The summer school addresses all intrigued by studying transformation processes to and from democracy through human rights norm compliance. Excursions, oral history, study trips to the ‘Places of Events’ in history, memorials, and meeting key stakeholders, CSOs, and NGOs in German foreign and domestic politics will be integral to the summer school.
This summer school closely cooperates with the Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice https://gchumanrights.org and the Center on Governance through Human Rights at the Berlin Governance Platform in Berlin https://www.governance-platform.org/en/portfolio/centre-on-governance-through-human-rights/
max. 18 participants
Participants will receive 6 ECTS credit points and a certificate if they attend regularly (at least 80% attendance) and participate actively. Additionally, six weeks after the end of the course a Transcript of Records is issued by Humboldt-Universität.
International Human Rights Norms and standards are intertwined with successful Democratic Constitution and Institution-Building after crises, wars, or dictatorships. Transitional Justice, international norms compliance, and a strong civil society facilitate and mutually reinforce democracy, transitional justice, and international law; as a specific mode of transitology.
No other region has undergone transformative struggles of that magnitude to bring these elements together as Europe. No other country has been through phases of transition and transformation from autocracy to democracy and back in the past 100 years, unlike Germany.
Berlin has been the epicenter of the Democratic Transformation and (De-)Consolidation over the past decades. Today, Germany is a consolidated and resilient democracy with a vivid human and citizen rights community.
ScheduleThe courses are grouped into different time tracks.Your course will take place in Track B.
Cultural activitiesYou are welcome to join our cultural program with an excellent selection of excursions, sports activities, and social gatherings. It is the perfect setting for getting to know each other and for experiencing the varous facets of Berlin. There are no additional costs for participation in the activities.
Activities and tours we offer regularly: Federal Chancellery, German Parliament, House of Representatives, Topography of Terror, Political Archive, Museum Island, Kreuzberg Tour, Daytrip to Potsdam, Exhibitions…
Undergraduate and graduate students with an academic background of the topic and strong interest in transatlantic issues, educational systems, contemporary history, social sciences, and European studies.
This course is taught in English, including readings in English. For the understanding of the texts and the discussions in class a language level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
Participating students need to be at least 18 years old.
Dr. Anja Mihr(Ph.D.) is a political scientist, consultant, senior lecturer, writer and researcher for International Human Rights Law, Governance, Public Policy, and Transitional Justice/Transitology focusing on Eurasia. She is the Founder and Program Director of the Center on Governance through Human Rights at the Berlin Governance Platform in Berlin, Germany. She has held professorships at OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, at the Willy-Brandt School of Public Policy, Erfurt University, Germany, and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands. In 2023, she was awarded the International Prize for Human Rights Education by UCCHR in New York.
Web: https://anjamihr.com
