CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

Profile of the Centre

The Centre for European Studies was set up in 1997 and is housed in the Department of History, Jadavpur University. It is not a European History Centre but rather a European Studies Centre which integrates all social science streams working on European issues. The Centre is a research and resource centre addressing all levels from undergraduate students to admin1istrators and lay persons as well as scholars interested in Europe. Unlike other Centres for European Studies across the world, its slant is not merely towards hardcore social sciences such as Political Science and Economics, but also towards media studies, philosophy, literature and history.

During the last three years, the Centre has organized a number of discussions and lectures as well as two international symposia, one on " Exploring the Early Modern State in Europe" in 2000 and one on "The World Beyond the Nation State: Globalisation, Identity, Memory" in March 2001. Its inaugural lecture was given by Prof. Dietmar Rothermund of South Asia Institut, Heidelberg, and its Millenium Lecture by Prof. Jean Marie Lafont of the Centre des Sciences Humaines, French Ministry of External Affairs, based in New Delhi.

The Centre was gifted a number of books by the French Embassy in Delhi. The Centre des Sciences Humaines also sends it publications here, and other newsletters such as Deutschland and the bulletin of the International Institute of Macau arrive regularly as well.

The Centre maintains regular contact with Centres of European Studies in Washington, Rome, Luxemburg and Macau. It is in touch with agencies such DAAD and the European Union, and with scholars of European studies in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg and Rome. Once its teaching programme gets under way, the Centre hopes to have a German academician from Leipzig as associate for a month in 2002.

Outline of the admin1istrative/academic structure

The School has an Academic Committee comprising members of the Department of History and 5 external members from the English, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy and Comparative Litereature Departments. In addition, there are external members from other institutions.

Under the Academic Committee are
1) the Seminar Sub-Committee which oversees all academic activities,
2) a Publication Committee, and
3) a Language Course Committee.

These sub-committees also have at least 2 external members each.
An admin1istrative Committee supervises the day-to-day working of the Centre. This too has external members.

Contact
International / Natinoal Links
Publications
Seminar/Conference
Major Thrust Areas

Contact

Name of the Co-Ordinator
Prof. Pranjal K. Bhattacharyya

Address
Department of History, Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700 032

Telephone no
(033) 2483-9962

E-mail address
europa_1997@rediffmail.com

Date of establishment
1997

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National/International Links

Institutional

• Luxemburg Institute of European and International Studies
• Goethe Institut (Max Mueller Bhavan) Calcutta
• Department of Political Science, Leipzig University.
• National Centre des Sciences Humaines

Individual

• Maison des Sciences de 1' Homme, Paris
• Maison de 1'Orient Mediterranneen, CNRS, Lyon,
• University of Provence at Aix
• Centre for Islamic Studies and the Muslim World, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
• South Asia Institut, Heidelberg
• Centre for Development and Cooperation, University of Brussels
• Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient
• Amsterdam Institute for Development Studies.

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Publications

Individual publications have been listed under the Departments concerned.
- The School is preparing for publication 1 book, 1 volume of conference proceedings and 1 workshop report.

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Seminars

September 2000
International Workshop : "Exploring the early Modern State in Eurore"

March 2001
International Seminar : "The World Beyond The Nation-State : Globalisation, Identity, Memory."

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Major Thrust Areas

• Nationalism(s) and Modernity in the face of Globalisation
• Europe Interrogated 1000-2000
• New Democracies and social justice
• Audio-visual policies and community action
• Management, HRD policies and philosophy
• Science, Scientists and Institutions

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