Crisis, Ideas and Policy Transformation: Experts and Expertise in European International Organizations, 1973-1987
30-31 January 2014
Spiegelzaal, Soiron Building, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University
Organizers: Carine Germond, Wolfram Kaiser
THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY 2014
13:30-14:00 Arrival of participants and coffee
14:00-14:30 Introduction, C. Germond/W. Kaiser
14:30-16:00 Session 1: Cross-sectoral Institutional Expertise (Chair: Carine Germond)
Mathieu Leimgruber (University of Geneva)/Alix Heiniger (University of Lausanne)/Samuel Beroud (University of Geneva), A Pilot Fish Ahead of the Sharks? Economic and Statistics Experts
Paul Stephenson (Maastricht University/Sciences Po Paris), Starting From Scratch? Experts and the Rise of Auditing
Discussant: Kiran K. Patel (Maastricht University)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Session 2: Experts in the Agricultural Sector (Chair: Wolfram Kaiser)
Carine Germond (Maastricht University/University of Portsmouth), Advocating or Opposing Reform? Agricultural Policy
Claire Dunlop (University of Exeter), Epistemic Communities and Policy Learning: the Hormones Saga
Discussant: Sophie Vanhoonacker (Maastricht University)
20:00 Dinner
FRIDAY, 31 JANUARY 2014
09:00-10:30 Session 3: Experts in the Industrial and Service Sectors I (Chair: Carine Germond)
Wolfram Kaiser (University of Portsmouth), Globalization, Economic Transformation and the Environmental Challenge: Heavy Industry
Arthe van Laer, Technological Innovation and Policy Change: Telecommunications
Discussant: Vincent Lagendijk (Maastricht University)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Session 4: Experts in the Industrial and Service Sectors II (Chair: Wolfram Kaiser)
Sally Sheard (University of Liverpool), Equity, Effectiveness and/or Efficiency: Health Policy
Monika Baár (University of Groningen), From Social Welfare to Human Rights: Disability Policy
Discussant: Karen Heard-Lauréote (University of Portsmouth)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 5: Experts in Environment and Development Policies (Chair: Carine Germond)
Jan-Henrik Meyer (University of Aarhus), The Myth of the Independent Expert: Environmental Policy
Christian Salm (University of Portsmouth), Accelerating Economic and Social Progress: Development Aid Policy
Discussant: Raf de Bont (Maastricht University)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 6: Experts in Banking and Foreign Policy Cooperation (Chair: Wolfram Kaiser)
Alexis Drach (European University Institute), Networks and Financial Globalisation: Banking Supervision
Alexander Reinfeldt (University of Hamburg), Between Cyprus and Afghanistan: European Political Cooperation
Discussant: Aneta Spendzharova (Maastricht University)
17:00-18:00 Conclusion, C. Germond/W. Kaiser
General discussion
18:00-19:00 Studying Experts from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Potentials, Challenges and Pitfalls (Chair: Wolfram Kaiser)
Tannelie Blom (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Carine Germond (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Ellen Vos (Faculty of Law), Kai Michelsen (Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences)