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		[23-January-2017] Brexit - what will be the effects on the European Economic Area? On 23 January 2018, British Politics Society, in cooperation with ARENA and the University of Iceland, invited members and friends to a panel discussion on Brexit and the EEA. At the event, British experts assessed the status of the ongoing Brexit negotiations, one year after the triggering of Article 50. Then, scholars from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway discussed possible implications for the EEA countries. PANEL 1: Status of Brexit Julie Smith (Baroness of Newnham), Dept. of Politics and International Studies, Univ. of Cambridge and House of Lords Christopher Lord, ARENA, University of Oslo Atle L. Wold, Dept. of Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo and Leader of British Politics Society Panel 2: Effects on EEA countries Christian Frommelt, the Liechtenstein Institute Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, IIA, University of Iceland Hans Petter Graver, Dept. of Private Law, University of Oslo The event took place at Litteraturhuset in Oslo. It was chaired by Professor John Erik Fossum, ARENA

		[4-December-2017] Brexit, crisis and leadership Alan Finlayson in conversation with Espen Aas On 4 December 2017, British Politics Society had the pleasure of inviting its members and friends to a seminar with Professor Alan Finlayson, including a conversation between Finlayson and former London correspondent for the NRK, Espen Aas. Britain has gone through a turbulent time since the referendum last year. The question of which route Britain should take out of the EU remains controversial, and continues to divide both the major political parties. Professor Alan Finlayson is one of the foremost academics in the UK working in the cross-section of political science, philosophy and rhetoric. In his introduction, he discussed crisis and political leadership in Britain per 2017. The event took place at Litteraturhuset in Oslo.

		[16-February-2017] Scotland after Brexit SEMINAR WITH SCOTLAND'S MINISTER FOR EUROPE On 16 February 2017, British Politics Society had the pleasure of inviting its members and friends to a talk on Scotland after Brexit with Scotland's Minister for Europe, Dr Alasdair Allan. The event was held against the backdrop of the British government's newly published White Paper, which presents the UK's overall strategy for its exit from and future partnership with the EU. In his talk, Dr Allan reflected on Scotland's relationship with Norway and the EU historically, responses to the referendum result last year, and future relations with the EU, discussing proposals in the Scottish Government's 'Scotland's Place in Europe' paper. The event was opened by BPS board member Øyvind Bratberg, while the Q&A session after Dr Allan's talk was chaired by BPS board member Kristin Haugevik

[30-September-2016] Northern Ireland Ten years after the St. Andrews Agreement On 30 September 2016, British Politics Society had the pleasure of inviting its members and friends to an evening seminar on the developments in Northern Ireland politics.

Whereas Chris Lord outlined four possible future association models for Britain, on a scale ranging from full membership to full outsidership, Isabelle Hertner concluded that the German position on "Brexit" could be summed up as one of "Nein Danke!" Finally, Kristin Haugevik talked about the relevance of "looking to Norway" for the two sides in the upcoming referendum campaign in Britain. The seminar was co-organized by British Politics Society and ARENA Centre for European Studies, the former's role as organizer permitted by financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through "Europamidler". The seminar was chaired by ARENA's John Erik Fossum, while BPS leader Atle L. Wold opened the seminar on behalf of the organizers.

[26-May-2015] ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 The tenth Annual General Meeting of the British Politics Society Norway was held on Tuesday 26 May. Participants were briefed about BPS activities in 2014, and plans for 2015. Other posts on the program included a presentation of the accounts for 2014 and the budget for 2015. The AGM also re-elected Øyvind Bratberg and Kristin Haugevik as board members for a two-year period. As part of the discussion under any other business, the AGM discussed possible future topics for British Politics Review, as well as events organized by the society. Read the AGM protocol.

[26-August-2014] ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014 The ninth Annual General Meeting of the BPS was held on Tuesday 26 August 2014. The board briefed the AGM about activities in 2013, upcoming plans for 2014 as well as about BPS finances. Atle L. Wold was elected new BPS leader (replacing Kristin Haugevik), whereas Henry Allen joined the board as a new member (replacing Jannike E. Berger). Read the protocol.		Atle L. Wold (left) was elected new BPS leader. Henry Allen (right) was elected new member of the BPS board.

[02-June-2014] SEMINAR WITH ANGUS ROBERTSON, MP, ON SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE On 2 June 2014, BPS invited its members and friends to a seminar with Angus Robertson, MP, on the future of Scotland.. The seminar took place at Domus Academica in Oslo city centre (at the University of Oslo, Karl Johans gt 47). The event, entitled "Independent Scotland: A Northern European partner", was held against the backdrop of the forthcoming independence referendum in Scotland. In his lecture, Mr Robertson mapped out his party's positions on foreign and defence matters and reflected on prospects for closer cooperation with the Nordic countries in the event of a "Yes" to independence on 18 September 2014. Robertson has been a Member of Parliament since 2001, representing Moray. He is the Scottish National Party's Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, its Parliamentary Leader in the House of Commons, and party spokesman on Defence and Europe.

[9 May 2007] Seminar on "300 years of British Union" BPS marked the 300th anniversary of the Union of Great Britain by inviting its members and friends to a seminar on Blindern, University of Oslo on 9 May 2007. Presentations were given by Professors Christopher A. Whatley (University of Dundee); Allan Macinnes (University of Aberdeen); Bill Miller (University of Glasgow) and Charlie Jeffery (University of Edinburgh). The seminar was chaired by Atle L. Wold, Associate Professor at ILOS, University of Oslo and Scholarly Responsible of BPS. It was organised with support from the Dept. of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS) and the Dept. of Political Science (ISV) at the University of Oslo. Read BPR 1-2007 to learn more about the Anglo-Scottish Union.

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