Summer School
CAUCASUS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL (CISS)
8th – 12th July, 2013
The deadline for application is Monday, May 20th, 2013.
http://events.unitn.it/en/ciss2013
Since gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the region of Southern Caucasus has experienced a difficult transition towards constitutional rule of law and democracy, as dramatically represented by the occurrence of armed conflicts.
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia committed themselves to liberal democratic principles and became members of the Council of Europe, but the results of their transition processes are still uneven. The strengthening of democratic institutions is challenged by many issues, including the permanence of de facto independent states as well as the presence of one million displaced people as results of the wars of the early 1990s.
Understanding the Caucasus today is of crucial interest to students of democratic transition, conflict transformation, international law and minorities’ rights. Students of international relations can approach an area around which gravitate the interests of the EU as well as of regional powers such as Russia, Turkey and Iran. Students of Caucasian studies have the opportunity to discuss their research with world leading regional experts.
The Caucasus International Summer School constitutes a unique opportunity for approaching, with high level international scholars from various disciplines, what makes the South Caucasus a priority in contemporary international studies. Not the least, the summer school takes place in the relaxed atmosphere of the Italian Alps surrounded by amazing mountain landscapes.
The Faculty is composed of leading scholars in Caucasian studies with high level scientific achievements and a wide personal experience on the field. The Faculty is invited to offer assistance to to participants’ research projects.
Leyla Alieva – president of the Center for National and International Studies (CNIS), Baku, Azerbaijan
Helge Blakkisrud – head of the Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo
Thomas de Waal – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
Aldo Ferrari – University of Venice and Vice-President of ASIAC
Sabine Freizer – director of the Europe Programme, International Crisis Group, Istanbul
Richard Giragosian – director Regional Studies Center (RSC) Yerevan, Armenia
Mikayel Hovhannisyan – Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Yerevan, Armenia
Marina Muskhelishvili – Center for Social Sciences (CSS), Tbilisi, Georgia
Ghia Nodia – director of the International School of Caucasus Studies at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Natalie Sabanadze – Office of the Legal Advisor, OSCE/HCNM
Jonathan Wheatley – Zentrum für Demokratie, Aarau
Secretariat
Via Verdi 53 – 38122 Trento (Italy)
Fax 0461 281874
e-mail: ciss@unitn.it
