Description Fees / Accomodation The North Caucasus Federal University as partner of the The total participation fee is 50 EURO covering course costs, Jean Monnet Network »Developing European Studies in the tuition, food and accommodation for 7 days. Travel arrange- Caucasus« (DESCnet) is organizing the first Winter School in ments, including visa, have to be made and paid for individually. Developing European a series of Jean Monnet Network activities. The Winter School The North Caucasus Federal University will provide visa Studies in the Caucasus 2016 is devoted to the topic »European Integration and the support. The nearest airport with international connections is Future of Civil Society in the Caucasus«. It will host appro- Mineralnye Vody (Russia). ximately 20 students from all countries of the wider Cauca- sus region as well as from Europe and will offer a platform to Organizers discuss and elaborate on current issues of civil society The Winter School is the first in a series of events offered by engagement in the EU and in Russia. Academic experts and the Jean Monnet Network DESCnet. The DESCnet consortium scholars from both Europe and Russia will teach lectures comprises leading universities of the wider Caucasus area, which will feed into each other by raising the contemporary including Russia and Turkey. The local partner to host the challenges that emerge in EU-Russia interaction. Winter School is the North Caucasus Federal University in The DESCnet Winter School 2016 will take place in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol with its branch in Pyatigorsk. a traditional Russian spa location, beautifully located at the Caucasus mountain range with a gorgeous view on the Innovative Teaching Methodology snow-covered summit of Mount Elbrus. It is targeted towards In the week preceding the Winter School lecturers will intro- ambitious students of the wider Caucasus region and Europe duce themselves and the subject-matter of their teaching who want to improve their knowledge on the subjects of this via Facebook. There will also be an initial reading assign- Winter School by learning and discussing in the beautiful, ment, the total amount of reading will be approx. 200 pages. vibrant and multi-cultural context of the North Caucasus. The Participants are encouraged to join the public Facebook working language will be English. Accomodation for partici- group »Association of European Studies for the Caucasus«. pants will be provided in hotels. In addition to lectures, participants will work with lecturers in group sessions. There will also be one final exam. The total amount of credits awarded will be 6 ECTS. How To Apply Please send your CV and an essay (maximum 2 pages) until 7 February 2016 to the DESCnet coordinator, Ms. Olga Bogdanova, of the University of Tartu (Estonia): [email protected]. Your essay should demonstrate argumentation and analytical skill on the topic »The role civil society should play in the countries of the Caucasus is…« where you argue your case. Winter School Pyatigorsk 2016 European Integration and the Future of Civil Society in the Caucasus About the Programme Programme The teaching will provide an interdisciplinary introduction 13. 03. 14. 03. 15. 03. 16. 03. 17. 03. 18. 03. 19. 03. 20. 03. to the North Caucasus, attempting to assess the role of civil Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday society in the region and comparing it to approaches to civil society engagement prevalent in the EU. Analytical pers- 09 30 Arrival of Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer Transfer Departure of Departure pectives are developed, using the approaches of law, political participants participants of remaining science, sociology and cultural studies. To give participants a and transfer participants 10 00 — to hotel 11 00 Q&A Terskii Refugee Crisis Gender or optional true immersion into the North Caucasus, there will be an 11 30 Formal Group work Cossacks Avanesova in the North skiing optional instruction into North Caucasus dance styles in the Opening Savina Nutrikhin Caucasus evening. Over the weekend, an optional cultural / recreational Ivanova programme will be available. 11 30 — Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break 12 00 12 00 — EU‘s Vision on Human Rights Terskii Refugee Crisis Q&A 13 30 The School will offer the following topics Civil Society Gabrilyan Cossacks Avanesova Group Work Harzl Nutrikhin Ivanova — The EU‘s Vision of Civil Society: Values, Human Rights and Recognition in Formal Political Proceedings 13 30 — Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 14 30 — Human Rights as a Safeguard for Civil Society Activism 15 00 — EU‘s Vision on Human Rights Departure Q&A Gender Policy 16 30 Participation of NGO‘s in Building Civil Society in Russia Civil Society Gabrilyan by bus to Group work in Europea Harzl Terskii Avanesova Krüßmann and the EU: A Comparative Analysis Cossacks‘ 16 30 — Coffee break Coffee break Settlement Coffee break Coffee break — The Role of Civil Society in Russia in Accomodating 17 00 the Refugee Crisis (based on the incoming refugees from Eastern Ukraine) 17 00 — NGO‘s in Q&A Gender in Gender Policy 18 30 Building Civil Group work the North in Europe — The Terskii Cossacks in the North Caucasus — Society Gabrilyan Caucasus Krüßmann Savina Ivanova An Early Form of Civil Society? — Gender (In-) Equality in the Caucasus 19 00 — Formal Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Closing 20 00 Ceremony and its Effects on Civil Society 20 00 — Get together North Individual North Formal Gender Policy in the EU and the New Legal Framework — 22 00 Caucasus study time Caucasus Dinner for Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Dance Class Dance Class Violence in the Council of Europe Teaching Staff Benedikt Harzl — Ass. Professor, Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Centre, University of Graz (Austria) Thomas Krüßmann — Professor of Criminal Law, Academic Svetlana Ivanova — Professor, Chair for Social Philosophy, Supervisor of the Winter School (Austria) North Caucasus Federal University (Russia) Anna Avanesova — Lecturer, Chair for Constitutional and Roman Nutrikhin — Lecturer, Chair for Environmental, Land International Law, North Caucasus Federal University (Russia) and Labour Law, North Caucasus Federal University (Russia) Roman Gabrilyan — Lecturer, Chair for Theory and History Viktoriya Savina — Lecturer, Chair for Civil Law and Civil of State and Law, North Caucasus Federal University (Russia) Procedure, North Caucasus Federal University (Russia).