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01: Citizens’ Trust vs Distrust: Scenarios for the Future of Democracy

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Hauptschule
Breakout / Foreign Policy
in englischer Sprache

After the 2014 European elections we will more than ever have to deal with the democratic deficit of the EU. Where, if at all, is European democracy taking place? Where can we find a European demos: In the European Parliament? In online fora? On the streets? How can democracy be reinvented? Where do we find political innovation?

Director, MNE - Forum Youth and Nonformal Education, Podgorica
Independent Artist, Skopje
Director, Asociatia tranzit.ro, Bucharest
Project Manager Europe, ERSTE Stiftung, Vienna Chair

Elvira HADZIBEGOVIC-BUBANJA

Director, MNE - Forum Youth and Nonformal Education, Podgorica

2008-2010 Program director at Montenegro Training Forum DOO; Podgorica;Montenegro
2008-2010 Independent trainer, Bureau for education, Ministry of Education and Sport, Montenegro
since 2010 Executive director, Forum MNE (Forum mladi i neformalna edukacija) National NGO; Podgorica;Montenegro
2010 Local correspondent, ETF project on Key Competencies in Teacher Education in Montenegro
2010-2012 Local support, ETF Project on Teacher Training in Key Competencies in Montenegro
2011-2011 National expert and Evaluator, Lux Development, Montenegro
2012 Evaluator, Montenegro, KulturKontakt, Austria
2013 Co-host TV show- 100% open talk show on local, regional and global current society subjects
2014 Prison MNE- Trainer for group of prisoners on communicational skills & business ethics

MA Sasho STANOJKOVIKJ

Independent Artist, Skopje

 Solo exhibitions:
2009 "Justice in Focus", P74 Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011 "Space for Protest", National Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia
 Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects:
2008 "49th October Salon", (curated by Bojana Pejic), Turkish Bath, Belgrade
  "The Renaming Machine", (curated by Suzana Milevska), Jakopic Gallery, Ljubljana
  "Expanded Painting", (curated by Paco Barragan) Space Other,Boston, USA
2009 "Reliquaries of Empires Dust", (Adam Nankervis), Museum MAN/ the Bereznitsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010 "The Renaming Machine", (curated by Suzana Milevska), (Catalogue) Open Space, Vienna
2011 "Art Takes Times Square", Times Square, New York
  "Spirit of the Epoch-A Decade of Painting", (Curated by Paco Barragan) MIAC, Lanzarote, Spain
2013 "Europe.South East-Recorded Memories", Curated by Constanze Wicke (Catalogue) Museum of Photography, Braunschweig, Germany
  "Protests: 6 Case Studies", P74, Ljubljana

Raluca VOINEA

Director, Asociatia tranzit.ro, Bucharest

since 2008 Co-editor, IDEA Arts + Society magazine, Romania
since 2012 Co-director and Curator, tranzit.ro Association, Romania

Dr. Filip RADUNOVIC

Project Manager Europe, ERSTE Stiftung, Vienna

2004-2007 Doktoratsstudium der Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Universität Wien
2007-2008 Projektassistent im Büro des österreichischen Bildungsbeauftragten, KulturKontakt Austria, Projektbüro Podgorica
seit 2008 Projektmanager, Programmbereich Europa, ERSTE Stiftung, Wien

Political Symposium

show timetable
Kategorie: all Breakout Culture Partner Plenary Social
Genre : all Closing Democracy & Governance Discussion Film Screening Foreign Policy International Law Opening Reception Talk

24.08.2014

09:00 - 10:30Not Just an IslandCulture
12:00 - 13:30OpeningPlenary
14:00 - 15:30The EU and Its Neighbours: Opportunities and Challenges for the Eastern PartnershipPlenary
16:00 - 17:30The European Union in Search of a New NarrativePlenary
17:30 - 18:00Curator’s Talk: Art in the Margin of War – War in the Margin of ArtCulture
19:00 - 20:30“Kakanien – New Homelands” Goes Alpbach: And Nobody’s There to Understand the Language You’re Screaming In…Culture

25.08.2014

07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 01: Citizens’ Trust vs Distrust: Scenarios for the Future of DemocracyBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 02: Social Cohesion in a Wider EuropeBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 03: The EU and Turkey: Energising CooperationBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 04: The European Union and Its NeighboursBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 05: Never Mind the Gap – Overcoming the East-West Divide in the OSCEBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 06: International Disaster Preparedness and Response to Emergency and CrisisBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 16: A Young Look at EuropeBreakout
07:30 - 10:00Breakout Session 17: Success! The Do’s and Don’ts of Contemporary AdvocacyBreakout
10:00 - 11:00Lunch ReceptionSocial
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 07: Europe’s Next Generation in the Elections and BeyondBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 08: Brain Drain – Brain Gain: The Economic Potential of Migration in Modern Europe and in the PastBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 09: Beyond European CommunicationBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 10: Digital Europe – Between Security and CooperationBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 11: Europe’s Periphery at the Crossroads – Consequences for the Common Security and Defence PolicyBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 12: EU Enlargement Between Boldness and FatigueBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 13: Climate and Energy – Key Questions for the FutureBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 14: Future Energy Needs vs. Non-Proliferation PoliciesBreakout
11:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 15: The EU and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Balancing Growth, Inclusiveness and Sustainability?Breakout
14:30 - 16:00From Reconciliation to Integration: What the Young Can Contribute to a Common FuturePlenary
16:30 - 18:00Post-Conflict Countries in Transition: Reforming the Security SectorPlenary
18:30 - 20:00Bringing Ideas to Power: Towards a Democratic Consensus of Tomorrow?Plenary
20:00 - 21:30Integrated in Austria, Successful in the World – How Austrian Success Stories Are WrittenPartner

26.08.2014

07:00 - 07:10Inequality and Sustainable Global Governance: IntroductionPlenary
07:10 - 08:30Generational InequalityPlenary
09:00 - 10:15Inequality in Energy and ClimatePlenary
10:15 - 10:30Closing RemarksPlenary