For the third time in four years the (post-) graduate course on ‘Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary European Studies’ took place at the Inter University Center Dubrovnik. Even more than experienced in earlier editions, the EU-enlargement and the transformation of both the new member states and the existing EU, played a major role in the presentations and discussions. Not only as a relevant context for processes of in- and exclusion within the different societies, but also as a variable that can lead to new forms of exclusions.

For the first time almost all participants gave presentations in parallel workshops which were formed during the course: from second grade students to Phd students who almost finished their research. The openness to learn from diversity and to coach one another was a special characteristic of this years edition.

The Dubrovnik course is causing a snowball effect; it has become a starting point of more intensive courses at different universities in which ‘our’ resource persons function as guest professors.