Center for Intercultural Dialogue

CFP Mediation Theory and Practice

Call For Papers for the first volume of Mediation Theory and Practice.

Editor
Elizabeth Stokoe, Loughborough University

Review Editor
Laura Mackey, College of Mediators

Mediation Theory and Practice is the journal of the College of Mediators. It is an international forum for original, peer-reviewed research about mediation, as well as practice and events reports, policy discussions and innovations in mediation training and education. The journal’s approach is multidisciplinary and it is a resource for academics, practitioners, trainers, and policy makers. Mediation is understood in its broadest context, with the journal publishing the latest research and practice focused on understanding the causes of and solutions to interpersonal, intergroup and international human conflict. It welcomes work on all forms of mediation, from family, community and medical mediation to civil, intergenerational, commercial and peer mediation, as well as on related approaches to alternative dispute resolution.

Mediation Theory and Practice welcomes empirical, theoretical and practice-based articles which display originality in terms of their theoretical developments, use of empirical materials, transfer and exchange of knowledge between academic, practitioner and policy audiences. Other pieces will include policy articles, ‘rapid response’ discussions, special themed issues, conference and event reports, brief translations of key articles originally published in languages other than English, discussions of innovative strategies for mediation training, profiles of key figures in the field, and reviews of recent books on mediation and related topics. Overall, articles address the implications of theory and research for informing practice and vice versa.

The editors welcome the submission of the following types of material for publication in the journal: Research Articles (typically reporting the results of empirical research or theoretical pieces), Practice Articles (typically reporting both training teaching practice, contextualized in current debates, and including reflections on research but focused particularly towards concrete guidance for practice; these can include case studies), Policy Articles (as previously but with a particular focus on local, regional, national or international mediation policy), Rapid Responses (typically responding to live debates in mediation research, practice or policy with the aim of fast-tracked publication), Conference and Event Reports, Book Reviews, Review Essays, and Prize Articles (articles that have been awarded MTP prizes). Submitted articles are subject to a blind, peer review process. Please adhere to the guidelines (see ‘For Authors Page’ above) when preparing submissions for the journal.

Publication and Frequency
Published twice a year, May and November, commencing May 2016

ISSN: 2055-3501 (print)
ISSN: 2055-351X (online)

Send books for review to:
Laura Mackey
College of Mediators
Unit 1, OpenSpace
41 Old Birley Street
Manchester,M15 5RF
United Kingdom

Skype Translator – Comments anyone?

Skype Translator is now available for 50 languages using IM and 4 languages (English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin) using only voice. It can be used by anyone who has already downloaded Skype software. “Skype Translator automatically translates your voice and video calls with real-time translation.” This is getting a lot of attention on the internet, including Gizmodo, The Verge, and Engadget. (I noticed it through a tweet from Sean Rintel – thanks for keeping me up to date, Sean!)

I’d be curious to read comments (just post below) from anyone who has tried it and has an opinion on how well it works.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Integrating Multimodality in the Study of Dialogue Interpreting (UK)

Integrating Multimodality in the study of Dialogue Interpreting
31 August 2015 – 1 September 2015

The Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) in the School of English and Languages at the University of Surrey, with the support of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Surrey, will host a two-day workshop on multimodality in dialogue interpreting.

This two-day international workshop represents a very timely first step towards the advancement of multimodal approaches to the study of Dialogue Interpreting (DI). Current research on DI, which is a key practice in the present era of globalization, migration and mobility, has not fully accounted for the variety of integrated resources participants employ to co-construct meaning (verbal and embodied). The workshop therefore aims to address the urgent need to develop novel, rigorous and holistic research methods to investigate the interplay between multiple levels of interaction in DI, which is further strengthened by the emergence of new modes of interpreting, such as video-mediated interpreting. To this end, scholars from various fields of study (interpreting, multimodality, communication, sociology, theatre, ICTs, etc.) are invited to contribute to the process of consolidating this new area of enquiry.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Cecilia Wadensjö, Stockholm University, Sweden
Lorenza Mondada, University of Basel, Switzerland
Christian Licoppe, Telecom ParisTech, France
Claudia Angelelli, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
Franz Pöchhacker, University of Vienna, Austria
Jemina Napier, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
Sergio Pasquandrea, University of Perugia, Italy
Claudio Bendazzoli, University of Turin, Italy

Proposals are invited on topics relating to the following thematic strands:
1. Multimodal accounts of DI research: input from other disciplines, emerging issues, challenges and opportunities
2. Bridging the gap between sign and spoken language interpreting through multimodality
3. Multimodality and technology-supported DI

This call is directed to academics at all career stages who wish to bring fresh perspectives to the discussion and to engage with established scholars across various research fields relevant to the main workshop topic. The conference will provide opportunities for intellectually stimulating knowledge exchange and new collaborations across disciplines.

IMPORTANT DATES
18th May 2015 – Deadline for abstract submission
31st May 2015 – Notification of acceptance/rejection of abstracts
1st June 2015 – Registration opens
21st June 2015 – Deadline for presenters to register
16th August 2015 – Closing date for registration
Submit abstract: http://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/workshops/interpreting/cfp.php

WORKSHOP ORGANISERS
Elena Davitti and Sabine Braun, Centre for Translation Studies, School of English and Languages, University of Surrey

CONTACT
For further queries, please contact Elena Davitti.

Chinese Management in a Global Context

Call for Submissions: Chinese Management in a Global Context
A Special Issue of China Media Research

This special issue (CMR-2016-04) invites scholars from across disciplines to examine the Chinese management in a global context. The rapid development of the Chinese economy as well as the internationalization of Chinese firms in recent decades has warranted an opportunity for scholars to examine, refine, and develop a set of systematic knowledge regarding Chinese management from indigenous, non-Chinese (e.g., Western), and/or ambi-cultural perspectives. Papers dealing with the test or explication of principles, theories, or methods of Chinese management from different cultural or contextual aspects using qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies are invited. Submissions must not have been previously published nor be under consideration by another publication. We’ll accept the extended abstract (up to 1,000 words) of the paper at the first stage of the reviewing process. Please email Word attachment of the extended abstract to the guest editors, Dr. Guo-Ming Chen and Dr. Tony Fang.

All submissions must be received by October 1, 2015.
The complete manuscript must be received by March 25, 2016 after the extended abstract is accepted.
Accepted manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with APA style and should not exceed 8,000 words (including references).

Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management (Pisa, Italy)

Call for Applications for the XIV Edition of the Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy)- 2016

Applications shall be submitted online at www.humanrights.sssup.it
Applications for admission by non EU citizens shall be sent no later than July 2, 2015 (1^stround of selection) or September 17, 2015 (2^nd round of selection)
Applications for admission by EU citizens shall be sent no later than October 15, 2015

Description:
The Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management is designed to provide students from different cultures and backgrounds with a deep understanding of the linkages between human rights and conflict management theory and practice. The curriculum, strongly field oriented, prepares participants for working with NGOs, governments, aid agencies, the UN system and regional organisations, also operating in the context of complex emergencies and joint operations.

Structure:
The Programme is divided into two didactic modules, running between mid January and the end of July 2016, followed by an internship or field experience of min. 3 and max. 6 months, starting from August 2016, and a presentation of the students’ final dissertation in spring 2017.

Key features:
*1 year post-graduate professionalizing and field-oriented programme
*Interdisciplinary nature of the programme with a methodology characterized by a combination of theory and practice
*Lecturers and trainers chosen among high level academics, diplomats, international organizations officers and NGOs activists, thus offering a wealth of both academic and field expertise
*Mandatory internship/field experience in leading organisations working in the areas of human rights protection/promotion, conflict prevention/resolution, humanitarian assistance or development, either in the field or at Headquarters
*Career service with specific sessions on career coaching and recruiting session with UNV
*International and multicultural student environment

Why should I apply?
You should apply if you are looking for a professionalizing and mission/field-oriented international master programme, as offered by the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, an example of academic excellence in training and research. If your training needs include practical skills, besides relevant theoretical knowledge, as well as internship/field-experience with prestigious international organizations, this training programme is highly relevant for you.

Curriculum:
The curriculum is strongly multidisciplinary and field oriented and includes courses in: International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, Geopolitics, HRs philosophical dimension, Economic Development, Theories and Techniques of Conflict Management, International PK and PB operations, International HR Field operations, International Election Observation missions, International Humanitarian operations, International Project Development, Personal security, Stress Management, Preventive Medicine & First Aid, Essentials of Research and Writing, Career coaching.

Internship:
The internship is meant to supplement the in-class training with a relevant hand-on experience, to be carried out with a renowned organization working in the areas of human rights protection/promotion, conflict prevention/resolution, humanitarian assistance or development, either in the field or at headquarters.

Tuition fee:
The tuition fee for the full Programme is 7.500,00 euros, payable in two installments. It covers the following: attendance costs and participation to field trips, didactic material (in electronic format), tutorship, lunch (on class and exam days), access to all facilities of the Scuola (including library and computer rooms). It does not include accommodation costs in Pisa and during the internship, nor travel expenses.

The Master Programme offers one scholarship in memory of Gualtiero Fulcheri – former UN Assistant Secretary General – covering the full tuition fee and to be awarded to the most deserving applicant. Depending on financial availability, reduced tuition fee might be offered to citizens from non-OECD countries who are eligible for a study visa for Italy .

Contact
For further details, download the brochure, visit the website, or contact:
Master in Human Rights and Conflict Management
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Via Cardinale Maffi, 27 56126 Pisa – ITALY
E-mail: humanrights@sssup.it
Tel. +39 050 882653
Fax +39 050 882665

Elenie Opffer Profile

Elenie Opffer, Ph.D., Communications, University of Colorado, Boulder is a faculty member at the Western Institute of Social Research in Berkeley, CA. She is also affiliate faculty at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA and serves as a teaching fellow at the Intercultural Communication Institute’s summer intensive program.

Her research focuses on studies investigating the intersection of cultural, gender, and/or sexual identities and the ways in which people construct, negotiate and transform their identities and communities. She is currently involved in applied research to aid peacebuilding and gender violence reduction efforts in high conflict areas of Nigeria. She serves as a senior advisor to the Center for Sustainable Development and Research in Africa, and the National Peace Summit Group of Nigeria. While she has conducted ethnographic and discourse analysis studies, her passion is for conducting action research where the results can be immediately applied to social transformation efforts. In this endeavor, she has created conflict transformation materials and LGBTQ Safe Zone Materials used in universities and communities.

Selected publications:

Opffer, E. (2010). The rhetoric of Rocky Mountain Women: Talking, trekking, and transforming a male preserve. In L.K. Fuller (Ed.), Sexual sports rhetoric globally. New York: Peter Lang.

Opffer, E. (2005). My mother is Greek and my father is plain: Growing up Greek in America. In W. Leeds-Hurwitz (Ed.), From generation to generation: Maintaining cultural identity over time. Cresskill, N.J.: Hampton Press.

Opffer, E. (1997). A Systemic Approach to school conflict resolution programs. Theory to Practice, 36(1), 46-52.

Opffer, E. (1996). Constructively confronting intractable conflict: Lessons from the Amendment II controversy. Working Paper 96-4. Boulder: Conflict Resolution Consortium, University of Colorado.

Opffer, E. (1994). Coming out in class: Notes from the college classroom. In R.J. Ringer (Ed.), Queer words, queer images: Communication and the construction of homosexuality. New York: New York University Press.

Work for CID:
Elenie Opffer wrote KC64: Peacebuilding and KC71: Safe Space, and was interviewed on these topics.

Key Concept #63: Interkulturelle Philosophie by Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach

The next issue of Key Concepts in intercultural Dialogue is now available. This is KC63: Interkulturelle Philosophie by Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach. 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.

Kirloskar-Steinbach, M. (2015). Interkulturelle Philosophie. Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 63. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/key-concept-interkulturell-philosophie.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.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

National University of Singapore job ad

The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), National University of Singapore invites applications for full-time non-tenure track teaching position as Lecturer.

Applicants for the position of Lecturer should possess:
– a Master’s degree or PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or a related field (content area specialists with a strong interest in teaching writing are also welcome to apply)
– a sound record of and strong commitment to teaching, with a minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience at the tertiary level
– evidence of leadership in curriculum planning and materials development
– evidence of scholarly output in pedagogical research at the higher education level would be advantageous

Successful applicants are expected to:
– work in teams to develop and/or teach various courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level(s)
– contribute expertise through involvement in ELT-related projects and activities
– engage in pedagogical research which supports English language teaching and learning at the higher education level

How to Apply
Applicants should submit a cover letter which addresses their suitability for the position for which they are applying. The letter should be sent via email to celcrecruit@nus.edu.sg with the following necessary documents:
– a detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses (including email) of three referees and a statement of current and expected remuneration
– copies of degree scrolls
– student/staff evaluations of courses taught in the last two years
– a statement of teaching philosophy and methodology (max. 1,000 words)
Shortlisted applicants may be asked to provide additional documents to support their application.

The starting salary is competitive and will depend on the applicant’s qualifications and experience. Successful applicants are expected to commence work in December 2015. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing date: 22 May 2015

University of Colorado Denver in Beijing job ad

Communication Instructor
International College at Beijing
University of Colorado Denver

The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) Department of Communication invites applications for a non-tenure-track Instructor position at the International College at Beijing (ICB). The job will commence in September, 2015. Depending on the performance of the individual hired, multi-year renewals are possible.

Located in the Haidian District of Beijing (China’s silicon valley), ICB is an international partnership between the China Agricultural University and the University of Colorado Denver that offers complete undergraduate programs in Economics and Communication. All courses are administered and taught by CU Denver faculty in English, and the degree earned is awarded by CU Denver. The ICB program offers a thriving and collegial environment that embodies the best promises of international education, and features classes on diversity, globalization, new media (analysis and production), environmentalism, and more.

The teaching load is 4 courses each semester. The instructor will be responsible for teaching a range of communication courses. The salary is competitive and commensurate with peer institutions. Instructors also receive two round-trip airline tickets between Beijing and the US, international health insurance, and free on-campus housing. Semesters are 14 weeks long; the fall semester begins in mid-September, and the spring semester begins in mid-February.

The successful applicant will possess an M.A. in communication; a Ph.D. is preferred. Preference is for an individual who has experience teaching in an international setting and a personal and scholarly interest in diverse cultures. Fluency in or the desire to learn Mandarin is valued, as is an active research agenda. The successful applicant must be able to obtain a work visa in China (type Z).

Interested applicants must apply online. Submit a vita, a cover letter, a sample syllabus, and a list of at least three references. Deadline to apply is May 20, 2015. Finalists for the position will be interviewed between May 22 and May 31, 2015.

The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is available online. CU Denver is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors; to achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment, while the Department of Communication is committed to promoting civic engagement and the use of communication to foster a more equitable and humane world.

For more information, please contact Dr. Sonja Foss.

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