Participants will gain more understanding and engage in discussions about various aspects of federalism and its role in modern European society as well as its wider global impact. World class scholars deliver the course with plenty of space for debates and free time to explore the beauty of medieval Canterbury. A great way to spend one week of your summer in such a beautiful part of the UK!The course is composed by lectures, debates and workshops.Lectures- Introduction to Federalism- Federalism and Democracy- Federalism and Anarchy- Federalism and Crisis- Catalonia, Spain and the EU- Federalism and Conflict resolution- Federalism in Belgium- Federalism in Italy- Federalism and Euroscepticism- Federalism in the EUWorkshopsSimulation Game on Federalism: The Art of Negotiation in the State of Holden

Target group
The course aims at graduate students (in politics, law, European studies or related), but we also consider applications from students in their second and third year university studies, as well as from young professionals.Composition of the groupThe group is generally composed of about 20 participants from various countries.Entry requirementsThe course is oriented towards undergraduate students, in their second and third year university studies, but we also consider applications from graduate students and from young professionals.Application forms and informationcanterbury@cife.eu

Course aim
The CIFE Summer University is known for its level of excellence, the high level of both academic speakers and practitioners and the active involvement of the participants to all discussions and debates. This outstanding experience will certainly provide the participants with interesting exchange and mutual learning, deep EU expertise and relevant output for their CV.

Credits info
ECTS credits are available for this programme.

Fee info
EUR 0: Please contact us for information about the costs of this programme.

Scholarships
Scholarships are available for particularly qualified candidates.

CIFE - Centre international de formation europ%C3%A9enne
Address: 10, Avenue des Fleurs
Postal code: F - 06000
City: Nice
Country: France
Website: http://www.cife.eu/
E-mail: kristina.petersen@cife.eu
Phone: +33 (0) 4 93 97 93 97