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Call for Applications Theme: Europe Subtitle: Diversity and Migration Type: Antwerp Summer University Institution: University of Antwerp Location: Antwerp (Belgium) Date: 26.6.–7.7.2017 Deadline: 20.4.2017 __________________________________________________ From 2017 onwards, Antwerp Summer University offers a yearly summer school on Europe. Each edition will focus on specific aspects relevant to today’s society, building on the expertise present in the different faculties and institutes of the University of Antwerp and its partners. Course description Europe’s demography in terms of ethno-cultural composition is rapidly diversifying in an unprecedented way. The majority group in urban areas is morphing into a minority amidst other minorities. This is caused by the outcome of labour migration in the past, but equally so by continuous migration in the present, not in the least by the influx of recent refugees and asylum seekers from war torn regions of Syria and Iraq. This topic has become a priority issue for policymakers at the national and EU-level. There is a great concern at all walks of life and from different ideological perspectives on how to deal adequately with superdiversity as it affects all realms of society. The first edition of the Summer School ‘Europe: Diversity and Migration’ addresses these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective and in doing so, provides participants with insights, practices and skills to understand the current transformation of Europe. Some of the crucial questions addressed during the summer school are: - How is society to be imagined when native majorities are becoming a minority in Europe’s largest cities? - Can historical processes of urbanization and diversification help us to understand current processes? - How to manage and organise diversity in European countries? - What role can the European Union play in addressing the issues of migration and diversity? - How do society’s core institutions such as the political, judicial, educational and labour market system need to be reconfigured in light of continuing stratification processes impacting foremost on ethnic minorities? - What new modes of belonging and collective identities are emerging? - What are the possible ‘futures’ of European societies giving the evermore increasing diversity? To answer these questions this summer school aims to relate the national and supranational level, with particular interest to the EU’s response to these societal transformations, to local experiences and processes. The ‘superdiverse' City of Antwerp will be considered as a real-life example, but case studies from other European cities will also be handled. The summer school provides participants with concrete insights, information and tools based on theoretical perspectives, empirical case studies and field visits. In doing so it reveals the interrelations between the micro-, meso- and macro-level processes concerned allowing for fine-grained and in-depth understandings of the complex relationships between migration and integration processes. Target group The summer school is primarily designed for Master students and final year Bachelor students who are interested in deepening their knowledge about Europe related diversity & migration issues. Participants looking for a relevant mixture of theoretical, empirical and practical insights from an interdisciplinary perspective are warmly encouraged to apply. The summer school is open to students and graduates from different disciplines. Applicants are required to have some prior experience with the topic of diversity & migration and basic knowledge on Europe and its institutions. In the application process, candidates will submit a motivation letter and a short essay on the issue. A preparative track will be available to the participants of the summer school. English is the language of instruction. As active participation is compulsory in the course, English proficiency is required. Credits 4-6 ECTS credits can be awarded upon successful completion of the programme. Application Applications can be submitted by filling in the online registration form via Mobility Online. After having registered, you will automatically receive an email with further guidelines to complete your application. The application deadline is 20 April 2017. Registration Registration fee is €400. Fee includes course material, coffee breaks, farewell dinner, several excursion and social activities. Does not include lunch or accommodation. Contact: Antwerp Summer University Office Stadscampus Gratiekapelstraat 10 B-2000 Antwerpen Belgium Tel. +32 3 265 43 82 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.uantwerp.be/europe-diversity-migration __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
