Elites and EU Enlargement
Third InternationalConference, 2006
Prague, Czech Republic, 17-18February 2006
CALL FOR PAPERS
Popular Opposition to, and Support for, Different Types of Integrationinto the European Union among the New Member States of Central and EasternEurope.
The Prague conference will be the third of six workshops held by the“International Network for the Study of Strategic Elites and EuropeanEnlargement”.
Sponsored by: British Academy and Academy ofSciences of the Czech Republic.
The workshop aims to identify institutions and socialgroups that strongly support moves toward a more intense European integration,as well as those being indifferent or even seeking to minimise the impact ofmembership. Their attitudes may stimulate or impede the integration of the newmember states in the enlarged European Union.
The emphasis of this workshop is on the attitudes ofnon-elites toward economic and political leaders who favour or oppose differentdegrees of integration, or alternative scenarios (i.e. to move towards an'Atlanticist' or 'Eastward looking' model).
Papers addressed to the general main topic and to thefollowing proposed sessions are invited.
Session 1:
EU Integration and National Interests. Views of thePolitical and Economic Elites.
The introductorysession is intended as a “leadership view” of the enlargement process to date.
Session 2:
Public Opinion and Attitudes after Two YearsExperience within the EU.
Session 3:
Homogenisation of Lifestyles and Business Cultures inthe Old and New EU Countries. The Impact of EU Enlargement and Globalisation onElites.
Session 4:
What Type of Enlargement: towards Convergence orDiversity? Strategies of further EU Structuring and their Influences on the NewMember States.
Session 5:
The Accession Process and the Limits of further EUEnlargement. The Role of Popular Opposition and Support.
It is intended to publish the proceedings of theconference and final papers should be at a stage requiring relatively littlerevision.
Abstractsubmission
Abstracts for presentations(not more than 500 words) should be submitted for review by October 31, 2005 byemail attachment to
Abstracts will be refereed andcontributors will be notified as to whether their abstracts have been acceptedby the 30th November 2005.
Date of receipt of completed papersby the organizer: January 20, 2006.
FinancialSupport/Costs
Those who present papers willbe provided accommodation (two nights), lunches and refreshments during thebreaks, and the conference dinner on Friday.
Contingent contributiontowards travel expenses is dependent of further fund raising.
Application is invited for a limited number of placesfrom non-presenting participants at a charge of EURO 40 (students 20) whichwill include attendance at the conference, lunches and refreshments duringbreaks.
ScheduleOutline
31 OCTOBER 2005 Submission of abstracts
30 NOVEMBER 2005 Contributors are notified of theirpapers acceptance
20 JANUARY 2006 Last date of sending the full papers
Organizer
Institute of Sociology ofthe Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Připojené soubory
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