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Dear Christian,
Prof. Christopher Harvie and Stefan M. Buettner cordially invite you and interested colleagues to join them at the
31st Freudenstadt Symposium on European Regionalism:
taking place on 01-03 July 2022 in Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Germany.
This years’ themes are in short:
v Europe in motion - Is solidarity, standing in for values, protecting ourselves jointly against crisis only a snapshot, or will it persist?
v Regions in motion - how do these challenges materialize and affect Europe’s regions
v Mastering the penta-challenge – what does it take to recover, economically, just and fair, with a Europe that is resilient in many dimensions? Why is energy and climate action the key? And lastly, why is it – essentially – all in our hands
More details on these themes and the event as a whole can be found in the enclosed PDF-invitation.
Hoping you can make it and with best wishes,
Chris Harvie, Stefan M. Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan and Christoph Meister
P.S. feel free to pass this invitation on to others that may be interested in this event.
Attachments:
(1) Invitation to Freudenstadt 31 - July 2022 (PDF)
(2) Calendar-Invite (click on ics-File to save Freudenstadt 31 in your calendar)
(3) Impressions & Summary Freudenstadt 2019 (PDF)
Further Information:
- Proceedings will start at 17.00 on Friday and we will end with lunch at around 13.00 on Sunday.
- We encourage you to make your travel arrangements as quickly as possible. You can find good options on bahn.de; skyscanner.de or travelsupermarket.com. You will find information regarding airports nearby Freudenstadt and local transport in the attached invite or further below. Freudenstadt HBf is the nearest railway station.
- “Plus 1’s” are welcome (more info below).
- Partial attendance is possible, different rates apply.
- Have a look at the second Freudenstadt publication ‘Views from Zollernblick’ – Regional Perspectives from Europe (http://www.gracenotepublications.co.uk/books/item/view-from-zollernblick-regional-perspectives-in-europe-a-festschrift-for-christopher-harvie)
- See our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EuropeanRegionalism/
- Should you wish to be removed from our invitation list, please inform us by responding to this email.
Prof. Christopher Harvie & Stefan M. Buettner
e: christopher.harvie@uni-tuebingen.de / stefan.m.buettner@web.de
31st Freudenstadt Symposium on European Regionalism:
Mastering the “Penta-Challenge”: Rising from the 5-fold crisis
01-03 July 2022 | Hotel Teuchelwald | Freudenstadt | Black Forest | Germany
Invitation
We are delighted to invite you to join us in person again for the 31st Freudenstadt Symposium on 01-03 July 2022. As in previous years the symposium intends to provide a platform for discussion of political and economic developments, drawing on regional perspectives within the broader European arena. In this context we plan to look at the Penta-challenge – five challenges (and more) we are simultaneously facing: (1) freedom and values at stake, (2) disruption in many sectors of the economy, (3) the energy crisis, inflation, and their social impacts (4) rebuilding from the pandemic, and (5) addressing the climate crisis. Hardly ever before we faced so many different challenges at once. The overarching focus of this years’ Freudenstadt symposium is thus to learn and discuss how Europe, its regions and its people are addressing these crises and how the momentum arising gives us the tools to hand to master this ‘Penta-Challenge’.
We hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be lively discussions across three main sections.
v Europe in motion – the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have shaken up Europe and the climate crisis does not wait. Europe is in motion in many areas at times when European values and security appear at risk. Is solidarity, standing in for values, protecting ourselves jointly against crisis only a snapshot, or will it persist? Will lessons be learnt for our political system and how we address issues on a European, national, and regional level – such as security, food, social, economic & fiscal issues as well as climate action?
v Regions in motion – how do these challenges materialize and affect Europe’s regions? Are they aiding to overcome issues that were of concern when the crisis hit, are current challenges distracting from solving the issues or indeed reigniting or worsening it? Are there regions that grow and take a lead at the time of crisis?
v Mastering the penta-challenge – what does it take to recover, both economically, but also in a just and fair manner, with a Europe that is resilient in many dimensions, and both secure and respectful? Why is energy and climate action the key and lastly, why is it – essentially – all in our hands?
We are expecting speakers and participants from across Europe - politicians, diplomats, academics & students, writers & journalists, businesspeople, activists and individuals. The weekend will include presentations, informal discussions, good food, and walks in the Black Forest – hallmarks of Freudenstadt for the past 30 years.
Speakers include: Patrik Buchmüller (Financial Sector Expert, Germany), Stefan M. Buettner (Vice-Chair, UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy), Jacob Lund (former Member Danish Parliament & Council of Europe), Patricia Conlan (Centre for Irish German Studies; University of Limerick;), Frank Conlan (Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway), Andras Vag (Civil Activist, Budapest), Christoph Meister (Economist), Christopher Harvie (former Member of the Scottish Parliament & Historian), John Clifford (former Honorary Consul of Austria in Scotland)
Further Information
Organising team:
Prof. Christopher Harvie, Stefan M Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan, Christoph Meister
Venue & Programme:
We are at the remarkable art deco Hotel Teuchelwald & Spa (3 star plus) – with swimming pool and spa, in woods quite close to town centre (Schömberger Str. 9, 72250 Freudenstadt, http://www.hotel-teuchelwald.de/).
“+1’s” benefit from free travel across black forest region and receive rebates on selected attractions.
Programme starts at 17.00 on Friday 01 July and concludes after lunch on Sunday 03July.
Conference Fees:
The all‐inclusive fees of £ 220 or 250 € (conference, meals & accommodation - only drinks are extra) should be paid in advance to Prof. Christopher Harvie, Universität Tübingen. You will receive payment details with the registration confirmation.
Note: please pay by 10 June 2022, full fee payable if you cancel after 10/06/2022.
Registration:
To benefit from the room block we reserved, please register by 10 June 2022 indicating your full name, affiliation and contact details via email to christopher.harvie@uni-tuebingen.de, under the heading “Freudenstadt Registration”.
How to get to Freudenstadt:
If booked ahead of time, direct connections to Stuttgart airport (1½ hours away by hourly train) aren't expensive. Alternative Airports are Karlsruhe-Baden, Strasbourg, Friedrichshafen, Basel-Mulhouse & Memmingen. Deals may be available also on Eurostar to Freudenstadt Hauptbahnhof via Karlsruhe or Stuttgart. A pick-up from Freudenstadt Hauptbahnhof can be arranged by us if you tell us your expected time of arrival.
For trains you can consult www.bahn.de, for flights www.skyscanner.de.
Please make your travel arrangements as soon as possible!
For any further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us (see the details below).
We are looking forward to seeing you in Freudenstadt on July 01-03, 2022.
Chris Harvie, Stefan M Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan and Christoph Meister
Von: stefan.m.buettner@web.de [mailto:stefan.m.buettner@web.de]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 27. Juni 2021 20:21
An: irland-journal@t-online.de
Betreff: REMINDER | Virtual 30th Freudenstadt Symposium on European Regionalism | 2/3 July 2021 | 'Covid-19 Recovery and Political Change in Europe'
Unser Fazit: Wer Zeit hat, registrieren und dabei sein! Es ist d a s Symposion, das über Jahre hinweg von unserem leider viel zu früh verstorbenen Mitarbeiter Eberhard "Paddy" Bort mit vorbereitet wurde. Die anderen Damen und Herren aber sind auch teilweise alte und gute Bekannte, denen Ihr Euch gut anvertrauen könnt!
Universität Tübingen:
Department of Britsih & Irish Studies
Department of Banking
Centre for Irish-German Studies,
University of Limerick
REMINDER – register until 30 June to take part
Dear Christian,
Prof. Christopher Harvie and Stefan M. Buettner cordially invite you and interested colleagues to join them at the
30th Freudenstadt Symposium on European Regionalism:
taking place ONLINE on 2-3 July 2021 on ZOOM.
This years’ themes are in short:
v The United Kingdom in the aftermath of Brexit (Keynote of Claire Hanna MP)
v Europe and its Regions (Keynote: Franziska Brantner MdB))
More details on these themes and the event can be found further down this email or in the PDF-invite [click to download].
Hoping you can make it and with best wishes,
Chris Harvie, Stefan M Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan and Christoph Meister
P.S. feel free to pass this invitation on to others that may be interested in this event.
Further Information:
- Theme 1 sessions take place on Friday 2 July 17-18.15 and 20-21.00 CEST
- Theme 2 sessions take place on Saturday 3 July 11-12.00, 14-15.00 and 17-18.15 CEST
- All sessions can be attended individually
- See our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EuropeanRegionalism/
- Should you wish to be removed from our invitation list, please inform us by responding to this email.
Prof. Christopher Harvie & Stefan M. Buettner
e: christopher.harvie@uni-tuebingen.de / stefan.m.buettner@web.de
30th Freudenstadt Symposium on European Regionalism:
02-03 July 2021 | Online Event (Zoom-Conference)
We are delighted to invite you to join us for the 30th Freudenstadt Symposium on 2-3 July 2021. Given the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 virus we have decided to go online for this year’s symposium. As in previous years the symposium intends to provide a platform for discussion of political and economic developments, drawing on regional perspectives within the broader European arena. In this context we plan to look at the implications of Brexit and Covid-19. Overarching topics of our discussion are the increasing political tensions within European countries, including the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol (EU/UK Protocol), and the initiatives to rebuild societies towards a low-carbon economy after the Covid-19 recession.
The online conference will consist of two sessions on Friday 2 July and a further three sessions on Saturday 3 July. There will be time for discussion at each session which will be approximately one hour.
Friday evening: The United Kingdom in the aftermath of Brexit.
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Session 1: |
Brexit and Northern
Ireland: |
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Session 2: |
Post-Brexit political developments in the United Kingdom: contributions from Wales, Scotland and England. |
On Saturday there will be three sessions dealing with Europe and its Regions:
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Sessions 3 and 4: |
EU stimulus for economic, environmental
and social recovery? with
a range of speakers from Germany, Italy and others: |
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Session 5: |
Roundtable from Europe – regional, political and social developments Perspectives from Hungary, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Ireland and other countries |
Speakers include: Franziska Brantner (MdB and former MEP), Claire Hanna (MP for Belfast South at Westminster since 2019), Jacob Lund (former Member Danish Parliament & Council of Europe), Christopher Harvie (former Member of the Scottish Parliament & Historian) John Clifford (former Honorary Consul of Austria in Scotland), Moritz Neujeffski (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin), Frank Conlan (Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway), John Osmond (writer, Director ret., Institute of Welsh Affairs), Andrea Capussela (author; former head of the economics unit of Kosovo's international supervisor), Richard Wyn Jones (Director Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University), Andras Vag (Civil Activist, Budapest), Patrik Buchmueller (Economist, Banking Expert, Germany), Anett Ludwig (Sustainability & Energy Sector Expert, Germany), Anthony Salomone (Political scientist and analyst, Edinburgh)
Further Information
Prof.Christopher Harvie, Stefan M Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan, Christoph Meister
Opening & Session 1 Fri 2 July, 17.00 – 18.15 CEST
Session 2 Fri 2 July, 20.00 – 21.00 CEST
Session 3 Sat 3 July, 11.00-12.00 CEST
Session 4 Sat 3 July, 14.00-15.00 CEST
Session 5 & Closing Sat 3 July, 17.00-18.15 CEST
· Programme and ZOOM dial-in details will be provided after registration.
· All sessions can be attended individually.
This year’s conference will be free of charge as this is solely an online event.
Please register by 30 June 2021 via email, indicating your full name, affiliation and contact details to christopher.harvie@uni-tuebingen.de under the heading “Freudenstadt Registration” click to register.
We are looking forward to our discussion in our first virtual Conference on European Regionalism in 2021!
Chris Harvie, Stefan M Buettner, Patrik Buchmueller, Patricia & Frank Conlan and Christoph Meister
SAVE THE DATE: Join us in person for the 31st Freudenstadt Symposium on 1-3 July 2022