Transnational contention in the EU space - TraPoCo. Roundtable of the Jean Monnet Network

Trasnational contention in the EU space 6 ottobre 2020

La tavola rotonda si inserisce nel progetto "TraPoCo", nell’ambito dell’azione Jean Monnet Network del Programma Erasmus+, volto allo studio dell'attivismo politico transnazionale all'interno dello spazio europeo

The roundtable is part of the newly launched research project "Transnational Political Contention in Europe (TraPoCo) ", supported by the European Commission as part of the Jean Monnet action of the Erasmus+ programme and dedicated to the study of trans-European political activism. The focus is on the role of movements, non-governmental organisations, activists, and trade unions in strengthening the space of rights and democracy in Europe.

AGENDA

14:00 OPENING REMARKS

Luigi Ambrosio, Director of Scuola Normale Superiore
Donatella Della Porta, Professor of Political science, dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore

14:15 DISCUSSION PANEL:  Transnational Europe: Dynamics and opportunities 

Pierre Monforte, Associate Professor at the University of Leicester

Sabrine Zajak, Deutsches Zentrum Für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (Dezim), Berlin - Junior professor for globalization conflicts, social movements and labour at the University of Bochum)

Jelisaveta Petrović, Research fellow at the University of Belgrade 

Environmental activism and the EU enlargement: lessons from Serbia

Aron Buzogány, Professor at BOKU University

Transnational norms and domestic activism - EU environmental policy and environmental protests in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary

Graham Finlay, Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations

Roland Erne, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration and Employment Relations at University College Dublin

"Explaining the unequal success of European Citizens’ Initiatives: The “Right2Water” and the “Fair Transport” campaigns"

Moderator: Luisa Chiodi, Scientific director, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa

15:30 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

15:45 CONCLUDING REMARKS

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