Month: February 2019

The event is a part of the project “Resistance – Democracy – Internationality”, a cooperation of the University of Göttingen, the Stiftung Adam von Trott, Imshausen e.V. and the Adam von Trott Committee at Mansfield College, University of Oxford.

Populists are on the march. All over the world new leaders have emerged wearing the clothes of populism. But what marks out the 21st century populists? How far do they challenge liberal values? How do they challenge the configurations of democracy? This graduate workshop will aim to explore the background to this phenomenon, to compare and contrast the rise of right-wing Fascist groups in Europe in the last century, and to explore how a new politics, based on features such as prejudice and fake-news, is undermining Enlightenment values. We will also look at the role played by ‘people’ in politics – in protest, in uprising, in disobedience, in opposing the rule of remote, rich and exploitative elites, and explore examples of the ‘new wave’ of European populism – Left and Right – in movements such as Podemos, Front National, En Marche, Fidesz, UKIP, Syriza, Movimento 5 Stelle, and AfD.

The three-day graduate workshop, which will take place at Adam von Trott’s former home in Imshausen, will explore these key questions. The event will be participatory and engaging, involving talks and lectures from expert academics and professionals, as well as younger scholars, together with working groups and debates. It is designed for 24 advanced graduates from a range of European universities. Applications are now being accepted from doctoral or advanced graduates (master students) from University of Oxford, Göttingen University, and the Europaeum network universities. All local costs will be covered, a travel allowance will be granted. Applications in form of a CV (max. 2 pages) and a short letter of motivation, which includes your special areas of interest, your study fields and proposes your possible input for the workshop, should go to avt.committee@outlook.com by our extended deadline 8th March, 2019.

More info http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/591647.html

‘The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war’ (Desiderius Erasmus). Half a millennium after Erasmus’s famous declaration, 2019 reminds us of the need for effective negotiations. Marking the 100^th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, one of the most contentious and consequential peace agreements of the modern world, 2019 witnesses the ongoing negotiations surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union. This Spring School will bring together postgraduate researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences subjects to explore themes related to peace, peace-making, and negotiation in diachronic and multidisciplinary perspective. Studies of diplomacy and negotiation are increasingly emphasising the role of non-state actors in international affairs, the importance of soft, as well as hard power in inter-state and intercultural relations, and the need to understand the dynamics of peace, as well as those of war. Meanwhile the role of negotiation and peace within communities remains a vibrant area of scholarship. Confirmed speakers include Dr Maxine David, Prof Adrian Gregory, Prof Adam Roberts, and Dr Tracey Sowerby.
We invite applications from postgraduate scholars at Europaeum member universities to attend, and we also invite applications to give papers addressing the theme of the Spring School and in particular the following topics:

·          peace congresses & peace-making

·          the role of soft power in negotiations

·          the consequences of peace

·          international organizations’ role in maintaining peace

·          representations of peace & negotiation

·          theories and/or of peace and/or negotiation

·          the ethics of peace & negotiation

·          diplomatic actors/negotiators & their agency

·          negotiations within communities

·          the role of peace within societies

All students at graduate level (master’s and PhD) at Europaeum member universities can apply: please send an application form (see link below) and a CV of up to 2 pages to euroinfo@europaeum.ox.ac.uk by 11 March 2019. Please also ask your supervisor to email us a reference.
If you want to present a paper, please send an abstract of up to 200 words along with your application.

More information https://europaeum.org/opportunities/apply-for-a-europaeum-event/

The University of Helsinki is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), an association of 23 leading research-intensive universities that share the values of high-quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. Each year, LERU organizes a Doctoral Summer School on a specific topic. All member universities of LERU are invited to send one doctoral candidate to participate in the meeting.

The 10th LERU Doctoral Summer School will be held at the University of Edinburgh from 15 until 19 July 2019.

The theme of the 2019 LERU Doctoral Summer School is “Building Research Capacity and a Collaborative Global Community”.

The focus will be on international collaboration, giving participants the dual benefits of an enhanced understanding of the nature and importance of collaboration, whilst simultaneously creating a multi-disciplinary, global network for their future careers.

Doctoral candidates from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Candidates should be in an advanced stage of the doctoral studies and research and be highly motivated to work intensively on this project in an international and interdisciplinary team.

The participation fee (including accommodation) and travel expenses (Economy) of the selected participants from the University of Helsinki are covered by the Doctoral Schools.

For more information and to apply, please visit https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/94935/lomake.html

Deadline for applications is 6 March 2019.

”The best parts of the Summer School were the multidisciplinary team work and the opportunity to learn from the other participants. The Summer School offered great experience and skills on leadership, facilitation, project work, and science communication. The Summer School teachers and hosts were absolutely devoted to their subject, and the course was so intense that much was left to re-live and reflect for the weeks that followed. I met fantastic people and grew my network with a bunch of new, wonderful colleagues from different fields and cultures all over the world.”
– Mariella Aalto-Araneda, Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health, participant to the LERU Summer School 2018

Call for papers to SOVAKO winter school for PhD students is now open. The event will take place one day before the start of the Westermarck Society’s annual sociology conference in Turku Wed 27th of March 2019. Instructions for applying below!

Sovako winter school 2019 call for papers

Presentation: Tamás Dávid-Barrett: Social Network Effects of Falling Fertility, Urbanisation, and Migration

Time: Tuesday 5th March at 4 pm to 6 pm

Place: University of Helsinki: Unioninkatu 35, ground floor, seminar room sh 114

Tamás Dávid-Barrett is an evolutionary behavioural scientist, whose research asks what traits allow humans to live in large and culturally complex societies. He is especially interested in the architecture and regulation of social networks, and the evolutionary origins of social network building traits. Tamás is a professor at the Centro de Investigación de Complejidad Social at the Universidad del Desarollo in Santiago de Chile, teaches economics at Trinity College, University of Oxford, is affiliated with the Institute für Weltwirtschaft in Kiel, Germany, and Väestöliitto in Helsinki. Tamás recently finished his manuscript on the coming female millennium, entitled ‘Matriocracy’.

Welcome to listen and discuss, no preregistration required!

Open Moodle platform for seminar can be found here: https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/view.php?id=31386

Edward Westermarck (1862-1939) is a founding father of Finnish sociology and one of the world’s first evolutionary sociologist whose scientific thinking was a century ahead of its time. Westermarck seminar gathers together researchers and students interested in evolutionary research from different disciplines. Cross-disciplinary seminar is open to all.

Contact:

Antti Tanskanen

antti.tanskanen@helsinki.fi

Mirkka Danielsbacka

mirkka.danielsbacka@vaestoliitto.fi