Programme
16.00-19.00
19.00-20.30
Registration
University of Helsinki Main Building, Aleksanterinkatu 5
Welcoming Reception hosted by the City of Helsinki
Place: City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13
THURSDAY 19.5.2016
09.00-10:00
10.00-10.30
10.30-11.30
11.30-12.30
12.30-14.00
14.00-16.00
16.00-18:00
18.00
Registration and Coffee
Place: University of Helsinki Main Building, Aleksanterinkatu 5
Opening Words
Mr. Erkki Tuomioja, President of Historians without Borders in Finland
President Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Keynote lecture: Dr. Bernard Kouchner: History and Memory
Followed by a panel discussion
Panellists: Minister Elisabeth Rehn
Prof. Vadim Roginsky, Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Teija Tiilikainen, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Keynote lecture: Prof. Margaret MacMillan: Using History to Understand the Present
Followed by a panel discussion
Panellists: Prof. Jan C. Behrends, Potsdam’s Center of Contemporary History
Prof. Jussi Hanhimäki, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Moderator: Dr. Oula Silvennoinen, University of Helsinki
Lunch break
Workshop discussions in three simultaneous sessions
Session 1: 1917 in Finnish and Russian Historiography
Speakers: Prof. Kimmo Rentola, University of Helsinki
Dr. Sergei Zhuravlev, Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Prof. Henrik Meinander, University of Helsinki
Session 2: Writing a Common History for Israel and Palestine
Speakers: Prof. Mahmoud Yazbak, University of Haifa
Dr. Jonathan Furas, Tel Aviv University
Moderator: Prof. Hannu Juusola, University of Helsinki
Session 3: Power, Diplomacy, Revolution or Society in Modern Mediterranean History?
Speakers: Dr. Rinna Kullaa, Sciences Po University
Dr. Leyla Dakhli, CNRS, Marc Bloch Center
Moderator: Prof. Pertti Ahonen, University of Jyväskylä
Session 4: The Presence of History in East Asia: Why Can’t Bygones Be Bygones?
Session is hosted by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Speakers: Dr NAKANO Koichi, Professor, Sophia University
Dr Julie Yu-Wen CHEN, Professor, University of Helsinki
Moderator: Jyrki Kallio, Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Coffee and publication event
Cocktail Reception hosted by the University of Helsinki
FRIDAY 20.5.2016
8.30-9.00
09.00-10.00
10.00-12.00
12.00-13.30
13.30-14.30
14.30-15.30
15.30-16.00
16.00-17.30
Coffee
Keynote lecture: Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Trends and Lessons Learned
Session is hosted by the UN Association of Finland
Panellists: Prof. Helena Ranta, University of Helsinki
Brig Gen Mauri Koskela
Moderator: Katri Kulmuni, Chair of UN Association of Finland, MP
Workshop discussions in three simultaneous sessions
Session 5: Turks and Armenians, 1915 and after
Speakers: Prof. emer. Baskın Oran, University of Ankara
Dr. Alexandar Iskandaryan, Caucasus Institute
Moderator: Dr. Suvi Kansikas, University of Helsinki
Session 6: Colonial History or History of Colonialism
Speakers: Prof. emer. Anthony Asiwaju, University of Lagos
Prof. Meyda Yeğenoğlu, Istanbul Bilgi University
Moderator: Prof. Holger Weiss, Åbo Akademi University
Session 7: US – Latin American Relations in Historiography
Speakers: Dr. Benita Heiskanen, University of Turku
Prof. Jussi Pakkasvirta, University of Helsinki
Moderator: Prof. Teivo Teivainen, University of Helsinki
Lunch hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Speaker: Peter Stenlund, Secretary of State
Keynote lecture: Romila Thapar: Historians as Public Intellectuals
Followed by a panel discussion
Panellists: Dr. Marja Jalava, University of Helsinki
Prof. Liisa Laakso, Rector of the University of Tampere
Moderator: Dr. Emilia Palonen, University of Helsinki
Keynote lecture: Peter Turkson: The Role of History in Reconciliation and Peace Mediation
Followed by a panel discussion
Panellists: Eamon Gilmore, European Union Special Envoy for the Colombian Peace Process
Vasu Gounden, Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
Moderator: Pekka Haavisto, Special Representative of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland on Mediation with special focus on Africa
Coffee
Closing Plenary
Discussion and decision on the establishment of an International Network of Historians without Borders and follow-up for the initiative.