European Union Center of California

"50 Years of European Integration: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future"

The theme of the 2007 conference was "50 Years of European Integration: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future."

The conference included a keynote address by Hannele Tikkanen, member of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States, entitled "The European Union, 50 Years of Peace, Prosperity and Partnership."

The conference was comprised of 12 panels, each with a different topic and discussant:

Panel 1 - Developing the EU's Security and Defence Capabilities
Discussant: Thomas Ilgen, Pitzer College

Panel 2 - Understanding Policy Making Choices in the European Union
Discussant: Steven Casper, Keck Graduate Institute

Panel 3 - State's Impact on EU Policies
Discussant: Nigel Boyle, Pitzer College

Panel 4 - Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in EU Policy
Discussant: Katerina Veverkova, EU Center of California

Panel 5 - Energy Security in the EU
Discussant: Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College

Panel 6 - Nationalism in the EU
Discussant: Lukas Loncko, EU Center of California

Panel 7 - Migrating and Immigrating in the EU
Discussants: Becky Larsen, Brigham Young University

Panel 8 - Internal and External Effects of th EU's Membership Promise
Discussant: Donald Crone, Scripps Colleg

Panel 9 - EU Trade and Competition Policy
Discussant: Hannele Tikkanen, Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S.

Panel 10 - The EU's Democratic Deficit and Post-Constitutional Treaty Outlook
Discussant: David Andrews, Scripps College

Panel 11 - Growing Up and Growing Old in the EU
Discussant: Patricia Dillon, Scripps College

Panel 12 - European Identity and Self-Determination
Discussant: Elizabeth Crighton, Pomona College

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