ORGANISED AND SUPPORTED BY: MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE (BUDAPEST): HESP PROGRAMME COUNCIL OF EUROPE BRITISH EMBASSY IN RUSSIA “AVEX” COMPANY (SANKT-PETERSBURG) “BEREGA” FOUNDATION (SANKT-PETERSBURG) CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW-YORK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF IRELAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FINLAND NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA SUPPORTERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN RUSSIA (SCSR) SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (SIDA) PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEMINAR OF THE MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA The Moscow School of Political Studies was established in 1992 as a non-governmental organisation with its mission to promote development of democratic institution and civil society in Russia. Sunday, 27 MAY 10.00 – 13.00 Seminar opening ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director, Moscow School of Political Studies Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Chairman of the International Advisory Board, Moscow School of Political Studies Justin Harman, Ambassador of Ireland to the Russian Federation Oinvid Nordsletten, Ambassador of Norway to the Russian Federation Session: Politics Russia in the Modern World Konstantin Kosachev (Russia) 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.00 Session: Law and Politics Structure of the State in Russia and Liberal Values Vladimir Pligin (Russia) 16.00 – 16.30 Coffee-break 16.30 – 18.00 Session: Law and Politics Local Self-Government in Russia Vladimir Mokry (Russia) 18.00 – 18.30 Coffee-break 18.30 – 20.00 Session: Mass Media and Politics How Media Masks Society? Vladimir Pozner (Russia) 20.00 – 21.00 Dinner 21.00 – 22.30 Round table: Successes and Failures of the Russian Transformation Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 2 Monday, 28 MAY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Society and Politics New Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights in Today’s Europe Alvaro Gil-Robles (Spain) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Society and Politics New Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights in Today’s Russia Vladimir Lukin (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Politics Competing for influence – Russia, China and the West Greg Hands (United Kingdom) 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee- break 16.00 – 17.30 Session: Society and Politics Economy and Politics Petr Schedrovitsky (Russia) 17.30– 18.00 Coffee-break 18.00 – 19.30 Session: Politics and Society Dead-end of Political Process and the Agenda for Public Life Alexander Auzan (Russia) 19.30– 20.30 Dinner 20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Democracy and Political Stability Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 3 Tuesday, 29 MAY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics Future of US-Russian Relations William Burns (USA) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Politics Russia and Traditional West Sergei Karaganov (Russia) 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.30 Session: Politics How Democracy Works in the EU? Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (European Parliament) 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee-break 17.00 – 19.00 Session: Politics The Breaking of Nations Urban Ahlin (Sweden) 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner 20.00 – 22.00 Round table: Democracy and Pluralism Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 4 Wednesday, 30 MAY 09.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics Bringing NATO and Russia Together Lord George Robertson (United Kingdom) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Business and Politics Communication in Business Roger Munnings (United Kingdom) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 16.30 Session: Civil Society and Politics Civil Society in Transition Period Vyacheslav Bakhmin (Russia) New Tendencies in the Development of Civil Society in Russia Ludmila Alexeeva (Russia) 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee-break 17.00 – 19.00 Round table: Civil Society and Civic Nation in Russia Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner 20.00 – 22.00 Session: Politics Dialogue Alexander Voloshin (Russia) 5 Thursday, 31 May 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Business and Politics Why economy needs democracy? Yaroslav Lissovolik (Russia) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Business and Society Economy, Business and Modern Institutions Dmitry Zimin (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Economy and Society Russian economy and politics: new challenges, new decisions Evgeny Gavrilenkov (Russia) 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break 16.00 – 17.30 Session: Politics Political Process in Russia in an Election Year Andrei Vorobiev (Russia) 17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break 18.00 – 19.30 Session: Politics Can Europe have a Common Foreign Policy? Stanislas de Laboulaye (France) 19.30 – 20.30 Dinner 20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Russia of the Regions Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 6 Friday, 1 JUNE 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Mass Media and Politics PR and How to Handle Media? Nicolas Walters (United Kingdom) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Society and Politics Debate over Nation Building Projects in Modern Russia Alexei Miller (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Politics and Energy Russian Energy Policy: Myths and Facts Vladimir Milov (Russia) 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break 16.00 – 17.30 Session: Politics Elections 2007-2008: Attempt at a Forecast Vladimir Ryzhkov (Russia) 17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break 18.00 – 19.30 Session: Economy and Politics Role of Business in the Modern Russia Sergei Petrov (Russia) 19.30 – 20.30 Dinner 20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Future of the Russian Regionalism Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 7 Saturday, 2 JUNE 09.30 – 11.30 Session: Society and Mass Media Repentance as a Phenomenon of Culture Anne Applebaum (USA) Alexander Arkhangelsky (Russia) Arseniy Roginsky (Russia) Zoya Eroshok (Russia) Presentation of the book by Anne Applebaum “GULAG. A History” 11.30 – 12.00 Coffee-break 12.00 – 14.00 Session: Politics and Society The Collapse of the Empire Egor Gaidar (Russia) 14.00 – 15.00 Lunch 15.00 – 17.00 Session: Economy and Politics Competitiveness of Russian Economy Arkady Dvorkovitch (Russia) 17.00 – 17.30 Coffee-break 17.30 – 19.00 Session: Politics and Philosophy The Society of “Free Individuals” Yuri Senokossov (Russia) 19.00 – 19.30 Coffee-break 19.30 – 21.00 Round table: Democracy and Freedom Alexander Sogomonov (Russia) 21.00 – 21.30 Closing ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director of the Moscow School of Political Studies Yury Senokossov, Director of the Publishing Programme, Moscow School of Political Studies 21.30 Closing day buffet 8 EXPERTS AHLIN, Urban MP, Swedish Parliament, Deputy Chairman (Sweden) of the Foreign Relations Committee ALEXEEVA, Ludmila President, Moscow-Helsinki Group (Russia) APPLEBAUM, Anne Journalist, Washington Post; Winner of the (USA) 2004 Pulitzer Prize ARKHANGELSKY, Author and presenter of “Tem vremenem” Alexander TV program (Russia) AUZAN, Alexander President of the National Project Institute – (Russia) Social Contract BAKHMIN, Vyacheslav Consultant, Charles Steward Mott (Russia) Foundation (Russia) BRAITHWAITE, Sir Rodric Chairman of the Advisory Board, Moscow (United Kingdom) School of Political Studies; British Ambassador to USSR and Russia (1988–1992) BURKOV, Sergei Director of internal audit department, (Russia) TNK-BP BURNS, William Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Russia DVORKOVITCH, Arkadiy Head of Expert department, Administration (Russia) of the President of the Russian Federation EROSHOK, Zoya Observer, “Novaya gazeta” Newspaper (Russia) GAIDAR, Egor Director, Institute of Economy in Transition (Russia) 9 GAVRILENKOV, Evgeny Executive Director, Chief Economist of (Russia) “Troika Dialog” Investment Company GIL-ROBLES, Alvaro Professor, Madrid University; Commissioner (Spain) for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (1999–2006) GRAF LAMBSDORFF, MP, European Parliament Alexander (European Parliament) HANDS, Greg MP, British Parliament (United Kingdom) HARMAN, Justine Ambassador of Ireland to the Russian (Ireland) Federation HAMPSON, Keith Consultant, Democracy International Ltd.