Europe in Transition: Enlargement, Migration and Post-Industrial Change

  Germany

• Berlin: 
Berlin

Term: Spring 

Description: The Europe in Transition program is a comparative study and field research program in Poland, Germany, and Turkey. These countries' distinct trajectories of political and economic development and integration into the European Union provide a range of perspectives on contemporary Europe. Students on the program explore Europe as a site of transnational processes and of increasingly complex interactions between regional, national and European levels of governance and change. The program explores the challenges of transitions from industrial to post-industrial societies, integration and enlargement of the European Union, and the implications of migration for national and European polities and societies. The curriculum is organized through course seminars led by faculty at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, field experiences and academic lectures in Poland, Germany and Turkey, and regular seminars and individual consultations with the program director. Homestays in Krakow (Poland) and Berlin (Germany) incorporate students into the daily experience of these cities' inhabitants.

Highlights: The curriculum includes the following four courses:
* Economic Transition and Political Choice in Europe
* Social Stratification and Migration: Ethnicity, Gender and Class in Europe
* European Union: Integration and Enlargement
* Independent Research and Practicum

The courses are pursued through two residential sessions organized at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and five weeks of field research in Germany and Turkey (see program itinerary). Drawing on diverse networks including academics, policy makers, business and labor representatives, human rights activists, and social service providers, students meet with people actively engaged in the processes of restructuring and change. Curriculum and activities vary from year to year.

Cost in US$: Please inquire for current costs

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Germany in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10-15

Year Founded: AEA was established in 1956.