Transnational relations of experts, elites and organisations in the long nineteenth century
University of St Andrews
in cooperation with University of Köln
5-6 September 2008
Venue: New Arts Building, The Scores, Seminar Room 2
| 9.00 | Coffee & Tea |
| 9:30 | Welcome address and Introduction by Davide Rodogno, Bernhard Struck, Jakob Vogel |
| 10:00 | Panel I: Scientific communities and the transnationalisation of the social and political Chair Bernhard Struck |
| Chris Leonards / Nico Randeraad, University of Maastricht The Transnationalisation of Social Reforms, 1840-1880. | |
| Christian Müller, University of Cambridge / Münster "No one will keep us from founding the United States of Europe." The Association Internationale pour le Progrès des Sciences Sociales and its concept to legislate Peace in Europe, 1858-1873. | |
| Discussion | |
| Coffee break | |
| Martina Henze, University of Copenhagen Transnational cooperation, nation states and politics in the field of criminal policy: The prison reform movement 1770-1935/51. | |
| Leonida Tedoldi, University of Verona At origins of International Judicial Organizations: the Construction of Transnational Jurisdiction | |
| Discussion | |
| 13:00 | Lunch: Byre Theatre |
| 14:30 | Panel II: National rivalries and transnational exchanges Chair Jakob Vogel |
| Damiano Matasci, University of Geneva International Congresses of Education: school reforms and the circulation of knowledge in Western Europe, 1880-1900. | |
| Jan Surman, University of Vienna "Scientific Community" in nationalistic turmoil: the mobility of academics within the Habsburg Monarchy 1848-1918 in light of national conflicts | |
| Discussion | |
| Coffee break | |
| Christian Lotz, University of Mainz Between National Rivalry and Transnational Exchange: German, British and Norwegian Struggle for Sustainable Timber Resources 1802-1880 | |
| Tobias Brinkmann, University of Southampton Transnational Jewish Philanthropic Organizations and the Jewish Mass Migration from Eastern Europe 1860-1914 | |
| Discussion | |
| 19:00 | Dinner: St. Andrews Links Clubhouse |
| 6 September | |
| 9:00 | Coffee & Tea |
| 9:15 | Panel III: Transnational connections in the early twentieth century Chair Davide Rodogno |
| Frank Beyersdorf, University of Mannheim Internationalising the 'Fourth Estate'? The Press and the League of Nations during the Interwar Period | |
| Jean Michel Chaumont, University of Louvain-la-Neuve Supranational ideology and nationalistic practices: The Special Body of Experts on the Question of Trafficking in Women and Children (League of Nations, 1924-1927) | |
| Discussion | |
| Coffee break | |
| Stéphane Frioux, University of Lyon II Networking Cities and Urban Environmental improvements in France (19th century - 1950s) | |
| Katharina Rietzler, University College London Transatlantic Networks and the Quest for World Peace, 1900-1930 | |
| Discussion | |
| 12:30 | Conclusion by Professors Sandrine Kott and Jakob Vogel |