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GEOPOLITICS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, FOREIGN TRADE & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
This interdisciplinary program aims to foster in our students a more sophisticated understanding of the political, economic and social forces that govern the interactions between people and nations.
Non-credit
Residential
Accepts International Students
Financial Aid
The academic content of this program is designed to cover elements of three principle areas: the political relationships between nation-states, economic relationships across borders, and the legal and ethical considerations of globalization.
Geopolitical topics will include how the world is changing in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and evolving attitudes and ambitions within the ruling Chinese Communist Party. We will examine how the intelligence community informs military decisions and diplomatic strategy. And we will discuss multilateral treaties to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism, to regulate carbon emissions, and to manage disease control. In order to think constructively about these questions we will compare and contrast the strengths and shortcomings of the three major theoretical frameworks of International Relations: realism, liberalism, or constructivism.
Economic topics will be chiefly concerned with immigration policy, refugees, and the debate around Free Trade and Protectionism.
Legal analysis will weigh competing opinions on what exactly international law is, and the extent to which sovereign states are bound by bilateral and multilateral treaties, in theory and in practice. Ethical analysis will begin with the question of whether we hold political communities morally responsible in the way we usually do with individual people. Then we will look at the ethical considerations attached to democratic decision-making, the use of force to control or prohibit the movement across borders of capital, goods and services, and people.
Accommodation is at Georgetown University in mostly single or twin rooms with shared bathroom facilities.
Each bedroom will have blankets, sheets and towels. All the rooms have air conditioning.
Free WiFi.
We advise you to purchase travel insurance.
AGES 16+
It is your responsibility to determine whether you need a visa and, if so, what kind of visa you need and how you should apply for it. Every overseas student must have a valid passport to enter the United States. For your purpose of travel, please select “Tourism or Visit”. Depending on your country of citizenship you may find that you are able to enter the USA on the Visa Waiver programme (ESTA). We can provide individual support, on request, for those who will need a visa.
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SELECTIVE ENTRY
Each year we receive around three applications per place. Our Dean of Admissions then makes a decision based on the two components of the selection process, below:
PART I: WRITTEN APPLICATION
You should submit a written application via our website. This gives you the opportunity to show us that you are bright, curious, open-minded and ambitious.
Your school grades should be included in your application. In recent years the median student admitted to our summer schools has earned, or is predicted to earn, the highest possible grades in nine or ten subjects at GCSE, or a GPA in the top decile of students.
Your academic record, though, is one of the least important things about your application, and every year we accept several students whose grades do not reflect their potential, so please use the written application to tell us about why you would be great for our course, and why our course would be great for you.
PART II: ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW
At least two-thirds of all candidates are then invited to interview with our Academic Dean or one of our other senior faculty members. This interview normally takes place at your school or online, via Zoom, and should take 20 to 25 minutes. It is intended to test how you listen, how you think, and how you formulate and present arguments. A successful candidate will demonstrate precision of thought, intellectual flexibility, responsiveness to new information, and logical discipline. We hope you will find the interview exciting, as this is a good indication that you will enjoy our courses.
Deadline
APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2023 ARE NOW CLOSED.
You can now pre-register for our 2024 summer schools.
Official applications will open on Wednesday, 1 November 2023.
Jul 18 - Jul 27
1 week
Residential
Financial Aid
One in five students at the John Locke Institute summer schools will receive some form of financial support from a philanthropic trust created by the Institute.
If we encounter a student of unusually high ability, or a student who will significantly add to the intellectual, social or cultural diversity of our community, we will invite that student to submit an application for a merit-based scholarship. This will involve writing an essay of 1500 - 2000 words and sometimes an additional interview, this time with our Director. These scholarships are worth £500.
For scholarship recipients from low-income families, this award can be topped up by a means-tested bursary. Typically this would cover a minority of the fees, but in rare circumstances this can cover the entire cost of attending the summer school, including a contribution to travel expenses.
Before submitting a financial aid application, candidates must first be accepted to one of our courses.
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