[ecrea] Conference "Communicatinng European Intergration"

Conference "Communicatinng European Intergration"

Eighth History of European Integration Research Society (HEIRS) Conference
30-31 March 2012, Humboldt University Berlin
Department of History, FriedrichstraÃY"e 191-193, 10117 Berlin
Rooms 5008&  5009

Organization:
Andreas WeiÃY" (Humboldt University Berlin:(weissand /at/ cms.hu-berlin.de))
Tobias Reckling (University of Portsmouth:(tobias.reckling /at/ port.ac.uk))
Manuel Müller (Humboldt University Berlin:(manuel.mueller /at/ rewi.hu-berlin.de))


Since the 1990s and in direct connection withthe low turnouts of the
European elections the so-called âEURoedemocratic deficitâEUR?of the EU became an
increasingly discussed topic in both academic and politicalcircles. In
this context, the (apparently insufficient) communication ofEuropean
politics to its citizens and the lack of identification with
Europeaninstitutions have been of especially great importance. Academic
research hasinvested considerable efforts in trying to analyse and
explain these problematicrelationships. However, because this still
growing area of research is stilldominated by social scientists,
historical approaches seem to be somewhatunderrepresented. Against this
background, the conference aims to fosterinterdisciplinary exchange in
historical research on this crucial aspect of thehistory of European
integration.

The conference is organized in cooperation with: UACES, Zeit-Stiftung
Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, European Commission Representation in Germany,
Collaborative Research Centre 640"Representations of changing social
orders"/ Humboldt University Berlin and Instituto Cervantes Berlin.

No conference fees will be charged.

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Conference Programme (draft)

*Friday, 30 March 2012*

*13.00-14.00 Registration and Coffee
*

*14.00-14.30*

*Greeting: Mr. Stefan Forester, Head of the Department of Communication,
Representation of the European Commission in Berlin
*

*14.30-15.00 *

*Welcome address: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. em. Hartmut Kaelble, Humboldt
University Berlin
*

*15.00-16.00*

*Keynote Lecture 1: Prof. Dr. Hagen Schulz-Forberg, Aarhus University*

Chair: Tobias Reckling

*16.00-16.30 Break
*

*16.30-18.15 *

*Panel 1:/Sideways: Before Integration and alternative paths/*

Chair: Dr. Jan-Henrik Meyer, University of Aarhus (History)

Presentations:

Florian Greiner, Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (History)

Communicating European Integration during the âEURoeSecond Thirty Years WarâEUR?
âEUR" Printmedial Discourses on the Unity of Europe, 1914-1945

Christian Methfessel, Humboldt University Berlin (History)

Communicating Cooperation between European Imperial Powers Before 1914

Jakub Drabik, Charles University Prague (History)

The National Party of Europe and Oswald MosleyâEUR^(TM)s concept of the United
Europe. A contribution to the study of the Pan-European nationalism.*
*

*Panel 2:/Representing Europe 1: Films and newsreels/*

Chair: Dr. Christian Henrich-Franke, University of Siegen (History)

Presentations:

Anne Bruch, University of Hamburg (History, Communication Studies)

âEUR~To Advertise EuropeâEUR^(TM): The medial Construction of European Identity
through Information Films within the Context of European Information
Policy. A Multilayered Approach to the Analysis of Political
Communication Processes

Eugen Pfister, University of Trento/Goethe University Frankfurt (History)

What did Europeans see of Europe? European identity in Austrian,
British, French and German newsreels

*18.15-18.45 Break
*

*18.45-20.00*

*Panel 3:/Communicating Policy Reform/*

Chair: Laurent Warlouzet, PhD, Université dâEUR^(TM)Artois (History/RICHIE)

Presentations:

Ulrike Zschache, Lancaster University (Cultural Studies, Communication
Studies)

Communicating the European agricultural reform project: A media analysis
of the discursive negotiations over the European âEUR~agricultural
turnaroundâEUR^(TM) in the Spanish and German broadsheet press

Maria Chen, London School of Economics (History)

Communicating Changes in European Community Wine Policy in France: 1974-80

*Panel 4:/Representing Europe 2: National Images of Europe in the Press/*

Chair: Dr. des. Christian Domnitz, European University Viadrina
Frankfurt/ Oder (History)

Presentations:

Alena Hvozdzeva, University of Vienna (History)

Media Discourses on Europe in Lithuania and Latvia after 1990

Ariane Brill, Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (History)

 From the idea of Europe to a âEURoedying mythâEUR?? Discourses on European unity
in German, British and American newspapers 1946-1980.

*20.00 Dinner
*

*Saturday, 31 March 2012*

*9.00-10.00*

*Keynote Lecture 2: Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Trenz, University of Copenhagen*

Chair: Andreas WeiÃY"

*10.00-10.30 Coffee*

*10.30-12.15 *

*Panel 5:/Communication strategy and public opinion 1: the early years/*

Chair: Dr. Simone Paoli, University of Padua (History)

Presentations:

Dr. Alexander Reinfeldt, University of Hamburg (History)

Communicating European Integration? âEUR" Information vs. Integration

Dr. Nicolas Verschueren, University of Luxembourg (History, Political
Science)

The ECSC and the European Working Class: Exclusion and Inclusion

  Eric O'Connor, University of Wisconsin at Madison (History)

A Vote for What? Voters Address European Unity, 1950-1979

*Panel 6:/Enlargement and neighbourhood 1: The North/*

Chair: Katja Seidel, PhD, University of Westminster (History)

Presentations:

Alice Cunha, Instituto de História Contemporânea - Universidade Nova de
Lisboa (History)

Good to Know about EU Enlargement: The EU's Communication Strategy
towards Enlargement

Benjamin Leruth, University of Edinburgh (Political Science)

âEURoeJaâEUR?, âEURoeKylläâEUR? and âEURoeNeiâEUR? : a Comparison of the communication strategies
used in the Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian 1994 Referenda campaigns on
EU Membership

Dr. Pauli Heikkilä, University of Tartu (History)

European Integration in Finnish History Text Books

*12.15-13.30 Lunch
*

*13.30-14.30 *

*Keynote Lecture 3: Prof. Dr. Juan Díez Medrano, Universidad Carlos III
de Madrid*

Chair: Manuel Müller

*14.30-16.15*

*Panel 7:/Communication strategy and public opinion 2: after Maastricht/*

Chair: Dr. Marianne van de Steeg, Free University Berlin (Political Science)

Presentations:

Annelies van Brussel, University of Ghent (EU Studies)

 From informing to interacting? Exploring the European CommissionâEUR^(TM)s
interest in keeping its ear to the ground

Nikos Vogiatzis, University of Hull (Law)

Communicating the European Ombudsman's mandate: An Overview of the
Annual Reports

Daniel Ivanus, University of Portsmouth (Sociolinguistics)

European identity, representation and the discourse of
self-identification in European Commission speeches: exploring the role
of ERASMUS programme

*Panel 8:/Enlargement and neighbourhood 2: The South and East/*

Chair: Brigitte Leucht, PhD, University of Westminster/ London School of
Economics (History)

Presentations:

Carlos López Gómez, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid (History)

Europe as a Symbol: The Struggle for Democracy and the Meaning of
European Integration in Post-Franco Spain

Irena Myzegari, University of Tirana (Communication, Public Relations)

Communicating European Integration in potential candidate countries: The
case of Albania

Oleksandr Svyetlov, Public Institute of Historical Memory, Kyiv (Sociology)

Communicating "Europe" within and without: the case of Ukraine

*16.15-16.45 Coffee*

*16.45-18.00*

*Panel 9:/Representing Europe 3: The Euro/*

Chair: Dr. Aline Sierp, University of Siena (History)

Presentations:

Oriane Calligaro, PhD, European University Institute, Florence (History)

Communicating Europe through its Currency: the Iconography of the Euro

Georgios Papadopoulos, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Economics, Philosophy)

Euro and the Imaginary of European Integration

*Panel 10: /Representing Europe 4: Alternative views from within and
without/*

Chair: Dr. Jens Ruppenthal, University of Cologne (History/RICHIE)

Presentations:

Natalia Chaban, PhD/Sarah Christie/Aimee Sanders, Univ. Canterbury / Dr
Jessica Bain, Univ. Leicester

(European Studies, History, Media and Communication)

Re-tracing Europe: Images and Perceptions of European Integration in New
Zealand History (1950s-1070s)

Pieter Huistra/Marijn Molema, University of Leuven (History)

Presenting the European Past: European Integration in Dutch and European
History Museums

*18.00-18.30 *

*Closing address: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Metzler, Humboldt University Berlin***




Tobias Reckling
PhD Researcher
Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR)
University of Portsmouth
Park Building, Room 4.20
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth PO1 2DZ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)23 9284 6157
(tobias.reckling /at/ port.ac.uk)