Thankfully, we could take delivery of 700 programme brochures today.
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Joint Sessions 2013 Gearing Up & Panoramic Pictures
After a final briefing session for the many student helpers we have hired, we are as ready as we will ever be. In a little role playing exercise, I tried to simulate the behaviour of the average academic sociopath. While I quite enjoyed that part, I’m hoping that they will still turn up for work on Monday, and that you will treat them a little kinder than I did today (should not be too difficult).
In other news, we found a gallery of rather good panoramic pictures of Mainz on the local newspaper’s site. My favourite is the one of the weather vane on the cathedral. The fact that no one could be bothered to put the camera above the scaffolding adds a touch of charming amateurism.
Joint Sessions 2013: Some Pictures and a Dalek
I know that blogging is a wee bit monothematic at the moment, and frankly, I could not care less. So here are some pictures of Jasmin’s lair, which by now contains roughly 700 conference bags (to be stuffed from tomorrow), several dozen books, lots of other paperwork, the ECPR flag and a small British tea kettle, complete with UK plug and a set of adaptors. The latter items arrived today in that Dalek-like black box in the middle. Seriously.
In other news, it was a beautiful bright and sunny day in Mainz (more webcams here). We hope the weather stays this fine. If not, there is always that workshop on climate change 2.0.
Joint Sessions 2013 Excursions: Please Book Now
With just 12 days to go, we’re very excited to have you here soon. So is the local tourist board, which keeps telling us that you should book your excursion/tour for Thursday afternoon as soon as possible. So, if you haven’t done so yet, could you please make your booking? There are four options to…
ECPR Joint Sessions 2013: It’s Not Easy Being Green
The 41st ECPR Joint Sessions aim to be sustainable with a local bus pass, locally sourced food, child care, and a partnership with a drinking water charity. Read here what we have been up to.
Joint Sessions 2013 Social Programme: Places Still Available on Synagogue Tour
There are still places available on the New Synagogue Tour (Joint Sessions 2013 Social Programme)
Euroscepticism Blogfest Ahead
Rejoice, oh you PolSci nerds out there: Three of my favourite European blogs – Ballots & Bullets at Nottingham and the British Politics and European Politics blogs at the LSE – are launching a collaboration on euroscepticism, with a whole host of interesting stuff in the pipeline. What’s not to like?
Review: Gideon Botsch, Gideon Botsch, Die extreme Rechte in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland von 1949 bis heute [in German]
I’ve just completed a review of Gideon Botsch’s history of Right-Wing Extremism in Germany after 1945 for Jahrbuch Extremismus & Demokratie. The book is good, but obviously, I have few quibbles, mostly with the (lack of) theoretical underpinnings. I also think that it is a bit too short (I seem never to get enough of…
Joint Sessions Excursions Booking Update
A workshop director asks if she can book an excursion for her whole group via the online form. The short answer is no, but there are other options.
Joint Sessions Social Program: Guided Tour of the New Synagogue
One of my colleagues, who is head of the Israel Studies unit here at Mainz, has kindly agreed to organise a guided tour of the new synagogue for the participants of the ECPR Joint Sessions. If you are interested, drop us a line.