Europe's Eastern Enlargement, 
Toronto, 10-11.2005


Europe's Eastern Enlargement:
Security, Citizenship, and Coexistence
February 10-11, 2005
Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility
Munk Centre for International Studies
University of Toronto

A graduate student conference organized by the
Centre for Russian and East European Studies.


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Call for Papers
The fundamental shift in Europe's political and economic landscape in
May 2004 has created a series of new challenges and opportunities. The
European Union (EU) is determined to enlarge even further especially in
Southeastern Europe. While the EU has proved to be instrumental in
democratizing the former Communist East, can it maintain the momentum
without diminishing its core values? As Machiavelli wrote in The Prince,
drastic change destabilizes the balance of power. Is this the current
state of the EU? Has the eastward expansion destabilized the western
countries and disrupted their relationship with the non-EU east?

The Centre for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the Munk
Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, will be hosting
an interdisciplinary graduate student conference concerning the future
direction of policy-making and security in Europe. We invite you to
submit papers dealing with any of the following broad issue areas:

Civil Society and Citizenship - the flow of westerly migration, state
brain-drains, transnational social capital, and increased nationalist
sentiments in a supra-national arena.
Political and Economic Security - the evolution of a common foreign and
security policy, internal and external Schengen issues, Acquis
Communautaire, inexpensive foreign labour competition, further
enlargement, foreign investment.
Minorities and Diversity - ethnic pluralism, gender, nationalist and
ultra right-wing political parties, language.
Submissions
The conference is open to graduate students. Those wishing to present a
paper drawn from course work or dissertation research should send a
curriculum vitae, contact information, and 300 word abstract:

By e-mail (attached in .doc or .RTF) to crees.conference@utoronto.ca or
By mail to:
Europe's Eastern Enlargement
c/o Centre for Russian and East European Studies
Munk Centre for International Studies
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 3K7
Applications should be received by November 26th, 2004 and selected
panelists will be notified by December 8th, 2004. Each participant will
be allowed to present on one panel only.
Participants are strongly encouraged to seek funding to cover their own
travel costs. Accommodations and some travel funding will be provided
subject to availability.