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2nd UNESCO MOST Winter School at Institute of Advanced Studies in Kőszeg

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Deadline: 31 January 2020
Open to: advanced MA and PhD students and young researchers, young professionals, policymakers, and social entrepreneurs, who have a keen academic or professional interest in the topics
Venue: 24-28 February 2020, Institute of Advanced Studies in Kőszeg, Hungary

Description

The increasing complexity of global politics speeds up social transformations around the world. The tension between rapid changes and established beliefs and norms among citizens shakes mutual and institutional trust. The dilemma of whether supra-national entities and global caretaker organizations or returning to national political solutions can better address these issues will be tackled by this Winter School.

Bridging the gap between citizens and bureaucratic institutions calls for a broad, global horizon, for opportunities to discuss value images in various parts of the world. This MOST School intends to offer such an opportunity by contributing to a better global understanding of new and emerging political and social fault lines that will likely mark political representation patterns for years to come.

The UNESCO MOST Winter School at iASK poses the question: Why are we seeing the rise of post-liberal regimes? And what impact does this have on institutional trust at the local, national, and supranational levels? Is this merely a temporary global ‘glitch’ that will deteriorate over time as new challenges emerge?

With lectures and presentations by experienced academic researchers, activists and public officials with a broad, global horizon, the aim is to open discussions on visions for the establishment and re-establishment of trust on various levels of global, regional and lower levels of governance and politics. Participants will work together to produce a document with recommendations that answer the following questions:

  • What is citizenship? How does citizenship compare to values connected to local and regional identities?
  • What values are shared across cultures and countries? What values need to be conserved and what new values need to be defined?
  • How can a new discourse be created to re-establish mutual trust within and among smaller and larger political entities?
  • What trust-building tools can be employed by public and educational institutions and civil society?

The document will afterward be distributed to local governments, ministries, and media from the countries and supranational entities represented at the Winter School.

MOST Schools are capacity-building activities focused on strengthening competencies for evidence-informed decision-making. They help develop the capacity of researchers and decision-makers to translate knowledge into action. Their primary goal is to support long-term sustainable development in contexts where capacity gaps constrain translating research into action.

Eligibility

Advanced MA and PhD students and young researchers, young professionals, policymakers, and social entrepreneurs, who have a keen academic or professional interest in the topics.

Benefits

The organizers provide:

  • educational programme and materials;
  • special events;
  • lunch and dinner;
  • visa invitation letters.

Participants cover:

  • travel costs to/from Kőszeg;
  • accommodation;
  • participation fee – 100 EUR;
  • visa + insurance costs.

How to apply?

In order to apply, please fill the application form.

Applicants should send the following documents to iaskwinter2020@iask.hu and dimitar.nikolovski@iask.hu:

  • completed application form;
  • CV;
  • motivation letter.

For more information, please check the official call.