The course will be held at Vama Veche, an exceptional youth holiday village, which is situated at about 50 km south of Constantza, the main Romanian port on the Black Sea coast, close to the Bulgarian border.
Access ways:
-by air: Mihail Kogalniceanu airport of Constantza; transfer by bus/taxi (80 km)
-by car: E60, E70, E81, E87
-by train: railway station at Constantza or Mangalia; transfer by bus
The cost of 395 Euro includes participation fee, accommodation in double rooms with own bathroom and all meals.
The working language is English.
Application deadline: 19 June 2010
The environment
The weather at this time of the year is particularly nice and warm at the seaside. The sun is shining brightly on the wide beach of Vama Veche, and the water temperature is well above 200 C, inviting to swimming parties. Besides, the Black Sea shore landscape is delightful, with large orchards and vineyards. Mangalia, the nearest town, whose ancient name is Callatis, boasts vestiges from the age of the Hellenic colonization in the 6th century BC through the times of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rules.
INTRODUCTION
The Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies (LIEIS) is a forum of academic and intellectual discussions and research, as well as a platform of training and upgrading for undergraduates and young professionals from both western and eastern countries.
One of LIEIS’ constant themes of research and debate has been the European integration process as well as developments in the wider Europe. The topic has been explored for the last 16 years under the form of summer schools organized by the Institute in cooperation with the Black Sea University Foundation, and, later on, with the European Cultural Centre in Romania.
The ambition of the 2010 seminar is to have a critical look at some key societal models such as liberalism and socialism, their possible strengths and shortcomings, as well as at a few more marginal concepts such as utopianism, anarchism, communitarianism and the underlying philosophical ideas: utilitarianism, materialism, idealism, pessimism. What can be the guiding principles and values in the quest for a decent society – tolerance, empathy, justice, benevolence – and how to implement them ?
Summer Seminar on Beyond liberalism and socialism: searching for a decent society
Vama Veche, Romania
23 – 28 August 2010
Organized by the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies.
Summer School Vama Veche 2010
