Norway is often seen as a model for how the UK might structure its relations with the European Union after Brexit. But can the Norway model be replicated?
Further, what does the debate about the application of the Norwegian model to the UK tell us about the normative principles, institutional design and policy practices of external differentiated integration; or, in other words, different ways of structuring some participation of non-member states in the affairs of the Union? Is Norway a rule-taker right now? Or do its many agreements and relationships with the EU produce both satisfactory rules and sufficient influence over the making of rules? How might all of that change if the UK were to be included in various of those relationships?
These are some of the questions that will be discussed during the workshop on Brexit and the 'Norway model'.
Friday's sessions will be devoted to climate and energy policy, and are chaired by CICERO. What are climate and energy policy challenges related to Brexit, and what are possible lessons from Norway's existing relationship with the EU in these domains?
Friday's event is open for participation upon registration.
Programme
Thursday 19 September
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08:30 |
Registration and breakfast |
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09:00 |
Opening with brief presentations of the BENCHMARK and EU3D projects |
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09:30 |
Varieties of Brexit? Competing conceptions of the UK’s future relationship with the EUChair: Kalypso Nicolaidis, University of Oxford UK and Europe post-Brexit: against the grain - Richard Whitman, University of Kent and Chatham House Could Norway still be the UK’s future? - John Peet, The Economist Brexit and the European political order - Christopher Lord, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo |
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10:45 |
Coffee break |
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11:15 |
What is the Norwegian Model?Chair: Asimina Michailidou, ARENA Centre for European Studies Legal mechanics of the EEA Agreement and scope for flexible adaptability to the UK - Christian Franklin, University of Bergen Does the Norwegian Model offer sufficient access to EU policy-making? - Christian Frommelt, Liechtenstein Institut What is the difference between the Icelandic model and the Norwegian model? - Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iceland Why did the Norway model come about? - Lise Rye, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Is the Norway model sustainable? - Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
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14:15 |
Could the Norwegian model help deliver Brexit?Chair: Christopher Lord, ARENA Centre for European Studies Three Years on. What do we know about making Brexit work? - Andrew Glencross, University of Aston Can the Norway/EEA model help Scotland and Northern Ireland? - Michael Keating, Centre on Constitutional Change, University of Aberdeen Divisions on trade. Why it might be hard for UK to agree on what kind of trade relations it wants after any Brexit - Sofia Vasilopoulou, University of York |
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15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 |
Ins and outsChair: Erik Oddvar Eriksen, ARENA Centre for European Studies One size does not fit all: European integration by differentiation - Guntram Wolff, Bruegel Institute Brussels A demoicratic differentiated integration after Brexit - Kalypso Nicolaidis, University of Oxford Towards Semi-Membership? The Extension of UK Membership in the EU and its Implications - Federico Fabbrini, Brexit Institute, Dublin City University Brexit and Europe's future political order - John Erik Fossum, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo |
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17:45 |
Break |
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18:00 |
Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice: Three Meanings of BrexitReception and book presentation Discussant: Christopher Lord, ARENA Centre for European Studies |
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19:15
20:00 |
Joint departure from Oslo Science Park by metro Forskningsparken Dinner at Sentralen (Øvre Slottsgate 3) for panelists and project members |
Friday 20 September
Chair: Elin Lerum Boasson, CICERO Center for International Climate Research
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08:00 |
Registration and breakfast |
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08:30
08:45
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WelcomeKristin Halvorsen, CICERO Center for International Climate Research UK and Norwegian climate policyThe future of UK climate policy under a 'hard' and a 'soft' Brexit - Charlotte Burns, University of Sheffield The past and future of UK carbon emissions trading - Brendan Moore, University of East Anglia Why has Norway decided to cooperate more closely with the EU on climate policy? - Merethe Dotterud Leiren, CICERO Center for International Climate Research The past and future of Norwegian carbon emissions trading - Jørgen Wettestad, Fridtjof Nansen Institute |
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Q&A |
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10:00 |
Stakeholder perspectivesIn what ways has the EU had a good influence on Norwegian climate policy, and which factors are more problematic? How can Brexit affect the EU's influence on Norwegian climate policy? Should Norwegian actors change how they approach the EU and the UK in climate policy issues in the future?
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10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:50 |
Energy policyThe consequences of Brexit for UK-EU energy and possible future relationships in the energy sector between them - Joseph Dutton, E3G After ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’, is Norway’s energy strategy still a good approach? - Torbjørg Jevnaker, University of Oslo and Fridtjof Nansen Institute The democratic challenge: Can lobbying strategies compensate for Norway´s lack of representation in EU institutions? - Anne Therese Gullberg, Kruse Larsen Q&A |
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12:00 |
Stakeholder perspectivesHow do Norwegian stakeholders experience the ‘Norwegian model’? How can the ‘Norwegian model’ be improved? Are there any lessons for the UK? How does Brexit affect Norwegian energy policy?
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13:00 |
Lunch |