Welcome
(Erling Sandmo, Oslo; Robin Allers, Oslo)

Opening remarks
(Janos Herman)

Key-note lecture
Recent trends in research on European integration history
(Gabriele Clemens, Hamburg)

Panel 1: The self-image of Nordic exceptionalism vs. Nordic europeanness
(Chair: Helge Pharo, Oslo)

• Christopher Browning (Warwick): The Exceptional Foundations of Nordic Peace: Renewal or Erosion?
• Gunnhildur Lily Magnúsdóttir (Malmö): The interplay between the international image and the self-image of the Nordic states

(Discussant: Lise Rye, Trondheim)

Panel 2: Similarities and differences in Nordic perceptions and definitions of „Europe“
(Chair: Baldur Thorhallsson)

• Thorsten B. Olesen (Århus): The role of Identity and History in shaping Nordic attitudes to European integration during the Cold War
• Guðmundur Hálfdanarson: Iceland and Europe

(Discussant: Ulf Sverdrup)

Panel 3: Perspectives from the „Continent“ on Scandinavia and Northern Europe
(Chair: Gabriele Clemens, Hamburg)

• Robin Allers (Oslo): Is this still Europe? The European Commission and the Nordic countries
• Louis Clerc (Turku): French national interests and the Nordic countries

(Discussant: Carsten Schymik, Berlin)

Weitere Informationen:
http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/termine/id=12757