Cities and their role in transforming communities, lifestyles and societies of the present day have recently received a lot of scholarly interest. Taking a closer look at different historiographical traditions, the summer school “The European City in Transformation: From the Early Modern Period to the Present” will aim at juxtaposing and critically evaluating them. The city of Vienna offers an excellent opportunity to research urban transformation in a longue durée perspective in the immediate urban environment.

The summer school is organized by Graduate Interdisciplinary Network for European Studies (http://grainesnetwork.com/) in cooperation with the research foci “European History”, “Austria in its Context” and “Economy and Society” of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna.

To apply, please send your project proposal of maximum 1000 words and a one-page CV by 15 March 2014 to Markian Prokopovych at markian.prokopovych@univie.ac.at.