Deadline: 10 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
“In What and Whom Do We Trust? The Sustainability of Ideals and Re-evaluation of Values Across Continents”
Kőszeg, February 24 – 28, 2020
co-organized by:
Institute of Advanced Studies in Kőszeg
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainability – Kőszeg
Institute for Social and European Studies – Kőszeg
and
Pannonia University – Kőszeg Campus
Call for Applications
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 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.
List of selected invited speakers:
Csilla Vörös– Nielsen Audience Measurement
Ahmet Evin – Sabanci University
Sean Cleary – Strategic Concepts (Pty) Ltd.
Erhard Busek – Danube Institute/former Vice-Chancellor of Austria
H.E. Katalin Bogyay – Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations
Application Form- UNESCO International Winter School 2020 by iASK
Preliminary Program and Concept of the IWS 2020
Application deadline: January 15, 2020
Participation fee: 100 EUR
The organizers provide:
educational program and materials
special events
lunch and dinner
visa invitation letters
Participants cover:
travel costs to/from Kőszeg
accommodation
participation fee
visa + insurance costs
Applicants should send the following documents to iaskwinter2020@iask.hu and dimitar.nikolovski@iask.hu :
- completed application form
- CV
- motivation letter
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.
Full documentation and updated information may be found at the iASK website at https://iask.hu/en/2nd-unesco-most-winter-school-24-28-february-2020-at-iask/
Kőszeg is called “The Jewel of Pannonia”. This beautiful medieval
town borders 5 countries (Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia,
Hungary). This provides a rich cultural and regional added value, and
the opportunity for strong cross-border cooperation. In a region where
the iron curtain was built, developing a regional knowledge center is
exceptional and contributes to supporting opportunities furthering
cooperation in an age of increasing uncertainties.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE OPEN THIS LINK https://iask.hu/en/call-for-applications-2nd-unesco-most-winter-school-24-28-february-2020-at-iask/
