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NoticesThe ISSR is happy to post various notices related to the scholarly study of religion. Please send detailed information to our Webmaster or to the General Secretary. Conference notices are posted to our Events page. Faculty AppointmentHartford Seminary seeks applicants for a mid- to senior level faculty appointment in its Hartford Institute for Religion Research (HIRR), effective Fall 2002. HIRR maintains a tradition of rigorous, policy-relevant research that links social science disciplines to the practice of faith communities.Responsibilities of the position include designing and directing grant-funded and client research, teaching in the Seminary’s educational programs, consulting with religious leaders, and the communication of research findings in a variety of print, electronic and public media. Qualifications include theoretical grounding in the social scientific study of religion, quantitative and qualitative research skills, sensitivity to contemporary issues facing religious organizations, familiarity with the classical theological disciplines, preference for collaborative work and a Ph.D or its equivalent. Applications from persons of color and all faith traditions are encouraged. Hartford Seminary is a multi-faith theological school that prepares leaders, scholars and religious institutions to understand and thrive in today’s religiously diverse and pluralistic world. More information about the seminary and institute is available at: http://hirr.hartsem.edu. Applicants should send a resume, names of three references and a letter of interest detailing one’s research agenda and potential for working in the Seminary environment to David A. Roozen by February 15. Send an electronic copy in Word or WordPerfect, Windows format, email attached to roozen@hartsem.edu. And mail a paper copy to:
Seeking Contributions for a Book on Public Policy in Britain, France, and GermanyDear Colleague, My aims are to provide an overview of the content of public policy across all policy areas in these countries, and to serve as a reference book on the main contours of public policy in each policy area in the three countries, focusing mainly but not exclusively on the national level. The main selling point is that the book would cover all policy areas, as no such account exists at present for even a single country. As public policy as a whole is too vast and complex for a single person to master alone, I am putting together a team of experts who are not only familiar with one or more policy areas in one or more of these countries, but who also have a feel for what is significant. It is intended that accounts of each policy area will outline the main activities of governments in that area, then identify and set out telling indicators of the stance of public policy in that area in each country, to give readers a feel for what is actually going on and to enable them to compare public policy in the three countries. The book is intended to be attractive not only to the academic market, both students and staff, but also to the professional market, notably journalists and civil servants. Palgrave is already very interested in the idea of publishing both hardback and paperback versions. From a more academic point of view, it is intended to constitute an empirical database for subsequent comparative policy analysis across sectors and countries. Might you be interested in contributing on public policy as it relates to religion? If not, could you suggest names and contact details of people I could contact directly about this? I look forward
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