Economic Systems, Markets, and Institutions: Germany and Russia in Comparison

Institute for East European Studies of Freie Universität Coordinating Volkswagen Summer School in Berlin, September 29 to October 10, 2015 / Applications Being Accepted until July 20. A cross-institutional summer school to be held from September 27 to October 10 will focus on a comparison of economic systems and institutions in Germany and Russia. It is being coordinated by the Institute for East European Studies (OEI) of Freie Universität. The event is aimed at PhD students and junior researchers in the fields of sociology, political science, economics, social anthropology, law, history, and geography. It is open to applicants from countries inside and outside the European Union. OEI's cooperation partners in holding the summer school are the Hertie School of Governance, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), the Higher School of Economics Moscow, and the European University at St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg State University. Entitled "Governance, Markets, and Institutions: Russia and Germany Compared," the summer school is being sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation and is free for the participants.