Seminars 2007

Seminars already held in 2007

Tuesday 6 March 1:00-2:00pm

Prof Richard Pearson

(Visiting Professor, Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex; and Research Director, Employability Forum)

Co-hosted with the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements and the Monash University Acercentre for the Economics of Education and Training

"Integrating Refugees in to Employment - Some experience from Europe."

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 13 March 6:00 - 7:00pm

Level 2 Lecture Theatre, 234 Queensberry St
[NOTE DIFFERENT TIME & NEW VENUE]

Dr Michael Bruter

(Dept of Government, London School of Economics)

Co-hosted with the French Trust Fund and the School of Languages and Linguistics

"Sego or Sarko? 2007 French Presidential Elections "

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 20 March 1:00-2:00pm

Dr Michael Bruter

(Dept of Government, London School of Economics)

"50 Years of Making Europeans"

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 16 April 1:00-2:00pm

Mr Simon Duffin

(Head of Press for the European Parliament in the United Kingdom)

"A Reflection on British Perspectives on the European Union"

Bio

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Tuesday 24 April 1:00-2:00pm

Mr Ivan Dodovski

(PhD candidate, Dept of Russian and Slavonic Studies, University of Nottingham)

"The Image of Europe in Contemporary Balkan Drama"

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 1 May 1:00-2:00pm
Jean Monnet Lecture

Prof Jan Zielonka

(Professor of European Politics and Ralf Dahrendorf Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford)

"Europe as a Global Democracy Agent"

Biography

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Tuesday 8 May 1:00-2:00pm
Europe Day Lecture

H.E. M. François Descoueyte

(Ambassador of France to Australia)

"A French reflection on Jean Monnet's creation of the European Union"

Short Biography

Tuesday 15 May 1:00-2:00pm

Dr Iain McMenamin

(School of Law and Government, Dublin City University)

"Semi-presidentialism and democratisation in Poland"

Abstract and Bio

Friday 18 May 1:00-2:00pm

Dr Barrie Wharton

(Department of Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland)

"Islam, Europe and cultural identity, challenges and opportunities for the future"

Abstract and Bio

Tuesday 22 May 1:00 to 2:00pm

CERC Roundtable

Speakers

Prof Judy Armstrong, Prof Stephen Wheatcroft and Tony Phillips

(CERC Fellows)

Discussants: Prof Leslie Holmes (CERC Deputy Director) & Dr Robert Horvath (School of Historical Studies, Fellow CERC)

"Yeltsin's Legacy: An Assessment"

Tuesday 29 May 1:00-2:00pm

A/Prof Robert Zuzowski

(CERC Fellow)

"Corruption In Post-Communist Europe"

Abstract & Bio

Tuesday 31July 1:00 to 2:00pm
Co-sponsored with Criminology

Prof Charles Woolfson

(Professor of Labour Studies in the School of Law, University of Glasgow)

"Neo-Liberalism and “The Race to the Bottom” in European Labour Standards"

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 14 Aug 1:00 to 2:00pm

CERC Roundtable:
Chair: Prof Peter McPhee

(Deputy Vice Chancelor Academic, University of Melbourne)

Speakers:
Prof Charles Sowerwine
Dr Ian Coller

(School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne)

Mrs Danièle Kemp

(Executive Producer of the French Language Program SBS Radio)

"A New Era for France? National and International Consequences of the 2007 French Elections "

full details

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Jean Monnet Lecture
Friday 24 August 4:00 to 5:00pm

Prof Martin Holland

(Director, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury)

"The EU through the Eyes of Asia: A Comparative Study of Media Perceptions"

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 11 Sept 1:00 to 2:00pm

Prof Leslie Holmes

(Deputy Director CERC, Professor Dept of Political Science)

"Corruption, Organised Crime, and Trafficking in Europe: An Update "

Abstract & Bio

Jean Monnet Lecture

co-sponsored by La Trobe University and the Innovative Universities European Union Centre

Tuesday 2 Oct 1:00 to 2:00pm
Rm 322 3rd Floor 234 Queensberry St

Prof Brigid Laffan

(Research Director, Dublin European Institute based at University College Dublin)

"From Fischer to the European Constitution and Beyond"

Abstract and Bio

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Europe Week Seminar

Tuesday 9th Oct 1:00 to 2:00pm
Room CHANGE
Now Rm 421 4th Floor 234 Queensberry St

Ms. Sandra Pratt

(Deputy Head of Unit on Immigration and Asylum in the European Commission's Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security)

Immigration and Refugee Issues in the EU

Abstract and Bio

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Europe Week Seminar

Wednesday 10th Oct 1:00 to 2:00pm
Room 211, 2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry St

Dr David Dunn

(Reader in International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham, UK)

The “Values Gap” in Transatlantic Relations: On Values and Value Judgements - “Other” or “Brother” in the New Transatlanticism?

Abstract and bio

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Europe Week Seminar

Thursday 11th Oct 1:00 to 2:00pm
Rm 322 3rd Floor 234 Queensberry St

A/Prof Jacomine Nortier

(Institute of Dutch Language & Culture, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht Institute of Linguistics)

“Language policy in Europe”

Abstract

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Tuesday 23rd Oct 1:00 to 2:00pm

Dr Emily Turner-Graham

(CERC Fellow/Deakin University)

“Austria First”: H.C. Strache, Austrian identity and the current politics of Austria’s Freedom Party"

Abstract and Bio

Thursday 25th Oct 4:15 to 5:15pm
Rm 212 2nd Floor 234 Queensberry St

Dr John Andersen

(Director of International Affairs at the University of Copenhagen and Head of the International Office)

"The Bologna Process: Current Developments in European Higher Education"

Bio

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Tuesday 30th Oct 1:10 to 2:10pm
Rm 212 2nd Floor 234 Queensberry St

Dr Matt Killingsworth

(CERC/Monash University)

"Polish Lustration: Reinterpreting the Truth"

Abstract

Tuesday 4th Dec 1:00 to 2:00pm
Level 4 234 Queensberry St
Room: 421

CERC Roundtable:
Assessing the Results of the Russian State Duma Elections

Speakers:

Prof Leslie Holmes

(CERC/Political Science)

Prof Stephen Wheatcroft

(CERC/History)

Tony Phillips

(CERC)

Discussant:

Dr Robert Horvath

(CERC/History)

abstract & profiles

Public Forum
Wednesday 5th December

7:30 pm
Laby Theatre, David Caro Building
University of Melbourne

“The Politics of the Middle East – The Roles of Europe, Asia and Australia”

Speakers:
Prof Bertrand Badie

(Professor of International Relations, Sciences Po, Paris)

Prof Stephen Zunes

(Leading specialist on U.S Middle East policy, University of San Francisco)

Prof Amin Saikal

(Director, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU)

Prof Hisae Nakanishi

(Professor and Dean, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan)

Forum Flyer (pdf)

Campus map Laby theater is at reference E 20 Enter Gate 1 or 2 of the Unversity off Swanston St