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Narratives of Europe, Narratives for Europe
What people in the EU member states really think of Europe!
An International Lecture Series in Cooperation with the Coimbra Group
#EUnarratives
Weekly double pack: one live speaker + one live broadcast from an EU-Partner University
Lectures in English
Summer Semester 2019, Tuesdays, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Annex building Physics (326), Seminar Room 0.03
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In light of the elections for European Parliament, the University of Cologne is organising a lecture series on views on European Integration within the EU member states. We want to focus on the development of master narratives accompanying and supporting the individual countries’ way into and stance within the European Union.
Even recognizing the contribution of the Pan-European Movement since WWI and acknowledging the philanthropic motivation of many promoters of European Integration since WWII, the most powerful drivers of the European Integration process were common and individual political and economic interests of the single member states. These highly individual constellations of interests, combined with the respective national historical background, led to very different “master narratives”, which formed the backbone of public debate on the EU and European integration in the single member states. In this sense, narratives provide a simplified image of reality. Their analysis is based on the assumption that narratives play a critical role in the construction of political behaviour insofar as they affect our perceptions of political reality. They shape the cognitive and normative dimensions of problems in order to persuade and suggest what action should be taken. Moreover, they reflect the variety of emotional and affective dimensions of a European identity.
This lecture series attempts a survey of these different narratives across EU member states, focusing on both differences and common traits, inspired by the hope that an increased awareness of these narratives and expectations increases and improves mutual understanding within the EU.
Speakers from around Europe – mostly from traditional research-oriented Universities within the Coimbra Group, many of them Jean Monnet Chair holders – will contribute to this unique project.
Each session will consist of two presenters with talks of about 30 minutes each – one live speaker, one broadcasted via Internet from a Partner University – and will be concluded by a Q&A session based on comments and questions sent in by students from both real and virtual audiences.
Schedule (Tuesdays | 2 April - 9 July, 2019 | 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
<br>Latest update: 29 March, 2019
2 April: Inauguration, Introduction "European Narratives"
Inauguration:
Prof. Dr. Ludovic Thilly,Université de Poitiers,
Head of Executive Board of the Coimbra Group
Prof. Dr. Axel Freimuth, Rector of the University of Cologne
Introduction:
European Narratives
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, University of Cologne,
Jean Monnet Professor, CETEUS
9 April: France, Germany
France
Prof. Dr. Eric Kocher Marboeuf, Université de Poitiers
Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en histoire, histoire de l’art et musicologie (Criham)
Germany
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Elvert, University of Cologne
Jean Monnet Chair, Historical Institute, Department for History of European Integration
16 April: Italy, Belgium
Italy
Prof. Dr. Elena Calandri, University of Padova,
Department of Political and Juridical Sciences and International Studies - SPGI
Belgium
Prof.Dr. Jan Wouters, KU Leuven, Jean Monnet Chair,
Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies - Institute for International Law
23 April: Great Britain, Ireland
Great Britain
Prof. Dr. Charlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh,
Professor of Politics
Ireland
Prof. Dr. Gail Mc Elroy, Trinity College, Dublin
Professor of Political Science
30 April: Denmark, Greece
Denmark
Prof. Dr. Marlene Wind, University of Copenhagen,
Department of Political Science
Greece
Prof. Dr. Christos Frangonikolopoulos, Aristoteles University Thessaloniki,
Jean Monnet Professor for European Integration Journalism
7 May: Spain, Austria
Spain
Prof. Dr. Miguel Arjona Sánchez, Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Derecho Costitucional
Austria
Dr. Peter Pichler, Universität Graz
14 May: Portugal, Sweden
Portugal
Prof. Dr. Maria Raquel Freire, University of Coimbra, Jean Monnet Chair, School of Economics
Sweden
Prof. Dr. Stefan Höjelid, Linnaeus University (LNU)
21 May: Finland, Czech Republic (different seminar room!)
On 21 May the lecture will take place in seminar room 0.01, same building/floor as usual!
Finland
Prof. Dr. Henri Vogt, University of Turku,
Department of Political Science
Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Lenka Rovna, Charles University, Prague
Jean Monnet Chair for European Politics
28 May: Lithuania, Slovenia
Lithuania
Prof. Dr. Ramũnas Vilpišauskas, Vilnius University,
Institute of International Relations and Political Science
Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Damjan Lajh, University of Ljubljana, Jean Monnet Chair,
Centre for Political Science Research
4 June: Poland, Hungary
Poland
Prof. Dr. hab. Zdzisław Mach, Jagiellonen University, Krakow. Head of Centre for European Studies
Hungary
Prof. Dr. Miklós Király, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest; Head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
18 June: Croatia, Bulgaria
Croatia
Dr. Senada Šelo Šabić, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Development and International
Relations, Zagreb, Department for International Economic and Political Relations
Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Mirela Veleva-Eftimova,
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Jean Monnet Chair
25 June: Turkey, Romania
Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ebru Turhan, Turkish-German University, Istanbul, Institute of Social Science
Romania
Dr. Lucian Dirdala, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi; Centre for European Studies
2 July: Serbia + Conclusion
Serbia
Prof. Dr. Tanja Miščevič, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, head of the negotiating team for Serbia’s accession to the EU
Conclusion:
Europe between Rhetoric and Reality
Prof. Dr. Timothy Garton Ash, University of Oxford, St Antony‘s College, Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow, Professor of European Studies
Venue
Annex building Physics (326), Seminar Room 0.03
Conclusion: Prof. Dr. Timothy Garton Ash – Europe between Rhetoric and Reality
