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> Dear Colleagues:
>
> On behalf of the Conference Group on Italian Politics & Society
> (CONGRIPS), I'm pleased to bring to your attention the following
> announcements:
>
> *****CALL FOR PAPERS: CONGRIPS AT APSA, SEPTEMBER 2005*****
>
> ===Deadline: Jan. 31, 2005
>
> ===PANEL THEME: THE POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION AND DIVERSITY:
> ITALY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
>
> Like other Southern European countries, Italy has for many  years been
> the "sender" of immigrants to other countries,  and only recently has
> become a recipient of migrants.  In  this panel we seek to address the
> question of how  immigration to Italy has affected Italian politics
> and the  overall quality of democracy there.  How have political
> actors and institutions in Italy responded to the new  influx of
> immigrants?  In a country whose history is  decidedly tied to the
> Catholic Church, how has Italy
> adapted, if at all, to the presence of Muslim immigrants?
> How has the dynamic in Italy resembled and been different  from that
> in other EU countries?  Questions to be addressed  in papers could
> include analysis of the political  discourses and dynamics behind
> policies for regulating the
> inflow of immigrants, pressures from the EU, the experience
> of immigrants in Italian society, attitudes towards  immigrants and
> Islam, and how those attitudes are related  to broader orientations in
> politics (including vote
> choice).  Papers might also address the diverse national  and ethnic
> origins of the immigrants, the role of the  state, stances of
> political parties, and how the issues
> raised by immigration are handled by institutions ranging  from
> parliamentary committees to regional governments and  charitable
> associations providing social services.  We  especially welcome papers
> that discuss and make
> within-nation or cross-national comparisons.
>
> Send paper title, brief author bio and contact information,
> and an approximately 100-word abstract by fax or e-mail to:
>
> Prof. Carolyn Warner
> Program Chair
> Conference Group on Italian Politics & Society
> Dept. of Political Science
> Box 3902
> Arizona State University
> Tempe AZ 85287-3902
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> fax: 480.965.5201
>
>
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>
> ******=== CONGRIPS PRIZE FOR GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS
>
> The Conference Group on Italian Politics & Society (CONGRIPS)
> announces the inauguration of a prize for graduate student papers on
> any aspect of Italian politics or society. The prize aims not only to
> reward scholarly excellence but also to encourage research on Italy
> among graduate students at U.S. or Canadian institutions. Graduate
> student papers of all kinds  (published articles, conference papers,
> and even course papers) will be considered for the award, as  long as
> the papers are nominated by faculty advisors.
>
> The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2005. The award will be
> announced and presented at the 2005 APSA Meetings.
>
> Copies of papers nominated and accompanying letters of nomination from
> at least one faculty advisor should be sent separately to both members
> of the award
> committee, Simona Piattoni and Alan Zuckerman. Their contact
> information follows:
>
> Simona Piattoni
> Department of Sociology and Social Research
> University of Trento
> 38100 Trento
> Italy
> Fax + 39-0461-881348
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>
> Alan S. Zuckerman
> Department of Political Science
> Brown University
> Providence RI 02912
> USA
> Fax: 401-863-7018
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>
>                                                            ***
>
>
> By the way, the fall  2004  issue (no. 59!) of Italian Politics &
> Society, the bilingual review of the Conference Group on Italian
> Politics & Society,  carries, among others, some interesting essays on
> the late liberal-socialist philosopher Norberto Bobbio, Civic
> Catholicism in Latin America, and the birth of Communion and
> Liberation in 1954, a transnational movement that is now present in
> more than 60 countries. The issue also has a research dossier likely
> to appeal to those doing research on migration, the constitution of a
> free society and a particular kind of radical feminism. If you are
> seriously interested in joining Congrips or reading our review, drop
> me a note and I will be delighted to send you a complimentary copy.
>
> Thank you for your attention!
>
>
> Filippo Sabetti
> Professor
> Department of Political Science
> McGill University
> 855 Sherbrooke St.West
> Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7
> tel 514 398 4812
> fax 514 398 1770
>
>
>

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