Conference 2008
Friday 25 January 2008, LG12 Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester
with support from the UKGrad programme
Photos of the day are available to download here (zip-file)
Some presentations are available online (ppt & pdf files), click on the presenter's name
Programme [pdf version]:
List of speakers/presentations
Welcome and Introduction: Dimitris Papadimitriou & Filippo Nereo, JMCE Manchester
Chair: Clive Archer, MMU
Golam Robbani, United Nations University, Belgium: Regional Peace and Security through Economic Integration: Applicability of the EU Model in South Asia
Giovanni Faleg, Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg: Towards a hide-and-seek diplomacy? European External Action Service's tough job within the new CFSP framework
Gulay Icoz, University of London: Understanding Turkey-EU relations through institutional change Royal Holloway
Richard Corbett, Labour MEP for Yorkshire and Humber Region & David Phinnemore, Queens University, Belfast: The EU Reform Treaty: A Discussion (Keynote/Roundtable), chaired by Neill Nugent, MMU
Chairs: Dimitris Papadimitriou, Manchester & Tobias Etzold, MMU
Final Report from Richard Corbett
Patrycja Szarek, University of Edinburgh: The European Union policy against corruption: achievement or missed opportunity?
Akos Domahidi, Georg-August University, Goettingen: The legal status of horizontal clauses in the EC Treaty
Mike Hansen, Liverpool John Moores University: Bologna Process of "Maastricht of Higher Education"
Peter Harvan, LSE: Role of national identity in EU enlargement - Switzerland in 1992
Karolina Medwecka-Piasecka, University of Birmingham: The Polish Transition from Pre-Accession Funds to Structural Funds - A Process of Institutional Adaptation
Marta Magdalena Stachurska, University of Oslo: Models of European Cooperation in the Interwar Period – Great Powers’ versus Small States’ visions
Chairs: Kimberley Taylor, Salford & Anthony Klimiuk, Manchester
Norman Sempijja, University of Kingston: Operation Artemis in the DR Congo: Factors why it was launched by the European Union
Michael J. Geary, European University Institute: The politics of membership - the European Commission's relations with Britain 1957-68
Helena Ekelund, University of Nottingham: Institutional Unity and Diversity: exploring the role of the European Community Agencies in the governance of the European Union
Valerie Dye, University of Manchester: Enhancing the Legitimacy of the European Union: Addressing Cultural Plurality