“Fundamental Rights, Values and Diversity: Conflicts and Examples” on December 18, 2019
from 10.30 to 14:30 (Conference Room) and
from 17:00 to 21:30 (Amphitheater 12)
at the University of Macedonia
The Jean Monnet Project “Enhancing the Debate on Intercultural Dialogue, EU Values and Diversity” of the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Macedonia is co-organizing a Round Table Discussion, in English, on “Fundamental Rights, Values and Diversity: conflicts and examples” on December 18, 2019 from 10.30 to 14:30 and from 17:00 to 21:30 at the University of Macedonia. The event is co-organized with the Laboratory “Culture-Borders-Gender” of the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on “Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity” and the UNESCO Chair on “Women, Peace and Security” of the University of Macedonia.
The event consists of a plenary session and two roundtable discussions, which analyze issues of identity recognition and collective rights of minorities, but also of peoples claiming their self-determination, with the examples of Scotland or Catalonia, in the Balkans and Europe in general, issues of gender and fundamental rights with emphasis on armed conflict or the culture of violence, but also on feminist jurisprudence, and, lastly, on issues of multicultural diversity and cultural pluralism, with emphasis on multicultural skills and capacities, UN approaches to values education and cultural heritage for societal goals.
The main session on “Identity claims through fundamental rights – scopes and boundaries” will take place at 11.00 in the Conference Room (first floor) of the University of Macedonia. The first roundtable discussion on “Gender, Rights and Diversity” will take place at Amphitheater 12 (first floor) of the University of Macedonia at 17.00.
The second roundtable discussion on “Assimilation, multiculturalism or civic integration – the role of intercultural skills” will also take place at Amphitheater 12 at 19:15. The speakers are from:
– The Department of International and European Studies and the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia,
– The School of Law, the Faculty of Journalism and Media of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Department of English Language and Literature of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
– The Department of Political Science of the Democritus University of Thrace,
– The IE University, Madrid,
– UNESCO and
– The Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Greece
There will be no simultaneous interpretation. Attendance certificates will be awarded to everyone. The entrance is free. Registration can take place at the location of the event either in the morning session or in the afternoon session.
For more information: jeanmonnetproject-euvadis@uom.edu.gr or koumpote@outlook.com or at 6983001110 or 2310891442.