Euroscepticism and Populism: Understanding the New Politics of Europe

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1 2015 SUMMER SCHOOL Euroscepticism and Populism: Understanding the New Politics of Europe 31 st August 5 th September 2015 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CHARLES UNIVERSITY, PRAGUE Almost one in four MEPs elected to the European Parliament are Eurosceptics. Migration and crypto-nationalism looms large across the continent. Today in every EU nation, populist and socalled protest parties are in the ascendancy fuelled by anti-immigration sentiments, antiausterity, anti-liberal, anti-brussels, anti-elite Eurocracy and control, and disenchantment with politics, parties and politicians. Proportional representation and disengagement manifested by low voter turn-out has boosted such fringe parties. Euroscepticism has also found a ready target in failures to manage the Eurozone crisis which has left the so-called PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain) reeling with a huge debt burden resulting in one in 5 young people out of work, and welfare spending hugely slashed. The crisis has divided Europe economically, socially, culturally and politically. Both the far left and the far right are on the move, and today all these MEPs sit side by side with pro-europeans changing the style and substance of European politics. Our 21st annual summer school will explore the rise of populism and Euroscepticism as a new politics of Europe from a multi-disciplinary dimension with our usual mix of expert talks, debates, role-playing, working groups and graduate presentations. Key questions will include: What do populists have in common? Do nationalist parties fill the charisma gap in Europe s politics? Are Eurosceptics protesting or do they have a programme? Where will EU legitimacy come from in future years? How does the format of European elections encourage protest voting? What roles is social media playing in the new politics of populism? Is the new nationalism undermining the European Project? [1]

2 DAY ONE MONDAY 31 ST AUGUST : NEW POLICIES IN EUROPE? VENUE : THE CAROLINUM, GREAT HALL, 2ND FLOOR AM Arrivals Prague/check into rooms Coffee, welcome, registration 15:00 Welcome and Introduction Dr Paul Flather (Oxford & The Europaeum) Dr. Janusz Salamon (Politics Institute, Charles University) Introductory Talk I: Where is Europe Today? Chair: Vladimir Banacek (Professor of Economics, Prague) Discussants: Fanchon Lefevre (Paris I), Ester Sabatino (Bologna) Break Introductory Talk II: The Status of Solidarity and Europaen Values Today Chair: Hartmut Mayer (Politics Department, Oxford) Discussants: Agneiszka Pyszny (Krakow), Andrej Semenov (Prague) Lecture: His Excellency Václav Klaus, (Former Prime Minister and President of Czech Republic) Graduate Presentations: Antagonistic Politics as a Reponse to Depoliticization in Europe? Speaker: Paolo Singer (Oxford) Discussants: Paul Brennan (Leiden), Caterina Bracchi (Bologna) 19:30 Leave Carolinum Welcome dinner for all Summer School participants Venue: Restaurace Blatnice, Michalská 511/6, Prague Hosted by Dr Ludĕk Sekyra Group introductions over coffee DAY TWO TUESDAY, 1 ST SEPTEMBER : THE ECONOMICS OF DECLINE VENUE : HOLLAR BUILDING, SMETANOVO NABREZI 6, PRAGUE Graduate Presentations: Chair: Hartmut Mayer (Politics Department, Oxford) EU Legitimacy in the New Context: What is Legitimacy and What is it Perceived to be? Speaker: Andreea Rusu (Barcelona) Discussants: Eniko Szabo (Krakow), Manuel Gonzalez Lopez (Madrid) Economic inequalities, Trust, and European Integration? Speaker: Michal Klusek (Prague) Discussants: Liva Snike (Bologna), Jan Kvetina (Prague) 10:30 Break [2]

3 10.45 Panel: It s the Economy, Stupid! Chair: Vladimir Banacek (Professor of Economics, Prague) Speaker: Dr Zdenek Kudrna (University of Salzburg) Speaker: Dr Martin Mejstřík (Institute of International Studies) Discussants: Michael Paulus (Prague), Francisco Pinto Mouraz (Lisbon), Marceline Morel Journel (Geneva) Lunch 14:00 VENUE : THE CAROLINUM, GREAT HALL, 2ND FLOOR Panel: Traditional Politics: Decline and Fall of Parties and Identities? Chair: Paul Flather (Oxford & The Europaeum) Speaker: Dr Hartmut Mayer (Politics Department, Oxford) Speaker: Jan Macháček, (Journalist, Lidove noviny and Analyst) Speaker: Dr Jiří Payne (TBC) Discussants: Luke Moore (Oxford), Andrej Semenov (Prague), Ester Sabatino (Bologna) Tea / Coffee Graduate Working Groups: Session I Conducted by Dr Paul Flather (Mansfield College, Oxford & The Europaeum) Group A How should pro-europeans react to growing Euroscepticism? Group B What five reforms might boost EU democracy in the future? Group C How should Europe s free movement policies be modernized? Group D Will traditional politics return after the end of the Eurozone crisis? Group E How would you heal Europe s new North South divide? Lecture and Discussion: His Excellency Karel Schwarzenberg, former Foreign Minister, the Czech Republic Graduate Presentations: Chair: Dr. Janusz Salamon (Politics Institute, Charles University) Nationalism in Europe: Understanding Structural Roots Speaker: Paul Brennan (Leiden) Discussants: Liva Snike (Bologna), Joao Serrano (Lisbon) The Rise of Populist Politics in The Netherlands? Speaker: Tessa Loth (Leiden) Discussants: Melissa Gerard (Paris I), Elizabeth Cusma (Barcelona) Free evening DAY THREE WEDNESDAY, 2 ND SEPTEMBER : POPULISM AND NATIONALISM TODAY VENUE : HOLLAR BUILDING, SMETANOVO NABREZI 6, PRAGUE Graduate Presentations: Three Southern case studies: Italy, Spain, Greece, today Chair: Hartmut Mayer (Politics Department, Oxford) The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Italien Lega Nord? Speaker: Caterina Bracchi (Bologna) What Explains the Rise of Podemos? Speaker: Manuel Gonzalez Lopez (Madrid) [3]

4 What Explains the Rise of Populist Parties in Greece? Speaker: Nikola Karasova (Prague) Discussants: Torello Alessandro (Bologna), Luke Moore (Oxford), Agnieszka Pyszny (Krakow) Break Panel: Return to Europe 20 years on : Views from the Visegrad Speaker: Marek Tukiendorf (Rector, Opole University of Technology, Poland) Speaker: Jan Kavan (former Foreign Secretary, Czech Republic) Discussant: Dominika Proszowska (Krakow), Melisa Gerard (Paris I), Paolo Singer (Oxford) Lunch Graduate Presentations: Eurosceptic Attitudes within the UK Parliamentary Conservative Party? Speaker: Luke Moore (Oxford) Discussants: Paul Brennan (Leiden), Adreea Rusu (Barcelona) The Rise and Success of Populist Movements in the UK Empty Argument or Real Problem? Speaker: Johana Kudrnova (Prague) Discussants: Arnout LeClercq (Leiden), Caterina Bracchi (Bologna) City centre tour Arrive at Czech Senate Building tour Discussion : Where is Europe heading? Speaker: Speaker: Václav Hampl, (Senator on European Affairs) Speaker: Mr Zdenĕk Čech (European Commission, Czech Republic) tbc Dinner: Lokál U Bílé kuželky, Míšeňská 12, Prague DAY FOUR THURSDAY, 3 RD SEPTEMBER : THE MEDIA & CULTURE VENUE : HOLLAR BUILDING, SMETANOVO NABREZI 6, PRAGUE 9.30 Graduate Presentations: Chair: Marek Tukiendorf (Opole University of Technology, Poland) Tools of the Hungarian Government: Conveying the Message Through Media? Speaker: Eniko Szabo (Krakow) Discussants: Michal Klusek (Prague), Marceline Morel Journel (Geneva) EU Policies on Migration: Finding the Golden Mean? Speaker: Agnieszka Pyszny (Krakow) Discussants: Ester Sabatino (Bologna), Paolo Singer (Oxford) What is an Illegal Immigrant Anyway? Speaker: Elizabeth Cusma (Barcelona) Discussants: Andreea Rusu (Barcelona), Paul Brennan (Leiden) Break Panel: Europe and Culture [4]

5 13.00 Lunch A New Culture of Anti-Politics? Speaker: Dr Jiří Pehe (Director, NYU Prague) Literature & Cultural Integration in Europe: The Challenge of Eurosceptic & Populist Views? Speaker: Arnout LeClercq (Leiden) Discussants: Joao Serrano (Lisbon), Galina Thiema (Krakow), Manuel Gonzalez Lopez (Madrid) Panel: The Role of the Media: Charisma, Celebrity, Rhetoric and Anti-Politics Chair: Janusz Salamom (Politics Institute, Charles University) Speaker: Erik Best (Journalist) Speaker: Lenka Zlamalova (Journalist) Discussants: Tessa Loth (Leiden), Liva Snike (Barcelona), Andrej Semenov (Prague) Break Graduate Debate: All to participate Motion: This House believes that our European Project is not going to survive another 25 years Commentary: tbc Women in the Public Domain? Women in the Crisis Speaker: Veronika Šprincová (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University) Women in Politics (TBD) Speaker: Ms Lucia Zachariášová (Journalist) Discussant: Fanchon Lefevre (Paris), Francisco Pinto Mouraz (Lisbon), Nikola Karasova (Prague) City Tour: Led by Petr Bella (Charles University) Free evening DAY FIVE FRIDAY, 4 TH SEPTEMBER : NEW NARRATIVES AND OTHER ACTORS VENUE : HOLLAR BUILDING, SMETANOVO NABREZI 6, PRAGUE 9.30 Graduate Working Groups: Session II Conducted by Dr Paul Flather (Oxford & The Europaeum) Groups A, B, C, D, E Coffee break Panel: Narratives for Europe from Inside and Outside: Peace, Prosperity, Diversity? Chair: Dr Paul Flather (Mansfield College, Oxford & The Europaeum) Speaker: Pavel Telicka (MEP, and Former Czech EuroCommisioner) Speaker: Hiroshi Tagami (Krakow; & Keio University, Tokyo) Discussants: Paolo Singer (Oxford), Dominika Proszowska (Krakow), Torello Alessandro (Bologna) [5]

6 13.00 Lunch Graduate Presentations: Chair: TBD The Rise of Green Politics: Beyond the Mainstream? Speaker: Melisa Gerard (Paris) Discussants: Eniko Szabo (Krakow), Manuel Gonzalez Lopez (Madrid) The European Union and Younger Citizens: Strangers or Friends? Speaker: Fanchon Lefevre (Paris) Discussants: Joao Serrano (Lisbon), Johana Kudrnova (Prague) Role-Playing Exercise: Session I - All to participate (details to be provided on Day Four) Coffee break Role-Playing Exercise: Session II - All to participate (details to be provided on Day Four) Close Dinner: Venue TBD DAY SIX SATURDAY, 5 TH SEPTEMBER : CONCLUSIONS VENUE: SEMINAR ROOM, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Rytířská 31, Prague Graduate Working Groups: Session III Conducted by Dr Paul Flather Groups A, B, C, D, E Working Group Reports Future Plans With Paul Flather, Janusz Salamon, Hiroshi Tagami and others Coffee Break Graduate Presentations: Additional Session Chair: Milošević and populism and nationalism in the Balkans? Speaker: Andrej Semenov (Prague) Discussants: Luke Moore (Oxford), Caterina Bracchi (Bologna) New Populism in Poland: Presidential Campaigns of 2015 Speaker: Dominika Proszowska (Krakow) Discussants: Liva Snike (Bologna), Francisco Pinto Mouraz (Lisbon) Conclusions and Thanks Lunch Informal Excursion Optional (details tbc) [6]