From June 7-20, we will convene 20-40 young legal scholars at the Institute in Law, Social Thought and Global Governance at Brown University the US. The intensive two-week training will examine specific areas of law from a critical perspective as well as exploring new theoretical approaches by legal scholars to the institutional and regulatory structures at the global level. Legal scholars such as Janet Halley, Nathaniel Berman and Karen Engle will read "canonical" critical texts with participants as well as providing a series of workshops for ongoing work by the participants. Further detail and application information may be found at http://www.brown.edu/Administration/International_Affairs/initiative/globegov.html

The Institute is part of a larger faculty development initiative launched by International Affairs at Brown University, the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI). The objective of the program is to provide a platform for promising young faculty to engage in a high level and sustained intellectual and policy dialogue with leading scholars in their fields, and to foster scholarly networks among young faculty, while providing them with an opportunity to develop their scholarship agendas. This ambitious new program is designed to provide needed professional development opportunities for young scholars embarking on lives in research and teaching. The Brown International Advanced Research Institutes, under the guidance of International Affairs aims to make a significant contribution to global research through transnational academic collaboration, promoting Brown University's vision of the global university.
The Brown International Advanced Research Institutes program has been generously funded by Brown University and Santander Universities. Successful applicants will be hosted in University residential housing and all meals will be catered. During the Institute, participants will have access to Brown University's world class research facilities. The program may also be able to provide successful applicants with travel assistance. Special consideration will be given to applicants from the Global South

The application process for participation in the June 2009 Institute is now open through the BIARI website. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on March 15th, 2009. We are seeking your assistance in identifying promising young scholars who you believe would most benefit from this innovative new program. While there are no specific qualifications required, BIARI will give particular consideration to the applicant's track record in terms of scholarship and teaching. Given the objective of the program, we are particularly interested in your help in identifying promising scholars who are in the early stages of their academic careers. In special cases we may also consider mid-career academics whose work is poised to make a significant contribution to the field

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David Kennedy
Vice President for International Affairs
Interim Director, Watson Institute for International Studies
University Professor of Law
David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations
Brown University
Box 1919
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
USA
Tel: + 001 401 863 9720
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