European Society and Social Solidarity

2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

European society and social solidarity:

Is Europe fragmenting ?

12TH - 14TH June

Université Paris I Sorbonne

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Wednesday, 12 June (Venue Pantheon TBC)

16.00 Coffee and Tea

16.30 Welcome and Introduction (salle 1, Panthéon)

·  Jean-Marc Bonnisseau , Deputy President, Paris 1

·  Paul Flather, Secretary-General, The Europaeum

16.45 SESSION I Cultural complexity and difference: Meanings for Europe ?

Chair: Andrew Graham (Oxford) / Slobodan Djajic (Geneva)

Speakers:

·  Nicholas Bunnin (Oxford)

·  Rein Raud (Helsinki)

18.00 Launch of new Europaeum joint MA in European Studies

·  Vaclav Hampl, Rector, Charles University, Prague

·  Phillipe Boutry, President, Paris 1

·  Carel Stolker, Rector, Leiden University (tbc)

Announcement of the 2013-14 Europaeum Jenkins Scholars

·  Paul Flather, The Europaeum

18.30 SESSION III The European Project : which ways forward ?

Chair: Joao Esapada (Lisbon),and Geremek Professor of

European Studies, College d‘Europe

Keynote Speakers: Renaud Dehousse in conversation

with Jacques Delors ( tbc ?)

19.45 Drinks Reception (Appartement Decanal, Panthéon Sorbonne)

20.30 Academic Council and Conference Dinner (Appartement Decanal, Panthéon Sorbonne)

Thursday June 13th

9.30 SESSION IV Shadows of the Past : Europe on the move ?

Chair: Josep Ferrer (Barcelona)

Speakers:

•  Laure Neumayer (Paris 1)

•  Pamela Anderson (Oxford)

11.00 Tea/Coffee Break

11.30 SESSION V Diversity and Secularism : are minorities included ?

Chair: Nicolas Vaicbourdt (Paris 1)

Speakers:

·  G. Le Theule (ENA)

·  Nilüfer Göle (EHESS, Paris)/ Xavier North (tbc)

13.00 Lunch (Venue TBC)

14.30 SESSION VI Europe’s Multiple Crises : can our institutions survive ?

Chair: Didier Georgakakis (Paris 1)

Speakers:

·  Hartmut Mayer (Oxford)

·  Robert Frank (Paris)

16.00 Coffee break

16.30 SESSION VII Racism and Xenophobia: the price of free mobility ?

Chair: Lenka Rovna (Prague)

Speakers:

·  Paul Flather (Oxford)

·  Zdzislaw Mach (Krakow)

18.00 SESSION VIII Europe’s Project : Is the light fading ?

Chair: Olivier Duhamel (Sci-Po) (tbc)/ Christine Mengin (Paris 1)

Keynote : Mark Mazower (Columbia)

19.30 Drinks Reception (Venue tbc)

20.15 Conference Dinner: Restaurant Risale, 254 Rue Saint Jacques (tbc)

Friday 14th June

9.30 SESSION IX Divided Citizens: how we manage difference ?

Chair: L. Badel (Paris 1)

Speakers:

·  Jan Sokol (Prague)

·  Daniel Gaxie (Paris 1)

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 SESSION X Concluding Panel: how well will Europe survive ?

Chair: Olivier Duhamel (Paris, Sci-Po) (tbc)/ Paul Flather (Oxford)

Contributors: Nick Bunnin (Oxford)

Antoine Vauchez (Paris)

Hartmut Mayer (Oxford)

Didier Georgakakis (Paris 1)

13.00 Lunch - buffet

Conference Participants Depart / Optional Excursion

GRADUATE SEMINAR continues

14.00 Graduate Presentations Special Session

·  1. Speaker Dora Komnenovic (Bologna)

·  Discussants tbc

·  2. Speaker Krakow tbc

·  Discussants tbc

·  3. Speaker Prague tbc

·  Discussants tbc

·  4 Speaker Geneva

·  Discussants tbc

16.30 Coffee and Tea Break

16.45 Graduate Debate: This House believes that the European Project is under threat?

·  Moderator/Chair Paul Flather

·  All to take part

18.00 Closing drinks

18.30 Free evening

Departures