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RECON Midterm Conference
RECON events
Prague, 9-10 October 2009
Venue: Hotel Diplomat, Prague
Organisers:
RECON’s midterm conference in Prague will aim at engaging participants in a constructive discussion on the theoretical models underlying the project, as well as taking stock of RECON’s research halfway through the project. The first day of the conference will be devoted to one keynote speech on each of the three RECON models, as well as one roundtable on each model to allow for more in-depth discussions on the models and on preliminary findings from the project. The broader academic community as well as policy makers, civil society actors and the wider public will be invited to this session.
The second day will be devoted to parallel work package sessions for the discussion of ongoing research, status of work and plans for the remainder of the project. At a concluding plenary session, summaries of the previous parallell sessions will be presented, and general findings and plans ahead will be discussed and drafted.
Read more on the overall research objectives of RECON.
Conference summary (D58) (pdf)
Registration for the conference is now closed. For any quieries, please contact the organisation team in Prague: recon(at)soc.cas.cz or the ARENA coordination office: admin(at)reconproject.eu.
Practical information
Overview of conference rooms
Programme
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Thursday 8 October 2009, 20:00: Welcome cocktail (Foyer Loreta) | |
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Friday 9 October 2009
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08:30
09:00
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Registration and coffee
Opening speech
Vladimír Špidla, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Download Vladimír Špidla's opening speech (pdf version)
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09:30 |
Welcoming remarks
Zdenka Mansfeldova, Institute for Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Angela Liberatore, European Commission, DG Research
Erik O. Eriksen, RECON Scientific Coordinator, ARENA, University of Oslo | |
10:00
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Keynote speech: EU as a regulatory regime (RECON model 1)
Giandomenico Majone
Discussant: Deirdre Curtin, University of Amsterdam
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10:45
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11:00 |
Keynote speech: EU as a multinational federal state (RECON model 2)
Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, University of Hannover Discussant: Ulrike Liebert, University of Bremen
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11:45
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Keynote speech: EU as a cosmopolitan order (RECON model 3)
Hauke Brunkhorst, University of Flensburg
Discussant: Agustín José Menéndez, University of León
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12:30
13:30
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Lunch (Foyer Loreta)
Introduction
John Erik Fossum, ARENA, University of Oslo | |
13:45 |
Roundtable on RECON model 1: The problem of delegation/Democracy and accountability
Chair: Christopher Lord, ARENA, University of Oslo
Christian Joerges, ZERP, University of Bremen
Berthold Rittberger, MZES, University of Mannheim
Vivien Schmidt, Boston University
Wolfgang Wagner, VU University Amsterdam/Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
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15:00 |
Roundtable on RECON model 2: Identity, community and justice
Chair: Hans-Jörg Trenz, ARENA, University of Oslo
Yvonne Galligan, Queen's University Belfast
Zdzislaw Mach, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Agustín J. Menéndez, University of León
Jana Reschova, Charles University/University of Economics, Prague
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16:15
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Coffee | |
16:45 |
Roundtable on RECON model 3: The state/non-state dimension
Chair: John Erik Fossum, ARENA, University of Oslo
Rainer Forst, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim
Claire O’Brien, Danish Institute for Human Rights
Philippe C. Schmitter, European University Institute
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18:00
19:30
20:00 |
Coffee
Common departure for dinner (hotel reception)
Dinner at Letenský zámeček (Chateau Letna)
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Saturday 10 October 2009
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09:00
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Parallel work package sessions
WP 2 - Constitutional Politics (Vienna)
Chair: John Erik Fossum
WP 6 - The Foreign and Security Dimension (Prague D)
Chairs: Helene Sjursen and Wolfgang Wagner
WP 4 - Gender, Democracy and Justice (Prague D)
Chair: Yvonne Galligan | |
10:30
11:00
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Coffee
WP 9 - Global Transnationalisation and Democratisation Compared (Vienna)
Chairs: John Erik Fossum and Christian Joerges
WP 3 - Representation and Institutional Make-up (Prague D)
Chair: Christopher Lord
WP 8 - Identity Formation and Enlargement (Prague C)
Chair: Zdzislaw Mach | |
12:30
13:30 |
Lunch (Foyer Loreta)
WP 1 - Theoretical Framework (Vienna)
Chairs: Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum
WP 7 - The Political Economy of the EU (Prague C)
Chairs: Agustín José Menéndez and Raul Letelier
WP 5 - Civil Society and the Public Sphere (Prague C)
Chairs: Ulrike Liebert and Hans-Jörg Trenz | |
15:00
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Coffee | |
15:30
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Plenary session
Roundtable on 'EU with Lisbon: From a RECON perspective'
Open discussion | |
17:00
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End of conference
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17:15
19:30
20:00
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RECON Scientific Advisory Committee meeting (Vienna)
RECON Gender Assessment Panel meeting (Prague D)
Common departure for dinner (hotel reception)
Dinner at Plzeňská Restaurace (Pilsner Restaurant at the Municipal House)
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Sunday 11 October 2009
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08:45
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Meeting point in the hotel reception for optional activities (registered participants):
A) Guided walking tour of Prague (09:00-12:00, approx. 3 hours)
B) Half-day trip to Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad (09:00-15:30, approx. 6-7 hours)
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Practical information (download pdf)
RECON events
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