International Winter School on Federalism and Governance - 1-5.2.2010. i 8-12.2.2010.
Bolzano, Innsbruck, Italy, Austria
1-5.2.2010. i 8-12.2.2010.
Not only in Europe, but all over the world local government faces complex challenges that question its traditional status in multi-level governance systems and indeed request a redefinition of its role. Engage in an ongoing worldwide dialogue on the future of local government in federal and regional systems!
A transnational project of the Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism, EURAC, Bolzano/Bozen (Italy), the Faculty of Law and the School of Political Science and Sociology of the University of Innsbruck (Austria). It takes place under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Winter School analyzes the phenomena of federalism, regionalism and multi-level governance from a legal and a political science perspective. Every edition pays special attention to a particular topic, which is approached in detail by legal scholars, political scientists and practitioners.
In the first edition in February 2010 the focus will be on the role of local government in federal and regional systems. The programme includes: Multi-level-governance - local government in international, supranational and comparative perspective - local self-government - regional government - intergovernmental relations in compound systems - policies in multi-layered systems - fiscal federalism.
Participants will have the opportunity to present a working paper during the Winter School. The best papers will be considered for publication.
DATES AND VENUES
1-5 FEBRUARY 2010 (week 1)
Faculty of Law and School of Political Science and Sociology,
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria
8-12 FEBRUARY 2010 (week 2)
Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism,
European Academy Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC), Italy
Successful participants of the 10-day-programme are awarded 10 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System). The working language is English.
The Winter School welcomes participants from all over the world:
* Young researchers or academics with focus on comparative federalism
* Post-graduate or undergraduate students with basic knowledge of federalism, multi-level governance and constitutional issues
* Civil servants from a local, regional or national government
* Employees of international organizations or NGOs dealing with regional and local development
The tuition fee for enrolment to the Winter School is € 50.
Travel costs, accommodation and other expenses are NOT covered by the tuition fees and must therefore be paid by the participants on their own.
A limited number of partial scholarships will be awarded. Please specify in the application form whether you would like to apply for a scholarship.
Please fill in the attached application form with your personal details, including a short proposal for a working paper you would like to present during the Winter School. The best papers submitted will be considered for publication.
Download the application form herein pdf format.
The application form is to be submitted by Monday, 26 October 2009
via email to winterschool@eurac.edu or via fax to 0039 0471 055 299.
Successful applicants will be notified by mid-November 2009. Following notification, the enrolment procedure should be completed by 30 November 2009.