19-31/7/2015- Second International Summer School in Peace and Conflict Studies (Nicosia, Cyprus)

Following the success of the 2014 International Summer School (ISS) in Peace and Conflict Studies, the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus, announces the Second International Summer School in Peace and Conflict Studies, which is organized in collaboration with the European Consortium for Political Research and the International Association for Peace and Conflict Studies. The 2015 ISS focus theme will be “State Fragmentation, Regional Crises and War Endings.”

Study Areas & Structure:
The ISS will focus on a number of areas of study and research that relate to the problems of postconflict peacekeeping like, for example, sustainable development, political economy, social psychology, political theory, sociology, environmental studies, gender and conflict, critical geography, religion, social anthropology, area studies, urban studies and international relations.
The structure of the ISS will be critically oriented – as opposed to discipline oriented – for the overarching purpose of: a) debating and discussing a critical research and policy agenda for peace and conflict studies going forward; b) creating a networking environment that will break down many of the isolating walls of contemporary, discipline-centred academia; c) attracting leading figures in the field and researchers interested in sharing ideas across place and discipline; d) responding to the critical question of what type of local, national regional and international political arrangements might be suitable for a postliberal, postcolonial, post-cold war era.

Target Group:
The ISS seeks to attract reflective research students (MA or PhD), preferably with field experience, working on a broad range of issues pertaining to peace and peacebuilding. The aim is to broaden rather than restrict input and to bring together individuals with different disciplinary backgrounds and professional experiences.

Organizing Committee:
Maria Hadjipavlou (Chair), University of Cyprus
Costas M. Constantinou, University of Cyprus
Antonis Ellinas, University of Cyprus

Applications & Further Information:
For further information and to apply (from January 2015 onwards), check at http://www.ucy.ac.cy/sap/en/summer-school or contact Nayia Kamenou (kamenou.nayia@ucy.ac.cy).

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