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Deadline May 24, 2004 The Faculty of Sociology at St. Petersburg State University with co-partners from University of Western Ontario, Canada, University of California, Los Angeles, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences, Vienna, Austria, with the financial support from HESP of the Open Society Institute propose a three-year Project Nationalism and Ethnicity in Contemporary Social Sciences: Challenges for Research and Teaching. During the Project participants will be involved in 3-week contact summer sessions, fall and spring workshops in 2004, 2005, and 2006, as well as in numerous inter-session activities. The Project's mission is to form a research and teaching network of the social scientists from Eastern and Central Europe, Baltic States, NIS, and Mongolia for debating burning issues in the field of ethnicity, discussing theoretical approaches to the problems of nationalism in the time of new European and World order, developing a methodological framework for teaching and new pedagogical techniques, acquiring skills in policy making. The organizers are looking forward very much to constituting a group of 26 young academics from the region to work together in contact sessions and inter-sessions activities during the Project period with clear understanding to have a self-sustained International Network of Academic Partnership after all Project activities to be completed. Interested young social scientists are encouraged to apply for the first contact summer session of the Project Socio-Political Turn in Studying Ethnicity and Nationalism: Theoretical Problematics and Problems for Teaching International Summer Session July 4 - July 24, 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia Resource Persons Professor Anton Allahar Dr. Horace L. Henriques University of Western Ontario, Canada University of Toronto, Canada Professor Walter R. Allen Dr. Ronald J. Pohoryles University of California, LA, USA ICCR, Vienna, Austria Dr. Liana Georgi Professor Nikolay G. Skvortsov Interdisciplinary Center for Comparative St. Petersburg State University, Research in the Social Sciences, Austria Russia Language of all Project Activities- English Eligibility Young faculty members teaching social sciences dealing with the subject from East and Central Europe, Baltic States, countries of the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia who want to work together during the Project and beyond. Selection At the first round documents of application package will be reviewed. Second, selected participants will be interviewed on-line or by telephone. Costs Accommodation, meals, cultural program, educational materials, tuition fees are fully covered by the Project The Project would also try to cover all reasonable travel expenses; no business class flights or first class in the train Application Procedure Send your CV, Statement of Purpose, Essay (or draft Course Syllabus) to [log in to unmask] (make a copy to [log in to unmask]) no later than May 24, 2004. In your Statement of Purpose describe your academic interests and goals and address the following issues: how the Project is relevant to your academic background and current activities, how the Project can contribute to your professional development, and how you intend to contribute to the Project. Please limit yourself to 500 words. Send a short Essay or Course Syllabus (500 words) developed or taught by you in the discipline of the Project. DEADLINE: May 24, 2004. The organizers strongly encourage early applications especially from those who need an entry visa to Russia For additional information please contact Marsha Vorobyova, Project Coordinator Faculty of Sociology E-mail: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] ul. Smolnogo 1/3, entrance 9 Tel: +7 (812) 348 9118 St. Petersburg 193060 Russia Tel/fax: +7 (812) 110 0077 (Att. to Marsha Vorobyova) Deadline May 24, 2004