The objective of this international symposium, is to discuss and analyse if the social and economic referents of Europeans have deeply changed since 2004 and if the European public space, a notion that the referendums on the European constitution and the Treaty of Lisbon enshrines, already exists in the social representations of Europeans. More specifically, do aspects of the EU elections such as the turnout, the emergence of new parties and the dynamics of the results of mainstream parties reflect convergences amongst Member states ? Or are national party systems and electoral systems in force still largely determine the political socialization of citizens in Europe? A dozen national cases will be analysed. The symposium will also address topics such a modes of collective action, the conditions of democratic pluralism and the socio-economic and political expectations of the Europeans vis-à-vis the EU.

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Comité scientifique: Patrick Dumont (Université du Luxembourg), Philippe Poirier (Université du Luxembourg), Jean-Michel de Waele (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Pascal Delwit (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Fabienne Greffet (Université de Nancy), Léonard Matala Tala (Université de Nancy)

Coordination: Philippe Poirier

Les actes du colloque seront publiés aux éditions de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles au printemps 2010. En 2004, suite à un premier colloque avec l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, il avait été déjà édité un premier ouvrage Parlement puissant, électeurs absents ? Les élections européennes de juin 2004.

While a vast literature has grown up surrounding European elections, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the framing of issues surrounding the project of European integration itself during EP election campaigns.  In particular, the dominance of the ‘second order’ model in studies of EP elections, while illuminating underlying questions of partisan competition, has nonetheless also tended to obscure the extent to which such elections offer singularly privileged occasions for observing the patterns of national European discourses seeking both to contest and to legitimate the wider project of European integration.  Addressing this gap, the present workshop brings together leading experts on a representative sample of EU member states to examine this year’s EP election campaign. Each national paper will survey the ‘European discourses’ deployed by both ‘mainstream’ and ‘Eurosceptic’ parties during the campaign, as well as situating immediate events relative to the longer-term evolution of national European debates. This, in turn, will permit a broader, comparative ‘mapping’ exercise – seeking to delimit both the geographical and ideological contours of differing representations (and contestations) of European integration.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Dr. Elisabeth Schmitt at the Academy (schmitt@eao-otzenhausen.de ).  The conference fee, including overnight accommodation at the Academy on the night of 15 October, is €70 (full rate) or €30 (student rate). Questions about the academic programme may be directed to either of the conference organisers, Prof. Robert Harmsen (robert.harmsen@uni.lu) or Prof. Joachim Schild (schild@uni-trier.de).

Conference Programme

Is There a European Model of Governance? A Comparative Perspective

(March 18-20, 2010 – Jean Monnet Building, European Commission)

The title of the bilingual conference is “Is There a European Model of Governance?” and the general theme is European Governance. This conference will take place from March 18 to 20, 2010, at the Jean Monnet Nuilding, European Commission.

Objective

European integration has led to the ongoing building of an original model of governance that needs to be assessed and compared with other regional integrations; the impact of European integration on member states and neighboring countries (regarding public policies, law-making processes, political institutions and actors in general) calls for comparative research; triggered by or independent from European integration, new forms of governance (including  political participation, delegation, decision-making, evaluation) that emerged in European countries also need to be studied; finally, the building of an original European model of governance may call into question theoretical and methodological approaches usually adopted in political science research.

Organization

• Program co-Chairs: Wyn Grant (University of Warwick) and Daniel Tarschys (IPSA Vice-President).
• Local Organizers: Philippe Poirier (University of Luxembourg) and Patrick Dumont, (University of Luxembourg), Ipsa2010@uni.lu +352 46 66 44 6400
• Conference Coordinator for IPSA: Isabel Brinck, isabel.brinck@ipsa.org, +1 (514) 848-8748

Program

1. European, National and Regional Parliaments and EU Law-making (BI)*
   co-Chairs: Patrick Dumont & Philippe Poirier (University of Luxembourg) and Wilfried Swenden (University of Edinburgh)
   Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M4. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 28 Comparative Federalism and Federation

   Papers:

   1. Participation of national parliaments in the decision-making mechanism of the European Union: the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon (Fabio Tronchetti, Harbin Institute of Technology)
   2. The European Executive Cartel Revisited? (Lars Kai Mäder, University of Mannheim; Enrico Borghetto, University of Milano)
   3. The Europeanization Of Lawmaking Activity In Spain (1986-2007) (Anna Palau, University of Barcelona; Laura Chaqués Bonafont, University of Barcelona)
   4. Less National, more European? Attention to EU-related Issues in the Parliamentary Questions of the Deputies to the National Assembly since 1988 (Julien Navarro SPIRIT, Sciences Po Bordeaux; Dr Sylvain Brouard SPIRIT, Sciences Po Bordeaux)
   5. EU Impulses In National Politics In The Netherlands (Gerard Breeman, Wageningen University; Arco Timmermans, Universiteit Leiden)
   6. Le contrôle du respect du principe de subsidiarité par le parlement fédéral et les parlements des entités fédérées en Belgique (Martin Gennart, Université du Luxembourg)
2. EU Enlargement and its Social and Political Consequences for the New Member States and candidate countries (BI)*
   co-Chairs: René Leboutte (University of Luxembourg) and Sandrine Devaux (Pierre Werner Institute)
   Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M5. 9:00am-12:00pmPapers:
   1. Bounded Empowerment? The Impact Of Non State Actors’ Usages Of Europe (Imogen Sudbery, University College Dublin)
   2. Sector social dialog in Hungary: still the weakest level? (Krisztina Arató, Eötvös Loránd University; Kinga Kas, Girne American University)
   3. L’adaptation de l’administration publique de la Lituanie à l’UE pendant la période de préadhésion (Anne-Sylvie Pigeonnier, Université du Luxembourg)
   4. Social Security Reform In Turkey: Different Usages Of Europe In Shaping The National Welfare Reform (Cem Utku Duyulmus, Université de Montréal)
   5. Towards Multi-Level Governance in the New Member States? (Lisa Turkewitsch, University of Toronto)
   6. Reshaping Governance Through Standards: From the Promotion of Rule of Law to the Monitoring of the Quality of Justice in CEECs (Daniela Piana, Bologna University)
3. Is Governance for Everybody? Exploring the Application of Governance Theory (BI)*
   co-Chairs: Guy Peters (University of Pittsburgh) and Philippe Poirier (University of Luxembourg)
   Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M4. 9:00am-12:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 17 Globalization and Governance and RC 32 Public Policy and Administration

   Papers:

   1. The European Commission’s Role within the Open Method of Coordination: A Conversation across Paradigms (Isabelle Deganis, University of Oxford)
   2. Regional Governance In A Non-European Context – An Examination Of Organizations, Structures, And Actors (Frank Mattheis, Research Academy Leipzig)
   3. Institutions Are Rules: an Alternative/Complementary View on the Concept of Institutional Capacity in European and International Studies (Michal Parizek, Charles University in Prague)
   4. Categorizing the EU System of Government: Parliamentary or Presidential – or None of the Above? (Jared Sonnicksen, University of Bonn)
   5. The European Model of Governance Beyond Europe: The Application of the Concept of Multi-Level Governance to the Comparative Study of Intergovernmental Relations in Parliamentary and Presidential Federations (Michael Stein, University of Toronto; Lisa Turkewitsch, University of Toronto)
   6. Gouvernance Européenne et construction de l’intégration régionale et sous régionale en Afrique : Essai d’analyse de l’influence du système Institutionnel de l’U.E. sur l’Union Africaine (U.A.) et la CEMAC (Communauté Économique et Monétaire (Ladislas Nze Bekale, Université Pierre Mendès-France)
4. A Critical Look at Europe’s Human Rights Regime: Lessons from Other World Regions (EN)
   co-Chairs: Harlan Koff (University of Luxembourg) and Deon Geldenhuys (University of Johannesburg)
   Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M1. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 26 Human Rights

   Papers:

   1. Biases in the European Human Rights Regime: What to Do with Social and Economic Rights? (Zehra Arat, Purchase College, SUNY)
   2. Human Rights Regime – An Indian Experience (Vandana Sharma, Bareilly College)
   3. In Defence of the European Human Rights System as a World Paradigm: The Piano Needs Some Tuning but it Plays Fine Otherwise (Antonios E. Platsas, University of Derby)
   4. Does Europe need a European Commission on Human Rights? Lessons to be Learned from the Inter American System (Alison Stuart, The Robert Gordons University)
   5. Echr and Commonwealth Systems: A Study Contrasting Their Respective Approach towards Human Rights Issues (S V Adithya Vidyasagar, Gujarat National Law University; Siddharth Tatiya, Gujarat National Law University)
   6. Human Rights from Below: Comparative aspects of European and Inter-American discourses and practices as to « peoples in movement » (Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, Center on Migration and Human Rights/Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
5. (E)-deliberative model of European governance in a Comparative Perspective (EN)
   co-Chairs: Raphaël Kies (University of Luxembourg) and Patrizia Nanz (University of Bremen)
   Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M1. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 10 Electronic Democracy

   Papers:

   1. Rough Consensus: Assessing the Quality of Deliberation (Monique Leyenaar, Radboud University Nijmegen; Kees Niemöller, P&D Analytics)
   2. TBC
   3. Talking With the Wind? Evidence On The Quality Of Deliberation In The Ideal-EU Project (Julien Talpin, CRESPPA/Paris 8 University; Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Université de Techonologie de Compiègne)
   4. The Past and Future of Empowered Citizen Deliberation on Public Policy (John Gastil, University of Washington)
   5. Coding Europolis with Discourse Quality Index (DQI) (Jurg Steiner, University of Bern)
   6. The Citizens’ Forum Europe – Assessing the Democratic Quality of Online Deliberations (Anna Wohlfarth, University Bielefeld)
6. Revitalizing the Europeanisation Research Agenda (BI)*
   co-Chairs: Robert Harmsen (University of Luxembourg) and Didier Georgakakis (University of Strasbourg)
   Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M3. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 03 European Unification

   Papers:

   1. Bottom-up Europeanization Exposed (Darren McCauley, Queens University Belfast)
   2. Environmental Governance In Southern Europe: Exploring EU Drivers And Domestic Modulators (Ana Mar Fernández, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Nuria Font, University of Barcelona; Charalampos Koutalakis, University of Athens)
   3. Europeanisation or Americanisation?: Charting the Influences and Trajectories of European Cartel Policy (Lee McGowan, Queen’s University Belfast)
   4. Europeanisation and/or Globalisation – Which Strategy for Regional Paradiplomatic Activities? (Malin Stegmann McCallion, Karlstad University)
   5. Bringing the Actors Back In. Europeanization and Domestic Policy Change: The Case of the European Employment Strategy in Italy and France (Paolo Graziano R., Bocconi University)
   6. i.EU Institution Building Through Europeanization Of National Institutions: How European Networks Of National Agencies Emerge (Emmanuelle Mathieu, Université catholique de Louvain)
7. Political Elites in Multilevel Systems (EN)
   co-Chairs: Heinrich Best (Jena University) and John Higley (University of Texas at Austin)
   Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M5. 9:00am-12:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 02  Political Elites

   Papers:

   1. Exploring Elite Empowerment: ‘Intergovernmental Spillover’ and the Strengthening of National Executives (Scott James, King’s College London)
   2. European Elite and Public on Transatlantic Relations (Pierangelo Isernia, University of Siena)
   3. European Integration as A Model For The World? Considerations From The Perspective Of Elite-Citizens Relations (Max Haller, University of Graz)
   4. Elites’ Views On EU Institutions (Daniel Gaxie, Université Paris 1; Nicolas Hubé, Université Paris 1)
   5. Multilevel Deselection of Ministers in Belgium (1981-2009) (Régis Dandoy, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Patrick Dumont, Université du Luxembourg; Stefaan Fiers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
   6. Contending Models Of European Governance: The Views Of National Elites (Maurizio Cotta, Siena University)
8. European Elections and the Internet (EN)
   co-Chairs: Norbert Kersting (Stellenbosch University) and Philippe J. Maarek (Université Paris Est – UPEC)
   Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M1. 9:00am-12:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 10 Electronic Democracy and RC 22 Political Communication

   Papers:

   1. Communicating Participation: The Institutional Communication On The Web In The European Elections 2009 (Tommaso Ederoclite, University of Naples « Federico II »)
   2. Opportunity for Political Participation or Mimicry of Political Parties? The Internet Communication Of Political Youth Organizations During The EU Election Campaign 2009 (Stéphanie Wojcik, University of Paris-Est Créteil; Fabienne Greffet, University of Nancy 2)
   3. Informing, Engaging, Mobilising Or Interacting: Searching For A European Model Of Web Campaigning (Darren Lilleker, Bournemouth University; Karolina Koc Michalska, Sciences-Po, Paris – Nancy; Eva Schweitzer, University of Mainz; Michal Jacunski, Wroclaw University)
   4. The Real Political Power of the Internet: Facebook, a Possible New Hub of European Elections? (Marta Marcheva, IFP/CARISM Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II)
   5. European Elections Online In Italy: Towards A Campaigning 2.0? (Giovanna Mascheroni, University of Torino; Sara Minucci, University of Torino)
   6. The impact of Voting Advice Applications on Voting (Alexander H. Trechsel, European University Institute)
9. Is there a European Model of Governance for Religion? The Role of Religion in the Contemporary European Space (BI) *
   co-Chairs: François Forêt (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Piero Ignazi (University of Bologna)
   Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M1. 9:00am-12:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 06 Political Sociology and RC 43 Religion and Politics

   Papers:

   1. The European Regime Values And Religion: The Case Of Christian Interest Representation (Pieterjan De Vlieger, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
   2. Multiple Modernities, Religion And Politics In Western Europe: Towards A Research Framework (Xabier Itçaina, Sciences Po Bordeaux)
   3. The Religious Cleavage In 24 European Countries – A Comparative Study (Oddbjørn Knutsen, University of Oslo)
   4. Religious Change in Europe (1980-2008) (Santiago Pérez-Nievas, Autonomous University of Madrid; Guillermo Cordero, Autonomous University of Madrid)
   5. Still Religious Parties in Belgium? The Decline Of The Denominational Cleavage In The Belgian Consociational Democracy (Emilie van Haute, Université libre de Bruxelles; Jean-Benoit Pilet, Université libre de Bruxelles; Giulia Sandri, Université libre de Bruxelles)
   6. Devotion and voting: the varying impact of religiosity on voting in Spain (José Ramón Montero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Kerman Calvo; Álvaro Martínez)
10. Is There a Model of Gender-based Governance? EU and non EU (EN)
    co-Chairs: Melissa Haussman (Carleton University) and Marian Sawer (Australian National University)
    Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M4. 9:00am-12:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 19 Gender Politics and Policy and RC 52 Gender, Globalization & Democracy

    Papers:

    1. Spain: A Forerunner of a European Model of Governance That Includes Women in Decision Making? (María Bustelo, Madrid Complutense University; Emanuela Lombardo, Madrid Complutense University)
    2. Gender Democracy In Europe: Comparing Governance (Yvonne Galligan, Queen’s University Belfast; Sara Clavero, Queen’s University Belfast)
    3. Towards A More Democratic Governance? Analysing Transformations In Finnish Policy-Making Processes From The Gender Perspective (Anne Maria Holli)
    4. Not Just Education: Gender Wage Gap In The Albanian Labour Markets Through Occupational Segregation, Work Experience, and Child Care (Juna Miluka, University of New York Tirana; Caren Grown; American University)
    5. Engendering Democratization: En Route to European Union Membership—The Case of Albania (Nancy Kwang Johnson, University of New York Tirana)
    6. TBC
11. The Role of Subnational Authorities in Multilevel Systems (EN)
    Co-Chairs: Wolfgang Renzsch (Otto-von-Guericke University) and Uwe Leonardy
    Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M5. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 28 Comparative Federalism and Federation

    Papers:

    1. From Paradiplomacy To Human Rights: The Europeanisation Of Spanish Politics (Sebastian Baglioni, University of Toronto)
    2. Europeanization, Sub-State Political Communities And The Advancement Of Social Citizenship (Luis Moreno, Spanish National Research Council)
    3. The Role of Sub-national Authorities of the Regions of Russia in the Cooperation with the EU as a Multi-Level System (Anastassia Obydenkova V., Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies)
    4. Sub National Authorities within the European System of Multi-Level-Governance: the Example of Saxony-Anhalt (Wolfgang Renzsch, Magdeburg University; Henning Rockmann, Magdeburg University)
    5. Silesian Representations in Brussels – Objectives, Performance, Evaluations. How The Sub-National Authorities Utilize The Multilevel Governance Opportunity Structures (Rafał Riedel, Opole University/Oslo University)
    6. Regional Bottom-Up Mobilisation Towards Brussels: Evidences From The Canaries, Scotland, Tuscany And Wallonia (Jorge Tunon, Universidad Carlos III)
12. Democratic Representation in European Model of Governance (EN)
    Co-Chairs: Werner Patzelt (Dresden University of Technology) and Christopher Lord (ARENA-Centre for European Studies)
    Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M4. 2:00pm-5:00pmSupported by IPSA RC 08 Legislative Specialists

    Papers:

    1. Exploring Careers in the Multi-Level European System: The Case Of Members Of The European Parliament (Michael Edinger, Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
    2. Civil Society and the Legitimacy Of The EU Polity (Petra Guasti, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
    3. Patterns of Variation in Inter-Parliamentary Coordination in EU Decision-Making. The Case of the Austrian Parliament. (Eric Miklin, Free University Amsterdam)
    4. On Political Representation: Myths And Challenges (Johannes Pollak, Webster University Vienna)
    5. The Content And Quality Of Representation In The European Assembly: Towards Building An Updated Discourse Quality Index At The EU Level (Dionysia Tamvaki, University of Reading; Christopher Lord, ARENA University of Oslo)
    6. Forms Of Representation In EU Governance (Richard Rose, University of Aberdeen)
13. Territorial and Functional Interest Representation in EU Governance (EN)
    Co-Chairs: Michele Knodt (Technical University Darmstadt) and Christine Quittkat (University of Heidelberg)
    Saturday, March 20, 2010. Room M3. 9:00am-12:00pmPapers:
    1. The Representation of Corporate Interests in Brussels – Towards a Common European Lobbying Culture? (Andrew Barron, ESC Rennes School of Business)
    2. Interests, Information and Influence: A Comparative Study of Business, NGO and Regional Interests in the EU (Adam Chalmers, McGill University)
    3. Actors of the Common Interest? The Brussels Territorial Offices (Justin Greenwood, Robert Gordon University)
    4. Dialogue and Deliberation: Comparing the Lobbying Strategies of Businesses and NGOs (Holly Jarman, SUNY Albany)
    5. The Problematic Coexistence Of Functional And Territorial Representation In The EU (Simona Piattoni, University of Trento)
    6. Social Movements And The European Interest Intermediation Of Public Interest Groups – A Comparison (Carlo Ruzza, University of Leicester)
14. European Governance and Global Security (BI)*
    Co-Chairs: Yves Roucaute (Paris X University) and Monsalve Elkin Dario Velasquez (Externado University of Colombia)
    Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M1. 2:00pm-5:00pmPapers:
    1. Les fondements théoriques de la sécurité globale et la question des piliers de l’Union européenne (Yves Roucaute, Université de Paris X)
    2. La dimension juridique des politiques communautaires de défense et de sécurité (Bertrand Warusfel, Université Lille 2)
    3. Reflections On The Global Digital Governance Issues (Michel Riguidel J, Telecom ParisTech)
    4. Integrated Security Concern – The Belgian approach as a European governance model? (Marc Cools, Ghent University – Free University of Brussels)
    5. Articulation des politiques nationales es/ secteurs stratégiques ou sensibles (Viviane De Beaufort, Centre Européen De Droit Et D’économie Essec)
    6. Le rôle des normes techniques dans l’élaboration d’une politique de sécurité globale (Jean-Marc Picard, Université de Technologie de Compiègne; Brigitte Juanals, Université Paris X Nanterre)
15. Policy Feedback: How Do We Know What’s Working? (EN)
    co-Chairs: Daniel Tarschys (University of Stockholm) and Mikhail Ilyin (MGIMO University/Russian Academy of Sciences)
    Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M3. 9:00am-12:00pmPapers:
    1. The Macroeconomic Calculus of Social Welfare in the Context of European Integration (Diana Draghici)
    2. Evaluating Public Sector Reform Process in Turkey: What is Really Working and What Is Not? (Sefa Cetin, Vice-Governor of the Province of Corum, Turkey)
    3. Value Ambiguity (Maarten Van den Eynde, University of Antwerp)
    4. Evaluating NPM: A Citizen Perspective (Judith Clifton, University of Cantabria; Daniel Díaz-Fuentes, University of Cantabria; Marcos Fernández, University of Cantabria; Julio Revuelta, University of Cantabria)
    5. From services to the value of services: Russian experience of connected governance in European perspectives (Leonid Smorgunov, St. Petersburg State University)
    6. TBC
16. Luhann’s System Theory and Governance (BI)*
    co-Chairs: Lukas Sosoe (Université du Luxembourg) and Esteban Kaipl (Université Paris Sorbonne, Paris IV)
    Friday, March 19, 2010. Room M3. 2:00pm-5:00pmPapers:
    1. i.The Function of the judiciary in legal Systems (Martine Valois, Ministère de la justice/ Université de Montréal)
    2. La gouvernance entre morale et efficacité. Ruse du système politique? (Estelle Ferrarese, Université de Srasbourg)
    3. L’innovation cognitive des commissions de réforme du droit : une possibilité d’apprentissage pour le système du droit criminel moderne? (Richard Dubé, Université d’Ottawa)
    4. Une hypothèse pour observer l’évolution ou la non-évolution des structures de droit criminel moderne (Alvaro Pires, Université d’Ottawa)
    5. Jalons pour la construction d’une théorie descriptives des droits de la personne du système de droit criminel: apports de la théorie des systèmes de Luhmann
       (Margarida Garcia, Université d’Ottawa)
    6. Praxis ou poiesis? Une lecture critique des « Systèmes sociaux » de Niklas Luhmann (Bjarne Melkevik, Université Laval)

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