Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP)

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1 39 th Annual Conference Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP), German Embassy 34 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8BZ London May 2013 MONDAY 13 TH MAY Registration and Coffee Welcome from the IASGP Chair & Silvana Reimann (German Embassy, tbc) Panel 1: Political Sociology: Administrators, Parties, and Voters Chair: Dan Hough (Sussex) 1) Joanna McKay (Nottingham Trent): The Piratenpartei in Germany: riding on the crest of a wave, or destined for the rocks? 2) Theresa Reidy (Cork): Economics, Party, and the Vote: comparative analysis of Germany and Ireland 3) Markus Tepe (Oldenburg) & Kamil Marcinkiewicz (Hamburg): Career Paths of the German Administrative Elite. A Sequence Analysis of Administrative State Secretaries Biographies Lunch Panel 2: The Eurocrisis Chair: William E. Paterson (Aston) 1) Martine Huberty (Sussex): Germany and the UK confronting the Eurocrisis: confirming the stereotypes? 2) Mark Shaw (Durham): Still Mentioning the War? Perceptions of Germany in Britain during the Eurozone Crisis 3) Lothar Funk (Düsseldorf): Farewell to Casino-Capitalism: will German-inspired economic thinking gain the upper hand? 4) Wade Jacoby (Brigham Young): Germany and the Eurocrisis: The Politics of Timing and the Timing of Politics Coffee Conference details also available at: 1

Panel 3: Legitimacy as a cross-cutting issue 15.15 16.

2 Panel 3: Legitimacy as a cross-cutting issue Chair: Michael Koß (Munich) 1) Eva Krick (Berlin): Questioning the Legitimacy of a Powerful Governance Instrument: Political Advisory Committees in Germany 2) Hui Ding (Heidelberg): Does Intra-Party Democracy Matter? A Comparative Study of the Party Leadership Selection in the British and German Parties 3) Aron Buzogány (Speyer): Parliamentary Expertise in the Wake of the Eurozone Crisis. The Case of the German Bundestag Panel 4: Social Policy and Local Politics Chair: Matthias Kortmann (Munich) 1) Paola Mattei & Mahima Mitra (Oxford): Reshaping public accountability: Hospital reforms in Germany, Norway and Denmark 2) Karsten Mause (Münster): Privatising Local Public Infrastructures in Germany (and beyond): An Issue Beyond Left and Right? The German Politics Lecture Chair: Charles Lees (Bath) Andreas Busch (Göttingen): The German Model - Phoenix from the ashes? Discussant: William E. Paterson (Aston) IASGP Reception sponsored by onwards ANNUAL DINNER Pantechnicon 10 Motcomb Street London SW1X 8LA Conference details also available at: 2

3 TUESDAY 14 TH MAY Panel 5: Economic Policy Chair: Markus Tepe (Oldenburg) 1) Bastian Betthäuser (Oxford): Corporatism, organized labour and unemployment protection reform in Germany and Austria: A comparative perspective 2) Thomas Krumm (Chemnitz): The Politics of Public-Private Partnerships in Germany and Austria 3) Henrik Scheller (Potsdam): The reform debate about the German fiscal equalization scheme gridlocked in a structural and discursive trap? Coffee Panel 6: Foreign Politics I: Germany and Israel / China / Security Chair: Vladimir Handl (IIR Prague) 1) Lorena De Vita (Aberystwyth): What s Past is Prologue. Germany and Israel: the current state of a complex relationship 2) Felix Heiduk (Birmingham): Conflicting Images? Angela Merkel s perceptions of China s rise 3) Yoola Kim (Bonn): Transformation of German security culture. Public opinion and elite rhetoric regarding out-of-area military missions Panel 7: Foreign Politics II: Germany and Russia / Central East Europe Chair: Lorena De Vita (Aberystwyth) 1) Jennifer Yoder (Colby College): Is the German foreign policy establishment rethinking Russia? 2) William E. Paterson (Aston) & Vladimir Handl (IIR Prague): Continuing Relevance of Germany s Engine for the EU and Central East Europe Lunch Panel 8: Reframing German Federalism Chair: Carolyn Rowe (Aston) 1) Dominic Heinz (Darmstadt): Joint-decision-making in budgetary politics: Towards more asymmetry? 2) Iris Reus (Bamberg): The federalism reform I from the perspective of the Länder: What non-activity can tell us about the impact of the reform? 3) Ed Turner & Carolyn Rowe (Aston): Racing to the top or racing to the bottom? What the German federalism reforms of 2006 tell us about the impact of decentralisation upon public policy 4) Charlie Jeffery & Niccole Pamphillis (Edinburgh): New Federal and State-Level Competences in German Federalism: How have these impacted on government spending priorities? Panel 9: Civil Society in Germany and the Netherlands Chair: Karsten Mause (Münster) 1) Janina-Lorena Obermeyer (Münster): The role of Civil Society Organizations in Development Politics: Germany and the Netherlands are compared Conference details also available at: 3

4 2) Matthias Kortmann (Munich): The Integration of Islam as an Issue between Islamic Organizations and the State: Germany and the Netherlands compared Participants depart (if not attending the) Annual General Meeting Conference details also available at: 4

38 th Annual Conference, German Embassy 34 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8BZ London 13 14 May 2013 All participants (speakers and non-speakers) must be a member of the Association.

5 38 th Annual Conference, German Embassy 34 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8BZ London May 2013 All participants (speakers and non-speakers) must be a member of the Association. If you are not a member then please add the appropriate fee below. Name: Affiliation: Address: Bookings received after 15 th April 2013 will be subject to a 40 late booking fee All registrations are binding Please return this form (no matter how you intend to pay!) to Michael Koß preferably electronically via mkoss@uni-potsdam.de or to my postal address (Dunckerstr. 79, Berlin, Germany) Tel: Dietary/Other Requirements: Payment Method (please delete as appropriate) Signature and Date (1) Electronic Payment (2) Pay at registration (i.e. on 13 May) Only for US-based members for whom transferring money causes serious problems! Conference details also available at: 5

6 Category Price Tick as appropriate STANDARD MEMBER Conference rate (13/14 May 2013, includes registration fee, two lunches, refreshments and reception) GRADUATE/RETIRED MEMBER Conference rate (13/14 May 2013, includes registration fee, two lunches, refreshments and reception) ANNUAL CONFERENCE DINNER (nearby at the Pantechnicon ( Non-members please add membership fee; Full rate / Postgraduates / 7.50 Total Payable There are two ways to pay your fee OPTION 1: ONLINE For those with UK and European bank accounts, you re encouraged to transfer the funds electronically. The Association s bank account details are: **IMPORTANT** Please put your name in the subject section so that we know who the money is coming from! Account holder s name: International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP) Intra-UK transfers: Sort code: Account number: European/overseas transfers: BIC: CPBK GB22 IBAN: GB07 CPBK Bank branch details: Co-operative Bank P.O. Box 250 Delf House Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT Conference details also available at: 6

7 OPTION 2: ON THE SPOT US-based members may also pay on the spot as wire transfers obviously cause serious problem. We will, however, invoice conference participants who have stated that they wish to pay in this way and yet do not show up. All enquiries should be addressed to Michael Koß at HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS London has a plethora of hotels to suit more or less every price range. In previous years participants at IASGP conferences have used the Diplomat Hotel in Belgravia (just a ten minutes walk away from the conference venue). The rates are seen as generally being quite competitive. The address of the Diplomat is; The Diplomat Hotel 2 Chesham Street Belgravia SW1X 8DT London England Alternatives are the Premier Inn at Victoria (15 mins walk from the venue ( the Central House Hotel (37-41 Belgrave Road, Victoria, SW1V 2BB, tel: + 44 (0) , info@centralhousehotel.co.uk) or the Knightsbridge Green Hotel (159 Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge, London. SW1X 7PD, tel: +44 (0) , reservations@knightsbridgegreenhotel.com). Generally, or seem to be decent places to look for hotels. TRAVEL London now has five (!) airports from which one can get into the centre of the city (relatively) easily; Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, (London) Stansted and (London) Luton. Heathrow has the best array of international flights, and the conference venue (in Belgravia) is easily accessible either via the high speed train link to London Paddington or via the Piccadilly Line (underground). The train link to Paddington is quick (15 minutes), but pricey. You ll also have to take the tube from Paddington to Hyde Park Corner or hop in a cab. The underground connection from Heathrow is direct although it takes longer (45 minutes). It is, however, much cheaper. Gatwick, despite its distance from central London (it s about 30 miles north of Brighton), will also enable you to get to the conference speedily. You can either take the Gatwick Express to Victoria or the slower Southern service (also direct to Victoria). The Gatwick Express takes 20 minutes, but is expensive. The Southern service takes longer (30-40 minutes) but can be considerably cheaper. Check on for more details. Hyde Park Corner is two stops on the underground (Victoria and District lines) from Victoria. The conference venue (34 Belgravia Square) is also within comfortable walking distance from Victoria (approx. 10minutes). Conference details also available at: 7

8 London City airport is to be found in the east end of the city, and has a number of city hopper connections to other parts of the UK as well as to selected European cities. The easiest link from City is via the London City Airport station on Docklands Light Railway to Bank underground station (20-25 minutes). Then change to the central line and to the Piccadilly line at Holborn. Step out at Hyde Park Corner (25 mins). London Luton is well served by value (code for cheap) airlines such as EasyJet and Flybe. Train connections from Luton Airport Parkway to St Pancras take minutes (depending on connection). St Pancras is an underground journey away from Hyde Park Corner (changing at Green Park). There are also a couple of bus links from outside the terminal at Luton into central London; Green Line s service (bus 757) takes 90 minutes. There s also an Easybus service for those who ve flown EasyJet direct to Victoria bus station (90 minutes, although allow longer) that will be cheaper. London Stansted is one of Ryan Air s key hubs, and carriers such as Air Berlin and GermanWings also fly there frequently. There is an (alleged) high speed train link into Liverpool Street (45-55 minutes). There are also two decent bus links with National (journey time 90 minutes, although again allow longer), or Terravision (same journey time). Both go direct to Victoria coach station. Conference details also available at: 8

34 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

34 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE German House, Conference Room, 1 st floor 34 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QB 27-28 May 2008 Tuesday 27 th May Registration and Coffee Welcome from the IASGP Chair 10h30 11h15 11h15