ECPR Standing Group on Federalism and Regionalism - SUMMER SCHOOL "REGIONS IN EUROPE" (Edinburgh, 20-28 August 2010)

ECPR Standing Group on Federalism and Regionalism

Summer School Regions in Europe - Session 5

 

 

 

Federalism, Regionalism & Public Policy 

 

Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom),

20-28 August 2010

 

 

 

 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

 

 

 

 

The Summer School is sponsored by:

ecpr   European Consortium for Political Research

 

     Stiftung Westfalen-Initiative für Eigenverantwortung und Gemeinwohl

 

Federalism, Regionalism and Public Policy 

 

Themes

 

The politics of territorial governance in Europe has seen tremendous shifts in many European and also a number of non-European countries over the last 20 years or so. While some changes in the constitutional, institutional and procedural means of authoritative decision-making in European governmental systems can directly or indirectly be attributed to European integration and the evolution of the EU, developments at sub-national levels have generally been more diverse, and to some extent disintegrative. 

 

Within this broader theme, the summer school session of 2010 pays specific attention to public policy. How should we analyse public policy in multi-level settings? How do policy communities and interest groups operate in a multi-level environment? How does multi-level governance affect the legitimacy of public policy? To what extent does territorial politics produce policy divergence and does policy divergence undermine common understandings of citizenship? How do governments coordinate with each other on public policy? To what extent does territorial politics lead to policy innovation, diffusion or emulation and when does it spark a race to the top or to the bottom? Does multi-level governance affect policies that are mainly regulatory (such as environmental policy) differently from policies that are predominantly redistributive (welfare and finance) or distributive (education)? How does territorial politics affect potentially divisive policies such as immigrant policy? Finally, how should we understand policy in the context of a more Europeanized and globalized world?  

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Organisation

 

Location and Dates:   Edinburgh, 20 August – 28 August 2010

Host Institution:          University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science

Co-ordinators:            Dr. Eve Hepburn, University of Edinburgh

Dr Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh

                                   Dr Klaus Detterbeck, University of Magdeburg

                                   Dr Jörg Mathias, Aston University, Birmingham

Local Organisers:       Dr Eve Hepburn and Dr Wilfried Swenden

ECTS credits:             8

 

Format

 

The Summer School will feature 6 thematic days and a series of additional events including a half-day excursion in Scotland. Each of the thematic days comprises a variety of academic activities, including formal lectures, discussions, debates on case studies and exchanges of experience.

 

A key element of the programme is the active involvement of the participants. Participants are required to prepare and present a paper on their current research activities. The papers will be allocated to individual thematic days according to the paper’s topic, and commented upon by the other participants as well as the teaching staff.

Participants

 

Summer School participants should be young scholars who are currently engaged in research on any aspect of regional studies and related fields, and whose current projects fit the School’s 2010 theme. The group for which summer school participation would probably be most beneficial are PhD students who are at least one year into their projects, but recent Masters graduates and novice PhD students may apply if they embark on a project which is most relevant to the school’s theme. Young researchers who have recently finished their PhD are also invited to join if their current research work is fitting the school’s theme. There is no age limit. The Summer School is open to participants from all ECPR member institutions. Applications from researchers working in non-ECPR member institutions will be considered if places are available. The key criterion for accepting applications is academic merit, i.e. the quality and thematic appropriateness of the project to be presented by the participants.

 

Technical Arrangements

 

The Summer School will be held in the English language. A good working knowledge of English is therefore essential to participate.

 

There are 20 places available at the Summer School. Participants are required to attend a summer school session in full (8 days). Applications for partial participation will only be considered in special circumstances.

 

Participants will be required to pay a fee of GBP 400-00. The fee covers tuition, accommodation, breakfast and lunch, but not travel expenses. Applicants are advised to approach their own institutions for support in covering these fees. In addition, all summer school participants from ECPR member institutions may apply for grants towards travel and accommodation from the ECPR’s mobility fund. Please be advised though that the deadline for these grants is 1 April 2010. Further information, together with an on-line mobility fund application form, may be obtained from ECPR Central Services and can be found on the ECPR’s web site: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr

 

Application Procedure and Key Dates

 

1. Applicants should fill in the application form and should send it together with a 500 word abstract of their proposed paper to Dr Eve Hepburn or Dr Wilfried Swenden. The deadline for applications is 1 JUNE 2010.

2. Applicants will be notified about the outcome of their applications by 7 JUNE. Successful applicants will then be asked to proceed to write their paper. At this point payment of the fee will also be requested.

3. Completed papers and fee payments should reach the organisers no later than Friday 13 August 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

Framework Timetable

09.30 Lecture

10.30 Coffee

11.00 Two student presentations, of about 45 min (20 min. speaking, then discussion)

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Seminar / Group work

15.30 Tea

16.00 Two student presentations of about 45 min (20 min. speaking, then discussion)

18.00 Close

 

 

DAY 1 (Friday 20 August)

 

Arrival at Edinburgh

 

Evening: Welcome Reception, hosted by the Local Organisers, location to be determined

 

DAY 2 (Saturday 21 August)

 

Morning Dr Paul Cairney (University of Aberdeen):

Towards a Conceptual and Analytical Framework for Analysing Public Policy in Multi-Level Settings

 

Afternoon Professor Michael Keating (EUI/Aberdeen and Hon Fellow, Institute of Governance, University of Edinburgh)

Territorial Politics and Policy Communities

 

DAY 3 (Sunday 22 August)

 

ASPECTS OF REGIONAL POLITICS

 

Afternoon:  Dr. Jörg Matthias (Aston University)

Territorial Politics and the Welfare State

 

Evening (optional): attending a Show at the Edinburgh International Festival or Edinburgh Fringe Festival

 

DAY 4 (Monday 23 August)

 

Morning:: Professor Charlie Jeffery (University of Edinburgh)

The Politics of Territorial Finance

 

Afternoon: Dr. Eve Hepburn (University of Edinburgh)

Immigration Policy and Territorial Politics

 

DAY 5 (Tuesday 24 August)

 

First Morning Session: Dr Jörg Mathias (Aston):

PhD Research Project Management

The presentation focuses on practical aspects of research project management, with particular emphasis on their applicability to PhD research projects. There will also be an opportunity for participants to discuss methodological problems encountered in their own PhD projects. 

 

Second Morning Session: Dr. Josefina Syssner (Linköping) *TBC*

Regional Identities, regional cultures and tourism policy

 

Afternoon:

Field Trip in Scotland

 

DAY 6 (Wednesday 25 August)

 

Morning: Dr Nicola McEwen (University of Edinburgh):

Territorial aspects of climate change and environmental policy

 

Afternoon: Dr. Jan Erk (University of Leiden)

Federalism, Multi-Nationalism and Education & Media policy

DAY 7 (Thursday 26 August)

 

Morning: Dr. Nicole Bolleyer (University of Exeter and Leiden)

Intergovernmental Coordination in Multi-level Settings

 

Afternoon: Dr. Margaret Arnott (Glasgow Caledonian)

Nationalism and Policy development

 

Day 8 (Friday 27 August)

 

Morning: Professor Dr. Beate Kohler-Koch (University of Mannheim)

Multi-Level Governance and the European Union

 

Afternoon Dr. Michael Bauer (Humboldt University, Berlin) *TBC*

Territorial Politics in Central and Eastern Europe

 

Day 9 (Saturday 28 August)

 

Morning First session Dr Niels Lange (Münster)

Private Actors/Foundations and Regional Development: the case of Westphalia

Westphalia is a region without a sufficient political infrastructure. What can a private foundation do to support its development? The Stiftung Westfalen-Initiative is working on the development of Westphalia’s identity, human capital and infrastructure. A long-term goal is to make Westphalia a competitive and self-confident region within a ‘Europe of the Regions’. The lecture will introduce a few strategies, exemplified by projects the Stiftung is pursuing

 

Morning Second Session: Closing Session

Dr Wilfried Swenden (Edinburgh), Dr. Eve Hepburn (Edinburgh) Dr Klaus Detterbeck (Magdeburg) and Dr Jörg Mathias (Aston)

 

This session will provide an opportunity to reflect upon the experience of the summer school, and to finish debates from the previous days. Participants will receive Certificates (8 ECTS Credits) detailing their involvement in the Summer School.

 

Lunch & Departure

 

*NB throughout the week we will seek to organise social activities that take advantage of the Edinburgh International Festival (including the Edinburgh Festival of Politics), which takes place during the month of August.
CONTACT DETAILS

 

Standing Group Co-Convenor & Local Organizer (also responsible for contact with ECPR):   Dr Wilfried Swenden School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh 3.05 Chrystal Macmillan Building 15a George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD UK   Tel.: +44 – 131 – 650 4255 Email: W.Swenden@ed.ac.uk	Standing Group Co-Convenor & Local Organizer     Dr Eve Hepburn School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh 1.01., 21 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD UK   Tel.: +44 – 131 – 650 4128 Email: eve.hepburn@ed.ac.uk
Standing Group Co-Convenor:   Dr Klaus Detterbeck Institut f?r Politikwissenschaft Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg Zschokkerstraße 32 D – 39104 Magdeburg Germany   Tel.: +49 – 391 – 671 6647   Email: Klaus.Detterbeck@GSE-W.Uni-Magdeburg.de	Summer School Co-ordinator:   Dr Jörg Mathias School of Languages and Social Sciences Aston University Aston Triangle Birmingham B 4 7 ET UK   Tel.: +44 – 121 – 204 3776 Email: J.Mathias@aston.ac.uk
Local organiser (secretarial contact) Mrs Lindsay Adams Institute of Governance University of Edinburgh Chisholm House   Tel: +44 – 131 – 650 2456 Email: Lindsay.adams@ed.ac.uk	Co-operation Partner:   Dr Niels Lange Geschäftsf?hrer Stiftung Westfalen-Initiative f?r Eigenverantwortung und Gemeinwohl Piusallee 6 D - 48147 Münster Germany Tel.: +44 – 251 – 591 6406 Email: nlange@westfalen-initiative.de

 

APPLICATION FORM 

SUMMER SCHOOL REGIONS IN EUROPE

 

Session 5: Federalism, Regionalism and Public Policy

 

Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), 20 August – 28 August 2010

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Family Name: ____________________       First Name: ______________________

 

Male / Female:____________________       Date of Birth: ____________________

 

Citizenship:     ___________________

 

Non-EU Passport holders: Do you need a Visa to enter Germany? (If yes, please specify any required documentation in support of your Visa application.)

 

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Home address:                                                          University address:

 

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Telephone:

 

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E-mail:

 

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HIGHER EDUCATION

 

First Degree (Institution, Degree, Subject, Year of Graduation):

 

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Higher Degree (Institution, Degree, Subject, Year of Graduation):

 

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Current University Enrolment (Institution, Subject, Degree aimed for, Start Year):

 

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YOUR PARTICIPATION

 

What is the title of the paper you would like to present? A 500 word abstract of your proposed paper MUST be attached on a separate sheet.

 

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Please explain how you think your research would benefit from attending the Summer School. (Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary.)

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Please indicate your English language ability by placing √ in the appropriate boxes.

 

	Limited	adequate	good	fluent
Understanding
speaking
writing

 

 

How do you plan to fund your participation (fee, travel)?

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Date:   ____________    Signature of Applicant:______________________________

 

 

Please complete this form and return by mail, fax or email to Eve Hepburn at Eve.Hepburn@ed.ac.uk  or Wilfried Swenden at w.swenden@ed.ac.uk

  

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