December 2014

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Winter of 2014-15 at the European Forum – Coming Up:

INTENSIVE COURSES

More information about our courses can be found in the annual course directory ("Shnaton") website:
European Studies: http://shnaton.huji.ac.il/index.php/Program/07/0363/7831
German Studies: http://www.cgs.huji.ac.il/courses_2014_15.shtml
Austrian Studies: http://www.cas.huji.ac.il/Teachingprogram%202014_15.shtml

04-11/01/2015
Integration Theories
Prof. Frank Schimmelfennig, Center for Comparative and International Studies, ETH Zürich (Course 54688, in English)
Syllabus / Schedule

19-25/01/2015
Federalism in Europe
Prof. Enrique Barón Crespo, Center for Comparative and International Studies, ETH Zürich (Course 54632, in English)
Syllabus / Schedule

EVENTS

15/01/2015
Contemporary Germany in Israel
Annual Workshop for Graduate Students of German Studies
Haifa Center for German and European Studies, University of Haifa

29/01/2015
National Revival in the Shadow of European Unity: The "Spring of Nations" after the Congress of Vienna and the Relation between National Movements in Europe and the EU Today
The aim of this workshop is to study multilateral European agreements and upheavals by considering their early stages, rooted in the Vienna Congress and the Spring of Nations, as well as the role of the European Union in responding to the challenges posed to European unity today. The workshop is held on the occasion of the 200^th anniversary of the Congress of Vienna.

The Center for Austrian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Beit Maiersdorf, Room 501

Rationale / Program

02/02/2015
Annual Israeli Workshop for German History and Culture
National Workshop
Beit Maiersdorf, Room 501

GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM

In the academic year 2011/12 the European Forum launched a new departmental seminar, open to all PhD and MA students who are currently working on their thesis. The purpose of this seminar is to offer an opportunity to get to know the other students at the Forum and their research topics. It is intended to provide support during the research process and a friendly environment in which research projects can be presented and questions and problems can be raised. Read more
Wednesdays, 18:30-20:00
Room 1747 (Faculty of Social Sciences)
For a list of this semester's lecturers, click here.

NEW WORKING PAPERS

A Single Market in Healthcare Services by Stealth?
By Dr. Lior Herman, Department of International Relations

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung

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Atonement or Self-Experience? On the Motivations of the First Generation of Volunteers of Action Reconciliation for Peace
By Jenny Hestermann, Center for Research on Antisemitism, Technische Universität Berlin

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung

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The Representative Function of European Parties: MPs' Attitudes toward the Party as Their Focus of Representation
By Reut Itzkovitch-Malka, Department of Political Science

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung

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International Accounting Standards (IFRS) and National Accounting Sovereignty: A Case Study of Germany and Israel
By Israel Klein, Faculty of Law

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"Maurer's Children": Questioned Identity in the Central European Border Area

By Anna Novikov, Department of History

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung

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Ideas and changes in government responsibility: The case of immigration and integration policy in the Netherlands and Sweden, 1990-2010
By Ilana Shpaizman, The Federmann School of Public Policy and Governance

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung

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"Considering the Past for the Future": Young German-Speaking Volunteers at Yad Vashem
By Serafima Velkovich, The School of Education
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CALLS

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience
Further information: https://www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/uploads/media/ausschreibung_prime2015__deutsch.pdf
Deadline for application: February 1^st, 2015.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Freie Universität Berlin Joint Berlin-Jerusalem Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Further information: http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/inu/international/stratpartners/hebrew/Joint-PostDoc-Fellowships/Call-Joint-PostDoc-FUB-HUJI-2015.pdf?1415874906
Deadline for application: January 30^th, 2015.

Call for scholarships: "Choose Belgium!"
The French community of Belgium grants several scholarships every year for students who have accomplished their MA and wish to pursue their academic career in Belgium. These scholarships are available for 5 to 9 months programs.
If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact Leslie Strosberg: [email protected] or tel.: 03 611 94 24.
Further information>>
Deadline for application: January 31^st, 2015.

International Call: Institutslektor at the Center for Austrian Studies
Further information>>
Deadline for application: July 15^th, 2015.

International Summer Courses for German as Foreign Language at the ISK Salzburg
Call>>
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Deadline for application: July 15^th, 2015.

Univie: Summer School – International & European Studies 2015
Further Information>>
Application>>
Application for Financial Assistance>>
Deadline for application: April 30^th, 2015.