From reply@email.Libertyguide.com Tue May 20 09:11:27 2008 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on mserv1.XXXXXXX.XXX X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,NORMAL_HTTP_TO_IP, SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=disabled version=3.2.4 Received: from outgoing01.goldlasso.com (outgoing01.goldlasso.com [209.183.228.167]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4KGBKYJ019154 for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 09:11:25 -0700 Authentication-Results: outgoing01.goldlasso.com; dkim=neutral (message not signed) header.i=none Received: from unknown (HELO web01) ([192.168.0.9]) by outgoing01.goldlasso.com with ESMTP; 20 May 2008 12:11:19 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:11:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Nigel Ashford Reply-To: reply@email.Libertyguide.com To: Message-ID: <358.60.416694.49975.0.61@email.Libertyguide.com> Subject: IHS Faculty Network Newsletter - May 2008 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Security: MIME headers sanitized on mserv1 See XXXXXXXwww.impsec.org/email-tools/sanitizer-intro.html for details. $Revision: 1.140 $Date: 2004-02-11 20:47:43-08 X-Security: The postmaster has not enabled quarantine of poisoned messages. 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They can also find details of other essay contests under Opportunities for = Students below. Have a great summer, both enjoyable and productive. Cheers, Nigel Dr. Nigel Ashford Senior Program Officer Institute for Humane Studies IHS JOB OPENINGS Senior Director of Academic Programs ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/ut= il/link.jsp?e=3D0-jkh8dCkQ3n-qkJdT6KB-x1uby3mlOWMtf_g8J8GjBgS&s=3D1TLtx20s.= A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) The Institute for Humane Studies seeks a highly entrepreneurial, visionary = Senior Director of Academic Programs to lead an ambitious, unprecedented ef= fort to significantly increase the number, effectiveness, and leverage of u= niversity and college professors whose research and teaching focus on how f= reedom contributes to peace and prosperity.=20 Academic Program Officer ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?= e=3D9JIObNis4X648jdLv-xtZ32n4arVOi20DaPvN6mcUEJxkynBrA00FDoLHLH1-m5Q7&s=3D1= TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) The Institute for Humane Studies seeks Academic Program Officers to build a= nd strengthen the Institute=E2=80=99s academic network.=C2=A0 Program Offic= ers are responsible for contributing to efforts to develop institutional kn= owledge of existing faculty in our network, growing our faculty network, me= ntoring graduate students, and running select programs for aspiring academi= cs. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS NationalCenterfor Education Research Grants ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide= .com/util/link.jsp?e=3D8w9usHYTd5qQMf9uqY1TKI30-vOrDRHVYpcVqkJ5lQr0GLhk3iPS= IR0w2PuX61eZL&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) NCER supports research that contributes to the solution of significant educ= ation problems in the USA. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Managing Director, Higher Education and Research, ISI=20 Responsible for research and outreach to create a network dedicated to the = improvement of higher education. ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D73f-gYzv7QO4QKGA5zFG6= EhLKXRuC3cR06QF8oD_1OPjnZiPHX2G5wGqUxbGdMFPJ&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) Policy Fellows, European Council on Foreign Relations Junior and Senior fellows required with relevant experience and contacts in= the foreign policy world. Deadline: June 15. 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( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D5Hj0PDxdy0hLZfdljY3OU= BxU8EGAt98cB1L83V3AlUWpp32mRNy0bgV9Nvj1cE0Hc&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) Program Associate, Gulf Coast Research, Mercatus Center, Washington DC=20 The Mercatus Center seeks a recent graduate to conduct economic research as= sistance for scholars and manage field studies on the response to Hurricane= Katrina.=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D47YNycyx_q6XJlMxZ4G3r= DzMZ3ddrLS9if_a3T-pAIwbH&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) CONFERENCES Canadian Law & Economics Association, Toronto, Canada, September 26-27=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D3HAdVkrGLfAEJ1VfAFh0q= QB5Jkm8mhSg8vMmAQDCgmsNc&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Call for papers in all areas of Law and Economics. Deadline: May 28. International Studies Association, New York, February 15-18, 2009=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D2O_odGyzg-kHXsR_lt2ro= FsdB4hZXltbdxFmlgilxzU6Y&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) The convention theme is: Exploring the Past, Anticipating the Future. Call = for papers: May 30. AustrianSchool of Economics in 21 Century, Rosario, Argentina, August 7-9= =20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D1G-ss0U1sUlo-1AQMl4hl= CDH5xx9hVqj7JMVYEwZhahbj&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Call for papers in Economics, Political Philosophy, Epistemology and Method= ology. Deadline: June 24. Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November 13-15=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D0-jkh8dCkQ3n-qkJdT6KB= -x1uby3mlOWMtf_g8J8GjBkS&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Call for papers. The Association invites paper, panel, and roundtable submi= ssions from academics, graduate students, journalists, and practitioners. D= eadline June 15. Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, January 8-10=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D9JIObNis4X648jdLv-xtZ= 341qwloNmK8J-5admErR2G6S-x6_OVprsVhIEFyVjtye&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) The Association welcome proposals for papers, panels or roundtables, as wel= l as volunteers for chair and discussant duties. Call for papers deadline: = July 25 Optimal Monetary Policy, Oslo, Norway, November 21-22=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D8w9usHYTd5qQMf9uqY1TK= IxxqsQqUHSC6W3bxlcpeTswFbdoV4fCePa1oswEF9p2B&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners = working on optimal monetary policy to discuss ongoing research, stimulate m= ore research and discuss how recent advances can be applied to monetary pol= icy in practice. Call for papers: Extended Abstract Deadline: August 1. Policy Studies Organization, Washington, December 4-6 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D73f-gYzv7QO4QKGA5zFG6= Ek6CnNtixnrIswiXISx6hL_cNHh73Txgef0TaUKw8bCZ&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) Deadline call for papers: August 15. The Role of Firms in Tax Systems, University of Michigan, April 17-18, 2009= =20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D6DkxZBMH55gos7nm1F4Ig= fjpVCAso7b13BnFiSmisCYgP_UWRUCQnvopK6yYJt3ad&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) The Office of Tax Policy Research will sponsor a conference in Ann Arbor on= the role of firms in tax systems.=C2=A0Call for papers:=C2=A0September 12. Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, Canada, March 18-20, 2009= =20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D5Hj0PDxdy0hLZfdljY3OU= BzVo3iZzkDODVfj6KihI-jNbz0NxpwywImYndU4YgnzZ&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) Call for papers: September 19. Political Economy of International Organizations, Geneva, Switzerland, Janu= ary 29-31, 2009=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D47YNycyx_q6XJlMxZ4G3r= DzMZ3ddrLS9if_a3T-pAIwfH&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) It will deal with questions of the institutional structure of organizations= such as the UN, the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO and the EU, their impact = on the incentives of the international bureaucracy, and the effects of thes= e incentives on policy outcomes and administrative efficiency. Call for pap= ers: September 30. International Political Science Association, Santiago, Chile, July 12-16, 2= 009=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D2O_odGyzg-kHXsR_lt2ro= FsdB4hZXltbdxFmlgilxzU-b&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Call for papers: November 1. Travel grants available. Global Conference on Business & Finance, Atlantic City, NJ, January 6--9, 2= 009=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D1G-ss0U1sUlo-1AQMl4hl= CDH5xx9hVqj7JMVYEwZhahfi&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Call for papers. Submit a 200-word abstract or full paper. Deadline: Novemb= er 7. LibertySummer Seminar, Orono, Ontario, July 26-27=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D0-jkh8dCkQ3n-qkJdT6KB= -x1uby3mlOWMtf_g8J8GjBkb&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) The Institute for Liberal Studies hosts events promoting the discussion of = social and economic liberty in various cities on an annual basis, including= the annual Liberty Summer Seminar. Asia-Pacific Challenges: Implications for Europe and the Atlantic Alliance,= Prague, Czech Republic, September 7-9 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/= util/link.jsp?e=3D9JIObNis4X648jdLv-xtZ33UGKVVPT_8c81cObqJ9oshfp_K3aK4bX8qd= iKoV6y37&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) The conference panels=C2=A0will discuss such topics as the security-economi= c nexus in Asia and its broader dynamics, the North Korean nuclear crisis a= s well as possible parameters of ballistic missile defense in the region. Ownership & Justice, Bowling Green State University, OH, September 18-21 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D8w9usHYTd5qQMf9uqY1TK= I4TFZeR9aN5xLdHR9BNxEAgEDJA_Wx4FdldRwd1k4zKb&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) On November 18-21, 2008, a conference on Ownership and Justice will be held= at Bowling Green State University.=C2=A0Conferees will discuss various pri= nciples of justice with respect to questions of the ownership of assets and= income. Moral Obligation, Bowling Green State University, OH, November 13-16 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D73f-gYzv7QO4QKGA5zFG6= EpYUgW4vNy_9nMyxlcffJdsbCGbSMNkuooSN7YM1BAMo&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) On November 13-16, 2008, several prominent scholars will meet at Bowling Gr= een State University to discuss moral obligation=E2=80=93its sources, chara= cter and implications for both prescribed and proscribed human action OxfordPolitical Thought, January 8-10, 2009=20 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D6DkxZBMH55gos7nm1F4Ig= fj8JZX-pHWEcgvoGa5bxVB_ikG1UGNmurKSEz_UupqwR&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) The annual political thought conference brings together political theorists= with diverse interests (including analytic, contintental and historial app= roaches) for three days of plenary sessions. RESEARCH & TEACHING RESOURCES IEA Audio Monographs ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D= 5Hj0PDxdy0hLZfdljY3OUB4vJL12AagsHT-zunr7aYv6p-FpcU8xXX2o2naLH0h3F&s=3D1TLtx= 20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Short audio presentations about IEA recent monographs are now available to = download, (see bottom of page) Free download of Hayek, Denationalisation of Money ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Liber= tyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D47YNycyx_q6XJlMxZ4G3rDzMZ3ddrLS9if_a3T-pAIwTA= &s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) IEA has re-issued Hayek=E2=80=99sDenationalisation of Money, which is now a= vailable for the first time in pdf format as a free download. Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/= link.jsp?e=3D3HAdVkrGLfAEJ1VfAFh0qQB5Jkm8mhSg8vMmAQDCgmsFd&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v= =3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Global philanthropy, or global social investing, is an emerging field with = numerous players and a variety of approaches. Global Philanthropy Partnersh= ip strives to support a better understanding of this field through conducti= ng original research, developing a network of organizations that promote ph= ilanthropy, and connecting philanthropists and potential philanthropists so= they can share interests and best practices. Growthology ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D2O_odGyzg= -kHXsR_lt2roFsdB4hZXltbdxFmlgilxzUyb&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Kauffman Foundation has launched a new blog focused on growth and entrepren= eurship. State of the European Union ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.j= sp?e=3D9JIObNis4X648jdLv-xtZ34ZqJek8dVwxhP7Y-BFzZupQWG4eF5dovTRUQl_eFuv4&s= =3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Annual report tracks reform across all 27 EU countries. 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Essay Contest: Canadian Health Care System ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.= com/util/link.jsp?e=3D6DkxZBMH55gos7nm1F4IgfgsgejOzkBLQQDQLIBZzCARlwcXaLwRB= 5UoMlbXpT1f5&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Open to college and high school students. First prize: $1,000. English or F= rench. Deadline: June 2. Essay Contest: Globalization ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.= jsp?e=3D5Hj0PDxdy0hLZfdljY3OUB7iuQ-Gu--qceoxpfCg9QfCNgqhEDGtoiJUXZk9DeDtM&s= =3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Open to all. 2,000-3,000 words. Prize: $2,000. Deadline: August 15. High School Essay Contest: Freedom in Academia ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertygu= ide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D47YNycyx_q6XJlMxZ4G3rDzMZ3ddrLS9if_a3T-pAIwXA&s= =3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) First prize; $5,000. 700-1200 Words. Deadline: November 20. 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JOURNALS Sustaining the Seas ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D2= O_odGyzg-kHXsR_lt2roFsdB4hZXltbdxFmlgilxzU2b&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9F= SW ) Special issue of Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development (May 2008) Gender in the Economics Profession ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util= /link.jsp?e=3D1G-ss0U1sUlo-1AQMl4hlCDH5xx9hVqj7JMVYEwZhahXi&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&= v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Special issue of Econ Journal Watch (May 2008)=C2=A0 PUBLICATIONS Arnon & Urofsky on Legislation Harle Arnon & Melvin Urofsky, A Theory of Direct Legislation (LFB Scholarly= Publishing) ( XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D0-jkh8dC= kQ3n-qkJdT6KB-x1uby3mlOWMtf_g8J8GjBsb&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW ) Bergh & Hojer on Competition Andreas Bergh & Rolf Hojer eds, Institutional Competition (Edward Elgar) ( = XXXXXXXwww.email.Libertyguide.com/util/link.jsp?e=3D9JIObNis4X648jdLv-xtZ3x= F7Jf7gJV--oORwRSN2j4YVxv2nhW8WYXRZH6NtbIWE&s=3D1TLtx20s.A&v=3D2aaFLEifl9FSW= ) 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5.20.08
 IHS Faculty Newsletter

Dear X. XXXXXXXXXXX,=

This will be the last of the IHS faculty newsletters for the summer as= IHS concentrates on the 14 summer seminars. The next edition will be in Au= gust.  

If you know high school students, please d= raw their attention to the IHS high school essay conte= st on George Orwell’s 1984. First pri= ze: $1,500. 
Deadline: July 31.
 
They can also find details of other essay = contests under Opportunities for Students below.
 
Have a great summer, both enjoyable and pr= oductive.

Cheers,

Nigel

Dr. Nigel Ashford
Senior Program Officer
Institute for Humane Studies
facultynews@TheIHS.org



IHS JOB OPENINGS

Senior Di= rector of Academic Programs
Academic P= rograms Officer 

FELLOWSHIPS, GRAN= TS AND AWARDS

National Center= for Education Research =

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Managing Director, Higher Educati= on and Research, ISI
Policy Fellows, European Council on Foreign Relations<= /a>
NERA Economic Consulting
= Program Associate, Gulf Coast Research, Mercatus Center, Washington DC<= /span>

CONFERENCES

Canadian Law & Economics Association, Toronto, C= anada, September 26-27
International Studies Association, New York, Fe= bruary 15-18, 2009
= Austrian School = of Economics in 21st Century, Rosario, Argentina, August 7-9= Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, November 13-15=  
Southern Political Science Association, New Orl= eans, January 8-10
Optimal Monetary Policy, Oslo, Nor= way, November 21-22
Poli= cy Studies Organization, Washington, December 4-6
The= Role of Firms in Tax Systems, University of Michigan, April 17-18, 2009
Weste= rn Political Science Association, Vancouver, Canada, March 18-20, 2009<= /span>
Political Economy of International Organization= s, Geneva, Switzerland, January 29-31, 2009
Int= ernational Political Science Association, Santiago, Chile, July 12-16, 2009=
Global= Conference on Business & Finance, Atlantic City, NJ, J= anuary 6--9, 2009
Liberty Summer Seminar, Orono, = Ontario, July 26-27
= Asia-Pacific Challenges: Implications for Europe and the Atlantic Alliance,= Prague, Czech Republic, September 7-9
= Ownership & Justice, Bowling Green State University, OH, September 18-21
Moral Obligation, Bowling = Green State University, OH, November 13-16
Oxford Political Thoug= ht, January 8-10, 2009

RESEARCH & TEACHING RESOURCES

<= a href=3D"#r2">IEA Audio Monographs

<= a href=3D"#r1">Free download of Hayek, Denationalisation of Money =
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008

 
OPPORTUNITES FOR STUDENTS
Gender in the Economic= s Profession

PUBLICATIONS
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Arnon & Urofsky on Legislation
= Boortz & Linder on Fair Tax
Edelstein on Military Occupations



IHS JOB OPENING= S

Senior Dir= ector of Academic Programs
The Institute for Humane Studies seeks a highly entrepreneurial, v= isionary Senior Director of Academic Programs to lead an ambitious, unprece= dented effort to significantly increase the number, effectiveness, and leve= rage of university and college professors whose research and teaching focus= on how freedom contributes to peace and prosperity.

Academic P= rogram Officer
Th= e Institute for Humane Studies seeks Academic Program Officers to build and= strengthen the Institute’s academic network.  Program Officers = are responsible for contributing to efforts to develop institutional knowle= dge of existing faculty in our network, growing our faculty network, mentor= ing graduate students, and running select programs for aspiring academics.<= /font>

 

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS=

NCER supports research that contributes to= the solution of significant education problems in the USA. 



JOB OPPORTUNITIES<= /span>
  
Responsible for research and outreach to create a network dedic= ated to the improvement of higher education.

Junior and Senior fellows required with re= levant experience and contacts in the foreign policy world. Deadline: June = 15.
 
Market sympathetic economic consultants re= quired. MA or PhD in economics or related field required.
 
The Mercatus Center seeks a recent graduat= e to conduct economic research assistance for scholars and manage field stu= dies on the response to Hurricane Katrina.


CONFERENCES

Call for papers in all areas of Law and Ec= onomics. Deadline: May 28.
 
The convention theme is: Exploring the Pas= t, Anticipating the Future. Call for papers: May 30.
 
Call for papers in Economics, Political Ph= ilosophy, Epistemology and Methodology. Deadline: June 24.
 
Call for papers. The Association invites p= aper, panel, and roundtable submissions from academics, graduate students, = journalists, and practitioners. Deadline June 15.
 
The Association welcome proposals for pape= rs, panels or roundtables, as well as volunteers for chair and discussant d= uties. Call for papers deadline: July 25
 
The aim of the workshop is to bring togeth= er researchers and practitioners working on optimal monetary policy to disc= uss ongoing research, stimulate more research and discuss how recent advanc= es can be applied to monetary policy in practice. Call for papers: Extended= Abstract Deadline: August 1.

Deadline call for papers: August 15.
The Office of Tax Policy Research will spo= nsor a conference in Ann Arbor on the role of firms in tax systems. Ca= ll for papers: September 12.

Call for papers: September 19.
 
It will deal with questions = of the institutional structure of organizations such as the UN, the IMF, th= e World Bank, the WTO and the EU, their impact on the incentives of the int= ernational bureaucracy, and the effects of these incentives on policy outco= mes and administrative efficiency. C= all for papers: September 30.

Call for papers: November 1. Travel grants available.
Call for papers. Submit a 200-word abstrac= t or full paper. Deadline: November 7.

The Institute for Liberal Studies hosts events promoting the di= scussion of social and economic liberty in various cities on an annual basi= s, including the annual Liberty Summer Seminar.
  
The conference panels will discuss su= ch topics as the security-economic nexus in Asia and its broader dynamics, = the North Korean nuclear crisis as well as possible parameters of ballistic= missile defense in the region.

On November 18-21, 2008, a conference on Ownership and Justice = will be held at Bowling Green State University. Conferees will discuss= various principles of justice with respect to questions of the ownership o= f assets and income.
 
On November 13-16, 2008= , several prominent scholars will meet at Bowling Green State University to= discuss moral obligation–its sources, character and implications for= both prescribed and proscribed human action

Th= e annual political thought conference brings together political theorists w= ith diverse interests (including analytic, contintental and historial appro= aches) for three days of plenary sessions.


RESEARCH = & TEACHING RESOURCES

IEA Audio Monographs

Short audio presentations about IEA recent monographs are now ava= ilable to download, (see bottom of page)

 

Free download of Hayek, Denationalisation of Money

IEA has re-issued Hayek’s Denationalisation of Money, which is now available for the first time in pdf format as a free downl= oad.

Global philanthropy, or gl= obal social investing, is an emerging field with numerous players and a var= iety of approaches. Global Philanthropy Partnership strives to support a be= tter understanding of this field through conducting original research, deve= loping a network of organizations that promote philanthropy, and connecting= philanthropists and potential philanthropists so they can share interests = and best practices.
 
Kauffman Foundation has launched a new blo= g focused on growth and entrepreneurship.
 
Annual report tracks reform across all 27 = EU countries. Downloadable:
 
European Policy Newsletters
To receive email newsletters on policy dev= elopments in Europe, email for the Environment, and for Intellectual Proper= ty, to gulya@stockholmnetwork.org and on Health and Welfare to kristian@sto= ckholmnetwork.org


=

OPPORTUNIT= ES FOR STUDENTS

 
Contest open to graduating seniors. First = prize: $1,500. Deadline: July 31.

 

Open to college and high school students. = First prize: $1,000. English or French. Deadline: June 2.
  
Open to all. 2,000-3,000 words. Prize: $2,= 000. Deadline: August 15.
First prize; $5,000. 700-1200 Words. Deadl= ine: November 20.


White Hous= e Internship Program
The White House Interns= hip provides an opportunity to experience day-to-day life at the White Hous= e while working on a variety of tasks and projects.

JOURNALS=

  

Special issue of Electronic Journal of Sus= tainable Development (May 2008)
 
Special issue of Econ Journa= l Watch (May 2008)=  


PUBLICATIONS =

 

Arnon & Urofsky on Legislation
 
Bergh & Hojer on Competition
 
Bhagwati on Preferential Agreements
 
Boonin on Punishment
 
Boortz & Linder on Fair Tax
 
Cowan on Genetic Screening
 
Edelstein on Military Occupations
 
Englehardt & Garrett on the Pharmaceutical Industry
 
Flynn on the American Left
  
Graetz on a Competitive Tax Plan for the US
 
Harris In His Own Words
 
Hayward on Environmental Indicators
 
Healy on the Presidency
 
Kauffman on Anti War Conservatism & Anti-Imperialism
Lawson on Global Warming
 
Lichtblau on Bush’s Law
 
Paul on Freedom of Association
Ellen Frankel Paul et al eds, Freedom of Associati= on (Cambridge University Press)
Starkie on Aviation Markets
 
Stirling on Nature and Human Rights
 
Solomon on Global Warming Hysteria
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