Cooperation Project:

The work of German political foundations abroad

with a special focus on Israel and the Palestinian Territories






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Workshop at Haifa University


Conference at Bochum University









Workshop March 16, 2016 // Conference June 1-3, 2016

Draft Program

"A Player and not just a Payer?"

The Work of German Political Foundations abroad

with a special focus on Israel and the Palestinian Territories



June 1, 2016:


13:00-13:30        Welcome and Opening

* Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University Bochum

* Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University


13:30-15:30        Panel I: The Work of German Political Foundations and other NGOs from a Historical Perspective

Chair: Prof. Stephan STETTER, Bundeswehr University Munich

* Dr. Jenny HESTERMANN, Fritz-Bauer-Institut Frankfurt

* Ido PORAT, Hebrew University Jerusalem

* Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University Bochum


15:30-16:00        Coffee Break


16:00-18:00        Panel II: German Political Foundation and Think Tanks in Foreign Policy Analysis

Chair: Prof. Dani Kranz, University of Wuppertal

* Walter KLITZ, Director Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation Jerusalem

* Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University

* NN



June 2, 2016


09:00-11:00        Panel III: Work in Peace and Conflict Situations: German Political Foundations between Ramallah and Tel Aviv

Chair: Prof. Michael Wala, Ruhr University Bochum

* Marc Frings, Director Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Ramallah

* Idit SELTENREICH, Israeli Embassy Berlin (ret.)

* Prof. Dani Kranz, University of Wuppertal


11:00-11:30        Coffee Break


11:30-13:00        Discussion Round: Squarring the Circle? The Work of German Political Foundations abroad

Moderation: Christopher DINKELACKER (Journalist) & Tobias PIETSCH (Journalist)


13:00-14:00        Lunch


14:00-16:00        Panel IV: At Home and Abroad: German Political Foundations and the legal Aspects

Chair: Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University Bochum

* Kerstin MÜLLER, Director Heinrich-Böll-Foundation Tel Aviv (tbc)

* Prof. Eli SALZBERGER, Haifa University

* Dr. Heike MERTENS, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf


16:00-16:30        Coffee Break


16:30-17:30        Keynote Speech

Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, Haifa University


19:00                  Conference Dinner

                           (participants only)



June 3, 2016


09:00-11:00        Panel V: Looking back, looking ahead: German Political Foundations in a Globalized World

Chair: Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University

* Prof. Shlomo SHPIRO, Bar Ilan University

* NN

* NN


11:00-11:30        Coffee Break


11:30-12:00        Closing Remarks & Feedback

* Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University Bochum

* Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University



End of Conference


Conference Registration: The conference will be conducted in English and is open to the public. To register for the conference, please send a short email to a_abelmann[a]yahoo.com .