AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
 

Law and Society 2006 Summer Institute - South Africa, 07/06




LAW AND SOCIETY ASSOCIATION
APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR
2006 SUMMER INSTITUTE

The Law and Society Association's (LSA) 12th Summer Institute, the second of three linked Institutes to take place over three years in Europe, Africa
and the US will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 17- 21,
2006. The Institute is co-sponsored by the Wits Law School and by WISER (the
Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research) at the University of the Witwatersrand. The theme of the Institute is "The Intersection of Rights and Regulation: New Directions in Socio-Legal Scholarship." In exploring the intersection of rights and regulation, participants in the 2006
Institute will have an opportunity to explore themes of political economy in the following loci: 1) proliferating regulation (multi-level governance,
networks, co-regulation, self-regulation); 2) proliferating rights (political, civil, economic, social, cultural, self-determinative, collective); 3) rights in relation to competing discourses and strategies (rights, needs, markets, faith, justice, care); 4) rights and the
distributive implications of regulatory design; and 5) legitimacy in rights and in regulation. Through plenary sessions and small group discussions, participants will have the opportunity to engage with scholars from a variety of different backgrounds with significant research experience in socio-legal studies. Participants will also have the opportunity to
make formal presentations allowing them to situate their own work within this
tradition. Please see www.lawandsocietysummerinstitutes.org for further information on the three linked Institutes.

The Institute is designed for advanced graduate students, researchers in post-doctoral fellowship or similar positions, and junior faculty (for US scholars, generally no more than 3 years in a full-time faculty position)
in any discipline who: 1) are engaged in law and society research or research in socio-legal studies; 2) seek opportunities to share research in
progress with colleagues; and 3) are interested in forging mentoring relationships with more senior scholars. The Summer Institute is different from other programs sponsored by the Association, and application to the Summer Institute is not restricted to prior participants in the Graduate
Student Workshop or didactic workshops. Only individuals who have not yet
participated in a Summer Institute are eligible to apply. Though individuals may apply to both the Summer Institute and the LSA Graduate Student Workshops in the same year, their participation is restricted to single program in a given year.

The Institute will subsidize participants' roundtrip airfare, and will cover all meals and lodging expenses for the dates of the Institute. The amount by which travel expenses will be subsidized will vary by location of origin and by type of current position held and the exact amount will be announced after selections are made. Facilities are handicapped accessible and provision will be made for vegetarian/dietary restrictions.

Applications from interested individuals must be received by February 15, 2006. The application consists of: a curriculum vitae, an application
cover sheet, a 1-2 page letter describing the applicant's research and teaching interests, and a separate 1-2 page description of a sociolegal or law-related research project in which the applicant is currently engaged
or is planning. The application cover sheet and instructions for the required formatting of supporting documents and submission procedures may be
downloaded at www.lawandsociety.org or by contacting Lissa Ganter by email, lsa@lawandsociety.org or telephone, 1-413-545-4617 (time zone GMT-5); or Jonathan Klaaren by email Klaarenje@law.wits.ac.za or telephone
27-11-717-8472 (time zone GMT+2).

Scholars from all academic disciplines, countries, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. For the 2006 Institute, we particularly encourage applications from students and faculty from Africa.



Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.

Previous Menu Home Page What's New Search Country Specific