Month: May 2025

KC114: Digital Cosmopolitanism Translated into German

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC#114: Digital Cosmopolitanism, which Fergal Lenehan wrote for publication in English earlier this year, and which he has now translated into German.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of Key Concepts organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept, 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.Lenehan, F. (2025). Digitaler Kosmopolitismus. Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 114. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/kc114-digital-cosmopolitanism_german-.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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Yale U: Associate Director, Study Abroad (USA)

“JobAssociate Director, Study Abroad, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Deadline: 24 May 2025.

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Yale Study Abroad, the Associate Director is an integral member of the Yale Study Abroad team, which facilitates high quality, credit-bearing abroad opportunities for Yale College students, through both term-time and summer study and through both Yale College’s own programs in Yale Summer Session (YSS) Programs Abroad and non-Yale study abroad programs at approved sites around the world.

U Texas Austin: Assistant VP for Programs, Texas Global (USA)

“JobAssistant Vice President for Programs, Texas Global, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA. Deadline: 27 May 2025.

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is one of the largest public universities in the United States and is the flagship of The University of Texas System. UT Austin enrolls more than 53,000 students studying in nearly 120 bachelor’s degree programs and more than 220 graduate programs across 19 colleges and schools. Deeply committed to global engagement, UT Austin hosts over 7,000 international students and 1,500 international scholars from more than 135 countries and supports a network of over 530,000 alumni in 176 counties.

Texas Global advances UT Austin’s academic mission by leading, supporting, and coordinating the university’s international engagement efforts, fostering strategic partnerships on campus and abroad, welcoming a cadre of impressive international students and scholars to campus, and creating opportunities for students and faculty to engage with peers and institutions around the world. Texas Global is comprised of nine units, home to over 140 staff members, and continued growth of the organization is expected.

Dartmouth Dialogue Project: Shared Studios Portal (USA)

Applied ICDShared Studios Portal, Dialogue Project, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA, 28 April-15 May 2025.

“The Dialogue Project is excited to host a Shared Studios Portal on campus beginning April 28, 2025. Located in the Kemeny Courtyard behind Baker-Berry Library, the Dartmouth Portal features an immersive room, one wall of which is a screen that connects you to people in other portals around the world.

In the spirit of the Dialogue Project’s commitment to respectful discussion across differences, the Dartmouth Portal will enable students, staff, and faculty to engage with communities in nearly 20 countries to challenge our perspectives, sharpen intercultural communication skills, and facilitate difficult conversations. Additionally, students enrolled in Speech at Dartmouth classes will present speeches to diverse audiences, hone rhetorical skills, and make meaningful connections.

Rooted in storytelling and the expertise of lived experience, portal connections will allow students to connect with artists, activists, teachers, professionals, and fellow students from across the African continent, Latin and South America, the Middle East, and beyond!”

New ICA Journal: Global Perspectives in Communication

“Publication

New open-access journal just established: Global Perspectives in Communication.

The International Communication Association (ICA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new open-access journal, Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC). The journal is dedicated to fostering diverse perspectives, fresh insights, and open-ended inquiries that drive communication research forward. GPC’s streamlined, high-quality peer-review process will ensure the rapid publication of scientifically rigorous research across all areas of communication.

GPC will encompass a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: Communication and media studies; Interpersonal and intercultural communication; Organizational communication; Political communication; Health communication; Environmental communication; Science communication; Digital, AI, and social media communication; Human-computer communication; Journalism and mass communication; Advertising and public relations; Media and communication history; Information science and cybernetics; Popular culture; Visual communication.

Under the leadership of inaugural editor Nick Bowman (Syracuse U), GPC will welcome various submission formats, including traditional manuscripts, short papers, essays, position papers, registered reports, review articles, and book reviews. The journal also encourages diverse methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, digital, and mixed-methods research. Additionally, GPC seeks to explore emerging research formats and media, such as video and audio recordings.

GPC is set to begin accepting submissions in the lead-up to ICA’s 75th Anniversary at ICA25 in Denver, and is actively recruiting for reviewers. If you are interested, please email the editor.

Open Access and Funding Model: To promote inclusivity and accessibility, GPC will waive the Article Processing Charge (APC) for unfunded articles. Articles with allocated funding-whether through a transformative deal or other means-will carry an APC. Additionally, articles from researchers in developing countries recognized by Research4Life (Tier 3) will have their APCs waived in alignment with ICA’s partnership through Oxford University Press (OUP). Authors may publish under a CC-BY or CC-BY-NC-ND license.

U Hong Kong: Global South Fellowship (Hong Kong)

FellowshipsGlobal South Fellowship, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Deadline: 26 May 2025.

University of Hong Kong Global South Fellowship 2025

Launched in 2025 by the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the HKU Social Sciences Global South Fellowship Scheme is designed to foster vibrant knowledge exchange and collaboration among scholars and researchers from the Global South, enhancing the Faculty’s global academic impact. Fellows will have the opportunity to visit HKU’s Faculty of Social Sciences and engage in knowledge-sharing activities, promoting cross-cultural learning and partnerships. Apply now for visits during the upcoming fall semester (September 2025 to January 2026).

Eligibility: Open to professoriate-level scholars affiliated with universities or comparable institutions in the Global South region.

Duration and Timing: Fellowships last one to three months, during either the fall semester (September to January) or the spring semester (February to June). The deadline for the spring semester will be at the end of November.

GIGA: Postdoc in Comparative Politics with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (Germany)

Postdocs

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Politics with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany. Deadline: 26 May 2025.

The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is an independent social science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social, and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and links this knowledge to questions of global significance. It combines region-specific analysis with innovative comparative research on accountability and participation, peace and security, globalisation and development, and global orders and foreign policies. The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (M/F/D) in Comparative Politics With a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract of three years and the possibility of another three years after successful evaluation and depending on the availability of funds. The successful applicant should start as soon as possible. The successful candidate will work on key questions and challenges in comparative politics with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Potential research areas include but are not limited to autocratisation and democratisation, domestic politics and/or institutions, external actors, comparative political economy, the comparative study of conflicts, questions of misinformation or repression, and the political challenges arising from digitalisation. They expect the candidate to outline a corresponding research agenda.

KC115 Cross-Cultural Adaptation

Key Concepts in ICDThe next issue of Key Concepts in intercultural Dialogue is now available. This is KC115: Cross cultural adaptation, by Su-Ann Tan. Click on the thumbnail to download the PDF. 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.

Tan, S.-A. (2025). Cross-cultural adaptation. Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 115. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/kc115-cross-cultural-adaptation.pdf

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue publishes a series of short briefs describing Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue. Different people, working in different countries and disciplines, use different vocabulary to describe their interests, yet these terms overlap. Our goal is to provide some of the assumptions and history attached to each concept for those unfamiliar with it. As there are other concepts you would like to see included, send an email to the series editor, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz. If there are concepts you would like to prepare, provide a brief explanation of why you think the concept is central to the study of intercultural dialogue, and why you are the obvious person to write up that concept.

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Gettysburg College: Global Study Coordinator (USA)

“JobGlobal Study Coordinator, Center for Global Education, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA. Deadline: 11 May 2025.

The Center for Global Education seeks a dynamic and innovative Global Study Coordinator with strong administrative, student advising, and collaborative skills. This full-time position primarily divides time between student advising, global study program coordination, and supporting the overall goals of the CGE Office. The coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for various global study programs and their enrolled students throughout their entire global learning journey.