Turkey's strategic position in Europe and the Middle East, and close ties with Russia and other former Soviet states, make it impossible to ignore. The country's negotiations for EU membership are proceeding very slowly and with no certainty of a successful outcome, while the Cyprus problem remains ...

Education is the key to helping every individual realize his or her true potential within a society. An equitable and effective educational system facilitates social mobility and leads to the overall prosperity of populations. While great strides have been made in providing greater access for children ...

"Forget China, India and the internet: economic growth is driven by women" - The Economist. There is increasing interest in the role of women and girls in accelerating and sustaining economic growth. Investment made in and through women and girls is about more than just economic growth, however - it ...

All countries are facing an economic downturn which is acute but may have lasting effects. At the same time there are other significant challenges to healthcare arising from the increasing prevalence of chronic disease, longer life expectancy, the cost and possibilities of new technologies and changing ...

Today, the majority of contemporary debates about Islamic law tend to focus on the Shari'a law tradition as a subjective doctrine rooted in strict religious code. However, the international law community, as well as the Islamic legal and scholarly community, both tend to speak in categorical terms when ...

The recent decades have witnessed important changes in the security architecture of Asia. This session will focus on the future of Asian security in the 21st century, with a special emphasis on the value of and lessons from the European experience to Asians as they seek to manage a rapidly evolving ...

There are two different but complementary problems facing policy makers in various countries that are calling out for change. In developed countries, there is concern that healthcare delivery systems are becoming overdeveloped and overspecialized, and that downsizing would yield more effective and ...

Today, many states have recognized the importance of teaching about the Holocaust and using it as a mechanism for preventing racism, ethnic conflict, and genocide. There are a growing number of state mandates, as well as impressive private initiatives, that seek to achieve this. Nevertheless, at the ...

As part of its Education Programs, the Salzburg Global Seminar conducts several sessions each year for college students on the notion of global citizenship and how one can become an active global citizen. The 39th International Study Program on Global Citizenship is open to all interested institutions.

As part of its Education Programs, the Salzburg Global Seminar conducts several sessions each year for college students on the notion of global citizenship and how one can become an active global citizen. The 39th International Study Program on Global Citizenship is open to all interested institutions.

As part of its Education Programs, the Salzburg Global Seminar conducts several sessions each year for college students on the notion of global citizenship and how one can become an active global citizen. Although there are only a few remaining spots available, the 40th International Study Program on ...

As part of its Education Programs, the Salzburg Global Seminar conducts several sessions each year for college and university faculty and administrators aimed at collectively creating strategies and implementation plans that will bring a more systematic and comprehensive approach to education for global ...

As part of its Education Programs, the Salzburg Global Seminar conducts several sessions each year for college and university faculty and administrators aimed at collectively creating strategies and implementation plans that will bring a more systematic and comprehensive approach to education for global ...

According to the New York Times, some 3% of the world's population lived outside their country of birth in 2005. While this single-figure percentage may seem rather minute, that 3% represents almost 190 million ...

Rapid, effective and fair action on climate change calls for radical innovation in democratic decision-making and in the mobilisation of citizens and organisations to act differently. Unsustainable models of economic growth and consumption dominate political discourse yet there are few examples of ...

(Dates to be confirmed) Hosted by the Goethe Foundation, this event is currently in planning. To comment on the major issues surrounding how a nation or international body determines if, when, and how intervention in foreign conflict is acceptable, please join the discussion on our Facebook page via ...

This event, held at the home of the Salzburg Global Seminar, Schloss Leopoldskron, will explore the various challenges faced by the military, NGO, and legal communities worldwide in adhering to, enforcing, and interpreting international conventions on the conduct of war. To join in the discussion of ...

Emory Elliott's career both spanned and helped define the changes in the literary canon and in the ways we approach cultural texts that have characterized American studies during these years before and after the turn of the 21st century. When Emory went to college, a book like 12 American Authors ...

(Dates to be confirmed) This study tour to various locations in China will explore the impact of rapid urbanization in the People's Republic and the precautions being implemented to handle this trend. Open to all Fellows, the tour plans to introduce China and its cities to travelling Fellows through ...

The 2010-2011 Winter Festival will ring in the New Year in style! The program gives Salzburg Global Fellows and friends of the Seminar a wonderful winter holiday while also providing intellectual stimulus for those who want it - in the tradition of the Salzburg Global Seminar.

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There is no global issue, no political arena, no academic discipline in which the statement of problems and the framing of possible solutions are not influenced by media coverage. The Salzburg Academy, a joint program of the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, and the University of Maryland's ...