Spring 2010 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2009-SPRING 2010

Tal Sadeh: "In the Vanguard of Globalization: the OECD and International Capital Liberalization"
Tuesday, Febraury 9, 2010 at 11:45 am
Albrecht Auditorium, Stauffer Hall, CGU
The Tuesday Lunch Talk Series will feature Tal Sadeh speaking on the OECD's role in financial liberalization. Sadeh argues that the OECD played an active role in pushing for liberalization since the 1960s, while the Americans, most Europeans and the most concerned international organization, the IMF, were opposed or hesitant. The OECD acted as an autonomous agent, shirking from the responsibilities assigned to it by its member states, to promote liberalization. Notably, the OECD abetted the supranational European Commission which had the delegated, but contested, responsibility to promote capital liberalization.

Sponsored by the School of Politics & Economics at Claremont Graduate University and the European Union Center of California at Scripps College.This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served free of charge at 11:45am.

Fall 2009 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2009-SPRING 2010

Research Workshop on European Integration
December 5, 2009
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College

The workshop consists of the presentation and in-depth discussion of four papers:
From Vicious to Virtuous Circle: Moralistic Trust, Diffuse Reciprocity, and the American Security Commitment to Europe (Brian Rathbun, USC)
Risk Regimes in Central and Eastern Europe: The EU as Amplifier and Buffer of Risk (Wade Jacoby, Brigham Young University)
The Malleable Politics of Welfare-to-Work Reform: Germany's "Hartz" Activation Compared with the Dutch, British and Irish Cases (Nigel Boyle, Pitzer College)
The Political Economy of Referendum Voting in the European Union (Joseph Jupille, University of Colorado)

State of the European Union Address: Sweden
Wednesday October 7, 2009 at 12:00pm
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College
The State of the European Union is a semi-annual event in which speakers discuss issues relevant to the European Union and provide an assessment of the current situation in Europe. Consul General of Sweden in Los Angeles, Carl-Magnus Hyltenius, delivered the address on "Priorities of the Swedish EU Presidency". The talk was followed by a reception at 1:00pm.

Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship Information Session
Wednesday September 30, 2009 at 3:30 to 4:30pm
Seal Court, Malott Commons, Scripps College
Come and hear about the experiences of students who completed EU Center-sponsored internships in Europe during the summer of 2009.

Appliction Deadline for NATO Summer Internship in Brussels
Friday September 25, 2009 at 5:00pm
The EU Center of California will sponsor one or more summer internships at the US Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium. The interns will spend 8-10 weeks during summer 2010 working with the United States Mission to NATO. Please find application materials in the following link: http://eucenter.scrippscollege.edu/for_students_internshipopps.html

1989: The Year that Changed Europe- and the World
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:00pm
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Dr. Ivan Berend, former Professor of History at University of California Los Angeles and former director of the International Institute's Center for European and Eurasian studies, will deliver this address. His remarks will form part of the European Union Center of California's commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Empire.

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Spring 2009 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2008-SPRING 2009

State of the European Union Address
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 12:00pm
Hampton Room in Malott Commons, Scripps College
The State of the European Union is a semi-annual event in which speakers discuss issues relevant to the European Union and provide an assessment of the current situation in Europe. Consul General of Czech Republic in Los Angeles, Daniel Kumermann, will deliver the address on "The Czech Presidency and Challenges to the European Union". The talk will be followed by a reception at 1:00pm. This event is free and open to the public.


West Coast Model European Union
Friday, March 6 - Saturday, March 7
University of Washington, Seattle
The Model EU is a simulation of European Council summits that takes place during a member country's presidency. Teams of two undergraduate students play the roles of representatives of EU member state delegations. This year the students will negotiate issues to be discussed during the Czech presidency of 2009. The 2009 Model EU will feature two concurrent summit negotiation sessions focusing on the following issues: Energy Policy and Enlargement.


Appliction Deadline for Undergraduate Student Conference
Wednesday February 12, 2009 at 3:30 to 4:30pm
Applications for 2009 Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the EU must be submitted via online registration. For more information or to apply please visit:
http://eucenter.scrippscollege.edu/conference.html


Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship Information Session
Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 3:30 to 4:30pm
Seal Court, Malott Commons, Scripps College
Come and hear about the experiences of students who completed EU Center-sponsored internships in Europe during the summer of 2008.


David Andrews: The Current State of the European Union
Thursday January 29, 2009
I-Place, Claremont McKenna College
David Andrews, Director of the European Union Center of California will discuss the current state of the European Union.


Helena Fialova: Czech Capitalism, It's Not as Easy as We Thought
Thursday January 29, 2009 at 4:15pm
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College
Helena Fialova is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Electrial Engineering at the Czech Technical Univeristy in Prague. Professor Fialova will discuss whether the Czechs are achieving their economic goals, whether their quality of life is improving, and what problems remain even after transition to capitalism and democracy. This event is free and open to the public.

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Fall 2008 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2008-SPRING 2009


The Georgian crisis: a roundtable discussion
An expert panel will review recent developments in the Caucuses and discuss the meaning and implications of these events from multiple perspectives — including U.S., Russian, and European views.
September 9, 2008 at noon. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Sarkozy, Washington and the Defense of Europe Dr. Charles G. Cogan, Associate of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Cogan's articles and reviews have appeared in French Politics and Society, Défense Nationale, the Harvard French Review, and other publications. His book French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing with "La Grande Nation" was published by the United States Institute of Peace Press in December 2003.
September 24, 2008 at 4:15pm. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Europe and the transatlantic relationship: a roundtable discussion An expert panel will discuss recent developments in Europe and in transatlantic relations. Panelists will include Jeffrey Anderson, professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and director of German and European Studies at Georgetown; David M. Andrews, professor of Politics and International Relations at Scripps College and director of the European Union Center of California; Esther Brimmer, professorial lecturer at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the John Hopkins University and deputy director of research at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS; and Elizabeth Crighton, William A. Johnson Professor of Government and Professor of Politics at Pomona College.
October 2, 2008 at 4:15pm. Balch Auditorium, Scripps College

State of the European Union Address The European Union Center of California invites students, faculty, and staff of the Claremont Colleges to the annual State of the European Union Address. The State of the European Union is a semi-annual event in which speakers discuss issues relevant to the European Union and provide an assessment of the current situation in Europe. Consul General of France in Los Angeles, David Martinon, will deliver the address on "Current Challenges Facing the EU and the Presidency's Agenda."

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 12:00pm. Vita Nova Lecture Room 100, Vita Nova Hall, Scripps College

Why Sarkozy Won't Restore French Leadership in Europe Dr. Craig Parsons, an Associate Professor of Political Science from the University of Oregon, discusses the tension between French policies and the European Union, including the implications of Sarkozy’s leadership on Europe.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 4:15pm. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

Workshop on European Integration Adam Luedtke, University of Utah, presents a paper on "Westphalian Sovereignty or Policy Effectiveness? Explaining National Positions on Supranational Immigration Policy." Discussant: Jeannette Money, UC Davis. Craig Parsons, University of Oregon, presents a paper on "DeGaulle's Europe, Causality, and Counterfactuals." Discussant: Marc Trachtenberg, UCLA. David Andrews, Scripps College, presents a paper on "The Political Geography of German Monetary Leadership." Discussant: Joseph Jupille, University of Colorado. And Amy Verdun, University of Victoria, presents a paper on "Ten Years EMU: An Assessment of Ten Critical Claims." Discussant: Thomas Willet, Claremont Graduate University.

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 9:00am. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

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Spring 2008 Semester

Remembering the GDR: Museums, Money, Media, and Politics Justinian Jampol is the founder and executive director of The Wende Museum in Culver City, California. He received his B.A. from UCLA, M.phil from Oxford University, and is a D.Phil/Ph.D. candidate in Modern History, also at Oxford University. He has lectured extensively on topics relating to the material and visual culture of Cold War Eastern Europe.  Please click here for the event flyer.
January 28, 2008 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Taming Westphalia: The Changing Nature of European Governance University of Colorado's Tocqueville Initiative. He received his Ph.D from the University of Washington in 2000 and previously served as assistant professor at Florida International University, research fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (Florence) and co-director of the Miami European Union Center. His primary research and teaching interests lie in the area of institutional theory, especially as applied to European Union (EU) politics and integration. His new research focuses increasingly on regionalism and broader questions of the governance of global trade. Please click here for the event flyer.
February 7, 2008 12:00-1:00pm. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Why the European Union Will Not Become a Superpower Dr. James J. Sheehan is Dickason Professor in the Humanities, a senior fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and the Paul Davies Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University. Professor Sheehan will discuss the integration of the European Union. He will argue that despite extraordinary accomplishments of the European Union, many Europeans feel that integration has somehow failed, that the Union will not be complete until it looks more like a federal state, with a constitution, unified foreign policy, and defense capacity. By examining the history of Europe in the twentieth century, his lecture suggests why political integration is unlikely and may be undesirable. Sponsored by Claremont McKenna College
February 11, 2008 6:45 p.m. Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College


Deadline for Application and Abstract submission for the Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union Please click here for more information.
Thursday, February 14, 2008


Eurostars and Eurocities: Free Movement and Mobility in an Integrating Europe Adrian Favell is Associate Professor of Sociology at UCLA. He is the author of Philosophies of Integration: Immigration and the Idea of Citizenship in France and Britain (1998) and Eurostars and Eurocities: Free Movement and Mobility in an Integrating Europe (2008). His new research focuses on the transnational networks and mobility behind the growing global influence of contemporary Japanese art, music, fashion and food. See also his website: www.soc.ucla.edu/faculty/favell. Please click here for the event flyer.
February 21, 2008 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Broken Marriage? Why Washington is Not Bothering About Europe and a Few Reasons Why It Should Guest lecturer Frederiga Bindi, visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institute will be speaking on "Broken Marriage? Why Washington is Not Bothering About Europe and a Few Reasons Why It Should." Flyer is located here.
March 31, 2008 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


State of the European Union Roundtable Discussion A roundtable discussion with a talk given by Professor Adrian Favell about relevant issues to the European Union.  The roundtable will be followed by a reception.
April 17, 2008 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College


6th Annual Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union Come hear panelists speak on topics relevant to the European Union. This year's theme is Europe, Globalization and Sustainability.
April 17-18, 2008 Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

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Fall Semester 2007

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2007-SPRING 2008


Beginning of Classes Claremont Classes begin at the Claremont Colleges. The European Union Center at Scripps College is officially open for business.
August 29, 2007 8:00 a.m.


Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship Information Session Come and hear about the experiences of students who completed EU Center-sponsored internships in Europe during the summer of 2007.
September 19, 2007 3:30-4:30 p.m. Seal Court, Malott Commons, Scripps College


Mark T. Nance, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Traffickers, Mobsters, and Terrorists: The Financial Action Task Force on Money: Laundering as a Model for Foreign Policy International Policy Networks (IPNs) are loose networks of representatives from governments, international organizations, business, labor, and civil society that make recommendations in an attempt to influence policy on a specific issue. While IPNs can have a productive impact on international policy, are they a good model for the evolving system of global government? Co-sponsored by the International Relations Colloquium of Pomona College.[ Flyer ]
September 25, 2007 12:00-1:00pm Oldenborg Dining Hall, South Side


Musical performance by the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt with Harald Kosik, piano / Verena Stourzh, violin / Hannes Gradwohl, cello. Program: Joseph Haydn: Trio in C Major, Hob.XV/27, Alexader Zemlinsky: Trio in d minor, op. 3, Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Trio in D Major, op. 1. [ Flyer ]
September 30, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. Balch Auditorium, Scripps College

State of the European Union Roundtable Discussion Come hear a roundtable discussion about relevant issues to the European Union. Edmundo Aurelio De Macedo, Honorary Consul of Portugal will be speaking on: Democratization of Portugal and the Revolution of 1974. Christian Stocks, Consul General of Germany will be speaking on: Recent Developments in the European Union. Kyriakos Revelas, European Commission Official will be speaking on: European Union Security and Defense Policy. A reception will follow. [ Flyer ]
October 18, 2007 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

France Today: Immigration, Racism, Elections, and Europe A lecture prepared by Dominic Thomas, Department of French and Francophone Studies at UCLA. France has, in recent years, been at the center of public attention due to a broad range of cultural, political, and social issues. This lecture will explore these questions with particular attention to the 2007 Presidential elections and the significance of the newly-established Ministry for Immigration, National Identity, and Co-Development. 
November 14, 2007 12:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

Sleepless in the New Economy: Money, Consumption Lecture and Unemployment in Current German Literature A lecture prepared by Susan von Dirke, Associate Professor of German, University of Pittsburgh. Susan von Dirke will be speaking on the reactions to the New Economy, analyzing exemplary texts of the "Generation Golf," those born in the affluent years of the 1960s, to assess whether the literature reflects discontent with the conditions of the New Economy or represents a more ambitious attempt at investigating its underlying economic model.
Cosponsored with the International Relations Colloquium of Pomona College.
November 29, 2007 12:00 p.m. Oldenborg Dining Hall, South Side, Pomona College

Russia and Kosovo: The Nationalist Background to RealPolitik A lecture prepared by Professor Robert English, Associate Professor of International Relations at USC. While some believe that Moscow's alliance with Serbia stems from deep historic-religious ties, and others argue that it merely reflects Russia's geopolitical interests, both are wrong-- and both are right. Professor Robert English will trace the curious history of Russia's relations with Yugoslavia-Serbia to illustrate how domestic-identity politics came to shape Russian foreign policy.
December 3, 2007 12:00 p.m. Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College

Spring 2007 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2006-SPRING 2007


The Development of International Political Economy as a Scholarly Field and its Transatlantic Rift Benjamin J. Cohen (University of California, Santa Barbara) presented a lecture, “The Development of International Political Economy as a Scholarly Field and its Transatlantic Rift.” Co-sponsored with the Claremont College Coordinating Committee on International and Comparative Politics and Economics. [ Flyer ]
January 18, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

Scandinavian Film Series Different and thought-provoking Scandinavian films were presented each Wednesday throughout the Spring Semester. [ Flyer ]
January 24, 2007 through April 18, 2007


Romania and Bulgaria Join the Club
This will be an informational session, with music and entertainment by the Varimezovs [ Flyer ]


Diverging Political Paths and Economic Prospects in Eastern Europe: The Czech and Slovak Republics Helena Fialova (Czech Technical University) presented a lecture, “Diverging Political Paths and Economic Prospects in Eastern Europe: The Czech and Slovak Republics.” Sponsored by Pomona College Economics Senior Colloquium [ Flyer ]
February 1, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.


European Policies to Address Climate Change: Implementation of the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme in the United Kingdom Hal Nelson, a visiting professor in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University, presented a lecture to highlight the promises and pitfalls of the European Union’s international leadership on global climate change, titled “European Policies to Address Climate Change: Implementation of the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme in the United Kingdom.” [ Flyer ]
February 12, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.


Polish Plumbers in Parisian Apartments: Identity invisibility and immigration in recent European Cinema Jessie Labov, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Literature at Stanford University, explored representations of Eastern European and Northern African immigrants in European film of the 1990s, focusing on the issues of ‘invisibility’ and assimilation vs. integration in her lecture titled, “Polish Plumbers in Parisian Apartments: Identity invisibility and immigration in recent European Cinema.” [ Flyer ]
February 19, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.


West Coast Model European Union Simulation University of Washington at Seattle
February 23 through February 24, 2007
 

Negotiating Trade: Developing Countries in the WTO John Odell (University of Southern California) presented a lecture, “Negotiating Trade: Developing Countries in the WTO.” [ Flyer ]
February 26, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.


Why do People Still Sing in Choirs? Scripps College O'Brien Visiting Professor presented a lecture titled, “Why do People Still Sing in Choirs?” [ Flyer ]
March 6, 2007 at 4:30 p.m.


Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland Author Shana Penn presented a lecture, "Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland," sponsored by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons and the European Union Center of California. Penn's Solidarity's Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland (University of Michigan Press, Spring 2005) was the first book to reconstruct women's leadership in the rise of an independent press in Poland and the fall of the communist government. Solidarity's Secret was supported in part by an Open Society Institute Fellowship, which Penn received in recognition of her contributions to raising public awareness of gender issues in a newly democratic Poland. [ Flyer ]
March 21, 2007 at 12 p.m.


A German Tale – The Life of a Woman in Germany from 1920-1999 Regine Angela Thompson, a local professor of German literature, presented sections from her manuscript ‘Stay Close to Me,’ which vividly tells the exemplary and then again typical life story of her mother. The lecture is titled, “A German Tale – The Life of a Woman in Germany from 1920-1999.” [ Flyer ]
March 22, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
 

State of the European Union Roundtable Discussion Diego Brasioli, Consul General of Italy, Christian Stocks, Consul General of Germany, and David Andrews, Director of the European Union Center of California spoke concerning “Fifty Years of Peace and Prosperity: Lessons from the Past, Challenges for the Future in the New European Union.”
March 29, 2007 at 4:15 p.m.


European Party The EU Center of California, in collaboration with the Scripps Language Residents, Scripps College Hispanic, French, Italian and German Departments, Scripps Associated Students, and the Motley hosted the European Party, featuring a DJ and live music. The party also had Italian and German refreshments, and Spanish, Italian, French and German food.
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March 29, 2007 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Filmmaker Harald Friedl Austrian filmmaker Harald Friedl presented a lecture that investigated the tensions between European Union structures and the expectations of European populations, focusing on what it means to ‘feel European.’
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April 13, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
 

Ethical Globalization and Human Rights Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, presented a lecture, "Ethical Globalization and Human Rights," in the Garrison Theater at Scripps College, Claremont, California, sponsored by the European Union Center of California. President Robinson was the first woman President of Ireland (1990-1997) and is credited with revitalizing and liberalizing a previously conservative political office. During her tenure, she fought for changes that helped bridge religious, social, and economic groups, raising Ireland to a new level of international status. She took up her acclaimed post as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1997 and held that position until 2002. [ Flyer ]
April 18 at 7:30 p.m.


Recent Developments in the EU Political System Eric Philippart, a part time professor at the College of Europe - Bruges and at the Political Science Department of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, presented a lunch talk titled “Recent Developments in the EU Political System.” [ Flyer ]
June 21, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.


UC-Claremont Undergraduate Research Conference on the EU
For more information, please click here.
April 19 through April 20, 2007

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Fall 2006 Semester

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2006-SPRING 2007


The European Union and its Eastern Neighbors Maciej Bartkowski, a lecturer and international studies coordinator at Bard College, will be presenting the lecture.
September 13, 2006 at 4:15 p.m.
 

Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship and Grant Opportunities
September 20, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.


State of the European Union Roundtable Manu Virtamo, Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, Krystyna Tokarska-Biernacik, Consul General of Poland in Los Angeles, and Catalin Ghenea, Consul General of Romania in Los Angeles discussed Perspectives from Helsinki, Warsaw, and Bucharest.
October 3, 2006 at 4:15 p.m.
 

Military Use of Space Nancy Gallagher, Associate Director for Research at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, presented a lecture, “Military Use of Space.” Co-sponsored with International Place of The Claremont Colleges, Malott Commons Office at Scripps College, and United Nations Association of Pomona Valley.
October 25, 2006 at 4:15 p.m.
 

Nuclear Weapons and New Security Challenges Nancy Gallagher, Associate Director for Research at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, presented a lecture, “Nuclear Weapons and New Security Challenges.” Co-sponsored with International Place of The Claremont Colleges, Malott Commons Office at Scripps College, and United Nations Association of Pomona Valley.
October 26, 2006 at 11:45 a.m.
 

A Changing Germany in a Changing World Christian Stocks, Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles, presented a lecture “A Changing Germany in a Changing World.” Sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College. [ Flyer ]
October 30, 2006 at 12:15 p.m.


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Spring Semester 2006

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2005-SPRING 2006

Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship and Grant Opportunities
February 1, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.

The European Union’s Constitutional Crisis: Strategic Implications for France, Germany, and the U.K. David Andrews, director of the European Union Center of California and professor at Scripps College, presented a lecture, “The European Union’s Constitutional Crisis: Strategic Implications for France, Germany, and the U.K.” Co-sponsored with the International Relations Colloquium of Pomona College.
February 7, 2006 at 12:00 p.m.


Lessons of the Bretton Woods system for Contemporary International Monetary Relations Roundtable Discussion
February 17, 2006 at 1:15 p.m.


The Bretton Woods System Revisited Workshop
February 17 to February 18, 2006


Model European Union Simulation Hosted at the University of Washington at Seattle
February 24 to February 25, 2006


The European Union and Interfaith Dialogue Peter Bender, lecturer for the Institute fort he International Education of Students EU Center in Freiburg, Germany, presented a lecture, “The European Union and Interfaith Dialogue.” Co-sponsored with the EIS Faculty in Resident Program and I-Place, Claremont McKenna College.
March 2, 2006 at 12:15 p.m.


Transcending History in a Europe without Borders: Russian Constructivists and the International Style in the 1920’s Katerina Clark, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature, presented a lecture, “Transcending History in a Europe without Borders: Russian Constructivists and the International Style in the 1920’s.” Co-sponsored with the Department of German and Russian at Pomona College.
March 6, 2006 at 4:15 p.m.


State of the European Union Roundtable Discussion Martin Weiss, Consul General of Austria in Los Angeles, Ante Barbir, Consul General of Croatia in Los Angeles, and Radomir Novak from CzechInvest, discussed “Views from Vienna, Zagreb, and Prague.”
March 8, 2006 at 4:15 p.m.


Dispute-Escalation in the WTO: Are Conflicts Over Environment, Health and Safety Regulation more Explosive? Thomas Bernauer (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) presented a lecture, “Dispute-Escalation in the WTO: Are Conflicts Over Environment, Health and Safety Regulation more ‘Explosive?” Co-sponsored with the School of Politics and Economics (CGU) and the Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies.
March 21, 2006 at 12:00 p.m.
 

Pictures without Borders: Bosnia Revisited Steve Horn, a photographer and writer, presented a photo show and lecture, “Pictures without Borders: Bosnia Revisited.” Co-sponsored with the Malott Commons Noon Academy, Scripps College.
March 23, 2006 at 12:15 p.m.


Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism Daniel Ziblatt (Harvard University) presented a lecture, “Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism.” Co-sponsored with the Department of Politics, Pomona College.
March 30, 2006 at 12:15 p.m.


IMF Reform: The Role of Europe Graham Bird (University of Surrey, UK) presented a lecture, “IMF Reform: The Role of Europe.” Co-sponsored with the Freeman Program in Asian Political Economy, Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies, and I-Place, Claremont McKenna College
March 30, 2006 at 12:15 p.m.


Claremont-University of California Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union Keynote address was presented by Ambassador Rockwell Anthony Schnabel, former US Representative to the European Union. For more information, please click here.
April 6 through April 7, 2006


The Past, Present and Future of Food and Drug Regulation: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the FDA Conference
April 13, 2006

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Fall Semester 2005

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2005-SPRING 2006

Film Series on ‘Cinematic Unions: Representing Africans and Blackness in Europe Co-sponsored with the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies.  A film was screened every Monday during the Fall 2005 Semester.
September 12 through November 24, 2005


France, the EU Constitution, and the Failure of Democracy Craig Parsons (University of Oregon) presented a lecture, “France, the EU Constitution, and the Failure of Democracy.” Part of the speaker series on the European Union’s Constitutional Crisis.
September 21, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


Eros at 60 Degrees North: How Sweden Got Its Image as a Sexually Libertine Society A.F. Hale (University of Cambridge) presented a lecture on libertinage in Swedish society.
September 28, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.


Challenges and Opportunities for the British Presidency of the European Union Robert Pierce, Consul General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles, presented a State of the European Union Address titled “Challenges and Opportunities for the British Presidency of the European Union.” Part of the speaker series on the European Union’s Constitutional Crisis.
October 6, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.


The Czech Republic and the European Union Martin Palous, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States, presented a lecture, “The Czech Republic and the European Union.”
October 25, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


France and the NON Vote of May 29: ‘Je ne regretted rien!’ Christian Deubner (Principal International Economics Research Institute) presented a lecture, “France and the NON Vote of May 29: ‘Je ne regretted rien!’” Part of the speaker series on the European Union’s Constitutional Crisis.
November 2, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


The Dutch Said No…?  Speaker Series on the EU Constitutional Crisis Patrick de Vries (Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC) presented a lecture, “The Dutch Said No…?” Part of the speaker series on the European Union’s Constitutional Crisis.
November 10, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


‘Political Economy of Regional Integration’ Workshop
November 18 through November 19, 2005


Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship and Grant Opportunities
November 20, 2005 at 3:30 p.m.

The Future of European Integration: A View from Brussels  Speaker Series on the EU Constitutional Crisis Miguel Mesquita da Cunha, lecturer at Saint Cyr in France and Schola Nova in Belgium, presented a lecture, “The Future of European Integration: A View from Brussels.” Part of the speaker series on the European Union’s Constitutional Crisis.
November 29, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


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Spring Semester 2005

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2004-SPRING 2005

We Are All Europeans Now: Domestic Politics and Transnational Relations A lecture presented by  Miles Kahler, University of California at San Diego
January 20, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.


A Recipe for Confusion: Multi-Level Institutional Conflict and Border Politics in Europe and North America A lecture presented by  Harlan Koff, Jean Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, Italy. Part of the speaker series, Small States-Global Influence
January 24, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.

The Czech Republic in the European Union: Affluence or Serfdom? A lecture presented by  Helena Fialova, Associate Professor of Economics, Czech Technical University. Part of the speaker series, Small States-Global Influence
February 3, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.

Asia, the Euro, and the Dollar: What’s Going On? A lecture presented by  Sven Arndt, Director, Lowe Institute of Political Economy, CMC
Ashima Goyal, Visiting Freeman Scholar Tom Willett, Co-Director, Freeman Program. in Asian Political Economy
February 10, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.

California and the New Europe A lecture presented by  David Andrews, Director of the EU Center of California. Keynote Address, Foreign Trade Association of Southern California
February 16, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.


Europe and the Vulnerable Giant A lecture presented by Ilya Prizel, Professor of Political Science and History, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by The Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies
February 22, 2005 at 6:45 p.m.

The Future of the Western Alliance: An Historians View A lecture presented by Marc Trachtenberg, Professor of Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles
February 24, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


Is The Atlantic Alliance Dead? US- European Relations in the George W. Bush Era Presented by David Andrews, Director of the EU Center of California and Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Scripps College
March 8, 2005 at 12:00 p.m.

Society Without God: Secularization in Northern Europe Presented by Phil Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College
March 23, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.

State of the EU Address: Challenges and Prospects for the European Union, Views from Luxembourg, Ankara, and Budapest
March 29, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.

Europe and the World: The Making of a Liberal Grand Strategy Pascal Vennesson, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies. Co-sponsored by the Harper Lectureship at Scripps College and the Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations
April 12, 2005 at 12:00 p.m.


The European Union: An Insider’s View Pavel Telicka, Partner in BXL Consulting & former EU Commissioner. Part of the speaker series, Small States-Global Influence. Co-sponsored by the Czech Consulate General, Los Angeles
April 18, 2005 at 12:00 p.m.


Future of Integration in a Disaggregated World Charles Kegley, University of South Carolina
April 21, 2005 at 4:15 p.m


Evolving Borders: Regional Integration and State Sovereignty Undergraduate Student Research Conference on the European Union
April 21 through April 22, 2005


Immigration and Racism in the Irish Republic Gerry Boucher, Lecturer, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Queen’s University Belfast
Part of the EU Center-sponsored Research Circle on Immigration, followed by a workshop
April 26, 2005 at 2:30 p.m.


Slovakia in the European Union: Life after Enlargement A lecture presented by Lukas Loncko, Claremont Graduate University (CGU)
Part of the speaker series, Small States-Global Influence
April 27, 2005 at 12:15 p.m.


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Fall Semester 2004

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2004-SPRING 2005

Tue. 9/14 Ivo Daalder, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings Institution, spoke on “The Alliance of Democracies” at 8:00 p.m., Edmunds Ballroom, Pomona College, Claremont. This event is part of the Pomona Student Union speaker series and co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California.

Tue. 9/21 “Kolya” by Jan Sverak (Czech Republic) the first film in the EU-Center fall 2004 series “The New Europe: Looking East.” The 7 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Th. 9/30 Nigel Boyle, Associate Professor of Political Studies, Pitzer College, will speak on “The Celtic Tiger and the Swiss Army Knife” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont. This talk is part of a speaker series on “Small States- Global Influence.”

Tue. 10/5 Breakfast conference on “Thinking Forward: The Netherlands at the Helm of the European Union Presidency.” See the EU Center website for conference and program information (www.eucenter.scrippscol.edu). Hosted by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

Mon. 10/11 Jindrich Toman, University of Michigan, will speak on “Bye Bye
Folk Ornaments, Welcome Shiny Tubular Chairs: An
Avant-Garde For the Middle-Class, Czechoslovakia 1918-1938” at 4:15 p.m., Mason Hall 212A, Pomona College. This is a German and Russian Department, Pomona College, event co-sponsored by the European Union Center.

Tue. 10/12 “Train of Life” by Radu Mihaileanu (France) a film in the EU-Center fall 2004 series “The New Europe: Looking East.” The 7 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Mon. 10/25 David A.H. van Iterson, Consul General of Netherlands, Los Angeles, delivers the State of the European Union Address, “European Union 2004: Bigger, Better?” at 4:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont. This event will be followed by a reception.

Tue. 10/26 “Prisoner of the Mountains” by Sergey Bodrov (Russia) a film in the EU-Center fall 2004 series “The New Europe: Looking East.” The 7 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Th. 10/28 Hilary Apple, Assistant Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, will speak on “Post-communist EU States” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont. This talk is part of a speaker series on “Small States- Global Influence.”

Tue. 11/9 “Divided we Fall” by Jan Hrebejk (Czech Republic) a film in the EU-Center fall 2004 Film series “The New Europe: Looking East.” The 7 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Wed. 11/10 Patrick Chamorel, Visiting Professor of Government, Claremont
McKenna College, will speak on “New American Visions for Europe: Is the US Turning Euroskeptical?” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Tue. 11/16 Ján Kohout, Czech Ambassador to the European Communities in
Brussels, will speak on “title TBD” at 12:00 p.m., Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. This talk is part of a speaker series on “Small States- Global Influence.”

Wed. 11/17 Scripps Tea on “Meet the European Union of 25.” Find out more about the most recent wave of European Union enlargement, view the art works in the art competition titled “Culture Clash? Images of New European Identity” and meet the winners. 3:30 p.m., Seal Court, Scripps College.

Fri. 11/19 Workshop on “International Monetary Power” with program starting at 10:00 a.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Tue. 11/23 Lukas Loncko, Student, Claremont Graduate University, will speak on “Slovakia in the European Union: Hopes and Realities of Enlargement” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont. This talk is part of a speaker series on “Small States- Global Influence.”

Wed. 12/2 Patricia Dillon, Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Professor of European Studies and Professor of Economics, Scripps College, will speak on “An EU of Twenty-Five: Will the New Crew Change the Course, Rock the Boat, or Just Keep Rowing?” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont. This talk is part of a speaker series on “Small States- Global Influence.”

Tue. 12/7 “Good Bye Lenin” by Wolfgang Becker (Germany) the last film in the EU-Center fall 2004 series “The New Europe: Looking East.” The 7 p.m. screening will be followed by a discussion with Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.


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Spring Semester 2004

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2003-SPRING 2004

Th. 1/22 Russ Dalton, Director, Center for the Study of Democracy and
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California Irvine. “Democratic Challenges, Democratic Choices: The Erosion in Political Support in Advanced Industrial Democracies.” 4:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Claremont.

Tue. 2/3 “Judgment at Nuremberg,” the first film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.” Topic: the history of human rights. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Tue. 2/10 “Welcome to Sarajevo,” the second film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.”. Topic: ethnic cleansing. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Wed. 2/11 Donal O’Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Claremont McKenna College, "'We the People' - the Struggle for a European Constitution?” at 12 noon, Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. This talk is co-sponsored with the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College and the European Union Center of California.

Th. 2/12 Henryk Berggren, editor of the Arts and Culture section of
Stockholm's major daily Dagens Nyheter."All this and World War II: Moral Obligations and Political Reality in the Swedish Welfare State." at 4:15, Pearsons 101, Pomona College. This talk is sponsored by the Westergaard Fund and the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College.

Wed. 2/17 “Bloody Sunday,” the third film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.”. Topic: Northern Ireland, self-determination. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Wed. 2/18 Irina Somerton, Independent Consultant, will speak on “Political
Games and Trade-offs in European Union/US Agricultural
Trade Conflicts” at 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott
Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Th. 2/19 “An Angel’s Revenge”, film by Angelina Maccarone, filmmaker
and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor, Scripps College. German with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College. The screening is followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

Sun. 2/22 “Everything will be Fine” by Fatima El-Tayeb and Angelina
Maccarone, filmmakers and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professors. German with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. This event is co-sponsored by the Language Department and the European Union Center of California.

Mon. 2/23 Ann-Christina Knudsen, Department of History, UCLA.
"Collapse & Deadlock: Agriculture & Politics Against Markets in the Doha Round." 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Tue. 2/24 “Kommt Mausi Raus?” film by Angelina Maccarone, filmmaker and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor, Scripps College, 7 p.m. Oldenborg Center. NOTE: this film will be shown in German (no subtitles) and will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. This event is co-sponsored by the Language Department and the European Union Center of California.

Th. 2/26 “Immigrant and Minority Populations in Contemporary Germany.” Panel discussion with Fatima El-Tayeb, film maker, Visiting Professor of German, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor, Scripps College, and Jeffrey Jurgens, Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Pitzer College.
Moderator: Yvonne Houy, Visiting Assistant Professor of German. 12:00 noon, Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. This event is co-sponsored by the Language Department, the European Union Center of California, and the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College.

Fatima El-Tayeb, filmmaker and Erma Taylor O’Brien Scholar, speaks about “Kanak Attak! Ethnicity, Popular Culture, and Hip Hop in Contemporary Germany.” At 4:15 p.m., Humanities 204, Scripps College. This event is co-sponsored by the Language Department, the European Union Center of California, and the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College.

Tue. 3/2 “Rojo Amanecer,” The fourth film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.”. Topic: political oppression. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Wed. 3/3 Alan Dukes, Director, Institute of European Affairs, Dublin,
Ireland, former Finance Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party,
delivers the State of the European Union Address, “EU Enlargement: A
Step up for Integration or a Leap in the Dark?”, 4:15 p.m., Hampton
Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Tue. 3/9 Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College, speaks
on "Integration or Marginalization?: Immigrant Involvement in
Europe's Criminal Economies" at 12 noon, Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. This talk is co-sponsored with the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College and the European Union Center of California.

Mon. 3/29 Lisa A. Bero, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Institute for Health Policy Studies, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, speaks on “The WHO Convention on Tobacco and Differences in EU/US Regulatory Approaches.” 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Mireille Albrecht, speaks about the experience of her mother in the French Resistance during World War II. "Berty Albrecht, a Freedom Fighter Before and During World War II." 4:15 p.m, Rose Hills Theater, Pomona College. Co-sponsored with the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Pomona College, and the European Union Center of California.

Tue. 3/30 Mireille Albrecht, will discuss the French Resistance during World War II at Oldenborg Center at 12:00 noon.
This event is co-sponsored with the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Pomona College, and the International Relations Colloquium .

“The Drilling Fields.” The fifth film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.” Topic: political economy and human rights violations. The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Wed. 3/31 Jeffrey Jurgens, Visiting Professor, Anthropology, Pitzer College, speaks on "Turkish Pop and Hip Hop: German-Turkish Youth in Berlin"? 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont.

Fr. 4/2 Reflections on Terrorism in Europe in the Wake of Spain's
“3/11” Discussion with visiting Assistant Professor Donal
O’Sullivan, History, Claremont McKenna College, and Antonio Ramos Álvarez, Spanish Language Resident, Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. At 12 noon, Oldenborg Center, Pomona College. This talk is co-sponsored with the International Relations Colloquium, Pomona College and the European Union Center of California.

Th./Fr. April 8
and 9, 2004 SPRING CONFERENCE ON "THE EUROPEAN-AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP: DECLINE OR RENEWAL?"
Los Angeles and Claremont.

Thursday, April 8, 2004
12:30 p.m. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph Nye, Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy and Dean of the Kennedy School, Harvard University. Joint Luncheon with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at the Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand, Los Angeles. For more information about this event and for reservations, please go to http://www.lawac.org

Claremont-based activities:
Friday, April 9

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Keynote address, Joseph S. Nye, Dean and Don K. Prize
Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1994-95). Garrison Theater, Scripps College, Claremont (10th and Dartmouth)

11:00 - 12:30 a.m. Panel 1 on Common Foreign and Security Policy
"Is the prospect of a European Common Foreign and Security Policy a threat or a boon to the management of Atlantic security relations?"
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont (9th and Columbia).

Panelists:
Richard Rosecrance, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Relations at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics
John Keeler, Political Science and Director EU Center of Seattle, University of Washington
Gregory Treverton, Senior Analyst, RAND

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Panel 2 on Trade and Monetary Relations examines the
question: "Are current developments in trade and monetary relations routine disagreements among committed economic partners or more worrisome signs of Atlantic economic disintegration?"
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont (9th and Columbia).

Panelists:
S. Linn Williams, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador
Benjamin J. Cohen, Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Adam Sheingate, Johns Hopkins University

3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Panel 3 on domestic politics and EU/US value differences
examines the question: "Are currents and trends in the domestic politics of the leading Atlantic states sources of strength or weakness for the future of the European-American partnership?"
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College, Claremont (9th and Columbia).

Panelists:
Paulette Kurzer, Political Science, University of Arizona
Andreas Maurer, Stiftung Politik und Wissenschaft, Berlin, Germany
Cem Oezdemir, former Green Party Member of the German Bundestag
Robert Donkers, Counselor for Environmental Affairs, EU Delegation in Washington

This conference was made possible through the generous support of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.


Tue 4/20 “Children Underground,” The sixth film in the EU-Center Spring 2004 Series “Towards a Global Human Rights Regime: the Roles of the EU and the U.S.” Topic: children’s rights, Romania.
The 7 p.m. screening is followed by a discussion with Harlan Koff, Visiting Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. Location: Humanities Building 119, Scripps College.

Th./Fr. 29
and 30, 2004 Undergraduate Research Conference on “The Transatlantic
Relationship: Conflict and Cooperation” for undergraduate students of the University of California system (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara) and the Claremont Colleges. Gould Student Center, Pitzer College, Claremont. For a full conference schedule, please visit the EU Center’s website at www.eucenter.scrippscol.edu. Co-sponsored by the European Union Center at the University of California, Berkeley, the Center for European and Eurasian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, and the European Union Center of California, Scripps College.

Mon./Tue May 10/11 Expert Conference on Innovation, Hampton Room, Scripps College. May 10 opening remarks by William Valdez, Department of Energy, Strategic Planning, and Basic Sciences, at 8:45 a.m., Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, Scripps College, followed by discussion section on expert papers to be contributed to an edited volume. Co-sponsored with the Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont.


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Fall Semester 2003

ACADEMIC YEAR FALL 2003-SPRING 2004

Tues. 9/2 The European Union Center of California announces an art competition entitled "The New Europeans: Identity and Diversity in Multicultural Europe." The competition is open to all students at the Claremont Colleges. Works will be judged by an intercollegiate jury of faculty and students. Three submissions will receive special prizes. Selected submissions will be publicly exhibited at the Claremont Colleges.

Wed. 9/17 Film: “El Norte” (USA/UK), Director: Gregory Nava. This is the first movie in a film series titled “In Search of A Promised Land.” Discussant: Harlan Koff, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. The series explores issues of immigrant communities. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.

Thurs. 9/23 John Evans, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego, speaks on “Playing God? Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethics" at 12:15 p.m. in the McConnell Founders Room, Pitzer College. This talk is part of the Fall 2003 speaker series on the Biosciences, Biotechnology and Ethics co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Keck Graduate Institute’s Flora Thornton Lecture Series Grant.

Wed. 10/1 Film: “La Haine” (France), Director: Mathieu Kassovitz. Part two of a film series “In Search of a Promised Land” which explores the issues of immigrant communities. Discussant: Nathalie Rachlin, French, Scripps College. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.

Thurs. 10/2 Daryl Ditz, Senior Program Officer, Toxics, World Wildlife Fund-US speaks on “Europe’s Regulatory Policy on Toxic Chemicals: Implications for the US” at 12:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College. This talk is part of the Fall 2003 speaker series on the Biosciences, Biotechnology and Ethics co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Keck Graduate Institute’s Flora Thornton Lecture Series Grant.

Wed. 10/8 Diego Brasioli, Consul General of Italy, delivers the State of the European
Union Address "Leading with Style: The Priorities of the Italian Presidency of
the European Union" on behalf of the Italian Presidency of the European
Council of Ministers, 4:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium, Scripps College.

Wed. 10/15 Film: “Time of the Gypsies” (Yugoslavia), Director: Emir Kusturica. Part three of a film series “In Search of a Promised Land” which explores the issues of immigrant communities. Discussant: Harlan Koff, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.

Thurs. 10/16 Steve Casper, Keck Graduate Institute, speaks on “The Battle for
Biotechnology: The Impact of US and European Regulatory Regimes on the Growth of Biotech Clusters.” at 12:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College. This talk is part of the Fall 2003 speaker series on the Biosciences, Biotechnology and Ethics co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Keck Graduate Institute’s Flora Thornton Lecture Series Grant.

Thurs. 10/23 Ramiro Cibrian, EU Visiting Fellow at the University of Southern California,
former Ambassador and Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to the Czech Republic, speaks on “The Czech Republic and EU Accession: an Update on EU Enlargement.” At 12:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College.

Mon. 10/27 Panel discussion “Peacemakers? The EU and the US in the Middle East” Panelists: Edward Haley, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College; Nadav Morag, Director of the Center for Israel Studies at the University of Judaism and Chair of the University’s Department of Political Science; Bassam Tibi, Visiting Professor, Göttingen University, and Lako Tongun, Associate Professor of International and Intercultural and Political Studies, Pitzer College. 4:15 p.m., Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College.

Tue. 10/28 Film: “On Orientalism” documentary featuring Edward Said, Comparative Literature, Columbia University, discussing his 1978 book of the same title. Discussant: Bassam Tibi. 7 p.m., Pickford Auditorium, Claremont McKenna College.

Wed. 10/29 Film: “Bend It Like Beckham” (UK/Germany), Director: Gurinder Chadha. Part four of a film series “In Search of a Promised Land” which explores the issues of immigrant communities. Discussant: Dipa Basu, Sociology, Pitzer College. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.

Mon. 11/3 EU Seminar Information Session. (Malott Commons North Meeting Room, time to be determined)

Mon. 11/3 Bassam Tibi, Göttingen University, Germany and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor speaks on “Integration oder Isolation? Muslime in Deutschland” at 4:00 p.m. at the Language Lounge, Oldenborg, Pomona College. Please note: this talk will be delivered in German.

Tue. 11/4 Bassam Tibi, Director of the Center for International Relations at Goettingen University and Professor of Islamology at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, currently Erma Taylor O'Brien Visiting Professor at the EU Center of California, speaks on "Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam?" at the Oldenborg Center, Pomona College, at 12:00 noon.

Tue. 11/4 Film: “The Myth of the ‘Clash of Civilizations’” Documentary. Edward Said, Comparative Literature and cultural critic, challenges the ideological assumption that the contemporary world is characterized by conflicts between “clashing” civilizations. Discussant: Bassam Tibi. 7 p.m., Pickford Auditorium, Claremont McKenna College.

Wed. 11/5 “Scripps Tea.” Meet Professor Bassam Tibi, Göttingen University, Germany and Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor. Professor Tibi is an expert on Islam and Arab Nationalism. 3:30 p.m., Seal Court, Scripps College.

Award ceremony for the winners of the EU Center’s art competition on "The New Europeans: Identity and Diversity in Multicultural Europe." Open to Claremont College students, faculty, staff, and their guests.

Wed. 11/5 Film: “Lamerica” (Italy), Director: Gianni Amelio. Part five of a film series “In Search of a Promised Land” which explores the issues of immigrant communities. Discussant: Harlan Koff, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Pitzer College. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.

Thurs. 11/6 Bartha Maria Knoppers, Professor and Researcher at the Public Law Research
Center, University of Montreal, Canada, “Biobanking and The Regulation of Science and Technology in the EU and the US.” at 12:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College. This talk is part of the Fall 2003 speaker series on the Biosciences, Biotechnology and Ethics co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Keck Graduate Institute’s Flora Thornton Lecture Series Grant. TALK CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS.

Fr. & Sat. Pacific and Modern Languages Association Annual Conference.
11/7 & 8 Scripps College, Claremont. See PAMLA website at www.pamla.org for conference information. Co-sponsored by the Pacific and Modern Languages Association and the European Union Center of California.

Mon. 11/10 Bassam Tibi, Professor and Director, Center for International Relations, Göttingen University, Germany and Professor of Islamology, St. Gallen University, Switzerland, currently Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor speaks on “Civil Society and Islamic Fundamentalism” at 4:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College.

Wed. 11/12 Nora Berend, Associate Lecturer of History, St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge, UK speaks about her new book “At the Gate of Christendom Jews, Muslims and ‘Pagans’ in Medieval Hungary, c. 1000 – c. 1300” at 4:15 p.m., Founders Room, Pitzer College.

Fr. 11/14 Bassam Tibi, Professor and Director, Center for International Relations, Göttingen University, Germany and Professor of Islamology, St. Gallen University, Switzerland, currently Erma Taylor O’Brien Visiting Professor speaks on “The Transatlantic Relationship after the Iraq War” at 10 a.m. in the McConnell Living Room, Pitzer College.

Fr. 11/14 Film screening and discussion: Binnur Karaevli, director and producer. “Searching for Paradise.” This is the seventh contribution in the EU Center film series “In Search of a Promised Land.” Discussant: Nuket Kardam, Political Science, Monterey Institute. Karaevli presents her award winning personal documentary about her search for her cultural identity as a Turkish- American. Traveling from Los Angeles to Istanbul, Karaevli explores the possibility of reconciling her Eastern heritage and her Western life. Time: 10:30 a.m., Balch 42, Scripps College.

Tue. 11/18 Carina Johnson, Assistant Professor, History, Pitzer College, speaks about
"The Allure of Islam for Sixteenth-Century Europeans" at 4:15 p.m., in the
Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College.

Wed. 11/19 Film: “La Promesse” (Belgium), Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Part seven of the film series “In Search of a Promised Land” which explores the issues of immigrant communities. 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.
Discussant: Nathalie Rachlin, Department of French, Scripps College.

Thurs. 11/20 Timothy Josling, Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Studies, Stanford University speaks on “The Political Economy of a WTO Dispute: US-EU Case on Genetically Modified Organisms” at 12:15 p.m. in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College. This talk is part of the Fall 2003 speaker series on the Biosciences, Biotechnology and Ethics co-sponsored by the European Union Center of California and the Keck Graduate Institute’s Flora Thornton Lecture Series Grant.

Wed. 12/3 Film: “I am My Mother’s Daughter” (Germany/Turkey). Director: Seyhan Derin. Part eight of the film series “In Search of a Promised Land.” 7:00 p.m., Humanities 119, Scripps College.” (This film will explore the experience of Turkish immigrants in Germany.) Discussant: Jeffrey Jurgens, Department of Anthropology, Pitzer College.

Th. 12/4 Diethelm Prowe, Laird Bell Professor of History, Carleton College
"'Old Europe'? Emerging Multicultural Society and Neo-Fascist Violence."
at the Oldenborg Center, Pomona College, at 12:00 noon. Co-sponsored with the Pomona College International Relations Colloquium Series.


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