Wednesday, June 1, 2016:
13:00-13:30 Welcome & 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-Institute 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 Foundations 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
- Dr. Ernst KERBUSCH, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation Bonn
Thursday, 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, Israel 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 between Independence and Dependency
Moderation: Christopher DINKELACKER & Tobias PIETSCH
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)
Friday, June 3, 2016
09:00-11:00 Panel V: Looking back, looking ahead: German Political Founda-tions in a Globalized World
Chair: Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University
- Prof. Shlomo SHPIRO, Bar Ilan University
- Amaal ABU GOSH, International Peace & Cooperation Center Jerusalem
- Jörg SCHULTZ, Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation Berlin
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:00 Closing Remarks and Feedback
- Anna ABELMANN, Ruhr University Bochum
- Katharina KONAREK, Haifa University
End of Conference