Events 2004

December 7, 2004
State Weakness, Regional Stabilization, and EU Integration: The End of Discriminatory Notions of Eastern Europe?
Dr. Stefano Bianchini, associate professor of East European History and Politics, Roberto Ruffilli School of Political Science, University of Bologna
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

December 3, 2004
Turkey's EU Accession: The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Dr. Murat Mercan, member of the Turkish Parliament, deputy chairman, Justice and Development Party, and chairman, Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

December 1, 2004
Kosovo: Tackling the "Final Status" Question
Mr. Ilir Dugolli, Yale World Fellow and policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo

November 22, 2004
The Republic of Macedonia: Still a Puzzle?
Hristo Ivanovski, diplomatic editor, Dnevnik Daily (Skopje)

November 17, 2004
Democracy, Romanian-Style: Parties, Personalities, Ideologies
Dr. Aurelian Craiutu, professor of political science, Indiana University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

October 18, 2004
Campaign 2004: Views From Abroad
A symposium exploring the 2004 U.S. presidential election from a global perspective, featuring:
Mehmet Ali Birand, political correspondent, CNN Turk
Nicholas Voulelis, managing editor, Athens News Agency
Nico Fried, political correspondent, Suddeutsche Zeitung
Talal Al-Haj, U.S. bureau chief, Al-Arabiya Television
Moderated by Alex Jones, director, Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Co-sponsored with German Study Group, Center for European Studies

October 16-18, 2004
Lessons Learned from the Balkan Conflicts
A two-day conference at Boston College focusing on lessons learned from the wars in the Balkans and finding viable solutions for reconstruction, reconciliation, and lasting security in the region
Co-sponsored with the Center for Balkan Development, Boston College, and the Dayton peace Accords Project, Tufts University

October 12, 2004
The Politics of East and West
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish author

September 23, 2004
Croatia in the New Millennium: Towards EU and NATO Membership
H.E. Ivo Sanader, prime minister of the Republic of Croatia

June 1, 2004
Cyprus at a Crossroads: The Way Forward
H.E. Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
Co-sponsored with Harvard School of Public Health, Institute of Politics, Center for Public Leadership and the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict and Resolution

May 11, 2004
FORUM: Islam, Democracy and Human Rights
Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2003)
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics and ILEX Foundation

May 3, 2004
Educating the Enemy: The Case of the Muslim Minority in Western Thrace, Greece
Dr. Thalia Dragonas, professor of social psychology, University of Athens
Dr. Anna Frangoudaki, professor of sociology of education, University of Athens
Co-sponsored with the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

April 29, 2004
Five Years and Counting: The Euro's Next Challenges
Dr. Lucas Papademos, vice-president, European Central Bank

April 22, 2004
European Economic Competitiveness and EU Enlargement
H.E. Ivan Mikloš, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia
Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies

April 21, 2004
Managing Migration: 'Fortress Europe' or a Europe Without Borders?
Dr. Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

April 15, 2004
Southeast Europe: From Post-Conflict to Development and the Role of the World Bank
Dr. Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, country director and regional coordinator for Southeast Europe, World Bank Group
Dr. Ardo Hansson, lead economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank Group

April 8, 2004
Gender in the Construction of a Nation
Dr. Rada Ivekovic, professor of sociology, University Jean-Monnet
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

April 5, 2004
Greece on the Edge of the Twenty-First Century
Dr. Andre Gerolymatos, professor of history, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

March 22, 2004
Greek-Turkish Relations: A Hostage of History or Forever a Victim?
Bruce Clark, international security editor, The Economist

March 10, 2004
The Future of Turkish Policy: Panel and Book Launch Celebration Featuring Co-Editors
Dr. Dimitris Keridis, professor of international politics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, and executive director of Kokkalis Foundation
Dr. Lenore Martin, professor and chair, Department of Political Science, Emmanuel College, and co-chair of the Study Group on Modern Turkey, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

March 9, 2004
Anti-Americanism in the Balkans
Dr. Ivan Krastev, research director and chairman of the board, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria

March 4, 2004
Semi-authoritarianism as the Endgame: Has Serbia Arrived?
Milan Sturgis, political advisor, OSCE, U.S. Department of State, Belgrade
Co-sponsored with the Institute on Religion and World Affairs, Boston University

March 3, 2004
Judging the Past: Uses and Abuses of History at the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
Dr. Robert Donia, adjunct assistant research scientist, University of Michigan, and expert witness, Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

February 18, 2004
Wrestling with the Ancients: Modern Greek Identity and the Olympics
Dr. Alexander Kitroeff, associate professor of history, Haverford College
Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Europe Study Group, Center for European Studies

February 11, 2004
Turkey-U.S. Relations
Dr. Morton Abramowitz, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey
Co-sponsored with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies

January 30, 2004
FORUM: Democracy in the Middle East, Pluralism in Europe: The Turkish Perspective
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of the Republic of Turkey
Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics, the Belfer Center and its Caspian Studies Program and the Center for Public Leadership