Programme
19th Conference on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe, 20-22 September 2013 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, organised by the EuroMemo Group
Friday 20 September (Birkbeck College, room 414-415, 4th floor)
2:30 - 3:00 Arrival and registration
3:00 - 4:30 Plenary: The state of the Union
- Klaus Dräger (GUE-NGL, Brussels): The political state of the Union
- Engelbert Stockhammer (Kingston University): The economic state of the Union
4:30 - 5:00 Coffee break
5:00 - 6:30 Plenary: The state of the Union
- Marcella Corsi (Sapienza University of Rome): Economic crisis and gender equality in Europe (summary)
- Open discussion
7:00 Conference Dinner at Ciao Bella (86-90 Lamb's Conduit St)
Saturday 21 September
9:00 - 1:00 Five parallel workshops (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Workshop 1: Economic and financial policy (Brunei Gallery, room B101)
Coordinator: Trevor Evans
Workshop 2: Governance and democracy in the EU (Main building, room 563)
Coordinator: John Grahl
Workshop 3: Tax policy, employment and social inequalities (Main building, room 559)
Coordinators: Jeremy Leaman & Mahmood Messkoub
Workshop 4: Industrial policy and social-ecological transformation (Main building, room 467)
Coordinator: Frieder Otto Wolf
Workshop 5: The EU-US free trade agreement and EU external relations/ Eastern Europe (Brunei Gallery, room B401)
Coordinators: Werner Raza/ Wlodzimierz Dymarski
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 Plenary: Policy proposals from workshops (Birkbeck College, room 414-415, 4th floor)
4:00 - 4:30 Coffee break
4:30 - 6:30 Plenary: Confronting the crisis (Birkbeck College, room 414-415, 4th floor)
- Dany Lang (University of Paris 13 & Appalled Economists): Les économistes atterrés - Que faire de l'Europe? (What to do about Europe?)
- Marica Frangakis (Nicos Poulantzas Institute): Greece: The futility of austerity
- Jože Mencinger (University of Ljubljana): Central and Eastern European Countries between the Collapse of Socialism and the Crisis of Capitalism
- Mario Pianta (University of Urbino): Italy: The political economy of decline
Sunday 22 September (School of Oriental and African Studies, Brunei Gallery, room B101)
9:00 - 12:30 Planning meeting: EuroMemorandum 2014 and other activities
