!"#$ !"#$%&'&()*$+,'-&(&'.&$/,"01)2$ 34$5$36$7&8"&29&($644: ;<(,8&)'$+,'0,("=<2$-,($/,*="=.)*$>&0&)(.# Welcome to the 5th ECPR General Conference! Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to be able to welcome you to the 5th ECPR General Conference here at the University of Potsdam on 10-12 September 2009. The University of Potsdam is the largest research institution in a city that prides itself on having the highest density of academic and scientific facilities in Germany. The campus site at Griebnitzsee, where the General Conference 2009 is held, has just been transformed by the addition of a new building, in which most of our events take place. The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, which acts as our host, focuses on public policy and public management (broadly understood). It offers BA degrees in political science and public administration, sociology and economics as well as a range of postgraduate degrees, including a Master of Public Management, a Master of Global Public Policy, a Master of European Governance and Administration (offered in cooperation with ENA and Sorbonne in Paris and Humboldt-University in Berlin), and an Executive Master of Public Management with the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. But beyond offering the comforts of a generously refurbished campus, the conference location at Potsdam also serves as a stark reminder of the turbulent history that is the backdrop of modern-day European politics: From the Edict of Potsdam in 1685 throughending religious discrimination and the reign of Frederick the Great whose summer residence Sanssouci became almost synonymous with European enlightenment, through dark moments of Germany’s history like the handshake between President Hindenburg and Chancellor Hitler on the ‘Day of Potsdam” in 1933, until the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated Potsdam from neighbouring (West) Berlin for 40 years, the city of Potsdam - UNESCO world heritage site since 1990 – has been in the centre European history, which you can witness at numerous sites in and around the city. Finally I do not want to finish without thanking all those involved in preparing and organising this conference, here in Potsdam and in the ECPR’s Central Services – without your great work non of this would have possible! We all hope you will enjoy your stay at the University of Potsdam and the unique sites this city and region have to offer. Klaus H. Goetz Local Organiser, ECPR General Conference 2009 1 CONVENORS & ORGANISERS The Academic Convenors Martin Bull is Academic Luciano Bardi is Chair of the Director of the ECPR and Editor ECPR, Professor of Political of the ECPR's journal of the Science at the University of profession, European Pisa, and, in 2008-9, Political Science Fernand Braudel (EPS). He is Professor Fellow in Political of Politics at the Science at the University of Salford European University where he is Associate Institute, Florence. He Dean for Research in is a member of the the Faculty of Arts, Scientific Boards of Media & Social the doctoral Sciences, and Deputy programmes in Chair of Senate. He is political science at the also Editor of the journal, Institute of Human Sciences Modern Italy. (Florence) and IMT Lucca. The Organisers Potsdam team Essex team Prof. Dr. Klaus Goetz - Local Organiser Clare Dekker - Administrative Director Karsten Gericke Conference Coordinator Louise Soper Conference Coordinator Sabine Eichler Administrative & Financial Collette Shepherd Executive Assistant Support Marcia Taylor Administrative Assistant Dr. Falk Daviter Academic Support Mary Arrieta Financial Coordinator Dr. Michael Koß Academic Support Jeremaine Johnson Internet & IT Manger Lutz Mache IT & Website Mark Kench ECPR Press Manager Ronny Patz Conference Book Sandra Thompson Managing Administrator Hagen Colberg Conference Support Isabella Harle Conference Support Laszlo Kovats Conference Support Alexander Lux El Alaoui Conference Support Thomas Tuntschew Conference Support Annika Werner Conference Support … and many more in the university administration as well as the about 60 conference assistants working with us during the conference. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Welcoming Words ........................................... 1 Convenors & Organisers ........................................... 2 Table of Contents ........................................... 3 University of Potsdam ........................................... 4 About ECPR ........................................... 5 Local Information ........................................... 7 Maps & Floor Plans ........................................... 8 The Programme Day-by-Day ........................................... 13 Conference Highlights ........................................... 15 Symposia ........................................... 20 Other Meetings ........................................... 22 Social Programme ........................................... 23 Room Schedule ........................................... 24 Sections Overview ........................................... 26 Thursday’s Panels ........................................... 37 Friday’s Panels ........................................... 62 Saturday’s Panels ........................................... 96 Further information Name Index ........................................... 129 Conference Sponsors ........................................... 139 Notes ........................................... 147 3 THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM The University of Potsdam was founded in 1991. Its current enrolment is 20,000, 10 percent of which are foreign students. The University of Potsdam is the largest institution of higher education in the state of Brandenburg and is the most beautifully situated of a l l a c a d e m i c institutions in Germany. It has developed into an address for modern research and instruction, as well as a well-developed network for the flow and exchange of information between the academic, scientific, and business sectors. Five faculties form the pillars of the university: the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Life Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, and the Law Faculty. Numerous external institutions in the region, especially those in the area of natural science, give the university its unique profile. New, practically-oriented and interdisciplinary courses of study, such as polymer science, Jewish studies, administration, the geosciences, nutrition, and patholinguistics, are trademarks of the university which make them attractive both in Germany and abroad. The teacher training program is a further area that stands out i n t h e university's offerings. Great care is also set on providing a comprehensive set of services in the areas of l a n g u a g e l e a r n i n g , computers, as well as culture and sports, all of which are accessible to the entire student body. http://www.uni-potsdam.de/english 4 About ABOUT THE ECPR european consortium for political research The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. It supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national co-operation of political scientists throughout Europe and beyond. The ECPR currently has nearly 350 European institutional members and associate members in over 40 countries, from as far afield as New Zealand and Japan. These members together form a network of many thousands of individual political scientists, international relations and European studies specialists. activities include: • Organising workshops, roundtables, conferences and summer schools • Publishing journals, books, articles and newsletters • Providing a comprehensive information source for political scientists through its website, electronic bulletins and online searchable databases who can become a member? Any university, college, or department of any scholarly institution in Europe engaged in teaching and research in political science may apply for full membership of the Consortium. Non European institutions of similar status are eligible to become associate members. Membership of the ECPR is institutional rather than individual. This means that any individual (of post graduate status and above) from any department in a member institution may participate in ECPR activities. All information about ECPR activities is available on the ECPR web site: www.ecprnet.org benefits of ecpr membership: The biggest benefit of membership is in being part of a large network of academics with related research interests. However, members are also entitled to: ! participate (without paying a conference fee) in the annual Joint Sessions of Workshops. Full members may apply to direct a workshop at the Joint Sessions; associate members may apply to co-direct a workshop. Full members are eligible to receive a reimbursement as a contribution towards their travel and per diem costs. ! participate, at reduced rates, in the General Conference ECPR members may apply to be a section/panel chair at the conference. ! apply for the mobility fund for graduate students who wish to participate in any ECPR activities, i.e. Joint Sessions of Workshops, General and Graduate Conferences and summer schools. ! organise a standing (research) group; associate members can co-direct a standing group. All members are encouraged to join and play a full part in any of the ECPR standing groups. ! participate in ECPR sponsored summer schools at reduced rates. ! receive a free subscription to the ECPR journals,