CIVICA ESR
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Seminar offered by Dondena Research Center (Spring 2025 seminar series) ----- May 26th 2025 12:45-2:00pm (UTC+1) ------ CIVICA ESR can attend ONLINE only. Zoom meetings link will be available upon registration. ------ SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: Religious schools enjoy a high academic reputation among parents in many societies. Previous studies that assessed the effect of religious schools mostly focused on Catholic schools and were conducted in countries where religious schools are private or where they charge fees and set admission criteria. As a result, the effect of religious schooling could not be separated from the effect of private schooling. We contribute to the literature by studying the effect of six most prominent religious school denominations in the Netherlands, a country in which both public and religious schools are publicly funded already since 1917, schooling is free of charge and admission is independent of the child’s religious or ideological character. We use Dutch data that include the entire population of children born between 1999 and 2007. ----- BIO: Christiaan Monden is a Professor of Sociology and Demography at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. He focuses on sociological and demographic questions related to family, health and mortality, and social inequality.
Teachers:

• Christiaan Monden ()

28 May 2025, 2.00-3.30 PM. This workshop will give insights into ethics in academic research. We will speak about good practices, as well as misconduct in academic research touching upon topics such as academic freedom, research integrity, and data protection. We will give an overview of the role of the ethics committee, and what to consider when designing a project with view to applying for ethics review. At the end, there will be a forum for the audience to ask questions. Speakers: Herman G. Van De Werfhorst, Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences and Chair of the EUI Ethics Committee Julia Hiltrop, Administrator of the EUI Ethics Committee
Teachers:

• Herman Van de Werfhorst (European University Institute)
• Julia Hiltrop (European University Institute)

The workshop looks at blogging as a tool for knowledge exchange. Students should come away from this training confident in their ability to articulate ideas clearly to a range of audiences, formally and informally, through a variety of techniques. Please ensure you register via: https://events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/4a8KTv4C7R

Welcome to the online course on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. In this course you will familiarise with the concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion and reflect on how to make your research and working environment more inclusive. Module 1 presents an Introduction to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. It will introduce the concepts of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It will focus on four important steps: unpacking what EDI means, by providing some key definitions; visible and invisible characteristics, represented by the Diversity iceberg; the concepts of intersectionality, privilege and discrimination. Module 2 will focus on unconscious bias and gender stereotypes, by inviting you to reflect on: the meaning of unconscious bias; the types of biases and how to overcome them; the meaning of gender stereotypes; and how to overcome gender stereotypes. At the end of the course, you will be more aware of key concepts concerning equity, diversity and inclusion, and be able to understand and recognise how they relate to your daily life. The participants will be selected on a first-come-first-served basis.

This course is aimed at training future teachers to the basics of HEI pedagogy. Three topics are highlighted: preparing a course (learning objectives, teaching activities, assessment methods), diversifying activities for students, assessing learning (criteria grids and grading scale). The course consists of three sessions scheduled on Mon 2 June (10 - 12), Tue 3 June (9:30 - 12) and Wed 4 June (9:30 - 12).
Teachers:

• DUBOIS BOUCHET Véronique (Sciences Po)

Entry requirements: None

The fourth CIVICA Summer School at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, in Bucharest, from 2 to 6 June 2025. The theme is “Challenges of democracy in a Digital World”. The program is structured around keynotes, doctoral presentations, and workshops that tackle pressing democratic challenges from different angles. These include topics such as media capture, digital participation, deep fake technologies, artificial intelligence, misinformation, and the governance of digital tools. Each day will feature keynote lectures by internationally renowned professors from the CIVICA alliance, including Kevin Arceneaux (Sciences Po), Waltraud Schelkle (EUI), Gabor Simonovits (CEU), Marina Henke (Hertie School), and Alina Bârgăoanu (SNSPA). The conference is intended to be interdisciplinary, and researchers are encouraged to interact with the work of other researchers from both their own and other academic disciplines. At each session, early-stage researchers from CIVICA universities will present their papers. And for each session, a professor from one of the CIVICA universities, who is an expert in the field, will provide comments and feedback on the papers and presentations. Researchers are encouraged to interact with the work of other researchers and professors from their own and other academic disciplines. Topics span from AI in democratic governance to narratives in digital diplomacy, voter trust and election transparency, and digital strategies in conflict communication.

We explore the broad principles underlying academic writing – what makes academic writing distinctive, how to situate your argument within a broader literature, and how to structure a coherent argument. In this 90-minute session, the trainer will walk you through the five steps to writing a killer introduction and how to think about - and write - literature reviews. Please ensure that you register for this course via: https://events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/4a8KTv4C93

Do you spend more time worrying about the future than working on your PhD? Are you filled with fear over what will come next and feeling compelled to have everything figured out? Come along to this workshop as we explore how to manage the anxiety surrounding your post-PhD plans. During the session we will consider how to cultivate greater presence with where you are now, explore ways to identify and manage future-oriented thoughts, and reflect on how to productively plan for the next step beyond the PhD. Please ensure that you register via: https://events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/4a8KTv4CAf

This intensive course, part of the ‘math+econ+code’ series, is focused on models of demand, matching models, and optimal transport methods, with various applications pertaining to laborb markets, economics of marriage, industrial organization, matching platforms, networks, and international trade. The course consists of three sessions scheduled on Tue 10 June (14:30 - 17:30), Wed 11 June (14:30 - 17:30), and Thu 12 June (14:30 - 17:30)
Teachers:

• GALICHON Alfred (Sciences Po)

Entry requirements: None

Do you have a viva or an upgrade coming up that you are anxious about? Does the prospect of defending your work fill you with fear and dread? This workshop will consider some common concerns that arise during the viva and upgrade process. We will discuss what to expect during your viva, practical ways to prepare, and tips for managing your fears surrounding the process. Please ensure that you register via: https://events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/4a8KTv4CFV