Annual Transatlantic Studies Association
Canterbury Christ Church University invites
you to the 8th Annual Transatlantic Studies Association Conference which
will take place between 13-16 July 2009.
The organizers welcome proposals by
individuals, full panels of three speakers or a series of related panels
focusing on a particular theme or topic. Please direct any initial
questions to Alan Dobson (alan.dobson@transatlanticstudies.com) or the relevant panel co-ordinator. We would welcome early submission of
proposals and panels.
Proposals with a 300 word abstract should be submitted by May 1st 2009.
Plenary
Speakers:
- Frank Costigliola, University of Connecticut: ‘W. Averell Harriman and Archibald Clark Kerr: A Comparative of Politics, Personalities and Reactions to the Rigours of Living in Moscow'
- Simon Duke, European Institute of Public Administration: ‘Normative cynicism in EU-US relations'
- Sabine Boeck, Bremen University: ‘Transatlantic Slavery and Modern Feminism'
Panels,
Sub-Panels & Panel Leaders:
1. Literature
& Culture: Peter Wright (tearsofajester@hotmail.com) and Alan Rice (arice@uclan.ac.uk)
New
Transatlanticisms: Africa and the Americas: Thea Pitman (T.Pitman@leeds.ac.uk) and Andy Stafford (A.J.Stafford@leeds.ac.uk)
2. Planning
and the Environment: Tony Jackson (a.a.jackson@dundee.ac.uk)
EU-US
environmental policies: Comparing EU member states and US states: Paul Luif (PaulLuif@compuserve.com)
3. Economics: Fiona Venn (vennf@essex.ac.uk) , Jeff
Engel (jengel@bushschool.tamu.edu) Joe McKinney (joe_mckinney@baylor.edu)
4. History,
Security Studies and IR: David Ryan david.ryan@ucc.ie and Alan Dobson a.p.dobson@dundee.ac.uk
- Intellectuals, Policymakers and US Interventionism in Europe: Kaeten Mistry (kaeten.mistry@gmail.com)
- What President for Transatlantica? A Comparative Historical Assessment of American Chief Executives and Their Impact on Transatlantic Relations: David Haglund (haglundd@post.queensu.ca)
- Anglo-American Relations: Steve Marsh (marshsi@cardiff.ac.uk)
- NATO: Ellen Williams (d.e.williams@reading.ac.uk), Luca Ratti (ratti@uniroma3.it), Ralph Dietl (r.dietl@qub.ac.uk) and Oliver Bange (bange.preuss@t-online.de)
- Special Relationship: 400 Years of Dutch-American Relations: Kees van Minnen (ca.v.minnen@zeeland.nl) and Giles Scott-Smith (gp.scott_smith@zeeland.nl)
- Isolationism and Internationalism in Transatlantic Affairs: Simon Rofe (jsr13@leicester.ac.uk)
5. Interdisciplinary
Perspectives on Transatlantic Relations: Priscilla Roberts (proberts@hkucc.hku.hk), Taylor Stoermer (stoermer@virginia.edu)
For further information see: www.transatlanticstudies.com
