The Ninth Annual
Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute Cracow, Poland
July 12 - August 1, 2000
This is to announce that the ninth annual Democracy & Diversity =
Graduate
Summer Institute in Cracow, Poland, organized by the Transregional =
Center
for Democratic Studies (TCDS) of New School University, New York, will =
take
place from July 12-August 1, 2000. TCDS will again welcome fifty junior
scholars from Eastern Europe, the U.S., and other parts of the world =
for
this intensive three-week program of study in society, culture and =
politics.
Offering the equivalent of a full semester*s graduate study at an =
American
university, the Institute brings an interdisciplinary, comparative, and
highly interactive approach to the social, political, and cultural
challenges of democracy and democratization. The Institute is widely =
known
as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on =
the
critical issues of democratic life.
Core faculty from New School University*s Graduate Faculty will be =
joined by
other distinguished American and international scholars and guest =
speakers.
Upon completion of the Institute, U.S. graduate students receive full =
course
credits and non-U.S. participants receive certificates.=20
Curriculum
Sustaining Democracy
Media and Democracy
Ethnos and Demos: Nation, Nationalism, and the Politics of Ethnic =
Conflict
Theories of Gender in Culture
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Extra-Curricular Activities=20
=B7 Workshop: Public Policy as Democracy=20
=B7 Evening events: Guest speakers in past years have included Czeslaw =
Milosz
(poet, 1980 Nobel Laureate in Literature); Shlomo Avineri, (Professor =
of
Political Science, Hebrew University in Jerusalem); Mary Simons =
(Professor
of Political Science, University of Cape Town); Adam Michnik (political
writer, Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza)
=B7 Field Trips: Historic Cracow, Jagiellonian University, Auschwitz
-Birkenau.
Accommodations
Przegorzaly Castle, on the outskirts of Cracow, is situated on a wooded
hilltop with a spectacular view of the Vistula River and the Tatra
Mountains, is easily reached from the city by public transportation. An
adjacent academic hotel offers comfortable double rooms with bath and
telephone.
Facts about the Program
All participating students must have completed their undergraduate =
studies
and should currently be either enrolled in a graduate program or =
working as
junior university teachers or researchers. Preference will be given to =
those
applicants who can demonstrate an active involvement in civil society =
and
civic life. Classes at the Graduate Summer Institute are conducted four
times a week, in morning and afternoon sessions. All books and course
materials are provided. One day per week is devoted to cultural =
programs,
which include exploration of architectural and historical landmarks, =
visits
to museums, meetings with artists and political figures, and various =
field
trips.
Participants from American Universities
The cost of the Graduate Summer Institute is based on the summer 2000
Graduate Faculty tuition rate and includes full room and board. Travel
costs are not included. To receive an application form, contact =
Priscilla
Holcomb, Office of Admissions, Graduate Faculty, 65 Fifth Avenue, New =
York,
NY 10003. Tel: (212) 229-5710, (800) 523-5411 (from outside NYC), Fax: =
(212)
989-7102.=20
Participants from Universities in Central and Eastern Europe and other =
parts
of the world
Interested junior faculty members and doctoral students should send a
letter which includes the following information: full name, address,
telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, educational background, =
degrees
received, institutional affiliation, and evidence of substantial =
English
language skills. Also include one letter of recommendation and a one- =
or
two-page statement of your educational goals and reasons for applying =
to the
Institute. Mail, fax, or e-mail these to: Timo Lyyra, Transregional =
Center
for Democratic Studies, New School University, 65 Fifth Avenue, Room =
422,
New York, NY 10003.=20
E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Fax: (212) 229-5894
Deadline for applications is April 15, 2000
Detailed information and highlights from previous Institutes are also
available on our website at http://www. newschool.edu/centers/tcds
For more information, please contact:=20
Timo Lyyra, Program Coordinator
Transregional Center for Democratic Studies
Tel: (212) 229-5580 Fax: (212) 229-5894
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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