The Security and Society Summer School (www.SRAS.org/security), hosted by Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland is now accepting application for Summer 2017.

This six-week summer school (May 29 – July 7, 2017) takes a broad but intensive look at traditional and contemporary security issues. Using Poland and Central Europe as case studies, students will gain a new perspective on global issues. Summer 2017 courses will address security, cybersecurity, history, criminal justice, cybersecurity, urban planning, elites, identity/diversity/tolerance, and Jewish studies. Students of Political Science will find the following courses particularly relevant:

Crossroads I – The History and Culture of Central Europe 
Through an understanding of history, this course offers a rich, entertaining, multi-disciplinary, and comprehensive insight into the culture, politics, and modern life of Central Europe. Study Central Europe’s important place in historical European conflicts, it’s major contributions to modern science and culture, and its deep Jewish cultural heritage. It will look at Poland’s post-1989 economic success, its role in EU migration and ecological issues and other current events.

Crossroads II – Security Issues and Central Europe  
The growth of NATO and the EU has been seen in the West as the fulfillment of the right of self-determination; Russia tends to view it as “encirclement.” This course will examine the complex historical roots of these conflicting stances and show how this is influencing events in Ukraine and beyond. We will discuss intelligence, hybrid war, cybersecurity, energy and other natural resources, and the role that traditional and new media are playing in state security, and what states need to do to bolster cybersecurity within their borders.

Elites and Politics in New and Old Democracies
Elites are organized minorities capable of affecting political and policy outcomes of nation-states regularly and seriously. This course introduces the concept of elites together with its contemporary theoretical framework and outlines the patterns of elite and social-political transformations in CEE (including Russia) as well as the old democracies (such as the US). The course is designed for higher-level undergraduate and advanced (postgraduate) students.

Professional Internship
Extended dates apply (May 27 – Aug 7).
An extensive list of internships at NGOs, think tanks, museums, businesses, and media organizations. Knowledge of Polish language not required. Contact us for more information.

*** See www.SRAS.org/security for information on all Summer 2017 coures. ***