Seminars 2009

Seminars already held in 2009

Jean Monnet Public Lecture
Monday 5th October
6pm Public Policy Lecture Theatre
Level 2 234 Queensberry St

Prof Adam Rotfeld

(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, former Foreign Minister of Poland)

Shaping a New International Security System

Biography

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Tuesday 15th September

Dr Zala Volčič

(Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland)

Commodifying the Past: Commercial Nationalism and Nostalgia

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 8th September

A/Prof Adam Czarnota

(School of Law, University of New South Wales)

Post-communism, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law

Abstract & Bio

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Jean Monnet Public Lecture
Tuesday 25 August
11.00am-12:00pm
Prince Philip Theatre 1, Architecture Building

HE David Daly

(Head of Delegation, Ambassador of the European Commission Delegation, Canberra, Australia)

European Union Enlargement – Challenges and Opportunities

Biography

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Public Workshop
Thursday 4th June

Poland: 20 Years On From the Historic Elections of 1989

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Tuesday 5 May

Dr. Alexey D. Muraviev

(Curtin University of Technology)

Russia’s Defence Cooperation with Indonesia: Implications for Australia and the Region?

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 28 April

Mickael Ho Foui Sang

(PhD Candidate, Law, University of Melbourne)

From the Memorial Laws’ Quarrel to the Reflections on the Outline of a European Memory. On the Alleged Wanderings of the French Legislator

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 21 April
Jean Monnet Lecture

Dr Antonio Missiroli

(European Policy Centre, Brussels)

Does the European Union have a Security Strategy?

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 7 April

Houari Mired

(Sorbonne-Paris III)

Regional Economic Development and Democratic Renewal in the EU: What Share of Governance for the English Regions

Abstract & Bio

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Tuesday 31 March
Spinelli Lecture
Sponsored by the Innovative Universities European Union Centre

Dr Fraser Cameron

(Director of the EU-Russia Centre, Director of EuroFocus-Brussels)

The EU's relations with its strategic partners: The US, Russia and China

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 17 March
Spinelli Lecture

Prof Claudia Riehl

(Director of the Centre of Language Diversity and Multilingualism at the University of Cologne)

The EU and the challenges of multilingualism

Abstract and Bio

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Tuesday 3 March
Spinelli Lecture

Prof Richard Pearson

(Visiting Professor, Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex; and at the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester)

European research; a personal employment odyssey

Abstract and Bio

mp3 podcast (14MB)

powerpoint

CERC Jean Monnet Public Lecture

6-7pm
Monday 2 March
Woodward Conference Centre
Level 10, Law Building Pelham Street
University of Melbourne

Mme Odile Quintin

(Director General for DG Education and Culture, European Commission)

Meeting the Challenges for Education in Europe

Full details including RSVP

mp3 podcast (16MB)