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CURRENT AFFAIRS
Research Agreement between the Universitat de Barcelona and IBEI
 
Research Agreement between the Universitat de Barcelona and IBEI
The interim rector of the Universitat of Barcelona (UB) and the President of IBEI, Narcís Serra, signed a framework collaboration agreement on the scope of research. The agreement determines the formula for incorporating UB academic staff and sets out the criteria for managing the research findings with the aim of fostering the public visibility of both institutions. The agreement also regulates important areas of knowledge transfer activities. As a result of the agreement, UB and IBEI will share the intellectual and industrial exploitation rights arising from the scientific research, projects, publications and inventions of the academic  staff  incorporated  at IBEI. There  will  also  be  an agreement with the Agencia de Valorización y Comercialización de los Resultados de la Investigación (AVCRI) related to the evaluation and marketing of the results of the research. It is expected that during 2008 at least one professor from UB will join IBEI under this agreement.
Barcelona Summer School in International Politics Barcelona Summer School in International Politics
Prof. Stephen Walt. Harvard University
 

The third IBEI Barcelona Summer School in International Politics will take place from 30 June to 11 July 2008. It will be attended by more than 80 students from 20 countries. This year, the courses are being conducted by authorities such as Professor Stephen Walt, Professor Ronald Rogowski, Professor Simon Hix, Professor Carles Boix and Professor Fred Halliday. The Barcelona Summer School in International Politics offers five courses (of 10 hours each) on significant topics in international relations and international politics.

 
Debats amb l'autor: Peter A. Kraus
 

Debats amb l'autor: Peter A. Kraus

IBEI has inaugurated a series of occasional “Debats amb l’Autor” to discuss new publications of special academic and scientific relevance. The first debate took place on 12 June as a result of the publication of Peter Kraus’s A Union of Diversity. Language, Identity and Polity-Building in Europe (Cambridge University Press).

As well as the author, Professor Peter A. Kraus (University of Helsinki), the debate was attended by Professor Halliday (ICREA–IBEI) and Professor Joan Subirats (Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona).
   
A Union of Diversity. Language, Identity and Polity-Building in Europe
 
Lecture Series with Ramin Jahanbegloo

Lecture Series with Ramin Jahanbegloo
 

During 12–19 June the UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Studies, the Faculty of Humanities at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and IBEI jointly organized a series of lectures delivered by the Iranian-Canadian intellectual, Ramin Jahanbegloo

The lectures at IBEI (on 18 and 19 June) were titled “Cosmopolitanism and Diversity” and “The Clash of Intolerances and Intercultural Imperative”.
   
Cycle of Conferences program  
 
International Workshop in Economic Geography
 

On 20–21 June, IBEI hosted the International Workshop in Economic Geography, organized by the Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC–UAB).

The workshop aims to bring together researchers whose interests lie in the field of economic geography, broadly defined, including regional, trade and growth issues. The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate an exchange of ideas and research results.

 
International Workshop in Economic Geography
 

POSTGRADUATE RECRUITING STRATEGIES

Masters in International Relations Catalogue Masters in International Relations Catalogue
 
IBEI has prepared the Masters in International Relations catalogue. Copies are available on request.
 
 
Upcoming Application Deadline Master in International Relations
 

The application deadline for the Master in International Relations is 10 July 2008. Students who wish to apply for either the full-time or the part-time programme will have to submit their CV, academic transcript, copy of the university degree diploma, proof of their proficiency in English and Spanish, a motivation letter and two reference letters.

As of the academic year 2008-2009, IBEI offers the option to follow the Master in International Relations as well on a part-time basis. The part-time programme is designed for those who wish to complete their degree while continuing to be fully employed and candidates for the part-time option should bear in mind that preference will be given to applicants with previous work experience. Both the full-time and the part-time programme will share the same curriculum, although the curriculum of the part-time programme will be spread over 24 months. Classes are taught in the afternoon from 6pm onwards (from September to June).
 
More information
 
Electives of the Master in International Relations 2008-2009
 

The following provisional list of the electives for the Master of International Relations 2008-2009 is now available on the IBEI website:

 
List of electives
 
PUBLICACIONS
IBEI Working Papers #14 - #15 - #16
 

Three new IBEI Working Papers are available at IBEI’s website (research section).

Working Paper # 14 is titled Comparing Governmental Agendas: Evolution of the Prioritization of  Issues  in the USA and Spain and its authors are Laura Chaqués, A. Palau, L. Muñoz and J. Wilkerson.

IBEI Working Paper #15 titled Of Coalition and Speed: Passage and Duration of Statutes in Uruguay's Parliament, 1985-2000. and its authors are Eric Magar and Juan Andrés Moraes.

Finally, IBEI Working Paper #16 titled Dealing with Tyranny: International Sanctions and Autocrats' Duration and its authors are Abel Escribà-Folch and Joseph G. Wright.
IBEI Working Papers