Bulgarian
WP26
NEW ACTORS IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT:
Accession to the European Union, Civil Society and Multi-Level Governance

WORKSHOP
4-5 July 2008, the town of Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria



Part 1. RATIONALE

 

The Workshop’s primary aim will be to design the WP 26 research agenda and the programme for the upcoming WP 26 Conference to take place in Sofia in November 2008.

The following specific topics will be discussed:
  • Mapping civil society as an actor in the EU accession process: Which civil society organisations have particular relevance for, role in and influence upon the efforts of CEECs towards EU accession? WP members would be expected to examine the broad spectrum of civil society organisation, as sketched in the description of Theme 3 – non-business organizations (public interest organizations, social movement organizations, churches, NGOs, and promotional associations) as well as business organizations, industrial lobbies and other economic associations, trade unions, etc.
  • Interlocutors of civil society in EU accession: Interaction of civil society with major other players in the accession-related multi-level governance environment are of primary importance. Among these interlocutors are: public authorities at national, regional (if relevant) and local level; EU institutions and agencies; business; international and European NGO networks, etc. Special attention will be paid to such specific relationships as: dialogue between levels of government (national-local) placed in and mediated by a civil society format; the role of civil society in public-private partnerships in various sectors (e.g. utilities).
  • Fields of action of civil society with regard to EU accession: WP members will select to deal with case studies among several broad fields of action of civil society organisations: infrastructure, business and SMEs in particular, social policy, disadvantaged groups, etc. The list of case studies will be finalized after the initiation of our work.
  • Agenda setting capacities of civil society in the EU accession process: Research under this WP will aim to reach conclusions about the modes of participation of civil society in policy making in the context of the CEECs’ preparation for accession to the EU. Where (in which fields) and how far (in what degree) has civil society acted of mediator and policy taker responding to influences of other driving forces (public authorities, the EU, business, international NGO networks, etc.), and where and how far it has undertaken a more pro-active stance with concrete tangible impact on accession-related outcomes?


Part 2. INVITED PARTICIPANTS

 

CINEFOGO THEMATIC AREA 3
Prof. Carlo Ruzza, Thematic Coordinator, Universita di Trento – Italy
Emanuela Bozzini, Universita di Trento – Italy

“NEW EUROPE” CENTRE FOR REGIONAL STUDIES – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Siyka Kovacheva
Polina Manolova

ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE CLASS DEVELOPMENT – Sofia, Bulgaria
Nikolay Tilkidjiev
Galya Koleva

BULGARIAN EUROPEAN COMMUNITY STUDIES ASSOCIATION – Sofia, Bulgaria
Krassimir Nikolov
Katia Hrsitova-Valtcheva

SOFIA UNIVERSITY (Department of Sociology) – Sofia, Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Petya Kabakchieva

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL VALUES AND STRUCTURES "IVAN HADJIYSKI"– Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Petar Emil-Mitev
Boris Popivanov

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS (Political Science Department) – Prague, the Czech Republic
Karel Muller
Tomas Rohrbacher

VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY (Department of Sociology) – Vilnius, Lithuania
Arnas Zdanevičius, National Co-ordinator CINEFOGO, Lithuania

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Slovenia
Prof. Danica Fink-Hafner;
Ass. Prof. Damjan Lajh

 

Part 3. PROGRAMME

 

First workshop session (4th July 2008):
CINEFOGO WP26 “New Actors in a New Environment”:
Thematic Scope, Objectives, Expected Outcomes

Moderator: Katia Hristova-Valtcheva

The Challenges of Networking – Eastern European Partners in CINEFOGO
Siyka Kovacheva

CINEFOGO Thematic Area 3 – Multilevel Governance and Organised Civil Society
Prof. Carlo Ruzza (t.b.c.)

CINEFOGO WP26 “New Actors in a New Environment” – the concept behind
Krassimir Nikolov

Civil Society in the Research Agenda of Social Sciences
Assoc. Prof. Petya Kabaktchieva (t.b.c)

Second workshop session (5th July 2008):
CINEFOGO WP26 NEW ACTORS IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT:
Research Design and Planning

Moderator: Krassimir Nikolov

CINEFOGO WP26 “New Actors in a New Environment”: Preparation of Conference Rationale (tour de table)
Katia Hristova-Valtcheva

The Bulgarian Mode of Work-Family Balance – Policy Developments and Individual Challenges in a Comparative Perspective
Siyka Kovacheva

New Actors in a New Environment: The Czech Perspective
Karel Muller

Bulgarian Civil Society and Its Political Representation: Problems in New European Conditions
Boris Popivanov

Youth Participation in Civil Society Activities and Multi-Level Governance
Polina Manolova

Comments, Identifying Key Issues for the Conference Design
Prof. Petar-Emil Mitev (t.b.c.)

 
Part 4. PHOTOS

 


Организаторите (отдясно): Катя Христова-Вълчева,
Сийка Ковачева, Красимир Николов
The organisers (from right): Katia Hristova-Valtcheva,
Siyka Kovacheva, Krassimir Nikolov
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Преди началото (отдясно): Катя Христова-Вълчева, Сийка Ковачева, Красимир Николов,
Томас Рорбахер, Полина Манолова, Карел Мюлер, Петя Кабакчиева
Before the start (from right): Katia Hristova-Valtcheva, Siyka Kovacheva, Krassimir Nikolov,
Tomas Rohrbacher, Polina Manolova, Karel Muller, Petya Kabakchieva
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На главния площад в Копривщица.
On the main square of Koprivshtitsa.
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