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THE THIRD METU CONFERENCE ON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MAY 24-26, 2004
ANKARA
CULTURE AND CONVENTION CENTRE, METU
ORGANISATION COMMITTEE
Meliha B. Altunışık
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3096 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: maltunis@metu.edu.tr
İhsan D. Dağı
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3095 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: dagi@metu.edu.tr
Sevilay Kahraman
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2038 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: kahraman@metu.edu.tr
D. Arıkan Açar
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3094 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: arikana@metu.edu.tr
Sait Akşit
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3094 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: saita@metu.edu.tr
ASSISTANT STAFF
Ali Yıldız
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3067 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: yildiz@metu.edu.tr
Asligül Sarıkamış
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3062 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: asligul@metu.edu.tr
Ayşe Ömür Atmaca
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3062 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: boztan@metu.edu.tr
Bayram Sinkaya
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: bsinkaya@metu.edu.tr
Berna Özen
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3062 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: ozberna@metu.edu.tr
Çağrı Öztürk
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3094 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: ozturk@alumni.bilkent.edu.tr
Derya Kap
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: kderya@metu.edu.tr
Duran Şimşek
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2084 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: duransim@yahoo.com
Eda Benlioğlu
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3067 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: beda@metu.edu.tr
Gülşen Şeker Aydın
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3067 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: sgulsen@metu.edu.tr
Feride Aslı Ergül
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3062 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: ergul@metu.edu.tr
Hakan Karaaslan
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: e135368@metu.edu.tr
İlhan Sağsen
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: isagsen@metu.edu.tr
Murat Gül
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2084 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: mgul@metu.edu.tr
Özlem Kaplan
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: okaplan@metu.edu.tr
Sait Ocakli
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2084 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: sait@metu.edu.tr
Şadan İnan Rüma
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3094 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: ruma@metu.edu.tr
Taylan Özgür Kaya
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 3067 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: tkaya@metu.edu.tr
Vakur Sümer
Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University
06531 Ankara Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 210 2085 Fax: (90 312) 210 1245
e-mail: vsumer@metu.edu.tr
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Middle East Technical University
Department of International Relations
06531 Ankara Turkey
Phone : (90 312) 210 3094 / 210 2016
Fax : (90 312) 210 1245
E-mail : irconf@metu.edu.tr
Website: http://www.ir.metu.edu.tr/conf/
DATES AND VENUE
Dates: Monday, May 24 – Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Venue: METU Cultural and Convention Centre
REGISTRATION
Registration and Information Desk is located on the ground floor of the Conference Venue
(Culture and Convention Centre). The desk is open at the following times:
Monday, May 24 8:30-17:30
Tuesday, May 25 8:30-17:30
Wednesday, May 26 8:30-17:30
BADGE
Participants should kindly wear personal name badges at all times during the Conference.
Name badges will be provided in participants’ conference packs at the Registration Desk.
SESSIONS
Sessions are moderated by Chairs who monitor and administer the meetings. Each paper will
be presented orally for about 20 minutes, and followed by a brief discussion. The chairperson
may decide and change the order of presentations as well as the allocation of time for each
presentation.
CONFERENCE COCKTAIL
The Chair of the Department of International Relations invites all participants to the cocktail
at the front garden of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences B-Building (FEAS-B). The cocktail will take place on Monday, May
24, between 18:30-20:30.
LUNCHES
On May 24 and 26, lunch is served at the Culture and Convention Centre, Kümbet Hall. On
May 25, participants will be taken to Ortadoğu Restaurant just outside the Campus.
Participants will be provided lunch vouchers in their conference packs.
CONFERENCE DINNER
Conference Dinner will be held on May 25, at 19:30 at the Washington Restaurant.
Participants will be provided with an invitation card in their conference packs.
The Third METU Conference on International Relations: Europe in a Changing World
ACCOMMODATION
Invited speakers are hosted at the METU Guest House and the Bilkent Hotel. Conference
participants are provided accommodation at the Bilkent Hotel, PÜİS Hotel and METU
Dormitories. There will be ring services during the Conference from the Hotels to the
Conference venue.
POST OFFICES AND BANKS
There is a Post Office on campus. There are also branches of some Turkish banks (Ziraat
Bankası, İş Bankası, Vakıfbank, Yapı Kredi Bankası, Akbank, and Garanti Bankası) next to
the Post Office.
The Third METU Conference on International Relations: Europe in a Changing World
PROGRAM
24 MAY 2004 / MONDAY
REGISTRATION
Time: 08:30-17:30
Place: METU Culture and Convention Centre
OPENING CEREMONY
Time: 10:00-11:30
Place: METU Culture and Convention Centre, Room A
Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut (Rector, METU, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Şinasi Aksoy (Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, METU, Turkey)
OPENING LECTURE
Chair: Atila Eralp (Chair, Dept. of International Relations, METU, Turkey)
Loukas Tsoukalis (ELIAMEP, Greece)
The State of the European Union
LUNCH BREAK / 12:00-14:00
SESSIONS – 1 / 14:00-15:30
Session 1-A. Keynote Speech - European Security and Foreign Policy
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Duygu Sezer (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Karen Smith (London School of Economics, UK)
International Security after Iraq: Perspectives from an Enlarging EU
Session 1-B. The Cyprus Conflict and the EU
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room B
Chair: M. Fatih Tayfur (METU, Turkey)
M. Ergün Olgun (Undersecretary to the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
The Potential Role of the EU in the Resolution of the Deep-rooted and Identity -Related Conflicts in its Periphery: It’s Performance in Cyprus
Session 1-C. European Union Regional Policy
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Şinasi Aksoy (METU, Turkey)
Alasdair Hutton (Councillor, OBE, TD, Scottish Borders Council, UK)
Can European Regional Policy ever be self-eliminating: should the new entrants have the whole cake?
Özden Akın (Ankara University, Turkey)
Establishing new “participatory governance”: An examination in the context of Local Agenda 21 (LA21) process in Germany.
Session 1-D. EU and the Question of Minorities
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room D
Chair: Zana Çıtak Aytürk (METU, Turkey)
Umut Koldaş (METU, Turkey)
Turkey and Systematizing Minority Policies on the Road to the EU
Berrin Aşkın and Şehnaz Bağcı (METU and Selçuk University, Turkey)
Minority Rights in European Union Enlargement Process
İbrahim Alper Arısoy (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
Question of Minorities within the Context of European Integration
Vladimir Ortakovski (Police Academy, Macedonia)
Position of Minorities in Macedonia Before and After 2001
Session 1-E. Debating CFSP
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room F
Chair: Sevilay Kahraman (METU, Turkey)
Aslıgül Sarıkamış (METU, Turkey)
NATO and the EU in Post Cold War European Security: Cohabitation or Separation?
Elif Uzgören (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
CFSP: A Political Devise with Remaining Obstacles?
Taylan Özgür Kaya (METU, Turkey)
The CFSP: The EU's Quest for Being a Coherent and Effective Security Actor in Global Politics
COFFEE BREAK / 15:30-16:00
SESSIONS – 2 / 16:00-17:30
Session 2-A. Keynote Speech – EU and Turkey
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Andrzej Ananicz (Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Turkey)
Ziya Öniş (Koç University, Turkey)
Diverse but Converging Paths to EU membership: Poland and Turkey in Comparative Perspective
Session 2-B. EU’s Strategy towards the Middle East
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room B
Chair: Meliha B. Altunışık (METU, Turkey)
Martin Jerch (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
The Future of the MENA region: Between “Greater Middle East” and “Wider Europe”
Ramin Jahanbegloo (Cultural Research Bureau, Tehran, Iran)
EU- Iran: A Critical Rapprochement
Baskın Oran (Ankara University, Turkey)
Turkey and the European Union: A New Geostrategic Era Thanks to the Invasion of Iraq by the US
Session 2-C. EU’s Neighbourhood
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Çağrı Erhan (Ankara University, Turkey)
J. Wilhelm Kavli and Christoffer C. Eriksen (Hacettepe University,
Turkey and University of Oslo, Norway)
Norway outside the European Union: Lessons from a Self-imposed Periphery
Aldo Bumçi (Albanian Institute for International Studies, Albania)
The Importance of Cross-border Cooperation in Southeast Europe and the Role of EU
Seda Sevgi (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association,
Turkey)
The Impact of EU Conditionality on Transition Countries in the Context of Environmental Policy
Session 2-D. European Security and Terrorism
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room D
Chair: Mustafa Kibaroğlu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Julian Saurin (University of Sussex, UK)
Terrorism and Western Ways of War
Khalid Yousif Khalafalla (ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany)
The Political Economy of Terrorism: Islam and the West
Walter Posch (EU Security Institute, Paris, France)
Religiously motivated terrorism and the post of Counter-Terrorism Coordinator: Europeanisation of the EU’s War on Terror?
CONFERENCE COCKTAIL
Time: 18:30-20:30
Place: Middle East Technical University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department of International Relations
Building – B
25 MAY 2004 / TUESDAY
REGISTRATION
Time: 08:30-17:30
Place: METU Culture and Convention Centre
SESSIONS – 3 / 09:30-11:00
Session 3-A. Keynote Speech – Reconciling Enlargement with Deepening
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room A
Chair: Atila Eralp (METU, Turkey)
Fraser Cameron (European Political Studies Centre, Belgium)
The Future of Europe-How Wide? How Deep?
Session 3-B. Central and Eastern European Experiences and its Reflections on South Eastern Europe
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room B
Chair: Mustafa Türkeş (METU, Turkey)
Umut Korkut (Doğuş University, Turkey)
Which History is More Continuous? A Study of Historical Legacies in Central and Eastern Europe
Georgi Karasimeonov (The Institute for Political and Legal Studies, Bulgaria)
The sixth wave of enlargement of the EU or the integration of the poorest: the Case of Bulgaria
Othon Anastasakis (Director, South East European Studies Programme, St Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK)
Western Balkans: The EU's Unfinished Business
Session 3-C. Issues in EU-Turkey Relations
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room C
Chair: Galip Yalman (METU, Turkey)
Hakan Yılmaz (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
Who is Afraid of Europe? An Examination of Euroskepticism in Turkey
Burak Akçapar (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey)
Reflections on the Foreign and Security Policy of a Negotiating EU Candidate Turkey
Emel Osmançavuşoğlu Oktay and Müge Kınacıoğlu (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
Cyprus’s EU Membership and Its Implications for Turkey’s Accession to EU
Session 3-D. Russia and the Caucasus: Challenges for Europe
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room D
Chair: Atilla Altınordu (METU, Turkey)
Mustafa Şahin (Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM), Turkey)
The Prospect of a Wider Europe in the Southern Caucasus
Yaşar Onay (Işık University, Turkey)
Challenges of Transformation and Integration of Russia to West in Putin's Era
Oktay F. Tanrısever (METU, Turkey)
A Formidable Challenge for European Security: NATO Enlargement, the Baltic States and Russia
Session 3-E. Welfarism and EMU: Economic Governance in Europe
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room F
Chair: Fulya Kip Barnard (METU, Turkey)
AslıToksabay (McMaster University)
Knowing Thy Enemy: The Evolution of European Welfarism in the Age of Globalization
Fırat Bayar (Undersecretariat of Treasury, Republic of Turkey and METU, Turkey)
Turkey and European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): One Step Further Following Accession
COFFEE BREAK / 11:00-11:30
SESSIONS – 4 / 11:30-13:00
Session 4-A. Keynote Speech – Enlargement and Security
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room A
Chair: Hüseyin Bağcı (METU, Turkey)
Simon Duke (European Institute for Public Administration, the Netherlands)
CFSP and Enlargement: Were We Ready?
Session 4-B. Cyprus: The Bargaining Process
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room B
Chair: İhsan D. Dağı (METU, Turkey)
Birol Yeşilada and Jacek Kugler (University of Portland, USA and International Studies Association (ISA), USA)
Bounded Rationality/Expected Utility Analysis of the Cyprus Bargaining Process
İlter Türkmen (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey)
Referendum Results in Cyprus: Implications on EU's Approach towards Turkey and TRNC
Session 4-C. Current Issues in the EU
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room C
Chair: Ahmet Acar (METU, Turkey)
Michael Lake (UK)
The New European Neighbourhood Policy
Kirsty Hughes (London School of Economics, UK)
Leadership and Democracy in the Enlarged EU
Session 4-D. EU Enlargement Process: External and Internal Security in South Eastern Europe, organised by TUNAECS
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room D
Chair: Nathalie Tocci (Centre for European Political Studies, Belgium and European University Institute, Italy)
Dorina Nastase (President, Romanian Center for Global Studies, Romania)
The Contribution to CFSP of New EU Member or Candidate States
Dinko Dinkov (University for National and World Economics, Bulgaria)
South-Eastern Europe between the US and the EU Security Policies
Session 4-E. New Security Challenges for Europe
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room F
Chair: Özlem Tür Kavli (METU, Turkey)
Şebnem Udum (Bilkent University, Turkey)
EU's Response to Post-9/11 Threats and Transatlantic Relations
Ibrahim Al-Marashi (Oxford University, UK)
Examining Europe's Role in Al-Qa'ida and Middle East Terrorism
Zeynep Arıkanlı (Galatasaray University, Turkey)
The European Union’s Middle Eastern Policies
Burak Ülman (Yıldız Teknik University, Turkey)
The Roots of the Failure of the European Anti-war Movement: Misconception of Imperialism
LUNCH BREAK / 13:00-14:00
SESSIONS – 5 / 14:00-15:30
Session 5-A. Keynote Speech – EU Enlargement
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Karen Smith (London School of Economics, UK)
Jan Zielonka (St Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK)
The Rise of a New European Empire: the EU after Enlargement
Session 5-B. Identity, Culture and Civil Society in Europe
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room B
Chair: Faruk Yalvaç (METU, Turkey)
Ferenc Miszlivetz (Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Hungary)
The Birth of a New Sovereign? Alternatives of the European Construction
Fuat Keyman (Koç University, Turkey)
Critical Theory in the Post-September/11 Era: Hegemony, Identity and Democracy
A. Nuri Yurdusev (METU, Turkey)
Does Europe Need an "Other"?
Session 5-C. EU’s Energy and Environmental Policy
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Şule Güneş (METU, Turkey)
Nilüfer Oral (İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey)
EU Policy for the Transportation of Hydrocarbons in the Black Sea within the Framework of Environmental and Security Concerns
Argun Başkan (Ege University, Turkey)
EU-Russian Federation Energy Partnership as a Security of Supply Instrument of the EU Energy Policy
Esra Pakin (Bilkent University, Turkey)
The EU-Russia Energy Dialogue: A Promising Partnership?
Session 5-D. Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room D
Chair: Meliha B. Altunışık (METU, Turkey)
Tim Niblock (Director, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK)
The EU and the Greater Middle East: towards a re-assessment of policy in the Gulf region?
Nathalie Tocci (Centre for European Political Studies, Belgium and European University Institute, Italy)
EU and conflict resolution in Wider Europe
Urfan Khaliq (Cardiff Law School, UK)
The EU and the Middle East Peace Process: A Legal Appraisal
Session 5-E. Rights and Citizenship in Europe
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room F
Chair: Özlem Terzi (Istanbul University, Turkey)
Gözde Kaya (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
European Citizenship and Its Rights
Yeşim Gündoğdu (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
The Problem of European Identity and the European Union
Gülçin Balamir Coşkun (Maltepe University, Turkey)
European Citizenship as Post-national Membership
Zeynep Şahin and Ramazan Kılınç (Selçuk University, Turkey and Arizona State University, USA)
Identity and Interests in the Citizenship Debate in Western Europe
COFFEE BREAK / 15:30-16:00
SESSIONS – 6 / 16:00-17:30
Session 6-A. Keynote Panel – EU-Turkey Relations
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Oktar Türel (METU, Turkey)
Fabrizio Barbaso (Acting Director General of Directorate General Enlargement, European Commission, The European Union)
Emin Murat Sungar (Secretary General, Ambassador, Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Republic of Turkey)
Session 6-B. Political Economy of European Integration
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room B
Chair: Aylin Ege (METU, Turkey)
Mehmet Uğur (University of Greenwich, UK)
(Re)Theorising European Integration: A Political Economy Approach
Besim Bülent Bali and Mustafa Çelen (Işık University and Marmara University, Turkey)
The Political Economy of the Stability and Growth Pact
Beate Reszat (Hamburg Institute of International Economics [HWWA], Germany)
Monetary Integration and Financial Market Integration in Europe
Houman A. Sadri (University of Central Florida, USA)
The New Global Structure & the Developing World: Foreign Policy Making in the 21st Century
Session 6-C. EU Enlargement Process: External and Internal Security in South East Europe organised by TUNAECS
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Mete Tuncoku (Çanakkale 18 Mart University, Turkey)
Münevver Cebeci (Marmara University, European Community Institute, Turkey)
The European Union as a Security Actor and the South East Europe
Minas Samatas (University of Crete, Greece)
The Primacy of Security versus Freedom and Democracy in EU
Ljubomir Frckoski (University Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia)
TBA
Session 6-D. Roundtable on Cyprus and the Middle East organized by the Foreign Policy Institute, Turkey
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room D
Seyfi Taşhan (Director, Foreign Policy Institute, Turkey)
Oktay Aksoy (Foreign Policy Institute, Turkey)
Reşat Arım (Foreign Policy Institute, Turkey)
CONFERENCE DINNER
Time: 19:30
26 MAY 2004 / WEDNESDAY
REGISTRATION
Time: 08:30-17:30
Place: METU Culture and Convention Centre
SESSIONS – 7 / 09:30-11:00
Session 7-A. Keynote Panel – EU-Turkey Relations: Internal and External Challenges
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room A
Chair: İlhan Tekeli (METU, Turkey)
Mehmet Uğur (University of Greenwich, UK)
Testing Times in EU-Turkey Relations: A Post-Helsinki Assessment of the Anchor/Credibility Dilemma
Kemal Kirişçi (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
Turkey: A NATO country between the EU and the Middle East
Michael Emerson (Centre for European Political Studies, Belgium)
Towards Integration of EU and Turkish Foreign and Security Policies
Session 7-B. Implications of Cyprus’ Accession Process
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room B
Chair: Süha Bölükbaşı (METU, Turkey)
Zenon Stavrinides (University of Bradford, UK)
Cyprus after its EU Accession: Consequences for the Two Cypriot Communities and for Turkey
Jan Asmussen (Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
The Cyprus Situation and Turkey’s EU perspective
Canan Balkır (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
The Positioning of the Turkish Cypriot Business NGOs in the case Cyprus Settlement
Burak Özçetin, D. Arıkan Açar, Başak Zeynep Alpan A. Ömür Atmaca, Aydan Bahadır, T. Çağrı Öztürk, Ş. İnan Rüma (METU Election Study Group, Turkey)
An Assessment of the Election Observation Activities: the Example of the TRNC
Session 7-C. Reflections on the Debate on European Identity
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room C
Chair: Kürşat Ertuğrul (METU, Turkey)
Çiğdem Balım (University of Manchester, UK)
Multiculturalism: multitude of applications with little content
F.H. Burak Erdenir (Secretariat General for European Union Affairs, Republic of Turkey)
Towards a Common European Identity?
Session 7-D. Comparative Perspectives on Enlargement
Time: 09:30-11:00
Place: Room D
Chair: Oktay F. Tanrısever (METU, Turkey)
Sühal Şemsit (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)
Poland in the Enlargement Process of European Union
Ayşe Artun (University of Glasgow, UK)
Poland's Eastern Policy
Başak Zeynep Alpan (METU, Turkey)
Intellectuals’ Positions on the Conceptualisation of “Europe” in the CEECs vs. Political Parties’ “Europe”: A Rupture or Continuity?
Session 7-E. Institutions of Transatlantic Relations
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room F
Chair: Hüseyin Bağcı (METU, Turkey)
Mehmet Yiğit Tezcan (Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium)
The Obsolescence of Balance of Power as a Primary Institution of Transatlantic International Society
Ekaterine Labadze (Ivane Javakhishvili State University of Tbilisi, Georgia)
NATO' s Role and Policy in European Security and its Impact in the Future Euro Atlantic Relation of Georgia
Şaban Kardaş (METU, Turkey)
Inserting flexibility into an ever-enlarging NATO: Lessons from the EU?
COFFEE BREAK / 11:00-11:30
SESSIONS – 8 / 11:30-13:00
Session 8-A. Keynote Speech – Political Economy of Enlargement
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room A
Chair: Güzin Erlat (METU, Turkey)
Jim Rollo (Sussex European Institute, UK)
The Political Economy of an EU of 25 and the Prospect of Future Enlargement(s)?
Session 8-B. Turkey’s Accession Process to the European Union organized by the Secretariat General for European Union Affairs, Republic of Turkey
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room B
Ahmet Acet
Political Aspects
Nilgün Arısan Eralp
Economic and Legal Aspects
İnci Ataç Rösch
Financial Cooperation
Session 8-C. EU and the Politics of Water
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room C
Chair: Ayşegül Kibaroğlu (METU, Turkey)
Jeroen Warner (The Netherlands Waterworks and Irrigation Group)
EU Water Framework Directive: Reflections and Challenges: Inside Opinion
Sedef Yavuz (State Planning Organisation, Turkey)
EU Water Framework Directive: Initial Reflections from Turkey
Mattijs Hehenkamp (Consultant, Water Management, Grontmij, the Netherlands)
The Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Turkey
Session 8-D. Comparative Perspectives on EU-Turkey Relations
Time: 11:30-13:00
Place: Room D
Chair: Sevilay Kahraman (METU, Turkey)
Eduard Soler Lecha (Barcelona University, Spain)
Turkey's Path towards the EU in the Light of Spain's Experience: the Case of Foreign Policy
Özlem Terzi (İstanbul University, Turkey)
Europeanisation of Foreign Policy in EU Member and Candidate Countries: A Comparative Study of Turkish and Greek Cases
Wojciech Forysinski and Urszula Forysinska (Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
Turkey’s Accession to the European Union: Does the Polish Experience Matter?
LUNCH BREAK / 13:00-14:00
Lunch Meeting: EUROPEAN STUDIES IN TURKEY
Time: 13:00-14:00
Place: Room C
SESSIONS – 9 / 14:00-15:30
Session 9-A. Keynote Panel - A Future for Transatlantic Relations?
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Duygu Sezer (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Jacek Kugler (International Studies Association (ISA), USA)
Power Transitions: Transatlantic Relations and Implications for US-EU Policies for 21st Century
Pierangelo Isernia (University of Siena, Italy)
The present state of Transatlantic relations: European and American public opinion
Ali Karaosmanoğlu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
The Impact of the New Transatlantic Relations on Turkey
Gilles Dorronsoro (Institut francais d’etudes anatoliennes – IFEA, Istanbul, Turkey)
The US, the EU and the Muslim World: The Case of the Afghan War
Session 9-B. EU and the Middle East
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room B
Chair: İhsan D. Dağı (METU,Turkey)
Mehmet Bardakçı (Boğaziçi University, Turkey)
EU Policies in the Middle East
Mustafa Sıtkı Bilgin (Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Turkey)
The Importance of Turkey's Middle Eastern Connection on Turkey's Entry into the EU
Ayşe Bahar Hurmi (Atılım University, Turkey)
EU’s Ineffective Project: Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Session 9-C. Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Pınar Bedirhanoğlu (METU, Turkey)
Jeffrey Surovell (College of Aeronautics, USA)
Soviet and Russian Relations with the EU, 1955-2004
Damien Helly (International Crisis Group)
EU and the Caucasus: Neighbourhood and Ownership
Ekaterina Timokhina (Urals State University of Economics, Russia)
Prospective of EU – Russian cooperation and their relationships after EU expansion
Session 9-D. Identity and Culture in EU-Turkey Relations
Time: 14:00-15:30
Place: Room D
Chair: A. Nuri Yurdusev (METU, Turkey)
Ioannis Grigoriadis (SOAS and Oxford University, UK)
Comparing European and Turkish Political Cultures
Şervan Adar Avşar (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Encounter with the Other: Deconstructing European Identity and Relocating Turkey
Aslı Güleç (METU, Turkey)
The Relevance of the Issue of Multiculturalism in Turkey
COFFEE BREAK / 15:30-16:00
SESSIONS – 10 / 16:00-17:30
Session 10-A. Keynote Speech – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room A
Chair: Atila Eralp (METU, Turkey)
Ahmet Davutoğlu (Beykent University, Turkey)
Turkey-EU Relations and Challenges of Globalisation
Session 10-B. EU and Immigration
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room B
Chair: Ali Gitmez (METU, Turkey)
Fulya Kip Bernard (METU, Turkey)
EU Immigration Policy: Challenges and Prospects
Mehmet Okyayuz (METU, Turkey)
Current Developments Concerning the New German Integration Law and its Implications on the Question of the Integration of Turkish Migrants
Ayselin Yıldız İlkserim (METU, Turkey)
Labour Migration and Its Implications in the Future of Europe under the Demographic Challenges
Session 10-C. Transatlantic Security
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room C
Chair: Oktay F. Tanrısever (METU, Turkey)
Gökhan Akşemsettinoğlu (Çankaya University, Turkey)
Transatlantic Approach on Global Security Problems
Berdal Aral (Fatih University, Turkey)
What Role for NATO after the Cold War?
Muhittin Ataman (Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey)
A Civilization Approach to Multilateral Politics: The EU and the World Politics
Session 10-D. Security, Sovereignty and Reform
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room D
Chair: Necati Polat (METU, Turkey)
H. Tarık Oğuzlu (Bilkent University, Turkey)
EU's Security Culture and the Enlargement Process: The Case of Turkey
Ali Tekin (Bilkent University, Turkey)
Sovereignty Debate in Turkey: Can Turkey Digest Europe's (New) Constitutional Requirements?
Önder Kutlu and Şaban Çalış (Selçuk University, Turkey)
The Impact of the EU on the Public Sector Reform in Turkey
Frédéric Misrahi (University of East Anglia - ESDP Democracy Research Training Network, UK)
Civil Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Turkey (?): The EU's Narrow Window of Opportunity
Session 10-E. Civil Society and Human Rights in the EU
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room F
Chair: Cengiz Sürücü (METU, Turkey)
Birsen Erdoğan (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey and Utrecht University, the Netherlands)
New European Constitution: More Democratisation and Human Rights?
Elif Renk Özdemir(University of Sussex, UK)
Changing Conceptualizations of the Term Refugee and Role of Europe
Barış Gençer Baykan (CRSP, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)
European Social Forum: Intersection of Civil Societies
Hale Altan (Bilkent University, Turkey)
A Comparison of the US and the European Attitudes on Turkey’s Accession to the EU
CLOSING SESSION
Time: 17:45-18:15
Place: Room A
CLOSING COCKTAIL
Time: 18:30-19:30
Place: Middle East Technical University
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Building A
Çobanoğlu Hall
DINNER
Time: 20:00
Place: Ankara Castle
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