Impacts of globalisation on different social dialogue models: IR Foresight 2020 (EU27 and G7 countries)

Workshop on impacts of globalisation on different social dialogue models, 3 - 4 July 2007, Paris, France

Venue: Paris, Hôtel Concorde Montparnasse

Draft programme

Day 1, Day 2

Day 1: Tuesday 3 July 2007

Chair: Timo Kauppinen, European Foundation

9.30Welcome and purpose of the workshop
Timo Kauppinen

10.00 Presentation of the IR Foresight 2020 research plan
Introduction: Kaia Philips and Raul Eamets, University of Tartu, Estonia
Discussion

11.00Coffee

11.15Completion of a draft survey questionnaire
Draft will be delivered in the seminar

11.45 Comments on the foresight survey from the perspective of the Delphi surveymethodology
Introduction: Ian Miles, Manchester University, UK (tbc)
Discussion

12.15 Group discussion on strengths and weaknesses of questionnaire and further development of surveyproposals
4-5 groups from EU27
1 group of G7

13.00Lunch

14.00Panel discussion on group work results

15.00 Challenges of neoliberalism/globalisation for European industrial relations

• I Introduction: Kaia Philips/Raul Eamets, University of Tartu, Estonia

• II Introduction: Sean Sweeney, Cornell University, USA

European comments: EU15 and EU12
Global comments: G7 group

16.00Coffee

16.15Group work: Industrial relations trends
Expert analysis on national IR trends in EU27 and G7

17.00Panel discussion on the group work results

17.30Conclusions
Christian Welz

Day 2: Wednesday 4 July 2007

Chair: Christian Welz, European Foundation

9.00Welcome and purpose of the day
Christian Welz

9.15 Structure and content of the IR foresight 2020 country reports and general structure of synthesis report
Introduction: Kaia Philps/Raul Eamets, University of Tartu, Estonia
Discussion

11.00Coffee

11.15Role of the national experts in the foresight project
Discussion

12.30Conclusions of the workshop
Timo Kauppinen

13.00Closing of the workshop