EUROPAEUM SPRING SCHOOL
19-21 April 2022
Maison Française, Oxford
Over its history, Europe has been both a driver and a target of socio-economic and institutional transformations taking place at the global level. Once setting a model for the rest of the world, these days European countries are deeply affected by trends and events originating from beyond their frontiers. From the rise of China to disruptive technological change, from the expansion of the middle classes in the global South to the current authoritarian, and from environmental degradation and climate change to the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe is facing a growingly complex world of which it is only a fragment. Global shifts challenge and reshape established power relations, institutions, and rules, whether formal or informal, at the local, national, and European levels. But from the vantage point of the study of the past, what appears as a novel phenomenon might carry historical echoes or be a reflection of forces and trends evolving over the longue durée.
This Spring School will examine the interplay between Europe and the outside world in both historical and contemporary perspectives focusing on law and power, that is formal institutions and norms, on the one hand, and relations of hierarchy, on the other. It will bring together post-graduate researchers, mainly but by no means exclusively, in Humanities and Social Sciences including Law. The participants will provide alternative readings of globalization, interdependence, the flow of ideas, institutional models, people, material goods, etc. on a global scale and its impact on Europe across time.
Participants will be given pre-event reading materials and join lively working groups during the event. Those not presenting a paper will be allocated a role as discussant to kick-start Q&A sessions following on from presentations.
We welcome applications from masters and doctoral students from within the Europaeum network who wish to either just join the discussions or present a 10-15 minute paper.
Deadline for submission of applications and abstracts:
14 February 2022
More info: https://europaeum.org/spring-school-2022/
All submissions should be sent to office@europaeum.org