Presentations at Conferences

Heidrun Åm: 3rd International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis, 19-21 June 2008, Centre for Theoretical Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, University Essex

Heidrun Åm: 2nd ECPR Graduate Conference, 25 - 27 August 2008, Universitat Autonòma Barcelona

Heidrun Åm: 4th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis, 25 - 27 June 2009, University of Kassel, Germany

Martina Ciganikova: 4. Tage der Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, University  of Vienna, Austria, April 2008

Thomas Griffiths: The Digital Diagram, POWER: Forms Dynamics and Consequences, Tampere, Finland, 2008

Julius Lambi: ‘Early Effects of Decentralization in Bamenda, Cameroon: A Qualitative Assessment’, First Vienna African Studies Conference for Young Researchers, 16-18 October, 2009, University of Vienna, Austria.

Julius Lambi: “Triggers and Outcomes of Collective Protests: An Analysis of the February 2008 Widespread Protest in Cameroon”, The Research Network Social Movements Mid-Term Conference, CINEFOGO, 10-11 October 2008, University of Trento, Italy.

Julius Lambi: ‘What Promotes Citizen Participation? An Audit of the CLEAR Audit tool’, Normative Implications of New Forms of Participation, CINEFOGO, 8-10 May 2008, Orebro University, Sweden.

Julius Lambi: 4th Social and Cultural Anthropology Days, University of Vienna, 10 April 2008

Julius Lambi: 'Assessing Bottom-up Pressure in Cameroon’, Democracy in Transition, 3-7 December 2007, Roskilde University, Denmark

Olga Narbutovich: “Investigating Participatory Governance Practices in the Application of Nuclear Energy”, Proceedings, International Conference ‘Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2008, Portorož, Slovenia, September 8-11, 2008.

Bert Preiss: Course "Divided Societies (XII): Building Up Polities in the Balkans and Beyond, Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, April 2009

Bert Preiss: 6th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy, Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS), Pavia, September 2008

Bert Preiss: European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 2nd Graduate Conference, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, August 2008

Bert Preiss: Konstanzer Meisterklasse "Construction and Boundaries", University Constance, July 2008 

Bert Preiss: International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Sciences Po, Paris, July 2008 

Bert Preiss: European Graduate School for Social Sciences (EUSOC) Seminar, Telĉ, May 2008

Veronika Schwediauer: ECPR Graduate Conference, Barcelona, August 2008

Erwin Schweitzer: 11/2009 Griqua, Inc. – The Use of Culture in the Struggle for Land of Indigenous Organisations in Post-Apartheid South Africa, presentation at the international “FOCUS: AFRICA” conference, Department of African Studies, University of Vienna (in German)

Erwin Schweitzer: 11/2008 To BEE or Not To Be (with Werner Zips, Stephan Handl), presentation in “Wednesday Seminar”, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna (in German) 

Erwin Schweitzer: 06/2008 The Governance of Distributive Justice - Black Economic Empowerment in the South African Wine Industry, guest lecture in “Justice, Equality and Political Transformation in Conflict Society” course at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna (in English) 

Erwin Schweitzer: 04/2008 Why Governance? The Value of Using a Governance Approach in Social Anthropology, presentation at the “4^th Days of Social and Cultural Anthropology”, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna (in German)

Qu Wang: Paper on Global Health and Development: The Case of China’s Experience in International Health Assistance, presented at the Workshop on Global Health Governance, Organized by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 28-30 September 2009, Bellagio, Italy.

Qu Wang: Paper on the Role of Research Institutions and Think Tanks in Linking Up Governance Evidence with Policy Making in China (with Minquan Liu), presented at the roundtable discussion on “the role of think tanks and research institutes in bringing governance evidence into policy”.

Qu Wang: The Oslo Governance Centre of UNDP, and the Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) of the Prime Minister’s Office of Egypt, January 18-20, 2009,Cairo, Egypt.

Qu Wang: Workshop on Health Human Resource in Rural China, Oxford, December 12-13, UK.

Violeda Umali: “The influence of age on interpersonal communication comfortableness and competence in informal settings: Insights from two Philippine studies.” (2009). The 1st Autumn Conference of the Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), 21-23 October 2009, Tampere, Finland. (co-author)

Violda Umali: “Health is wealth: Negotiating responsibility and accountability in medical tourism.” (2009). Global Studies Association 2nd Annual Conference Challenging globalization: New perspectives, alternative visions, emerging agendas, 2-4 September 2009, Royal Holloway, University of London. (sole author)

Violeda Umali: “Science versus/into rhetoric: Assessing the role of research in population policy-making in the Philippines." (2008). Final conference of the project The Politics of Knowing: Research, Institutions and Gender in the Making, 27-28 November, Prague, Czech Republic. (sole author)

Violeda Umali: "The Philippine government’s system for data collection on trafficking in persons: Governance issues and implications." (2008). Colloquium on 17 September organized by the Center for International Studies, Inha University, South Korea (sole author)

Violeda Umali: “Critical citizens: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.” (2008). The 3rd Viennese Conference on Southeast Asia, 13-14 June 2008, University of Vienna (sole author)