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Dear Colleagues:********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.htmlOn 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 PERSPECTIVELike 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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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