Conference Schedule (Please check back for updates)
Refreshments and finger foods will be served.
11:30AM to 11:55AM - CUPID Introduction Speaker: Frank Cohn. CUPID Co-Founder.
12:00PM to 12:45PM - Keynote Address: “Questioning Democratization: A Critique Of The Role of the International Community.” Speaker: Benny Dembitzer. International Development Economist. University of Greenwich, London.
1:00PM to 2:30PM - Panel 1: “Transitional Justice: Trying for Long Term Changes.” The Arab Spring can be seen as a manifestation of decaying civic trust in governments and their legal systems. Transitional justice includes building a solid legal and democratic system that holds citizenry, legal officials, and military/police alike in a relationship of accountability and trust. This process of transformation raises questions of national sovereignty and a country’s ability to take ownership over governance. Moderator: Edwin Rekosh. Lecturer-in-Law. Columbia Law School. Confirmed Panelists: Youssef Mahmoud. Senior Advisor. International Peace Institute. Peter Gastrow. Director of Programs. International Peace Institute. Lisa Magarrell. Program Office Director. International Center for Transitional Justice.
2:30PM to 3:10PM - Break Refreshments and finger foods will be served.
3:20PM to 4:50PM - Panel 2: “Maintaining Gender Rights in the Cusp of Change.” From Egypt and Libya to Yemen and Syria, women have had an important and significant presence in the demonstrations that have swept the Middle East. This has been seen as an opportunity to enter the public sphere and influence the political processes. This panel will discuss how women can maintain and strengthen their presence to become permanent political figures that contribute to the transition of their homelands. In the efforts to secure this presence, do women’s movements need the support of the international community? If so, what kinds of support are needed? Moderator: Eugenia McGill. Lecturer. Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Confirmed Panelists: Sara Abbas. Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Research Consortium. Institute of Development Studies. Amy Young Evrard. Assistant Professor. Gettysburg College. Mary Hope Schwoebel. Senior Program Officer at the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peace Building. US Institute for Peace.
5:00PM to 6:30PM - Panel 3: “Educational Reform in Transitioning States.” Education (among other social welfare necessities) often has lower priority in the context of post-conflict states. At the crux of this transition, countries have the opportunity to ensure that access to educational opportunities does not get left behind. How important is educational reform in transitioning states? How can international actors ease this process? This discussion will focus on what kind of supports need to be put in place in order to facilitate this access and the types of institutional/structural changes that are necessary in these different contexts. Moderator: Zeena Zakharia. Middle Eastern Studies Postdoctoral Fellow. Columbia University Teachers College. Confirmed Panelists: Rebecca Wolfe. Senior Youth and Peace Building Adviser. Mercy Corps. Linda Bishai. Senior Program Officer at the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peace Building. US Institute for Peace.
6:35PM to 7:00PM - Closing Remarks
7:00PM to 8:00PM - Networking Reception |
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