2007/05/28-29, EU and Russia. The challenges of a pan-european perspective
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
EU AND RUSSIA. THE CHALLENGES OF A PAN-EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
FORLÌ, HOTEL DELLA CITTÀ, CORSO DELLA REPUBBLICA 117, GARZANTI HALL
First session, May 28th, 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Welcome address:
Nadia Masini, Mayor of Forlì
Paolo Zurla, President, Forlì Campus, University of Bologna
Angelo Satanassi, President, Garzanti Foundation, Forlì
Introductory remarks:
Stefano Bianchini, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus
VALUES, INTERESTS AND BORDERS
Chair:
Stefano Garzonio, University of Pisa, President, Italian Association of Slavists
(AIS)
Dialectics between Values and Interests, Katlijn Malfliet, Catholic University
of Leuven
Russia and the EU: Interests and Values, Ruslan Grinberg, Director, Institute
for International Economic and Political Studies, Moscow
Migratory Trends within the Post-Soviet Space and Possible Inflow into the
EU, Michael Rywkin, City University of New York
The Meanings of Borders: a Russian Perspective, Mikhail Odesskiy, Russian
State University for Humanities, Moscow
Discussants:
Guido Carpi, University of Pisa
Andrey Bogdanov, Leader of the Democratic Party of Russia
Second session, May 28th, 3.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
PERCEIVING THE DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES
OF NEIGHBOURS
Chair:
Maria Zalambani, University of Bologna
Facing Russia as a Baltic Sea Actor, Esko Antola, University of Turku
Kosovo and the Post-Soviet Frozen Conflicts: Five Challenges to Euro-
Atlantic Interests, Vladimir Socor, Jamestown Foundation, Washington D.C.
The Frozen Conflicts from the Russian Perspective, Vladimir Zharikhin,
Deputy Director, Institute for CIS Countries
The Problems of Central Asia and the Middle East, Leonid Katsis, Russian
State University for the Humanities, Moscow
Discussant:
Thomas Grunert, European University Institute, Florence
Third session, May 29th, 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
THE COMMON SPACES
Chair:
Ilya Roytman, United Democratic Center, Moscow
The Common Space as a Concept, Nicola Catellani, University of Bologna
Cooperation on Education and Research, Mikhail Kulapov, Russian
Economic Academy, G.V. Plekhanov and Marcello Garzaniti, University of
Florence
Economic Cooperation and the Energy Issue, Albert Bininashvili, Columbia
University and Iosif Diskin, Co-Chairman, Council for Strategy of Russia
Discussants:
Donatella Possamai, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
Fourth session, May 29th, 3.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
THE EU AND RUSSIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD:
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
Chair:
Giuliana Laschi, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus
The 2007 Elections in Russia and Possible Changes, Sergey Markov,
Director, Institute for Political Research, Member of the Russian Public
Chamber, Moscow
Russian Society and Elite on the Brink of Elections, Alexander Mekhanik,
Deputy Director, Institute for Social Projects, Moscow
The Influence of Internal Changes on the Russian and European Foreign
Policy, Mark Urnov, President, Foundation “Expertise”, Moscow
Sovereignty, Democracy, Legitimacy and the EU-Russian Dialogue, Paolo
Calzini, Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center
Discussants:
Robert Craig Nation, United States Army War College, Carlisle
Elena Baracani, Deputy Director, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sul Sud
Europa (CIRES), University of Florence