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Lecture: The Intrinsic Logic of Cities – Towards a New Theory on Urbanism, September 23, 2011

Posted: September 20, 2011
Prof. Dr. Martina Löw

Prof. Dr. Martina Löw

On Friday, September 23rd, Prof. Dr. Martina Löw from the Technische Universtität Darmstadt, Germany, will present a lecture entitled “The Intrinsic Logic of Cities – Towards a New Theory on Urbanism”. This talk is presented in the context of The City Seminar, an interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present organized by York’s CITY Institute.

Prof. Dr. Löw is a Professor of Sociology and works with the LOEWE Research Centre at the TU Darmstadt.  Her work focuses on space-related social analysis, urban and regional sociology. Prior to joining the TU Darmstadt,  she previously held positions at the Institute of Social  Research in Frankfurt. In 2000 she was awarded the Christian-Wolff- Prize for her work to date, in particular her habilitation thesis on the  concept of space.

Prof. Dr. Löw is at York as a Visiting Research Scholar at CCGES, a visit which has been made possible through the generous support of the DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service.

Date: Friday, September 23, 2011
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Location: 305 York Lanes (building #24 on the map found here)

 

Lecture: Enjeux de la diversité en France et dans les États-Unis, September 29, 2011

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The European Union Centre of Excellence housed at CCGES  is pleased to present a talk by Dr. Jennifer Fredette, a scholar at the University of Albany and a EUCE Visiting Scholar at York from September 26-30, 2011.  On Thursday, September 27th, Dr. Fredette will deliver a lecture entitled “Enjeux de la diversité en France et dans les États-Unis” in room C123 in York Hall on Glendon Campus (building #9 on the map found here) at 10:30 am. This lecture takes place as part of the series EUROPEAS: EUCE Seminars in History, Culture and Society”.

Jennifer Fredette teaches courses in constitutional law, comparative law, and sociolegal studies at University of Albany (SUNY). Her research addresses law and society themes such as law and identity, legal consciousness, and legal mobilization, as well as political theory’s concerns with justice and democracy. Fredette studied at Sciences Po-Paris in 2006, and was a visiting research fellow at Sciences Po-Bordeaux in 2008.  Her current project, On the Muslim Question: The contentious politics of citizenship in France, explores the disconnect between how Muslims and French elites discuss citizenship, identity, and belonging.

All are welcome, but please note that the lecture will be delivered in French.

Date: Thursday, September 29th
Time: 10:30 am
Location: C123 York Hall, Glendon Campus

Call for abstracts: Transatlantic Forum on Nuclear Energy Policy in Europe and North America

Posted: September 19, 2011

Since the Fukushima nuclear crisis, nuclear energy policy has experienced increased debate across the world. In Europe, turnarounds in nuclear energy policy have taken place in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. In North America, on the other hand, there is considerably less public debate about nuclear energy and the associated industries like uranium mining or the storage of nuclear waste. In this workshop, we would like to bring together perspectives on the social constellations, political economy/ecology, and cultural discourses of nuclear energy in Europe and North America.

Possible areas of discussion include:

  1. a comparison of a wide variety of cases from European, Canadian and international contexts
  2. theoretical approaches that address the social setting of and discourses about the nuclear energy sector and the practices of nuclear energy
  3. contributions that allow to historically trace the development of nuclear energy/industry/policy

The workshop will include a public film screening of the recent documentary “Under Control” on Nov 11th (courtesy of the Goethe Institute Toronto) and a public round table on Nov 13th. The academic workshop will take place on Nov 12th and 13th.

Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract for a paper (200 words) to Ulrich Best, ubest@yorku.ca

Please note that the deadline for abstracts is October 7, 2011.

The Forum will be conducted in English.

Lecture: What Can Muslims in France Tell Us About Multiculturalism in the European Union, September 28, 2011

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The European Union Centre of Excellence project housed at CCGES is pleased to present a lecture by one of its Visiting Scholar Dr. Jennifer Fredette (University of Albany)as part of the series EUROPEAS: EUCE Seminars in History, Culture and Society. The lecture entitled  “What Can Muslims in France Tell Us About Multiculturalism in the European Union?” will take place on Wednesday, September 28th beginning at 5:30 pm in room 103 McLaughlin College (building #51 on the map found here).

Jennifer Fredette teaches courses in constitutional law, comparative law, and sociolegal studies at University of Albany (SUNY). Her research addresses law and society themes such as law and identity, legal consciousness, and legal mobilization, as well as political theory’s concerns with justice and democracy. Fredette studied at Sciences Po-Paris in 2006, and was a visiting research fellow at Sciences Po-Bordeaux in 2008.  Her current project, On the Muslim Question: The contentious politics of citizenship in France, explores the disconnect between how Muslims and French elites discuss citizenship, identity, and belonging.

All are welcome to this event and light refreshments will be served.

Date: Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: 103 McLaughlin College

Conference: Centre and Periphery in a Federated Structure – Canada and the EU, Sept. 24-25, 2011

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The European Union Centre of Excellence at York together with CCGES and the CITY Institute at York University are pleased to present the conference “Centre and Periphery in a Federated Structure: Canada and the EU” on September 24-25, 2011.

Canada and the EU share a distinct experience: As federated/federal political, social, geographic and cultural structures both struggle with questions of territorial integration at the core of their existence. Theoretically and conceptually, we will bring research on rescaling and on multi-level governance into conversation with one another. (CONTINUE READING)

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