(in association with the Belgrade Institute For European Studies and in cooperation with Anglo-Serbian Society),
29-30 June 2007, Belgrade
Executive summary
Conferences & Seminars
Please find below a comprehensive list with all the past conferences organised by the LIEIS, subdivided in 5 broad categories:
Vitality of Nations/Regions/Cities;
Security;
European Union/EU Integration;
Luxembourg;
Other
The Vitality of Nations/ Regions/ Cities
Coping with Shrinking: The Yugoslav and the Serbian Experiences
(in association with the Belgrade Institute For European Studies and in cooperation with Anglo-Serbian Society),
29-30 June 2007, Belgrade
Executive summary
The Vitality of Vietnam
(in association with the Institute of Sociology, Academy of Social Sciences of Vietnam),
16 March 2007, Hanoi
Growth and Interaction in the World Economy: The West and the Rest, 1000-2000 AD
(based on an essay by Angus Maddison),
24-25 May 2002, Harvard
Executive summary
The Vitality of India
(in association with the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi and the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh)
9-10 March 2002, Chandigarh, India
Social and Antisocial Capital
(based on an essay by Paul Streeten),
11 May 2001, Harvard
Executive summary 
The Vitality of China and the Chinese
(in association with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences),
12-13 May 2000, Shanghai
Does Economics Matter?
(based on an essay by Charles Kindleberger),
17 April 2000, Harvard
The Revitalisation of the City of Saint Petersburg
19-20 June 1999, Saint Petersburg
The World We Are Entering: 2000-2050
(based on an essay by Immanuel Wallerstein),
4-5 June 1999, Schengen, Luxembourg
Economics of the Twenty-First Century
(based on a manuscript by Andrew Kamarck),
24 April 1998, Harvard
Two Hegemonies: Britain 1846-1914 and the United States 1941-1989
(in association with the Institute for Historical Research, London),
2-4 May 1997, Cumberland Lodge, UK
Capitalism, Socialism and Dictatorship: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships
(in association with the Center on Institutional Reform and the University of Maryland, Washington; based on a manuscript by Mancur Olson),
24-25 January 1997, Luxembourg
World Economic Perspectives till the Year 2050
(based on a manuscript by Walt Rostow),
18-19 October 1996, Harvard
The Vitality of Pre-Communist, Communist and Post-Communist Russia
(in association with the Moscow Science Foundation),
27-28 September 1996, Moscow
The Disruption of Traditional Forms of Nurture in the 20th Century
(based on an essay by William McNeill),
13-14 July 1996, Luxembourg
Capitalism, Socialism and Dictatorship: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships
(in association with the Center on Institutional Reform and the University of Maryland, Washington; based on a manuscript by Mancur Olson),
12-13 April 1996, Washington D.C.
The Vitality of Pre-Communist, Communist and Post-Communist Russia
(in association with the Moscow Science Foundation),
22-23 September 1995, Moscow
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations or Why some are so Rich and some so Poor
(based on a manuscript by David Landes),
26-27 May 1995, Harvard
The Decline of the Western Alliance: A Cultural Interpretation
(based on a manuscript by Christopher Coker),
20 January 1995, London
The Vitality of the Netherlands
16-17 December 1994, Luxembourg
World Economic Primacy, 1350-1990
(based on a preliminary manuscript by Charles Kindleberger),
6-7 May 1994, Harvard
The Vitality of Britain
17-18 December 1993, Luxembourg
The Vitality of Japan in a Comparative Perspective
(in association with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, Tokyo),
26-27 March 1992, Tokyo
The Vitality of Central and Eastern Europe after the Eclipse
14-16 December 1991, Stirin (Prague)
The Vitality of Nations, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the United States and Japan in the Contemporary World
27-28 September 1990, Harvard
The Vitality of Nations, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the United States and Japan in the Contemporary World
9-11 March 1990, Bourglingster, Luxembourg
Security & East-West Relations
The EU, Russia and Central Southeast Europe
(Ukraine, Belarus and the Caucasus)
24 April 2009,
Luxembourg
Executive summary
The EU as a Security/Defence Community?
2-3 July 2004, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Russia in the World after September 11th 2001
(in cooperation with the Association for the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation and the European Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow),
27 April 2002, Moscow
Executive summary
Present and Future Relations of Russia and the European Union in the Interests of Security and Stable Development of Europe
(in cooperation with the Association for the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation and the European Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow),
27-28 April 2001, Moscow
Executive summary
NATO Enlargement and Burden-Sharing
(in association with NATO),
21 March 1998, Luxembourg
Russia and the West
(in association with NATO),
4 May 1996, Luxembourg
Civil-Military Relations in Central and Eastern Europe: The Place of the Armed Forces in the Transition to Democracy
(in association with NATO),
21-22 April 1995, Luxembourg
Nuclear Weapons and the Future Security Order on the Territory of the Former Soviet Union
(in association with NATO),
21-22 October 1994, Bourglinster, Luxembourg
The Future Role of Russia in Europe and in the World
(in association with NATO),
1-2 July 1994, Bourglingster, Luxembourg
The Security of Small States
(in association with NATO),
22-23 October 1993, Bourlingster, Luxembourg
Sources and Areas of Future Possible Crises in Central and Eastern Europe
9-10 July 1993, Bourglingster, Luxembourg
The International System after the Collapse of the East-West Order
(in cooperation with the Luxembourg-Harvard Association)
1-4 February 1993, Luxembourg
The State Crises in Central and Eastern Europe
13-14 January 1992, Bougrlingster, Luxembourg
Preventing a New East-West Divide: The Economic and Social Imperatives of the Future Europe
(in cooperation with the Luxembourg-Harvard Association),
15-17 February 1991, Bourlingster, Luxembourg
Beyond East-West Confrontation: Searching for a New Security Structure in Europe,
9-11 July 1990, Bourglingster, Luxembourg
The Western Community and the Gorbachev Challenge
(organized by the Luxembourg-Harvard Association),
19-22 December 1988, Luxembourg
The Marshall Plan and the Building of an Atlantic Community
(organized by the Luxembourg-Harvard Association),
17-22 December 1987, Luxembourg
European Union, EU Integration, EU Neighbours
The EU, Russia and China - A Coming Triad?
26 April 2010,
Luxembourg
Executive summary
J.M. Keynes and Europe: Memories and Prospects
(in association with the University of Trier),
4 and 5 December 2009, Trier
Executive summary
Bulgaria and the EU: Before and After Accession
27 April 2009, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Kyril Drezov, Bulgaria and the Western project
Vladimir Shopov, Projecting political influence and diplomacy: Beyond EU conditionality
EU, Russia and Central Southest Europe (Ukraine, Belarus and the Caucasus)
24 April 2009, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: Ensuring the long-term viability and vitality of the European Union
(third conference, project jointly developed with Robert Mundell)
12-13 July 2008, Santa Colomba (Siena)
Executive summary
Rolf Weder, Political Contestability and the Future of the European Union
Wolf von Leipzig, Luxemburger Wort 26.6.2008, Konfoderationsmodell fur Europa
Small States Inside and Outside the European Union
(in association with the Pierre Werner Institute, Luxembourg),
16-17 May 2008, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Societal Concepts for the Upcoming Russia
(in association with the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation and the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Moscow ),
10 April 2008, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Societal Models for Turkey
(in association with Akdeniz University, Antalya),
30 March 2008
Executive summary
Searching for a New Political Dispensation for the European Union
(second conference, project jointly developed with Robert Mundell ),
2-3 June 2007, Santa Colomba (Siena)
Executive summary
The Future Role of Russia in World Politics
(in association with the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation and the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Moscow ),
11 May 2007, Luxembourg
Executive summary
The Future of the Benelux Cooperation in a Changing Europe
(in cooperation with Clingendael Institute of International Relations, The Hague; Egmont Institute, Brussels and Institut Pierre Werner, Luxembourg),
8-9 February 2007, Bourglinster, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Possible Political Structures for the European Union
(first conference, project jointly developed with Robert Mundell),
2-3 December 2006, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Developments in the Post-Soviet Space
(in association with the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation and the Europe-Forum, Moscow),
10 October 2006, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Homo Europaeus - East and West
(in association with the ISE-Center, Moscow),
12-13 May 2006, Schengen. Luxembourg
Executive summary
Europe Facing Ethnic and Religious Conflicts
(in cooperation with the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Moscow),
5 May 2006, Moscow
Executive summary
Benelux Revisited
(in cooperation with the Clingendael Institute of International Relations, The Hague),
24-25 March 2006, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Le Facteur Russe dans l'Europe Moderne
(en coopération avec la Chambre des Députés de Luxembourg et le Groupe Parlementaire "Russie-Benelux" de la Douma d'Etat de Russie),
21 avril 2005, Luxembourg
The Political Economy of the Lisbon Agenda
(in association with the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade),
12-13 April 2005, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Reinventing and Reinvigorating EU-Russia Relations
(in association with the New Eurasia Foundation and with the financial support of the Robert Bosch Foundation),
8 - 9 April 2005, Bourglinster, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Reforming European Pension Systems
24-25 September 2004, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Where Is Russia Heading For? - Horizon 2020
(in cooperation with the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Moscow),
20 September 2004, Moscow
Executive summary
Turkey and the European Union: 2004 and Beyond
(in association with the Turkish Foreign Policy Institute (TFPI) of the Bilkent University in Ankara),
3-4 October 2003, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Small States in Grey Geo-Political Zones: The Case of Moldova
(in association with the Euro-Atlantic Center of Moldova),
11-12 October 2002, Chisinau
Small States in the Convention and in the Upcoming European Union
20-21 September 2002, Luxembourg
Executive summary
L'Europe des Régions dans le Processus d'après Nice
12-13 octobre 2001, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Size and Success,
5-6 October 2001, Luxembourg
Europe's Social Future: one Model or Many?
28-29 September 2001, Schengen, Luxembourg
Die Arbeitsbeziehungen in den Mitgliedsstaaten im Kontext einer zukünftigen europäischen Sozialpolitik: Konvergenz statt Harmonisierung
(in Zusammenarbeit mit der Gesellschaft für Europäische Sozialpolitik, Universität Bonn und dem Arbeitsministeriums von Luxemburg)
4-5 Mai 2001, Luxemburg
Executive summary
Le tripartisme en Europe
Tripartism in Europe
24 September 1999, Luxembourg
The Euro as a Stabilizer in the International Economic System
4 December 1998, Luxembourg
Relations between the European Union and the United States of America
Les relations entre l'Union européenne et les Etats-Unis d'Amérique
17 January 1998, Luxembourg
From Maastricht to Amsterdam: What kind of Progress?/De Maastricht à Amsterdam: quel progrès?
29 November 1997, Luxembourg
The Schengen Process: Reinforcing the Freedom of Movement as well as the Security of the Citizens?
Le processus de Schengen: renforcement de la liberté de mouvement tout comme de la scurité des citoyens ?
22 November 1997, Schengen
Political Implications of Monetary Integration in the European Union
Les implications politiques de l'intégration monétaire au sein de l'Union européenne
18 October 1997, Luxembourg
Industrial Relations in the European Union
Les relations industrielles dans l'Union européenne
(in association with the "Groupement d'Etudes et de Recherches 'Notre Europe'", Paris),
11 September 1997, Luxembourg
Political and Economic Effects of a Differentiated Integration in the European Union
Les effets politiques et economiques d'une intégration différenciée au sein de l'Union européenne
26 April 1997, Luxembourg
Civil Society in Russia
(in association with NATO),
8 March 1997, Luxembourg
Thinking about Future European Integration: The Desirable and the Feasible
12-13 January 1996, Bourglingster, Luxembourg
The Intergovernmental Conference and the Future of the European Union
13-14 January 1995, Bourlingster, Luxembourg
The European Community after 1992: A new Role in World Politics: A New Role in World Politics?
(in cooperation with the Luxembourg-Harvard Association),
28-31 May 1990, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
L'Immigration au Luxembourg, et Après?
(en association avec le STATEC, Luxembourg),
18 juin 2004, Luxembourg
The Present and the Future of the Luxembourg Social Model
Le présent et l'avenir du modèle social luxembourgeois
27-28 October, 17-18 November and 8 December 2000, Luxembourg
Others
Contemporary Globalisation and Hegemonies: Transformation of Nation-States - New Intercivilisational Visions
8 - 9 May 2009, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Karl Marx - His Significance Today for Europe and the World
Symposium on the occasion of the 190th Birthday of Karl Marx in Trier
(in cooperation with the University of Trier,
2 and 3 May 2008, Trier
Israel and the Region after Lebanon: the Strategic Alternatives
( in co-organisation with the Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan; the S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; the Institut Pierre Werner; the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies; Yossi Alpher; with the financial support of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies)
5-6 January 2007, Luxembourg
How do we Make the UN and Multilateralism more Effective?
(Third conference organized by the Luxembourg Group in association with LIEIS),
13-14 September 2004, Washington D.C.
Executive summary
Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict
(Second conference organized by the Luxembourg Group in association with LIEIS),
24-25 May 2004, Geneva
Executive summary
Transatlantic Relations and the Challenges of Globalisation
(First conference organized by the Luxembourg Group in association with LIEIS),
24-25 October 2003, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
Peasant Movements and Alternatives to Neo-Liberal Globalisation in Agriculture
Mouvements paysans et alternatives à la mondialisation néo-libérale en matière agraire et rurale
(in cooperation with the Centre Tricontinental, Louvain-la-Neuve and Forum Mondial des Alternatives, Dakar),
23-24 November 2002, Schengen, Luxembourg
Executive summary
The Indian Civilisation in a Globalising World
(in cooperation with the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow),
25-26 April 2002, Moscow
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Actuality and Meaning of Social Movements
Réalité et signification des mouvements sociaux
(in association with the World Forum for Alternatives),
11-13 January 2002, Schengen, Luxembourg
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Regional Cooperation in the Middle East,
26-27 May 2000, Schengen, Luxembourg
The Economic Consequences of the Peace - 80 Years after Commemorating the Armistice Negotiations at Trier and Keynes 'Economic Consequences of the Peace'
(in association with the Social Market Foundation, London, and the University of Trier),
17 December 1999, Trier
Démocratie - suite et fin?
Democracy - Continuation and End ?
(in association with the Centre Culturel Français, Luxembourg),
24 January 1998, Luxembourg
The Benelux Model for the Regional Cooperation in the Middle East,
18 December 1997, Schengen