EBHA Summer school (past CALL FOR APPLICATIONS)

4th EBHA DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL
WRITING, PRESENTING, PUBLISHING: HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH.

The 4th edition of the EBHA (European Business History Association) Summer School will take place in Italy from September 5th to September 11th, 2007.
The school aims at providing doctoral students with an overview of relevant research results and of innovative tools and methodologies in the field of Business History. It is organised jointly by the European Business History Association (EBHA), the Istituto per la Cultura e la Storia d’Impresa Franco Momigliano (ICSIM) of Terni and the Italian Association for Business History (ASSI).
Students will spend the week in an Italian villa in the beautiful hills of Umbria (location: Villalago di Piediluco- Terni – approximately one hour from Rome by train) debating and discussing their research with leading international scholars .
The title of the school will be Writing, Presenting, Publishing: How to make the best use of your own research. The school will focus on theoretical, methodological and practical issues which are of relevance for advanced research in business history. In this edition, special attention will be put on the issue of making the best use of a research project, in terms of writing and argumentation, presentation at conferences, publication in academic journals. In the mornings, invited scholars will give lectures and seminars on specific topics. In the afternoons, students have a chance to present their own research project and or preliminary findings. On Sunday, an excursion to visit the region will be organized.
The organisers will cover all local costs (accommodation and food), but participants are expected to pay their own travel to and from Terni. Participation will be limited to 15-20 PhD students.
Those interested in attending the summer school should send the following documents by e-mail to the academic organisers Prof. Andrea Colli (andrea.colli@uni-bocconi.it) and Dr. Francesca Polese (francesca.polese@unibocconi.it):
1.) a half-page CV;
2.) a summary of their dissertation project, not exceeding three pages;
3.) (if possible) an example of their work in progress, e.g. a draft chapter or a working paper (in any language).
The new deadline for applications is May 1st, 2007. A maximum of 20 participants will be selected from these applications and will be notified before the end of May