Governance, Memory and History

14:00–15:40 | Opening Session
Welcome Words - Dr. Yossi Beilin, Donato Kiniger Passigli, Dr. Catalin-Stefan Popa, Prof. Dalibor Jovanovski

“Work and Purposes of Historians Without Borders”
Dr. Erkki Tuomioja 14:40 – 15:00

"Dealing with Dictatorships: German Relations with Autocracies"
Prof. Frank Bösch 15:00 – 15:20

“Germany’s Place in the World Economy: Achievements and Challenges, 1990–2026”
Prof. Hartmut Berghoff 15:20 – 15:40

10:00–11:15 | Panel I
Welcome Addresses - Karl Erik Norman, Willem Noë, Dr. Ulrich Brückner - 10:00 – 10:15

“Christians and Religious Others in the Middle East: What Is Different Today and What Remains from the Past in Terms of Peace?”
Dr. Catalin-Stefan Popa 10:15 – 10:35

“The World Academy and the Peace Offensive: Memory, Legacy and the Way Forward in Peacebuilding”
Donato Kiniger Passigli 10:35 – 10:55

“Between Power and Dialogue: Historical Narratives and Conflict Prevention in the Balkans”
Prof. Dalibor Jovanovski 10:55 – 11:15

11:30–12:30 | Panel II
“The Central Place of Narrative in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and a Proposed Joint Narrative”
Dr. Yossi Beilin 11:30 – 11:50

“On the Value of Area Histories for the Present: The Case of West Asia (Middle East)”
Prof. Birgit Sch?bler 11:50 – 12:10

"Memory and Culture – the Case of the Jews of the Banking City Frankfurt am Main in 19th and 20th Century"
Prof. Ralf Roth 12:10 – 12:30

10:00–12:30 | Lectures Session

"History as a Source of Conflicts and Resource of Transnational Reconciliation. What can We Learn from German-Polish Relations?"
Prof. Jörg Hackmann 10:00 – 10:20

Governance, Memory and History
Historical Knowledge for Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Dr. Erkki Tuomioja 10:20 – 12:00