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-----Original Message----- From: Florian Bieber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2002 15:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [balkans] CfP: Armed Forces & Society conference, Bukarest, 27.6.-3.7.2002 Von: "Zirker, Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:28:35 -0700 Dear Colleagues, Attached (in MS Word) is a copy of the December Newsletter of the Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society (RC#24) of the International Political Science Association. It includes a call for papers for our conference in Bucharest, Romania in June/July, 2002. Very Best Wishes, Dan Zirker Dean College of Arts and Sciences Montana State University-Billings 1500 North 30th Street Billings, Montana 59101 Phone: (406) 657-2177 Fax (406) 657-2187 [JG: Hier natürlich KEIN Attachment, sondern einfacher Text:] RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETYRC #24NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 27, 2001 BUCHAREST CONFERENCE IS NOW A REALITY THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES ASKS FOR PAPER PROPOSALS FOR ROMANIA FOR ITS 2002 CONFERENCE June 27th to July 3rd of 2002, in Bucharest, Romania, is the schedule for our next conference. The Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society of the International Political Science Association holds its own conference every three years, and focuses upon the theory and cases of civil-military relations and military politics throughout the world. The Bucharest Conference will be sponsored by the Romanian Defense Ministry and at least one other Romanian organization, to be announced in the next few weeks. Panel and paper proposals, and registration, will be through Dan Zirker, the Chair/President of the Research Committee. The deadline for proposals will be February 15, 2002. Earlier proposals are welcome. The panel titles are listed below. Proposals should include a title, abstract of 300 words or less, and author information including address, e-mail, phone, fax and institutional affiliation. Costs for the conference are now nearly finalized, although the hotels will not be able to begin making reservations, nor will we be able to begin accepting registration payment until February. Housing will be at the Hotel Capitol (next to Military Center) and is currently estimated at $66/day, including some meals. Registration for the conference is estimated at $130, with a supplementary excursion available for about $100. Dr. Joćo R. Martins Filho Board Member for Latin America: PANEL TITLES for the Bucharest conference are as follows: I. Democratization, Theory and Practice: -Democratic Oversight -Media, Military and Society -Military and Police Roles in Transition Societies -Roles of NGOs -Mil. Establishments and Associational Interest Groups -Composition within Military Institutions II. Reform: -Civilian Control in Theory and Practice -New Missions and Structuring Reform -Reform Dynamics and Civil-military Relationships -Political Economy of Reform -Military Education and Professionalization III. Security: -Regional Security Arrangements -Military and Non-Traditional Cross-Border Trends -Ethnonationalism and Military Missions -Public Opinion and Security Imperatives -Peace-Keeping and War-Making Additionally, Dr. George Kourvetaris, Editor of the Journal of Political and Military Sociology, has suggested three panel topics: -The Role of NATO in the Post Cold War Era -Terrorism: Past, Present, and Future -Emerging Political and Military Elites in Eastern and Central Europe Following the Demise of Communism The preferred hotels for the Conference are the Hotel Boulevard and the Capitol Hotel, both of which are immediately across the street >from the Military Circle. REACCREDITATION OF RC#24 The Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society (IPSA RC#24) was notified in October, 1999, that it had successfully passed its accreditation review by IPSA, and is continued as one of IPSA's standing research Committees. Our thanks go out to all of you who assisted in the review process with your faxes and letters of support. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY? Don't hesitate to contact the Chair/President: Dr. Daniel Zirker College of Arts and Sciences MSU-Billings 1500 University Drive Billings, Montana 59101 USA Phone: (406) 657-2177 FAX: (406) 657-2187 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.msubillings.edu/dzirker/ArmedForcesIPSA99.htm OFFICERS OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY President/Chair: Daniel Zirker Vice Presidents: Vladimir Rukavishnikov, René Armand Dreifuss Secretary/Treasurer: Cynthia Watson Board Members and Secretaries for: Africa: Frederic Belle Torimiro Asia: Dongsung Kong Europe: Karl W. Haltiner Latin America: Joćo R. Martins Filho Middle East: Amir Bar-Or Pacific: Genoveva A. Pueyo Board Members at Large: Sergei Baburkin Neovi Karakatsanis Robin Remington Biljana Vankovska-Cvetkovska Larry Watts Advisory Board: Robert Barylski Samuel Decalo Constantine P. Danopoulos Bernhard Fleckenstein Ricardo Israel Ucha Nanuashvili Kuldip Singh Ulf Sundhaussen OUR SPECIAL THANKS FOR THEIR VALUABLE AND CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY! _______________________________________________ Balkan Academic News Post Messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Owner at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.seep.ceu.hu/balkans/ Your use of Yahoo! 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