Culture and Identity
This section of the website gathers together diverse content including past and upcoming events, published articles, news items and more, all of which pertain to discussions of the historical and philosophical processes underpinning contemporary Europe. Bologna RoundTable: from Emigration to Immigration
The fifth event in the Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations project series. linked to the Europaeum takes place at Bologna University on September 5th, on theme Transition from an Emigration Country to an Immigration Country, at the Collegio Erasmus. The event explores how this transition is reflected in History Education in Italy, using shared experiences, media representations, and how this is received and can be dealt with in the classroom. Participants - including experts from partners Euroclio (click here for the European teachers' association latest newsletter) and IHSA, the international history students association - plus research students from Oxford and Bologna - will look at best practice for adults, young people, Italians and foreigners. Click here to view the final programme.
Europaeum Summer School 2010 - Bologna
The Media, Europe & Democracy
The University of Bologna hosted the 2010 Europaeum Summer School on The Media, Europe & Democracy. The six day programme Summer School reflected on relations between the processes of democracy and the role and operation of the media, and questions of identity and public space, across Europe. The five-day programme also investigated ‘inside’ perceptions of the European Union by European citizens, and ‘outside’ perceptions from non-European actors, and their impact on notions of European citizenship, public debate and participatory democracy. As usual, the event was multidisciplinary, involving scholars with different backgrounds, including Sociology, International Relations, Law, Economics, Communication Studies, History and Cultural Studies.
MA Oxford Lectures - Trinity 2010
The Europaeum Masters Programme in European History and Civilisation offers graduate students a special opportunity to deepen their knowledge of European history and institutions, their philosophical and historical backgrounds and underpinnings, and their social and economic contexts, through the lens of three different university worlds. This knowledge plays an increasingly crucial role in practical decision-making and strategic planning, where Europe-wide and global contact and negotiation is required.
Graduate Workshop on Migration and Ethnicity
The University of Oxford hosted our fifth event in Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations Project. The Euroapeum organised a Graduate Research Workshop on Migration, Ethnicity & the Making of Modern Europe on May 21st - 22nd 2010. This event brought together young scholars from Europaeum universities to explore contemporary European themes.
Migration, Ethnicity and the Making of Modern Europe
European Migration in 1907The University of Oxford hosted our fifth event in Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations Project. The Euroapeum organised a Graduate Research Workshop on Migration, Ethnicity, the Making of Modern Europe on May 21st - 22nd 2010. This event brought together young scholars from Europaeum universities to explore contemporary European themes. Speakers included: Professor Robert Evans (Regius Professor of History), Professor Peter Pulzer (Emeritus Professor of Government), Dr. Mateo Ballester (Professor in Politics, Compultense, Madrid), Dr. Renee Hirschon (St Peter’s College, Oxford), Dr Nando Sigona (Senior Researcher, COMPAS Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, Oxford University).
Integration Throughout History
Helsinki UniversityThe International Students of History Association in Helsinki organised its annual conference this year around the theme of Integration Throughout History, due to take place April 5-11th 2010 in Helsinki. The Europaeum co-supported this event as the fourth event of our Connecting Europe through History: Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations Project. Speakers from our partner universities will be taking part, please see the programme for more details.
Histoire des phénomènes migratoires en France et en Europe : Quels enjeux pour les classes?
The third event in our year-long Project, Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations, will take place in Paris on March 17th 2010, hosted at the Palais de la Porte Dorée. The topic of this conference is Histoire des phénomènes migratoires en France et en Europe : Quels enjeux pour les classes? The Project, run in partnership with EuroClio teachers' association and the International Students of History Association, will include a roundtable discussion with teachers focussing on the challenge of teaching history to students who do not share the same historical background.
Migration Perception & Experiences
The second event in our year-long Project, Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations, will take place in Berlin on January 29th -31st 2010, hosted at the Freie Universität, Berlin.
New Publication
A new book, Facets of Migration in Contemporary Europe derived from the 2008 Europaeum graduate workshop on European Migration in the 21st Century: a Challenge to Nation-States ? at Charles University, Prague, is to be published by Ibidem verlag Stuttgart in late Spring.
2009-2010 Connecting Europe through History Series
The new Europaeum-EUROCLIO Project Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations in Europe had its first of a series of international events scheduled during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Europaeum-EUROCLIO Update
The Europaeum has once again been successful joining forces with the European teachers association, EuroClio, in winning a EU grant to run a year-long project on the theme of European Migration and History. The programme aims to 'close the gap' between academics and History teachers
Sacred spaces in modern European Cities
This Europaeum Graduate Workshop at the University of Bologna, has had to be rescheduled due to various factors and is now due to take place in Spring 2010 in Bologna, following discussion with the academic directors. The new workshop will investigate the role of sacred ‘spaces’ in what are
ESF Workshops
The European Science Foundation (ESF) are offering full-cost awards to early career scholars to participate in “Humanities Spring” workshops in June 2009, developing their visions for the European Research Area.
Diversity Research Group
The Interracial and Intraracial Diversity in European Universities (IIDEU) research project group, supported by the Europaeum, will launch a second phase of survey work in November 2008. Using collaborative research and discussion forums collected from four partner universities in the first instance.
