LSE European Institute, Forum for European Philosophy and EVENS Foundation public discussion
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2015
Time: 1.45-3.30pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Welcome Address
1.45-2pm Joaquín Almunia
Disintegrating Europe: Nationalism, Regionalism and Globalization
2-3.30pm
Scoping Introduction: Professor John Breuilly
Speaker: Professor Kalypso Nicolaïdis
At the level of both the member states and the EU as a whole there are social forces pulling in opposite directions (both local and global), putting tremendous pressure on existing political institutions. This session will explore the cultural and political conditions prevailing in Europe today.
Joaquin Almunia is the Ex Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for responsible competition. He is Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE’s European Institute.
John Breuilly is Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at LSE.
Kalypso Nicolaidis is Professor of International Relations and Director of the European Studies Centre, University of Oxford.
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