Program
see also: Program for the Symposium Week, Preparatory Phase at Humboldt
Students Symposium March 11-12:
(see also: print version: program flyer)
Friday, 11 Mar, 2005HU Berlin, Unter den Linden 6 (Main Building), Senatssaal
Opening of the Symposium13:30-14:00
Dr. Ursula Grawert, Foreign Office, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Welcome Address
Jeff Peck, Georgetown University
Welcome Address
Reinhard Isensee, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Welcome Address
Session I: European Identity14:00-16:00
Chair: Florian Stenschke
Philipp Kneis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Ties That Bind: Europe as History, Europe as Dream
Christian Chilla, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The Hanseatic League - a Model for Europe?
Timo Tonassi, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
European Identity; How to Create a Mental Bond
Susan Buzzelli, Georgetown University
The Impact of Pan-European Cinema on a Pan-European Identity
Coffee Break
Session II: EU-US Relations16:15-18:15
Chair: David Gioia
Janine Ludwig, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Reading Each Other's Dreams. Mind-Mapping the US and the EU
Peter Engelke, Georgetown University
European Unification and the American Colossus:
A Short History of European Reactions to the Promise and Threat of the United States
Juliane Bönisch, Dominik Bertram, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Europe on the Fast Lane - How European Industries Fight US Economic Dominance: Airbus vs. Boeing
Valon Xharra, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
The European Union: Economic Giant and Military Dwarf
Coffee Break
Keynote Address18:30-20:00
John C. Kornblum
Ambassador of the United States of America to Germany, 1997-2001
Europe and the United States: Bad Century. Good Century
Introduction: Janine Ludwig, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Reception20:00-
Saturday, 12 Mar, 2005HU Berlin, Unter den Linden 6 (Main Building), Senatssaal
Session III: Issues of Constitution10:00-12:00
Chair: Ewa Sobczynska, Georgetown University
David Rose, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Constituting Europe: Chances and Limitations of the European Constitution
on the Road toward a European People
Rebecca Weidner, Georgetown University
Language Rights and the Nation-State in the European Union
Wojtek Gerwel, Georgetown University
Invocatio Dei and the Constitutional Treaty for Europe: A Polish Perspective
Anja Swidsinski, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The Bologna Process: Implementing European Identity?
Lunch Break
Session IV: Issues of Enlargement13:30-15:30
Chair: Christian Chilla
David Gioia, Georgetown University
Crossroads of the EU: Fear and Reality Along Europe's Borders
Kamil Valica, Univerzita Karlova
The Czech Republic and the European Union
Pavel Zastera, Univerzita Karlova
The policy of the European Union Towards its Eastern Neighbours Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Kristin Melby, Georgetown University
Turkey's Membership in the EU: Perspectives and Prescriptions
Coffee Break
Session V: Culture and Cooperation16:00-18:00
Chair: David Rose
Josh Perlman, Georgetown University
Incorporating Africa into the European Dream: Four Lessons from Spain
Ewa Sobczynska, Georgetown University
Turkish Diaspora in Germany: Affecting the Foreign Policy of the Host Country
Nathan Bush, Bard College
Berlin as EU Capitol City: Philosophical and Practical Considerations
Florian Stenschke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
How to Wake Up From the European Dream
Coffee Break
Concluding Address18:30-19:30
Dr. Thomas Henschel
European School of Governance, Berlin
Current Aspects of the EU Reform Process
Introduction: Grit Kümmele, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Georgetown University
Concluding Discussion19:30-20:30
Chair: Josh Perlman, Georgetown University
End of Conference
Joint Dinner
The Symposium is made possible by the generous support of:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius
BMW Center for German and European Studies
Max Kade Foundation
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