"European Union after the Lisbon Treaty"
Thursday, April 8 through Friday, April 9, 2010
Scripps College — Claremont, CA
Keynote speaker: Dimitry Kochenov, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice at New York University, on "EU Citizenship in the wake of the Lisbon Treaty"
Final Papers Deadline: March 24, 2010
The purpose of this conference is to enhance undergraduate training
in and knowledge of the European Union and US-European relations.
In addition, the aim of the conference is to allow US students with
expertise in different areas to interact with each other as well as
with faculty, foster intercampus cooperation, and recognize the excellent
work achieved by students. Envisioned as an intercampus undergraduate
seminar, the participating campuses simultaneously offer courses on
the issues relevant in Europe today, integrating the conference with
the student's curriculum to encourage student initiated research and
presentations.
Having completed individual projects, students from each participating
institution and their faculty mentors will gather for an interactive
conference focusing on European issues and student research. Students
will present and discuss their research in a panel format, each panel
being composed of three or four students. Each presentation will be
followed by questions and a discussion moderated by a faculty member.
The conference will include a keynote address. At the conclusion of
the conference, faculty participants will nominate and select the “best
papers” of the conference. Selected papers will be published in
a special volume of conference proceedings.
In addition, the EU Center of California and its partner institutions, the EU Center of Excellence at Seattle at the University of Washington and the EU Center of Excellence at Berkeley at University of California Berkeley, will be offering awards for top papers with study tours to Europe over the summer.
Topics
Students may pursue a wide range of topics that reflect their interest, expertise, and past research. Although the conference theme for this year is "European Union after the Lisbon Treaty," topics may deal with any aspect of European integration or transatlantic relations.
Conference Fees and Travel Expenses for UC and Claremont Colleges Members
There are no conference fees and all approved travel related expenses for accepted participants (coach-fare air travel, shuttle, hotel room + tax for 2 nights, conference meals) will be coordinated and paid for or reimbursed by the European Union Center of California.
Conference Fees and Travel Expenses for All Other Campuses
There are no conference fees for non-UC and non-Claremont Colleges students and campuses. The Center will cover hotel room + tax for 2 nights and conference meals for accepted participants. Participants are responsible for travel. Please contact the European Union Center for more details.
Submission Guidelines
Papers are required to speak to an element of the European Union, but
there are no specific restrictions on subject. Papers should be approximately
3000 words (10-12 pages). Presentations should be limited to 10 minutes maximum. Click here for detailed guidelines on the paper and presentation.
Electronic submissions (as Word documents) are preferred and can be
sent to: zrahman@scrippscollege.edu
Friday, February 12, 2010 - Applications with Abstract Due
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - Completed Papers Due
Volunteers for paper commentators and panel chairs are also welcome.
Click
here for directions to campus.
For further information, contact European Union Center of California
at tecenter@scrippscollege.edu or the Administrative Director, Zaynah Rahman, at zrahman@scrippscollege.edu.
For more information, see the topics and schedules of past conferences:
2003, 2004,
2005, 2006,
2007, 2008,
2009
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