The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and the University of Copenhagen have the pleasure of inviting you to a conference on:
The Legacy of 1989 – Democracy, the Market and Europe
Monday, 9 November 2009, 09.00-16.00
University of Copenhagen
Ceremonial Hall (Festsalen), Frue Plads, Copenhagen K
Background
On 9 November, Europe will remember the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The anniversary calls for celebration but also for reflection about the legacy of that event and of the systemic changes it has brought to Europe ever since. This international conference seeks to address the political, social, and economic implications of 1989 in Europe. The conference will bring together key academics and public intellectuals that have studied and written extensively on post-Cold War Europe, as well as practitioners and activists who have witnessed or contributed in different capacities to those momentous events. This diverse participation will enable discussion of the existing paradigms of democratization and their record in Central and Eastern Europe; the transition of former Communist states towards a market-based liberal democracy and the impact of events such as the 2009 financial crisis on it; the role of the EU and of European integration in attaining both goals.
The conference is organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the European Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament and the U. S. Embassy in Copenhagen.
Programme
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-09.40 Welcome
Lykke Friis, Prorector, University of Copenhagen
09.40-10.00 Opening Remarks
Per Stig Møller, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
10.00-10.30 Opening Keynote Address
Timothy Garton Ash, Professor, Oxford University, United Kingdom
10.30-11.00 Q&A
Moderator: Lykke Friis, Prorector, University of Copenhagen
11.00-11.15 Coffee Break
Panel 1: The Record of 1989: Liberal Democracy and European Integration
Chair: Trine Flockhart, Senior Researcher, DIIS
11.15-11.30 Bernd Henningsen, Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
11.30-11.45 Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow,
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium
11.45-12.00 Robert English, Associate Professor, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, USA
12.00-12.15 Morten Hansen, Head of Economics Department, Stockholm School
of Economics, Riga, Latvia
12.15-12.45 Q & A
12.45-13.30 Sandwich Lunch for Speakers and Participants
Panel 2: The Prospects of 1989: A Wider Europe Whole and Free?
Chair: Hans Mouritzen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
13.30-13.45 Alyson K. Bailes, Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
13.45-14.00 Balint Molnar, Deputy Director, Freedom House, Budapest, Hungary
14.00-14.15 Arkady Moshes, Programme Director, Finnish Institute of International
Affairs, Helsinki, Finland
14.15-14.30 Borys Tarasyuk, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
14.30-15.00 Q & A
15.00- 15.15 Coffee Break
Conclusion: The Legacy of 1989: A Conversation
Chair: Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS
15.15-16.00 Uffe Ellemann Jensen, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Vibeke Sperling, Correspondent, Politiken
Practical Information
The conference will be held in English. Please note that the conference will be held at the University of Copenhagen, the Ceremonial Hall (Festsalen), Frue Plads, Copenhagen K – entrance via Port A.
Participation is free of charge and includes lunch, but registration is required. Registration is closed. |
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