Friday, May 9, 2008 2PM-

Friday, May 9th, 2PM-

Welcome

Session I.

1. Ruy Teixeira (Center for American Progress & The Century Foundation), "Rebuilding a Democratic Majority: Prospects and Strategies for a Democratic Resurgence." Comment: Art Goldhammer, CES

2. James Shoch (California State University-Sacramento), "Grappling With Globalization: Democratic Trade and Competitiveness Policies Since 1980." Comment: Rick Valelly (Swarthmore College)

3. Christopher Howard (College of William and Mary), "Party Politics and the American Welfare State: Doing More, Achieving Less." Comment: Andrea Campbell, (MIT)

Break for coffee, tea and refreshments.

Session II.

4. Sheri Berman (Barnard College & Columbia University), "Social Democracy’s Historic Achievement." Comment: Joanne Barkan

5. Gerassimos Moschonas (Panteion University, Athens), "Socialism and its changing constituencies in France, Spain, Germany and Greece: What can be salvaged?" Comment: Jim Shoch

6. Arthur Goldhammer (CES) & George Ross (Brandeis University), "The French Left: Roadblocks to Modernization." Comment: Michael Löwy, Paris

Saturday, May 10, 2008 9AM-

Session III.

7. Jonas Pontusson (Princeton University), "Social Democracy, Varieties of Capitalism and Globalization." Comment: Jim Cronin (Boston College)

8. Jean-Michel de Waele (Free University of Brussels), "Is there/can there be, a new social democracy in central and eastern Europe?" Comment: George Ross

9. James Cronin, "The Ironies of ‘New Labour'." Comment: Joel Krieger, Wellesley College

Break for coffee, tea and refreshments.

Session IV.

10. Jane Jenson (University of Montreal), "Linking needs and constituencies: new policies, old and new voters." Comment: Laura Frader, Northeastern University

11. Sofía Pérez (Boston University), "Immigration and the Centre-left in Europe." Comment: Jane Jenson

12. George Ross, "Does the European Union aid, or stifle, social democracy?" Comment: Jonas Pontusson

Summary discussion over lunch

The conference will begin and end with lunch provided by the Center and we shall also host a dinner on Friday evening.