Younger Comparativists Committee
YCC Board
Richard Albert (Chair), Boston College |
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Scholarship Advisory Group
Wulf Kaal (Chair), University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis)
David Landau, Florida State University
Adam Shinar, Harvard University
Eoin Carolan, Trinity College Dublin
Markus Wagner, University of Miami
The mission of the Scholarship Advisory Group of the Younger Comparativists Committee
(“YCC”) is to identify and support scholarship of younger comparative law scholars in the
American Society of Comparative Law (the “Society”) and worldwide, and to facilitate the
scholarly exchange of ideas and research in all areas of comparative law. To this end, the
Scholarship Advisory Group will:
- Serve as the body responsible for advising the YCC as to which submissions should fill the YCC’s panel at the Annual Meeting of the Society.
- Compile, archive and circulate by email once per quarter to the YCC distribution list a collection of new comparative law scholarship by scholars whose scholarly experience does not exceed ten years as of July of the current calendar year.
Membership Advisory Group
Vanessa MacDonell (chair), University of New Brunswick
Thomas Cheng, University of Hong Kong
Jean Ho, National University of Singapore
Michael Mohallem, University College London
Anna Su, Harvard University
The mission of the Membership Advisory Group of the YCC is to identify younger comparative law scholars in the Society and worldwide, and to facilitate the scholarly exchange of ideas and research in all areas of comparative law. To this end, the Membership Advisory Group will:
- Compile and maintain a database of comparative law scholars worldwide whose scholarly experience does not exceed ten years as of July of the current calendar.
- Communicate information on new scholarship in the area of comparative law in coordination with the Scholarship Advisory Group.
- Invite the participation of current members, prospective members and other interested younger scholars in the Society’s activities in coordination with the Linkages & Engagement Advisory Group.
Linkages & Engagement Advisory Group
Kristine Kalanges (chair), University of Notre Dame
Zachary Calo, Valparaiso University
Helge Dedek, McGill University
Dan Puchniak, National University of Singapore
Ozan Varol, Lewis & Clark University
The mission of the Linkages and Engagement Advisory Group of the YCC is to identify and develop opportunities for younger comparative law scholars in the Society to engage in scholarly exchanges both within the Society and in cooperation with other organizations that involve younger scholars engaged in the study of comparative law. To this end, the Linkages and Engagement Advisory Group will:
- Establish liaisons to other organizations involved in the study of comparative law to identify opportunities for younger comparativists.
- Communicate those opportunities to younger comparativists in the Society in coordination with the Membership Advisory Group.
- Invite the participation of current members, prospective members and other interested younger scholars in the Society’s activities in coordination with the Membership and Scholarship Advisory Groups.
Upcoming Events
April 2012: Conference on New Perspectives in Comparative Law at George Washington University
September 2012: Roundtable on Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago