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KIOSK
E-Newsletter edited by the European Political Science
Network
26 FEBRUARY
2003
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Contents:
- Calls for Papers, Conferences, Seminars and
Summer Schools
- Job Vacancies &
Fellowships
- Reviews, Publications,
Resources
-
Miscellaneous
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CALLS FOR PAPERS,
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
1. Graduate Workshop on
International Political Theory " Social constructivism and International Relations
Theory: Has it made a difference? Can it
make a difference?", Department of Politics
and International Relations, University of Oxford, Saturday, 3rd May
2003
Organised by CRIPT
(Contemporary Research in International Political Theory, a working
group of the British International Studies Association) and the
Department of Politics and
International Relations, University of Oxford
Convenors: Andreas Antoniades (LSE), Shachar
Nativ (St Antony’s College, Oxford), Ben O’Loughlin (New College,
Oxford)
Recent years have seen an outpouring of
research on social constructivist lines, but what difference has this research
made in terms of understanding/explaining the condition we are
in? Where has the ‘social constructivist turn’ brought us and what comes
next?
Deadline for proposed paper
abstracts: Monday 17th
March
Organisers: Shachar Nativ shachar.nativ@sant.ox.ac.uk ; Ben O’Loughlin
ben.oloughlin@new.ox.ac.uk
All abstracts and any questions to be sent to
the organisers. Applicants will be notified in early April. Some funds will be
available to cover paper givers’ expenses. The workshop will be open to research
students on a first come first serve basis. People interested in participating
without presenting a paper must write to the organisers to book a place.
2. Conference on
Democratic Network Governance, Research Centre
for Democratic Network Governance, Copenhagen, May 22-23
2003
Organized by the Research
Centre for Democratic Network Governance
Conveners: Peter Bogason & Jacob
Torfing, Roskilde University
Traditional
hierarchies and markets are challenged by the proliferation of crosscutting
governance networks in most policy areas and at both local, national and
international levels. Governance networks provide a flexible, dynamic and
deliberative mode of governance that draws together a group of operationally
autonomous, but mutually interdependent actors within a regulative, normative
and cognitive framework.
The surge of governance networks raises a series of
important questions: why are they formed? how are they functioning? what are the
conditions for their success and failure? and how are governance networks
governed by external agencies? A crucial question regards the democratic
problems and potentials of governing society through the construction of
relatively self-organizing networks. Clearly, the participants in governance
networks are not elected in free and open elections. They do not represent the
national demos and they are not accountable to it. However, this does not
necessarily mean that we should write off governance networks as undemocratic.
There are competing criteria for evaluating the democratic prospects of network
governance and these provide different pictures of the democratic problems and
merits of network governance.
Thursday May
22
H. Brinton Milward: The potentials and problems of democratic
network governance
Bernd Marin and Nikolas
Rose: The formation and
functioning of governance networks
Panel sessions: Studies of democratic network governance
at the local, national and international level
Friday May 23
Gerry Stoker: Efficient and democratic network
governance?
Eva Etzioni-Halevy and
TBA: The democratic prospects
of network governance
Panel sessions:
Studies of democratic network governance at the local, national and
international level
Participants who want to present a paper in one
of the panels should send an abstract to bogason@ruc.dk before March 1. The selection of papers will
be advertized March 15. Unfortunately, no more than 18 papers can be
accepted .
Registration: The conference will be held
at a conference venue north of Copenhagen. Registration begins May 21 at 19.00 hrs.
The conference fee is 300 Euro which
covers food, accommodation and administration costs. Registration to demnetgov@ruc.dk and queries to
jtor@ruc.dk. Maximum number of
participants: 50.
3. The 1st LSE PhD Symposium on Modern Greece: "Current Social
Science Research on Greece", Hellenic Observatory, London School of
Economics and Political Science, June 21,
2003
The 1st LSE
PhD Symposium on Modern Greece aims to provide a forum for discussion and
reflection upon social, economic, and political changes that have taken place in
contemporary Greece over the last years. Contributions from research students
(current and recent) of all the disciplines of the social sciences, humanities
and related subjects are welcome (including politics, sociology, economics,
international studies, law, media and communication studies, anthropology,
history, philosophy, management etc.). It is expected that papers will be based
on current or recent PhD research. Novel, interdisciplinary, and theoretically
informed approaches are strongly encouraged. Successful papers of the symposium
will be considered for publication/ dissemination.
One of the main objectives of the PhD Symposium is to
initiate an exchange of knowledge and experiences between researchers and to
establish a network of scholars who currently undertake research on Greece. It
should help overcome academic isolation, establish new collaborative links
between disciplines, test the ground for innovative ideas, and
help 'engage' the wider academic community. Applications for participation,
without presenting a paper, are welcome from prospective PhD students and
others.
Those interested should submit an application form to
the Hellenic Observatory, at the address below, by March 31,
2003. Please include:
1. An abstract of your proposed paper (if applicable)
of approximately 500 words. This should indicate your name, affiliation and
status, title of paper, research question(s) to be addressed, academic
significance of topic, relevance of conceptual literature, analytical structure,
and main sources. Presentations are not to exceed 20 minutes in
length.
2. Registration fee: all participants are required to
pay a £10 registration fee. Please make cheques payable to "London School
of Economics and Political Science". You may wish to withhold payment of the £10
fee until you have received notification of whether your proposal has been
accepted.
3. Travel grant: a limited number of small grants
will be available for those travelling long distances within, or from outside
the UK. If you would like to be considered for such a grant, please attach a
letter outlining your case.
Applications will normally be acknowledged within two
weeks of receipt and successful applications to give papers by May 5, 2003. Full
conference details will be circulated in advance and placed on the HO website.
Please send applications to:
Hellenic Observatory, European
Institute,
London School of Economics and Political
Science,
Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, U.K.
4. European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, University of Reading, United
Kingdom, 30 June - 1 July
2003
Co-Conference Chairs: Dr Steve Furnell, Network
Research Group, Plymouth University,
UK and Rodney Clare, Open University and EDS UK
Co-Programme Chairs: Professor Bill Hutchinson,
Edith Cowan University, Australia
and Commodore Patrick Tyrrell, OBE,
Royal Navy Retired, UK
The second European Conference on Information
Warfare and Security (ECIW) is an opportunity for academics,
practitioners and consultants from Europe
and elsewhere who are involved in the study,
management, development and implementation of systems and concepts to
combat information warfare or to
improve information systems security to come
together and exchange ideas. The advisory
group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and practice of all aspects of
Information Warfare and Security. The conference in July 2003 is seeking
qualitative, experience-based and quantitative papers as well as case
studies and reports of work in
progress from academics, information systems practitioners, consultants
and government
departments.
Topics
may include, but are not limited to, e-Intelligence/counter-intelligence,
Perception management, Information warfare theory, Electro-magnetic pulse
weapons, Information, computer and network security, Cryptography, Physical
security, Security policy, Information warfare policy, Information
warfare techniques, Hacking, Infra-structure warfare, National security
policy, Corporate defence mechanisms,
Security for small to medium enterprises, Cyber Terrorism, Ethical, Political and Social Issues
relating to Information Warfare, Information warfare and security
education, Legal issues concerned with information warfare and
e-Crime.
In addition to multiple streams of papers, the
conference committee are inviting
proposals for workshops and tutorials on topics related to Information Warfare and research methods
applicable to this field.
SUBMISSION DETAILS: In the
first instance submit an abstract by
e-mail attachment to: dan.remenyi@tcd.ie to the conference committee.
Abstract details: No more than 500 words to be received by 1
April 2003. File type: Word
for Windows. Full paper will be required on acceptance of abstract.
The full papers (between 3000-5000
words) will be double blind reviewed before being accepted for presentation at the
conference and for publication in the conference proceedings. Submission date
will be no later than 23 May 2003. The best papers will be considered for
publication in the Journal for Information Warfare (JIW) http://www.Jinfowar.com
Abstract submission deadline: 1 April
2003
Notification of abstract acceptance:15 April
2003
Final copy of full paper due: 23 May
2003
Notification of paper acceptance:30 May
2003
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The
review panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline.
Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings
providing at least one author pays the registration fee and presents their
work at the Conference (see the registration section for more
information). Due to the large number of quality papers that are submitted to this
conference the committee only allows
an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different
co-authors must present each paper. Exhibition opportunities are available to
consultants and practitioners who present at the conference.
CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
The conference programme committee consists of key
people in the information systems, information warfare and
information security communities around
the world. The following
people have confirmed their participation: Colin Armstrong (ISA Technologies,
Australia), Helen Armstrong (Curtin University Australia), Frank Bannister
(Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), Andrew Blyth (University of Glamorgan,
UK), Maura Conway (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), Michael Corcoran
(Defence Scientific & Technical Laboratories UK), Dorothy Denning (The
Naval Postgraduate School, Dept. of Defense Analysis, USA), John Davey
(Department of Defence, Canberra ACT, Australia), Susie Driscoll (UK Ministry of
Defence), John Fawcett (University of
Cambridge, UK), Steve Furnell (Plymouth University, UK), Kevin Gleason (Mount Ida College, USA),
Aki Huhtinen (National Defence College Helsinki, Finland), Bill
Hutchinson (Edith Cowan University, Australia), Andy Jones (QinetiQ Ltd), Bill
Martin (RMIT, Australia), Graham Mathieson (Defence Scientific &
Technical Laboratories UK), Arthur Money (Henley Management College, UK), Chris
Morse (Xansa, UK), Lars Nicander (National Defence College, Sweden), Juhani
Paavilainen (University of Tampere,
Finland), Fred Piper (Royal Holloway University, UK), Jari Rantapelkonen (Finnish Defence Forces,
Finland), Andrew Rathmell (Rand Europe),
Dan Remenyi (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), Jill Slay (University of South Australia), David
Taylor (CERTUS, UK), Phil Taylor (University of Leeds, UK), Craig Valli,
(Edith Cowan University, Australia), Michael Walker (Vodaphone, UK) Mat Warren
(Deakin University, Australia), Elfed
Weaver (DSTL, Port Talbot, UK), Peter Wild (Royal Holloway University, London), Roy Williams (Open
University, UK), Les Worrall (University of Wolverhampton), Simos
Xenitellis (Royal Holloway
University, London).
5. European International Relations Summer School 2003,
Department of Politics and International Relations, University
of Kent at Canterbury, UK, July 13-26, 2003
The Standing Group on
International Relations and the European International Relations Summer School Board announce the 2003
Summer School session, to be hosted by the
Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent at
Canterbury, England, between July 13th and 26th.
The theme of study is New Approaches
to Conflict.
For those of you who are
lecturers and post-graduate supervisors, please
pass this information on to your students.
6 . International
Governance after 'September 11':
Interdependence, Security, Democracy,
Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research, Queen's University
Belfast, 24-26 September 2003
Two years after the terrorist attacks on New
York and the Pentagon, and in the context
of interest in the governance of failed states,
what is new about the nature of the international arena? How can we best address the problems of international
governance? How should our thinking about
democratic international governance develop?
We invite proposals for papers and panels in any discipline, and proposals which draw on academic-practitioner
collaboration will be especially welcome.
Invited (but not yet confirmed) plenary
speakers are Bill Clinton (former US President), and the celebrated political analyst and author Gore Vidal.
Over three days we will address six
themes:
· new approaches to democratic
governance
· globalisation, regionalisation and
democracy
· democracy and sub/intra-state
governance
· security and democratic governance -
international issues
· regulation, accountability and democratic
governance
· democracy and development: towards
Cosmopolis?
Proposals for whole panels (rather than
individual papers) are preferred. Panel
proposals must include the names and contact details (email address, postal address, fax number, telephone number)
for all speakers. They should also include
abstracts of 500 words for each paper and a rationale of no more than 1000 words for the panel
itself. Proposers should also indicate
which theme of the conference they are seeking to address, and guarantee that their paper and presentation
will be available in English. The act of
sending a panel proposal is taken as a guarantee of participation at the Colloquium, should the
proposal be accepted by the
selection panel.
Paper proposals must include contact details
(email address, postal address, fax
number, telephone number) and an abstract of 500 words. The selection panel reserves the right to place
successful paper proposals on a panel of
their choice. All proposals must be sent
to the conference organiser, Dr Alex Warleigh
by 30 April 2003. Successful proposers will be informed
by 31 May 2003.
Alex
Warleigh, PhD Reader in European
Governance, and Deputy Director,
Institute of Governance, Public Policy and
Social Research,
Queen's
University Belfast
101 Botanic Avenue
Belfast BT7 1JP, UK
Tel: (+44) (0)28 90 272546 (direct
line)
(+44) (0)28 90 272549 (secretary)
Fax: (+44) (0)28 90 272551
7 .
Regional Integration and Public Goods, United Nations University/Comparative
Regional Integration Studies - 20/21 November 2003 Bruges,
Belgium
Regional integration is evolving as a
form of cooperation among states and
non-state actors in different areas of the world, with a diversity in
the scope of cooperation, the objectives
and goals of the actors, and the
institutional frameworks as well as policy areas that are the subject
of regional actions. Public goods have
traditionally been provided by national
and local governments and more recently and with limited effect at
the global level. This conference will
address issues and concerns around the
provision of public goods (health, knowledge, environment, security, governance) at the regional level. The
conference will consider theoretical,
empirical and policy issues related to the provision of public goods in the context of regional
integration. Questions to be addressed
include:
- regionalising public goods
(PG)?
- how can regional governance
structures provide regional/global PG?
- how to conceptualise regional PG in
the twenty-first century?
- normative considerations, political
priorities in provision of PG
- challenge of providing PG for
developing countries
- financing the provision of PG in
poorer countries
- power, interests, and legitimacy in
the political agenda
- equity, cohesion, and
access
- inter-regional cooperation in the
provision of global PG
- role of law in the provision of PG
- regional and global challenges
Paper proposers should send a
250-word abstract by 30 April by email to:
Dr. Mary Farrell, Senior
Researcher
United Nations
University
Comparative Regional Integration
Studies
c/o College of Europe, Dijver
11
B-8000 Bruges, Belgium
tel +32 50 477526
fax +32 50449870
8. Call for
proposals for Women and Science activities
On 17 December 2002,
the Commission published its first
calls for proposals under the Sixth Framework Programme. Among them is an open call for
proposals for coordinated actions and
specific support actions relating to the Science and Society work programme (which includes women and
science activities). For women and science, the focus will be on: developing
synergies between national and regional policies and actions;
strengthening the participation of women in industrial research and mainstreaming
gender equality in scientific
institutions. Proposals should demonstrate a clear European
dimension, as well as a lasting
impact and a multiplying effect.
For further
information: http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=51
JOB VACANCIES AND
FELLOWSHIPS
1. University of Surrey,
School of Human Sciences, Department of
Sociology - Lectureship in Quantitative Sociology (Ref:
3710)
Salary: Lecturer Scale A/B, up to
£33,679 pa
Applications are invited
for a Lecturer in Sociology with expertise in
quantitative research, to commence on 1 September 2003. The post holder
will complement existing methodological
expertise in the Department of Sociology,
which achieved a 5* in the recent RAE and is known internationally for
its emphasis on research methodology and
research training. He or she will join a
lively, research active department which currently has over £3million worth of research grants and contracts.
The post-holder will be expected to make a
significant contribution both to the
department's research and to the teaching of quantitative analysis at undergraduate and Masters level, and should be
able to teach a full range of quantitative
methods from basic statistics to multivariate techniques. He or she will be expected to supervise undergraduate
and Masters dissertations, and doctoral
students. Depending on the areas of interest and expertise of the successful candidate, there would be
opportunities to teach on other parts of
the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum in the Sociology
Department.
Candidates should have a
strong research profile and a good publication
record. An area of substantive expertise related to one of the
Sociology Department's research groupings
would be desirable: New Media and
Communication Technologies; Crime and Criminal Justice; Health,
Social Divisions and the Life Course;
Culture, Identity and Ethnicity; and
Sociology of
the Environment.
Further details about the Department of
Sociology are attached, and information
about the Department, including courses taught, is available on the Department's Web site: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk Informal inquiries should be
directed to Dr Geoff Cooper, Head of Sociology (Tel: 01483-686976; Fax: 01483-689551; or e-mail
g.cooper@soc.surrey.ac.uk.
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to give a
presentation about their research as part
of the interview process. Interviews will be held during week commencing 24 March, 2003.
For an application pack please contact Miss C Edminson, School of
Human Sciences, University of Surrey,
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH. Telephone 01483686912 (24 hours). Email: c.edminson@surrey.ac.uk or download application documents from www.surrey.ac.uk 'Employment Opportunities'. Please quote Reference number 3710, supply your postal
address and state where you saw the
advertisement. Closing date for applications is 7 March,
2003.
The University is committed to an Equal
Opportunities
Policy.
2 .
Maxwell European Union Center - Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2003-2004
The Maxwell EU Center invites applications for
a Postdoctoral Fellowship for academic
year 2003-2004. We encourage applications from recent Ph.D.s whose dissertation addressed some aspect of the
history, politics, culture/identity, or
economics of the European Union. Preference will be given to candidates who have finished their
Ph.D. by August 31, 2003. The Fellowship
is in residence at the Maxwell School of Syracuse
University. It provides a monthly stipend for nine months, health insurance, and travel support. The recipient
will teach one course each semester that
relates to the EU, and will be expected to produce a publishable monograph upon
completion.
There is no application form. Submit three
complete sets of a cover letter, five-page
double-spaced summary of research project, CV, and very brief summary of teaching experience and
teaching evaluations. In addition, two
confidential letters of recommendation should either be included (in single sealed copy) or sent
directly to:
Craig Parsons, Director
Maxwell European Union Center
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
346 Eggers Hall Syracuse, NY 13244
Fax (315) 443-9085
All application materials must be received by
Monday, April 14, 2003.
Applicants whose materials are received by Monday, March 24 and who
will be at the European Union Studies
Association (EUSA) conference in Nashville
may be interviewed by Prof. Parsons.
Applicants will be notified of the results no later
than April 30, 2003.
3 . Research Training Network: Dynamics and
Obstacles of European Governance - One Post-Doctoral
Researcher
This Research Training Network, financed by the
European Community, aims to provide young
researchers with insights into the system of multi-level governance and to equip them with research
tools, which could not easily be obtained
within a national context. A network of seven Universities from the Netherlands (Maastricht), Denmark (Odense),
Finland (Turku), Germany (Mannheim and
Munich), UK (London) and the Czech Republic (Prague) will will provide training for young researchers,
who will:
(1) carry out their individual research projects
and
(2)
attend a specific training programme.
This programme will give young researchers insights
on concepts and theories of European
integration governance and sound knowledge on
quantitative and qualitative research methods. The teaching staff
will assist scholars individually in their
research projects.
The University of Mannheim and its Centre for
European Social Research (MZES) is
offering a position for one postdoctoral researcher, beginning March 2003. The appointment lasts until the end
of September 2005. A tax-free stipend of
approximately Euros 3000 monthly will be provided as will be a first-class research infrastructure
and office space. We are particularly
interested in research projects which focus on aspects relating
to the management of complexity of an expanded multi-level
system.
These include
- policy coordination in foreign and security
affairs,
- streamlining international negotiations between
the EU, its member
states and with other international
organisations,
- citizenship, involvement and democracy in
Europe.
Applications will be reviewed as of
mid-February until the position is
filled.
This position is open to a young researcher
who:
· holds a doctoral degree; and who
· is a national of a Member State of the European
Community or of an Associated State or
residing in the Community for at least five years prior to her/his appointment within the framework of
this network; and
· is NOT of German nationality and he or she must
not have carried out her/his normal
activities in Germany for more than 12 of the 24 months prior to the appointment.
In the case of national of a third country, she/he
is not permitted to move to a host country
in which she/he was residing for more than two
years in the last five years immediately prior to the appointment
date.
Candidates
should submit the following documents:
· A letter of intent;
· A curriculum vitae;
· A proposal of 3 to 5 pages outlining the planed
research within the thematic
orientation;
· The names of two referees which will only be
contacted with the agreement of the
applicant;
· Copies of the doctoral degree.
Applications by email are welcome. The
language spoken within the network is
English, but there should be a willingness to learn the language of the state in which the network node is located. The
application of female researchers for the
Research Training Network is encouraged. Applications should be
sent directly to the address indicated below.
Contact person:
Prof. Dr. Kohler-Koch, Beate
Universität Mannheim
Lehrstuhl Politische Wissenschaft II
Seminargebäude A 5
68131 Mannheim, Germany
Tel.: 0621/181-2074
Fax: 0621/181-2072
4. The Graduate School of Social Sciences
(GSSS) at the University of Bremen Fellowhip for PhD
Studies
The Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) at
the University of Bremen invites applications to its 3-year PhD program in the following three
fields:
• International Relations and Political
Theory
• Welfare State Transformation
• The Life Course and Social Change
The GSSS is part of an international network of
graduate education and is funded by the
Volkswagen Foundation. The GSSS will accept 15 PhD
fellows, 9 of whom will receive a stipend of E 1000/month for 36 months
according to the ranking list. Funding is available for empirical research and
travel for all fellows. For those fellows who do not receive a GSSS stipend, the
GSSS will provide assistance in applying for stipends
elsewhere.
Foreign students are encouraged to apply. The
University of Bremen strives to increase the share of women in the university and hence strongly
encourages women to apply.
Applicants with disabilities who, are equally
qualified will be favoured.
Interested students with an excellent undergraduate
record and command of English are invited
to send their application (see www.gsss.uni-bremen.de for required application materials) by 15 March 2003 to the following
address:
University of Bremen
Graduate School of Social Sciences
(GSSS)
Prof. Dr. Walter R. Heinz
FVG
Postfach 330440
28334 Bremen
Germany
REVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS,
RESOURCES
1. CIRPES (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches
sur la Paix et d'Etudes Stratégiques) Publications
Online
The last volume of the Cahiers d'études stratégiques (N°34) "2001 : l'Europe de l'armement en panne" by Jean-Paul Hébert (184
pages, 25 euros) can be ordered online at http://www.ehess.fr/cirpes/
2. ESPAnet (the Network for European Social Policy
Analysis) - new
website
After starting in September last year ESPAnet, the
Network for European Social Policy Analysis inform about its website which is now in full operation. Please take a
look at: http://www.uvt.nl/espanet.
You can find there the information
concerning ESPAnet activities, objectives and organizational
setup.
The membership is open to all interested in
it, it is free and it can be obtained through the website.
3. Gender and
Research Conference in Brussels, November
2001
The Proceedings of the conference are now available.
Please contact Linda.Maxwell@cec.eu.int if you would like to
receive a copy.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Patrick Le
Galès is the first French Stein Rokkan
Prize in Comparative Social Science
Research winner
The Xth Stein
Rokkan Prize in Comparative Social
Science Research (2002) is awarded to Patrick Le Galès (researcher
at CNRS/CEVIPOF and supervisor at Sciences Po Paris) for his book
Le retour des villes européennes ? (Presses de Sciences Po, 2003),
equally published in English under the title European Cities, Social
Conflicts and Governance (Oxford University Press, 2002) upon the
recommendation of an independent jury set up by the European Consortium for
Political Research.
The Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social
Science Research was first awarded in 1981 in honor of Professor Stein Rokkan,
former President (1973-77) of the International Social Science
Council (UNESCO) who pioneered this
type of research.
Patrick Le Galès is the
first France winner of this Prize.
2.
Call for Evaluators for
FP6
A call for evaluators for FP6 has been launched. Individuals can apply to become
evaluators and - new for FP6 -
institutions can nominate lists of evaluators. If you were an evaluator
in FP5 and would like to be an evaluator
in FP6, you must re-apply. The procedure
is easy and you will be offered the possibility to migrate your details. We need more female evaluators! In
FP5, 16% of the experts in the evaluators
database were female although there were, on average, 27% female evaluators on the panels in 2001. Please apply.
3. Gender Mainstreaming in
FP6
The
FP5 target of 40% female representation on panels, groups, committees and Marie
Curie fellowships will remain for FP6. Integrated Projects (IP's) and Networks
of Excellence (NoE's) will have to provide a gender equality action plan within
each project. In addition to this, evaluators will be asked to ascertain if
there is a gender dimension in a project, and if so, how it will be
addressed.
4.
European Platform of Women Scientists
As announced in its Science and Society Action Plan (Action
24), the Commission plans to set up a European Platform of Women Scientists,
which will develop activities designed to promote women scientists and involve
them more actively in shaping the science policy debate at national and European
levels. In preparation for this, a study on networks of women scientists was
launched in November 2002.
The aim of the study is to identify and survey existing
networks and to develop scenarios and provide recommendations for setting up the
Platform. This study will be carried out by Bradley Dunbar Associates Ltd and
will run from November 2002 to June 2003.
Further details will be available shortly on the Women and
Science EUROPA web pages.
5. ENWISE
At the end
of October 2002, the Commission set up the Enwise Expert Group to study
and report on the situation facing women scientists in the Eastern and
Central European countries and in the Baltic States. This Group will put forward recommendations to improve the role
and place of women in European scientific research (European
Research Area's objective) and to increase the number of female participants
from the targeted countries in the 6th Community Research Framework Programme
(2002-2006). To this end the Group should deliver a report to the
Commission and to the respective political and scientific national institutions
concerned by mid- December 2003. See Enwise homepage at: www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women/enwise_en.html
The Women and Science Unit,
European Commission, Research DG,
B-1049 Brussels
Fax: +32 2 299 37 46
http://www.cordis.lu/rtd2002/science-society/women.htm