European Graduation Day (October Workshop)

Every October CERGU and CES co-organize a seminar which is open to the general public, called the European Graduation Seminar, part of the European Graduation Day. This public event is held just before the European Studies’ annual graduation ceremony where the graduates receive their diploma, and where the director of CERGU presents the annual Rutger Lindahl Award for best master’s thesis within European Studies.

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October Workshop 2014

The annual October Workshop organized by Lisbeth Aggestam, the Centre for European Research (CERGU) and the Centre for European Studies (CES) at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Location: Torgny Segerstedtsalen, University Main Building, Vasaparken

Title: Governing the Future European Union

Friday 10 October, 2014
10:00-12:00 Part I: Academic Panel Discussion
Linda Berg, Director of CERGU, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Daniel Naurin, Associate Professor, CERGU and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Jonathan Polk, Research Fellow, CERGU and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

13:00-15:00 Part II: Practitioners Panel Discussion
Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and forthcoming EU Commissioner for Trade, member of REGU
Christian Leffler, European External Actions Service (EEAS), member of REGU
Mikaela Kumlin-Granit, Head of the EU Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, member of REGU
Commentator Rolf Gustavsson, journalist and columnist, Svenska Dagbladet

Moderator Lisbeth Aggestam, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Theme: At a challenging time of its existence, the chessboard of European Union politics is changing with a string of new actors selected to the top leadership positions of the EU. When Jean-Claude Juncker takes up his post as the next President of the European Commission, he will start working with a new team of Commissioners. Joining the leadership team of the European Union will be another two individuals, namely the new President of the European Council and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. These candidates will have to be approved by the European Parliament before they begin their work on 1 November 2014 –a parliament that now consists of new untested constellations of political parties after the EP elections in May. All these internal changes to the governance of the European Union take place against a backdrop of serious security challenges in the Union’s eastern and southern neighborhood and the continuing festering of the financial crisis. Are the governance structures of the European Union fit for purpose? Do the current changes in the top-leadership team represent a ‘window of opportunity’ for the European Union to organize its work in new ways? What are the main challenges for the European Union in its relations with member states at a time of increasing Euroscepticism?

All are welcome! No pre-registration necessary.

Program:Program October Workshop 2014

October Workshop 2013

The annual October Workshop organized by the Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Gothenburg

Torgny Segerstedt-rummet, University main building, Vasaparken,
11th October, 13.15–15.00 (followed by Coffee)

Central and Eastern Europe: Fully European or the European 'Other'?

Panelists
Cecilia Malmström, Dr., Dr.hc., EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, member of REGU – Council for European Studies, University of Gothenburg
Claes Alvstam, professor in Economic Geography, University of Gothenburg, member of CERGU Steering Group
Adam Cwejman, B.Sc. in International Relations, and graduating Master student in European Studies at University of Gothenburg
Mikaela Kumlin-Granit, Head of the EU Department (UD-EU), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, member of REGU – Council for European Studies, University of Gothenburg
Lenka Rovna, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam at the Department of West European Studies, Charles University, Prague, member of CERGU International Advisory Board
Oksana Shmulyar Gréen, Dr. and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Gothenburg

Moderator
Ingmar Söhrman, Professor, Linguistics, University of Gothenburg, member of CERGU Steering Group

Theme
With the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe hopes were running high that the division of Europe into two parts, the West and the East, would finally come to an end. Two decades later the dual framing of Central and Eastern Europe as simultaneously in Europe and not yet European still remains. This workshop will discuss this implicit opposition in Europe. The workshop will explore questions such as: What is Central and East Europe: as a region, as an area of studies? How were the concepts of Central and Eastern Europe historically constructed? What demarcations do they imply today? How is the concept of Europe used for “othering” central and eastern parts of Europe? Who are “the others” for the Central and Eastern Europeans themselves?

All welcome! No pre-registration necessary.

Program:Program October Workshop 2013

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