The second Nanovic Institute Undergraduate Research Conference in European Studies is an opportunity for students to present their research to their peers, faculty, and other members of the community. It is an excellent chance to hone presentation skills for future academic and career pursuits.
We will also be hearing presentations from two sustainability-focused Nanovic Institute student research projects, "Lessons Learned from Agrivoltaics Implementation in Europe" and "Presenting the Climate Apocalypse."
All are invited to support these incredible students and learn from their scholarship together.
Schedule
9:00 a.m.: Welcome
Clemens Sedmak, director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and professor of social ethics
9:05 - 10:15 a.m.: Panel 1:
“Lessons Learned from Agrivoltaics Implementation in Europe”
Chair: Sr. Damien Marie, Visiting Scholar with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies
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Germany: Natalie Morris & Alfonso Alcarez Moreno
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Italy: Hannah Dahl & Katherine Davila
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Netherlands: Bennett Schmitt & Madison Clancy
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France: Cate Porter
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Policy Recommendations: Bennett Schmitt
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Panel 2
“Conflict, Peace, and Reconciliation in Europe”
Chair: Harrison Greenleaf, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science
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Jun Wei Lee: “Making Sense of Liberal Intolerance? A Historical Approach to John Locke’s Letter on Toleration”
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Bryan Fok: “Love or Desperation? Italian Women and Black Soldiers in Postwar Italy”
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Raleigh Kuipers: “Feminist Foreign Policies’ Level of Engagement with Peace and Security: A Scale and Typology”
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Clodagh McEvoy-Johnston: “Simple Terms: Understanding Disparate Narratives Surrounding Amnesty in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland”
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch // EURO Fellows Presentation
Lunch will be served for conference presenters and chairs ONLY starting at 11:45 am in JNH 1050.
Morgan Munsen will present on the EURO Fellows Program from 12:00 - 12:15 p.m.
1:00 - 2:30 pm..: Panel 3
“The Pursuit of Justice at the Peripheries of Europe”
Chair: Ryan Juskus, Assistant Professor of the Practice at the Institute for Social Concerns
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Leticia Cardoso Queiroz: “The Labor Market Paradox: Why Portugal’s Progressive Policies Fail Migrants in Practice”
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Demetrios Fotoupolos: “Assisting Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Individuals in Athens”
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Jane Palmer: “Canvas of Concern: Confronting Ireland's Housing Crisis”
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Alaina Reed: “The Laboring Woman: An Analysis of the NHS and Midwifery Practice in England”
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Katherine Conway: “The Lights Will Stay On: An Analysis of Coal Phase-Out in the United Kingdom, 1984 - 2024”
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Break
3:00-4:15 p.m.: Panel 4:
“Presenting the Climate Apocalypse”
Chair: Justin Barfield, Associate Professor of the Practice, Studio Art
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Dani Fielding: “‘Ice’: A Staged Failure of Integration, and “Weird” Representations of the Apocalypse”
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Anna Massman: “Submerged Realities: Concreting the Threats of the Climate Apocalypse”
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Monay Licata: “From Awareness to Action: The Role of Interactive Exhibits in Climate Responsibility”
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Catherine Paris: “Van Gogh-ing, Going, Gone: Crude Oils – A Vandalist’s Portrait of Environmental Collapse”
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Jane Palmer: “Eco-paralysis to Agency: Rewriting the Climate Apocalypse”
4:15 - 4:30 p.m.: Closing Remarks
Roy Kimmey, Program Manager of Student Research and Academic Affairs
Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.