LISBOAN Workshop, on theorising integration and governance
after the Lisbon Treaty
Tuesday 9th July 2013, The Ridge University of Sheffield, England
The objective of the workshop is to review the ‘state of the art’ of the
theoretical/analytical literature on integration and governance in the aftermath of
the Lisbon Treaty and amidst the euro-zone crisis. Do existing approaches
capture the changed circumstances or are new ones needed?
09.00-09.20
Arrival
09.20-09.30
Welcome by Simon Bulmer
09.30-10.30
Keynote lecture
Ben Rosamond (Copenhagen) – Theorising European crisis after Lisbon and the crisis
11.00-12.45
Integration theory post-Lisbon/post-crisis
Chair: tbc
Speakers
Douglas Webber (INSEAD) How likely is it that the European Union will disintegrate? A
critical analysis of competing theoretical perspectives
Antje Wiener (University of Hamburg) Integration Theory: The social construction of
European Integration
Wolfgang Wessels (University of Cologne) Fusion thesis & beyond: the validity of our
theoretical acquis post-Lisbon and post-crisis.
Paul Cardwell and Tamara Hervey (University of Sheffield) Law, integration and the postLisbon EU
Discussant: Joachim Schild (Trier)
12.45-13.45
Lunch
13.45-15.15
Theorising Governance post-Lisbon/post-crisis
Chair: Christian Lequesne (CERI/Sciences Po, Paris)
Laura Cram (Edinburgh) Every cloud… Purposeful opportunism, Crisis and the governance
of EU Public policy
Brigid Laffan (UC Dublin) Governance and legitimacy
Kenneth Armstrong (QMUL) Differentiated Governance, Pluralistic Normativity: Challenges
for European Law and Governance
Discussant: Ian Bache (Sheffield)
15.15-15.30
Tea
15.30-16.45
New directions in tackling the nature of the beast
Chair: Christopher Lord (ARENA)
Speakers
Magnus Ryner (King’s College London)
Owen Parker (Sheffield)
Simon Bulmer and Jonathan Joseph (Sheffield)
16.45-16.55
Closing statements by Simon Bulmer
16.55
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