2002 Fellowship
Programme
2002 Conference Programme
1.
The Precautionary Principle: risk, regulation and politics
2. Security,
Independence and Liberty after September 11: balancing competing
claims
3.
Culture, National Identity, and Public Policy: what
role should governments and business play in the arts?
4.
Corporate Social Responsibility: rethinking the role of corporations
in a globalizing world
1. The Precautionary Principle: risk, regulation and politics
Dr Ragnar
Lofstedt's Introductory Paper
- Merton College, Oxford
- 5-13 April 2002
Senior Fellow
| Dr Ragnar Lofstedt | King's College London and Harvard School of Public Health |
Speakers
| Learning from the past | |
| Dr Michael Rogers | Group of Policy Advisers, European Commission |
| Getting regulation right: the uses and limits of the precautionary principle | |
| Bill Durodié | New College, Oxford |
| Managing risk amidst globalization: how is precaution paid for? | |
| Marie-Louise Rossi | CEO, International Underwriting Association, London |
| The cultural nature of risk | |
| Professor Åsa Boholm | Göteborg University |
| The consumer and the environment | |
| Robin Simpson | National Consumer Council, London |
| Managing risk amidst globalization: the role of NGOs | |
| Professor Robin Grove-White | Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, University of Lancaster |
| An economist's perspective on the global warming debate | |
| Dr Sally Kane | Senior Economist, Office of Global Programs, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Industry and risk communication: a case study of telecommunications | |
| Jo-Anne Basile | Vice President, External and Industry Relations, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, Washington DC |
| Communication and choice: the precautionary principle and democracy | |
| Dr Andrew Stirling | Science and Technology Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex |
Speakers at Joint Session held with Goodenough College, London at its conference on Risk
| Risk and Modern Life | |
| Professor Heinz Wolff | Brunel University |
| Global warming: the politics of science | |
| Aubrey Meyer | Global Commons Institute |
| Richard D North | Media Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs |
| How the Precautionary Principle is viewed in different cultures | |
| Irah Borinaga | Director, Policy Studies Group, Philippines Senate |
| Elena Simakova | Formerly Public Information Officer, International Science and Technology Center, Moscow |
| Bertram Welker | Project Manager for Higher Education Reform, University of Greifswald, formerly Legislative Fellow for trade issues, Office of US Representative Tom Sawyer |
| Do we live in a culture of fear? | |
| Dr Frank Furedi | University of Kent |
| Professor Robin Grove-White | Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, University of Lancaster |
| Risk and reactions to 11 September | |
| Prof. John Adams | University College London |
| Dr Christopher Coker | London School of Economics |
Advertised Synopsis
As modern societies become increasingly aware of the possible
benefits and costs involved in current lifestyles and the potential
implications of scientific and economic innovation, the best way to
manage the risks involved has become ever more disputed. This conference
will look in particular at one potential solution to this
difficulty, the Precautionary Principle, advanced especially by
environmentalists. This concept, although its inherent caution holds
appeal for many, does have complications: what exactly does it mean
(over a dozen definitions exist), does it handcuff innovation, and
is it as culturally specific an approach as any other? This
latter will be a particular concern of the conference, because
risk and regulation are inevitably international - actions in one
state have environmental and other implications beyond its borders.
Moreover, different cultures often approach risk differently, and
resent the perceived outside imposition of excessive danger or
caution. Another issue which the conference will address is the
decline in public trust of institutions supposed to protect citizens,
arising inter alia from often contradictory information about risks,
and from certain high-profile failures of safety mechanisms - from
BSE in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, through AIDS in the
French blood supply to nuclear accidents in Japan. Restoring public
trust - especially when risks are difficult to quantify - will be
essential to the success of any regulatory system, as will finding
the degree of public participation in this sometimes highly complex
field, which appropriately balances safety, the possibility
of beneficial innovation, and public acceptance.
2. Security,
Independence and Liberty after September 11: balancing competing
claims
Dr Christopher
Coker's Introductory Paper
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Senior Fellow
| Dr Christopher Coker | London School of Economics |
Speakers
| Securitisation and terrorism | |
| Professor Barry Buzan | University of Westminster |
| Globalization: new coalitions, new oppositions | |
| Professor Zaki Laïdi | CERI, Paris |
| The new networking of terrorism | |
| Dr Magnus Ranstorp | Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews |
| Policing, the New Prudentialism, and Civil Liberties: the domestic dimension | |
| Dr Les Johnston | University of Portsmouth |
| Policing, the New Prudentialism, and Civil Liberties: the international dimension | |
| Dr Christopher Coker | Senior Fellow |
| International law - its enforcement or its distortion? | |
| Professor Michael Schmitt | Director, Executive Program in International & Security Affairs, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Developing World Reactions | |
| Professor Brahma Chellaney | Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi |
Advertised Synopsis
Shortly after the terrorist attack on the United States
on September 11, former senator Gary Hart wrote that it marked the
moment "the world crossed the threshold from war into crime". Such
a view has profound implications not only for the counter-terrorist
strategies of the future, but also for constitutional and
legal norms, for policing, and for the interaction between government
and society in general. This conference will discuss how terrorism
and the fight against it may affect the exercise of freedom. It will
begin by looking at the new terrorist networks that are
part of our post-modern world and the extent to which globalization
will continue to generate discontent and shape the strategies of
the discontented. It will look at the problems posed for open societies
in policing terrorism efficiently, particularly the extent to which
'securitisation', resorting to military means to deal with
political challenges, may not always be the most effective way of
meeting them. What are the immediate consequences for civil liberties
of the 'new prudentialism' and 'preventative defence': the pro-active
policing of the international order? How much will global
counter-terrorist strategies distort international law and its enforcement?
The conference will conclude by examining how the global coalition
against terrorism is likely to hold up in the years ahead. Will policing
the international order more effectively expose new cultural
fault lines or divisions that may nullify what, to the surprise
of many, has been the greatest example of international cooperation
since 1945.
3. Culture, National
Identity, and Public Policy: what role should governments and business
play in the arts?
Lord
Claus Moser's Introductory Paper
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Senior Fellow
| Lord Claus Moser | Chairman, British Museum Development Trust |
Speakers
| The value of the arts from a philosophical perspective: in what respects might they be seen as public goods or simply as commodities for private consumption? | |
| Professor Roger Scruton | Academic philosopher, journalist, political activist and composer |
| What is the importance of the arts to national identities? | |
| Dr George Schöpflin | School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London |
| What not to do with cultural policies in East and Central Europe: 'the case of the dead geese' | |
| Andras Török | Director, Hungarian Centre for Photography, formerly Deputy State Secretary for the Arts and Head of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary |
| Arts and communities: how best do they enliven each other? | |
| Jennifer Williams | Centre for Creative Communities, London |
| Christine Coker (discussant) | National Foundation for Youth Music, London |
| High culture and popular culture: which cultural activities merit public support in a post-modern world, and who should be entitled to judge? | |
| Richard Coles | Writer and broadcaster, formerly member of Bronski Beat and The Comunards |
| A view from artists: what challenges lie ahead in the political and social context of the arts and how might the arts adapt? | |
| Michael Berkeley | Composer and broadcaster |
| Jude Kelly | Former Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| Tom Phillips | Painter, writer and composer |
| Commerce and creativity: How business-like must the arts be? What is the impact on the arts of sponsorship by business? | |
| Russell Willis Taylor | Director, National Arts Stabilization, Baltimore |
| Broadcasting: the impact of new technologies on public provision and national cultures | |
| Tim Souter | Head of Broadcasting Policy Division, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, London |
| The growing economic importance of the creative industries, and the increasing significance of them for policy makers | |
| Lydia Kan | Independent consultant |
| Film-making in Armenia | |
| Tigran Xmalian | Director of the Yerevan Documentary Film Centre |
| The importance of the arts in urban regeneration | |
| Cezary Bednarski | Studio Bednarski, London |
Advertised Synopsis
Creativity in the arts and the nurturing of traditions
are generally felt to be public goods. But in what ways should they
be a concern of public policy? Amidst globalization and proliferating
channels of communication, do national identities and heritages need
protection or will government action only fossilize national
cultures? Public subsidies of the arts are increasingly under question,
especially in countries where there are attempts to roll back the
state. In these circumstances subsidies are often justified as promoting
access and greater public participation in the arts, or
as public investment in cultural industries. Does such subsidy provide
vital support for the arts, or does it inhibit risk-taking and innovation,
and encourage 'dumbing down'? In the United States the arts depend
more than in most countries on private patrons and foundations
for support. How well does this model work and how far can it
be imitated elsewhere? In particular, what is likely to be the effect
if ever more of the arts worldwide are dependent on business sponsorship?
Broadcasting and architecture are two especially controversial
areas where commerce, the public interest and the arts come together.
With new technologies and the proliferation of choice, how is public
service broadcasting changing, and how should government
regulation be brought to bear if at all? How far do governments have
a right to oversee the content of the arts which are dependent on
public funding? Is this unwarrantable censorship, or accountability
to democratically elected representatives? Architecture is a
highly sensitive case when it comes to regulation. How far should
planners be making aesthetic judgments? Looking at these cases and
the arts as a whole, in the post-modern world when high culture and
canons of taste are challenged as legitimate categories, are any
authorities, including governments, in a position to judge
what is worthy of support and protection?
4. Corporate Social
Responsibility: rethinking the role of corporations in a globalizing
world
Sir Geoffrey
Owen's Introductory Paper
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Senior Fellow
| Sir Geoffrey Owen | Director of Business Policy Programme, London School of Economics |
Speakers
| The global importance of CSR | |
| Liz Padmore | Accenture |
| Historical overview: why has CSR gained currency in the present climate? | |
| John Kay | London Business School |
| Embedding sustainable development in corporate practice | |
| Noble Pepple | Shell International |
| How do you audit the triple bottom line amidst a multiplicity of codes? | |
| Jeffrey Hantover | formerly Director, External Relations, Global Compliance, Gap Inc. |
| An economist's critique of CSR | |
| David Henderson | Institute of Economic Affairs |
| An activist critique of CSR | |
| Craig Bennett | Friends of the Earth |
| Mediating between business and citizens: the role of shareholder activists, NGO's and international organisations | |
| Jane Nelson | International Business Leaders Forum |
| CSR in practice: a case study from the pharmaceutical industry | |
| Kathleen Laya | GlaxoSmithKline |
| Jo Nicolls | OXFAM |
| Corporate responsibility and shareholder value | |
| Edson Spencer | formerly President of Honeywell and Chairman of the Ford Foundation |
| Applying universal standards in a diverse world: the dilemmas of transnationals in developing countries | |
| Percy Mistry | Chairman, Oxford International Group, Mumbai and Oxford |
| Looking ahead: some key forces shaping CSR in the coming decades | |
| Richard O'Brien | Outsights |
| Professor Robert McCorquodale | University of Nottingham |
Advertised Synopsis
The broad and varied recent changes which are subsumed
under the often ill-defined rubric of globalization have sparked
numerous debates. Among the most heated is that surrounding the proper
role of corporations, in particular large trans-national ones, in
today's world. This conference will look at the theoretical issues
involved and at some of the attempts in practice to broaden
the concerns of business from the purely financial. Is the contribution
of business to society to supply the goods and services people need
efficiently, or are there multiple bottom lines? Is there a conflict
between the maximisation of shareholder value over the long
term and broader social interests? Are states encouraging corporate
citizenship for the greater good of all or to shift responsibilities
from themselves? If a corporation truly wishes to factor in human
rights, environmental, and labour concerns, how does it apply its
standards (especially in the latter two areas) in countries
with vastly different legal regimes, levels of development, or sources
of comparative advantage? Moreover, how can its performance best be
measured? Finally, what is the appropriate role for shareholder
activists, NGOs and international organizations, - such as
the United Nations and its Global Compact - in mediating between business
and citizens and how does the state fit into this dialogue?
2002
Fellowship Programme
Go to 2002 Conference
Programme
NATO,
the EU, and the Middle East:
security
scenarios
- Middle East Technical University,
Ankara
- 25-27 October 2002
Speakers
| The United States, the War on Terror and implications for the region | |
| Steven Simon | Assistant Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London |
| Prof Ali Karaosmanoglu | Chair, Dept of International Relations, Bilkent University |
| Turkey's defence budget and weapon structure in the region | |
| Lale Sariibrahimoglu | Turkey Correspondent, Jane's Defence Weekly |
| Turkey and the Middle East: A State Bestriding the Faultlines | |
| Prof. Meliha Altunišik | Middle East Technical University, Ankara |
| Dinner Speaker | |
| President Suleyman Demirel | Former President of Turkey |
| Who speaks for Europe and What is the Message?: the roles of NATO, the EU, and European National Governments | |
| Bruce Clark | International Security Editor, The Economist |
| Prof Seyfi Tashan | President, Foreign Policy Institute, Bilkent University |
| Finding the Right Problem to Fix: underlying causes of instability and terrorism in the region | |
| Dr Christopher Coker | London School of Economics |
| Prof Dr Ahmed Davudoglu | Beykent University, Istanbul |
Brief Description
The Middle East has been a flashpoint of conflict for over
fifty years, a situation which looks unlikely to end soon. The events
of September 11 and those which followed have only added to the region's
uncertainty and its international importance. This conference will
examine where the security situation might be headed, with a
particular emphasis on the possible results, for good or ill, of
the interplay between Western and local actors.
The Trust would like to express its thanks to Prof Huseyin Bagci and his team for all their help in organizing and running this conference, and to METU for hosting it.