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SUMMARY:5th Annual CPPF-DPA MENA RC Forum (Geneva)
DESCRIPTION:On 16-18 December\, CPPF co-hosted its Sixth Annual Middle East and North Africa UN Resident Coordinators’ Forum in Geneva. The annual forum\, the first to take place under the new United Nations Reform of 2019 brought together the MENA region’s Resident Coordinators\, representatives from other parts of the UN system\, and external academic experts to examine the challenges facing the MENA region and to brainstorm new entry points and opportunities for the UN.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/5th-annual-cppf-dpa-mena-rc-forum-geneva/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191213T080000
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SUMMARY:Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) - Annual Meeting and Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On 13-14 November 2019\, UVC Director Tatiana Carayannis and Senior Program Manager Aaron Pangburn participated in the Annual Meeting of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON). The first day served as an opportunity to report on network activities\, tweak the common methodology for the research studies\, and brainstorm potential new missions for 2020 site visits. On Thursday\, 14 November\, at the International Peace Institute\, various EPON researchers briefed New York-based policy makers and United Nations practitioners on the findings and lessons from EPON case studies to date\, as well as on the progress of the studies underway and future plans. Tatiana served as a panel discussant on Central Africa/Great Lakes\, and serves as a member of the external reference group. Aaron is a co-author of the EPON report on the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUC/MONUSCO)\, and UVC Research Associate Gino Vlavonou is a member of the research team for the EPON report on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)\, which will be published in February 2020. \nThe Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network aims to enhance the effectiveness of international peace operations by enabling and supporting collaborative research. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)\, together with over 40 partners from across the globe\, has established an international network to jointly research the effectiveness of peace operations. SSRC joined the network during its inception phase in 2018. Each EPON case study focuses on a specific peace operation using a common methodology. In their own right\, these case studies provide unique insights into specific operations. Jointly\, however\, the case studies also create a comprehensive resource on peace operations and their effectiveness.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/effectiveness-of-peace-operations-network-epon-annual-meeting-and-seminar/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191215
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SUMMARY:African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Writing and Dissemination Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a week-long joint workshop in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University Dar es Salaam from December 9th to 14th\, 2019. \n15 APN Individual Research Grant participants benefited from lectures\, working group sessions\, and one-on-one dialogues with experienced facilitators\, including senior scholars\, and current and former APN Advisory Board members. The grantees met from December 11th to 14th\, 2019. The workshop involved a mix of plenary lectures\, small working groups and one-on-one feedback sessions. During the breakout sessions\, each small working group (led by a facilitator) guided grantees through presentation of their projects and peer-review and feedback on each other’s projects. These sessions helped grantees refine their proposals\, research questions and methods before heading out to conduct fieldwork and collect data for their research projects. \nOn December 11th\, APN grantees joined Next Gen fellows for the first day of their joint workshop. The day began with opening remarks from Professor William A. L. Anangisye\, Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam. This was followed by a keynote lecture titled “Law Making\, Peacemaking\, and National Development: Reflections on Research and Policy Linkages” given by Dr. Tulia Ackson\, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tanzania. Dr. Tulia Ackson spoke about the correlation between research and policymaking and how these two are very important when talking about peacebuilding in Tanzania and in other African countries. The day’s activities were concluded with an emotional and reflective off-site visit to Bagamoyo\, a cultural heritage site which in the first half of the 19th century became a trading port for ivory and the slave trade. Following the visit\, APN and Next Gen fellows and grantees attended a dinner at the Vice Chancellor’s Residence at the University of Dar es Salaam. \nThe second joint workshop day consisted of two joint thematic sessions and two roundtables. The first roundtable featured Professor Yolande Bouka (Queen’s University)\, Dr. Siphokazi Magadla (Rhodes University)\, and Professor Sarah Ssali (Makerere University). The roundtable was titled “Mainstreaming Gender in Academic Writing.” During the roundtable\, the speakers talked about how taking gender seriously when researching can allow us to take fundamental parts of and facts about our history into consideration. They also urged the fellows and grantees to question how having a gender focus can bring about new insights to their analyses/research. \nThe second and last roundtable of the joint workshop featured a panel of APN and Next Gen fellows and grantees who spoke on the “Challenges of Dissertation Writing – Candidate and Supervisor Perspectives.” The fellows and grantees on the panel talked about how important it is for candidates to do their research before getting into a PhD program. Some spoke about the complicated power dynamic embedded within the student-supervisor relationship while others talked about the pressure of having to publish while being a PhD student. \nThe third day of the APN workshop included two plenary sessions and one roundtable discussion. The first plenary keynote was given by Professor Rita Abrahamsen (University of Ottawa) and was titled “The Perils of Securitization: Understanding the Global Political Economy of Conflict and Insecurity.” Professor Abrahamsen talked about how poverty and development usher in a new type of militarization and that certain myths such as “poverty is dangerous” determine the process of securitization. She also talked about the ways in which politicians and policymakers can change their language when talking about underdevelopment. The second plenary keynote was titled “Contemporary Issues in African Peacebuilding” and was given by Professor Kenneth Omeje (University of Johannesburg). Professor Omeje spoke about how peacebuilding can be considered as a post-conflict activity. He also touched on making a distinction between “orthodox peacebuilding in Africa” and “African peacebuilding.” \nThe roundtable discussion featured Dr. Temitope Oriola (University of Alberta)\, Professor Rita Abrahamsen (University of Ottawa)\, and Dr. Ismail Rashid (Vassar College). The roundtable focused on “Disseminating Research Findings through Peer-Reviewed Journals.” They spoke to the mechanics of submitting articles to journals\, the various steps and things to consider\, particularly the things journal editors look out for. Some of the advice given included the following: decolonizing debates as Africa in under-represented in most journals\, take writing seriously – you cannot make a good argument without revising your draft many times – identifying your audience\, and learning how to deal with rejection. The featured speakers also talked about the Catch 22 that occurs when African scholars start publishing in international journals. What happens is that even though publishing internationally is a good thing\, it also impoverishes national journals because people put their best efforts in international journals. They also spoke on the writing process and how researchers need to decide early on in their process who their audience is going to be and understand that that is going to influence their approach. \nThe last day of the APN workshop began with a plenary keynote titled “The Politics of Knowledge Production\, Power\, and What it Means to be an African Scholar” given by Professor Ismail Rashid (Vassar College). Professor Rashid talked about the historic mission of the African scholar and how a myriad of disciplines have been clustered together to create a particular subject on the African continent. He also emphasized that the purpose of being in education or being a scholar is to be the best possible citizen in the world. \nThe last plenary session and activity of the workshop featured Dr. Christine Noe (University of Dar es Salaam) and Dr. Duncan Omanga (APN and Next Gen Program Officer). The session was titled “Using Digital Data and Platforms for Academic Writing and Publications.” Dr. Noe and Dr. Omanga talked about how it is necessary for journals and writers to tap into the power of media in order to disseminate their work.  Dr. Noe also identified and spoke about several digital tools for collaboration with other scholars\, referencing\, and compiling bibliographies. She noted that such tools were important for the following: searching literature\, knowledge-sharing\, image editing\, editing\, writing help\, visualizing work in different ways and reference management.  In his presentation\, Duncan Omanga noted that it was not sufficient to publish\, and emphasized the importance of making an overt and conscious effort to disseminate the knowledge produced. He also underscored the importance of developing a sound knowledge of social media and spoke to the use of social media to disseminate information about research findings and publications.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-peacebuilding-network-grantee-research-writing-and-dissemination-training-workshop/
LOCATION:Ramada Resort\, Wyndham Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania\, United Republic of
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191213
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SUMMARY:Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa joint Bi-Annual Fellows Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) and African Peacebuilding Network (APN) program of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) held a week-long joint workshop in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University Dar es Salaam from December 9th to 14th\, 2019. \n24 Next Gen Proposal Development and Dissertation Research fellows were joined by six experienced and scholars and Next Gen board members in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania for a four-day workshop event including two full days devoted to holding a series of joint activities with APN grantees. Next Gen fellows met from December 9th – 12th\, 2019. The workshop was designed to help early-career faculty (progressing through various stages of their doctoral dissertation) from African universities learn more about each other’s work\, engage in scholarly reflections\, research\, writing and networking. Other activities included a series of lectures\, working group sessions and one-on-one feedback sessions with facilitators on individual projects and interdisciplinary perspectives to research. \nThe first day of the Next Gen workshop began with opening remarks given by Professor Razack Lokina\, the principal of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam. Professor Lokina welcomed the fellows to Tanzania and acknowledged the SSRC’s efforts to advance knowledge sharing of important issues pertinent to the African continent. Dr. Cyril Obi\, Program Director of the APN and Next Gen programs also gave opening remarks. \nThe keynote lecture\, titled “Green Violence\, Environmental Governance and the Challenge of Development in Africa\,” was delivered by Professor Maano Ramutsindela of the University of Cape Town\, South Africa. In his lecture\, Professor Ramutsindela spoke about conceptualizing violence in the context of “nature\,” environmental governance\, and the challenge of African development. He noted that this was important for several reasons: the place of Africa in the world\, the history of conservation on the continent and contemporary practices and experiences. In this regard\, Prof. Ramutsindela called for greater reflection on the brutalities against non-human nature with the visible suffering of certain animals. He interrogated the assumption that local African communities do not appreciate nature\, and such appreciation had to imposed or received from outside. He went further to show how and why global and local forces interprete nature\, and raises the important question about “How do Africans own and govern their own natural resources?” In concluding he called for a critical reading of tactics of conservation movements\, and learn to confront these by pooling Africa’s intellectual resources to tackle the logic underpinning such tactics. \nThe second day of the workshop consisted of plenary sessions\, cohort breakout sessions\, and one-on-one sessions. The first plenary lecture of the day was given by Professor Thomas Kwasi Tieku (Western University) and was titled\, “Why Writing Matters: Overcoming Common Problems in Doctoral Dissertation Writing.” The lecturer talked about the value of good writing and how readers don’t care about “linguistic gymnastics” and that using complicated jargon will isolate the common reader. He also emphasized the need to diversify resources and the importance of paying attention to the content of dissertations. \nThe second plenary lecture was titled “The Lived Experiences of Women Scholars in Peacebuilding Research: Some Reflections” and was given by Dr. Yolande Bouka (Queen’s University). Professor Bouka spoke about the patterns of discrimination that come with being a woman in academia and opened it up to the women fellows in the room to talk about their experiences. \nThe third day of the workshop turned into a joint meeting with APN grantees. The day began with opening remarks from Professor William A. L. Anangisye\, Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam. This was then followed by a keynote lecture titled “Law Making\, Peacemaking\, and National Development: Reflections on Research and Policy Linkages” given by Dr. Tulia Ackson\, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tanzania. Dr. Tulia Ackson spoke about the correlation between research and policymaking and how these two are very important when talking about peacebuilding in Tanzania and in other African countries. The day’s activities were concluded with an emotional and reflective off-site visit to Bagamoyo\, a cultural heritage site which in the first half of the 19th century became a trading port for ivory and the slave trade. Following the visit\, APN and Next Gen fellows and grantees attended a dinner at the Vice Chancellor’s Residence at the University of Dar es Salaam. \nThe second joint workshop day consisted of two joint thematic sessions and two roundtables. The first roundtable featured Professor Yolande Bouka (Queen’s University)\, Dr. Siphokazi Magadla (Rhodes University)\, and Professor Sarah Ssali (Makerere University). The roundtable was titled “Mainstreaming Gender in Academic Writing.” During the roundtable\, the speakers talked about how taking gender seriously when researching can allow scholars and researchers to take fundamental parts of and facts about our history into consideration. They also urged the fellows and grantees to question how having a gender focus can bring about new insights to their analyses/research. \nThe second and last roundtable of the joint workshop featured a panel of APN and Next Gen fellows and grantees who spoke on the “Challenges of Dissertation Writing – Candidate and Supervisor Perspectives.” The featured grantees were Njoki Wamai\, Fikile Masikane\, Wesley Mwatwara. It was moderated by Nixo Wamamela. The fellows and grantees on the panel talked about how important it is to make sure candidates do their research before getting into a PhD program. Some spoke about the complicated power dynamic embedded within the student-supervisor relationship while others talked about the pressure of having to publish while being a PhD student.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/next-generation-social-sciences-in-africa-joint-bi-annual-fellows-workshop/
LOCATION:Ramada Resort\, Wyndham Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania\, United Republic of
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191208
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SUMMARY:Planning Workshop\, Beirut
DESCRIPTION:On December 6–7\, a planning workshop of the Transregional Collaboratory on the Indian Ocean took place in Beirut\, Lebanon\, hosted by our partners at the Arab Council for the Social Sciences. The workshop brought together eight regional experts representing institutions across Africa\, Asia\, the US\, and the UK\, and the disciplines of history\, economics\, anthropology\, sociology\, geography\, and political science. Discussions were further informed by generous written contributions from scholars who could not be in attendance. \nOver the course of the two-day meeting\, the group reflected on the potential of the Collaboratory to catalyze innovative social research in the region and to encourage models of effective collaborative research. Among the key issues raised were the evolving intellectual project of Indian Ocean studies as well as the benefits and limitations of using the lens of climate change and other environmental issues in shaping new knowledge about this historically rich region. For instance\, how might research into water scarcity inform our understanding of migration and conflict? What insights could an emphasis on coastal communities and livelihoods bring to studies of governance and infrastructure? \nParticipants also suggested that research engage previously understudied subregions within the Indian Ocean world\, including the Arab Gulf and coastal East Africa\, and reflect on the region’s connectedness to other oceans. Participants also discussed the practicalities of effective collaborative research\, including the need for clearer ethical standards and principles regarding both interregional research collaboration and knowledge production in and about the Global South. Central concerns included the problem of translating ethical principles into practical models of collaboration\, and addressing ethics beyond the research planning and funding phases to include the dissemination of research and its impact on research subjects. \nDrawing on the recommendations emerging from this meeting\, program staff have developed the Collaboratory’s first call for funding applications for Transregional Planning Grants. Applications are due May 8\, 2020. \nMeeting Participants \nSelina Ho\, National University of Singapore\nHafeez Jamali\, Government of Balochistan\nGodwin Murunga\, CODESRIA\nRohit Negi\, Ambedkar University\, Delhi\nRavi Palat\, Binghamton University\nWilmar Salim\, Bandung Institute of Technology\nMathew Senga\, University of Dar es Salaam\nSeteney Shami\, Arab Council for the Social Sciences\nAla’a Shehabi\, University College London \nOther Contributors \nJatin Dua\, University of Michigan\nDevleena Ghosh\, University of Technology\, Sydney\nPamila Gupta\, University of the Witwatersrand\nIsabel Hofmeyr\, University of the Witwatersrand/New York University\nRita Padawangi\, National University of Singapore\nAlexis Wick\, Koç University
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/planning-workshop-beirut/
LOCATION:Arab Council for the Social Sciences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191208
DTSTAMP:20241213T153016Z
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SUMMARY:African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa National Proposal Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a national proposal writing workshop in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania. Participants were given the opportunity to share their draft projects and research proposals with their peers and several experienced mentors. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the College of Social Sciences\, University of Dar es Salaam from December 6th to 7th\, 2019. \n20 participants benefitted from lectures\, roundtables\, breakout sessions\, and one-on-one sessions with experienced mentors and current and past members of both APN and Next Gen Advisory Boards. Some alumni of the APN and Next Gen programs attended and played the role of peer-mentors to some of the participants. The workshop was to help participants refine their research/project proposals ahead of submission to APN and Next Gen Fellowship competitions. Other goals included helping them build upon their proposal writing skills. It was an opportunity to inform Tanzanian scholars about the opportunities that the APN and Next Gen Fellowships offer them to advance their research skills and professional development. Another point is that Tanzania had been under-represented in terms of applications received by APN and Next Gen and it was hoped that the workshop will sensitize Tanzanian scholars to both programs and increase the number of applications received as well as increase the representation of Tanzanian scholars in APN and Next Fellowship cohorts. \nThe first day of the workshop began with opening remarks by Dr. Cyril Obi\, the Program Director of APN and Next Gen. Dr. Obi homed in on the main objective of both the SSRC and the University of Dar es Salaam; to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from one generation to another. Dr. Obi continued by talking about the focus of both the APN and Next Gen fellowships and emphasized how the participants are well on their way to beginning their journey. Professor Razack Lokina\, Principal of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam\, was represented by Dr. Sigalla Huruma spoke to the benefits of the workshop  as an important opportunity for participants drawn from across the country to strengthen their capacities for proposal writing\, and working with senior and highly experienced mentors to develop their draft proposals  ahead of applying for APN and Next Gen fellowship awards. He also commended the partnership between the University of Dar es Salaam and the Social Science Research Council\, describing the workshop as a highly valued opportunity for the participants can expand their knowledge on the various aspects of proposal writing\, research method ethics\, literature review\, and editing. \nThe first keynote lecture of the day was delivered by Professor Sarah Ssali\, Dean of the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University and Chair of the Next Gen Advisory Board. The title of her presentation was “Situating Research on Peacebuilding and Development in East Africa.” During her keynote lecture\, Professor Ssali talked about how conflict in East Africa is not always clear because it is seen as a region that is politically dynamic and diverse\, has the greatest level of development\, and has the least wars. However\, she does emphasize that there is still a lot of research that needs to be done on conflicts in East Africa. Furthermore\, Professor Ssali advised participants to go beyond focusing on land conflicts and asked them to keep this question in mind: How do these conflicts (terrorism\, post-election conflict\, conflict of the youth\, etc.) play out in terms of gender\, ethnicity\, and local and international politics? \nThe second keynote lecture on “The Fundamentals of Crafting a Winning Research Proposal: Linking Research Questions\, Theory\, and Methods” was given by Dr. Christine Now\, senior lecturer in Geography at the University of Dar es Salaam and member of the Next Gen Advisory Board. Dr. Noe presented participants with the four reasons to develop their proposal writing skills: to build their capacity to write highly competitive proposals\, make intellectually compelling arguments; nurture a clear and coherent research agenda; and to raise the standard of the academic quality of the research project. She also emphasized you’re the importance of content of research proposals to actively push for an African narrative. \nThe first roundtable of the workshop on “Academic Citizenship: African Universities\, Society\, and Developing an Academic Culture.” featured Professor Ismail Rashid (Vassar College)\, Professor Sarah Ssali (Makerere University)\, Ernest Mallya (University of Dar es Salaam)\, Damian Shumbusho (University of Dar es Salaam)\, and Iddy Ramadhani Magoti (Next Gen alumnus 2013/2014\, IRG 2018)\, and was moderated by Duncan Omanga (Program Officer\, APN and Next Gen). One of the key points that the roundtable participants emphasized was the three roles of the academic; to teach\, to research and produce knowledge\, and participate in public/community services. They recognized the dual role of academics as citizens and scholars and explored ways of advancing both roles simultaneously. Of note were the guiding principles of commitment\, professional development and contribution to national development through teaching\, research and service. Participants are discussed the importance of belonging to international networks of scholars and knowing what other scholars are doing in other parts of the world. \nThe second day of the national workshop began with one-on-one sessions and was followed by a presentation given by Professor Ismail Rashid\, professor of history at Vassar College and Chair of the APN Advisory Board. The title of his presentation was “Conducting Fieldwork-based Research in Conflict-Affected Settings: Design\, Techniques\, and Ethics” where he talked about researchers needing to be aware of their position of privilege when working in certain conflict-affected environments. Professor Rashid also advised scholars on the need to always act in an ethical manner; in other words\, acting with integrity when in the field or working with junior colleagues or their PhD students. He emphasized the importance of always operating within the ethical framework of “do no harm” to research participants or respondents. \nThe last roundtable of the workshop was titled “APN and Next Gen Alumni Testimonials: My APN/Next Gen Fellowship Experience” and featured the following alumni; Enock Makupa (APN IRG 2016)\, Iddy Ramadhani Magoti (Next Gen 2013/2014\, IRG 2018)\, Verdiana Tilumanya (Next Gen 2012)\, and was moderated by Duncan Omanga (Program Officer\, APN and Next Gen). The panelists talked about the ways in which receiving either an APN or Next Gen fellowship allowed them to continue their research and spoke to how the fellowship enabled them complete their PhDs\, while that of the APN spoke to how they was able to complete their project and how it impacted their professional development. They also spoke on the ways in which being part of the APN and Next Gen community has benefited them\, from building a network of scholars to being able to continue their field work and research.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-peacebuilding-network-and-next-generation-social-sciences-in-africa-national-proposal-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Ramada Resort\, Wyndham Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania\, United Republic of
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191208
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SUMMARY:African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa National Proposal Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a national proposal writing workshop in Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania. Participants were given the opportunity to share their draft projects and research proposals with their peers and several experienced mentors. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the College of Social Sciences\, University of Dar es Salaam from December 6th to 7th\, 2019. \n20 participants benefitted from lectures\, roundtables\, breakout sessions\, and one-on-one sessions with experienced mentors and current and past members of both APN and Next Gen Advisory Boards. Some alumni of the APN and Next Gen programs attended and played the role of peer-mentors to some of the participants. The workshop was to help participants refine their research/project proposals ahead of submission to APN and Next Gen Fellowship competitions. Other goals included helping them build upon their proposal writing skills. It was an opportunity to inform Tanzanian scholars about the opportunities that the APN and Next Gen Fellowships offer them to advance their research skills and professional development. Another point is that Tanzania had been under-represented in terms of applications received by APN and Next Gen and it was hoped that the workshop will sensitize Tanzanian scholars to both programs and increase the number of applications received as well as increase the representation of Tanzanian scholars in APN and Next Fellowship cohorts. \nThe first day of the workshop began with opening remarks by Dr. Cyril Obi\, the Program Director of APN and Next Gen. Dr. Obi homed in on the main objective of both the SSRC and the University of Dar es Salaam; to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from one generation to another. Dr. Obi continued by talking about the focus of both the APN and Next Gen fellowships and emphasized how the participants are well on their way to beginning their journey. Professor Razack Lokina\, Principal of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam\, was represented by Dr. Sigalla Huruma spoke to the benefits of the workshop  as an important opportunity for participants drawn from across the country to strengthen their capacities for proposal writing\, and working with senior and highly experienced mentors to develop their draft proposals  ahead of applying for APN and Next Gen fellowship awards. He also commended the partnership between the University of Dar es Salaam and the Social Science Research Council\, describing the workshop as a highly valued opportunity for the participants can expand their knowledge on the various aspects of proposal writing\, research method ethics\, literature review\, and editing. \nThe first keynote lecture of the day was delivered by Professor Sarah Ssali\, Dean of the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University and Chair of the Next Gen Advisory Board. The title of her presentation was “Situating Research on Peacebuilding and Development in East Africa.” During her keynote lecture\, Professor Ssali talked about how conflict in East Africa is not always clear because it is seen as a region that is politically dynamic and diverse\, has the greatest level of development\, and has the least wars. However\, she does emphasize that there is still a lot of research that needs to be done on conflicts in East Africa. Furthermore\, Professor Ssali advised participants to go beyond focusing on land conflicts and asked them to keep this question in mind: How do these conflicts (terrorism\, post-election conflict\, conflict of the youth\, etc.) play out in terms of gender\, ethnicity\, and local and international politics? \nThe second keynote lecture on “The Fundamentals of Crafting a Winning Research Proposal: Linking Research Questions\, Theory\, and Methods” was given by Dr. Christine Now\, senior lecturer in Geography at the University of Dar es Salaam and member of the Next Gen Advisory Board. Dr. Noe presented participants with the four reasons to develop their proposal writing skills: to build their capacity to write highly competitive proposals\, make intellectually compelling arguments; nurture a clear and coherent research agenda; and to raise the standard of the academic quality of the research project. She also emphasized you’re the importance of content of research proposals to actively push for an African narrative. \nThe first roundtable of the workshop on “Academic Citizenship: African Universities\, Society\, and Developing an Academic Culture.” featured Professor Ismail Rashid (Vassar College)\, Professor Sarah Ssali (Makerere University)\, Ernest Mallya (University of Dar es Salaam)\, Damian Shumbusho (University of Dar es Salaam)\, and Iddy Ramadhani Magoti (Next Gen alumnus 2013/2014\, IRG 2018)\, and was moderated by Duncan Omanga (Program Officer\, APN and Next Gen). One of the key points that the roundtable participants emphasized was the three roles of the academic; to teach\, to research and produce knowledge\, and participate in public/community services. They recognized the dual role of academics as citizens and scholars and explored ways of advancing both roles simultaneously. Of note were the guiding principles of commitment\, professional development and contribution to national development through teaching\, research and service. Participants are discussed the importance of belonging to international networks of scholars and knowing what other scholars are doing in other parts of the world. \nThe second day of the national workshop began with one-on-one sessions and was followed by a presentation given by Professor Ismail Rashid\, professor of history at Vassar College and Chair of the APN Advisory Board. The title of his presentation was “Conducting Fieldwork-based Research in Conflict-Affected Settings: Design\, Techniques\, and Ethics” where he talked about researchers needing to be aware of their position of privilege when working in certain conflict-affected environments. Professor Rashid also advised scholars on the need to always act in an ethical manner; in other words\, acting with integrity when in the field or working with junior colleagues or their PhD students. He emphasized the importance of always operating within the ethical framework of “do no harm” to research participants or respondents. \nThe last roundtable of the workshop was titled “APN and Next Gen Alumni Testimonials: My APN/Next Gen Fellowship Experience” and featured the following alumni; Enock Makupa (APN IRG 2016)\, Iddy Ramadhani Magoti (Next Gen 2013/2014\, IRG 2018)\, Verdiana Tilumanya (Next Gen 2012)\, and was moderated by Duncan Omanga (Program Officer\, APN and Next Gen). The panelists talked about the ways in which receiving either an APN or Next Gen fellowship allowed them to continue their research and spoke to how the fellowship enabled them complete their PhDs\, while that of the APN spoke to how they was able to complete their project and how it impacted their professional development. They also spoke on the ways in which being part of the APN and Next Gen community has benefited them\, from building a network of scholars to being able to continue their field work and research.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-peacebuilding-network-and-next-generation-social-sciences-in-africa-national-proposal-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Ramada Resort\, Wyndham Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania\, United Republic of
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191124
DTSTAMP:20200827T170602Z
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SUMMARY:African Studies Association 2019 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences (Next Gen) in Africa programs of the Social Science Research Council participated in the African Studies Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Boston\, Massachusetts. The APN and Next Gen programs convened a special panel on “Discourses that Make or Mar: Engaging History\, Identity and the Narratives of Violence and African Peacebuilding\,” featuring the following APN and Next Gen alumni: Samaila Suleiman (IRG 2018 and Next Gen 2012/2013)\, Sifiso Ndlovu (Next Gen 2015)\, Chantal Ingabire (IRG 2017)\, and Edmore Chitukutuku (IRG 2018 and Next Gen 2013/2015). Program Director of the APN and Next Gen\, Dr. Cyril Obi\, was the chair and Patience Adzande (IRG 2017 and Next Gen 2013/2014) was the co-chair and discussant. \nAPN Special Panel \nAPN alumnus Chantal Ingabire (IRG 2017) presented a paper on “Youth Perspectives and Practices on the Reconciliation after the Genocide: A Study of Rwanda.” She focused on community-based sociotherapy and the importance of youth participation in reconciliation initiatives in post-genocide Rwanda. Dr. Ingabire also focused on psychosocial recovery from a historical perspective – in this case the history of the genocide – and how facilitating social change can promote sustainable peace by drawing upon the important role being played by youth associations/clubs. APN and Next Gen alumnus Edmore Chitukutuku (IRG 2018 and Next Gen 2013/2015) followed with a presentation on “Spiritualized Everyday Youth Peacebuilding Initiatives in Northern Zimbabwe.” He spoke about the ways in which youth in Northern Zimbabwe participate in spiritual cleansing ceremonies of youth who had committed acts of violence/atrocities in the past. It was a way of making them atone for their past acts of violence\, reconcile with their victims and prevent future conflict. Dr. Chitukutuku also described his fieldwork experience working with churches in the region to get a deeper understanding of the messages of peace that the youth were embracing and how these were impacting conflict and peacebuilding in their communities. \nThe third presentation on\, “Ethnocultural Diversity and Peacebuilding in Postcolonial Southern Africa: The Case of Post-apartheid South Africa.” was delivered by Next Gen alumnus Sifiso Ndlovu (Next 2015).  Dr. Ndlovu spoke about ethnocultural identity in South Africa and how diversity was accommodated under the constitutional design of the country. \nThe last presentation of the panel was given by APN alumnus Samaila Suleiman\, who presented on “The Perils of History: Another Culture of Violence in Central Nigeria.” His paper was based on the problematic nature of the manipulation of historical facts and how these could escalate tensions or lead to conflict.  To illustrate this Dr. Sulaiman gave instances of the falsification of historical narratives by various political actors and how these increased inter-ethnic and inter-religious tensions in Central Nigeria. He argued that the distortion of historical information to mobilize people along regional\, religious and religious fault lines in a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse Nigeria was fueling a culture of violence with its attendant risks. \nOther Panels \nSeveral other APN and Next Gen alumni and grantees presented papers on other panels at the conference. APN alumnus Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka (IRG 2017) spoke on a Roundtable on “Field Research in Sensitive Contexts.” Dr. Bisoka talked about the decolonization of knowledge and shared some of his experiences regarding field research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He urged other presenters and members of the audience to question and really think about the challenges that come with doing field work in conflict-affected settings\, and how to address such challenges. \n2017 Next Gen alumnus Evarist Ngabirano gave a presentation on “The Politics of Local Governance” on a panel on “Explaining Variation in Local Governance.” He focused his presentation on postcolonial politics of “tribalism” in Africa and Uganda. In his presentation he focused on the kingdom of Buganda and spoke about the ways in which this region has been an important site for the emergence of postcolonial ethno-politics in Uganda. \nCurrent Next Gen fellow Titilope Ajayi (APN IRG 2018) presented a paper on “Local conflicts\, global frameworks: the Boko Haram Conflict and the Women\, Peace\, and Security Agenda” at a panel on “Women and Political Resistance.” Ajayi emphasized the fact that the search for the missing Chibok girls was started by local women who were on the ground. In Nigeria\, the elite women are the ones who hold the power when it comes to advocating for peace\, however\, where is the acknowledgement of the local women who started the work? When the lived realities of women who are most affected are overlooked\, it leads to an incomplete view of the problem at hand. \n2017/2018 Next Gen alumnus Patricia Serwaa Afrifa’s presentation was titled “’These Days Nothing is for Free’: The Nature of Childcare Arrangements in Urban Accra.” Her paper examined the changing nature of childcare arrangements and how they are impacted by social\, cultural\, and economic changes. She focused among others on the commodification of childcare and its impact on the changing dynamics that ensue within the household. \nIn addition to fellow and grantees\, APN and Next Gen Program Officer Duncan Omanga presented on “Digitality” on the “African Studies Keywords Part III” panel. APN and Next Gen Program Director Dr. Cyril Obi spoke on a roundtable on “Change and Continuities in the 2019 Nigerian Elections” organized by the Nigerian Studies Association. \nDuring the closing ceremony\, the following fellows and alumni were honored as 2019 ASA Presidential Fellows: Patricia Serwaa Afrifa (Next Gen 2017)\, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka (APN IRG 2017)\, and Evarist Ngabirano (Next Gen 2017). Serwaa and Aymar were also ASA-SSRC Presidential Fellows. Furthermore\, Daniel Olisa Iweze (IRG 2017)\, Nicodemus Minde (IRG 2013 and Next Gen 2017/2019)\, Patience Adzande (IRG 2017 and Next Gen 2013/2014)\, and Titilope Ajayi (IRG 2018\, Next Gen 2017/2019) were honored as Carnegie Corporation of New York Scholars and Fellows.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-studies-association-2019-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191122
DTSTAMP:20241213T153023Z
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SUMMARY:China-Africa Peace Research Fellowship\, Writing and Research Workshops (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The 2018-2020 cohort of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) China-Africa Peace Fellowship met for a second time for a research and writing workshop in New York. The first day of the workshop\, (18 November 2019) served as an opportunity for Fellows to workshop and refine first drafts of their research papers through a collaborative exchange of ideas with Program Director Tatiana Carayannis\, and a small group of invited scholars working on their topics. \nThe SSRC’s China-Africa Peace Fellows received training and research support to travel to five field-work sites (Juba\, South Sudan\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, Monrovia\, Liberia\, and Johannesburg\, South Africa) throughout the summer of 2019. Fellows were matched with host institutions across the African continent and were integrated into platforms of scholarly exchange with African scholars\, human right activists\, and expert practitioners in their region\, which helped expand their understanding of issues of global inequality and the impact of China’s engagement with multilateralism and with the African continent. One Fellow observed the ways in which her positionality as an independent Chinese academic researcher surfaced as she moved across her different research sites. \nIn research site 1\, the Fellow explains\, “I was warm-welcomed and was able to conduct a lot of well-organized data. When I switched to research site 2\, I met great resistance from the Chinese community that did not automatically trust the scientific and academic integrity of my research and targeted me with great suspicion. These tensions in the fieldwork restricted my research access significantly.” \nThe project has also exposed our research Fellows first-hand to the lived realities of African communities with the aim to work towards approaches to sustaining peace that are better adapted to the needs of these countries. \nUpon returning from the field one Fellow highlighted a new sense of understanding of the term “soft power” and remarked\, “Instead of inserting our understanding of soft power and seeing whether it’s operable\, we have to rethink and get the idea and new ideas from the field from the local people’s own understanding. The Chinese emphasize mutual understanding\, but we are reluctant to present ourselves as powerful and impactful even though we are yielding significant power over local people’s lives.” \nOn Tuesday\, 19 November\, at the Security Council Report in New York\, Fellows presented their research findings to an academic\, diplomatic\, NGO\, and UN policy audience and participated in a conversation with the audience on China’s contributions to global peace practice. Dr. Carayannis introduced the program and the fellows. Dr. Lina Benabdallah of Wake Forest University\, an expert on China’s foreign policy\, served as moderator for the Fellows’ presentations where Fellows shared emerging views on global peace practice\, noting various themes such as the role of regional powers in peacekeeping and international peacekeeping norms\, to the role of infrastructure initiatives and philanthropy. Fellows also received insightful feedback from invited scholars\, NY-based think tanks\, and peace practitioners on their projects. Dr. Duncan Omanga\, Program Officer for the SSRC’s African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences Africa moderated the conversation on China’s contributions to global peace practice. Dr. Benadbdallah and Dr. Xue Lei of the Shanghai Institute for International Studies shared their assessments of China’s growing leadership in the UN\, and the potential challenges and possibilities for sustaining peace and multilateral cooperation. \nAfrican host institutions are core to the project. The mutual trust created through these relationships will facilitate a necessary dialogue between Chinese and African scholars at the research and policy workshops planned during a conference in Beijing in Spring 2020. The research conference will facilitate a broader dialogue in the Chinese scholarly community about field research methods and evidence-based scholarship. The workshop will also be open to advanced graduate students and interested faculty and will discuss challenges\, best practices\, and recommendations for conducting effective field research in conflict-affected regions. Panelists will share their experiences in data collection\, data security\, and data analysis\, and discuss questions about the ethics of doing field research and international research collaborations. \nFellows have been invited to submit their research papers to the World Economics and Politics Journal at Peking University. In addition\, Fellows will be publishing English research briefs which will be published on the SSRC website. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation\, the China-Africa Peace Fellowship strengthens the evidentiary basis for Chinese scholarship on the UN and multilateral cooperation\, fosters greater South-South dialogue and promotes knowledge exchange between African and Chinese scholars\, and integrates African and Chinese perspective into key policy debates within the UN. The China-Africa Peace Fellowship is emblematic of the Social Science Research Council’s longstanding commitment to enhance international research collaborations and to produce knowledge for the public good. Our partners in this research fellowship include the Centre for Dialogue\, Research\, and Cooperation in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia; The Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation at the University of Liberia; The South African Institute for International Affairs in Johannesburg; The University of Dar es Salaam; The Institute for Peace\, Development\, and Security Studies at the University of Juba (South Sudan)\, Chinese Peacekeeping Police Training Centre; and Peking University.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/china-africa-peace-research-fellowship-writing-and-research-workshops-new-york-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTSTAMP:20210913T133548Z
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SUMMARY:China-Africa Peace Research Fellowship\, Writing and Research Workshops (New York)
DESCRIPTION:The 2018-2020 cohort of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) China-Africa Peace Fellowship met for a second time for a research and writing workshop in New York. The first day of the workshop\, (18 November 2019) served as an opportunity for Fellows to workshop and refine first drafts of their research papers through a collaborative exchange of ideas with Program Director Tatiana Carayannis\, and a small group of invited scholars working on their topics. \nThe SSRC’s China-Africa Peace Fellows received training and research support to travel to five field-work sites (Juba\, South Sudan\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, Monrovia\, Liberia\, and Johannesburg\, South Africa) throughout the summer of 2019. Fellows were matched with host institutions across the African continent and were integrated into platforms of scholarly exchange with African scholars\, human right activists\, and expert practitioners in their region\, which helped expand their understanding of issues of global inequality and the impact of China’s engagement with multilateralism and with the African continent. One Fellow observed the ways in which her positionality as an independent Chinese academic researcher surfaced as she moved across her different research sites. \nIn research site 1\, the Fellow explains\, “I was warm-welcomed and was able to conduct a lot of well-organized data. When I switched to research site 2\, I met great resistance from the Chinese community that did not automatically trust the scientific and academic integrity of my research and targeted me with great suspicion. These tensions in the fieldwork restricted my research access significantly.” \nThe project has also exposed our research Fellows first-hand to the lived realities of African communities with the aim to work towards approaches to sustaining peace that are better adapted to the needs of these countries. \nUpon returning from the field one Fellow highlighted a new sense of understanding of the term “soft power” and remarked\, “Instead of inserting our understanding of soft power and seeing whether it’s operable\, we have to rethink and get the idea and new ideas from the field from the local people’s own understanding. The Chinese emphasize mutual understanding\, but we are reluctant to present ourselves as powerful and impactful even though we are yielding significant power over local people’s lives.” \nOn Tuesday\, 19 November\, at the Security Council Report in New York\, Fellows presented their research findings to an academic\, diplomatic\, NGO\, and UN policy audience and participated in a conversation with the audience on China’s contributions to global peace practice. Dr. Carayannis introduced the program and the fellows. Dr. Lina Benabdallah of Wake Forest University\, an expert on China’s foreign policy\, served as moderator for the Fellows’ presentations where Fellows shared emerging views on global peace practice\, noting various themes such as the role of regional powers in peacekeeping and international peacekeeping norms\, to the role of infrastructure initiatives and philanthropy. Fellows also received insightful feedback from invited scholars\, NY-based think tanks\, and peace practitioners on their projects. Dr. Duncan Omanga\, Program Officer for the SSRC’s African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences Africa moderated the conversation on China’s contributions to global peace practice. Dr. Benadbdallah and Dr. Xue Lei of the Shanghai Institute for International Studies shared their assessments of China’s growing leadership in the UN\, and the potential challenges and possibilities for sustaining peace and multilateral cooperation. \nAfrican host institutions are core to the project. The mutual trust created through these relationships will facilitate a necessary dialogue between Chinese and African scholars at the research and policy workshops planned during a conference in Beijing in Spring 2020. The research conference will facilitate a broader dialogue in the Chinese scholarly community about field research methods and evidence-based scholarship. The workshop will also be open to advanced graduate students and interested faculty and will discuss challenges\, best practices\, and recommendations for conducting effective field research in conflict-affected regions. Panelists will share their experiences in data collection\, data security\, and data analysis\, and discuss questions about the ethics of doing field research and international research collaborations. \nFellows have been invited to submit their research papers to the World Economics and Politics Journal at Peking University. In addition\, Fellows will be publishing English research briefs which will be published on the SSRC website. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation\, the China-Africa Peace Fellowship strengthens the evidentiary basis for Chinese scholarship on the UN and multilateral cooperation\, fosters greater South-South dialogue and promotes knowledge exchange between African and Chinese scholars\, and integrates African and Chinese perspective into key policy debates within the UN. The China-Africa Peace Fellowship is emblematic of the Social Science Research Council’s longstandingcommitment to enhance international research collaborations and to produce knowledge for the public good. Our partners in this research fellowship include the Centre for Dialogue\, Research\, and Cooperation in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia; The Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation at the University of Liberia; The South African Institute for International Affairs in Johannesburg; The University of Dar es Salaam; The Institute for Peace\, Development\, and Security Studies at the University of Juba (South Sudan)\, Chinese Peacekeeping Police Training Centre; and Peking University.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/china-africa-peace-research-fellowship-writing-and-research-workshops-new-york/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T080000
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SUMMARY:Congolese Research Network on Peace and Security (ResCongo) - Annual Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:ResCongo held its second annual conference from 9-10 October 2019\, in collaboration with the SSRC’s Understanding Violent Conflict (UVC) program\, the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)\, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu (ISP-Bukavu)\, and the Conflict Research Group (CRG) at Ghent University\, at Hôtel Beau Lieu in Bukavu. UVC director Dr. Tatiana Carayannis was invited to attend as a member of the advisory committee. ResCongo invited members and interested researchers to submit abstracts\, draft papers\, and present their work through a call for proposals. The theme of the conference was “Citizenship\, Conflict and Cross-Border Mobility: A Look at DRC and its Neighbors.”The conference began with opening remarks from Godefroid Muzalia\, Professor at the department of history & social science at the ISP-Bukavu and head of the research group for conflict and human security (GEC-SH) at the University Research Center of Kivu. Over the course of two days\, conference leaders and participants held panels on topics ranging from “Dynamics of armed groups and contexts of insecurity” to “Socio-professional mobility and cross-border trade.” Prominent Congolese researchers led most of the panel discussions\, while Dr. Carayannis was asked to co-lead a discussion on methodologies\, the usefulness of scientific research\, and how scientific research can best inform public policy.ResCongo\, the first national Congolese network of researchers working on peace and security issues\, is a virtual platform that promotes and facilitates exchanges among Congolese scholars\, connecting and enhancing the participation of these researchers in international academic and policy discussions. ResCongo was created in October 2016 and is coordinated by Professor Jose Bazonzi (UNIKIN) and Professor Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu (ISP-Bukavu & GEC-SH).Support for the creation of the website and virtual presence of ResCongo comes from the UK Department for International Development (DFID)\, while funding for the conference was provided by LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International Development (CPAID) through the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Global Challenges Research Fund (ESRC-GCRF). For more information on ResCongo\, please see their website: http://rescongo.org/ and Twitter handle @ResCongo.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/congolese-research-network-on-peace-and-security-rescongo-annual-conference-2019/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191003
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SUMMARY:Sowing Resolution: The Case for Reparations in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is the true impact of racial slavery in the United States today? Newly available archival sources and new technological methods create unprecedented possibilities for understanding America’s past\, especially as it pertains to racial and ethnic groups that have been systematically excluded from traditional social and historical analyses. In 1838\, Georgetown College (now University) sold more than 272 enslaved people (the GU272) “down river” to secure its financial health. The Georgetown Slavery Archive is beginning to bring to light\, in unprecedented detail\, how an entire community was transformed by slavery. \n \nAs a national conversation about reparations takes root\, the Social Science Research Council and Brooklyn Historical Society gathered a panel of experts to discuss how the legacy of slavery might be confronted and repaired\, and to explore one concrete example happening today. What is owed to these descendants\, and how has Georgetown made amends? \nNew York University journalism professor and New York Times contributing writer Rachel Swarns moderated a conversation with Adam Rothman\, Georgetown University historian and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery Archive; Mélisande Short-Colomb\, student activist at Georgetown University and descendant of the GU272; and Katherine Franke\, author of Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition and Sulzbacher Professor of Law\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation. This program is presented as part of the Social Science Research Council’s Inequality Initiative\, a series of programs and projects that bring innovative social science analysis to bear on our understanding of the roots and consequences of unequal participation in political\, economic\, and social systems across the globe.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/sowing-resolution-the-case-for-reparations-in-action/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Historical Society\, 128 Pierrepont Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T203000
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SUMMARY:Sowing Resolution: The Case for Reparations in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is the true impact of racial slavery in the United States today? Newly available archival sources and new technological methods create unprecedented possibilities for understanding America’s past\, especially as it pertains to racial and ethnic groups that have been systematically excluded from traditional social and historical analyses. In 1838\, Georgetown College (now University) sold more than 272 enslaved people (the GU272) “down river” to secure its financial health. The Georgetown Slavery Archive is beginning to bring to light\, in unprecedented detail\, how an entire community was transformed by slavery. \n\nAs a national conversation about reparations takes root\, the Social Science Research Council and Brooklyn Historical Society gathered a panel of experts to discuss how the legacy of slavery might be confronted and repaired\, and to explore one concrete example happening today. What is owed to these descendants\, and how has Georgetown made amends? \nNew York University journalism professor and New York Times contributing writer Rachel Swarns moderated a conversation with Adam Rothman\, Georgetown University historian and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery Archive; Mélisande Short-Colomb\, student activist at Georgetown University and descendant of the GU272; and Katherine Franke\, author of Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition and Sulzbacher Professor of Law\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation. This program is presented as part of the Social Science Research Council’s Inequality Initiative\, a series of programs and projects that bring innovative social science analysis to bear on our understanding of the roots and consequences of unequal participation in political\, economic\, and social systems across the globe.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/sowing-resolution-the-case-for-reparations-in-action-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190924
DTSTAMP:20210916T163506Z
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SUMMARY:2019 College and University Fund for the Social Sciences Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Present and Future of Transnational and Global Research\n\nMonday\, September 23\, 2019\nNew York University\nNew York\, NY \nThe 2019 gathering of the College and University Fund for the Social Sciences brought together representatives from the fund’s member institutions to discuss persistent challenges and potential opportunities for the social sciences on their campuses. This year’s conference focused on the present and future of transnational and global research\, and featured panel sessions on “Thinking Global AND Local: International Knowledge Production Today\,” “Experiments in Global and Transnational Studies: Intellectual and Institutional Innovations\,” and “The Internationalization of Higher Education: Peering Into the Future.” \nThe conference agenda was developed in collaboration with the 2019 planning committee: Dean Rachel Croson (Michigan State)\, Dean Charles Hale (UC Santa Barbara)\, Dean Kevin McLaughlin (Brown)\, Deputy Provost Cybele Raver (NYU)\, and Vice President Celeste Watkins-Hayes (Northwestern). \nHeld every other year\, the College and University Fund Conference provides a rare opportunity for academic leaders to devote a full day to collectively considering shared\, fundamental challenges facing the social sciences. The inaugural conference in 2017 focused on the challenge of securing knowledge in a digital and “post truth” age. The conference was central to the development of the SSRC’s Task Force Report\, “To Secure Knowledge: Social Science Partnerships for the Public Good.” \nThe Social Science Research Council’s College and University Fund for the Social Sciences is a consortium of higher education partners providing annual support to the SSRC to enhance the infrastructure of global social science research\, catalyze interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations\, and help launch the careers of junior scholars through fellowships\, workshops\, and mentorship. For more information on the College and University Fund\, please contact CUF@ssrc.org or call (718) 517-3713.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2019-college-and-university-fund-for-the-social-sciences-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTSTAMP:20241213T153033Z
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SUMMARY:Experts Consultative Meeting for Developing A Course Module for Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Africa
DESCRIPTION:This meeting\, organised jointly by the University of Ghana (School of Information and Communication Studies) and the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research Network\, convened on the 19th of September\, starting off at 9 am. The two conveners\, former APN grantees Dr. Admire Mare (Namibia University of Technology) and Prof. Audrey Gadzepo (University of Ghana)\, also the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Studies\, welcomed guests and proceeded to give opening presentations. In attendance were an expert group of media practitioners\, lecturers of media studies and journalism across the continent\, most of whom are former grantees of the Africa Peacebuilding Network (APN). \nThe meeting congregated APN alumni\, among them Tendai Chari (University of Venda\, South Africa)\, (Frederick Ogenga (Rongo University\, Kenya)\, Jacinta Maweu (University of Nairobi\, Kenya)\, Sivalie Mbayo (Fourah Bay College\, University of Sierra Leone)\, Noah Echa Atta (Federal University\, Kashere\, Nigeria)\, Amanda Coffie (Legon Centre for International Affairs\, University of Ghana)\, and representatives from WANEP-West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (Beatrice Brew and Queeneth Tawo). It also included both media practitioners\, scholars\, and security personnel from KAIPTC (Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre)\, among them Brigadier General E. Kotia and Colonel M’Bawine Atintande (rtd). The APN was represented by Dr Duncan Omanga\, the Program officer for Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) programs. \nThe opening session laid out the agenda of the meeting\, which was to deliver a module on conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa.  This module was borne out of a need of producing a university level course module that would speak to the realities of African contexts and African journalistic practice. Thereafter\, Dr Ernest Ampadu\, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Leadership\, at the University of Ghana\, took the audience through the intricacies of making both a curriculum and a course module. He advised that it was important for members to distinguish between course outcomes and course objectives\, as well as between course descriptions and course content. This lecture set the ball rolling into the details of the work. \nThe workshop was structured through both plenaries and intensive group working sessions\, with more work being done within the working sessions. The plenaries focused on debates on Afrocentric and decolonised knowledge within media and conflict studies\, while the groups focused on fleshing out the details of what each sub-section of the module entailed. The first draft of the module on conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa was finally produced on the second and final day. It comprised of extensive sub-modules modules of conflict theories and concepts\, conflict in Africa\, and conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa. Participants observed that besides being a stand-alone module that could be used across universities in Africa\, the module could be further consolidated and extended in the future for a postgraduate degree or a postgraduate diploma in the same field. The draft module will undergo further review and validation by practitioners in the field before being finalized. The APN plans to publish the finalized version of the module on its website and hopes that the module will be launched and piloted in several African universities.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/experts-consultative-meeting-for-developing-a-course-module-for-conflict-sensitive-journalism-in-africa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190828T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190828T170000
DTSTAMP:20210923T152300Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Democratic Erosion Conference
DESCRIPTION:To mark the conclusion of the second year of Democratic Erosion\, a student conference will be held at American University on August 28\, 2019. \nDemocratic Erosion is a cross-institutional collaborative course that aims to help students critically and systematically evaluate the risks to democracy both in the US and abroad through the lens of theory\, history\, and social science. The syllabus project began in 2017\, and the Anxieties of Democracy program is a proud co-sponsor. You may learn more about the initiative here.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2019-democratic-erosion-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190714
DTSTAMP:20210819T163652Z
CREATED:20200819T193444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T163652Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies
DESCRIPTION:“Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies” was a two-day research workshop that brought together both emerging and senior scholars to present comparative research on the impact of digital media on democratic processes and institutions\, including topics such as dis- and misinformation\, propaganda\, and political polarization. The workshop was held June 13-14 at the Social Science Research Council in Brooklyn\, New York. \nThe workshop was organized in partnership with the International Journal of Press/Politics. Participants in the workshop were invited to submit their work for a special issue in IJPP\, an open call for which is now available here (deadline: September 1\, 2019). \nThe original call for proposals for the June workshop  may be found here. \nFaculty Chair: \nCristian Vaccari\nReader in Political Communication\, Loughborough University\nEditor-in-Chief\, the International Journal of Press/Politics \nPresentations: \nShelley Boulianne\nAssociate Professor\, MacEwan University\nProblems of Democracy or Problems of Disposition? The Role of Personality and Ideology in Political Talk and Like-Minded Discussion \nErik Bucy\nProfessor\, Texas Tech University\nBuilding Societal Resilience to Digital Disinformation \nCody Buntain\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nCross-Platform State Propaganda: Russian Trolls on Twitter and YouTube During the 2016 US Presidential Election \nJessica Collier\nPhD Candidate\, University of Texas\, Austin\nExposure to Fact-Checks on Facebook: Field Experiments in Four Continents \nEdda Humprecht\nSenior Research and Teaching Associate\, University of Zurich (IKMZ)\nResilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research \nEleonora Kirkizh\nPhD Candidate\, GESIS Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences\nPopulist Attitudes and Selective Exposure to News \nOzan Kuru\nPostdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science Communication\, University of Pennsylvania\nUnderstanding Political Informational Processing in WhatsApp Groups: A Comparative Study of User Perceptions and Practices in Turkey\, Singapore\, and the USA\n\nGordon Ramsay\nSenior Research Fellow\, University of Westminster\nRussian Needles in Western Media Haystacks: Propaganda Detection through Text Matching in British and U.S. Media \nChris Tenove\nPostdoctoral Research Fellow\, University of British Columbia\nDisinformation as a Democratic Threat: Conceptual Models and Policy Approaches\n\nShawn Walker\nAssistant Professor\, Arizona State University\nThe IMPED Model of Misinformation \nJenifer Whitten-Woodring\nAssociate Professor\, University of Massachusetts\, Lowell\nLessons from Myanmar’s Facebook-Driven Communal Violence: The Divisive Potential of Social Media in an Intolerant Society \nMagdalena Wojcieszak\nAssociate Professor\, University of California\, Davis\nand Andreu Casas\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nDetecting Long-term Media Effects on Affective Polarization: Evidence from Web-tracking and Longitudinal Surveys in Three Countries Guests \nOther Guests: \nDavid Karpf\nAssociate Professor\, the George Washington University \nBaird Howland\nData Scientist\, Harmony Labs
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/digital-threats-to-democracy-comparative-lessons-and-possible-remedies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T190000
DTSTAMP:20210811T160758Z
CREATED:20200923T194237Z
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SUMMARY:Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 - Osaka
DESCRIPTION:安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。 \n  \nDATE&TIME：July 11\, 2019 5:30 PM~7 PM \n 2019年7月11日（木曜日）17時30分〜19時 \n  \nPLACE：Kansai University Room\, Umeda Campus\, Kandai MeRise\, Rm 705\, 7th Floor \n(1-5 Tsurunocho\, Kita Ward\, Osaka) \n関西大学梅田キャンパスKandai MeRise　7階705号室 \n(大阪府大阪市北区鶴野町1-5) \nhttp://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/umeda/access/index.html \n  \nSPEAKER：岡本 章    Okamoto Akira \nProfessor\, Faculty of Economics\, Okayama University (2015 Abe Fellow) \n岡山大学経済学部社会文化学科　教授  (2015年安倍フェロー \n  \n参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-fellowship-setsumeikai-2019-osaka/
LOCATION:Kansai University Room\, Umeda Campus\, Kandai MeRise\, Rm 705\, 7th Floor\, 1-5 Tsurunocho\, Kita Ward\, Osaka\, Kita Ward\, Osaka\, Japan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T150000
DTSTAMP:20210817T160955Z
CREATED:20200923T195245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T160955Z
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SUMMARY:Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 - Tokyo
DESCRIPTION:安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。 \n  \nDATE&TIME：July 9\, 2019 1:30 PM~3 PM \n 2019年7月9日（火曜日）13時30分〜15時 \n  \nPLACE：2F Sakura Hall\, Japan Foundation (4-4-1 Yotsuya\, Shinjuku-ku\, Tokyo) \n国際交流基金（ジャパンファウンデーション）2階JFICさくらホール \n東京都新宿区四谷4-4-1 http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/access/map.html \n  \nSPEAKER：Nishikawa Kunio  西川 邦夫 \nAssociate Professor\, College of Agriculture\, Ibaraki University | 2016 Abe Fellow \n茨城大学農学部地域総合農学科 准教授  | 2016 年安倍フェロー \n参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-fellowship-setsumeikai-2019-tokyo/
LOCATION:Japan Foundation\, Sakura Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T170000
DTSTAMP:20211007T164629Z
CREATED:20210913T143734Z
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SUMMARY:China-Africa Peace Fellowship Preparatory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On June 28\, 2019\, Understanding Violent Conflict Director Tatiana Carayannis and Program Associate Nisreen Yonis participated in the first of three workshops for the 2018-2020 cohort of China-Africa Peace Fellows. \nGuided by program staff and hosted by Professor Wang Yi Zhou\, the deputy dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University\, the Fellows reflected on findings\, challenges\, and the current status of their fieldwork research and writing.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/china-africa-peace-fellowship-preparatory-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T170000
DTSTAMP:20241213T153047Z
CREATED:20200827T171657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T153047Z
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SUMMARY:African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Methods Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a week-long joint workshop in Peduase\, Aburi\, Ghana for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University of Ghana\, Legon from June 24—28\, 2019. \n15 APN Individual Research Grant participants benefited from lectures\, working group sessions\, and one-on-one dialogues with experienced facilitators\, including senior scholars\, and current and former APN Advisory Board members. The grantees met from June 24th to June 26th\, 2019. The workshop involved a mix of plenary lectures\, small working groups and one-on-one feedback sessions. During breakout sessions\, each small working groups led by a facilitator guided grantees through presentation of their projects and peer-review and feedback on each other’s projects.  These sessions helped grantees refine their proposals\, research questions and methods before heading out to conduct fieldwork and collect data for their research projects. \nOn June 24th\, the workshop began with Ron Kassimir\, the Vice President of Programs at the Social Science Research Council making some opening remarks. Professor Yaw Ohenaba-Sakiy\, Dean of the School of Continuing and Distance Education\, College of Education\, at the University of Ghana\, Legon also gave welcome remarks\, noting the diversity of participants coming from ten different African countries. He also spoke about how he and the University of Ghana were proud to collaborate with the APN and Next Gen programs in promoting research capacity on the African continent. Honorable Sam Okudzeto\, former Member of Parliament in Ghana and special guest of honor also discussed the importance of peace as a necessary tool for sustainable development in Africa. \nThe keynote lecture at the workshop was delivered by Dr. Chukwuemeka Eze\, the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)\, based in Accra\, Ghana. Dr. Eze spoke to “ideal mediation” and how it is of importance to creating synergy between peace and mediation. He also spoke about how peacebuilding is for the good of everyone and emphasized the importance of developing strong national peace infrastructures\, and long-term governmental funding of peacebuilding initiatives and programs. \nDay two of the workshop involved four plenary lectures by senior scholars and experts in various aspects of peacebuilding research. The first lecture was delivered by Professor Kenneth Omeje on\, “The Fundamentals of Peacebuilding Knowledge Production in Africa: Critical Reflections on Qualitative Research Methods.” He encouraged participants to think about how to find the best ways to formulate research projects that address or are capable of helping to structure Africa’s social realities. Professor Omeje also emphasized the fact that primary data can and should only be collected from relevant persons and highlighted the epistemological imperatives of peacebuilding knowledge production. \nProfessor Temitope Oriola gave the next lecture\, titled “Conducting Research in Conflict-Affected Zones: Understanding Particularities\, Risks and ‘Insiderness’.” He expressed the view that researchers would be naïve to think they can stand outside history and politics. In this regard\, Prof. Oriola advised scholars on the need to find ways to connect to individuals and communities in order to gain access and acceptance. He also emphasized the importance of taking into account the ethical challenges that may occur when researchers are in the field. \nThe third lecture by Professor Heidi Hudson spoke to “Mainstreaming Gender into Peacebuilding Research Methods.” She made the succinct point that “our gender identity is constructed through the interaction with other identities and that intersectionality is about multiple subjectivities.” Prof. Hudson also emphasized the importance of every researcher working on peacebuilding to remember that the most fundamental part of their fieldwork is to “do no harm”. \nThe last lecture of the day was given by Professor Ismail Rashid. It was titled\, “The Ethics of Fieldwork-based Research in African Peacebuilding.” The lecturer urged participants to always take into account the historical and economic contexts of the countries they are working in. Prof. Rashid also spoke about the need to be constantly challenging our assumptions and ideas and that we should not take theory as unchallengeable. \nThe third and last day of the workshop was made up of a series of joint activities with Next Gen fellows. The day began with opening remarks and introductions by Professor Ismail Rashid and Professor Sarah Ssali. This was followed by joint working group session with APN grantees and Next Gen fellows during which participants were able to get to know each other and share constructive feedback on each other’s projects. \nIn the afternoon\, APN grantees and Next Gen fellows went to the University of Ghana\, Legon for a special keynote speech by Professor Michael Tagoe\, Acting Provost at the College of Education. The keynote speech was titled “Why Research Matters: Relevance and Challenges.” During his presentation\, Professor Tagoe spoke about the place of research in the University of Ghana and Africa\, and advised researchers to apply their research findings towards framing social questions and solving societal problems. . The day activities were concluded with an informative and inspiring off-site visit to the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) where fellows and grantees were given a brief presentation on the history of the Centre and its goals and objectives. Following the visit\, APN and Next Gen fellows went to a group dinner.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-peacebuilding-network-grantee-research-methods-training-workshop/
LOCATION:Peduase Valley Resort\, Peduase\, Aburi\, Ghana
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190627
DTSTAMP:20200903T145051Z
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SUMMARY:The Ideational Approach to Populism: Consequences and Mitigation
DESCRIPTION:“The Ideational Approach to Populism: Consequences and Mitigation” will be a three day conference held at the IE School for Global and Public Affairs in Segovia\, Spain June 24-26\, 2019. The conference is organized by Team Populism\, a research group based at Brigham Young University. \nWith populist forces gaining power in several countries for the first time in years\, policymakers and citizens are more concerned than ever with populism’s consequences and how we should respond. In this conference\, Team Populism will explore the consequences of populism and how they are mitigated. Participants will focus on different levels of analysis\, including countries and the international system (democratic norms and institutions\, economic and other policy outcomes\, media behavior\, and consequences for parties or party systems)\, as well as the level of individual citizens (social polarization and the psychology of populism). Participants will work towards the creation of an edited volume.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/the-ideational-approach-to-populism-consequences-and-mitigation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190614T170000
DTSTAMP:20210819T163517Z
CREATED:20210819T163353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T163517Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies
DESCRIPTION:“Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies” was a two-day research workshop that brought together both emerging and senior scholars to present comparative research on the impact of digital media on democratic processes and institutions\, including topics such as dis- and misinformation\, propaganda\, and political polarization. The workshop was held June 13-14 at the Social Science Research Council in Brooklyn\, New York. \nThe workshop was organized in partnership with the International Journal of Press/Politics. Participants in the workshop were invited to submit their work for a special issue in IJPP\, an open call for which is now available here (deadline: September 1\, 2019). \nThe original call for proposals for the June workshop  may be found here. \nFaculty Chair: \nCristian Vaccari\nReader in Political Communication\, Loughborough University\nEditor-in-Chief\, the International Journal of Press/Politics \nPresentations: \nShelley Boulianne\nAssociate Professor\, MacEwan University\nProblems of Democracy or Problems of Disposition? The Role of Personality and Ideology in Political Talk and Like-Minded Discussion \nErik Bucy\nProfessor\, Texas Tech University\nBuilding Societal Resilience to Digital Disinformation \nCody Buntain\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nCross-Platform State Propaganda: Russian Trolls on Twitter and YouTube During the 2016 US Presidential Election \nJessica Collier\nPhD Candidate\, University of Texas\, Austin\nExposure to Fact-Checks on Facebook: Field Experiments in Four Continents \nEdda Humprecht\nSenior Research and Teaching Associate\, University of Zurich (IKMZ)\nResilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research \nEleonora Kirkizh\nPhD Candidate\, GESIS Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences\nPopulist Attitudes and Selective Exposure to News \nOzan Kuru\nPostdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science Communication\, University of Pennsylvania\nUnderstanding Political Informational Processing in WhatsApp Groups: A Comparative Study of User Perceptions and Practices in Turkey\, Singapore\, and the USA\n\nGordon Ramsay\nSenior Research Fellow\, University of Westminster\nRussian Needles in Western Media Haystacks: Propaganda Detection through Text Matching in British and U.S. Media \nChris Tenove\nPostdoctoral Research Fellow\, University of British Columbia\nDisinformation as a Democratic Threat: Conceptual Models and Policy Approaches\n\nShawn Walker\nAssistant Professor\, Arizona State University\nThe IMPED Model of Misinformation \nJenifer Whitten-Woodring\nAssociate Professor\, University of Massachusetts\, Lowell\nLessons from Myanmar’s Facebook-Driven Communal Violence: The Divisive Potential of Social Media in an Intolerant Society \nMagdalena Wojcieszak\nAssociate Professor\, University of California\, Davis\nand Andreu Casas\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nDetecting Long-term Media Effects on Affective Polarization: Evidence from Web-tracking and Longitudinal Surveys in Three Countries Guests \nOther Guests: \nDavid Karpf\nAssociate Professor\, the George Washington University \nBaird Howland\nData Scientist\, Harmony Labs
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/digital-threats-to-democracy-comparative-lessons-and-possible-remedies-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190607T180000
DTSTAMP:20210813T155123Z
CREATED:20200924T144908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T155123Z
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SUMMARY:Abe Fellowship Colloquium - Robo sapiens japanicus: Robots\, Gender\, Family\, and the Japanese Nation
DESCRIPTION:Japan is arguably the first postindustrial society to embrace the prospect of human-robot coexistence. Over the past decade\, Japanese humanoid robots designed for use in homes\, hospitals\, offices\, and schools have become celebrated in mass and social media throughout the world. In Robo sapiens japanicus: Robots\, Gender\, Family\, and the Japanese Nation (University of California Press\, 2018)\, Jennifer Robertson casts a critical eye on press releases and public relations videos that misrepresent robots as being as versatile and agile as their science fiction counterparts. An ethnography and sociocultural history of governmental and academic discourse of human-robot relations in Japan\, this book explores how actual robots—humanoids\, androids\, and animaloids—are “imagineered” in ways that reinforce the conventional sex/gender system and political-economic status quo. She traces the early 20th century and wartime backstories informing the images\, applications\, and receptions of robots today. In addition\, Robertson interrogates the notion of human exceptionalism as she considers whether “civil rights” should be granted to robots. How robots and robotic exoskeletons reinforce a conception of the “normal body” (gotai manzoku 五体満足) is discussed together with a critique of Mori Masahiro’s much-invoked but misconstrued concept of bukimi no tani (不気味の谷)\, or “uncanny valley”.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-fellowship-colloquium-robo-sapiens-japanicus-robots-gender-family-and-the-japanese-nation/
LOCATION:International House of Japan\, 5-11-16 Roppongi\, Minato-ku\, Tokyo\, 106-0032
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTSTAMP:20210819T164033Z
CREATED:20200820T211052Z
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SUMMARY:A Modern History of the Disinformation Age: Communication\, Technology\, and Democracy in Transition Workshop
DESCRIPTION:What are the roots of our “epistemic crisis” regarding what counts as facts and as “reality?” Participants focused on actors who benefit from the questioning of truth claims\, how institutions that once served as gatekeepers for such claims have been weakened and are now unable to adjust to new media ecosystems\, and how new maladapted gatekeeping institutions have taken their place. \nParticipants included: \nSteven Livingston\, Professor of Media and Public Affairs & Professor of International Affairs\, George Washington University \nPatricia Aufderheide\, University Professor of Communication Studies\, American University \nYochai Benkler\, Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies\, Harvard University \nBenjamin Epstein\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, DePaul College \nDavid Karpf\, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs\, George Washington University \nNancy MacLean\, William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy\, Duke University \nMark Major\, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science\, Pennsylvania State University \nNaomi Oreskes\, Professor of the History of Science\, Harvard University \nVictor Pickard\, Associate Professor of Communication\, University of Pennsylvania \nPaul Starr\, Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs & Professor of Sociology\, Princeton University
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/a-modern-history-of-the-disinformation-age-communication-technology-and-democracy-in-transition-workshop/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190530
DTSTAMP:20210819T165554Z
CREATED:20200820T211236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T165554Z
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SUMMARY:Media & Democracy at ICA 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Media & Democracy program was thrilled to be at the International Communication Association (ICA) 2019 annual meeting in Washington\, DC. \nAs part of the ICA proceedings\, we sponsored an ICA theme panel entitled “A Modern History of the Disinformation Age” at the Washington Hilton\, held on May 25. The panelists presented research from our December 2018 workshop of the same name. \nWe also co-hosted an SSRC reception on May 28\, 2019 at Jack Rose Dining Saloon in collaboration with the Social Data Initiative. \nFinally\, we were proud to co-sponsor “The Rise of Platforms: Individual\, Institutional\, and Governance Questions for Communication Research\,” an ICA post-conference that convened an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars to present comparative analyses of platforms across economics\, political\, and social contexts. The conference took place at George Washington University in Washington\, DC and was held on May 29\, 2019.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/media-democracy-at-ica-2019/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190517T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190517T170000
DTSTAMP:20210921T144633Z
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SUMMARY:Religion and Social Justice Movements in Transatlantic Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Given the rise of nationalist and exclusionary movements on both sides of the Atlantic\, which have mobilized against (and racialized) immigrant groups and communities of color\, the symposium brings US- and Europe-focused research more directly into dialogue with regard to scholarship on religious responses to Islamophobia\, the demonizing of migrants\, and the broader attacks on growing racial and religious diversity. This full-day event is arranged around three sessions of relatively informal roundtables\, addressing how religious transformations influence social action; the ways in which social mobilization has changed in the past fifty years and the effects on religious engagement with social justice; and the religious and social movement responses that may hold promise in advancing a more just and democratic future.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/religion-and-social-justice-movements-in-transatlantic-perspective/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190518
DTSTAMP:20210819T182834Z
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SUMMARY:Media\, Technology\, and Democracy in Historical Context
DESCRIPTION:If you consult recent headlines\, the news media is in crisis\, and the problems are manifold: disruptive changes to media technology\, the spread of misleading news\, and anonymous harassment of public figures are causing serious concerns about the quality and trajectory of our democracy and the place of the news media in it. At the same time\, these phenomena are not new; disruptions\, falsehoods\, and harassment have been topics of public concern at various moments throughout the history of media and democracy. \nHow does the current moment\, dominated by concerns over the rise of social media\, the prevalence of online harassment\, the commercial viability of the print press\, and the loss of local journalism\, compare to previous moments of crisis? Which developments have echoes in the past\, and which concerns are truly novel or unprecedented? \n“Media\, Technology\, and Democracy in Historical Context” is a research workshop directed at scholars in the social sciences and the humanities that encourages historically-informed research on the impact of recent technological changes on media and democracy. \nTopics covered at the workshop will include “Historicizing Mis and Disinformation in the American Press”\, “Partisan Influence on Media Development”\, “Shaping the Public Through Cinema”\, “Race\, Gender\, and Institutional Bias in American Mass Media”\, and “Technological Change and American Political Development.” \nThe original call for proposals may be found here
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/media-technology-and-democracy-in-historical-context/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190412
DTSTAMP:20241213T153101Z
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SUMMARY:Next Generation African Peacebuilding: New Voices\, Perspectives\, and Approaches
DESCRIPTION:Next generation African peacebuilding: new voices\, perspectives and approaches (WP1676) \n \nWilton Park\, in collaboration with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the African Leadership Centre (ALC)\, organized and hosted a conference on “Next generation African peacebuilding: new voices\, new networks and new strategies” in Steyning\, England\, from April 10-12\, 2019. The three-day conference was supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). \nThis conference is the fifth in an annual series on peacebuilding in Africa that started in 2015. Previous events assessed the changing dynamics of conflict and other evolving challenges\, the ways in which African peacebuilding actors have been responding to these challenges\, how to sustain civil society engagement in peacebuilding\, and how to build more effective interaction between African and global peacebuilding. \nThe SSRC was represented by Ron Kassimir\, the Vice President of Programs\, along with seven African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) fellows: Arsene Brice Bado of the Centre for Research and Action for Peace in Ivory Coast (APN 2018); Chantal Ingabire of Community Based Sociotherapy in Rwanda (APN 2017); Edmore Chitukutuku of the Wits University in South Africa (Next Gen 2013; APN 2018); Fredrick Ogenga of Rongo University in Kenya (APN 2014); Toyin Ajao of the African Leadership Centre in Kenya (Next Gen 2017); Admire Mare of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (APN 2013); and Samaila Suleiman of Bayero University\, Kano (Next Gen 2012\, 2013 and APN 2018). \nThe overarching objective for the 2019 conference was to reflect on and generate innovative ideas for transforming peacebuilding in the following areas: (1) how to bring new voices into peacebuilding and how to help empower those new voices as effective peacebuilding actors\, (2) how new networks could usefully be created between traditional peacebuilding actors and organizations and how to bring emerging and new voices into both existing and new networks; and (3) how to use the leverage derived from new voices and networks to facilitate the implementation of new strategies such as applying nonviolent social action towards achieving sustainable peacebuilding. \nOpening remarks were delivered by Wilton Park Program Director Robert Grant\, Ron Kassimir\, and ALC Executive Director Shuvai Nyoni. Participants represented a host of institutions\, including the United Nations (UN)\, the African Union (AU)\, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). There was also scholarly participation from universities and think-tanks across Africa\, Europe\, and the United States\, including: International Crisis Group\, Brussels; Institute for Security Studies (ISS)\, Pretoria; African Institute for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (AIPECT)\, Rabat; International Peace Institute (IPI)\, New York; Chatham House\, London; and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)\, Accra. \nSSRC’s APN and Next Gen fellows who attended the conference made presentations\, chaired sessions\, contributed to discussions and networked with some of the world’s leading thinkers\, practitioners\, and funders in the field of peacebuilding. The theme of the conference was a good fit for their APN and Next Gen-supported projects as scholars based in post-conflict and conflict-affected African countries. The fellows later wrote a short article for the Kujenga Amani blog based on their experience at the conference where they spoke about being able to use their research as a basis “for rethinking methodological\, epistemological\, and ontological ways of producing and consuming knowledge on peacebuilding in Africa and decolonizing peacebuilding research and practice.” The fellows particularly enjoyed being able to bring their own voices to debate the idea of disrupting dominant narratives of violence and opening up new paths to peace and unity in diversity. \nAmong the key points made at the conference were the need for peacebuilding to adapt to diverging internal trends on the continent\, the failure of the traditional liberal peacebuilding model\, and the changing nature and scope of the activities of newly assertive external state actors in Africa. Participants at the conference also discussed the challenges facing peacebuilding networks with respect to sustainability\, relevance and effective leadership\, the lack of support for and recognition of networks led by youth and women\, and the importance of new online media sources and the need to incorporate new technologies and media in peacebuilding strategies. Among others\, it was observed that Next Generation peacebuilding in Africa requires bringing together the extensive knowledge and experience of youth organizations\, women’s networks\, community groups\, and nonviolent movements. Participants at the conference were also of the view that peacebuilding in Africa should be contextual and cautioned against one-size-fits-all approaches that fall short of addressing the diverse challenges facing the continent.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/next-generation-african-peacebuilding-new-voices-perspectives-and-approaches/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T170000
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SUMMARY:Immigration: The Politics of Inclusion and the Politics of Threat
DESCRIPTION:Immigration: The Politics of Inclusion and the Politics of Threat was a one-day research workshop that took place at Social Science Research Council headquarters in Brooklyn\, New York on March 29\, 2019. \nThe workshop gathered scholars to address the politics of immigration\, with a particular focus on how and why Latin American immigration is politicized (sometimes as virtue and increasingly as threat) in the United States in the contemporary period. Scholars were organized into panels on three themes: Parties\, Voter Linkages\, and Immigration Politics; Framing Immigrants; and Policies of the State. \n  \nPanels and Participants \nParties\, Voter Linkages\, and Immigration Politics\nWhat is the partisan/electoral basis of xenophobic and restrictive policies – within the US and at the border?  To what degree is this stable/changing and why?  What explains when and why parties promote inclusive/exclusive platforms and policies towards immigrants? To what degree are state/local level parties replicating/breaking from national party platforms?   How have immigrants in the US reacted/responded to the country’s changing party dynamics? What explains variations in reaction? \nChair\nNancy Bermeo\, Senior Research Fellow\, Nuffield College\, University of Oxford \nDiscussant\nKatherine Cramer\, Professor of Political Science\, University of Wisconsin\, Madison \nPresenters\nMatt Barreto\, Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Studies\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nJames McCann\, Professor of Political Science\, Purdue University\nMelissa Michelson\, Professor of Political Science\, Menlo College\nVeronica Terriquez\, Associate Professor of Sociology\, University of California\, Riverside \n  \nFraming Immigrants\nWhat explains the contours of public opinion towards immigrants (undocumented\, daca-mented\, documented)?  To what degree does public opinion distinguish between a) un/documented immigrants and b) between Latin American immigrants and Latinos?  How do immigrants respond to the anxieties of the receiving society—how do they respond to xenophobia?  Are there differences by legal status\, by region\, by national origin group? \nChair\nMichael Jones-Correa\, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science\, University of Pennsylvania \nDiscussant\nSara Wallace Goodman\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, University of California\, Irvine \nPresenters\nAbigail Fisher Williamson\, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law\, Trinity College\nShannon Gleeson\, Associate Professor of Labor Relations\, Law & History\, Cornell University\nSofya Aptekar\, Assistant Professor of Sociology\, University of Massachusetts\, Boston\nCecilia Menjívar\, Professor of Sociology\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nMatthew Wright\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, American University \n  \nPolicies of the State\nPolicies towards immigrants range from the inclusionary (extending social welfare) to the punitive (criminalizing and penalizing undocumented workers).  What explains the range of policies and laws that are adopted and what are the consequences for the immigrant community (documented and undocumented)?  What impact have these policies had on immigration and immigrants? \nChair\nDeborah Yashar\, Professor of Politics and International Affairs\, Princeton University \nDiscussant\nMarie Gottschalk\, Professor of Political Science\, University of Pennsylvania \nPresenters\nAmada Armenta\, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning\, University of California\, Los Angeles\nDavid Cortez\, Assistant Professor of Political Science\, University of Notre Dame\nRoberto G. Gonzales\, Professor of Education\, Harvard University\nKarthick Ramakrishnan\, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy\, University of California\, Riverside
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/immigration-the-politics-of-inclusion-and-the-politics-of-threat/
LOCATION:Social Science Research Council\, 300 Cadman Plaza West\, 15 Fl\, New York\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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