Petrovac 2002
- School Organisers and Staff
- School's Programme
- Evaluation
- List of Participants
- List of Resource Persons
- Contact Persons
1. School Organisers and Staff
The School was organised by the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Belgrade , The Centre for the Study of Democracy of the University of Westminster and The Anglo-Yugoslav Society.
In academic terms the School was managed by two Co-directors: Prof. Margaret Blunden, Provost of the University of Westminster and Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade . In organisational terms the School was managed by Slobodan Markovich, Executive Director of the School and Ms. Marija Janjatovic, Secretary of the School.
The School lasted twelve days and ten of them were working days while weekend was free for participants who were advised to read readings during weekend. Each of the ten days had three morning lectures and there were additional three evening lectures which gives the total of thirty-three lectures that were held during the summer school. The first week was dedicated to Consolidation of New Democracies and included the following lecturers: Prof. Margaret Blunden, Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic, Prof. Richard Whitman, Prof. Vucina Vasovic and Prof. Mijat Damjanovic. During the second week three lecturers also spoke on democratic consolidation: Prof. Joseph Julian, Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic, and Dr. George Voskopoulos. Otherwise the second week was dedicated to the Media in Post-Communist Countries and included the following lecturers: Prof. Colin Sparks (he was also Co-ordinator of the second week), Prof. Peter Gross, Prof. Yuezhi Zhao, Dr. Elena Koltsova and Milica Pesic, MA.
There were also twelve afternoon sessions of Student Discussion Club . At these sessions the students discussed how the issues related to the School programme. All students were divided into two groups and five sub-groups. The first group dealt with Democratic Consolidation of SEE and had three sub-groups: 1. Political Aspects of Democratic Consolidation in SEE, 2. Economic Aspects of Democratic Consolidation in SEE, 3. International Aspects of Democratic Consolidation in SEE. The second group dealt with the Media in Post-Communist Countries and had two sub-groups: 1. Society and Media in Post-Communist Countries, and 2. Extremism and Media in SEE. All the students were supposed to prepare essays from the field they selected and to read the essays in the presence of other participants during the last Student Discussion Club.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
CONSOLIDATION OF NEW DEMOCARCIES
Programme and Course Description
Sunday, 25 August - Participants Arrive
First week, August 26th - 30th
CONSOLIDATION OF NEW DEMOCARCIES - Social and Political Aspects
Monday, 26 August
9 : 30 - 10 : 15 Opening Session
Welcome addresses by Co-Directors
Prof. Margaret Blunden, Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic and Dr. Richard Whitman
10 : 30 - 11 : 15 Prof. Margaret Blunden : Democratic Consolidation and Social Capital
11 : 30 - 12 : 15 Dr. Richard Whitman : Democratic Consolidation and EU Support
18 : 00 - 19 : 30 Student Debate Club: Establishment of groups (Co-ordinator Slobodan Markovich)
Tuesday, 27 August
09 : 30 - 10 : 15 Prof. Margaret Blunden: Democratic Consolidation and Economic Development
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Ilija Vujacic : Liberal, Republican and Communitarian Citizenship
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic: Two Strategies of Democratic Consolidation
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club
Wednesday, 28 August
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Margaret Blunden: Democratic Consolidation and Economic Development
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Ilija Vujacic : Liberalism and Democracy
11:30 - 12:15 Dr. Richard Whitman : EU Policy and Western Balkan Countries
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club
Thursday, 29 August
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Margaret Blunden : Democratic Consolidation and the Question of Governance
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Vucina Vasovic : Models of Democracy in Post - Communist Countries
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic : Democratic Consolidation in Serbia : Prospects and Constraints
18:00 - 19:30 Dr. George Voskopoulos
Friday, 30 August
09:30 , - 10:15 Prof. Mijat Damjanovic : Democratic Consolidation : How to Improve Public Management
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Vucina Vasovic : Electoral Systems and Political Parties in Democratic Consolidation
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Mijat Damjanovic : Local Government Capacity Building
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club
Saturday, 31 August
Excursion to Cetinje, the traditional Capital of Montenegro and to Mount Lovcen
Sunday, 1 August
Free Day
Second week, September 2nd - 6th
MEDIA IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
(Course Co-ordinator: Prof. Colin Sparks)
Monday, 2 September
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Colin Sparks : Power and Control in the Media in Transitional Societies (I)
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Colin Sparks : Power and Control in the Media in Transitional Societies (II)
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Joseph Julian: Dilemmas of Contemporary Transitional Theory
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club
Tuesday, 3 September
09:30 - 10:15 Milica Pesic : Media Diversity (I)
10:30 - 11:15 Milica Pesic : Media Diversity (II)
11:30 - 12:15 Milica Pesic : Media Diversity in South East Europe (III)
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club
Wednesday, 4 September
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Peter Gross : Trends in Journalism (I)
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Peter Gross : Trends in Journalism (II)
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Joseph Julian: Dilemmas of Contemporary Transitional Theory (II)
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club (Slavisa Orlovic, Political Parties in Yugoslavia )
Thursday, 5 September
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Zhao Yuezhi : China : Another Kind of Transition (I)
10:30 - 11:15 Dr. George Voskopoulos,
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Elena Koltsova : Marginalised Voices after Communism (I)
18:00 - 19:30 Student Debate Club: Concluding Guidelines
Friday, 6 September
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Elena Koltsova : Marginalised Voices after Communism (II)
10:30 - 11:15 Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic : National Minorities and New Democracies
11:30 - 12:15 Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic : The Rule of Law and Consolidation of New Democracies
Saturday, 7 September
Departure
After each week of the School the students filled evaluation forms with an aim to evaluate every lecturer through five categories: 1. How well prepared was the lecturer, 2. How clear was s/he in delivering his/her lecture, 3. What was the level of his/her inter-activity, 4. How interesting was the topic to the students, 5. What was general impression of the School. Next to each lecturers' name the students had space to write their written comments. The students also evaluated food, accommodation, excursion, organisation of the School, and Student Discussion Club.
The following are the most relevant excerpts from the evaluation made by students:
L E C T U R E R
|
General Impression
|
Prof. Peter Gross |
4,77 |
Prof. Joseph Julian |
4,77 |
Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic |
4,77 |
Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic |
4,42 |
Prof. Margaret Blunden |
4,32 |
Dr. Richard Whitman |
4,26 |
Dr. Elena Koltsova |
4,23 |
Dr. George Voskopoulos |
4,18 |
Prof. Mijat Damjanovic |
4,11 |
Prof. Yuezhi Zhao |
4,00 |
Prof. Colin Sparks |
3,92 |
Milica Pesic, MA |
3,77 |
Prof. Vucina Vasovic |
3,53 |
AVERAGE FOR ALL LECTURERS |
|
Preparedness |
4,69 |
Clarity |
4,26 |
Interactive Approach |
4,50 |
Interest |
4,10 |
General Impression |
4,23 |
In terms of general impression the highest marks by the students have been given to three lecturers Prof. Peter Gross, Prof. Joseph Julian and Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic. The best prepared lecturer was Prof. Stanovcic. In terms of clarity the students liked most Prof. Peter Gross who also delivered lectures that were the most interesting. The best inter-active approach was performed by Prof. Joseph Julian. Overall avarage for all five categories demonstrate that the students were rather satisfied with the School.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
|
|
Organisation of the School |
4,46 |
Accommodation |
4,31 |
Excursion to Cetinje |
4,31 |
Student Discussion Club |
3,85 |
Food |
3,15 |
Among twenty-nine participants thirteen were from Serbia, two from Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Hellenic Republic, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as one from Croatia and (F.Y.R.) Macedonia. There were also two US citizens living in the region: one in Hungary and one in Serbia . There was a substantial interest in this year programme and consequently the School received around hundred applications but due to limited number of participants had to reject most of them. The most of applicants were from Serbia , Romania , Bulgaria and Albania . The most of participants are post-graduate students and some of them are junior faculties. Majority is associated with some NGOs or political organisations in their countries.
Name and Family Name
|
Country |
Organisation/University |
Biljana Bijelic |
Croatia |
Center for Education and Counselling of Women, Zagreb |
Daniel Ciurel |
Romania |
Tibiscus University Timisoara , Faculty of Journalism |
Sejla Dizdarevic |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
UN radio, UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Kalinka Gaber |
(FYR) Macedonia |
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia |
Dejan Gajic |
Serbia |
G-17 Institute, Belgrade |
Alma Hasanovic |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Center for Human Rights and Conflict Prevention, University of Bihac |
Marija Janjatovic |
Serbia |
Belgrade Open School |
Nekida Jolldashi |
Albania |
ASMA/PSI |
Marija Kecojevic |
Montenegro |
Ministry of Tourism of Montenegro |
Ivana Kronja |
Serbia |
Visual and Applied Arts College , Belgrade |
Corneliu Manole |
Romania |
MA student, College of Europe, Natolin, Warsaw |
Andrej Milivojevic |
USA |
Alliance to Save Energy , Serbia |
Marija Milovanovic |
Serbia |
MA student, Faculty of Architecture, Belgrade |
Lazar Maricevic |
Serbia |
Atlantic Council of Yugoslavia |
Sasa Mart |
Serbia |
Centre for the International Studies of the Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade |
Slavisa Orlovic |
Serbia |
Rector's Office, University of Belgrade |
Marija Pavlovic |
Serbia |
MA student at School of Arts , Belgrade |
Milica Popovic |
Serbia |
Ma student at the Belgrade Law School |
Jelena Simjanovic |
Serbia |
MA student |
Stela Ilieva Stoyanova |
Bulgaria |
Centre for Strategic Studies, Sofia |
Dragomir Naydenov Stoyanov |
Bulgaria |
PhD student at the University of Sofia |
Stavroula Tomara |
Hellas |
Greek Refugee Council |
Mila Turajlic |
Serbia |
Student at the London School of Economics |
Irida Vejsiu |
Albania |
Albanian Atlantic Association |
Dr. George Voskopoulos |
Hellas |
Visiting Faculty Fellow, Civic Education Project, at Rousse University |
Vladimir Vucinic |
Montenegro |
Student at American University in Bulgaria |
Danilo Vukovic |
Serbia |
Marketing and Research Agency, Partner |
Eric Weaver |
USA |
MSc student, University of Oxford |
Dragisa Zivkovic |
Serbia |
Centre for Liberal Democratic Studies, Belgrade |
The School gathered prominent Serbian and foreign political scientists. There were five political scientists from Serbia , four from the United Kingdom , two from the USA , one from Canada , one from the Hellenic Republic and one from the Russian Federation . Two originally planned lecturers: Prof. Splihal from Slovenia and Prof. Vujacic from Belgrade were not able to come.
Title and Name |
University |
Prof. Margaret Blunden |
Provost of the University of Westminster |
Prof. Mijat Damjanovic |
Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade |
Prof. Peter Gross |
California State University , Chico |
Prof. Joseph Julian |
Maxwell School , Syracuse University |
Dr Elena Koltsova |
Petersburg School of Economics |
Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic |
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Political Science |
Milica Pesic, MA |
Institute for Media Diversity |
Prof. Colin Sparks |
University of Westminster |
Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic |
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
Prof. Vucina Vasovic |
Faculty of Political Science, Belgrade |
Prof. Ivan Vejvoda |
Director of The Balkan Trust for Democracy, Belgrade |
Prof. Richard Whitman |
Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster |
Prof. Yuezhi Zhao |
Simon Fraser University , Vancouver |
Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic ,
Co-Director of the Summer School
For participants and lecturers from United Kingdom :
Dr. Richard Whitman ,
Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy
Address:
Centre for the Study of Democracy
100 Park Village East
London NW6 7XF
Tel: +44-(0) 20 7911 5138
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7911 5164
e-mail: csd@wmin.ac.uk
For participants from South-East Europe
Slobodan Markovich ,
Executive Director of the School
Address:
Narodnog Fronta 21,
11 000 Belgrade , Serbia
phone/fax: +381-11-2686-344
mobile: +381-63-228-131
e-mail: sloba@bos.org.yu
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