[hr-education] Short course in Forced Migration/Refugee Studies (Cairo, Jan. 2002)

Please find below information on FMRS Short Course scheduled to
take place in January 2002. Deadline of application: 31 December.

Suzy


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The American University in Cairo
The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program

   SHORT COURSE:
"Identity, Ethnicity, and the New Racism"

Instructor
Dr. Eftihia Voutira
Associate Professor, Department of Balkan
Slavic And Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
6-10 January 2002, 8 a.m.-2 p.m..
AUC Main Campus, Hill House, 6th floor lounge
Mohamed Mahmoud Street Entrance

This short-course introduces students to the current academic debates on
nationalism, regionalism and ethnicity as key determinants of group
identity and belonging on the global and local levels.  In the context of
forced migration, it makes special reference to both historical and
contemporary case studies drawn from Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Africa
in order to map the various processes of group identity formation. It
compares Western and non-Western models of nationalism and ethnicity
including state attempts to implement them as part of social engineering
(e.g. Soviet Federalism, South African Apartheid).  It also compares the
different state policy options for 'ethnic survival' and examines how group
identities were maintained in the past and their prospects in the future.
The course considers the protection and promotion of group culture in a
global context.

Register now!  Places are limited. Course fees: $50.00 or equivalent in LE

20 scholarships are available for refugees
Applications accepted until 31 December 2001.

Send a letter of application with curriculum vitae to:
The American University in Cairo
The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program
Telephone: 797-6626, Fax: 795-7565
Or e-mail : FMRS@aucegyt.edu




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