Social Change Workshop
June 21 - 27, 2008
at Brown University (Providence, RI)
An interdisciplinary workshop on the explanation and evaluation of social change, focused on the relationship between knowledge, decision-making, and political, economic, and social institutions. Open to graduating seniors and graduate students intending academic or research careers.
Overview
The Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students is unique among academic conferences. One hundred and twenty-five students in top graduate programs from around the world spend a week on the Brown University's campus hearing lectures from leading minds in the humanities and social sciences, presenting their own research, receiving advice and support, and forging new relationships.
The lectures at the Workshop touch on both methodological and substantive aspects of some of today's most pressing and difficult questions. Is social justice at odds with economic efficiency? Is institutional structure the key to prosperity? How does the study of cognition shape our understanding of interpersonal relations in society? Can we apply insights from cognitive science to design institutions that will optimize human well-being? Should evolutionary psychology change the way we do moral theory, economics, political science, and law?
But it's more than just a series of fascinating lectures. A typical day at the Social Change Workshop includes: Presentations by select students, who receive feedback on their research from other participants.
Lively conversations over meals with faculty members and students from some of the best schools around the world. Small group discussions about the day's topics—from the relationship of democracy and economic growth to the kinds of equality worth having.
Free time to explore the beautiful Brown University campus, charming Providence, or nearby Boston with new friends. Students who have attended tell us they've never experienced anything quite like it.
We invite you to apply.
More at http://www.theihs. org/seminars/ id.848/default. asp
[sursa study-x]
If you want to receive academic resources in your e-mail on daily basis, please subscribe to 10resources-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
