, Greek, from 13 - 16th September 2007. http://www.emz-berlin.de July, 26th-28th, 2007 Throughout the conference, workshops Details of the conference and streams can and seminars on global labour migration be found at: trends and policies, international agents of http://www.cirn.aueb.gr/IREC2007/Stream organising labour supply, urban and rural s/TheoryHistorySyllabus.asp labour migration, the notions of brain drain WorkshopsWorkshops 2007 Luxembourg Income Study Introductory Workshop June 24th to June 30th, 2007

The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) and the United States). Tuition of €1,400 covers instructional Summer Workshop is a one-week materials, single-occupancy workshop designed to introduce The language of instruction is English. By accommodations, and full board. researchers in the social sciences to the end of the workshop, attendees will be comparative research in income fully trained to use the database Transportation to and from Luxembourg is distribution, employment and social policy independently. Workshop faculty includes the responsibility of the student. using the LIS database. We welcome the LIS directors, Janet Gornick and applications from researchers with varying Markus Jäntti, the LIS staff and guest The 2007 workshop will be held from levels of knowledge and experience. lecturers. In addition, the winner of the June 24 to June 30, 2007 (with departure annual Aldi Hagenaars Memorial Award will on July 1st). The Luxembourg Income Study has made present his/her paper (see Aldi Hagenaars comparable over 160 large microdata sets Memorial Award page: Download application that contain comprehensive measures of http://www.lisproject.org/workshop/aldiawa (http://www.lisproject.org/workshop/2007a income, employment and household rd.htm). pplication.pdf) and return it to Caroline de characteristics for 30 industrialized Tombeur by April 2nd, 2007. countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, The workshop format includes a mixture of Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, lectures on comparative research, Send your completed application by email Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, laboratory sessions and individual one-on- ([email protected]) or fax: +352-26 Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, one advisory sessions. Attendees will also 00 30 30. Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, be introduced to the new Luxembourg Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Wealth Study For information about LIS, see Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, (http://www.lisproject.org/lws.htm). http://www.lisproject.org. Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom

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10 Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association o Issue 24 Spring 2007 JobsJobs andand OpenOpen PositionsPositions Associate Professor of accepted into the program. Candidates programs as a pioneering doctoral training must hold a Diplom or a Masters degree concept in Germany. Quantitative Methods in with honours in political science, sociology, Social Sciences organization studies or related fields. CDSS doctoral students find a variety of Fellowships will start on October 1, 2007. special courses in all three areas (political The Faculty of Social Sciences seeks to fill Working languages at the Research science, psychology, and sociology) which for the Graduate School for Empirical and School are English and German. Doctoral are taught by an internationally renowned Quantitative Methods in the Economic and fellows will participate in a graduate school social science faculty. The first year is Social Sciences, funded by the Excellence program including courses and summer primarily dedicated to course work. In the Initiative, the following university position, school sessions. first semester, three core courses provide a starting in fall semester 2007 and at first basic overview on the disciplinary research limited to five years: The deadline for applications is March 15, fields, major methods, and social science 2007. methodology. In the second and third year, Associate Professor of Quantitative doctoral students work mainly on their Methods in Social Sciences Program details, online application form thesis, about which they report in the and more: CDSS workshop. They also participate in Application deadline is March 10, 2007. http://imprs.mpifg.de the research colloquium of their discipline. The successful candidate should be After three years students submit and qualified in teaching and research in the Flyer: defend their thesis and are awarded the area of quantitative methods in the social http://imprs.mpifg.de/downloads/IMPRS_F doctoral degree of the Faculty of Social sciences and in at least one research field lyer_Jan07.pdf Sciences. of political science, psychology, or sociology. The University of Mannheim provides an excellent research environment. The The professor is expected to support the Doctoral Program in Social Faculty of Social Sciences is renowned for English-taught graduate program at the its quantitative-analytical orientation. It has Center for Doctoral Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences at an excellent international reputation. and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS) of the Rankings and awards reflect the high Graduate School of Economic and Social the University of Mannheim international prestige enjoyed by the Sciences. This new associate The Center for Doctoral Studies in Social faculty. Closely connected to the Faculty of professorship aims to promote the and Behavioral Sciences (CDSS) offers a Social Sciences are a variety of leading advancement of exceptionally qualified three-year doctoral program for students of European research institutes such as the young scientists. political science, psychology, and Mannheim Centre for European Social sociology. Its mission is to train young Research (MZES), the Center for For further information on this job academics according to best international European Economic Research (ZEW), the opportunity see: practice with a strong focus on excellence Centre for Survey Research and http://cdss.uni-mannheim.de/202.html in research. Methodology (ZUMA) and the Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI). The CDSS is part of the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) Admission takes place on an annual basis PhD program in economic founded in 2006. The graduate school for the program starting in September. provides doctoral training in empirical and sociology and political quantitative methods and their application Deadline for application is April 15th, economy to business, economics, and the social 2007. Broad financial support for doctoral sciences. It is funded by the Initiative of students is provided. The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Excellence, an initiative by the German Societies and the University of Cologne will federal and state governments to promote For further information see the CDSS start a new joint PhD program in economic top-level research in Germany. This sociology and political economy this fall. website at http://cdss.uni-mannheim.de/ or financial support is a clear mark of contact: [email protected] confidence in the graduate school Up to seven doctoral students will be

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