The dramatic economic and political changes in post socialist societies have
been well documented in academic and media sources. Perhaps oddly, however, the
crucial aspects of management change, organizational transformation and employee
relations have often been omitted. We know little about how former state owned
enterprises have attempted to re-orient themselves towards 'free' markets and
how managers and employees have dealt with this new era. This conference aims to
address this problem by providing an open environment in which all areas of
economic transformation after state socialism can be discussed in a
area-focused, multi-disciplinary fashion.
Papers are invited on all aspects of work and employment, industrial relations,
and management transformations in China, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe
and other former socialist countries. Contributions towards theoretical
development will also be encouraged. Keynote speakers will address the future of
management research into post socialist societies.
Accepted papers will be allocated one of the following streams:
- Transforming Ownership and Management Structures
- Organizational Forms and Inter-organizational Relationships
- Labor Market Changes and Reforming Enterprise Welfare
- Industrial and Labor Relations
- The Realities of Work
- Gender and Work
- Informal or 'Shadow' Economy
- Theorizing Post socialist Management
There will also be a doctoral stream, and papers from PhD students are
especially welcome.
More information
Email: McCannL@cardiff.ac.uk (Leo McCann) SchwartzG@cardiff.ac.uk (Gregory
Schwartz)
BALKAN CONFERENCE 2004
14th Biennial Conference on Balkan Linguistics, Literature and Folklore
Oxford, Mississippi
Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, 2004
The Conference is hosted by The University of Mississippi, on the main campus of
the university, which is located in the small town of Oxford in the north
central part of the state. Abstracts for paper proposals of up to one-half page
in length are now being accepted by electronic mail at <mldyer@olemiss.edu>
or by mail at Donald L. Dyer, Balkan Conference, Department of Modern Languages,
The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. The deadline for submitting
a proposal for inclusion in the conference program is December 31, 2003. All
panel sessions will be held on campus in various rooms at the E.F. Yerby
Conference Center. Visit the conference's official website at <https://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/depts/balkan_conference/>
for more information
Registration:
All conference presenters must register. Registration may be completed by mail
or fax or on the conference website. To ensure enrollment for the conference,
please complete the registration form and return it along with your payment to
the address listed on the form. To register by fax, please complete the form and
include your Visa or MasterCard number, expiration date and signature. The fax
number is (662)915-5138. Registrants will receive additional information with
written confirmation from the UM Office of Professional Development and
Non-Credit Education office. Please notify our office within two business days
of the conference should you need to cancel your registration.
Special Events:
Optional excursions are being planned for conference participants, including: a
Double Decker bus tour of Oxford; Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner; the
University Museums; the J.D. Williams Library (where we will have a display of
works on Balkan studies); Square Books, the famous local bookstore; the Peabody
Hotel, Beale Street, Graceland, the Pyramid, Mud Island and the National Civil
Rights Museum in Memphis; and Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo. Details will
be forthcoming.
Relations between Internal, Continental and Transatlantic Migration in the 19th
and at the Beginning of the 20th Century
Institut für Geschichte, Universität Salzburg
12.-13.12.2003
The goal of the intended workshop is to intensify the discussion of new
perspectives in migration history by focussing on migration patterns in Central
Europe. For years within migration research, the diverse fields of overseas
migration, internal migration, and continental immigration were studied in
isolation from one another. Therefore, this workshop will focus on the linkage
and the mutual influence of various types of regional mobility during the
nineteenth century and in the first half of the twentieth century.
Annemarie Steidl
Institut für Geschichte, Universität Salzburg
Rudolfskai 42, 5020 Salzburg
++43/662/8044-4737
++43/662/8044-413 annemarie.steidl@sbg.ac.at
Record Control Number : 20974
Date : 2003-09-30
Category : Event
General Information :
The innovation relay centre and innovating regions in Europe (IRC-IRE)
central unit is organising a series of information days on regional innovation
strategies in Central and Eastern Europe, to take place between October and
December.
The information days aim to illustrate the benefits for a region of carrying out
a regional innovation strategy project. Specifically, the events will focus on
helping potential proposers prepare for the forthcoming call for proposals for
such projects in acceding and candidate countries.
The following dates are foreseen:
- 17 October, Piatra Neamt, Romania;
- 20 October, Wroclaw, Poland;
- 4 November, Malta;
- 10 November, Prague, Czech Republic;
- 24 November, Vilnius, Lithuania;
- 27 November, Bratislava, Slovak Republic;
- 5 December, Sofia, Bulgaria;
- 8 and 9 December, Budapest, Hungary.
Data Source Provider : Innovation relay centre and innovating regions in Europe
(IRC-IRE) central unit
Document Reference : Based on an event announcement
Programme Acronym : FRAMEWORK 6C, FP6-STRUCTURING, FP6-INNOVATION
Subject Index Codes : Innovation, Technology Transfer, Regional Development
Contact Person : For further information, please consult the following web
address:
http://www.innovating-regions.org/network/events/futureEvents.cfm
Theme:
The fundamental contrast between convergent and divergent tendencies in the
development of Balkan cultural/linguistic identity is an important determinative
in the contradictory self-image of people in the Balkans, as well as in the
biased perceptions of Balkan societies held by external observers. In bringing
together heterogeneous disciplines and lines of research, this conference aims
at elucidating the intriguing paradox which characterises the cultural situation
in the Balkans and which, moreover, is of undeniable relevance for our
understanding of recent political developments.
Speakers:
Ger Duijzings (University of Amsterdam/ UCL, London)
Victor A. Friedman (University of Chicago)
Paschalis Kitromilides (KNE, Athens)
Bernard Lory (INALCO, Paris)
Nada Alaica (Oxford University)
Nadia Capuzzo (University of Geneva)
Nathalie Clayer (CNRS, Paris)
Razvan Dumitru (University of Bucharest)
Magdalena Elchinova (New Bulgarian University, Sofia)
Basil Gounaris (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki)
Andreas Hemming (Karl Franzens University, Graz)
Julia G. Krivoruchko (University of Haifa)
Galia Lazarova Dimitrova (St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia)
Boyko Penchev (University of Sofia)
Tanja Petrovic (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Georgios Plakotos (University of Glasgow)
Alexandre Popovic (CNRS, Paris)
Roel Schuyt (University of Amsterdam)
Robert Stallaerts (CZES, Ghent)
Zoran Terzic (University of Wuppertal)
Christian Voss (Freiburg University)
Conference venue:
Ghent University
Conference Centre Het Pand
Onderbergen 1
9000 Gent
Belgium
Call for Papers: Western Perceptions of East European Identities
Deadline for abstracts: November 15, 2003
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 25th Annual
Conference (meeting jointly with the National PCA/ACA)
San Antonio, Texas
April 7-10, 2004
Panels now forming on the topic of Western Perceptions of East European
Identities. Papers and ready panels examining any aspect of the East-West
relationship in Eastern Europe through film, literature, popular culture,
history, art, photography, journalism, etc. are welcome. Comparative and
interdisciplinary papers are especially encouraged.
Graduate students are also particularly welcome with award opportunities for
best graduate student papers.
Inquiries and/or 250-word abstracts may be sent to Marina Antic at the e-mail
or address below. Please include a short biographical sketch with your
proposal.
Marina Antic
Department of Comparative Literature
University of Wisconsin - Madison
934 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706 mantic@wisc.edu
