Archives: Presentation

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Smart Grid, Renewables, Electric Mobility: When to use your dishwasher or recharge electric vehicles?

Hartmut Schmeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany As politicians continue to target a higher share of power generation from renewable sources, this is leading to only partially predictable fluctuations in power supply. Dr. Schmeck outlines the essential challenges of intelligent energy management and highlights the potential of extending... More

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Rise and Fall of Dominant Party Regimes in Europe

Steffen Schneider, University of Bremen Steffen Schneider is a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for European Studies. He is an Assistant Professor at the Research Centre on Transformations of the State, University of Bremen and a Lecturer in the Political Management program at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen. Dominant party regimes... More

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Norway’s Relationship with the EU

H.E. Else Berit Eikeland, Ambassador of Norway to Canada Ambassador Eikeland discusses Norway’s integration with the European Union, focusing on the working of the European Economic Agreement (EEA) and on other aspects of Norway’s cooperation with the EU. H.E. Else Berit Eikeland was Deputy Director-General of the Personnel Section of the... More

Friday, November 5, 2010

Open Markets, Segmented Identities, Contested Legitimacy? Comparing Regional Integration in Europe and North America

Participants: Laura Macdonald, Carleton University Neil Nevitte, University of Toronto George Ross, Université de Montréal Steffen Schneider, Universität Bremen Moderator: Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University How have European and North American integration affected citizen identities and patterns of political contestation? Are the two... More

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Anti-Globalization Movement in Germany and France: Why Do Citizens Participate?

Daniel Stockemer, University of Ottawa Do you want to learn something about peoples’ motivations for engagement in social movement organizations? Do you wonder when activists show higher or lower levels of engagement? Are you interested in the constituents of organizational success? Based on a comparative study of Attac in Germany and France,... More

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