We are pleased to announce the annual conference of the Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives: Global Europe on Trial
26.-27. November 2024
Small hall, UH main building, 4th floor (Fabianinkatu 33)
Positioning Europe in the wider world has become an increasingly contentious issue both in research and in politics. Grand narratives of European unification and global value leadership have been challenged by decolonial and global ‘turns’ in scholarship. 70 years after the wave of independence of former European colonies, Europe is still coming to terms with its past and its violent colonial legacy. Meanwhile, crises of democracy, climate breakdown, and geopolitics underscore the need to reassess the global role of Europe (today)
The conference Global EUrope on Trial brings together scholars and political actors from Europe and beyond to discuss Europe’s past and present relationship with the surrounding world. We reflect on the drivers of periodic reimaginations of Europe and consider how the formation of new narratives may shape our collective future.
Our keynote speakers are:
Signe Rehling Larsen (University of Warwick/University of Copenhagen)
Liliane Umubyeyi (African Futures Lab, AfaLab)
Keynote: Robin de Bruin (University of Amsterdam)
Keynotes will be streamed!
The conference programme, abstracts and streaming links can be found on the conference website Global EUrope on trial conference | Law, Identity and the European Narratives | University of Helsinki