The Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
Winter International Symposium

The South Ossetian Conflict and Trans-border Politics in the Black Sea Rim

March 5 -6 , 2009
Place:Creative Research Initiative “Sosei,” Hokkaido University
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*Update March 4, 2009
Preliminary Program
March 5  Thursday
 
9:30-9: 45 a.m.
Opening Speeches

Opening Speech, Akihiro Iwashita, Director, Slavic Research Center
Organizational Report, Kimitaka Matsuzato, Slavic Research Center

9:45-11:45 a.m.
Session 1 Learning from History: Macro-regional Tradition of Analyses
Chair:
Yoshiro Ikeda, Niigata University of International and Information Studies
Papers:
Tetsuya Sahara, Meiji U; Middle East Technical U – Ankara

In Search of Broken Bond: Armenians, Greeks and Jews in the Black Sea Region - Resume

Akitsu Mayuzumi, Tokyo U

The second half of the eighteenth century as the origin of modern international relations in the Black Sea Region: A beginning of conflicts among the three ‘worlds

Mikhail Shkarovskii, SRC

Советская церковная политика в причерноморских странах в 1944-1953 гг.
(Japanese version)
Discussant:
Jun Akiba, Chiba U

11:45a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch

1:00-3:15 p.m.
Session 2 EU Expansion and the Black Sea Rim
Chair:
Shigeki Hakamada, Aoyama Gakuin U
Papers:
Shigeo Mutsushika, Shizuoka Prefecture U

A Moldovan Conflict Resolution Model for Transnistria

Henry Hale, George Washington U

Institutions, Identity, and Democratization: Ukraine in Comparative Perspective

Luke March, Edinburgh University

The Consequences of the 2009 Parliamentary Elections for Moldova's Domestic and International Politics: Another Chance at Europeanisation?

Anatoliy Kruglashov, Chernivtsi National U

Troublesome Neighborhood: Romania and Ukraine Disputes over Territories and Minorities Resolution in Regional and European Perspectives
Discussant:
Taro Tsukimura, Doshisha U

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Session 3 Macro-regional Religious Process
Chair:
Takashi Kimura, Kyoto U
Papers:
Şenol Korkut, The Turkish Directorate for Religious Affairs (DIB)

The New Perspectives of the Turkish Directorate for Religious Affairs on the Black Sea Region

Oktay F. Tanriserver, Middle East Technical U, Ankara

Influence of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Black Sea Rims: Sources and Prospects
Discussant:
Kimitaka Matsuzato, Hokkaido U

6:00-7:30 p.m.
Reception   -  Sapporo Aspen Hotel

March 6 Friday
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10:00-12:00a.m.
Session 4
Turkish Factors in the Black Sea Rim
Chair:
Norihiro Naganawa, Hokkiado U
Papers:
Mustafa Aydin, Tobb U, Ankara



Fumiko Sawae, Tohoku U

A Stalemate in Conflicts Relating to Laiklik and Islamic Movements in Turkey

Ozan Arslan, Izmir U of Economics

Synergistic Nationalism: The Interactive History of Ottoman Turkish and Azeri National Identities
Discussant:
Yasushi Hazama, Institute of Developing Economics - JETRO

12:15a.m.-1:00p.m.
LUNCHEON  - Restaurant  "Harunire" (within university campus)
Speaker:
William Hill, Professor at the National War College (Washington), the former OSCE Mission to Moldova

1:15-3:15p.m.
Session 5
Un-frozen Conflicts in Broader Perspectives
Chair:
Kumiko Haba, Aoyama Gakuin U
Papers:
Valentin Yakushik, Kyivo-Mohyla Academy U

The Impact of the South Ossetian Conflict on Ukrainian Politics

Rebecca A. Chamberlain, London School of Economics

Cementing Secession: Transnational Big Business, Politics, and State-formation on Moldova’s Frozen War Front

Keiji Sato, Hokkaido U

The Phenomenon of National Boundaries in Moldova - From the Viewpoint of Trans border Area Studies -
Discussant:
William Hill, National War College

3:30-5:30 p.m.
Session 6
The South Ossetian Conflict and the Black Sea Rim
Chair:
Shinichiro Tabata, Hokkiado U
Papers:
Sergei Markedonov, The Institute of Political and Military Analysis, Moscow

Defrosting Conflicts: Eurasian Security after the War in South Ossetia

Gia Jorjoliani, Tbilisi U

Война и демократия

Коста Дзугаев, South Ossetian U

Республика Южная Осетия в ряду признанных государств

Igor' Dulaev, North Ossetian U

"Южная Осетия: возможность и вызовы"
Discussant:
Tomohiko Uyama, Hokkaido U
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Organizing Committee :
MATSUZATO Kimitaka
TABATA Shinichiro
NAGANAWA Norihiro
AOSHIMA Yoko
kim(at)slav.hokudai.ac.jp

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