Conference: Transnationalism in the Balkans, LSE, London, 26-27.11.2004 Transnationalism in the Balkans: The Emergence, Nature and Impact of Cross-national Linkages on an Enlarged and Enlarging Europe -draft conference programme- London School of Economics 26-27 November 2004 Venue: R405, Lionel Robbins Building, LSE Organisers: Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, and Osteuropa Institute, Free University, Berlin, Germany All are welcome. Admittance by registration for a limited number of places. No registration fee is charged. Please register on first-come-first-serve basis by sending an e-mail to Ms Davina Rodriques at d.rodriques@lse.ac.uk. For any other queries please contact Denisa Kostovicova at d.kostovicova@lse.ac.uk or Natalija Basic at nbasic@zedat.fu-berlin.de. Friday, 26 November 2004 WELCOME: 9.00-9.20 Natalija Basic (Osteuropa Institute, Free University, Berlin, Germany) Denisa Kostovicova (Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE) SESSION 1: 9.20-10.50 THE EMERGENCE OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE BALKANS Chair: Discussant: Armine Ishkanian (LSE) Dimitri A. Sotiropoulous (University of Athens): Non-governmental organisations and civic initiatives in the Balkans: towards a transnational civil society? Ana Devic (Aarhus University): The transnational affinities of ethnonationalism: a sociology of civil society organising in Kosovo/a Iavor Rangelov (LSE): Civil society initiatives for dealing with the past and transnationalism in ex-Yugoslavia Tome Sandevski (LSE): The impact of transnational NGO-activities on human and minority rights standards: the case of FYR Macedonia COFFEE BREAK: 10.50-11.10 SESSION 2: 11.10-1.00 TRANSNATIONALISATION FROM BELOW: CROSS-BORDER LINKAGES Chair: Spyros Economides (LSE) Discussant: Othon Anastasakis (SEEP, St Antony’s College, Oxford) Tonin Gjuraj (University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi"): The politics of transnationalism: Albania and Montenegro Johannes Busse (EastWest Institute): Local institutions and transnationalism: Cross-national ties in the Prespa/Ohrid region Georgios Agelopoulos (University of Macedonia): The Coca-Cola Kashkaval network: belonging and business in the post-socialist Balkans Ciprian Alionescu (University of Bucharest): Transnationalism in action: cooperation between the border regions of Romania, Hungary and Serbia LUNCH BREAK: 1.00-2.30 SESSION 3: 2.30-4.10 DIASPORA AND HOMELAND TRANSNATIONALISM Chair: Paul Hockenos, author of Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism & the Balkan Wars, 2003. Discussant: Luisa Chiodi, Istituto per l’Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica Jasna Capo Zmegac (University of Zagreb): Transnationalisation and identity-building among Croatian economic migrants in the EU Esra Bulut (LSE): â€~Human’ transnational links between Turkey and the Balkans: the case of â€~brethren’ in, and immigrants from, Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina Daphne Winland (York University): Ten years later: the changing nature of transnational ties in post-independence Croatia Leza O’Flaherty and Marnie Lloydd (ECMI): A youth perspective on transnational effect of media promotion TEA BREAK: 4.10-4.30 SESSION 4: 4.30-6.10 NEW MEDIA, ART AND CULTURE AS A TRANSNATIONAL SPHERE Discussant: Jasna Dragovic-Soso (Goldsmiths College, University of London) Nevena Dakovic (Belgrade University): Pan-Balkan stereotype or commercialised Balkanism Mihaela Nedelcu (Switzerland): On-line transnational organisation for local action: are ICTs contributing to the emergence of a Romanian scientific diaspora? Aldo Bumci (Albanian Institute for International Studies): Emerging transnational ties between Albania and Kosovo: the case of media sector Catherine Baker (SSEES): From Yugo-nostalgia to Seve trans/nazionale: transnationalism in former Yugoslavian popular music Saturday, 27 November 2004 SESSION 1: 9.30-11.00 ECONOMIC INTERCONNECTEDNESS: DRIVERS AND OBSTACLES Chair: Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic (LSE) Discussant: Milica Uvalic (University of Perugia) Aida Hozic (University of Florida): On the edges of empires Silvana Mojsovska (University â€oeSts. Cyril and Methodiusâ€?): Economic transnationalism and prospects of South East European countries’ integration in the world economic system Dimitar Bechev (Oxford University): Interdependence and regional cooperation in South East Europe Claudia Grupe and Sinisa Kusic (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University): Intra-regional cooperation the Western Balkans: Under which conditions does it foster economic progress? COFFEE BREAK: 11.00-11.20 SESSION 2: 11.20-1.00 TRANSNATIONAL ACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE BALKANS Discussant: Nicholas Moll (French-German Youth Office, Berlin) Veton Latifi (South-East European University): Transnationalism of the Albanian political community in the Balkans Svetlana Djurdjevic-Lukic (Center for Civil-Military Relations, Belgrade): Obstacles to transnationalism in the Balkan security cooperation Leda-Agapi Glyptis (LSE): The cost of rapprochement: Turkey’s erratic EU dream as a clash of systemic values Dusko Sekulic and Zeljka Sporer (Flinders University/University of South Australia): Identification with Europe as a form of transnationalism: negative escape from/or positive extension of ethnic identification LUNCH BREAK: 1-2.30 CLOSING SESSION 2: 2.30-4.30 DEBATE: THE BALKANS AND ITS EUROPEAN FUTURE Mary Kaldor (LSE) Dzemal Sokolovic (University of Bergen) Florian Bieber (ECMI/ Central European University) Paul Hockenos, author of Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism & the Balkan Wars, 2003.