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AICGS Advisor - September 9, 2004Subscribe to AICGS Electronic Newsletter
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..................................................................................................................... CURRENT NEWS  The looming presidential election dominates the media not only in the U.S. but also in Germany and the rest of Europe, where the ups and downs of the campaigns are tracked and scrutinized perhaps even more closely than here. Patricia Greve, a former research assistant at AICGS now working on her master's thesis in political science at the University of Hamburg, offers a look at the American horse race from across the Atlantic. To read her essay in German, please go to: /documents/greve2_germ.pdf For an English translation, please go to: /documents/greve2_engl.pdf
During election campaigns, expressing national pride is part of the standard repertoire in most countries, but in Germany patriotism has long been an uncomfortable subject. Based on her research among younger Germans and their educators, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Assistant Professor of International Education and Educational Sociology at New York University and a recent DAAD/AICGS Summer Fellow, identifies and examines shifting German attitudes towards patriotism and its open expression. To read her essay, entitled "Transforming Taboos: Changing Perceptions of National Pride in Germany," please go to: /c/milleridriss.aspx The SPD's labor and welfare reform "Hartz IV" has sparked massive demonstrations, polarized German society, and likely contributed to the CDU's landslide win in the Saarland's state elections last Sunday. In this climate, Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte, Institute for Political Science, University Duisburg-Essen, a regular analyst of German elections for AICGS, detects a fundamental shift in Germany's party system which could result in entirely new political constellations in upcoming elections. To read his essay "Sozialprotest und neue Koalitionen im 'Hartz-Parteiensystem'" in German, please go to: /wahlen/korte092004.aspx For the results of the recent state election in Saarland, please go to: /fileremoved.aspx ..................................................................................................................... UPCOMING EVENTS: German critics of the United States believe that its welfare system is inadequate, even inhumane. DAAD/AICGS Fellow Waltraut Peter asserts that Germany can, in fact, learn from the U.S., particularly with regard to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a central anti-poverty program. Peter will present her findings on September 13, 2004, at an event entitled, "Traps and Tradeoffs in Welfare Policies: could the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit be a possible solution for Germany's unemployment trap?" To access the invitation, please go to: /fileremoved.aspx To read her essay "Is there anything to learn from the Earned Income Tax Credit for Germany?" summarizing her research, please go to: /c/wpeterc.aspx On September 18, 2004, the American Bundestag Intern Network (ABIN) will be holding its third annual conference with support from SAIS, JHU, the German Embassy and AICGS. The conference, entitled "U.S. - European Relations at a Crossroad" will focus on various foreign policy outcomes of the upcoming elections from both the U.S. and European perspective, with a regional focus on the Greater Middle East. To see the agenda and the invitation, please go to: /fileremoved.aspx
Please DO NOT rsvp to AICGS. ..................................................................................................................... ANNOUNCEMENTS: AICGS is pleased to announce the recipient of the tenth Annual Global Leadership Award, A.G. Lafley, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive, The Procter & Gamble Company. The award dinner will be held on January 13, 2005; please mark your calendars. To see the Save the Date card, please go to: /events/2005/GLAD05.aspx Please note that the deadline for the DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship Program 2004-2007 has been extended to September 15, 2004. For requirements and application information, please go to: /research/fellowships/daadfellowship.aspx AICGS is looking for a Special Events and Media Relations Coordinator responsible for designing, planning, coordinating and evaluating the AICGS Annual Global Leadership Award Dinner (GLAD), and for management of public relations with the corporate sector and media in support of GLAD and AICGS development goals. For more information, please go to: /mediacoordinator.aspx or contact Susanne Dieper at sdieper@aicgs.org The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) has extended the deadline for a number of Fulbright lecturing/research awards in Austria, Germany, Portugal and Malta until September 17th. Applications for some of the awards may still be accepted after that date. For more information, or to apply, please go to: www.cies.org or contact Richard W. Pettit 202-686-6240; rpettit@cies.iie.org ; Athena Fulay 202-686-6244; afulay@cies.iie.org or Ilana Kurtzig 202-686-6232; ikurtzig@cies.iie.org
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO AICGS. The Freie Universitaet Berlin and GSA Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies promotes a new generation of young North American scholars with specialized knowledge of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. It offers up to one year of research support at the Freie Universitaet Berlin. The program is open to scholars in all social science and humanities disciplines, including historians working on the period since the mid-19th century and accepts applications from U.S. and Canadian nationals or permanent residents. The deadline for application is December 1, 2004. For more information or to apply, please go to: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/ or send an email to bprogram@zedat.fu-berlin.de
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO AICGS. Recently it has come to our attention that a number of virus-laden e-mails have been traveling around the Internet, which "appear" to have originated from AICGS. Many of these mails claim to be from AICGS technical departments or the AICGS "team" regarding some computer or e-mail problem. Others may appear to come from actual individuals at AICGS. Please know that these mails DO NOT originate from AICGS, but rather from malicious senders who are spoofing the AICGS return address to cover their activities. We never intentionally send any damaging or virus-laden mails to you. If you receive a mail from any address at AICGS, even if the mail arrives from an individual at AICGS who you know, please be cautious, especially if the e-mail arrives unexpectedly and with attachments. We urge you to make sure that your computer is updated regularly with anti-virus software. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. .....................................................................................................................
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