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Sarah Straw
Site Administrator

Legal Research help needed by John Hasnas at Georgetown

Application deadline: Wed, Sep 22, 2010
John Hasnas, associate professor of business at Georgetown University is looking for research help from a law student on a corporate criminal liability project. If you're interested, please contact D...
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The Writings of F.A. Harper Volume 1: The Major Works

Volume 1 of a Two-Volume set of works by the economist and founder of IHS.

Published by the Institute for Humane Studies.

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Elaine Hawley
IHS Staff

Law Teaching and Scholarship Guide

This website looks like a law career mentoring goldmine.
“Law Teaching and Scholarship Guide,” The Georgetown Law Center. 2010.
“The Georgetown Law Center places its share of graduates in law teaching positions, ranking in the top ten of law schools nationwide during the past several years. To help facilitate future careers in academia among current students and alumni, the Library has created a research guide on the subject of law teaching and scholarship.” http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/guides/teachingscholarship.cfm

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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

Location: United States
Application deadline: Mon, Nov 1, 2010
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty individuals a year for up to two years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the United States. The Fellowship provides $25...
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer
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Sarah Straw
Site Administrator

Weird Academic News

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Odd, funny, ridiculous and sometimes scary news from academia.
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David Kirby
IHS Staff

Academic Entrepreneurship

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A group for academics of all disciplines who are interested in nontraditional academic careers paths and liberty-advancing entrepreneurial scholarship
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

Web of Liberty (Faculty Only)

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A Group for Faculty in all disciplines, who are interested in and committed to the ideas that sustain and help us understand a free society.

Welcome to the Web of Liberty! this is the place where you can connect with other faculty who share your interest in and commitment to the ideal of a free society; share ideas and tips for research or investigation; find out what your colleagues are doing and how it might be relevant for you; share your own work and results; gain insights and new perspectives from people in other disciplines; engage in frank and open yet friendly debate; seek help in answering questions or resolving difficulties; and above help to build a tru community of freedom loving scholars.

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Jeanne
Program Officer

Academia & Technology

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A look into how technology is affecting academia, from the classroom to research.

Welcome to this discussion! I will be sharing various articles and updates on the influences of technology on academia.

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Bill Glod
grad2010 reviewer

Current Graduate Students Support Group

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This is a forum for all of you who are taking the grad school plunge, at whatever stage of your career.

Greetings! So you decided to be a grad student?

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Colleen Haight
IHS Staff

Oikonomia (Economics)

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A home for economists and others with an interest in the principles of economic liberty and free markets.

A place for the exchange of ideas, information, resources and tips among all those interested in the discipline of economics and in particular the ideas of economic liberty, markets and free exchange. Open to people at all stages of their academic career.

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Bill Glod
grad2010 reviewer

The Philosophy Warehouse

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A group for undergraduates, grad students, postdocs, and faculty to read and discuss publications, job opportunities, and other philosophical musings

Welcome to what we think will be the ultimate online resource for scholars interested in and passionate about liberty. The Philosophy Warehouse will be a forum for publicly posting your papers and receiving comments from a range of philosophers skilled in a variety of areas. You are also welcome to post your thoughts on the state of the discipline, links to publications of interest, and other opportunities of value to the philosophical community.

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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Political Science & Limited Government

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A group for political scientists who care about limited government

Political Science and Limited Government is both a resource and a discussion forum for political scientists who care about limited government and individual liberty. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduates are all welcome. Resources include information about fellowships, job opportunities, career advice, conferences, resources, opportunities for students, the latest journals, and new books. The forum provides a place to discuss your papers, new articles and books, and the state of the discipline.

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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The Historians' Corner

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A group for aspiring and practising historians and those in other disciplines with an interest in history.

Welcome! Feel free to post questions, suggestions, news, comments, and ideas here. The Historians' Corner is a resource and meeting place for historians and people from other disciplines with an interest in History, and a shared committment to the idea and history of liberty. Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students are all welcome. Resources will include information about journals and recently published books and articles (and some old classics), as well as information about conferences, job opportunities and grants/awards.

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Jeanne
Program Officer

Applying to Graduate School Support Group

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A group for those who are seeking or giving advice on applying to graduate school.

Welcome! Feel free to post your graduate school questions here. You may ask general questions, or discipline specific questions. Also, feel free to join the IHS staff in answering questions.

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Sarah Straw
Site Administrator

Legal Research help needed by John Hasnas at Georgetown

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Application deadline: Wed, Sep 22, 2010
John Hasnas, associate professor of business at Georgetown University is looking for research help from a law student on a corporate criminal liability project. If you're interested, please contact D...
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

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Location: United States
Application deadline: Mon, Nov 1, 2010
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty individuals a year for up to two years of graduate study in any subject anywhere in the United States. The Fellowship provides $25...
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Jeanne
Program Officer

Five tenure-track Faculty Positions in Law, Georgia State University

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Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Application deadline: Sat, Sep 18, 2010
Georgia State University College of Law is seeking highly qualified applicants for five tenure-track faculty positions, to start in the 2011 - 2012 Academic Year. Applicants should have Juris Docto...
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

Assistant Professor -- Twentieth-century U.S. History, Wellesley College

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Location: Wellesley, MA, United States
Application deadline: Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Wellesley College seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Twentieth-century U.S. History. Research specialization is open. Teaching program to include the se...
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Assistant Professor -- Middle Eastern and North African Politics, Wellesley College

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Location: Wellesley, MA, United States
Application deadline: Wed, Sep 15, 2010
The Department of Political Science at Wellesley College is seeking outstanding candidates for a tenure-track position, as an Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern and North African politics, beginnin...
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Endowed Chair in Political Theory and Public Policy, University of Utah

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Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Application deadline: Sun, Oct 10, 2010
The Department of Political Science at the University of Utah invites applications for the Neal A. Maxwell Presidential Chair in Political Theory, Public Policy, and Public Service. The rank is open, ...
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Sound Money Essay Contest

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Application deadline: Sun, Jan 16, 2011
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is proud to sponsor an essay contest for students, young faculty, and policy writers who are concerned about the cause of Sound Money. Prizes: • The overal...
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

SCOTT L. PROBASCO, JR. CHAIR OF FREE ENTERPRISE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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Location: Chattanooga, TN, United States
Application deadline: Wed, Dec 15, 2010
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga invites nominations and applications of individuals for the position of Assistant Director of the Center for Economic Education in the Scott L. Probasco, Jr....
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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

2010 - 2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition

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Application deadline: Fri, Oct 15, 2010
Cambridge, MA – April 23, 2010 – The S.E.VEN Fund (SEVEN) is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith Action on Global Po...
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

Call for Papers: History and the Power of Capitalism

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Location: New York, NY, United States
Application deadline: Fri, Oct 1, 2010
The History Department of Lang College and the New School for Social Research and the Culture of the Market Network of the University of Manchester are pleased to announce a conference on Power and th...
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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The Writings of F.A. Harper Volume 1: The Major Works

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Volume 1 of a Two-Volume set of works by the economist and founder of IHS.

Published by the Institute for Humane Studies.

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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

The Rationale of Central Banking

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The Rationale of Central Banking

by Vera C. Smith

From the link:

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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Macro-Economic Thinking

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Macro-Economic Thinking

by Ludwig M. Lachmann

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Steve Davies
Program Officer

The New Despotism

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Steve Davies
Program Officer

A Guide to Classical Liberal Scholarship

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A Guide to Classical Liberal Scholarship

An annotated bibliography on classical liberal works.

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Bill Glod
grad2010 reviewer

A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship: Obligation, Authority, and Membership

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Wulf, Steve. A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship: Obligation, Authority, and Membership. Lexington Books, 2008.

A Philosophical Theory of Citizenship answers seminal questions about legal obligation, government authority, and political community. It employs an idiomatic theory of reality, ethical conduct, and the self to justify patriotic duty, classical liberty, and national sovereignty.

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Nigel Ashford
grad2010 reviewer

Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush

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Woods, Thomas and Kevin R. Gutzman. Who Killed the Constitution? The Fate of Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush. Random House/Crown Forum, 2008.

“Let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.”
—Thomas Jefferson

The United States Constitution—the bedrock of our country, the foundation of our federal republic—is . . . dead.