Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality

Interested candidates are invited to participate in the International Essay Competition and Workshop organized by the Irmgard Coninx Foundation, the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), and the Humboldt-University Berlin at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the WZB. The roundtables will focus on the theme Urban Governance: Innovation, Insecurity and the Power of Religion. 50 successful applicants to the essay competition will be invited to discuss their research with prominent scholars at some of Europe’s leading research institutions. The workshop will take place at the Social Science Research Center Berlin on 18 – 23 March 2009. The Irmgard Coninx Foundation will cover travel and accommodation costs. Deadline for essay submission: 15 December 2008. For details please visit the website.