FW: Nordic gender and violence programmel

[Judit Acsady]

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Gender and violence
- a Nordic research programme 2000 - 2004

3rd and last call for proposals

Issues related to gender and violence are today clearly present both on the
political and research agendas in the Nordic countries. In several
countries reform measures have been initiated, which aim for changes in
law, in protection, preventative and treatment programmes, as well as
stimulating debate. Research on gender and violence is current and/or has
been initiated in most of the Nordic countries and has in some cases also
developed into international co-operation. However so far, the Nordic
possibilities for co-ordination of research on gender and violence have not
been sufficient. The research has mainly been conducted by individual
researchers in shorter projects, or in rather small research communities,
which impedes continuity and limits the possibilities for co-operation.
Furthermore, this form of isolation places a burden on the researchers.
Therefore an overarching and co-ordinating Nordic research programme is
needed.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to initiate a five year
research programme on gender and violence, for the period 2000 - 2004. A
steering committee appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers is
responsible for the programme, which is administered by the Nordic Academy
for Advanced Study (NorFA). On behalf of the steering committee, NorFA now
issues a third call for co-operation projects on research and researcher
training within the following four prioritised areas:

* 1. Power, violence, sexuality and victimization as a gender specific
process;
* 2. Parenthood, gender and violence: parenthood as a gendered social
institution;
* 3. Masculinity and violence as mutually constituting one another and
cultural definitions of sexuality which privilege men's and subordinate
women's sexuality;
* 4. The implications of "culture" and "cultures" for the link between
gender and violence.

This call will be the last one. Although the programme committee welcome
applications within each of the prioritised areas, "Parenthood, gender and
violence: parenthood as a gendered social institution" will be given
priority. Applications for research on prostitution and trafficking are
also welcome. Furthermore, projects with grants from previous calls are
welcome to apply for an extension.

The aim of the programme is to connect small and dispersed research
communities in the Nordic countries and to support Nordic development of
the sphere of competence and researcher training. The programme supports
networking with a Nordic dimension, where among other things Ph.D. grants,
postdoctoral grants, researcher training courses, seminars and workshops
can be included. In this call it is (by contrast to previous calls)
possible to apply for total funding of projects. Funding will take the form
of 2-year framework grants.

The projects will aim at participation from several Nordic countries and
may include researchers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and North-western
Russia as well as other European countries. The research programme will
also provide support to individual projects with a Nordic dimension.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has for the year 2002 agreed to institute a
total sum of 3,73 MDKK. The programme budget for the period 2002-2004 is
estimated at 11,18 MDKK.

During the first two calls for proposals ten co-operation projects received
financial support. Applicants within the present call may possibly find it
useful to contact one of the existing networks:

Masculinities and violence in youth micro-cultures
Co-ordinator: Tommi Hoikkala, Finnish Youth Research Network, Helsinki.
hoikkala at alli.fi

Nätverket Glappet (The Network The Gap)
Co-ordinator: Eva Lundgren, Uppsala University. eva.lundgren at soc.uu.se

Kön och våld - historiska och kulturella perspektiv
(Gender and violence - historical and cultural perspectives)
Co-ordinator: Inger Lövkrona, University of Lund. inger.lovkrona at etn.lu.se

Kønnets betydning i det professionelle arbejde med voldtægtsofre
(The meaning of gender in professional work with victims of rape)
Co-ordinator: Sven Aage Madsen, University Hospital of Copenhagen.
svaam at rh.dk

The Nordic Network on Violences, Agency Practices and Social Change
Co-ordinator: Suvi Ronkainen, University of Tampere. suvi.ronkainen at uta.fi

Research on treatment processes with men using violence against women
Co-ordinator: Marius Råkil, Alternative to Violence, Oslo.
marius.raakil at mobilpost.com

Research Network around Crisis Centres for Women in the Barents Region
Co-ordinator: Aino Saarinen-Manninen, University of Oulu.
aino.saarinen at oulu.fi

Nettverksgruppe i forskning om omskjæring/kjønnslemlesting av kvinner
(Network group on research on circumcision/genital mutilation of women)
Co-ordinator: Johanne Sundby, University of Oslo.
johanne.sundby at samfunnsmed.uio.no

Gendered Violence in Schools and Teacher Education in the Barents region
Co-ordinator: Vappu Sunnari, University of Oulu. Vsunnari at oulu.fi

Män som offer för våld - dilemman i gestaltning av maskulinitet?
(Men as victims of violence - dilemmas in the representation of
masculinity?)
Co-ordinator: Malin Åkerström, University of Lund. Malin.Akerstrom at soc.lu.se

Project proposals, original and 10 copies, should be mailed to:
NorFA
Holbergs gate 1
NO-0166 Oslo, Norway

Application deadline: 1 September 2002 (postmarked day).

For further details, see the programme description with the guidelines and
application forms at NorFA's homepage www.norfa.no , the link "Gender and
violence".

Further information may also be obtained from :

Programme co-ordinator Maria Eriksson
Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University
Tel.: +46 18 471 3455
E-mail: maria.eriksson at soc.uu.se or

Senior advisor Torkild Vinther, NorFA
Tel.: +47 2335 4563
E-mail: torkild.vinther at norfa.no






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Maria Eriksson

Ph. D Candidate,
Uppsala University, Dept. of Sociology

Programme co-ordinator,
Gender and Violence - a Nordic research programme 2000-2004
http:www.norfa.no

Address:                        Tel: + 46 18 471 34 55
Box 821                         Fax: + 46 18 471 11 70
SE - 751 08 Uppsala, Sweden     E-mail: maria.eriksson at soc.uu.se