The Democratic Progress Institute’s International conference on ‘Conflict Resolution and Constitutional Procedures in Turkey’ will take place at Istanbul’s Galatasaray University on Saturday 18th June. The conference organization has been carried out in conjunction with members of the DPI Council of Experts Prof. Dr. Mithat Sancar (Ankara University) and Prof. Dr Sevtap Yokus, (Kocaeli University)
The conference, which will aim to go to the heart of highly relevant debates, such as the framework of constitution-making procedures and regulations regarding certain constitutional institutions, is especially current, in that it will take place less than one week after Turkey’s national elections on 12th June.
The conference will include panel discussions on the processes and dynamics of conflict resolution, including comparison with various international experiences; concepts, methods and tools which contribute to a solution and the role of civil society with regards to conflict resolution. The panels will comprise of experts from Turkey and from International experiences.
Previous activities hosted by DPI in 2011 include a series of roundtable discussions, which have focused on diverse subjects including constitutional procedures; citizenship, language and identity rights; and decentralization and representation.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
International Conference: “Conflict Resolution and Constitutional Procedures in Turkey”
Galatasaray University, Istanbul
18th June 2011
09:45
Registration and Refreshments
10:00-10:30
Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Mithat Sancar
Dr. David Petrasek
10:30-12:30
Panel 1: Processes and Dynamics in Conflict Resolution: International Experiences
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Gencay Gursoy
Jonathan Powell
Sir Kieran Prendergast
Cengiz Candar
Akin Özçer
12:30– 13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:30
Panel 2: Fundamentals of a Solution: Concepts, Methods, Tools
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mithat Sancar
Speakers:
Priscilla Hayner
Prof. David Petrasek
Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı
Prof. Dr. Mesut Yegen
15:30– 16:00
Refreshment Break
16:00– 18:00
Panel 3: The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Insel
Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Betül Çelik
Tarhan Erdem
Osman Kavala
