Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Global cultures

"IGNORANCE" IN THE MIDDLE EAST: DECONSTRUCTING THE PRESENT THROUGH ITS PAST

12 April 2017

Aula PRODI • Department of History and Cultures • Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 2 • BOLOGNA

OPENING GREETINGS

Francesco Ubertini, Rector, University of Bologna

WELCOME REMARKS

Dario Braga, Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Bologna
Ettore Greco, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome
Armando Barucco, Director, Policy Planning Unit, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome
Carla Salvaterra, Professor, Department of History Cultures Civilizations, University of Bologna

CHAIR

Francesca Maria Corrao, Professor, Arabic Language and Culture, Department of Political Science, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome

SPEAKERS

Lorenzo Kamel, Marie Curie Experienced Researcher, University of Freiburg’s Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)
“Ignorance” and the Middle East: Symbols, Concepts and the Power of Fear

Peter Sluglett, Visiting Research Professor, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore
With so little Regard for the Consequences: Afghanistan, Iraq and other foreign Policy Debacles in the Middle East

Beverley Milton-Edwards, Professor of Politics, Queen's University Belfast
Banners and Battle: Islamism re-shaped

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Emiliano Alessandri, Senior External Co-operation Officer, Office of the Secretary General, OSCE, Vienna

Open debate