ReNEW Summer University 2020 - Identity Politics: Comparative Perspectives on the Nordic Countries and east central Europe

ReNEW Summer University 2020 - Identity Politics: Comparative Perspectives on the Nordic Countries and east central Europe

Veranstalter
Reimagining Norden in an Evolving World: An Excellence Hub in Research, Education and Public Outreach (ReNEW); Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) at Södertörn University; University of Gdańsk European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk
Veranstaltungsort
Stockholm / Gdańsk
Ort
Stockholm
Land
Sweden
Vom - Bis
09.06.2020 - 18.06.2020
Deadline
31.01.2020
Von
Steffen Werther

The Nordic countries and east central Europe are characterized by divergent historical experience, a development that reached an apex during the Cold War. Since then there has been a rapprochement of the countries on both sides of the former Iron Curtain. This development was facilitated by the political and economic transformation of the former Eastern bloc, as well as by a changing self-understanding and positionality of the Nordic states in the evolving new world order. Regional organizations and partnerships aided by the frameworks of European integration have contributed to restructuring collective identities in the North and South of the Baltic Sea area. The long-lasting German, Russian, and Anglo-American influences have been reframed within a broader European context. Currently the world repolarizes around such issues as for instance ethnos, nation and religion, but also gender and sexual orientation, as well as material and post-material life-styles.
This PhD summer university intends to improve our understanding of these dynamics in Northern and east central Europe (with a focus on the Scandinavian countries, Finland, Poland, and the Baltic states). It examines identity politics at different levels with an emphasis on comparative methods in the social sciences, historical studies and humanities. It addresses PhD candidates who wish to enhance their knowledge of collective identities and identity politics as well as their competence in comparative methods. We include perspectives from various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Empirically, our focus is directed towards the Nordic countries and east central Europe, including the Baltic Sea region. You are eligible to apply for the course if you are enrolled as a PhD candidate at your home university and have a good command of spoken and written English.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be issued a certificate over 8 ECTS credits.

The subsidized course fee is 550 EUR. For this sum you will get the full academic programme and experience in two countries, accommodation in Gdansk and Stockholm (shared rooms), ferry transfer including cabin space from Poland to Sweden, refreshments during the course, noon and evening social activities including most of the lunches and some other meals. There will be a limited number of fully-funded scholarships for participants from countries that became EU members 2004 or later.

Programm

The course begins Tuesday, 9 June 2019 at 15:00 hours at the University of Gdansk, Poland. On Saturday, 13 June we will go by Ferry to Sweden, where we arrive in the next morning. The course then continues at Södertörn University, Stockholm, where it ends on 18 June, 12:30 hours.

Collective identities such as national, ethnic and religious affiliations, lifestyles, or gender and sexual orientation are increasingly politicized. This calls for historical and contemporary analyses of the social processes and political actions that shape and disrupt social cohesion. The present course offers comparative tools for making sense of how the transformations of the past decades have affected populations and identity making in the Nordic region and east central Europe. Starting in the Polish city of Gdansk, moving by ferry across the Baltic Sea, and concluding in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, shifts of perspective are uniquely incorporated in the course design. Internationally renowned experts from disciplines such as history, political science, and others will explain major trends and problems, demonstrating the application of comparative methods. The course consists of a rich variety of lectures, seminars, and excursions. It also includes the discussion of draft papers by the participants, the final delivery of which is due after the course meetings.

For more information regarding programme and application see: http://www.sh.se/summeruniversity

Kontakt

summeruniversity@sh.se

https://www.sh.se/summeruniversity
Redaktion
Veröffentlicht am
Klassifikation
Weitere Informationen
Land Veranstaltung
Sprach(en) der Veranstaltung
Englisch
Sprache der Ankündigung