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The Junior Research Fellows of the European Union Centre of
Excellence at York University will be hosting the 17th Annual
Glendon International Studies Symposium at York University's
Glendon College on Saturday, March 31st, 2012. The one-day
conference will focus on some of Germany’s more recent
political, social, and economic developments under the title
Prospects and Challenges for Contemporary Germany.
Dr. Birgit Mankompf from the Berlin School of Economics and Law
will be speaking on Germany’s role in the European debt crisis
during the morning lecture: The Euro Crisis: Germany to the
Rescue? Afternoon sessions will cover recent developments in
German environmental policies and initiatives; Germany’s role in
European and Transatlantic security measures; constitutional
challenges with regard to security measures while preserving
human dignity; and the social impact of immigrant integration
policies via the German education system. A number of academics,
experts and professionals who specialize in various branches of
German and European studies from Germany, Canada, and the United
States will be speaking at the conference. Attendance is open to
the general public.
To register, visit our website at
www.germanysymposium.org/en/registration.
Please send all inquiries to
info@germanysymposium.org.
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