Last Call (extended deadline: February 15, 2016): Science, Values, and Democracy?

 Last Call for Application  

USS univie: summer school  
SWC Scientific World Conceptions  

Science, Values, and Democracy?  

Vienna, July 4-15, 2016  

Science and democracy are key features of modern societies, but there have always been tensions between them, with implications for a wide range of public issues. This two-week course will examine historical, philosophical, and political perspectives on the relation of science, values, and democracy.   

The main Lecturers:  

Mark B. Brown  
Mark B. Brown is a professor in the Department of Government at California State University, Sacramento  

Heather Douglas  
Heather Douglas is the Waterloo Chair in Science and Society and Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.  

Andrew Jewett  
Andrew Jewett is Associate Professor of History and of Social Studies at Harvard University.  
   
Cost of the program: EUR 880,-   
Lodging in student dormitories is available at approximately EUR 400-450  
for the whole duration of the course.  

Applicants should submit:  

A short educational curriculum vitae.  
A list of most recent courses and grades or a copy of your diplomas.  
A one-page statement (in English), briefly outlining your previous work   and your reason for attending the USS-SWC.  
A (sealed) letter of recommendation from your professor, including some   comment on your previous work. This letter may also be sent directly by  
your professor.  
A passport photo.  

Please make sure that all documents arrive in time because we can   process only complete applications.  

Please send the application form, available on our web site  

To participate mastering English on a high level is required. For non   English native speakers with certificate.  

Application deadline: February 15, 2016 (Later applications may be   considered if space is still available.)  

A letter of admission together with a detailed syllabus will reach   successful applicants by mid- February, 2016.       
The administration of USS-SWC at the University of Vienna can assist the candidates admitted applying for funds, and in the accreditation of   the course, but unfortunately, cannot offer financial assistance. However, for   a few gifted applicants who can demonstrate that, despite serious documented support, in particular due to economic difficulties in their own country, a tuition waiver grant, awarded by the Institute Vienna Circle and the  
University of Vienna, will be provided.  

Applications  


or via regular mail to  

Professor Friedrich Stadler, Institute Vienna Circle  
University Campus, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1, Eingang 1.13  
A-1090 Vienna, Austria  

For further inquiries, please send email to  

or consult the IVC's Web site www.univie.ac.at/ivc/SWC