Citizenship became recently a major issue in the Greek political and intellectual agenda; the legislative reform of 2010 signified a major shift for the Greek nationality code. The study of citizenship is a constantly open intellectual and political challenge in Europe of our days. Issues related to citizenship are directly linked to the core of a critical social theory and political science and may potentially contribute to the formation of various communication channels among different disciplines in humanities and history. An interdisciplinary approach of citizenship on the basis of different historical experiences and studies of political participation, social integration and/or exclusion as well as actual perceptions of nationality aiming at the migrants’ inclusion are the topics of an international conference which will take place in Athens at the Goethe Institute in 15-16 October 2010.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th 2010
16.00: Introductory remarks
Dimitris Christopoulos, Panteion University
Gerasimos Kouzelis, University of Athens
16.15 – 18.30: 1st Session:
Individuality and communalism within modern citizenship
Chair: Prof. Grigoris Ananiadis (Panteion University)
Citizenship in America and France during the 19th century: Tocquville’s view
Prof. Stavros Konstantakopoulos (Panteion University)
Between ‘millet’ and communalism: An “imperial” answer to the citizenship’s problem, 19th-20th c.
Prof. Sia Anagnostopoulou (Panteion University)
Aspects of legal communitarianism: between Millet and citizenship
Prof. Konstantinos Tsitselikis (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki)
Discussion
18:30-19:00: Coffee break
19:00 – 20:45: 2nd Session
Citizenship and ethnicity in a comparative context (Part I)
Chair: Prof. Stefanos Pesmazoglou (Panteion University)
Citizenship rights to expatriates: the Greek and German experience
Dr. Mihalis Tsapogas (Office of the Greek Ombudsman)
Citizenship in a Post-ottoman context: the Greek, Turkish and Bulgarian case in a comparative perspective.
Dr Lambros Baltsiotis (Panteion University)
Citizenship between de- and re-nationalization.
Prof. Christian Joppke (American University of Paris)
Discussion
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th 2010
10:00 – 11:45: 1st Session
Citizenship and ethnicity in a comparative context (Part II)
Chair: Prof. Lina Ventura (University of Peloponnese)
Citizenship loss in a European comparative perspective: how emigration affects nationality status
Prof. Maarten Vink (Maastricht University)
“The citizen is the state within the individual”. Portions of ethnicity and civility within (Greek) citizenship
Prof. Dimitris Christopoulos (Panteion University)
Multiple Belonging-Multiple Citizenship: Does loyalty matter?
Dr. Rainer Ohliger (Network migration in Europe, Berlin)
Discussion
11:45-12:15: Coffee break
12:15 – 14:00: 2nd Session
Citizenship and migration integration in Europe
Chair: Prof. Nikos Alivizatos (University of Athens)
European citizenship: what may migrants expect from a regime of imperfect sovereignty
Dr. Christos Papastylianos (Office of the Greek Ombudsman)
Citizenship in a post-colonial context: comparing the Dutch and the Portuguese case
Prof. Patricia Jeronimo (University of Minho, Portugal)
Integration requirements and tests in Europe: a comparative perspective
Prof. Sara Wallace Goodman (University of California - IIrvine)
Implementing the Greek nationality reform
Prof. Andreas Takis (Secretary General for Migration Policy)
Discussion
14:00-15:30: Buffet Lunch
15:30 – 17:15: 3rd Session
Citizenship, rights, claims and expectations (Part I)
Chair: Prof. Kalliopi Spanou, (University of Athens, Greek Deputy Ombudsman)
Gender claims and democracy
Prof,. Maro Pantelidou-Malouta (University of Athens)
Politics “for life” and re-definition of citizenship
Prof. Dimitra Makryniotis (University of Athens)
Citizenship and the mass media
Prof. Kyrkos Doxiadis (University of Athens)
Discussion
17:15-17:45: Coffee break
17:45- 19:30: 4th Session
Citizenship, rights, claims and expectations (Part II)
Chair: Prof. Antonis Manitakis (Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki)
Remains of citizenship: Biopolitical humanism and exceptions that matter
Prof. Athena Athanasiou (Panteion University)
Citizenship as pluriform exclusion. National experiences
Prof. Dimitri Dimoulis (Law Faculty Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil)
Prof. Soraya Lunardi (Law Faculty, Instituição Toledo de Ensino, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil)
The citizen as a subject: rights’ or chances claim?
Prof. Gerasimos Kouzelis (University of Athens)
Discussion
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