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------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Larry Ray [[log in to unmask]] Please circulate to colleagues notice of the following conference: "The Fall of the Wall" Marking the tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall A one-day conference on 11 November 1999 in London The fall of the Wall in Berlin in November 1989 marked a historical watershed. It seemed to be the end of the East West Divide in Europe. However, although Germany is re-united and East European countries are gradually being integrated into European institutions and communication processes, there are still many significant differences between Eastern and Western Europe. The proposed conference will explore the nature and causes of this continuing gap within Europe ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It will address questions such as: What is the future for a European civil society? Will it be predominantly an open market, a superpower, a political fortress, or a Europe that serves the needs of citizens in Europe and beyond? What implications does the new Europe have for changing patterns of ethnicity and gender? Speakers include: Dr. Howard Caygill (University of Sussex) Dr Barbara Einhorn (University of Sussex) Prof Scott Lash (Goldsmiths College) Prof Claus Offe (Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin) Prof William Outhwaite (University of Sussex) Prof Richard Sakwa (University of Kent at Canterbury) Location: Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HX Time-table: 10.00 Registration 10.30 Begin of conference 12.30-13.30 Lunch break 17.00 End of conference Fees (including beverages and lunch): 25 Pounds (students: 15 Pounds) Further information: Prof D Rucht, University of Kent at Canterbury Tel. 01227/827102; email: [log in to unmask] ---------------------- Larry Ray Professor of Sociology and Head of Department University of Kent Tel: +(0)1227-827151 [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%