Seminar
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What actually connects us Europeans with each other? Which values and perspectives do we share and which do we not? Is there a European identity and, if so, what characterizes it? The European Union, for example, in whose countries a large proportion of Europe's citizens live, sees itself as a community of values and has defined human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights as its shared values. What is the situation in the other countries of Europe?
Precisely those fundamental values are different in all political systems around the world. Even 30 years ago, people in the Soviet Union knew different value foundations than people in Western Europe. But external influences can also change and adapt these attitudes. After the collapse of the USSR and the failure of the socialist value systems, the desire for freedom, democracy and a market economy in line with the Western model also became stronger in these countries. These processes of change were characterized by both exuberant enthusiasm and nostalgic uncertainty.
Europe is currently confronted again with a comparable uncertainty due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the drastic changes in security policy that go hand in hand with it. Is this changing our view of the world? Do we have to defend our value system? How do you see it? Visit us at our Central European Summer School from 01 - 05 September in Dresden and discuss with other young Europeans about Europe's future and its values, identity and security! Together with the Chamber of Crafts Dresden we invite you to exciting lectures of top-class speakers, interesting workshops and instructive excursions.
Programm
Thursday, September 1st
up to 18:30 - Individual arrival and check-in to the guest house of the Chamber of Crafts Dresden
19:00 - Welcoming and Introduction
Dr. Andreas Brzezinski, Managing Director of the Chamber of Crafts Dresden
Dr. Joachim Klose, Head of the Regional Office Saxony of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
starting 20:30 Uhr - Reception
Friday, September 2nd
starting 08:00 - Breakfast
08:55 - Welcome and introduction to the first day of the event
Christian Mumme, Speaker on Political Education in the Regionaly Office Saxony of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
09:00 Uhr - "One union, one voice? - What constitutes a 'European Identity'?"
Prof. Dr. Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski, Political Scientist, Institute for Political Theory and Democracy Studies, Leipzig University
with subsequent discussion panel
11:00 - Coffee Break
11:15 - Work in 4 different workshops with leading questions on european identity
12:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 - Reflection on the results of the workshops together with Prof. Dr. Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
15:30 - Visit of the Saxon State Parliament with a guided tour
16:30 - "Saxony in Europe - How the relations to our eastern european neighbors help shaping local politics"
Panel discussion with representatives of the Saxon State Parliament
Dr. Matthias Rößler, President of the Saxon State Parliament
17:30 - End of the first day of events
Saturday, September 3rd
starting 08:00 - Breakfast
08:55 - Welcome and introduction to the second day of the event
Christian Mumme, Speaker on Political Education in the Regionaly Office Saxony of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
09:00 Uhr - "Europe - A system of liberty?"
Prof. Dr. Jan Zielonka, Professor of European Politics, DPIR University of Oxford
with subsequent discussion panel
11:00 - Coffee Break
11:15 - Work in 4 different workshops with leading questions on universal values and their relationship to the european identity
12:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 - Reflection on the results of the workshops together with Prof. Dr. Jan Zielonka
15:30 - Visit of the museum "Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden" with a guided tour through the exhipition "FAKE - The whole truth"
17:30 - End of the second day of events
Sunday, September 4th
starting 08:00 - Breakfast
09:00 Uhr - Visit to the Bundeswehr Army Officers' School in Dresden with guided tour of the grounds
10:00 - "Security Challenges for European Identity in the 21st Century"
Egon Ramms, former General of the german "Bundeswehr"
with subsequent discussion panel
12:00 - Lunch Break
13:00 - Work in 4 different workshops with leading questions on security threats for the european identity
12:30 - Lunch Break
14:15 - Reflection on the results of the workshops together with General Egon Ramms
16:00 - Visit of the art installation "Panometer Dresden" with a guided tour on german culture of remembrance
17:30 - End of the third day of events
Monday, September 5th
starting 08:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Joint evaluation of the results of the seminar and reflection on the learning processes
Jörg Dittrich, President of the Chamber of Crafts Dresden
Dr. Joachim Klose, Head of the Regional Office Saxony of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
11:30 - Lunch
12:30 - End of the seminar and individual departure