Month: December 2024

SALTO-Youth: Value the Difference Resource Pack

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Value the Difference Resource Pack, SALTO-Youth, ERASMUS+ Youth.

Value the Difference Resource Pack has been prepared by SALTO-Youth (Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities for Youth), with funding from ERASMUS+ Youth. Value the Difference is intended for youth workers, containing information and tools to engage young people across many topics relating to cultural diversity. This resource pack explores the topic of cultural diversity and many of the related and complex issues people in Europe face today, so together we can embrace and celebrate each one of those differences.

It is designed as a starting point for exploration of cultural diversity by youth workers (or anyone who works with young people).

The resource pack contains nine chapters, each offering background information, case studies and practical examples of how to engage young people with the topics:

  • Media
  • Migration and Cultural Diversity
  • Asylum Seekers and Refugees
  • Mediation
  • Cross Community
  • Identity
  • Youth Subcultures
  • Citizenship
  • Intercultural Competence

Constructing ICD #14: Intercultural Case Management: Addressing Discrimination to Empower Migrants

Constructing ICDThe next issue of Constructing intercultural Dialogues is now available, “Intercultural Case Management: Addressing Discrimination to Empower Migrants” by Fatemeh Hippler.

Case management in the context of migration refers to a structured process that helps migrants navigate the complexities of resettlement, integration, and legal processes. Key components include assessment, planning, and monitoring. A crucial component of case management is empowerment, which involves helping migrants build the skills and confidence needed to navigate their new environment independently over time. It fosters autonomy and self-sufficiency, allowing migrants to take control of their lives and decisions.

As a reminder, the goal of this series is to provide concrete examples of how actual people have managed to organize and hold intercultural dialogues, so that others may be inspired to do the same. As with other CID series, these may be downloaded for free. Click on the thumbnail to download the PDF.

Constructing ICD 14: Intercultural Case Management: Addressing Discrimination to Empower MigrantsHippler, F. (2024). Intercultural case management: Addressing discrimination to empower migrants. Constructing Intercultural Dialogues, 14. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/constructing-icd-14.pdf

If you have a case study you would like to share, send an email to the series editor, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz.

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DFG Fellowships and Funding for Refugee Researchers (Germany)

Fellowships

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) supports researchers who have fled their home countries by making it easier for them to join research projects and apply for funding under the Walter Benjamin Programme. Deadline: open.

The following requirements must be met in principle:

  • The person has not been outside their home country for more than three years at the time of application and

  • they have residential status in connection with an asylum procedure within the EU and are recognised as being at risk, or

  • in lieu of proof of residency status, they are able to present credible third-party evidence of being at risk no more than 12 months prior to application.

This way, the DFG also underlines its solidarity with researchers from Ukraine and Russia who had to flee their home country due to the current war situation triggered by the Russian attack. By integrating them swiftly in the German research system, the aim is to enable them to maintain continuity in their academic work.

In acute crisis situations, proposals can be submitted without proof of the respective status after consultation with the DFG.

Individuals are only eligible for sponsorship if they have not previously been sponsored through the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office or under any comparable programme for integration in the academic system or have been employed in the German academic system via a fellowship or a position for a total of two years or more.

Royal Holloway U London: PHD Studentship in International Relations (UK)

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PhD Studentship in International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Deadline: 7 January 2025.

The Department of Politics, International Relations, and Philosophy (PIRP) is an established centre of teaching and research excellence. Their research spans continents, covering all areas of the world and addressing current, pressing public policy problems. They house several research units and centres, including the Centre for International Public Policy, the Centre for Islamic and Western Asian Studies and the Democracy and Election Centre. Research units and networks emphasize Democracy, Elections and Campaigning; Public Policy; Contemporary Political Theory; New Political Communication; International Security; and Gender and Politics.

PIRP has an active PhD programme with several dozen students. Entering first-year students form a cohort and together take a professional development module that covers all aspects of progressing through the PhD programme alongside preparing for careers in academia and beyond.

PIRP offers a fully-funded studentship on a competitive basis, via the South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc). They welcome applicants interested in proposing projects in politics and international relations that match one of five challenge themes: living sustainably; healthy, thriving communities; inclusive economic growth; secure, effective, and trusted organizations; and transformative technologies for society. The project is open to specific research focuses and may be co-developed between the student and the academic supervisor.

KC 100: Transcultural Communication Translated into Simplified Chinese

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC100: Transcultural Communication, originally written by Mohammed Guamguami for publication in 2021, and now translated by Yan Qiu into Simplified Chinese.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept in English, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC100 Transcultural Communication Translated into Simplified ChineseGuamguami, M. (2024). Transcultural communication [Simplified Chinese]. (Y. Qiu, Trans.)  Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 100. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/kc100-transcultural-communication_simplified-chinese.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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Dallas College: Global Student Support Specialist (USA)

“JobGlobal Student Support Specialist, Dallas College, Dallas, TX, USA. Deadline: 18 December 2024.

The Specialist, Student Support advances the success and holistic thriving of multiple identities, including members of global student populations. This position will facilitate regular student communication, outreach and community involvement, professional development, and recommend implementation and changes to institutional policies and practices to support the academic and co-curricular success of international student populations. The Specialist, Student Support understands state and national legislation affecting students and will serve as liaison between both internal departmental and external organizations to help bridge the gap of resources and services.

NOTE: There is a related second position at the same college, having the same application deadline:

The Senior Manager of Intercultural Student Engagement develops a cadre of co-curricular engagement offerings in partnership with academic, workforce and student success departments to help support Dallas College commitment to create a campus culture where students feel they belong and can thrive academically. The Senior manager leads a team of seven coordinators across the seven Dallas College campuses and is responsible for their recruitment and professional development. The position reports to the Director of Intercultural and Global Student Initiatives.

UCL: Lecturers in Intercultural Education (UK)

“JobLecturers in Intercultural Education, School of Education, UCL, London UK. Deadline: 17 December 2024.

The Department is looking to appoint two Lecturer (Teaching) in Intercultural Communication and Dissertation Supervisors at 0.15 FTE. The postholder will be supervising 10 MA dissertations in Intercultural Communications and related areas. This will include marking and providing feedback to students. In addition, the successful candidate will be supporting the running of the Dissertation module throughout the academic year and attending induction and standardisation meetings in the department.

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Intercultural Communication or closely relevant subject areas. The postholder will have experience of supervising students at MA programmes. You will have good understanding of the learning needs of a diverse body of students, particularly those who are multilingual users of English and/ or international students and/ or from widening participation backgrounds. In addition, you will have evidence of a good understanding of common approaches to research and research methodology, and have knowledge of the assessment criteria that are typically used at MA level in UK Higher Education

Crossing Borders: The Power of Discovering the ‘Other’ film

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Crossing Borders: The Power of Discovering the ‘Other’, Crossing Borders Education, UK.

Crossing Borders, a 70 minute documentary by Crossing Borders Films, follows four Moroccan and four American university students as they travel together through Morocco and, in the process of discovering The Other, discover themselves. With group travels and frank discussions, the students confront the complex implications of the supposed clash of civilizations between Islam and the West. At a time when public figures spout xenophobic prose that rejects religious and national groups in their entirety, this hopeful film demonstrates the power of curiosity and empathy to triumph over fear and judgment when people are willing to open their hearts and minds to new ways of seeing each Other and the world. The relationships formed through shared experiences contrast sharply with the media-shaped views Americans and Muslims have of each other. Humor, honesty and a willingness to be challenged all bring individuals closer to each other and the relationships that develop disarm hidden stereotypes.

Crossing Borders Education creates resources that are designed to serve society by strengthening vital skills and character through engaging media and peer-led intergroup dialogues. Crossing Borders Education is an international non-profit organization and charity registered in the UK.

Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Society Fellowships 2026/27 (Germany)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Fellowships at the Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Society, Leuphana University Lüneburg, 2026-27. Deadline: 15 January 2025.

The Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Society at Leuphana University Lüneburg invites applications for 12-month fellowships in residence for 2026/27 starting April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2027. The research programme aims at countering a discourse of no alternatives. It fosters engaged scholarship to uncover, support, and multiply modes of social potentialization by questioning existing certainties and therefore activating new possibilities.

They invite researchers to investigate the historical, contemporary, socio-cultural, epistemological, political-economic, legal, and technical-scientific conditions of living together in a globalized, entangled world.

U Edinburgh: PHD Scholarship in Peace & Conflict Resolution 2025 (UK)

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Chrystal Macmillan PhD Scholarship, School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. Deadline: 3 February 2025.

Applications are invited for the Chrystal Macmillan PhD Scholarship, which is offered by the School of Social and Political Science to a new PhD student studying a field relevant to Chrystal Macmillan. This is open only to new PhD pursuing a PhD topic in one of the following fields:

  • social justice
  • gender and equality
  • human rights
  • peace and conflict resolution

The scholarship I s available either as a three-year full-time or six-year part-time option.

This scholarship supports students who aspire to influence social change. It offers the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Chrystal Macmillan, the University of Edinburgh’s first woman to graduate with a science degree and a lifelong campaigner for social justice.