Greece: Modernisation and Europe 20 years on
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Date
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Friday, 25 November 2016
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Venue
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Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building, LSE Campus
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Time
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09.00-20.00
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Introduction & Welcome Address
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Kevin Featherstone
Head of the European Institute; Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE
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Keynote Speech
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Costas Simitis
Former Greek Prime Minister
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Chairs
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Kevin Featherstone
Head of the European Institute; Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE
Sir Christopher Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, LSE; Professor of European Studies, University of Cyprus
Vassilis Monastiriotis
Associate Professor in the Political Economy of South Eastern Europe, LSE; Director of the LSE Research Unit on South Eastern Europe; Member of the Hellenic Observatory
Spyros Economides (Moderator)
Director of the Hellenic Observatory; Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics, LSE
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A one-day conference organised by the Hellenic Observatory, LSE as part of the Observatory's 20th Anniversary. For more information visit the Anniversary page.
This event is free and open to all, however tickets have now sold out and Eventbrite registration has closed. Those already registered on the waiting list will be notified in case places become available.
Drawing on the conference ‘Greece: Prospects for Modernisation' organised at the European Institute of LSE in November 1994, this retrospective conference asks participants to reflect on the modernisation of Greece, particularly over the past two decades. Panellists will focus on, among other topics, Greek public administration and the relevance of the 'modernisation' concept; the successes and failures of Greece’s economic modernisation programme over the last two decades; and the evolution of the Greek welfare state and social policy.
Has Greece been modernised and where are we now? Is modernisation still relevant to Greece in times of crisis? These and other questions will shape the discussion, as we ask social and economic scientists in and of Greece to reflect on the topic in relation to their own research.
Click here for the Conference Programme.
Please note that the conference will be conducted in English.