Past Events2003

Past Events by Month:

February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
December

February

Devolution Five Years On:
Public Opinion and Constitutional Change in the Four Corners of the UK

Cynhadledd CREST 2003 ar y cyd â Sefydliad Gwleidyddiaeth Cymru Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru Caerdydd Cardiff 7 Chwefror 2003

The 2003 CREST Conference in association with the Institute of Welsh Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
National Museum of Wales Cardiff
7 February 2003

View a PDF programme of the conference

Contact Gwenan Creunant for further information

March

Devolution in Northern Ireland:
Record and Prospects
A one day conference of the ESRC research programme on
Devolution and Constitutional Change

4 March 2003, Stormont Hotel, Belfast

Click here for further details of the conference and here to view a PDF file of the
provisional conference programme and to obtain a booking form

Devolution: How well is the machinery working?

A seminar by
Professor Lord Norton of Louth
Charir of the Constiution Committe of the House of Lords

12 March 2003, The Constitution Unit, UCL

The Devolution Dividend
University of Glamorgan Business Centre, Pontypridd
13 March 2003

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Regional Governance in Wales, Brittany and Beyond
A Colloquium inspired by the ESRC Devolution Programme project on 'Devolution and Decentralisation in Wales and Brittany'

Council Chamber, Cardiff University
14 March 2003

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The Dynamics of Devolution in Wales - Initial Findings from the ESRC Devolution Programme
Aberdare Hall, Cardiff University
15 March 2003

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April

European Consortium for Political Research
Edinburgh - 28 March - 2 April
The ECPR Joint Sessions feature two workshops
drawing on research from the
ESRC Devolution Programme:
'The Welfare State and Territorial Politics'
and
'Changing Constitutions, Builiding Institutions and (Re)Defining Gender Relations'

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'What our politicians should know:
Political attitudes in Northern Ireland'
A seminar given by Dr. Roger MacGinty, University of York
At NICVA Conference Room B 61, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
9 April 2003, 12:00 noon -1:00 am

Please email Debra Hughes DM.Hughes@ulster.ac.uk

May

The Scottish Election Campaign 2003:
Analysing the Campaign and Outcome
A half-day conference of the ESRC Devolution Programme and the University of Edinburgh
at
Royal Museum of Scotland
15 May 2003

click here for further details

June

A New Regional Policy for the UK:
Challenges for Economic Governance
This seminar is part of a major series led by ippr and co-sponsored by the ESRC Devolution Programme on the theme
'A New Regional Policy for the UK' http://www.ippr.org.uk/research/index.php?current=37&project=113

European Research Institute, University of Birmingham
2 June 2003
Click here for PDF programme

Devolution and Constitutional Change in the United Kingdom: An Italian Survey
University of Siena
3-4 June 2003

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Institute for German Studies Conference
"Regions and the EU: Do they make a difference?"
This conference is run jointly with the Jean Monnet Project at Aston University
and the Leverhulme Trust's 'Nations and Regions' Programme
at the Constitution Unit, University College, London
West Midlands in Europe Office, Brussels, Belgium
10-11 June 2003
Draft programme (PDF)

National Assembly for Wales election 2003
Post-Election Seminar
Jointly organised by the Electoral Commission
and the ESRC Devolution Programme
Marriott Hotel, Cardiff
Monday, 16 June 2003
Draft programme (PDF)

Parties, Election and Representation:
Does Devolution Add Value?
The second seminar in a series on Identity and Representation jointly organised by
the ESRC Devolution Programme and the British Council, Barcelona
Barcelona, 18-20 June, 2003

click here for PDF file of the seminar programme

Devolution and Democracy Reconciling democracy, equality and decentralisation
The first seminar in an series jointly organised by
The ESRC Devolution Programme and the Constitution Unit, UCL
Council Room, UCL, Gower Street site
26 June 2003
Click here for further details or contact Matthew Butt on 020 7679 4977

July

'Taking Soundings'
A CFER and ESRC round table 'post-mortem'
on the Government's Soundings Exercise on
the interest in holding referendums on
establishing elected regional assemblies
Room 'O', Portcullis House, Westminster,
Wednesday 2 July, 4pm-5:30pm

Tel: 0114 235 6295 for details

Can The Welsh Assembly Government Hold Its Course?
The National Assembly's Second Term
A Joint IWA/Constitution Unit Conference

Keynote speaker Rt Hon Peter Hain MP,
Secretary of State for Wales

Thistle Park Hotel Cardiff
Monday 7 July 9.00am
PDF flyer and booking form

September

EPOP Annual Conference 2003
12-14 September 2003
Cardiff
Further details and booking forms (external site)

Regionalism and Leadership
an open lecture by Michael Moore,
former Prime Minister of New Zealand
and former Director General of the World Trade Organisation

Organised by the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham
Wednesday 24 September 2003
Room G22, J.G. Smith Building, The University of Birmingham
12.15pm buffet lunch followed by
talk and discussion at 12.30 - 1.45 pm

Please contact Liz Kent if you wish to attend on 0121 4143953 or email her on SPPSEC@spp5.bham.ac.uk

New Public Sector Management Seminar 2003 Management School, University of Edinburgh
25/26 September 2003

Draft programme (PDF)
To book, and for further information, contact IPSAR@ed.ac.uk

Laboratories of democracy 1: Do they produce interesting new policies?
The 2nd seminar in the series Devolution and Democracy
Jointly organised by the ESRC Devolution Programme
and the Constitution Unit, University College, London
Speaker: Professor Paul Peterson, Harvard University
Respondent: Dr Daniel Wincott, University of Birmingham

26 September 2003
Seminar Room 1, Cruciform Building, UCL
For further details and online booking form please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/events/dd.htm (external site)

October

Law and Politics:
Constitutional Litigation and Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland
A conference organised by
the School of Law, Queens University Belfast
Friday October 10, 2003
Canada Room, QUB 10am - 5pm

contact k.agnew@qub.ac.uk for details

Laboratories of Democracy 2:
Why is there so little variation in substate government forms?

The 3rd seminar in the series 'Devolution and Democracy'
Jointly organised by the ESRC Devolution Programme
and the Constitution Unit, University College, London
Speakers: Prof Roland Sturm (Tübingen)
and Prof Martin Burch (Manchester)
30 October 2003,
Council Room, Gower Street, UCL, London

For further details and online booking form please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/events/dd.htm (external site)


November

Anglo-Scottish Relations since 1914
A Symposium organised by
the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
6-7 November, 2003

Further details and Draft programme (PDF)

Federalism and Social Justice
The 4th seminar in the series 'Devolution and Democracy'
Jointly organised by the ESRC Devolution Programme
and the Constitution Unit, University College, London

Speaker: Professor Richard Simeon, University of Toronto
Respondent: Peter Riddell

Venue to be Confirmed

For further details and online booking form please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/events/dd.htm (external site)

Regionalism and the Future
of Urban Politics
A Seminar of the Political Studies Association
Urban Politics Group
Wednesday 12 November 2003
Aston University, Birmingham

CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF)

further details from Dr Josie Kelly
J.T.Kelly@aston.ac.uk

Tel: 0121 0359 3611 ext. 4309



ARK 2003-2004 Seminar Series
Attitudes to Community Relations
in Northern Ireland: Grounds for Optimism?
Speakers: Dr. Joanne Hughes and
Dr. Caitlin Donnelly, University of Ulster
Wednesday 19 November 2003
12:00- 1:00 followed by lunch
NICVA Conference Room B,
61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
Contact 028 7137 5513 or email: info@ark.ac.uk

Regional Studies
Annual Conference 2003
'Economic Governance Post-Devolution:
Differentiation or Convergence?'
London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, London
21 November 2003
Further details and call for papers (PDF)

The 5th seminar in the series
'Devolution and Democracy'
Jointly organised by the ESRC Devolution Programme
and the Constitution Unit, University College, London
11:00 —Decentralisation and Civil Society:
Institutions for Empowerment
Speaker: Patrick le Galès, CEVIPOF, France
Respondent: Professor Elizabeth Meehan, Queen's University Belfast

14:00—Laboratories of Democracy 3:
Why they produce interesting new policies?
Speaker: Professor Keith Banting, Queen's University, Canada
Respondent: Professor Charlie Jeffery, University of Birmingham

27 November 2003
Council Room, Gower Street, UCL, London

For further details and online booking form please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/events/dd.htm (external site)

December

'Northern Ireland: What's Going Wrong?'
Constitution Unit seminar addressed by
Robin Wilson, Director of the Democratic Dialogue and
Stefan Wolff, editor of 'Peace at Last? The Impact of the Good Friday Agreement on Northern Ireland'.
1 December 2003, London, 11am
Further details from Matthew Butt at the Constitution Unit m.butt@ucl.ac.uk

The Evolution of Devolution and
the Second Term of the National Assembly
First in a series of public lectures on devolution in Wales
Speaker: Rhodri Morgan, First Minister
of the National Assembly for Wales
4 December 2003, 7pm, University of Wales, Bangor
Details from Professor Duncan Tanner his017@bangor.ac.uk

Book launch:
'Delineating Wales: Constitutional, Legal and Administrative Aspects of National Devolution',
by Richard Rawlings
With Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas,
Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
4 December 2003, 7pm, Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University