SELF DETERMINATION IN 21th CENTURY (UNPO – UNITED NATIONS)

KURDS WERE INVITED – BUT DIDN’T TAKE THE CHANCE TO BE SET ON THE AGENDA

Conference Programme  : Tuesday 1 April, European Parliament, Brussels, Room A5G-1

The international conference,‘Redefining Self-Determination in the 21st Century’, taking place at the European Parliament within the framework of UNPO’s Self-Determination Programme, has been organised in cooperation with Ciemen and Centre Maurits Coppieters, and with the academic support of Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).

Topics to be covered include:

Different Ways of Exercising Self-Determination: External vs Internal Dimension

Minority Language Protection in the EU?

The “Separatist Stigma”: Self-determination vs Territorial Integrity  

The Case of Scotland

Constitutional Regulation and Internal Community Supervision: The Case of Montenegro

Confirmed Speakers:

Michael Jewkes – KU Leuven (Belgium)

Miquel Strubell – Open University of Catalonia (Catalonia)

Bruno de Cordier – Professor at Ghent University, Programme Coordinator at Conflict Research Group (Belgium)

Rami Ousta – Black & Ethnic Minorities Infrastructure in Scotland, BEMIS (United Kingdom)

Ivan Serrano – Open University of Catalonia (Catalonia)

Alan Sandry – Member of Advisory Scientific Council, Professor at University of Swansea (United Kingdom)  

Registration for the full two-day programme has closed, however registration for the International Conference: “Redefining Self-Determination in the 21st Century” closes tomorrow, Tuesday 25 March, don’t miss out!

Click here for more information about the Self-Determination Event

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