Stručna konferencija
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Religion and Politics in Europe
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 21st – 22nd, 2012
Wednesday, November 21st
Venue: Hotel Europe
15:30Registration
16:00Opening
Sabina Wölkner, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vít Novotný, Senior Research Officer at the Centre for European Studies in Brussels
Introductory Speech
Msgr. Dr. Pero Sudar, Auxiliary Bishop of Sarajevo
Keynote Address
Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreiner, Chair of Religious and Jewish Studies at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and Coordinator of the European Abrahamic Forum
Panel I
Blurred Boundaries: Religion and Politics in Transitional Bosnia and Herzegovina
Panelists:
H.E. Jakob Finci, President of the Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Doc. Dr. Darko Đogo, Professor and Vice Chancellor of Social Sciences, Artistic Disciplines and Sport at the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of East Sarajevo
Prof. Dr. Šaćir Filandra, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo
Prof. Ivan Lovrenović, Author, Editor and Journalist
Moderator:
Amna Popovac, Director of Radio Studio 88
18:30Reception – Viennese Café, Hotel Europe
Thursday, November 22nd
Venue: Hotel Europe
9:30Panel II
Religion as an Inspirational Source for Political Parties: Opportunities and Limitations
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Dževad Hodžić, Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies of the University of Sarajevo
Dr.
Mladen Ivanić, President of the Party of Democratic Progress
Martin Raguž, Deputy President of the Croatian Democratic Union 1990
Amra Babić, Mayor of the Municipality of Visoko
Johannes Neudeck, Peace Officer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony
Moderator:
Sabina Wölkner, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Bosnia and Herzegovina
11:00Coffee Break
11:30Panel III
Does God Matter? The Relationship between State, Church and Religious Communities in Europe
Panelists:
Reverend Sebastian Feydt, Reverend of the Frauenkirche in Dresden
Prof. Dr. Radosław Zenderowski, Director of the Political Science Institute at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Msgr. Prof. Dr. Mato Zovkić, Former Vicar General of Sarajevo
Father Danilo Pavlović, Abbot of Žitomislić
Moderator:
Alison Sluiter, Project Coordinator at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Bosnia and Herzegovina
13:00Lunch – Hotel Europe, Restaurant
14:30Panel IV
Religion, Ethics and Politics: Media as a Tool for Cooperation and Confrontation
Panelists:
Elizabeta Kitanović, Executive Secretary at the Church & Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches in Brussels
Dr. Nikola Knežević, President of the Centre for Studies of Religion, Politics and Society in Novi Sad
Dr. Fra Ivan Šarčević, Franciscan and former Editor-in-Chief of Svjetlo rijeci
Prof. Mustafa ef. Spahić, Author and Instructor at the Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasah
Moderator:
Amer Obradović, Director of the Center for New Initiatives
16:00Conclusion and Closing Discussion
16:30End of Conference
