Summer School, Enlargement Fatigue and the Western Balkans, Belgrade, 5-12.9.2010

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The Anglo Serbian Society is glad to announce:

The Thirteenth South-East European Summer School
for Democracy

Entitled

Enlargement Fatigue and EU Prospects of the Western Balkans

to be held in Belgrade, Serbia

from 5st till 12th September 2010



Organisers
The School is organized by the Hellenic Observatory and LSEE (LSE
Research on South East Europe) of the London School of Economics and
Political Science and the Anglo-Serbian Society, Belgrade
The Co-Directors of the School are: Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic, Faculty of
Political Science, Belgrade and Dr. Spyros Economides, Hellenic
Observatory/LSEE, LSE, London.

The School's Council is composed of two co-directors and additional
five members: Prof. Margaret Blunden, former Provost of the University
of Westminster, Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic, Corresponding member of the
Serbian Academy, Prof. Christopher Coker, London School of Economics,
Prof. Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory/LSE and Prof. Slobodan
G. Markovich, Executive Director of the Summer School.
The Background of the Idea
The School was established in 1998 and was originally organised by the
Faculty of Political Science of the University of Belgrade and the
University of Westminster. This annual summer school has been held
since 1998. The School was originally called The Yugoslav-British
Summer School for Democracy, but was later re-named The International
Summer School for Democracy. Due to the repressive Bill on Education
enacted during the reign of former Yugoslav dictator Slobodan
Milosevic, the School was placed under organisational control of the
Anglo-Yugoslav Society and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, who
have directed it since 1999. The AYS and the CSD co-organised the
Summer School till 2007. In 2004 the Anglo-Yugoslav Society changed
its name to the Anglo-Serbian Society. Since 2005 scholars from LSE
have lectured at the School and since 2008 the School has been co-
organised by the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of
Economics and the
Anglo-Serbian Society under a new name and a modified format.

The 1998 course was: DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CHANGE,
The 1999 course was: MODERNITY AND THE STATE - EAST, WEST
(CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOOD
GOVERNANCE),
The 2000 course was: THE DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH-
EASTERN EUROPE,
The 2001 course was: GOOD GOVERNANCE - GLOBALISM AND LOCALISM,
The 2002 course was: CONSOLIDATION OF NEW DEMOCRACIES
The 2003 course was: DEMOCRACY, GLOBALISATION AND SECURITY
The 2004 course was: GLOBALISATION, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WESTERN
BALKANS
The 2005 course was: CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE AND
IN THE BALKANS
The 2006 was: NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY
The 2007 course was: TRANSITION, ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY
The 2008 course was: EUROATLANTIC INTEGRATIONS AND DEMOCRACY IN THE
BALKANS
The 2009 course was: GLOBAL IMPACT ON STABILITY AND SECURITY IN THE
BALKANS
The 2010 is: ENLARGEMENT FATIGUE AND EU PROSPCETS OF THE WESTERN
BALKANS

The Mission of the School

- To improve junior faculty skills in modern democratic theory;
- To create networks of young scholars, political and NGO activists in
SEE dealing with democratic theory;
- To analyse conditions and possibilities for democratic social
changes, especially in so-called transition societies;
- To develop and promote academic exchange between Western
universities with Serbia and SEE countries.
- To improve regional academic co-operation and to overcome mutual
stereotypes and preconceptions.


Participants and Lecturers

The main target group of participants are junior faculty, young
political and NGO activists. There will be up to 30 participants
altogether. Fifteen participants are to be selected from Serbia and an
equal number will come from elsewhere in the region of South-Eastern
Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hellenic
Republic, (F.Y.R.) Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Slovenia).
Participants should have at the very least a BA degree, and preferably
an MA degree in the social sciences or humanities. All other nationals
are welcome to apply but the organisers can contribute only partially
to their transportation costs.

All accommodation costs and all transportation costs
within the region of SEE for selected participants are covered by the
Summer School through donations.

The course lecturers (resource persons) are professors and associates
from the Hellenic Observatory/LSEE of the London School of Economics,
from the University of Westminster, and occasionally professors from
other SEE countries, Western Europe, and the United States.

Objectives
1. The strengthening of existing networks from previous schools and
the creation of new networks of critically oriented, open-minded
individuals from the field of social sciences endeavoring to
contribute to the process of democratization in SEE both theoretically
and practically.
2. Dissemination of democratic theory among young political leaders,
junior scholars and NGO activists in the region of SEE, thus
facilitating the consolidation of democracies in the region.
3. Promotion of Euro-Atlantic integration.
Rationale
The School was initiated during the authoritarian rule of Slobodan
Milosevic, and has always endeavoured to foster regional co-operation
and keep Yugoslav political and NGO activists and young scholars open
to experiences and practices of Euro-Atlantic community. It was
established at a time when Serbia faced xenophobia and ethnic hatred
and this was an effort to overcome such attitudes. In the meantime the
School has been developed into an active promoter of democratic values
and tolerance in the region of SEE and it has become a regional Balkan
School open to participants from other European countries.

Time and Place
The School lasts one week and is organized in Belgrade from September
5, till September 11.
Lecturers
- Prof. Margaret Blunden, Formerly Provost at the University
of Westminster
- Prof. Christopher Coker, London School for Economics and
Political Science
- Prof. Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Obervatory/LSEE, LSE
- Dr. Spyros Economides, Hellenic Observatory, LSEE, LSE
- Dr William Bartlett, LSEE, LSE
- Dr. Vassilis Monastiriotis, LSEE, LSE
- Dr. Slobodan G. Markovich, Faculty of Political Science,
Belgrade
- Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic, Vice-Dean at the Faculty of
Political Science, Belgrade
- Ms. Sonja Licht, President of the Belgrade Fund for
Political Excellence
- Ivan Vejvoda, Executivre Director of the Balkan Trust for
Democracy
- Dr. Eric Beckett Weaver, Budapest
Format
There will be three morning lectures every day from 10.00 till 13.30
with a lunch break till 15.00. In the afternoon times Afternoon
Workshops will be held from 15.00 till 17.00.
All lectures are divided in half-an-hour to 45-minute introductions to
the topic and the remaining time is dedicated to debates and questions
for the lecturers.
Afternoon Workshops

All the selected participants are expected to prepare either a short
presentation (15 minutes long) or an essay (3-5 pages) dealing with
one of the following topics:

- How could enlargement fatigue affect my native countries
(for nationals coming from the Western Balkans)
- Enlargement fatigue in my native country (for nationals
coming from EU member states)
- How could enlargement fatigue affect the region
economically

Presentations and essays can be either descriptive or analytical
depending on preferences.

For presentations all technical equipment is available including:
power point presentations, over-head projector and flip charts.

The organizers will attempt to publish those essays that can be
upgraded to good-quality papers in the South-Slav Journal
Accommodation and Transportation
The Summer School will be held in a centrally located hotel in
Belgrade (accommodation is in double rooms) in the very heart of
Belgrade, Serbia, based on half-board. There are lunches for all
participants organised in down town restaurants.

The organisers will cover adequate transportation costs to Belgrade
from the region. Travel costs of applicants applying outside of the
region of SEE may only partially be covered, but applicants from
countries outside of SEE are very welcome to apply.

Arrival Day
All the participants should arrive to Belgrade on Sunday, September 5,
2010, in afternoon or evening hours.
Rooms in Hotel in down town Belgrade are double. The hotel is situated
in the very heart of down town Belgrade.

Departure Day
All the participants should depart from Belgrade on Saturday evening
(September 11), or on Sunday ( September 12), 2010.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All the participants are expected to attend all the
lectures. Organisers are not in a position to offer places to
participants who will be able to attend only part of lectures or who
will not be able to be present at the summer school during its whole
duration.

VISA REGIME: Nationals of the following countries do not need visas
for Serbia: EU nationals (including European zone), nationals of (FYR)
Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the Republic of
Croatia. Citizens of Albania and Turkey need visas for Serbia and the
Anglo-Serbian Society will send to selected participants appropriate
letters of invitation and will offer all other technical assistance
should it be needed.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Applications may be sent in the period from July 15, till August 8,
2010

By August 10, 2010 the Selection Committee will have selected
applicants.

Selected applicants will receive e-mails and will be asked to confirm
their participation and will be informed what transportation costs the
organisers can cover. After confirming their participation they will
receive official letters of invitation.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Applicants should have at the very least a BA degree, and
preferably an MA or PhD degree in the social sciences or humanities.
Applicants without completed BA degrees will not be taken into
consideration.

Applicants should be researchers or lecturers. They can also be
political or NGO leaders in their community (provided that they have
at least a BA degree)

2. All participants should be proficient in English since all the
lectures are in English.

3. Participants should preferably be nationals or residents of SEE
countries or other neighbouring countries. Nationals of other
countries can also apply but the organisers can not guarantee that
they will be able to cover all their travel costs.

All transportation and accommodation costs for selected participants
from SEE are covered by sponsors of ISSD.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

All prospective applicants are expected:
1. To send their CVs.
2. To send a short letter of motivation explaining in up
to two hundred words why they wish to be participants of the School
3. To send a letter of recommendation written by a
university lecturer or a researcher.
4. To fill in the application form available at www.anses.rs

All the applications should be sent in digital form only to:

Ms. Milica Bogdanovic,
Programme Co-ordinator
e-mail: angloserb...@gmail.com
phone: +381-11-3629-734
fax: +381-11-2686-471
Address: Kraljice Natalije 21,
11 000 Belgrade, Serbia

CONTACT PERSON:
Dr. Slobodan Markovich,
Executive Director of the School
phone: +381-11-3629-734
Address: Kraljice Natalije 21,
11 000 Belgrade, Serbia