FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES

FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES" ARE TYPICALLY SIX-WEEK POST-GRADUATE LEVEL SEMINARS IN THE U.S. DESIGNED FOR MULTINATIONAL GROUPS OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITY FACULTY. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF COURSES AND TEACHING ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ABROAD. EACH INSTITUTE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON A PARTICULAR STUDY OF THE U.S. DISCIPLINE OR THEME, AND IS PLANNED AND CONDUCTED BY A U.S.-BASED HOST INSTITUTION (TYPICALLY A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY). MOST OF THE 2004 FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING VARIOUS SIX-WEEK PERIODS BETWEEN EARLY JUNE AND EARLY AUGUST, 2004. THE DEADLINE : DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR ALL FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES TAKING PLACE IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 IS FEBRUARY 23, 2004 . ELIGIBILITY : FACULTY, REGARDLESS OF RANK, WHO ARE CURRENTLY TEACHING AT IRAQI UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. PROCESS FOR APPLICATION : THE CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: (1) A DETAILED BIOGRAPHY; (2) A SHORT STATEMENT INDICATING WHY HE OR SHE IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING AND WHAT HE/SHE HOPES TO GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM; (3) ONE LETTER OF REFERENCE FROM HIS OR HER UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE; AND (4) INTERVIEW WITH A MEMBER OF THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN IRAQ OR ASSIGNED BY THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN IRAQ. CONTENTS OF BIOGRAPHY : THE BIOGRAPHY SHOULD CONTAIN THE NAME, COUNTRY AND CITY OF BIRTH , CITIZENSHIP, PASSPORT NUMBER IF ANY, HOME ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND E-MAIL, EDUCATION, PRESENT JOB, PREVIOUS JOBS, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP, AND PUBLICATIONS. WHERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION : THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO CPA/MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AT ghougassianj@orha.centcom.mil FOLLOWING ARE SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 2004 INSTITUTES FOR FOREIGN UNIVERSITY FACULTY: I. TITLE: AMERICAN CIVILIZATION HOST INSTITUTION : TO BE DETERMINED SUGGESTED PARTICIPANT SPECIALIZATION : AMERICAN STUDIES, HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF U.S. SOCIETY, CULTURE, VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS. WHILE THE PROGRAM WILL LIKELY EXAMINE SOME OF THE CRITICAL HISTORICAL EPOCHS, MOVEMENTS, ISSUES AND CONFLICTS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION AND ITS PEOPLE, IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A STRONG CONTEMPORARY COMPONENT, PARTICULARLY CURRENT POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES AND DEBATES. THE COMPLEXITY AND HETEROGENEOUS NATURE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED, AS WILL THE INSTITUTIONS AND VALUES THAT ENABLE THE NATION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT DIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE DESIGNED TO ASSIST FOREIGN UNIVERSITY FACULTY WHO ARE ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE COURSES FOCUSING ON THE UNITED STATES AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL DRAW FROM A DIVERSE DISCIPLINARY BAS, AND WILL ITSELF BE A MODEL OF HOW A FOREIGN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY MIGHT APPROACH THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES. II. TITLE: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE HOST INSTITUTION: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SUGGESTED PARTICIPANT SPECIALIZATION: AMERICAN LITERATURE, AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON RECENT AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CRITICISM. IT WILL EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WRITERS AND WRITING IN A VARIETY OF GENRES AND WILL SUGGEST HOWTHE THEMES EXPLORED IN THOSE WORKS REFLECT LARGER CURRENTS WITHIN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE. THE PROGRAM WILL EXPLORE THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN LITERARY LANDSCAPE, EXAMINING HOW MAJOR CONTEMPORARY WRITERS, SCHOOLS AND MOVEMENTS REFLECT THE TRADITIONS OF THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON AND, AT THE SAME TIME, REPRESENT A DEPARTURE FROM THAT TRADITION, ESTABLISHING NEW DIRECTIONS FOR AMERICAN LITERATURE. III. TITLE: RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES: PLURALISM AND PUBLIC PRESENCE HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA SUGGESTED PARTICIPANT SPECIALIZATION: RELIGION, HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THIS INSTITUTE WILL EXAMINE THE DYNAMICS AND EVOLVING PATTERNS OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN THE U.S. THE DENOMINATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PAST IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT TO DESCRIBE THE GROWING PRESENCE IN THE U.S. OF MUSLIMS, HINDUS, SIKHS, BUDDHISTS AND OTHERS. THE FACULTY WILL HELP THE PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND THIS EVOLVING PLURALISM AND THE CHALLENGES IT POSES FOR A SHARED RELIGIOUS FRAMEWORK. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO MAKE CLEAR WHAT RELIGIOUS STUDIES AS CONDUCTED IN THE MODERN U.S. UNIVERSITY IS, AND IS NOT. USING A DESCRIPTIVE, ANALYTIC MODE OF INQUIRY, RATER THAN MAKING NORMATIVE JUDGMENTS, THE PROGRAM WILL HIGHLIGHT DEBATES WITHIN THE STUDY OF RELIGION IN THE U.S. INCLUDING THE "CULTURE WAR" DEBATE; IDEOLOGIES OF INCLUSIVENESS AND SEPARATISM WITH REGARD TO LIFESTYLE; AND ARGUMENTS OVER HOW SOME FAITH TRADITIONS GROW AND OTHERS DO NOT, ETC. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, THE INSTITUTE WILL HIGHLIGHT VARIATIONS IN PLURALISM AND PUBLIC LIFE IN TE U.S. BY MEANS OF A STUDY-TOUR TO DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE "PUBLIC PRESENCE" ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM CALLS ATTENTION TO RELIGION'S ROLE AND INFLUENCE IN U.S. SOCIETY, PARTICULARLY THE WAYS THAT RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES ESPOUSE PUBLIC VISIONS AND COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN TRYING TO EXERCISE INFLUENCE OVER MORAL AND CIVIC AGENDAS. IV. TITLE: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: FOUNDATIONS AND FORMULATION HOST INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SUGGESTED PARTICIPANT SPECIALIZATION: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, FOREIGN POLICY, HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THIS PROGRAM WILL EXAMINE THE DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS [POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL] OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE POST-COLD WAR ERA. PRINCIPAL THEMES, CRITICAL POLICY DEBATES, AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY WILL BE EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF THE HISTORY OF U.S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE WORLD WAR II AND WITHIN THE LARGER FRAMEWORK OF U.S. DIPLOMATIC HISTORY AS A WHOLE. AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ILLUMINATE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN U.S. POLICIES AND THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CONSTITUTE THE DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT IN WHICH SUCH POLICIES ARE DEBATED, FORMULATED AND EXECUTED. THE PROGRAM WILL BE STRUCTURED TO GIVE ATTENTION TO U.S. POLICY BOTH GLOBALLY AND IN PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. V. TITLE: U.S. POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM HOST INSTITUTION: TO BE DETERMINED SUGGESTED PARTICIPANT SPECIALIZATION: ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE/INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONTEXT OF AND INFLUENCES ON U.S. ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING, AS WELL AS THE SUBSTANCE OF U.S. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY. PROSPECTIVE TOPICS TO BE TREATED INCLUDE: PHILOSOPHICAL ASSUMPTIONS AND SOCIAL NORMS UNDERPINNING THE U.S.'S DEMOCRATIC MARKET SYSTM; THE EVOLUTION OF POST-WAR AMERICAN ECONOMIC THOUGHT ON THE ROLE OF THE MARKET AND THE STATE IN SOCIETY (DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OR APPROACHES); ROLES OF CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES IN THE FORMATION OF U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY; ROLE OF INTEREST GROUPS, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS, THINK TANKS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND OTHER ACTORS IN ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING; REGULATION OF THE ECONOMY, AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTIONS IN PURSUIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND OTHER POLICY CONCERNS; IMPACT OF CROSS-BORDER FLOWS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND LABOR ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND POLITICS; ROLE OF U.S.-BASED MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM; THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING, E.G., NAFTA AND THE PROPOSED FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS) AND IN MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS (E.G., THE IMF, WORLD BANK AND WTO); AND, CURRENT U.S. NEGOTIATING STRATEGIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. SPECIFIC AREAS OF ECONOMIC POLICY TO BE EXAMINED WILL LIKELY INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE, U.S. FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY, AND U.S. FOREIGN/DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICY. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE FULBRIGHT AMERICAN STUDIES INSTITUTES Please contact Ambassador Dr. Joseph Ghougassian Director, Fulbright Program in Iraq Mobile: 1-914-822-4894 E-Mail: ghougassianj@orha.centcom.mil