Social Science in Eastern Europe

NEWSLETTER September 2008

ISSN 1615-5459 Publisher GESIS Service Agency Eastern Europe Editors Becker, U.; Schleinstein, N.; Sucker, D.; Wenninger, A.; Wilde, A. Layout Mallock, W. Frequency Minimum 4 issues per year; presently free of charge Print and Distribution GESIS Service Agency Eastern Europe Schiffbauerdamm 19, 10117 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49-30-233611-311, Fax: +49-30-233611-310 e-mail: [email protected] Printed in Germany This publication is financed by the German Social Science Infrastructure Services (GESIS) which is jointly funded by the Federal and State governments. GESIS is an institute of the Leibniz-Association.

©2008 GESIS Service Agency Eastern Europe. All rights reserved. The reproduction of excerpts is permitted but subject to the condition that the source be mentioned and against specimen copy. MACEDONIA ALBANIA Scientific institution Recent publication...... 4 European University of Republic BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA Macedonia (EURM) ...... 12 Scientific institutions MOLDOVA University of Sarajevo, Center for Journal description Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies...... 4 Revista de Filozofie, Sociologie şi University of Sarajevo, Human Rights Ştiinţe Politice (Review of Philosophy, Centre...... 4 Sociologie and Political Science)...... 13 Online journal POLAND Epiphany ...... 5 Scientific institution CZECH REPUBLIC Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Scientific institutions International Relations and Political Masaryk Czech Sociological Association, Sciences, Institute of American Studies Section of Sociology of Family ...... 5 and Polish Diaspora...... 13 Academy of Sciences of the Czech Online publications ...... 13 Republic, Institute of Sociology, Research projects...... 14 Department Gender and Sociology...... 5 ROMANIA Metropolitan University Prague ...... 6 Scientific institutions University of Hradec Kralove Faculty of Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Po- Arts ...... 7 litical Science and Public Administration, Journal descriptions Centre for Political Analysis (CPA)...... 14 FÓRUM sociální politiky (FORUM of Social Bolayi University, Centre for Population Policy)...... 7 Studies ...... 14 Central European Journal of International Journal description and Security Studies ...... 7 Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences (TRAS)...... 15 Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research ...... 8 SERBIA Recent publications...... 8 Scientific institution ESTONIA Ethnicity Research CenterFehler! Textmarke nicht definie Online journal Scientific institution Humanicus. Academic journal of humani- Estonian University of Life Sciences, ties, social sciences and philosophy...... 16 Institute of Economics and Social Sciences...... 8 SLOVAK REPUBLIC Scientific institutions GEORGIA Institute of Economic and Social Studies Scientific institutions (INESS)Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. Georgian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Political Science ...... 9 University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, Kosice Institute for Society and Health (KISH)Fehler! Textmarke n Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)...... 9 University of Central Europe (UCE)Fehler! Textmarke nich HUNGARY Recent publication...... 18 Scientific institution Online publications ...... 18 Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Sociology SLOVENIA and Communication, MOKK Media Recent publications...... 18 Research ...... 10 UKRAINE Network Recent publication...... 18 Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies WESTERN EUROPE in Higher Education...... 10 Scientific institution Research projects...... 11 CBEES - Centre for Baltic and East Journal description European Studies...... 18 The Analyst...... 11 Journal description Baltic Journal of Management ...... 19 LITHUANIA Recent publications...... 19 Scientific institution Research network...... 20 Vilnius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Sociology...... 12 CONFERENCES ...... 20

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 3 ALBANIA • Publishing (books, scientific studies, Master theses, study materials) • Organization of local and international seminars, conferences and round tables Recent publication • Developing an academic network among universities and research centers in South- • Albert Rakipi, Albert, 2008: Weak States & East Europe Security. Rethinking the Balkan Post-Cold • Scientific analysis and collection of War Security Agenda information for “policy makers” Tirana: Albanian Institute for International Studies. - 232p. • Coordination of the Alumni Association of the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies (ACIPS) • Public dissemination of knowledge BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA • Organization of the Film Festival “Pravo Ljudski” Since February 2004, the Center for Scientific institution Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies of the University of Sarajevo is the Partner University of Sarajevo, Center for organization in realization of the Project Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies “Disclosing hidden history: Lustration in the Western Balkans” (http://www.lustration.net/). Zmaja od Bosne 8 Teaching: The Center carried out its mandate to 71000 Sarajevo this date focusing on legal educational

programs for students of law and humanities, Tel.: +38733 668 685 judges, lawyers, professors, ministry personnel Fax: +38733 668 683 and human rights activists. It has also assisted E-mail: [email protected]; the university and law school curriculum reform [email protected] and provided technical and logistical support to Internet http://cps.edu.ba/ENGLESKI/index.html numerous legal and human rights organizations Management: Grebo, Zdravko Prof. (director) and projects. CIPS currently implements four [email protected] Master of Arts Degree Programs in cooperation Year of foundation: 2004 with several universities in the European Union Historical development: The Center has existed (European Regional Master in Democracy and under its previous name, the Law Center, since Human Rights in South East Europe 1995, as a macro-project created within the /ERMADHR; European Studies /ES; State Open Society Fund BiH. It has had a broad Management and Humanitarian Affairs /SMHA mandate to assist the legal issues surrounding and Gender Studies). the transition to a democratic state of Bosnia and Herzegovina through review and reform of exiting legislature and development of a strong Scientific institution civil society in order to bring the State of BiH closer to the legal framework of the European University of Sarajevo, Human Rights Centre Union. Zmaja od Bosne 8 Supporting institution: London School of 71000 Sarajevo Economics and Political Science, Centre for the Study of Global Governance; University of Tel.: +38733 66 82 51 Bologna, Centro per l’Europa Centro-Orientale Fax: +38733 66 82 51 e Balcanica; Karl-Franzens University, E-mail: [email protected]; Research and European Training and Research Centre for Development [email protected]; Library Human Rights and Democracy; University of and Documentation [email protected] Belgrade, Postgraduate Department of Internet http://www.hrc.unsa.ba/v2/?jezik=e Interdisciplinary Anthropology; University of Tirana , Faculty of Social Sciences; New Management: Madacki, Saza (director), Bulgarian University, Political Science [email protected] Department; Forum for Ethnic Relations Year of foundation: 1997 (Belgrade); University of Zagreb, Faculty of Department: Research and Development Philosophy; Ss. Ciryl and Methodius University. Department (usage of information/communica- Main fields: tion technologies, computer supported human • Organization and coordination of rights research, theoretical research, applicable postgraduate studies research and experimental development with • Coordination of research activities the aim of reaching timely and financially

4 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 justified efficient problem solving themes that ZECH EPUBLIC will be of interest to the Centre and other C R human rights organisations) Main fields: • Education and training, documentation and Scientific institution information, research and consulting; • Assistance in obtaining academic degrees Masaryk Czech Sociological Association in human rights, on the basis of existing Section of Sociology of Family courses, together with University of In February 2008, the new section of Sociology Sarajevo high-level education institution; of Family was established within the Masaryk • Realisation of education projects in the field Czech Sociological Association. The section will of human rights, organising seminars, serve as a platform for discussion, exchange of round tables and other activities with the experience and establishing scientific contacts. aim of promoting academic work. It is designed for scholars in the field of Co-operations: The Centre is an interdisciplinary sociology of family as well as neighbouring body and is co-operating with other similar disciplines. This year the section participates in institutions, non-governmental organisations the organization of the scientific conference and national and international bodies dealing “Reproduction or Intimacy? Towards a New with human rights issues. Its activities include Mapping of Czech Sociology of Family” held on national as well as international domain. September 26-27 in Brno. During the Library: The Library and Documentation Depart- conference the section meeting, devoted to ment (LDD) is an organisational unit of the planned activities in 2009, will take place. Human Rights Centre of the University of Contacts: Sarajevo, established at the beginning of 2004. Masaryk Czech Sociological Association LDD has taken over basic functions and tasks E-mail: [email protected] of the former Information Researches and Radka Dudova Library Department (IRLD) in human rights Institute of Sociology of the Academy of education. Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague Tel.: +420 222 220 924 E-mail: [email protected] Online journal Dana Sýkorova Philosophical Faculty of Palacký University, Epiphany Olomouc Place of publication: Sarajevo E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ceskasociologicka.org/?cz_rodina= Publication dates: since 2008, semi-annual Published by: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, International University of Sarajevo Scientific institution Paromlinska 66 71000 Sarajevo Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Tel.: +38733 720 600 Institute of Sociology, Department Gender E-mail: [email protected] and Sociology Internet: http://www.ius.edu.ba/Default.aspx?tabid=227 Editor- in-chief: Gunes, Ali Dr. Jilská 1 Subject area: English Literature, Social Sciences, 110 00 Praha 1 Political Science, Psychology, Visual Arts and E-mail: [email protected] Internet: Communication Design. http://www.soc.cas.cz/departments/en/4/42/Gender- Headings: Articles Sociology.html The journal is published in English. Main tasks: The Gender & Sociology department was established in 1990 to study the position of women and men in Czech society. It theoretically and empirically advances a concept of gender-oriented sociology extending to feminist sociology. The department combines the results of its own quantitative and qualitative research studies with theoretical research on particular issues and thus contributes to furthering the analysis of various specific gender issues. Other activities include teaching gender sociology at the university and giving lectures. Within the framework of the

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 5 department in 2001 the National Contact Centre Marcela Linkova ([email protected]) – Women in Science was established with the Internet: http://wsdebate.tetalap.hu/ financial support of the Ministry of Education. • Knowledge, Institutions and Gender: an The goal of the Centre is to contribute to East-West comparative study (KNOWING), debates on gender equality in research and 2006-2008 higher education at the level of state The research project is funded by the European administration, research institutions, Commission’s 6th Framework Programme and universities, in the research community and in is carried out by five national teams. The main the media, and thus stimulate the objective of this project is to examine the implementation of institutional changes in contexts and cultures of knowledge production, research organisations and, indirectly, the including the role of gender, from an “East- improvement of the position of women and West” perspective. The project investigates the early stage researchers. Direct support for ways in which interactions between regional women researchers takes the form of personal and national contexts and histories, hegemonic assistance and through seminars and discourses, institutional politics and practices, workshops. To support early stage researchers affect the motivations, research interests, the Centre runs INFOMAT information portal at epistemological frameworks, collaborations and http://www.nkc.cz. On an international level, the career trajectories of women and men in Centre has established close ties with Unit C-5 science. Women in Science at the Directorate for Contact: Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as Marcela Linkova ([email protected]) Internet: http://www.knowing.soc.cas.cz with similar organisations. At present, the Centre is involved in the development of the European Platform for Women Scientists. Scientific institution International research projects: • Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Metropolitan University Prague Europe: The Impact of Contemporary Women’s Movement (FEMCIT), 2007-2011 Dubečská 900/10 FEMCIT is a research project funded under the 100 31 Praha 10 - Strašnice Sixth Framework of the European Commission. It explores the relationship between the Tel: +420 274 815 044, +420 274 821 235 changing forms and practices of gendered Fax: +420 274 817 190 citizenship in a multicultural Europe and the E-mail: [email protected] demands and practices of contemporary Internet: http://www.mup.cz women′s movements. It is studying how citizenship is gendered, and how women, as Management Klíma, Michal, Prof. PhDr., M.A., ordinary citizens and activists, have been CSc. (rector) involved in challenging inequalities and injustice Organisation: The Metropolitan University across Europe. Prague, founded in 2001, is one of the first Contacts: private higher education institutions in the Hana Haskova ([email protected]) Czech Republic. Until 2007, it was named Zuzana Uhde ([email protected]) College of Public Administration and E-mail: [email protected] International Relations. Internet: http://www.femcit.org/index.xpl Teaching: MUP students can chose from seven • Stimulating Policy Debate on Women and Bachelors and four Masters Study programmes Science Issues in Central Europe( WS specialising in Humanities, International Debate), 2006-2010 Relations and European Studies, International The WS DEBATE project is a Specific Support Trade, Industrial Property, Public Administration Action in the EU 6th Framework Programme. Its and Anglophone Studies. As of the overall objective is the stimulation of policy and commencement of the 2006/2007 academic public debate on the situation and perspectives year, MUP also offers a complete Bachelors of women in science, in order to bridge the gap and Masters programme in English. These between policy developments and public degree programmes focus on International understanding of the related issues, and raise Relations and European Studies. Starting from gender awareness among policy makers, academic year 2007/08 the University is also scientists, as well as among the lay public providing a Doctoral study programme. The interested in scientific developments. This university participates in student exchanges objective will be realised by encouraging a within the ERASMUS programme. broad public debate based on the dissemination Research: Research is conducted at three of the knowledge gathered by the Enwise report scientific centres: the Center for Middle Eastern in the countries of Central Europe. Studies, the Center of Philosophy and the Contact: Center of Legal Defence of Industrial Property.

6 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 From 2007, MUP is publishing the peer- Research is provided by members of the reviewed academic journal "Central European Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. A Journal of International and Security Studies". focus will be on sociological research in Cooperation: MUP has developed close problems of the city (urban sociology) and cooperation with the Institute of International comparative research on the Polish and Relations (IIR), the Institute for European Policy German border regions (Internet: (EUROPEUM), the Industrial Property Office, http://www.uhk.cz/ff/fakulta/p81). Head of both the European Patent Office in Munich and the departments is Prof. PhDr. Lubomír Brokl (+420 World Intellectual Property Organisation in 493 331 242, [email protected]). Geneva. The University takes part in the activities of the Central and East European International Studies Association and works Journal description within the auspices of the Czech Association for European Studies. FÓRUM sociální politiky (FORUM of Social Policy) Scientific institution Place of publication: Prague Publication dates: since 2007, bi-monthly University of Hradec Kralove Published by: Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs Faculty of Arts Editorial office: 500 03 Hradec Kralove 3 Palackého nám. 4, 128 01 Prague 2 Rokitanského 62 Czech Republic Tel: +420 224 972 645 Tel.: +420 493 331 207 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.vupsv.cz/forum_soc_pol.htm Fax: +420 495 513 251 Editor-in-chief: Lisá, Helena E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.uhk.cz/eng/fhs Subject area: ”FÓRUM sociální politiky” is a reviewed scientific journal devoted to social Management: Grulich, Petr, PhD (dean), +420 policy in the broadest sense, i.e. to themes 493 331 201, [email protected] such as social services, state subsidy, health Historical development: The faculty was care, family, child protection, equal established in 2005 as third faculty of the opportunities, social security systems, University of Hradec Kralove under the name unemployment, labour market, wage policy, Faculty of Humanities. In December 2007, it migration, integration of immigrants etc. was renamed in Faculty of Arts (Filozofická Contributions are in Czech with abstracts of fakulta). From 2008 there are working two new main articles in English, contents can be viewed departments at the faculty: Department of at the journal’s homepage. Philosophy and Social Sciences (formerly Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Journal description Social Sciences) and Department of Sociology. Structure: • Dept. of Politology Central European Journal of International • Dept. of Philosophy and Social Sciences and Security Studies • Dept. of Foreign Languages Place of publication: Prague • Dept. of Sociology Publication dates: since 2007 • Dept. of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Published by: Metropolitan University Prague Archive Sciences Editorial office: • Dept. of Applied and Experimental Prokopova 16, Zizkov, 13000, Prague 3 Archaeology Czech Republic • Institute of History Tel: +420 212 411 125, +420 724 587 171 Teaching: The Department of Philosophy and Fax: +420 211 411 120 Social Sciences has opened Bachelor E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] programmes in Philosophy and Social Sciences Internet: http://www.cejiss.org and in Pedagogical Specialization in Social Editor-in-chief: Belfer, Mitchell A. Sciences in 2007/2008. From 2011 it will offer Subject area: Central European Journal of consequential Master’s degree programmes in International and Security Studies (CEJISS) is a Civil Education and Social Sciences for peer-reviewed academic journal. All teachers of elementary and secondary schools contributions focus generally on current issues (http://fhs.uhk.cz/ufsv/eng/). The Department of and theories of international and security Sociology offers a bachelor study programme studies, divided into 5 main themes: with courses in general and empirical sociology. International, European and Regional Security;

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 7 International Relations Theory; International Women and Science in Central Europe and European Political Economy; Area Studies Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Related to International, European and Czech Republic, Prague http://www.cec-wys.org/docs/re- Regional Security; International, European and claiming_a_political_voice.pdf Regional Organisations [UN, NATO, EU] as • Dančák, Břetislav/ Hloušek, Vít (2007): they relate to Security. CEJISS currently Central and Eastern Europe in the Process publishes two types of article contributions: of Globalization and Europeanization: Main Research Articles; Comment & Analysis. Comparing the Czech Republic and Poland CEJISS makes its articles available to scholars Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial and interested members of the public free of Analysis, Vol. 89 (Special Issue: Globalization: charge in both printed and electronic forms. Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe), p 227- 250. • Politics in Central Europe, Vol. 3, Issue 1+2, Journal description 2007: Special Issue on “Democratisation and Europeanisation of Political Parties in Cyberpsychology Central and South-Eastern Europe” http://www.kap.zcu.cz/politics/politics_2007.pdf Journal of Psychosocial Research • Lapka, Miloslav/ Rikoon, J. S./ Cudlínová, Place of publication: Brno Eva (2007): Is Globalization Overpowering Publication dates: since 2007, bi-annually plus Democracy? The Challenge for Ecology, special issues Economy and Culture Published by: Masaryk University, Faculty of Praha: Dokořán Social Studies • Večerník, Jiří (ed.) (2007): The Czech Editorial office: Labour Market: Changing Structures and Jostova 10, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic Work Orientations Tel: +420 549 49 7451 Sociologické studie/Sociological Studies 2007:4 (available at GESIS library in Berlin) E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] • Kyloušek, Jakub/ Pink, Michal (2007): Internet: http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/index.php Electoral support for the Communist Party of Editor-in-chief: Smahel, David Bohemia and Moravia in parliamentary Subject area: The Journal is a web-based, peer- elections in the Czech Republic after 1990 reviewed scholarly publication. The journal European Electoral Studies, Vol. 2, Issue 2, p. 151-163. http://ispo.fss.muni.cz/uploads/EVS/004/EVS_02_02 focusses on social science research into _1.pdf cyberspace, while bringing psychosocial reflections of the Internet impact onto people and society. The journal is interdisciplinary, publishing works written by scholars of ESTONIA psychology, media studies, sociology, political science, and other disciplines. The Cyberpsychology Journal brings out original Scientific institution papers, as well as theoretical studies and research meta-analyses. All articles are Estonian University of Life Sciences available on the web free of charge. Institute of Economics and Social Sciences Kreutzwaldi 1-1040 Recent publications 51014 Tartu

• Bednárik, Rastislav/ Skorpík, Jan (2007): Tel.: +3727 7313014 Transition from Work to Retirement in the E-mail: [email protected] Czech Republic and Slovakia Internet: http://ms.emu.ee/

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Policy Brief November 2007, 21 p. Management: Värnik, Rando, Dr. (director), http://www.euro.centre.org/data/1196158698_15297. [email protected] pdf Historical development: The Faculty of Economics • Linek, Luká/ Mansfeldová, Zdenka (2007): was founded in 1969 at the Estonian The Parliament of the Czech Republic, Agricultural Academy (today Estonian 1993-2004 University of Life Sciences); in 1994 it was Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 13, Issue 1, (Special renamed into the Faculty of Economics and Issue: Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Legislatures: Social Sciences. Beyond Transition), p. 12–37. Departments: Dept. of Accounting and Finances; • Linková, Marcela/ Mladenić, Dunja/ Elżbieta Dept. of Business Informatics and H. Oleksy. Mária Palasik, Papp, Eszter/ Econometrics; Dept. of Economics and Social Piscová, Magdaléna/ Velichová, Daniela (2008): Re-claiming a Political Voice:

8 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 Sciences; Dept. of Rural Sociology, Co- Management: Sumbadze, Nana (co-director); operation and Rural Management. Tarkhan-Mouravi, George (co-director) Research topics: Agricultural reform, and its Year of foundation: 2002 efficiency; land reform, and its consequences; Main fields: The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) competitiveness of Estonian agriculture; is an independent not-for-profit research problems of integration with the EU; organisation focused on promoting investments and financing of agriculture; co- contemporary public policy concepts and operation in agriculture and in the countryside; practices in Georgia. agricultural marketing; problems of accounting Research: Regional conflicts; democratic in agriculture; rural development and rural participation and integration of minorities; entrepreneurship; attitudes of rural people. population migration, repatriation and adaptation; prospects for European and Euro- Atlantic integration; regional stability and co- operation; models of security arrangements in GEORGIA evolving geopolitical environment; good governance on national, regional and local levels; harmonisation of centre-periphery Scientific institution relations; local governments, decentralisation and federalisation; poverty and vulnerability; Georgian Academy of Sciences efficacy of anti-poverty and welfare programs Institute for Political Science and of social services; strategy for sustainable development and poverty reduction. Paliashvili st.87 Publications: 2005-2006 380062 Tbilisi • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2006). Reforms in Higher Education and University Research Tel.: +99532 224104; 29028 in Georgia. Paper at the First Regional E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.acnet.ge/political.htm Conference of CEEUN (Central and Eastern European University Network). Kiev, 13-14 Management: Keshelava, Vazha, Prof. Dr., April 2006. (forthcoming in: Transition (director), [email protected] Studies Review, Spring 2006, Springer- Historical development: The Institute for Political Verlag) Science was founded on January 27, 2000, on • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2006). Political Parties the basis of the Center of Scientific Information in Georgia: The Delayed Formation. Political for Social Sciences and the Research Center Science Quarterly, Moscow, #1, 2006 for National Relations. • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2006). Nationalism in Departments: Dept. of Conflict Studies; Dept. of Georgia and Regional Integration. Paper at Current Politics Studies; Dept. of Geopolitical the Tripartite Workshop on Cooperation in Research; Dept. of Information; Dept. of the South Caucasus, Tbilisi 11-13 March Political Culture; Dept. of Political Technologies; 2006. Dept. of Regional Politics Research; Dept. of • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2006). Legal Aspects Theory of Politics and History of Political of the Issue of Muslim Meskhetians Teaching; Editorial-Publishing Department (Meskhetian Turks) in Georgia. Chapter in: Main fields: Study of current political processes in (T. Trier & A. Khanzhin, eds.) Between Georgia, geopolitical problems, foreign policy Integration and Resettlement: The and international relations, theory of political Meskhetian Turks. European Centre for movements and political history, political culture Minority Issues, Flensburg 2006 and ideology, political technologies, current • Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. ethnopolitical processes and conflict situations, (2005). Gender & Society in Samtskhe- state structure and public management Javakheti, Georgia. UNDP, Tbilisi (In English problems, etc. and Georgian) • Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2005). Some Remarks on the Abkhazian- Scientific institution Georgian Conflict. Paper at the INTAS Strategic Workshop “Community Conflicts in Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) the Post-Soviet Era.” Nicosia, Cyprus, June Chavchavadze Av. 10 2-4, 2005. 0179 Tbilisi • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2005). Human Development Report: Georgia, 2003-2004. Tel.: +99532 220060 UNDP, Tbilisi 2005 E-mail: [email protected] • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2005). Problems and Internet: http://www.ips.ge/ Prospects of Regional Integration: South

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 9 Caucasus in Different Regional Contexts. Archive; Szószablya” (Wordchopper), an open Paper at the First Global International source morphological analysis application for Studies Conference “Bringing International the Hungarian language; “Hunglish”, an open Studies Together: Contrasting approaches source mechanical statistical translator and agendas”- Istanbul, Bilgi University, 24 – application (Hungarian-English; English- 27 August 2005 Hungarian); and “Agyfarm” (Brainfarm), an • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2005). Who Will Cut integrated on-line group-work, publication and the Gordia’s Knot: Ethnicity and State- communication platform for Hungarian Building in Georgia, the Caucasus. In: academic researchers. Global Dialogue. Special Issue on the Events: “Freedom of Culture, the Economics of Caucasus, Summer 2005 intellectual property”, workshop on intellectual • Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. property, access, market, technology (29th (2005). Transition to adulthood in Georgia: March, 2006); “Re:Activism”, international Dynamics of generational and gender roles conference and workshop on media activism in a post-totalitarian society. In: (Eds.) and cultural criticism organised by MOKK, CEU, Carmen Leccardi, Elisabetta Ruspini. "A Annenberg School of Communications, OSA, New Youth? Young People, Generations (14-15 October 2005) and Family Life”, Ashgate Publishing • Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2005). Georgians. Network Article in: Encyclopedia of the World’s Minorities. Ed. Carl Skutsch. New York: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, 2005. 3 Network of Central and Eastern European volumes. (ISBN: 1-57958-392-X.) Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education Kiraly u. 16 HUNGARY 1061 Budapest Tel.: +361 344 03 14 Internet: http://www.ceenetwork.hu/

Scientific institution Main fields: The Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Budapest University of Technology and Higher Education was founded on October 13, Economics, Department of Sociology and 2001 in Cracow, Poland, and was formally Communication, MOKK Media Research established on October 19, 2002 in Vienna. It succeeds the Regional Subnetwork of the Stoczek u. 2 International Network of Quality Assurance 1111 Budapest Agencies in Higher Education, established

November 19, 2000 in Budapest, Hungary. The Tel.: + 361 463 35 00 CEE Network is a non-governmental and non- Fax: +361 463 35 16 profit organization. The objectives of the CEE E-mail: [email protected] Internet http://mokk.bme.hu/index_html- Network are en?set_language=en&cl=en • to share experiences and to foster cooperation among member agencies Management: Nagy, Katalin S. and Sallai, László • to exchange information about background, (directors) aims, procedures and outcomes of activities Year of foundation: 2002 of member agencies Historical development: MOKK was founded in • to recommend experts 2002 by the Department of Sociology and • to serve as a clearing house for issues on Communication at the Budapest University of quality assurance in higher education in the Technology and Economy and the leading Central and Eastern European countries Hungarian telco, MATÁV Rt with the aim of • to assist each other in elaborating furthering multi-disciplinary research and measures for harmonizing activities in education in the field of new media in Hungary. quality assurance, in order to participate in Staff: MOKK's teaching and research staff the European dimension of higher comes from very different academic education, and to play a proactive role in backgrounds - such as economics, urban shaping the European higher education sociology, media studies, cultural studies, area computer science, cognitive sciences and • to open common possibilities in launching linguistics - but share an interest in new media new projects for the sake of better quality in technologies. higher education and build consortia for joint Research: MOKK is involved in several on-going activities, including the applications to funds. R&D projects such as the “National Digital

10 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 Research projects Economy: • Neményi, J.: Prospects for the Hungarian On-going research projects of Political Sciences economy in a converging Europe Institute of Hungarian Academy of Sciences: • Raskó , G.: Adapting Hungarian agriculture • Pogány, Ágnes: Béla Imrédy, Banker and to the Common Agricultural Policy Minister. (Duration: 2006 – 2010) Society: • Neumann, László: Information reporting • Szilágyi, L.: “Wasteful affairs” in Central and services and communication outreach Eastern Europe services. (Duration: 2006 – 2010) Book Review • Kovách, Imre: Encouraging Collective Farmers' Marketing Initiatives. (Duration: 2005 Database – 2008) Bayer, József: EU Lobbi – A kormányzati, gazdasági és civil érdekérvényesítés az Electronic Periodical Archive & Database Európai Unióban. (Duration: 2005 – 2008) (EPA) Fricz, Tamás: Hungary in the European Internet: http://epa.oszk.hu/html/aboutus.html Parliament - international experience and the Geographical coverage: Hungary problems of Hungarian participation. (Duration: Description: The Electronic Periodicals Archive & 2005 – 2008) Database (EPA) is the initiative of the Kiss, Balázs: The Ages of Political Hungarian Electronic Library (MEK) aimed at Communication. (Duration: 2005 – 2008) creating a bibliographic database and register Bódi, Ferenc : Decision of the regional policy of the Hungarian e-periodicals and providing effect on the local organisation of social hosting services to certain ongoing resources. services and the preservation of the population The main task of the EPA-services is to produce ability of the Rural local societies (villages, and maintain a centralized, well-organized and small towns) and the assertation of the interest searchable database of the metadata and of local governments. (Duration: 2005 – 2008) access information of the Hungarian e-journals, and to promote the publication and distribution Journal description of these resources, with technical support and good practice standards, thus providing better access to this type of content. The new The Analyst database of the Hungarian e-periodicals Place of publication: Budapest available on the web opened in summer, 2004. Publication dates: since 2005, quarterly This register stores the bibliographic data and Published by: The Global Knowledge Foundation access information of the Hungary-related e- Szánkó utca 6 journals. The inclusion of the descriptive data of 1124 Budapest electronic resources on offline (CD, DVD) Tel./ Fax: +361 319 4303 formats is planned. E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.theanalyst.hu/magunkrol_en.html Editor- in-chief: Zalai, István Subject area: Politics, economy, social and security issues Headings: Politics, Economy, Society, Book Review The journal appears in English.

Contents of 2007, number 3 as an example: Politics: • Szombati , B.: Hungary’s emerging new foreign relations strategy • Gyarmati, I.: Hungarian foreign policy reloaded? • Markowski, R.: Polish society, politics and elections • Nemeth, A.: Ukraine waiting for a miracle • Tamas, P.: Ukraine’s geopolitical room for manoeuvre • Nantoi, O.: The Republic of Moldova: past and present

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 11 LITHUANIA • Social Discourses And Action. Doc. Dr. Arūnas Poviliūnas. 2006-2011. Other Programmes and Projects: • Public Consultations for Implementation of Scientific institution the Principles of State Strategy for Education for the Years 2003-2012. Partners Vilnius University of the Project: Centre for Civic Initiatives, Faculty of Philosophy Learning and Information Center, Civil Department of Sociology Society Institute. Ordered by Ministry of 10, Universiteto g.9/1 Education and Science. Doc. Dr. A. 01513 Vilnius Poviliūnas. 2003-2012. • Lithuanian Nation: Analysis of the Conditions Tel.: +3705 2667626 and Development Perspectives. Project E-mail: [email protected] accomplished by Civil Society Institute and Internet: Strategic Research Centre. Ordered by http://www.fsf.vu.lt/index.php?option=com_content&tas Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of k=view&id=46&Itemid=2 Lithuania. Doc. Dr. A.Poviliūnas. 2007.

• Organizational Mortality of Rural Community Management: Poviliunas, Arunas, Dr., (head) Groups in Lithuania. Partners of the Project: Year of foundation: 1989 Eastern Caroline University (USA). Doc. Dr. Research topics: Analysis of theoretical discourses (social constructivism, theories of A.Poviliūnas. 2007-2008. Publications/ papers: (post)modernity, critical theory, criminological Teaching: The Department of Sociology provides discourses); Sociology of education; Sociology study programmes in sociology at Bachelor's of deviations and crime; Rural and urban and Master's degree levels. At present, the sociology; Sociology of communities and rural Department offers a Bachelor's degree and two community development; Sociology of science; Master's degree programmes in sociology and Sociology of youth; Theoretical and empirical sociology and criminal justice. issues in the research on family; Corruption and anti-corruption activity; Policy analysis of social inclusion; Technologies of social innovations (participatory action research, social MACEDONIA partnerships, digital communities); Trends in social values; Sociology of religion; Role of mass media in contemporary society; Scientific institution Postcommunist social transformation in Lithuania in the comparative perspective; Social European University of Republic Macedonia theory of Max Weber; Methodology of (EURM) comparative historical sociological research; Rational choice approach in sociology. Blv. "Kliment Ohridski" 68 Research projects: 1000 Skopje International Science Programmes and Projects: Tel.: +3892 320 20 20 • Baltic States Network: Women in Exact Fax: +3892 320 20 30 Sciences and High Technology (BASNET). E-mail: [email protected] FP6. Contract No-017170. Doc. Dr. Internet http://www.eurm.edu.mk/ I.Juozeliūnienė. 2006-2007. Management: Andreski, Bojo PhD. (president) • Social Inequality and Why It Matters for the Year of foundation: official starting in 2005/2006 Economic and Democratic Development of Historical development: The history of the Europe and Its Citizens. Post-Communist European University – Republic of Macedonia Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative begins with the establishment of the Faculty of Perspective (EUROEQUAL). FP 6. Contract Social sciences (FSS) in 2001. The activities of No-028920. 2006-2009. Doc. Dr. the European university were acknowledged on A.Poviliūnas. 2006-2009. 01.06.2005 when it was accredited by the • Resources, locality and life course: An Board of accreditation in R. Macedonia. interdisciplinary study on the diversity, Founder members: Andreski, Bojo PhD. exchange and (trans)formation of economic, Organization: The EURM is the first private social and cultural resources (with University university in Macedonia. of Jyväskylä). Contract No-028920. Doc. Dr. Faculties: A.Poviliūnas. 2006-2009. • Faculty of Economics Projects finances by the University: • Faculty of Informatics • Faculty of Art and Design

12 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 • Faculty of Law POLAND • Faculty of Political Science Main fields: The aim and the strategic orientation at the European University above all is finding Scientific institution new ways for incorporating, in the society and for the individuals in the social progress, as well as creating permanent communications. The Jagiellonian University, Faculty of European University is part of the educational International Relations and Political system in the Republic Macedonia. Sciences, Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora Rynek Główny 34 MOLDOVA 31010 Cracow

Tel.: +4812 429 61 57 Journal description Fax: +4812 422 03 64 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.transatlantic.uj.edu.pl/main.php Revista de Filozofie, Sociologie şi Ştiinţe Politice Management: Mania, A. Prof. (director) (Review of Philosophy, Sociologie and Year of foundation: 2004 Political Science) Staff: 24 academic staff Chairs: Place of publication: Chisinau • Chair of American Studies Publication dates: since 2007, three times a year • Chair of Sociology of Nation and Ethnic Published by: Institute of Philosophy, Sociology Relations and Political Science, Academy of Sciences of • Chair of the History of International Moldova Migration Movements Editorial office: bd. Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt, 1, 2001 Chisinau • Center for Canadian Studies Tel: +373 22 271085 • Chair of Latin American Studies Fax: +373 22 271085 Main fields: The aim of the Institute is to further E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] academic interdisciplinary research in Internet: http://ifilos.asm.md/?page_id=4 American, Latin-American, ethnic, migration Editor-in-chief: Rusandu, Ivan and Polish Diaspora studies. History: The publication was founded in 1953 as Publications/ papers: One of the Institute Buletinul Academiei de Ştiinţe a R.S.S. publications is Ad American. Journal of Moldova/ Filozofie şi drept (Bulletin of the American Studies published annually in English Academy of Sciences of the Moldovan SSR/ by Jagiellonian University Press. Philosophy and Law). From 1992 to 2006 it Teaching: The Institute offers the following appeared as Revista de filosofie şi drept programs of cultural studies for Polish students: (Review of Philosophy and Law) and from 2007 American studies (undergraduate and it is published under its current name Revista postgraduate), Latin-American studies de Filozofie, Sociologie şi Ştiinţe Politice. (postgraduate), Studies in ethnicity and Subject area: The journal publishes articles on nationalism (postgraduate). Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology, Events: “US Foreign Policy - Theory, offers a platform for research communication Mechanisms and Practice”, Cracow, Poland, and provides information according to scientific 25-27 May 2007. life. It is published three times a year in Romanian and Russian. Full texts, beginning with the 2006 issues, are available on the Online publications website. English publications of the Institute of Public Affairs in 2008: • Kolarska-Bobińska, L.; Kucharczyk, J.; Zbieranek, J. (Ed.): Democracy in Poland 2005-2007. – 92 p. http://www.isp.org.pl/files/769993160785306001206 951061.pdf • Kolarska-Bobińska, L.; Mughrabi, M.: New EU Member States' Policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: the Case of Poland. – 43 p.

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 13 http://www.isp.org.pl/files/144061589304408230012 07058517.pdf ROMANIA • Fomina, J.; Frelak, J.: NEXT STOPSKI LONDON Public Perceptions of Labour Migration within the EU. The Case of Polish Scientific institution Labour Migrants in the British Press. – 87 p. http://www.isp.org.pl/files/175522203904479060012 Babes-Bolyai University 02899581.pdf Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Centre for Political Analysis Research projects (CPA) Universităţii str., no. 7-9 Main research projects of the Institute of 3400 Cluj-Napoca Western Affairs: • Germany and Poland – a cycle of E-mail: th [email protected] publications coinciding with the 20 Internet http://www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpa/en/index.html anniversary of German re-unification (published in 2009-2010) Management: Boari, Vasile Prof. (director) • United Germany 1990-2010 Main fields: The Centre has been created for the Vol. I: Kiwerska, J.; Koszel, B.; Tomczak, development and promotion of political analysis M.; Żerko, S.: Foreign Policy in various sub-domains of Political Science - Vol. II: Budnikowsk, T. (ed.): German from Political Theory to Public Policy and Economy in the Face of New Challenges current political events. CPA develops and Vol. III: Mazur, Z. (ed.): Politics – Society - promotes conceptual-theoretical and empirical- Culture factual analyses, using a combination of • Germany's Polish Policy qualitative and quantitative methods. Vol. IV: Malinowski, K.; Koszel, B.;. Mazur, Research topics: 2007 - 2009 Z.: Politics • Romania in the process of Europeanization; Vol. V: Kalka, P. (ed.): Economy • Civil Society; Vol. VI: Sakson, A. (ed.): Society and • Romanian politics and its societal Culture implications; • History and Memory of Polish-German • Public Policy; Borderland. Warmian Purda (published in • International Relations 2007-2009) Publications/ papers The Centre for Political Vol. I: Traba, R.; Sakson, A. (eds.): Analysis publishes books on political analysis Remembered Past – Borderland Narratives. and restarts the publication of the two journals: Supplementary Materials for Analysing EAST and EUROPOLIS published in English. Polish-German National Relationships, the Teaching: The Centre established MA and PhD Case of Purda Village programs, providing postgraduate courses in Vol. II: Kardach, M.; Traba, E. (eds.): political analysis and developing relevant PURDA 1900 – 2006: (Photographical connections with the decision-making and Retrospective political environment, the cultural sphere and Vol. III: Orłowski, H.; Traba, R. (eds.): media. The CPA aims to provide political Studies and analyses from two waves of analyses concerning major issues of interest for research 1948-1949 and 2005-2006 these structures. Vol. IV: Rogowski, L.; Sakson, A. (eds.): Events: The Centre organizes conferences, Wanda Górszczyk, Danuta Malewska - workshops, symposiums, seminars and every Sociological studies based on the 1949 two years it organizes an international research conference: Conference: Romanian Identity in Vol. V: Traba, R. (ed.): Citizens' strories the Wider European Context, November 21-23, from 1948 2008 Vol. VI: Orłowski, H.: Warmian festivities Vol. VII: Traba, R.: History and its memorisation Scientific institution

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Management: Rotariu, T. Prof. (director) Year of foundation: 2002 Transylvanian Review of Administrative Historical development: The Centre for Population Sciences (TRAS) Studies was evaluated by the National Council Place of publication: Cluj-Napoca of Scientific Research for Superior Education Publication dates: 1998 (until 2003 two issues per (CNCSIS) and got the official recognition in year, starting with 2004 - three issues per year). 2004. Edited by: Babes-Bolya University, Faculty of Financing: The financial sources for the Centre’s Political Sciences and Public Administration activity come from the grants given by the Ministry of Education and Research, the Str. Gen. Traian Mosoiu nr. 71, Romanian Academy and other internal and 400132 Cluj-Napoca international bodies that offer support for E-mail: [email protected] scientific research programs, from the contracts Internet: http://www.rtsa.ro/!English/homeEN.html entered between the Centre for Population Editor- in-chief: Hinţea, Călin Emilian Studies and different public or private national Subject area: Public management, public policy, or international institutions, in order to achieve administrative law, public policy analysis, working tools, thematic studies, demographical regional development, community development, forecasts, etc., from the cooperation with public finances, urban planning, program specialised national or international institutions, evaluation in public administration, ethics, and from donations or sponsorships. comparative administrative systems, etc. Main fields: The Centre periodically organizes Headings: Articles public activities: workshops, conferences, book The journal appears in English. Fulltexts are presentations, presentations of results from available as pdf-files on the homepage. ongoing research projects. The main goals are: • to locate and edit statistical sources in order to know the population evolution on the Romanian territory. SERBIA • to research the dynamics and structure of Romania’s population or that of certain provinces, the internal migration, the Scientific institution emigration, the depopulation of certain areas, fertility, family, the matrimonial issue Ethnicity Research Center and behaviour, the promotion of gender Petra Jovovica 8 studies, etc. 11080 Belgrade • to elaborate statistical and demographical syntheses and monographic studies by the Tel./ Fax: +38111 307 68 11 , 263 81 49 members of the Centre, as well as with the E-mail: [email protected] participation of other collaborators. Internet http://www.ercbgd.org.yu/indexen.htm • to support didactic programmes (such as Master’s programmes: History and Socio- Management: Basic, Goran Dr. (president) anthropology of the Modern Era, Year of foundation: 2000 Management of Regional and Communital Departments: Resources and Problems, or PhD • Ethnicity studies programmes) on population research and to • Identity and culture of Serbian national facilitate scholarship granting for the young minority in Southeastern and Central researchers in the filed. Europe Research: In 2007, the decision of the Babes- • Romology studies Bolyai University’s Senate included the Main fields: Ethnicity Research Center is a scientific themes of the Centre for Population nonprofit, nongovernmental organization and Studies among the research priorities of the deals with phenomena of ethnicity in wider and University. stricter sense. Experts and collaborators of the Publications/ papers: The Centre for Population Centre monitor and study changes related to Studies is editing an international journal, with the interethnic relations and status of ethnic and articles in English, but also in French or religious minorities in the regions of German, with the title Romanian Journal of Southeastern Europe. Population Studies. Research topics: Co-operations: Since 2005 it is a member of the • Improvement of national, ethnic, religious European Association for Population Studies. and linguistic minorities’ rights • Protection of human rights

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 15 • Protection of ethnic and religious minorities’ The concept of Humanicus is, in its ideal form, in Southeastern and Central Europe to publish essays in all world languages. The • Development of civil society and affirmation essays have abstracts in English. of the ideas of multiculturalism and tolerance Contents of the pilot issue – May 2008 as an • Education on multicultural societies’ values example: • Conflict prevention Essays: • Protection of identity and culture, as well as • Aracic-del Corso, St.: Recasting the nation: protection of cultural heritage of Serbian Identity and the state in Croatia minority in Southeastern and Central • Jovanovic, S.: Antichrist in XXI century Europe • Rossi, M.: Taking Culture and Democracy • Advocacy for ethno-cultural minorities’ seriously in Serbia interests • Jovanovic, S.: Serbo-Croato-Bosno- • Improvement of socio-economic and Montenegrin? Making order out of chaos. cultural status if the Roma Reviews Publications/ papers: The Center publishes the The Student section series “Recommendations and Policy Papers” and “Edition Etnos”(annually): • Democracy and national minorities, 2002 • Democracy and religion, 2003 SLOVAK REPUBLIC • Democracy and multiculturalism in the Southeast Europe, 2003 Scientific institution • Social sciences about Serbs in Hungary, 2004 • Prospects of multiculturalism in the Institute of Economic and Social Studies Western Balkans states, 2005 (INESS) • Temptations of democracy in multiethnic Hviezdoslavovo nám. 17 societies, 2006 81102 Bratislava Co-operations: The Center is member of regional Network for development of democracy, human Tel.: +4212 544 109 45 rights and protection of national minorities’ E-mail: [email protected] rights in the Southeast Europe ISCOMET that Internet http://www.iness.sk/modules.php? assembles organizations and individuals name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7 interested in researching issues of democracy, human rights and protection of national, ethnic Management: Durana, Richard Dr. (head), and religious minorities’ rights in Southeastern [email protected] Europe. Year of foundation: 2006 Financing: INESS is an independent, non- governmental and apolitical civic association Online journal founded by natural persons and financed from private donations and revenues from its own Humanicus. Academic journal of activities humanities, social sciences and philosophy Main fields: The independent think tank INESS monitors the functioning and financing of the Place of publication: Belgrade public sector, valuates the effects of the Publication dates: since 2008 legislative changes on the economy and society Edited by: University of Belgrade, Faculty of and comments on the current economic and Philosophy social issues. The goal of INESS is to broaden 18-20 Čika Ljubina Str. public awareness of the principles of functioning 11000 Belgrade of market mechanisms, the effects of state E-mail: [email protected] interventions and their impact on the society Internet: http://www.humanicus.org/en-us/index.html and everyday life. The priority areas of INESS Editor- in-chief: Jovanović, Srdjan (MA) include taxation and contributions to the state Subject area: Linguistics (general linguistics, budget, public healthcare system, monetary English studies, Serbo-Croatian studies, policy, issues related to the membership in the Swedish studies, Chinese studies), Culture EU, government regulation, and property rights. studies (sometimes referred to as culturology) The main fields of the institute are research, and anthropology, Sociology and Philosophy. publishing, counselling, and educational activities. All activities are focused on solutions Headings: Essays; Reviews; The Student of urgent economic and social issues while section. having in mind the main pillar of the society,

16 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 which is private property, the guarantee of public health are used to study each main personal freedom and peaceful coexistence. research topic. Publications/ papers: INESS issues a monthly Research: Ongoing projects: newsletter Market Finesse. Papers in English: • Regional differences in adolescents • Slovak Health Care Reform – Is the Dream (Duration: 2007 – 2011) Over? • Extreme deprivation (Roma living in • Misses on Monopoly Prices - A Critique settlements vs. low SES adolescents) as a • Proposals for Solving the Major Drawbacks factor of adolescents (Duration: 2007 – 2011 of the Slovak Social System • Individual factors of adolescents (Duration: • Analysis of the Social System in Slovakia 2006 – 2010) • Ludwig von Mises - Human Action • Interpersonal factors of adolescent (Duration: 2006 – 2010) • Regional differences in mortality in the Scientific institution Slovak Republic (Duration: 2007 – 2012) • Behaviour among adolescents and young University of Pavol Jozef Safarik, Kosice adults (Duration: 2005 – 2108) Institute for Society and Health (KISH) • Efficacy of a drug and AIDS prevention Moyzesova 16 program among university students 04001 Kosice (Duration: 2004 – 2010) • Mental health of adolescents (Duration: 2002 Tel.: +42155 622 24 14 – 2008) Fax: +42155 622 21 24 • Socio-economic health difference: a cohort E-mail: [email protected] study among adolescents (15 years) Internet http://www.kish.upjs.sk/ compared to a similar cohort 5 years ago and its follow up (Duration: 2002 – 2008) Management: Dijk, J. P. van Dr. (director) • Regional differences in mortality in Slovak Year of foundation: 2004 Republic (Duration: 2006 – 2012) Historical development: In 2002, when researchers in the field of ‘society and health‘ were working in four different organizations, the idea was Scientific institution born to create a very informal organization, a kind of working group, with the preliminary University of Central Europe (UCE) name of ‘Kosice Institute for Society and Health’, to bring together the scattered efforts in Kralovska 386/11 this field. During the year 2003 the ideas about 909 01 Skalica KISH made a shift from a very informal network towards a well-structured Research Institute; Tel.: +421 34 664 7061 several options were discussed. On February Fax: +421 34 664 7063 5th 2004 KISH was formally established; in E-mail: [email protected] Internet http://www.sevs.sk/index_uk.php western terminology as a Research Institute or as a Graduate School, and in Slovak Management: Kollár, Vojtech Prof. (rector) terminology as an ‘Academic Workplace of the Year of foundation: 2005; The opening of Institute of Social Sciences’. Since 2006, KISH university was in September 2006 is a University Center of Excellence. Organization: The UCE is the first private Staff: 29 researchers. The KISH team is university of its type in Central Europe. multidisciplinary. It consists of medical doctors, Departments: epidemiologists, sociologists and psychologists. • Institute of International Relations (director- Main fields: KISH supports the activities of Dr. Vlasta Kovalančíková) experts from different fields and work-places, • Environment and Regional Development focusing on research into various aspects of Institute (director – Dr. Jana Marenčáková). health, health promotion, prevention of risk Main fields: Education and research activities in behaviour, chronic diseases, quality of life, the fields of: International relations, integration of health and the socially contemporary world development and the disadvantaged. Using this approach, KISH European Union, questions of international integrates various research activities from the security, particularly in the global terrorism perspective of vulnerable groups in society. On sphere and armed conflicts of the present-day a more operational level KISH focuses on two world; Landscape ecology problems, the impact fields, Youth & Health and Chronic Disease. of human activities on the environment and with Methods from several fields such as medical the environmental economics questions, public sociology, health psychology, epidemiology and administration, regional economics, economic

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 17 geography of the SR and social-economic Table of contents: development strategy. Part I: Measuring Political Institutionalization in Teaching: The university provides the the Baltic States, Russia, and Ukraine Undergraduate study program in International • Conceptual Framework and Operational Affairs and in Environment and Regional Indicators of Political Institutionalization Development to confer to graduate students the • Autonomy of the Party System: Recruitment academic title “bachelor” into the Legislature • Autonomy of the Party System: Patterns of Cabinet Formation Recent publication • Autonomy of the Party System: Regional Strength of Party Identification • Brusis, M.; Staroòová, K.; Zubek, R. (eds.), • Stability of the Party System 2008: Strategic Policymaking in Central and • Measuring Political Institutionalization: Eastern Europe Conclusion Bratislava: Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe Part II: Explaining Political Institutionalization in the Baltic States, Russia, and Ukraine • The Role of the Old Communist Elites during Online publications the Formative State of the Party System • Executive-Legislative Relations and the • Piscova, M. (ed.), 2006: Slovakia on the way Party System to gender equality • Political Consequences of the Electoral Bratislava: Institute of Sociology of Academy of System Sciences; European Roma Employment Agency. - 202 p. • “Parties of Power” and the Party System http://www.sociologia.sav.sk/old/dokument/equal_g • Conclusion ender_en.pdf The publication is available at the GESIS library • Meseznikov, G.; Gyarfasova, O.; Smilow, D., in Berlin. 2008: Populist Politics and Liberal Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe Bratislava: Institute of Public Affairs. - 132 p. http://www.ivo.sk/buxus/docs//publikacie/subory/Po WESTERN EUROPE pulist_politics.pdf

Scientific institution SLOVENIA CBEES - Centre for Baltic and East European Studies Recent publications Tersen Building 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden • Brezigar, S.: Lavskis, P.: Solem, K.E.; Zagar, M., 2007: International, Constitutional; Legal Tel.:+49 / (0) 941 / 943 54 50 and Political Regulation and Management of Fax: 49 / (0) 941 / 943 54 65 Ethnic Pluralism and Relations, including E-mail: [email protected] Prevention, Management and / or Resolution Internet: of Crisis and Conflicts as Components of http://webappl.web.sh.se/C1256C9300756F52/tmt.view/ BA96F6D6EFB0B6A5C125705F005274CF?open&ref=/c1 Diversity Management. 256c8a0066623d/nepns-site-content- Ljubljana: Institute for Ethnic Studies. - Treatises and link/1ca6285c59290842c1256c8b00159d33 Documents; 52 (special issue) Management: Prof. Kõll, Anu Mai Year of foundation: 2005 Staff: 22, 3 administrative staff UKRAINE Financing: Activities of the CSEES are financed, to a large extent, by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen). Recent publication Other external sources provide further funding. Main fields: The Centre for Baltic and East • Meleshevich, Andrey A. (2007): Party European Studies, CBEES, was founded in Systems in Post-Soviet Countries. A 2005 to coordinate research and doctoral Comparative Study of Political studies focusing on the Baltic Sea Region and Institutionalization in the Baltic States, Eastern Europe, at Södertörn University Russia, and Ukraine College. CBEES has a staff consisting of New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 280 pages specialists in Baltic Sea Area Studies. Activities related to the Baltic Sea area, such as the

18 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 organisation of large-scale international • Vedina, Rebekka, Vadi, Maaja: A national conferences, periodical publications and joint identity perspective on collectivistic programmes with other research foundations attitudes and perception of organisational such as Nordic Spaces are also situated at culture CBEES Research at CBEES is multidisciplinary • Elenurm, Tiit: Applying cross-cultural in nature and extensive in scope. student teams for supporting international Organization: There are five professors of networking of Estonian enterprises humanities and social sciences, and members • Umans, Timurs: Ethnic identity, power, and of research projects as well as the German communication in top management teams Studies Unit and the Baltic Studies Unit. • Laidroo, Laivi: Public announcement Research topics: 1) Cultural Theory – induced market reactions on Baltic stock Kosmopolis, Cultural Technologies & Cultural exchanges Public Spheres; 2) Knowledge and • Kooskora, Mari: Corporate governance Sustainability in the Baltic Sea Region; 3) The Social Landscapes of the Political. from the stakeholder perspective, in the Publications/ papers: CBEES publishes the context of Estonian business organizations academic series Baltic and East European • Eamets, Raul; Mygind, Niels; Spitsa, Studies. Natalia: The development of employee Teaching: CBEES and the graduate school Baltic financial participation in Estonia and East European Graduate School (BEEGS) Book Reviews (which is part of CBEES), arrange courses for • Maiksteniene, Kristina: Leadership Brand: researchers and doctoral students on an on- Developing Customer-focused Leaders to going basis. Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value Conferences: CBEES arranges conferences, Conference Reports workshops and symposiums within the research • Duobiene, Jurga; Buoziute, Solveiga: fields of the centre. The lectures are designed Improving researchers' competencies in for journalists, diplomats and others with summer schools in Lithuania experience of working in the region to CBEES on a regular basis. The purpose of the seminars is to present on-going research focusing on the Recent publications Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe in Sweden and abroad. The latest conference • Apor, Balzs: Apor, Pter; Rees, E. A. (eds.), organised by CBEES was: The future Baltic 2008: The Sovietization of Eastern Europe: Sea Region - Possible paths of development in New Perspectives on the Postwar Period the light of the emerging EU-strategy for the Washington, DC: New Academia Publishing, LLC, - 364 region, 7-8 July 2008. p. • Curzio, Alberto Quadrio; Fortis, Marco (eds.), 2008: The EU and the Economies of Journal description the Eastern European Enlargement Heidelberg et al.: Physica Verlag, - 220 p. Baltic Journal of Management • Elgie, Robert; Moestrup, Sophie (eds.), 2008: Semi - Presidentialsim in Central and Place of publication: Bingley Eastern Europe Publication dates: three times per year Manchester: Manchester University Press, - 288 p. Edited by: Reve, Torger, Dr. • Grzymala-Busse, Anna Maria, 2007: BI Norwegian School of Management Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and 0442 Oslo, Norway State Exploitation in Post - Communist E-mail: [email protected] Democracies Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press, - 296 p. Internet: Inglot, Tomasz, 2008: Welfare States in East http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journa • Central Europe, 1919 - 2004 ls.htm?PHPSESSID=iofqpv91b91be42hk4sbolu642&id= Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, - 320 p. bjm • Malfliet, Katlijn; Laenen, Ria (eds.), 2008: Subject area: Economics, management Elusive Russia. Current Developments in Headings: Scientific papers, book reviews, Russian State Identity and Institutional conference reports Reform under President Putin The journal contributions are in English, Leuven: Leuven University Press, - 90 p. German and French. • Orenstein, Mitchell Alexander; Bloom, Stephen; Lindstrom, Nicole (eds.), 2008: Contents of vol. 3, issue 2, 2008 as an example: Transnational Actors in Central and East Research Papers European Transitions Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, - 288 p.

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 19 • Taras, Raymond, 2008: Ideology in a results and methodology applied in the Socialist State: Poland 1956-1983 research project). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, - 309 p. Conference languages: English • Wydra, Harald, 2007: Communism and the More detailed information can be obtained directly from Emergence of Democracy the organiser: Petr Soukup, Hynek Jeřábek Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press, - 314 p. Institute of Sociological Studies, Faculty of Social Science, Charles University U Kříže 8, 158 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic Research network Tel.: +420 251 080 216, 251 080 234 Fax: +420 251 080 310 European Research Network on Transitions E-mail: [email protected] in Youth Internet: http://iss.fsv.cuni.cz/ISS-99.html

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Geographical coverage: Europe Demographic Future of Russia: problems Description: The long-term goal of the Network is to advance theoretical understanding of and solutions transitions in youth and especially of the Date: September 19-21, 2008 relationships between education/training and Site: Moscow, Russian Federation the labour market, through the comparative Organiser: Russian State Social University analysis of regular and longitudinal surveys of Topics: The conference will debate the transitions. The Network brings together demographic situation in the country to assess scientists interested in the transitions of young the effectiveness of recent measures in the field people as they progress towards adulthood. of demographic and migration policies, identify The main focus is on the transition from ways out of Russia demographic crisis; education to the labour market, but in the Participants: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, context of other transitions, for example to new Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Japan, Germany, family statuses or to independent households. Vietnam, Thailand and several other countries; Language: English As part of the scientific conference will not only presented research papers, but also a series of "roundtables" to exchange practical CONFERENCES experiences of representatives of Russia's regions and foreign countries in dealing with demographic problems. More detailed information can be obtained directly from announcement the organiser Roman Man'shin Advanced Lazarsfeldian Methodology Tel.: +7 916 - 303 20 57 E-mail: [email protected] Date: September 19-20, 2008 Internet: http://www.ispr.ru/Info080531.html Site: Prague, Czech Republic Organisers: Institute of Sociological Studies of the Faculty of Social Science at Charles announcement University; Methodological Section of the Masaryk Sociological Society Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Topics: The Advanced Lazarsfeldian Social Control in Contemporary Society – Methodology conference focuses on advance in Practices and Research social science methodology and its applications. This conference is connected with Date: September 24-26, 2008 the issuing of the book “Advanced Conference site: Ljubljana, Slovenia Lazarsfeldian Methodology” (ed. by Jeřábek, Organiser: University of Maribor, Faculty of Soukup). The authors of the book will take part Criminal Justice and Security, in the conference with presentation of their More detailed information can be obtained directly from chapters. The papers and presentations will be the organiser Gorazd Meško presented in two thematic sessions: University of Maribor, Faculty of Criminal • Methodological advances from Lazarsfeldian Justice and Security, era (theoretical, historical and Kotnikova 8, 1000 Ljubljana methodological description). Tel.: +386 1 300 83 00 • Applying of advanced metodology on real Fax: +386 1 230 26 87 social science projects (presentation of E-mail: [email protected], [email protected],

20 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 [email protected] announcement Internet: http://www.fvv.uni-mb.si/conf2008 Drug Addiction in a Globalizing World announcement Date: September 26-27, 2008 Site: Ufa, Russian Federation Rethinking Ethnicity and Ethnic Strife: Organiser: Bashkir State University Multidisciplinary Perspectives Topics: Drugs in cultures and religions of the world; The work of state organs, public Date: September 25-27, 2008 organizations and associations for the Conference site: Budapest, Hungary prevention of drug addiction; Theoretical and Organiser: Central European University, Institute of Sociology and Social Anthropology methodological approaches to the definition of drugs, drug addiction, drug; Models and nation- Topics: Emergence and transformation of ethnicity; Globalization, ethnicity and ethnic state programs to combat drug abuse and illicit strife; Ethnicity and the state; Ethnicity and trafficking. More detailed information can be obtained directly from public goods; Ethnic fragmentation and the organiser economic growth; Privileged and marginalised Bashkir State University identities; Decentering ethnicity; Factors Frunze st. 32, Ufa, 450007 Russian Federation promoting, or dampening, ethnic violence; Tel.: +7 347 - 272 83 23 Ethnic strife and identity formation; Religion E-mail: [email protected], Socium- versus ethnicity in politics. [email protected] Conference language: English Internet: http://www.konferencii.ru/index.php? go=Events&in=view&id=1143 More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser Prof. Prem Kumar Rajaram CEU, Institute of Sociology and Social announcement Anthropology Zrinyi u. 14, 1051 Budapest, Hungary Social and Humanitarian Situation in Russia E-mail: [email protected] in the Light of Globalization Processes

Date: October 2-10, 2008 announcement Site: Moscow, Russian Federation Organiser: Moscow M. V. Lomonosov State Reproduction or Intimacy? Towards a New University Mapping of Czech Sociology of Family Topics: Spiritual culture and identify problems in the situation of multiculturalism, Russia in the Date: September 26-27, 2008 dialogue of cultures, Features of learning of Site: Brno, Czech Republic social processes in modern domestic and Organisers: Institute for Research on Social foreign humanitarian, The national model of Reproduction and Integration of Masaryk education in the context of globalization, University Brno, Czech Sociological Association National relations and issues of socio-political Topics: The aim of the conference is to integration, The dynamics of social relations in (re)define the subject of Family Sociology in modern Russia. Czech Republic, to present institutions and More detailed information can be obtained directly from experts active in this field and to elaborate the the organiser state of research in this discipline. Possible Moscow M. V. Lomonosov State University, topics of the conference will be: different forms Faculty of Philosophy of partner relationships, crisis of the family, Uchebniy Korpus 2, Leninskiye Gory parenthood, extramarital fertility, childlessness, 119992 Moscow, Russian Federation the nuclear family in the framework of broader Tel.: +7(0)495 - 939 34 43, 939 34 13 networks etc. Fax: +7(0)495 - 932 88 73 Conference languages: Czech, Slovak E-mail: [email protected], More detailed information can be obtained directly from [email protected] the organiser: Lenka Slepičková and Michaela Internet: http://www.philos.msu.ru/fac/dep/ Bartošová scient/confdpt/2008/sochumglob/index.html Institute for Research on Social Reproduction and Integration, Faculty of Social Studies, announcement Masaryk University Joštova 10, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic National Statehood and European Tel.: +420 549 49 3310, 549 49 7808 Integration Processes E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://ivris.fss.muni.cz/rodina Date: October 10-11, 2008

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 21 Site: Minsk, Belarus Fax: +7(0)8412 62 83 54 Organiser: University Marburg E-mail: [email protected] Topics: European constitutional space as the Internet: http://www.konferencii.ru/index.php? basis for integration; European integration and go=Events&in=view&id=1119 capital; The fight against crime as a factor for stable development in Europe; The social and announcement labour law in connection with the integration processes; The problems of environmental Slovenian Political Science Days safety in the context of European integration. Conference languages: Russian, German Date: October 16-18, 2008 More detailed information can be obtained directly from Conference site: Portorož, Slovenia the organiser Organiser: Slovenian Political Science Denis Pletenev Association Tel.: +375(0)17 – 209 55 76 Topics: Experience gathered during Slovenia’s Fax: +375(0)17 209 55 30 Presidency of the Council of the European E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.dbelajv.org/aktuelles.html Union; EU member states and on Slovenia’s role and mission in the new political context within the EU. More detailed information can be obtained directly from announcement the organiser Slovenian Political Science Association Kardeljeva plocad 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenges to Democratic Governance in Tel.: +3861 580 51 76 New Democracies in CEE and the Balkans E-mail: [email protected] Date: October 10-11, 2008 Internet: http://www.spod.si/ Conference site: Budapest, Hungary Organiser: Center for the Study of Imperfections announcement in Democracy (DISC) at Central European University (www.ceu.hu/disc), Freedom House Europe (www.freedomhouse.hu), and Junior Problems of Forecasting and State Chamber International (www.jci.cc) Regulation of Social and Economic Conference fee: English Development

More detailed information can be obtained directly from Date: October 16-17, 2008 the organiser Site: Minsk, Belarus CEU, Center for the Study of Imperfections in Organiser: Belarusian Scientific and Industrial Democracy (DISC) Association Nador ut. 9, 1051 Budapest, Hungary Topics: Macroeconomic policies and state Tel.: +36 1 327-3086 regulation of economy, Forming promising E-mail: [email protected] concept of social development, Innovation Internet: http://www.disc-ceu.org/events/october- Investment economic development, The conference/ priorities and mechanisms for the promotion of exports in the system of foreign economic announcement relations, Strategy and regulatory mechanisms of regional development. More detailed information can be obtained directly from Authority, Society, Personality the organiser Research Economic Institute of Ministery of Date: October 15-31, 2008 Economy of RB Site: Pensa, Russian Federation Slavinskogo St. 1, 220086 Minsk, Belarus Organiser: The Ministry of Education and Tel.: +375 17 267 02 78 Science of the Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Topics: The problems of systemic transformation Internet: of modern Russian society, The evolution of http://w3.economy.gov.by/Work_web/niei.nsf/aba1f8e0f individual, social and global values, Spiritual e1a42a8c2257099002fad35/09426236fe29a08ec2257432 Home of the family in contemporary society, 001d37df?OpenDocument Violence and tolerance in an era of globalization, The identity in the system of announcement public relations More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser In Transition: cultural identities in the age of Irina Ivanova, Interdisciplinary scientific transnational and transcultural flux information center Date: October 16-18, 2008 Tel.: +7(0)8412 62 90 60

22 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 Site: Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation Socio-Cultural Processes; Contemporary Organiser: Urals State University Education: Mass Availability or Quality? More detailed information can be obtained directly from Conference language: Ukrainian, Russian, English the organiser Fee: 50 € Kseniya Fedorova, National Center for More detailed information can be obtained directly from Contemporary Art (Ekaterinburg branch) the organizer: V.M. Nikolaevsky, L.H. Dobrolyubova 19a, Ekaterinburg 620072, Sokuryanskaya, H.S. Ostroukhova Russian Federation V.N. Karazin National University, Faculty of Tel.: +7 343 372 7964, +7 912 6383 408 Sociology E-mail: [email protected], Maydan Svobody 4, 61077 Kharkiv, Ukraine [email protected] Tel.: +380 (57) 707-53-89, 707-53-68 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], announcement [email protected] Internet: Federalism as a Resource for Development http://www.sociology.kharkov.ua/eng/chten.php of Russian Statehood of the XXI Century

Date: October 31, 2008 announcement Site: Ufa, Russian Federation Organiser: Bashkir Academy of Public Conference proREGIO 2008. Sustainable Administration and Management development of regions, cities and rural Topics: Federalism as the principle organization settlements of state power; Socio-economic preconditions to improve the quality of life of society: a Date: November 11-12, 2008 regional specificity; Legal aspects of modern Site: Brno, Czech Republic federalism and the problem of democratic Organiser: Institute of Regional Information transit; Budgetary federalism and the problems Topics: Regeneration and revitalization of urban of differentiation of social responsibility between and rural environment; Analysis of sustainable the Centre and subjects of federation: foreign area development; Strategies of the EU in the and domestic experience. field, funding of projects in sustainable More detailed information can be obtained directly from development; traffic system for a sustainable the organiser future Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Conference language: Czech Management under the President of the Fee: 2.690,- CZK 1 590,- Kč(until Sept. 30)/ Republic Bashkortostan, Department of Political 3.690,- CZK Research More detailed information can be obtained directly from Tel.: +7 347 - 273 02 33, 273 99 27 the organizer: Vítězslav Nováček E-mail: [email protected] Institute of Regional Information Internet: http://www.rapn.ru/?grup=42&doc=2557 Beethovenova 4, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic Tel.: +420 542 523 213 Fax: +420 542 523 209 announcement E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.proregio.cz/ ХIV International Conference „Kharkiv Sociological Readings“ announcement Date: November 6-7, 2008 Conference site: Kharkiv, Ukraine National Interests in the European Union. Organisers: Faculty of Sociology of V.N. Karazin Theoretical Perspectives and their National University; Sociological Association of Applications. Ukraine Topics: The conference is devoted to the main Date: November 20- 21, 2008 theme “Sociology in a changing world”. The Site: Olomouc, Czech Republic following themes of plenary sessions, panels, Organiser: Palacký University, Faculty of Arts, “round-tables” and workshops are planned Department of Politics and European Studies within the frame of the conference: Sociological Topics: The principal goal of the international Theory in Search of Explanations of the conference is the presentation of partial Contemporary World; Social Inequalities outcomes of the project and their confrontation undergoing Transformation Processes; Social with similar foreign research projects. The Policy and Social Security; Identification international conference is comprised of two Processes in Contemporary Ukraine; Youth in main parts. During the first two days, the key the Globalizing World; Actual Processes of issues of national interests and their advocacy

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 23 in the Visegrad and other EU Member States Universităţii str., no. 7-9, Cluj-Napoca, Romania will be duscussed in pre-specified panels. The E-mail: [email protected] last day of the conference will be dedicated to Internet: http://www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpa/en/ young scholars in order to enable them to present their professional views. Conference language: English More detailed information can be obtained directly from announcement the organizer: Palacký University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Politics and European Studies The Politics of Knowing: research, Křížkovského 12, 771 80 Olomouc, Czech institutions and gender in the making Republic Date: November 27-28, 2008 Tel: +420-58-563-3303 Site: Prague, Czech Republic Fax: +420-58-563-3302 Organisers: Institute of Sociology of the Academy E-mail: [email protected] of Sciences of the Czech Republic, National Internet: http://nzcr.upol.cz Contact Centre – Women and Science Topics: Science today, perhaps more than ever, announcement is the site of multiple negotiations. Market values increasingly drive scientific research and The Man in the system of social and cultural higher education yet the traditional emphasis upon rational knowledge remains. The range of interactions actors with a claim to ‘have a say’ in science Date: November 20- 21, 2008 has also grown to include a range of voices Site: Khabarovsk, Russian Federation beyond academe, from industry and the public. Organiser: Russian Philosophic Society These new actors may play different roles in Topics: Formation of identity in the modern different contexts and geopolitical spaces. All socio-cultural context , The problems of these processes also have a gender dimension intercultural communication, Humanism: – from recruitment and retention of students tradition, problems, prospects, The problem of and employees, to work-life balance and the tolerance, The conflict and optimization of gendering of knowledge production processes social interaction, The historic identity as a and practices. The conference will show case basis for national idea in the reforming Russia. research on these issues from (social) science More detailed information can be obtained directly from and technology studies, and feminist and post- the organiser colonial studies under the framework of the Russian Philosophic Society project Knowledge, Institutions and Gender: an Volkhonka St. 14, 119992, Moskau, Russian East-West Comparative Study (Framework Federation Programme 6). Internet: http://www.dvgsga.ru/conf/index_conf.php Fee: 30 € (The conference fee may be waived/supplemented for students, early career announcement researchers and/or speakers from disadvantaged regions/institutions.) More detailed information can be obtained directly from Romanian Identity in the Wider European the organiser: Marcela Linkova Context. International Conference Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Date: November 21-23, 2008 Sciences, National Contact Centre – Women Conference site: Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Science Organiser: Babes-Bolyai University Jilska 1, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic Topics: Topics: Historical background and Tel: +420-222 222 322 contemporary components of Romanian E-mail: [email protected] identity; Identity and religion in the Romanian Internet: space; Individual and collective perceptions of http://www.knowing.soc.cas.cz/?page=home&id=147 identity; Romanian identity reflected in arts and literature; Romanian identity in everyday life; announcement Perception and self-perception of Romanian identity; Minorities’ influence on Romanian The Demographic Situation in Russia Today: identity; Romanian identity in an encompassing state and perspectives Europe. Conference languages: English and Romanian Date: November 27-28, 2008 More detailed information can be obtained directly from Site: Tver, Russian Federation the organiser Organiser: Russian Foundation for Humanities Babes-Bolyai University, Centre for Political Research Analysis

24 NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 Topics: Characteristics, patterns and trends in Veveří 70, 611 80 Brno, Czech Republic the demographic situation in Russia and CIS Tel.: +420 549 496 445 countries in the new environment of Community E-mail: [email protected]; Development; Medicamental / non- [email protected] medicamental prevention and most significant Internet: for Russia and CIS diseases, reducing life http://www.cyberspace.muni.cz/english/index.php expectancy and social rights activism; Demographics and nutrition; The experience of the targeted activities and research aimed at announcement identifying the causes and combat factors that determine the low fertility and adversely affect Freedom and Democracy: European the nature of fertility in Russia. Perceptions, European Perspectives. First More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser International Conference Bacanov Konstantin Borisovich Date: December 4-6, 2008 Tel.: +7 4822 - 35 60 00 Conference site: Koper, Slovenia Fax: +7 4822 - 34 68 07 Organiser: Department of Philosophy, Faculty of E-mail: [email protected] Humanities Koper (University of Primorska, Internet: http://tvergma.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task Slovenia); Department of Politics and =view&id=60&Itemid=81 International Relations, School of Humanities (Swansea University, UK), Seminar für Philosophie, Philosophische fakultät I (Martin- announcement Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) Topics: Sections: political philosophy, philosophy VIth International Conference Cyberspace od law, political and social ethics, political 2008 science, interdisciplinary studies Conference languages: English and German Date: November 28-29, 2008 More detailed information can be obtained directly from Site: Brno, Czech Republic the organiser Organisers: Faculty of Law in cooperation with Department of Philosophy, Faculty of School of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Humanities Koper (University of Primorska, Brno and Faculty of Law, Charles University, Slovenia) Prague Titov trg 5, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Topics: The discussed topics will cover following Tel.: +3865 66340 fields: law, philosophy, sociology, psychology, Fax: +3865 66342 and religious studies. The stream with name E-mail: [email protected] “Cyberlaw” is divided into several sections: Internet: http://www.fhs.upr.si/index.cgi?m=3&id=67 Intellectual Property On-Line, Internet Jurisdiction, Theory of Cyberlaw, Law of Domain Names, Cybercrime, e-government/e- announcement justice. The stream of “Philosophy and Sociology of Cyberspace” organizes workshops A New Political Cycle: Agenda for Russia focused on philosophy, theoretic sociology, Date: December 5-6, 2008 empiric sociology. The stream called Site: Moscow, Russian Federation “Psychology and Internet” is opened to many Organiser: Russian Political Science Association topics, the illustrative subjects are an influence Topics: 2020: the strategy of Russia's political of the Internet use on individuals and family, development, The constitutional development in children, adolescents and the Internet, Internet Russia, Transformation of the political class and addiction, identity in virtual environment, party system, Federalism, regionalism and local counselling on the Internet, on-line therapy, government: new challenges, The politico-legal Internet and sexuality, human personality on- culture, civic participation and civilian control, line, virtual social groups, self-presentation on Renewing the concept of foreign policy and the Internet (e.g. blogs), games on-line, military doctrine of Russia. MMORPG and virtual worlds, online More detailed information can be obtained directly from communication, e-learning etc. “Religious the organiser Norms in Cyberspace” is a name of the last Russian Association of Political Science stream. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Conference language: English Internet: http://www.rapn.ru/?grup=638&doc=2574 Fee: 70 EUR (speakers and students free) More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organizer: Radim Polčák Masaryk University, Faculty of Law

NEWSLETTER Social Science in Eastern Europe, September 2008 25 announcement Institute of Business & Politics, Natalia Kuznetsova Russian Policy of the XXI Century: non- Tel.: +7 495 - 912 06 46 political potentials of politics E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ibp- Date: March 19-23, 2009 moscow.ru/science/conference/archive/08_04_10/prog_ eng.php Site: Moscow, Russian Federation Organiser: Russian State University for the Humanities announcement Topics: Non-legal grounds to modernize States: socio-communicative vector; Transpolitical Politological and Ethno-confessional practice of modernity: the threat of terrorism, Studies in the Regions the use of military force, criminality; private life and politics: the limitation of power and / or Date: April 23-24, 2008 expansion of Political Technologies; Site: Barnaul, Russian Federation demographic configuration policy: antrostream Organiser: Altai State University and community in the dynamics of political Topics: History and theory of political science; trends and situations; social design and political processes in Russia and abroad; State management of society: rationality and political and Society: Dialogue and confrontation; socio- will; prototypes of a political in the world of political history and culture of Siberia; Legal culture: from institutional pedagogy to social aspects of political, administrative and religious experimentation. activities; The formation and functioning of More detailed information can be obtained directly from political and religious elites; World Religions the organiser and traditional beliefs of the peoples of Russia; Anastasiya Alekseeva, Russian State University More detailed information can be obtained directly from for the Humanities, Division for history, politics the organiser and law Petr Dashkovskiy, Altai State University Nikol'skaya st., 11, Room 203, 109012 Moscow, Dimitrova st. 66, 656099 Barnaul, Russian Russian Federation Federation Tel.: +7 495 - 606 01 38 Tel.: +7 3852 - 366 331 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.rapn.ru/?grup=42&doc=2498 Internet: http://www.rapn.ru/?grup=42&doc=2528

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Russia and Modern World

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Organiser: Institute of Business and Politics

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