Third International Graduate Summer School and Forum
Lund University, Campus Helsingborg
Sweden, June 3-16, 2006.
http://www.icomm.lu.se/summerschool/
Universities and research institutions all over the world are presently
undergoing rapid changes. In addition to the traditional role of providing
understanding and explanation of the world, they are now considered
crucially important for the economic and social development of the societies
of which they are part.
Politicians, business leaders and university administrators agree that
increased spending for research and development is extremely important, and
that everyone who is qualified should be offered a place at a university.
In addition, close and increased cooperation between businesses of various
kinds and research institutions including universities is encouraged and
considered highly desirable.
Inside the universities and established research institutions the
traditional structure is changing as well, partly as the result of the
changing external needs, but also as a result of rapid developments in the
sciences, especially by the various branches of biology.
New and exciting scientific problems need to be resolved and a new social,
political and economic reality * partly the result of these scientific
developments * effects re-drawing of disciplinary boundaries, invention of
new programs, and confront us with difficult moral and political problems.
Aim/Objective:
These changes inside and outside universities and research institutions
create a great need for a comprehensive critical discussion of desirable
research strategies and adequate methodologies for the various sciences and
humanities; and a thorough discussion of the role and impact of the sciences
and research on society at large, including the values and principles that
are fundamental for maintaining an Open Society.
Format:
This aim is satisfied by the creation of a Forum, where researchers,
students and representatives from media meet and discuss the present challenges.
Three intensive two-week courses and a number of discussion groups and
workshops, led by internationally distinguished scholars, fellow
researchers, students and journalists from different disciplines and media
generate the ideas for the discussions.
The three courses, focusing on different aspects of the overall problematic,
will take place every morning Monday-Friday during the entire two weeks, and
will be followed by discussion groups and workshops.
Papers in progress will be presented during afternoons, as well as
supervised work on papers and dissertations.
Participants who are unable to participate for the entire two weeks and/or
would like to "sit in" on a few of the lectures and discussions are welcome
to do so. Everyone is also welcome to submit papers in progress for discussion.
In 2006 there will be an additional course offered during three evenings of
the first week, which will be open to the general public and take place at
the Dunker Cultural Center, Helsingborg.
In addition, there will be a public debate on "Media and the Open Society"
with distinguished participants; and a number of social events and
activities, beginning the weekend before the courses start and continuing
throughout the two weeks.
The School is organized and hosted by the Institute of Communication, Lund
University, Campus Helsingborg, Sweden in cooperation with prof. Steve
Fuller, University of Warwick, England; prof. Jeremy Shearmur, Australian
National University, Australia; prof. Fathali Moghaddam, Georgetown
University, USA, and prof. Rom Harré, Oxford University, England, and
Georgetown University, USA.
For information, please contact:
Alf Bång, Director
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Robert Dingwall, MA, PhD, AcSS
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Society Law and Social Science Building, University Park University of
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