{"id":14707,"date":"2015-01-06T08:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=14707"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:08:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:08:25","slug":"civic-studies-institute-goes-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=14707","title":{"rendered":"the Civic Studies Institute spreads to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to our colleague Dr. Tetyana Kloubert of the University of Augsburg and a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), the <a href=\"http:\/\/activecitizen.tufts.edu\/research\/civic-studies\/summer-institute\/\">Summer Institute of Civic Studies<\/a> that we hold annually at Tufts is adding a parallel institute in Ukraine, which I will help to teach in 2015. Ukrainian scholars and practitioners are strongly encouraged to apply. We will also consider applications<br \/>\nfrom Germany, Belarus and Poland. Please feel free to circulate this announcement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Call for Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are happy to invite you to participate in the Summer Institute of Civic Studies and<br \/>\nCivic Education that will take place in Ukraine from 3-16 August 2015 (at the Chernivitsi National Yuriy Fedkovych University).<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education is organized by a team from Tufts University (Prof. Peter Levine), the University of Maryland (Prof. Karol Soltan) and the University of Augsburg (Dr. Tetyana Kloubert).<\/p>\n<p><em>Objectives and topics<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education is an intensive, two-week, interdisciplinary seminar bringing together advanced graduate students, faculty, and practitioners from diverse fields of study.<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education deals with issues of development of civil society, the role of an individual\/citizen in society, the role of education in promoting democracy, the role of institutions in the development of a civil society and questions related to the ethical foundation of civic issues in a (democratic)<br \/>\nsociety. These topics will be examined in international and comparative perspectives, considering European (especially German) and US-American civic traditions. International examples will be discussed in the context of consolidation of democracy in<br \/>\nEastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education engages participants in challenging discussions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What kinds of citizens (if any) do good regimes need?<\/li>\n<li>What should such citizens know, believe, and do?<\/li>\n<li>What practices and institutional structures promote the right kinds of citizenship?<\/li>\n<li>What ought to be the relationships among empirical evidence, ethics, and strategy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/activecitizen.tufts.edu\/research\/civic-studies\/summer-institute\/\">Summer Institutes of Civic Studies <\/a>have been annually organized by Peter Levine and Karol Soltan at Tufts University since 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em>How to apply<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All application materials must be submitted in English. The application must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A cover letter telling us why you want to participate in the summer institute and what you would contribute (maximum 2 pages)<\/li>\n<li>A curriculum vitae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All application materials can be sent as an email attachment in DOC or PDF format to<br \/>\ntetyana.kloubert@phil.uni-augsburg.de<\/p>\n<p>Decisions will be announced in April 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The total number of participants will be limited to 20. Ukrainian scholars and practitioners are strongly encouraged to apply. We will also consider the applications<br \/>\nfrom Germany, Belarus and Poland. We are especially interested in applicants who<br \/>\nhave a long term interest in developing the civic potential of Ukraine, and the region.<br \/>\nThe working language of the Summer Institute will be English. Your mastery of the<br \/>\nEnglish language must be sufficient to read and understand complex texts from multiple disciplines, and to take part in a lively discussion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Deadline<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For best consideration apply by March 31, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><em>Expenditures<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education is being funded by the DAAD<br \/>\n(German Academic Exchange Service). Selected participants will be provided with<br \/>\ntravel costs, accommodation (in a twin room), meals and full event access.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education,<br \/>\nplease contact tetyana.kloubert@phil.uni-augsburg.de<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to share this message with your networks of people who might be<br \/>\ninterested by the Summer Institute of Civic Studies and Civic Education<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Generously funded by DAAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to our colleague Dr. Tetyana Kloubert of the University of Augsburg and a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), the Summer Institute of Civic Studies that we hold annually at Tufts is adding a parallel institute in Ukraine, which I will help to teach in 2015. 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