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Summer schools are courses organized during the summer break from academic activities, usually intented to explore and deepen the knowledge of a specific theme related to one's field of study. PECOB collects information of upcoming summer schools taking place in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe or dealing with this region.
Forthcoming summer schools will address post-enlargement EU policies, Ukraine since 1991 and its relations to the European Union and anthropology and folklore of the Balkans. Other courses will focus on global governance and international institutions and violence in soviet and post-soviet contexts.
The Summer School is an opportunity for doctoral students and PhDs (no more then 3 years from completion) to present papers and receive critical feedback from experts in the field.
The main topic of the summer school will be the phenomena of globalisation, analyzed from different points of view.
The Summer School focuses on the complexities of human and minority rights and diversity management in Europe through the discussion of the international and interregional protection mechanisms of the United Nations, the OSCE and the Council of Europe.