FIRST CALL FOR APPLICATION

Balkan Summer School for Ph.D. Students in Sociology
“Social Inclusion and Economic Strategies in the Balkans”

Date: July 5-10, 2005
Site: Bulgaria, complex “Lyulyatsi”, Gabrovo Region

Organiser: The Institute of Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; With the support of Open Society Institute - Sofia

Topic: The Balkan Summer School is a scientific forum aiming to combine lecture sessions, discussion groups and practical workshops on the problem of social inclusion and the economic strategies during socio-economical transformations.
The objective of the forum is to stimulate the regional and thematic collaboration among Ph.D. students from the Balkan countries and, thereby, to foster the development of sustainable networks of exchange of information and best scientific practices in the research on social inclusion and economic practices. The expansion of the thematic fields of students’ research is considered to be an important precondition for the implementation of their practical and theoretical knowledge in a national and a broader regional context.
Lectures and workshops will be tutored by prominent researchers from Western and Eastern Europe, and will be focused on the following themes: “Social stratification, social inclusion and exclusion”; “Economic strategies, market policies and informal economy”; “Multi-culturalism, ethnicity and nationalism”; “Educational structure, scientific and technological development”; “Euro-integration process on the Balkans”.

Eligibility: Only Ph.D. students in sociology from the Balkan region – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, and Serbia and Montenegro. Attendance for students from these countries is limited to 10 persons. The same is the number for Ph.D. students in sociology from Bulgaria. The applicants will be expected to speak fluent English, to be able to work in thematic groups and to participate actively in the practical workshops. All of the travel (by bus or train – second class tickets) and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Host organization.

Language: English

Application: To be considered for participation, students are required to submit an application in English, containing:
1. Curriculum Vitae; List of publications;
2. Up to 3 pages description of the Ph.D. research thesis with the following formatting requirements: 36 characters with space, including reference list; Font - Times New Roman, 12 p.; Paragraph – Before 0, After 0, first line 0.7; Page setup – Top 2.3, Bottom 2.3, Left 2.5, Right 1.5;
3. Motivation for participation in the summer school (one page);
4. Two letters (or email) of recommendation: one from the Ph.D. supervisor and another from prominent scientists in the researched area.

Deadline for applications: The 15th of April.

Contacts: All of the applications must be sent both by e-mail and by the regular post (the postmark date should not be later than the deadline) to the following addresses:

By E-mail:

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