ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019
Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Welcome
The EuroMeSCo annual conference will be held on 18-19 June in Barcelona under the title “Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region”.
Over the last years, a number of social movements hit the roads and/or the social networks in a number of Euro-Mediterranean countries, representing only the visible tip of broader and more complex dynamics of the civil society iceberg.
The 2019 EuroMeSCo Annual Conference will explore these social movements and civil society dynamics in a Euro-Mediterranean comparative perspective. It will also analyse how policy actors, at the local, national and regional level, including the European Union, have engaged in relation with these movements and organisations and assess the potential of civil society as a driving force of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and integration.
The conference is organized by EuroMeSCo and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).
ABDALLA, Nadine. Researcher Associate. AFA – Arab Forum for Alternatives
ABADI, Almotaz. Managing Director of Water Division. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean
ABDULLAH, Hannah. Researcher. CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
AKSOY, Oktay. Board Member. FPI – Foreign Policy Institute
ALAJARMA, Kholoud. PhD Researcher. Groningen University; Coordinator. Mediterranean Youth for Water Network
AL-ASMAR, Wadih. Secretary General. Lebanese Centre for Human Rights; President, Euromed rights
ALBINYANA, Roger. Director of Mediterranean Regional Policies and Human Development. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
ALI, Amro. Assistant Professor. American University of Cairo
ALLAM, Rabha. Senior Researcher. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
ALONSO, Ananda. Project Manager. Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production
AMIRAH-FERNÁNDEZ, Haizam. Senior Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute
ANDERSEN, Lars. Senior Research Fellow. DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies
AUBARELL, Gemma. Responsible for Mediterranean Strategy and Networks. Directorate General for Foreign Affairs, Government of Catalonia
AYTUG, Rana. PhD Candidate. CTPSR – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations
BASAGNI, Laura. Program Coordinator. GMF – The German Marshall Fund
BASSOU, Abdelhak. Senior non-Resident Fellow. Policy Centre for the New South
BEN ALI, Hana. Administrative and Financial Assistant. CIES – Centro Informazione e Educazione allo Sviluppo, Tunisie
BENLAHOUSSINE, Ezzahra. PhD Candidate. Mohamed V University Rabat
BERNAT, Miquel. Trainee. European Parliament
BERRADA, Kathya. Researcher. MIPA – Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis
BERTRAN, David. Member of Parliament. Parliament of Catalonia
BIGAS, Marcel. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
BOUKRAA, Lies. Director. INESG – Institut national des études de stratégie globale
CARBONELL, Laia. Policy Officer for MENA region. Directorate General for Foreign Affairs. Government of Catalonia
CARUSO, Francesca. Junior Researcher. IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali
ÇETIN, Pınar. Vice Consul. General Consulate of the Republic of Turkey in Barcelona
CHARARA, Albert. Research Associate. Lebanon Support
CHERIF, Youssef. Deputy Director. Colombia Global Centers – Tunis
CHMIELEWSKA, Aleksandra. Project Manager. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
COHEN-HADRIA, Emmanuel. Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
CSICSMANN, Laszlo. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations. Corvinius University of Budapest
DAGUZAN, Jean-François. Deputy Director. FRS – Fondation pour la recherche stratégique
DALAY, Galip. Research Director. Al Sharq Forum
DANIEL, Jan. Researcher. IIR – Institute of International Relations Prague
DARK, Gülşah. Project Officer. PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies
DEBUYSERE, Loes. Researcher. CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies
DESSÍ, Andrea. Senior Fellow. IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali
DJELLOUL, Ghaliya. Researcher. UC Louvain; GERMAC – Groupe d’études et de recherches sur le monde Arabe contemporain
DOMÍNIGUEZ, Itxaso. Coordinator of Middle East and North Africa Programme. Fundación Alternativas
DRISS, Ahmed. Director. CEMI – Centre des études méditerranéennes et internationales
DURANTINI, Giorgia. Master Student of International Sciences (MENA). University of Turin
EL MENOUAR, Yasemine. Associate Fellow. DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations
ERDOGAN, Ayfer. Researcher. Yildiz Technical University
ESCALONA, Diego. Executive Director of Operations and Partnerships. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean
EVIN, Ahmet. Senior Scholar. IPC – Istanbul Policy Center
FAHMI, Georges. Research Fellow. EUI – European University Institute
FERRÉ, Josep. Acting Director General. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
FERRER Xavier. President. Catalan Council of the European Movement
FLORENSA, Senén. Chair of EuroMeSCo General Assembly; President of the Executive Committee. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
FRANCO, Marc. Senior Associate Fellow. EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations
FRÖHLICH, Christiane. Research Fellow. GIGA – German Institute of Global and Area Studies
FSCHHENDLER, Itay. Associate Professor. Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations
GARCÍA-HERRAIZ, Miguel. Deputy Secretary General. UfM – Union for the Mediterranean
GAUB, Florence. Deputy Director. EUISS – European Union Institute for Security Studies
GENÇ, Özge. Founding Member. PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies; Senior Researcher. YADA
GERVASONI, Luca. Co-director. NOVACT
GIORDANO, Giulia. International Affairs Manager. Ecopeace Middle East
GONZÁLEZ, Alfonso. General Director for European and Mediterranean Affairs. Ministry for Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency. Government of Catalonia
GONZÁLEZ, Jimena. Master Graduate Student. UPF – Universitat Pompeu Fabra
GONZALEZ, Ricard. Journalist and Political Scientist. Regular Contributor at El Pais
GOREN, Nimrod. Head of Institute. MITVIM – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
GUICHERD, Catherine. Member of the Board Trustees. IBEE – Balearic Institute for Strategic Studies
GUIHENEUF, Lucille. Communication Manager. SCP/RAC –Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production
GÚLÓZ BAKIR, Zeynep. Project Manager. PODEM – Centre for Public Policy and Democracy Studies
GÜNAY, Cengiz. Senior Researcher and Deputy Director. OIIP – Austrian Institute for International Affairs
HALIM, Amira. Analyst. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
HAMMAD, Mahmoud. Protection Staff. UNHCR Egypt; Political Researcher, ECFA – Egyptian Council Foreign Affairs
HARTWELL Christopher. Professor. Bournemouth University
HASSAN, Rana. Researcher. Orient Institute of Beirut, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
HATIBI, Miriam. Activist and Spokesperson. Ibn Battuta Foundation
HAUSER, Karim. Head of International Politics. Casa Árabe
HOUDRET, Annabelle. Senior Researcher. DIE – German Development Institute
JAYOUSSI, Rashed. Project Officer. DCAF – The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
KANDIL, Ahmed. Senior Research Fellow and Head of Energy Studies Program. ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
KERDOUDI, Jawad. President. IMRI – Institut marocain des relations internationales
KERCHAOUI, Safiya.
KERKENI, Ezzedine. President. AEI – Association des études internationales
KHADER, Bichara. Founder and Professor. GERMAC – Groupe d´études et de recherches sur le monde arabe contemporain
KRONICH, Shira. Associate Director. Arava Institute
KUIMOVA, Alexandra. Research Assistant. SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
LAGAZZI, Alexandr. Communications Manager. EUROPEUM Institute for International Studies
LANASPA, Jaume. Member of the Board of trustees, “la Caixa” Foundation
LISA, Patricia. Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute
LLISTAR, David. Director of Global Justice and International Cooperation. Barcelona City Council
LONS, Camille. Programme Coordinator. ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations
MAGHEN, Liel. Co-director. IPCRI – Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives
MAHI, Ayoub. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
MARQUINA, Antonio. Director. UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and International Cooperation
MAS DE XAXAS, Xavier. Journalist. La Vanguardia
MATAR, Mira. Journalist and Master Student. LAU – Lebanese American University
MECKY, Mariam. Freelance Researcher. ACSS – Arab Council for Social Sciences
MIEHE, Luca. Research Assistant. SWP – German Institute for International and Security Affairs
MILOSEVICH, Mira. Senior Analyst. Elcano Royal Institute
MONEER, Aziza. Postdoctoral Fellow. American University Cairo
MULLOL, Ada. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
NAJAR, Sihem. Researcher. Université Tunis el-Manar
NARDINI, Krizia. Researcher and Activist. MenEngageEurope
NAZEER, Marwa. Associated Researcher. ACPSS – Al Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies
NESH-NASH, Tarik. CEO, GovRight
NIUBÓ, Esther. Director. Rafael Campalans Foundation
NORTHEY, Jessica. Research Fellow. CTPSR – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations
OCCHIUTO, Antonino. Junior Analyst. Euro-Gulf Information Centre
OĞUZ DIRIÖZ, Ali. Assistant Professor. TOBB University of Economics and Technology
OTTE, Marc. Director. EGMONT – Royal Institute for International Relations
PERSONS, Nicolas. Programme Manager, Southern Neighbourhood (Middle East & North Africa). EDD – European Endowment for Democracy
QUAGLIAROTTI, Desirée. Researcher. ISSM – Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies
RAHMOUNI, Bouchra. Director of Research, Valorization, Partnerships and Events. Policy Center for the New South
RENNICK, Sarah Anne. Deputy Director. ARI – Arab Reform Initiative
RIDANOVICH, Aida. Mediterranean Forum Director. Anna Lindh Foundation
RIDRUEJO, Lucía. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
ROCA, Felip. Director of International Relations. Barcelona City Council
ROMANS, Ariadna. Master Student. PFU – Pompeu Fabra University
ROTH, Rudolf Eduard. Acting Director General. IBEE – Balearic Institute for Strategic Studies
ROZSA, Erzsébet. Senior Research Fellow. Institute of World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Science; External Researcher, IFAT – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
RUIZ-CAMPILLO, Xira. Professor. UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and Cooperation, Complutense University of Madrid
SALAMA, Victor. Professor. Cairo University
SASNAL, Patrycja. Head of Middle East and North Africa Programme. PISM – Polish Institute of International Affairs
SHABAN, Omar. Director. PALThink for Strategic Studies
SHATTAT, Mahmoud. Senior Water and Sustainable Energy Specialist. Oxford Policy Management
SIDŁO, Katarzyna. Political Economist. CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research
SOLER, Eduard. Senior Research Fellow and MENARA Project Scientific Coordinator. CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
SUÁREZ, Ángela. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of Salamanca
SVEDKAUSKAS, Zilvinas. PhD Candidate. University of Tübingen
TADIĆ, Tonči. President. EMEF – Euro-Mediterranean Forum
TAFURO AMBROSETTI, Eleonora. Research Fellow. ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies
TALBOT, Valeria. Senior Research Fellow. Co-Head of Middle East and North Africa Centre. ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies
TAYEBI Taha. PhD Researcher. Ibn Tofail University; Research Fellow. Junge DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations
THIEUX, Laurence. Researcher. Complutense University Madrid
TIANA, Xavier. Secretary General. MedCities
TOSI, Federico. Junior Research Fellow. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
TOVIAS, Alfred. Emeritus Professor, Department of International Relations. Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations
VALLÈS, Oriol. International Relations Officer. Provincial Council of Barcelona
VIDAL, Lurdes. Editor-in-Chief of afkar/ideas and Director of the Arab World and Mediterranean. IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
VILA, Pol. Project Assistant. TEPSA – Trans European Policy Studies Association
VON LOSSOW, Tobias. Research Fellow. Clingendael – Netherlands Institute of International Relations
WINTER, Ofir. Research Fellow. INSS – The Institute for National Security Studies
YOUNES, Hamza. Master student of Cultural Anthropology, University of Turin
ZOUBIR, Yahia. Research Director. KEDGE Business School
ZUGHOOL, Samar. Researcher. Institute for culture and development of international relations in culture
Agenda
Barcelona
June 18th - June 19th · 2019
Senén Florensa. President of the Executive Committee of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), President of the General Assembly of EuroMeSCo
Josep Ollé. Director Palau Macaya, “la Caixa” Banking Foundation
Miguel García-Herraiz. Deputy Secretary General, UfM – Union for the Mediterranean
David Llistar. Director of Global Justice and International Cooperation, Barcelona City Council
Alfons González. Director General for European and Mediterranean Affairs, Government of Catalonia
Diego Escalona. Regional Programmes Neighbourhood South, DG NEAR, European Commission
Aleksandra Chmielewska. EuroMeSCo Project Manager, IEMed –European Institute of the Mediterranean
Kholoud Alajarma. PhD Researcher, Groningen University; Coordinator, Mediterranean Youth for Water Network
Ezzahra Benlahoussine. PhD Candidate, Mohamed V University Rabat
Francesca Caruso. Junior Researcher, IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali
Loes Debuysere. Researcher, CEPS – Centre for European Policy Studies
Mariam Mecky. Independent Researcher, NPF fellow, ACSS – Arab Council for the Social Sciences
Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria. Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department, IEMed –European Institute of the Mediterranean
Galip Dalay. Director, Al Sharq Forum
Jessica Northey. Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations
Tarik Nesh-Nash. CEO, GovRight
Sarah Anne Rennick. Deputy Director, ARI – Arab Reform Initiative
Rabha Allam. Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Rana Hassan. Researcher, Orient Institute of Beirut, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Ghaliya Djelloul. Researcher, UC Louvain; GERMAC – Groupe d’études et de recherches sur le monde Arabe contemporain
Hannah Abdullah. Researcher, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
Ricard Gonzalez. Journalist and Political Scientist, Regular Contributor at El País
Rana Aytug. PhD Candidate, CTPSR – Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations
Ahmed Driss. Director, CEMI – Centre des études méditerranéennes et internationales
Amro Ali. Assistant Professor, American University of Cairo
Laurence Thieux. Researcher, Complutense University Madrid
Sihem Najar. Researcher, Université Tunis el-Manar
Ángela Suárez. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Salamanca
Rashed Jayoussi. Project Officer, DCAF – The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Zeynep Guloz Bakir. Project Manager, PODEM – Centre for Public Policy and Democracy Studies
Kathya Berrada. Researcher, MIPA – Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis
Marwa Nazeer. Associated Researcher, ACPSS – Al Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies
Gülşah Dark. Project Officer, PODEM – Center for Public Policy and Democracy Studies
Miriam Hatibi. Activist and Spokesperson, Ibn Battuta Foundation
Lurdes Vidal. Editor-in-Chief of afkar/ideas and Director of the Arab World and Mediterranean Department, IEMed – European Institute of the Mediterranean
Aida Ridanovich. Mediterranean Forum Director, Anna Lindh Foundation
Wadih Al-Asmar. Secretary General, Lebanese Centre for Human Rights, President of Euromed rights
Cengiz Gunay. Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, OIIP – Austrian Institute for International Affairs
Itxaso Domínguez. Coordinator of Middle East and North Africa Programme, Fundación Alternativas
Valeria Talbot. Senior Research Fellow, Co-Head of Middle East and North Africa Centre, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies
Youssef Cherif. Deputy Director, Colombia Global Centers – Tunis
Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti. Research Fellow, ISPI – Italian Institute for International Political Studies
Mira Milosevich. Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute
Alexandra Kuimova. Research Assistant, Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Marc Franco. Senior Associate Fellow, EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations
Abdelhak Bassou. Senior Fellow, Policy Centre for the New South
Amira Halim. Senior Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Patricia Lisa. Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute
Xira Ruiz-Campillo. Professor, UNISCI – Research Unit on Security and Cooperation, Complutense University of Madrid
Patrycja Sasnal. Head of Middle East and North Africa Project, PISM – The Polish Institute of International Affairs
George Fahmi. Research Fellow, EUI – European University Institute
Yasemine El Menouar. Associate Fellow, DGAP – German Council on Foreign Relations
Katarzyna Sidlo. Political Economist, CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research
Erzsébet Rozsa. Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Alexandr Lagazzi. Communications Manager, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Lars Andersen. Senior Research Fellow, DIIS – Danish Institute for International Studies
Camille Lons. Programme Coordinator, ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations
Bichara Khader. Founder, GERMAC
Eduard Soler. Senior Researcher, CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
Florence Gaub. Deputy Director, EUISS – European Union Institute for Security Studies
Ahmed Kandil. Senior Research Fellow and Head of Energy Studies Program, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Laura Basagni. Program Coordinator, GMF – The German Marshall Fund
Victor Salama. Professor, Cairo University
Liel Maghen. Co-director, IPCRI – Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives
Shira Kronich. Associate Director, Arava Institute
Ali Oguz Dirioz. Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Tobias Von Lossow. Research Fellow, Clingendael – Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Mahmoud Shattat. Senior Water and Sustainable Energy Specialist, Oxford Policy Management
Desireé Quagliarotti. Researcher, ISSM – Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies
Giulia Giordano. International Affairs Manager, Ecopeace Middle East
Christiane Froehlich. Research Fellow, GIGA – German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Itay Fischhendler. Associate Professor, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations
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