Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Public is invited to the ECSA-C Biennial Conference and Two Free Public Lectures
April 26, 2012
| Location: | Ottawa Public Library 120 Metcalfe Street |
| Cost: | Free |
Public Registration to the ECSA-C Biennial Conference is now open
“Europe in an Age of Austerity: Integration, Disintegration, or Stagnation?”
April 27-28, 2012, Ottawa
The mission of the European Community Studies Association-Canada (ECSA-C) is to help promote the study of the European Union and its member states within Canada. To this end, there are spaces available for the general public interested in attending the 9th Biennial ECSA-C Conference to be held in Ottawa on April 27-28, 2012. Registration requests will be accepted until April 15th, 2012. However, registration may close prior to this date if the available spaces are filled. One and two day registration options are available. Members of the public may also attend the banquet on Saturday, April 28th, at an additional charge. The registration fee includes lunch, refreshments breaks, and conference materials.
For more information about the conference and to register click here
For a draft of the conference program please click here
Free Public Lectures, April 26th and April 27th
Indifference, Skepticism, Identities:
Citizen (Non)Attitudes on Europe after Six Decades of Integration
Tursday, April 26, 2012 | 5:30pm-7:00pm
Ottawa Public Library
120 Metcalfe Street
Sophie Duchesne is Research Professor at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and is based at Nanterre University in France. Her public keynote lecture will officially open the 9th Biennial Conference of the European
Community Studies Association-Canada (ECSA-C). Dr. Duchesne’s main research interests deal with issues of citizenship and political identities in France, the UK and Europe. Here lecture will explore how European citizens view the European Union, relying on qualitative research methods.
Roundtable: Europe in an Age of Austerity
Friday, April 27, 2012 | 3:00-4:30pm
Ottawa Public Library
120 Metcalfe Street
Panelists for this plenary session are:
- Patrick Leblond, Political Science Department, University of Ottawa
- Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Department of International Relations, Boston University
- David Howarth, Jean Monnet Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
- Kurt Hübner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration Studies and Global Political Economy, Department of German and European Studies, University of British Columbia