EU – CONSENT Network of Excellence Wider Europe, Deeper Integration?
Work Package IV ‘Institutions and Political Actors: New Forms of Governance?’ ------Research Team 7 The Commission and the European Civil Service
Workshop on The European Commission: What ‘Views from the Inside’ Might Tell Us
Part of this workshop will be devoted to final preparatory work on the ‘The Commission of the 21st Century’ survey project (scheduled for 9.08)
30-1 July 2008 University of Edinburgh
DRAFT Programme
tel: (+44) (0) 7974 695 992 email: [email protected] website: http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/eu_consent List of Participants (provisional)
1. Michael Bauer (University of Konstanz)
2. Andrea Birdsall (University of Strathclyde)
3. Charlotte Burns (University of Leeds)
4. Laura Cram (University of Strathclyde)
5. Renaud Dehousse (Sciences Po, Paris)
6. Stefaan De Rynck (European Commission) tbc
7. Francesca Gains (University of Manchester)
8. Caroline Grøn (University of Copenhagen)
9. Miriam Hartlapp (WZB Berlin)
10. Charlie Jeffery (University of Edinburgh)
11. Hussein Kassim (University of East Anglia)
12. Louise Maythorne (University of Edinburgh)
13. John Peterson (University of Edinburgh)
14. Andrew Thompson (University of Edinburgh)
ACCOMMODATION
Out-of-town guests will be accomodated at:
IBIS Edinburgh Centre 6 Hunter Square Off Royal Mile EH1 1QW EDINBURGH
Tel : (+44)131/2407000 Fax : (+44)131/2407007 http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/2039/fiche_hotel.shtml
2 PROGRAMME
Wednesday (30 July)______
Morning Arrival of delegates
12:30 Welcome buffet lunch
Crystal Macmillan Building George Square (staff room, 6th floor)
A map showing the location is on page 4 of the programme.
13:15 Welcome to the workshop Charlie Jeffery
13:30 Introductions to: 1. participants 2. the research team 3. the survey project Led by Hussein Kassim and John Peterson
This session is will: 1. Update on the work of the survey research group 2. Set the agenda for the remainder of the workshop
14:00 Decentralising the Commission Michael Bauer
14:20 Commentary
14:30 Open discussion
15:00 ---Coffee break---
15:15 Competing Claims to Legitimacy: Between a Rock & Hard Place? Caroline Grøn
15:35 Commentary
15:45 Open discussion
16:15 The Commission as a Unitary Actor? Miriam Hartlapp
16:35 Commentary
16:45 Open discussion
3 17.15 Comparing Bureaucracies and Bureaucrats: Competing Research Agendas Francesca Gains
17:45 Open Discussion
18.00 End of Session
19:00 ---Dinner--- The Tower restaurant Museum of Scotland Chambers Street Tel: 0131 225 3003 http://www.tower-restaurant.com/index2.html
Thursday (31 July)______
0930 Surveying the Commission: Key Hypotheses Hussein Kassim
1015 Commentary
1030 Open discussion
1100 ---Coffee break---
1115 The Commission of the 21st Century survey: where things stand Led by John Peterson and Hussein Kassim
1230 ---Buffet lunch---
1330 The Survey: Making the Most of the Data Led by Andy Thompson
1415 The Survey: agreeing a work plan Led by John Peterson
1515 ---Coffee break---
1530 Agreeing a publication plan Led by John Peterson and Hussein Kassim
1700 Close and delegates depart
CAMPUS MAP
To Edinburgh City Centre
4 Chrystal Macmillan Building
Ibis Hotel
Tower Restaurant
EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE MAP
5 Airport Bus Stop and Waverley Train Station
Chrystal Macmillan Building
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