Recent conference papers

The staff and members of the Monash European and EU Centre publish extensively in their fields of expertise.

A select list of their most recent conference papers that engage on European topics is provided below. For a comprehensive list, refer to the profiles and CV’s of staff and members, which are available from the staff webpage and members’ webpage.

2008 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘Development Co-operation, Crisis Management Vs EU Visibility in Africa,’ Paper presented at the 31^st Annual Conference of African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific at Monash University, 26-28 November 2008.

2008 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘Images of the European Union as a Development Actor in Kenya,’ paper presented at the Europe in the Changing World: Challenges, Priorities and Research Collaboration conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25-27, September 2008.

2008 – Davison, R., ‘Evaluating NATO’s Military Concept: The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures’, paper delivered to the ISA-CISS 2008 Millennium conference on Global conflict, cooperation and integration. Hotel République, Paris, June 14-16, 2008.

2007 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘EU-Africa Relations: Between Development Co-operation and Conflict Prevention,’ refereed Paper to be presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Monash University, Australia, 24-26 September 2007.

2007 - Kimunguyi, P., The Security-Development Nexus in EU-ACP Relations’ paper presented at the Monash 'New Europe, New Governance, New Worlds?' organized by the Monash European and EU Centre Melbourne, Australia, 12-14 April 2007.

2007 – Davison, R., ‘Soft Power Plus? Building an EU Defence Policy’, paper delivered to the Monash European and EU Studies Centre conference on ‘Europe: New Governance, New Worlds’, Monash University City Centre, Melbourne, 13-14 April 2007.

Key note speaker, “The US and European Unity from World War II to the 21^st Century: Old Europe and New Europe”, New Europe, New Governance, New Worlds?, Monash University Law Chambers, a conference organized by the Monash European and EU Centre and the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies, 12-14 April 2007.

2006 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘Regional Integration in Africa: Prospects and Challenges for the European Union,’ refereed paper to be presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association Annual Conference at the University of Newcastle, 25 – 27 September 2006.

2006 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘Changing Paradigms or Symbolic Rhetoric? Perspectives on the European Union’s Development policy,’ Conference Paper presented at 29^th Annual Conference of African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific at Macquarie University, Sydney, 20-22 September 2006.

2006 - Winand, P., “Naissance d’une diplomatie européenne”, Pascaline Winand (European University Institute and ULB) and Véronique Dimier (ULB), International conference, The EC/EU: a world security actor? An assessment after 50 years of the external actions of the EC/EU,European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, 43 Avenue du Président Wilson, 75775 PARIS CEDEX 16, 14-15 September 2006.

2006 - Kimunguyi, P., From Lome to Cotonou: An Assessment of the European Union’s Trade Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries, Journal of International Relations No. 33:1-2, University of Warsaw, Scholar Publishers, July 2006.

September 2006:  “Contrasting  Modernities:  The Channel Divide  Between Economic and Political Modernity”. European Unity and Divisions: Regions, Religions, Civilizations, Conference jointly organised in Prato, Italy by the Centre for European Studies, Monash University and the Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence.

April 2006:  The European diaspora in Australia, Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia. Invited opening presentation “Modernity, Migration: Australia and Europe”, Conference organized by the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia.

2005 - Kimunguyi, P., ‘The European Union and Developing Countries: The Challenges of Trade Liberalisation in the Cotonou Process’, refereed paper presented at The 3^rd Conference of European Union and Asia Pacific Association of European Studies, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 8-10 December, 2005.

2004 – Davison, R., ‘The EU–US Relationship and NATO’, invited keynote delivered to the EU Commission Delegation/Asia–Pacific Journalism Centre conference on Reporting Contemporary Europe, University of Melbourne, July 7–8.

For a list of more conference papers, visit the Archive page.