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The Modern Commonwealth @ 60: identity and relevance in perspective - Paris, 26 March 2010
| Location: | France |
| Conference Date: | 2010-03-26 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-01 |
| Announcement ID: |
174488 |
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The Commonwealth of Nations celebrated the 60th anniversary of the London Declaration in April 2009, and welcomed Rwanda as its newest member in November. Following these events, a one-day conference will take place at the Institut Charles V (Université Paris-Diderot) in Paris, on 26 March 2010.
The modern Commonwealth @ 60: identity and relevance in perspective
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Charles V
8-10 rue Charles V - 75004 Paris
26 March 2010
A50
9:15 Keynote Speech
Amitav Banerji - Commonwealth Secretariat, Director of Political Affairs
Concepts and trends in Commonwealth history
10:00 Reflections on Empire
Andrew Williams – University of Saint Andrews
10:20 The Contemporary Commonwealth – In Search of a Strategy
James Mayall – University of Cambridge
10:40 Discussion
Coffee break
Rethinking 1949: achievements and limits
11:30 De Londres à Singapore: la longue marche du Commonwealth vers l’institutionnalisation
Virginie Roiron – IEP, Strasbourg
11:50 A New Canada in a New Commonwealth: multiculturalism, democratic governance, and international representation
Laurence Cros – Université Paris Diderot
12:05 Discussion
The Commonwealth as a regional player: Pacific challenges
14:15 Le désengagement britannique dans le Pacifique: aspects et conséquences
Adrien Rodd – Université Paris Ouest Nanterre
14:35 Just a drop in the Ocean? Commonwealth support for its Pacific Island members in the face of growing international interest in the region
Ron Leask – Université de Strasbourg II
14:55 Discussion
Tea break
Francophone perspectives on Commonwealth identity
15:45 Interprétations et transpositions du Commonwealth : L.S. Senghor et la tentation d’un ‘Commonwealth à la française’
Mélanie Torrent – Université Paris Diderot
16:05 L'élargissement de la Francophonie: bilan et perspectives institutionnelles et politiques
Marion Julia – Fondation Hirondelle, Lausanne
16:25 Rwanda: the long walk to Commonwealth membership
Victoria te Velde – Institute of Commonwealth Studies / Commonwealth Policy Unit
17:00 Discussion and conclusions
For further information, please contact melanie.torrent@univ-paris-diderot.fr / virginie.roiron@urs.u-strasbg.fr
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