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International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE)

C.I.R.D.E. promotes research in collaboration with other Italian and foreign universities, offers graduate courses and organises MA programmes.

Centre of Studies of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

The activity of the Centre of High Studies is mainly aimed at the analysis and study of the public and private regulatory system relating to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Inter-University Centre for Research in Comparative Law

The Centre has the specific aim of promoting the implementation of research programmes and scientific-cultural in-depth study.

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Erasmus Graduate School of Law (EGSL)

The doctoral programme is provided by the  Erasmus Graduate School of Law   (EGSL). Our Graduate School recruits and selects national and international PhD students on the basis of quality and provides a thorough scientific doctoral programme that includes close collaboration with current research groups within Erasmus School of Law. Furthermore, the Graduate School boosts an international research environment, in which critical reflection, a multidisciplinary approach to the various legal disciplines and the exchange of ideas and experiences of junior and senior researchers play a significant role

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European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE)

The European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE) is one of the largest doctorate programmes in the field. It is a joint doctoral programme by four of the leading European universities: the Universities of Bologna, Haifa, Hamburg and Rotterdam. The stipend-based programme aims at addressing a new class of outstanding PhD researchers from all over the world.

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Marie Curie European Training Network ​​​​​​

Erasmus School of Law is part of the Marie Curie European Training Network on EU Trade and Investment Policy (EUTIP). Led by the University of Birmingham, the European consortium combines the expertise of eleven core beneficiaries and 22 partners, hosting and training fifteen Early Stage Researchers.

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European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE) European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE)

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Universities of Bologna, Rennes 1, and Rotterdam

All courses and supervision are held in English.

The dissertation has to be written in English.

The application deadline is usually in mid-January. Please check http://www.edle-phd.eu for the specific date.

(Application period: November to January)

The tuition fee of 3,600 EUR is a yearly fee that is to be paid at the beginning of the academic year. It may be (partially) waived in exceptional cases. The most promising applicants to the EDLE programme are granted a scholarship that comprises payment of the tuition fee.

The European Doctorate in Law and Economics (EDLE) offers an outstanding scientific education in the interdisciplinary research field of law and economics . Economists and lawyers interested in the economic foundations and effects of divergent legal rules are invited to apply.

Research topics of the EDLE are chosen within the general theme of "Tensions between efficiency and other goals of general interest". For new and more defined research topics, please consult the website.

EDLE is a joint doctoral programme by four of the leading European universities in the field of law and economics: the Universities of Bologna, Hamburg, Rotterdam, and Rennes 1. EDLE aims at addressing a new class of outstanding PhD researchers from all over the world. Successful candidates will receive multiple doctoral degrees .

The EDLE programme is carried out with the teaching and supervising support of the partner universities, and it lasts for four years .

In their first semester , students attend advanced courses in law and economics at the University of Bologna and receive intense training on formulating their research question. The courses introduce methods of law and economics research, such as econometrics, game theory, experimental economics, and behavioural law and economics. However, the programme also includes courses in corporate law, competition law, and law and economics of intellectual property rights.

In the second semester , the Universität Hamburg Summer School in Law and Economics introduces students to leading international researchers during an intense lecture programme with a duration of several weeks. Topics represent research challenges of fundamental and current interest in the field of law and economics. During this summer school, EDLE candidates have the opportunity to build and expand their personal international research network with leading scholars and external doctoral students. Within the summer school, the Hamburg EDLE Conference will be held to offer doctoral students a forum for presenting their own research work. Moreover, students will attend the Empirical Legal Studies course, which will allow them to acquire empirical skills.

In their third semester , students participate in seminars and relevant courses at the Erasmus School of Law to refine the methods and contents of their PhD theses.

The remaining two and a half years are spent in close contact with the team of supervisors in Bologna, Hamburg, Rennes 1, and Rotterdam. Under special conditions and in certain cases, it is also possible to spend a research period elsewhere.

The multiple doctoral degrees will be awarded by the Universities of Bologna, Hamburg, Rotterdam, and (if applicable) Rennes 1 upon successful completion of the programme.

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Students are obliged to spend at least one semester each at Universität Hamburg, the University of Bologna, and the Erasmus University Rotterdam and attend the educational activities offered on-site (lectures and seminars). With the consent of the board of directors, students can spend periods in other law and economics research institutions to work on their theses, e.g. Rennes 1.

At Universität Hamburg, there is a semester fee of approx. 340 EUR per semester. This fee includes a semester ticket covering public transport in the Hamburg metropolitan area.

We recommend that single students budget at least 900 EUR per month to meet personal expenses (accommodation, living, health insurance, books).

International full-time students may apply for merit scholarships or exam grants of Universität Hamburg. We recommend contacting our colleagues in the  Department of International Affairs  for further guidance.

Academic admission requirements include a Master's degree (or German "Diplom") in law or economics, or an equivalent university degree. Preference will be given to candidates with a background in law and economics.

A certificate of proficiency in English (FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, British Chamber of Commerce, Trinity College, TOEFL, IELTS) is required in the event that the applicant's native language is not English.

Please check  https://edle-phd.eu/for-doctoral-students/  for details.

Only applicants who studied for a period of at least two and a half years in the following countries do not need to submit a certificate: UK, USA, Canada (except for Quebec), Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa. All other applicants have to submit a certificate of English proficiency.

Completed applications can be submitted online via the EDLE website at  https://edle-phd.eu/for-doctoral-students/  once the application window opens (usually in November).

Students who enrol in a full-time programme will generally have only a limited time for part-time jobs. As a rule, students who hold a student residence permit may work for up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year. Further information on work regulations for international students at Universität Hamburg is available at the Department of International Affairs ( https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/internationales/studierende/incoming/studium-mit-abschluss.html ) and at the Counselling Centre for Study Financing ( https://www.studierendenwerk-hamburg.de/en/counselling/counselling-centre-for-study-financing-best ).

Accommodation is available through the "Studierendenwerk" (student services) or on the private market. The "Studierendenwerk" provides rooms in halls of residence, most of which are single rooms with shared kitchens and showers/WCs. We strongly advise students and researchers to arrange accommodation prior to arriving in Hamburg, as demand for affordable accommodation is sometimes larger than supply. For more information on how to find accommodation and how to plan your first steps in Hamburg, please see: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/piasta/beratung/doc/willkommen.pdf .

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The Department of International Affairs offers comprehensive international student support. In addition to professional advising and counselling during all stages of the course of study, there is close cooperation with other advisory and counselling services at Universität Hamburg. International students will thus receive the necessary support and advice at any point during their studies.

Universität Hamburg’s Welcome Service supports international researchers, including doctoral researchers, who wish to stay for at least one month at Universität Hamburg. The Welcome Service provides information, advice, and help with several administrative issues such as: entering Germany, health insurance, the housing search, dealing with authorities, and even looking for a suitable kindergarten.

Universität Hamburg

As northern Germany's largest research and educational institution, Universität Hamburg combines diverse study opportunities with excellent research. It provides a broad disciplinary spectrum with numerous interdisciplinary opportunities and pursues cooperation with an extensive network of excellent regional, national, and international institutions. Universität Hamburg is devoted to long-term scholarship and science and promotes sustainability research in all of its schools. Universität Hamburg offers more than 170 degree programmes in the following eight schools: School of Law; School of Economics and Social Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Education; School of Humanities; School of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences; School of Psychology and Human Movement; and School of Business. Furthermore, several museums and collections belong to Universität Hamburg, such as the Zoological Museum, the Herbarium Hamburgense, the Geological-Paleontological Museum, the Botanical Gardens, and the Hamburg Planetarium. Universität Hamburg was founded in 1919 by local private citizens. Important founding figures include senator Werner von Melle and businessman Edmund Siemers. Nobel prize winners such as Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi have been active at the university, and many other well-known scholars taught here, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, to name but a few.

University location

With 1.8 million citizens, Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and is also one of Germany's 16 federal states. Due to its location on the Elbe River linked to the North Sea, it has had a long tradition as the cultural and commercial centre of northern Germany. Commercially, the Free and Hanseatic City is known as the media capital of Germany. It is a leader in the shipping and transportation industries. Culturally, the city is home to, among other things, the leading ballet company in Germany, an opera house, numerous musicals, and annual film festivals. As far as action and fun are concerned, Hamburg is the place to be. The Reeperbahn, known not only to sailors worldwide as the "Mile of Sin", has numerous bars, cafés, and clubs as well as many other interesting sites not to be seen elsewhere. The "Kiez", as the natives call it, even gave the Beatles their start in the early 1960s. Fortunately, Hamburg's many parks and green areas provide the opportunity to relax and recover from the city's active side. Moreover, the city's innumerable canals invite you to spend some time sailing, rowing or kayaking. For more information on the city, please see: https://www.hamburg-travel.com/ .

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Thomas C. Owen collection on Russian social, economic, and business history since 1800. (1972-2005)

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Publications by thomas c. owen.

Thomas C. Owen (PhD in history, Harvard, 1973) is an Associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University (since 2005) and a former professor of history at Louisiana State University (1974-2005). He became interested in Russian social history as a graduate student at Harvard, and he wrote his doctoral dissertation on the social and ideological evolution of the Moscow merchants, 1840-70 ( The social and ideological evolution of the Moscow merchants, 1840-1870, HOLLIS Number : 003894231 ). His collection of materials on Russian social and economic history after 1800 began in 1971, when he, then a PhD student seeking primary sources for his research, purchased from the Lenin Library (Moscow) a microfilm of the 1850-73 portion of Fedor V. Chizhov's diary which was relevant to the dissertation.

After the publication of his first book, on the Moscow merchants in 1981 ( Capitalism and politics in Russia : a social history of the Moscow merchants, 1855-1905 , HOLLIS Number : 000949332 ), Owen widened the scope of his research to include corporations and business organizations throughout the Russian Empire. He continued his study of primary materials during subsequent visits to Moscow again in 1980, 1992, and 1996. Gaining access to and obtaining copies of the desired materials often meant facing challenges that were unusual for a Western researcher, as well as seeking the help of American library professionals. Thus, Marianna Tax Choldin, of the University of Illinois Library, was instrumental in helping Owen obtain the microfilm copies of Chizhov’s diary (the 1825-50 and 1873-77 portions) from the Lenin Library. Eventually, Fedor V. Chizhov became the subject of Thomas C. Owen's fourth book ( Dilemmas of Russian capitalism : Fedor Chizhov and corporate enterprise in the railroad age , HOLLIS Number : 009439804 )

Dilemmas of Russian Capitalism: Fedor Chizhov and Corporate Enterprise in the Railroad Age . Harvard Studies in Business History, no. 44.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005. HOLLIS Number : 009439804

Russian Corporate Capitalism from Peter the Great to Perestroika .  New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. HOLLIS Number : 005835322

The Corporation under Russian Law, 1800-1917: A Study in Tsarist Economic Policy .  New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. HOLLIS Number : 002072257

Capitalism and Politics in Russia: A Social History of the Moscow Merchants , 1855-1905 .  New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.  Japanese trans. Tokyo: Bunshindo Press, 1987. HOLLIS Number : 000949332

Selected Articles

“Measuring Business Cycles in the Russian Empire.” Economic History Review 66, no. 3 (Aug. 2013): 895-916.

“The Death of a Soviet Science: Sergei Pervushin and Economic Cycles in Russia, 1850-1930.” The Russian Review 68, no. 2 (Apr. 2009): 221-39.

“Chukchi Gold: American Enterprise and Russian Xenophobia in the Northeastern Siberian Company.”  Pacific Historical Review 77, no. 1 (Feb. 2008): 49-85.

“Autocracy and the Rule of Law in Russian Economic History.”  In The Rule of Law and Economic Reform in Russia , edited by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Katharina Pistor, 23-39.  Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1997.

 “Impediments to a Bourgeois Consciousness in Russia, 1880-1905: The Estate Structure, Ethnic Diversity, and Economic Regionalism.”  In Between Tsar and People: Educated Society and   the Quest for Public Identity in Late Imperial Russia , edited by Edith W. Clowes, Samuel D. Kassow, and James L. West, 75-89.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991.

“A Standard Ruble of Account for Russian Business History, 1769-1914: A Note.”   Journal of   Economic History 49, no. 3 (Sep. 1989): 699-706.

“The Russian Industrial Society and Tsarist Economic Policy, 1867-1905.”  Journal of Economic History 45, no. 3 (Sep. 1985): 587-606.

“Entrepreneurship and the Structure of Enterprise in Russia, 1800-1880.”  In Entreprepreneurship in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union , edited by Gregory Guroff and Fred  V. Carstensen, 59-83.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1983.

RUSCORP: A Database of Corporations in the Russian Empire, 1700-1914.  Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, [1993]. HOLLIS Number :  007702503 Internet Link : Data File http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:harvmitd

Edited Publications

Polunov, Aleksandr.  Russia in the Nineteenth-Century: Autocracy, Reform, and Social Change, 1814-1914 .  Translated by Marshall S. Shatz.  Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 2005.  (Co-edited with Professor Larissa G. Zakharova of Moscow State University.)

Roosa, Ruth A.  Russian Industrialists in an Era of Revolution: The Associa­tion of Industry and Trade, 1906-1917 .  Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1997.

Russian Studies in History 35, no. 1 (Summer 1996), on entrepreneurship in the Russian Empire, 1861-1914, and 34, no. 1 (Summer 1995), on tsarist economic policy, 1893-1914. 

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Protected Areas of Moscow as a Part of Urban Green Infrastructure: Main Gaps of Planning

Oxana A.Klimanova, Moscow State University, Department of Geography Evgeny Yu.Kolbowsky, Moscow State University, Department of Geography

Nowadays, 118 urban natural protected areas of Moscow occupy more than one fifth of the city territory and are located in urban peripheral areas which appeared within city borders at its expansions in 1960 and 1984. The main stream of creation of protected areas in cities of the former Soviet Union was in 1980s under the accepted concept of natural and ecological framework of a city as the base of its spatial organization. Formally, the first natural protected area in Moscow (Losinyi Ostrov national park) was created in 1983. In 2000-2010 because of transformation of many natural areas and expansion of urban development that idea has lost the initial value [4]. The number of visitors of the Moscow protected areas makes about 5 million people annually. So, now new ideas for urban green infrastructure planning and governance [1,2,3] should be useful for Moscow. The actual experience of landscape planning in urban protected areas in Moscow reveals different difficulties. One of them is the contradiction between strict protection status of some protected areas due former high level of biodiversity and necessity of special regimes of landscape management suitable for all categories of city residents. Main priorities for landscape planning in urban protected areas depend on a wide set of applied functions. Six categories of protected areas designated in the Moscow City Law agree with the categories of federal status, and five have the special status – natural and historical park, reserve area, ecological park, urban forest and water protected area. Establishment of special category of natural and historical park reflects the need to preserve not only natural, but also historical and cultural sights – estates, sites of ancient settlement, temple, etc. From the point of view of principles of urban green infrastructure the main actual gaps of management for urban protected areas were revealed. There are the insufficient availability of protected areas in different districts of the city, non-adequate transport access, including for disabled person, weakness of linkages with protected areas in the Moscow suburbs, absence of the general management programs for forest belt of the region, space discrepancy of urban protected areas to the world city green standards and ecotourism. At the same time the main aim of landscape planning into the boundaries of protected areas is to define the desired status of landscape depending of landscape sensivity and capacity and human perception. Unlike wildlife nature reserves the main pattern for landscape planning is cultural landscape that means landscape changed by human activity and percepted by people.

1. Green Infrastructure. EPA. Available at http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/gi_what.cfm 2. Green Infrastructure. An integrated approach to land use. Position Statement. Landscape Institute, 2013. Available at http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/policy/GreenInfrastructure.php 3. European Commission – Green Infrastructure Implementation 19.11.2010 Conference Background. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/ecosystems/green_infrastructure.htm 4. Klimanova O.A., Kolbovsky E.Yu. (2013) Protected areas in the system of territorial planning and functional zoning of the Moscow city. Regional geoecology issues (2):177-180 (In Russian)

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