The Kurdish Question in the 21st century
organised on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Kurdish Institute of Paris
Monday 25th February 2008 from 9:30am to 6:30pm
PALAIS BOURBON
Salle 62-17
126, rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris
Programme
9.30 a.m. Reception of participants
10.00 a.m.-10.30 a.m.: Welcoming speech and introduction to discussion
10.30 a.m.-12.45 p.m. : Case Studies
Moderator: ∗ Jonathan Randal, journalist and writer
- ∗ Gilles Dorronsoro, Professor of Political Science, Paris I – Sorbonne, Identity, territory and political mobilization in Turkish Kurdistan
- ∗ Hashem Ahmadzadeh, Co-Director, Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter : The Iranian-Kurdish Relationship
- ∗ Gareth Stansfield, Co-Director, Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter : From de facto to de jure: consolidating the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
- ∗ Jordi Tejel: Researcher at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales : The Kurds in Syria: continuity and changes of a neglected issue
1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. : Lunch
2.45 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. : Overview
Moderator: ∗ André Poupart, Professor Emeritus, University of Montreal
- ∗ Hamit Bozarslan, Professor Political Science at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS): The Kurdish Question from 1983 to 2008
- ∗ Ann-Catrin Emanuelsson : The Diaspora as a political and cultural area
- ∗ André Poupart : The potential and the problems of federalism
4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.: Perspectives ahead of the Kurdish Question during the 21st Century
Moderator: ∗ Bernard Dorin, Ambassador of France
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