Institute for Cultural Relations Policy

Email: institute@culturalrelations.org

Bank account: HU78 1040 4065 5052 6668 8677 1005 (BIC Code: OKHB HU HB)

(VAT Nr 23907142-1-41)

Turkey and Europe

The Challenge of Turkish Accession to the European Union

– International Conference –

Organised by the Institute for Cultural Relations Policy in cooperation with

Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences and Dialogue Platform Association

Budapest, Hungary ● 7–9 June 2013

● Conference topics:

Political, economic and legal aspects the Turkish EU accession process ● Impacts of European

Union accession policies/processes ● Benefits to Turkey and the EU ● Turkey's foreign relations

with EU member states

● Conference location:

Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences (1139) Budapest, Frangepán utca 50-56.

● Aims:

The interdisciplinary and cross-cultural meeting welcomes presentations on the political

science, sociology, laws, history and economics research regarding the relation and the future

prospects of the Europe Union and Turkey. The conference is supported by three institutes and

aims to serve as a meeting point to facilitate the public exposure of the perspectives and

interests of different communities, governments, international organisations, NGOs,

businesses, scholars, thinkers and common citizens.

● Programme summary

• Lectures by Keynote Speakers and presentations by Guest Speakers.

• Invited speakers will include representatives of the Turkish and Hungarian Ministries of

Foreign Affairs, policy makers, experts, scholars as well as political analysts.

• Conference days consist of lectures by invited speakers, members of ICRP Advisory Board as

well as presentations of Guest Speakers and Q&A sessions. Optional sightseeing programmes on

last day of conference.

• Best presentations will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded during the closing

ceremony.

• Submitted and confirmed papers will be published online and will be archived on DVDs.

Further details and registration forms are available on ICRP webpage:

http://culturalrelations.org

Institute for Cultural Relations Policy

Email: institute@culturalrelations.org

Bank account: HU78 1040 4065 5052 6668 8677 1005 (BIC Code: OKHB HU HB)

(VAT Nr 23907142-1-41)

● Benefits of attending:

• The opportunity to present your research within a unique forum and collaborate with experts

from wider regions and around the world;

• Conference papers/abstracts are peer-reviewed by members of ICRP international Advisory

Board;

• Published papers in electronic format (Proceedings available on DVD and in on ICRP website,

where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide.);

• Get in touch with different views and new approaches;

• A chance to promote your research by presenting it to relevant people and organizations

(active politicians, decision-makers, diplomats);

• To get more knowledge about foreign relations of Turkey and the EU member countries;

• Tea, coffee and refreshments will be served during the program. (Lunch not included in the price)

• Thematic sightseeing in Budapest is also part of the program.

● Conference themes:

(Possible directions may include, but are not restricted to, the following)

• Cultural and political approaches;

• Development analysis;

• Governance;

• Diplomacy and interstate relations;

• Social change, ethnic and social issues;

• National and ethnic minority question;

• Economic processes and international commerce;

• Interfaith dialogue;

• Legal problems, international law issues, border disputes;

• Official point of views of EU member states

• Possible effects and benefits of accession

Submitted abstracts will be evaluated by an international reviewing committee.

Authors will be notified of conditional acceptance or rejection within 5 days after submission.

The event targets a broad spectrum of undergraduate, PhD student, candidate, lecturer

and researcher participants, recognising the multidisciplinarity of research

in international relations and other related disciplines.

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● Abstracts and oral presentation:

- Papers are invited on the topics outlined and others falling within the scope of the meeting.

Abstracts of no more than 3,000 characters. Abstracts should clearly state the purpose,

results and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper.

- Paper of no more than 40,000 characters. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail at the

following e-mail address: conference@culturalrelations.org

- 15 minutes for presentation. Q/A session: 10 minutes maximum.

- Use Microsoft PowerPoint for your presentation.

Institute for Cultural Relations Policy

Email: institute@culturalrelations.org

Bank account: HU78 1040 4065 5052 6668 8677 1005 (BIC Code: OKHB HU HB)

(VAT Nr 23907142-1-41)

How to apply for participation (listeners)?

The application is a two-step procedure and it includes the submission of Registration Form to

conference@culturalrelations.org and payment of registration fee (30 EUR*). Deadline of submission

& payment: 25 May, 2013.

How to apply for paper presentation (speakers)?

The application is a two-step procedure and it includes the submission of Registration Form to

conference@culturalrelations.org and payment of registration fee (100 EUR*). Deadline of

submission: 25 May, 2013. Authors will be notified of conditional acceptance or rejection within 5

working days after each submission. Registration fee shall be paid by bank transfer OR cheque prior

to event OR at the same time as first day registration.

* NOTE that the international money transfer fee is 15 EUR. If you intend to transfer the

conference fee outside Hungary the total sum will be 45 EUR for listener registration and 115

EUR for speakers. In order to reduce money transfer costs, speakers are entitled to make

payment in cash during the registration (original speaker registration fee 100 EUR).

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Information about deadlines, visa, registration fees, group registration, accommodation

and ‘in absentia’ presentation can be found on conference webpage

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Members of ICRP International Advisory Board

Aleksey Konyukhov: former Minister of Ethnic Affairs and vice-president of the Komi Republic

András Lőrincz: founder, Institute for Cultural Relations Policy

Asst. Prof. Dr. Uğur Özgöker: senior lecturer at the American University, Girne – Cyprus

Csaba Surányi: Editor-in-Chief, South-East Europe, International Relations Quarterly

David J. Karl Ph.D.: president of the Asia Strategy Initiative, adjunct professor at University of Southern

California and Occidental College, Los Angeles

Dia Anagnostou Ph.D.: lecturer at Balkan Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece

Falco Pfalzgraf: Dep. Director – Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations Queen Mary University of London

H. E. Amb. Ferenc Bősenbacher: Director (IR), Center for Security and Defense Studies Foundation, former

Consul General of Hungary to the USA, Los Angeles, former ambassador of Hungary to the UN

H. E. Amb. György Kéry: former Deputy Head of Mission at the Hungarian Embassy in Libya, former

ambassador of Hungary to Turkey

Ladislav Cabada: President of Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA), Associated Professor,

Metropolitan University Prague and University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.

Matthew VanDyke: independent North Africa and Middle East expert, documentary film maker

Ömer Bilal Almak: president of Dialogue Platform Association

Queen Ehirim: founder of Global Community Peace Network Initiative (GLOPIN, Nigeria)

Rhisiart Tal-e-bot: General Secretary of the Celtic League, former President of European Free Alliance Youth

Vladimer Papava: Former minister of economy of Georgia, senior fellow at Georgian Foundation for Strategic

and International Studies (GFSIS)

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REGISTRATION FORM

Turkey and Europe:

The Challenge of Turkish Accession to the European Union

June 7-9, 2013 – Budapest, Hungary

Please send this Registration Form to conference@culturalrelations.org until 25 May 2013.



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