The Heinrich Böll Foundation (Heinrich-Böll- Stiftung) in cooperation with
the European Uni-versity Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder and the Federal Institute
of Technology Zurich is pleased to announce six doctoral scholarships in
the following subject:
Civil Society and External Democratization in Post-Socialist Europe
The proposed doctoral program will explore the diverse activities of civil
societies in European post-transition countries.
As well as analyzing the presence and activities of civil societies, the
course will focus pri-marily on the effects of civil society interventions
and their interaction with external democra-tization efforts, particularly
through regional organizations such as the Council of Europe or the
European Union, NGOs, and transnational networks.
Those post-socialist states that are neither entirely consolidated
democracies nor have re-verted to the status of complete autocracies since
the 1989/1991 transition are identified as post-transition countries; they
are located mainly in the western Balkans, the eastern reaches of Eastern
Europe, as well as the Caucasus.
Dissertations may examine the effectiveness of aid provided by external
democratization ef-forts on post-socialist civil societies as well as the
impact potential of non-governmental actors with the aim to better
understand the role and interaction of civil society and external actors in
transition and hybrid regimes. The aim is to generate a high proportion of
papers with a comparative perspective; regions of comparison may also lie
outside of Europe. An integrated socio-scientific concept forms the basis
of the proposal, providing the framework for discussions on political
science, sociology, social and cultural anthropology, and history.
A supporting academic program will be offered as part of the doctoral
course, the attendance of which is mandatory for all participants. This
will include colloquia on theoretical and me-thodological questions or the
organization of workshops and conferences by the course par-ticipants,
together with outside scientists. Additionally, practice-oriented workshops
are planned with the regional offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation,
allowing the scholarship holders insights into the work of external
democratization agents while at the same time pro-viding networking
opportunities with civil society actors in three countries.
Periods of regular attendance are required, with office space available at
the European Uni-versity' s Frankfurt Institute for Transformation Studies
(FIT) and the ETH and University of Zurich's Center for Comparative and
International Studies (CIS). Both Frankfurt and Zurich regularly offer
classes at postgraduate level on the subjects of democracy, civil society
or ex-ternal democratization.
If you are interested in the doctoral program, please send a brief
application to the Heinrich Böll Foundation's Studienwerk address below.
Please note the following on your cover sheet: "Application for doctoral
course 'Civil Society and External Democratization in Post-Socialist
Europe'." An information sheet regarding the application requirements can
be downloaded from the Heinrich Böll Foundation's website at
www.boell.de/ Studienwerk. For the selection of scholarships the
foundation's general codes of practice and support criteria apply. The
working languages of the program are German and English. Students not
sufficiently familiar with either of the two languages are expected to
acquire the necessary language skills ahead of the start and during the
program. The application deadline is 1 March 2008. Please hand in your
application in either English or German to the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
For questions regarding content, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Timm Beichelt
Juniorprofessur Europa-Studien
Europa-Universitä t Viadrina
Große Scharrnstr. 59
15230 Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
Mail: beichelt@euv- frankfurt- o.de
Web: www.euv-frankfurt- o.de
Prof. Dr. Frank Schimmelfennig
Lehrstuhl für Europ. Politik
ETH Zürich
SEI G 12
8092 Zürich, Schweiz
Mail: frank.schimmelfenni g@eup.gess. ethz.ch
Web: www.eup.ethz. ch
Language policy of the program: The program takes place at two German
speaking institutions. A good knowledge of German is therefore a great
advantage. Stipend holders with limited German are expected to improve
their German during the program. Applications may be written in German or
English, although some of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung's material is
exclusively in German. For questions regarding application procedures and
formalities, please contact:
Heinrich-Böll- Stiftung
Studienwerk
Bärbel Karger
Rosenthaler Str. 40/41
10178 Berlin, Germany
Mail: studienwerk@ boell.de
Tel.: 030-28534-400
Fax: 030-28534-409
We look forward to your application!
Timm Beichelt
Europa-Universitä t Viadrina
Juniorprofessur Europa-Studien
Große Scharrnstr. 59
15230 Frankfurt/Oder
Germany
Tel. + 49 - 335 - 5534 2537
Fax. + 49 - 335 - 5534 2278
http://www.kuwi. euv-frankfurt- o.de/de/lehrstuh l/jp/es/index. html
