CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - PhD Social Sciences Dear Colleagues, dear Researchers, dear Social Science Community, We are delighted to announce a new round of admissions for the BIGSSS Affiliated and Adjunct programs starting in September 2020 (calls for applications attached). The deadline for applications to both programs is the 30th June 2020. Affiliated PhD Program The Affiliated PhD Program is offered to doctoral candidates who work in third-party funded or professorial research projects in the Social Sciences at the University of Bremen or Jacobs University. They take part in the BIGSSS curriculum with a reduced workload and complete several PhD Milestones. Affiliated fellows benefit from the BIGSSS' supervisory structure which entails independent supervision by a three-member Dissertation Committee chosen by the fellow in consultation with their Academic Coordinator. For more information regarding the program and application requirements for the Affiliated PhD Program please refer to: https://www.bigsss-bremen.de/academic-program/affiliated-phd-program Adjunct PhD Program The Adjunct PhD Program is offered to doctoral candidates who are supervised by BIGSSS Faculty members and work in the Bremen Social Sciences. Adjunct fellows have an opportunity to integrate into BIGSSS with a low threshold and an easy application process. Doctoral researchers can apply for the BIGSSS Adjunct PhD Program from the beginning of their dissertation projects at Bremen. For those who have already started their dissertation projects and would like to become adjunct fellows, an application is also possible. For more information regarding the program and application requirements for the Adjunct PhD Program please refer to: https://www.bigsss-bremen.de/academic-program/adjunct-phd-program Please feel free to forward these calls on to anyone that may be interested within the Bremen Social Sciences. If you have any further questions, please contact our Admissions Officer Patricia Abicht (admissions-officer@bigsss-bremen.de) or our Director of Studies Dr. Mandy Boehnke (director-of-studies@bigsss-bremen.de). We look forward to your applications! Best regards, Patricia Abicht

Call for Applications re:constitution Fellowship 2020/21 Dear colleagues, the Berlin-based re:constitution programme “Exchange and Analysis on Democracy and the Rule of Law in Europe” is delighted to share with you the Call for Applications for the 2020 re:constitution Fellowships: Call for Applications 2020/21 The fellowships address scholars as well as practitioners of law and neighbouring disciplines who are interested in sharing ideas on recent problems and developments of democracy and the rule of law across Europe and its member states. The fellows will be able to flexibly pursue their project on a topic of their own choice and will become part of a European network for the exchange of views about current questions of European constitutionalism. They will receive a monthly stipend of €2.500 for their mobility phase at institutions of legal scholarship and practice in another EU member state. For further information, please see the Call for Applications attached. The application deadline is 24 May 2020. Please circulate the Call for Applications in your professional as well as professional academic networks, including lawyers, journalists and researchers who are interested in current questions of democracy and the rule of law in Europe. re:constitution is a joint programme of the Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien and Democracy Reporting International, funded by Stiftung Mercator. The Academic Director of re:constitution is Christoph Möllers, Professor of Public Law at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Permanent Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: reconstitution@trafo-berlin.de Best regards Christoph Möllers and re:constitution coordination team

„Wissenschaftsfreiheit schafft Freiraum für unabhängiges Denken“ Der neue „Academic Freedom Index” (AFi) des Berliner Thinktanks „The Global Public Policy Institute“ (GPPi) und seiner Partner zeigt, wie es um die Wissenschaftsfreiheit weltweit steht. Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) begrüßt die Veröffentlichung des Berichts und weist auf den engen Zusammenhang zwischen akademischem Austausch, Wissenschaftsfreiheit und wissenschaftlichem Fortschritt hin. Der AFi-Bericht ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Universitäten Göteborg und Erlangen, der Berliner Denkfabrik GPPi und der NGO „Scholars at Risk“: https://www.gppi.net/media/KinzelbachEtAl_2020_Free_Universities.pdf

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CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd Pre- and Postdoc Workshop Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Histories of Science and the Humanities / Termine Drucken OrtVienna VeranstaltungsortUniversity of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria VeranstalterDepartment of History, University of Vienna; Department of Contemporary History, University of Vienna; Research Initiative "(East) European Epistemologies", Max-Weber-Kolleg for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt Datum02.10.2020 Bewerbungsschluss01.06.2020 Von Becht, Lukas Over the last couple of years, historians of science and the humanities have taken great interest in projects related to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe and their global interconnectedness. However, opportunities for a joint discussion of such projects are rare and often rely on ad hoc initiatives. After the inauguration of a forum for projects that link approaches from the history of science and the humanities with specific regional expertise in summer 2019 at Erfurt, we want to continue the collaborative venture of elaborating on (trans)regional historical and political epistemologies. The initiative aims at a productive debate between projects from history, sociology, literature, media studies, etc. dealing with scientific endeavours and specific investigations in (academic) research, institutions, migration of knowledge etc. We discuss perspectives on the local, regional, (post-)imperial or national frameworks of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe in the light of specific theoretical frames, challenge the methodological perspectives of these projects, and seek to identify synergies between them. The workshop is open to all young researchers focussing on the history of politics, materiality, and practices of (non-)academic research with case studies centred in or related to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe in the broadest sense. To create a productive environment, we are particularly interested in discussing work in progress. The workshop will be based on pre-cirulated papers from ongoing research projects. They will be read and evaluated by all participants and each invited paper will be assigned to a senior researcher for a special commentary to open the floor. The seminar "Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Histories of Science and the Humanities" will take place on Friday, 2 October 2020 between 10am and 6pm at the University of Vienna. It is hosted jointly by the Department of History and the Department of Contemporary History (University of Vienna) in collaboration with the research initiative "(East) European Epistemologies" at the Max-Weber-Kolleg for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt. Working languages will be English and German, a passive understanding of both is required. Reimbursement of travel expenditures and accommodation for the speakers will be ensured by the organizers. Scholars willing to participate are asked to submit a short proposal (up to one page) by 1 June 2020 along with a short biographical note. Notifications upon acceptance will be sent out no later than 10 June 2020. The texts (pdf) need to be submitted by 13 September 2020 in order to pre-circulate among all participants in time. Dr. Friedrich Cain, Universität Erfurt Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg, Universität Erfurt Dr. Jan Surman, HSE Moscow Lukas Becht, University of Vienna Prof. Dr. Claudia Kraft, University of Vienna Prof. Dr. Anna Echterhölter, University of Vienna Please direct proposals and questions to: Lukas Becht (lukas.becht@univie.ac.at) and Friedrich Cain (friedrich.cain@uni-erfurt.de) Kontakt Lukas Becht Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte, Spitalgasse 2/Hof 3.2, 1090 Wien, Austria lukas.becht@univie.ac.at

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