2009 Conference European Union Studies Association 11th Biennial International Conference Marina Del Rey, California April 23rd - 25th, 2009 European Union Studies Association 415 Bellefield Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA Phone: 412-648-7635 Fax: 412-648-1168 eMail:
[email protected] www.eustudies.org ELEVENTH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EUROP E AN UNION STUDI es Ass OCIATION EUROP E AN UNION STUDI es Ass OCIATION 1988-2009 EUSA Eleventh Biennial Conference Program Committee The European Union Studies Association is one of the premier scholarly and professional asso- Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich), Chair Lisa Conant (University of Denver), Law and Public Policy ciations, worldwide, focusing on the European Union and the ongoing European integration project. Matthew Gabel (Washington University in St. Louis), Political Sociology Founded in 1988 (and formerly called the European Community Studies Association), twenty one Michel Gueldry (Monterey Institute of International Studies), Teaching Workshops years later EUSA has had over 900 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, EU member Mark Hallerberg (Hertie School of Governance and Emory University), states and in many other countries, representing the social sciences, the humanities, the business and Economics and Political Economy legal communities, and governments on both sides of the Atlantic. Joseph Jupille (University of Colorado), Institutions Craig Parsons (University of Oregon), Integration Theory In the course of their work, EUSA members deal with current economic, legal, and political Michael E. Smith (University of St. Andrews), External Relations issues pertaining to the European Union and its relations with the rest of the world. This subject 2007-2009 EUSA Executive Committee matter is of material interest to many people, businesses, law firms, cultural organizations, govern- Liesbet Hooghe, Chair (UNC Chapel Hill; Free University Amsterdam) ment agencies and others, within and beyond the academy.