UACES Student Forum 13th Annual Research Conference

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1 UACES Student Forum 13th Annual Research Conference Institute for European Studies, VUB University of Kent, Brussels 18 June - 19 June 2012 The UACES Student Forum wishes to thank the following organisations for their generous support: U A C E S

2 Programme Monday 18 June 09:30-10:00 Registration 10:00-10:15 Welcome Address (Rome/Lisbon Room, IES) Dr Miguel Otero-Iglesias (UACES Student Forum Chair) 10:15-11:00 Keynote Address (Rome/Lisbon Room, IES) Active Strategy or Reactive Actorness? Determining the EU s Modus Operandi Prof Dr Amelia Hadfield (Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) 11:00-12:30 Breakout Session 1 Panel A: The EU and its Eastern Neighbours Panel B: EU Institutions: Agenda and Influence 12:30-13:30 Lunch (IES Event Space) 13:30-15:00 Breakout Session 2 Panel A: European Peoples and Citizens Panel B: Immigration and Minority Groups Panel C: EU Policy and National Politics 15:00-15:30 Coffee (IES Event Space) 15:30-17:00 Breakout Session 3 Panel A: The EU, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Panel B: European Foreign Policy Panel C: Culture and Education in the EU 18:00 Join us for drinks at the Delirium Tap House, Impasse de la Fidélité, Brussels, 1000 All sessions Panel A - Rome/Lisbon (IES) Panel B - Wilson/Churchill (Kent) Panel C - Gandhi/Suu Kyi (Kent) 2

3 Programme Tuesday 19 June 09:00-10:30 Breakout session 4 Panel A: EU Economics and Trade Panel B: European Policy Processes and Decision-Making Panel C: The EU and Non-Member Countries 10:30-11:00 Coffee (IES Event Space) 11:00-12:30 Breakout session 5 Panel A: Theory and Method in European Studies Panel B: Political Parties and the Discursive Creation of the EU s Future Panel C: Below-State Actor Influence on EU Policy Processes 12:30-13:30 Lunch (IES Event Space) 13:30-14:30 Brussels Thinktanks in EU Politics (Rome/Lisbon Room, IES) Chair - Lena Sucker (Loughborough University) Dr Wenwen Shen (EU-Asia Centre) Dr Fabian Zuleeg (European Policy Centre) 14:30-15:00 Coffee (IES Event Space) 15:00-16:30 The Future of European Studies (Rome/Lisbon Room, IES) Chair - Prof Didier Georgakakis (University of Strasbourg) Dr Tom Casier (Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent) Prof Ricardo Gosalbo (Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Prof Mario Telo (Institute for European Studies, Universite Libre de Bruxelles) 16:30 Conference closes All sessions Panel A - Rome/Lisbon (IES) Panel B - Wilson/Churchill (Kent) Panel C - Gandhi/Suu Kyi (Kent) 3

4 Breakout Session 1 - Monday 18 June - 11:00-12:30 Panel A: The EU and its Eastern Neighbours Venue: Rome/Lisbon Room, IES Chair: Cristian Nitoiu, Loughborough University Irina Khayrizamanova, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, The Images of the European Union as a Regional and Global Player in Russian Political Discourse Evgeniya Bakalova, Peace Research Institute, Frankfurt, Contesting the European Normative Project: Russia as a Norm-taker, Norm-breaker, Norm-faker or Norm-maker? Vanda Amaro Dias, University of Coimbra, The EU and Russia: Shared Neighbourhood, Competing Interests Iulian Romanyshyn, IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca & Dorina Baltag, Loughborough University, EU s Relations with Eastern European Neighbours as a Showcase of EU s Role in the Global Affairs Panel B: EU Institutions: Agenda and Influence Chair: Dr Miguel Otero-Iglesias, ESSCA Petya Alexandrova, Montesquieu Institute & Leiden University, Issue Competition in the European Council. Exploring Agenda Dimensionality Kheira Belkacem, University of Leeds & Amy Busby, University of Sussex, Coping with the Workload : An Exploration of MEP Assistants Backstage Role in the Everyday Practice of Politics in the EP Einion Dafydd, University of Aberystwyth, Parties as Disinterested Principals? An Examination of the Relationship between MEPs and their Domestic Political Parties 4

5 Breakout Session 2 - Monday 18 June - 13:30-15:00 Panel A: European Peoples and Citizens Venue: Rome/Lisbon, IES Chair: Elise Rietveld, Cardiff University Jan Pieter Beetz, University of Exeter, Competing Peoples Undermining the EU s Legitimacy Debate Kathryn Simpson, University of Kent, Social and Financial Inequality: Innovative Determinants of Support for the European Union in the Republic of Ireland Panel B: Immigration and Minority Groups Chair: Dr Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, University of Kent Raluca Radescu, National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Minorities within the New Lisbon Treaty Tamara Jovanovic, Roskilde University, Present Experiences in the Europeanisation of National Minority Groups: Revaluating an EU Impact beyond Conditionality Meghan Moquin Luhman, Johns Hopkins University, Policy, Protest and Multi-Level Games: Protesting the Deportation of Asylum-Seekers in France Paulina Kosc, Maastricht University, Cooperative Competition in International Relations: A Competition Theory of EU Highly-Skilled Migration Policy Panel C: EU Policy and National Politics Venue: Gandhi/Suu Kyi, Kent Chair: Cristian Nitoiu, Loughborough University Alexander Strelkov, Maastricht University, The Tale of High Expectations and Ambiguous Results: Adaptation of National Parliaments to the Lisbon Treaty Yoav Shemer Kunz, University of Strasbourg, Back Door to National Politics: European Parliament Elections and the French Greens in

6 Breakout Session 3 - Monday 18 June - 15:30-17:00 Panel A: The EU, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Venue: Rome/Lisbon, IES Chair: Dr Miguel Otero-Iglesias, ESSCA Tynyshtyk Mailibayeva, Hitotsubashi University, Why is there Central Asia for Europe? Trineke Palm, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Normative Powers and Military Means: The Study of the EU s Involvement with the FYR Macedonia Ivana Palinkas, Tilburg University, Europeanisation of Collective Bargaining: The Case of Decentralisation in Central and Eastern Europe Tina Schivatcheva, University of Cambridge, Europeanisation of Collective Bargaining: The Case of Decentralisation in Central and Eastern Europe Panel B: European Foreign Policy Chair: Cristian Nitoiu, Loughborough University Niklas Novaky, University of Aberdeen, Deploying Military Force under CSDP: The Case of EUFOR Althea Amelia Padurariu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Implementation of Police Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Analysing UN/EU Efforts Mor Sobol, University of Edinburgh, EU Foreign Policy towards its Neighbours: A Historic Opportunity to Deal with a Historic Mistake...? Panel C: Culture and Education in the EU Venue: Gandhi/Suu Kyi, Kent Chair: Alexandra Mihai, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Reneé Gordon Holley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Making Music in the Ruhrgebiet: Examining the Culture in European Union Cultural Policy Gabriel Weibl, University of Canterbury, The EU and International Student Mobility Matias E Gardin, King s College London, The Birth of Education Society in Finland and West Germany,

7 Breakout Session 4 - Tuesday 19 June - 09:00-10:30 Panel A: EU Economics and Trade Venue: Rome/Lisbon, IES Chair: Dr Miguel Otero-Iglesias, ESSCA James Gilgrist, Plymouth University, The Economy as a Performative Signifier: The Role of Insecurity, Ideology and Identity in Writing the Boundaries of the Sub-state Economy Radim Dragomaca, University of St Andrews & Tilburg University, A Very Different Euro? Obligations to the Common Currency and International Law Josué Mathieu, Université Libre de Bruxelles & University of Cambridge, The European Union and Antidumping: The Intermingled Story of International Negotiations and Internal Policy Reform Albina Lindt, Goldsmiths, University of London, Renewable Energy Policy-making at the Level of EU Member States: A Theoretical Inquiry Panel B: European Policy Processes and Decision-Making Chair: Lara Kennedy, Cardiff University Kathleen Hielscher, University of Luxembourg, Informality - the Key of Success for the National Co-ordination System of EU Policy in Luxembourg? Leticia Elias, Leiden University, Attention and Portrayal of Organized Crime in the European Union Gautier Busschaert, Université Catholique de Louvain, Making the EU Social Inclusion Process more Democratic and Effective: The Contribution of Reflexive Law Panel C: The EU and Non-Member Countries Venue: Gandhi/Suu Kyi, Kent Chair: Lena Sucker, Loughborough University Ganna Prylypko, University of Konstanz, European Integration of Non-member Countries: Economic Interdependence, Democracy and Integration Treaties Gentian Elezi, University of Sussex, Implementation without Coordination? A Comparative Approach on the Role of Central Institutions in the EU Integration Process of Non-member States Dong Huang, Free University of Berlin, The Possibility of the EU Lifting its Arms Embargo on China in the Context of the Eurozone Debt Crisis 7

8 Breakout Session 5 - Tuesday 19 June - 11:00-12:30 Panel A: Theory and Method in European Studies Venue: Rome/Lisbon Room, IES Chair: Elise Rietveld, Cardiff University Henri Aaltonen, University of Tampere, From Grand Theories to Niche Theories in European Integration. How NF and LI can Explain the Finnish Paper Industry Integration Process Lisa Helene Anders, Humboldt University, Empirical Challenges to Studying Circumvention Strategies Panel B: Political Parties and the Discursive Creation of the EU s Future Chair: Oliver Quinton, University of Oxford Roxana Mihaila, University of Sussex, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The European Parliament Clément Jadot, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Do all Roads Lead to the Same Europe? Reconsidering the Pro/Anti-integration Yardstick to Measure Belgian Party Positions towards the EU Monika Bil, University of Sussex, A Double Edged Sword? The Use of the Notion of the European Crisis in Parliamentary Debates: The Polish Example Panel C: Below-State Actor Influence on EU Policy Processes Venue: Gandhi/Suu Kyi, Kent Chair: Prof Didier Georgakakis, University of Strasbourg Christopher Huggins, University of Portsmouth, The Added Value of Local Government Transnational Networking Mark Field, University of Portsmouth, Identifying Centrality in the Expert Groups Rachel Barlow, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Accountability Mechanisms in EU Business Associations: The Quest for a Public Forum 8