Deadline: 08/08/2010

The Anglo Serbian Society is glad to announce: The Thirteenth South-East European Summer School for Democracy entitled “Enlargement Fatigue and EU Prospects of the Western Balkans” which is to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 5th till 12th September 2010. The School is organized by the Hellenic Observatory and LSEE (LSE Research on South East Europe) of the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Anglo-Serbian Society, Belgrade.

The Mission of the School
- To improve junior faculty skills in modern democratic theory;
- To create networks of young scholars, political and NGO activists in SEE dealing with democratic theory;
- To analyse conditions and possibilities for democratic social changes, especially in so?called transition societies;
- To develop and promote academic exchange between Western universities with Serbia and SEE countries.
- To improve regional academic co-operation and to overcome mutual stereotypes and preconceptions.

The main target group of participants are junior faculty, young political and NGO activists. There will be up to 30 participants altogether. Fifteen participants are to be selected from Serbia and an equal number will come from elsewhere in the region of South-Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hellenic Republic, (F.Y.R.) Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Slovenia). Participants should have at the very least a BA degree, and preferably an MA degree in the social sciences or humanities. All other nationals are welcome to apply but the organisers can contribute only partially to their transportation costs.

Objectives
1. The strengthening of existing networks from previous schools and the creation of new networks of critically oriented, open-minded individuals from the field of social sciences endeavoring to contribute to the process of democratization in SEE both theoretically and practically.
2. Dissemination of democratic theory among young political leaders, junior scholars and NGO activists in the region of SEE, thus facilitating the consolidation of democracies in the region.
3. Promotion of Euro-Atlantic integration.

Time and Place

The School lasts one week and is organized in Belgrade from September 5, till September 11. There will be three morning lectures every day from 10.00 till 13.30 with a lunch break till 15.00. In the afternoon times Afternoon Workshops will be held from 15.00 till 17.00. All lectures are divided in half-an-hour to 45-minute introductions to the topic and the remaining time is dedicated to debates and questions for the lecturers.
All the selected participants are expected to prepare either a short presentation (15 minutes long) or an essay (3-5 pages) dealing with one of the following topics:
-How could enlargement fatigue affect my native countries (for nationals coming from the Western Balkans)
-Enlargement fatigue in my native country (for nationals coming from EU member states)
-How could enlargement fatigue affect the region economically

Presentations and essays can be either descriptive or analytical depending on preferences. For presentations all technical equipment is available including: power point presentations, over-head projector and flip charts.

Requirements
1. Applicants should have at the very least a BA degree, and preferably an MA or PhD degree in the social sciences or humanities. Applicants without completed BA degrees will not be taken into consideration.
Applicants should be researchers or lecturers. They can also be political or NGO   leaders in their community (provided that they have at least a BA degree)
2. All participants should be proficient in English since all the lectures are in English.
3. Participants should preferably be nationals or residents of the above mentioned countries or other neighbouring countries. Nationals of other countries can also apply but the organisers can not guarantee that they will be able to cover all their travel costs.

*All the participants are expected to attend all the lectures. Organisers are not in a position to offer places to participants who will be able to attend only part of lectures or who will not be able to be present at the summer school during its whole duration.

Accommodation and Transportation
The Summer School will be held in a centrally located hotel in Belgrade (accommodation is in double rooms) in the very heart of Belgrade, Serbia, based on half-board. There are lunches for all participants organized in down town restaurants. The organizers will cover adequate transportation costs to Belgrade from the region. Travel costs of applicants applying outside of the region of the above mentioned countries may only partially be covered.

Application process
All prospective applicants are expected to submit following documents:
1. CV
2. short letter of motivation (up to 200 words)
3. a letter of recommendation written by a university lecturer or a researcher
4. fill in the application form

All the applications should be sent in digital form only to Ms. Milica Bogdanovic, Programme Co-ordinator: angloserbiansociety@gmail.com

The application deadline is 8th August 2010.

CONTACT PERSON:
Dr. Slobodan Markovich,
Executive Director of the School
phone: +381-11-3629-734
Address: Kraljice Natalije 21,
11 000 Belgrade, Serbia

More detailed info

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.