[MGSA-L] Reflections on the Crises in Europe

Sakis Gekas agekas at yorku.ca
Mon Feb 29 07:53:11 PST 2016


The Jean Monnet Chair and the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair jointly 
present: A one-day conference (series of panels) ``Reflections on the 
Crises in Europe'' Friday, March 4, 2016, 9:30 - 4:30 Room: Ross S674, 
York University The EU is undoubtedly at a crossroads. Financial crisis, 
refugee crisis, institutional crises are all straining the Union. In 
this series of panels, we will look at these different crises and what 
they mean for Europe, democracy and the international community. 
Confirmed speakers include: Leo Panitch, York University Thabit Abdulla, 
York University Sakis Gekas. York University Feyzi Baban, Trent 
University Christopher Kyriakides, York University Phil 
Triandafilopoulos, University of Toronto Heather MacRae, York University 
Please RSVP to hmacrae at yorku.ca or agekas at yorku.ca Refreshments and 
Lunch will be served. The event is co-sponsored by the Jean Monnet 
Chair at York University, Dr. Heather MacRae, and the Hellenic Heritage 
Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History, Dr. Sakis Gekas Programme 9.15 
- 9.30. Coffee and registration 9.30 - 9.45. Introduction. Heather 
MacRae and Sakis Gekas 9.45 - 11.15. `Fortress Europe' in Crisis * Feyzi 
Baban, Trent University ``Neither Guests Nor Refugees: Syrian Refugees 
and Negotiating Citizenship Rights'' * Phil Triadafilopoulos, University 
of Toronto ``Large Scale Forced Migration and the Democratic 
Constitutional State'' * Christopher Kyriakides, York University 
``"Overconsuming Cultures" at the Boundaries of Fortress Europe'' 11.15 
- 11.45. Coffee break 11.45 - 12.30. The Middle Eastern origins of 
Europe's crisis * Thabit Abdulla, York University ``Reflections on the 
Roots of the Current Conflict in Iraq'' 12.30 - 13.30. Europe before and 
after the crisis * Sakis Gekas, York University ``Living on the edge; 
Greece as a permanently liminal space?'' * Heather McRae, York 
University ``Now what? Europe's uncertain future'' 13.30 - 14.30. Lunch 
14.30 - 16.30. A relentless political crisis * Leo Panitch, York 
University ``The European Left in Crisis'' See also 
http://www.hcaao.org/?page_id=8


-- ************************ Sakis Gekas Associate Professor Hellenic 
Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek History Department of History 
York University Vari Hall 2140, 4700 Keele st. Toronto, Ontario Canada 
M3J 1P3 (+1) 416-736-2100 ext.30423 http://www.yorku.ca/laps/huma/heln/

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