RESEARCH ON EAST & SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Description

The Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg (Germany) is an independent research facility with close links to the University of Regensburg. It is characterized by the combination of historical and economic expertise as well as by its focus on Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Another significant feature is the institute’s distinct international orientation.

The Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) performs research in three major areas concerning the historical and economic developments of Eastern and Southeastern Europe:

   - Dimensions of Institutional Change;
   - Labour, Social Systems and Quality of Life;
   - Interdependencies, Migration and Trade.

Furthermore, the IOS maintains a special library of more than 300,000 media units of literature in humanities and social sciences relating to the countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe.


Eligibility

Within the framework of the Visiting Research Fellow Program, the IOS encourages applications from historians and economists or scholars of related disciplines.


Fellowship

The duration of the research stay usually lasts between two and four weeks. The fellows are expected to conduct their research as part of a mutual agreement with the institute. The amount of the research allowance is determined by the applicant’s professional experience.


Deadline: 15 September 2014

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