Voronezh State University

VORONEZH STATE UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATION OFEUROPEAN STUDIES

GOVERNMENT OF THE VORONEZH REGION

International Scientific Conference

European identity and political challenges:

Old concept, new vision

in the framework of the EU-funded projects

FP7“European Identity, Cultural Diversity and Political Change”

Erasmus+ “To be European in Russia: pro and contra”

Voronezh, 5-7July 2016

PROGRAMME

Tuesday, July, 5

Venue: VoronezhStateUniversity, Universitetskaya Square, 1, conference hall, 2nd floor

09.00 / Registration of the participants
09.30 / Welcome and Introduction
Welcome addresses
Prof. Oleg Belenov, Vice-rector for international cooperation and economic development, VoronezhStateUniversity
Mr. Vladimir Popov, Vice-governor of the Voronezh region
Prof.Alexey Gromyko, Director of Institute of Europe, RussianAcademy of Science, President of Association of European Studies
10.00-11.30 / Panel session
European Identity: Conceptual and Civilization Aspects
Chair:Prof. Irina Semenenko,Head of the Centre of Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, Russia
Imagine Europe. Political Culture as an Identity Factor
Prof. Katlijn Malfliet, Vice-rector of Culture, Diversity and Sustainability Policy, Catholic University ofLeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Russia – is it Europe? Revisiting European identity of Russia
Dr. SergeyFedorov,Senior Scientific Fellow, Department of Social and Political studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
How much Europeaness remains in Russia?
Prof. Larisa Deriglazova, Director of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Studies, TomskStateUniversity, Tomsk, Russia
Identity politics and ethnic diversity in Europe: a changing agenda
Prof. Irina Semenenko,Head of the Centre of Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, Russia
Europeanisation of Russia?
Dr. Tatiana Romanova, Deputy Head of the Department of European Studies, Faculty of International Relations, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
11.30 / Coffee break
11.45-13.15 / Panel session
European Identity: Conceptual and Civilization Aspects
Crimean reading of M. Houellebecq’snovel “Submission”: an attempt to reply on challenges of European identity
Dr. Aleksandr Maschenko, Head of the International Activities division, Department of International Activities, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia
Confessional history of Russia and Europe in the XX – XXI century: possibilities and prospects of cooperative research
Prof. Aleksandr Apanasenok,Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Regional Open Social Institute, Kursk, Russia
New Frontiers and Identity
Prof. Elena Morozova,Professor of the Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia
Image of Europe as Another in Political World View of Youth
Prof. Irina Samarkina,Professor of the Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia
The Discourses on Food Security in Russia since the 1990s. Defining National Identity through the Lens of Agriculture Policies
Prof. Caroline Dufy,Centre Emile Durkheim, Department of Political Science and Sociology, Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux (Sciences Po Bordeaux), Bordeaux,France
13.30-14.30 / Lunch
(Cafe “Teatralnoe”, 13, Lenin Square)
14.45-16.15 / Panel session
European Identity:crisis or challenges?
Chair:Prof. Caroline Dufy,Centre Emile Durkheim, Department of Political Science and Sociology, Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux (Sciences Po Bordeaux), Bordeaux, France
Lifted up bridge between EU and Russia: labyrinth of perceptions from both sides
Prof. Mark Entin,Professor of the Department of European law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations – MGIMO,Vice-president of Russian Association of International Law, Vice-president of Russian Association of European Studies, Ambassador of Russia to Luxemburg (2012 – 2016), Moscow, Russia
Western and Eastern Europe: Prosperity for All?
Prof. Olga Butorina, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Europe, RussianAcademy of Science, Moscow, Russia
Building Europe from the bottom instead of from the top
Prof. Antal Örkény,Directorof the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest,Hungary
Prof. György Csepeli,Programme Chairof the Doctoral School of Sociology,Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
European vector of the Russian Federation policy in conceptual documents providing national security
Prof. Sergey Iurchenko, Vice-rector for International activities, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia
16.15-16.30 / Coffee break
16.30-18.00 / Panel session(Museum of the rare books, 2 floor)
European Identity:crisis or challenges?
Interests and identity: security challenges facing Russia and Europe
Dr. Derek Averre, Senior Lecturer of the Centre for Russian,European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Comparison of patterns of nationalism in Russia and in Europe
Prof. Antal Örkény,Directorof the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Prof. György Csepeli, Programme Chair of the Doctoral School of Sociology,Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Impact of referendum concept on the process of European integration
Dr. Vadim Barsky,Head of the International Relations Office, Associate Professor of theDepartment of Constitutional Law, NationalUniversity“OdessaLawAcademy”, Odessa, Ukraine
Lens of Identities: national security providing cases
Dr. Lidia Kuliabina,Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Political Governance, Udmurt State University, Udmurtia, Russia
16.30-18.00 / Meeting of the Council of Association of European Studies(conference hall, 2nd floor)
Role of the AES and European studies in Russia in understanding of contemporary crises
Chair: Prof. Alexey Gromyko, Director of Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Science, President of Association of European Studies, Moscow, Russia
Cooperation with Russian & EU legal associations
Prof. Mark Entin,Professor of the Department of European Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations – MGIMO, Vice-president of Russian Association of International Law, Vice-president of Russian Association of European Studies, Ambassador of Russia to Luxemburg (2012 – 2016), Moscow, Russia
Reports of the Heads of the Regional Branches of AES
Shrinking Programs in Shrinking Universities: European Studies within the Reforming Higher Education in a Russian Province
Prof. Dmitry Polyvyannyy,Head of the Inter-University Centre for Education in Humanities, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia
Implementation of European projects inVoronezhStateUniversity: everyday challenges and new horizons
Dr. Alla Akulshina,Director of the Centre for International Projects and Programmes, VoronezhStateUniversity, Voronezh,Russia
19.00 / Welcome Dinner
(Restaurant “Double Dva Veranda”, 13, Lenin Square)

Wednesday, July, 6

Venue: VoronezhStateUniversity, Universitetskaya Square, 1, conference hall, 2nd floor

9.30 / Welcome address
Prof. Dmitry Yendovitsky, Rector of Voronezh State University
10.00-11.30 / Panel session
Identity via Education
Chair: DrNatalia Vatolkina,Head of International Department, NationalResearchOgarevMordoviaStateUniversity, Saransk, Russia
International Relations Office of the University of Seville. Links with Russia and Central Asia
Mr. Rafael Wagner,Head of the Unit for Incoming students and Translation Service, Study Abroad Programme Unit, International Centre, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
East European Aspects of Understanding the European Reality at the University Teaching
Prof. Dmitry Polyvyannyy,Head of the Inter-University Centre for Education in Humanities, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia
European studies: policy, culture and society. Presentation of the module
Prof. Liubov Fadeeva, Head of the Departmentof Political Science, Faculty of History and Politology,Perm State National Research University, Perm, Russia
Jean Monnet project as a driver of student professional competence improvement
Prof. Elena Alexeeva,Head of the Department of French Philology, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, VoronezhStateUniversity, Voronezh, Russia
Dr. Svetlana Bulgakova,Associate Professor, Department of French Philology, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Approximation of the EU law in Russia. Presentation of the module
Dr. Dmytry Galushko,Associate Professor,Department of International and European Law, Faculty of Law, VoronezhStateUniversity, Voronezh, Russia
Enhancing international cooperation in Higher Education through European programmes: Case study “Tempus IV at the NizhnevartovskStateUniversity”
Nadezhda Nemchinova, Head of the Department of International Cooperation, NizhnevartovskStateUniversity, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
11.30 / Coffee break
11.45-13.00 / Panel Session
Geographical, political and cultural frontiers of Europe
Chair:Dr. Derek Averre, Senior Lecturer of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Common Europe: dividing lines or a space splitting up?
Prof. Dmitry Danilov, Head of the Department of European securities studies, Institute of Europe, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Migrants and European identity inXXI
Prof. Igor Uznarodov, Head of the Department of foreign history and international relations, Institute of History and International Relations, Southern Federal University, Rostov-upon-Don, Russia
Europe's Migration Crisis: possible solutions and consequences
Dr. VadimVoynikov, Lecturer of the Department of International and European Law, Law Institute, I.Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Cultural Adaptation of Immigrants in Russia in the Context of the European migration crises
Dr. Natalia Zhurbina, Head of the Department of International Cooperation,VoronezhStateUniversity, Voronezh, Russia
Dr. Elena Yakushkina,Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Moldova - European Union: results and prospects
Dr. Vladlena Lisenko, Vice-Rector for International Relations,TransnistrianShevchenkoStateUniversity, Tiraspol, Moldova
13.15-14.30 / Lunch
(Cafe “Teatralnoe”, 13, Lenin Square)
14.45-16.15 / Round table discussion “To be European in Russia: pro and contra”
Chair: Prof. Oleg Belenov, Vice-Rector for international cooperation and economic development,Dean oftheFaculty of International Relations, Head of the Department of marketing, Faculty of Economics, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project “ProEU - To be European in Russia: pro and contra”
Dr. Alla Akulshina,Director of the Centre for International Projects and Programmes, VoronezhStateUniversity, Voronezh, Russia
Presentation of the survey methodology and first results
Mrs. Irina Shilovа, Senior Lecturer, Department of International economy and foreign economic affairs, Faculty of International Relations, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
Presentation of first results of thesurvey conducted in EU countries, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova
Discussion
Conclusions and recommendations on preparation of the Vision paper “To be European in Russia: pro and contra”
16.15 / Coffee break
16.30 / Coordinating meeting of the FP7 Marie Curie project “EUinDepth: European Identity, Cultural Diversity and Political Change”
Chair: Mrs. Iulia Iatco, National Contact Point SC2, Center of International Projects, National Institute for Economic Research, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
17.50 / Tour around the city
20.00 / Dinner
(Cafe “Teatralnoe”, 13, Lenin Square)

Thursday, July, 7

Venue: Hotel Voronezh, Plekhanovskaya Street,10 A

9:45-15.00 / Social events: tours around the region
Princess Oldenburg's Castle
Oldenburg Castle was the stately home of Princess Eugenia Oldenburg, niece of the Russian Emperor Alexander the Great. The Castle is known for old watch tower, stained glasses and ghosts.
Dmitry Venevitinov's Memorial Estate
The Venevitinov estate isthe 18th century country house of the famous Russian poet Dmitry Venevitinov. It boasts a vast collection of rare documents from Peter the Great time, family memorabilia and antique furniture.
15.30 / Lunch
Restaurant “Polyana”

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