În perioada 16-17 mai 2013, Şcoala Naţională de Studii Politice şi Administrative organizează conferinţa internaţională Democratization through Social Activism: Gender and Environmental Issues in Post-Communist Societies.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
15th of May
19.45 Welcome reception
16th of May Women’s Rights Activism in Post-Communist Societies
9.00 - 19.00 Registration at NSPSPA Batistei Conference Room (Emanoil Bacaloglu St. No. 2)
9.30 – 10.00 Analyzing Public Debates on Gender and Environmental Issues in Post-Communist Romania” / opening remarks by Mihaela Miroiu, Professor at National School of Political Studies and Public Administration and Director of the project “Civil Society and the State.
10.00 - 11.00 Keynote Speech by Katalin Fabian, "Women or Gender? Transnational or National? NGOs or Social Movements? Exclusions and Inclusions in the Study of Women’s Activism in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe"/ Associate Professor at Lafayette College, USAc
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 13.15 Section 1 Women’s Rights Organizations Shaping the Public Agenda Chair: Alice Iancu / Lecturer at Hyperion University, Bucharest
- Labour Market Discrimination against Women and the Activities of Non-Governmental Organizations in Poland / Agnieszka Put, Martyna Wronka
- Gender and the City: Women’s Organizations Shaping PostCommunist Urban Space in Poland / Martyna Bajek
- The influence of the European integration process and civil society participation regarding gender equality / Ioana Dodi
- The role of women's movement in combating domestic violence in post-communist Romania / Andreea Braga
13.15 - 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 - 16.00 Section 2 Inside the Women’s Movements. Intra- and Inter-Organizational Processes
Chair: Oana Baluta / Associate Professor, Lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Bucharest
- A friendly critical look at feminist discourses and practices in today Romania / Laura Grünberg
- Making Domestic Violence Policy Change Happen: Women's Movements, Coalitions and Alliances in Central and Eastern /Andrea Krizsan, Raluca Popa
- Dealing with Change. Reflections on the Development of a Feminist Organization / Ioana Vlad
- Through Our Own Eyes – Czech Feminist Scene in Self-reflection / Blanka Nyklova
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee Breakc
16.15 - 18.15 Section 3. Intersections. Chair: Andreea Molocea / PhD Candidate, NSPSPA, Bucharest
- Gender, Democracy and Social Movements. Moral Aspects / Miruna Pantel
- Gender and the Environment in Romanian. Art before and after 1990 / Olivia Nițiș
- Vegetarianism as the Ukrainian Youth Subculture: Nationalist and Perspective / Maryna Shevtsova
- Food Citizenship in East-Central Europe. Does It Have a Gender or Not? / Laura Nistor
19.00 Dinner
17th of May Environmental and Women’s Rights Activism in Post-Communist Societies
10.00 - 11.00 Keynote Speech by Joan Martinez-Alier, Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 - 12.45 Section 1 Environmental Justice Chair: Prof. Dr. Mihaela Miroiu / NSPSPA, Bucharest
- Perceptions and Actions of Public Administration Actors on Brownfield Regeneration in Central and Eastern Europe / PetrKlusáček, Stanislav Martinat, Filip Alexandrescu, and Stephan Bartke
- The EJOLT Map of Environmental Justice / Leah Temper, Joan Martinez-Alier, Daniela del Bene
- Environmental Justice as Frame for Mobilization against Gold Mining in Romania / Cristian Branea
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 - 15.30 Section 2 Forms of activism: Mobilization on Environmental Issues Chair: Cristian Branea / PhD Candidate, NSPSPA, Bucharest
- Demonizing the Emotional. Green Activism against Developmentalism in Rosia Montana / Irina Velicu
- Animal Rights Activists in Poland and Sweden / Grzegorz Piotrowski
- Professionalism versus Environmental Change in the Journalistic Field: Participant Observation in two Bulgarian Newsrooms / Pavel P. Antonov
- Environmental campaigners vs. skeptics and industry lobby groups - a comparison between Romania and the rest of the world / Mihaela Raileanu
15.30 - 15.45 Coffee Break
15.45 - 18.15 Section 3. Forms of activism: Mobilization on Women’s Rights Issues. Chair: Ioana Vlad / PhD Candidate, NSPSPA Bucharest
- Women Dismiss Room-Service Policies and Reclaim Engaged Citizenship / Oana Băluță
- Shaping Hope. First Romanian Feminist NGOs in Transition / Andreea Molocea
- Activism in the Romanian Academia / Alice Iancu
- haping the Agenda: Feminist Strategies of Civic and Political Action in Post-Communistm / Valentin Nicolescu, Diana Neaga
- Gender Issues Awareness and the Potential for Political Mobilization / Alina Dragolea
18.15 - 19.00 Discussion on Future Directions and Final Remarks
