The EU Center sponsors a conference each year that brings together a number of distinguished scholars. Topics for the conference vary from year toyear and are selected to provide a timely discussion of important issues that affect the EU or its relations with the United States. For example, the first conference, held in October 2002 examined the role of Great Britain with the EU.
October 24-25, 2003: "Europeanization and Integration"
October 25-26, 2002: "Britain and the European Union: At the Heart of Europe or on its Edge?"
October 24-25, 2003:
"EUROPEANIZATION AND INTEGRATION"
The discussion will focus on the impact of European integration on the domestic politics of EU countries, with a special emphasis on Germany. Participants include distinguished professors from US and European universities. All are invited and encouraged to attend the following sessions, which will take place in the Heritage Room, 2nd floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS:
Thursday, October 23
7pm: Welcome dinner
Friday, October 24
9:30-9:45 am: Welcome and opening remarks
Bob Cox and Mitchell Smith, University of Oklahoma EU Center Co-Directors
9:45-noon: I. Europe and National Identities
Chair: Helga Madland, Chair, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, University of Oklahoma
Presentations:
Matthias Kaelberer, Iowa State University
“Money and Identity: The euro -- a Challenge to National Identity or a Step Toward Europeanization?”
Joyce Mushaben, University of Missouri-St. Louis
“The Law of Unanticipated Consequences: Women’s Leadership and Policy Paradign Shifts in the European Union.”
Gunter Hega, Western Michigan University
“Reform of German Federalism Since Unification”
Discussants:
Mark Cory, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Arkansas (Kaelberer and Mushaben); Ray Canoy, Department of History, University of Oklahoma (Hega)
noon - 1:30: Lunch
1:30-2:30: Keynote address by Paulette Kurzer, University of Arizona
2:45 - 5:00 pm: II. Europeanization of National Institutions? The German Case
Michael Huelshoff, University of New Orleans
“German compliance with EU law”
Ilona Ostner, Georg-August University
“EU rules: A way to overcome institutional lock-in in Germany?”
Burkard Eberlein, York University
“How Europe Shapes Home: the case of German energy market regulation.”
Discussants: Mitchell Smith, University of Oklahoma (Huelshoff); Bob Cox, University of Oklahoma (Ostner and Eberlein)
Saturday, October 25
10-noon: III. Germany as Model: Does Germany Still Lead?
Presentations:
Richard Deeg, Temple University
“The Comeback of Modell Deutschland: The New German Political Economy in the EU.”
Karl Kaltenthaler, Rhodes College
“A German European Central Bank?”
Mitchell P. Smith, University of Oklahoma
“Can Germany Redefine EU Industrial Policy?”
Discussant: Jeff Lewis, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
noon-1:30: Lunch
1:30-3:00: Concluding roundtable and discussion
7pm: Dinner
October 24-26, 2002:
"BRITAIN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: AT THE HEART OF EUROPE OR ON ITS EDGE?"
In many ways, political developments in Britain mirror the changes taking place within the European Union. Constitutional reform is under discussion in London and Brussels. British devolution is matched by growing demands for regional autonomy on the continent. Are these parallel developments coincidental, or do they represent a strong interdependence between Britain and the EU? This conference will explore the reasons for these apparently similar political developments, and participants are invited to offer a variety of interpretations to answer these and other questions related to the relationship between Britain and the European Union.
Mr. Henry McLeish, former First Minister of Scotland, currently MSP, and formerly MP and member of the Labour government at Westminster will speak regarding political developments in Britain and parallel developments taking place within the European Union. In addition, 12 guests of the British Politics Group and British Consul will present papers on topics of political and economic interest.
The conference is sponsored by the European Union Center at the University of Oklahoma, and co-sponsored by the British Politics Group and the British Consulate in Houston, Texas.
Location:
Heritage Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union.
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS:
Friday, October 25
9-9:15 Introduction and Welcome by conference organizers
9:15-10:15 Address by Marcus Winsley, First Secretary in the Chancery, British Embassy
"Britain and the EU: Part, not Apart"
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Session 1: History and Consequences of British Exceptionalism
Chair: Larry Hill, University of Oklahoma
Papers:
Mark Aspinwall, Robert Gordon University
"What's the Matter with the British? How Plurality Elections
Affect British Commitment to European Monetary Integration"
Anand Menon, University of Birmingham
"Leading from the Edge: Britain and the European Union"
Nikolaos Zahariadis, South University of Alabama at Birmingham
"European Integration and National Competition Policy: Is this the End of British Exceptionalism?"
Discussant: Mitchell P. Smith, University of Oklahoma
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Address by Henry McLeish, former First Minister of Scotland
"The New Regionalism: The Scottish Experience"
2:30-2:45 Coffee Break
2:45-4:15 Session II: Devolution and the New Regionalism
Chair: Andrew Wood, University of Oklahoma
Papers:
Glen Krutz, University of Oklahoma
"Parties, Governments and Elite Opinion in the Devolved Systems of the UK"
Paul Hamilton, Brock University
"Pounds for Euros: Why do the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru Support European Integration?"
Richard Haesly, California State University, Long Beach
"Is the 'Awkward Partner' Thesis Awkward?: European Attachment in Scotland and Wales"
Discussant: Janet Laible, Lehigh University
Dinner on your own.
Saturday, October 26
9:00-10:30 Session III: New Regionalism and Institutional Reform
Chair: Thomas P. Wolf, Indiana University Southeast
Papers:
Kelly B. Shaw, University of Missouri-Columbia
"Lobbying the Scottish Way: Devolution, European Integration, and Interest Representation"
Peter Lynch, University of Stirling
"Integration Through Devolution: Scottish Executive Policy and Britain in Europe"
Mark Duckenfield, University College London
"Uneven Devolution in Britain and the European Union"
Discussant: Donley Studlar, West Virginia University
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:15 Session IV: Welfare Reform
Chair: Jorgen Rasmussen, Iowa State University
Papers:
Joel D. Wolfe, University of Cincinnati
"Citizenship and State Power in Britain and the European Union"
Jasper Sumner, University of Oklahoma
"Reformulating Social Citizenship in Britain"
Scott Greer, University College London
"Multi-Arena Politics Comes to the UK: Devolved Health Politics in Comparative Perspective"
Discussant: Robert Cox, University of Oklahoma
12:15-1:45 Lunch
1:45-3:15 Session V: British Sovereignty and European Security
Chair: Peter Krug, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Papers:
Brian Rathbun, Ohio State University
"Culture Shock: The Story Behind Britain's Surprising Turnaround on European Security and Defense Policy"
Bastian Giegerich, London School of Economics
"Can Britain Lead in Europe? The Case of CESDP"
David Baker, University of Warwick
"Zero Sum Game - or Negotiable Asset: British Sovereignty and the
European Union?"
Discussant: Suzette Grillot, University of Oklahoma
3:15-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-5:15 Museum Tour
6:30 Closing Banquet at Legend's Restaurant