There will be two two-hour-long online sessions a day, which will consist of a presentation by the lecturer followed by group discussion or a group activity. On the first and the last day there will be three sessions, the two regular sessions plus a shorter warm-up (first day) and wrap-up (last day) lesson.

 

Daily schedule:

Central European Time (CET)

• Session I: 10 a.m. - noon
• Lunch break
• Session II: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 

Preliminary programme:

 

We will gradually introduce the course lecturers on our Facebook site.

 

1. COVID-19 and (Liberal) Democracy

• Introductory/Warm-up Session

• 10 a.m. – noon
  • Session I: Democracy in a State of Emergency: What´s Next? How to Reconcile the Two?
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Session II: The Covid-19 Crisis, the Rise of Populism, and Reinforcement of Identity Politics

 

2. COVID-19, Multilateralism, and Global Political Cooperation I

• 10 a.m. – noon
  • Session I: The U.S. Presidential Election 2020: Anticipating a New U.S. Foreign Policy?
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Session II: Evaluation of the German EU Presidency 2020, the Central/Eastern European Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

3. COVID-19, Multilateralism, and Global Political Cooperation II

• 10 a.m. – noon
  • Session I: The Middle East After the Pandemic: What to Expect?
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Session II: China: Propaganda and Influence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

4. COVID-19 and Security

• 10 a.m. – noon
  • Session I: When Borders Matter. COVID-19 and the Renewed Significance of the (National) State Borders 
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Session II: COVID-19 and its Impacts On Cyber Security

 

5. COVID-19 and its Societal and Environmental Implications

• 10 a.m. – noon
  • Session I: The COVID-19 Pandemic from the Perspective of Gender Equality
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Session II: The New Green Deal and European Climate Goals in the Time of COVID

• Wrap-Up Session, Final Group Discussion

 

 

The schedule will be updated according to the times our lecturers and stakeholder guests are available.

We reserve the right to make changes to the programme, if necessary; changes may be made to its content or organization either before or during the Online Winter School.