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Conference Announcement Theme: Nationalism and Globalisation Subtitle: New Settings, New Challenges Type: International Symposium Institution: Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law, University of Edinburgh Location: Edinburgh (United Kingdom) Date: 23.–24.5.2013 __________________________________________________ The Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law will host an international symposium over two days, 23-24 May 2013, bringing together research on the interface between nationalism and multiculturalism on the one hand, and the evolving dynamics of transnational constitutionalism on the other. A group of leading scholars in the area will present on current developments in, and challenges for, the theory and practice of constitutionalism within culturally diverse polities in light of on-going constitutional changes at the global level. A key note lecture will be delivered by Professor Michael Ignatieff. The Symposium will be inter-disciplinary, bringing together constitutional theorists, international lawyers, political theorists and political scientists in order that insights might be shared across these three strands of recent work. The Symposium will begin with a number of papers scoping the terrain from a range of disciplines and delivering an assessment of ‘where we are now’ both in terms of the existing literature but also in relation to constitutional challenges ahead. There will be time on the first day for a full discussion of these papers and the drawing out of key principles. This will lead to a more detailed consideration of new settings for national pluralism on day two. Here we will consider the challenges posed by the changing normative environment for the nation in four contexts: - international law - the revival of the ‘strong state’ in some parts of the world - the particular case of divided societies - the evolution of supranational legal orders, most specifically that of the European Union Draft Programme Confirmed speakers include: Professor Michael Ignatieff, University of Toronto John Breuilly, London School of Economics: ‘Theorising Nationalism in a Globalising Age’ Neil Walker, University of Edinburgh: ‘The Global Constitutional Mosaic: Situating “the Nation”’ Stephen Tierney, University of Edinburgh: ‘Sub-state Nations and Strong States: the accommodation impasse?’ Richard Bellamy, University College London: ‘The political constitution of an international association of democratic states' Sujit Choudhry, New York University. ‘Constitutionalism, Globalisation and Divided Societies: the story so far’ Brendan O’Leary, University of Pennsylvania. ‘Re-Theorising National Pluralism: problem cases’: (title subject to change) Michael Keating, Professor Emeritus, European University Institute, ‘Nationalism After the State?” Zoran Oklopcic, Carleton University: ‘‘Lilliputian Travels: Rethinking Sovereign Equality as Popular Sovereignty” Christine Bell, University of Edinburgh: ‘Constitutional Building and International Norm-Setting and the Challenge of Globalisation’ Alexander Schwartz, Queens University, Canada: ‘The Plurinational Constitutional Model and Divided Societies’ Cormac Mac Amlaigh, University of Edinburgh: 'The Evolving European Union' Ailsa Henderson, University of Edinburgh: ‘Beyond the Nation: Globalisation and the New Regionalism’ Contact: Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law School of Law University of Edinburgh Old College South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 650 2008 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6317 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&prodid=935 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
