The seventh European Remembrance Symposium will take place in the centennial year marking the end of the First World War. As citizens of contemporary Europe, we do not wish to be driven by anniversaries or jubilees. Yet, we also cannot ignore the seminal year 1918 as it offers a good opportunity to evaluate the past and seek a better common future in Europe.
After the Great War. Challenges for Europe 1918-2018
European Remembrance Symposium 2018
15-17 May, Bucharest
Programme
Symposium / Bucharest 2018
15/05/2018 Tuesday
14:00
Welcome notes
14:30
Opening Discussion: Fear and hopes. Now and then
Prof. Marek Cichocki (European Center Natolin, Poland)
Prof. Dan Dungaciu (Institute of Political Science, Romania)
Prof. Anne Deighton (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
Prof. Jörn Leonhard (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Prof. Martin Pekár (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Slovakia)
Prof. Attila Pók (ENRS Academic Council / Hungarian Academy of Sciences / Institute of Advanced Studies, Kőszeg, Hungary)
Moderator: Gemma Pörzgen (Germany)
Prof. Dan Dungaciu (Institute of Political Science, Romania)
Prof. Anne Deighton (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
Prof. Jörn Leonhard (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Prof. Martin Pekár (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Slovakia)
Prof. Attila Pók (ENRS Academic Council / Hungarian Academy of Sciences / Institute of Advanced Studies, Kőszeg, Hungary)
Moderator: Gemma Pörzgen (Germany)
17:00
Coffee break
17:30
Turbo presentations
19:30
Reception
16/05/2018 Wednesday
9:00
Introductory lectures
Professor Miklós Horváth, House of Terror, Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Professor Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Member of the European Parliament, ENRS Advisory Board
Markus Meckel, German War Graves Commission, ENRS Advisory Board
Host: Gergely Prőhle, Ministry of Human Capacities
Professor Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Member of the European Parliament, ENRS Advisory Board
Markus Meckel, German War Graves Commission, ENRS Advisory Board
Host: Gergely Prőhle, Ministry of Human Capacities
9:45
Parallel Sessions
SESSION A: Peace Finding and Security
Prof. Anne Deighton (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
Prof. Frédéric Dessberg (University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne/ Saint Cyr Military Academy)
Moderator: Dr Oldřich Tůma (ENRS Academic Council / Institute of Contemporary History at the Academy of Sciences, the Czech Republic)
SESSION B: Minorities and Cultural Identities
Prof. Béla Borsi-Kálmán (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
Prof. Stefan Wolff (Birmingham University, United Kingdom)
Moderator: Dr Mihail E. Ionescu (ENRS Advisory Board / National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania)
Prof. Anne Deighton (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
Prof. Frédéric Dessberg (University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne/ Saint Cyr Military Academy)
Moderator: Dr Oldřich Tůma (ENRS Academic Council / Institute of Contemporary History at the Academy of Sciences, the Czech Republic)
SESSION B: Minorities and Cultural Identities
Prof. Béla Borsi-Kálmán (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
Prof. Stefan Wolff (Birmingham University, United Kingdom)
Moderator: Dr Mihail E. Ionescu (ENRS Advisory Board / National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania)
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
Panel discussion: Sovereignty and Integration
Dr Sławomir Dębski (Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland)
Prof. Vasile Pușcaș (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Prof. Maxime Lefebvre (ESCP Europe, France)
Moderator: Dr Nadiia Bureiko (NGO “Quadrivium”/ Foreign Policy Council 'Ukrainian Prism', Ukraine)
Prof. Vasile Pușcaș (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Prof. Maxime Lefebvre (ESCP Europe, France)
Moderator: Dr Nadiia Bureiko (NGO “Quadrivium”/ Foreign Policy Council 'Ukrainian Prism', Ukraine)
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
Speed Geeking
15:30
Tour of the Palace of the Parliament
17/05/2018 Thursday
9:15
Panel discussion: Different approaches to remembering the First World War
Dr Chantal Kesteloot (Cegesoma, Belgium)
Robert Kostro (ENRS Advisory Board / Polish History Museum, Poland)
Alan Wakefield (Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom)
Moderator: Acad. Răzvan Theodorescu (ENRS Academic Council / Romanian Academy, Romania)
Robert Kostro (ENRS Advisory Board / Polish History Museum, Poland)
Alan Wakefield (Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom)
Moderator: Acad. Răzvan Theodorescu (ENRS Academic Council / Romanian Academy, Romania)
11:00
Coffe break
11:30
Panel discussion: Future overlooking the past
Michael Žantovský (Václav Havel Library, the Czech Republic)
Prof. David Reynolds (University of Cambridge)
Moderator: Markus Meckel (ENRS Advisory Board)
Prof. David Reynolds (University of Cambridge)
Moderator: Markus Meckel (ENRS Advisory Board)
13:15
Lunch
14:30
Guided tours: Bucharest
The tours will last approx. till 16:30