THE 10TH ANNUAL CLAREMONT-UC UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON THE EUROPEAN UNION

 

The following EU program, hosted by the EU Center of California at Scripps College, is open to all US undergraduate students.The UW EU Center of Excellence has funding to provide airfares to a limited number of UW students accepted to present papers at this research conference. Interested students should apply to to the EU Center of California per the guidelines below and e-mail the EU Center of Excellence to confirm submission.

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Call for Papers:
Thursday and Friday, April 12-13, 2012
Scripps College in Claremont, California

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The primary purpose of this conference is to enhance undergraduate training in and knowledge of the European Union and US-European relations. In addition, the aim of the conference is to allow students with expertise in different areas to interact with each other as well as with faculty, foster intercampus cooperation, and recognize the excellent work achieved by students. Envisioned as an intercampus undergraduate seminar, the participating campuses simultaneously offer courses on the issues relevant in Europe today, integrating the conference with the student’s curriculum to encourage student initiated research and presentations.

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Students may pursue a wide range of topics that reflect their interest, expertise, and past research. Topics may deal with but are not limited to:

  • Defining sovereignty and the role of the state in the EU
  • Role of the EU in the globalized world
  • Immigration and social policy
  • Minority issues
  • Future of NATO
  • Transatlantic relations
  • Enlargement
  • Institutional reform
  • Nationalism and politics of the right
  • Terrorism
  • Environmental policy
  • Monetary integration
  • Science and technology
  • Future of Euro-American influence and legitimacy in a globalizing world
  • Reality of emerging new powers such as China and India

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Registration with abstracts must be submitted by February 15, 2011.
Individual papers are due March 28, 2011.

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Conference Fees and Travel Expenses

There are no conference fees for up to two authors per paper (see Application Instructions for additional author fees). The Center will cover hotel room + tax for 2 nights and conference meals for accepted participants, and airfare for a limited number of accepted participants. Please contact the European Union Center for more details.

Submission guidelines

Papers are required to speak to an element of the European Union, but there are no specific restrictions on subject. Papers should be approximately 10-15 pages double-spaced. If students are submitting longer thesis work, please contact Zaynah Rahman at the EU Center (zrahman@scrippscollege.edu).
Presentations should be limited to 10 minutes maximum. Click here for detailed guidelines on the paper and presentation.

Electronic submissions (as Word documents) are preferred and can be sent to: zrahman@scrippscollege.edu

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Registration for the conference is available on the European Union Center of California's website. For additional information about the Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union, please visit the Center's website.

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Please contact Zaynah Rahman at (909) 607-8103 or zrahman@scrippscollege.edu with any questions you may have regarding the conference.

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Co-sponsored by Institute of European Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, European Union Center of Excellence at UC Berkeley, BYU Center for the Study of Europe, the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at BYU, European Union Center of Excellence of Seattle at the University of Washington, and Colorado European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

European Union Center of Excellence
120 Thomson Hall
Box 353650
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3650
(206) 616-2415 office
(206) 616-2462 fax
►euc@uw.edu