Conference Programme

SUSTAINABILITY OR REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE EU & ASEAN: IN A PERIOD OF WEAKENING MULTILATERALISM

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME|

9 th July 2018 Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Bldg., Chulalongkorn University

08.30 – 09.00 Registration (7 th floor hall)09.00 – 09.15 Opening Remarks (Room 702)

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Suthiphand Chirathivat, Director, ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Dr. Natthanan Kunnamas, Jean Monnet Chair, Director, Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University

09.15 – 11.00 Section I: Integration Dynamics in EU and ASEAN: A Historical Perspective (Room 702)

1.) The EU Crisis in the Light of European Integration History

Prof. Dr. Franz Knipping, Jean Monnet Chair, University of Wuppertal

2.) The Evolution of the ASEAN Integration Process

Dr. Kasira Cheeppensook, Centre for Social Development Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES & ASEAN STUDIES CENTER CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY

3.) Reflections on the Rise of Euroskepticism in Europe: a case of Poland

Dr. Rafal Pankowski, Collegium Civitas

(Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Natthanan Kunnamas)11.00 – 11.30 Morning Break (Room 701)

11.30 – 13.00 Section II: Perspectives on Trade and Multilateralism (Room 702)

4.) EU-ASEAN Relations in 2019: Splintered Regions and Weakened Inter-Regionalism?

Dr. Julie Gilson, University of Birmingham

5.) Trump’s Trade Policy, BREXIT and Declining Multilateralism: New Theoretical and Policy Insights

Prof. Dr. Paul Welfens, EIIW/University of Wuppertal

(Moderator: Prof. Em. Dr. Suthiphand Chirathivat)13.00 – 14.00 Lunch (Room 701)

14.00 – 14.45 Keynote Speeches: Future of ASEAN – EU Cooperation (Room 702)

H.E. Mr. Pirkka Tapiola, Ambassador of the European Union to Thailand

SUSTAINABILITY OR REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE EU & ASEAN: IN A PERIOD OF WEAKENING MULTILATERALISM

Dr. Suthad Setboonsarng, Former Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, Board, Bank of Thailand

14.45 – 16.15 Section III: The Challenges of Protectionism and FDI (Room 702)

6.) Evolution of ASEAN’s New Protectionism

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evelyn S. Devadason, University of Malaya

7.) The Global Cost of Protectionism

Dr. Zornitsa Kutlina-Dimitrova, European Commission, Brussels

8.) ASEAN in the Middle of the Giant’s New Trade Policies

Dr. Tony Irawan, Bogor University

(Moderator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Marissa Maricosa A. Paderon)

10 th July 2018 Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Bldg., Chulalongkorn University

09.00 – 09.30 Registration (7 th floor hall)

09.30 – 11.30 Section IV: Effects of Weakening Multilateralism (Room 702)

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES & ASEAN STUDIES CENTER CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY

9.) An Assessment on 40 Years of ASEAN-EU Relations: Prospects and Challenges

Asst. Prof. Dr. Natthanan Kunnamas, Jean Monnet Chair, Director, Centre for European Studies, Chulalongkorn University

An Aspect on Thailand-EU Relations

Dr. Colin Josef Steinbach, Head of Political, Press & Information to the Delegation of the EU in Thailand

10.) Opportunities for more ASEAN – EU Cooperation

Asst. Prof. Dr. Marissa Maricosa A. Paderon, Director, European Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University

11.) The Role of the WTO and of EU Integration Reforms

Hon. Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel

(Moderator: Prof. Dr. Paul Welfens)11.30 – 13.00 Lunch (Room 701)