The 2011 Summer School aims at organizing specialized courses for Ph.D. students whose research topics are related to the field of public policies and local government. Given the latest institutional reforms that have been made in countries such as Denmark and Greece, this year’s Summer School gives emphasis on the evaluation of territorial and functional reforms and the methodology used for this purpose.

Apart from the scientific exchange among Ph.D. candidates and acknowledged teachers, the Summer School seeks to create linkages among the participants of different national and cultural backgrounds. For this purpose, the organizers have planned an excursion to one of the most important archaeological sites of Attica, Cape Sounio.Please find relevant information in the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounion.

Thematics:

The main topics of this summer school are going to be:      

1.

a) Does “scale” matter for achieving effective governance? Territorial restructuring (P. Getimis/ N.-K. Hlepas)

b) Do “institutions” matter? Local government systems and territorial reforms (P. Getimis/ N.-K. Hlepas)

2. Does “size” matter for local democracy? Accountability, effectiveness and legitimacy (H. Heinelt/ B. Denters)

3. How to measure the results of institutional reforms? Evaluation of institutional change and performance of newly established institutional settings (S. Kuhlmann)

4. How to explain administrative reforms? (B. Denters)

Programme:

The organizers have planned an interactive programme for on-going research and several workshops with constant guidance from the tutors. For more information click here. The final programme of the 2011 Summer School will soon be available in the relevant websites of EURA, EUROLOC and ICBSS.

How to get involved:

PhD students fluent in English are welcome to submit an abstract (350 words) of their on-going research and apply until 31 May 2011. Registration Fees for participants will be 250 Euros. Accommodation, breakfast and one meal per day will be offered by the organizers. Travel costs will be covered by the participants themselves. For more information on the application process please see the application form. All applicants should send their filled application form to the following e-mail address: summer.school@icbss.org

All practical information regarding the Summer School can be found on the websites of:

EURA http://www.eura.org/,

EUROLOC http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/soz/avps/euroloc/ and

ICBSS http://www.icbss.org/

Date:
From: 18 September 2011 00:00
To: 23 September 2011 00:00