KADOC
(Katholiek Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum -
Catholic Documentation and Research Centre)
is organizing an international colloquium on the
"Christian Democracy in the European Union from 1945 to 1995",
to wich you are kindly invited to participate.
For further information, please contact:
Filip Santy
KADOC
Vlamingenstraat 39 B-3000 Leuven
Filip.Santy@kadoc.kuleuven.ac.be
(see also our www-homepage at http://www.kuleuven.ac.be.80/~kadoc)
Colloquium
Christian-Democracy in the European Union, 1945-1995
(November 1995, wednesday 15th till saturday 18th)
Introduction:
The antecedents of Christian-Democracy in Europe (till 1940)
Prof.Dr. J.B. Durand (Universite Jean Moulin, Lyon)
(wednesday afternoon)
A) Christian-Democracy in the political landscape: (chairman: W. Becker)
causes of ascent, gain of power, focal points of policy,
relation to other political parties, relative
decline (wednesday afternoon and thursday morning)
France: Prof.Dr. J.M. Mayeur (Sorbonne, Paris)
Germany: Prof.Dr. H.J. Kuesters (Universitaet Bonn)
Italy: Prof.Dr. F. Malgeri (Universita degli Studi "La Sapienza", Roma)
Belgium: Prof.Dr. M. Gerard (K.U.Leuven, KADOC)
Netherlands: Prof.Dr. H.M. Ten Napel (R.U. Leiden)
Luxemburg (generally): Prof.Dr. G. Trausch (Universite de Liege)
The absence of a Christian Democratic Partij in some countrys of the
European Union:
Dr. T. Jansen (European People's Party)
B. Basis for Christian-Democracy: (chairman: J. Bosmans)
party organisation, social recruitment, electorate (thursday afternoon)
France: Prof.Dr. P. Letamendia (Universite de Bordeaux)
Germany: Prof.Dr. H.O. Kleinmann (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Bonn)
Italy : Prof.Dr. A. Parisella (Rome)
Belgium: Prof.Dr. W. Dewachter (K.U. Leuven)
Netherlands: Prof.Dr. R.A. Koole (R.U. Leiden)
C. Social influence of Christian-Democracy:
(in relation to ideology and program)
three parallel sessions (friday morning till about 3 p.m.)
(1) Political order: (chairman: E. Lamberts)
views and realizations concerning parliamentary regime, liberties,
pillarization, subsidiarity, decentralisation and European integration
France: Prof.Dr. H. Portelli (Universite de Paris II)
Germany: Prof.Dr. W. Becker (Universitaet Passau)
Italy: Prof.Dr. P. Scoppola (Rome)
Belgium: Prof.Dr. E. Lamberts (K.U. Leuven, KADOC)
Netherlands: Drs. R. Zwart (K.U. Nijmegen)
(2) Socio-economic order: (chairman: M. Dumoulin)
welfare state, industrial relations and neocorporatism
France: Dr. B. Bethouart (Universite du Littoral, Boulogne sur Mer)
Germany: Prof.Dr. J. Stegmann (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum)
Italy: Prof.Dr. P. Roggi (Universita degli Studi di Firenze)
Belgium: Prof.Dr. M. Dumoulin (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
Netherlands: Prof.Dr. C.J. Van Kersbergen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
(3) Culture, religion and ethics: (chairman: U. Altermatt)
education, media, cultural policy, defense of family values,
safeguarding of religious and moral institutions and values
France: Prof.Dr. Y.M. Hilaire (Universite Ch. de Gaulle, Lille)
Germany: Prof.Dr. A. Rauscher (Universitaet Augsburg)
Italy: Prof. Dr. A. Riccardi (Rome)
Belgium: Prof.Dr. A. Tihon (Fac. Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels)
Netherlands: Prof.Dr. J. De Bruijn (Historisch documentatiecentrum voor
het Nederlands
Protestantisme, Amsterdam)
Free afternoon
Evening: visit to KADOC, dinner and/or concert in Louvain
D. Epilogue (open to the general public):
(chairpersons: J.M. Mayeur and F. Malgeri)
concluding reports (saturday morning and afternoon)
(1) Survey of the development of Christian-Democracy in the political
landscape of various
European countries; common lines of force
Prof.Dr. W. Becker (Universitaet Passau)
(2) Organizational development
Prof.Dr. J. Bosmans (K.U. Nijmegen)
(3) Ideology and program
Prof.Dr. A. Giovagnoli (Universite Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)
(4) Political impact
Prof.Dr. E. Lamberts (K.U.Leuven, KADOC)
(5) Socio-economic impact
Prof.Dr. M. Dumoulin (Universite Catholique de Louvain)
(6) Impact on culture, ethics and religion
Prof.Dr. U. Altermatt (Universite de Fribourg)
(7) Christian-Democracy on the level of the European Union
Dr.Ph. Chenaux (Universite de Geneve, 1994-1995: KADOC, Leuven)