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The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland invite applications from doctoral and postdoctoral scholars of humanities and social sciences, in particular law, political sciences, political economy, history, anthropology and economy to participate in the Transregional Academy on the theme “Redistribution and the Law in an Antagonistic World”  to be held from 21st to 30th August at the Humboldt University in Berlin.The Academy aims to provide a forum for scholars from different disciplines who investigate the distributive effects of law and explore avenues for the re-design of legal institutions to achieve more equitable distributions. The Academy is designed to support innovative research, scholarly networks and contribute to closer ties among research activities. It will be accompanied by a blog.Participants will receive grants that cover the costs of travel and accommodation. The deadline for applications is March 12th, 2017.The Call for Applications has more information, a link to the website is here.