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European Graduation Day (October Workshop)
Every October CERGU and CES co-organize a seminar which is open to the general public, called the European Graduation Seminar, part of the European Graduation Day. This public event is held just before the European Studies’ annual graduation ceremony where the graduates receive their diploma, and where the director of CERGU presents the annual Rutger Lindahl Award for best master’s thesis within European Studies.
DYNAMIC EUROPE: PERSPECTIVES ON 30 YEARS OF SWEDISH EU MEMBERSHIP
Speakers:
- Mats Andrén, Professor in the History of Ideas and Science at Gothenburg University
- Ann-Kristin Kölln, Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg and a member of the Young Academy of Sweden
- Anna Wallerman Ghavanini, Associate professor of EU Law at the University of Gothenburg and a senior lecturer in procedural law.
Moderated by Markus Johansson, Deputy Director of CERGU and Researcher at the Department of Political Science
All presentations will be held in English.
European Graduation Seminar 2023
The European Parliament elections 2024 – A smörgåsbord of challenges
Speakers:
- Louise Bengtsson, Researcher in Political Science at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)
- Linda Berg, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Director of Studies for the Centre for European studies (CES), University of Gothenburg
- Bengt Johansson, Professor at Journalism Media and Communication JMG, University of Gothenburg
Moderated by Markus Johansson, Deputy Director of CERGU and Researcher at the Department of Political Science
European Graduation Seminar 2022
European Solidarity: Who are the Europeans in a New Security Order?
Moderator: Ann-Kristin Jonasson, Deputy Director of CERGU and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science
European Identities in the Shadow of War: The Rebirth of Solidarity
Adrian Hyde-Price, Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
The Borders of EU 'Solidarity'
Annika Lindberg, Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Global Studies and CERGU, University of Gothenburg
The Amalgamation of Europeaness with Crises
Mats Andrén, Professor at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, University of Gothenburg
European Graduation Seminar 2021
Link to the recorded seminar: https://play.gu.se/media/European+Graduation+SeminarA+Engaging+European+Democracy/0_oy1xnqt0
Engaging European Democracy
Moderator: Klas Grinell, Director of CERGU and Researcher at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion
What is the EU Promoting in its Democracy Promotion Abroad?
Ann-Kristin Jonasson, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Promoting a Democracy Movement Among 18-24- year-olds Living in Europe
Urban Strandberg, Managing Director & CoFounder of the International Youth Think Tank (IYTT)
Feminist Revolution and Saving Democracy in Europe
Katarzyna Wojnicka, Researcher at the Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg
The Free Church Avant-Garde of Swedish Democracy
Joel Halldorf, Senior Lecturer in Church History, University College Stockholm
Coming out of the Liberal Closet. Polish Think Tanks as Defenders of Democracy
Katarzyna Jezierska, Senior Lecturer at the Division of Law, Politics, and Economics, University West
Is Non-Democracy Also Democracy?
Andreas Moberg, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, University of Gothenburg
October Workshop 2019
The Future of the Left and the Right in European Politics
Ettore Costa, Post-doc, CERGU and the Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion, University of Gothenburg
Ann Ighe, Senior Lecturer, CERGU and the Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg
Jonathan Polk, Senior Lecturer, CERGU and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
John D. Stephens, Director, Center for European Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
October Workshop 2018
This year's title is True or False? On News Reporting in the EU Today.
Disinformation as a political weapon
Jan Andersson, Journalist and former Brussels correspondent, Swedish Radio
Hitting the wall: How social media companies inhibit the struggle against political deception
Johan Farkas, PhD Fellow, Media and Communications Studies, Malmö University
EU vs. disinfo? The East StratCom Task Force and the EU’s efforts to counter disinformation
Elsa Hedling, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science, Lund University
Moderated by Ann Ighe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economy and Society, Deputy Director CES, University of Gothenburg
October Workshop 2017
This year's theme is Inclusion and Exclusion of Islam in Europe and will feature a number of expert researchers from the University of Gothenburg.
Narratives of inclusion and exclusion: an introduction
Göran Larsson, Professor in Religious Studies, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion
Understanding Discriminatory Violence through the lens of narratives of inclusion and exclusion
David Brax, Dr in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science
Interplay between museological narratives of inclusion and exclusion in Europe
Klas Grinell, Associate Professor in History of Ideas, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion
Constructions of democratic values and practices
Ann-Kristin Jonasson, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Department of Political Science
October Workshop 2016
Theme: IMAGES OF REFUGEES IN EUROPE
Keynote: Prof Lene Hansen, University of Copenhagen
Moderator: Andrea Spehar, Associate Professor of Political Science & CERGU researcher
Panelists: Alexandra Bousiou, CERGU PhD-student
Video presentation from the Hasselblad Centre photo exhibition: Marco Poloni: 'Displacement Island' & James Bridle: 'Seemless transitions'
October Workshop 2015
This year's title is Current Challenges for Linguistic Minorities in Europe
The workshop is organized by Johan Järlehed, the Centre for European Research (CERGU) and the Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Gothenburg
Location: Torgny Segerstedtsalen, University Main Building, Vasaparken
Friday 9 October, 2015
13:00-15:00 Panel Presentation
James Hawkey, Lecturer in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Bristol
Johan Järlehed, Senior Lecturer in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Gothenburg
Barbara Loester, Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics at the University of Winchester, member of CERGU International Advisory Board (IAB)
Gunnar Bolin, journalist and former cultural correspondent, Swedish Radio, member of CES Council for European Studies at the University of Gothenburg (REGU)
Moderator: Katharina Vajta, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg
Theme
This workshop aims at discussing current challenges for minority languages and associated minority communities within Europe, with a particular focus on Western Europe. As grounds for the discussion, there will be presentations on the following cases: Scots and Bavarian (Loester), Occitan and Catalan (Hawkey), and Basque and Galician (Järlehed). Challenges comprise both affordances and possibilities, and the workshop addresses social, cultural, political, economic, technological and theoretical issues conditioning both the use and status of particular minority languages, and the way we understand and value notions such as ‘minority language’ and ‘linguistic minority’.
October Workshop 2014
The annual October Workshop organized by Lisbeth Aggestam, the Centre for European Research (CERGU) and the Centre for European Studies (CES) at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Location: Torgny Segerstedtsalen, University Main Building, Vasaparken
Title: Governing the Future European Union
Friday 10 October, 2014
10:00-12:00 Part I: Academic Panel Discussion
Linda Berg, Director of CERGU, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Daniel Naurin, Associate Professor, CERGU and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Jonathan Polk, Research Fellow, CERGU and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
13:00-15:00 Part II: Practitioners Panel Discussion
Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and forthcoming EU Commissioner for Trade, member of REGU
Christian Leffler, European External Actions Service (EEAS), member of REGU
Mikaela Kumlin-Granit, Head of the EU Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, member of REGU
Commentator Rolf Gustavsson, journalist and columnist, Svenska Dagbladet
Moderator Lisbeth Aggestam, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
Theme: At a challenging time of its existence, the chessboard of European Union politics is changing with a string of new actors selected to the top leadership positions of the EU. When Jean-Claude Juncker takes up his post as the next President of the European Commission, he will start working with a new team of Commissioners. Joining the leadership team of the European Union will be another two individuals, namely the new President of the European Council and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. These candidates will have to be approved by the European Parliament before they begin their work on 1 November 2014 –a parliament that now consists of new untested constellations of political parties after the EP elections in May. All these internal changes to the governance of the European Union take place against a backdrop of serious security challenges in the Union’s eastern and southern neighborhood and the continuing festering of the financial crisis. Are the governance structures of the European Union fit for purpose? Do the current changes in the top-leadership team represent a ‘window of opportunity’ for the European Union to organize its work in new ways? What are the main challenges for the European Union in its relations with member states at a time of increasing Euroscepticism?
October Workshop 2013
The annual October Workshop organized by the Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Gothenburg
Torgny Segerstedt-rummet, University main building, Vasaparken,
11th October, 13.15–15.00 (followed by Coffee)
Central and Eastern Europe: Fully European or the European 'Other'?
Panelists
Cecilia Malmström, Dr., Dr.hc., EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, member of REGU – Council for European Studies, University of Gothenburg
Claes Alvstam, professor in Economic Geography, University of Gothenburg, member of CERGU Steering Group
Adam Cwejman, B.Sc. in International Relations, and graduating Master student in European Studies at University of Gothenburg
Mikaela Kumlin-Granit, Head of the EU Department (UD-EU), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, member of REGU – Council for European Studies, University of Gothenburg
Lenka Rovna, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam at the Department of West European Studies, Charles University, Prague, member of CERGU International Advisory Board
Oksana Shmulyar Gréen, Dr. and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Gothenburg
Moderator
Ingmar Söhrman, Professor, Linguistics, University of Gothenburg, member of CERGU Steering Group
Theme
With the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe hopes were running high that the division of Europe into two parts, the West and the East, would finally come to an end. Two decades later the dual framing of Central and Eastern Europe as simultaneously in Europe and not yet European still remains. This workshop will discuss this implicit opposition in Europe. The workshop will explore questions such as: What is Central and East Europe: as a region, as an area of studies? How were the concepts of Central and Eastern Europe historically constructed? What demarcations do they imply today? How is the concept of Europe used for “othering” central and eastern parts of Europe? Who are “the others” for the Central and Eastern Europeans themselves?
October Workshop 2012
Workshop organized by the Centre for European Research (CERGU), and the Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Gothenburg
What are the consequences of the economic crisis on European cooperation and integration?
Introductory address by Cecilia Malmström, Dr., Dr.hc., EU Commissioner for Home Affairs
Location and Time: 10:an, University main building, Vasaparken
13.15–15.00
Comments by the European Studies students organizers of Brännpunkt Europa, the participants in CERGU’s international Advisory Board, and by the participants in CES Council of European Studies (REGU - Rådet för Europastudier vid Göteborgs universitet)
Moderator:
Professor Rutger Lindahl, Jean Monnet Chairholder, Department of Political Science
