MA and PhD in Nationalism in Southeastern Europe at CEU

Central European University (CEU) is an English-language, graduate university located in Budapest, Hungary. The university is accredited in the US- and Hungary.

This program addresses issues of nationalism, self-determination, state formation, ethnic conflict, minority protection, language and citizenship rights, and constitutional design in modern and contemporary societies. It encourages critical and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of nationalism and provides students with a theoretical and methodological background in applied social sciences. Students may specialize in Jewish studies

Degrees Offered
Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies (one year)
Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies (two years)
Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative History of Central, Southeastern
and Eastern Europe
For more information, see: http://web.ceu.hu/nation/
Selected Areas of Research
Democracy and transnational politics
Ethnicity and nationalism
Nationalist politics and ethnicity
Self-determination and international minority protection
Transnational citizenship
Nationalism in Southeastern Europe

Financial Aid and Tuition
The majority of CEU students receive internal or external financial aid. Various types of funding packages are available for Master's students: CEU fellowships, tuition waivers, and external scholarships and financial aid. Nearly 90% of the doctoral students receive a full CEU fellowship that covers all tuition fees and a generous living allowance for up to three years.

For more information, see: www.ceu.hu/admissions/financialaid

Application Deadline: January 24, 2011. For applicants who wish/are required to take any CEU-administered admissions examinations and/or are requesting exemption from the English language proficiency requirement. March 14, 2011. For applicants submitting applications complete with language scores or native English speakers. For CEU Master's students and graduates applying to the Phd program. For key admission information for 2011/2012, see: www.ceu.hu/admissions
Admissions Requirements: For detailed description of the general applications requirements, see: www.ceu.hu/admissions/requirements;
For departmental specific admissions requirements, see:
_http://web.ceu.hu/nation/admissions.html_

Call for papers: Studies of Transition States and Societies

Posted on behalf of Raivo Vetik, Editor-in-Chief

Studies of Transition States and Societies (STSS) a biannual peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal issued since Fall 2009, available at www.tlu.ee/stss

Type of publication: print and online

Publication date: June, 2011

Submission deadline: E-mail the articles to stss@tlu.ee by 31st of March, 2011. Articles arriving later will be considered for the Fall issue.

Published/Edited by: Tallinn University Institute of Political Science and Governance and the Institute of International and Social Studies, Estonia

STSS welcomes articles, research notes, book reviews and review articles in all subfields of sociology and political science, to promote dialogue and exchange between scholars in these fields. The journal's substantive focus is on the transitional states and societies, particularly on the societal and political changes in postcommunist countries.

The journal only publishes articles written in English. The expected length of the manuscripts is from 2 000 to10 000 words depending on the type of paper. All documents must be accompanied by a title page stating key facts about the author(s). Please see Guidelines for the Authors available at www.tlu.ee/stss for more detailed information on submission.

We also welcome expressions of interest to become a reviewer for the journal. Please send your CV with publications to stss@tlu.ee.

Balkan Heritage Field School 2011

The Balkan Heritage Field School has just opened the application session for ten projects (in 2011) in the following areas: Archaeology, Art History, Restoration and Conservation of Artifacts and Monuments and Christian Art and Culture. Thanks to the partnership with New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria 6 academic credits (for two-week projects), 9 academic credits (for four-week projects) and 12 academic credits (for six-week projects) will be granted upon request to students involved in these projects.

Affiliated partner institutions: New Bulgarian University, Varna Regional Museum of History, Blagoevgrad Regional Museum of History, Archaeological Museum of Sozopol (Bulgaria), Fulbright Commission (USA/ Bulgaria); Youth Cultural Center - Bitola, National Institute of Stobi, National Institute and Museum - Bitola (Macedonia), Conservation Of Sculptures, Monuments And Objects (Canada);

Guest specialists from: Queen’s University (Canada), Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Nanterre (France).

The Balkan Heritage Field School (est. 2003) is a part of the Balkan Heritage Foundation – a Bulgarian public, non-profit, non-governmental organization. It implements various educational projects in the areas of Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Folklore, Art History, Restoration and Conservation of artefacts and monuments, Fine Arts and Theology with participation of students, scholars and volunteers from all over the World.

2011 Projects

"FRESCO-HUNTING" PHOTO EXPEDITION TO MEDIEVAL BALKAN CHURCHES 1 (Western Bulgaria) and 2 (SW Macedonia)

BIRTH OF EUROPE - EXCAVATION OF THE EARLY NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT ILINDENTSI

WORKSHOP FOR CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ROMAN POTTERY

WORKSHOP FOR RESTORATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY

A BYZANTINE COLD CASE FILE - EARLY CHRISTIAN MONASTERY -STRONGHOLD
EXCAVATIONS IN VARNA (ANCIENT ODESSOS)

HERACLEA LYNCESTIS EXCAVATIONS

STOBI (THE CAPITAL CITY OF MACEDONIA SECUNDA) EXCAVATIONS

WORKSHOP FOR CONSERVATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF LATE ROMAN MURAL PAINTINGS

Detailed information about all Balkan Heritage Field School Projects in 2011 is available on our website at: http://www.bhfieldschool.org/

SEESA-sponsored roundtable at ASEEES

Bai Ganyo in English and in World Literature
Chair: Ronelle Alexander, UC Berkeley
Participants: Wayles Browne, Cornell U
Grace E. Fielder, U of Arizona
Victor Allen Friedman, U of Chicago
Christina Elizabeth Kramer, U of Toronto (Canada)
Catherine Rudin, Wayne State College

Location: San Gabriel A, Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles
Session 7.17: Friday 19 November 3:15-5:00 pm

SEESA business meeting 2010

This year's business meeting will take place at the ASEEES convention in Los Angeles in the La Brea Room at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites on 7 pm on Friday, November 19.

Everybody welcome!

The program of the ASEEES annual convention is available at http://www.aseees.org/convention/2010-preprogram.pdf