03.02.08
2 two-year Post-doctoral Fellowships
1 Sept 2008 – 30 Aug 2010
As part of the IRCHSS-funded project ‘Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War (1918-1923)’, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) are offering two Post-Doctoral Fellowships for candidates wishing to undertake research on the history of paramilitary violence after the Great War from an international comparative perspective. Applications from scholars working on Central and Eastern Europe (including Russia and the Ottoman Empire) or Ireland are particularly encouraged, but all other applications are also welcome.
In order to apply intending candidates must
(a) have successfully completed a PhD degree in a field relevant to the project by 1 September 2008
(b) give a brief description (500 words) of the potential research to be undertaken during the tenure of the fellowship
(c) submit a full CV (including all publications to date) along with two academic references
The funding of the Fellowships follows the levels and conditions laid down under the IRCHSS Post-Doctoral Scheme. The salary will be EUR 31,745 p.a. plus travel allowances and pension entitlement.
Written applications should be sent by post before 20 February 2008 to either:
Prof. John Horne OR Dr Robert Gerwarth
Department of History School of History
Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin
Dublin 2 Belfield, Dublin 4
Ireland Ireland
Electronic applications are acceptable to either
robert.gerwarth@ucd.ie or
j.horne@tcd.ie but must be followed by hardcopy. References (by post or email) should be sent directly to the above addresses. Informal enquiries can be made by writing directly to one of the above email addresses.
08.01.08
A new Oxford research project: ‘Around 1968: Activism, Networks, Trajectories’
For further information see 
and http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/Around1968.htm
Call for contributions for the journal Historia Actual Online: Twentieth-century dictatorships and religion
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Empire(s) - Volume 5 of Historein: a review of the past and other stories
Until a few year ago the term “empire” was being used to describe systems of political power that were considered to belong to bygone historical eras whether these were the empires of Antiquity and the Middle Ages or forms of colonial exploitation and control. The reappearance of the term “empire” in the last years with the view to describe contemporary forms of global order and of structures of power makes evident the reassessment of the historicity of the term and the investigation of its changing notions. With these objectives in mind the 5th volume of Historein addresses the question of empire(s).
For further information and TOC see
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