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<#1351ab49d0b74207_1351ab23eccffb14_bm-1> <#1351ab49d0b74207_1351ab23eccffb14_bm1> From: Amy Mills<http://community.aag.org/AAG/Discussions/MyBioView/?ContactKey=7657153c-3c1e-4e58-9ae2-f556abf967d5&MDATE=647%3b47567&UserKey=b638f275-ec66-4faf-95c3-cc7dde34a0c0> Subject: IPEE Summer School YORK UNIVERSITY *International Political Economy and Ecology* * Summer School 2012* Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Department of Geography, and the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto * "Crisis, Capitalism and Revolt: The Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East"* June 11 - June 22, 2012 * Director: *Sabah Alnasseri, York University * Instructors: **Adam Hanieh*, Lecturer, Department of Development Studies SOAS, University of London The 2011 uprisings across the Middle East have profoundly shaken its political and economic structures. This course will provide a Comprehensive-critical survey of the uprisings and the political economy of the three main sub-regions of the Middle East - the Mashreq, the Maghreb, and the Gulf. It will trace the historical development of the Middle East, its linkages with the global political economy, and the patterns of class and state formation that are found across the region. While providing detailed analysis of specific country case-studies, the course will emphasize the nature of Middle East capitalism as a regional system forming a critical node within the broader neoliberal world market. The course aims to help students critically problematize the shifts in this system over the last two decades, and understand how the uprisings reflect and mediate the wider crises of capitalism at the world scale. Topics to be covered include: class and state formation; the political economy of ecology in the Middle East; regional integration; social movements and political struggles; migration and labour. Application Information The IPEE Summer School invites applications from graduate students and other interested individuals. Application procedures for the Summer School vary, depending on whether or not you intend to take the course for academic credit. In all cases, the application deadline is *May 15, 2012*. Responses to your application will be processed immediately thereafter. * Please send your application material to:* Jlenya Sarra-De Meo Graduate Program Assistant International Political Economy and Ecology Summer School Graduate Political Science, S632 Ross York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 CANADA Tel: (416) 736-2100 ext. 88825 <%28416%29%20736-2100%20ext.%2088825> Fax: (416) 736-5686 e-mail: jsa...@yorku.ca Application Procedures: * 1.* *Students intending to take the Summer School for academic credit.* Academic credit for the Summer School will be one half-course equivalent (that is, for a one term graduate course). * 1.1* *Ontario Graduate Students, including York University Graduate Students * a) You must submit a statement of why you would like to take the course and list your background and qualifications. b) Please leave material with Jlenya Sarra-De Meo in S632 Ross. c) as applicable Ø York students who are not FES or Political Science students must file a "Request to Take a Course in Another Graduate Program at York for Credit" form. Ø Non-York students must file an Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Application form (available from your home university). * Fees:* For graduate students from Ontario universities (including York), the fee for the Summer School is included in the regular tuition. * 1.2 Graduate Students from Outside Ontario (Canadian and International)* a) You must submit a brief statement of why you want to take the course and list your background and qualifications. b) Graduate students from outside Ontario should discuss with their own Graduate Program Director whether they must register for formal credit at York to receive credit at their own university. If you are required to register for formal credit, you must apply as a special student, and send both undergraduate and graduate official transcripts to the Office of Admissions at York University. You should also provide to the Faculty of Graduate Studies a letter of permission from your home university. For graduate students attending university outside of Ontario who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who register for formal credit, the fee for the course would normally be approximately CDN $2,700. (Please inquire about alternative arrangements). * Note:* Be sure to check first with your own university whether or not you are required to register for formal credit at York to receive credit for the Summer School at your own university. * 2. Students who are not seeking academic credit for the Summer School* a) You must submit a statement of why you want to take the course and list your background and qualifications. b) Should you be admitted to the Summer School, you must fill out a registration form which will be provided to you by the Faculty of Environmental Studies at a later date. * Fees:* For all students who are not seeking academic credit the fee for the Summer School is CDN $600. Admission Procedures The number of participants in the course will be limited to 30. About one third of these places are reserved to York Department of Political Science students, one third are reserved to York Faculty of Environmental Studies students, and one third or the places are reserved for Department of Geography. Non-credit participants are included in this proportion. Admissions to the Summer School will be decided by a committee of all sponsoring academic units. (For those applicants from outside Ontario who are seeking academic credit, this decision does not guarantee admission into the Faculty of Graduate Studies.) Course Information: The dates of the course are *June 11 - June 22, 2012*. The course will meet *Monday-Friday, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm*. The course is a seminar format, with introductory remarks and/or lectures by the course instructor at the beginning of each session. A list of required readings and details of written assignments will be available before the class begins. Accommodations: Although it's a hike from downtown Toronto night-life (an hour by subway and bus), you may want to consider staying on the York campus if coming from outside Toronto. Athletic and eating facilities are available on the campus. Dormitory-style housing is available for approximately CDN $40 to $70 per night. Space is limited, and you do need to apply. To obtain application form, call Hospitality York, at (416) 736-5020<%28416%29%20736-5020>, or write to Hospitality York, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada. For cheaper accommodation on campus, or if you prefer, elsewhere in Toronto, you also might want to consider sharing a student apartment. However, there is no central exchange for information on students' sublets and shares. You can check a Toronto newspaper (the Toronto Star is far better for this information than the Globe and Mail) and/or consult with the York University Housing Service at 214 College Street. ------------------------------------------- Amy Mills University of South Carolina ami...@sc.edu
