Conference programme (Luxembourg, 24 November 2017)

1. University of Luxembourg
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Competitive Europe and the
transformation of the welfare state
Luxembourg , 24 November 2017

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PROGRAMME
13:45 – 14:00 Welcome
14:00 – 14:15 Greetings – Nikos Scandamis and Frédéric Allemand
14:15 – 14:45 Opening keynote – Andrew Gamble
14:45 – 16:15 Roundtable 1: The competitiveness imperative – Nikos Scandamis
Monique Selim
Isabelle Bensidoun
Dietmar J. Wetzel
Vera Šćepanović
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Roundtable 2: The multiple limits to competitiveness – Susanna Cafaro
John Bunzl
Michel-Edouard Ruben
Sebastiano Sabato
18:00 – 19:00 Closing keynote and debate – Serge Allegrezza
19:00 – 20:00 Cocktail
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GREETINGS
14:00 – 14:15
Nikos Scandamis – Chairman of the scientific committee of the RESuME project
Frédéric Allemand – Scientific coordinator of the RESuME project
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Nikos SCANDAMIS
Emeritus Professor of European Law
University of Athens
Selected publications:
 “Qu’en est-il de la démocratie face au néo-libéralisme ? La
dette souveraine en termes de gouvernance européenne”
(European Politeia, 2016)
 “L’ État dans l’Union européenne. Passion d’un grand acteur”
(Revue du droit public, 2012)
 Le paradigme de la gouvernance européenne : entre
souveraineté et marché (Bruylant, 2009)
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5. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Frédéric ALLEMAND
Scientific coordinator of the RESuME project
University of Luxembourg
Selected publications:
 Gouverner la zone euro après la crise : l’exigence
d’intégration (Gualino, 2016)
 “The ECB, the SSM and differentiated integration: the
legal Triangle of Incompatitibility?” (ECB, 2015)
 “La philosophie humaniste de l’Union européenne”
(Cahiers philosophiques, 2014)
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OPENING KEYNOTE
14:10 – 14:45
Andrew Gamble – Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Andrew GAMBLE
Professor of Politics
University of Sheffield
Selected publications:
 Can the welfare state survive? (Polity, 2016)
 Crisis without end: the unravelling of Western prosperity
(Palgrave, 2014)
 The free economy and the strong state: the politics of
Thatcherism (Duke, 1988)
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ROUNDTABLE 1
14:45 – 16:15
The competitiveness imperative
Chair: Nikos Scandamis – Emeritus Professor of EU Law, University of Athens
Speakers: Monique Selim – Research Director in Anthropology, CESSMA, Paris Diderot University
Isabelle Bensidoun – Economist, CEPII (Paris)
Dietmar J. Wetzel – Lecturer in Sociology, University of Hamburg
Vera Šćepanović – Max Weber Fellow in Political Economy, EUI (Firenze)
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Monique SELIM
Research director in Anthropology
CESSMA – Paris Diderot University
Selected publications:
 Réparer les inégalités ? (L’Harmattan, 2016)
 Anthropologie politique de la globalisation
(L’Harmattan, 2010)
 L’argent des anthropologues, la monnaie des
économistes (L’Harmattan, 2008)
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10. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Isabelle BENSIDOUN
Economist
CEPII (Paris)
Selected publications:
 L’économie mondiale 2018 (La Découverte, 2017)
 “International trade and income distribution” (Review of
World Economics, 2011)
 “La concurrence internationale: vingt ans après” (Lettre
du CEPII, 1988)

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Dietmar WETZEL
Lecturer in Sociology
University of Hamburg
Selected publications:
 Soziologie des Wettbewerbs (VS Verlag, 2013)
 “Dispositive, discourse and the economy – conceptual
reflections with regard to a sociology of competition”
(Economic Sociology, 2013)
 Diskurse des Politischen. Zwischen Re- und
Dekonstruktion (Fink, 2003)
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Vera ŠĆEPANOVIĆ
Max Weber Fellow in Political Economy
European University Institute (Firenze)
Selected publications:
 “Have your competitiveness and eat it too. The pull and limits
of cost competition in Hungary and Slovakia” (Routledge,
2015)
 FDI as a solution to the challenges of late development: catch-
up without convergence? (CEU, 2013)
 “Challenges of upgrading: the dynamics of East Central
Europe’s integration into the European automotive production
networks” (Industrielle Beziehungen, 2010)
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ROUNDTABLE 2
16:30 – 18:00
The multiple limits to competitiveness
Chair: Susanna Cafaro – Professor of EU Law, University of Salento (Lecce)
Speakers: John Bunzl – Entrepreneur, Simpol campaign
Michel-Edouard Ruben – Economist, Fondation IDEA (Luxembourg)
Sebastiano Sabato – Researcher in European Governance, OSE (Bruxelles)
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14. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Susanna CAFARO
Professor of EU Law
University of Salento (Lecce)
Selected publications:
 L’Unione economica e monetaria dopo la crisi (ESI, 2017)
 Legitimacy and effectiveness in global economic governance
(Cambridge Scholars, 2013)
 Unione monetaria e coordinamento delle politiche
economiche. Il difficile equilibrio tra modelli antagonisti di
integrazione europea (Giuffré, 2001)
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15. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
John BUNZL
Entrepreneur
Simpol campaign
Selected publications:
 The SIMPOL solution: solving global problems could be easier
than we think (2017)
 Global domestic politics - a citizen’s guide to running a diverse
planet (2013)
 The simultaneous policy: an insider’s guide to saving humanity
and the planet (2001)
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16. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Michel-Edouard RUBEN
Economist
Fondation IDEA (Luxembourg)
Selected publications:
 Start-up nation: vers un young business act! (IDEA, 2017)
 Fin du travail (?), robotariat (?), Ubérisation (?), et
(possible) modèle social du futur ! (IDEA, 2017)
 Productivité : tellement de désaccords (En fait non, pas
tant que cela !) (IDEA, 2016)
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17. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Sebastiano SABATO
Researcher in European Governance
OSE – European Social Observatory (Bruxelles)
Selected publications:
 Balancing protection and investment: structural reforms in
five countries (OSE, 2016)
 “Set aside, embedded or relaunched? The uncertain fate of
the EU social investment strategy” (Politiche sociali, 2016)
 “Europa 2020 e lotta alla povertà: obiettivi “hard”, processi
“soft”, governance in fieri” (Politiche sociali, 2014)
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CLOSING KEYNOTE AND DEBATE
18:00 – 19:00
Serge Allegrezza – Director of STATEC (Luxembourg)
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19. Competitive Europe and the transformation of the welfare state
Serge ALLEGREZZA
Director
STATEC (Luxembourg)
Current positions:
 Director general of the Institut national de la statistique et des
études économiques (STATEC)
 Head of the Observatoire de la compétitivité
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