[Commlist] Third Spring School on Media Systems: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives. Focus on Central Eastern Europe

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The Third Spring School on “Media Systems: Comparative and Transnational 
Perspectives. Focus on Central Eastern Europe” will take place at 
Università di Perugia, from April 1st to April 4th 2019 in junction with 
the International Journalism Festival (IJF) 
https://www.journalismfestival.com which will open on April 3rd. 
Deadline for applications: JANUARY 27th, 2019.

The Spring School is organized by the Department of Political Sciences 
of Università di Perugia (Italy) with the collaboration of the Institute 
of Media and Journalism of the USI Università della Svizzera italiana 
(Switzerland). The scientific committee is composed of Gabriele Balbi 
(USI Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano), Paolo Mancini 
(Università di Perugia) and Marco Mazzoni (Università di Perugia).
Organizing committee: Rita Marchetti (Università di Perugia), Roberto 
Mincigrucci (Università di Perugia), Anna Stanziano (Università di 
Perugia), Sofia Verza (Università di Perugia), Maria Rikitianskaia (USI 
Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano).

The Spring School is addressed to advanced Master students, PhDs and 
junior researchers in communication, media studies, journalism, 
political communication, sociology of communication and other related 
fields. It is particularly focused on the notion of “Media Systems” 
presenting, discussing and comparing global media systems and the 
methodological and interpretive challenges that are involved. This year, 
the Spring school is focused on “Central Eastern Europe”.

The Spring School is organized in four working days (from Monday 
morning, April 1st to Thursday noon, April 4th 2019) and is structured 
in three main parts: -       Lectures by established scholars providing 
an overview on theoretical definitions and aspects of global media 
systems and, then, in the second part, specifically on the Central 
Eastern Europe media systems as compared to other systems; -       
Presentations by participants who will be offered the opportunity to 
discuss their research projects with professors and with other 
students/colleagues to refine their theoretical and empirical ideas;
-       Meetings and Q&A sections with people involved in the IJF. 
Participants will also enjoy the Festival’s sparkling environment and 
have the chance to have discussions with selected prestigious figures of 
international contemporary communication in dedicated sessions.
2 ECTS credits will be given to participants who successfully attend the 
classes, present their research, and join the discussion.
Potential participants are invited to apply sending to 
(springschoolmediasystems /at/ gmail.com) by JANUARY 27th, 2019 the following 
documents: -       CV and list of publications;
-       A 500-words outline of their research projects focusing on key 
research questions and hypotheses; methodologies; case studies; 
preliminary results; future research;
-       A letter of motivation (no more than 500 words);

Selected participants will be announced by January 31st, 2019. After 
being accepted, selected participants will complete their application 
through the website of Università di Perugia. A formal announcement will 
be issued at this regard with all the information on how to apply and 
how to pay the €550 fee. Such fee will be paid in two rounds of 
respectively €76 (by mid-February) and €474 (by beginning of March). The 
fee includes: lectures and discussions; 4 nights’ accommodation with 
breakfast and lunch; in addition, a city tour plus a farewell dinner in 
Perugia old town.
CONFIRMED SPRING SCHOOL PROFESSORS Gabriele Balbi (USI Università della 
Svizzera italiana)
Paolo Mancini (Università di Perugia)
Marco Mazzoni (Università di Perugia) Zrinjka Perusko (University of Zagreb)
Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska (University of Wroclaw) Jan Zielonka 
(University of Oxford)

Please visit our website https://springschoolmediasystems.com for more 
information.
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