THESEUS

DOCTORAL WORKSHOP 2013

21-22 May 2013

THE EU AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS: CHALLENGES TO EU GOVERNANCE, POLICY RESPONSES AND THE LEGITIMACY GAP
SCIENCES PO, CENTRE DTUDES EUROPENNES, PARIS

Call for Paper Proposals

THESEUS is a European network of thinkers, actors and ideas whose aim is to foster an open and constructive dialogue between academia and politics about the future challenges of Europe. Emerging from a Franco-German initiative, THESEUS is striving to enhance the mutual understanding of societies in Europe. THESEUS is a joint activity of Sciences Po Paris, the Jean Monnet Chair of the University of Cologne, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (Brussels) and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Cologne). For further information about the project and its activities please visit www.theseus-europe.net This Theseus doctoral seminar will allow doctoral students to exchange ideas and discuss their research with their peers and senior academic colleagues. Theme of the workshop From 2008, the global economic crisis has represented an unprecedented challenge to EU governance and European institutions since the completion of the monetary union. It has provided new ground for European governance in the area of economic policy. At the same time, more recently, the difficulty to reach a budget agreement can be seen as a sign of fragmentation and is likely to undermine the EUs action capacity. To what extent has this challenge transformed the relations between national governments and EU institutions, between actors on the domestic scene and actors involved in the European decision-making arena? How do EU institutions and policies cope with the instability of world market and new constraints? How do member states manage the constraints of belonging to the Eurozone and their difficulty to finance their budgets? Furthermore, both events, the EMU and the global crisis have led to the rise of new dividing lines EU among member states. How do these contradictory trends impact the EU as a political system and as a polity? To what extent does this call EU legitimacy into further question? This doctoral seminar aims at exploring the institutional, political and policy challenges that the EU is facing at this critical juncture. It is intended to be inclusive and welcomes

papers that address the topic from various angles pressures on the institutional architecture or the EU political system; changes in EU governance or the decision- making process; transformation of the EU legal order; changing relations between members states, between national governments and EU institutions or citizens and the EU. Papers may focus on key questions and institutions linked to economic, social or budget policy but need not necessarily do so. They may also look at the challenges that the global crisis represents for European integration more generally, investigating the EU political system, decision-making process or the functioning of EU institutions. Proposals looking at other domains (for instance free movement, migration, minority rights, external relations, neighbourhood policy, energy or trade) are equally welcome as long as they are connected to issues raised by the global crisis, or responses to it. Convenors Renaud Dehousse, Centre d'tudes europennes, Sciences Po Wolfgang Wessels, University of Cologne Catherine Spieser, Centre d'tudes europennes, Sciences Po How to apply Papers from all areas of the social sciences are eligible. We require an abstract of 500 words describing the research questions investigated, data, methods, and expected or preliminary findings. Paper proposals will be assessed on the basis of quality and fit with the theme of the seminar. Full papers will be required no later than 15 days before the workshop. Abstracts should be sent by Friday 15 March 2013 to Catherine Spieser, Sciences Po, CEE (Catherine.spieser@sciences-po.fr, subject Theseus PhD workshop 2013). Seminar format The format will be as follows: pre-circulated papers, presentations (20-25 min.), followed by comments from a senior discussant and an open discussion (20 min.). The working language of the seminar will be English. Expenses A limited number of mobility allowances may be offered in case of need.
TIMELINE Deadline for the submission of abstracts: Friday 15 March 2013. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by Monday 25 March 2013. Deadline for the submission of papers: no later than Monday 6 May 2013. Workshop in Paris: Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22 May 2013.