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26th Democracy & Diversity<\/em> Graduate Summer Institute<\/h1>\n

Wroc\u0142aw [Vrots-love]<\/em>, Poland<\/h1>\n

July 6-22, 2017<\/h1>\n

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Democracy Under Siege \u2013 An Effort in Understanding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Democracy & Diversity<\/em> Institute<\/strong>, organized annually by the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS), is widely admired as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, offering an interdisciplinary, comparative, and highly interactive approach to the social, political, and cultural challenges facing today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

Given the combination of an amazingly diverse student body from all over the region and beyond, the dedicated New School faculty, a challenging curriculum, and a setting conducive to both debate and esprit de corps<\/em>,\u2013 but also unsettling reminders of the last century\u2019s darkest hours (and the graphic presence of the current crisis) \u2013 the Institute has invariably become a transformative experience personally, intellectually, and professionally.<\/p>\n

Located between Berlin, Prague, and Warsaw, and saturated with the history and memory of these three distinct cultures, Wroc\u0142aw <\/strong>(formerly Breslau), is a beautiful and booming city that uniquely conveys both the challenges and the promise of a united Europe. Drawing on Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s culture of the borderland, TCDS\u2019s network of distinguished and dedicated collaborators and alumni, and The New School\u2019s reputation stemming from our long-term engagement in the region, the Democracy & Diversity<\/em> Institute offers a rigorous program of critical inquiry on some of the most pressing problems of our time.<\/p>\n

In response to the new and disturbing political environment everywhere, we have chosen to make the theme of summer\u2019s program Democracy Under Siege \u2013 an Effort in Understanding<\/strong>, and we will consider the nature of “events” as they produce ruptures in history, identity, institutions, and social relationships; the predicament of democracy as seen from the global south; media and its role in facilitating a new authoritarian politics; as well as nationalism and populism and their threat to democratic practice.\u00a0 The program will be complemented by several study tours of Wroc\u0142aw\u2019s political, cultural and historical landmarks as well as evening events featuring major intellectuals and artists from the region.\u00a0 The program will conclude with an event hosted by the NSSR–Europe Collective of former alumni, presenting the third annual Courage in Public Scholarship Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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COURSES OFFERED:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

New School students register for 2 courses and receive 6 credits. Other participants will receive<\/strong> Institute certificates<\/strong>. All participants select 2 out of the following 3 graduate-level seminars:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What is an Event?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Robin Wagner-Pacifici, University in Exile Professor of Sociology<\/strong>, The New School for Social Research<\/p>\n

Events are central to the way that individuals and societies experience life. The course,\u00a0What is an Event?<\/em>\u00a0explores the complex set of experiences of events as they produce ruptures in history, identity, institutions, and social relationships. We will read extant theories of the event, theories that focus on micro and macro events including birth and death, political elections, revolutions and wars. We will analyze the ways that events emerge, take shape, gain momentum, flow forward, and sometimes get bogged down. And we will consider ways to resist, redirect, or overcome events that threaten democracy and freedom.<\/p>\n

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Anti-, Post- and De-colonial: Re-thinking Democracy\u2019s Predicaments from the Global South<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Shireen Hassim, WiSER\/Political Studies, University of the Witwatersrand<\/p>\n

Read from the south, the crises of rights, social protection and institutional certainties experienced by established democracies appear as everyday familiars. This course engages with the provocation of Jean and John Comaroff that the north is increasingly resembling the south. We will think through some of the fundamental questions facing us: what does it mean to be human in a world in which so many, refugees, the poor, are considered surplus whether to the logic of the market or to the logic of nation? Can the very idea of politics be rescued from the tendencies of late capitalism to depoliticize key decisions? And if so, what kind of politics would be adequate to the task of redefining community and mutuality in a world in which racism, sexism and elitism appear to be strengthening, not abating? We will consider the return of affective politics, the significance of radical, disruptive politics, and new modes of transnational political solidarities.<\/p>\n

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Media, the New Authoritarianism, and Its Opposition <\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Jeffery Goldfarb, Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology, The New School for Social Research<\/p>\n

In this course, we will explore the development of a new form of authoritarianism, observable in many different places, but all appearing at the same time, the early years of the Twenty First Century. We will consider the economic, political, cultural and social supports and dimensions of the new authoritarianism, but focus on the way the contemporary media regime facilitates the new authoritarianism, as it also provides the grounds for the opposition to the authorities. Hannah Arendt will be used as a guide for considering the new authoritarianism, and its relationship to the political challenges of globalization, so called neo-liberalism and perceived clashes of civilizations. We will study Arendt\u2019s accounts of modern tyranny and barbarism, and their alternatives, and apply them to understanding postmodern tyranny and barbarism, and their alternatives. We will consider how the media of the twentieth century, the centralizing mass media of radio and television, were knitted into the fabric of the major political formations of those times, and compare and contrast that to the way the politics of our times are constituted through contemporary media: cable television, talk radio, social media, and online publishing.<\/p>\n

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We the People: Nationalism, Populism, and the Precariousness of the Democratic Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Elzbieta Matynia, Professor of Sociology and Liberal Studies, The New School for Social Research<\/p>\n

Democracy \u2013 a major political imaginary in the last two centuries — has lost its aspirational role, and seems to be in retreat everywhere. What are the social factors and political forces that have facilitated the emergence of a striking phenomenon: a transition FROM democracy? Trying to understand the appeal of an illiberal order and a retreat from the intellectual legacy of the Enlightenment, this seminar explores recent attempts by two competing forces to recast the democratic promise: nationalism and populism, both of which — in their varied historical and modern expressions \u2013 speak as we the people.<\/p>\n

While examining the plurality of concepts and forms of nationalism and populism, we will discuss a new fusion of ethno-nationalism, xenophobia, and ultra-populism that plants fear, distrust and does not shy away from violence. But we will also look at instances of the kind of inclusive social engagement — critical to any democracy — in which the key identity of its actors is that of citizens enacting democratic practices, in which the good of society as a whole is what’s at stake. Our discussions will consider material from a variety of sources and examine cases from different parts of the world, including Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n

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ACCOMMODATION
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ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduate applicants: Applicants should have completed their undergraduate studies by the time of the Institute and should be either enrolled in a postgraduate degree program or working as junior university teachers or researchers. Preference will be given to those applicants who can demonstrate active involvement in civil society and civic life.<\/p>\n

Advanced undergraduate applicants: Applicants must be enrolled as juniors or seniors. Preference will be given to those applicants who, while academically inclined, can demonstrate an active interest in civic life.<\/p>\n

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PROGRAM COSTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

~Participants from The New School:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuition: Tuition for applicants from The New School is based on the tuition they pay at their respective home divisions. New School financial aid is applicable. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.<\/p>\n

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Program Fee:<\/strong> The program fee of $2,000 covers participants\u2019 room and partial board (breakfast and lunch) for the duration of the Institute, as well as the cultural program of lectures, tours, opening and closing receptions, etc. Travel costs are not included. Successful applicants can apply for support in their respective divisions. New School for Social Research (NSSR) students may apply directly to TCDS for support in covering the program fee.\u00a0 We encourage all applicants to look for outside funding sources.<\/p>\n

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~Participants from other institutions in the US and abroad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Program Fee<\/strong>: The program fee of the 2017 Graduate Summer Institute for non-New School students is $2,000, covering tuition (non-credit), room and partial board (breakfast and lunch), and the cultural program of lectures, tours, opening and closing receptions, etc. Travel costs are not included. We strongly encourage all applicants to look for funding sources from their home institutions and local organizations.<\/p>\n

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HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Application form is available on the TCDS Web site at:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2017\/02\/WR17_ApplicationForm_Final.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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~All Applicants from The New School <\/strong>need to submit:<\/p>\n

Completed application form \u25cf CV or resume \u25cf Application essay (approx. 500 words describing how the Institute would complement one\u2019s academic experience to date and enhance educational and professional goals for the future) \u25cf New School academic transcript (unofficial)<\/p>\n

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~All other Applicants <\/strong>need to submit:<\/p>\n

Completed application form \u25cf CV or resume \u25cf Application essay in English (approx. 500 words describing how the Institute would complement one\u2019s academic experience to date and enhance educational and professional goals for the future) \u25cf One letter of recommendation sent from the e-mail address belonging to its author or as an attachment to the application letter if scanned \u25cf TOEFL or other evidence of substantial English language skills is required if coming from a non-English speaking country <\/strong>\u25cfApplicants affiliated with an NGO or a civic organization should also include a brief description of the nature of the work undertaken by their organization.<\/p>\n

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WHERE TO SUBMIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

~Applicants from The New School except for Eugene Lang College:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Please submit application materials to TCDS via e-mail: tcds@newschool.edu<\/a> with the subject \u201cWR17 Application.\u201d<\/strong>tcds@newschool.edu You can also submit your application in person at TCDS, 80 Fifth Ave, 5th<\/sup> Floor, Room#517, NY, NY 10011.<\/p>\n

~Applicants from Eugene Lang<\/strong> College:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Please submit application materials to Maria Ferroni, Program Coordinator for Student Affairs and Global Initiatives by e-mail: Langstudyabroad@newschool.edu<\/a> with the subject \u201cWR17 Application.\u201d <\/strong>You can also submit your application in person at Study Abroad, 64 W 11th St, New York, NY, tel: 212.229.5100 x2260.<\/p>\n

~Applicants from Poland:<\/strong> All applicants from Poland should apply through the International Institute for the Study of Culture and Education (IISCE<\/a>) at the University of Lower Silesia. Please submit application materials via e-mail: iisce@dsw.edu.pl<\/a> with the subject \u201cWR17 Application\u201d<\/strong>; or via fax: +48 71 356 15 72.<\/p>\n

~All other Applicants<\/strong>: Please submit application materials to TCDS via e-mail: tcds@newschool.edu<\/a> with the subject \u201cWR17 Application.\u201d<\/strong>tcds@newschool.edu You can also send your application by mail to The Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS), 80 Fifth Ave, 5th<\/sup> Floor, Room#517, New York, NY 10011.<\/p>\n

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THE APPLICATION DEADLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n

For all New School applicants<\/u>, the application deadline is April 25, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For all other applicants<\/u>, the application deadline is April 24, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, please visit our website: http:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds<\/a><\/p>\n

or contact us by e-mail at tcds@newschool.edu<\/a> or by phone at 212 229-5580 ext. 3137.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Institute participants will be housed in\u00a0the \u2018Brownstone Under the Angels\u2019 Residence located adjacent to the historical city center. http:\/\/kamienicapodaniolami.pl\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n