Monthly Archives: February 2015

Summer School of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union: Understanding Crisis and Transformation in the EU

Trento, 18-29 May 2015

The notion of “crisis” has been central to the evolution of the European Union. In many accounts, crises are critical junctures that lead to important transformations in policies, politics and the polity itself. The aim of the summer school is to have students explore this dynamic of crisis and transformation with respect to the theoretical and conceptual tools that we have to understand integration as well as policy areas. The confluence of the economic crisis, events in the Ukraine (with its implications for energy policy) and climate change are just a few of the global challenges that may have created critical junctures not only for the EU but also for how we study it. Students will hone their understanding of the main approaches to integration, examining ways in which they have provided useful tools to explore how the EU has developed in the face of recent challenges. They will have an opportunity to present their own research projects in an attempt to provide a critical understanding of the role of crises for the EU and for approaches to integration.

The summer school is organised by the Jean Monnet Centre and the Department of Sociology at the University of Trento and SAIS Europe of the Johns Hopkins University. It will have guest lecturers present research in the morning on a topic related to the theme of understanding crisis and transformation, with afternoons dedicated to the presentation of students’ research project in a seminar format. Students attending the summer school will receive 6 ECTS credits and is open to PhD students.

Participants
Mark Gilbert
Brigid Laffan
Ulrike Liebert
Agustin Jose Menéndez
Anand Menon
Simona Piattoni
Frank Schimmelfennig
Claudia Schrag Sternberg
Jan Zielonka

Applications are open until  25 March 2015.

Direct any queries to Vincent Della Sala (sgeu2015@unitn.it). Further details and a conference program can be found here.

Organizing Committee
Marco Brunazzo
Vincent Della Sala
Mark Gilbert
Erik Jones

 

Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences 2015

Linking Theory and Empirical Research
Berlin, 19 July – 1 August 2015

The summer school aims at promoting young researchers by strengthening their methodological understanding in linking theory and empirical research. The two-week program creates an excellent basis for the advancement of their current research designs.

Further information can be found on their website here and also by downloading the flyer.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2015.

Graduate Institute Summer Programmes – Geneva

JOIN THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE, GENEVA THIS SUMMER

Summer Programmes for undergraduate and graduate students in social sciences

Meet international students, discuss with high-level practitioners from the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva, attend academic lectures for 2 or 3 intensive weeks

Further informationcan also be found here.