[ecrea] call for participation in Winter School_ 'SPACES AND TIME OF GLOBALIZATION. THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS' (University of Padova, Italy, February 2013)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN WINTER SCHOOL 'SPACES AND TIME OF 
GLOBALIZATION. THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS' (University of 
Padova, Italy, February 2013)
"Spaces and Times of Globalization. The Challenges of Global 
Communications" is winter school organized by the Department of 
Politics, Law and Interantional Studies of the University of Padova to 
contribute to the development of a critical approach to the Eurocentric 
representation of global space and time.
In particular the winter school 2013 focuses on the different dimensions 
of communication – tools, processes and policies – in connection to 
changing spaces and times of globalization. Participants will be invited 
to identify, analyse and critically address issues such as:

·       changing notions of society and politics in global, culturally 
diverse societies
·       the challenges to participation and new forms of conflict in the 
global context
·       global communications and governance
·       the role and relevance of communication and mediation processes 
in the global context
·       language and intercultural communication, conflict and dialogue.

The Winter School - to be held in Padova between the 11th and the 15th 
of February 2013 as an intensive 5 day full-time course - is a unique 
gathering of Italian and International professors and students, 
reflecting a wide range of disciplinary and geo-cultural backgrounds.

The course is aimed at Italian, European and International graduates 
(max. 25), Master’s and PhD Level, from different disciplinary areas, 
such as Political and Social Sciences, Communications Studies, Language 
and Mediation.

There are no tuition fees for the partecipants, but travel and 
accommodation costs will be covered by participants. Six scholarships 
are offered for students from the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, 
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian territories, Syria, 
Tunisia.

Please see attached leaflet. For further information and application 
form visit: http://nextgenerationglobalstudies.eu/winter-school-2012/. 
The call for participation is open until December 3, 2012.

The Local Organizing Committee
Francesca Helm, Claudia Padovani, Massimiliano Tomba


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