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Fall 1998 Symposium: Schedule

Islam and the Changing Identity of Europe:
Culture, Politics, and Citizenship in an Era of Globalization

A Symposium Cosponsored by
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies
and
The Center for West European Studies
University of California at Berkeley
October 15-17, 1998

Previous page: Description of the Symposium


October 15, 1998; Thursday

12:00 - 1:00 Conference Opening
1:30 - 4:00 Panel I: Islam, Christianity, Liberalism, and the Genesis of Cultural Conflict
  Saad Eddin Ibrahim (40 min)
John Esposito (40 min)
Hamid Algar (20 min)
Steven Weber (20 min)
discussion (30 min)


October 16, 1998: Friday

9:30 - 12:00 Panel II: Muslim Minorities and the Issue of Citizenship in Europe
  Yassemin Soysal (40 min)
Rogers Brubaker (20 min)
Richard Buxbaum (20 min)
Michael Watts (20 min)
discussion (30 min)
12:00 - 1:00 Address: Alain Touraine
1:30 - 4:00 Panel III: Racism, Prejudice, Misunderstanding, and Political Conflict
  Michel Wivorka (40 min)
Yvonne Haddad (40 min)
Paul Rabinow (20 min)
Ernst Haas (20 min)
discussion (30 min)


October 17, 1998: Saturday

9:30 - 11:30 Panel IV: The State, Social Space, and the Evolution of a Multicultural Europe
  Aziz Al-Azmeh (40 min)
Bassam Tibi (40 min)
Victoria Bonnell (20 min)
Renate Holub (20 min)
discussion (30 min)
12:00 - 1:00 Address: Anthony Giddens
1:30 - 4:00 Summary Discussion and Conclusions

Symposium Co-Chairs: Nezar AISayyad, CMES; Manuel Castells, CWES Chair
Conference Coordinators: Laurence Michalak, CMES; Frances Katsuura, CWES

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