Ben Bryce, a CCGES Graduate Diploma student and PhD candidate in History, will be among a group of international doctoral students taking part in an “election observers” trip to Germany in the run up to the general election there next month. Organized by the Duitsland Institut Amsterdam, a partner institution of CCGES through the worldwide network of centres supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the trip will run from September 20-29, 2009 and give participants an inside view of the last phase of what promises to be an exciting election campaign. The group will meet with representatives of the political parties along with journalists and academics in order to gain insight into the both the process and issues which will shape this year’s campaign.
CCGES is pleased to announce that Steven Mantifel, a student of Political Science here at York, has been chosen to receive a European Union Essay Prize. These awards are handed out annually by the Centre to York undergraduate students who produce exceptional papers on topics related to the EU.
Steven’s paper on “Discovering Subnational Mobilization via Structural Funding” is an insightful look at how the EU can “create” and “re-create” regions in the member states. Steven examines how structural funding can establish new networks of governance and alter social and political constructions.
Steven is currently continuing his studies of the EU in a summer school in Ulm, Germany. He will be returning to York in September to finish up his degree. He hopes to continue on to graduate school, pursuing further studies in EU thereafter.
CCGES would like to thank the Delegation of the European Commission to Canada for making this essay competition possible.
CCGES is pleased to announce that Ms. Dorota Mas, a student in CCGES’ Graduate Diploma Program and an MA student in History, has received a prestigious Study Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). This funding will allow Ms. Mas to spend the coming academic year in Germany at the Centre for Studies in Antisemitism based at Berlin’s Technical University where she will look into the role of elite schools in the education system of the Third Reich.
All CCGES Diploma students are required to spend at least a semester abroad at either a German-speaking university or in a work environment related to their studies. Typically, MA students are not considered for DAAD Study Scholarships, but the high quality of Ms. Mas’ research proposal and her academic record helped her secure this coveted award.
CCGES extends its congratuations to Ms. Mas and wish her all the best during her time abroad!
As a way of marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, CCGES has invited Dr. Wilhelm Bleek (Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum) to consider the FRG’s first capital, Bonn. Having grown up in the “Rhine metropolis”, Prof. Bleek has promised to provide some personal memories from the early years of the Bonner Republik as well as perspectives on the processes and personalities which led to the fledgling state orienting itself to the West.
All are welcome, but attendees are asked to
RSVP to ccges@yorku.ca
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: 230R York Lanes (map)
On Monday, May 25th, CCGES will host a delegation from Ontario’s German partner state, Baden-Württemburg, which will include Dr. Peter Frankenberg (Minister for Science, Research and Art) and Ms. Tanja Gönner (Environment Minister).
As part of the itinerary, CCGES and York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) have organized an Experts’ Roundtable on climate change strategies. In addition to the two ministers, participants will include Professors Jose Etcheverry, Mark Winfield and Arlene Gould (FES), among others.
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: 280 York Lanes (map)
All are welcome. RSVP to ccges@yorku.ca
