Fundatia Paneuropa Romania invita la scoala de vara pe tema "Telos, Ethos, Demos and the Future of the European Union", care va avea loc la Vama Veche, in perioada 20-26 august 2006, in organizarea Institutului de Studii Europene si Internationale din Luxemburg, Fundatia Universitatii Marea Neagra si Centru Cultural European din Bucuresti.
The Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies is a forum of intellectual discussions and research, as well as a platform of training and upgrading for undergraduates and young professionals from both western and eastern countries.
One of the Institute’s constant themes of research and debate has been the European integration viewed as a particularly dynamic and challenging process. The topic has been explored for the last 13 years under the form of summer schools organized by the Institute in cooperation with the Black Sea University Foundation, and, later on, with the European Cultural Centre, Bucharest,, at Mangalia and Vama Veche, in Romania.
The 2007 seminar will focus on the desirability and feasibility of a common telos, demos and ethos for the upcoming European Union.
Telos: Should the finality of the European integration process be determined expressis verbis - If so, what should be the ultimate aim: a full-fledged political community or above all an economic union - Might the search for a common telos prove divisive and thus counterproductive -
Ethos: Is the EU bound to be a community of values - Does it make sense to put forward a catalogue of common values going beyond those that have been agreed upon in the constitutional text -
Demos: How important is the emergence of a European people for the success of the European endeavour - How to bring about a common European awareness and we-feeling- How to involve European citizens and nations more directly and more strongly into the European political process -
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• students, young researchers and professionals interested in the topic
• representatives of higher educat-ion, of specialized institutions, of political parties, of NGO’s, of the mass-media
MAIN SESSIONS
- The original telos of the European integration process and how it evolved through five decades
- A teleological versus a pragmatic approach of European integration
- Finality and enlargement : possible political aspirations in a wider Europe
- Does the European Union rest on common values - Should there be common values -
- Are there European citizens but is there no European demos -
- Is it necessary to render the European Union more democratic - Is this feasible -
- Democratization and institutional reform
- Differing perceptions of the European integration process in various parts of Europe
- The role of the European Union in world politics
MAIN SPEAKERS:
Prof. G. MICHAEL AMBROSI- University of Trier
Dr. ARMAND CLESSE- Director, Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
Prof. CHRISTOPHER COKER- London School of Economics
Prof. MIRCEA MALITZA- President, Black Sea University Foundation Vice-president, European Cultural Centre
Dr. ADRIAN PABST- Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK
VENUE
The course will be held at Vama Veche, a youth holiday village, which is situated at about 50 km south of Constantza, the main Romanian port on the Black Sea coast.
Access ways:
• by air: Mihail Kogalniceanu airport of Constantza; transfer by bus/taxi (80 km)
• by car: E60, E70, E81, E87
• by train: railway station at Constantza or Mangalia; transfer by bus
The cost of 365 Euro includes participation fee, accommodation in double rooms with own bathroom and all meals.
The payment of 365 Euro (1,170 RON) can be made either in cash, at arrival, or by bank transfer to account
RO46 RNCB 0090000508330003 (Euro) or RO03 RNCB 0090000508330001 (Lei) opened by the European Cultural Centre at the Romanian Commercial Bank, Lipscani branch, 18-20 Lipscani St., Bucharest – 3, Romania
Swift: RNCB ROBU
The working language is English.
Application deadline: 14 July 2007
The environment
The weather at this time of the year is particularly nice and warm at the seaside. The sun is shining brightly on the wide beach of Vama Veche, and the water temperature is well above 200 C, inviting to swimming parties. Besides, the Black Sea shore landscape is delightful, with large orchards and vineyards. Mangalia, the nearest town, whose ancient name is Callatis, boasts vestiges from the age of the Hellenic colonization in the 6th century BC through the times of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rules.
For more information on the programme, you may like to contact:
Mrs. Maria Burs-Popescu, Executive Director
European Cultural Centre, Bucharest
49-51, Sf. Voievozi St., apt. 16
Bucharest-1, Romania
Tel./fax:+4021-6503280;tel.:+4021-6508145
E-mail: cti@clicknet.ro
SCOALA DE VARA LA VAMA VECHE - Telos, Ethos, Demos and the Future of the European Union
