http://www.berlinsummerschool.de/
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Linking Theory and Empirical Research
Berlin, July 17 – 28, 2016
We are delighted to announce the 6th Berlin Summer School in Social
Sciences. The summer school aims at promoting young researchers by
strengthening their methodological understanding in linking theory and
empirical research. The two weeks’ program creates an excellent basis
for the advancement of their current research designs.
In the first week we address the key methodological challenges of
concept-building, causation/explanation and micro-macro-linkage that
occur in almost all research efforts and strive for a clarification of
the epistemological foundations underlying methodological paradigms. In
the second week, these methodological considerations are applied to
central empirical fields of research in political science, sociology,
and their intersections with other disciplines. In this second part of
the program participants are assigned to four thematic groups according
to their own research topics. The thematic areas cover “External
Governance, Europeanization, and Global Norms Diffusion”, “Citizenship,
Migration and Social Inequalities", “Social Struggle and Globalization”,
and “Democracy at the Crossroads”.
The program is characterized by a varied format of lectures, workshops,
seminars, and one-to-one consultations. During the summer school
participants will also have the opportunity to present and intensely
discuss their own work and approaches and will be provided with hands-on
advice for their research designs.
The school brings together a faculty of renowned international and
Berlin-based scholars. Among the confirmed international lecturers are
Gilbert Achcar (University of London), Donatella Della Porta (European
University Institute), Macartan Humphreys (Columbia University), Bob
Jessop (University of Lancaster), Sanjay Reddy (The New School for
Social Research), and Vera Troeger (University of Warwick).
The Berlin Summer School is a joint endeavor of the Berlin Graduate
School of Social Sciences (BGSS) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and
the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. It is co-funded by the two
institutions. Moreover, we receive generous funding from the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Details on travel grants and tuition
fees can be found on our webpage.
The international summer school is open to 50 PhD candidates, advanced
master students and young Post-Docs. The call for applications has
opened. Applications can be submitted online via the application form on
the summer school webpage until March 31, 2016.
The decisions of the selection committee will be communicated to the
applicants at the beginning of April. For more information, please visit
our webpage at www.berlinsummerschool.de
If you have additional questions, please contact directly the organizing
team at summerschool.bgss@hu-berlin.de