PhD students head to Summer School

Published On Thu 4 Jun 2015 by Grant Hill

International postgraduate students exploring security and justice in Europe will next week visit the University of Dundee for an week of intensive research.

The Jean Monnet PhD Summer School on Security and Justice in Europe is organised with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) of the European Union and takes place from Monday, 8th– Sunday, 14th June. Over 20 attendees from 15 countries will be taking part.

It offers an intensive, interactive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the complex issues of security and justice in Europe, with a specific emphasis on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) (formerly 'Justice and Home Affairs') and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), as well as the impact of these policies on fundamental rights and liberties.

The Summer School is intended for students of any discipline writing or planning to write a PhD thesis on any topic related to justice and security in Europe. It is organised by Dr Sarah Léonard and Professor Christian Kaunert, who have both written extensively on various aspects of European Union security, in particular asylum, migration and borders policies, the role of the European Commission, counter-terrorism policy, and the external dimension of internal security policies.

Professor Kaunert said, “We are delighted to welcome students from across Europe to Dundee for our Summer School, which will examine the latest empirical developments and theoretical approaches, in addition to featuring research methods and general doctoral training sessions.

“In addition, all participants will present their research project and will receive constructive feedback on it. They will also be encouraged to contribute to the two main publications related to the Summer School on the basis of their research project.”

The University’s European Institute for Security and Justice is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Funded by the European Commission, it facilitates research into topics like terrorism and national defence as well as food, energy and health security.

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