EDUC blended summer school 2025

Empires have characterized most phases of world history and have been correspondingly studied and discussed in History as well as in Social and Political Sciences. In spite of the existence of a clear centre, empires, because of their dimensions, are also characterized by a strong polycentrism, necessary for an effective administration of the diverse areas included in the imperial formation.

The focus of the blended summer school is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural analysis of this “tension” between centrality and polycentrism in historical empires from Antiquity to the 20^th century, conducted both through seminars and lectures by internationally renowned experts of the topic and through individual research work by the participants.

This course is co-organised by the EDUC partner universities Cagliari and Paris Nanterre. 

Learning outcomes:

The participants will on the one side acquire interdisciplinary knowledge and improve their methods in interdisciplinary, transepochal and comparative research; on the other side they will be able to construct interdisciplinary and international contacts with students and scholars. Beyond discipline specific learning outcomes, therefore, the blended summer school will also improve their social and presentation skills and their transfer skills (including the capacity of presenting research to a diverse public from different countries and disciplines).