HomeThe Iraqi Kurdistan and the Kurdish Issue in Near Eastern Politics. New Dynamics and Challenges
Published on Thursday, November 21, 2013
Abstract
In partnership with Sciences Po-CERI, Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in France, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Aix-Marseille Université – CERIC (UMR 7318).
Announcement
Program
8h30-9h00. Registration of participants – Coffee
9h00-9h15. Welcome address :
- Luis Martinez, directeur de recherche, CERI-Sciences Po
- Khaman Zrar Asaad, Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in France
- Khaled Salih, Vice Chancellor of the University of Kurdistan Hewler
I. New political and social developments in Iraqi Kurdistan
Chair: Hamit Bozarslan, EHESS - CETOBAC
9h15-10h30. Political question about a “quasi-state”
- Khaled Salih, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Negotiating a federal state: the Kurdish experience in Iraq
- Alex Danielovic, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Iraqi federalism and the Kurds: learning to live together
- Gareth Stanfield, University of Exeter, Keeping options open: the oil and gas strategy of the Kurdistan Regional Government
- Beriwan Khailany, KRG - Higher Education and Scientific Research, KRG & higher education: strategy and future perspectives
10h30-10h45. Coffee break
10h45-12h00. Building an intellectual and social autonomy
- Hardy Mohammed, Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne - CESSP, Processus de « parlementarisation » dans la région du Kurdistan d'Irak : 1992-2012
- Nazand Begikhani & Gill Hague, University of Bristol, Violence against women: experiences and counter strategies in Kurdistan Region
- Amanj Saeed, KRG - Higher Education and Scientific Research, Human capacity development in post-conflict countries: KRG experience as example
- Najat Abdullah, KRG – Culture and Community Affairs, Ecrire et enseigner l'histoire au Kurdistan d'Irak
12h-12h30. Discussion
Discussant: Laurence Louër, CERI-Sciences Po
12h30-14h00. Lunch
II. Regional Kurdish Dynamics
Chair: Olivier Grojean, Aix-Marseille Université – CERIC
14h00-15h15. National issues and transboundary effects
- Said Shamsaddin, Soran University, National identity and Islamist moral majority: the dynamics of Kurdish struggle in Iran
- Merve Özdemirkıran, Sciences Po-CERI, Suivre le pas du commerce de Khabur vers Ibrahim Khalil : dans la file d’attente des relations turco-kurdes
- Clémence Scalbert-Yücel, University of Exeter, Un champ culturel transfrontalier ? Echanges et liens entre Kurdistan turc et irakien
- Michael Leezenberg, University of Amsterdam, Civil society in Kurdistan: divergence, convergence, challenges
15h15-15h30. Coffee break
15h30-16h45. Contemporary Kurdish Conflicts
- Olivier Grojean, Aix-Marseille Université – CERIC, Un champ d’action régionalisé ? Le PKK et ses organisations sœurs au Moyen-Orient
- Gilles Dorronsoro & Yohanan Benhaim, Université Paris 1–Panthéon Sorbonne – CESSP, Le point de vue d’Ankara sur les conflits kurdes
- Jordi Tejel, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Le nationalisme kurde à l'épreuve des révoltes arabes: le cas syrien
- Joseph Bahout, Sciences Po-CERI, La crise syrienne, un conflit régional aussi
16h45-17h15. Discussion
Discussant: Alain Dieckhoff, CNRS/CERI-Sciences Po
17h15-17h30. Concluding remarks
- Nazand Begikhani, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Scientific and organizing Committee
- Nazand Begikhani (University of Bristol),
- Hamit Bozarslan (EHESS - CETOBAC, Paris),
- Olivier Grojean (Aix-Marseille Université - CERIC),
- Akil Marceau (KRG, Paris),
- Luis Martinez (Sciences Po – CERI)
CERI-56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris / Salle de conférences / Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles
Le colloque se déroulera en anglais et en français ; traduction assurée.
Retrouvez le programme complet : http://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/evenements/#/?lang=fr&id=2175
Subjects
Places
- CERI/Sciences Po (Salle de conférences) - 56, rue Jacob
Paris, France (75006)
Date(s)
- Friday, November 22, 2013
Keywords
- Kurdistan, near eastern politics, Iraq, nationalism
Contact(s)
- Nathalie Tenenbaum
courriel : nathalie [dot] tenenbaum [at] sciencespo [dot] fr
Reference Urls
Information source
- Nathalie Tenenbaum
courriel : nathalie [dot] tenenbaum [at] sciencespo [dot] fr
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« The Iraqi Kurdistan and the Kurdish Issue in Near Eastern Politics. New Dynamics and Challenges », Conference, symposium, Calenda, Published on Thursday, November 21, 2013, https://calenda.org/266964