Select Roundtable: “Governing Europe and Eurasia: Can the European Union be Part of the Solution?” – An Event in Honour of Joan DeBardeleben

• In-person event
• 2017 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Lounge, Dunton Tower, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

While current debates about the future of the European Union (EU) are dominated by short-term geopolitical considerations – especially the threats emerging from Russia, China, and the United States – this event discusses selected longer-term challenges that the EU will need to address if it is to remain relevant as a political actor in governing Europe and in contributing to stability in its neighbourhood. The event is held in the honour of Professor Joan DeBardeleben to celebrate her contributions as a longtime faculty member and former director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) and as founding director and current Associate Director of the Centre for European Studies (CES). On the occasion of Professor DeBardeleben’s retirement from her faculty position, this roundtable addresses several of her research priorities and brings together some of her closest collaborators.

Roundtable on research perspectives with:

• Arthur Benz, Technical University of Darmstadt: Multilevel Governance and Democracy
• Miranda Schreurs, Technical University of Munich: Climate Change Mitigation
• Tom Casier, University of Groningen: EU-Russia Relations
• Magdalena Dembinska, Université de Montréal: Frozen Conflicts in the EU’s Neighbourhood

Personal reflections on Joan DeBardeleben’s impact on Carleton University by:

• Jeff Sahadeo: From the Institute of Soviet and East European Studies to EURUS
• Achim Hurrelmann: CES and its impact on the Canadian EU studies community
• Natasha Joukovskaia: Joan DeBardeleben as a teacher and mentor

Registration is required to attend this event. Please register on the CES event page.

This event is an activity of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence which is co-funded by the European Union and Carleton University, and co-hosted with the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network. The Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) is hosted by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University with a grant from the MINDS (Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security) which is funded by the Department of National Defence.