DRAFT PROGRAM

Ibrahim Abu= -Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS)

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INTERNAT= IONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE:

The T= heory and Practice of Diplomacy: International and Palestinian Experiences=

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IALIIS, = Birzeit, Friday-Saturday May 18-19, 2007.

The conference aims first of all, at briefly defining = and historicizing the concept and the practice of diplomacy in its various (official and non-official, traditional and innovative) forms. But its fundamental purpose is to launch a critical discussion of Palestinian diplo= matic practice, past and present, and consider the adoption of future strategies = that hold promise of success. In attempting to secure these interlocking objecti= ves, a mix of contributors has been invited, consisting of local and internation= al academics, as well as practitioners, official and unofficial, of the art and science of diplomacy.

N.B.: Simultaneous Arabic-English-French and French-En= glish-Arabic interpretation will be provided.

DAY ONE

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The theo= ry and structure of diplomatic practice

9:30 – 9:40 &= nbsp; Registr= ation

Prefatory statements

9:40 – 9:50 Ghas= san Khatib, Vice-President for Community Affairs:

Wor= ds of welcome to Birzeit University

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9:50 – 10:00 Majdi Malki Dire= ctor, IALIIS:

Diplomacy in the curri= culum of the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies

10:00 – 11:30 &= nbsp; First session:

The background of contemporary Palestinian diplo= macy

Chair: = Majdi Malki

10:00= – 10:30 Nasser Al-Kidwa, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Palestinian National Authority, former Palestinian Ambassa= dor to the United Nations:

= &nb= sp; Four decades of Palestinian diplomacy: a critical examination

10:30 – 11:00 Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Amba= ssador to the United Kingdo= m:

Second track negotiati= ons: diplomacy's hidden face

11:00 – 11:30 &n= bsp; Discussion

11:30 – 11:45 &n= bsp; Coffee break

11:45 – 1:15 Second session:

= Diplomacy and the International Community: a broad framework

Chair: Roger Heacock, Professor of History, Birzeit University

11:45 – 12:15 = Alain Rémy, Consul General of the French Republic:

The appointed and assumed roles of Consuls General in Jerusalem

12:15= – 12:45 Jorge Torres-Pereira, Representative of Portugal to the Palestinian National Authority:

Is = there a European Union diplomacy?

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12:45 – 1:15 &nb= sp; Discussion

1:15 – 2:15 &nbs= p; Lunch

2:15 – 4:15 Third= Session: International Law, diplomacy and negotiations=

Chair: Albert Aghazarian, Historian, Jerusalem:

2:15 = – 2:45 = Omar Dajani, Professor of International Law, University of the Pacific, California, USA:

The= plural roles of law in Palestinian diplomacy

2:45 = – 3:15= Camille Mansour, UNDP Advisor for Palestinian judicial reform, Advisor to the Palestinian team at the Madrid-Washington talks, 1991-1993: <= /b>

Con= necting theory and law in asymmetrical negotiations

3:15 – 3:45       Raja Shehadeh, Author and lawyer:

Post Mortem: The Oslo negotiations, end of an era<= /b>

3:45 – 4:15 &nbs= p;     Discussion

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DAY TWO

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The prac= tice of diplomatic theory

9:30 &#= 8211; 11:30 Fourth Session: Regional Issues

Chair: Ahmad Harb, Professor of English, Dean, Faculty= of Arts, Birzeit University

9:30 = – 10:00     Mahdi Abdel Hadi, Director, the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA= ):

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10:00 – 10:30 &= nbsp; Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po), Paris, France: <= o:p>

Palestine= -in-France: engaged diplomacy and diplomatic engagement.

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10:30= – 11:00 Abdullah Abdullah, Chai= r, Political Committee, Palestinian Legislative Council, f= ormer Palestinian Ambassador to Greece:

Eur= o-Mediterranean questions

11:00 – 11:30 &n= bsp; Discussion

11:30 – 11:45&nb= sp; Coffee break

11:45 – 1:15<= b> Fifth Session: South-South diplomacy

Chair: Yasir Amouri, Professor of Law, Birzeit University<= /st1:PlaceType>

11:45= – 12:15 Kader Asmal, Member of Parliament (African National Congress – ANC), = Republic of South A= frica:

Neg= otiating the end of apartheid: a historical precedent

12:15= – 12:45 Ahmad Soboh, Deputy Min= ister of Foreign Affairs, Palestinian National Authority:

The= PLO and the third world

12:45 – 1:15 &nb= sp;   Discussion

1:15 – 2:15 = ;      Lunch

2:15 – 4:15 Sixth Session: Neglected Social Components

Chair= : Abdelkarim Barghouti, Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Birzeit University<= /st1:PlaceType>

2:15 = – 2:45       = Fritz Fröhlich, Advisor for Refugee Affairs, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), Amman:

Negotiating the refugee question: a trail of missed opportunities

2:45 – 3:15 &nbs= p;     Basem Ezbidi, Professor of Political Science, Birzeit University:

Ham= as negotiating strategies

3:15 = – 3:45       = Samir Awad, Professor of Political Science, Chair, Po= litical Science Department, Birzeit University:

Pub= lic diplomacy

3:45 – 4:15 &nbs= p;     Discussion

4:15 = – 5:45       Seventh Session: Palestinian negotiating strategies, pas= t, present and future

Chair: Nidal Sabri, Professor of Business Administrati= on and Accounting, Director,

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4:15 = – 4:45       Sa’eb Erakat, Director for Negotiations, Palestine Liberat= ion Organization:

The= new Palestinian negotiating mode

4:45 = – 5:15       Ali J= arbawi, Professor of Political Science, Dean, Faculty of Law, Public Administration= and Political Science, Birzeit University:

Cri= tical questions and concluding remarks

5:15 – 5:45 &nbs= p;     Discussion