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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: "";"></span><a href="http://www.iasc-commons.org/">www.iasc-commons.org</a></span></b></span>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-55992512062614318322010-10-21T14:19:00.000-04:002010-10-21T14:19:40.805-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Call for papers: E<span style="font-size: small;">NVIRONMENTAL</span> G<span style="font-size: small;">OVERNANCE FOR</span> S<span style="font-size: small;">OCIAL</span> J</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">USTICE:</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> L<span style="font-size: small;">ESSONS</span> A<span style="font-size: small;">CROSS</span> N<span style="font-size: small;">ATURAL</span> R</b><b><span style="font-size: small;">ESOURCE</span> S<span style="font-size: small;">ECTOR</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A University of Cape Town project led by the Environmental Evaluation Unit, </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Department of Environmental & Geographical Science</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In collaboration with researchers in the Departments of Law, Sociology, History, Botany, Economics and the Graduate School of Business </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contributions are invited towards a book entitled </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Environmental Governance for Social Justice: Lessons Across Natural Resource Sectors in Southern Africa</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Worldwide, natural resources are faced with increasing pressures from globalization, growing consumption levels, stark disparities between the rich and the poor, and contestation for use by different stakeholders. As a result, natural resources are threatened by over-exploitation, mismanagement, degradation and pollution. These threats have had a severe impact on local communities and indigenous people, many of whom are exposed to abject poverty and who rely on natural resources for food security, income and livelihoods. An increased understanding of the complex interactions and interdependencies that exist between natural and socio-economic systems has prompted calls for alternative and innovative approaches to managing natural resources. In some cases this has included shifts from a centralized, top-down approach to a more holistic and people-centred approach that embraces the concepts of social justice, participation, poverty alleviation and human rights. In other instances, however, peoples’ rights are trammelled and the poor often find themselves the victims of autocratic policy decisions. Issues of governance underpin many of these threats and pressures, meaning both the political dimension of policy formulation as well as the ’system of rules that shape the actions of social actors’ (in Treib et al, 2007, p. 3). Environmental governance is concerned not only with government regulation and law enforcement, but also with the ’political, institutional, and cultural frameworks through which diverse interests in natural and cultural resources are coordinated and controlled’ (Cronkleton et al, 2008, p. 1). An integral part of this picture is the interaction between private and public actors to address natural resource management problems. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Despite the plethora of research undertaken on environmental governance, research has traditionally been undertaken within specific natural resource sectors and by specific disciplines with limited joint analyses and sharing of knowledge and lessons learned across these sector studies. Yet a number of interesting parallels are emerging with regard to natural resource management across coastal and land-based sectors, including: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- the role played by government in regulating access to and use of natural resources, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- an emphasis on participatory approaches to resource management, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- influences and outcomes of different institutional models of governance, including devolution, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- influences of international and regional soft law instruments on governance approaches in Southern Africa, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- the role of customary law and indigenous knowledge systems in governance, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- governance changes that occur with the commercialization of natural resources, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- approaches towards compliance that move beyond reactive law enforcement, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- the evolving institutional landscape within communities as resources become more scarce and contested, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- conservation governance and the impacts of protected areas on livelihoods, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- identification and maintenance of alternative livelihoods as a means to address poverty in resource scarce and stressed areas, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- approaches towards securing equitable and fair benefit sharing, </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- the influence of globalization, corporatization and market forces on the governance of natural resources, and </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- governance approaches in a time of high volatility and rapid environmental and climate change. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contributors are invited to prepare chapters relating to these themes – or to propose new themes - to form part of a book, to be published in 2012. This stems from a project initiated by the Environmental Evaluation Unit at the University of Cape Town, working in collaboration with researchers in various disciplines across the university. The project aims to consolidate and enhance intellectual understanding, knowledge and capacity regarding environmental governance in southern Africa through collaborative trans-disciplinary research across natural resource sectors and institutions. A key interest is to bring together expertise from different sectors and disciplines to critically analyze existing concepts and approaches to environmental governance and seek models of governance that uphold principles of equity, social justice and environmental sustainability. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The book will be edited by Associate Professor Merle Sowman, Dr Rachel Wynberg and Dr Maria Hauck, all of the University of Cape Town. The publisher has not yet been finalized, although several have expressed interest. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Potential contributors should submit a 300 word abstract by <strong>15 November 2010</strong>. Those selected for inclusion in the book will be notified by <strong>30 November 2010</strong>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to prepare an extended abstract for presentation to a <strong>writer’s workshop in Cape Town in February 2011. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Authors should note the need for papers to be <strong>integrative in nature</strong>, drawing on lessons from a variety of sectors, disciplines and/or ecosystems. Although papers can include case study reviews and material, the requirement for cross-cutting analysis is highlighted, encouraging co-authorship across sectors if appropriate. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Only original and unpublished papers will be considered and manuscripts must be in English. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Submissions from nationals in Southern African countries are especially encouraged. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A multi-disciplinary Advisory Committee will be formed to review individual chapters based on their expertise. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please submit abstracts to: <a href="mailto:Fahdelah.Hartley@uct.ac.za" target="_blank">Fahdelah.Hartley@uct.ac.za</a> by 15 November </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Additional information about the project is available from Associate Professor <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1059730276">Merle </a></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:merle.sowman@uct.ac.za">Sowman</a> or Dr. <a href="mailto:Rachel.wynberg@uct.ac.za">Rachel Wynberg</a></span></strong> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-78749028868140593152010-09-24T14:55:00.000-04:002010-09-24T14:55:29.858-04:00<h2 style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shareable Magazine is Hiring Part-time Contract Editors (mountain view)</span></h2><hr /> Date: 2010-09-21<br />
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Are you passionate about alternative economics, innovations in government, or the commons? Are you obsessed with new projects that help people share, manage resources, collaborate, make decisions, and learn together? Do you have domain experience one of the areas below combined with passion, integrity, reliability, writing talent, and great contacts in your field? Do you love collaborating with thoughtful people? <br />
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If so, then writing and editing for Shareable Magazine might be for you. We're looking for editors for the following channels: <br />
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<b style="color: blue;">WORK & ENTERPRISE: </b><br />
Write about startups that help people share real world resources, the changing nature of work, new peer production methods, and shifts in the economy at large. Write useful how-to articles and guides that help people create a work life and an economy that's sustainable and fulfilling. Business reporting training or experience appreciated, but not mandatory. Key words: workplace democracy, product service systems, social enterprise, collaborative consumption, peer production, the dematerialization of the economy, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, local economy, Gen Y at work. <br />
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Write about how governments are becoming more shareable through new democratic processes, increased transparency, and other innovations that give citizens more power. Writing is a mix of news, how-tos, and useful guides. The goal is to increase awareness of and equip citizens with new innovations for government. Key words: Gov 2.0, participatory budgeting, citizen deliberative councils, open government data, fair elections. <br />
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Write about innovations in managing important physical commons like fisheries, forests, climate, water and more. Write useful how-tos, guides, and share news of the commons. Make the commons relevant to a general audience. Environmental reporting experience appreciated, but not mandatory. Keywords: social-ecological resilience, the commons, Elinor Ostrom, The Resilience Alliance, conservation, environment. <br />
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Editors will also have the opportunity to foster online community, guest posts on other influential sites, invite others to write for their channel, and edit submitted pieces. <br />
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<b>IASC 2011 Second Announcement: </b><br />
<b>Deadline for Abstract submission extended to</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;">15th April 2010!</span> </b></span></div><br />
Dr. Ostrom to address the plenary at IASC 2011! <br />
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We are very pleased to share with you that Dr. Elinor Ostrom, Founding President of IASC and 2009 Economics Nobel Laureate, has agreed to address the plenary at IASC 2011 in Hyderabad. Upon accepting our invitation to speak, Ostrom wrote, “I am looking forward to the meetings with considerable enthusiasm.” <br />
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<b>Call for Abstracts:</b> <br />
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Owing to a great amount of interest generated regards IASC 2011 from various prospective participants and in order to accommodate requests for extending the time for submission, the deadline for submission has now been extended till 15th April 2010. <br />
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For the first time, abstracts to the IASC Conference are being accepted through the online submission process. All interested participants are invited to submit abstracts for presentation of papers, posters, videos or for panel sessions, symposia or workshops focused on specific issues through the online conference system. Papers may address theory, policy, practical work, empirical research, describe case studies or any aspect of issues of commons listed below (indicative subthemes): <br />
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· The Commons, Poverty and Social Exclusion <br />
· Governance of the Commons: Decentralization, Property Rights, Legal Framework, Structure and Organization <br />
· The Commons: Theory, Analytics and Data <br />
· Globalisation, Commercialization and the Commons <br />
· Managing the Global Commons: Climate Change and other Challenges <br />
· Managing Complex Commons (Lagoons, Protected Areas, Wetlands, Mountain Areas, Rangelands, Coastal Commons) <br />
· New Commons (the New Global Commons – Digital Commons, Genetic Commons, Patents, Music, Literature etc) <br />
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<b>Submission of Paper, Video and Poster abstracts </b><br />
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Making an online submission would require the author/s to follow the online submission system. All submissions must include the mandatory information as indicated in the online format. Should you face any specific problem related to the online submission process, do let us know at <a href="mailto:iasc2011@fes.org.in">iasc2011@fes.org.in</a>. Guidance on full paper, poster and video submission will be provided to authors on acceptance of abstracts. <br />
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For assistance on the submission process, visit: <br />
<a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/conference/index.php/IASC/index/pages/view/submissionguidelines%20">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/conference/index.php/IASC/index/pages/view/submissionguidelines </a><br />
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<b>Paper Abstract Guidelines </b><br />
Word Limit: 100-300 words. Identify the Conference Sub-Themes the abstract is relevant to(academic reviewers of your abstract will be assigned based on the sub-theme you indicate); provide a title for the abstract/paper; names and contact information for all contributing authors; 5 keywords (i.e. describing methods, region of study, etc). Note: Final paper should be between 6,000-10,000 words. <br />
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<b>Poster Abstract Guidelines </b><br />
Word Limit: 100-300 words. Identify the theme or provide a title for your poster; indicate if your poster will present a project, conceptual work, or results from an empirical study, etc. In your abstract, you may include key elements of the script of your poster. <br />
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Note: Practitioners are strongly encouraged to submit poster abstracts, and the profile of posters will be elevated at the IASC 2011 Conference, to successfully "bring a practitioner perspective to the Conference." <br />
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<b>Video Abstract Guidelines </b><br />
Word Limit 100-300 words. Indicate the title of the video, run-time of the video, original format of the video, equipment needs for showing the video, production credits, date the film was produced and description of its original purpose if not created for this Conference itself, the contact details for the corresponding presenter. The online process allows users to upload links to their videos as supplementary files along with their abstracts. Interested participants are requested to post hard copies of their videos to the mail address mentioned below: <br />
Foundation for Ecological Security <br />
PB No. 29, Anand - 388001, India <br />
Tel: 02692-261402/261238/261239 <br />
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<b>Submission of Panel abstracts</b> <br />
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<b>Panel sessions </b><br />
We encourage the submission of proposals for organizing panels focused on a specific theme or topic. A panel session may have 4-5 papers focused on a central theme. A total time of about an hour and a half is allocated to each panel presentation. It is up to the organizer of the panel to determine how to fill those hours (in terms of number of speakers, etc.). However, time for questions from the audience and discussion needs to be considered. <br />
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A panel submission would need an identified organizer/coordinator, an abstract summarizing the aims of the panel session and how each paper will contribute to the overall aim (abstracts should be a maximum of 500 words and include names and affiliations of the organizer and individual presenters) and planned outcomes (if any). <br />
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Authors of individual papers that constitute a particular panel are requested to make individual submissions into the online conference system as well, and enter a note stating that they are also part of a proposed panel for IASC2011, along with details of the Title and Panel Organizer of that particular panel/s in the space provided under "Comments to Co-chair" within the online abstract submission form. <br />
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<b>Workshops, Symposia, Pre-Conference Workshops</b> <br />
We encourage a range of alternative activities such as workshops, symposia and pre-conference workshops as part of/build up to the Conference. Please note that the proposals for organizing workshops, symposia and pre-conference workshops would need to be presented as abstracts (of maximum 500 words) outlining the ideas and/or aims and emailed directly to <a href="mailto:iasc2011@fes.org.in">iasc2011@fes.org.in</a> <br />
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<b>IMPORTANT DATES </b><br />
· Call for Abstracts: December 14, 2009 <br />
· Abstract Submissions: February 1, 2010 to April 15, 2010 – Open Now <br />
· Abstract Selections: May 31, 2010 <br />
· Early Registration: September 30, 2010 <br />
· Complete Paper Submissions: October 31, 2010 <br />
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Contact: <br />
Jagdeesh Rao Puppala, Conference Co-Chair <br />
Foundation for Ecological Security <br />
PB No. 29, Anand - 388001, India <br />
Tel: (+91) 2692-261402 / 261238 / 261239 <br />
Email: <a href="mailto:iasc2011@fes.org.in">iasc2011@fes.org.in</a> <br />
Website: <a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/ </a>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-51339810122581753152010-03-23T16:02:00.005-04:002010-04-05T14:09:17.988-04:00<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">13th Biennial IASC Conference</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Call for Panels</span></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. Customizing Commons: Methods for Diversifying Institutional Design<br />
</b>Coordinated by Bryan Bruns -- <a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/customizing-commons-call-for-papers.pdf">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/customizing-commons-call-for-papers.pdf</a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>2. Inside the natural resource bureaucracy: How does the internal organization of bureaucracies affect natural resource management?<br />
</b>Coordinated by Forrest Fleischman</span><span style="font-size: small;"> -- <a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/IASCBureaucracyPanelProposal.pdf">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/IASCBureaucracyPanelProposal.pdf</a></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>3. Rural out-migration and resource dependent communities in a globalized world</b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"> Coordinated by James Patrick Robson and Prateep Kumar Nayak-- <a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/callforpaper.pdf" target="_blank">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/callforpaper.pdf</a></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. Call for Papers: IFRI and IFRI co-hosted panels for IASC 2011 </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">As in years past, the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) research program (<a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Eifri" target="_blank">www.umich.edu/~ifri</a>) plans to organize several panels at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) in Hyderabad, India (10-14 January 2011; more information at <a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/" target="_blank">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/</a>) . IFRI will co-host a number of panels with CIFOR (<a href="http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/" target="_blank">www.cifor.cgiar.org/</a>), as well as with the IFLEA project based at the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn (<a href="http://www.iflea.uni-bonn.de/index.shtml" target="_blank">www.iflea.uni-bonn.de/index.shtml</a>). We invite paper contributions on the eight panel themes listed below:</span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Inequality in Forest Commons </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Understanding Commons Institutions and Interactions across Scales </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Comparative research on forests and forest commons </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Forest Policy Decentralization in East Africa: Institutional and Livelihoods Change in East African Forest Landscapes (IFRI-IFLEA co-hosted panel) </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Dynamics of Natural Resource Policy Decentralization </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Methods for measuring vulnerability and adaption (IFRI-CIFOR co-hosted panel) </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Climate Change and Governance (IFRI-CIFOR co-hosted panel) </span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Property Rights and Tenure in Forest Commons (IFRI-CIFOR co-hosted panel)</span> </span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Please visit our website regularly for updated information on IASC activities at: <a href="http://www.iascp.org/">www.iascp.org</a></span> </div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-61144073848263639402009-12-18T09:51:00.005-05:002009-12-18T09:58:41.041-05:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.iascp.org/IASC2011%20Call%20for%20Abstracts.pdf">IASC 2011 Call for Abstracts </a></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC)</b><span style="color: black;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><b>January 10</b></span><b>-14, 2011 Hyderabad, India</b><b><br />
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<b>Hosted by the Foundation for Ecological Security<br />
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<b>Chaired by: Mr. Nitin Desai, Co-Chair: Jagdeesh Puppala<span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none;">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/</span></a></span></b><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #009900; font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif";">Theme: Sustaining Commons: Sustaining our Future</span></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Conference will provide opportunities for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, knowledge and experience. Multiple forms of participation are envisaged at this global meeting. These include:</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0.25in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Paper presentations<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Thematic panels<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Poster presentations<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Video presentations<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-Conference workshops<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Practitioners’ Colloquium<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">Young researcher sessions<br />
·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Exhibitions</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUB-THEMES</span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Conference will deal with physical common resources such as Forests, Grazing resources, Protected Areas, Water Resources, Fisheries, Coastal Commons, Lagoon Commons, Irrigation Systems, Livestock and Commons as well as New Commons such as Information Commons, Cultural Commons, Genetic Resources, Patents, Climate, etc. </span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The above subjects would be captured under the following sub-themes:</span><br />
</div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Commons, Poverty and Social Exclusion;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Governance of the Commons: Decentralization, Property Rights, Legal Framework, Structure and Organization;</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Commons: Theory, Analytics and Data;</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Globalisation, Commercialisation and the Commons;</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Managing the Global Commons: Climate Change and other Challenges;</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Managing Complex Commons (Lagoons, Protected Areas, Wetlands, Mountain Areas, Rangelands, Coastal Commons);</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">New Commons (Digital Commons, Genetic Commons, Patents, Music, Literature etc);</span> </li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Please note that the papers may cut across more than one of the seven sub-themes. The illustrative sub-theme questions and topics below are intended to help contributors and are in no way binding. For more information on the subthemes visit the conference website: <span style="color: darkblue;"><a href="http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkblue; text-decoration: none;">http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.do" name="125a227795ec4bda_125a07cc9dd98f1e__Toc24"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b></a><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">· </span></b><b><span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">March 31</span></b><b><sup><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">st</span></sup></b><b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 2010</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Deadline for submission of paper, panel and poster proposals<br />
· </span><span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">September 30</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 2010: Deadline for submission of papers<br />
· </span><span style="color: darkblue; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">August 1</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">st</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 2010: Early registration deadline (tentative)</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS </span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.25in;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Swis721 Lt BT","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">We invite anyone interested or working on the issues relating to Commons to participate in the Conference. We encourage scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts for panels, individual papers, poster and videos. The panels, papers, poster and video abstracts should be submitted to the Conference Committee through the online submission process. </span><br />
</div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-12571870983881773922009-11-18T09:14:00.000-05:002009-11-18T09:14:23.630-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Job Vacancy Announcement</b></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Two Assistant or Associate Professors</b></span><br />
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The Arizona State University, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, home to the anthropology program at ASU, invites applications for two sociocultural anthropology positions available at the assistant or associate professor level. We are seeking individuals whose research focuses on human-environment dynamics. ASU strongly encourages excellence in scholarship and teaching that transcends traditional subdisciplinary and disciplinary boundaries.<br />
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We are particularly interested in candidates who can articulate the rigorous ethnographic study of local peoples, cultures, and the environment with other research strengths at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and ASU, such as urbanization, health, globalization, migration, environmental and social justice, technology and society, environmental social science, institutions, and social complexity.<br />
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Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in anthropology or a closely related discipline; research interests in environmental anthropology, broadly construed; and an ability to contribute to undergraduate and graduate instruction in sociocultural anthropology. Preferred qualifications include an active ethnographic research program that involves students and an ability to contribute to the school’s new transdisciplinary social science-based degree programs, such as environmental social science, in addition to the anthropology degree programs. Qualifications that are required for applicants at the associate professor level and preferred for applicants at the assistant professor level include a demonstrated record of: scholarly achievement, ability to obtain external funding, leadership in professional activities, and teaching effectiveness.<br />
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Review of applications will begin on January 8, 2010 and will continue weekly until the search is closed. Applicants must apply online at <a href="http://academicjobsonline.org/">http://academicjobsonline.org</a> and include a letter of application that includes a statement of professional interests and goals, a statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, and the names and email addresses of three references. Please make sure your name appears in each uploaded file name. You may address your letter to Professor James F. Eder, Search Committee Chair. <br />
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Information about the School can be found at <a href="http://shesc.asu.edu/">http://shesc.asu.edu</a>. A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. See <a href="https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/">https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/</a>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-27117474280201791852009-11-11T14:16:00.002-05:002009-11-11T15:09:44.596-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Call for Papers on Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Arun Agrawal, Maria Lemos, Benjamin Orlove, Jesse Ribot</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Workshops of ICARUS</b><br />
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The Initiative for Climate Adaptation Research and Understanding through the Social Sciences</b></span> </span><br />
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We invite your participation in two linked ICARUS workshops on vulnerability and adaptation. The first will be on ‘Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation: Theory and Cases’, to be held 11-13 February 2010 at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. The second will be on ‘Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation: Methods and Cases’, and will be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 3-5 April 2010. <br />
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These workshops follow an initial planning meeting held at SNRE at the University of Michigan in Winter 2009. They are a part of a series of meetings sponsored by the newly established ‘Initiative for Climate Adaptation Research and Understanding through the Social Sciences’ – ICARUS. ICARUS intends to further the conversation and research on the subjects of climate vulnerability and adaptation. We are particularly interested to draw young scholars and advanced graduate students into the discussion, and welcome proposals to write and present theoretical and case-based papers at the workshops. A subset of papers presented at the first workshop will be invited for discussion at the second meeting after they have been revised by their authors in consultation with advanced scholars working on climate change.<br />
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Vulnerability and adaptation have emerged as key concepts in the social science literature on climate change. Both concepts have long inter-linked histories. Scholars of development and of crisis working on acute disasters and slowly unfolding hunger, famine and dislocation have contributed insights on the meanings and drivers of vulnerability. Development of systematic ideas about adaptation continues to occur in a variety of fields – in both the ecological and the social sciences. The ways these writings are applicable to understanding and intervening in climate-related stress, crisis and response remains a vigorous arena of discussion. In recent years there have been many calls (by IPCC, NSF, Stern Review and others) for greater social science engagement in climate research. ICARUS responds to these calls. <br />
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At the first we propose to hold several panels on “Theorizing Vulnerability and Adaptation” to help improve the understanding of these two inter-related concepts, identify theoretical frontiers, and to build frameworks and approaches that move beyond what is currently available. Panels will also feature empirical cases that help interrogate and illuminate these concepts. Some of the major themes around which we expect papers include: <br />
<ul><li>Frameworks for understanding vulnerability and adaptation,</li>
<li>Forms, causes, and outcomes of vulnerability and adaptation,</li>
<li>Contextual conditions that affect vulnerability or the prospects for successful adaptation, with a particular focus on local particularities,</li>
<li>Politics, policies and policy processes relevant to vulnerability and adaptation,</li>
<li>Types of private and civic action to reduce vulnerability and support adaptation.</li>
</ul>Selected papers from the workshops will be brought together to produce one or more edited volumes and/or special issues of journals. Coherent groupings of papers will also be invited to participate in a series of ICARUS panels at the Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID), a Rio+20 preparatory meeting focusing on climate and vulnerability issues to be held in Fortaleza, Brazil 16 to 20 August 2010. <br />
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The ICARUS workshops are sponsored by the Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy (SDEP) Initiative of the Department of Geography, School of Earth Society, and Environment and Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois and the International Forestry Resources and Institutions research initiative (IFRI) and the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) of the University of Michigan. The workshop organizers have a small pool of funds to support participation in the two ICARUS meetings at University of Illinois and University of Michigan. Support will also be available from the ICID organizing committee for participation in the ICID 2010 conference. <br />
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IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-81018491064996101262009-10-19T11:38:00.001-04:002009-10-19T11:42:33.232-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visiting Professor Position</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://csid.asu.edu/">The Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity</a> at Arizona State University has a visiting professorship program for scholars employed in non-OECD countries and Mexico to spend a sabbatical at the center. Each financial year the program will support one 12 month visit or two 6 month visits with a stipend of up to $40,000 on an annual basis. This will allow the visitor to stay at the center and interact with faculty and students and participate with the broader community of ASU. To be considered for this program, the visiting professor should: <br /><br />• have a regular professor appointment or equivalent in a non-OECD country or of Mexico;<br />• have an independent research agenda that overlaps with the aims of <a href="http://csid.asu.edu/">the center</a> and;<br />• be willing to deliver a number of <a href="http://csid.asu.edu/events">seminars</a> during their stay.<br /><br />This position is aimed at those on sabbatical leave who are interested in spending it at ASU within the period July 1 2010 – June 30 2011. To apply for this program applications must include the following: <br /><br />• a most recent CV;<br />• one or more relevant publications and;<br />• names and addresses of referees.<br /><br />Proposals should be submitted under one cover via email to Marco.Janssen@asu.edu by March 1, 2010. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-14849507822051420362009-10-15T14:46:00.002-04:002009-10-15T14:54:53.090-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Congratulations to Elinor Ostrom from IASC President Ruth Meinzen-Dick</span><br /><br />Monday’s news of Elinor Ostrom winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is still reverberating, causing much excitement. In awarding the prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted it is "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons". It is so encouraging to see the explicit recognition, by the economics profession, of her landmark studies in the factors that encourage cooperation. <br /><br />Those who have been privileged to work with her know how richly deserved this recognition is. Those who are not familiar with her work, who still believe in the inevitability of Garrett Hardin’s “tragedy of the commons” have a treat in store, discovering her research. She is a brilliant scholar who can still communicate her ideas to a wide audience, an inspiring teacher and generous colleague. <br /><br />I am fortunate to be in the former group. I have been following her work on cooperation for managing water, forests, and other shared resources (even the internet!) for more than 20 years. She was the founding President of the International Association for Study of the Commons (IASC), instrumental in building an organization that brings together researchers and practitioners to build understanding and improve institutions for the management of resources that are (or could be) held or used collectively by communities in developing or developed countries. I’m privileged to be the current President of IASC, able to build on the foundations of her work and that of hundreds of others who are helping to learn how to craft institutions to govern the commons effectively. <br /><br /> From this vantage point, let me point out two aspects of Prof. Ostrom’s work that are noteworthy, especially for a Nobel Laureate in Economics Sciences. The first is that her work is grounded in empirical observations. She draws on theory, but also questions the underlying assumptions and tests them against the actual behavior of people and institutions. She looks for the commonalities—and differences—in the way people relate to different types of resources, in developing countries as well as the US and other industrialized countries, using case studies, structured comparable data collection across sites, and experimental games, both in the lab and in the field. <br /><br />The second significant aspect of her work is that she is transcends disciplines. A political scientist who wins the highest prize in economics, she works with the whole range of social scientists, but also with foresters, ecologists, mathematicians, … the list goes on. She learns from each discipline, and offers conceptual frameworks (notably the Institutional Analysis and Design, or IAD framework) that help integrate knowledge and insights. And more importantly, the combination of perspectives helps to address important practical problems of resource management and crafting institutions that are sustainable and equitable. <br /><br />For those who want to learn more, a list of her key publications that are available free online is at www.iasc-commmons.org . Over 100 of her online articles are also available in the Digital Library of the Commons at http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/browse?value=Ostrom%2C+Elinor&type=author<br /><br /> <br /><br />See what others thought of her award:<br /><br /> * Elinor Ostrom and the Future of Economics (Umair Haque, Harvard Business)<br /> * Elinor Ostrom breaks the Nobel mould (Kevin Gallagher, Guardian)<br /> * Governing the Commons (Vernon Smith, Forbes)<br /><br />(This blog posting is copublished with the International Food Policy Research Institute www.ifpri.org)IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-91074454440928210372009-10-12T14:33:00.001-04:002009-10-12T14:35:39.472-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Press Conference of Elinor Ostrom named Nobel laureate</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.broadcast.iu.edu/">http://www.broadcast.iu.edu/</a>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-75481664767671164742009-10-12T14:28:00.001-04:002009-10-12T14:32:33.020-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Elinor Ostrom wins Nobel Prize in Economics</span><br /><br />Elinor (Lin) Ostrom, a past president, founding member, and active inspiration to the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. In awarding the prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted it is "<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons</span></span>".<br /><br />“Many natural resources, such as fish stocks, pastures, woods, lakes, and groundwater basins are managed as common property. That is, many users have access to the resource in question. If we want to halt the degradation of our natural environment and prevent a repetition of the many collapses of natural‐resource stocks experienced in the past, we should learn from the successes and failures of common‐property regimes. Ostrom’s work teaches us novel lessons about the deep mechanisms that sustain cooperation in human societies.”<br /><br />The theme of the award is <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Economic governance: the organization of cooperation</span></span>.<br /><br />Prof. Ostrom shares the award with Oliver E. Williamson "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm"<br /><br />The International Association for the Study of the Commons DEEPLY congratulates Dr. Ostrom for this well‐deserved recognition of her research on “Governing the Commons”. And want to let her know how privileged and happy we feel to have her as a mentor and colleague at IASC.<br /><br />We encourage anyone interested in more information to read the prize committee’s excellent overviews of the contributions of these new laureates, with versions for the general public at<br /><br /><a href="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/info.pdf">http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/info.pdf</a><br /><br />and for the scientific community at<br /><br /><a href="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/ecoadv09.pdf">http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/ecoadv09.pdf</a>.IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-5280530755217444602009-09-09T10:08:00.002-04:002009-09-09T10:16:46.187-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">International Association for the Study of the Commons USA Regional Meeting </span><br />Hosted by the <a href="http://csid.asu.edu/">Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity</a><br /><br />September 30 - October 2, 2010<br />Arizona State University<br />Tempe, Arizona, USA<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Theme: Capturing the Complexity of the Commons</span><br /><br />The regional meeting of the US branch of the IASC will have as its theme “capturing the complexity of the commons” reflecting the increasing efforts to understand commons over time at multiple levels of scale. The goal is to foster more discussion and collaboration especially among US researchers working on commons from an interdisciplinary point of view. We invite scholars from the natural and social sciences as well as humanities and arts.<br /><br />The conference is interdisciplinary and open to any individual interested in common-pool resources and common property issues. It is aimed at encouraging the discussion on the conference topics among researchers and practitioners living in US or elsewhere. This should result in a stronger research network and an enhanced exchange of experiences primarily among US researchers and students working on the Commons and also with scholars elsewhere.<br /><br />The conference is organized in 3 subthemes:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Complexity </span><br />This theme address the increasing focus of commons research on cases with historical depth, multiple resources and resource uses, and multiple levels of social and ecological processes. Topics included in this subtheme are the resilience of common pool resources, institutional learning and adaptation, and transboundary commons and conflicts.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">New Commons</span> <br />This theme includes commons that can be grouped in four broad classes: the urban commons, the virtual commons, the environmental services and public health. Research on those topics using conceptual tools designed for the study of commons has strongly increased in the last few years. Moreover, many of those commons are, at present, crucial for the welfare of human beings as a whole.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Multiple Methods to Study the Commons</span> <br />This theme addresses the methodological contributions to study the commons including ethnographic case studies, collaborative field studies, experiments, formal modeling and participatory processes. Besides contributions of the individual methodologies we recognize the benefits of using multiple methods to address the same research questions.<br /><br />We welcome proposals for panels, workshops, and individual papers relating to the three subthemes of the conference:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Panels and Workshops.</span> Submit a proposal to organize a 1.5 hour concurrent panel session (3 to 4 speakers and session chair) or workshop (a practically-oriented session with 2 or 3 speakers, session facilitator, and sufficient time for audience questions). Proposals include an abstract of the goal and topic of the session (maximum of 350 words), include names and affiliations of the organizer and individual presenters, and provide abstracts for the individual papers (maximum 250 words). <br />Proposals for panels and workshops are due <span style="font-weight:bold;">April 1, 2010</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Individual Papers.</span> Submit an abstract to give a 20-minute oral presentation. Abstracts should be a maximum of 250 words. Include the name, title and affiliation of each author. Abstracts will be peer reviewed and are due <span style="font-weight:bold;">April 1, 2010</span>. Confirmation of acceptance of the abstract will be sent by May 1, 2010. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Final papers are due September 1, 2010</span> (details will be sent to authors upon abstract acceptance).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conference Proceedings.</span> All abstracts and submitted papers will be made available online and provided to the. All conference paper submissions will be peer reviewed and a selected of the papers will be considered for a special issue of the International Journal of the Commons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Submission of Abstracts.</span> All abstracts must be submitted electronically in Word, text, or pdf format. Abstracts should be submitted via the <a href="http://csid.asu.edu/USIASC_2010">conference website</a>.IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-18138679691728631792009-07-13T11:12:00.001-04:002009-07-13T11:14:02.673-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Fulbright Commission- Politecnico of Turin, Italy<br />RESEARCH LECTURESHIP IN<br />POLICIES AND TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY<br />AT THE POLITECNICO DI TORINO<br />A.Y. 2010 – 2011</span><br /><br /><br />Information <br /><br />According to the agreement, signed in 2008 by the Politecnico of Turin and the Fulbright Commission, a Fulbright Distinguished Senior Lecturer will be selected for a six months period of teaching and research at the Politecnico in academic year 2010-11 (see other information at: <a href="http://www.fulbright.it/publicity/2010-11/lectureships/Polito_0305.pdf">http://www.fulbright.it/publicity/2010-11/lectureships/Polito_0305.pdf</a>).<br />Teaching activities will involve a Module in “Policies and Tools for Environmental Sustainability” within the Master in Pianificazione territoriale, urbanistica e paesaggistico-ambientale (Territorial, Urban, Landscape and Environmental Planning), in the second Facoltà di Architettura (School of Architecture), while research activities will be developed in the Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio (DITER). <br />Both activities are related to the issue of sustainable development, with a particular focus on public policies and on planning and evaluation tools through which to attain the environmental sustainability in territorial innovation and transformation processes. This approach includes also subjects such as the international cooperation for nature and landscape conservation, and protected areas management.<br />These issues resume, with a broader trans-scale attention, some of those which are the focus of the teaching activity of a Fulbright Distinguished Chair on “International Environmental Policies and Legislation” which has been developed in the BA in Pianificazione territoriale, urbanistica e ambientale (Territorial, Urban, Landscape and Environmental Planning), each year since 2002. This teaching experience (held in English) has involved seven diverse American teachers and has been greatly appreciated by the students.<br />Now, this past experience scope should be broadened taking into account the growing political and cultural interest for the global changes affecting not only the climate conditions and their physical effects, but also the economic, social and cultural processes and the planning and governance perspectives. This implies scientific comparisons, exchanges and interactions between the most meaningful American and European (and particularly Italian) experiences.<br />Teaching activities can also include lectures and seminars in the PhD address in “Territorial Planning and Local Development”, organised by DITER within the Politecnico PhD Course “Environment and Territory”.<br /><br />In the light of the past experience, it seems important to associate to the teaching activity the research one. Such research activity can be linked to the research activities theme developed within DITER, which will host the Fulbright Lecturer.<br />DITER was born at the beginning of the ‘80s from a joint initiative of geographers, economists, sociologists, planners and architects partly belonging to the University of Turin, partly to the Politecnico, and it is the only inter-universities Department still existing in Italy. <br />Research activities are carried out by means of research Centres and groups.<br />DITER hosts three Research Centres:<br />o ECD-NPP, European Centre of Documentation on Nature Parks Planning<br />o EU-POLIS Centre for Research and Documentation on European and Mediterranean Urban Systems <br />o CCTM – Third World City Centre<br /><br />The activity of these Centres and of other research groups operating in DITER is focused on a wide range of themes, such as human and economic geography, urban and regional governance and planning, environment and landscape policies and planning, spatial development and European policies, cooperation and planning in developing countries, sustainability and assessment of plans and programmes. <br />Each of the above Centres and the other research groups has important relationships with International Associations and Networks, such as, for instance, the IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and UNISCAPE (European Network of Universities for the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention). Such relationships could make easier for the incoming lecturer to interact with the national and international networks. <br /><br />DITER, where the Lecturer will have his office, is located in the Castle of Valentino, on the river Po, just in the historic centre of Turin, the old seat of Politecnico since the middle of the 19th century and one of the main seats of the Savoy Court since the 17th century (for more information about Turin and Politecnico see <a href="http://www.fulbright.it/publicity/2010-11/lectureships/Polito_0305.pdf">http://www.fulbright.it/publicity/2010-11/lectureships/Polito_0305.pdf</a>).IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-3107479021371250622009-06-15T15:05:00.001-04:002009-06-15T15:09:52.600-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Seeking Virtual Presenters for Participation Camp: Changing the Rules, June 27-28</span><br /><br />If you, or someone that you know, might be interested in being a virtual presenter at the following event, please let us know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Participation Camp: CHANGE THE RULES! – seeking virtual presenters and/or collaborators</span><br /><br />Democracy is the game where we can change the rules together! How do we make this game more serious, more fair and more fun? Please let us know if you are interested in convening a virtual session at this event on a topic of your choice, or collaborating with us in some way!<br /><br />Participation Camp, Change the Rules, in New York on June 27-28, will provide the spark for an explosion of sharing, experimentation and collaboration around this question. Participants may attend a wide range of physical and virtual presentations (or deliver one themselves), compete in a conference wide web participation game called Nomic (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic</a>), or roll up their sleeves in a hands on workshop. For preliminary details see: <a href="http://participationcamp.org/">http://participationcamp.org/</a>.<br /><br />If you might be interested in collaborating with us, please check out our wiki at: <a href="http://barcamp.pbworks.com/ParticipationCamp">http://barcamp.pbworks.com/ParticipationCamp</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What Makes Change The Rules Different?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Virtual/Physical Hybrid Structure:</span> One particular feature of this event is that we will be bridging the physical and virtual worlds. We will be opening up virtual spaces in advance of the actual session so as to engage virtual participants in the project. We will also have a room where virtual presenters can connect with those at the conference.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Open Space/Defined Hybrid Structure:</span> We will be using Open Space principles for the creation of some of the sessions, but will also be seeking out the involvement of those that would like to actively<br />engage participants on a specific topic. If there is an issue or a question that you would like to discuss at this event, please let us know!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Play Game:</span> We will be playing the game, Nomic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic). This is a game that is designed to teach participants, by virtue of their experience, some of the interesting features of governance, democracy, rule making, rule following, collaboration etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Pre-Session Dialogue:</span> We will open SkypeChat spaces that enable those that are interested in the PCamp theme(s) to connect with each other, exchange ideas, plan potential sessions etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Sustain Dialogue:</span> Due to the fact that virtual environments are accessible from anywhere, it becomes possible for participants to continue their conversations with others after the conclusion of the<br />session. This makes it possible for them to continue to explore the ideas and projects that they are interested in, as well as to cultivate the relationships with those that they have connected with.<br />We hate the fact that what happens when events end is that there is little or no follow up!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Questions/Themes</span><br /><br />Here are a few questions that we have been thinking about. Are there any such questions that are of interest to you, and around which you might be interested in organizing a virtual session?<br />• What, generally speaking, is the role that technology can play in fostering citizen engagement?<br />• What are the best tools for creating the right frameworks for fostering citizen engagement?<br />• What are the particular challenges of using open, collaborative, platforms?<br />• What sorts of business models are consistent with ‘open collaboration’? How can organizations that subscribe to these principles also generate revenue?<br />• How do we utilize technology to mobilize the youth vote?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Process</span><br /><br />On June 20th, we will create a chat space/conversation in Skype to which we will invite all those that are interested in participating in an open dialogue on issues relating to open governance. This chat space will allow you the opportunity to:<br />• Introduce yourself and your project to others that are like minded<br />• Connect with others that might be interested in your project or might have interesting project ideas.<br />• Learn, via participation, about how open, collaborative, patterns of interaction work<br />• Learn, via participation, how groups self organize Virtual Tools<br /><br />We will be using free online tools that are easily accessible by any participant, such as:<br /><br />Drop.io: We will utilize drop.io (www.drop.io) in order to organize and share files.<br />Google Documents: will be used for the joint authoring of documents.<br />SkypeChat: Will provide a open space where people can start the dialogue, network and keep the discussion going.<br />Etherpad: for notetaking during sessions.<br />Twitter: as a channel to the outside to integrate other interested parties.<br /><br />Stephan DohrnIASC 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To make you membership in the IASC community as useful and enjoyable as possible we need you to provide us with feedback on your personal experience and expectations. Therefore we kindly request that you fill out a survery. Your answers are very valuable for the design of our new membership strategy and the future of the IASC.<br /></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br />You can fill out the survery online by clicking the following link:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><p style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckJqN0lJajR3bGxvSU9Dem8xVUY3cFE6MA">http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckJqN0lJajR3bGxvSU9Dem8xVUY3cFE6MA</a>.</span> </p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" >We will analyze results by May 19th, so please send use your reply before that.<br /><br />We appreciate your time and suggestion. If you have additional ideas feel free to share them with us by sending an e-mail to Luz Aliette Hernandez at iasc@iasc-commons.org.<br /><br />Also, please remember to renew your membership registration for the period of July 2009-June 2010 through the member's link:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://www.regonline.com/Renewal.aspx?EventId=86527">https://www.regonline.com/Renewal.aspx?EventId=86527</a>. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">There </span><span style="font-size:100%;">you can also check your membership fee record at the link "View my details" that appears after you enter your personal information.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thank you for your participation,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" >The IASC Secretariat</span><br /></p>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-26829895894414583492009-04-27T15:46:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:49:11.111-04:00<a href="http://www.change-management-blog.com/2009/03/real-time-virtual-collaboration.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Invitation to a Virtual Real-time Collaboration Workshop</span></a><br /><br />What tools and principles do we need to help change to unfold? Social and technological development is a means for better organizations, and a better world.<br /><br />Please join us for a global of trial using Open Space principles to convene and connect participants from around the world.<br /><br />When: Saturday, 9 May, 2009<br />Time: 14.00-17.00 GMT (please <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=9&month=5&year=2009&hour=14&min=0&sec=0&p1=0">check your local time here</a>)<br /><br />Cost: Free<br /><br />For more information and to register: <a href="http://www.change-management-blog.com/2009/03/real-time-virtual-collaboration.html">http://www.change-management-blog.com/2009/03/real-time-virtual-collaboration.html </a>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-34159378290157321892009-03-19T10:26:00.001-04:002009-03-19T10:35:58.760-04:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">International Conference: Towards Knowledge Democracy<br />25-27 August 2009</span><br /><br />I would like to draw you attention to the forthcoming International Conference "Towards Knowledge Democracy", which will be held in Leiden, The Netherlands, on 25-27 August 2009. http://knowledgedemocracy/nl<br /><br />Background information: "This conference offers you a unique opportunity to share your visions and experiences on how to deal with the challenges and possibilities that occur on the interface between science, politics, society and the media. The ability to handle these boundary issues is essential in our world where knowledge becomes increasingly democratised. An international audience consisting of scientists, politicians, government officials, media professionals, societal organisations and other interested parties will convene in Leiden to exchange ideas. We expect hundreds of visitors and over a hundred keynote and panel speakers to discuss their views during this three-day event."<br /><br />Call for papers here: http://www.knowledgedemocracy.nl/files_content/CALL_FOR_PAPERS_TKDpdf<br /><br />Deadline for submission of abstacts 1 May 2009.<br /><br />Best wishes - and apologies for cross posting.<br />Sarah Cummings<br /><br />Context, international cooperation<br />Cornelis Houtmanstraat 15<br />3572 LT Utrecht<br />The Netherlands<br />mail: sc@developmenttraining.org<br />www.developmenttraining.org<br />www.civicdrievenchange.org<br /><br />www.ikmemergent.net<br />http://thegiraffe.wordpress.com<br />www.km4dev.org/journalIASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-14200443017166065982009-02-13T09:49:00.000-05:002009-02-13T10:04:16.696-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Call for Papers</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SYMPOSIUM</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Decentralization, Power & Tenure Rights of Forest-Dependent People</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dahod, Gujarat, India; 27-28 October 2009</span><br /></div><br />Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and the Sadguru Foundation (India) will jointly host a symposium ‘Decentralization, Power and Tenure Rights of Forest-Dependent People’ at Dahod, Gujarat, India on 27-28 October 2009. An optional one-day field visit will be arranged on 29 October 2009.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective</span> - The main aim of the symposium is to share local, national and international experiences of decentralization reforms and forest tenure rights in relation to the political position of forestdependent indigenous peoples and pastoralists.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Symposium</span> - Key identified thematic issues for discussions are:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Decentralization Reforms</span><br />Decentralized forest management reforms recognize new types of institutions. In practice, what kinds of institutions are chosen and why? Are the local institutions supportive towards marginalized groups? Do marginalized groups have a say in choosing the ‘right’ local institution?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Politics of Power</span><br />Different forms of power are devolved to different types of institutions through decentralized forestry. Which kinds of powers are transferred to local authorities? Who are the new authorities? Does devolving power to local authority means empowerment of indigenous peoples and women?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Forest Tenure Rights</span><br />Statutory laws are increasingly recognizing forest tenure rights of the indigenous peoples. To what extent do international instruments and institutions influence national and local forest governance? Is the state ‘recognition’ of forest tenure rights conducive to the reduction of rural<br />poverty?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstract</span> - The paper should address one or more of the above identified three thematic issues based on empirical and/or theoretical research.<br /><br />Abstracts should include title, author(s), institutional affiliation, full contact address, telephone number and a summary (max 250 words) of the paper with four keywords. Please email the abstract as an attachment to Purabi Bose (purabi.bose@wur.nl) before 10 April 2009. Please state “symposium abstract/your last name” in the email subject line. We will notify acceptance of the abstract via email by 30 April 2009.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants</span> - We encourage participants from multidisciplinary background including international and national researchers, academics, postgraduate students, policymakers, legal experts, NGO members, government officers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Language</span> - English is the symposium language.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Programme</span> - Two-day interactive symposium will have keynote lectures, selected paper presentations, panel discussion, and an openforum focussed debate. The confirmed programme will be available by September 2009.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue</span> - Sadguru Foundation, Chosala, Dahod district, Gujarat, India.<br /><br />Being hosted in a semiarid, tribal district bordering Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states, the symposium presents an opportunity to explore what future holds for some of India's poorest forest-dependent tribal communities.<br /><br />Dahod is directly connected to Mumbai (540km/9hrs) and Delhi (840km/12hrs) by Indian railways. The nearest airports are in Ahmedabad and Vadodara city of Gujarat. By road: bus service is available from Ahmedabad (200km) and Vadodara (150km).<br />Check venue details at www.nmsadguru.org/FacilitiesAvailable.html and general information about Dahod at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahod<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Important Dates</span> - Abstract submission -- 10 April 2009<br /> Acceptance of abstract -- 30 April 2009<br /> Registration fees and paper submission -- 15 September 2009<br /> Final programme & Keynote speakers -- 30 September 2009<br /> Symposium -- 27-28 October 2009<br /> Fieldtrip (optional) -- 29 October 2009<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Registration</span> - A nominal participation fee of Rs.2000 is to be paid by 15 September 2009. To encourage participation of PhD students and women from developing countries, the fee is further relaxed to Rs.1000. The fee includes presymposium proceedings, twinsharing accommodation for one night at the venue, and meals. The fees exclude all other expenses like travel, extra days of lodging/boarding, and field trip. All registrations will be confirmed on the receipt of fees.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mode of Payment</span> - Indian Participants: Kindly send demand draft in favour of “N. M. Sadguru Water and Development Foundation” together with a covering letter (including full name, institutional affiliation, position, address, telephone, email) to Harnath Jagawat, Director, Sadguru Foundation, Post Box 71, Dahod 389171, Gujarat, India.<br /><br />International Participants: Through bank transfers, kind contact symposium secretariat.<br /><br /><br />For any further information, to register your participation, or to cosponsor the symposium, please contact the Symposium Secretariat preferably by email at:<br /><br />Wageningen University, the Netherlands<br />Purabi Bose<br />Email: purabi.bose@wur.nl<br /><br />Sadguru Foundation, India<br />Harnath Jagawat<br />Email: nmsadguru@yahoo.comIASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-29307358225628183162008-12-15T10:24:00.000-05:002008-12-15T10:36:39.424-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQS_OcIZgUxbK5Icv0hzvn3fndT_sh3OgtfPRut9wEWVwIx8CVVZLw02pQAPHB2uV9O-_NmwZtk26mLKY-51CpsdAifn6Z0hC3ivGmjM8_NR3TdyJ_7UIMpcq5TueRqJsrllV1Q/s1600-h/State-Centric+Regimes+Call+for+Papers.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQS_OcIZgUxbK5Icv0hzvn3fndT_sh3OgtfPRut9wEWVwIx8CVVZLw02pQAPHB2uV9O-_NmwZtk26mLKY-51CpsdAifn6Z0hC3ivGmjM8_NR3TdyJ_7UIMpcq5TueRqJsrllV1Q/s320/State-Centric+Regimes+Call+for+Papers.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280041155676576658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Call for Papers<br /><br />WATER POLICY DYNAMICS IN STATE-CENTRIC REGIMES<br /><br />Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), defined by the Global Water Partnership as “a process which promotes the co-ordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems,” (GWP TAC 2000) is a concept that has gained international attention since water experts and advocates worldwide convened and agreed upon the Dublin Principles in preparation for the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio deJaneiro.<br /><br />The Dublin Principles promote awareness-raising among policy makers and the general public, taking decisions at the lowest appropriate level, full public consultation and involvement of users in planning and implementation of projects, empowering women to participate in water resources programs in self-defined ways, and recognizing the basic right of human beings to have affordable access to clean water and sanitation. The concept of IWRM that came forward from these principles has been understood as having normative and strategic value for providing a framework to achieve sustainable resource management, which in turn can be operationalized through different types of approaches. Nonetheless, at the center of IWRM’s strongly normative global discourse is an emphasis upon distinctly society-centric assumptions of how governance is carried out within a nation-state (Mollinga 2008).<br /><br />Society-centric theories of the state rely on a number of assumptions: liberal individual-rights and the protection of those rights; the competition of individuals maximizing their self-interest as a driving economic and social force; and the neutral role of the state in regulating the free market to coordinate the allocation of resources, and in arbitrating between competing forces in society to achieve the common good. Given these assumptions concerning the relationship between government and society, any given policy can be traced back to demands placed upon the government by competing interest groups within the national political system – the source of authority for policy formulation inherently comes from within society.<br /><br />The society-centric assumptions upon which IWRM policies tend to be based can serve as a methodological challenge within states where there is an empirical reality of state-centric processes. In such polities, the state has some level of autonomy from social and economic forces, and it is assumed to not be neutral in its relationships with organized interests. As such, any given policy can be traced to the active role of government officials seeking to maximize their individual economic welfare and power or to the constraining role of the state’s organizational structure. State-centric theories of the state see the state as an independent variable in explaining political and social events.<br /><br />Since the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, there has been a push for all countries to adopt policies promoting IWRM. Authoritarian countries are obviously state-centric in their approach. A number of new democracies that have arisen since the end of the Cold War to satisfy domestic and donor pressure have established political hybrids, which Ottoway (2003) calls semi-authoritarian states. These regimes have deliberately combined the rhetoric of liberal democracy while allowing for little real political competition for power. Bell et al (1995) also discuss the phenomenon of Asian democratization as being “illiberal” in that these countries have promoted a non-neutral understanding of the state, with a technocracy managing the developing state as a corporate enterprise, while maintaining control over public space and civil society. Zakaria (1997, 2003) built upon this discussion, broadening its application outside of the Asian context by differentiating constitutional liberty (the protection of individual rights through a legal system that cannot be arbitrarily manipulated by government) from democracy (open, free, and fair elections). Many new democracies, he points out, have promoted the latter without developing the former, defining them as “illiberal democracies.”<br /><br />A number of authoritarian and semi-authoritarian/illiberal-democratic nations have adopted institutional reforms within their water resources sectors. Such countries as China, Cuba, Egypt, Kyrgistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Uganda have been recognized for instituting national policies, strategies, and laws for water resources development and management, but are nonetheless resistant to fully embracing the society-centric aspects of IWRM reforms. In this Call for Papers, we are seeking to make sense of processes involved in authoritarian regimes with respect to water reforms, drawing from a broad set of cases. As such, we seek not to solve the issue, but rather to open up discussion and explore findings to-date for further analytic development. We are interested in historically and geographically contextualized case studies employing the following types of analysis:<br /><br />• Actor-oriented analyses (Long and Van der Ploeg 1994) exploring the processes of state-centric regimes in adopting and/or implementing water (including IWRM) policies. This can involve an analysis of bureaucracy or leadership to understand how policy ideas are distilled and how decisions are made in a closed policy regime, bringing light to the policy process and structure-agency issues embedded in decision-making. Such an account of how the normative ideas of IWRM arrive, translate, and are carried out in the technocratic engineering-oriented water bureaucracies of closed regimes greatly informs the discussion.<br /><br />• Given that the state is not a distinctive actor nor an entity in itself, but rather can be considered to be an ideological project (Abrams 1988), accounting for the resources, strategies, and limitations of non-state actors actively interested in promoting society-centric water policy processes (including IWRM), and their respective experiences and responses to the state-centric structures of governance aids in understanding the dynamics of the relationship between state and society in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes.<br /><br />In discussing a set of such cases and the questions they present, we would like embark on developing a new vocabulary as well as an innovative set of ideas concerning how the analysis of water policy dynamics can be undertaken in state-centric water policy regimes, as frameworks incorporating society-centric assumptions seem to have clear limits.<br /><br />The timeline for this Call for Papers is as follows:<br /><br />Timeline<br /><br />January 20, 2009: Deadline for submission of abstracts of papers. Abstracts should be submitted to Anjali Bhat at abhat@uni-bonn.de.<br /><br />February 1, 2009: Selected authors invited to submit papers<br /><br />March 24-25, 2009: Workshop on Water Policy, IWRM and Authoritarian Regimes<br />For enquiries or further details, please contact the Workshop organizers.<br />Peter P. Mollinga, pmollinga@uni-bonn.de<br />Anjali Bhat, abhat@uni-bonn.de<br />ZEF (Center for Development Research)<br />University of Bonn, Germany<br /><br />References<br /><br />Abrams, Philip. 1988. “Notes on the Difficulty of Studying the State (1977)” Journal of Historical Sociology, 1(1): 58-89.<br /><br />Belll, Daniel A., David Brown, Kanishka Jayasuriya, and David M. Jones. 1995. Towards Illiberal Democracy in Pacific Asia. New York: St. Martin’s Press.<br /><br />Grindle, Merilee S. 1989. “The New Political Economy: Positive Economics and Negative Politics. Policy, Planning and Research Working Papers. WPS 304. Washington, DC: The World Bank.<br /><br />GWP TAC. 2000. “Integrated Water Resources Management.” Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Background Papers No. 4. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership.<br /><br />Long, Norman and Jan Douwe van der Ploeg. 1994. “Heterogeneity, Actor and Structure: Towards a Reconstitution of the Concept of Structure”, in David Booth, (ed). Rethinking Social Development: Theory, Research and Practice. Harlow, Essex: Longman Scientific and Technical.<br /><br />Mollinga, Peter P. 2008. “Water Policy – Water Politics.” In Waltina Scheumann, Susanne Neubert, and Martin Kipping (eds), Water Politics and Development Cooperation: Local Power Plays and Global Governance. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Pp. 1-29.<br /><br />Ottoway, Marina. Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment ofr International Peace. 2003<br /><br />Zakaria, Fareed. 1997. “The Rise of Illiberal Democracy.” Foreign Affiars. November.<br /><br />Zakaria, Fareed. 2003. Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-2151265994160585962008-11-18T14:18:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:23:38.122-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cefcastle%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cefcastle%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cefcastle%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> 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font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Mrs. Portia Segomelo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Deputy Director,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Department of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Environmental Affairs,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Botswana<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">IASC Presidential Address:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 27.85pt;"> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt; height: 27.85pt;" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; color: black;">Parallel Panel Sessions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt; height: 27.85pt;" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; color: black;">Parallel Panel Sessions</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt; height: 27.85pt;" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; color: black;">Parallel Panel Sessions</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Evening Event:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Launch of the Institute for<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Poverty Land and Agrarian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Studies, University of the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Western Case<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Afternoon Plenary Panel:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Addressing Historical<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Discrimination through<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Commons Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Discussant: Prof. Lungisile<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Ntsebeza, University of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Cape Town</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="266"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Afternoon Workshop:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Getting our Message to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Policy Makers, Community<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Members and Activists</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;">The objective of this Policy Forum is to share existing research and experiences in the governance of large scale natural resource commons across different ecosystem types in Africa. These include among others: coastal zones; arid grasslands; forests; savannas and forest patches; and floodplain ecosystems. The Policy Forum brings together researchers and policy makers to examine existing research on commons governance. The Policy Forum takes as its starting point the insight that addressing natural resource degradation in Africa means finding ways to identify reproduce and encourage positive practices of commons management across <span style=""> </span>wide scales.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;">
<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contacts</span>
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<br />Dr. Lapologang Magole, Programme Committee Chair,
<br />Harry Oppenheimer Okavanga Research Centre, University of Botswana
<br />magolel@orc.ub.bw
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<br />Dr. Mafaniso Hara, Organizing Committee Chair,
<br />PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
<br />mhara@uwc.ac.za
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.plaas.org.za/newsevents/iasc/reg/</span>
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<br />Early Registration, before 1 December 2008, USD 180
<br />Late Registration, USD 210
<br />South African Student Registration, USD 25 (bring student card)
<br />On Site Registration available from 08:30 on the 20th January 2009
<br />Lunch is not included in the student registration fee
<br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: TimesNewRoman; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-64538399751611395132008-11-05T10:31:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:17:48.799-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS<br />FIRST NOTICE<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Property Rights and Sustainability: the evolution of property rights to meet the challenges of sustainability<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Thursday 16 - Saturday 18, April 2009 at the University of Auckland.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Theme:<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />This conference aims to stimulate debate about property rights and the objective</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span>s of sustainability. The intention is to provide a forum to discuss how property rights and responsibilities may be applied or adapted in a way that addresses ecological problems in a more coherent and sustainable way.<br /><br />The conference will consider the nature and function of property rights within the context of contemporary policy, law and ethical discourse. In particular, it will provide a basis for specific examination of how New Zealand can better respond to current problems including:<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>land use planning and land use change;</li><li>coastal and marine management;</li><li>water management;</li><li>forestry;</li><li>biodiversity;</li><li>climate change;</li><li>cultural heritage; and</li><li>corporate responsibility.</li></ul>The target audience for this conference includes academics, law practitioners, judges, politicians, central and local government officers, planners, resource management professionals, members of NGOs, iwi authorities and students.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Programme:</span><br /><br />The conference will commence with a public address by Judge Christopher Weeramantry (former Vice President of the International Court of Justice) on the evening of 16 April. The two full days of the conference will begin with keynote and theme papers before the lunch break. Parallel sessions will be held in the afternoons following specific session topics developing the theme of the conference. The Programme will be available on the conference website once finalised.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Confirmed Keynote Conference Speakers:</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> Judge Christopher Weeramantry (Sri Lanka), Professor Eric Freyfogle (USA), Professor Ron Engel (USA), Professor Sharon Beder (Aust.), Professor Tony Arnold (USA).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conference website: </span>www.nzcel-conf.auckland.ac.nz.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Call for Papers:<br /></span><br />The<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>conference organisers <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>welcome papers on the conference theme. Papers need not have a specific New Zealand focus. Key topics include (but are not limited) to the following:<br /><ul><li>Concepts of property rights and responsibilities;</li><li>Property rights in land and natural resources;</li><li>Managing of 'free' resources;</li><li>Land use;</li><li>Water management;</li><li>Climate change responses;</li><li>Marine environment;</li><li>Maori and indigenous concepts of property;</li><li>Heritage protection;</li><li>Coastal management;</li><li>Forestry;</li><li>Public access; and</li><li>Corporate responsibility.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Submission Process:</span><br /><ol><li style="font-weight: bold;">Abstracts should be received by 1 December 2008.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstracts</span> must be of 250-300 words and contain the following information; a. Name, affiliation, postal address and email address;<br /> b. Title of paper;<br /> c. List of key words that best describe the paper; and<br /> d. For collaborative papers, the name of the presenter of the paper</li><li>Please submit your proposal by email to k.j.kilgour@paradise.net.nz in MSWord</li><li>You will be notified of acceptance of your paper via email early January 2009.</li></ol><span style="font-weight: bold;">Further Information</span><br /><br />For conference information, contact the Conference Organiser - Jane Kilgour at k.j.kilgour@paradise.net.nz. For queries relating to the theme and content of the conference papers, please contact David Grinlinton (d.grinlinton@quckland.ac.nz) or Prue Taylor (prue.taylor@auckland.ac.nz).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Please note: Presenters will be responsible for their own conference expenses.<br />Registration details will be available on the conference website at:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.nzcel-conf.auckland.ac.nz</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></div></div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-558940004612350592008-10-30T14:54:00.000-04:002008-10-30T15:03:07.327-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY JOURNAL LAUNCH<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Coriolis: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies</span> is seeking English language scholarly manuscripts for publication in a new on-line, fully indexed journal published in conjunction with the National Maritime Digital Library, hosted at Mystic Seaport with support from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Named after the physical forces that drive global ocean currents and human activities on the seas, <span style="font-style: italic;">Coriolis </span>welcomes studies in history, literature, art, music, archaeology, and environmental studies from researchers all over the world. The journal particularly seeks anglophonic manuscripts from scholars working outside the North Atlantic/North American regions, including Africa, the Indian Ocean basin, Australia, the Pacific basin, and South America. Papers that explore interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Submitted manuscripts will be fully peer-reviewed by university faculty and researchers active in the manuscript's relevant field.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Coriolis</span> will launch in February of 2009 and can be found at http://ijms.nmdl.org.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">For more information, contact:<br />Paul O'Pecko (paul.opecko@mysticseaport.org) or Andrew German (andy.german@mysticseaport.org)<br />Editors<br />Mystic Seaport Museum</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Section Editors:<br /><br />History:<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Joshua Smith, Associate Professor of Humanities, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Arts (Literature, Art, Music):<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Daniel Brayton, Assistant Professor of English and American Literatures, Middlebury College</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Environmental Studies:<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Matthew McKenzie, Assistant Professor of History, University of Connecticut</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></div></div>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-80493154091864208212008-08-05T13:48:00.000-04:002008-08-05T13:53:07.707-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size:130%;">IASC Conference Discount Form</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> From</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Earthscan</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /><br />Many thanks to everyone who came to visit our stand at the IASC 2008 conference earlier this month. We hope you found the event as enjoyable and productive as we did. A number of you who came to our stand expressed an interest in our books and took away a discount order form, but for those who didn't get the chance I thought I would upload a downloadable version of it to our website so you can still take advantage of our 20% conference discount until the 18th August expiry date.<br /><br />Earthscan Title Information Flyer:<br />www.earthscan.co.uk/Portals/0/pdfs/EarthscanIASCdiscountFlyer.pdf<br /><br />Earthscan 20% Discount Order Form<br />www.earthscan.co.uk/Portals/0/pdfs/IASC_20%_Discount_Order_Form.pdf <br /><br />The easiest way to get your discount is to check the prices on the order forms above and then order your book/s through our website using the 20% discount voucher code: IASC08. Alternatively you can print and fill out the order form and post it back to us using the FREEPOST address specified on the form.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Andrew Miller<br />Marketing Assistant<br />Earthscan<br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">www.earthscan.co.uk </span>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24934243.post-77759810285783830962008-07-30T16:45:00.000-04:002008-07-30T16:48:21.960-04:00<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:180%;">World Resources Institute’s Release of the World Resources Report</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <i style="">World Resources Report</i> has long been a source of data and inspiration for researchers and practitioners focused on environmental management for local livelihoods and sustainability. IASC members have dedicated their attention to bettering the livelihoods of resource dependent populations engaged in the collective management and use of the commons around them. This year’s <i style="">WRR </i>report is dedicated improving the livelihoods of the most marginal. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Below is World Resources Institute’s announcement for the new 2008 report.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Strengthening the Poor’s Roots of Resilience<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The newly-released <i style="">World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience</i> report charts a path for how sustainable, nature-based enterprise can help the world’s 2 billion rural poor escape the cycle of poverty.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Today, 2.6 billion people live on less than $2 a day. 75 percent of people at the bottom of the economic pyramid live in rural areas and are dependent on natural resources for some or all of their subsistence. The rural poor face even tougher challenges ahead, as climate change threatens to destroy the ecosystems and natural resources on which they depend. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">But <i style="">World Resources 2008 </i>finds that well-designed, community-based sustainable enterprises can improve the way the rural poor draw from their area’s natural resources. Ultimately, these programs can make their communities more resilient against climate change and the other economic, social, environmental challenges they will face.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">World Resources 2008</i> was produced by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">The publication (PDF) is available online at:<o:p></o:p></b><br /><a href="http://www.wri.org/publication/world-resources-2008-roots-of-resilience">http://www.wri.org/publication/world-resources-2008-roots-of-resilience</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Hardcopies can be purchased at:</b><br /><a href="http://www.wristore.com/wore20unweof.html">http://www.wristore.com/wore20unweof.html</a></p>IASC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143731413428588806noreply@blogger.com0