ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019

Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Welcome

The EuroMeSCo annual  conference will be held on 18-19 June in Barcelona under the title “Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”.

Over the last years, a number of social movements hit the roads and/or the social networks in a number of Euro-Mediterranean countries, representing only the visible tip of broader and more complex dynamics of the civil society iceberg.

The 2019 EuroMeSCo Annual Conference will explore these social movements and civil society dynamics in a Euro-Mediterranean comparative perspective. It will also analyse how policy actors, at the local, national and regional level, including the European Union, have engaged in relation with these movements and organisations and assess the potential of civil society as a driving force of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and integration.

The conference is organized by EuroMeSCo and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).

Speakers

Amira Mohamed Abdel-Halim

Amira Mohamed Abdel-Halim

Senior Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Amro Ali

Amro Ali

Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo

Kholoud Al-Ajarma

Kholoud Al-Ajarma

Water and Migration Coordinator, Mediterranean Youth for Water Network

Wadih Al-Asmar

Wadih Al-Asmar

Secretary General, Lebanese Centre for Human Right; President of EuroMed Rights

Rabha Allam

Rabha Allam

Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Haizam Amirah-Fernández

Haizam Amirah-Fernández

Senior Analyst for the Mediterranean and the Arab World, Elcano Royal Institute

Lars Andersen

Lars Andersen

Senior Research Fellow, DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies

Laura Basagni

Laura Basagni

Program Coordinator, GMF – German Marshall Fund

Abdelhak Bassou

Abdelhak Bassou

Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Kathya Kenza Berrada

Kathya Kenza Berrada

Researcher, MIPA – Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis

Francesca Caruso

Francesca Caruso

Junior Researcher, IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali

Youssef Cherif

Youssef Cherif

Deputy Director, Columbia Global Centers Tunis

Aleksandra Chmielewska

Aleksandra Chmielewska

Project Manager, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria

Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria

Head of Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

Gülşah Dark

Gülşah Dark

Project Officer, PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies

Loes Debuysere

Loes Debuysere

Researcher, CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies

Ali O. Dirioz

Ali O. Dirioz

Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Ghaliya Djelloul

Ghaliya Djelloul

Researcher, UC Louvain; GERMAC – Groupe d’études et de recherches sur le monde Arabe contemporain

Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal

Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal

Middle East and Maghreb Coordinator, Fundación Alternativas

Yasmin El Menouar

Yasmin El Menouar

Senior Expert, Bertelsmann Stiftung; Associate Fellow, DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations

Georges Fahmi

Georges Fahmi

Research Fellow, EUI – European University Institute

Itay Fishhendler

Itay Fishhendler

Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Marc Franco

Marc Franco

Senior Associate Fellow, EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations

Christiane Fröhlich

Christiane Fröhlich

Research Fellow, GIGA – German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Florence Gaub

Florence Gaub

Deputy Director, EUISS – European Union Institute for Security Studies

Senén Florensa

Senén Florensa

Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly

Ozge Genc

Ozge Genc

Senior Researcher, YADA; Founding Member, PODEM

Giulia Giordano

Giulia Giordano

International Affairs Manager, Ecopeace Middle East

Ricard Gonzalez

Ricard Gonzalez

Journalist and Political Scientist, Regular Contributor at El País

Nimrod Goren

Nimrod Goren

Head of Institute, Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

Cengiz Günay

Cengiz Günay

Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, OIIP – Austrian Institute for International Affairs

Rana Hassan

Rana Hassan

Researcher, Orient Institute of Beirut, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Míriam Hatibi

Míriam Hatibi

Social Activist; Communications Consultant, Sibilare

Ahmed Kandil

Ahmed Kandil

Senior Research Fellow, Head of Energy Studies Program, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Shira Kronich

Shira Kronich

Associate Director, ARAVA Institute

Alexandra Kuimova

Alexandra Kuimova

Research Assistant, SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Alexandr Lagazzi

Alexandr Lagazzi

Communication Manager, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

Patricia Lisa

Patricia Lisa

Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute

Camille Lons

Camille Lons

Programme Coordinator, ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations

Liel Maghen

Liel Maghen

Co-director, IPCRI – Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiative

Mariam Mecky

Mariam Mecky

Independent Researcher, NPF fellow, ACSS – Arab Council for the Social Sciences

Mira Milosevich

Mira Milosevich

Senior Research Fellow, Elcano Royal Institute

Sihem Najar

Sihem Najar

Researcher, University Tunis el – Manar

Rashed Nedal Jayousi

Rashed Nedal Jayousi

Project Officer, The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Tarik Nesh-Nash

Tarik Nesh-Nash

CEO, GovRight

Jessica Northey

Jessica Northey

Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations

Desirée A.L. Quagliarotti

Desirée A.L. Quagliarotti

Researcher, ISSM – Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies

Bouchra Rahmouni

Bouchra Rahmouni

Director of Research, Valorization, Partnerships and Events, Policy Center for the New South

Sarah Anne Rennick

Sarah Anne Rennick

Deputy Director, ARI – Arab Reform Initiative

Aida Ridanovich

Aida Ridanovich

Mediterranean Forum Director, Anna Lindh Foundation

Erzsébet N. Rózsa

Erzsébet N. Rózsa

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Xira Ruiz-Campillo

Xira Ruiz-Campillo

Professor, UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and International Cooperation, Complutense University of Madrid

Victor Salama

Victor Salama

Professor, Cairo University

Patrycja Sasnal

Patrycja Sasnal

Head of Middle East and North Africa Programme, PISM – Polish Institute of International Affairs

Omar Shaban

Omar Shaban

Director, Pal-Think for Strategic Studies

Mahmoud Shatat

Mahmoud Shatat

Senior Water and Sustainable Energy Specialist, Oxford Policy Management

Katarzyna Sidło

Katarzyna Sidło

Political Economist, CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research

Eduard Soler

Eduard Soler

Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs; Scientific Coordinator, MENARA project

Ángela Suárez Collado

Ángela Suárez Collado

Assistant Professor, University of Salamanca

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

Research Fellow, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Valeria Talbot

Valeria Talbot

Senior Research Fellow, Co-Head of ISPI’s Middle East and North Africa Centre, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Laurence Thieux

Laurence Thieux

Researcher, Complutense University of Madrid

Lurdes Vidal

Lurdes Vidal

Director of the Arab and Mediterranean World Department, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

Ezzahra Benlahoussine

Ezzahra Benlahoussine

PhD Candidate, Mohamed V University Rabat

Hannah Abdullah

Hannah Abdullah

Researcher, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

Ahmed Driss

Ahmed Driss

Director, CEMI – Centre des études méditerranéennes et internationales

Tobias von Lossow

Tobias von Lossow

Research Fellow, Clingendael – Netherlands Institute of International Relations

Participants

ABDALLA, Nadine. Researcher Associate. AFA – Arab Forum for Alternatives

ABADI, Almotaz. Managing Director of Water Division. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean

ABDULLAH, Hannah. Researcher. CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

AKSOY, Oktay. Board Member. FPI – Foreign Policy Institute

ALAJARMA, Kholoud. PhD Researcher. Groningen University; Coordinator. Mediterranean Youth for Water Network

AL-ASMAR, Wadih. Secretary General. Lebanese Centre for Human Rights; President, Euromed rights

ALBINYANA, Roger. Director of Mediterranean Regional Policies and Human Development. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

ALI, Amro. Assistant Professor. American University of Cairo

ALLAM, Rabha. Senior Researcher. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

ALONSO, Ananda. Project Manager. Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production

AMIRAH-FERNÁNDEZ, Haizam. Senior Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute

ANDERSEN, Lars. Senior Research Fellow. DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies

AUBARELL, Gemma. Responsible for Mediterranean Strategy and Networks. Directorate General for Foreign Affairs, Government of Catalonia

AYTUG, Rana. PhD Candidate. CTPSR – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations

BASAGNI, Laura. Program Coordinator. GMF – The German Marshall Fund

BASSOU, Abdelhak. Senior non-Resident Fellow. Policy Centre for the New South

BEN ALI, Hana. Administrative and Financial Assistant. CIES – Centro Informazione e Educazione allo Sviluppo, Tunisie

BENLAHOUSSINE, Ezzahra. PhD Candidate. Mohamed V University Rabat

BERNAT, Miquel. Trainee. European Parliament

BERRADA, Kathya. Researcher. MIPA – Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis

BERTRAN, David. Member of Parliament. Parliament of Catalonia

BIGAS, Marcel. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

BOUKRAA, Lies. Director. INESG – Institut national des études de stratégie globale

CARBONELL, Laia. Policy Officer for MENA region. Directorate General for Foreign Affairs. Government of Catalonia

CARUSO, Francesca. Junior Researcher. IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali

ÇETIN, Pınar. Vice Consul. General Consulate of the Republic of Turkey in Barcelona

CHARARA, Albert. Research Associate. Lebanon Support

CHERIF, Youssef. Deputy Director. Colombia Global Centers – Tunis

CHMIELEWSKA, Aleksandra.  Project Manager. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

COHEN-HADRIA, Emmanuel. Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

CSICSMANN, Laszlo. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations. Corvinius University of Budapest

DAGUZAN, Jean-François. Deputy Director. FRS – Fondation pour la recherche stratégique

DALAY, Galip. Research Director. Al Sharq Forum

DANIEL, Jan. Researcher. IIR – Institute of International Relations Prague

DARK, Gülşah. Project Officer. PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies

DEBUYSERE, Loes. Researcher. CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies

DESSÍ, Andrea. Senior Fellow. IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali

DJELLOUL, Ghaliya. Researcher. UC Louvain; GERMAC – Groupe d’études et de recherches sur le monde Arabe contemporain

DOMÍNIGUEZ, Itxaso. Coordinator of Middle East and North Africa Programme. Fundación Alternativas

DRISS, Ahmed. Director. CEMI – Centre des études méditerranéennes et internationales

DURANTINI, Giorgia. Master Student of International Sciences (MENA). University of Turin

EL MENOUAR, Yasemine. Associate Fellow. DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations

ERDOGAN, Ayfer. Researcher. Yildiz Technical University

ESCALONA, Diego. Executive Director of Operations and Partnerships. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean

EVIN, Ahmet. Senior Scholar. IPC – Istanbul Policy Center

FAHMI, Georges. Research Fellow. EUI – European University Institute

FERRÉ, Josep. Acting Director General. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

FERRER Xavier. President. Catalan Council of the European Movement

FLORENSA, Senén. Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly; President of the Executive Committee. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

FRANCO, Marc. Senior Associate Fellow. EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations

FRÖHLICH, Christiane. Research Fellow. GIGA – German Institute of Global and Area Studies

FSCHHENDLER, Itay. Associate Professor. Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations

GARCÍA-HERRAIZ, Miguel. Deputy Secretary General. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean

GAUB, Florence. Deputy Director. EUISS – European Union Institute for Security Studies

GENÇ, Özge. Founding Member. PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies; Senior Researcher. YADA

GERVASONI, Luca. Co-director. NOVACT

GIORDANO, Giulia. International Affairs Manager. Ecopeace Middle East

GONZÁLEZ, Alfonso. General Director for European and Mediterranean Affairs. Ministry for Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency. Government of Catalonia

GONZÁLEZ, Jimena. Master Graduate Student. UPF – Universitat Pompeu Fabra

GONZALEZ, Ricard. Journalist and Political Scientist. Regular Contributor at El Pais

GOREN, Nimrod. Head of Institute. MITVIM – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

GUICHERD, Catherine. Member of the Board Trustees. IBEE – Balearic Institute for Strategic Studies

GUIHENEUF, Lucille. Communication Manager. SCP/RAC –Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production

GÚLÓZ BAKIR, Zeynep. Project Manager. PODEM – Centre for Public Policy and Democracy Studies

GÜNAY, Cengiz. Senior Researcher and Deputy Director. OIIP – Austrian Institute for International Affairs

HALIM, Amira. Analyst. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

HAMMAD, Mahmoud. Protection Staff. UNHCR Egypt; Political Researcher,  ECFA  – Egyptian Council Foreign Affairs

HARTWELL Christopher. Professor. Bournemouth University

HASSAN, Rana. Researcher. Orient Institute of Beirut, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

HATIBI, Miriam. Activist and Spokesperson. Ibn Battuta Foundation

HAUSER, Karim. Head of International Politics. Casa Árabe

HOUDRET, Annabelle. Senior Researcher. DIE – German Development Institute

JAYOUSSI, Rashed. Project Officer. DCAF – The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

KANDIL, Ahmed. Senior Research Fellow and Head of Energy Studies Program. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

KERDOUDI, Jawad. President. IMRI – Institut marocain des relations internationales

KERCHAOUI, Safiya.

KERKENI, Ezzedine. President. AEI – Association des études internationales

KHADER, Bichara. Founder and Professor. GERMAC – Groupe d´études et de recherches sur le monde arabe contemporain

KRONICH, Shira. Associate Director. Arava Institute

KUIMOVA, Alexandra. Research Assistant. SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

LAGAZZI, Alexandr. Communications Manager. EUROPEUM Institute for International Studies

LANASPA, Jaume. Member of the Board of trustees, “la Caixa” Foundation

LISA, Patricia. Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute

LLISTAR, David. Director of Global Justice and International Cooperation. Barcelona City Council

LONS, Camille. Programme Coordinator. ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations

MAGHEN, Liel. Co-director. IPCRI – Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives

MAHI, Ayoub. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

MARQUINA, Antonio. Director. UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and International Cooperation

MAS DE XAXAS, Xavier. Journalist. La Vanguardia 

MATAR, Mira. Journalist and Master Student. LAU – Lebanese American University

MECKY, Mariam. Freelance Researcher. ACSS – Arab Council for Social Sciences

MIEHE, Luca. Research Assistant. SWP – German Institute for International and Security Affairs

MILOSEVICH, Mira. Senior Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute

MONEER, Aziza. Postdoctoral Fellow. American University Cairo

MULLOL, Ada. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

NAJAR, Sihem. Researcher. Université Tunis el-Manar

NARDINI, Krizia. Researcher and Activist. MenEngageEurope

NAZEER, Marwa. Associated Researcher. ACPSS – Al Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies

NESH-NASH, Tarik. CEO, GovRight

NIUBÓ, Esther. Director. Rafael Campalans Foundation

NORTHEY, Jessica. Research Fellow. CTPSR  – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations

OCCHIUTO, Antonino. Junior Analyst. Euro-Gulf Information Centre

OĞUZ DIRIÖZ, Ali. Assistant Professor. TOBB University of Economics and Technology

OTTE, Marc. Director. EGMONT – Royal Institute for International Relations

PERSONS, Nicolas. Programme Manager, Southern Neighbourhood (Middle East & North Africa). EDD – European Endowment for Democracy

QUAGLIAROTTI, Desirée. Researcher. ISSM – Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies

RAHMOUNI, Bouchra. Director of Research, Valorization, Partnerships and Events. Policy Center for the New South

RENNICK, Sarah Anne. Deputy Director. ARI – Arab Reform Initiative

RIDANOVICH, Aida. Mediterranean Forum Director. Anna Lindh Foundation

RIDRUEJO, Lucía. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

ROCA, Felip. Director of International Relations. Barcelona City Council

ROMANS, Ariadna. Master Student. PFU – Pompeu Fabra University

ROTH, Rudolf Eduard. Acting Director General. IBEE – Balearic Institute for Strategic Studies

ROZSA, Erzsébet. Senior Research Fellow. Institute of World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Science; External Researcher, IFAT – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade

RUIZ-CAMPILLO, Xira. Professor. UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and Cooperation, Complutense University of Madrid

SALAMA, Victor. Professor. Cairo University

SASNAL, Patrycja. Head of Middle East and North Africa Programme. PISM – Polish Institute of International Affairs

SHABAN, Omar. Director. PALThink for Strategic Studies

SHATTAT, Mahmoud. Senior Water and Sustainable Energy Specialist. Oxford Policy Management

SIDŁO, Katarzyna. Political Economist. CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research

SOLER, Eduard. Senior Research Fellow and MENARA Project Scientific Coordinator. CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

SUÁREZ, Ángela. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of Salamanca

SVEDKAUSKAS, Zilvinas. PhD Candidate. University of Tübingen

TADIĆ, Tonči. President. EMEF – Euro-Mediterranean Forum

TAFURO AMBROSETTI, Eleonora. Research Fellow. ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

TALBOT, Valeria. Senior Research Fellow. Co-Head of Middle East and North Africa Centre. ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

TAYEBI Taha. PhD Researcher. Ibn Tofail University; Research Fellow. Junge DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations

THIEUX, Laurence. Researcher. Complutense University Madrid

TIANA, Xavier. Secretary General. MedCities

TOSI, Federico. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

TOVIAS, Alfred. Emeritus Professor, Department of International Relations. Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations

VALLÈS, Oriol. International Relations Officer. Provincial Council of Barcelona

VIDAL, Lurdes. Editor-in-Chief of afkar/ideas and Director of the Arab World and Mediterranean. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

VILA, Pol. Project Assistant. TEPSA – Trans European Policy Studies Association

VON LOSSOW, Tobias. Research Fellow. Clingendael – Netherlands Institute of International Relations

WINTER, Ofir. Research Fellow. INSS – The Institute for National Security Studies

YOUNES, Hamza. Master student of Cultural Anthropology, University of Turin

ZOUBIR, Yahia. Research Director. KEDGE Business School

ZUGHOOL, Samar. Researcher. Institute for culture and development of international relations in culture

Agenda

Barcelona

June 18th - June 19th · 2019

June 18th
09:00 - 09.20
Welcome Remarks
Welcome Remarks

 

Senén Florensa. President of the Executive Committee of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), President of the General Assembly of EuroMeSCo

Josep Ollé. Director Palau Macaya, “la Caixa” Banking Foundation

June18th
09:20 - 10:00
Opening Session
Opening Session

 

Miguel García-Herraiz. Deputy Secretary General, UfM – Union for the Mediterranean

David Llistar. Director of Global Justice and International Cooperation, Barcelona City Council

Alfons González. Director General for European and Mediterranean Affairs, Government of Catalonia

Diego Escalona. Regional Programmes Neighbourhood South, DG NEAR, European Commission

June 18th
10:00 - 11:30
Plenary Session 1: Taking the Pulse of Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Plenary Session 1: Taking the Pulse of Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

 

Aleksandra Chmielewska. EuroMeSCo Project Manager, IEMed –European Institute of the Mediterranean

Kholoud Alajarma. PhD Researcher, Groningen University; Coordinator, Mediterranean Youth for Water Network

Ezzahra Benlahoussine. PhD Candidate, Mohamed V University Rabat

Francesca Caruso. Junior Researcher, IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali

Loes Debuysere. Researcher, CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies

Mariam Mecky. Independent Researcher, NPF fellow, ACSS – Arab Council for the Social Sciences

June 18th
12:00 - 13:30
Plenary Session 2: Engaging with Civil Society in the Southern Mediterranean: Assessing Policy Responses to Civil Society and Social Movements
Plenary Session 2: Engaging with Civil Society in the Southern Mediterranean: Assessing Policy Responses to Civil Society and Social Movements

 

Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria. Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department, IEMed –European Institute of the Mediterranean

Galip Dalay. Director, Al Sharq Forum

Jessica Northey. Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations

Tarik Nesh-Nash. CEO, GovRight

Sarah Anne Rennick. Deputy Director, ARI – Arab Reform Initiative

June 18th
14:30 - 16:30
Parallel Working Session 1: The Spatiality of Social Movements: Cities at the Frontline
Parallel Working Session 1: The Spatiality of Social Movements: Cities at the Frontline

 

Rabha Allam. Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Rana Hassan. Researcher, Orient Institute of Beirut, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Ghaliya Djelloul. Researcher, UC Louvain; GERMAC – Groupe d’études et de recherches sur le monde Arabe contemporain

Hannah Abdullah. Researcher, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

Ricard Gonzalez. Journalist and Political Scientist, Regular Contributor at El País

Rana Aytug. PhD Candidate, CTPSR – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations

June 18th
14:30 - 16:30
Parallel Working Session 2: Civil Society and Online Connectivity
Parallel Working Session 2: Civil Society and Online Connectivity

 

Ahmed Driss. Director, CEMI – Centre des études méditerranéennes et internationales

Amro Ali. Assistant Professor, American University of Cairo

Laurence Thieux. Researcher, Complutense University Madrid

Sihem Najar. Researcher, Université Tunis el-Manar

Ángela Suárez. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Salamanca

Rashed Jayoussi. Project Officer, DCAF – The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

June 18th
14:30 - 16:30
Parallel Working Session 3: Civil Society’s Role in Promoting Migrants’ Rights and Inclusion
Parallel Working Session 3: Civil Society’s Role in Promoting Migrants’ Rights and Inclusion

 

Zeynep Guloz Bakir. Project Manager, PODEM – Centre for Public Policy and Democracy Studies

Kathya Berrada. Researcher, MIPA – Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis

Marwa Nazeer. Associated Researcher, ACPSS – Al Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies

Gülşah Dark. Project Officer, PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies

Miriam Hatibi. Activist and Spokesperson, Ibn Battuta Foundation

June 18th
17:00 - 18:45
Plugged-in sessions: Discussing latest developments in the region
Plugged-in sessions: Discussing latest developments in the region
June 19th
09:30 - 11:00
Plenary Session 3: Civil Society as a Driving Force of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation and Integration
Plenary Session 3: Civil Society as a Driving Force of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation and Integration

 

Lurdes Vidal. Editor-in-Chief of afkar/ideas and Director of the Arab World and Mediterranean Department, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean

Aida Ridanovich. Mediterranean Forum Director, Anna Lindh Foundation

Wadih Al-Asmar. Secretary General, Lebanese Centre for Human Rights, President of Euromed rights

Cengiz Gunay. Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, OIIP – Austrian Institute for International Affairs

Itxaso Domínguez. Coordinator of Middle East and North Africa Programme, Fundación Alternativas

June 19th
11:30 - 13:00
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: The Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa. Strategy or Opportunism?
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: The Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa. Strategy or Opportunism?

 

Valeria Talbot. Senior Research Fellow, Co-Head of Middle East and North Africa Centre, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Youssef Cherif. Deputy Director, Colombia Global Centers – Tunis

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti. Research Fellow, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Mira Milosevich. Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute

Alexandra Kuimova. Research Assistant, Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Marc Franco. Senior Associate Fellow, EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations

June 19th
11:30 - 13:00
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: Climate Security in the Sahel and the Mediterranean: Local and Regional Responses
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: Climate Security in the Sahel and the Mediterranean: Local and Regional Responses

 

Abdelhak Bassou. Senior Fellow, Policy Centre for the New South

Amira Halim. Senior Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Patricia Lisa. Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute

Xira Ruiz-Campillo. Professor, UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and Cooperation, Complutense University of Madrid

June 19th
11:30 - 13:00
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool
Presentation of Results of EuroMeSCo Research Groups: Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool

 

Patrycja Sasnal. Head of Middle East and North Africa Project, PISM – The Polish Institute of International Affairs

George Fahmi. Research Fellow, EUI – European University Institute

Yasemine El Menouar. Associate Fellow, DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations

June 19th
14:00 - 15:30
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: The Role of China in the Middle East and North Africa. Beyond Economic Interests
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: The Role of China in the Middle East and North Africa. Beyond Economic Interests

 

Katarzyna Sidlo. Political Economist, CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research

Erzsébet Rozsa. Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Alexandr Lagazzi. Communications Manager, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

Lars Andersen. Senior Research Fellow, DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies

Camille Lons. Programme Coordinator, ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations

Bichara Khader. Founder, GERMAC

June 19th
14:00 - 15:30
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: Infrastructures and Power in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Africa. The Crossroads of Regional and Global Geopolitics
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: Infrastructures and Power in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Africa. The Crossroads of Regional and Global Geopolitics

 

Eduard Soler. Senior Researcher, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

Florence Gaub. Deputy Director, EUISS – European Union Institute for Security Studies

Ahmed Kandil. Senior Research Fellow and Head of Energy Studies Program, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Laura Basagni. Program Coordinator, GMF – The German Marshall Fund

Victor Salama. Professor, Cairo University

June 19th
14:00 - 15:30
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: Water Security in the Middle East
Kick-off meetings of the new set of EuroMeSCo research groups: Water Security in the Middle East

 

Liel Maghen. Co-director, IPCRI – Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives

Shira Kronich. Associate Director, Arava Institute

Ali Oguz Dirioz. Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Tobias Von Lossow. Research Fellow, Clingendael – Netherlands Institute of International Relations

Mahmoud Shattat. Senior Water and Sustainable Energy Specialist, Oxford Policy Management

Desireé Quagliarotti. Researcher, ISSM – Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies

Giulia Giordano. International Affairs Manager, Ecopeace Middle East

Christiane Froehlich. Research Fellow, GIGA – German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Itay Fischhendler. Associate Professor, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations

Videos

Report

 

See the report

 

Press

Media information

Members of the press are invited to cover EuroMeSCo Annual Conference. Registration for coverage is required. To register, ask for more information or request an interview, please get in contact with the IEMed Press Office (contact below)

Jordi Bertran

Jefe de prensa / Press Officer
jbertran@iemed.org
T +34 932 449 854/0 | Mb +34 647 333 030

Acknowledgement Policy

Print/Radio – Any article or interview derived from EuroMeSCo Annual Conference should mention EuroMeSCo Annual Conference.

Television – Any program or interview derived from EuroMeSCo Annual Conference should mention EuroMeSCo Annual Conference or visibly display the EuroMeSCo´ logo. Should you need a logo or backdrop, please contact the above contacts.

Online Publications – Any article or interview related to EuroMeSCo Annual Conference should mention EuroMeSCo Annual Conference.

Photos – Any photos published from EuroMeSCo Annual Conference should mention EuroMeSCo Annual Conference.

circle graphic