EUROPEAN WEEKEND SCHOOL (2021)
‘Human Rights and Democracy in the European Union”
20-21 March 2021
Center for European Studies
”Jean Monnet Center for Excellence”
Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey
In memory of Osman Tuncel…
20 March 2021 Saturday
13.00-13.15: Welcoming Remarks
Dilek Çınar
Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies, Director
13.15-13.20: Opening
Mehmet Baran Kılıç
Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies Student Forum, Co-President
13.20-14.20: Democracy in the EU and Rise of Populism
Jan Zielonka
University of Oxford, University of Venice, Ca Foscari
Moderator: Sena Kaya, Coordinator of European Weekend School
14.40-15.40: Democratic Backsliding in Hungary and Poland and the EU
Edit Zgut
University of Warsaw
Moderator: Ata Ergün, Co-President of Center for European Studies Student Forum
16.00-17.00: Background of Rise of Populism and the Right-wing in the Context of Migration and Economic Crises
Jacques Rupnik
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
Moderator: Esta Nalbantoğlu, Coordinator of European Weekend School
21 March 2021 Sunday
13.20-14.20: Intimate Partner Violence and Human Rights: a Critical Appraisal of the European Approach
Fleur van Leeuwen
Boğaziçi University
Moderator: Mehmet Baran Kılıç, Co-President of Center for European Studies Student Forum
14.40-15.40: EU’s Reactions Against Human Rights Violations
Christina Velentza
Özyeğin University, Kadir Has University
Moderator Eren Saydam, Coordinator of European Weekend School
16.00-17.00: Social Media’s Effect on Democratic Movements and Human Rights
Sam Dubberley
Amnesty International, Head of Evidence Lab Crisis Response Team
Moderator: Duygu Aytemir, Coordinator of European Weekend School
17.00-17.05: Closing Speech
Ata Ergün
Center for European Studies Student Forum, Co-President
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