Europe on Test: Germany and Europe – Views from within and without
Conference organised by ALLEA and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The process of European integration has arrived at a crossroads. Events like the Eurozone crisis, disagreements on migration and the Brexit referendum call for reflections and reassessments of the ideational and political foundations of Europe. What has held Europeans together and what is dividing them? What kind of Europe do we want to create?
Inspired by a conference at The British Academy, ALLEA has invited its Member Academies to address these questions in a series of conferences across Europe. The series “Europe on Test: Narratives of Union and Disunion” aims to address historical and contemporary developments from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
On 20 October, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities hosted the first conference within the series under the theme: “Germany and Europe – Views from Within and Without”. Historians and political scientists discussed the historical, present and future relations of Germany in Europe, focusing especially on the UK and France. The academic panels were accompanied by a speech from Stephan Weil, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, on the possibilities of creating “unity in diversity” in times of mass migration.
EVENT DATE
20 October 2018
TYPE OF EVENT
Open to the public; registration mandatory
EVENT LOCATION
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Theaterstraße 7
37073 Göttingen
ORGANISERS
CONTACT PERSON
Daniel Kaiser
Scientific Policy Officer
kaiser@allea.org