Agenda

Globalization and Societal change in the Mediterranean Region
International Workshop, 11-12 May, 2002, Beirut-Lebanon

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May 11, 2002

9:00 – 9:30     Registration

9:30 – 10:15    Workshop Introduction

Dr. Salim Nasr General Director, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon
Mr. Gregor Meiering Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Near East Regional Office, Amman / Beirut
Dr. Carlo Masala Research Fellow, Center for European Integration Studies at Bonn University, Germany
Mr. Siegfried Helias Member of the German Bundestag, Germany

10:00 – 11:30     Session 1
Moderator:
Dr. Sebastian Paust Task Force Development Policies Working Group IE, CDU/CSU – Fraction of German Bundestag, Germany
Presentations:
Globalization, Culture and Democracy
Dr. Theodor Hanf General Director, International Center of Human Sciences, Lebanon

Le Débat Arabe sur la Mondialisation
Mr. George Tarabishi Cultural Critic and Senior Editorialist, Al Hayat Daily, France

Discussion

11:45 – 12:15     Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:30     Session 2
Moderator:
H. E. Mr. Charles F. Nothomb Minister of State, Chairman, MEDEA, Belgium

Presentations:
The Turkish Debate about Globalization
Mr. Orhan Silier Secretary General, The Economic & Social History Foundation, Turkey

Globalization and Legal Systems in the Mediterranean Region
Dr. Chibli Mallat Director, Center for Studies on the European Union, St. Joseph University, Lebanon

Discussion

13: 45 – 15:45     Lunch

15:30 – 17:00     Session 3
Moderator:
Mr. Arslan Chikhaoui Executive Director, Transactions Nord-Sud, Algeria

Presentations:
Globalization and the Deconstruction of National Culture
Dr. Ahmed Zayed Director, Center for Social Studies and Research, Cairo University, Egypt

Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (NTIC) et Changements Sociaux dans le Monde Arabe
Dr. Najat Rochdi Regional Advisor for ICT, UNDP

The New Media and Social Change in the Arab World
Mr. Gregor Meiering Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Near East Regional Office, Amman / Beirut

16: 45 – 17:15    Coffee Break

17:15 – 18:15     Session 3 (continued)

Discussion

May 12, 2002

15:30 – 17:00     Session 4
Moderator:
Dr. Mustafa Hamarneh Director, Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan

Presentations:
Globalization and Alternative Approaches to Democratization
Dr. Iliya Harik Professor of Political Sciences, Indiana University, USA

Mondialisation Problematique et Avenir de la Mediterranee
Mr. Youssef El-Aschkar Writer and Researcher in Anthropology, Lebanon

Mondialisation, Impact Economique et Democratie dans le Monde Arabe
Mr. Samir Aita CEO, A Concept, Beirut-Damascus

Discussion

11: 00 – 11:30    Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00     Session 5
Moderator:
Dr. Andreas Jacobs Planning Officer, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany

Presentations:
Globalization and Higher Education in the Mediterranean Countries
Dr. Ronald G. Sultana Professor, University of Malta, Malta

Lebanon, an Early or Late Globalizer?
Dr. Salim Nasr General Director, The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon

Discussion

13: 00 – 15:00     Lunch

15:00 – 16:00     Session 6
Moderator:
Dr. Carlo Masala Research Fellow, Center for European Integration Studies at Bonn University, Germany

Presentations:
Mondialisation, Etat de Droit et Action de l'Elite
Dr. Ahmed Driss Professor, Tunis University, Tunisia

Globalization and the Social Polarization in Jordan
Dr. Musa Shteiwi Director, Jordan Center for Social Research, Jordan

Discussion

16: 00 – 16:30    Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30     Session 6 (continued)

Mondialisation et Ajustement Structural du Secteur Privé dans le Monde Arabe
H. E. Dr. Georges Corm Former Minister of Finance, Lebanon

Discussion

17:30 – 18:00     Concluding Session

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