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Cyprus Association of Political Science Second Annual Conference of the Cyprus Association of Political Science (Cyprus University of Technology, 16-17 December 2016) Co-organized by the Jean Monnet Centre, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Co-organizers Sponsors 1 Registration Fees: 10 euro for PhD students, 30 euro for all others (Registration includes KYSYPE membership for 2016-2018) FRIDAY 16 December 2016 (DAY 1) Registration: 09:00 Welcome from the organizers: 09:30 -10:00, Senate Room (Rector Building) Giorgos Charalambous, President of CAPS/KYSYPE Managing Board Andreas Anayiotos, Rector of the Cyprus University of Technology PANEL 1: 10:00 -11:30, Senate Room (Rector Building) Title: Political parties, discourse and society (4 papers) Chair: Vicky Triga, Cyprus University of Technology Discussant: Maria Avraamidou, University of Cyprus • Far right activism in Greece Antonis A. Ellinas, University of Cyprus Iasonas Lamprianou, University of Cyprus • The evolution of xenophobia in Greece. Targets, actors and events since the 1990s, Anastasia Kaffe, Panteion University Konstantina Papanikolaou, ATHENA Research and Innovation Center Ioannis Galariotis, European University Institute Vassiliki Georgiadou, Panteion University • Far right populism across time and space: Cyprus’s ELAM and Greece’s Golden Dawn compared Giorgos Charalambous, University of Cyprus and PRIO Cyprus Centre Panos Christoforou, Independent Researcher • Greek communism and social protest in crisis-stricken Greece (2010-2015) Costas Eleftheriou, University of Athens 2 Coffee break: 11:30 -12:00 PANEL 2: 12:00 -13:30, Senate Room (Rector Building) Title: Sovereignty, Violence and Discontent: Theoretical Perspectives (4 papers) Chair: Nicos Trimikliniotis , University of Nicosia Discussant: Nicos Trimikliniotis, University of Nicosia • John Stuart Mill on Respect for Persons Antis Loizides, University of Cyprus • Terra Nostrum: Commons, Phantasmatic Territory and the Jurisprudence of Marine Appropriation Costas M. Constantinou, University of Cyprus Maria Hadjimichael, University of Cyprus • Rejecting compulsory military service in the Republic of Cyprus: between medicalization and political subjectivation Panos Achniotis, University of Granada • Cinema and politics of violence: Dreaming the end of the world Constantinos Constantinou, Aegean University PANEL 3: 12:00 -13:30, CIS Lab (Stoa Laniti) Title: In the margins of history: labour histories in colonial contexts (3 papers) Chair: Yiannos Katsourides, University of Cyprus and Prometheus Research Institute Discussant: Dimitris Trimithiotis, University of Cyprus • Modernity via red glasses: how communism became entrenched on community level Eleni Evagorou, Prometheus Research Institute • Schemes of labour and popular strata self-organization: the collectives’ experiment Katerina Elia, Prometheus Research Institute • The making of an alternative folk tradition Anastasia Hasikou, Arte Music Academy and Prometheus Research Institute 3 Lunch Break: 13:30 -14:30 (lunch is not provided by the conference organization) PANEL 4: 14:30 -16:00, Senate Room (Rector Building) Title: The media in Cyprus and Greece (4 papers) Chair: Gregoris Ioannou, Frederick University Discussant: Venia Papa, Cyprus University of Technology • Performativity, media and the politics of protest: Strategizing performative framing in the “Save Akamas” campaign Tao Papaioannou, University of Nicosia Gregoris Ioannou, University of Cyprus and Frederick University • Critical Peace in the Era of Digital Communication Nicos Trimikliniotis, University of Cyprus Dimitris Trimithiotis, University of Nicosia • Media bias in referendum campaigns: The case of the Greek Referendum of July 5th– • Lia Spyridou, University of Cyprus Dimitra Milioni, Cyprus University of Technology Vasiliki Triga, Cyprus University of Technology • Representing the migration issue: an analysis of the Greek-Cypriot Press from 2011 to 2015 Maria Avraamidou, University of Cyprus Maria Ioannou, University of Cyprus Irini Kadianaki, University of Cyprus Elisavet Panagiotou, University of Cyprus PANEL 5: 14:30 -16:00, CIS Lab (Stoa Laniti) Title: EU trajectories Chair: Antonis Ellinas, University of Cyprus Discussant: Antonis Ellinas, University of Cyprus • Politicised or Independent? The curious case of the Central Bank of Cyprus Adonis Pegasiou, University of Cyprus 4 • Path dependent Europeanization: Local government in the Republic of Cyprus Andreas Kirlappos, University of Cyprus • Manipulating Europeanisation: Turkey’s Gain- Blame Game Petros Violakis, Pireaus University • Sociopolitical responses to the Economic Adjustment Programme (EAP) in Cyprus Odysseas Christou, University of Nicosia Christina Ioannou, University of Nicosia Coffee break: 16:00 -16:30 Keynote Lecture 16:30-18:30, Senate Room (Rector Building) TITLE: What is populism, and how it grows: A novel conceptual and comparative perspective Takis Pappas, Visiting Professor, Central European University Chair: Vicky Triga, Cyprus University of Technology Conference Dinner 20:00 (Karatello Restaurant in the Old Port) 5 SATURDAY 17 December 2016 (DAY 2) PANEL 6: 09:30 -11:00, Senate Room (Rector Building) Title: Contemporary and historical perspectives on violence (4 papers) Chair: Odysseas Christou, University of Nicosia Discussant: Odysseas Christou, University Nicosia • Masterminding Politics of Fear: ISIS New Media Strategy Dionisis Panos, Cyprus University of Technology Stella Theocharous, Cyprus University of Technology • Raising the Political Cost for the British Colonial Control over Cyprus: EOKA’s Strategic Mentality, Tactics and Use of (Non)violence 1955-1959 Andreas Karyos, Open University, Cyprus • EU Immigration Crisis: Measures and Impact Alexandros Kyriakidis, University of Sheffield • Social Capital and Holocaust Survival Giorgos Antoniou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Elias Dinas, Oxford University Evangelos Hekimoglou, Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Holocaust PANEL 7: 09:30 -11:00, CIS Lab (Stoa Laniti) Title: Settlers in Contested Lands: Territorial Disputes and Ethnic Conflicts (roundtable book-based panel, 5 discussants) Chair: Miranda Lisandrou, Politis Newspaper • Neophytos Loizides (co-editor, University of Kent) • Evangelos Liaras (Instituto de Empresa) • Mete Hatay (PRIO Cyprus Centre) • Nikos Trimikliniotis (University of Nicosia) • İlke Dağlı Hustings (University of Warwick/SEED) 6 Coffee break 11:00-11.30 PANEL 8: 11:30 -13:30, Senate Room, Rector Building Title: Dealing with the Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean (5 papers) Chair: Panayiotis Tsakonas, University of the Aegean Discussant: Pavlos Koktsidis, University of Cyprus • Forced Migration in the Mediterranean. EU Perspectives and Strategies Panayotis Tsakonas, University of the Aegean and Center of Security Studies (KE.ME.A). • Management of the Refugees Crisis: The Case of Greece". Charalambos Tsardanidis, University of the Aegean and Center of Security Studies (KE.ME.A). • Managing the 2015 Refugee Crisis: EU, Greece and the Closure of the Balkan Corridor Ioannis Armakolas, University of Macedonia and Centre of Security Studies (KE.ME.A) • European Border Security: The Legal Dimension, (t.b.c.) Vassilios Grizis, University of the Aegean and Centre of Security Studies (KE.ME.A) • The Security Implications of the Refugee Crisis Triantafyllos Karatrantos, University of the Aegean and Center for Security Studies (KE.ME.A), PANEL 9: 11:30 -13:00, CIS Lab (Stoa Laniti) Title: Conflict and international relations theory (3 papers) Chair: Panayiotis Tsakonas, University of Cyprus Discussant: Odysseas Christou, University of Nicosia • Analysing normative power of the EU in post-conflict societies Rok Zupančič, University of Graz • Violence as a ‘Focal Point’ and ISIS: Terrorist Practices and Counter-Terrorism Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou, Politis Newspaper Zenonas Tziarras, UCLAN, Cyprus 7 • Post-Modern and Post Heroic forms of War: Explaining the connections and the Paradox George Koukoudakis, Military Academcy of Greece Lunch and Business Meeting/Election of new KYSYPE board: 13:0 0 -15:00, Senate Room, Rector Building PANEL 10: 15:00 -16:30, Senate Room, (Rector Building) Title: Crisis and conflict in the contemporary era (4 papers) Chair: Antis Loizides, University of Cyprus Discussant: Costas M. Constantinou • Conflict, Sovereignty and Statehood in World Politics: The International Community and Unrecognised States George Kyris, University of Birmingham • Crisis Management and Grand Strategy: The Real-Politik of Culture, Nicolaos Papanastasopoulos, Panteion University Mersilia Anastasiadou, Panteion University • Immigration Crisis: EU’s Security Community and the Betrayal of its Common Values? George Koukadakis, Military Academy of Greece • Crisis and Xenophobia in Greece: historical aspects and current trends Harris Papageorgiou, Institute for Language and Speech Processing/R.C. “Athena”. Maria Pontiki, Institute for Language and Speech Processing/R.C. “Athena”. Zenovia Laliouti, Panteion University PANEL 11: 15:00 -16:30, CIS Lab (Stoa Laniti) Title: Media & Worlds of Violence: Traditional and New Media engagement in Crisis situation (4 papers) Chair: Theodora A. Maniou, Frederick University Discussant: Philemon Bantimaroudis, University of the Aegean, • Verifying images of crisis situations in Greek Media Andreas Veglis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 8 • The Impact of Syrian-Crisis News Upon Journalistically Mediated Images of Nations – A Longitudinal Content Analysis Athanasios N. Samaras,University of Piraeus