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