Journées de réflexion sur la Prise en Charge judiciaire des cas de Violences Sexuelles à l’Est du Congo : état de lieu et évaluation des interventions et appuis au secteur policier et judiciaire dans le domaine, Goma, RDC, 18-19 mars.


PROGRAMME


8 h00’-8h30’ Arrivée des invités et mise en place

8h30’- 8h45’ Mot d’ouverture

8h45’- 9h00’ Monitoring judiciaire des cas de VS au Nord Kivu, Sud Kivu et Ituri – atteintes, objectifs et méthodologie.

9h00’-9h30’ Présentation du rapport – phase préliminaire (nombre de plaintes ; profile de victimes et auteurs ; formes de VS poursuivis).

9h30’-9h45’ Commentaires et comparaisons de chiffres par expert UNFPA et DPS;

9h45-10h00 Commentaires ;

10h00’-10h30’ Débat ;

10h30’—10h50 Pause café ;

10h50—11h15 Phase d’enquête : obstacles procéduraux et délais -- les chiffres ;

11h15 – 11h30 Commentaires par le Ministère de la Justice ;

11h30’- 11h45’ Commentaires par l’Auditorat Supérieur ;

11h45’- 12h30’ Débat

12h30’-13h30’ Déjeuner

13h30’-13h50’ Structures et capacités de PEC judiciaire au niveau de VS : un état de lieu – présentation REJUSCO.

13h50’-14h20’ Actions en cours pour le renforcement de capacités : comprendre l’impact des formations et identification d’autres besoins —Major Bodelie et EUPOL

14h20’—14h40 Débat

15h00—15h30 Les décisions rendus par la justice au niveau de VS

15h30 – 16h15 Débat

CARREFOURS : Débat, commentaires des chiffres par territoire et recommandations ;

9h00’- 11h00’ Carrefour I : VS au Nord Kivu ;
Carrefour II : VS au Sud Kivu ;
Carrefour III : VS en Ituri ;

11h00-11h15 Pause Café

11h15’-11h40’ Restitution des carrefours par rapport au dépôt et réception des plaintes chez la PNC : recommandations au niveau de la province et générales : IPP ; MJ ; Org.Interns ;

11h45’-12h30’ Discussion et adoption des recommandations ;

12h30-13h30 Repas;

13h30’—14h00 Restitution des carrefours par rapport a la réponse des institutions judiciaires: recommandations au niveau de la province et générales : IPP ; MJ ; Org. Interns. ;

14h30—15h00 Discussion et adoption des recommandations ;

15h15 – Mot de clôture par le Ministère de la Justice ;

PERCEPTIONS ET MECANISMES DE REPONSE AUX VIOLENCES SEXUELLES A L’EST DE LA RDC - PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION ET CONTRIBUTIONS D’UNE ETUDE ANTHROPO – JURIDIQUE POUR LA LUTTE CONTRE L’IMPUNITE, Goma, RDC, 15, 16 et 17 mars 2010 – Hôtel IHUSI


PROGRAMME

PREMIERE JOURNEE – LUNDI, 15 MARS

8h00 - 8h30 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

8h30 - 9h00 Mot d’accueil : REJUSCO
Mot d’ouverture : Ministère de la Justice

9h15 - 9h45 INTRODUCTION : L’étude anthropologique réalisée par REJUSCO - Encadrement et justification (Mesdames Sofia Candeias et Gaëllane Bourges)

SESSION I LE CADRE DES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES COMMISES A L’EST DE LA RDC – AU DELA D’UNE ARME DE GUERRE
Modérateur : Maître Pélagie Ebeka

9h50 - 10h10 Combattants Ex-FDLR et Violence Sexuelle (Monsieur Bert Ingelaere)

10h10 - 10h30 Le problème de la surexploitation du viol comme arme de guerre en RDC (Madame Véronique Moufflet)

10h30 - 10h50 Questions/débat
10h50 - 11h05 Pause café

SESSION II PERCEPTIONS COMMUNAUTAIRES DES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES EN RDC
Modérateur : Docteur Bora

11h05 - 11h25 Violences sexuelles au sein de la communauté congolaise (Chef de travaux Denis Masumbuko)

11h25 - 11h55 Pratiques sexuelles perçues par les communautés et obstacles à l’appréhension de la notion de violences sexuelles (Equipe REJUSCO)

11h55 - 12h15 Questions/débat

12h15 - 13h30 REPAS

SESSION III LA FEMME DANS LA SOCIETE CONGOLAISE
Modérateur : Maitre Désiré Balume

13h30 - 13h50 L’évolution du statut de la femme et son rôle dans la résolution des conflits en RDC (Madame Faida Mwangilwa)

13h50 - 14h10 Le rôle de la femme dans un contexte de justice transitionnelle: la réalité et l'avenir à l'Est de la RDC (Maître Pélagie Ebeka)

14h10 - 14h30 Questions/débat

14h30 - 14h40 Pause

SESSION IV CONSEQUENCE DES CONFLITS DES ARMEES SUR LES FEMMES
Modérateur : Madame Désirée Zwanck

14h40 - 15h00 Les effets des conflits armés sur le rôle social et économique des femmes en période post-conflit (Madame Catherine Odimba)

15h00 - 15h20 Femmes violées dans les conflits des Grands Lacs: de l'exclusion communautaire à la réhabilitation sociale (Monsieur Cyril Musila)

15h20 - 15h40 Problématique de l’accès de la femme en justice et d’obtention de réparation pour les préjudices subis (Maître Claudine Tsongo)

15h40 - 16h00 Questions/débat

DEUXIEME JOURNEE – MARDI 16 MARS

8h30 - 8h50 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

SESSION IV COUTUMES ET DROIT ECRIT POUR LA DE RESOLUTION DE CONFLITS DE VIOLENCES SEXUELLES
Modérateur : Madame Sofia Candeias

8h50 - 9h10 Interactions entre lois sur les violences sexuelles et coutumes (Maître Ruffin Lukoo)

9h10 - 9h30 Entre logiques coutumières et droit étatique : Souffrances et espoirs de femmes burundaises (Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen)

9h30 - 9h50 Enjeux, acteurs, et processus extra-juridictionnels de résolutions de conflits de violences sexuelles (Equipe Rejusco)

9h50 - 10h20 Questions/débat

10h20 - 10h40 Pause café

SESSION V LA JUSTICE COUTUMIERE ET DROIT ECRIT
Modérateur : Maître Henri Mashagiro

10h40 - 11h00 Difficultés rencontrées dans la mise en œuvre des lois sur les violences sexuelles, et le rôle des us et coutumes dans cette relative inapplicabilité (Professeur Nyabirungu)

11h00 - 11h20 Droit pénal coutumier congolais et problématiques des violences sexuelles (Professeur Pierre Akele)

11h20 - 11h50 Questions/débat

12h00 - 13h00 REPAS


DEUXIEME JOURNEE – MARDI 16 MARS (SUITE)
SESSION VI

CARREFOURS COEXISTENCE DU SYSTEME FORMEL ET INFORMEL – COMMENT LES DEUX SYSTEMES PEUVENT JOUER UN ROLE DANS LA PREVENTION, REPRESSION, ET RESTAURATION DE LA JUSTICE DANS LES CAS DE VIOLENCES SEXUELLES

13h00 - 13h10 Présentation du thème de Carrefour

13h10 - 15h30
Carrefour I – Types, origines, caractéristiques, et intervenants, des systèmes de médiation informelle dans les cas de violences sexuelles
Modérateur : Monsieur Bert Ingelaere – Maître Claudine Tsongo
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Thomas Muiti

Carrefour II – Les pratiques sexuelles non-reconnues par les communautés comme violences sexuelles et les personnes exemptées de poursuites coutumières (analyse des types d’immunité)
Modérateurs : Monsieur Fabrice Ramadan – Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Maître Gilbert Kasereka

Carrefour III – Le rôle joué par les médiations informelles dans la régulation des conflits de violences sexuelles.
Modérateurs: Madame Véronique Moufflet - Maître Catherine Odimba
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Joseph Binankusu

Carrefour IV – Obstacles culturels à l’accès de la femme en justice
Modérateurs : Madame Désirée Zwanck – Monsieur Cyril Musila
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Madame Daphrose Feza- Maître Adolphe Mukelenga

15h30 - 16h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour I
16h00 - 16h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour II
16h30 - 17h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour III
17h00 - 17h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour IV



TROISIEME JOURNEE – MERCREDI 17 MARS

8h30 - 9h00 Arrivée des invités et mise en place

Session VII CARREFOURS - RECOMMANDATIONS -

9h00 - 11h00 Carrefour I – Types, contenus et groupes cibles des actions de sensibilisation
Modérateurs : Véronique Moufflet - Catherine Odimba - Désirée Zwanck
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Madame Daphrose Feza-

Carrefour II – Points d’interaction entre acteurs communs au système de justice informelle et formelle et solutions institutionnelles pour le rapprochement de ces mécanismes
Modérateurs : Monsieur Fabrice Ramadan - Monsieur Dominik Kohlhagen
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Thomas Muiti - Maître Gilbert Kasereka

Carrefour III : Les réponses formelles et informelles aux problèmes socio- économiques associées/résultants des violences sexuelles.
Modérateurs : Monsieur Bert Ingelaere - Maître. Claudine Tsongo -
Monsieur. Cyril Musila
Rapporteurs : à choisir
Facilitateur : Monsieur Joseph Binankusu - Maître Adolphe Mukelenga

11h00 - 11h15 Pause café

11h15 - 12h00 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour I

12h00 - 12h45 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour II

12h45 - 13h45 Repas

13h45 - 14h30 Présentation, discussion et validation des résultats du carrefour III

14h30 - 15h00 Mot de clôture

2010-2011 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: January 5, 2010

The JR Program for International Peace awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships each year to support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. The Peace Scholar Fellowship is meant to assist emerging scholars at one of the most crucial points in their career. Awards may be used to support writing and research at their home institution or for field-work abroad. USIP welcomes proposals from all disciplines, however, they should be consistent with the Institute's mandate and present a research agenda with clear relevance to policy issues. Peace Scholars receive $20,000 for 10 months.

Peace Scholar applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a University within the U.S. and must complete all required work toward the doctoral degree, except for the dissertation before the start of the award. Scholarships are open to citizens of any country. The application deadline is January 5, 2010.

For more application information, please visit http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-peace-school

Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Two-week professional workshop in Indonesia during May will focus on “Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region”

HONOLULU (Nov. 19) – Applications are being accepted through Jan. 1 for the third annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. Organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative – a collaboration between the East-West Center and the University of California-Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center – Summer Institute 2010 will be held in partnership with the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission in Bali, followed by an optional field trip to Aceh, Sumatra.

The workshop, scheduled for May 10-22, 2010, is designed for professionals working across a broad range of fields related to IHL and human rights, including lawyers, academics, journalists, non-governmental organization workers, investigators, monitors, government agency workers and graduate-level law students. The workshop is best suited to people working within the Asia Pacific region or with an Asia Pacific focus. Participants from Southeast Asia are strongly encouraged to apply.

This year’s course will focus on the rise of internal (or non-international) conflicts in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the new millennium, and their impact on both regional and international peace and security. The curriculum will focus on approaches to conflict resolution in the Asia Pacific region, with a specific emphasis on conflicts, past and present, in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. The primary country case studies considered during this course will be: Indonesia (particularly focusing on the conflicts in Aceh and Papua); the Philippines (particularly focusing on the conflict between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao); Sri Lanka; and southern Thailand.

The tuition fee for Summer Institute 2010 is US $2,000, which does not cover additional costs of travel, accommodation, visa fees and incidental expenses. A limited number of scholarships may be available for eligible applicants.

For further information and application instructions, visit http://www.eastwestcenter.org/summerinstitute.

For further inquiries about the program, please contact Program Coordinator Penelope Van Tuyl at mailto:summerinstitute@eastwestcenter.org.

Graduate Student Conference: The Ruptures of War Location

Call for Papers Deadline: 2009-12-14

Call For Papers
The Ruptures of War: A Conference on War, Culture, and Society.

A Graduate Student Conference
Presented by CGU's History Department, Graduate Student History
Association, and Phi Alpha Theta

A 250-word abstract must be received by December 14, 2009
Via email: gsha@cgu.edu

War is the most intense nexus of politics, violence, culture, society, and nature. The fact that it is with us constantly is exemplified by Foucault’s provocative question: “If we look beneath peace, order, wealth, and authority, beneath the calm order of subordinations, beneath the State and State apparatuses, beneath the laws, and so on, will we hear and discover a sort of primitive and permanent war?” This conference is designed as a way to explore the multifarious ways in which war affects cultures and societies. The idea of war is neither constrained by temporality nor discipline, and it is enmeshed in the human condition. War is essentially an organizing principle by which we hope to discuss many diverse topics, which can include but are not limited to:

Trauma, Suffering, Gender, The Environment, Memory, Race, Affect, Political Violence, Ideology, Technology, Secrecy, Human Rights, Torture, Justice, Power, Genocide

Bryan Price
Claremont Graduate University
School of Arts & Humanities Claremont Graduate University 121 East 10th Street Claremont, CA 91711

Email: gsha@cgu.edu
Visit the website at http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6015.asp
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Oak Institute - 2010 Oak Fellowship - Human Rights Activists

Oak Institute Now Accepting Applications for 2010 Oak Fellowship Location: United States
Fellowship Deadline: 2009-12-15 (in 23 days)
Date Submitted: 2009-10-16
Announcement ID: 171343

The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College is pleased to issue a call for nominations and applications for the 2010 Oak Human Rights Fellowship. The Oak Fellowship annually offers an opportunity for one prominent practitioner in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from front-line work to spend the fall semester (September - December) in residence at Colby. This provides the fellow time for respite, reflection, research, and writing. Following the period of the award, the fellow is expected to return home to continue human rights work.
For the Oak Fellowship in residence at Colby College during the fall of 2010, we seek front-line human rights activists advocating for those incarcerated. Areas of work for prisoners' rights include but are not limited to living standards and health care in prisons, pretrial detention, illegal imprisonment, detained non-citizens, the right of legal representation, juvenile detention, education and practical training for inmates, post-detention rehabilitation, families of inmates, disciplinary procedures, prison privatization, gender and racial discrimination in incarceration, political prisoners, prisoners of war, torture, sexual abuse, brutality, and the death penalty.

We especially encourage applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in on-the-ground work at some level of personal risk and are in need of respite. Activists must be centrally engaged in work outside of the United States.

The appointment is for the fall semester of 2010 (mid-August through mid-December). Responsibilities include participation in a lecture series or symposium in the Fellow's area of expertise and regular interaction with Colby students through a one credit non-graded discussion class. The College provides a stipend of $32,000, plus transportation, housing, health care coverage, and other fringe benefits. We encourage the fellow to bring family through limited financial support for their travel as well.

Completed applications must arrive no later than December 15, 2009. Applications can be submitted online or via email. More information, including the application, is available on the Institute's webpage Final selection will be announced by April 15, 2010.

Professor Patrice Franko, Director
Susanna Thompson, Assistant Director
Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights
Colby College
5300 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901

Email: oakhr@colby.edu
Visit the website at http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/goldfarb/oak/

crossposted: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=171343&keyword=human&keyword=rights

Gender and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC - Internships

REJUSCO (http://www.rejusco.org/) has recently launched a new program aimed at contributing to the improvement of the accountability process for gender and sexual violence related crimes in the Eastern Congo.

In order to develop and implement this program we are currently looking for individuals willing to collaborate in the following activities:
- Conception and design of short term courses on legal responses to gender and sexual violence, taking into account Congolese and international law, to be lectured in local universities;
- Judicial monitoring of ongoing relevant judicial proceedings;
- Participation in activities to increase awareness about sexual violence as well as available socio-legal and judicial mechanisms to respond to this phenomenon (local communities and refugee camps);
- Field research (under the direction of a team composed by an anthropologist and lawyers) on traditional justice responses to gender and sexual violence in local communities;
- Analysis and commentary of relevant jurisprudence developed by Congolese courts.


- Applicants should be fluent in French or Swahili;
- Applications from Law, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development and other related social sciences are welcome. Previous research and/or experience in gender studies are strongly preferred.

REJUSCO is currently unable to provide any salary or stipend.
Volunteers are expected to be based in Goma and work with our local teams. A minimum commitment of 10 weeks is expected.

Post Doc Fellowship, Mayer Brown Research Fellowship, PIL

Deadline: January 15, 2009.
Forms available at: http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/news/article.php?section=25&article=825

Description: The tenure of the Mayer Brown Research Fellowship in Public International Law will be for three years. The Fellow's main duties will be to pursue postdoctoral research in Public International Law. He or she will be expected to do a limited amount of teaching for Pembroke College, and to contribute to the research programme and activities of the Lauterpacht Centre, but would require the permission of the Governing Body of the College and the Director of the Lauterpacht Centre to undertake other paid work. The stipend will be £26,391, adjusted to account for any increases between now and 1 October 2009. As a Fellow of Pembroke College, the successful candidate will be offered accommodation and other benefits, including seven meals per week at High Table. The Lauterpacht Centre will provide office space and working facilities. There will be opportunities for the holder to interact with William Charnley (who is jointly funding the Research Fellowship) and his colleagues at Mayer Brown.
cross listed: International Law Reporter

Post Doc, Newton International Fellowship, UK

Deadline: 12 January 2009

The Newton International Fellowship scheme will select the very best early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world, and offer support for two years at UK research institutions.

The Newton International Fellowships scheme is run by The British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.

The Fellowships cover natural and social sciences, engineering and the humanities.

They provide grants of £24,000 per annum to cover subsistence and £8,000 to cover research expenses, plus a one-off relocation allowance of £2,000. As part of the scheme, all Newton Fellows who remain in research will be granted a 10 year follow-up funding package worth £6,000 per annum.

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Applications are made online through e-GAP2, an electronic application system run by the Royal Society. You must have a strong research project and a UK Sponsor.

http://www.newtonfellowships.org/the-fellowships.html

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program

Candidates: applicants must be resident nationals or residents of an eligible IFP country or territory. Currently, these are: Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam.

The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. Fellows are selected from countries and territories in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, where the Ford Foundation maintains active overseas programs. U.S. nationals are not eligible, although Fellows may study in the United States.

Fellows are chosen on the basis of their leadership potential and commitment to community or national service, as well as for academic excellence. Fellows may enroll in masters or doctoral programs and may pursue any academic discipline or field of study that is consistent with the interests and goals of the Ford Foundation. The Foundation currently works in thirteen fields to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.

Once selected, Ford Foundation International Fellows may enroll in an appropriate university program anywhere in the world, including their country of residence. The program provides placement assistance to those Fellows not yet admitted to graduate school.

IFP support also enables Fellows to undertake short-term language study and training in research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. In addition, new Fellows attend orientation sessions, while current Fellows actively participate in learning and discussion activities designed to create information and exchange networks among Ford Foundation IFP Fellows worldwide. Finally, the program encourages IFP alumni to maintain contact with the program after completing the fellowships to help them remain current in their respective fields through the expanding Ford Foundation IFP network.

Because local requirements vary widely among IFP countries, applicants should carefully follow the specific application guidelines provided by the relevant IFP International Partner organizations, including deadlines for the submission of applications.

Successful candidates will:

* Demonstrate superior achievement in their undergraduate studies and hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
* Have substantial experience in community service or development-related activities.
* Possess leadership potential evidenced by their employment and academic experience.
* Propose to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, or artistic discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's areas of endeavor.
* Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems or issues in their own countries. Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.

IFP Fields of Study

Ford Foundation International Fellows may choose to study in any academic discipline or field of study related to the Ford Foundation's three grant-making areas, which are:

Asset Building and Community Development

* Community Development
* Development Finance and Economic Security
* Work-force Development
* Environment and Development

Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom

* Arts and Culture
* Education and Scholarship
* Media
* Religion, Society and Culture
* Sexuality and Reproductive Health

Peace and Social Justice

* Civil Society
* Governance
* Human Rights

The Application Process

All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner in the country or region where the applicant resides. IFP International Partners determine application deadlines and selection schedules in their region or country. Applications are reviewed and final selections decided by panels composed of practitioners and scholars from various fields of work and study. The level and duration of awards are determined as part of the selection process. Ford Foundation staff and their family members may not serve on selection panels and are not eligible to apply for IFP awards. Members of selection committees, staff of the organizations managing the program in the various regions, and their family members are also ineligible for IFP awards.

http://www.fordifp.net/index.aspx?c=2

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Pre/Post doctoral research fellowships, Yale Program on Democracy

The Yale Program on Democracy (YPD) at the MacMillan Center invites applications for residential research fellowships for 2009-10. Applicants for full-and half-year appointments will be considered, as will both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral applicants.

The YPD invites applications from scholars whose work is at the intersection of democratic theory and empirical research on democracy. We support research in which answers to the question, “How should democracy work?” are informed by answers to the question, “How does democracy work”? We are especially (though not exclusively) interested in research on new democracies. We invite applicants whose research addresses matters such as the impact of poverty and inequality on the functioning of democracy, institutional innovations in democratic practices, clientelism and patronage, political parties and representation, and democratization. Formal, statistical, archival, and qualitative research are all encouraged, as are applicants from the range of social-science fields.

Under the direction of Professor Susan Stokes, the YPD promotes an intellectual community at Yale through the Fellowship program, graduate and undergraduate training, workshops and conferences.

Fellows will be expected to be in full-time residence during one or two academic terms, beginning September 1, 2009 or January 1, 2010. During their tenure, Fellows are expected to work on their research projects, interact with graduate students and faculty, contribute to the intellectual life of the Program, and participate in its collective activities and development.

Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to teach one course related to their research. Ideally, they also will complete a significant publication during their residency. Pre doctoral Fellows are expected to complete their doctoral dissertations.

In awarding fellowships, preference is given to: (a) recent Ph.D. recipients; and (b) graduate students who have made progress on their dissertations and are likely to complete them during their fellowship. Applicants for Pre doctoral fellowships must have completed all coursework and general examinations at the time of application and are expected to have made significant progress on their dissertations. All candidates must be fluent in English.

Stipend and Resource Information
The Program offers academic-year stipends of $40,000 ($20,000 for one-term stipends) plus benefits to Postdoctoral Fellows, and $25,000 ($12,500 for one term) plus individual health insurance coverage to Pre doctoral Fellows. All Fellows appointed by the Program will have full access to the Yale University libraries and email. Normally, Fellows can expect shared office space, computer access and basic office supplies. Unfunded or partially funded pre- and postdoctoral fellowships may be available at the discretion of the Program. Interested candidates who have other sources of funding may apply with a clear indication of their funding situation. All applicants should indicate clearly whether they are seeking full or partial funding.

Application Process
Applications must include the following:
(1) cover letter, including current e-mail address
(2) current curriculum vitae, including publications
(3) 1500-word description of the proposed research project. The description should include the background, nature, importance, specific objectives, and methodology of the proposed research project.
(4) one sample of writing not exceeding 20 double-spaced pages pertinent to the proposed research project. (No books accepted.)
(5) a syllabus of the proposed course (Postdoctoral Fellows ONLY)
(6) an official graduate school transcript
(7) two letters of recommendation. For Postdoctoral Fellows, referees should discuss the candidate’s teaching ability as well as other points. The letters may be sent directly to the MacMillan Center or included with the application materials. If recommendation letters accompany application materials they must be in a sealed envelope. Letters sent by e-mail with full title, institution and contact information of the sender will be accepted.

Do NOT include any additional materials (e.g., bibliographies, appendices).

Deadline for submission: January 12, 2009 (applications postmarked AFTER January 12, 2009 will not be accepted)

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Application materials should be sent to:
Fellowships--Program on Democracy
c/o Larisa Satara
The MacMillan Center
34 Hilllhouse Avenue
P.O. Box 208206
New Haven, CT 06520

For additional information e-mail larisa.satara(at)yale.edu
applications from women and minorities are encouraged.

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Research Grants for research travel to the Sallie Bingham Center, Duke University

Deadline: January 30, 2009
Elegibility: Graduate and Undergraduate students
Website: http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/grants

The Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, part of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, announces the availability of Mary Lily Research Grants for research travel to our collections.

The Sallie Bingham Center documents the public and private lives of women through a wide variety of published and unpublished sources. Collections of personal papers, family papers, and organizational records complement print sources such as books and periodicals. Particular strengths of the Sallie Bingham Center are feminism in the U.S., women's prescriptive literature from the 19th & 20th centuries, girls' literature, zines, artist's books by women, gender & sexuality, and the history & culture of women in the South.

Mary Lily Research grants are for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars conducting research using collections held by the Sallie Bingham Center. Grant money may be used for travel, photocopying, and living expenses while pursuing research at the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library. Applicants must live outside of a 50-mile radius from Durham, NC. The maximum award per applicant is $1,000.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Center’s research services librarian before submitting: Kelly Wooten kelly.wooten@duke.edu (919) 660-5967 http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham
http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/grants/index.html

Law & Society, Post Doctoral Fellowship

Deadlines: January 7, 2009; the award will be announced around March 1, 2009.
Link: http://law.wisc.edu/ils/lawandsocietyfellowship.html

About the Fellowship: The Institute for Legal Studies of the University of Wisconsin Law School will appoint a post-doctoral fellow for the 2009-10 academic year. We invite applications from scholars who are in the early (pre-tenure) stage of their career or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed. Eligibility is eadlines: The Institute for Legal Studies holds one post-doctoral fellowship competition per year. Completed applications must be received by January 7, 2009, in order to ensure full consideration. The award will be announced around March 1, 2009. How to Apply: Application materials must be limited to humanities or social science scholars who work in the “law and society” tradition, for example anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, and sociologists. Advanced ABD graduate students may apply, but the PhD must be completed before beginning the fellowship.

The stipend will be $21,500, plus a research allowance of $5,000 and a benefits package that includes health insurance. The fellowship is designed to support a scholar at an early stage in his or her career when, under prevailing circumstances, career pressures or teaching responsibilities might divert the individual away from research. At the Institute, the Fellow will be able to devote a significant amount of time to research and writing and will find a sympathetic and critical audience to support his or her work. Fellows are expected to be in full-time residence in Madison, and to actively participate in the intellectual life of the Institute, which includes lectures, workshops, conferences and colloquia.


A complete application consists of the following:
• Curriculum vitae (with address and complete contact information)
• Official transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation (must be sent separately)
• A research proposal (6-10 double-spaced pages)

Address/Contact: Applications should be sent to: Law & Society Fellowship Program; Institute for Legal Studies, UW Law School, 975 Bascom Mall, Madison WI 53706-1399.

Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research, Post Doc Position

Deadline: 30 September 2008 at 3.45 pm (decisions will be announced in November 2008)
Applicants: post doctoral researchers of all represented or related fields; PhD level academic degree; fluent in both spoken and written English; applicants are expected to be able to perform high level research and publish in international journals and book series.
Link:www.helsinki.fi/oik/globalgovernance.


The Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research announces five positions for post doctoral researchers for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 or as otherwise agreed.

The tasks of the post doctoral researchers are to conduct research according to the individual research plan and the research plan of the Centre of Excellence and to participate in seminars and conferences organized by the Centre. Teaching duties may be included in the tasks.

The five post doctoral positions are in the themes of the research ventures of the Centre as well as in the new focus areas of the Centre: private property rights and normative pluralism.

1) Global Political Economy and especially Regulation and Reform of World Trade
2) The Politics of the Internationalization of Criminal Law and the Reconceptualization of Human Rights
3) Non-State Actors and Authority and/or The Limits of International Law and the Legitimacy of Global Governance
4) Private Property Rights in International Law and Global Governance
5) Conflicts between Normative Orders in World Politics

Depending on the budget of the Centre of Excellence, the post doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to participate in seminars and conferences in Finland and abroad, as well as to visit foreign partner universities.

The positions will be filled for a fixed term of three years, on the condition that the financing institutions will provide the Centre with the necessary funds. The salary is 2466, 30 - 3600, 80 euro per month depending on the qualifications, the experience and the work performance of the individual researcher.

The application must include the following documents:
􀀐 research plan (3 pages)
􀀐 curriculum vitae
􀀐 list of publications
􀀐 copies of degree certificates
􀀐 two recommendation letters
􀀐 other relevant documents.
An important selection criterion is how well the proposed research plan supports the overall goals of the Centre. Letters of application shall be addressed to the Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research and submitted with the attachments to the following address:

The Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research
Åsa Wallendahl, Planning Officer
P.O. Box 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

Post Doc - Society of Fellows in Liberal Arts

Application deadline: October 1, 2008.
Link: www.princeton.edu/~sf
Three-year postdoctoral fellowships 09-12 for recent Ph.D.s (January 06 June 09) in humanities or social sciences. FOUR appointments to pursue research and teach half-time. Open discipline (two fellowships); Humanistic Studies; East Asian Humanities.

Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies - United States Holocaust Memorial

Deadline: November 26, 2008
Applicants: candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars;immediate post-docs and faculty between appointments will also be considered; applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research institution.
Link: www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship

The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum awards fellowships to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust. Awards are granted on a competitive basis. The Center welcomes proposals from scholars in all relevant academic disciplines, including history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion, psychology, comparative genocide studies, law, and others.

The specific fellowship and the length of the award are at the Center’s discretion. Individual awards generally range up to nine months of residency; a minimum of three consecutive months is required. Fellowships of five months or longer have proven most effective. Stipends range up to $3,500 per month. Residents of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area receive a modified stipend and term of residency.

All applications and supporting materials must be received by November 26, 2008. Decisions will be announced in April 2009. Fellowships may start as early as June 2009 and must be completed no later than September 2010.

All applications must be in English and consist of:

A completed application form;
A project proposal not to exceed five single-spaced pages;
A curriculum vitae;

Socio Legal Studies Association-Small Grants

Small Grants Scheme (you need to be a member)
Application deadline: 31 October, 2008
link: http://www.kent.ac.uk/nslsa/content/view/65/105

In the summer of 1999, the new SLSA Small Grants Scheme was announced in the Socio-Legal Newsletter.The scheme's aim is to support work for which other funding sources would not be appropriate and to encourage socio-legal research initiatives in a practical way.

How to apply: SLSA members interested in applying for a small grant are reminded that the deadline is 31 October each year. Individual awards are up to a maximum of £1500.
You must use the official form for your small grant application and you are advised to look at the titles, reports and summaries from past grantholders to help you decide whether your project is appropriate for a grant. Decisions for each round of grants are made no later than 31 January each year.

The Research Grants Committee takes the following elements into consideration when judging applications:

* the coherence and costing of the proposal and the applicant's likely contribution to socio-legal scholarship, including anticipated publications or enhancement of the prospect of future research grants from other grant-making bodies;
* funding will not normally be provided for conference attendance or to subsidise postgraduate course fees;
* funding will not be provided via this scheme for one-day conferences or for seminar series;
* feedback will be given to unsuccessful applicants;
* no member will receive more than one grant per year;
* Executive Committee members are not eligible for the scheme.

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Fellowship Details

Stipend: $25,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for university fees of up to $5,000
Tenure: one year beginning summer 2009
Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (ofa.acls.org) no later than 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 12, 2008.
Notifications will be sent in late March 2009.

ACLS invites applications for the third annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships. These fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences (1) in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. This program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure or shortly thereafter.

ACLS will award 65 Fellowships in this competition for a one-year term beginning between June and September 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic year. The Fellowship tenure may be carried out in residence at the Fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the research. The total award of up to $33,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. These Fellowships may not be held concurrently with any other major fellowship or grant.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

* be Ph.D. candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States. Applicants from other departments may be eligible if their project is in the humanities or related social sciences, and their principal dissertation supervisor holds an appointment in a humanities field or related social science field. (Students completing master’s degrees are not eligible, even if they are the terminal degree in the field.)
* have all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation completed before beginning fellowship tenure.
* be no more than six years in the degree program; awardees can hold this Fellowship no later than their seventh year.

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted online and must include:
* Completed application form, including a statement of all university and external support received during graduate study: fellowships, teaching or research assistantships, tuition grants, and summer support.
* Proposal (no more than five pages, double spaced), including a timeline for the expected completion of dissertation writing and defense.
* Up to three additional pages of images, musical scores, or other similar supporting non-text materials [optional]
* Bibliography (no more than two pages)
* Completed chapter of the dissertation (that is neither the introduction, nor the conclusion, nor the literature review) of not more than 25 double-spaced pages, or a representative 25-page excerpt from a longer chapter. The chapter must be in English, though citations may be in other languages (with translations provided).
* Two reference letters
* A letter from the applicant’s institution (preferably from the applicant’s department chair or dean), including (1) a statement attesting to the viability of the proposed timeline for completion; (2) stipulation that, in the event of an award, the university will not charge the student tuition or fees beyond a limit of $5,000 and will provide for any additional costs, such as health insurance; and (3) a pledge that if an ACLS award is made, the university will not provide the applicant with any subsequent aid.

Kroc Institute Visiting Fellowship, Peace Studies, Post Doc

Position: Kroc Institute Visiting Fellowship, Peace Studies
Salary: $20,000 to less than $30,000
Institution: University of Notre Dame, Kroc Institute
Location: Indiana
Date posted: 7/28/2008
Application deadline: 11/15/2008
Crossposted from Chronicle of Higher Education

Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Visiting Research Fellows Program 2009-10. The Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellows Program seeks to bring outstanding researchers focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for all or part of the 2009-10 academic year. Fellows conduct research and work on their research projects while fully participating in the life of the Institute; explore collaborations with other researchers in their area; interact informally with Kroc Institute faculty, staff, and faculty fellows in the broader Notre Dame community; and present a lecture about their research early in their residence. Junior fellows receive a stipend of up to $20,000 per semester; senior fellows receive up to $25,000 per semester. Housing is provided in furnished Institute apartments at no cost. Fellows have office space, library and internet access, and document retrieval services. Publications that result from research or writing conducted at the Kroc Institute should acknowledge the Visiting Research Fellows Program. The selected fellows are expected to collaborate with the Institute's permanent faculty and research staff on research related to an existing Institute emphasis.

Accordingly, applicants must apply for a fellowship in one of these four substantive areas: (1) The practice and theory of peacebuilding (local, regional, and global), including the origins of armed conflict as they relate to peacebuilding; (2) The role of global norms, networks, and institutions in the prevention of armed conflict (including projects on economic sanctions, ethics and the use of force, humanitarian intervention, and globalization, social change, and social movements); (3) The comparative study of peace processes; and (4) The role of religion (especially Christian-Muslim relations) in conflict and peacebuilding. A complete application consists of the two-page application form (which can be found at the following Web link: http://kroc.nd.edu/visiting_fellows/visitingfellows0910.shtml) ; a curriculum vitae; a research proposal (maximum ten pages) that concisely describes the research project, including the sources and data that will be used and the analysis that will be performed, and that clearly identifies the link between the proposed research and the existing area of emphasis at the Institute; a bibliography; and two letters of recommendation. Selection criteria include evidence of academic excellence, clarity of the link to existing research emphases, and anticipation of lively participation in the intellectual life of the Institute. Applications for residence in 2009-2010 must be postmarked by November 15, 2008. Only applicants at the post-doctoral (junior) and senior scholar level will be considered. Fellowships begin at the start of the University of Notre Dame's semester and can be made for one semester or an academic year. Results will be announced by February 1, 2009. If you have questions, please consult our Web site: http://kroc.nd.edu; or

Applications will not be accepted by fax or e-mail. The mailing address for applications is: Visiting Research Fellowship Applications, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Attention: Barbara Lockwood, 100 Hesburgh Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.