Europäisches Zentrum für Föderalismus-Forschung

Konferenzen und Tagungen

Freudenstadt Colloquium on Europe and the Regions

Old Europe: New Europe: Regional Europe

In Zusammenarbeit mit Seminar für Englische Philologie, Universität Tübingen

2.-4. Juli 2005 in Freudenstadt, Deutschland

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ORGANISER AT UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN

Prof. Christopher Harvie, Seminar für Englische Philologie, Abteilung für Britische und Irische Landeskunde, Tel. +49-(0)7071/297-3257/-5450; if unobtainable, contact Eberhard Bort (Tel. 0044 131/650 2458, Fax. 650 6345).
For more information, see Prof. Harvie's Homepage

CONFERENCE FEES

The all-inclusive fees of Euro 110 or £ 70 (drinks are extra) can be paid in advance (Deutsche Bank, Tübingen, BLZ 640 700 24, Account Nr. 1434968), or by cheque (Sterling) made out to Prof. Harvie, Univ. Tübingen. Try not to make out a cheque in Euros. Bank charges on them are sheer robbery. They can also be paid on registration at Freudenstadt.

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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE

Friday afternoon

17.00-18.30
Registration and Welcome: Paddy Bort, Helmut Elischer

18.30-19.30
Prof Phil Cooke, Cardiff: 'Four Motors to Where?': Regionalism after Enlargement
Katrin Budde, MdL Sachsen-Anhalt, and former Economics Minister: 'The Union shifts East'

19.30-20.30
Supper

20.30-21.00
Plenary discussion

21.00
Dr Iain Bamforth: 'A Scottish Poet diagnoses Alsace'

Saturday morning

8.00-9.00
Breakfast

9.00-9.30
Formation of Work Groups

9.30-12.00
Dr Caitriona Carter, Europa Institute, Edinburgh: 'Problems of the Superunion'
Allan Massie: 'Can Britain ever become part of Europe?'
Neil Evans, University of Wales: 'Prospects for the old industrial regions'
Prof Tom Gallagher, Bradford: 'The EU and Romania: an Orphan of New Europe.'

12.00-13.30
Lunch

Saturday afternoon

13.30 15.30
Afternoon Work Groups Sessions (power point, DVD, videos ...) or a walk in the Black Forest.

15.30-16.00
Coffee or Tea

16.00-17.00
Dr Sigrid Fretloer-Thomas (Bonn): 'Education for Democracy in post-war Germany: an Anglo-German university perspective'.
Suzanne Rentzow and Gisella Bosse (Aberystwyth), Alex Böhm (Tübingen): 'The Wales in a Regional Europe Project.'

17.00-18.00
Plenary discussion

18.00-19.00
Evening meal

19.00-20.00
Prof Chris Harvie: 'Chasing up a Freudenstadt Initiative: Community Rail Transport'
Allan Massie introduces Luchino Visconti's THE LEOPARD (1964) with Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale.

Sunday morning

8.00-9.00
Breakfast

9.00-11.00
Alan Crawford, Sunday Herald, Glasgow: 'Reading the European Elections'
John Osmond, Institute of Welsh Affairs: 'Wales: Assembly into Parliament. An analysis of the Richard Report'

11.30-12.00
Final plenary session: work group reports and an address by Prof Eberhard Schaich, Rector of the University of Tübingen.

12.00-13.00
Lunch

13.00
Departures