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Research European Integration PhD workshop
Leicester, United Kingdom
10-14 June 2013
Researching European Integration: EU Enlargement and Democratic Consolidation
One-week postgraduate workshop
10-14 June 2013, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH
The workshop is designed to bring together students researching European integration with special reference to EU enlargement and democratic consolidation. Projects may focus, for example, on either new member states, candidate/potential candidate states or countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy. We aim to have about 20 participants, and sessions will focus strongly on student participation, although there will also be some presentations on methodological issues, obtaining research grants and getting published, and on the final day participants will be invited to the conference 'Turning Points: EU Enlargement and Democratic Consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe'. We want to bring together students at different stages in their research work, and welcome:
- Advanced PhD students, who have already conducted some original research, will have the opportunity to give a presentation of about 30 minutes, followed by extended discussion. Papers of 4,000-8,000 words should be circulated to participants in advance.
- PhD students who are not in a position to give a full paper may give a 10 minute presentation, introducing their research and some of the challenges it presents.
Subject to availability, accommodation is available free of charge and there are a limited number of travel bursaries for participants from Central and Eastern Europe.