Euroacademia Conferences
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (9th Edition)April 24 - 25, 2020
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (9th Edition)June 12 - 13, 2020
8th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainJanuary 24 - 25, 2020
Re-Inventing Eastern Europe (7th Edition)December 13 - 14, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (8th Edition)October 25 - 26, 2019
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (8th Edition)June 28 - 29, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (7th Edition)January 25 - 26, 2019- 7th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainNovember 23 - 24, 2018
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (8th Edition)September 28 - 30, 2018- Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (7th Edition)June 14 - 15, 2018
Papers
Media Analyses of Political Crisis and the Enlargement Policy of the European Union: Impact on European Integration Processes in Macedonia
Through the analysis of media content, interviews with academics and experts in the European integration processes, this research assesses and confirms the thesis that the institutional and political crisis in the EU mediated by the unresolved Greek blockade affects the integration processes of Macedonia, or the agreement on a date for starting negotiations for accession to membership.Pragmatism and the Turkish Strict Position towards the 2013’s Coup in Egypt
This research studies the motives behind the Turkish position and identifies what pragmatism is in order to analyze the Turkish position towards the Egyptian coup in light of the school of pragmatism, hence this paper attempts to answer the question: What are the motives that had driven Turkey to strictly reject the coup in Egypt?, and was the Turkish position in this regard a pragmatic?Europeanisation of the Serbian Party System – Accountability to Brussels or to the People?
Candidate states usually begin their EU accession process with high level of EU enthusiasm and end up with significant euro skepticism. Serbian case is different due to strong pre-existing divisions regarding EU integration during the initial phase – negotiations for a Stabilization and Association Agreement (2005). However, in the last 10 years euro skepticism has been gradually pushed away from the mainstream arena of Serbian politics, reaching the point that the anti EU parties have not even been represented in the parliament in the last years. In this paper we are analyzing the process of Europeanization of the Serbian party system as the consequence of EU integration process and cooperation of Serbian parties with their European ideological counterparts.European Diplomacy: Mediocrity of Diplomatic Action in Syria
It is extremely important in today’s globalizing world that the EU stays a global foreign policy actor and not only a mediator or a soft power. That chance is given to the EU with the Geneva process, by leading the peace initiative and by promoting its diplomacy. Effective diplomacy will demand compromises that will aim to secure an international settlement. This has to be done by bringing the Syrian and regional participants on the same table. The challenges to the diplomatic success are big but Europe should promote the idea of peace and stability in Syria and not in any case fall under the temptation to trap Russia into a swamp, in which it can fall itself.The EU’s Changing Discourse in the EU Documents on Civil Society in Turkey
Considering democratic changes of Turkey, the position of civil society and their ability to self-expression, it is crucial to determine their situation. In this regard this study will focus on the EU’s changing discourse about the civil society in Turkey in the progress by analysing the Commission reports and the EP resolutions. By doing so, it has been aimed to show changes of the EU’s perception on Turkey’s accession process.What Kind of Role Should the European Union Play for Achieving Sustainable Peace in Georgia? : Improving the Effectiveness of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM)
This research discusses the EU’s role in Georgia, with specific focus on improving the effectiveness of the EUMM. What kind of role should the EU play in Georgia for achieving sustainable peace? It argues that the EUMM should focus not only on early warning but also other conflict prevention activities e.g., post-conflict stabilization. Moreover, it provides implications that emphasize the importance of conflict transformation for addressing protracted conflicts via the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), which was established in tandem with the Geneva International Discussions.How do Israeli Government Officials Perceive the EU Neighborhood Policy? Implications to Normative Power Europe
Taking Israel as a case-study, a semi-structured interview approach was used to study the perceptions and attitudes of senior technical officers and decision-makers in four Ministries of the Israeli government. This paper will examine NPE from a new angle by exploring whether capacity building is a new form of diffusion of NPE that has not been previously identified and characterized. Specifically, this study seeks to analyze the relation between capacity building in European neighborhood and NPE and contribute to the theoretical discourse spanning NPE by assessing if capacity building is indeed a modality of normative diffusion.Bologna’s Iconography. The Representation of the City in the Paintings of Pinacoteca Nazionale
Perceived city and real city are two artistically distinct concepts that do not always identify themselves in a unique representation, due to the architectural presence. Analyzing the paintings inside the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, this paper wants to focus on how and why the representation of the city of Bologna differs from the real urban landscape between the fourteenth and the seventeenth century, despite the presence of the great architectures that have profoundly marked the face of the city as well as still perceived.The International Activity of Cultural Institutes
The 21er Haus in Vienna and the structure (architecture) that was awarded a prize during the cold war at the world fair, transferred to Vienna to serve as the museum of contemporary art and today is showing work mostly by Austrian artists but currently bei Ai WeiWei -- this type of history as a carrier of Austrian culture and art to showing an artist who works on an international scale (with a political agenda) demonstrates the international activity of one art museum. This paper would cover the history of the house as well as the current exhibition and the vice-directors purpose behind the exhibition. The paper would be both historical and cover the current political and cultural activity of the museum.Behind the Synthetic Curtain: The Politics of Plastic in Czechoslovakia
Using Design A Plastické Hmoty as a starting point, I explore the material and cultural importance of plastic and its design within Czechoslovakia’s Fifth Five-Year Plan. My study contextualizes Lamarova’s project within several utopian collaborations between artists and polymer chemists that were shut down after the Soviet invasion of 1968 and the lingering anxiety over plastic’s “capitalist” aesthetic. Focusing on furniture and home accessory design, I consider how plastics shaped the socialist consumer’s interaction with her changing environment, and examine the role of exhibition catalogue publishing as an act of soft diplomacy.
