The Ronald Coase Institute
Co-sponsored by the University
of Economics in Bratislava,
Virtual Scientific Laboratories, and the Tatra
Banka Foundation
Apply by February 16, 2009
Attend this workshop to
· Learn more about institutional analysis
· Present your current research and receive
comments from established scholars
· Become part of a worldwide network of
institutional scholars.
Who is eligible?
· Postdoctoral social scientists - early in their
careers
· Advanced graduate students - in economics,
political science, and other social
sciences
Participants will be selected on the basis of their research abstracts.
Admission is
strictly limited, and the pace is intense.
Participants must attend all sessions and
give as well as receive feedback.
As a participant, you will
Hear established scholars discuss their strategies to
formulate research questions,
design projects, and draw
important and practical conclusions.
Make two presentations of your own research
(1) in a small group, receiving faculty
guidance
(2) after revisions, to the entire
workshop, with discussion following.
Network through close, informal contacts with
faculty and workshop alumni from
over 55 countries who have an
enduring interest in institutional analysis.
How to
apply (please read carefully and follow instructions precisely)
E-mail
a one-page abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current research project of
yours,
plus a one-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2009ba@coase.org.
Do this before the deadline
At the top of your one-page abstract, list the title, your name, and the number
of words
in the abstract. Any co-authors must be listed here. (At most 1 person per research project
can be accepted.) Abstracts will be judged on the clarity and
importance of the research
question, and on their institutional focus. Please do not submit any longer
documents,
as they will not be read.
On your one-page
CV, include your current professional status and the academic degrees
you have received, with university, year, and field of study. Also include your citizenship,
date of birth, and country of residence.
Give as references the names, e-mail addresses,
and telephone numbers of two scholars familiar with you and your work.
As e-mail subject line, use Application
for 2009
(where yyy
is your surname). Attach your abstract and
CV as Microsoft Word .doc files,
using filenames yyy abstract.doc and yyy cv.doc (where
yyy is your surname).
Costs
The cost of the workshop - tuition and meals - is $2395 USD. This
does not include hotel
accommodations or travel expenses. Some fellowships will be awarded
competitively to
scholars from developing and transitional countries, for tuition, meals, and hotel
accommodations.
If you wish to be considered for a fellowship, you must state that in
your application.
For more information about the
Ronald Coase Institute and previous workshops, see
www.coase.org