IV Summer School (2001)

Polarization and Conflict

A summer school organized by the University of the Basque Country and the Urrutia Elejalde Foundation, together with the Betiko Fundazio. Supported by the EU 5th Framework Program
San Sebastián, July 23-27(2001)

Director: Pedro Ibarra (UPV) and Joan María Esteban (CSIC)

Coordinator: Alfonso Dubois (UPV)

Income distribution in many countries is becoming increasingly polarised, reflecting an increase in social segmentation, with many groups excluded. This increased level of segmentation weakens the social cohesion necessary for the non-violent resolution of the demands of conflicting interests. There is evidence of a watering down of civic culture and social capital, clearly demonstrating at the same time the unquestionable role of these aspects in the government of society. This growing social fragmentation is also evident in the increasing electoral abstention rate among marginalised sectors of society. In this sense, the conflict-moderating capacity of the democratic political system, as a mechanism of participation and integration, is also enfeebled. The aim of this IV Summer School is to examine all these questions about polarization and conflict, opposing different methodological approaches.

Lecturers:

• Joan Esteban [IAE/CSIC]
• Debraj Ray [NYU]
• Conchita D'Ambrosio [U. Bocconi]
• Alberto Abadie [Harvard U.]
• Carlos Gradín [U.Vigo ]

• Humberto Llavador [UPF]

• Vincent Buskens [Utrecht U.]

• Thomas Pluemper [U. Kostanz]

• Ignacio Ortuño [IVAE | U.Alicante]

• Anna Triandafyllidou [European University Institute]

• Jean-Paul Azam [U. Toulouse I]

• Marta Reynal Querol [LSE | IAE/CSIC]

• Rene Torenvlied [Utrecht U.]

• Asha Kasher [Tel Aviv U.]

• David Schmeidler [Tel Aviv U.]

• Shlomo Weber [SMU & CORE]

• Philippe van Parijs [Universite Catholique de Louvain]

Contributed papers by:

• Santiago Sánchez Pages [IAE/CSIC]

• Araceli Ortega [U.Essex]

• Roxana Gutiérrez [Cambridge U.]

• Axel Schmidt [U. Köln]

 

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