SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository
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Topics: SSOAR repository is a not-for-profit service for academic users, providing access to full texts maintained by the GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Full bibliographical details are given for each article. As an open-access full-text server, SSOAR's goal is to implement the "green road" to open access by providing users with free electronic access to journal article preprints and postprints and also to other document types.

• SSOAR is geared towards a scholarly audience in the social sciences wishing to search quality-controlled content across disciplinary boundaries and to access documents directly and free of charge.
• SSOAR is an important resource for German, English and Spanish-speaking social scientists who wish to make documents freely accessible to the research community in order to increase the visibility and citation frequency of their research papers.
• SSOAR offers unrestricted world-wide access to full texts – all with a standard browser.
• Each document has an individual URN (Uniform Resource Name), thereby facilitating reliable referencing adhering to scientific standards.
• Additional subject metadata ensures that documents can be sought and found easily. A simple Google search request suffices.

• Cross-linking with other resources such as portals (www.sowiport.de) and disciplinary databases enlarges the searchable content.

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Call for Papers

Romanian Journal of European Studies, Special Issue: South-Eastern Europe and the European Migration System. East-West Mobility in Flux
Place of publication: Timisoara, Romania
Type of publication: online
Published by/ edited by: Editura Universitatii de Vest, Timisoara

Topics: Purpose of this special issue on migration of the Romanian Journal of European Studies (RJES) is to look at the ongoing transformations of the European migration system in relation to the European integration processes involving South-Eastern Europe. The RJES would especially welcome contributions related to the above topics and the following themes: Theoretical questions related to the European migration system and South-Eastern Europe; New and old typologies of migration flows and their conceptualisation; The migration patterns and integration processes of the CEE and SEE countries in comparison; The EU external borders and migration through the SEE region; Symmetries and asymmetries of the EU immigration policy with particular reference to the SEE region.
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Contact: Paolo Ruspini (guest editor)
E-mail: paolo.ruspini@migratie.ro
Website: http://romanian.journal.googlepages.com/callforpapers
(source:internet)

Journal of Social Sciences
Place of publication: Istanbul, Turkey
Publication date: February 2010

Published by/ edited by: Civilacademy Social Study Group, Fatih University
Topics: Journal of Social Sciences is a peer reviewed interdisciplinary bilingual journal (both Turkish and English) and a student-based publication sponsored by Fatih University. The journal publishes manuscripts, works in progress and reviews in the fields of politics, international relations, management, economy, law, public administration, communication, anthropology, folklore, history, religion, sociology, literature (theory and criticism), media reviews (books, film, video, performance, art, music, drama, melodrama, etc.), linguistic, psychology, philosophy, media studies, women’s or gender studies, cultural studies, working-class studies and ethnic studies. Civilacademy Journal of Social Sciences is indexed and abstracted by “Gale Cengage Learning”.
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Contact:
E-mail: civilacademy@gmail.com, gneslihandemir@gmail.com
Website: http://freestudiesabroad.blogspot.com/2009/11/cfp-civilacademy-journal-of-social.html
(source: internet)

8 Ph.D. scholarships of the Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers
Institution/Organiser: Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers
Kind of support/work: scholarship
Duration: starting 1 April 2010, for a duration of three years
Site: Hamburg, Germany
Topics: The newly established Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers analyzes the emerging power shifts among non-European regions and states, related conflicts with respect to regional leadership within these regions as well as competition for spheres of influence, and the global formation of governance structures among new regional powers and the “old” powers of the OECD world.
Eligibility: The programme is open to young academics in the fields of international relations/international political economy and comparative area studies. Applicants must have an excellent M.A. or equivalent degree in hand by the time of appointment. We strongly encourage young candidates from abroad to apply.
Deadline: January 3, 2010

Contact: PD Dr. Dirk Nabers, Regional Powers, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg
E-mail: nabers@giga-hamburg.de
Website: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download.php?d=/content/jobs/pdf/auschreibung_lgs_phd_en.pdf

The Black Sea Link Fellowships Program
Institution/Organiser: New Europe College, Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania
Kind of support/work: fellowship
Duration: the academic year 2010-11: one term (5 months), from October 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011, or from March 1 to July 31, 2011; or a full academic year (10 months) from October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.
Site: Bucharest, Romania
Topics: The Black Sea Link Fellowship Program, sponsored by the Volkswagen Stiftung (Hannover, Germany), targets talented young researchers from Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as from other regions around the Black Sea. The grants allow fellows to work on projects of their choice while in residence in Bucharest. NEC welcomes a wide variety of disciplines in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 650 € (tax free), accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship. Fellows are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 € for transportation, accommodation, and per diem). In addition, fellows can order literature for up to 500 €, to be used for their research during the Fellowship, and included, at its end, in the library of their home institution. NEC will assist Fellows in all practical matters concerning travel, residence and research in Bucharest. The Black Sea Link Fellows will be included in the larger group of colleagues from Romania and other countries, meeting for a weekly seminar at the NEC. They are also expected to take part in other scientific events organized by the New Europe College (seminars, workshops, conferences, lectures held by foreign scholars, symposia, etc.). The results of the Fellows' research shall be summarized in a paper (in English, French, or German), to be published by the New Europe College after the end of the Fellowship.
Eligibility: Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title. Preference will be given to candidates below the age of 40.
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Contact: New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: +4 21 307 9910
Fax: +4 21 327 0774
E-mail: applications@nec.ro
Website: http://www.nec.ro/fundatia/nec/black_sea_fellowships.htm

Scholarships for students and researchers from Eastern Europe
Institution/Organiser: Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts
Kind of support/work: scholarship
Duration: academic year 2010/11
Site: Bavaria, Germany
Topics: The State Ministry offers scholarships for university graduates of all disciplines from Eastern Europe. Scholarships of 8400 Euro per year are aimed at financially supporting postgraduate and PhD studies at a Bavarian university. They are awarded for one year with the possibility of extension up to three years.
Eligibility: The scholarship is eligible for university graduates from Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Hungary. Applicants must be below the age of 30. Good command of German is required.
Deadline: February 15, 2010
Contact: Registration form:
http://www-cgi.uni-regensburg.de/Einrichtungen/Bayhost/jahresstipformular/formular.php
Website: http://www-cgi.uni-regensburg.de/Einrichtungen/Bayhost/stipen_ost.shtml

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