450403 SE Summer School: Human Geography and Mobility Studies (2021S)

The schummer school is targeted at PhD students of Human Geography and Mobility Studies who are at different stages of writing their PhD / dissertation theses. The Summerschool will primarily deal with topics related to cumulative (paper based) theses, but will also include aspects relevant for those doing their thesis in form of a monograph (book) publication.

The summer school aims at supporting PhD students in various aspects of their publication activities. After taking part in the Summerschool, ...

- the participants have an overview of possible different types of texts and manuscripts that are relevant to them (e.g. empirical article, review article, expose, blog, framing, etc; an emphasis will be given to empirical and review articles, but this depends also on feedback of participants before the Summerschool starts);
- the participants know the formal requirements for a dissertation (cumulative, monograph) in their respective discipline (geography, mobility studies);
- the participants have proceeded with their overall planning of the cumulative or monograph thesis writing project;
- the participants have proceeded with the planning or advancement of a specific, own, current writing project; this will consider the different stages, with several time slots during the Summerschool scheduled for individually work, accompanied by inputs and feedback;
- the participants are familiar with fundamentals of the publishing and review process, including:
• steps in getting a manuscript published (finding an appropriate journal, tailoring an article for a specific journal, …?)
• the review process and structuring a manuscript revision;
• how to critically but constructively review themselves;
- the participants are aware of their own writing practices and have appropriate strategies to improve their writing, including strategies to overcome a writing blockage, and possibly enjoy writing;
- the participants have an understanding of the relationship between scientific work and writing (e.g. how do theory, epistemology, methodology, and method "work" together? What can I publish where, and in what form?)
- the participants know different impact indices (e.g. h-factor,) and can assess them critically.

There will be a mix of input sessions and presentations by the organizers and by external experts; group work sessions where participants with similar stages or strategies of publishing will share experiences, give and get feedback, and receive additional, more specific inputs; and time-slots for individual work where participants can proceed with their specific writing projects.

Summer school language is English.