Newsletter - Social Science in Eastern Europe 2001- 2
HUNGARY
Szilagyi
Dezsö ter 6
1011 Budapest
Tel./Fax.: +361 2122039
E-mail: efin@matavnet.hu
Internet:
http://www.folkline.hu
Management: Hoppal, M. Dr. (director)
Felföldi, L. Dr. (president of the Association for the European Centre for
Traditional Culture)
Year of foundation: 1996
Founder members: Hungarian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and UNESCO
Staff: 5
Organization: The European Folklore Institute (EFI) is a non-profit
organisation, whose aims are academic activities, research, cultural activities
and the protection of our cultural heritage and it is a regional centre for the
safeguarding, revitalization and diffusion of traditonal culture and folklore
in Europe.
Main fields:
1. Development of an information and research network of institutions dealing
with traditional, ethnic and minority cultures, and folklore in Europe.
Preparation and dissemination of materials about the ways and principles of
networking for the sake of propagation of this form of international
co-operation;
2. Processing of data-bases of European institutions, groups, individuals,
research and educational revitalising programs dealing with national heritage.
Arrangement of the data into internationally approved and unified systems of
registers, catalogues, bibliographies, inventories, calendars;
3. Creation of internationally approved and standardised systems of
identification, documentation, conservation, and dissemination, taking into
consideration already existing local ones, by way of handbooks, research
guides, manuals, questionnaires, repertories, bibliographies, etc.;
5. Preparation of a code of ethics ensuring a proper approach to and respect
for traditional cultures. Strategies for the most appropriate ways of saving
threatened documents and living phenomena of traditional culture.
6. Propagation of the most outstanding works and activities in the various
fields in connection with folklore and traditional culture, past and present.
Translation and republication of inaccessible important works in the core
areas.
The Institute will carry out various activities according to the following
areas:
Research, documentation
1. Registry of research institutions, programs and experts dealing with
traditional ethnic and minority cultures, establishment of information
data-bases to support further research activities;
2. Development and enhancement of networks of research institutions, both
through electronic and other means;
3. Co-ordination of education, further training and exchanges of researchers in
traditional culture on an international level.
Conservation
1. Registry of archives including material of traditional culture and
enhancing co-operation in this field, especially the co-ordination of data
processing and the training of young archive specialists and researchers;
2. Preparing a list of collections of traditional culture in urgent need of
attention and documentation of resources needed for adequate dissemination,
revitalisation.
Dissemination, revitalisation
1. Establishment of national registers of artists, experts, institutes
and organisations working in this field as well as co-ordinating the
compilation of calendars of events;
2. Assistance in co-ordination of the activities and programs of regional and
local centres popularising traditional culture;
3. Comparison and evaluation of popularising methods and exchange of views and
experience,
4. Assistance in co-ordination of the activities of different media for the
sake of more effective and professional information about folklore and
traditional culture.
Publications/ papers: EFI publishes the series: "Folklore", "Heritage",
"EFI Communicationes", "Bibliotheca Traditionis Europeae" and the journals:
"ECTC Bulletin" and "Hungarian Heritage"
Events: The Institute is organizer of colloquia, symposia,
consultations, and conferences for the sake of disclosure and conceptualisation
of main problems in core areas of its activities and offers a list of events in
the internet.
Center for Policy Studies. International
Policy Fellowships, 2002
The Central European University Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is
calling for proposals for its year 2002 International Policy Fellowships (IPF)
program, which is affiliated with the CPS and the Open Society
Institute-Budapest.
The CPS International Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical
policy research of open society leaders and to provide these Fellows with
professional policy training. The program aims to improve the quality of
analysis in countries where the Soros foundations work by ensuring that these
leaders are able to conduct research in their home region while maintaining
local affiliations and a high degree of mobility and intellectual freedom.
Fellows participate in four training seminars in Budapest over the course of
the fellowship year conducted by professors of public policy from around the
world and gain vital skills including how to write professional policy
documents, identify appropriate policy instruments, and effectively advocate
policies-skills that are underdeveloped in countries where the Soros
foundations work. Outstanding Fellows from Eastern Europe may be nominated to
participate in additional training and research opportunities including a
three-month International Junior Public Policy Scholar Fellowship in
Washington, D.C. in affiliation with the Woodrow Wilson Center's East European
Studies program. For details on the Wilson Center and its East European Studies
program: http://www.wilsoncenter.org.
All applications must be submitted online at http://www.osi.hu/ipf/apply.html
by July 1, 2001
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