The summer school "LAWCONRESC - Law and Conflict Resolution in the South Caucasus", jointly organized by the Yerevan State University (Armenia) and the University of Graz (Austria) will take place at the YSU campus on 7 - 11 July 2025.
Drawing on a number of already successfully held international summer schools in the region revolving around matters pertaining to Europeanization and conflict resolution, this intensive seminar aims to unpack the various multifaceted dimensions and challenges of Europeanization process and peace-building in a broader context. It will also explore its impact on the state of affairs of different spheres such as political institutions, security strategies, diversity management and conflict resolution, geopolitical choices as well as social and cultural practices. By aiming to develop a transferable model of post-Soviet transition, the summer school will look particularly at the case of Armenia.
The summer school programme will comprise a series of lectures on subjects including international law, the resolution of ethnic conflict, Track 2 and 3 initiatives, diversity management and regional policy. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Monitoring Mission of the EU in Armenia, the Office of the Council of Europe and the Constitutional Court of Armenia. The programme will also include a variety of other events. Upon completion, participants will be awarded certificates issued by YSU and the University of Graz. The summer school is credited for students of the University of Graz with 5 ECTS.
Advanced Bachelor's degree students and early-stage Master's degree students are encouraged to participate!
Scholarships are provided only for the students of the University of Graz.
Lecturers:
Erika de Wet – Professor of International Law and Head of the Department of International Law and International Relations (University of Graz), Honorary Professor at the University of Bonn
Benedikt Harzl – Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Centre of East European Law and Eurasian Studies / Institute of International Law and International Relations (University of Graz), General Editor of the Review of Central and East European Law
Jürgen Pirker – Professor for Law and Governance and Head of the Section Global Governance at the Institute for the Foundations of Law (University of Graz)
Maximilian Lakitsch – Researcher and Lecturer (Senior Scientist) at the Section Global Governance (University of Graz)
Lusine Kharatyan – Yerevan-based writer, cultural anthropologist and translator, researcher at the Department of Cultural Anthropology of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and the director of the Center for Continuing Education (Yerevan State University)
Arthur Atanesyan – Professor for Comparative Politics and International Relations and the Head of the Department of Applied Sociology at the Faculty of Sociology (Yerevan State University)
Ksenia Radchenkova – Researcher and Lecturer at the Section Global Governance (University of Graz)