On November 2, 2012 the EUCE/ESC will host the 8th Annual Jean Monnet Symposium on the French Elections, the new French government, and its implications for the European Union. Lunch will be served from 12-1 and pre-registration is required for this portion of the program. To RSVP, please contact Karen Lautanen at kal70@pitt.edu.

Samples of panelists' relevant works can be accessed and downloaded at the EUCE/ESC website.

Schedule of Events:

11:30 am: Assemble at the Gold Room, University Club, 2nd Floor; check-in

Lunch buffet – The first session will be a “working luncheon” – Register in advance: kal70@pitt.edu

12:20 – 1:00 pm: "Historical Perspective: The Cycle of Electoral Rejection in France 1981-2012"
Opening Comments by John T.S. Keeler, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh.

1:00-1:40 pm: "Key Issues and Voting Behavior in the 2012 French Elections"
Opening Comments by Pascal Perrineau, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Political Research, Sciences Po—Paris.

1:40-2:20 pm: "The Extreme Right and the Immigration Issue in the Context of Crisis"
Opening Comments by Martin A. Schain, Professor of Politics and former Director of the Center for European Studies, New York University.

2:20-3:00 pm: "The European Dimension and Foreign Policy"
Opening Comments by Jolyon Howorth, Visiting Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Yale University.

3:00 pm: Adjourn – Coffee and light refreshments will be served