Newsletter 5 Summer 2013


Max Weber Lectures 2013-2014

 Max Weber Lectures 2013-2014   The Max Weber Lectures for 2013-2014 are set.  The list includes an impressive list of scholars, among whom the new EUI President, Joseph Weiler,  and two Nobel prize winners. See the full list below and the abstracts on the MWP web pages.           16 October 2013 ‘The European […]

The Max Weber Programme on the Move …

The Max Weber Programme is ‘on the move.’ We are packing up and moving to the Badia Fiesolana, the historic building of the EUI and, not without nostalgia, leaving behind the historic building of the MWP. But looking ahead, the MWP will be well located within the Badia and Fellows will appreciate being close to […]

Impact evaluation of the Max Weber Programme in the Academic Job Market

Impact evaluation of the Max Weber Programme in the Academic Job Market By Alanna O’Malley, Academic Careers Observatory   From November 2012-May 2013, the Academic Careers Observatory (ACO) of the Max Weber Programme (MWP) carried out research on the career progression of former Max Weber Fellows (MWF) and non-Fellows, i.e. those who applied to the […]

Welcome Fellows 2013-2014

Welcome Fellows 2013-2014 On 2 September 2013 the 8th cohort of Max Weber Fellows arrives at the new premises of the MWP in the EUI main building, the Badia Fiesolana. A total of 32 new Fellows and 1 visiting Fellow join the MWP, while 10 current Fellows continue into their second year. Of the 44 […]

Becoming a member of a “Young Academy”. What’s the deal?

Becoming a member of a “Young Academy”. What’s the deal? By Violet Soen, Max Weber Fellow, HEC, 2008-2009 The Young Academy of Belgium (Flanders) was officially inaugurated on 29 March 2013, and I felt very honoured to form part of its first cohort. It brings together 40 academics, between three and ten years since achieving a […]