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THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER, & THE DOREEN B.TOWNSEND CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES wish to invite applications for post-doctoral fellowships from individuals engaged in research and writing on the question of: Community in Crisis: Justice, Tolerance and Reconstruction During the academic year 2000-2001, with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, Berkeley will begin the first year of a three-year project on the theme of "Community in Contention." The project intends to explore the meanings, uses and prospects for the idea of community in its social, political, and cultural expressions at the end of the twentieth century. Future themes include communities in exile, community and democracy, and community governance. For the forthcoming year (2000-2001) the project will focus on communities in various forms of crisis (genocide, civil war, economic breakdown, "natural" disasters) and how questions of accountability, identity, tolerance, and reconstruction are represented and addressed in light of these crises. Applications are welcome from the social sciences, humanities, and legal, health and human rights fields. Regional, comparative, and interdisciplinary interests are especially welcome. In addition to their individual writing and research, fellows will participate in seminars, conferences and other activities relevant to the overall themes of the project. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens. For further information and details of the application see the Institute of International Studies website: http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RockyCommun/ or write to: Professor Michael Watts Community in Contention Institute of International Studies Moses Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 The deadline for applications for 2000-2001 is January 15th 2000. Application Procedures: please send the following materials. A copy of the applicant's current c.v., a five-page proposal (single space) detailing the project to be conducted while in residence at Berkeley, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%