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ETHNIC-L
ETHNIC-L is an interactive list of organized groups, associations and
centers interested in promoting research on ethnicity, nationalism,
migration and related problems. Each record on this list will
contain the following elements:
- An acronym that also serves as a link to the group's Home Page.
- The group's full name
- A statement about the group's identity and activities, as paraphrased
from its Home Page
- Supplementary links of general interest
- One or more contact persons for each group, usually with a
mailto link
As a Listserv, ETHNIC-L enables members to share information so as to
facilitate cooperative activities. It is not a substantive discussion
list, but it can support discourse on organizational problems faced by
members. Membership is restricted to liaison officers of each group --
they agree to inform members of newly posted information on their Web
Pages, and to distribute relevant information to their own members, with
credit to ETHNIC-L. Several discussion lists are included -- they are
identified by an asterisk (*) and anyone interested in joining them should
contact the list's manager.
* ANTHAP4:
Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, Forced and Involuntary Migration
and Resettlement
This is an e-mail discussion list. For information
Write to Vance Geiger
APM: Associazione per i
Popoli Minacciati
The Italian branch of the German-based
Gesellslchaft fr bedrohte Viker (Society for Threatened Peoples) deals
with minorities, native peoples and stateless nations world wide. For more
information jump to details
Write to Alessandro Michelucci
or
Write to APM
APSA/REP:
American Political Science Association, Organized Section on Race,
Ethnicity and Politics
Offers resources for teaching and research, including directories of
scholars and publishers, an e-mail discussion list, book recommendations,
selected links to other websites, sample syllabi, APSA conference
information, and much more.
- REVS
An Internet discussion list that facilitates communication among political
scientists and other scholars who share an interest in race, ethnicity,
and political power. For information write to Valerie Martinez- Ebers
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Resources for the study of Asian Pacific American Politics
- Resources
for the study of African American Politics, Public Affairs, History,
and Culture
- Resources
for the study of Native American Politics, Public Affairs, History
and Culture
Write to Manuel Avalos
Write to Valerie
Martinez-Ebers
ASEN:
Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism
Founded in 1990 at the London School of Economics and Political Science,
ASEN has established itself as the leading interdisciplinary,
non-political association for the study of ethnicity and nationalism. Its
publications include a newsletter, the ASEN Bulletin, and a
journal, Nations and Nationalism, with a world-wide circulation, an
excellent resource for students, academics and anyone intereste in the
study of ethnicity and nationalism
Write to Paris Yeros Secretary
Write to Sophia Khan NATIONS AND
NATIONALITIES
Write to Brendan
O'Duffy
ASN
Association for the Study of Nationalities
Promotes the study of nationalities and ethnic conflict in the former
USSR and eastern Europe. ASN sponsors an annual convention, panels at
many disciplinary conferences and maintains close contacts with academic
institutions located in the former USSR and eastern Europe, as well as
with numerous western European and North American organizations.
Write to David Crowe
President
Dominique Arel Vice President
Edward Lazzerini
Web master
CEWS: Conflict
Early Warning Systems
The conflict early warning systems research group was a project of the
International Social Science Council. It was located at the Center for
International Studies and the Department of International Relations at the
University of Southern California, from 1995 until May 31st 1999,
focussing on success and failures in preventing conflicts. It resulted in
this web site and a book by Hayward R. Alker with Ted Gurr and Kumar
Rupesinghe, tentatively titled Journeys Through Conflict: Narratives
and Lessons.
Write to Hayward R. Alker
CRSN: Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism.
Write to Thomas Spira editor and
compiler of an encyclopedia on nationalism and ethnicity
CEMES: Centre for European
Migration and Ethnic Studies
Publishes the Journal of Migration and Ethnic Studies and
carries out collaborative projects. Founded in 1998, it specialises in
policy-relevant research, information and publishing on international
migration, ethnic relations and related topics in Western, Central and
Eastern Europe. The EUROPEAN DIRECTORY link on its Web Site reports,
country-by-country, on interethnic relations and human rights in Europe,
based on information supplied by more than three hundred research
organisations, institutes and university departments.
- Data
Base Research Centres and Resources in Europe
Write to Malcolm Cross
COCTA: Committee on Conceptual and
Terminological Analysis
Promotes the systematic analysis of concepts and the clarification of
terminology used to represent them -- developed a pilot project in the
field of ethnicity research -- see, for examples and explanation:
For help or advice on how to use the INTERCOCTA methodology to cope
with problems caused by conceptual and terminological problems arising in
the context of ethnicity research, write to Fred Riggs or Matti Malkia
COVICO:
Committee on Viable Constitutionalism, Project on
Ethnonational Conflict and Viable Constitutionalism
Promotes research on problems related to the viability of constitutional
democracy, including the capacity of regw imes to handle ethnic conflicts.
See, for example:
Write to Fred W. Riggs
CDTC:
Cultural Diversity Training Centre, University of Sydney
Designed to develop and provide cross cultural training, of the highest
quality, for both the private and the public sectors.
Write to Joanne
Travaglia
CRER
Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick
The Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations is the major academic body
in the UK for research and teaching on matters concerning racism,
migration and ethnic relations in Europe. Through research, teaching,
training, conferences, seminars, publications and other activities, it
participates in a range of European networks and partnerships in order to
increase knowledge, promote better understanding, and influence the work
of other agencies and bodies interested in these matters.
Write to: (to be announced)
* ECMI European
Centre for Minority Issues
ECMI aims to promote interdisciplinary research on various dimensions of
minority-majority relations in a European perspective and to contribute to
the improvement of inter-ethnic relations in those parts of Western and
Eastern Europe where ethnopolitical tension and conflict prevail.
Links 483 links to resources in 14 subject categories
Write to: Francois Grin , Deputy
Director, Home Page
Write to: William McKinney
Librarian
* ERaM: The
Ethnicity, Racism and the Media Programme
In an effort to provide a global forum for the discussion and
dissemination of any and all news, information, research and policy
documents related to issues of ethnicity, racism and the media, the ERaM
Programme currently supports three email mailing lists, constantly updated
bibliographies of works in the field, and a comprehensive list of links to
related WWW resources.
Write to F. Leon Wilson
ERCOMER:
European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations
The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations exists to
promote the scientific study of migration (including asylum seekers),
racism and ethnicity, to support relevant research training, to
disseminate information and promote communication between researchers.
- See the running
RESEARCH
projects at ERCOMER.
- Plans
for a Current Research Information System
- ERCOMER hosts the The WWW Virtual Library on Migration
and Ethnic Relations
To revise an entry or propose a new site, write Drs. Katerina Pouliasi ERCOMER
web management, editor of the WWWVL on Migration and Ethnic Relations.
This library is part of the much larger WWW Virtual Library on other
subjects. An overview of the subject catalog is maintained at Virtual Library and resides on hundreds of
different servers around the world.
Write to Louk Hagendoorn
Director, ERCOMER
FEWER:
Forum for Early Warning and Early Response
We are a global and multi-disciplinary coalition of organisations working
together to provide early warning and prevent violent conflicts and civil
wars.
The FEWER Secretariat, 1 Glyn Street, London SE11 5HT
Tel: 0171 793 8383 Fax: 0171 793 7975
Write to: Natasha Jolob
IA:
International Alert, London
An international NGO enriched by the diversity of cultures, skills and
experience represented among its trustees, staff and partners, that seeks
to contribute to the prevention and resolution of violent internal
conflict
Write to Rodolfo Stavenhagen,
President, or
E-mail: <general@international-alert.org>
IMES:
Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies
An interdisciplinary research institute in the Faculty of Political and
Socio-Cultural Sciences (PSCW) of the University of Amsterdam. It
promotes, coordinates and carries out research on migration and ethnic
studies.
Write to: Rinus Penninx
Director
Write to Hans Vermeulen
Co-Director
Write to Anja van Heelsum
Website manager
Write to: IMES Secretary
INCORE: Initiative on
Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
A Global Centre for the Study and Resolution of Conflict, at Aberfoyle
House, Northland Road, Derry/Londonderry BT48 7JA, Northern Ireland Tel:
+44 1504 375507. Fax: +44 1504 375510.
See also from INCORE:
Write to Mari Fitzduff,
Director
Write to Liam O'Hagan
Research Officer for the Conflict Data Service
Write to: Catherine Sharkey
Acting Administrative Officer
Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Write to Irena Sumi
Institute for Interethnic Relations, University of Ottawa
Write to Jean Laponce
Write to
Francois-Pierre Gingras
IPSA/RC14:
International Political Science Association, Research
Committee on Politics and Ethnicity
Research and activities reflect a broad variety of approaches:
modernisation, dependency, Marxist and non-Marxist, pluralist, public
policy, public choice, and so forth. The committee is primarily concerned
with the problem of how ethnically defined communities can co-exist in a
mutually beneficial manner. Theory is developed through deductive means as
well as through a case-study approach or comparative analysis. In
addition, other members examine the subject of intergroup relations by
using such approaches as segmented pluralism; majoritarian, pacted, and
consociational democracy; and intergroup negotiation, mediation, and
conflict management.
The Committee sponsors: NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC POLITICS. a
quarterly journal published by FRANK CASS, London; and produces a
NEWSLETTER, IPSA/RC 14.
Write to William
Safran President;
Write to Tim Sisk Secretary.
ISA/RC05:
International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Ethnic, Race
and Minority Relations
Encourages research on ethnic, race and minority relations; evaluates
policies and exploree strategies aimed at eradicating racial
discrimination and unequal treatment based on ethnicity; and provides a
forum for discussion and dissemination of research in these fields.
Write to Kogila
ADAM-MOODLEY President
ISA/ENMISA:
International Studies Association, Section on Ethnicity, Migration
and Nationalism
For scholars interested in a variety of issues related to Ethnicity,
Nationalism, and Migration; differing in theoretical approaches,
methodologies and empirical interests; but sharing a common desire to work
together on issues that are clearly becoming more important in both the
domestic politics of many countries and in their international relations.
Write to: Yosef Lapid Chair
Write to
Susanne Schmeidl, Chair-elect
Write to Alynna J. Lyon
Communications Manager
IUAES/COER
International Union for Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences,
Commission on Ethnic Relations
A world organization of social and biological anthropological scientists
and institutions working in the fields of anthropology and ethnology. The
Commission on Ethnic Relations, established in 1995, is one of 19
commissions sponsored by the IUAES, aiming to enhance exchange and
communication among scholars of all regions of the world, in a collective
effort to expand human knowledge, to contribute to a better understanding
of human society, and to promote harmony between nature and culture.
Secretary-General: Peter J. M. Nas, University of Leiden
IUAES Commissions including information about COER
Write to Liza
Cerroni-Long
MAR: Minorities at
Risk Project, University of Maryland,
CIDCM
An independent, university-based research project that monitors and
analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in
116 countries of the world. The project is designed to provide information
in standardized form that will contribute to the understanding and
peaceful accommodation of conflicts involving communal groups. Selected
project materials on 275 groups are available through this WWW site for
the information of researchers, students, public officials, journalists,
activists, and other interested individuals. An additional 30 groups will
be added to the project's dataset in the fall 1999 and their profiles will
be posted. Also, the profiles (overview, chronology, and risk assessment)
of the existing 275 groups included in the study are currently being
updated to reflect events which have taken place since 1995, and will soon
be reposted. A more user-friendly dataset and codebook will also be
posted during the fall of 1999.
Write to: Ted Gurr Director
Write to: Anne Pitsch
Project coordinator
NAES:
National Association for Ethnic Studies
An interdisciplinary forum for scholars and activists concerned with the
national and international dimensions of ethnicity. The Association
welcomes scholars and teachers at all educational levels, students,
libraries, civic and governmental organizations, and all persons
interested in ethnicity, ethnic groups, intergroup relations, and the
cultural life of ethnic minorities. NAES provides a vehicle for interested
members and donors to promote responsible scholarship and advocacy in the
diverse fields of enquiry which constitute ethnic studies.
Otis L. Scott, President
Write Harriet Ottenheimer
Vice President
Write to Susan Rockwell
Executive Director
Nordic Network of Ethnic Studies
Write to B.
Jorgensen
Write to Maria
Stern-Pettersson
Monitors situations that force the movement of peoples, identifies causes,
offers early warnings to the international community, and advocates early
action.
Write to Arthur C. Helton
PER:
Project on Ethnic Relations, Princeton, N.J.
Dedicated to preventing ethnic conflict in Central and Eastern Europe, the
Balkans and the former Soviet Union. PER was founded in 1991 in
anticipation of the serious interethnic conflicts that were to erupt
following the collapse of Communism. PER conducts programs of high-level
intervention and dialogue and serves as a neutral mediator in several
major disputes in the region. PER also conducts programs of training,
education, and research at international, national, and community levels.
Write to: Allen H.
Kassof President;
Write to: Alex Grigor'ev
Program Officer
*REVS: Racial-Religious-EthnoNationalist Violence Studies
Network List
Write to Alan Spector
UNESCO/MOST:
highlights the management of ethnic conflict
MOST is a research programme, designed by UNESCO, to promote international
comparative social science research. Its primary emphasis is to support
large-scale, long-term autonomous research and to transfer the relevant
findings and data to decision-makers. MOST also publishes state of the art
reports that assess existing information on specific topics. The overall
long-term objective of MOST is to establish sustainable links between the
scientific and policy communities and to emphasize the relevance of social
science research for policy-formulation.
Ethnic and cultural diversity is a fact which can and should enrich
social life in all parts of the world. One focus of research under MOST is
on the nature of change in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic societies in
which issues of education, culture and religion, identity and human needs,
democratic governance, conflict and cohesion interact in complex patterns.
These issues require interdisciplinary, comparative, and culturally
sensitive research which may furnish information useful for the peaceful
and democratic management of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic societies.
This research should help design policies that contribute to the goals of
achieving equality of citizenship rights between ethnic groups and the
avoidance and solution of ethnic conflict.
- MOST Partners
-- includes ETHNIC-L.
- MOST
Multi-Cultural and Multi-Ethnic Societies
- The MOST-LIST is open to anyone interested in exchanging information
on the management of social transformations. To subscribe, write
"subscribe most-list" in this form: MOST-LIST
For details, write to:
Paul de Guchteneire
Nadia Auriat
Petra van Vucht
Tijssen
UNHCR:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR’s primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of
refugees. UNHCR strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to
seek asylum and find safe refuge in another state, and to return home
voluntarily. By assisting refugees to return to their own country or to
settle in another country, UNHCR also seeks lasting solutions to their
plight.
In addition to its efforts assist refugees, the UNHCR supports research
through the Centre for Documentation and Research,
an information resource and research centre for UNHCR as well as for
external users, including intergovernmental organizations, governments,
non-governmental organizations, research institutes and others.
Write to: Davide Torzilli
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