NEPS Newsletter - January 2016

NEPS statement on
academic freedom in Turkey

The Network of European Peace Scientists (NEPS) is concerned about reports on the current situation for academic freedom in Turkey. NEPS as an organization does not take positions on domestic political issues or the original petition by the "Academics for Peace”. However, as an organization with a commitment to academic freedom in the scientific study of conflict and peace, we see it as essential that academics must be allowed to express their views openly, and without the fear of persecution. We call on the Turkish government to protect academic freedom and prevent the persecution of academics.

NEPS Membership 2016

In the last years we strengthened our activities and the Jan Tinbergen Conference, our annual meeting, is nowadays an established event in Peace Science.
We really hope that you appreciated our engagement for the advancement of Peace Science in Europe.
Therefore, we hope you are willing to confirm your Membership in NEPS for 2016.
Fees and Benefits of membership are listed on our website.

Job Vancacies

Postdoctoral Research fellow
at the Sabanci University

For an innovative project led by Dr. Arzu Kıbrıs exploring the impacts of exposure to political violence in a civil conflict context on individual behavior in social, economic and political situations.
Deadline for applications: April 15, 2016.
Start Date: September 1, 2016
For more information, please see the complete announcement or contact Dr. Arzu Kibris (akibris@sabanciuniv.edu).

Two Doctoral Positions in Political Science at the University of Konstanz

For the research project “Raise Your Voices! The Occurrence of Nonviolent Campaigns in Civil Wars” led by Johannes Vüllers at the Department of Politics and Public Administration. The project aims to generate new data and research on nonviolent activism. It is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and will be affiliated with the “Communication, Networks and Contention” research group led by Nils B. Weidmann. The working language is English. The position is available for two and a half years.
Deadline for applications: February 29, 2016
Start date: May 1st, 2016 or by agreement.
For more information please contact, Dr. Johannes Vüllers (johannes.vuellers@uni-konstanz.de).
Here the complete job announcement.

Newsletter,
January 2016

Publication

The book series Contributionsto Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, by Emerald Publishing welcomes manuscripts for possible publication.
Please contact Manas Chatterji General Editor (mchatter@binghamton.edu). The title of the latest volume is Business Ethics and Peace.
Visit the website for more information.

Save the date

Call for Papers - 16th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference

The annual meeting of NEPS will take place at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, on 20th - 22nd June 2016.
All abstracts (150-250 words) with a tentative title must be submitted by 30th January 2016.
Here the complete call for papers.

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