From Info at dynamiccity.org  Mon Jun  4 12:47:20 2007
From: Info at dynamiccity.org (Dynamic City Foundation)
Date: Mon Jun  4 19:32:05 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L][DCF-News] June Lectures
Message-ID: <20070604114720.qxl1ii21wk00g4k8@webmail.dynamiccity.org>


DCF Lectures in June

# Edinburgh 8 June - Dynamic Density

Prescriptive models for urban development are scarce today. While  
China steadily sees more sophisticated plans it is rarely translated  
into anything other than instant neighborhoods and the entrenched  
uniform mapping of cities. The DCF premise of Dynamic Density (DD)  
aims to integrate planning and design efforts. Neville Mars will  
introduce DD in its first comprehensive presentation.

      Density Inside Out - Interdisciplinary conference
      Scott Lash, Jacques Levy, Winy Maas, Neville Mars, Fran Tonkiss
      The University of Edinburgh, 6-8 June

      http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/geography/Programme.html


# Berlin 9 June - Creative Industries in China

What is a creative cluster? Can it be manufactured? Can it be  
destroyed? Increasingly the world is looking toward the creative  
industries to supply the verve and dynamism its cities so desperately  
need. But does the designer have a role in inducing creativity? And  
can the Chinese state tolerate its outputs?
An introduction by Adrian Hornsby.

      Enclaves, Zones and the Urban Image, Dynamic City Projects
      HAU 1, Stresemannstrasse 29, 10963 Berlin, 9 June - 18.00

      http://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/en/kuenstler/kuenstler_9633.html?HAU=2



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From l_guevarra at ucpress.edu  Fri Jun  1 12:30:23 2007
From: l_guevarra at ucpress.edu (L Guevarra)
Date: Mon Jun  4 19:32:29 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]NEW BOOK: Disability in Local and Global Worlds
Message-ID: <p06230904c286163e9b23@[172.16.0.89]>

Dear Urbanth-L:


The University of California Press  is pleased to announce the publication of:

Disability in Local and Global Worlds

Benedicte Ingstad is Professor of Medical Anthropology at the 
Department of General Practice and Community Medicine at the 
University of Oslo. She is author of _Community-Based Rehabilitation 
in Botswana: The Myth of the Hidden Disabled._ Susan Reynolds Whyte 
is Professor at the Institute of Anthropology at the University of 
Copenhagen. She is author of _Questioning Misfortune: The Pragmatics 
of Uncertainty in Eastern Uganda _and coauthor, with Sjaak van der 
Geest and Anita Hardon, of _Social Lives of Medicines._ Together, 
Ingstad and Whyte coedited _Disability and Culture _(UC Press).

http://go.ucpress.edu/Ingstad



The lives of many disabled people in Europe and North America have 
improved over the past two decades through innovative technologies 
and the efforts of the disability rights movement. These changes have 
been spreading to other societies around the globe-albeit unevenly. 
In this collection of essays, leading scholars explore global changes 
in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of 
disabled people and their families in a wide range of local contexts. 
The authors report on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, 
Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, Egypt, India, and Japan. 
They address the definition of disability, the new eugenics, human 
rights in local contexts, domestic and state citizenship of disabled 
people, and issues of identity and belonging.

Full information about the bookis available online: 
http://go.ucpress.edu/Ingstad


-- 
Lolita Guevarra
Electronic Marketing Coordinator
University of California Press
Tel. 510.643.4738 | Fax 510.643.7127
lolita.guevarra@ucpress.edu


From lknauer at umassd.edu  Mon Jun  4 11:25:16 2007
From: lknauer at umassd.edu (Lisa Maya Knauer)
Date: Mon Jun  4 19:33:27 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]IRBs and undocumented immigrants
Message-ID: <466420CC.9020901@umassd.edu>

Hello there. I'm wondering if anyone out there in SUNTA-land has been 
working with undocumented immigrants and has any advice to offer. I'm 
developing a project on Central American communities in New Bedford, MA 
leading up to and in the aftermath of the recent ICE raids that resulted 
in the detention of 361 people, mostly women. I won't bore the list with 
all of the back-and-forth (most of which has been fairly amenable).  One 
of the stumbling blocks was my intention to share some of the research 
materials with one of the main immigrant advocacy groups in the area 
(Organizacion Maya K'iche), which will be facilitating my contacts among 
the Guatemalan community (the largest group in the area; most of the 
detained workers were Guatemalan), and whether that meant they were 
"engaged" and thus needing to submit their own IRB application (I think 
I've straightened this out).  However, the most recent issue has been a 
phrase they want me to add to the "informed consent" form (they did 
approve a signature waiver but I have a form that spells out what the 
project is about, risks and benefits, yadda yadda).  This has to do with 
whether or not I would turn over materials to the government.  My draft 
stated that I would not turn any materials over to government officials. 
My IRB wants me to add "unless subpoenaed".  Has anyone dealt with this 
particular issue? If so, please contact me at:  lknauer@umassd.edu

From ecastellanos at gmail.com  Mon Jun  4 23:42:22 2007
From: ecastellanos at gmail.com (Erick Castellanos)
Date: Tue Jun  5 07:04:50 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]IRBs and undocumented immigrants
In-Reply-To: <466420CC.9020901@umassd.edu>
References: <466420CC.9020901@umassd.edu>
Message-ID: <144f0ec30706041942tf558c74v7235224be5951bb0@mail.gmail.com>

Lisa,
This is an important issue you are facing.  Immigrants(documented and not)
are already reluctant to speak to any kind of official looking individual
and having language like that will just close any possible research you
might accomplish.

You can protect your subjects and your research, though.  You need to get a
"Certificate of Confidentiality" issued by the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS).  This will protect you and your research from any
subpoenas.  Your IRB or institution should be able to help you with this.
You may want to check with people doing research in criminal issues at your
institution for some guidance as they get this certificate when doing
research with individuals involved in potential criminal activity.

Best of luck,

Erick


On 6/4/07, Lisa Maya Knauer <lknauer@umassd.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello there. I'm wondering if anyone out there in SUNTA-land has been
> working with undocumented immigrants and has any advice to offer. I'm
> developing a project on Central American communities in New Bedford, MA
> leading up to and in the aftermath of the recent ICE raids that resulted
> in the detention of 361 people, mostly women. I won't bore the list with
> all of the back-and-forth (most of which has been fairly amenable).  One
> of the stumbling blocks was my intention to share some of the research
> materials with one of the main immigrant advocacy groups in the area
> (Organizacion Maya K'iche), which will be facilitating my contacts among
> the Guatemalan community (the largest group in the area; most of the
> detained workers were Guatemalan), and whether that meant they were
> "engaged" and thus needing to submit their own IRB application (I think
> I've straightened this out).  However, the most recent issue has been a
> phrase they want me to add to the "informed consent" form (they did
> approve a signature waiver but I have a form that spells out what the
> project is about, risks and benefits, yadda yadda).  This has to do with
> whether or not I would turn over materials to the government.  My draft
> stated that I would not turn any materials over to government officials.
> My IRB wants me to add "unless subpoenaed".  Has anyone dealt with this
> particular issue? If so, please contact me at:  lknauer@umassd.edu
>
> _______________________________________________
> URBANTH-L mailing list
> URBANTH-L@lists.ysu.edu
> http://lists.ysu.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/urbanth-l
>



-- 
Erick Castellanos, Ph.D.
From tmartika at abo.fi  Tue Jun  5 11:39:49 2007
From: tmartika at abo.fi (Tuomas Martikainen)
Date: Tue Jun  5 07:04:57 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]Urban Diversity and Religious Traditions, NCSR conference
	2008
Message-ID: <46651345.3050506@abo.fi>

1st call for sessions

URBAN DIVERSITY AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

Abo Akademi University, Abo/Turku, Finland
13 ? 15 August 2008

http://www.abo.fi/ncsr2008

Welcome to the 19th Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion

The theme of the conference is religion in a contemporary urban setting. 
How are religious traditions and practices influenced by the 
contemporary city, and what is the role of religion in the late modern 
"cityscape"? The pluralistic situation in a modern city is characterized 
by ethnic minorities, but also by various other subcultures. The role of 
media and consumption is most evident in urban settings. And in the 
centre of town, we find a cathedral. What are the strategies of the 
mainstream churches amidst the new urbanism? In short, how does religion 
fit into the contemporary city and what happens with religion in this 
environment?

The plenary speakers of the conference are Professor Linda Woodhead 
(University of Lancaster, UK), Professor R. Stephen Warner (University 
of Chicago, USA), Doctor Inger Furseth (Centre for Church Research, 
Norway) and Doctor Pasi M?enp?? (University of Helsinki, Finland).

The language of the conference is English.

The conference will be held at Arken, the Faculty of Arts building of 
?bo Akademi University.

Timetable

Call for sessions, deadline December 15th, 2007
Call for papers, deadline April 30th, 2008
Registration, deadline April 30th, 2008

Organisers

Department of Comparative Religion, ?bo Akademi University
Department of Sociology, ?bo Akademi University
Department of Comparative Religion, University of Turku
Department of Sociology, University of Turku
Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History

From heffera2 at msu.edu  Tue Jun  5 15:12:00 2007
From: heffera2 at msu.edu (Tara Hefferan)
Date: Tue Jun  5 16:22:47 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]Call for Chapter Proposals:  Faith-based NGOs in the
	Americas
Message-ID: <GDELJOJINLKBGHDEHJGCOEABCGAA.heffera2@msu.edu>

** Please distribute widely.  Apologies for cross-postings **



Call for Chapter Proposals

Abstract submission deadline:  June 30, 2007

Full chapters due:  August 17, 2007



Bridging the Gaps:  Faith-based NGOs in the Americas
A book edited by

Tara Hefferan, Alma College

Julie Adkins, Southern Methodist University



Objective
The aim of this collection of ethnographic articles is to provide in-depth
analysis of faith-based development organizations across the Americas.  As
neoliberal philosophies and economic models spread across the globe,
faith-based non-governmental (?third-sector?) organizations have
proliferated.  They increasingly fill the gaps born of state neglect and
retraction, standing in for the state by designing and delivering social
services and development programming.  This collection shines a much needed
critical light onto these organizations by exploring the varied ways that
religious organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the
effects of neoliberal capitalism and development practices on the poor and
powerless.  In so doing, the volume generates provocative and sophisticated
analyses?grounded in empirical case studies?of such topics as the meaning of
?faith-based? development, evaluations of faith-based versus secular
approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation and
delivery, and examinations of faith-based organizations? impacts on
structural inequality and poverty alleviation.

Taken together, the chapters in the volume demonstrate the vital importance
of ethnography for understanding the faith-based ?turn? in development.
Moving beyond anthropology?s traditional dismissal of and missiology?s
uncritical support for faith-based initiatives, contributors demonstrate the
importance of grounded analysis for understanding the specific discourses,
practices, and beliefs that imbue faith-based initiatives with such currency
at the moment.  Richly describing the philosophies and work of faith-based
organizations, the chapters reveal both the promise and the limitations of
this increasingly visible mode of development.



Submission Guidelines
Those interested in having their work considered for inclusion in Bridging
the Gaps:  Faith-based NGOs in the Americas should send editors Tara
Hefferan (heffera2 at msu dot edu) and Julie Adkins (DrJAdkins at aol dot
com) a 250-word abstract of their proposed chapter by June 30, 2007.  Please
also include affiliation, contact information, and a 50-word biography.
Papers accepted for the collection will be due August 17, 2007.
From olds at geography.wisc.edu  Tue Jun  5 05:51:54 2007
From: olds at geography.wisc.edu (Kristopher Olds)
Date: Tue Jun  5 16:24:08 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]new report: Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events,
 Olympic Games and Housing Rights
Message-ID: <4665323A.4060808@geography.wisc.edu>

Apologies for cross-listings.  Full details, reports and 
multi-stakeholder guidelines, are all freely available here: 
http://www.cohre.org/mega-events

 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>



EMBARGOED until 9.00 a.m. Geneva Time (GMT +1 Hour) Tuesday 5 June 2007

**COHRE and RUIG/GIAN Joint Media Statement**

The Olympic Games have displaced more than two million people in the 
last 20 years

The Olympic Games have displaced more than two million people in the 
last 20 years, disproportionately affecting minorities such as the 
homeless, the poor, Roma and African-Americans, according to a new 
report, /Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events, Olympic Games and 
Housing Rights/.

Jean du Plessis, Executive Director (a.i.) of the Geneva-based Centre on 
Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), said, "Our research shows that 
little has changed since 1988 when 720,000 people were forcibly 
displaced in Seoul, Korea, in preparation for the Summer Olympic Games. 
It is shocking and entirely unacceptable that 1.25 million people have 
already been displaced in Beijing, in preparation for the 2008 Games, in 
flagrant violation of their right to adequate housing. These figures 
show the extent to which mega-events, such as the Olympic Games, can 
often leave a negative housing legacy for the local population."

A research team, coordinated by COHRE, has spent three years studying 
seven past and future Olympic host cities (Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, 
Sydney, Athens, Beijing and London) and the impact the Games have had on 
the housing rights of their residents. The project was supported by the 
Geneva International Academic Network (RUIG/GIAN), and was undertaken in 
conjunction with a number of partner organisations.

As a result of this study, COHRE has developed a set of guidelines for 
all stakeholders in future host cities to follow in order to minimise 
the negative impacts arising from mega-events. These /Multi-Stakeholder 
Guidelines on Mega-Events and the Protection and Promotion of Housing 
Rights/ also seek to highlight opportunities for promoting positive 
housing legacies to be enjoyed long after the event has been staged.

The report also addresses the housing impacts of other mega-events such 
as the FIFA World Cup, World Expos, IMF/World Bank Conferences and even 
beauty pageants such as the Miss World and Miss Universe contests. It 
demonstrates that mega-events can both directly and indirectly cause a 
number of housing rights violations and other negative effects. These 
include: forced eviction; displacement; rising housing costs (leading to 
unaffordability of housing); reductions in the provision of social, 
public, and low-cost housing; discrimination against minorities and the 
poor; criminalisation of homelessness; expropriation of private 
property; and lack of transparency and exclusion of local residents from 
participation in decision-making.

Du Plessis said: "No person or community should be forcibly evicted for 
the sake of a sporting event. No-one should be displaced due to a 
cultural celebration. The rich diversity of a community should not be 
hidden, moved or destroyed for the sake of a beauty pageant. It is 
possible (and imperative) for mega-events to be organised without 
forcibly evicting people, without criminalising the homeless and without 
rendering housing unaffordable. COHRE calls on all parties to ensure 
that adequate attention to the housing rights of anyone affected by the 
hosting of such events is mainstreamed into the bidding, selection and 
implementation processes. COHRE also calls on affected communities and 
support organisations to closely monitor these processes, and to take 
action to ensure that no housing rights are violated as a result of 
mega-events. This is important not just for the Olympic Games, but for 
all mega-events."
 
The principal findings detailed in the /Fair Play for Housing Rights/ 
report are:

    * More than 1.25 million people have already been displaced in
      Beijing, China, in preparation for the 2008 Games. COHRE's
      research reveals that a total of 1.5 million people will be
      displaced from their homes by the time the Games commence in
      August 2008. These figures do not include approximately 400,000
      migrants living 'temporarily' in 171 neighbourhoods in situations
      of extreme insecurity, having come to Beijing due to lack of
      livelihood opportunities in rural areas. Victims of forced
      evictions, their legal representatives and housing rights
      defenders who oppose or challenge evictions are subject to ongoing
      intimidation, harassment and, in some instances, imprisonment for
      their activism.  

    * Already, five years before the Olympic Games are due to be staged
      in London in 2012, over 1,000 people face the threat of
      displacement from their homes, and housing prices are escalating.
      It is possible at this early stage to predict that construction of
      the Olympic venues and facilities in London will
      disproportionately affect a number of groups, in particular the
      poor; low-income earners; residents of public housing; and ethnic
      minorities such as Gypsies and Travellers.

    * Approximately 2,700 Roma were directly affected by the preparation
      and staging of the Olympic Games in Athens. For the Roma, the
      Olympic Games served to aggravate the discrimination and
      marginalisation they already suffered, leading to further
      segregation, violent forced evictions and setbacks in their
      prospects of securing adequate and humane living conditions.

    * The staging of the Olympic Games exacerbated the escalation of
      housing costs in Sydney. Between 1993 (when Sydney was selected as
      the Host City of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games) and 1995, Sydney's
      rents increased by 40 percent, compared with Melbourne, the
      Australian city with the next biggest increase in rents, which was
      only 9.6 percent over the same period.

    * Approximately 30,000 poor residents were displaced from their
      homes in Atlanta by gentrification, the demolition of public
      housing, rental speculation, and urban renewal projects associated
      with the Olympics. Approximately 2,000 public housing units were
      demolished and nearly 6,000 residents displaced. African-Americans
      were disproportionately affected by displacements, housing
      unaffordability, and harassment and arrests of the homeless. The
      criminalisation of homelessness was a key feature of the 1996
      Atlanta Games: 9,000 arrest citations were issued to homeless
      people in Atlanta in 1995 and 1996 as part of the Olympic Games
      'clean up'.

    * The completion of the Olympic Games project in Barcelona resulted
      in the displacement and relocation of 624 families (approximately
      2,500 people). Increases in the prices of housing for rent and
      sale led to a drastic decline in housing affordability, as the
      cumulative increase from 1986 to 1993 was 139 percent for sale
      prices and nearly 145 percent for rentals. There was also a
      drastic decrease in the availability of public housing, with a
      cumulative decrease of 75.92 percent from 1986 to 1992. In areas
      surrounding the Olympic Village communities, between 90 and 100
      percent of the Roma were displaced.

    * In Seoul, South Korea, 720,000 people were forcibly displaced from
      their homes in preparation for the 1988 Summer Games. The urban
      poor and other minorities were disproportionately affected. Street
      peddlers, beggars and the homeless were driven away from the city
      in preparation for the Games.


COHRE's Du Plessis also said, "The negative housing impacts that are 
often inflicted on communities and individuals before, during and after 
mega-events, are not simply undesirable side-effects. In many instances, 
they constitute egregious violations of international human rights law, 
in particular the right to adequate housing. This is in complete 
contradiction to the spirit and ideals of the Olympic Movement, which 
aims to foster peace, solidarity and respect for universal fundamental 
principles. The Olympic Movement has made admirable commitments towards 
creating positive housing legacies in its /Olympic Charter, Code of 
Ethics/, and the /Olympic Movement Agenda 21/. Yet COHRE's research 
indicates that there is unfortunately still a long way to go for the 
Olympic Movement to meet these commitments."

The /Fair Play for Housing Rights/ report calls for the International 
Olympic Committee (IOC) and other mega-event governing bodies to fully 
integrate housing rights considerations into the selection criteria used 
for judging bids to host a mega-event. It also emphasises the need for 
event organisers to incorporate housing rights considerations into all 
aspects of the preparation and staging of the event. The report shows 
that governments, municipal authorities, event organisers, bid 
committees, and even corporate sponsors, athletes and spectators, all 
have a role to play in respecting and upholding the housing rights of 
the local residents.

UN Sports Ambassador, the Kenyan long-distance runner and three times 
champion of the world half marathon Tegla Loroupe, supported COHRE and 
its project partners in launching the /Fair Play for Housing Rights 
/report and the /Multi-Stakeholder Guidelines on Mega-Events and the 
Protection and Promotion of Housing Rights/. Loroupe, said, "As an 
Olympian, I'm proud to have participated in an event that brings people 
of all nationalities and cultures together, and thereby builds community 
spirit and fosters cross-cultural understanding. Such a wonderful event 
should not mean that local people suffer from displacement and 
discrimination -- they too should benefit."

The /Mega-Events, Olympic Games and Housing Rights/ project, coordinated 
by COHRE and supported by RUIG/GIAN, was undertaken in partnership with 
UN-HABITAT, the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Sport for 
Development and Peace, the Graduate Institute of International Studies 
(IUHEI), the Geneva School of Architecture, the University of Toronto, 
the New York University Law School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The /Fair Play for Housing Rights/ report, the /Multi-Stakeholder 
Guidelines/ and background papers on each of the Olympic Cities studied 
are available online at: www.cohre.org/mega-events

*For interviews or additional information please contact COHRE's Media 
Officer, Radhika Satkunanathan on +41-22-7341028, +61-400-899474 or 
media@cohre.org

*<><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Kris Olds
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin-Madison
550 N. Park Street, Science Hall
Madison, WI 53706
USA
Tel: 1-608-262-5685
Fax: 1-608-265-3991
Email: kolds@wisc.edu
Email: oldskris@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/faculty/olds/index.htm*
* 

From V.Simoni at leedsmet.ac.uk  Tue Jun  5 14:43:52 2007
From: V.Simoni at leedsmet.ac.uk (Simoni, Valerio)
Date: Tue Jun  5 16:25:27 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]
 Job Announcement: Senior Research Positions in Critical Tourism Studies
Message-ID: <D14C4E67AC145848BEFCC604AA69A683048F96F6@leedsmet-exch1.leedsmet.ac.uk>

Centre fo Tourism and Cultural Change

Senior Research Positions in Critical Tourism Studies

Closing date: Monday 18 June

 

The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change is in the process of recruiting three new research staff and would be grateful if you could circulate the job announcement. 

With kind regards

Valerio

Valerio Simoni 
PhD Researcher 
Centre for Tourism & Cultural Change 
Leeds Metropolitan University 
Old School Board 
Civic Quarter 
LS1 3ED 
Leeds, UK 

Tel:  +44 (0) 113 283 2600 Ext: 29017 
Fax: +44 (0) 113 283 8544

 

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change

Faculty of Arts and Society

Leeds Metropolitan University

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change

Leeds Metropolitan University is building on its long standing record in tourism, cultural education and research with major interdisciplinary initiatives. The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change provides exciting opportunities for talented academics wishing to innovate and lead in areas of research examining the relationships between tourism and culture(s). 

 

Based in the Faculty of Arts and Society and working across all Faculties, the Centre is an international, transdisciplinary group whose aim is to critically engage in the understanding of the multi-faceted relationships between tourism and culture(s) through research, consultancy, conferences, publications and the building of partnerships and global networks. Located in the historic Old School Board building in the heart of the City of Leeds, the Centre seeks to develop research, generate ideas, stimulate debate, inform policy and globally disseminate best practice.

 

Reader in Critical Tourism Studies

?36,675 - ?46,114 pa Ref: FAS/R/PRF/CD/THES

 

Required to lead research in the broad area of tourism and culture. With a PhD in the humanities/social sciences, you will have an outstanding research profile exemplified by strong records in publications, attracting research funding and the supervision of PhD students. As well as developing your own research in the broad field of tourism and culture, you will assist in developing and managing new research projects with colleagues and partner bodies. You will also input into the development of the Masters programme.

 

2 Research Fellows/Senior Research Fellows -

Temporary for 3 years 

?26,199 - ?39,033 pa Ref: FAS/RF/SRF/CD/THES

 

Required to contribute to the Centre's portfolio of international research and development activities. You must possess a PhD with recognised research profile or equivalent long standing research and publication experience relating to one or more of the following areas: the cultural politics of heritage tourism; migration, diaspora and borders; material cultures of/in tourism; tourist behaviours, encounters and contact zones; tourism and performance (ritual, festivals/festivity etc.), tourism aesthetics and visual culture (photography, film etc.); popular culture and tourism. 

 

There will be opportunities to supervise research/doctoral students and to contribute to, and develop, postgraduate teaching.

 

Applications are encouraged from black and ethnic minority groups, as they are under represented in this area of work. Selection will be on the basis of merit.

 

Application forms and further details can be downloaded from http://jobs.leedsmet.ac.uk

 

Alternatively, please telephone 0113 812 5917 

or e-mail: artsandsocietyapplication@leedsmet.ac.uk

 

Closing date: Noon - Monday 18 June 2007

 


 


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From vvucinic at f.bg.ac.yu  Thu Jun  7 20:26:00 2007
From: vvucinic at f.bg.ac.yu (Vesna VUCINIC-NESKOVIC)
Date: Thu Jun  7 18:02:13 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]
 IUAES Kunming 2008 Call for Papers (Urban Anthropology sessions)
Message-ID: <20070607192600.fdzno0aw6cc44c4g@webmail.f.bg.ac.yu>


Dear Colleagues,

We hope you might be interested in participating in the IUAES Session  
"Cities in Conflict and Cities of Conflict" jointly organized by IUAES  
Commission on Urban Anthropology (CUA) and International Association  
for Southeast European Anthropology (InASEA). Alongside, we also  
inform you about the Session on "Socialism, Liberalism and the Urban  
Question" organized by CUA. Both sessions will take place withing the  
16th IUAES Conference in Kunming, China on July 15-23, 2008. Plese see  
the attachment.

Best regards from

Vesna Vucinic-Neskovic
President of InASEA

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From abelpolese at hotmail.com  Wed Jun  6 14:27:43 2007
From: abelpolese at hotmail.com (abel polese)
Date: Thu Jun  7 18:03:00 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]Cfp Asen 2008
In-Reply-To: <D14C4E67AC145848BEFCC604AA69A683048F96F6@leedsmet-exch1.leedsmet.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <BAY104-F4AE37BE4253B407649CFCC5270@phx.gbl>


CALL FOR PAPERS

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From jancius at ohio.edu  Thu Jun  7 19:12:30 2007
From: jancius at ohio.edu (Angela Jancius)
Date: Thu Jun  7 18:13:05 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]NEWS: In Vancouver, More Homeless than Athletes in 2010
Message-ID: <011e01c7a950$f7baa2b0$0300a8c0@D7ZX4M91>

From: Harsha Walia <harsha@riseup.net>

MARCH FOR WOMEN'S HOUSING, FRIDAY JUNE 8 AT 2 PM
STARTS @ DTES WOMEN'S CENTRE
(302 Columbia, corner Cordova)

JOIN WOMEN IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE TO DEMAND HOUSING NOW!

In response to the growing violence of poverty and homelessness, women in
the Downtown Eastside and the Power of Women to Women Group are joining
together to organize for and demand safe and long-term affordable housing.

According to the 2005 GVRD Homelessness Count, there has been an increase
of 60% in the number of homeless women since the 2002 Count, with shelter
beds available for no more than 50% of homeless women. Cuts to income
assistance, legal aid, women's centres, attacks on women's advocacy and
support services, the lack of childcare support, rising costs of living
and housing, and low-income work all have had devastating impacts on
women. Overall, the number of homeless people has doubled to approximately
2,174 people in 2005. It is estimated that the rate of rapid gentrification
leading to the Olympics will triple the number of homeless in Vancouver.

This march is also being organized in solidarity with our sisters in the
Women Against Poverty Collective in Toronto, who on June 3 are organizing
a housing takeover in Toronto to draw attention to the links between safe
housing and women's ability to live free from violence. We are joining
together from Toronto to Vancouver to demand that safe, long-term
affordable housing for women be made available immediately! We encourage
and hope that all our supporters will join us.

ORGANIZED BY POWER OF WOMEN GROUP (group of homeless and
poor women; most of us live in extreme poverty and are 
indigenous/racialized,
sex workers, drug users, single mothers or with our children apprehended,
transgendered womyn, and/or survivors of violence). For more information,
contact us at DEWC at 604-681-8480 x 234 or email us at project@dewc.ca.


Related Article:

TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/05/28/Homeless1/

More Homeless than Athletes in 2010: Can Vancouver's Olympic pride be saved?
By Monte Paulsen
Published: May 28, 2007

"When the world arrives in Vancouver in 2010, what kind of city will they 
find?" asked Mayor Sam Sullivan in his inaugural address.
They will find a city in which there are more homeless Canadians shuffling 
in the shadow of BC Place than Olympic athletes parading inside the 
Vancouver stadium.
That's the conclusion of a three-month investigation by The Tyee, which 
found that unless Mayor Sullivan and B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell radically 
reshape their response to North America's fastest-growing homelessness 
crisis, the number of Greater Vancouver homeless will easily exceed the 
5,000 athletes and officials expected to participate in the 2010 games.
And it could get worse. If affordable housing continues to erode throughout 
the region at the rate it has during Vancouver's recent SRO buying binge, 
there could be twice that many. Should that happen, there would be one 
homeless person for each of the 10,000 members of the international press 
corps expected to encamp at the new $800 million Vancouver Convention and 
Exhibition Centre.
During the coming days, The Tyee will publish articles that explain:
How the sudden loss of Vancouver's residential hotels accelerated a crisis 
that had been growing since Gordon Campbell's BC Liberals slashed welfare 
benefits
Why Housing Minister Rich Coleman's bold expenditure of more than $100 
million provincial tax dollars will deliver very little additional housing
How local and provincial taxpayers could wind up spending more money taking 
care of the homeless than building Olympic venues
Why Mayor Sullivan's elaborate plan to privatize social housing is an 
untimely gambit that appears to have distracted his administration during a 
pivotal time
Where neighbourhood NIMBY groups have stalled the construction of sorely 
needed supportive housing
What governments, business, non-profits and Olympic organizers must do this 
year in order for Canada to avoid a lasting legacy of shame in the wake of 
the 2010 Winter Games

Today: A look at the numbers.  Over 2,200 homeless now

On March 15, 2005, a team of social workers counted 2,174 homeless people in 
Greater Vancouver.
Starting at 5:30 in the morning, they scoured shelters, drop-in centres, 
parks, and other locations frequented by the homeless to produce The 2005 
Greater Vancouver Homeless Count. The total number of homeless doubled since 
the previous count in 2002, from 1,121 to 2,174. More than half (1,291) were 
found within the City of Vancouver, followed by Surrey (371) and New 
Westminster (92). (A map of their findings is here.)
"All counts underestimate homelessness, because of the difficulty in finding 
those who do not use services or spend time where homeless people 
congregate," wrote the report's authors. Also, the one-day count did not 
consider people sleeping in detox facilities, recovery houses, hospitals or 
sofa surfers -- even though many of those residents have no fixed address. 
"Thus, the Homeless Count did not enumerate every homeless person in the 
region on March 15, 2005, and is an undercount."
But while the report does not claim to offer a complete count of 
homelessness, it does provide an accurate survey of the region's homeless 
population. Among its findings:
More homeless people were found on streets than in shelters; the number of 
street homeless rose by 235 per cent since 2002.
People of Aboriginal identity accounted for 30 per cent of the region's 
homeless population, while making up only two per cent of the total 
population.
When asked why they were homeless, 44 per cent cited lack of income, 25 per 
cent named addiction or other health conditions, and 22 per cent blamed the 
high cost of housing in Greater Vancouver.
Less than half of those counted had a steady income source. The rest 
survived on income from panhandling, bottle collecting, casual employment, 
or illegal activities.
Nearly three quarters reported chronic health conditions, such as addiction, 
mental illness or physical disability. Addiction was the most common; almost 
half of the homeless who responded to this question reported problems with 
addiction.
When asked which municipality they considered their last permanent home, 75 
per cent reported somewhere in Greater Vancouver. Another 8 per cent 
reported their last permanent home was elsewhere in B.C., 15 per cent 
reported a location elsewhere in Canada, and one per cent reported a 
location outside Canada.

The next Greater Vancouver count will be conducted in 2008.

'Unprecedented demand'

Local counts have found higher numbers of homeless.
Judy Graves coordinates the Vancouver Housing Centre's award-winning tenant 
assistance program. She's worked in the Downtown Eastside since 1979, and 
has spent much of the last decade trolling the city's streets, parks and 
alleys for people in need of housing.
Graves conducted her own count in 2005. Using the same methodology 
biologists use to count wildlife, she found up to twice the number of 
Vancouver street homeless enumerated in the one-day count. Her next report 
is due late this fall.
"There are a couple of neighbourhoods in the City of Vancouver where I 
believe we're seeing a decrease in the number who live outside overnight," 
Graves said. "In other neighbourhoods, especially outside of the urban core, 
we're seeing quite an increase in the number of homeless on the street."
The undercount may be even more dramatic in smaller communities. Like most 
suburban municipalities, Port Coquitlam has no service center at which 
homeless people would congregate. Not surprisingly, the 2003 regional count 
was able to locate a mere 10 homeless people in PoCo, and the 2005 count 
found only 35.
Then, last summer, a new service organization began working in the area. 
Within months, the group had identified 177 homeless in PoCo.
"I think the situation is comparable in Burnaby and Surrey," said Diane 
Thorne, an MLA who represents the Coquitlam-Maillardville riding and also 
serves as housing critic for the New Democratic Party. She estimated that 
the actual homeless population in Greater Vancouver's suburban communities 
is "10 times" the 2005 count.
Thorne noted that B.C. does not conduct a province-wide homeless count. The 
best available statistic is that between October 2005 and April 2006 a 
record 28,922 people were turned away from B.C. shelters.
"There is an unprecedented demand for shelter services, not only in 
Vancouver but across the province," Thorne said. "There have been enormous 
increases in long-term and repeat users."
Disappearing rooms
Anecdotal evidence also suggests that the Vancouver homeless epidemic is 
deeper than the 2005 numbers suggests.
"Rooming houses and hotels are falling like flies," said Jean Swanson, a 
veteran Downtown Eastside activist now with the Carnegie Community Action 
Project.
Twenty-two residential hotels were sold in 2006, with a combined total of 
1,178 rooms. By adding the number of rooms from which tenants were evicted 
to the number from which tenants were forced out by rising rates, Swanson 
counts 600 low-income rooms lost during the same year.
"If we lose 600 more this year, another 600 in 2008, and 600 again in 2009, 
that's 2,400 units of low-income housing likely to vanish before the 
Olympics," Swanson figured.
Likewise, intake workers at social housing centres report much longer 
waiting lists.
"It's just depressing," said Mark Townsend, who directs the Portland Hotel 
Society. "You feel like Solomon cutting up the baby, yeah? Shall you take 
this guy who's a problem tenant and no one will have him, or that one who's 
in a wheelchair and stuck somewhere?"
"We have just flat run out of empty rooms in Vancouver," Graves agreed. 
"We're at zero vacancy rate in those little rooms that were the last housing 
refuge for people. Anybody who's in the street now is going to have a 
precious hard time finding a place to go."
Homeless shelters are overflowing, despite the addition of 181 new shelter 
beds since 2000. The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, a daytime drop-in 
facility, was pressed into service as an emergency shelter last November --  
and an average of 50 women continue to sleep there every night.
And outreach workers are reporting more rough sleepers. The Vancouver Area 
Network of Drug Users, which operates nightly street patrols, is not only 
seeing more addicts on the streets, but is losing its own members to 
homelessness as well. Whereas only one-tenth of its members were without 
shelter as recently as 2002, now one-quarter of Vandu members are homeless.
"It's more dire, for sure," Townsend said. "Much more dire."

More homeless than athletes

After more than a dozen interviews with these and other housing experts, The 
Tyee has concluded that unless the city and province begin construction of 
additional supportive housing this year, there will be an estimated 5,600 
homeless people living in Greater Vancouver by 2010.
There are two components of this projection:
The Vancouver count will triple to 3,800. In the fall of 2006, Pivot Legal 
Society forecast that Vancouver homelessness will triple by 2010. No 
credible rebuttal to that forecast has emerged. And after weighing the 
number of new units BC Housing currently plans to open in the next few years 
against the accelerating loss of existing SRO rooms, The Tyee concluded that 
the zero vacancy rate will remain and Vancouver's most vulnerable residents 
will continue to be displaced.
The regional count will roughly double to 2,000. It appears likely that the 
2005 snapshot undercounted suburban homelessness by a greater margin than it 
did Vancouver. Also, as part of anti-drug efforts, some suburban 
municipalities continue to raze drug houses, bulldozing affordable housing 
in the bargain.
Swanson, Thorne and a few others regard The Tyee's projection as too low.
"If the attack on the rooming houses continues, I think we'll see much more 
than that in Vancouver," Swanson said.
"I expect regional homelessness to triple, at a minimum," MLA Thorne 
predicted. "I hope I'm wrong about that."
Graves, Townsend and others thought the number was accurate, or a bit high. 
Graves offered perspective.
"As recently as 15 years ago, there was no street homelessness in Vancouver. 
We did have shelters. We did have the odd coot," Graves said. She believes 
that Vancouver could vanquish homelessness again -- within a few short 
years -- if political leaders made it a priority.
"The causes of homelessness are complex," Graves said. "But the solution is 
kindergarten simple: Build supportive housing." 

From koptiuch at asu.edu  Thu Jun  7 18:30:48 2007
From: koptiuch at asu.edu (Kristin Koptiuch)
Date: Fri Jun  8 08:16:33 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]
	=?iso-8859-1?q?FW=3A_New_Field_Survey_on_Return_Migrants_-_?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?Nouvelle_enqu=EAte_sur_les_migrants_de_retour?=
References: <F442E6A7D8139D47B32E30E689AF802C01C24B52@MAILSRV2.iue.private>
Message-ID: <4AA5A0387D61C548AAEC2FE058D39E1C0BD189@exwest.asurite.ad.asu.edu>


This may be of interest to people on the list. If you follow the link you'll find other resources on migration from the 
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. Best, Kristin  koptiuch@asu.edu

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Sent: Tue 6/5/2007 3:20 AM
To: info@mirem.eu
Subject: New Field Survey on Return Migrants - Nouvelle enqu?te sur les migrants de retour
 
(texte en fran?ais ci-dessous)

 

NEW FIELD SURVEY ON RETURN MIGRANTS

 

The preliminary results of the new field survey on return migrants to the
Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) are now accessible online
on the MIREM website:

 <http://www.mirem.eu/datasets/survey/survey?set_language=en>
http://www.mirem.eu/datasets/survey/survey?set_language=en 

 

The survey was carried out by the research team of the MIREM project (Return
Migration to the Maghreb), thanks to the financial support of the European
Union and the European University Institute (EUI).

 

The preliminary results, based on circa 1000 interviews, shed light on the
returnees' patterns of reintegration and post-return conditions, whether
these decided to return individually or were forced to return. Analyses
pertain to:

*	The socio-demographic characteristics of the returnees;
*	Socio-professional situation and skills;
*	Resources: social and financial capital;
*	The experience of migration lived abroad;
*	Return context and patterns of reintegration;
*	Post-return conditions and prospects.

 

Several analytical reports based on the empirical data will be prepared and
posted online.

 

Thanks for circulating the information.

Best regards,

Jean-Pierre Cassarino

 

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NOUVELLE ENQUETE SUR LES MIGRANTS DE RETOUR

 

Les r?sultats pr?liminaires de la nouvelle enqu?te de terrain sur les
migrants de retour au Maghreb (Alg?rie, Maroc et Tunisie) sont d?sormais
accessibles sur le site du MIREM :

http://www.mirem.eu/donnees/enquete/enquete?set_language=fr 

 

L'enqu?te a ?t? effectu?e par l'?quipe de recherche du projet MIREM
(Migration de retour au Maghreb), gr?ce au concours financier de l'Union
europ?enne et de l'Institut universitaire europ?en (IUE).

 

Les r?sultats pr?liminaires, bas?s sur environ 1000 entretiens, apportent de
pr?cieux renseignements sur les modes de r?int?gration et les conditions
post-retour des migrants ayant d?cid? ou pas de retourner au pays. L'analyse
prend en consid?ration :

*	Les caract?ristiques sociod?mographiques des migrants de retour au
Maghreb;
*	Leur situation professionnelle et les qualifications;
*	Leurs ressources : capital financier et social;
*	Leur exp?rience migratoire avant le retour;
*	Retour et modes de r?int?gration;
*	Perspectives et conditions post-retour.

 

Diff?rents rapports d'analyse, bas?s sur les r?sultats empiriques, seront
r?dig?s et plac?s sur le site du projet. 

 

Merci de bien vouloir diffuser cette information.

Cordiales salutations

 

Jean-Pierre Cassarino

 

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European University Institute

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

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From wagner.laru at gmail.com  Fri Jun  8 22:14:23 2007
From: wagner.laru at gmail.com (laru)
Date: Fri Jun  8 17:14:31 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]
 CFP Inter-sections June Theme: World Refugee Day - Refugee Week 2007
Message-ID: <1d1ddcb90706081414q77568xd384497846926109@mail.gmail.com>

intersections.wordpress.com
Rolling submissions of essays, ideas, visuals and comments accepted
until 6 July 2007

Email to intersectionsblog@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who submitted essays, projects and even a video (!)
for our Food and Migrating Cultures theme. We got a small wave of
things right at the deadline, so please take a look if you haven't
seen them yet. In recognition of World Refugee Day, and the numerous
activities taking place in the UK, Australia and elsewhere in honor of
it, we decided to join the effort. This month, from now until 6 July
2007, we are soliciting your contributions, including your
reflections, works in progress, original photography, video and audio
having to do with Refugees.

Refugee Week Promotional Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU0aaoqZ0EA

We particularly welcome any reactions to some of the events listed
above, as part of our effort to provide a forum for public commentary
on migration. Don't forget that we also invite your comments on
previous posts on the blog. A lot of our authors are eager to know
what kind of reactions their work provokes.

Looking forward to hearing from you,
The Editorial Team at intersections.wordpress.com

From P.E.Long at leedsmet.ac.uk  Fri Jun  8 18:17:10 2007
From: P.E.Long at leedsmet.ac.uk (Long, Philip)
Date: Mon Jun 11 18:30:11 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]RE: Conference announcement
Message-ID: <D14C4E67AC145848BEFCC604AA69A683042E61AC@leedsmet-exch1.leedsmet.ac.uk>

Please may I post the following to the list with apologies for any
cross-postings:
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Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

Journeys of Expressions VI: 

Diaspora community festivals and tourism

4-6 October 2007, York, United Kingdom

Organised by:

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change

Leeds Metropolitan University

Journeys of Expression VI will bring together researchers who share
interests in diaspora community cultures as expressed, translated and
consumed through festivals and cultural events. The conference
encourages contributions from contrasting but related theoretical and
conceptual approaches from Social Science and Humanities disciplinary
perspectives. The conference will also attract researchers from the
fields of tourism and festival studies.

The enforced, encouraged or voluntary movement, migration and dispersion
of people over centuries and in recent years is reflected in the family
backgrounds, life histories and cultural practices of communities in
many countries, regions and cities worldwide. Mobilities associated with
the processes of globalisation are demonstrably, if unevenly
contributing to an acceleration of migration for more or less permanent,
official and legal settlement of people beyond their 'homelands'. 

In many cases, diaspora communities have been subject to hostility and
discrimination in their adopted countries and some remain relatively
impoverished, marginalised and excluded from 'mainstream' society.
Others, in contrast have been more socially and economically successful
and have either retained distinct diaspora community identities or have
become more integrated with other communities over time. 

Tourism has also grown substantially and unevenly in recent years, with
tourists increasingly encouraged to attend and participate in 'exotic'
and 'characteristically authentic' displays of community life in
destinations visited. Such tourism typically features the packaging,
promotion and consumption of diaspora community neighbourhoods, food and
shopping and importantly festivals and cultural events.

The relationships between diaspora communities, festivity, cultural
events and tourism are therefore of considerable interest to academic
researchers, as well as for arts, social, cultural and tourism policy
makers and practitioners in many countries.

Theoretical issues and themes to be explored at this conference include:

Defining and conceptualising diasporas in connection with festivals and
cultural events; 
 
Histories of diaspora communities' mobilities and the transformation and
adaptation of festivity and cultural events to new community
circumstances and settings; 
 
Relationships between diaspora communities and the 'homeland' and
expressions of collective memory through festivals and cultural events; 
 
The distribution and circulation of globalised diaspora festival forms -
e.g. carnival, mela, Irish, Chinese, Jewish - religious and secular,
established, emerging and contested; 
 
The role of diaspora festivals and cultural events in policies and
programmes to promote community cohesion, crime reduction and
anti-racism; 

Festivals, cultural events and the identities of diaspora community
members -inter-generational issues; 

Festivals, cultural events and the multi- (inter-) cultural city; 

Settings and spaces for diaspora festivals and cultural events; 

Issues surrounding new and recently introduced diaspora community
festivals and cultural events; 

Performing diaspora community arts through festivals; 
 
Diaspora tourism markets 
 
In the tradition of the Journeys of Expressions conference series, we
wish to encourage an interdisciplinary debate on the suggested themes
and welcome paper proposals from academics from various disciplinary
backgrounds including: tourism studies, festival studies, sociology,
anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, politics, etc. If
you wish to submit a paper proposal, please send a 300-word abstract
with full address and institutional affiliation details as an electronic
file to Dr. Philip Long (p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk). The deadline for the
reception of abstracts is 29 June 2007. Please find regularly updated
information regarding this conference, registration procedures and (at a
later stage) a programme at our website www.tourism-culture.com
 
Daniela Carl
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Faculty of Arts & Society
Leeds Metropolitan University
The Old School Board
Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 3ED
UK

phone +44 (0)113- 283 8541

fax +44 (0)113- 283 8544

www.tourism-culture.com





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From acjancius at ysu.edu  Wed Jun 13 23:57:30 2007
From: acjancius at ysu.edu (Angela Jancius)
Date: Wed Jun 13 22:57:43 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]CFP: MJHR Special Issue of Migration and Refugees
Message-ID: <00ab01c7ae2f$c0c32960$2d06470a@D7ZX4M91>

MJHR Special Issue of Migration and Refugees

Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights - Special Issue
on Migration and Refugees

 Call for papers

 In recent years, the countries of the Mediterranean
 have seen significant influxes in migration.

 Countries in the region have responded in ways that reveal
 regional tensions and fault-lines, such as that between the 
countries of the Northern and Southern shores of the sea, 
the differential impact of ED policy stances and various and 
distinct political, social, and economic realities. These regional
 reactions are playing out against a global background
marked by increased geo-political tensions on the one
hand, and the movement toward globalization and the
market state on the other. As more and more migrants
transit through and settle in the region, the countries of the 
region - as sending, transit, and receiving countries - have 
had to respond to the influx in many ways, from reception 
and detention of migrants, to adjudication of refugee claims, 
to the provision of social services and efforts to integrate
the newcomers into the host communities, to efforts to
deal with the "brain drain" such as through remittances and 
other benefits that can derive from nationals living abroad. 
Human rights are impacted at each stage of the migration 
process and this special issue will explore those implications 
in some detail.

We solicit proposals for papers that will focus on issues 
involving migration and human rights in the Mediterranean region. 
We welcome contributions from a wide range of disciplines, 
including, but not limited to, law, economics, social sciences, 
history, demography, political science, and psychology, and
from members of non-governmental organizations. We also 
welcome comparative and interdisciplinary research on migration. 
A few suggested topics are listed below, but this list is far from 
exhaustive and we welcome all proposals on these topics:

How are receiving countries responding to the need to
adjudicate refugee and asylum claims? How are these asylum 
adjudication systems working?  How are receiving countries 
dealing with reception of migrants?

How do countries understand legal distinctions between migrants 
and refugees? And what relationship exists between government 
stances and public debate? What are the political, social and 
economic impacts of migrants in the various regions?
 
How have EU policies impacted government responses to the 
issues presented by migration? How are governments and 
local communities working toward the integration of migrants? 
Is integration working? To what extent is a link made between 
migration and human rights issues?
 How are sending countries benefiting from migration
 of their nationals? How do receiving countries perceive and 
respond to the security implications presented by large scale
 migration to the region?
How do governments mediate between their
 international commitments and internal public opinion in 
their societies? What role do voluntary organizations play
 in this process?
Proposals should be at least two pages in length.
 The proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but
 we encourage submission by no later than June 30, 2007,
 for publication in late 2007.


 Send written proposals by email in word format to:

 Anna Marie Gallagher

 Co-coordinator - International Coalition on the
 Detention of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

 Apartado 19, 09300 Roa (Burgos), Spain

 Guest Editor, Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights,
 Volume 11
 anna@comunicacionglobal.com
 anna@idcoalition.org

 Professor Michele Pistone
 Director of Clinical Program, Clinic for Asylum,
 Refugee and Emigrant Services
 Villanova University School of Law
 Guest Editor, Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights,
 Volume 11
 pistone@law.villanova.edu

 Dr. David E. Zammit
 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Laws, University of
 Malta
 Guest Editor, Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights,
 Volume 11
 david.zammit@um.edu.mt

 Mrs. Paula Muscat
 Journal Secretary, Mediterranean Journal of Human
 Rights
 paula.muscat@um.edu.mt
From emoodie at uiuc.edu  Fri Jun 15 09:17:41 2007
From: emoodie at uiuc.edu (Ellen Moodie)
Date: Wed Jun 20 01:37:35 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]IRBs and undocumented immigrants
Message-ID: <20070615081741.ARL45741@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>

My IRB has posed a general question about legality and compensation in relation 
to undocumented workers. Their concern may have more to do with large-scale 
(well-funded) projects than the smaller more informal ethnographic work that 
many anthropologists carry out, but would anyone have any suggestions about 
this issue (below I've pasted the query):
_________
For about a year I,
Melanie Loots, Steve Veazie from Legal Counsel, my counterpart at the
Chicago campus and OBFS have been meeting about tax laws and human
subject payments. In particular we are trying to resolve payment (cash,
gift card, etc.) to nonresident aliens. My sense is that the reporting
paperwork could become overly burdensome for the PI and a disincentive
for the subjects. Melanie and I feel that the opinons of researchers
need to be heard.
______

Thanks for any help.

Ellen Moodie
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:42:22 -0400
>From: "Erick Castellanos" <ecastellanos@gmail.com>  
>Subject: Re: [URBANTH-L]IRBs and undocumented immigrants  
>To: "Lisa Maya Knauer" <lknauer@umassd.edu>
>Cc: URBANTH-L@lists.ysu.edu
>
>Lisa,
>This is an important issue you are facing.  Immigrants(documented and not)
>are already reluctant to speak to any kind of official looking individual
>and having language like that will just close any possible research you
>might accomplish.
>
>You can protect your subjects and your research, though.  You need to get a
>"Certificate of Confidentiality" issued by the Department of Health and
>Human Services (DHHS).  This will protect you and your research from any
>subpoenas.  Your IRB or institution should be able to help you with this.
>You may want to check with people doing research in criminal issues at your
>institution for some guidance as they get this certificate when doing
>research with individuals involved in potential criminal activity.
>
>Best of luck,
>
>Erick
>
>
>On 6/4/07, Lisa Maya Knauer <lknauer@umassd.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hello there. I'm wondering if anyone out there in SUNTA-land has been
>> working with undocumented immigrants and has any advice to offer. I'm
>> developing a project on Central American communities in New Bedford, MA
>> leading up to and in the aftermath of the recent ICE raids that resulted
>> in the detention of 361 people, mostly women. I won't bore the list with
>> all of the back-and-forth (most of which has been fairly amenable).  One
>> of the stumbling blocks was my intention to share some of the research
>> materials with one of the main immigrant advocacy groups in the area
>> (Organizacion Maya K'iche), which will be facilitating my contacts among
>> the Guatemalan community (the largest group in the area; most of the
>> detained workers were Guatemalan), and whether that meant they were
>> "engaged" and thus needing to submit their own IRB application (I think
>> I've straightened this out).  However, the most recent issue has been a
>> phrase they want me to add to the "informed consent" form (they did
>> approve a signature waiver but I have a form that spells out what the
>> project is about, risks and benefits, yadda yadda).  This has to do with
>> whether or not I would turn over materials to the government.  My draft
>> stated that I would not turn any materials over to government officials.
>> My IRB wants me to add "unless subpoenaed".  Has anyone dealt with this
>> particular issue? If so, please contact me at:  lknauer@umassd.edu
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
>-- 
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From bmm202 at nyu.edu  Sun Jun 17 20:07:57 2007
From: bmm202 at nyu.edu (Blagovesta Momchedjikova)
Date: Wed Jun 20 01:37:43 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]CFP: Urban Culture (6/30/07, MAPACA, 11/2-11/4/07)
Message-ID: <d533fdc21faf4.4675868d@mail.nyu.edu>

CFP: Urban Culture (6/30/07; MAPACA, 11/2-11/4/07)
 
In previous years, the Urban Culture area entertained the city of the past, the city of the present, and the city of the future, respectively. This year, the Urban Culture area would like to explore the intriguing and intricate relationship between the everyday and the ceremonial in the city. Presentations about mundane, extraordinary, or scheduled occurrences, histories, and places are welcome. We seek historical or ethnographic studies of cities, poetic accounts of personal geographies through cities, and explorations of highly orchestrated or surprisingly improvised events in designated areas in the city. 
If interested in participating in a workshop on ?writing the urban,? in addition to presenting a paper, please, indicate so. Former writing workshops focused on city places, city characters, and city food. 
Please, send your 1-page paper abstracts and 1-paragraph recent bios as virus-free, Word attachments to Blagovesta Momchedjikova, bmm202@nyu.edu, by June 30th, 2007. This year, the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture/American Culture Association meets in Philadelphia, PA, November 2-4th, 2007. For more information, check: 
http://www.np.ncc.edu/gazette/2007cfp.htm

Blagovesta Momchedjikova, PhD
New York University
Expository Writing Program
411 Lafayette, 4th Floor
New York University
New York, NY 10003
bmm202@nyu.edu

From ivanfleischer at hotmail.com  Sat Jun 16 19:50:51 2007
From: ivanfleischer at hotmail.com (David I. Rezende Fleischer)
Date: Wed Jun 20 12:00:16 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]CFP: I Equatorial Anthropology Meeting 
Message-ID: <BAY131-F365CB451FB0E3D0DA953F7B61D0@phx.gbl>

I Equatorial Anthropology Meeting
X Brazilian Anthropology Meeting of North and Northeast

ARACAJU, SERGIPE, BRAZIL ? OCTOBER 8TH TO 11TH, 2007
http://www.ufs.br/xabanne/index.php


DISCUSSION PANEL 011
RECENT PERSPECTIVES ON ECOTOURISM: QUESTIONS ON TERRITORIALITY, IDENTITY AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

Coordinators:
David Ivan R. Fleischer
Anthropology Graduate Program, University at Albany ? SUNY
df681417@albany.edu

Rodrigo Paranhos Faleiro
Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais renov?veis ? IBAMA 
rodrigoparanhosfaleiro@yahoo.com.br

Summary:
In the last 10 years, Brazil and other Latin American companies have been 
developing ecotourism and nature tourism projects as forms of generating 
income, controlling the use of natural resources, and preserving traditional 
values and technologies. Many of these initiatives are being developed in 
collaboration with environmental conservation projects inside and outside 
conservation units (i.e. national parks, biological reserves), in 
collaboration with indigenous populations, groups reminiscent of African 
descent, and traditional populations. Even more teleological positions in 
respect to preservation of traditional culture and nature are being 
confronted by contemporary arguments based on the seduction of benefits that 
can be drawn from economic growth.
This Discussion Panel has the objective of reflecting on ecotourism and 
nature tourism (a) in territorially-defined areas (i.e. Indigenous reserve, 
areas reminiscent of African descent and conservation units); (b) in 
possible combinations with environmental conservation projects, traditional 
knowledge and economic uses; and (c) interconnections of interests of 
different actors and institutions (i.e. communities, NGOs, municipalities, 
government agencies, universities, international organisms, etc.)


RULES FOR PARTICIPATING SET BY THE ABANNE COORDINATION:

Each Discussion Panel has three two-hour sessions, with a short coffee break 
for each. The process of selecting papers to be presented at the discussion 
panel will be done by the coordinators and will follow a specific order of 
priority: 1) Anthropology Professionals, Doctors; 2) Graduate Students 
(doctoral and masters programs) in Anthropology or Social Science; 3) 
Professionals of other areas, doctors and masters. Attention: Papers 
submitted by undergraduate students will not be accepted. Professionals that 
have already graduated can participate in the ?Professionals? category.
Each proponent can submit a proposal to only one Discussion Panel. Proposals 
will be accepted in Portuguese or Spanish only. Proposals of scientific 
research must be sent with the following format: one abstract with a brief 
summary of the topic, description of materials and methods used, synthesis 
of results (partial or final) and conclusions. The abstract much not exceed 
1800 characters or 300 words, with proportions of a 20-line text in standard 
format (font Times New Roman, size 10)

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: JUNE 30, 2007

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Busca: f?cil, r?pido, direto ao ponto.  http://search.msn.com.br


From jancius at ohio.edu  Fri Jun 22 22:06:51 2007
From: jancius at ohio.edu (Angela Jancius)
Date: Fri Jun 22 21:07:08 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]TOC: City, Vol. 11, Issue 2
Message-ID: <00e901c7b532$cc074810$0201a8c0@D7ZX4M91>

City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action Volume 11 Issue 2 (http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=issue&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email) is now available online at informaworld (http://www.informaworld.com).

This new issue contains the following articles:

[Enlarge Image] Editorial p. 141
Authors: Bob Catterall
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701467586
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=141&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Megaprojects p. 144
Authors: Gareth A. Jones; Maria Moreno-Carranco
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701395969
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=144&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Anti-global movements reclaim the city p. 165
Authors: Eleni Portaliou
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701396009
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=165&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Jerusalem's Road 1 p. 176
Authors: Wendy Pullan; Philipp Misselwitz; Rami Nasrallah; Haim Yacobi
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701395993
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=176&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Introduction p. 199
Authors: Shipra Narang
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701423563
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=199&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

'Sustainable development' and energy futures p. 201
Authors: Adrian Atkinson
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701422896
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=201&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Sustainable for whom? The urban millennium and challenges for redefining the global development planning agenda p. 214
Authors: Nicholas You
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701396017
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=214&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Sustain no city: An ecological conceptualization of urban development p. 221
Authors: O. A. K'Akumu
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701395829
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=221&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Thoughtful territories: Imagining the thinking power of things and spaces p. 229
Authors: David Beer
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701395845
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=229&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Mall gluts, category-killers and edge nodes p. 239
Authors: David Bell
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701395951
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=239&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email

Is it all coming together? p. 245
Authors: Bob Catterall
DOI: 10.1080/13604810701469723
Link: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-4813&volume=11&issue=2&spage=245&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email


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From hs294 at cam.ac.uk  Sat Jun 23 03:15:24 2007
From: hs294 at cam.ac.uk (Henriette Steiner)
Date: Sat Jun 23 21:27:33 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]
 Registration now open: InEvidence: Witnessing Cities and the Case
 of Berlin, 12-14 July 2007, Magdalene College, Cambridge
Message-ID: <000901c7b534$036a3f50$6401a8c0@heinz>

InEvidence: Witnessing Cities and the Case of Berlin

12-14 July 2007, University of Cambridge

 

*** Registration now open **** www.inevidence.net
<http://www.inevidence.net/>  ***

 

This major international conference, to take place at Magdalene College?s
Cripps Court in July, focuses on the contemporary city as a witness to
changing political topographies and socio-economic transformations, which is
in turn witnessed by a multitude of cultural undertakings. The conference
brings together top scholars working on the city from a variety of
disciplines and practitioners (architects, artists) working with and in
urban environments through a variety of media. Graduate Panels will
furthermore allow the presentation and discussion of current work by
emerging scholars. Finally, an area of the venue will be dedicated to
academic posters, the screening of video work, and the installation of urban
sound artists.

 

The first afternoon features keynote contributions from Daniel Libeskind and
Richard Sennett. Day two is devoted to exploring questions of (in)evidence
in contemporary cities, with speakers to include: Victor Burgin, Edward
Dimendberg,  Henrik Reeh, and Karen Till. Day three has a particular focus
on Berlin, with speakers to include: Thomas Elsaesser, Mary Fulbrook,
Charity Scribner, and Janet Ward. Leading Berlin artists will also
present/perform: Stih & Schnock (Public/installation art), Martin Nachbar
and Jochen Roller (choreography), and Stefanie B?rkle (photography).

 

For further details, see: www.inevidence.net.

For registration forms and booking information please also see:
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2006-7/inevidence.html

 

 

 

 

Henriette Steiner BA, MPhil (Cantab), MA 

 

PhD candidate, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge

 

Postal address: St. John?s College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP, UK

 

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The City Seminar at CRASSH:
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2006-7/citysem.html 

 

InEvidence ? Witnessing Cities and the Case of Berlin: www.inevidence.net
<http://www.inevidence.net/>  

 

 

From Kate.Browne at ColoState.EDU  Wed Jun 20 18:59:43 2007
From: Kate.Browne at ColoState.EDU (Browne,Kate)
Date: Sat Jun 23 21:28:10 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]Peace Corps 50th Anniversary CFP
Message-ID: <C29F1B8F.42D7%Kate.Browne@colostate.edu>

Dear Colleagues,

Considering how many anthropologists were once Peace Corps Volunteers, I
believe this CFP tied to the organization's 50-year anniversary will be of
interest to many of us.

Kate Browne
Professor
Department of Anthropology
Colorado State University

CALL FOR STORIES: PEACE CORPS ANNIVERSARY BOOK PROJECT

Jane Albritton, Pat Alter, Jay Chen, and Dennis Cordell are launching a
4-volume book project to feature stories from volunteers, staff, and
instructors. Each volume will focus on a geographic area including Africa
and the Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Central America, South America,
and the Caribbean; and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Russia. Please
visit our site, read about this exciting project and the players putting it
together. We have posted writers' guidelines and welcome your inquiries and
contributions. Here's the site:

peacecorpsat50.org

Aloha,

Jane Albritton
Anniversary Book Project Series Editor
Peace Corps India, 67-69


From dhaines1 at gmu.edu  Sat Jun 30 16:56:27 2007
From: dhaines1 at gmu.edu (David Haines)
Date: Sun Jul  1 23:09:50 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]SUNTA Elections
Message-ID: <200707012036.l61KalAn007248@ppoint1.cc.ysu.edu>

To SUNTA members and friends:

Just a quick note to update you on SUNTA election results.

Secretary:
   Jayne Howell, CSU - Long Beach

Treasurer:
   Anne Lewinson, Berry College
   (reelected for second term)

Councilor:
   Gautam Ghosh, U of Penn. Museum

Student Councilor:
   Molly Hurley-Depret, CUNY

Also, the by-laws change regarding managing the Leeds Prize
(as recommended by the Board) was handily approved.

New officers formally take office at the next AAA meeting in
Washington--but we're already glad to have them! Also many
thanks to all who were willing to run. The election process
is a somewhat flukey and frustrating one at times, but it is
important in keeping SUNTA leadership open.

Best regards,

-- David


*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
David W. Haines
Associate Professor of Anthropology
George Mason University  SOAN 3G5
Fairfax  VA 22030

President, Society for Urban, National, and
Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA)

Office: 703-993-3600
Web:    http://gunston.gmu.edu/dhaines1


From heffera2 at msu.edu  Tue Jun 26 15:26:04 2007
From: heffera2 at msu.edu (Tara Hefferan)
Date: Sun Jul  8 01:29:20 2007
Subject: [URBANTH-L]Revised CFP:  Faith-based NGOs in the Americas
Message-ID: <GDELJOJINLKBGHDEHJGCMEDNCGAA.heffera2@msu.edu>

** Please distribute the revised call for chapter proposals.  Laurie
Occhipinti is now a co-editor of the project, and the deadlines have been
extended**


Call for Chapter Proposals

Abstract submission deadline:  August 3, 2007

First drafts due:  November 14, 2007





Bridging the Gaps:  Faith-based NGOs in the Americas
A book edited by

Tara Hefferan, Central Michigan University

Julie Adkins, Southern Methodist University

Laurie Occhipinti, Clarion University of Pennsylvania



Objective
The aim of this collection of ethnographic articles is to provide in-depth
analysis of faith-based development organizations across the Americas.  As
neoliberal philosophies and economic models spread across the globe,
faith-based non-governmental (?third-sector?) organizations have
proliferated.  They increasingly fill the gaps born of state neglect and
retraction, standing in for the state by designing and delivering social
services and development programming.  This collection shines a much needed
critical light onto these organizations by exploring the varied ways that
religious organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the
effects of neoliberal capitalism and development practices on the poor and
powerless.  In so doing, the volume generates provocative and sophisticated
analyses?grounded in empirical case studies?of such topics as the meaning of
?faith-based? development, evaluations of faith-based versus secular
approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation and
delivery, and examinations of faith-based organizations? impacts on
structural inequality and poverty alleviation.

Taken together, the chapters in the volume demonstrate the vital importance
of ethnography for understanding the particular role of faith-based agencies
in development.  The contributors argue for an understanding of faith-based
development that moves beyond anthropology?s traditional dismissal of and
missiology?s uncritical support for faith-based initiatives.  Instead,
contributors demonstrate the importance of grounded analysis for
understanding the specific discourses, practices, and beliefs that imbue
faith-based initiatives with such currency.  Richly describing the
philosophies and work of faith-based organizations, the chapters reveal both
the promise and the limitations of this increasingly visible mode of
development.



Submission Guidelines
Scholars interested in having their work considered for inclusion in
Bridging the Gaps:  Faith-based NGOs in the Americas should send editors
Tara Hefferan (heffera2 at msu dot edu), Julie Adkins (DrJAdkins at aol dot
com), and Laurie Occhipinti (locchipinti at clarion dot edu) a 250 word
abstract of their proposed chapter by August 3, 2007.  Please also include
your affiliation, contact information, and a 50-word biography.  First
drafts of papers accepted for the collection will be due November 14, 2007;
final versions will be due January 15, 2008.





