Conférence Plénière 2
La science politique en Europe : cartographies de la discipline
Political Science in Europe : The State of the Discipline after Bologna
Set up by ECPSA and AFSP
Participants
Nonna Mayer, France (Co-chair) nonna.mayer@sciences-po.fr
Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer, Germany (Co-chair) Schuschro13@aol.com
Didier Georgakakis, France didier.georgakakis@misha.fr
Luciana Ghica, Romania luciana.ghica@gmail.com
Sarunas Liekis, Lithuania lsarunas@yahoo.com
Erkki Berndtson, Finland erkki.berndtson@helsinki.fi
Theme
The state of art in different research areas is a common figure of the academic debate in our discipline. But what do we know exactly about the state of political science as a profession or as a discipline in its institutional and organisational aspects? This question strongly matters at a time where the pressure for more internationalisation of knowledge is high, paticularly in Europe where the construction of the European space of research and teaching is at stake. The understanding of the institutional settings of political science is more than useful in this context in order to cooperate as closely and successfully as possible. It is equally important for grasping the circulation of political theories, ideas and models – if this exists (which will also be a question discussed at this round table).
To foster such a debate is an important part of the mission of the European Confederation of Political Science Associations (ECPSA) which was founded in Berlin in November 2007 for the purpose of addressing such common issues of the discipline (while other federations deal with specific topics of research and teaching). ECPSA has currently two dozen member associations and seeks to create a comprehensive framework for the cooperation and exchange in Europe related to all aspects of political science as an academic discipline and its professional organisation.
The round table discussion will in part be based on reports and data assembled by ECPSA. It will try to assess the moving internal and external borders of the discipline, to analyze the effects that the Bologna process is having on the discipline in various countries (e.g. diversification, language etc.), and it will clarify the structures and organization of political science associations in Europe, their impact on the public and on politics.
Session
1er septembre 2011
17h15–19h15
Parlement européen (Salle N1-4)