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2024 marks 30 years since the establishment of ARENA Centre for European Studies. The conference will reflect on the significant changes that have taken place in Europe during this period and how the field of European studies has developed since 1994. The European Union has expanded significantly in depth and breadth since then, as part of a greatly changed European political landscape.
The first part of the conference will consist in a “researcher relay” showcasing ARENA’s research on the transformations Europe has undergone and the challenges it is currently facing.
This year is also the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian referendum rejecting EU membership. In the second part of the conference a panel composed of participants from the Nordic countries will reflect on the implications of the Nordic countries’ decisions to join or stay out of the EU. The panel will discuss the Nordic countries experiences with their EU affiliations and the role of the ‘Nordic dimension’ in contemporary Europe.
Programme
13.00: Welcome
Daniel Naurin, Centre Director, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo
Bj?rn Stensaker, Vice-Rector for Education, University of Oslo
13.30: Europe’s development and challenges: Snapshots from ARENA’s research
In this “researcher relay” will hear from the following ARENA researchers: Andreas Eriksen, Daniel Naurin, Elena Escalante Block, Helene Sjursen, Ines Wagner, Jarle Trondal, John Erik Fossum, Martin Moland, Trym Nohr Fj?rtoft.
14.30: Reflections on ARENA’s contribution to European research
Hans-J?rg Trenz, Professor, Scuola Normale Superiore, and former ARENA researcher
14.45: Coffee break
15.00: Norden in Europe: A brief retrospective and reflections on future developments
- Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister of Norway
- G?ran von Sydow, Director of the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)
- Lisbeth Kirk, founder of the EUobserver
- Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Deputy Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom
- Henri Vogt, Professor of Political Science, University of Turku
Moderator: Guri Rosén, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
16.30: Reception
Drinks and light food will be served in Domus Bibliotheca.
The conference is free and open to all, but requires registration.
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Contact
Tyra Kristiansen Stave, Adviser at ARENA Centre for European Studies
Janna van Diepen, Senior Executive Officer at ARENA Centre for European Studies
Organizer
ARENA Centre for European Studies
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About Scene Domus Bibliotheca
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