Summer Schools
6th Copernicus Graduate School Summer School
"Transitive Justice. Creating Norms and System Change"
Toruń (Poland), 4-6 July 2017
Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with Palacky University in Olomouc, University of Rostock and German Historical Institute Warsaw.
Workshop participants from 9 countries worked in two workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
The topic of the Summer School was transitional justice and its role for system transformations. Especially the issues of borders, identity formation as well as development of civil society in post-socialist countries were the main points of discussion. Numerous examples and case studies from history and contemporary world were analized.
Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
The work of the summer school was divided into two workgroups:
1. Nation as Agreement of Values: Frontiers, Borders and Belongness
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historical Institute Warsaw)
2. Society and Justice: Boundaries and Possibilities of Civil Society Organisation Mechanisms
Dániel Oross, PhD (Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapeszt)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was financially supported by the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.
Schedule of activities
Call for Applications 6th CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chairs:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historic Institute Warsaw)
Secretary:
Adam Jarosz, PhD (University of Zielona Gora)
Partners:
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5th Copernicus Graduate School Summer School
"Inclusion and Exclusion as Constitutive Elements of Society Formation Processes"
Toruń, Poland, 11-14 July 2016Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with Palacky University in Olomouc, University of Rostock and German Historical Institute Warsaw.
Workshop participants from 10 countries worked in three workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
The topic of the Summer School were inclusion and exclusion as factors of society formation processes. Especially the issues of using inclusion and exclusion in the nation-building processes and national issue nowadays were outlined. Numerous examples and case studies from history and contemporary world were analized.
Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
The work of the summer school was divided into three workgroups:
1. Nationalization of the Society as Normative Unification Process
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historical Institute aw)
2. Determinants of Closed and Open Societies
Prof. Theodore Weeks (Southern Illinois University in Carbondale)
3. Nationality Policies in Multinational States
Prof. Wolfgang Mueller (University of Vienna/Austrian Academy of Sciences)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was financially supported by the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.
Schedule of activities
Call for Applications 5th CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chairs:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historic Institute Warsaw)
Secretaries:
Adam Jarosz, PhD (University of Zielona Gora)
Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Maryana Prokop, PhD (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce)
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4th Copernicus Graduate School Summer School
"History and Politics. Remembrance as Legitimation"
Toruń, Poland, 6-9 July 2015Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with the German Historical Institute Warsaw.
Workshop participants from 8 countries worked in four workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
The topic of the Summer School were relations between history and politics in the conditions of rebirth of nationalism after the collapse of communism, the erosion of collective identities, identity-conflicts in the European Union, as well as a revolution in communication, and ongoing globalization.
Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
The work of the summer school is divided into four workgroups:
1. Using History in Post-Modern Times: Between Entertainment and Legitimation
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historical Institute Warsaw)
2. Uses and Abuses of the Past: Politics and Alternative Histories
Prof. Jaroslav Miller (Palacky University in Olomouc)
3. Imperial Traditions and Making Politics in (Soviet)Russia/Eastern Europe
Prof. Wolfgang Mueller (University of Vienna/Austrian Academy of Sciences)
4. History and Memory: Conflicting Memories of the 20th Century
a) Ukrainian-Polish (World War II)
b) Jewish-Lithuanian-Polish (Holocaust and Collaboration)
c) Polish-Lithuanian (Vilnius-Wilno)
Prof. Theodore Weeks (Southern Illinois University in Carbondale)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was financially supported by the Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.
Schedule of activities
Call for Applications 4th CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chairs:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historic Institute Warsaw)
Secretaries:
Adam Jarosz, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Katarzyna Kacka, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Joanna Piechowiak-Lamparska, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Natalia Olszanecka, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Maryana Prokop, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
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3rd CGS Summer School
"Politicized Society, or How Much Politics Do We Need?"
Toruń, Poland 21-25 July 2014Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany).
Workshop participants from 10 countries worked in three workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
The topic of the Summer School developed interdisciplinary approaches to elementary fields of politics, society and international relations in a comparative perspective. The question of necessity to politicize society was the main point of interest. The aim of the project was to search for an anwser to the question how much of politics is needes in the society, what are the expectations towards politicians and political organisations. Also the globalization and remabrance and their influence on politics were considered. The last question was how the norms and values change within the political process, as well as what is their significance for the modern society.
Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
During the summer school an international scientific conference took place. The topic of the conference was similar to the topic of the whole event. Speakers were 9 scientists from 6 countries, among them fellows and invited guests. They presented speeches on the issues of history and current developments in nation building as well as relations between civil society and nation in contemporary Europe from historic, economic, legal, administrative and sociological perspective. Also other participants of the summer school (PhD students) took active part in the conference, what resulted in a lively discussion.
The workgroups were:
1. Norms and Changes of Values as a Political Process. The Group Behaviour and Patterns of Orientation in the National State
Prof. Miloš Řezník (German Historical Institute Warsaw)
2. Borders and Opportunities for Democracy in the Globalization Process
Prof. Wiesław Wacławczyk (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
3. The Power of Remembrance. Tradition, Example, Myths
Andreas Lawaty, PhD (Nordost-Institut/Institut für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen in Nordosteuropa e.V. in Lüneburg)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was financially supported by the German-Polish Science Foundation.
Schedule of activities
Call for Applications 3rd CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chairs:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Prof. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz University of Technology)
Secretaries:
Adam Jarosz, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Anna Rydel, B.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Partner:
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2nd Copernicus Graduate School Summer School
"Society and Nation in Transnational Processes in Europe"
Toruń, Poland 16-21 July 2013
Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary) and Palacky University in Olomouc (Czech Republic).
Workshop participants from 7 countries worked in four workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
The topic of the Summer School developed interdisciplinary approaches to elementary fields of politics, society and international relations in a comparative perspective. The nation as an organization form of modern societies was the main point of interest. Therefore, its necessity as a bearer of civil society structures as well as the justifiability of its existence in the processes of internationalization and globalization were inquired. The aim of the project was to contribute to a comprehension of the complexity of social and transnational development as well as to reveal its movement and communication patterns.
Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
During the summer school an international scientific conference took place. The topic of the conference was similar to the topic of the whole event. Speakers were 9 scientists from 6 countries, among them fellows and invited guests. They presented speeches on the issues of history and current developments in nation building as well as relations between civil society and nation in contemporary Europe from historic, economic, legal, administrative and sociological perspective. Also other participants of the summer school (PhD students) took active part in the conference, what resulted in a lively discussion.
The workgroups were:
1. Civil Society Contours of Nation
Prof. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz University of Technology)
2. Ideas (Dis)continued: Historical Roots of Modern Society
Prof. Jaroslav Miller (Palacky University in Olomouc)
3. The Process of European Integration and the National Model
Zoltán Gábor Szűcs, PhD (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
4. Cultural Identities and National Pattern/Foreignness and Migration
Tomasz Marciniak, PhD (Centre for Armenian Research)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was financially supported by the German-Polish Science Foundation and Foundation for German-Polish Cooperation.
Schedule of activities
Call for Applications 2nd CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chairs:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Prof. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz University of Technology)
Secretaries:
Adam Jarosz, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Krzysztof Olszewski, M.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Patryk Wawrzyński, M.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Maciej Grzywacz, M.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Anna Rydel, B.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Partners:
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1st Copernicus Graduate School Summer School
"Models of European Civil Societies. Transnational Perspectives on Forming of Modern Societies in Central Europe"
Torun, Poland 17-22 July 2012
Summer school was organized by the Chair of History of International Relations of the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) in cooperation with the University of Miskolc (Hungary), Palacky University in Olomouc (Czech Republic) and Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany).
Workshop participants from 11 countries worked in three workgroups under the guidance of acknowledged social science specialists (fellows) from different countries. The results of the work in groups were presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
Subject of the summer school were the forms and development level of modern societies in Central Europe. The main aspects of the work were set in a comparative way, which facilitated an equally intensive access for different disciplines of social sciences. Young scientists had also an opportunity to present the concepts of their PhD theses. The communication and intensive exchange of thoughts among young scientists and experienced specialists (fellows) occurred both during work in groups and plenary sessions.
During the summer school an international scientific conference took place. The topic of the conference was similar to the topic of the whole event. Speakers were 9 scientists from 6 countries, among them fellows and invited guests. They presented speeches on the issues of category, positioning and functionality of civil society in Central Europe from historic, economic, legal, administrative and sociological perspective. Also other participants of the summer school (PhD students) took active part in the conference, what resulted in a lively discussion.
The workgroups were:
1. Civil Society Contours of Nation
Prof. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz University of Technology)
2. Tradition and Innovation (Change)
Prof. Jaroslav Miller (Palacky University in Olomouc)
3. Civil Society and Foreign Cultures
Prof. Daniel Bockowski (University in Bialystok)
The event chair was professor Ralph Schattkowsky. The working language of the summer school was English. The panels were held in the building of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the NCU
The summer school was realised within the scope of the project "Central Europe in 21st Century. Politics - Society - Identity" and was financially supported by the Visegrad Fund, City of Toruń and German-Polish Science Foundation. The president of the City of Toruń Michał Zaleski assumed the Honorary Patronage over the event.
Schedule of activities
Call for Application 1st CGS Summer School
Administration:
Event chair:
Prof. Ralph Schattkowsky (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/University of Rostock)
Event council:
Prof. Miloš Řezník (Chemnitz University of Technology)
Prof. Jaroslav Miller (Palacky University in Olomouc)
Prof. Arpad Tóth (University of Miskolc)
Secretaries:
Lucyna Czechowska, PhD (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Adam Jarosz, M.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Krzysztof Olszewski, M.A. (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
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