The European Union:
National and International Perspectives.
Workshop Programme

Programme

National Workshop
Friday May 30th 2008

held at the
CONTEMPORARY EUROPE RESEARCH CENTRE
Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence
The University of Melbourne
Level 2, 234 Queensberry St, Carlton

Presented by the Contemporary Europe Research Centre (CERC),
The University of Melbourne in association with the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA)

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9.00 – 9.25 Workshop Registration

9.25 – 9.30 Welcome
A/Prof Philomena Murray (Director, Contemporary Europe Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Australia)

9.30 – 11.30 Session 1: The EU as a Global Actor
Session Chair: Dr Pradeep Taneja (School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology, The University of Melbourne)

• Prof Robyn Eckersley (School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology, The University of Melbourne): ‘The EU as an Environmental Leader’
• A/Prof Philomena Murray (Director, Contemporary Europe Research Centre, The University of Melbourne), Mr Adam Berryman (National Europe Centre, ANU and School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology, The University of Melbourne) and Ms Margherita Matera (School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology, The University of Melbourne): ‘(In)coherence in Asia? A critical review of the EU’s Asia strategy’
• A/Prof Franz Oswald (School of Social Sciences, Curtin University of Technology): ‘The EU as security actor: role claims, symbolic action and capabilities’
• Prof Pascaline Winand (Director, Monash European and EU Centre): ‘The Jean Monnet methods and the EU's international role’

11.30 – 12.00 Morning Tea Break

12.00 – 13.30 Session 2: New Perspectives on EU-Australia Relations in the 21st Century
Session Chair: A/Prof Jürgen Bröhmer (Head of School, School of Law, University of New England)

• Dr Matt Harvey (Victoria Law School, Victoria University):‘EU Law in Australia’
• Ms Nina Markovic (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section, Commonwealth Parliamentary Library): ‘Australia’s engagement with the European Union in the 21st century: towards a ‘New Partnership’ for tackling security challenges under the Rudd Government?’
• Ms Penny Wensley AO (First Assistant Secretary, Europe Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade): ‘A New Era in Australia-EU Relations’

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.30 Session 3: Roundtable – Strengthening European Studies in Australia

Session Chair: Dr Bruno Mascitelli (Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head, Marketing & International Studies, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology and President, CESAA)

Discussants:

• Dr Stefan Auer (La Trobe University): ‘Cross institutional subject delivery’
• Dr Andrea Benevenuti (School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales): ‘Experiences coordinating a European Studies Program’
• Dr Matt Killingsworth (School of Social Science, La Trobe University): ‘CESAA journal initiative’

15.30 – 15.45 Afternoon Tea Break

15.45 – 17.00 Session 4: Opportunities for Educational Collaboration between Australia and Europe

Session Chair: Dr Veronica Volkoff (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning (CPELL), Melbourne Graduate School of Education. The University of Melbourne)

• Richard Wade (Policy Analyst - Europe (incl. Russia; Kazakhstan), North Asia, Americas and Europe Section, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations): ‘EU/Australia Cooperation in Higher Education and VET projects’
• Dr Carolyn O’Brien (Co-Manager, International Relations Office, The University of Melbourne): ‘Europe-Australia Cooperation: The University Experience’
• Dr Peter Howard (Secretary, Australian European University Institute Fellowships Association Incorporated and School of Historical Studies, Monash University), A/Prof Philomena Murray (Director, Contemporary Europe Research Centre, The University of Melbourne): ‘The Australian European University Institute Fellowships - Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities’
• Dr Mark Matthews (Executive Director, Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation – FEAST), ‘The Evolving Nature of Australian-European Research and Innovation Collaboration’

17.00 – 17.05 Concluding Remarks

A/Prof Philomena Murray (Director, Contemporary Europe Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Australia)

17.05 – 17.30 Launch of the new Australians Study in Europe website

17.30 – 18.30 Conference Reception

This Workshop is part of the ad personam Jean Monnet Chair Grant awarded to Associate Professor Philomena Murray (Agreement number 2006-1544/001-001),
with additional support from the University of Melbourne and the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia