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The Middle East’s Role in a Shifting Global Power Landscape

Challenges and Opportunities for a Resilient Region

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism

8-9th of December 2023

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“Uncertainty may be beneficial in that it invites further research and further thought. But uncertainty disguised as certainty is dangerous.”

Bernard Lewis

Prof. Radosław Fiedler

Head of Organisation Committee, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Adam Mickiewicz University

Dear Colleagues!

With great pleasure, we announce the 7th edition of Beyond Europe: the international conference organised annually at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. Every year we gather scholars, experts, and diplomats to join us in the discussion about various aspects of international relations including current and future trends in politics, culture, economy, technology, and society. This year’s edition is dedicated to the internal and the external dynamics involving the Middle East. Recent events have only served to further highlight the region’s strategic importance, but it has long been the focus of great geopolitical interest. By looking at how the Middle East operates internally and how it adapts to an ever changing global environment, this conference will serve as a forum for discussing the region’s many difficulties and evaluating potential solutions to the existing problems the region faces. In the following conference, we plan to analyse and explain among other phenomena the Middle East’s role in international politics. The key objective of the conference is to enhance understanding of the region’s role in international politics its internal political, economic and cultural relations.

Traditionally, the conference’s scientific board is composed of internationally recognized scholars who specialize in different fields of international affairs. All panels are held in English and each one will be coordinated by the moderator and discussant. We offer an opportunity to publish your papers in peer-reviewed journals.

We recommend that the maximum length of a presentation is 15 minutes, and then comments by a discussant (within 10 minutes) which is followed by an open discussion.

We introduced some crucial changes in terms of participation. Everyone interested in taking part in our event is kindly asked to submit an abstract (approximately 400 words) to allow sufficient time for discussants to get familiarized with it. The aforementioned abstracts should have the aim, main thesis and conclusions highlighted clearly. We hope that this will ensure a lively and fruitful discussion. All the papers will be uploaded onto the Conference website, where they will be password-protected and circulated only among the symposium participants.

See you in Poznań very soon!

Discussion panels

Topics of interest for abstracts submissions include:

1. Dynamic Patterns in Regional Areas

The first discussion will centre on the political climate in the Middle East. Non-state actors have become increasingly powerful in the region, and new alliances have formed. How these shifts have altered the status quo and what the future may hold as a result will be discussed at this panel.

2. Middle Eastern Internal Dynamics

The second discussion panel will focus on the region’s internal dynamics. There are many different political, social, and economic structures in this part of the world, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The panel will discuss the consequences of these internal dynamics on the region’s trajectory.

3. Global Perspectives on the Middle East’s Changing Dynamics

The foreign impact on the dynamics in the Middle East will be the topic of the third panel. Global powers, regional rivalries, and non-state entities all exert considerable pressure on the region. The panel will discuss the effects of these external influences on regional security and stability, as well as their long-term repercussions.

4. Economic Difficulties and Prospects

The potential and threats to the Middle Eastern economy will be the subject of the fourth and final panel. Despite being home to some of the world’s largest oil and gas reserves, the region is struggling with high youth unemployment and a growing need for economic diversification. In order to foster economic growth and stability, this panel will discuss how the region may best capitalise on its assets and confront its challenges.

5. Opportunities and Threats in the Social and Cultural Spheres

The fifth and final panel will focus on the region’s social and cultural opportunities and threats. Despite its cultural wealth, the region is plagued by problems like gender inequality and political repression. What this means for the future of social and cultural change in the region will be discussed during this discussion.

6. Future Prospects and Challenges

The last discussion will centre on what lies ahead for and what threats the Middle East currently faces. There are major opportunities and threats in the region right now. The panellists will discuss strategies for overcoming these difficulties and capitalising on these openings so that the area can create a more secure and prosperous future.

7. Repression and Democracy in Times of Crisis

A panel dedicated to timely matters of repression and democracy. Participant will be focusing on the issues of protest policing, religion as a tool for political division, assembly laws, concept of democratic vulnerability and more.

8. Beyond Lecture: Student’s and PhD Candidate’s Panel

We encourage all students and PhD candidates to take an active part in discussing the problems of the region. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity for a debut in a truly international scientific discussion.

Scientific Board

Prof. Andrzej Stelmach

Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism. He graduated in Political Science at the Institute of Political Science and Journalism of Adam Mickiewicz University where he also got his PhD and professorship. He is a Head of Department of Political Systems. Prof. Stelmach is a member of Central Board of Polish Political Science Association (PTNP) and editor in Chief of Mid-European Political Studies Journal issued by FPSJ. He is member of Scientific Boards of several journals including ones issued by University of Szczecin and Ukrainian Black Sea State University i Mihkolayev. He is especially interested in contemporary Polish and European political systems and parties as well as Russian politics and elections. Author of number of papers and monographies.

Prof. Beata Przybylska-Maszner

An Associate Professor at the Department for European Integration Research of the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Executive Editor of “European Integration Yearbook”. Vice-director of the European Documentation Centre. Member of the European Commission network of experts in European studies ‘Team Europe Poland’. Author of over seventy academic articles. Guest lecturer in the field of European studies. Participant of projects: Jean Monnet Center of Excellence “EU External Actions in the contested global order – (in)coherence, (dis)continuity, resilience”, Jean Monnet Chair “Theoretical concepts of differentiated integration” and Jean Monnet Module “EDUPOL -The European Integration Process. The double reunification through the EU Education Policies 1948-2012”. Since 2016, a coordinator of project “The European Council in the process of shaping its formal and informal powers within the scope of EU external actions” (grant obtained by the National Centre for Science in Poland, no. 19/B/HS5/00131). Her academic interests focus around the themes of the institutionalisation process of the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, in particular its influence on EU relations with specific states and regions.

Prof. Sang Chul Park

Sang-Chul Park has received PhD degrees in political science in Aug. 1993 in Germany and economics in Feb. 1997 in Sweden. His dissertations discussed Technopolises in Japan. He also passed a habilitation examination (full professorship) in political science in Nov. 2002 in Germany as well as a docent evaluation (Swedish habilitation) in economics in Sep. 2004 in Sweden. He is currently a Full Professor at Graduate School of Knowledge based Technology and Energy, Korea Polytechnic University and Adjunct Professor at Center for Science-based Entrepreneurship, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea. He was Visiting Scholar at Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan in Oct. 2014. His research interests concern industrial policy and regional development and studies on innovation systems and on science parks and innovative clusters in particular. Currently his research areas are expanded toward energy policy, sustainable development strategy, high technology ventures and international business and trade.

Prof. Przemysław Osiewicz

Secretary of Research Committee RC-18 of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). Member of the International Studies Association (ISA). Member of Polish Political Science Association. Board member of Polish International Relations Association (Poznan) and Asia&Pacific Association. Visiting professor at Selçuk Üniversitesi (Turkey, 2010), Linneaus Univerisity (Sweden, 2011), Konya Üniversitesi (Turkey, 2011), Hogeschool Ghent (Belgium, 2012), the Ministry of Interior (Cyprus, 2012), the Institute for Political and International Studies (Iran, 2013), the University of Nicosia (Cyprus, 2014), University of Nevada in Reno (USA, 2016), Cleveland State University (USA, 2016), Texas State University (USA, 2017), Ilisagvik College Barrow Alaska (USA, 2017); Georgetown University, Washington D.C. (USA, 2015, 2016-17); National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad (Pakistan, 2019).

Prof. Tomasz Brańka

He is a holder of PhD in political science. He studied in Poland and Sweden. Currently working at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan Faculty of Political Science and Journalism in Poznań. Author of over 40 academic works published in Poland, Sweden, Germany, Czechia, and Russia. Guest lecturer in the field of political and European studies at numerous universities in Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Spain, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and USA. His main research interests focus on autonomous solutions in contemporary international relations and non-sovereign entities in international relations.

Prof. Beata Bochorodycz

Associate professor at the Institute of Oriental Studies of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznan. She holds MA (Japanese studies) from AMU and MA (political science) from Kyushu University in Japan, a PhD and habilitated PhD (dr hab.) from the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw. Recipient of scholarships from the International Rotary Club, Japanese Ministry of Education, Japan Foundation, and Fulbright Foundation. She worked and researched at the Graduate School of Law Department of Kyushu University, Yokohama National University, Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University in Washington D.C., School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. Her research focuses on the foreign and domestic policy of Japan, the US-Japan relations and Okinawa issue, decision-making process in public administration, civil society, social movements.

Conference fee

Conference Fee for PhD’s – 50 Euro

Conference Fee for PhD students – 30 Euro

Conference Fee for Graduates and Undergraduates – 10 Euro

All fees should be paid to:

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań

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IBAN: PL 77 1090 1362 0000 0000 3601 7903

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All Fees should be paid at least a week before the Conference takes place.

Schedule

1st of September – Registration opens
21th of November – Registration is closed
26th of November – Last day for accepting conference fee
28th of November – Detailed plan of the conference is published
8-9th December – The conference takes place

Contact us!

Department of Non-Euoropean Political Studies
Faculty of Political Science and Journalism
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań

ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 5
61-614 Poznań
Poland

email: beyondeurope.amu@gmail.com
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