Forthcoming events and lectures

10.59.00am BST (GMT +0100) Wed 30th Sep 2009

New events and public lectures include "A lecture by the Prime Minister of Hungary", "The Future of Statebuilding", "What is Europe? Where is Europe?" by William Wallace, "The Global Neighbourhood" and "Can the Accession Magic Work Again?" Read on for more information.

• A lecture by Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary

LSE, Friday 9 October, 1-2pm

Gordon Bajnai has been the Prime Minister of Hungary since 14 April 2009. Prior to this between 2008-2009 he was a Minister in the Ministry for National Development and Economy. Between 2007-2008 he was a Minister for the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

Tickets required. See http://www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2009_09-12/20091009t1300vSZ.aspx

• "The Future of Statebuilding; Ethics, Power and Responsibility in International Relations"

Friday 9 - Sunday 11 October 2009 - London

Organised by Sovereignty and its Discontents (SAID), the Department of Politics and IR, University of Westminster and the 'Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding'. To be held at the University of Westminster, London. Speakers include David Chandler, Simon Chesterman, Roland Paris, Michael Pugh, Roland Dannreuther and Oliver Richmond, among others. Registration is free but numbers are limited. Please contact the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster s.Robson(at)Westminster.ac.UK

• What is Europe? Where is Europe?

LSE European Institute Perspectives on Europe series

Date: Monday 19 October 2009 Time: 6.30-8pm

Venue: New Theatre, East Building Speaker: Professor Lord Wallace

Article 233 of the Treaty of Rome declared that 'any European state may apply to join the European Economic Community'. In the 1950s, only West European states were free to make that choice. Since 1989, ten states from what was the former socialist bloc have joined the EU, as well as two Mediterranian island states. Nevertheless, politicians and publics in the 'old' Western Europe still see their region as the core of Europe, and worry about further enlargement of both the EU and NATO. So where does 'Europe' stop? Are there boundaries to future enlargement? William Wallace is emeritus professor of international relations at the LSE, and (as Lord Wallace of Saltaire) deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. He has written and lectured on the international politics of 'Europe' since the term was used to refer only to the core of Western Europe, and has been actively engaged in debates on EU and NATO enlargement since 1989.

The event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Any queries, email events@lse.ac.uk| or phone 020 7955 6043.

• "The Global Neighbourhood" Tuesday 27 October - London

The Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust takes pleasure in inviting you to its next meeting, the second seminar in its series exploring the issue of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect from different angles. Guest speaker: Lord Peter Archer of Sandwell. 6.30 pm, King's College London, the Strand, WC2R 2LS. Light refreshments will be served from 6 pm - to register (donations by cheque are requested), please write to WPCT, 134 Main Road, Long Hanborough, Witney OX29 8JY, tel/fax: 01993 881366, email: wpctrust@gmail.com

• Can the Accession Magic Work Again?: the limits to the EU's transformative power in South-Eastern Europe

LSE European Institute Perspectives on Europe lecture series

Date: Wednesday 28 October 2009 Time: 6.30-8pm

Venue: New Theatre, East Building Speaker: Heather Grabbe

The prospect of EU membership during post-communist transition worked wonders in many countries. What is different about the process in South-Eastern Europe? Heather Grabbe is director of the Open Society Institute-Brussels and former adviser to EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn.

The event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Any queries, email polis@lse.ac.uk| or phone 020 7405 7686.

*****************************************************************************************************