Call For Paper – A forgotten October? Russia in 1993

January 31, 2013
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 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PAPER A forgotten October? Russia in 1993 Paris, 18-19 November 2013 Version française / Русская версия   “I order the suspension of the parliamentary, administrative and supervisory functions of the Congress of People’s Deputies and the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation… The Constitution… and legislation… will remain in...
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Book – C. Salloum, B. Brice, “Penser la violence collective”, Nuvis, 2012

March 14, 2013
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Book – C. Salloum, B. Brice, “Penser la violence collective”, Nuvis, 2012 C. Salloum, B. Brice, Penser la violence collective, Nuvis, 2012. Depuis quelques temps, l’usage du terme de « guerre » connaît une remise en cause : d’un côté la guerre est euphémisée par l’usage de termes moins rudes (« intervention », « opération », « maintien de la paix »), de l’autre, elle est...
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Call for Papers – European Perspectives on Cultures of Violence

March 11, 2013
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Call for Papers – European Perspectives on Cultures of Violence The Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester, 27-28 June 2013 What can we learn from the way that violent behaviour is experienced and perceived in European culture? This interdisciplinary conference invites discussion over the nature of violence in differing times and places.
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La question policière au Daghestan

March 4, 2013
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L’association Memorial a organisé une conférence de presse vendredi 1er mars consacrée au problème policier dans la République du Daghestan : affaires de corruption dans la police et enquêtes concernant ces affaires, renouvellement des certificats d’aptitude, déprofessionnalisation, lutte contre la rebellion armée, réactions des autorités politiques locales et fédérales. Vous trouverez un résumé (en russe)...
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After violence : the destiny of Russian antifa mouvement (reprint in Russian)

February 8, 2013
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After violence : the destiny of Russian antifa mouvement (reprint in Russian) Après la violence : qu’est devenu le mouvement ‘antifa’ en Russie ? l’article que nous reproduisons propose une analyse de l’évolution de la mouvance ‘antifa’ russe, dont le combat du début des années 2000 contre les néo nazis s’est peu à peu déplacé en une confrontation avec le “Centre E”. http://www.lenta.ru/articles/2013/02/06/antifa/ Война хаоса против...
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2 Visiting Fellowships „Physical Violence in State Socialism“

February 4, 2013
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more info The Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam (Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam, ZZF) is pleased to invite applications for two Visiting Fellowships during the academic year 2013‐2014 to work within research group “Physical Violence and State Legitimacy in Late Socialism”. Both fellowships cover a period of two months. They will provide an opportunity...
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Debate on Violence in Western Europe – Book & Review

December 10, 2012
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Debate on Violence in Western Europe – Book & Review Pinker S. The Better Angels of our Nature. New York: Viking; 2011. Editor’s presentation: Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging...
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