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International Cold War Conference at the University of Copenhagen
Location: University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Period: November 30-December 1, 2007
Deadline: 15 May 2007
Major themes of the conference
- Planned major themes of the international Cold War Conference at the University of Copenhagen in late 2007 are:
- The development of and reactions to the West German Ostpolitik in the late 1960s
- The negotiating process in Western Europe as well as the bilateral contacts between East and West European countries leading to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- The initial phases of the European Policy Cooperation in the 1970s, seen in the light of the East-West détente process
- The implementation and impact in East and West Europe of the Helsinki agreements during the 1970s and early 1980s
- The impact on both sides of the East-West divide in Europe of the so-called 'Second Cold War' on the détente process during the early 1980s, including the roles of opposition and dissident movements in Eastern Europe and the role of independent anti-nuclear weapons movements in Western Europe (and the United States).
It is the specific ambition and hope that the Copenhagen Cold War Conference for scholars may help to throw new light on such issues in particular. New answers to these questions, based upon recent scholarship and upon recently opened archives in both East and West, would also be relevant to help explaining the conduct of transatlantic relations in the post-Cold War world.
Greater insight into the national, European, and transatlantic strategies followed by governments as well as international organizations and popular NGOs and networks to overcome the Cold War division of Europe would also contribute to an increased understanding of the transformation of Europe and the changing role of Europe after the Cold War.
Deeper knowledge of these strategies would provide a better perspective on contemporary and future European politico-economic developments. It is thus expected that the conference will also serve as an inspiration to humanities and social science research communities of these universities working on similar or related problems.
Program
The practical format of the conference is envisaged as six sessions in two days with two or three papers to be presented in each session. Thus, on Friday, November 30, two or three papers will be presented in the morning session, followed by two or three papers in the early afternoon session, concluded by two or three papers to be presented in the late afternoon session. A similar procedure is expected on Saturday, December 1. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion between a number of the participating senior scholars.
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Coordinators and Partners
University of Copenhagen
Contact & Information
Further information: www.ku.dk/satsning/Europa/arrangementer/cold_war
Contact:
All pratical questions concerning the conference should be directed to the conference secretary:
Jens Runge
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen.
tel: + 45 35 32 84 09 (direct)
Chief organizer and academic responsible:
Poul Villaume
Professor, Dr. Phil., Saxo Institute, History Section, University of Copenhagen.
tel: + 45 35 32 82 98 (direct)
Academic co-organizer:
Palle Roslyng-Jensen
Associate Professor, Dr. Phil., Saxo Institute, History Section, University of Copenhagen.
tel: + 45 35 32 82 89 (direct)
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