Territorial Cohesion and Social Investment: what challenges for the European Social Model?
We are happy to announce the COHSMO Summer School 2021 on: “Territorial Cohesion and Social Investment: what challenges for the European Social Model?” to be held in Aalborg (Denmark) from the 24th to the 27th of August 2021.
Aim
The Summer School aims at addressing theoretical and methodological issues related to “territorial cohesion”, “social investment” and the “European Social model” cross-disciplinary sharing the insights gained with the COHSMO project with young scholars and the wider academic community.
The themes will be discussed with extended references to how we translated concepts into a methodological frame useful for empirical research. What concepts have been used? How did we operationalize the research questions and concepts? How did we solve criticalities along the way in our comparative research?
Format
The Summer School proposes a balanced mix of participants’ presentations, keynotes (academic sessions) and hands-on mentoring sessions (both theoretical and methodological) held by invited experts and COHSMO researchers. Social activities and scientific excursions will be organized as well.
Target
We look for mid-level PhD students carrying out research on the Summer School themes in urban planning, political science, geography, social policy research, sociology and other spatially-sensitive disciplines. Participants will be asked to present their work and will get feedback in mentoring sessions.
Practicalities
Participation will be free and participants have all local costs covered (accommodation plus social dinners – see the detailed programme). Arrival is foreseen on August 23rd and departure on August 28th. Transportation costs to and from Aalborg must be covered by participants.
Application deadline 15 July 2021: candidates should send a cv and a short summary of their research topic (max. 500 words) and a short motivation letter for participation. Successful candidates will be notified by July 21st 2021.
Confirmed keynote experts
Rob Atkinson (University of the West of England), Kai Böhme (Spatial Foresight), Giuliano Bonoli (University of Lausanne), Yuri Kazepov (University of Vienna), Carolina Pacchi (Politecnico di Milano), Wirginia Aksztejn (University of Warsaw), Hans Thor Andersen (University of Aalborg), Anja Jørgensen (University of Aalborg).
Send applications and information requests to: cohsmo@polimi.it
Programme:
| Morning 9.00-12/13.00 (including breaks) | Afternoon 14.00-18.00 (including breaks) | Evening 19.00-22.00 | |
| Day 0 – Monday – August 23 | Arrival | Welcome Social event Presentation of the Summer school The COHSMO project Hans Thor Andersen (University of Aalborg) Discussion | |
| Day 1 – Tuesday – August 24 | The challenges to the European Social Model (ESM) Giuliano Bonoli (University of Lausanne) Carolina Pacchi (Politecnico di Milano) Discussion | PhD presentations and peer Mentoring (Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Andrea Parma, Ruggero Cefalo) Final open discussion | Free |
| Day 2 – Wednesday – August 25 | Analysing Territorial cohesion: conceptual and methodological issues Rob Atkinson (University of the West of England) Kai Böhme (Spatial Foresight) | PhD presentations and peer Mentoring (Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Andrea Parma, Ruggero Cefalo) Final open discussion | Free |
| Day 3 – Thursday – August 26 | Qualitative and Mixed Methods and applications Wirginia Aksztejn (University of Warsaw) Anja Jørgensen (University of Aalborg) | 14.00-16.00 PhD presentations and peer Mentoring (Ruggero Cefalo – Institutional focus) Final open discussion 16:00-19.00 Social Event – North Sea Excursion | Social dinner |
| Day 4 – Friday – August 27 | Social Investment and the future of the ESM Yuri Kazepov (University of Vienna) PhD presentations and peer Mentoring (Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, Andrea Parma, Ruggero Cefalo) Final open discussion | Final Roundtable discussion and Summer School Wrap-up | Social dinner |
| Day 5 – Saturday – August 28 | Departure |