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10th Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies - Democratic Backsliding
9-13 September 2024, University of Fribourg
Every year since 2014 the Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies (S3DS) brings together internationally renowned researchers and junior scholars for a week of lectures and intensive discussions. After morning lectures by international experts, the afternoons are dedicated to participants' presentations, and group discussions with the experts, moderators and participants. The Summer School is an ideal setting for qualified doctoral students, advanced master students and postdocs in the social sciences and in related disciplines who would like to:
The Swiss summer School in Democracy Studies gives young scholars in the social sciences, including political science, political philosophy, media and communication science, sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, economics, and related disciplines the unique opportunity to discuss their research projects with renowned experts in their field in an accessible and collegial environment and to establish valuable contacts for their academic future.
The major objective of the Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies is to enable young scholars to understand the complex challenges democracy faces today.
For this purpose, the Summer School:
The Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies S3DS features an intensive programme over five teaching days, an additional keynote lecture on the first day, and a roundtable in the afternoon on the last day.
The teaching days consist of two parts:
Participants can choose in which panel to present their research project, selecting from Panel 1 to Panel 4 in the application form, according to their preference.
Participants in the Summer School can receive 2 ECTS and a certificate provided they:
Each year a different partner institution of the Swiss PhD-Network Democracy Studies takes the lead for the organization of the Summer School.
The Summer School S3DS is administered by the Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies at the University of Zurich.