Fachkonferenz
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Friday, 10. December 2010
10.00hrs
Opening of the Conference
Archimandrite Adam,
Patriarchate of Georgian-Orthodox Church
Katja Christina Plate
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Head of Regional Program for Political Dialogue in the South Caucasus
SESSION I: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF POLITICS
10.30 hrs
Keynote Speech:
Dr. Uwe Halbach, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Forschungsgruppe Russland / GUS, Berlin, Germany:
“Geopolitical Challenges from the Caucasus: What has changed since 2008?”
Prof. Archil Gamzardia, Ilia State University, Public Communications and P.R.:
“The Peculiarities of the Public Communications Management in South Caucasus”
11.15 hrs
Plenum-Discussion
Moderator: Marietta König, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg, Germany;
Topics to be addressed: no diplomatic relations between countries, disputes on territories and borders, low standards in democratic development, the role of external actors in the region of South Caucasus, the ENP, the role of EU in South Caucasus.
12.30 hrs
Report of the Notetaker: Prof. Giorgi Gvalia, Ilia State University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
13.00-15.00hrs
Lunchbreak
SESSION II: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF ECONOMICS
15.00 hrs
Keynote Speech:
Giorgi Abashishvili, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics:
“The Economic Integration for the safer South Caucasus”
15.20 hrs
Plenum-Discussion
Moderator: Giorgi Mikanadze, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics
Topics to be addressed:Poverty as a challenge to Peace; Natural resources as a challenge to Peace, Environment as a challenge to Peace; Deficits in the sector of Rule of Law as a challenge to Peace (here espec. Property Rights);
16.40 hrs
Notetaker and Reporter: Giorgi Abashishvili, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics
18.00 hrs
Dinner
Saturday, 11. December 2010
SESSION III: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
10.00 hrs
Keynote Speech:
Prof. Kevser Uygun Ruhi, Writer, Literature Expert:
”The View from the Other Side of River”
Prof. Rozeta Gujejiani, St. Andrew The First Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology:
“The Traditional Culture of Interethnic Relations and the Prospects for Peace in South Caucasus”
10.50 hrs
Plenum-Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Rozeta Gujejiani, St. Andrew The First Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology:
Topics to be addressed: Official Languages, Teaching of minority languages at school, Multicultural Societies.
12.30 hrs
Report of the Notetaker: Prof. Ketevan Khutsishvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology;
13.00-15.00 hrs
Lunchbreak
SESSION IV: STRATEGIES FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
15.00hrs
Plenum-Discussion on a strategy paper of joint principles about the possible ways of achieving peace in the South Caucasus Region
Moderator: Nato Asatiani, St. King Tamar’s Educational University of the Patriarchate of Georgia;
16.45 hrs
Conference Summary and Closing Remarks
Archimandrite Adam,
Patriarchate of Georgian-Orthodox Church
Katja Christina Plate
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Head of Regional Program for Political Dialogue in the South Caucasus
17.00 hrs
End of Conference
18.00hrs
Dinner