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Call for Papers Theme: Citizenship, Equality and Civil Society Subtitle: The 200th Anniversary of the Prussian Emancipation Edict for the Jews – 1812 Type: International Conference Institution: Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem Minerva Center for Humanities, Tel Aviv University Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center, Hebrew University Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden Location: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (Israel) Date: 4.–6.3.2013 Deadline: 16.9.2012 __________________________________________________ This year, we will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Prussian Emancipation Edict for the Jews, in which civil rights were granted to the Jews of Prussia. Beyond its immediate effect on German Jewry, the Edict generated vigorous discussions over the fundamental principles of citizenship, the concept of civil society, and the status of minorities within society and the state. In contrast to the French Revolution, the Edict didn't utterly transform the legal status of the Jews: they were not granted full and equal civil rights, and many of the rights that were granted were revoked soon after the Vienna Congress in 1815. Nevertheless, this historical moment confronted the ideas of the Enlightenment, the * Haskala*, Romanticism, and the emerging national discourse with concrete social policy in relation to minorities. In this confrontation, the question of the state's relation to Jews served as a test case for more general and comprehensive questions about civil society. This date provides an opportunity to examine the concepts of citizenship, civil society, and the relations between majority and minority groups as they developed in Germany and Israel. The contemporary debates over legal acts aimed at minorities, as well as the events of the previous summer in Israel, highlight the relevance of these issues to our present-day civil life. Organizers The conference is organized by the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem, the Minerva Center for Humanities at Tel Aviv University, the Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center at Hebrew University and the Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden in Hamburg. The conference will take place in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Conference program Opening event for the general public with keynote speakers (in Hebrew). One day is dedicated to historical issues, focusing on the concepts of citizenship, "civil society", and relations between majority and minorities in the context of German Jewry. This day will take place in Jerusalem (in English). One day is dedicated to discussions of the issues raised by the historical investigation on the previous day, in the Israeli contemporary context, with an emphasis on issues of civil society and minorities’ rights in Israel. This day will take place in Tel Aviv (in Hebrew). Submissions According to this program, we invite scholars to present papers dealing with the following issues: - Historical aspects of the Prussian Edict for the Jews - The question of Jews and citizenship in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Germany - Questions of citizenship and civil society in the Israeli context - Minorities’ rights and political representation in Israel Please submit your paper proposal as follows: - Contact information: name, email, and academic affiliation of the applicant - Up to 250-words abstract with the title of the paper - A 100-word biographical statement, in narrative form (one paragraph) All files should be sent in English in WORD files only. Proposals should be sent by September 16th, 2012, to: [email protected] Contact: Sharon Gordon Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem P.O. Box 8292 Jerusalem 91082 Israel Fax: +972 (0)2 5669505 Email: [email protected] Web: http://en.leobaeck.org/CFP.pdf __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
