The Complexity of Religion in International Relations: Theoretical, Legal, and Geopolitical Perspectives
Tentative Schedule
Day 1 - Thursday, April 21st: Panels
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9:30-10:00 am
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Registration and light breakfast
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10:00 am-
12:00 pm
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Panel 1: Religious Influence on Inter- and Intrastate Relations
Moderator: Joseph Beaudreau
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"Religious Identity as the Basis for a Conflict Over Territory and Nationality
in Ireland and Northern Ireland"
Emily Davison, American Graduate School in Paris, Paris, France
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"In the Name of Buddha:
Examining 16th Century Sino-Mongolian Relations Through a Frontier Perspective"
Xiaobai Hu, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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"Georgian Muslims: A Disputer Identity"
Jessica Preston, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
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12:00-1:30 pm
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Lunch (in-house)
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1:30-
3:30 pm
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Panel 2: The Interaction Between Religion and Identity
Moderator: Patrick Clairzier
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"Religion and Language"
Nourhan Kaseem, Justis Leibig Universität Giessen, Germany
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"Transformation from Conflict to Cooperative Coexistence:
The Role Islamic Perspective on Identity in International Relations"
Yasmine Zein Al-Abedine from Future University in Egypt
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"Radicalizing Religious Identity in the Age of Neoliberal Interantionalism"
Solomon Otubo, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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4:00-
6:00 pm
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Panel 3: Religion in the Name of Terror, or Terror in the Name of Religion
Moderator: Ambassador Michael Einik
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"Is the Islamic State Islamic or Not?"
Tore Hamming, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
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"The Good vs. Evil? The War on Terror and ISIS"
Ljupcho Stojkovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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"Islamic State's Qutbis Statehood Theory:
A Systemic Threat to the Concept of Sovereignty as an English School's Primary Institution"
F. Saverio Angio, Universidad Nacional de Educaciòn a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
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"Isis and Nation-building"
Emirjona Cake, American Graduate School in Paris, Paris, France
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6:00 pm
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Social Event
Paris tour and drinks
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Day 2 - Friday, April 22nd: Workshops and Keynote Panel
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10:00-10:30 am
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Registration and light breakfast
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10:30 am-
12:00 pm
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Workshop: "Unite4Heritage: Social Media Narrative"
Led by Tim Francis and Ala Elfellah, UNESCO
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12:00-1:00 pm
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Lunch
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1:00-
2:30 pm
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Film Screening and Discussion: The God Delusion, a film by Richard Dawkins
Discussion led by Prof. Joav Toker
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3:00-
5:00 pm
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Keynote Panel
Moderator: Ambassador Michael Einik
Keynote panelists:
Ambassador Graeme C. Clark, Minister, Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in France
Dr. Christophe Grannec, Specialist of Religious Sciences, statutory member of the GSRL-CNRS
Dr. Manlio Graziano, American Graduate School in Paris and La Sorbonne, Paris, France
Dr. Sabrina Pastorelli, Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités, La Sorbonne - CNRS
See panelist bios
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5:00 pm
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Reception
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