IRAQ : 10 YEARS ON STOCKTAKING & PERSPECTICES – FULL PROGRAM OF ERBIL CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
Organized by: Salahaddin University Hawler Kirkuk University
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg – Center for lraq Studies
Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research
| Monday, 9.12. | Tuesday, 10.12. | Wednesday, 11.12. | Thursday, 12.12. | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration | PANEL 3 | PANEL 5 | ||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | OPENING SESSION | WORKSHOPS 1 – 3 | WORKSHOPS 4 – 6 | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:00 – 13:00 | PANEL 1 | PANEL 3 | PANEL 5 | WORKSHOPS 1 – 3 | WORKSHOPS 4 – 6 |
| 13:00 – 14:30 |
Lunch break |
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| 14:30 – 16:00 | PANEL 2 | PANEL 4 | PANEL 6 | WORKSHOPS 1 – 3 | WORKSHOPS 4 – 6 |
| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 16:30 – 17:30 | PANEL 2 | PANEL 4 | PANEL 6 | ||
| Monday, December 9 | |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
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OPENING SESSION 9:30 – 10:30 |
Chair: Ahmed Dezaye, President, Salahaddin University Hawler |
| Welcome Addresses: | Ahmed Dezaye, President, Salahaddin University Hawler Bahram Khorshid, President, University of Kirkuk
A representative of the Erbil Governorate (to be nominated) Alfred Simms-Protz, Consul General of Germany, Erbil |
| Introduction: Nora Ş. Sinemillioǧlu, DAAD Şefik Alp Bahadır, FAU/CIS Hartmut Quehl, FIBW |
German-Iraqi Academic Partnership Programme, 2009-13 CIS – a Bridge for German-Iraqi Academic Exchange and Cooperation „Violence Research“-Project |
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PANEL 1 11:00 – 13:00 |
Institutionalization within the State Building Process of the New Federal Iraq
Chair: Hartmut Quehl |
| Daniel Heilmann, Omar Faraj | Federal structures in the Iraqi state-building process: power‐sharing at different levels of government and parliament’s second chamber |
| Taha Hameed Hassan | Political developments in Iraq, 2003-13 |
| Md Abdul Gaffar | Political transition: Deconstruction and reconstruction of post-Saddam Iraq |
| Salam Abid Ali | Freedom and social development options in Iraq |
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PANEL 2 14:30–16:00 / 16:30-17:30 |
Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation
Chair: Fareed Jasim Hammood |
| Feisal A. R. Al-Istrabadi | Assessing the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Tribunal: Lessons learnt |
| Hussein Abid Ali Isa | Criminal justice after conflict |
| Nazar J. Abdulazeez | Reconciliation of different ethnic identities: Utilizing the case in Iraq |
| Yousif A. Zamal, Zenab M. Salah | Transitional justice and national reconciliation in Iraq |
| Ali Al Jabiri, Beit al Hikma | Right of citizenship in new Iraq |
| Tuesday, December 10 | |
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PANEL 3 09:00–10:30 / 11:00–13:00 |
Ways out of Violence – Prospects for a Sustainable Peace
Chair: Birgit Svensson |
| György Busztin | Ending violence and laying the foundations of sustainable peace from a UN perspective |
| Stéphan Valter | How can the military accede to the citizen status in order to guarantee security in times of crisis? |
| Rasheed Umara | Iraqi political elites and their role in the civil peace |
| Mirjam Wolfstein | Trancendency – a form of negotiation to solve conflicts |
| Ali Al-Hammod, Peyman Eshaghi | Shrines as cultural institutes: Public sphere, cultural institutionalization and Shiite shrines of post 2003 Iraq |
| Magnus Treiber | Migration and social decay. Lessons from North-East-Africa |
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PANEL 4 14:30–16:00 / 16:30-17:30 |
Demographic Change, Gender and Societal Development
Chair: Suzan Aref |
| Christine M. v. d. Toorn | Social, demographic and political change in disputed territories of Ninewa |
| Abdul H. Suleiman, Kalthoum Abdul Qadir | Trends in the development of education in Iraq after 2003 – with special reference to the Kurdistan Region |
| Khaled Haidar | Outputs of education and disguised unemployment in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| Qusay Al-Jaberi | The economic costs of the absence of a sense of Iraqi citizenship |
| Suzan Aref | Private sector development and gender equality in Iraq |
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PANEL 5 09:00–10:30 / 11:00–13:00 |
Economic Development and Structural Change
Chair: Wasfi Taher Saalih |
| Saladin O. Perababi | The importance of managing development and investment in Iraq |
| Ammar Hamad Khalaf | The impact of financial repression on financial development in Iraq |
| Zaki Mati Akrawi | The relative importance of the key economic sectors in bringing about structural change in the economies of selected countries with reference to Iraq and the Kurdistan region of Iraq |
| Adnan Farhan Al-Jurani | The sustainable development in Iraq – reality and challenges |
| Kamal Al-Basri | How the attempts to make a fortune depleted sustainable wealth |
| Safaa Abdul Jabbar Ali | The relationship between scientific research and indicators of sustainable development in Iraq for the period 2003-2013 |
| Falah Hassan Thuwaini | The role of the Central Bank of Iraq in achieving economic development |
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PANEL 6 14:30–16:00 / 16:30-17:30 |
Economic Policy Issues and Quest for Reform
Chair: Yaseen Othman |
| Mahmood M. Daghir | The Iraqi Monetary Policy: From dependence toward ineffectual independency |
| Thomas E. Jakob | Trade unions in Iraq. Chance or hazard for system stability? |
| Abdulsattar A. Musa | Trends in Iraqi economy after a decade of political regime change |
| Sadoun Nasser Yassin | Islamic economics and sustainable development |
| Atif Lafi Marzoog, Noori Abdul Rasool Abdul Mohseen |
Privatization rents in Iraqi economy and the quest for solution |
| Wednesday, December 11, 9:30 – 16:00 | |
| Workshop 1 | Human Rights
Chair: Magnus Treiber |
| Workshop 2 | Transitional justice
Chair: Kathrin Maria Scherr |
| Workshop 3 | Capacity building – citizenship
Chair: Zohady Al Dawody, Moah Arak |
Thursday, December 12, 9:30 – 16:00
| Workshop 4 | Institution building – civil society
Chair: Andréa Vermeer |
| Workshop 5 | Peacebuilding – non violence activities
Chair: Freddy Cante |
| Workshop 6 | Structural change – economy
Chair: Amin Al Idressi |
In migration studies it has become common knowledge that those who leave their country in crisis and head for the global North usually originate at least from lower urban middle class as money, education and also respective imaginations and life-projects are considered crucial for success. The terms ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain gain’ have become popular to describe resulting demographic dynamics and effects on sending and receiving countries. From the 1990s onwards the transnationalism-paradigm also allowed to perceive complex mutual ties between established Diaspora and home country. In this context Nina Glick-Schiller coined the concept of ‘long-distance nationalism’, exposing the Diaspora’s potential involvement abroad into processes of political transition. Proponents of democratization abroad could then also be considered a gain for the respective home country.
With regard to my year-long ethnographic research on migration from Eritrea and Ethiopia towards the global North I want to shed a light on a different aspect and highlight individual learning processes and social transformation during migration itself. Here political, legal and social marginalization result in a typical perception and interpretation of self and world from below. While seeking a better life elsewhere, including the rule of law as well as a chance for a secure existence and some prosperity, migrants face constant exclusion and subjection. Blundering into informality and dangerous risks mirrors their existential yearning to stay active and to influence their own fate and progress.
So, mistrust, deceit and exploitation become common traits of the migrants’ milieu and a culture of migration itself. This culture of informality certainly has its effects beyond the mere migration process – on an eventual life and establishment elsewhere as well as on society and political dynamics back home. Lessons from North-East-Africa may also contribute to a debate on migration from Iraq and its potential effects.
“Where transitional justice is concerned, the best approach is usually not an either/or choice between prosecutions and truth commissions. Instead, a nationally determined combination of mechanisms will generally work better.“
UN Secretary‐General Kofi Annan, 2004
This workshop aims at familiarizing the participants with various approaches towards the realisation of transitional justice from various country case studies, i.e. South Sudan, Darfur and others.
In this context, a general introduction to the field of “Transitional Justice” will be given and elaborated. The fields of work of the Max Planck Foundation will be introduced.
The participants will discuss possible approaches for conceptualisation and implementation within the Iraqi context.
The workshop focuses on researchers and practitioners in the field of peace building on the micro, meso and macro level, thus NGOs, organisations and political institutions. It first gives a short introduction in the status quo of mediation as one regulation method for conflicts in different working areas. The participants come to know the actual scientific background of mediation in the EU, the ratification of the new law for mediation, and we will reflect together the normative changes due to the EU DIRECTIVE 2008/52/EC. This has a direct impact of how mediators work and which quality standards they should follow. To guarantee a high standard of mediation processes it is necessary to have an open debate in society to prevent bad apples in the peace building community and to build up trust with those in need for conflict regulation. (30-45 min.)
One of the essential characteristics of a successful mediation process is the clear work around the cognitive changing point where conflict parties are able to listen to each other and leave their position and interest in order to look for a mutual compromise. However, for most mediators it is not clear if this is really necessary and what exactly should later be ranked as a successful mediation result, to say nothing of the sustainability of the solution.
Studies in social psychology clearly state that only a focused personal responsible decision- making lead to an efficient regulation or – in best-case- solution of the conflict. Therefore, the mediator’s techniques of ‘mirroring’ and ‘doubling’ will be trained emphasising the sensitive balance between mediator and conflict party/ parties. Furthermore, in role plays we experience the difference between proposing solutions to the conflict parties, or to guide them only in the creative conflict stage.
The workshop offers inside in a responsible implementation of cross-border mediation to examine in more detail the relationship between mediator and conflict parties.
In the special context of Iraq the workshop bring out first results in how far conflict regulation methods are universal in their implementation or need adaption towards traditional methods like SUHL.
A course or seminar about humanity and nonviolent political action in all the schools, colleges and universities of Iraq may be a powerful tool in order to overcome social conflict and attain social prosperity in this country. My objective is justly to shed light about the main components and bibliography of this course, consequently I am preparing an oral presentation and a working paper, which contains three parts, namely: i) Philosophy of nonviolence according to Gandhi, and meaning of humanity according to Socrates, and other contemporary authors like Amartya Sen (the idea of justice) and Martha Nussbaum (humanity and liberal education); ii) Practical teaching: relationship between duties and rights, and freedom and social cooperation; methods and tactics of nonviolent political action; and a minimal guide of nonviolent civilian defense; and iii) References: bibliography, web sites, films, and some short documents in English.
Abdul Hameed Sulaiman, Dr., Vice President, University of Zakho, abdulhameedsulaiman46@gmail.com
Abdulsattar A. Musa, Dr., Head, Dept. of Economics, Mustansiriya University Baghdad, draamusa@yahoo.com
Adnan Farhan Al-Jurani, Dr., Dept. of Economics, University of Basrah, adnan352000@yahoo.com Ahmed Dezaye, Asst.-Prof. Dr., President, Salahaddin University Hawler, ahmeddezaye@yahoo.com Ali Al-Hammod
Ammar Hamad Khalaf, Dr., University of Baghdad
Andréa Eleonore Vermeer, Dr., Director, International Vermeer Academy, 00 49 911 89600060, www.international-vermeer-academy.eu
Atif Lafi Marzoog, Asst.-Prof. Dr., Dept. of Economics, College of Administration and Economics, University of Kufa, 00 964 780 263 6857, aatef2012@yahoo.com
Bahram Khorshid, Dr., President, University of Kirkuk, prof_bahram@yahoo.com
Birgit Svensson, Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research, birgit.svensson@web.de
Christine M. van den Toorn, M.A., Consultant, vandentoorn@gmail.com
Christoph Herzog, Prof. Dr., Chair of Turkology, University of Bamberg, 00 49 951 863 2181 christoph.herzog@uni-bamberg.de
Cigdem Ivren, M.A.-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 152 08873015 cigdem.ivren@hotmail.de
Daniel Heilmann, Dr., LLM, Head, Middle East and North Africa Projects, Max-Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, 00 49 6221 91404-22, Heilmann@mpfpr.de
Feisal A. R. Al-Istrabadi
Fareed Jasim Hammood, Asst.-Prof. Dr., Dean, College of Law, University of Kirkuk, law@uokirkuk.edu.iq
Falah Hassan Thuwaini, Dr., College of Administration and Economics, Mustansiriya University Baghdad, falahecono@yahoo.com
Freddy Cante, Ass.-Prof. Dr., Faculty of Political Science, Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia, documentosong@gmail.com
György Busztin, Deputy Chief, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), busztin@un.org
Hartmut Quehl, Dr., Director, Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research, hartmut.quehl@fibw.eu
Hashim Marzoog Al-Shemari, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Religious Tourism & Hotel Management, Kerbala University, hashim6227@yahoo.com
Hussein Abid Ali Isa, Dr., College of Law and Politics, Univerity of Sulaimania
Johannes Hirth, M.A., CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 49 176 23525164, j.hirth@web.de
Kalthoum Abdul Qadir, University of Dohuk
Kamal Al-Basri, Dr., Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER)
Kathrin Maria Scherr, Dr., Head of Subsaharan Africa Projects, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
Khaled Haidar, Dr., Head, Dept. of Economics, University of Sulaymaniya
Magnus Treiber, Dr.. Chair of Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, 00 49 921 554110, magnus.treiber@uni-bayreuth.de
Mahmood M. Daghir, Prof. Dr., Head, Dept. of Finance and Banking, University of Baghdad, 00 964 771 2903417, dr_m_daghir@yahoo.com
Mahmud Dahi, BA-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, M.Dahi85@gmx.net
Majid Aziz, BA-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 176 70853535, majid.aziz@gmx.de
Mirjam Wolfstein, Researcher, Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research, mirjam.wolfstein@fibw.eu
Moah Arak, University of Babylon
Md Abdul Gaffar, Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 00 91 9654 434349, ab4ghaffar@gmail.com
Nazar J. Abdulazeez, Country Director Iraq, Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research
Nils Stauch, M.A., Coordinator, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 160 96774102, Nils.Stauch@orient.phil.uni-erlangen.de
Noori Abdul Rasool Abdul Mohsin, Prof. Dr., Dept. of Economics, College of Administration and Economics, University of Kufa, 00 964 780 140 2852, noorialkhagani@yahoo.com
Nora Şevbihiv Sinemillioǧlu, Director, DAAD Information Centre Erbil/Iraq, ETTC – European Technology and Training Centre, 00 964 750 8200134, www.daad-iraq.info
Omar Faraj, LLM, Middle East and North Africa Projects, Max-Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, 00 49 6221 91404, faraj@mpfpr.de
Qusay Al-Jaberi, Asst.-Prof. Dr., Dean, College of Administration and Economics, Mustansiriya University Baghdad, qaljabery@yahoo.com
Peyman Eshaghi
Rainer Neusser, Ph.D.-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 175 4139559, rainerneusser@googlemail.com
Rasheed Umara, University of Sulaimaniya
Robert Selle, MA-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 160 4553806, robert.selleq@gmail.com
Sadoun Nasser Yassin Safaa Abdul Jabbar Ali, Dr.
Saladin O. Perababi, Asst.-Prof. Dr., Senior Advisor, 00 964 750 4459880, drsaladin82@yahoo.com
Salam Abid Ali, University of Baghdad, Salam1997a@yahoo.com
Samir Kheir, M.A.-Stuent, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 152 24229934, samir.kheir@googlemail.com
Şefik Alp Bahadır, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c., Director, Center for Iraq Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 175 419 2797, sefik-alp.bahadir@fau.de
Sham Jaff, MA-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 40 176 41519391, jaff.sham@gmail.com
Stéphane Valter, Dr., Senior lecturer, Le Havre University, France, stephane.valter@gmail.com
Suzan Aref, Director, Women Empowerment Organization (WEO), Erbil, 00 964 750 4468658, suzan_aref@yahoo.com
Taha Hameed Hassan, University of Baghdad, taha-aun2004@yahoo.com
Thomas Erich Jakob, M.A., Research Assistant, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 9131 8524198, Thomas.E.Jakob@orient.phil.uni-erlangen.de
Tina Hahn, MA-Student, CIS, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 00 49 172 6357 885, tina.hahn@ph-soft.de
Wasfi Taher Saalih, Asst.-Prof. Dr., Dean, College of Administration and Economics, Salahaddin University Hawler, wasfit@gmail.com
Yaseen Othman Abdullah, Dr., Head, Dept. of Economics, Salahaddin University Hawler, 00 964 750 4491 944, yaseen72@yahoo.com
Yousif A. Zamal, Prof. Dr., College of Arts, University of Wasit
Zeki Mati Akrawee, Dr., Dept. of Economics, School of Administration and Economics, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Dohuk, Zeki.Akrawee@uod.ac, zkmaak@yahoo.com
Zenab M. Salah, Dr., College of Arts, University of Wasit
Asst.-Prof. Dr. Ahmed Dezaye
President, Salahaddin University Hawler, ahmeddezaye@yahoo.com
Dr. Bahram Khorshid
President, University of Kirkuk, prof_bahram@yahoo.com
Asst.-Prof. Dr. Fareed Jasim Hammood
Dean, College of Law, University of Kirkuk, law@uokirkuk.edu.iq
Asst.-Prof. Dr. Wasfi Taher Saalih
Dean, College of Administration and Economics, Salahaddin University Hawler, wasfit@gmail.com
Dr. Hartmut Quehl
Director, Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research, hartmut.quehl@fibw.eu
Birgit Svensson
Felsberg Institute for Education and Academic Research, birgit.svensson@web.de
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Şefik Alp Bahadır
Director, Center for Iraq Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, sefik-alp.bahadir@fau.de