The Conference Program
“Jordan: An Arab Diplomacy in the World”
December 1-3, 2010
Conference Chairman:
Prof. Dr. Ruwaida Al-Ma’aitah/ Hashemite University President
Chairman of the Organizing Committee:
Dr. Jamal Al-Shalabi /Associate Professor in Political Science
The Hashemite University
Zarqa - Jordan
2010
1
First Day
Opening Ceremony, Session (1 , 2 , 3 )
Second Day
Session (4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 )
Third Day
Session ( 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 )
A Visit to Petra (Upon the
Fourth & Fifth Day Participant’s Choice) + Departure
First Day: Wednesday – December 1st, 2010
8:30 - 09:30
Departing the Hotel to the Hashemite University
9:30 - 10:00
Participants’ Registration
10:30 - 11:00
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
1
2
National Anthem
Recitation from the Holy Qur’an
3
4
The Organizing Committee Speech
Ministry of Culture Speech
5
6
University President’s Speech
Patron’s Speech
Sheikh Mohammad Jbour
Dr. Jamal Al-Shalabi
HE Mr. Nabih Shoqum
HE Prof. Dr. Ruwaida Al-Ma’aitah
His Excellency Mr. Zaid Al-Rifa’i
11:00 - 12:15
Session 1
Discussion about the Present Status of Jordan’s Diplomacy and its Future Prospects
Session Chairman: HE Prof. Walid Al
M’ani
1
Province Alpes Cotes D'Azure
Council Chairman, Former
Minister of Justice and
Spokesman of the Former
President of France François
Mitterrand
HE Mr. Michel Vauzelle
2
Former USA Ambassador in
Amman, Kuwait Professor
for Gulf and Arabian
Peninsula Affairs
HE Mr. Edward Gnehm
Minister of State for Media
Affairs and Communications
3
HE Mr. Ali Al -Ayed
Jordan – France
Relations
Province Alpes
Cotes D'Azure
Alpes Region
France
Jordan-USA
Relations
George
Washington
University
USA
Jordan’s Diplomacy
in the World:
Vision for the
Future
Ministry of
Information
Jordan
12:-15-12:30 Café Break
12:30 – 14-00
Session 2
Theoretical Foundations of Jordan’s Diplomacy
Session Chairman:
1
Prof. Abdul-Hussein Sha'ban
Secretary General,
Researcher in
International Law
and Human Rights
Jordan’s Diplomacy:
Dynamics of Anticipating
Recent Events
2
Center of
Documenting the
International and
Human law
Iraq
2
3
4
5
Department for
Peace and
Conflict
Research/Uppsala
University & the
Swedish Network
for Peace and
Development.
Scholar Madeleine
Mezagopian
Academic
Researcher and
Advisor in Conflict
Resolution and
Socio-economic &
Political
Development
Jordan's Diplomacy of
Peace Enhancing Human
Security Inside and
Outside its National
Borders
Dr. Hassan Al-Anbari
Consultant of the
President of
Jordan’s Diplomacy
Institute for
international.
The Role of the
Diplomacy Institute in
Developing the Tools of
Jordan’s Diplomacy
Jordan’s Institute
of Diplomacy
Jordan
Employing Soft power to
Serve Jordan’s Diplomatic
Action
Saudi Publishing
Company
Saudi Arabia
How Small States Act:
The Jordanian Diplomacy
Toward Gulf War III (A
Case Study)
Sociology Scholars
Association in
United Arab
Emirates
United Arab
Emirates/
Egypt
Mr. Ali Bulwi
Mr. Ahmed M. Abizaid
Media Consultant,
former Chief Editor
of Middle East
newspaper (Saudi
Arabia)
Instructor &
Researcher in
International
Relations in Asyout
University and
Visiting Researcher
in Sociology Scholars
Association in
United Arab
Emirates
Sweden/
Jordan
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 16:15
Session 3
Hashemite Leadership and the Administration of Jordan’s Diplomacy
Session Chairman:
1
HE Prof. Amin Mashaqbih
2
Prof. Khairiya Kassmiya
3
Prof. Hind Abushaar
Former Minister, Political
Science Professor, and
Chairman of Charity
Associations
The Role of the Hashemite
Leadership in Jordan’s
Diplomacy
Professor of Modern History
Palestine in the Biography
of the Hashemite Family
from 1915-1951
University of
Damascus
Syria
Modern History Professor
Diplomatic Relations
during East Jordan Emirate
(1921-1946): Iraq as a
Model
Al-Albeit
University
Jordan
16:15-16:30 Café Break
3
Chairman of
Charity
Associations
Jordan
16:30 - 18:00
Session 4
Jordan and its Diplomatic Relations with the Arab and Islamic World
Session Chairman:
1
2
3
Prof. Hamdi Abdul-Rahman
Prof. Sotris Roussos
Dr. Abdullah Baabbood
4
Prof. Masoud Daher
5
Mr. Suleiman Al-Hamdan
Political Science
Professor
Jordan and the Islamic
World Organization
Zayid & Cairo
Universities
United Arab
Emirates/ Egypt
Professor and
Researcher in
Mediterranean
and Euro-Asian
Affairs
A New Arab Regional
Security Complex:
Jordan Across the Divide
University of
Peloponnese
Greece
Director
Gulf Research
CentreUniversity of
Cambridge
Jordan's Relationship
with the Gulf Region:
Where is it Going?
Britain
University of
Cambridge
Honor Professor
of Modern
History
Diplomatic Relations
between Jordan and
Lebanon: The Current
Situation and the Future
Perspectives
Lebanese
University
Lebanon
Researcher in
Human Rights
Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Confronting Terrorism
Phenomenon
Al-Aiz
Foundation for
Media
Saudi Arabia
Back to Amman: 18:30
Dinner:20:00
Second Day: Thursday – December 2nd, 2010
10:00 - 11:15
Session 5
Jordan’s Diplomacy and the Relations with USA
Session Chairman: Dr. Abdullah Al-Shayeji/Department of Political Science Chairman – Kuwait University
1
Prof. Curtis Ryan
2
Prof. Adnan Hayajneh
3
Prof. Ghassan El-Ezzi
Professor and
Researcher in Political
Science
Political Science
Professor in the
International Relations
and Strategic Studies
Program/ HU
University
Political Science
Professor in the
Faculty of Law and
Political Science
Jordanian Diplomacy and
Regional Crises: Implications
for
U.S.-Jordanian Relations
Appalachian
State University
USA
Jordan and USA Relations
under the Reign of King
Abdul-ah the Second
The Hashemite
University
Jordan
Jordan's Foreign Policy in the
Middle East after September
11, 2001
Lebanese
University
Lebanon
11:15-11:30 Café Break
4
11:30 - 13:45
Session 6
Jordan’s Diplomacy and European Union
Session Chairman:
1
2
HE Mr. Gianfranco Giorgolo
Dr. Ann-Kristin Jonasson
3
Dr. Paola Cascinelli
4
Prof. Guy Olivier Faure
5
Mr. Mohammad Naili
Former Ambassador in
Jordan
Diplomatic
Experience of a
Former Italian
Ambassador in Jordan
Rome - Italy
Italy
Researcher at the
Department of Political
Science at University of
Gutenberg and Center
for Middle Eastern
Studies at Lund
University
Common Values?
Perspectives on the
Jordan-EU Political
Dialogue
Gothenburg &
Lund Universities
Sweden
Napoli University
Italy
Sorbonne
University
France
El-Watan
Newspaper
Algeria
Researcher in the
Relations between
European Union and
Mediterranean
Political Sociology
Professor
Journalist
Social
Representations and
Economic Integration
in the Mediterranean
Area: The Case of
Jordan
Jordanian and French
Politics: Convergent
Values
Jordan’s Diplomatic
Role in the
Mediterranean Union
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 16:15
Session 7
Jordan’s Diplomacy and International Super Powers
Session Chairman:
1
2
3
Prof. Evgeny Martynenko
Head of International
Relations Department
Politics, Law, and
Mechanisms of
Cooperation between
Russia and Jordan
Peoples'
Friendship
University of
Russia
Russia
HE Mr. Falih Al-Taweel
Former Ambassador of
Jordan in Moscow,
former member of the
Higher Parliament,
writer
Jordan-Russia
Relations: A Future
Vision
Amman
Jordan
Culture Executive
Director/Greater
Amman Municipality
Arabs, China, and the
Future: The Case of
Jordan
Directorate of
Culture/ Greater
Amman
Municipality
Jordan
Mr. Samer Khair Ahmad
16:15-16:30 Café Break
5
16:30 - 17:15
Session 8
Jordan’s Diplomacy and Regional Powers: Turkey as a Model
Session Chairman:
1
Prof. Birol Akgun
Political Science
Professor and Director
of the Center of
Strategic Research and
Studies
2
Prof. Samir Salha
Political Science
Professor in the
College of Law
Turkey's Emerging Diplomatic
Role in the Arab World and
the future of TurkishJordanian Partnership
Selcuk University
Turkey
Jordanian and Turkish Close
Relationship: A Sample of
Realism and Idealism
University of
Kocaeli
Turkey
17:15-17:30 Café Break
17:30 - 19:00
Session 9
Jordan’s Diplomacy and the Palestinian Cause
Session Chairman: HE Ma’rouf Al-Bakheit
Professor and
Researcher in
Political Science
Jordan, the Palestinian Cause, and
the Peace Process: Between SelfAscribed and Instrumental Roles
Catholic
University of
Louvain (UCL)
Belgium
Dr. Khaled Hroub
Lecturer on
Contemporary Middle
East Politics
Jordan and Hamas Movement:
Policies of Inclusion and the
Temptations of Exclusion
Cambridge
University
Britain
Prof. Ahmad Nufal
Political Science
Professor
Perspectives of Jordanian and
Palestinian Relations
Yarmouk
University
Jordan
Professor of Political
Sociology, Director of
the Center of Islamic
World Studies
Jordanian Visions towards
Palestinian Cause
University
Michel de
Montaigne
(Bordeaux 3)
France
Senator Office
Manager in France
and Independent
Researcher
Jordan: Diplomacy of Peace
Province Alpes
Cotes D'Azures
Region
France
1
Prof. Vincent Legrand
2
3
4
5
Samaha Khoury
Mr. Simon Valadou
19: 15 Back to Amman
20: 00 Dinner
Third Day: Friday – December 3, 2010
09:00 - 10:15
Session 10
Jordan’s Diplomacy and Islam
Session Chairman:
1
Dr. Ra’uf Abu Jaber
Council Chairman
Diplomacy of Co-Existence
between Christians and
Muslims in Jordan
The Higher Orthodox
Council in Jordan and
Palestine
Jordan
Amman Message – Media
Discourse Towards the
Other
Kuwait University
Kuwait
Salafi Fundamentalists and
the Hashemite Family
Jordan Newspaper
Jordan
2
Dr. Munawer Al-Rajihi
Information Professor &
Daily Columnist in
Kuwait Journal Al
Watan
3
HE Dr. Mousa Al-Kilani
Former Ambassador &
Chief Editor of Jordan
Newspaper
6
4
Professor of
Comparative Religions
in the Faculty of
Jurisprudence and law
Studies
Dr. Amer Al-Hafi
The Image of Islam in
Jordan’s Diplomacy
Al- Albait University
Jordan
10:15-10:30 Café Break
10:30 - 11:30
Session 11
Jordan and Water Diplomacy
Session Chairman:
1
2
HE Prof. Kamel Mahadin
Former Minister of Water
Professor and University
Researcher, Editor in Chief of
Confluence Mediterranean
Magazine specialized in
Mediterranean Studies
Prof. Pierre Blanc
11:30 - 12:30
Water Administration in
Jordan between Internal
Policy and External
Diplomacy
University of
Jordan
Jordan
Violence over Water and
Water Diplomacy in the
Middle East: Jordan as a
Case
Montpellier
University,
Center for
Advanced
Mediterranean
Agronomic
Studies
CIHEAM
France
Session 12
Jordan’s Diplomacy between Culture and Media
Session Chairman:
1
Journalist and Cinema
Critic, Former Chief
2
Diplomacy and Culture:
Palestine in Jordanian
Literature
Center of Arab
Unity Studies
Palestine
Jordan Cinema between
National and Cultural
Message and Diplomatic
Message
Sawa Radio
USA
Researcher and Literary
Critic
Prof. Faysal Darraj
Mr. Mahmoud Al-Zawawi
of the Arabic Service,
Voice of America,
Washington
The Role of
Media in Jordan’s Diplomacy
3
Dr. Mohammed El Oifi
Associate Professor in
Political Science
4
Dr. Mohammad Waheeb
Dean of Queen Rania
Institute for Tourism
Tourism and Jordan’s
Diplomacy: Baptism Site as
a Model
Institut d'Études
Paris Institute of
Political Studies
(IEP)
The Hashemite
University
`Morocco
/ France
Jordan
12:30 -12:45 Café Break
12:45 - 14:15
Session 13
Jordan’s Diplomacy and Human Rights: Refugees and Women
Session Chairman:
1
Dr. Jalal Al-Husseini
Researcher specialized in
refugees affairs
7
Jordan and its Refugees
Diplomacy
IFPO – French
Institute of
Oriental StudiesAmman
Switzerland
Jordan’s diplomacy
Towards Refugees: A
Strategic Choice or an
Unavoidable Reality
College De
France/ Paris
France
2
Prof. Hana Jaber
Researcher and Teacher
of Social Sciences
3
HE Mr. Mohammad AlTarawneh
Goodwill Ambassador,
Deputy Chairman of the
Disabled Rights Higher
Council
Jordan and Agreements
of Human Rights
United Nations/
New York
Jordan
Human Rights Program
Coordinator
Jordan and CEDAW:
Challenges Emerging
from International
Agreements about
Human Rights
European Council
– Constitutional Justice
Division - Venice
Spain
4
Dr. Amaya Ubeda de Torres
14:15 - 15:15 Lunch
19:00 - 20:00 Closing Statement and Farewell Ceremony
20:00 Dinner
Fourth Day: Saturday – December 4, 2010
A Visit to Petra (Upon the Participant’s Choice)
`08:00 Departure
18:00 Back to the Hotel
Fifth Day: Sunday – December 5, 2010
Departure from the Hotel before 12:00 Noon
Departure from the Hotel before 12:00 Noon
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