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EXPERT TASK FORCE MEETING 1

First Week

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

09.30h – 10.30h Opening session and presentation of the INTERACT Project and the Summer School
Senem AYDIN, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Institute and Department of International Relations

10:00h – 10.30h Getting to know each other: Introduction session for participants

10.30h – 11.00h Coffee Break

11.00h – 11.30h Openin lecture on Turkey EU Accession process: Assets and Risks
Jean MARCOU, IFEA, Senior Research Fellow and University of Grenoble

11.30h – 12.00h Information on the logistics and other practical issues regarding the organisation
Kerem ÇİFTÇİOĞLU, İstanbul Bilgi University European Institute Project Assistant.
Burak TAMAÇ, İstanbul Bilgi University, Assistant of INTERACT Summer School.

13:30h - 16:30h- The History of EU-Turkey Relations
Emre GÖNEN, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

9.30h – 12:30h: Nationalism in Turkey: An Impediment to EU Accession?
Umut ÖZKIRIMLI, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

13.30h - 16.30h: Guided visit of Istanbul and visit to Phanar Patriarchy

Friday, July 17th, 2009

9.30h - 12.30h: EU Enlargement Policy: How does it Work?
Emre GÖNEN, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

13.30h -16.30h: Nationalism in Turkey and Greece
Umut ÖZKIRIMLI, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

Sunday, July 19th, 2009: Boat Excursion along the Bosphorus to the Black Sea

Second Week

Monday, July 20th, 2009

9.30h - 12.30h: Diversity in Turkey: A General Framework on Issues of Democracy in Turkey
Ayhan KAYA, İstanbul Bilgi University, Director of the European Institute, Department of International Relations

13.30h -16.00h: Turkish Accession in the French Debate: Islam, Immigration, Identity
Riva KASTORYANO, Sciences Po Paris, Center for International Studies and Research

16.00: Guided Visit to Blue Mosque and Sultanahmet Area

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

9.30h - 12.30h : EU Accession Negotiations with Turkey
Joost LAGENDIJK, Former Member of European Parliament, Lecturer at Sabancı University

13.30h-16.30h : European Public Opinion on Turkey: Challenges to Diversity
Alain SERVANTIE, DG Enlargement European Commission

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

9.30 h -12.30h: Diversification of Turkish Foreign Policy and its Implications for Turkey’s Relations with the EU
Soli ÖZEL, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

13.30h -16.30h: Migrants and Descendents from Turkey in France: Behaviour and Discourse
towards Turkey's Accession to the EU
Samim AKGÖNÜL, Assoc. Professor, Strasbourg University and Galatasaray University

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

9.30h -12.30h: Why Aren’t We There Yet?: Turkey’s Media Debates and Challenges Lying Ahead in the EU Process
Aslı Tunç, İstanbul Bilgi University, Vice Dean of the School of Communications

13.30h – 15.30h: Multiculturalism in Europe and Turkish Accession
Riva KASTORYANO, Sciences Po Paris, Center for International Studies and Research

Friday, July 24th, 2009

9.30 h -12.30h: Turkey’s Domestic Reform Trajectory: The Scope for Diversity
Soli ÖZEL, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International

13.30h-16.30h: National Identity in Europe and Turkish Accession: Cases of France, Germany and the UK
Senem AYDIN, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Institute and Department of International Relations

Saturday,July 25th,2009

Afternoon: Guided visit to Alevi Communion (Şahkulu Sultan Dergahı)

Third Week

Monday, July 27th, 2009

9.30h -12.30h: A History of Europe Revisited
Emre GÖNEN, İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of International Relations

13.30h-16.30h: Situating Turkey in Europe: A Historical Perspective
Özge Onursal, İstanbul Bilgi University, European İnstitute,Department of International Relations

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

9.30h -12.30h: Lessons Learnt? : The Use(s) of EU Conditionality in Central and
Eastern Europe and Turkey
Deniz Mc Donald, Central European University, Budapest

1.30h- 16.30h: The role of Civil Society and Communication in the Accession Process
Alain SERVANTIE, DG Enlargement, European Commission

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

9.30h-12.30h: Q&A Session: All you wanted to know but never asked about EU-Turkey relations
Moderator: Senem AYDIN, İstanbul Bilgi University, European İnstitute,Department of International Relations

13.30h-16.30h: Discursive Construction of European Identity in the EU’s Relations with Turkey: The Case of the European Institutions
Senem AYDIN, İstanbul Bilgi University,European İnstitute, Department of International Relations

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

9.30h -12.30h: Debates on Europeanisation
Özge Onursal, İstanbul Bilgi University, European İnstitute,Department of International Relations

13.30h - 16.30h: Issue of Migration within the Scope of Turkish Accession
Ayhan KAYA, İstanbul Bilgi University, Director of the European Institute, Department of International Relations

Friday, July 31st, 2009

9.30h -12.30h: Turkish – Russian Energy Politics and its Impact on the EU
Laurent VINATIER, Sciences Po Paris-Centre for International Studies and Research

13.30h – 15.00h Round table: Managing Diversity in EU and Turkey: We do we go from here?
Laurent VINATIER, Sciences Po Paris-Centre for International Studies and Research
Deniz Mc Donald, Central European University, Budapest
Ayhan KAYA, İstanbul Bilgi University, Director of the European Institute, Department of International Relations
Senem AYDIN, İstanbul Bilgi University,European İnstitute, Department of International Relations

15.30 Certificate Ceremony

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Departure

For any queries please contact:

Kerem Çiftçioğlu:
Email: keremc@bilgi.edu.tr
Mobile: 0090 532 408 26 26

Burak Tamaç:
Email:tamacburak@gmail.com
Mobile: 0090 538 840 67 22