THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF EUROPE – COLLOQUIUM May 24, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE
In collaboration with the ISLANDS AND SMALL STATES INSTITUTE
Palazzo Capua, Sliema, Monday 24 May 2010
Programme
9.00 to 9.15
Introduction
Presentations:
Malta
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Professor Roderick Pace – “Malta: the search for Security in a European Context”
Dr Mark Harwood – “Observations on Malta's Europeanization experience in terms of
administrative structures and processes”
Mr Jean Micallef-Grimaud - "The 'power' of small states in the EU Institutions: A Maltese
perspective"
Dr Gordon Cordina – “The Maltese Economy after EU Membership”
Cyprus
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Professor Andreas Theophanous - “The Republic of Cyprus in Perspective: The Record and
Future Challenges”;
Dr Yiannis Tirkides and Professor Andreas Theophanous - “The Cyprus Economy in Perspective”;
Ireland
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Professor Peadar Kirby and Dr Mary Murphy “Ireland as a small state: Politics”
Professor Peadar Kirby and Dr Mary Murphy “Ireland as a small state: Economy”
Iceland
 Professor Baldur Þórhallsson – “The Icelandic Crash and its Consequences: A Small State
Without Economic and Political Shelter”;
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THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF EUROPE – COLLOQUIUM May 24, 2010
9.00 to 9.15
MALTA
9.15 to 9.30
9.30 to 9.45
9.45 to 10.00
10.00 to 10.15
10.15 to 10.45
CYPRUS
10.45 to 11.00
11.00 to 11.15
11.15 to 12.00
12.00 to 13.30
ICELAND
13.30 to 14.00
14.00 TO 14.30
IRELAND
14.30 to 14.45
14.45 to 15.00
15.00 to 15.30
15.30 to 16.00
16.00 to 16.15
16.15 to 17.30
19.30 for 20.00
Time Line Colloquium: The Small Island States of Europe
Introduction - welcome
R. Pace
“Malta the search for Security in a European Context”
R. Pace
“Observations on Malta's Europeanization experience M. Harwood
in terms of administrative structures and processes”
"The 'power' of small states in the EU Institutions: A
J. Micallef-Grimaud
Maltese perspective"
Coffee Break
DISCUSSION
“The Republic of Cyprus in Perspective: The Record and
Future Challenges”
“The Cyprus Economy in Perspective”;
A. Theophanous
A. Theophanous and
Y. Tirkides
DISCUSSION
LUNCH BREAK
“The Icelandic Crash and its Consequences: A Small
State Without Economic and Political Shelter”
DISCUSSION
“Ireland as a small state: Politics”
“Ireland as a small state: Economy”
DISCUSSION
Coffee Break
The Maltese Economy following EU membership
Academic Discussion on future Plans for the project
and Publication of work
Dinner for Academic Participants
B. Þórhallsson
Dr Gordon Cordina
R.Pace and G. Cordina
Chair
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROJECT
Cyprus
1. Professor Andreas Theophanous, Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Cyprus
Center for European and International Affairs and Head of the Department of European Studies
and International Relations, University of Nicosia.
2. Dr Yannis Tirkides, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nicosia
Iceland
3. Professor Baldur Thorhallsson is a Jean Monnet Professor of Political Science and Chair of the
Board of the Institute of International Affairs and Centre for Small State Studies at the University
of Iceland.
Ireland
4. Professor Peadar Kirby, Director, Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society (ISKS),
Professor of International Politics and Public Policy, Department of Politics and Public
Administration, University of Limerick.
5. Dr Mary Murphy Lecturer in Irish Politics and Society, Department of Sociology National
University of Ireland, Maynooth
Malta
6. Professor Roderick Pace, Director European Documentation and Research Centre, University of
Malta
7. Professor Lino Briguglio, Director of the Islands and Small States Institute of the University of
Malta (unfortunately Prof Briguglio will miss this colloquium as he will be away on a research
project)
8. Dr Mark Harwood, resident staff lecturer, EDRC
9. Dr Gordon Cordina, Head of the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics, Management
and Accountancy, University of Malta;
10. Mr Stefano Moncada, resident staff, Lecturer, EDRC
11. Mr Jean Micallef-Grimaud, resident staff, lecturer, EDRC
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