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Students on the Right Way Holger Thuss / Bence Bauer Students on the right way European Democrat Students 1961-2011 Imprint edition May 2012 Released on Europe Day 2012 in Brussels Copyright © Holger Thuss and © Bence Bauer “Students on the right way. European Democrat Students 1961-2011” All rights reserved Publisher: European Democrat Students, Rue du Commerce 10, 1000 Brussels Centre for European Studies, Rue du Commerce 20, 1000 Brussels Authors: Bence Bauer, Holger Thuss Editors: Juraj Antal, Florian Hartleb Assistant Editor: Andraž Kastelic Coordinator: Bence Bauer Linguistics: Bernard Geerlings, Matthew Lewis, David Worrall Assistants: Filippa Maria Nilsson, Charlotte Spurkeland Cover: Uroš Podgorelec Design: Repro print, Kranj - Slovenia Printing: Wolf Plusz Kft., Budapest Binding: Wolf Plusz Kft., Budapest Printed in Hungary ISBN 9789090266671 EAN 9789090266671 Publisher Prefix 978909026667 “This is a publication of the Centre for European Studies. This publication re ceives funding from the European Parliament. The Centre for European Stu dies and the European Parliament assume no responsibility for facts or opinions expressed in this publication or any subsequent use of the information contained therein. Sole responsibility lies on the author of the publication.” Table of content Preface to the second edition ................................................................................. 9 Preface to the first edition ...................................................................................... 11 Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................13 Forewords ..........................................................................................................................15 1 Centre-right Student Co-operation prior to 1961 ...................................23 Roots .......................................................................................................................................25 Options in the Cold War: IUS and ISC ....................................................................28 Centre-Right Student Co-operation 1951-1959 ...................................................33 The 1st International Christian-Democratic and Conservative Student Conference .........................................................................................................43 The 2nd International Christian-Democratic and Conservative Student Conference ........................................................................................................45 2 The Establishment of the ICCS: 1961-1970 ................................................47 The 3rd International Christian Democratic and Conservative Student Conference ........................................................................................................49 Internal Affairs .................................................................................................................52 Constitutional Development ..................................................................................52 Membership Development .......................................................................................56 Events and Public Relations ........................................................................................58 Consolidation: International Student Conferences until 1965 ...............58 ICCS- and ECCS-Conferences until 1970 ............................................................63 Communication and Public Relations ...............................................................70 Basic Papers in the Sixties ............................................................................................71 Visions: One Europe ...................................................................................................71 Policies: Higher Education .......................................................................................73 External Relations ...........................................................................................................75 Relations to Political Parties ...................................................................................75 Participation in the European Youth and Student Co-operation ...........78 4 Table of content 3 ECCS/EDS and the Spirit of Helsinki: 1971-1980 ..................................81 Challenges ...........................................................................................................................83 Internal Affairs ...................................................................................................................85 Constitutional Development ..................................................................................85 Membership Development .......................................................................................89 Events and Public Relations ........................................................................................95 Summer and Winter Universities ........................................................................95 Seminars ....................................................................................................................... 100 Campaigns: Portugal, Malta and Human Rights ...................................... 104 Public Relations .........................................................................................................111 Basic Papers in the Seventies ..................................................................................115 Policy: The Manifesto of 1976 ..............................................................................115 Politics: Charter on Higher Education ..............................................................117 Visions: The Case of Europe ................................................................................. 122 External Relations ......................................................................................................... 127 Party Relations: The Struggle for an all-European Centre-right Party ................................ 127 Participation in the European Youth and Student Co-operation ........ 132 Co-operation with European Institutions .......................................................148 Linking the World .....................................................................................................149 4 Looking for New Horizons: 1981-1990 ........................................................ 159 Challenges ..........................................................................................................................161 Internal Affairs ................................................................................................................ 163 Constitutional Development ................................................................................ 163 Membership Development .....................................................................................167 Events and Public Relations ..................................................................................... 179 Summer Universities ............................................................................................... 179 Seminars ....................................................................................................................... 184 Public Relations ......................................................................................................... 188 Basic Papers in the Eighties ...................................................................................... 194 Visions: The Case of Europe ................................................................................. 194 Politics: Higher Education .................................................................................... 199 External Relations ......................................................................................................... 202 Party Relations: Weaving the Net ...................................................................... 202 All-European Youth and Student Framework (AEYSF) ........................... 207 Co-operation with European Institutions .......................................................213 Linking the World ......................................................................................................216 Table of content 5 5 Approaching the Next Millennium: 1991-2001 .................................... 223 Challenges ......................................................................................................................... 225 Internal Affairs ................................................................................................................ 226 Constitutional Development ................................................................................ 226 Membership Development .................................................................................... 234 Events and Public Relations ..................................................................................... 240 Summer Universities ............................................................................................... 240 Winter Universities ................................................................................................... 249 Seminars ....................................................................................................................... 254 Permanent Working Group Meetings .............................................................
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