{"word_count": 540, "character_count": 4467}
Religion and Politics in the Construction of the European Union - 16 June 2007, Draft ProgrammeDepartment of Government, European Institute, London School of EconomicsPlenary SessionOpening Plenary Session, 10.00-12.30, Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSEJohn Madeley, London School of Economics &#183;&#160;Introduction: Grit or Pearl?&#160; The Religious Factor in the Politics of European IntegrationProfessor Jean-Paul Willaime, &#201;cole Pratique des Hautes &#201;tudes, Sorbonne &#183;&#160; Secularism (La&#239;cit&#233;), Religion and European Integration Dr Linda Risso, University of Reading &#183;&#160;The French and Italian Christian Democrats and the Rearmament of Germany, 1949-1955Professor Norman Doe, Cardiff University&#183;&#160;Toward a &#8216;Common Law&#8217; on Religion in the EU Dr Fran&#231;ois Foret, Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles&#183;&#160;Religion: a Solution or a Problem for the Legitimization of the European Union ?Break 12.30-14.00Parallel Sessions A Church-State Models 14.00-16.00, Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSEChair: Professor Roger Trigg, Oxford UniversityProfessor Mark Hill, Cardiff University&#183;&#160;Voices in the Wilderness: The Established Church of England and the European UnionCaroline S&#228;gesser, Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles&#183;&#160;How is the Enlargement of the EU Affecting Models of State and Church Relations?Dr Sabine Riedel, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin&#183;&#160;Models of Church-State Relations in the European UnionRussell Sandberg, Cardiff University&#183;&#160;Church-State Relations in Europe: Towards a New Legal ModelDaphne Halikiopoulou, London School of Economics&#183;&#160;The Changing Dynamics of Religion and National Identity: Greece and Ireland in a Comparative PerspectiveEurope&#8217;s Soul14.00-16.00, Room 698, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSEChair: Dr Piers Ludlow, London School of EconomicsCarin Laudrup, University of Copenhagen&#183;&#160; A&#160; European Battlefield - Does the EU Have a Soul?Giulio Venneri and Paolo O. Ferrara, University of Trento&#183;&#160;The Europeist efforts of Alcide De Gasperi and the Proposals of Antonio Messineo: A Spiritual Conception of Politics Meeting a Pragmatic Idea of Religion? Professor Vincenzo Pacillo, Universit&#224; di Modena e Reggio Emilia&#183;&#160; &#8220;Positive Secularism&#8221; and its Development in the Italian Legal System Dr Blandine Chelini-Pont, Universit&#233; Paul C&#233;zanne. Aix-en-Provence&#183;&#160;The Papal Thought about Europe and European Union and its Ways of Influence Max Fras and Dr David Herbert, Open University &#183;&#160;European Enlargement, Secularization and Religious Republicization in Central and Eastern EuropeDr Emile Perreau-Saussine, University of Cambridge&#183;&#160;The Nation State as a Prerequisite for Religious PluralismBreak, 16.00-16.30Parallel Sessions B Islam in the EU16.30-18.30, Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSEChair: tbcDr Benoit Challand, European University Institute&#183;&#160;From Sickle to Crescent: The Question of Religion for European Identity Dr Katherine Brown, University of Southampton &#183;&#160;Fanatics in the Mosque and women want in? Tensions with the Securitization of Islam and Muslim Women&#8217;s Islamic Identities Luca Mavelli, University of Wales&#183;&#160;Islam and European Integration. Re-enforcing or Overcoming the divide? Parveen Akhtar, University of Birmingham&#183;&#160;Religion in the Air: A case study of a Birmingham-based Muslim Radio station Dr Paul Wetherly, Leeds Metropolitan University &#183;&#160;The Danish Cartoons and the Reasonable Exercise of Freedom of ExpressionEU Lobbies16.30-18.30, Room 698, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSEChair: tbcDr B&#233;reng&#232;re Massignon, &#201;cole Pratique des Hautes &#201;tudes, Sorbonne. Church Lobbying between Secularisation and Desecularization Kenneth Houston, University of Ulster . Article 52.3: The Logic and Dynamic of Structured Dialogue between Religious Associations and the Institutions of the EUFriederike B&#246;llmann, Philipps University, Marburg&#183; Churches as INGOs and EU Policy Experts? The Europeanization of Religious OrganisationsDr Martin Steven, University of Glasgow&#183; Religious Lobbies in the European Union: The Political Role of Western European Christian Churches, post-9/11Sabrina Pastorelli, &#201;cole Pratique des Hautes &#201;tudes, Sorbonne&#183;&#160;European Union and New Religions