VORONEZH STATE UNIVERSITYASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN 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 projectsFP7 “ European Identity, Cultural Diversity and Political Change”

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

Voronezh, 5-7 July 2016

PROGRAMME

Tuesday, July, 5

Venue: Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Square, 1, conference hall, 2nd floor

09.00 Registration of the participants09.30 Welcome and Introduction

Welcome addresses

Prof. Oleg Belenov, Vice-rector for international cooperation and economic development, Voronezh State University

Mr. Vladimir Popov, Vice-governor of the Voronezh region

Prof. Alexey Gromyko, Director of Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Science, President of Association of European Studies

10.00-11.30 Panel sessionEuropean Identity: Conceptual and Civilization AspectsChair: Prof. Irina Semenenko, Head of the Centre of Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, RussiaImagine Europe. Political Culture as an Identity FactorProf. Katlijn Malfliet, Vice-rector of Culture, Diversity and Sustainability Policy, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumRussia – is it Europe? Revisiting European identity of RussiaDr. Sergey Fedorov, Senior Scientific Fellow, Department of Social and Political studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaHow much Europeaness remains in Russia?Prof. Larisa Deriglazova, Director of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Studies, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, RussiaIdentity politics and ethnic diversity in Europe: a changing agendaProf. Irina Semenenko, Head of the Centre of Comparative Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, RussiaEuropeanisation of Russia?

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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 sessionEuropean Identity: Conceptual and Civilization AspectsCrimean reading of M. Houellebecq’s novel “Submission”: an attempt to reply on challenges of European identityDr. 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 researchProf. Aleksandr Apanasenok, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations, Regional Open Social Institute, Kursk, RussiaNew Frontiers and IdentityProf. Elena Morozova, Professor of the Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, RussiaImage of Europe as Another in Political World View of YouthProf. Irina Samarkina, Professor of the Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, RussiaThe Discourses on Food Security in Russia since the 1990s. Defining National Identity through the Lens of Agriculture PoliciesProf. 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, FranceLifted up bridge between EU and Russia: labyrinth of perceptions from both sidesProf. 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, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, RussiaBuilding Europe from the bottom instead of from the topProf. Antal Örkény, Director of the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryProf. György Csepeli, Programme Chair of the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryEuropean vector of the Russian Federation policy in conceptual documents providing national securityProf. 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 EuropeDr. Derek Averre, Senior Lecturer of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKComparison of patterns of nationalism in Russia and in EuropeProf. Antal Örkény, Director of the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryProf. György Csepeli, Programme Chair of the Doctoral School of Sociology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryImpact of referendum concept on the process of European integrationDr. Vadim Barsky, Head of the International Relations Office, Associate Professor of the

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Department of Constitutional Law, National University “Odessa Law Academy”, Odessa, UkraineLens of Identities: national security providing casesDr. 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 crisesChair: Prof. Alexey Gromyko, Director of Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Science, President of Association of European Studies, Moscow, RussiaCooperation with Russian & EU legal associationsProf. 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 ProvinceProf. Dmitry Polyvyannyy, Head of the Inter-University Centre for Education in Humanities, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia

Implementation of European projects in Voronezh State University: everyday challenges and new horizonsDr. Alla Akulshina, Director of the Centre for International Projects and Programmes, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia

19.00 Welcome Dinner(Restaurant “Double Dva Veranda”, 13, Lenin Square)

Wednesday, July, 6

Venue: Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya Square, 1, conference hall, 2nd floor

9.30 Welcome addressProf. Dmitry Yendovitsky, Rector of Voronezh State University

10.00-11.30 Panel session Identity via EducationChair: Dr Natalia Vatolkina, Head of International Department, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, RussiaInternational Relations Office of the University of Seville. Links with Russia and Central AsiaMr. Rafael Wagner, Head of the Unit for Incoming students and Translation Service, Study Abroad Programme Unit, International Centre, University of Seville, Seville, SpainEast European Aspects of Understanding the European Reality at the University TeachingProf. Dmitry Polyvyannyy, Head of the Inter-University Centre for Education in Humanities, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, RussiaEuropean studies: policy, culture and society. Presentation of the moduleProf. Liubov Fadeeva, Head of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of History and Politology, Perm State National Research University, Perm, RussiaJean Monnet project as a driver of student professional competence improvementProf. Elena Alexeeva, Head of the Department of French Philology, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaDr. Svetlana Bulgakova, Associate Professor, Department of French Philology, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaApproximation of the EU law in Russia. Presentation of the moduleDr. Dmytry Galushko, Associate Professor, Department of International and European Law, Faculty of Law, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaEnhancing international cooperation in Higher Education through European programmes: Case study “Tempus IV at the Nizhnevartovsk State University”

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Nadezhda Nemchinova, Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Nizhnevartovsk State University, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia

11.30 Coffee break

11.45-13.00 Panel SessionGeographical, political and cultural frontiers of EuropeChair: Dr. Derek Averre, Senior Lecturer of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKCommon 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 in XXIProf. Igor Uznarodov, Head of the Department of foreign history and international relations, Institute of History and International Relations, Southern Federal University, Rostov-upon-Don, RussiaEurope's Migration Crisis: possible solutions and consequencesDr. Vadim Voynikov, Lecturer of the Department of International and European Law, Law Institute, I.Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, RussiaCultural Adaptation of Immigrants in Russia in the Context of the European migration crisesDr. Natalia Zhurbina, Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaDr. Elena Yakushkina, Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaMoldova - European Union: results and prospectsDr. Vladlena Lisenko, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Transnistrian Shevchenko State University, 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 of the Faculty of International Relations, Head of the Department of marketing, Faculty of Economics, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaErasmus+ Jean Monnet project “ProEU - To be European in Russia: pro and contra”Dr. Alla Akulshina, Director of the Centre for International Projects and Programmes, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaPresentation of the survey methodology and first resultsMrs. Irina Shilovа, Senior Lecturer, Department of International economy and foreign economic affairs, Faculty of International Relations, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, RussiaPresentation of first results of the survey conducted in EU countries, Russia, Ukraine, MoldovaDiscussion 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 city20.00 Dinner

(Cafe “Teatralnoe”, 13, Lenin Square)

Thursday, July, 7Venue: 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.

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Dmitry Venevitinov's Memorial EstateThe Venevitinov estate is the 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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