“Help!” Dimensions of Peace and Conflict Studies

The title of the Winter School is “Help!” refers to the two questions that are central to Peace and Conflict Studies: Where is help required? and How can help be offered?

One important aim of the Winter School is for participants to get an overview of the broad scope of Peace and Conflict Studies and to experience its interdisciplinary character. To that end we use a well-tried method: participants are asked to submit the outline of their research project or a paper they deem relevant in advance, which will be shared well before the start of the School with the other participants. Each participant will be asked to present and discuss someone else’s work (assigned by us) during the Winter School.

In addition, the Winter School will offer a wide range of lectures by specialists from academia and practice, a conflict resolution simulation training, and various social events.

Practical information

Dates & location	22 - 28 January 2023, Groningen, the Netherlands
Level	PhD / Postdoc
Fees	€ 300 (including two dinners / coffee and tea) € 600 (including accommodation)
Academic coordinators	Prof.dr. J.H. de Wilde Drs. I.D. Sennema
Contact	i.d.sennema@rug.nl

Requirements

This Winter School is designed for PhD candidates and Postdocs in the field of Peace and Conflict studies.

Participants must have a master’s degree in one of the disciplines comprising peace and conflict studies (e.g. history; international relations; social sciences; international law; religious studies) and be currently involved in PhD research or recently have finished a PhD project.

Participants are expected to have a sufficient command of the English language to actively participate in the discussions and to present their own work in English.

Course information

The morning sessions will be devoted to the presentation of PhD-projects in a unique form: each student has to send in their research paper in advance, which will then be presented by another participant with a different disciplinary background. During the afternoon sessions lectures will be held by specialists in the aforementioned fields. Other programme items include a conflict resolution simulation training and various social events.

Learning outcomes

After this course you will:

Be able to actively engage with representatives from other disciplines in the field of peace and conflict studies
Be able to present a paper from a participant from a different discipline
Have a acquired both a broad and in-depth overview of the disciplines involved in the field of peace and conflict studies

Workload

The workload is estimated at 84 hours:

Preparation: 44 hours
Lectures and Presentations: 40 hours

Upon successful completion of the programme, the winter school offers a Certificate of Attendance that mentions the workload of 84 hours (28 hours corresponds to 1 ECTS). Students can apply for recognition of these credits to the relevant authorities in their home institutions, therefore the final decision on awarding credits is at the discretion of their home institutions. We will be happy to provide any necessary information that might be requested in addition to the certificate of attendance.

Lecturers

Scholar in Residence: Professor Jef Huysmans (University of London)

Lecturers include: Prof. dr Jolle Demmers and Prof.dr Beatrice de Graaf (University of Utrecht); Prof. dr Ellen Giebels (University of Twente); Prof.dr Mathijs van Leeuwen (Radboud University Nijmegen); Prof.dr Wolfgang Wagner (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Application procedure

To apply, please fill out the online application form. Please note that you will be asked to upload the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae (max. 1 page)
Short description of your research project

The deadline for application is 9 January 2023. Selected applicants will be informed as soon as possible.

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