Announces Spring 2006 Sessions
organized in cooperation with the Departments and Programs
of the CentralEuropeanUniversity
In the Spring 2006 semester CRC is offering the following sessions:
- Open House Sessions in broad discipline areas
The Open House sessions are organized in broad discipline areas covered by one or more CEU departments. These sessions are intended to introduce participants to CEU’s approach to a relevant discipline and new techniques for designing courses in that field. To this end the sessions will provide participants access to the facilities and resources of the CEU and the appropriate department, as well as general training workshops on course design and teaching methodology. Participants are invited to use the CEU library, visit relevant classes and meet faculty. The primary target groups of the Open House sessions are junior academics who are at the beginning of their teaching career, or mid-career and senior academics who would benefit from the above offerings.
Open House CRC sessions offered in Spring 2006 will be hosted by the following CEU departments on the dates indicated:
Philosophy–27 – 31 March, 2006 (deadline for applications: 15 February, 2006)
Economics – 24 –28 April, 2006 (deadline for applications: 10 March, 2006)
- Course Innovation Sessions
These sessions intend to explore the cutting edge developments in a particular discipline. The sessions are meant primarily for senior faculty with significant teaching and research experience or for outstanding, research-oriented junior faculty. By discussing recent developments and exploring contemporary debates with CEU’s host departments and faculty, participants are expected to revise or update their courses or offer new courses in their particular area of interest. Additional training on course development is also offered by the CRC. These sessions are organized with a strong involvement of CEU departments and often will be combined with a workshop or a conference on the topic of the session.
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In Spring 2006 we offer the following Course Innovation Sessions:
Nationalism
Dynamics of citizenship in Europe
20 –24 February, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 January,2006)
Citizenship policies in Europe have been shaped by traditions and ongoing concerns about nation-building, by emerging standards in international law and, to a minor extent, by the impact of political integration within the European Union. Building on the results of recent comparative research on citizenship policies in the old and new Member States of the EU, this session will explore these three dynamics from the perspective of linking them to theories of citizenship in sociology, history, law and political science.
The goal is to enrich the teaching of texts on citizenship by authors such as Will Kymlicka, Rogers Brubaker, Yasemin Soysal, Christian Joppke, Patrick Weil, Randall Hansen, and others who are frequently listed in university curricula with current political developments and the results of ongoing research in this area. Particular attention will be paid to citizenship dynamics in the new Member States. The session plans to also include Turkey as particularly important case in this comparison that illustrates interaction effects between citizenship policies in sending and receiving states of migration flows. The organisers expect to host participants who are currently teaching courses on citizenship and/or have been involved in research networks studying citizenship from comparative, historical or theoretical perspectives.
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International Relations and European Studies
Teaching EU Studies
27 February – 3 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2006)
The proposed seminar aims to provide participants with an insight into recent developments within the EU literature and to offer a forum for discussions about “how to teach EU studies”. Special attention will be given to the sociological turn in EU studies, the rationalist-constructivist divide (and more recent steps to move beyond this dichotomy) as well as to the process of “europeanisation”.
The main texts representing each of these topics will be analyzed and discussed.
In terms of classroom teaching itself, syllabi outlines, texts, assignments and techniques will be compared and discussed; this will also provide the participants with an opportunity to share experiences.
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Political Sciences
Media and Nationalism
6 - 10 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 20 January, 2006)
The session intends to analyze the interaction of the mass media with different types of nationalism in post-communist politics, and consider the media representation of majorities and uniformity vs. minorities and diversity.
The aim of the session is to help lecturers/professors in the field of journalism/mass communication, political science, sociology and intercultural studies develop or update their own courses related to the topics above. These courses could be theoretically oriented, but they may also address applied aspects of media studies, journalism and media education.
The session offers an optional workshop entitled Media Representation of Ethnicity and Other Diversity Issues in Transitional Societies: Best Practices for Education which addresses issues in the media coverage of diversity by analyzing examples of irresponsible reporting as well as successful cross-cultural and intercultural conflict resolution and collaboration. Participants in the workshop will explore what could be done to teach responsible journalism and different models of “Reporting Diversity” curricula. The session will also explore the main obstacles, focusing especially on stereotypes and prejudices in media discourses. Presentations and demonstrations in the workshop will be accompanied by interactive teaching techniques such as role-playing; simulations and developing story ideas.
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Gender Studies
Gender and the Political
13 – 17 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 1 February,2006)
One of the contributions of Gender Studies and the feminist movement has been a rethinking of what is political. The CRC session proposes to help participants examine and incorporate into teaching the many levels at which "the political" intersects with gender. The workshop will include an analysis of how gender identity is constructed out of social and political forces; how the personal, private sphere (such as the family or one's body) has come to be understood as a realm of governmental and public concern; the way gender plays into the rhetoric and policies of contemporary political parties; and how gender politics intersects with other social and political movements in the international sphere. The workshop is recommended to academics coming from both the humanities and social sciences.
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Legal Studies
Teaching the laws of emerging markets in developed economies
20 – 24 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 February,2006)
In the domain of international/transnational business and private law affecting the former socialist – now transitory countries – two trends seem to be determinative during the first years of the new Millennium.
First, these emerging markets are expected to modernize their laws to entertain the numerous challenges posed by the growing interconnectedness of contemporary markets. It has become truism yet it is absolutely true that the so needed foreign capital bypasses jurisdictions lacking a business-friendly legal environment. It is equally true that the modernization of laws is also the way to protect the fledgling emerging markets from the threats posed by unscrupulous participants of the market and to allow the development of the economy. These main reasons require the law schools of the region to introduce courses like secured transactions (collateral or security) law; capital market and securities regulation or corporate governance.
Secondly, it needs to be noted also that there is a constantly growing interest and thus market for courses about the commercial and private laws of the transitory countries. Irrespective of that it is still extremely hard to find related English language sources; let alone courses that would provide a fair overview of more than a single jurisdiction.
The one-week long program would have two interrelated central aims: first, to discuss the impacts of these trends on the curricula of law schools of the region, and secondly to propose solutions with respect to some dynamic fields of law.
- Topical Issues in Curriculum Development
These sessions are expected to cover topical issues of particular importance to the development of higher education in the region, in all areas related to curriculum development. Organized by the CRC office in co-operation with a wide range of strategic partners, these sessions address current trends in curriculum development, degree structures and particular or special interest issues. These sessions could be directed at a particular group of academics or focus on a target region or institution(s).
CRC session offered in Topical Issues is:
Public Policy
Designing and teaching courses on corruption and anti-corruption
3 – 7 April, 2006
(deadline for applications: 24 February,2006)
The workshop intends to adopt a deliberately cross disciplinary approach to understanding corruption, and attempts to control it. Organizers would like to attract participants involved in university education from different disciplinary backgrounds (law, economics, sociology, political science etc). The workshop will also consider how academic curricula can be adapted to training needs of government officials, or activists, and how anti-corruption agencies and activists may contribute to the design, delivery or funding of courses. The main regional and historical focus will be on post communist countries, but the workshop will take a strongly comparative approach.
Nationalism - Dynamics of citizenship in Europe: 20 – 24 February, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 January,2006)
IRES - Teaching EU Studies : 27 February – 3 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 January, 2006)
Political Sciences - Media and Nationalism - 6 - 10 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 20 January, 2006)
Gender Studies - Gender and the Political - 13 – 17 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 1 February,2006)
Legal Studies
Teaching the laws of emerging markets in developed economies: 20 – 24 March, 2006
(deadline for applications: 10 February,2006)
Philosophy – 27 – 31 March, 2006(deadline for applications: 15 February, 2006)
Public Policy
Designing and teaching courses on corruption and anti-corruption: 3 – 7 April, 2006
(deadline for applications: 24 February,2006)
Economics – 24 –28 April, 2006 (deadline for applications: 10 March, 2006)
Note: CRC Fall 2006 sessions are planned to be announced by mid - May, 2006.
All CRC Applicants must:
Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region who are preparing to revise or developtheir courses;
Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to participate in discussions and use resource materials;
Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as stated on the CRC application form.
All costs related to transportation and accommodation during
the sessions will be covered by the CRC.
Curriculum Resource Session application forms, application deadlines, the session schedule and further information on the center’s outreach activities and resources may be obtained from the CRC office at the Central European University or through national Soros Foundations.
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