Background:
The Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), Vienna, and partners are organizing the 3rd Young Scientists Forum (YSF) on Central and South East Europe on “(In-)Equality – Political, Economic, Social, Spatial and Gender Aspects”.
Inequality has increased in Central and South East Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain and during transformation. While Communist regimes laid some emphasis on disparity equalisation – thus also overburdening in this way their economies and promoting their breakdown – post-communist countries were rather inclined to apply liberal and neo-classical political concepts, relying on the forces of the free market much more than e.g the social market economies of West Central Europe such as Germany and Austria. Inequalities appeared and became more and more significant in a vertical as well as in a horizontal (spatial) and gender dimension. Questions arise such as:
whether such inequalities were unavoidable in a period of transformation,
whether they are sustainable or will lead to fragmented societies, social and political conflict,
whether they can be seen as inefficient use of socioeconomic capacities and resources
and what is to be done to balance and compensate inequality.
Aims:
- Promoting and encouraging young scientists to engage in the regions of Central and South East Europe;
- Presentation of innovative research to a wider public;
- Exchange between young and more advanced researchers on topics, methods, sources and results;
- Networking;
- Furthering mobility within the region;
- Publication of contributions and results.
Eligibility
The Forum is open to young scientists dealing with Central and South East Europe in the fields of cultural studies, history, European ethnology, media studies, political sciences, geography and sociology.
Deadline: 15 May 2012
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