The Endangered Archives Programme is funded by the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund, in pursuit of its general aim to support fundamental research into important issues in the humanities and social science. The focus of the Programme is on the preservation and copying of important but vulnerable archives throughout the world.

The Programme is now accepting applications for the next round of funding. Detailed information on the timetable, criteria, eligibility and procedures for applying for a grant is available on the Programme's website. The deadline for receipt of preliminary applications is 11 November 2005.

Sabrina Ramet (one of her contributions, "Sliding Backwards - The Fate of Women in Post-1989 East-Central Europe" [.pdf], could be found on the platform) has a reputation as one of the most insightful analysts of former Yugoslavia and its disintegration.
'For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble': Theories about the Roots of the Yugoslav Troubles is the title of an upcoming talk in London (at the LSE) on October 12.