The Red Cross Movement
Actualité Sciences Po
The Red Cross Movement, Voluntary Organisations and Reconstruction in Western Europe in the 20th century
Paris, 14 & 15 June 2012 (online only)
This symposium is a joint endeavour of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University in South Australia, the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po in Paris, and the Graduate Institute in Geneva.
Historical research on voluntary or non-government organisations and their contribution to the reconstruction of states, communities and humanitarian assistance to civilian populations following conflicts, epidemics and disasters through the twentieth century has generally focused on non-Western European countries. The historiography suggests that it is mostly in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa that natural or man-made disasters have occurred, and that these places have been the focus for humanitarian assistance. The major geographical spheres of historical and historiographical interest for Red Cross societies and non-government organisations to provide assistance to populations in times of severe crises do not generally focus on Western Europe, except for World War II. Rather, the humanitarian enterprise tends to be viewed through the binary of the “Global North/Global South”, those who save and those who are saved.
The symposium sets out to explore the ways in which non-government organisations have contributed to the reconstruction, and care for populations, in Western European countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. We wanted to investigate how the Red Cross movement – the League of Red Cross Societies/International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent, the International Committee of Red Cross and individual national societies – alongside other voluntary organisations and a range of other international and local non-government bodies, contributed to reconstruction in these countries at both national and local levels following times of crises such as wars, civilian upheavals and natural disasters. The focus of this symposium is to survey the role, influence and agency of not-for-profit and non-governmental organisations and civil society in times of reconstruction.
Organising committee:
- Professor Melanie Oppenheimer, Flinders Univeristy
- Professor Guillaume Piketty, Sciences Po, Centre d'histoire (CHSP)
- Professor Paul-André Rosental, Sciences Po, Centre d'histoire (CHSP)
- Professor Davide Rodogno, Graduate Institute Geneva
- Senior Lecturer Romain Fathi, Flinders University / Sciences Po, Centre d'histoire (CHSP)
▸ Program (PDF, 1,78 Mo) (Event closed to the public)
▸ Contact: Dr Romain Fathi humanitarianreconstruction@gmail.com
Call for Applications: Scuola Superiore Meridionale - Doctoral Programs 2021/2022
The Scuola Superiore Meridionale (SSM) hereby announces a call for applications for 54 scholarships for the academic year 2021-2022 in the following 9 Doctoral Programs.
Successful candidates will receive a scholarship and research funding as specified in the “Scholarship” section of this call. Courses will begin on November 2, 2021. No fees or contributions are required to enrol in the doctoral program. Successful candidates are only required to pay the annual regional tax throughout the duration of the course. Admissions to the SSM Doctoral Programs are based on the comparative evaluation of candidates. The SSM Doctoral Programs combine coursework and research activities. Coursework is generally concentrated in the first year. It is designed to broaden the doctoral students’ knowledge and to prepare them for research, with the aim of obtaining a high level of specialisation in a specific scientific area, and the capacity to pursue independent research. Doctoral students will carry out their studies in accordance with annually approved plans. They must spend at least two semesters of study and research in other highly qualified national and foreign universities or scientific institutions. While spending time at an institution abroad, students will receive a 50% increase of their standard scholarship. At the end of the Doctoral Program, providing that all due obligations have been fulfilled, and after the successful defence of the dissertation, the student will obtain the title of Philosophiæ Doctor(Ph.D.) in their program of choice.
Admission Requirements
To apply for one of the SSM Doctoral Programs (no restriction of age or citizenship applies) candidates should be in possession of one of the following degrees:
- "Laurea specialistica" or "laurea magistrale" (Master’s degree), according to the Italian Ministerial Decree nr. 509/1999 and its subsequent modifications and integrations;
- “Laurea quadriennale,” according to the Italian previous academic system, and obtained after four years of study;
- An equivalent degree obtained from a foreign university.
Candidates should fulfill the minimum degree requirements by October 31, 2021. Candidates who do not hold a degree by the deadline of this Call for Applications will only be admitted to the course if they obtain the required degree by October 31st, 202. Otherwise, they will be excluded.
The selection committees will ascertained the equivalence of non-Italian degrees on the basis of the documents attached by the candidate to the application form and of any other relevant information.
This requirement is not needed if the degree has been already declared equivalent to an Italian academic degree by virtue of an agreement between Italy and the foreign country in which the degree was awarded.
Candidates who are not in possession of the appropriate requirements may be excluded by the person in charge of the procedure at any time during the selection. Excluded candidates will be notified of the decision and of the reason of their exclusion.
Applications
Applications can be submitted exclusively online via the platform available at the address http://www.ssm.unina.it/application/
The deadline for completing the online application and for the submission of recommendation letters is July 1, 2021 at 6:00 pm (CET).
To participate in the competition, Italian candidates and residents in Italy are required, under penalty of exclusion, to pay a fee of € 50.00 (for instructions please refer to the Call for Applications in Italian). In case of multiple applications, the fee must be paid for each of the programs the candidate is applying for. The application fee is not refundable in any circumstance.
Candidates who do not reside in Italy and who are not Italian citizens are exempted from the payment of the application fee.
[17/05/2021]
L'Université de Lausanne recherche un ou une Assistant.e diplômé.e en histoire internationale
L'Université de Lausanne recherche un ou une Assistant.e diplômé.e en histoire internationale
Il s'agit ici d'une offre de poste d'assistant.e, c'est-à-dire d'un ou d'une doctorant.e avec charge d'enseignement, ouverte pour l'an prochain, en "histoire internationale". Cette dénomination, assez large, couvre des objets bien au-delà des relations internationales au sens strict.
- Annonce en ligne
- Date limite : le 15 mai 2021
Oxford Visiting Fellowship, History of Science, Medicine and Technology
A Visiting Fellowship is offered each year in Trinity Term (8 weeks from 25th April to 19th June with a possible extension to the full three months) at the Maison Française in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Applications for 2022 (a research proposal – maximum 1000 words – with a CV in French and English) should be sent before 1st July 2021 to the History of Science Committee for the Maison Française d’Oxford (secretary@mfo.ac.uk). We encourage all senior academics who hold a permanent position in France to apply (Assistant Professor, Professor, Tenured Researcher). The candidate will have to demonstrate the relevance of their presence in Oxford to the research to be carried out (university resources, collaborative projects, etc.).
The Visiting Fellow will take part in the research programme of the Maison Française in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology. During their stay, they are expected to give a seminar at the Centre and a public lecture at the Maison Française. Within six months, they will also be asked to make a substantial research production or deliver a position paper resulting from the research carried out during their stay (one term), which will be included in the open-access database of the CNRS, namely HAL.During their stay the Visiting Fellow will have free accommodation at the Maison Française, office space and access to Oxford libraries as well as affiliation to Wolfson College. The travel cost will be paid (one return ticket).
For any further information, please contact judith.rainhorn@history.ox.ac.uk.
Call for Papers | The Strategic and Military Consequences of the End of the Cold War
Sowjetisches Ehrenmal im Tiergarten, 2017 | Tobias Nordhausen (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
THE STRATEGIC AND MILITARY CONSEQUENCES OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR
The Service Historique de la Défense (Historical Branch of the Ministry of Defense), the Centre for History at Sciences Po, Paris, and the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War, King's College London, are organizing an international conference on the military and strategic impact of the end of the Cold War (late 1980s-early 1990s).
The conference will take place at Sciences Po, Paris, on 13-14 December 2021. We invite especially early career researchers and PhD students to submit proposals.
Those interested in presenting are invited to send a provisional title, an abstract no longer than 500 words, and a short biographical note to paul.lenormand@sciencespo.fr by 10 June 2021. Applicants will be notified by 15 July 2021.
