From besnik at alb-net.com  Thu Feb  3 15:46:46 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:46:46 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: CSEES lecture 8 February
Message-ID: <v04003a01b4bf99a18022@[165.247.70.64]>

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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:56:09 +0000 (GMT)
From: Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers <sschwand at ssees.ac.uk>
Subject: CSEES lecture 8 February


The SSEES (UCL) Centre for South East European Studies is pleased to
announce the following lecture:


Tuesday, February 8, 6 pm, Middle Common Room, 21 Russell Square (wine
will be served)


Professor Loukas Tsoukalis,
Eleftherios Venizelos Chair in Contemporary
Greek Studies, LSE, will talk on


"What Can the European Union Do in the Balkans?"


You are warmly invited to attend.

RSVP: a.gardner at ssees.ac.uk


Due to technical problems this list was not provided with information on
events organised by SSEES - Centre for South East European Studies in
conjunction with the Albanian Studies Programme in January. Please accept
our apologies.

Please note that information on new international
publications in Albanian Studies is attached below.


as always,
Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers
(Nash Fellow for Albanian Studies)


New publications in Albanian Studies:

 DANKOFF, Robert & ELSIE, Robert
 Evliya Celebi in Albania and adjacent regions (Kosovo,
Montenegro, Ohrid). The relevant sections of the Seyahatname edited with
translation, commentary and  introduction by Robert Dankoff and Robert Elsie.
Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels. Land and people of the Ottoman Empire in
the seventeenth century. A corpus of partial editions, edited by Klaus Kreiser.
Volume 5.
Brill: Leiden, New York, Koeln, 2000.

 YOUNG, Antonia
 Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins.
 Berg: Oxford (UK), New York, 2000.


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From besnik at alb-net.com  Fri Feb  4 14:56:34 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:56:34 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: CFP: Graduate Student Conference - Kosovo: Understanding
 the Past - Looking Ahead, Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000 (fwd)
Message-ID: <v04003a04b4c0df55c996@[165.247.73.173]>

Call for Papers

Kosovo: Understanding the Past - Looking Ahead
Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000

International Graduate Students Conference

This three day conference seeks to bring together young scholars and
graduate students from Serbia and Kosovo, as well as from Southeastern
Europe and elsewhere in Europe, working on multinational relations in
Kosovo. The conference, seeking to encourage an academic dialogue, is
organized by the International Politics Working Group of AEGEE, a European
Student organization. The conference will take place at the Central
European University in Budapest with the support of the European Youth
Foundation and CEU.

The following topics will be discussed during the conference:

Can there be a common Kosovo history?
During the first day contentious issues of Kosovo history will discussed.
The emphasis lies on trying to find a common understanding of historical
events in Kosovo. Positive Examples of multiethnic coexistence in
Southeastern Europe (Vojvodina, etc.)and tools facilitating multiethnic
existence.

Success and Failure of the first year of International Administration of
Kosovo
The second day of the conference will touch on the experience of the
international administration of Kosovo. Both successes and failures will be
subject of discussion.

What is the long-term future of Kosovo?
The last day of the conference seeks to place Kosovo in the larger
Southeast European context and explore the long term development strategies
for Kosovo and multinational relations in Southeastern Europe as whole.

Structure of the Conference
The Conference will be organized around a number of panels and workshops.
There will be 1-2 panels per day, followed by workshops on the different
topics outlined above.
The working language of the conference is English. The conference will take
place at the Central European University in Budapest.

Participation
If you seek to participate as a presenter, please submit an abstract
(approx. 500 words) with a short resume. If you are interested only in
attending the conference, please submit a short letter of motivation. The
deadline for applications is March 3rd, 2000.

Participation Fees:

Participants from Western Europe:
AEGEE Members(room & board): 		25 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (room & board):    	60 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):  	10 EURO

Participants from Central and Eastern Europe:
AEEGEE Members (room & board):    		15 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members(room & board): 		30 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):	free


Direct all Submissions and Enquiries to

kosovo_conference at yahoo.com

Or by regular mail to

Florian Bieber
IRES
CEU
Nardor utca 9
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary

Publication
As we will seek the publication of a select number of papers presented at
the conference, we would request all presenters to submit their paper
before or during the conference.

For more information on the conference and links on Kosovo see
http://www.aegee.org/kosovo/





From pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu  Fri Feb  4 14:56:13 2000
From: pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu (Altin Ilirjani)
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 20:56:13 +0100
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: CFP: Graduate Student Conference - Kosovo:
	Understandingthe Past - Looking Ahead, Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000
	(fwd)
Message-ID: <s89b3cf8.053@student.ceu.hu>

Besnik,

Faleminderit per dergimin e ketij email edhe tek listat e tjera.
Une po perpiqem te gjej ca extra funding per me shume pjesemarres nga Kosova sepse tani duket se kemi aplikime nga shume Serb. E kane me kollaj te vine ne Budapest.

Do te te njoftoj se shpejti,
Te fala,
Altini.

>>> besnik at alb-net.com 02/04/00 08:56PM >>>

        ** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **

Call for Papers

Kosovo: Understanding the Past - Looking Ahead
Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000

International Graduate Students Conference

This three day conference seeks to bring together young scholars and
graduate students from Serbia and Kosovo, as well as from Southeastern
Europe and elsewhere in Europe, working on multinational relations in
Kosovo. The conference, seeking to encourage an academic dialogue, is
organized by the International Politics Working Group of AEGEE, a European
Student organization. The conference will take place at the Central
European University in Budapest with the support of the European Youth
Foundation and CEU.

The following topics will be discussed during the conference:

Can there be a common Kosovo history?
During the first day contentious issues of Kosovo history will discussed.
The emphasis lies on trying to find a common understanding of historical
events in Kosovo. Positive Examples of multiethnic coexistence in
Southeastern Europe (Vojvodina, etc.)and tools facilitating multiethnic
existence.

Success and Failure of the first year of International Administration of
Kosovo
The second day of the conference will touch on the experience of the
international administration of Kosovo. Both successes and failures will be
subject of discussion.

What is the long-term future of Kosovo?
The last day of the conference seeks to place Kosovo in the larger
Southeast European context and explore the long term development strategies
for Kosovo and multinational relations in Southeastern Europe as whole.

Structure of the Conference
The Conference will be organized around a number of panels and workshops.
There will be 1-2 panels per day, followed by workshops on the different
topics outlined above.
The working language of the conference is English. The conference will take
place at the Central European University in Budapest.

Participation
If you seek to participate as a presenter, please submit an abstract
(approx. 500 words) with a short resume. If you are interested only in
attending the conference, please submit a short letter of motivation. The
deadline for applications is March 3rd, 2000.

Participation Fees:

Participants from Western Europe:
AEGEE Members(room & board): 		25 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (room & board):    	60 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):  	10 EURO

Participants from Central and Eastern Europe:
AEEGEE Members (room & board):    		15 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members(room & board): 		30 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):	free


Direct all Submissions and Enquiries to

kosovo_conference at yahoo.com 

Or by regular mail to

Florian Bieber
IRES
CEU
Nardor utca 9
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary

Publication
As we will seek the publication of a select number of papers presented at
the conference, we would request all presenters to submit their paper
before or during the conference.

For more information on the conference and links on Kosovo see
http://www.aegee.org/kosovo/ 



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From besnik at alb-net.com  Fri Feb  4 15:50:59 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:50:59 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Kosova Training Initiative
Message-ID: <v04003a08b4c0ebdabb29@[165.247.73.173]>

Kosova Training Initiative

The Kosova-based team of epc EUROPEAN PROJECT CONSULTANTS has developed
a "Kosova Training Initiative" in order to meet the needs of NGOs
active in reconstruction and development assistance. In the near
future, local staff has to get able to work by itself. Many employees
should get the skills to be trainers themselves.

 Available Training Modules are

 1. Self-Organisation of the Community
 2. Micro-Enterprise Training
 3. SME Training
 4. Management Training for Kosova Corporations
 5. Global Economic Training
 6. Train the Trainer

 We have mobilised our 25 years of experience in business training
around  the world. Especially, Kosova expatriates will be asked to
bring their  theoretical and practical management know-how into the
region. There are  many executive employees, independent business
people, freelance professionals and successful corporate managers who
have yet agreed to  participate as guest speakers, resource persons or
trainers.

Please see our Website http://www.epc-eu.com for more.

Please let us know if we can be of service to your projects by
realising a training soon.

Sincerely yours,

Hans-Gerd Spelleken
 _____________________________________________________

 epc EUROPEAN PROJECT CONSULTANTS S.A.
 Avenue des Arts 50, boite 16
 B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
 Tel +32 2 5137770
 Fax +32 2 5137781
 balkan at epc-eu.com
 http://www.epc-eu.com
 _____________________________________________________





From besnik at alb-net.com  Fri Feb  4 16:18:32 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:18:32 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Symposium on the Balkans
Message-ID: <v04003a09b4c0f2904ee2@[165.247.73.173]>

	The Transregional Center for Democratic Studies
	and
	The Center for European Studies,
	New York University
	present

				Ivo Banac
		Durfee Professor of History,
Yale University

5.30 - 7.00 pm - The Northwest: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
7.30 - 9.00 pm - The Southwest: Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and
		Macedonia

Date:	Tuesday, February 29, 2000
Place:	  Wolff Conference Room, 65 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street
Info:	  Please call  (212) 229-5580






From pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu  Fri Feb  4 16:36:32 2000
From: pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu (Altin Ilirjani)
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 22:36:32 +0100
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: CFP: Graduate Student Conference -
	Kosovo:Understandingthe Past - Looking Ahead, Budapest,
	31.3.-2.4.2000(fwd)
Message-ID: <s89b548e.063@student.ceu.hu>

Sorry, this was meant to be a private email to Besnik, but got to the list by my mistake.
Altin.

<<< pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu  2/ 4  8:59p >>>

        ** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **

Besnik,

Faleminderit per dergimin e ketij email edhe tek listat e tjera.
Une po perpiqem te gjej ca extra funding per me shume pjesemarres nga Kosova sepse tani duket se kemi aplikime nga shume Serb. E kane me kollaj te vine ne Budapest.

Do te te njoftoj se shpejti,
Te fala,
Altini.

>>> besnik at alb-net.com 02/04/00 08:56PM >>>

        ** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **

Call for Papers

Kosovo: Understanding the Past - Looking Ahead
Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000

International Graduate Students Conference

This three day conference seeks to bring together young scholars and
graduate students from Serbia and Kosovo, as well as from Southeastern
Europe and elsewhere in Europe, working on multinational relations in
Kosovo. The conference, seeking to encourage an academic dialogue, is
organized by the International Politics Working Group of AEGEE, a European
Student organization. The conference will take place at the Central
European University in Budapest with the support of the European Youth
Foundation and CEU.

The following topics will be discussed during the conference:

Can there be a common Kosovo history?
During the first day contentious issues of Kosovo history will discussed.
The emphasis lies on trying to find a common understanding of historical
events in Kosovo. Positive Examples of multiethnic coexistence in
Southeastern Europe (Vojvodina, etc.)and tools facilitating multiethnic
existence.

Success and Failure of the first year of International Administration of
Kosovo
The second day of the conference will touch on the experience of the
international administration of Kosovo. Both successes and failures will be
subject of discussion.

What is the long-term future of Kosovo?
The last day of the conference seeks to place Kosovo in the larger
Southeast European context and explore the long term development strategies
for Kosovo and multinational relations in Southeastern Europe as whole.

Structure of the Conference
The Conference will be organized around a number of panels and workshops.
There will be 1-2 panels per day, followed by workshops on the different
topics outlined above.
The working language of the conference is English. The conference will take
place at the Central European University in Budapest.

Participation
If you seek to participate as a presenter, please submit an abstract
(approx. 500 words) with a short resume. If you are interested only in
attending the conference, please submit a short letter of motivation. The
deadline for applications is March 3rd, 2000.

Participation Fees:

Participants from Western Europe:
AEGEE Members(room & board): 		25 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (room & board):    	60 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):  	10 EURO

Participants from Central and Eastern Europe:
AEEGEE Members (room & board):    		15 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members(room & board): 		30 EURO
Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):	free


Direct all Submissions and Enquiries to

kosovo_conference at yahoo.com 

Or by regular mail to

Florian Bieber
IRES
CEU
Nardor utca 9
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary

Publication
As we will seek the publication of a select number of papers presented at
the conference, we would request all presenters to submit their paper
before or during the conference.

For more information on the conference and links on Kosovo see
http://www.aegee.org/kosovo/ 



_______________________________________________
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http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/alst-l


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From elz at icnet.net  Fri Feb  4 17:23:03 2000
From: elz at icnet.net (Elizabeth Chung)
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 23:23:03 +0100
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: CFP: Graduate Student Conference -
  Kosovo:Understandingthe Past - Looking Ahead, Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000(fwd)
In-Reply-To: <s89b548e.063@student.ceu.hu>
References: <s89b548e.063@student.ceu.hu>
Message-ID: <200002042323030200.0399B9C6@mail.icnet.net>

????  Which part was private?  I was wanting to forward this to a friend who might be interested in attending the conference?  Is it limited to just certain people or is it open to all ethnic groups that might be interested?  I was hoping that a Serbian Academic friend could attend as well and was planning to forward this to her?  Please let me know, since I was in the process of forwarding this when this latest arrived???

Thanks,
ELZ 

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********

On 2/4/2000 at 10:36 PM Altin Ilirjani wrote:

>** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **
>
>Sorry, this was meant to be a private email to Besnik, but got to the list by my mistake.
>Altin.
>
><<< pphili66 at phd.ceu.hu  2/ 4  8:59p >>>
>
>        ** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **
>
>Besnik,
>
>Faleminderit per dergimin e ketij email edhe tek listat e tjera.
>Une po perpiqem te gjej ca extra funding per me shume pjesemarres nga Kosova sepse tani duket se kemi aplikime nga shume Serb. E kane me kollaj te vine ne Budapest.
>
>Do te te njoftoj se shpejti,
>Te fala,
>Altini.
>
>>>> besnik at alb-net.com 02/04/00 08:56PM >>>
>
>        ** ALST-L - Albanian Studies Discussion List **
>
>Call for Papers
>
>Kosovo: Understanding the Past - Looking Ahead
>Budapest, 31.3.-2.4.2000
>
>International Graduate Students Conference
>
>This three day conference seeks to bring together young scholars and
>graduate students from Serbia and Kosovo, as well as from Southeastern
>Europe and elsewhere in Europe, working on multinational relations in
>Kosovo. The conference, seeking to encourage an academic dialogue, is
>organized by the International Politics Working Group of AEGEE, a European
>Student organization. The conference will take place at the Central
>European University in Budapest with the support of the European Youth
>Foundation and CEU.
>
>The following topics will be discussed during the conference:
>
>Can there be a common Kosovo history?
>During the first day contentious issues of Kosovo history will discussed.
>The emphasis lies on trying to find a common understanding of historical
>events in Kosovo. Positive Examples of multiethnic coexistence in
>Southeastern Europe (Vojvodina, etc.)and tools facilitating multiethnic
>existence.
>
>Success and Failure of the first year of International Administration of
>Kosovo
>The second day of the conference will touch on the experience of the
>international administration of Kosovo. Both successes and failures will be
>subject of discussion.
>
>What is the long-term future of Kosovo?
>The last day of the conference seeks to place Kosovo in the larger
>Southeast European context and explore the long term development strategies
>for Kosovo and multinational relations in Southeastern Europe as whole.
>
>Structure of the Conference
>The Conference will be organized around a number of panels and workshops.
>There will be 1-2 panels per day, followed by workshops on the different
>topics outlined above.
>The working language of the conference is English. The conference will take
>place at the Central European University in Budapest.
>
>Participation
>If you seek to participate as a presenter, please submit an abstract
>(approx. 500 words) with a short resume. If you are interested only in
>attending the conference, please submit a short letter of motivation. The
>deadline for applications is March 3rd, 2000.
>
>Participation Fees:
>
>Participants from Western Europe:
>AEGEE Members(room & board): 		25 EURO
>Non-AEGEE Members (room & board):    	60 EURO
>Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):  	10 EURO
>
>Participants from Central and Eastern Europe:
>AEEGEE Members (room & board):    		15 EURO
>Non-AEGEE Members(room & board): 		30 EURO
>Non-AEGEE Members (Self-Organized):	free
>
>
>Direct all Submissions and Enquiries to
>
>kosovo_conference at yahoo.com 
>
>Or by regular mail to
>
>Florian Bieber
>IRES
>CEU
>Nardor utca 9
>H-1051 Budapest
>Hungary
>
>Publication
>As we will seek the publication of a select number of papers presented at
>the conference, we would request all presenters to submit their paper
>before or during the conference.
>
>For more information on the conference and links on Kosovo see
>http://www.aegee.org/kosovo/ 
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Alst-L mailing list: Alst-L at alb-net.com 
>http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/alst-l
>
>
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>http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/alst-l
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>
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From williamtaylor at neca.com  Sat Feb  5 13:02:58 2000
From: williamtaylor at neca.com (William R. Taylor)
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 10:02:58 -0800
Subject: [ALST-L] Kosova Training Initiative
Message-ID: <001e01bf7003$3cd57c60$2445b6d1@pavilion>

I will not be able to participate directly in the training initiative, but I
wanted to inform any in the group who might be interested about my web site,
which contains fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) attempting to forecast in real
time some of the events in the US/NATO attack on Serbia and its aftermath.
FCMs in more expert hands seem promising as a tool for clarifying sources of
confusion and sometimes doing something about them.
Sincerely,
Bill Taylor
William R. Taylor, M.D.
USA
Web Site http://users.neca.com/williamtaylor
Site title: The Compassionate Confusion Site




From besnik at alb-net.com  Sun Feb  6 16:37:19 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 16:37:19 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Boston area events/Kosovo
Message-ID: <v04003a00b4c399ed1506@[165.247.68.208]>

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SLIDE SHOW AND DISCUSSION ON KOSOVO

*Thursday, February 10, 2000
7:30 p.m., Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston St., Boston
Glenn Ruga, director of Boston-based Friends of Bosnia, has just returned
from Kosovo after spending two weeks working on a photo documentary of
the people, the war, and the reconstruction, and also laying the
groundwork for a medical aid drive. The presentation will begin with a
brief historical overview, then followed by slides and discussion of the
current political, cultural, and economic situation and observations on
every day life during a harsh winter with limited heat and electricity.

*Wednesday, February 16, 2000
7:30 p.m., First Churches
129 Main St., Northampton, Massachusetts
Same as above with the inclusion of Ashfield photographer Frank Ward who
traveled to Kosovo with Ruga. Information will also be provided for
people interested in helping with the medical aid drive.

FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP KOSOVO REBUILD
Thursday, February 17, 2000
7:30 p.m., Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston St., Boston
Friends of Bosnia is launching the Kosovo Village Reconstruction Project
to bring needed medical supplies to Gllogovc, a village in Kosovo 10
miles west of Pristina. Come to this organizing meeting to find out what
you can do to help the people of Kosovo rebuild after ten years of
oppression and a devastating war. Everyone is welcome. Volunteers are
needed for outreach, collection, sorting and packing aid.

The medical aid project is endorsed by the International Institute of
Boston, Physicians for Human Rights and the International Rescue
Committee/Boston Office

If you are unable to attend these meetings, but want to help with the
medical aid project, please contact FOB at the number below.
________________________________________
########################################
Friends of Bosnia
85 Worcester St., #1
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: 617-424-6906
Fax: 617-424-6752
fob at crocker.com
www.crocker.com/~fob


--- end forwarded text







From besnik at alb-net.com  Sun Feb  6 20:43:01 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:43:01 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Scholarship
Message-ID: <v04003a01b4c3d10107de@[165.247.70.223]>

--- begin forwarded text


Subject: ALBSA: Scholarship
From: Albanian Orthodox Church <albboschurch at juno.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 19:55:55 EST
To: albsa at Web-Depot.COM


Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY has some scholarship opportunities
available for Kosovar refugees and for Albanians who hold official
political asylum status. Applicants must reside in the U.S. and provide
official verification of their status.

The scholarships provide full tuition and are for the undergraduate (
baccalaureate) level. The program is being offered in conjuction with
Vatra's Scholarship Committee. Person to contact is Dr. David Avdul c/o
Vatra 2437 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458.
Or contact the College financial aid office directly.

--- end forwarded text







From besnik at alb-net.com  Sun Feb  6 23:08:01 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 23:08:01 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Registration form
Message-ID: <v04003a03b4c3f58d9f93@[165.247.70.223]>

--- begin forwarded text


Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 13:48:39 +0100
From: "Altin Ilirjani" <PPHILI66 at phd.ceu.hu>
To: <alpsa-info at alb-net.com>
Subject: [ALPSA-Info] Registration form

    ------ Albanian Political Science Association------
Dear All:

I am happy to inform you that since the public announcement of the
information about ALPSA and Tirana Summer School, many Albanian graduate
students and political scientists have expressed interest in either joining
ALPSA or participating in the Summer School. Now, we  have almost 20
members in this list, and I expect others to join soon once we become
active.

I think that now we can move to the next stage: registration of the
Albanian Political Science Association in a court in Tirana/Albania.

With the advice of some friends of mine in Tirana, who are laywers dealing
with these things, I have prepared a draft statute for the association and
other documents we need to deposit in  the court. The statutes have been
prepared based on the constitutions  of the  American Political Science
Association and the Canadian Political Science Assoc. However, this
constitution is only provisional as the final one will have to be approved
by the general meeting in Tirana, which will take place during the Tirana
summer school.
I will send the statute for comments to everyone who wants to review it
before depositing it to the court.

It is important that we form a temporary board which will take care of the
bussines of the association until its organs are elected in summer.
If you want to become a member of ALPSA or a board member please complete
the form at the end of this email and return it to me. I will send you a
copy of the statutes for review and for your records. Because that only the
general meeting in summer can decide on membership fees, membership will be
free for now, and all registration expenses will be covered through a grant
from OSI Budapest. If you decide not to become a member of ALPSA, this will
have no effect on your application/participation in the Tirana summer
school. Please pass this info on everyone who could be interested.

Regards,
Altin.
?--------------REGISTRATION FORM FOR ALPSA------------------

Name surname:

Mailing address:


Email:

Current University/Institution:

Education:

Field(s) of specialization:

Do you want to become a member of ALPSA?:

Do you want to become a board member ?:

Passport or ID number:
[This is needed only for those who become board members).


?------------------------------END OF THE REGISTRATION FORM--------------------


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From besnik at alb-net.com  Mon Feb  7 12:07:15 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:07:15 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Graduate Student Workshop
Message-ID: <v04003a02b4c4ac045d01@[165.247.70.116]>

>
>       The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and
> East-Central Europe and the
>                 Southeast European Study Group
> invite you to the
> Second Annual Socrates Kokkalis Graduate Student
> Workshop on Southeastern Europe
>
>                             February 11 and 12, 2000
>                 Center for European Studies, Harvard
> Univeristy
>                                 Lower Auditorium
>                          27 Kirkland Street,
> Cambridge
>
>
>
> Friday, February 11, 2000
>
> 2:00 p.m. Welcome Address, Dimitris Keridis,
> Director, The Kokkalis Program
>
> 2:15 p.m.      History and Nationalism
>           Chair: Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University
>           Isa Blumi, New York University
>           The Dynamics of Identity: Albanians in the
> Post Ottoman Balkans
>           Vangelis Kechriotis, University of Athens
>           Greek Orthodox, Greek Ottomans or just
> Greeks?
>           Theories of Ethnic Coexistence on the Eve
> of the Fall of the Ottoman
>           Empire
>           Steven Mavromihalis, Stanford University
>           Nations Beyond Borders: The Role of
> Diasporas in Building Modern
>           States
>
> 4:00 p.m. Break
>
> 4:30 p.m.      Ethnicity, Identity and Conflict
>           Chair: Monica Toft, Harvard University
>           Martin Dimitrov, Stanford University
>           Credible Commitments, Minorities, and the
> Threat of Ethnic Violence:
>           The Preservation of Ethnic Cooperation in
> Bulgaria, 1989-1992
>           Vasiliki Neofotistos, Harvard University
>           Ethnic Identity in the Post-Socialist
> World:
>           The Creation of Difference in Skopje,
> Macedonia
>           Gabriela Volfova, Bilkent University
>           Identity and Democracy in Turkey in the
> late 1990s
>
>
>
>
>
>
>              Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop
> Schedule, Continued
>
> Saturday, February 12, 2000
>
> 9:00 a.m.      Religion
>           Chair: Vangelis Calotychos, New York
> University
>           Effie Fokas, London School of Economics
>           Greek Orthodoxy and European Identity
>           Neophytos Loizides, University of Toronto
>           Nationalism and Religion in the Balkans:
>           The Case of Turkey in Comparative
> Perspective
>           Sokol Kondi, City University of New York
>           Religion and Ethnic Identity in the
> Balkans
>
> 10:45 a.m.     Break
>
> 11:00 a.m.     Anthropology
>           Chair: Larry Wolff, Boston College
>           Bojan Aleksov, Central European University
>           The Evolution of the Anthroponymic System
> in Belgrade over the Course
>           of the Twentieth Century as a Reflection
> of Popular Mentalit?
>           Maja Brkljacic, University of Zagreb
>           The Ritual of the Funeral of Josip Broz
> Tito
>           Yannis Manos, Hamburg University
>           Perceptions and Strategies of Dance
> Tradition in the Region of
>      Florina,
>           Northwestern Greek Macedonia
>
> 1:oo p.m. Break
>
> 2:30 p.m.      Transition
>           Chair: Dimitris Keridis, Harvard
> University
>           Florian Bieber, University of Vienna
>           Failed Transition and the Multiple
> Legitimacy Crisis of Post-1992
>      Yugoslavia
>           Corneliu Bjola, Central European
> University
>           The Role of ?Symbolic Politics? during the
> Democratization Process
>           Omer Fisher, University of Strathclyde
>           Transition and Disruption:
>           The Yugoslav Case in Comparative
> Perspective
>           Catalin Augustin Stoica, Stanford
> University
>           Grass roots Capitalism and the Formation
> of Petty-Bourgeoisie in
> Eastern Europe:
>           Evidence from the Romanian Case
>
> 4:30 p.m. Break
>
> 5:00 p.m.      Politics
>           Chair: Elizabeth Prodromou, Cambridge
> Peace Foundation
>           Altin Ilirjani, Central European
> University
>           Policy Motivated Actors and Multiparty
> Coalition Governments in
>           Turkey, 1995-98
>           Maria Kapsi, Harvard University
>           Recent Administrative Reforms in Greece:
> Towards Democratic
>      Consolidation and Efficiency
>           Nadege Ragaru, Institut d'Etudes
> Politiques
>           Uslugi: The Role of Political Favors and
> Connections in Post-Communist
>      Bulgaria
>           Philippos Savvides, University of Utah
>           Cyprus: The Dynamics of Partition
>
> 7:00 p.m.      Concluding Remarks
>
>
>
>





From nicolaisenl at ijt.cz  Tue Feb  8 19:55:41 2000
From: nicolaisenl at ijt.cz (Lars Nicolaisen)
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:55:41 -0700
Subject: [ALST-L] TOL
Message-ID: <v02120d00b4c66827f87c@[192.168.0.141]>

TRANSITIONS ONLINE FEBRUARY ISSUE

Transitions Online (TOL) (http://www.tol.cz), the leading Internet magazine
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Union, has now moved to a membership-based system. You can still see TOL
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FEATURES: With a push from the West, Bulgaria is the first Balkan
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tips the balance of terror in Serbia; Milorad Ivanovic gives the view from
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MEDIA: As Moldova peddles away its .md domain name, local analysts bemoan
the loss of national identity; Iulian Robu itemizes the gripes at
http://www.tol.cz/jan00/virtumd.html

OPINIONS: L.M. Handrahan says her experience as an election monitor in
Kyrgyzstan proves the country is far from democratic, despite the West's
best wishes; at http://www.tol.cz/opina/kyrga.html ... Zurab Tchiaberashvili
argues that prolonging the rule of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnaze is
detrimental to long-term stability; at http://www.tol.cz/opina/georga.html

IN FOCUS: This month, TOL's main package, "Growing Pains," examines the
problems plaguing youth throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

By Any Means Necessary
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/belayouth.html
by Alex Znatkevich
Frustrated by police brutality at protests and an unswervingly oppressive
presidential rule, Belarusian youth are bucking the ineffective opposition
to form radical fronts. Some of the groups have gone completely
underground, for fear of persecution by the authorities; others are giving
teeth to other forms of political opposition in Belarus.

Brutal Youth
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/brutayouth.html
by Damir Pilic
Hard hit by post-war nihilism, youth in the Mediterranean port of Split are
turning to violence, suicide, and drugs. "Split is simply not a city for
cocaine," says Slavko Sakoman, president of the Croatian commission on drug
abuse. "Cocaine is a drug of rhythm and speed, a drug for successful young
people ... and Split citizens, especially youth, are plagued by general
depression and that makes it an ideal field for heroin: the drug of
dreaming and closing."

To Leave or Not to Leave
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/moldachi.html
by Iulian Robu
With the economy on a steep decline, ambitious young Moldovans are
increasingly looking beyond their country's borders for the future. And
even though the country is losing a valuable generation of people who could
potentially turn the country around, the government isn't exactly begging
them to stay. But a few are sticking it out to form their own companies.

In Komsomol's Wake
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/komsomol.html
by Alex Chizhenok
"The major achievement of the Komsomol was its totality," says Grigorii
Andreev, leader of the St. Petersburg youth front Novyi gorod. That is just
one of the fringe youth groups that have sprouted in Russia to fill the
vacuum left by the Komsomol, the Soviet-era youth colossus. Though none of the
fledgling groups have the reach of the Komsomol, many are tackling drug abuse
and political lethargy among youth with enthusiastic -- if somewhat
scattered -- attentions.

Policy Without a Punch
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/armen.html
by Onnik Krikorian
An estimated one million Armenians have left the country in the last
decade -- many of them young people. The government seems to be finally
taking the brain drain seriously and has drafted a comprehensive youth
policy paper. But NGOs are complaining that much of what needs to be
undertaken exists only in theory and not in practice, indicating there's
still a long way to go.

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From nicolaisenl at ijt.cz  Tue Feb  8 19:55:41 2000
From: nicolaisenl at ijt.cz (Lars Nicolaisen)
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:55:41 -0700
Subject: [ALST-L] TOL
Message-ID: <v02120d00b4c66827f87c@[192.168.0.141]>

TRANSITIONS ONLINE FEBRUARY ISSUE

Transitions Online (TOL) (http://www.tol.cz), the leading Internet magazine
covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet
Union, has now moved to a membership-based system. You can still see TOL
for FREE, with no obligation. Just fill out our registration form at
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A Czech nonprofit dedicated to promoting independent journalism, TOL is
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unique, cross-regional analysis. TOL was recently named site of the day
by Central Europe Online (http://www.centraleurope.com), a top information
source.

New at TOL:

FEATURES: With a push from the West, Bulgaria is the first Balkan
country to undergo significant military reform; Konstantin Ivanov reports
at http://www.tol.cz/jul99/specr0200.html ... The assassination of Arkan
tips the balance of terror in Serbia; Milorad Ivanovic gives the view from
Belgrade at http://www.tol.cz/jul99/specr01002.html

MEDIA: As Moldova peddles away its .md domain name, local analysts bemoan
the loss of national identity; Iulian Robu itemizes the gripes at
http://www.tol.cz/jan00/virtumd.html

OPINIONS: L.M. Handrahan says her experience as an election monitor in
Kyrgyzstan proves the country is far from democratic, despite the West's
best wishes; at http://www.tol.cz/opina/kyrga.html ... Zurab Tchiaberashvili
argues that prolonging the rule of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnaze is
detrimental to long-term stability; at http://www.tol.cz/opina/georga.html

IN FOCUS: This month, TOL's main package, "Growing Pains," examines the
problems plaguing youth throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

By Any Means Necessary
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/belayouth.html
by Alex Znatkevich
Frustrated by police brutality at protests and an unswervingly oppressive
presidential rule, Belarusian youth are bucking the ineffective opposition
to form radical fronts. Some of the groups have gone completely
underground, for fear of persecution by the authorities; others are giving
teeth to other forms of political opposition in Belarus.

Brutal Youth
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/brutayouth.html
by Damir Pilic
Hard hit by post-war nihilism, youth in the Mediterranean port of Split are
turning to violence, suicide, and drugs. "Split is simply not a city for
cocaine," says Slavko Sakoman, president of the Croatian commission on drug
abuse. "Cocaine is a drug of rhythm and speed, a drug for successful young
people ... and Split citizens, especially youth, are plagued by general
depression and that makes it an ideal field for heroin: the drug of
dreaming and closing."

To Leave or Not to Leave
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/moldachi.html
by Iulian Robu
With the economy on a steep decline, ambitious young Moldovans are
increasingly looking beyond their country's borders for the future. And
even though the country is losing a valuable generation of people who could
potentially turn the country around, the government isn't exactly begging
them to stay. But a few are sticking it out to form their own companies.

In Komsomol's Wake
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/komsomol.html
by Alex Chizhenok
"The major achievement of the Komsomol was its totality," says Grigorii
Andreev, leader of the St. Petersburg youth front Novyi gorod. That is just
one of the fringe youth groups that have sprouted in Russia to fill the
vacuum left by the Komsomol, the Soviet-era youth colossus. Though none of the
fledgling groups have the reach of the Komsomol, many are tackling drug abuse
and political lethargy among youth with enthusiastic -- if somewhat
scattered -- attentions.

Policy Without a Punch
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/armen.html
by Onnik Krikorian
An estimated one million Armenians have left the country in the last
decade -- many of them young people. The government seems to be finally
taking the brain drain seriously and has drafted a comprehensive youth
policy paper. But NGOs are complaining that much of what needs to be
undertaken exists only in theory and not in practice, indicating there's
still a long way to go.

We encourage you to visit our site, subscribe, and become part of a dynamic
new media project dedicated to building independent journalism in Central
and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. And be sure
to also visit our partner sites:

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journal of Central and East European politics, society, and culture

- The Network of Independent Journalists of Central and Eastern Europe
(NIJ), a weekly service run by the Croatian-based STINA press agency. To
subscribe to STINA's NIJ weekly service, giving you timely news of events
in the region, send an e-mail to: stina at zamir.net

- Index on Censorship, the international journal for free expression
(http://www.indexoncensorship.org). Through interviews, reportage, banned
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issues of the moment.

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From besnik at alb-net.com  Sat Feb 12 15:18:21 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 15:18:21 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: Call for papers:Present Kosovo/a legal ambiguities...
Message-ID: <v04003a01b4cb6f8ea65d@[165.247.42.206]>

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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:27:56 +0100
From: "Momcilovic Mladen" <momcilov at osi.hu>
To: <balkans at egroups.com>
Subject: [balkans] Call for papers:Present Kosovo/a legal ambiguities...

Dear all

Call for Papers (to be publish in the next issue of East Eurpean
Constitutional Review):

"Present Kosovo/a legal ambiguities and futuer prospects"
(circa 8 K words)

Honorarium secured

Please get in touch ASAP

Thanks

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From nicolaisenl at ijt.cz  Wed Feb 16 16:02:19 2000
From: nicolaisenl at ijt.cz (Lars Nicolaisen)
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:02:19 -0700
Subject: [ALST-L] New at TOL
Message-ID: <v02120d00b4d0913a4e56@[192.168.0.141]>

Transitions Online (TOL) (http://www.tol.cz), the leading Internet magazine
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FEATURES: Playing the Numbers Game
by Peter Schmidt
http://www.tol.cz/jul99/specr02001.html
The much-vaunted governing coalition in Slovakia is splitting at the seams.
One of Slovakia's top analysts charts Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's
efforts to stay on top -- and describes how his decision to found a new
party could put the nail in the coffin of the post-Meciar political
euphoria.

OPINIONS: Sullied Reputations
by Elena Chinyaeva
http://www.tol.cz/opina/reputa.html
Marred by petty squabbling, the newly elected State Duma's first weeks
hardly inspired confidence in the body's authority. The Unity party was a
poor sport; the Communists proved two-faced; and all the commanding
politicians' popularity dropped as a result. The author argues that, in
Moscow, personal politics is once again getting in the way of effective
governance.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Yugoslavia: The Fifth Column
http://www.tol.cz/itowa/feb00yu1.html
"Do you journalists think you are holy cows?" ranted nationalist Vojislav
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Recrafting Dayton
http://www.tol.cz/itowa/feb00bo.html
Fed up with the ineffectuality of the Dayton agreement, editors at leading
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suspension of the presidency and a takeover by the High Representative of
the International Community in Bosnia.

IN FOCUS: Dividing Lines
by Sonja Magdevski
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/sonja.html
"An [Albanian] man can have a Macedonian girlfriend, but a woman can't have
a Macedonian boyfriend -- that is a fact," says Nora, a 22-year-old ethnic
Albanian living in Skopje. In TOL's profile, she and her brother Toni talk
about relationships, poverty, and day-to-day living in this ethnically
divided city. The article is part of TOL's monthly theme "Growing Pains,"
which examines the problems plaguing youth throughout Central and Eastern
Europe and Russia.

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subscribe to STINA's NIJ weekly service, giving you timely news of events
in the region, send an e-mail to: stina at zamir.net

- Index on Censorship, the international journal for free expression
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From nicolaisenl at ijt.cz  Thu Feb 24 14:38:01 2000
From: nicolaisenl at ijt.cz (Lars Nicolaisen)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 12:38:01 -0700
Subject: [ALST-L] New at TOL
Message-ID: <v02120d17b4db1c50edb0@[192.168.0.141]>

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Features: The Thin Blue Line
by Aliaksiej Shydlouski
http://www.tol.cz/jul99/specr02003.html
"I don't give a damn that somebody has been beaten," says Alyaksandr V., a
Belarusian police officer. "Certainly, I wouldn't like to do it myself ...
but if there is an order, what should I do, refuse? Then I'd be sacked and
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Features: Independent Thinking
by Zeljko Ivanovic
http://www.tol.cz/jul99/specr02002.html
President Milo Djukanovic is feeling the heat from all sides over the
question of independence -- pressure from Montenegrin politicians,
reluctance from the West, and the atmosphere of increasing panic in Serbia
are making things all the more pressing. But despite the success of the
convertible mark and the growing popular support for independence,
Djukanovic is still playing it safe. The wild card, of course, is President
Slobodan Milosevic, who is taking advantage of the division in Montenegro
to maintain tension.

Opinions: Nowhere to Hide after Haider
by Lubos Palata
http://www.tol.cz/opina/haider.html
Western Europe's uproar over the inclusion of the far-right Freedom Party
in Austria's new governing coalition is also a warning for the EU candidate
countries where similar political groupings hold a strong position. As even
the EU Enlargement Commissioner Gunther Verheugen admitted, the current
conflict with Austria is "preparation" for similar problems that could
occur with the applicant states.

Media: Clashes on the Final Frontier
by Emil Danielyan
http://www.tol.cz/feb00/nagorno.html
"You should have seen what was being done to NATO and U.S. official sites
during the Kosovo crisis," says Vahan Mkhitarian of the Armenian Computer
Center. "That was a war." But though he and other officials and pundits are
quick to downplay the recent hack attacks between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
the recent retaliation from Armenian hackers demonstrate the deep-seated
ire between the two nations over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Books: Shock Without Therapy
by Iulian Robu
http://www.tol.cz/books/bkfeb001.html
"Of the two possible paths for transformation, the slow, Chinese one, and
the Polish 'shock therapy,' we have chosen ... the Moldovan way: shock
without therapy," writes Vasile Soimaru in "Caderea premierilor" (The
Falling Prime Ministers). The collection of essays and articles by one of
Moldova's top economists takes an informed look at the sham transition in
Moldova, with an insider's perspective on the corruption and self-interest
that has plagued attempts at reform.

Opinions: Education in Bulgaria Needs Evolution, Not Revolution
by Boyan Biolchev
http://www.tol.cz/opina/educat.html
The newly elected dean of Sofia University argues that the entire
educational system in Bulgaria should be reshaped to meet the country's
changing needs.

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subscribe to STINA's NIJ weekly service, giving you timely news of events
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From besnik at alb-net.com  Thu Feb 24 22:01:11 2000
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 22:01:11 -0500
Subject: [ALST-L] Fwd: The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening
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The following paper can be downloaded or ordered directly from the web
site of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI):

Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie. The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening:
Identity Politics and Conflicts in Post-Communist Albania. Flensburg:
European Centre for Minority Issues, 1999. (=ECMI Working Paper #3)

http://www.ecmi.de/publications/working_papers_reports.htm


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