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The enlargement of the European
Union in 2004 changed the shape of the EU and the continent. External
borders were shifted, internal borders were dissolved, old borders
re-emerged, and new borders were established. It is becoming clear that
these processes are influenced not only by political and economic factors,
but to a large extent by basic cultural, historic and social conditions as
well. Analysis of all these areas leads to a better understanding of
Europe as a space characterised by complex processes of establishing and
transcending borders. Such analysis is therefore of fundamental importance
for shaping the continent for the future. |
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Against the backdrop of this
complex challenge, the German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
is hosting a European Congress under the title "Transcending Europe’s
Borders: The EU and Its Neighbours", 2-4 August 2007, in Berlin. The
congress is to build on the success of the ICCEES VII World Congress,
which took place in Berlin in summer 2005. The congress is to serve as the
prelude to a series of international conferences that will be held every
two to three years to address issues concerning the shaping of Europe’s
future from the perspective of all relevant disciplines. The congress will
provide a forum for representatives from the fields of Law, History,
Political Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, Slavic Studies, Geography,
Sociology, Religious Studies and other associated disciplines. The goal of
the congress is to promote international interdisciplinary collaboration
in researching European integration as well as Europe and Eastern Europe,
fields of study that have to this point co-existed more or less separately. |
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For further information about
the congress (registration, supplementary program, hotel bookings and
e-mail list) as well as the conference program, please visit |
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