1st International Conference
of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro
in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Center for Advanced Studies – South East Europe, University of Rijeka
SEE ‘Academia in Dialogue’ Series
The rise of nationalism in Europe: causes, effects, and comparison between Western and Eastern Europe
Podgorica, 8-9 October 2018
PROGRAM
October 7
19.00 | Reception dinner for participants
October 8, Day 1
Conference Venue: Rectorate, University of Montenegro
08.45-09.00 | Registration
09.00-09.30 | Welcome address
Ivan Vuković, Program Committee of the Conference, Mayor of Podgorica and Vice-Dean Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro
Max Brändle, Director at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office to Serbia and Montenegro
Petar Bojanić, Director of Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade and Center for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe, University of Rijeka
09.30-10.30 | Keynote lecture
Wolfgang Merkel, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany, Right-wing Populism and its Challenge to Democracy in Europe
Moderator: Gazela Pudar Drasko, University of Belgrade
10.30-10.45 | Coffee break
10.45-12.00 | Session 1: Nationalist challenges in Southeast Europe
Participants:
Srdjan Radovic, Ethnographic Institute, Belgrade, Serbian Nationalism
Sead Turcalo, University of Sarajevo, Nationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
12.00-13.00 | Keynote lecture
Reinhard Heinisch, University of Salzburg, Everybody is a populist now! Myths, errors, and inflationary use of a new phenomenon
Moderator: Nemanja Stankov, University of Montenegro
13.00-15.00 | Lunch break
15.00-16.30 | Session 2: The Rise of the Radical Right in Europe
Participants:
Vedran Dzihic, oiip, Right-wing populist nationalism: Where and why (South) Eastern Europe and the „West“ come together
Nader Nourbakhsh, University of Tehran: Rise of the Far Right Extremism in Europe: Causes and Consequences
Arianna Piacentini, CAS SEE and University of Milan: Anti-immigrant United States of Europe? The populist representations of European culture and heritage and the South-North divide
16.30-17.00 | Coffee break
17.00-19.00 | Panel discussion Between East and West: Nationalism in Southeast Europe
Max Brändle, Director at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office to Serbia and Montenegro
Wolfgang Merkel, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Germany
Daphne Halikiopoulou, University of Reading, Great Britain
Zsolt Enyedi, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Petar Bojanić, Director of Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade and Center for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe, University of Rijeka
Vedran Džihić, oiip
19.00 | Dinner for participants
October 9, Day 2
Conference Venue: Rectorate, University of Montenegro
09.00-10.00 | Keynote lecture
Zsolt Enyedi, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary: Populist Establishment
Moderator: Milivoj Beslin, University of Belgrade
10.00-11.30 | Session 4: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe: A Comparative Perspective
Jan Muś, Vistula University, Warsaw: Nationalism as a reply to liberal hegemony. PiS case
Wawrzyniec Konarski, Vistula University (Warsaw): Ethnicity, Nationalism and Politics in Central Europe: Selected Historical Traditions and Current Consequences
Almedina Vukic, University of Montenegro: Losing my region? Nationalism perceived through experience of central governments in the United Kingdom and Spain
11.30-11.45 | Coffee break
11.45-12.45 | Keynote lecture
Daphne Halikiopoulou, University of Reading, Great Britain, What is new and what is nationalist about Europe’s new Nationalism? Explaining the rise of the far right in Europe
Moderator: Gazela Pudar Drasko, University of Belgrade
12.45-13.00 | Closing remarks
13:00 | Lunch break
After lunch | Excursion: Cruising in Bay of Kotor
