Course SOC465

                The Future of Europe in the Light of the Modernisation Process 2006.

   

                        School of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno.

   

                                         October 9-13, 2006

   

   Teachers:

   Prof. Dr. Bart van Steenbergen, Nijenrode University the Netherlands

   Dr. Wieger Bakker,  Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

   

   Programme:

   

   Monday October 9 : 9.000-11.30:

   Subject; What you always wanted to know about the Future, but never dared to ask.

   Teacher: Bart van Steenbergen

   

   Monday October 9: 14.00.-16.20.

   Subject: Cultural Europe: Europe as an Idea and an Ideal. Is there a European Identity in the
   Making?

   Teacher: Bart van Steenbergen

   

   Tuesday October 10: 9.30-12.30

   Subject: Towards a European Citizenship.The Importance of Citizenship, Civil Society and Civic
   Culture.

   Teacher: Bart van Steenbergen

   

   Tuesday October 10: 14.00-16.00

   Subject: Will Europe work? Towards a Social Europe. On the role of the Welfare State, Labour
   and Migration.

   

   Wednesday October 11: 9.00-11.30

   Subject: The Rational and Social Dimension of  Policy Making

   Teacher: Wieger Bakker

   

   Wednesday October 11. Afternoon:

   Group-work Assignment

   

   Thursday October 12: 9.00-11.30

   Subject: Accountable Governance in an Information Society

   Teacher: Wieger Bakker

   

   Thursday October 12: 14.00-16.30.

   Presentations of Results Group Assignments

   Moderator: Wieger Bakker

   

   Friday October 13: 9.00-11.30

   Subject: Europe in the  World. Are we facing a Clash of Civilizations?

   Teacher: Bart van Steenbergen

   

   Friday October 13: 12.00-14.30.

   Evaluation of the Course during (free) Lunch.

   Host: Bart van Steenbergen