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SECOND JEAN MONNET CHAIR CONFERENCE
An Evolving EU Engaging a Changing Mediterranean Region
Second annual Jean Monnet Conference
(Supported by EU Life Long Programme)
5 MAY 2014, Dar l-Ewropa, Valletta
8.30 – 17.00 (including standing lunch and coffee breaks)
Chair:
Professor Roderick Pace, Director of the Institute and Jean Monnet Professor.
Speakers:
Dr Fadel M. Lamen, National Dialogue Preparatory Commission (Libya)
Prof. Michelle Pace, Roskilde University, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Aylin Güney, Jean Monnet Chair, Yaşar University, İzmir, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Hasret Dikici Bilgin, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr Adeel Malik, Oxford University
Prof Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University
Mrs Berta Fernandez, Intra-ACP Migration Facility, Brussels
Mr Claus Folden, European Asylum Support Office
Prof. Manfred Weissenbacher, University of Malta
Dr Arsalan Alshinawi, University of Malta
Dr Marcello Carammia, University of Malta
Mr Milan Pajic, Korean Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Duchy of
Luxembourg and the European Union, Brussels
Mr Stefano Moncada, University of Malta
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**The speakers have been invited to express their views as freely as possible and to provide their insights according
to their expertise. However, the views they express do not necessarily imply endorsement or approval by the
Institutions for which they work.
TOPICS
The EU Mediterranean Challenge - Time for a new Paradigm? –The EU’s Interpretation of the “Arab Uprisings”:
Understanding the Different Visions about Democratic Change in EU-MENA Relations – Is Turkey a Model for State
building in the Arab World? – State Building in Iraq Since 2003: Challenges and Lessons – From Resource Curse to Rent
Curse: Toward a New Political Economy of the Middle East – Understanding the Roots of Economic Challenges Facing
Egypt in The Aftermath of 25th January Revolution - The Movement of People in the Mediterranean Region: Future
Scenarios and the EU Response - The Growing Scope of the EU Migration Policy Agenda - The Geopolitics of Energy:
Global Transitions and Euro-Med Impacts - EU-Serbia Membership Negotiations - Climate Change and Development:
The EU Tunisia, Libya and Egypt – National Reconciliation after the Arab Revolutions.