The ELGS organizes special programs each summer on current topics related to the fields of law and governance, which draw on key experts from throughout the world. Due to the conditions imposed by COVID-19 in summer 2020 the ELGS programs are also offered online.
Through the programs, participants are granted the opportunity to explore the political, institutional, regulatory and supervisory frameworks of evolving fields of law, primarily related to European and International integration.
TWO SUMMER COURSES CURRENTLY OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS:
ELGS Summer Intensive on Global Administrative Law in Practice
Will run ONLY ONLINE for this year.
Due to the COVID-19 conditions the program this year will be offered only in syncronous e-learning mode with relative adjustments.
This week-long summer school focuses on the increasing use of administrative law-type mechanisms within the regulatory institutions of global governance (international financial institutions, technical standardization organisations, international networks, public-private partnerships, private entities etc). The school provides a unique forum for a critical engagement with emerging forms of global administration in today’s transnational legal landscape.
The idea is to discuss the latest developments on global administrative law from a practical perspective and cover both constitutional and institutional issues, and issues of soft governance. Topics of global interest that have an impact in daily lives of citizens, such as Brexit or responses to the Coronavirus pandemic, will be analyzed under a transnational perspective.
The regulation of such issues of global concern transcends national borders and involves diverse legal orders. And as national administrations are increasingly becoming agents of global governance, the dichotomy between the national and the international becomes increasingly blurred. The program covers the different ways of interaction between such different regulatory systems (global, regional, national) but also the novel administrative procedures, review mechanisms, and decisional principles that promote greater accountability in decision-making by the proliferating variety of global regulatory administrative bodies.
The curriculum is updated annually to provide the most topical, practical, and core topics in the field.
Designed for: Master or PhD level students from law or other social sciences as well as practitioners and professionals: legal advisors, lawyers and officials of international organizations and domestic administrations who seek ways to enhance their professional skills by keeping up-to-date with emergent global regulation issues.
The participants will attend courses in the various fields conducted by eminent professors from prestigious Universities from all over the world. All the courses will be seminar-like classes and colloquia, and the active class-participation will be encouraged.
Program/Lecturers:
- Is there a Global Constitution?, Prof. Lorenzo Casini, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy
- Brexit, Dr. Giovanni Zaccaroni, Brexit Institute of the Dublin City University, Ireland
- Governing by the numbers, Prof. Marta Infantino, University of Trieste, Italy
- Global financial regulation, Prof. Maurizia De Bellis, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy
- The administrative State under Siege, Prof. Elisabetta Morlino, University Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples, Italy
Cost of the Program:
For Summer 2020 the cost is 400€ for those students who wish to follow the sychronous e-learning mode of the program
The normal cost is 600€ which covers tuition and transportation to/from the hotel provided that the students reside in the area. Accomodation packages available upon request.
Applications deadline extended : June 29, 2020
How to apply: Applicants should submit an updated CV and letter of motivation in English to summerschools@elgs.eu Information at T: +30 211 311 0 671
Click here to see the Previous Session (2019)
2019 Program ran under the title: Comparative Law and Global Governance
- Is there a Global Constitution?- Lorenzo Casini, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca
- The Administrative State under Siege –Elisabetta Morlino, Universitá Suor Orsola Benincasa.
- The Εvolution of EU Energy Market Regulation- Aikaterini Ιliadou , Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Judicial Review: Old and New Problems- Diletta Tega, Bologna University
- Where is the European Union going?– the future of the EMU, Christos Gortsos, Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Where are we with Brexit? – Federico Fabbrini, School of Law and Government of Dublin City University
- The Dialogue of Courts – Diletta Tega, Bologna University
- Markets and States in Global Governance – Eser Karakas, University of Strasbourg
- Allocation of International Responsibility between member States and International Organisations: tug-of-war or passing the buck?, Nikolas Voulgaris, European Law and Governance School
- The autonomy of the EU legal order vis-à-vis international law, Cristina Contartese, European Law and Governance School
MIGRATION SUMMER SCHOOL (MIGSS) 2020.
Offered also ONLINE.
Precarious integration? Migrants, Refugees, Rights & Policies
20-26 July, 2020
Will run according to schedule in Greece but will also be offered ONLINE in sychronous e-learning mode.
- Α week-long program in English will investigate the developments, challenges, integration and social exclusion of migrants and refugees in Europe as well as in reception societies.
- Open for Practitioners, NGO Professionals, Researchers & Post-Graduate Students of all disciplines (i.e. Sociology, Social Policy, International Relations, Human Rights, and Economics et al.)
- Meet key academics and experts working in the field
- The two days of on-Site visits to Reception facilities and NGOs will not be conducted this year due to the COVID-19 precaution measures. Extra lectures have been added to the program
- Doctoral students and researchers will have the opportunity to present their PhD/research at the PhD Seminar.
The structure of the Program
- In this context, the course 4rth Migration Summer School (MIGSS): Precarious integration? Migrants, Refugees, Rights & Policies has been carefully designed and developed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of issues regarding the integration of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Europe.
- The summer school gives participants a theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary migration in Europe, with particular focus on the current situation. This will be achieved through lectures and discussions led by internationally acknowledged professors and experts. This program is organized in collaboration with the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), and will be implemented at the EPLO’s premises at Sounion, Greece. This School will take place from 20th July to 26th July, 2020.
Due to the conditions imposed by COVID-19 the MIGSS is scheduled to run according to plan with taught courses but exceptionally for this summer will also be offered ONLINE with synchronous e-learning and with relevant adjustments to the program and a slightly reduced cost. Those who wish to participate in the online mode of the program they should follow the application process as is for the taught program but make sure to state clearly that they apply for the online program.
- Goals
- This program will offer participants insights into migration in Europe, highlighting its growing relevance for the worldwide discussion on migration and refugee integration policies and combating social exclusion in Europe. It will help them develop a broad theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary migration in Europe and the challenges faced by migrants and refugees, in relation to social exclusion and integration, with emphasis on the current situation in Europe.On a scientific level the program aims to develop arguments in relevance to social exclusion and integration in the context of migrant and refugee movements, to assess the implementation of policies, the causes and effects of the migration and refugee flows on European societies of reception and on the migrant/refugee populations themselves and to provide motivation for further research in the field.
2020 Instructors
Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Professor of Sociology, Research Director FNRS, Director, Centre d’Etudes de l’Ethnicité et des Migrations (CEDEM), Vice-Doyen à la Recherche, Université de Liège, Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Belgium.
PhD, Greek National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
PhD, University of West Attica and EPLO
Director of Medical Operational Support Department, HQ of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Greek Section
Professor, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Florence (UniFI),Italy.
Field Trips
Please be informed that due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the field trips of the Migration Summer School that have been provisionally scheduled, will not take place. The site visits have been replaced by extra hours of lecture. We attach the daily program allocated to the lectures.
Certificate of Attendance
Participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance at the end of the program, after demonstrating their full and active participation throughout the seven-day course. The program does not require written work to be submitted or exams to be taken.
Credits info
8 ECTS: Participants who wish to obtain ECTS are required to submit an essay of approx. 5.000 words at the end of the Summer School on a topic related to the topics of the MIGSS and supervised by a lecturer of the course. Deadline for essay submission: 1st September 2020.
Addressed to:
As this program is interdisciplinary in nature, it is open to all disciplines (such as Sociology, Social Policy, International Relations, Human Rights, Economics et al.) and applicants are welcome from the postgraduate level and up, PhD candidates, researchers, NGO professionals. Doctoral students and researchers will have the opportunity to present their PhD/research at the PhD Seminar, pending a minimum of five students are enrolled in the seminar.
Tuition Fees of the program
585€, for those attending the taught program.
490€ for those attending the online synchronous e-learning mode.
Applications deadline extended to: June 29, 2020
How to apply: Applicants should submit an updated CV and letter of motivation in English to summerschools@elgs.eu, T: +30 211 311 0 671.
State clearly whether you aim for the online or the taught program.
Practical Information:
Accomodation (only for those wishing to follow the taught program)
Students are invited to secure their own accommodation and transportation, or may opt for an accommodation package that is provided through the EPLO.
Participants will be accommodated at the seaside premises of the EPLO at Sounion, Greece or at a partner hotel. Accommodation is on a first-come-first-serve basis and students interested in this package should inquire at summerschools@elgs.eu
Facilities
The program takes place at EPLO facilities in Sounion, one hour away from Athens by car, overlook the Aegean Sea and are located by the bay of Cape Sounion, where the ancient Temple of Poseidon rests.
Participants will have access to EPLO facilities, which include a resource library, study room, and sports facilities.
Students are encouraged to bring a laptop in order to study relevant references and reading material including statistics, maps, reports, scientific articles on aspects of the phenomenon of migration and refugee flows and presentations used by the speakers.
Click here to see the Previous Session (2019)
2019 MIGRATION SUMMER SCHOOL “Moving Beyond Crisis? From exclusion to integration of migrants and refugees in Europe”
22-27 July 2019
Moving Beyond Crisis? From exclusion to integration of migrants and refugees in Europe
A unique summer program with on-site visits in Greece
- Α week-long program in English that provides an overview of the developments and challenges faced by migrants and refugees, in relation to social exclusion and integration in Europe as well as in the host communities
- Open for Practitioners and Students of all disciplines (i.e. Sociology, Social Policy, International Relations, Human Rights, Economics et al.)
- On-Site Visits to Reception Facilities & NGOs
- Meet key academics and experts working in the field
- Ph.D. students will get feedback on their research during the seminar
The Structure of the Program
In this context, the course 3rd Migration Summer School (MIGSS) titled “Moving Beyond Crisis? From exclusion to integration of migrants and refugees in Europe” has been carefully designed and developed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of issues regarding the integration of immigrants and refugees in Europe with emphasis on the current situation in Europe.
The summer school gives participants a theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary migration in Europe, with particular focus on the current situation in Europe. This will be achieved through lectures and discussions led by internationally acknowledged professors and experts, as well as through a day of site-visits to facilities and organizations in Athens that support refugees, and immigrants. This program is organized by the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), and will operate out of the EPLO’s premises at Sounion, Greece. This School will take place from 22nd July to 27th July, 2019.
Goals
This program will offer participants insights into migration in Europe, highlighting its growing relevance for the worldwide discussion on migration and refugee integration policies and combating social exclusion in Europe. It will help them develop a broad theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary migration in Europe.
On a scientific level the program aims to develop arguments in relevance to social exclusion and integration in the context of immigrant and refugee movements, to assess the causes and effects of the migration and refugee crisis on European societies of reception and on the migrant populations themselves and to provide motivation for further research in the field.
2019 Program
This week-long course will be taught by academics and experts from European and international universities, institutions and research centers:
Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
Nadina Christopoulou, Ph.D. University of Cambridge, Anthropologist, and Co-founder/Coordinator of Melissa Network
Daniel Esdras, Special Envoy of the DG of the IOM, Advisor to the Regional Director for the Mediterranean.
Theodoros Fouskas, Sociologist, Ph.D., University of West Attica (UNIWA) and EPLO, Greece.
Lefteris Papagiannakis, Dep. Mayor for Immigrants, Refugees and Municipal Decentralization Municipality of Athens, Greece.
Paraskevi Gikopoulou, PhD, University of Warwick, Sociologist, External Research Associate, Department of Public Health Policy, University of West Attica, Greece
Tina Stavrinaki, Lawyer, Ph.D. University Paris 2, Assistant Coordinator of the Racist Violence Recording Network.
Course Leader: Dr. Theodoros Fouskas
Field Trips
In conjunction with the seminars, the program includes two days of study visits in Athens and Thiva. Athens provides an ultimate setting for carrying out this program, as Athens comprises the main city of temporary or permanent stay for immigrants and refugees in the country and offers a unique environment that facilitates participants’ deeper engagement.
Participants will be given the unique opportunity to interact with immigrants, refugees and representatives of organizations that provide support to them by conducting a study visit to key locations such as :
Day 1
- Accommodation Center for Migrants and Refugees in Thiva, Central Greece
- Melissa Network: Network of Migrant Women in Greece, Promoting Empowerment, Communication and Active Citizenship, Athens, Attica
Day 2
- Generation 2.0 for Rights Equality and Diversity (G2RED) – Accommodation Facility for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Athens,
- Open Reception Facility of Third-Country Nationals, Eleonas, Athens
- Open Centre for migrants registered for assisted voluntary return and reintegration (OCAVRR), Athens
Kindly note that the program for site visits will be confirmed three days before the start of the course, as visits are subject to approval by the relevant authorities and also take into consideration political and security developments.
Certificate of Attendance
Participants at MIGSS will be awarded a certificate of attendance at the end of the program, after demonstrating their full and active participation throughout the week long course. The program does not require any written work to be submitted, nor exams to be taken.
Credits Info
8 ECTS: Participants who wish to obtain ECTS will have to submit an essay after the end of the Summer School of approx. 5.000 words on a topic related to the lectures of the MIGSS and supervised by a lecturer of their choice. Deadline for essay submission: 2nd September 2019. The best paper wll have the opportunity to submit their paper for publishing in a peer-reviewed journal of the EPLO .
Practical Information:
Accomodation
Students are invited to secure their own accommodation and transportation, or may opt for an accommodation package that is provided through the EPLO. Participants in the program are accommodated at the seaside premises of the EPLO at Sounion, Greece or at a partner hotel. Accommodation is on a first-come-first-serve basis and students interested in this package should inquire at summerschools@elgs.eu
Facilities:
Classes will take place daily at the seaside premises of the EPLO at Sounion, Greece, except for the 2 days of site visits. During the 1st day of site visits the participants will have the opportunity to visit Athens and the EPLO premises in the old district of Athens at the Roman Agora. Participants during their courses will have access to the facilities of the EPLO in Legrena Sounion which include a library, study room, and sports facilities. Students are encouraged to bring a laptop and will be sent relevant reference and reading material via digital means including statistics, maps, reports, scientific articles on immigration and refugee crisis and presentations used by the speakers. Accomodation can be arranged as per the participant’s request.
Addressed to:
As this program is interdisciplinary in nature, it is open to all disciplines (such as Sociology, Social Policy, International Relations, Human Rights, Economics et al.) and applicants are welcome from the postgraduate level and up, PhD candidates, researchers, NGO professionals. Doctoral students and researchers will have the opportunity to present their PhD/research at the PhD Seminar, pending a minimum of five students are enrolled in the seminar.
Cost of the Program:
500€ which covers tuition and transportation from/to the Hotel and the EPLO premises for those staying in the area of Legrena as well as on the days of the site visits.
Applications deadline : extended up to July 12, 2019
How to apply: Applicants should submit an updated CV and letter of motivation in English to summerschools@elgs.eu T: +30 211 311 0
The program takes place at EPLO facilities in Sounion one hour away from Athens by car, overlook the Aegean Sea and are located by the bay of Cape Sounion, where the ancient Temple of Poseidon rests. Accomodation packages are available upon request.