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European Network on Conflict, Gender, and Violence
2001 meeting
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We have been working with representatives from the WAVE network
("Women Against Violence Europe") to hold this year's meeting
in Vienna, Austria. While the logistical details are still in the works,
the dates for our meeting are October 11-13, 2001.
Please mark your calenders!
As we have done for some of our previous meetings, we'll again split the
workload for the preparation: WAVE will do local organization, I'll be
putting together the conference program.
In general, the purpose of our meetings is three-fold:
1. To highlight ongoing research from across Europe;
2. To provide a forum for friendly, open dialogue across
disciplinary and other divides;
3. And to explore avenues for further collaboration.
Please be aware that the expertise and interests of members of this
network are fairly wide ranging and span the social sciences and related
disciplines, including various issues pertaining to gender and violence,
but also matters of family and couple conflict, and topics related to
self, group membership, and identity.
Conference Format:
Please note that the format of these meetings differs from that of some
academic conferences.
There are no parallel sessions; all topics are discussed by the entire
group (strenuous at times but also very stimulating!).
Each session of about 1.5 hours is introduced by a "speaker"
who may report on her or his own work or give a more general overview of
the topic (usually takes up 15 to 30 minutes).
The remainder of the session is reserved for discussion.
Throughout the meeting there will be ample time for informal
discussion as well.
Typically, Day 1 of the program serves to build connections among
participants and highlight regional work.
Hopefully, being in Vienna will make the meeting more accessible
to our colleagues from Eastern/Southeastern Europe.
Day 2 is devoted primarily to the discussion of specific topics. So far,
thematic suggestions include integrated approaches to violence against
women and violence against men. Other
suggestions are welcome.
Day 3 usually serves to wrap up the meeting and plan future projects.
Recognizing that participants may come from very different professional
and linguistic backgrounds we hope this format will facilitate the
development of common ground and good dialogue.
Conference language will be English. We encourage all
multi-lingual participants to pool their linguistic expertise and
interpret whenever necessary.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU
ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND, WHICH TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED,
AND IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BEING A SPEAKER.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Renate
Renate Klein, Ph.D.
University of Maine
330A Merrill Hall
Orono, ME 04469 USA
Phone:
1.207.581.3149
Fax: 1.207.581.3120
E-mail: rklein@maine.edu |