University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France

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"La politique régionale de l'Union Européenne, tendances globales et dynamiques locales: le cas de la Provence"

Monday, 8 April 2002
336 Ingraham
12:00 p.m.

Abstract: At a time when German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder proposes, within the framework of his federalist project, to transfer regional policy to the national level in the name of "proximity", several questions arise. What is the real impact of this policy? What is its European value added? Does it contribute to the Europe of the regions? How does it fit with territorial national policies? Dr. Daviet will address these questions through a case study of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region of France.

This talk will be in French.

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"American Apprenticeship, European Identity:
One of the Semiconductors' Top Five"

Wednesday, 10 April 2002
1418 Van Hise
12:00 p.m.

Abstract: This talk will illustrate the emergence of a European company in the global semiconductor industry. ST Microelectronics was born in 1987 from the merger of the Italian SGS Microelectronica and the French Thomson-Semiconducteurs. Both firms looked to the US for technological and managerial resources while expanding within their national markets and retaining their respective characteristic identities. Their merger, linked to the European integration process, has allowed ST Microelectronics to become one of the world's top ten manufacturers of semiconductors.

This talk will be in English.

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Dr. Daviet works at the University of Provence in Aix-en-Provence as an industrial geographer specializing in European Union regional policy and high-tech industry. Her current research focuses on relations between France and the United States in the microelectronics sector.