"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 .