NEPS Newsletter - March 2016

NEPS Medal 2016

I am pleased to inform you that it's time for applications for the NEPS Medal 2016.
The NEPS Medal is the annual award for the best publication in Peace Science published by a NEPS member and is awarded by means of a poll among all members of NEPS.
NEPS Members can submit a paper by April, 28th at:
(medal@europeanpeacescientists.org).

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.

Workshop on GIS + geocoding data
at the University of Essex

The workshop will be offered by Michael Shin, Professor of Geography and Director of the UCLA Program in Geospatial Information Systems & Technology (Here for more information about Michael Shin).
The course will be based on the open source software QGIS (Link to the website), which avoids the need to rely on the proprietary software and expensive licenses.
There is no charge for the course, but people interested in attending the course must sign up before April 15^th, sending an email to Kristian Skrede Gleditsch (ksg@essex.ac.uk)
Date: 25 – 27 May 2016, University of Essex, Colchester UK
Here you can find a sample outline for the course.

Newsletter,
March 2016

List of Papers Accepted

16th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference

I am pleased to forward you the list of papers accepted for the 16th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference, that will be held at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, on 20th - 22nd June 2016.

Here the list of papers accepted

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).

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