Boston, February 11-12: Workshop on Southeastern Europe

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The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe and the Southeast European Study Group invite you to the Second Annual Socrates Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop on Southeastern Europe

February 11 and 12, 2000 Center for European Studies, Harvard Univeristy Lower Auditorium 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge

Friday, February 11, 2000

2:00 p.m. Welcome Address, Dimitris Keridis, Director, The Kokkalis Program

2:15 p.m. History and Nationalism Chair: Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University

Isa Blumi, New York University The Dynamics of Identity: Albanians in the Post Ottoman Balkans Vangelis Kechriotis, University of Athens Greek Orthodox, Greek Ottomans or just Greeks? Theories of Ethnic Coexistence on the Eve of the Fall of the Ottoman Empire Steven Mavromihalis, Stanford University Nations Beyond Borders: The Role of Diasporas in Building Modern States

4:00 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m. Ethnicity, Identity and Conflict Chair: Monica Toft, Harvard University

Martin Dimitrov, Stanford University Credible Commitments, Minorities, and the Threat of Ethnic Violence: The Preservation of Ethnic Cooperation in Bulgaria, 1989-1992 Vasiliki Neofotistos, Harvard University Ethnic Identity in the Post-Socialist World: The Creation of Difference in Skopje, Macedonia Gabriela Volfova, Bilkent University Identity and Democracy in Turkey in the late 1990s

Saturday, February 12, 2000

9:00 a.m. Religion Chair: Vangelis Calotychos, New York University

Effie Fokas, London School of Economics Greek Orthodoxy and European Identity Neophytos Loizides, University of Toronto Nationalism and Religion in the Balkans: The Case of Turkey in Comparative Perspective Sokol Kondi, City University of New York Religion and Ethnic Identity in the Balkans

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Anthropology Chair: Larry Wolff, Boston College

Bojan Aleksov, Central European University The Evolution of the Anthroponymic System in Belgrade over the Course of the Twentieth Century as a Reflection of Popular Mentalité Maja Brkljacic, University of Zagreb The Ritual of the Funeral of Josip Broz Tito Yannis Manos, Hamburg University Perceptions and Strategies of Dance Tradition in the Region of Florina, Northwestern Greek Macedonia

1:00 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Transition Chair: Dimitris Keridis, Harvard University

Florian Bieber, University of Vienna Failed Transition and the Multiple Legitimacy Crisis of Post-1992 Yugoslavia Corneliu Bjola, Central European University The Role of ?Symbolic Politics? during the Democratization Process Omer Fisher, University of Strathclyde Transition and Disruption: The Yugoslav Case in Comparative Perspective Catalin Augustin Stoica, Stanford University Grass roots Capitalism and the Formation of Petty-Bourgeoisie in Eastern Europe: Evidence from the Romanian Case

4:30 p.m. Break

5:00 p.m. Politics Chair: Elizabeth Prodromou, Cambridge Peace Foundation

Altin Ilirjani, Central European University Policy Motivated Actors and Multiparty Coalition Governments in Turkey, 1995-98 Maria Kapsi, Harvard University Recent Administrative Reforms in Greece: Towards Democratic Consolidation and Efficiency Nadege Ragaru, Institut d'Etudes Politiques Uslugi: The Role of Political Favors and Connections in Post-Communist Bulgaria Philippos Savvides, University of Utah Cyprus: The Dynamics of Partition

7:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks

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