The 2011 International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the European Union
"Crisis, Conflict, and Culture: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the European Project"
(Brussels; December 6th - 9th, 2011)
| Tuesday, December 6th |
Wednesday, December 7th |
Thursday, December 8th |
Friday, December 9th |
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| Location: Building Paul-Henri Spaak |
Location: Building Paul-Henri Spaak |
Location: Building Joszef Antall |
Location: Building Paul-Henri Spaak |
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| 10:00 | Language Policy: a Tool for Conflict or Communication? Historical Perspectives on Linguistic Diversity in Europe (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Pieter Lagrou Professor of History, University of Brussels) Location: European Parliament |
Historical Foundations of European Energy Policy and Today's Implications (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Samuel Furfari (Professor of Political Science, University of Brussels) Location: European Parliament |
Knocking on Europe’s Door-Future of the EU-Georgia Relations (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Salome Samadashvili (Ambassador of Georgia to the European Union) Location: European Parliament |
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| 10:30 | "Crisis, conflict and Culture in the EU-Russia Relations" (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Kristiina Ojuland (MEP) (Member of the European Parliament, Former Foreign Minister of Estonia) Location: European Parliament |
Forming New National Identities Speaker: Dr. Igor Jelen (Associate Professor in Economic and Political Geography, Faculty of Political Science, University of Trieste) Location: European Parliament |
De-conflicting Cultural Crises - The EU’s Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Gerhard Sabathil (Director, European External Action Service, Professor at the Brugge European College and the Prague Economics University) Location: European Parliament |
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| 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | |
| 11:30 | Registration | Historical Foundations of European Unity and the Role of Cultural Diplomacy (Interactive Panel Discussion) Speakers: Adrian Severin (MEP) Sebastien Wielemans H.E. Amb. Ilir Dugolli Dr. Pieter Lagrou Morten Messerschmidt (MEP) Indrek Tarand (MEP) Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (MEP) Mark C. Donfried Location: European Parliament |
European Economic Challenges and Collective Solutions (Interactive Panel Discussion) Speakers: Kristiina Ojuland (MEP) Dr. Samuel Furfari Dr. Igor Jelen Sebastien Wielemans Fabrice Serodes Mark C. Donfried Location: European Parliament |
Cultural Diplomacy, Conflict Management and Resolution—the European Way (Interactive Panel Discussion) Speakers: H. E. Amb. Salome Samadashvili Michael Däumer Dr. Philippe van Parijs, Clive Myri Birgit Daiber Paul Dujardin Dr. Fabrizio Cantelli Fabrice Serodes Mark C. Donfried Location: European Parliament |
| 12:30 | Political Culture: Export Product of the EU (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Alojz Peterle (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | EU: One Civilization, Several Cultures (A Romanian Perspective) (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Adrian Severin (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
European Identity - Possibility or Limitation? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Morten Messerschmidt (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Bringing Cultures Together Through the Arts to Facilitate Cultural Diplomacy in the Context of the European Project (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Stefan Stoev (Founder & Chairman, Society for International Development and Enhancement of Arts) Location: European Parliament |
Empowering Citizens, Empowering Institutions: Dilemmas about EU Democratic Governance (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Fabrizio Cantelli (Professor of Political Science, University of Brussels) Location: European Parliament |
| 14:00 | Culture as a Vital Element in External Relations Speaker: Vladimír Šucha (Director, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission) Location: European Parliament |
The European Project in Question or the Culture of Bureaucracy? About the Need to Reform the Lisbon Treaty (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Indrek Tarand (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Culture as a key factor within Western societies and a political tool for the European Union (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Aude Jehan (Visiting Research Associate - French Embassy Fellow Center for Transatlantic Relations - SAIS Johns Hopkins University) Location: European Parliament |
Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Paul Dujardin (Centre for Fine Arts Brussels) Location: European Parliament |
| 14:30 | The Significance of Cultural Diplomacy in the EU from a Diplomat's Perspective (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Ismat Jahan (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
The Significance of Cultural Diplomacy in the Foreign Affairs of the EU Speaker: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
European identity, Myths and Perspectives (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Henri Malosse (President of the Employers Group, Economic and Social Committee of the European Union) Location: European Parliament |
Culture & Diplomacy in the EU's External
Relations: Education Needed? Speaker: Giannalia Cogliandro (Head of European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers) Location: European Parliament |
| 15:00 | Conflict Management and Resolution (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Arif Havas Oegroseno (Ambassador of Indonesia to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
Break | The Cultural Dimensions of the EU's External Actions (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Marietje Schaake (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Break |
| 15:30 | How Is and How Should be the EU Founded (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Boris Zala (MEP) (Member of the European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Immigrations & Minorities in Europe “The Roma in Europe (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Georgia K. Kotsia (Head of Public Investments, the Ministry of Education of Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) Location: European Parliament |
The Mutual Understanding of Peoples as a Prerequisite of European Solidarity Speaker: Csaba Tabajdi( MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Of Europe but Not in It: The United Kingdom's Relationship with the Mainland (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Clive Myrie (Journalist, BBC) Location: European Parliament |
| 16:00 | Lecture & Discussion Speaker: Marietta Giannakou (MEP) (Member of European Parliament, Head of the Greek EPP Delegation to the European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
Continue | Cultural Diplomacy in the European Union (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Maen Khreasat (First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Jordan to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
Opportunities for European Cultural Diplomacy? Is it a Question of Institutions? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Dr. Fabrice Serodes (Assistant Professor, University of Mancherst) Location: European Parliament |
| 16:30 | The Significance of Cultural Diplomacy in the EU from a Diplomat's Perspective. (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Ismat Jahan (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
The Obvious Case of Cultural Diplomacy? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H.E. Amb. Ilir Dugolli (Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
Intra-EU Governance: Convergence of National versus Supranational Interests: Migration as Cultural Diplomacy (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Tanja Fajon (MEP) (Member of European Parliament) Location: European Parliament |
What is so Appealing in Arts and Culture? (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Asja Trbovic (Art Historian and Cultural Manager) Location: European Parliament |
| 17:00 | Conflict Management and Resolution (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: H. E. Amb. Arif Havas Oegroseno (Ambassador of Indonesia to Belgium) Location: European Parliament |
Connected Walls - The Impact of a Documentary Webproject as Cultural Diplomacy along Border Walls (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Sebastien Wielemans (Film Director) Location: European Parliament |
Continue | The Contribution of Women to Peace and Reconciliation (Lecture & Discussion) Speaker: Birgit Daiber (Director, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Brussels Office) Location: European Parliament |
| 18:00 | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | Evening Activity | Farewell |
