Graduate EU conference: “Ever Closer Union?”
Place: Toronto, Canada
Date: March 11/12, 2010
Deadline: February 21, 2010
General information:
The European Union Centre of Excellence at York University will be presenting its first Graduate Student Conference, “Ever Closer Union?”, on March 11/12, 2010 in Toronto. The purpose is to showcase graduate student work and promote debate on topics relating to the European Union and EU-Canada relations. Possible paper topics include EU and member state politics, law, governance, economics, security, and institutions, as well as EU policies in such areas as migration, citizenship, environment, education, health, human rights, development, enlargement, trade, EU-Canada relations and others.
This bilingual conference is organized by York graduate students and faculty and aims to include contributions from graduate students in various disciplines such as law, political science, public & international affairs, gender studies, economics, public administration, geography, history and sociology, among others, and from universities across Canada and beyond.
Paper proposals (300-500 words, in English or French) should be submitted along with a biography or CV to EUconf@yorku.ca before February 21.
Papers will be considered for publication. We anticipate being able to offer a small honorarium for each paper. Some further assistance is available to defray travel costs of participants coming from outside Toronto.
Website: http://www.yorku.ca/euce/
E-mail: EUconf@yorku.ca
