Euroacademia Conferences
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (9th Edition)April 24 - 25, 2020
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (9th Edition)June 12 - 13, 2020
8th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainJanuary 24 - 25, 2020
Re-Inventing Eastern Europe (7th Edition)December 13 - 14, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (8th Edition)October 25 - 26, 2019
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (8th Edition)June 28 - 29, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (7th Edition)January 25 - 26, 2019- 7th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainNovember 23 - 24, 2018
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (8th Edition)September 28 - 30, 2018- Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (7th Edition)June 14 - 15, 2018
Papers
The Youth Discourses on EU-ropeanization in the New European Countries vs. the Margins of Europe
In the proposed paper I discuss the perception of EU-ropeanization among the youth from the new European countries (the cases of Romania and Poland) vs. the margins of Europe (the case of Georgia). Based on my recent cross-cultural qualitative research, namely, the in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with Georgian, Romanian and Polish youth, I aim to illustrate how the EU-ropeanization discourses uphold the ambivalent identities promoting the construction of certain reality, in which the young people constantly negotiate between the EU-ropeanizing forces and the national.
Does Morality and Culture Matter in the Identity of European Business?
With the constant strengthening and emphasis on open internal markets in Europe, there is an increased focus on doing business across borders in a socially responsible way. This implies a challenging question: Does morality and culture matter, and what place do these aspects have in the value system and identity of contemporary business people from Europe and Russia?
Shall EU Survive? EU on the Verge of Balkanization: The Impact of Economic Theory and Economic Policy on the Future of EU
The future of the EU seemed fogy at the end of 2011. The EU might eventually prove efficient and able to survive discovering its own and new way out of the ongoing crisis. Flexible markets and neoclassical economic paradigm might become a new economic and political fashion within the EU.
European Parliament as a Cosmopolitan Parliament
The uniqueness of the European Parliament among other parliaments in the world consists in its cosmopolitan character manifested in many ways. Firstly, the political groups in the European Parliament are transnational structures organized by political affiliation and not by nationality. However, political groups are made up of national delegations, and the heads of national delegations are important interlocutors for the chairs of the political groups.
Re-Negotiating European Identity in Times of Economic Crisis
This paper analyses the recent debates on the euro-area crisis, particularly the Greek bailout discussions, with the aim of shedding light into ongoing constructions of a collective European identity. Discourses and the politics of representation surrounding the Greek debt crisis show us the invalidity of characterization of the EU as a post-modern collectivity.
Turkey-EU Relations and The Role of Turkey for EU
The political life emerging from the end period of the Ottoman Empire has been essential for the establishment of the Turkey. During this period the democratization process has gained an important role under the impact of Turkey’s potential membership in the EU.
The Death and the Resurrection of the Political in Europe
Our project will follow the almost dialectical way, in which the relation between the economical and the political dimension of the European Union project has evolved during the last decades.
The EU’s Diplomacy After The Lisbon Treaty: A Case Of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
The “Power Audit of EU-China Relations”, a report by John Fox and François Godement published in 2009, presented a new approach in analyzing the EU Member States’ positions towards China and led to detailed recommendations for the whole EU’s policy in this respect. At that point, the Lisbon Treaty, then coming to the ratification, was expected to be the future agent of such changes in the EU’s policy.
Social Democratic Parties and Political Competition in the EU: Evidence of a Tri-dimensional Space
This paper’s aim is to describe the structure of political competition in the EU as it is constructed by national parties. The analysis shows that the political competition in the EU is tri-dimensional. Social democratic parties in Great Britain, Germany and Italy are the case in point.
Art Exhibitions as Instruments for Cultural Diplomacy Between Russia and Germany
The proposed paper intends to analyse West German and Soviet/Russian cultural relations based on art exhibitions. The aim is to show ways in which art is used as the means of diplomacy to pursue political, social and economic interests.
