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CONVERSATIONS ON EUROPE (audio files)

CES-EUC has created the Conversations on Europe podcasts. Conversations on Europe at U-M album is now available at http://itunes.umich.edu/ under the "International" topic. Now you can listen to our lectures on your iPod!

2008-09

WCEE/WCED Inaugural Lecture. "Promoting Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe." Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland, 1995-2005; and Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership, Georgetown University. Fri, Sept 19, 2008. (video )

International Law Workshop. "ICTY and ICJ in the Conflict and Post-conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: An Appraisal." Vladimir Djeric, attorney, Mikijelj, Jankovic & Bogdanovic, Belgrade, and former advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. Mon, Sept 22, 2008.(video )

2007-08

Conversations on Europe. "Simply Sonata: Reflections on Beethoven's Transformation of a Musical Genre." With U-M music faculty Steven Whiting, Kevin Korsyn, and Alan Gosman.Thu, Oct 4, 2007. (audio )

Conversations on Europe. "From Revolution to Reintegration: Romania's Return to Europe." Gheorghe Ciuhandu, Mayor of Timisoara, Romania. Thu, Oct 11, 2007. (audio )

Conversations on Europe. "Redefining the Boundaries of Democratic Legitimacy: Hannah Arendt and the Origins of Euro-Republicanism." Lars Rensmann, DAAD visiting professor, Department of Political Science. Thu, Nov 1, 2007. (audio )

Symposium. "New Lines of Tolerance and Intolerance in Europe." With Agnieszka Graff, University of Warsaw; Joshua Cole, U-M; Hadley Renkin, Albion College; and Brian Porter-Szucs, U-M. Thu, Dec 6, 2007. (audio )

End of Semester Luncheon. "Freedom's Articulation in Europe and Eurasia."  With U-M faculty: Michael D. Kennedy, CES-EUC/CREES; Dario Gaggio, History; Anna Grzymala-Busse, Political Science; Gerard Libaridian, Armenian Studies Program. Co-sponsored with CREES. Wed, Dec 12, 2007. (audio )

EUC Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "Europe: Heir to the Ages or Pregnant Widow." Neal Ascherson, distinguished journalist and author. Co-sponsored  with LSA, Copernicus Endowment, CREES, Department of History, EIHS and International Institute. Thu, Jan 17, 2008. (audio ) (video )

Conversations on Europe. "The Role of Greece in the Discourse of Modernity." Maria Koundoura, associate professor, Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing, Emerson College. Thu, Jan 31, 2008. (audio ) (Due to some technical difficulties this lecture was not recorded in its entirety. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

International Law Workshop. "Social Justice, Solidarity, and Economic Development: Preparing Europe's Regions for the 21st Century." Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director-General for Regional Policy of the European Commission. Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law. Mon, Feb 4, 2008. (audio ) (video )

Conversations on Europe. "Europe: The Tragic Continent" Jos de Mul, professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam; and CES Winter 2008 Netherlands Visiting Professor. Thu, Feb 7, 2008. (audio )

Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Distinguished Lecture/ Conversations on Europe. "Sticks and Stones: The Limits of Verbal Violence." Ian Buruma, Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Rights and Journalism, Bard College. Co-sponsored with EIHS, Institute for the Humanities and other U-M units. Part of an II Series on Religious Claims and Crossings. Thu, Mar 20, 2008. (video )

The following two lectures were part of the Onassis Foundation University Seminars Program, Mar-Apr 2008.

ISR Brown Bag Lecture. "The Future of the European Union: from 6 to 27 and beyond." Professor Dusan Sidjanski, founder of the Department of Political Studies at the University of Geneva and professor emeritus in the faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the European Institute in Geneva; President of the European Cultural Centre and Member of the Board of Directors of the Latsis Foundation, Geneva. Special adviser to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. Thu, March 27, 2008. (audio )

CES-EUC Luncheon lecture. "From the Treaty of Lisbon to EU Common Foreign Policy. A federalist perspective." Professor Dusan Sidjanski, President of the European Cultural Centre and Member of the Board of Directors of the Latsis Foundation, Geneva. Special adviser to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. Fri, Mar 28, 2008. (audio )

International Workshop. "The Cultural Politics of European Union Energy Security." May 8-9, 2008. Introduction and Session I, May 8: Technological Challenges; Session II, May 8: Technological Infrastructures; Session III, May 9: Theorizing Russian Energy Power; Session IV, May 9: Figuring European-Eurasian Energy Relations; Closing remarks, May 9. (audio )

2006-07

Conversations on Europe. "Which Form of Government for the European Union?" Walter van Gerven, former Advocate General of the European Court of Justice; professor of law, Katholieke University, Leuven; and visiting professor of law. Thu, Sept 18, 2006. (audio )

Polish Student and Faculty Seminar. Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of Poland, 1995-2005. Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan's Center for European Studies-European Union Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Office of the President. Tue, Oct 24, 2006. (audio )

Seminar. "The Transformation of Europe," with University faculty and students. Aleksander Kwasniewski, president of Poland, 1995-2005. Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan's Center for European Studies-European Union Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Office of the President. Thu, Oct 26, 2006. (audio )

Conversations on Europe. "Putting the French Riots of 2005 into History: What Historical Context for the 'crise des banlieues'?" Joshua Cole, associate professor of history. Thu, Nov 9, 2006. (audio )

Conversations on Europe. "Sounds of Islam on Dutch TV: The Current Situation and Its Colonial Antecedents." Bernard Arps, 2006-07 Netherlands Visiting Professor from the University of Leiden. Thu, Feb 15, 2007. (audio )

Conversations on Europe. "Cover-up: French Gender Equality and the Islamic Headscarf." Joan Wallach Scott, Harold F. Linder Professor, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, NJ. Mon, Mar 12, 2007. (audio )

EUC Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "Redefining the European Union: Why it Matters to the US." Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, 1998-2005. Wed, Mar 14, 2007. (video )

Conversations on Europe. "Marie Antoinette, Queen of Fashion." Caroline Weber, Associate Professor, Department of French and Romance Philology, Barnard College and author of "Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution." Thu, Mar 15, 2007. (video )

Conversations on Europe. "Models of Church-State Condominium: The Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia." Sabrina Ramet, professor of political science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Thu, Mar 22, 2007. (audio )

International Law Workshop."Passion and Reason in European Integration." Luis Miguel Poiares Pessoa Maduro, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law. Apr 12, 2007. (audio) (video) RealPlayer

CES-EUC End of Semester Luncheon. "Europe's Future: After 50 years, what's next?." Daniel Halberstam, Professor, U-M Law School and Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History and Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, U-M. Tue, Apr 17, 2007. (audio )

The following lectures are airing on Michigan Channel <www.michiganchannel.org>:

Conversations on Europe. "Simply Sonata: Reflections on Beethoven's Transformation of a Musical Genre." With U-M music faculty Steven Whiting, Kevin Korsyn, and Alan Gosman.Thu, Oct 4, 2007.

EUC Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "Europe: Heir to the Ages or Pregnant Widow." Neal Ascherson, distinguished journalist and author. Thu, Jan 17, 2008.