EFFICIENCY versus LEGITIMACY

The interaction of economic crisis; crisis management; and democracy during the interwar years and today

Seminar at the Department of Culture and Society
(building 1461/516)
Aarhus University

Friday June 7, 2013

Preliminary programme

13.00 – 13.45 Niels Wium Olesen: Efficiency versus legitimacy. The interaction of economic crisis; crisis management; and democracy during the interwar years and today (presentation of the research project)

13.45 – 14.30 Conan Fischer: Economy, politics, and the formulation of foreign policy in inter-war Europe: Franco-German relations and a vision of European Union

14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break

15.00 – 15.45 Gudni Jóhannesson: The 2009 ‘Pots and Pans Revolution’ in Iceland: People’s protests or politically instigated riots?

15.45 – 16.30 Christen Sørensen: EU crisis management in the new millennium. The case of Greece and the financial crisis since 2008

16.30 – 17.00 General discussion, moderated by Prof. Thorsten Borring Olesen

17.00 Reception

Conan Fischer: Professor in 20th century European history at School of History, University of St Andrews
Gudni Jóhannesson: Associate Professor in history at the Department of History and Philosophy, Academia Reykjavík
Niels Wium Olesen: Associate Professor in 20th century Danish and European history, at Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University
Christen Sørensen: Professor Emeritus in Economics, University of Southern Denmark, and former Chairman of the Danish Council of Economic Advisers
Each presenter will speak for app. 30 minutes, leaving 10 minutes for a brief discussion following each presentation.