Regional (sub-)groupings have played a significant, but comparatively neglected role in the processes of European integration. The BENELUX and the Nordic Council both offer longstanding models of regional cooperation which have, in various ways, often been cited as examples for the wider European integration project. More recently, both the Visegrád and Baltic states have seen the (re-) emergence of forms of regional cooperation in connection with their accession to and later membership of the European Union. Yet, though often cited, these experiences of (sub-)regional cooperation within the wider European project have been the object of relatively little systematic or comparative study.
The aim of the present conference is to address this gap by bringing together specialists on these regional groupings with a view to providing a fuller understanding of both their historical significance and their possible future role relative to a potentially fragmenting European political landscape.
The conference is funded by the Robert Schuman Initiative for European Affairs (Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence) and by the FNR through the CORE Junior research project, “BENELUX.
Organisation
- Robert Schuman Initiative for European Affairs
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH)
- Institute of Political Science at the University of Luxembourg
Programme
8 April 2019, 19.00
Keynote from Thomas Antoine, Secretary General of the BENELUX Union
followed by a drinks reception
Maison du Savoir, Amphitheatre 3.330
9 April 2019, 9.00 – 18.00
Conference
Maison des Sciences humaines, Black Box
