GRADUATE CENTRE FOR EUROPE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference
The Future of Europe: Identity, History, Politics and
Culture
University of Birmingham, 19 - 21 April 2007
The theme of the Conference is intentionally broad. It
will focus on 
how Europe's existing structures and practices may
evolve in the coming 
few years and how these may, in turn, be influenced by
its cultural and 
historical heritage. Whilst the EU's response to the
failure of its 
first attempt to reshape its structure following a
phase of massive 
enlargement offers an obvious starting-point for the
discussion, the 
conference is not limited either in its objectives or
to the geographical 
boundaries of the EU. What it intends to encourage is
an open-minded 
approach to how others see topics that we often
consider as embedded in our 
own discipline.
For this purpose the Conference will bring together
Lawyers, Political 
Scientists,
Economists, Geographers, Linguists, Literature
Specialists, Social 
Scientists and Historians to think about:
Identity, History, Politics and Culture in their
relation to the future 
of Europe.
Conference Format
A three-day conference with panels on:
Culture and Identity?
Historical Development?
Security?
? Europe in the World 
Convergence of Values and Practices.?
Each panel will consist of a mixture of academics and
postgraduate 
students. Additionally, the second day will include a
poster session during 
which all participants can present their work. The
provision of drinks 
and snacks should ensure a free-flowing exchange of
opinions and 
experiences. The Conference will be opened by keynote
speakers from politics, 
the media and the arts.
Accommodation, attendance and the conference dinner
are free of charge.
Paper format
Papers will be 20 minutes long, followed by 20 minutes
of discussion. 
Those not selected to give a paper will have the
chance to present their 
research in form of an A0 poster on the second
evening. Selected papers 
will be published on the Graduate Centre for Europe
website.
Application
Return the application form (below) with an abstract
(600 words) to:
E-mail: 
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Or by Post: 
Nicola Corkin
European Research Institute
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31st
January 2007. You will 
be informed of the outcome of the selection process by
the middle of 
February.
To secure your place, please include a cheque for £50
made payable to 
the University of Birmingham (this will be returned to
you on arrival).
Application for the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate
Conference
Graduate Centre for Europe
Birmingham
19th-21st April 2007
Name:
Address:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Institution:
Department:
Special dietary requirements:
Accommodation required? (Birmingham students are
assumed to have their 
own accommodation): YES/NO
Abstract:
Return the application form with an abstract (600
words) to:
Email: 
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Or by Post: 
Nicola Corkin
European Research Institute
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
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