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Day 1 | Sunday, 3 February 2013

8:00

8:30 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:30

10:30 – 10:45

10:45 – 12:00

12:00 – 1:00

1:00 – 2:30

2:30 – 2:45

2:45 – 4:45

4:55

Pick up from Hotel to HBKU Student center

Conference Registration

Opening Session

Coffee Break (Orange Area – HBKU Student Center)

Keynote Address – Professor Francis Robinson

Lunch (Food Court – HBKU Student Center)

Parallel Sessions 1 – 3 (Conference Rooms – HBKU Student Center)

Coffee Break (Orange Area – HBKU Student Center)

Parallel Sessions 4 – 6 (Conference Rooms – HBKU Student Center)

Drop Off at Hotel

Day 2 | Monday, 4 February 2013

8:00

8:45 – 10:00

10:00 – 10:15

10:15 – 12:00

12:00 – 1:00

1:00 – 2:30

2:30 – 3:00

3:00 – 5:00

5:00 – 5:30

5:45

Pick up from Hotel to HBKU Student Center

Keynote Address – Dr. Patrick Linke

Coffee Break (Orange Area – HBKU Student Center) Parallel Sessions 7 – 9 (Conference Rooms – HBKU Student Center)

Lunch Break (Food Court – HBKU Student Center)

Parallel Sessions 10 – 11 (Conference Rooms – HBKU Student Center) Coffee Break (Orange Area – HBKU Student Center)

Parallel Sessions 12 – 14 (Conference Rooms – HBKU Student Center)

Closing Session (Ballroom – HBKU Student Center)

Drop Off at Hotel

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detailed Schedule

8:00 AM Pick up from Hotel to HBKU Student center

8:30 – 10:45 AM Opening Session – HBKU Student Center Cinema

8:30 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:30

Registration – HBKU Student Center

Opening Session Moderated by Dr. Troy BickhamLiberal Arts Program Chair,Texas A&M University at Qatar

10:30 – 10:45 AM Coffee Break – Orange Area – HBKU Student Center

10:45 – 12:00 PM First Keynote Address – HBKU Student Center Cinema

10:45 – 10:50

10:50 – 11:30

11:30 – 12:00

Speaker’s Introduction by Dr. Hassan Bashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Keynote: The Modern State: Citizenship, Multiculturalism and GlobalisationProfessor Francis Robinson Ph.D. CBE, DL, Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK

Q&A Moderated by Dr. Hassan Bashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break – HBKU Student Center Cafeteria

Day 1 | SunDay, 3 February 2013

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1:00 – 2:30 PM Parallel Sessions – I

Each Panel – Four 15 minute paper presentations followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

− Islamophobia and the location of heritage debates in the Gulf: Shifting perspective. Dr. Trinidad Rico, University College London Qatar

− Heritage, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism: World Heritage and the persis-tence of cultural difference as an organizing principle Dr. Rodney Harrison, University College London, UK

− Valuing the Universal in the Particular: the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property Dr. Kathy Tubb, University College London, UK

− Discussant: Dr. Karen Exell, University College London Qatar

Panel 1 – Ethical Challenges of World Heritage Models in the GulfChair – Dr. Karen Exell, University College London, Qatar Room – Conference Room 1

− Crossing the Waters: Women, Family, and Migration in the Early Nineteenth-Cen-tury French Atlantic Dr. Rebecca Hartkopf Schloss, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− The Community-Intergovernmental Method Dialectic of the EU Blue Card and the Implications of Language: Evidence from Filipino Nurses in Bilbao, Spain Mr. Hansen Manuel Enverga, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

− Subversion in Absentia: Lešandrinke and Social Constructions of Family and Motherhood Dr. Polona Petek, The University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

− “We needed space for Muslim Women.” An Exploration of Safe and Sacred Spaces Created By and For Muslim Women in Toronto, Canada Dr. Sameena Eidoo, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Chair – Dr. Mysti Rudd, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 2

Panel 2 – Gender and Citizenship in the Global Era

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− Isolating the Citizenship Variable: Pinpointing Identity and Belonging Among Expa-triates in the Gulf Ms. Shannon McNulty, Texas A&M University at Qatar

− Immigrant Identity in a Cosmopolitan World Dr. Diego von Vacano, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− Telling Each Other about the Other: Narrative Inquiry and Listener Ethics Ms. Nancy Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

− Rights of Migrant Workers in the Middle East: A Human Rights Violation or a legal Quandary? Ms. Farah Khalid Khan, New York University, New York, USA

Panel 3 – Seeking Citizenship in a Globalized WorldChair – Dr Todd Kent, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 3

2:30 – 2:45 PM Coffee Break – Orange Area

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2:45 – 4:45 PM Parallel Sessions – II

Each Panel – Five 15 minute paper presentations followed by discussion and Q&A for 45 minutes

Panel 4 – Knowledge, Discourse, Praxis: The Politics, Geography, and Ethical Obligations of Knowledge ProductionChair – Dr. Alexander Barder, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Room – Conference Room 1

− Security from the outside (of the West): Towards a “Beirut School” of Security Studies Dr. Waleed Hazbun, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

− The Politics of Naming Left, Right, and Center after the Arab “Spring” Dr. Michaelle Browers, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA

− The Two Dimensions of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P): A Reflection on States, Individuals and the Use of Force to Protect Others Dr. Coralie Hindawi, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

− Unfit for Europe, but good enough for the Arab World: The Curious Rise of Turkey as a model for the Middle East Dr. Bilgin Ayata, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

− Commoditization and Conflict: Urban Spectacle in the Arab World Dr. Najib Hourani, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

− Discussant: Dr. Alexander Barder, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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Panel 5 – (Re) Situating the State in a Global Era: Legal and Religious PerspectivesChair – Dr. Jim Rogers, Texas A&M University | Room – Conference Room 2

Panel 6 – Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives on Citizenship and GlobalizationChair – Joseph Williams, Texas A&M University at QatarRoom – Conference Room 3

− Citizens at the Margins: State Society and the Punjabi Christians in Pakistan Dr. Tahir Kamran, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

− The Church, the Brotherhood of Man and the State: Christian Theological Possibili-ties for Citizenship Mr. James King, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

− Challenges of Religious Universality to Global Citizenship: Ethical Implications for Today Dr. Robin Seelan, Loyola College, Chennai, India

− Citizenship Between Law and Religion: A Legal Comparative Study of Citizenship-related Laws of Islam and Britain Dr. Javad Gohari, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

− True Faith and Allegiance: Law and Ethics of Loyalty Oaths Dr. Liav Orgad, New York University, New York, USA

− Ethical Citizenship - Universality, Strife, And The Promise Of Technology Dr. Mohammed Haris, Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

− Languages And Cultures Role To Create New Societies In Growing Urbanization Mr. Karki Purna Bahadur, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan

− Cross-Cultural Implications for the Use of New Englishes in Postcolonial Literature Ms. Fella Benabed, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Algiers, Algeria

− Globalization and Multi-Culturalism: A Linguistic Perspective Dr. Vivek Dwivedi, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

− The Placement of English in the Linguistic Identity in Young and Old Pakistanis Ms. Neelam Hanif, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan

4:55 PM Drop Off at Hotel

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− Machine Translation and Media Monitoring Techonology: Enhancing International Understanding Dr. Stephen Balfour, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− Internationalizing Media Studies: Media Monitoring Technologies and the Arab Spring Dr. Randy Kluver, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− Connectivity, Collectivity and Citizenship: A Pre-Arab Spring Perspective Dr. Mohamed Zayani, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

− New Media and Mass Media in the Arab Spring Dr. Joe Khalil, Northwestern University in Qatar

Day 2 | MOnDay, 4 February 2013

8:00 AM Pick up from Hotel to HBKU Student center

8:45 – 10:00 AM Second Keynote Address – HBKU Student Center Ballroom 1

8:45 – 8:50

8:50 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:00

Speaker’s Introduction by Dr. Philip Gray, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Keynote: Developing the National Food Security Strategy in QatarProfessor Patrick Linke Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar & Chief Engineer, Qatar National Food Security Program

Q&A Moderated by Dr. Philip Gray, Texas A&M University at Qatar

10:00 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break – Orange Area

10:15 – 11:45 AM Parallel Sessions – III

Panel 7 – Media, New Media, and Global CitizenshipChair – Khalid Warraich, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 3

Each Panel – Four 15 minute paper presentations followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

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Panel 8 – (Re) forming Higher Education for a Global EraChair – Curtis Farmer, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 2

Panel 9 – Economy, Transnationalism and Trade in the Globalized WordChair – Dr. Michael Beauchamp, Texas A&M University at QatarRoom – Conference Room 3

− The Transformative Impact of Study Abroad on Student Global Awareness Dr. Salah Ayari, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− Is Flexible Citizenship at Play? A case study of Education City and the recalibration of Qatari citizens Dr. Tanya Kane, Texas A&M University at Qatar

− Training An Employable Global Citizen: The Crux Of Internationalization Of Higher Education Ms. Millicent Adjei, Ashesi University College, Accra, Ghana

− Rethinking National and Cultural Citizenship in a Globalizing World: An Ethnogra-phy of Expatriate Scholars Teaching at Alfaisal University, Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Dr. Worku Nida, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

− Non-Adherence to International IP Protection Standards in Post-Colonial South Asia: A Case of Intentional Negligence or Inability? Mr. Ahmed Bashir, Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Pakistan

− The Civil Economy: Re-imagining an Ethical Economy and the Implications for Citizenship Dr. Khalid Mir, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

− Liberal Education: A Platform for Building Citizenship in Multicultural Worlds Dr. Mary Grace Neville, Southwestern University, Georgetown, USA

− (Un) scrupulously Equal? An Ethical Engagement with the normative discourse in International Relations Mr. Hamza Bin Jehangir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

11:45 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break – HBKU Student Center Cafeteria

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1:00 – 2:30 PM Parallel Sessions – IV

− Citizenship, History and Culture: Derrida’s Monolingualism of the Other in a Post 9/11 World Dr. Rashmika Pandya, American University in Cairo, Egypt

− “Refugee,” Relatedness, Self-Sovereignty: Defining The Life Worth Living Amongst Palestinian Refugees In Lebanon Dr. Sylvain Perdigon, American University in Cairo, Egypt

− Sectarianism and Citizenship in Egypt and Bahrain Dr. Amy Austin-Holmes, American University in Cairo, Egypt

− Hierarchy of Citizenship: Kurdish Identity, Lebanon and the Syrian State Mr. Jared McCormick, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

− The Ethics of Academic Honesty for ESL Students in the Writing Classroom. Dr. Amy Hodges, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

− English as a Second Language Faculty: Providing Writing Support without Crossing the Line Ms. Jeannie Waller, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

− Know they hated me first: The ‘Acceptable’ Marginalization of Christian Culture in Higher Education Dr. Eve Baldwin, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

− Autoethnography of a Plagiarist: Using Metadiscursive Commentary and Ethno-graphic Research Methods in the First-Year Composition Classroom to Explore Academic Plagiarism as a Sociocultural Phenomenon Dr. Mysti Rudd, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Panel 10 – Subject hood to Citizenship: An Interdisciplinary Historical DialogueChair – Dr. Martinus Van de Logt, Texas A&M University at QatarRoom – Conference Room 1

Panel 11 – Ethics And Narrative From A Composition And Rhetoric PerspectiveChair – Dr. Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 2

Each Panel – Four 15 minute paper presentations followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

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2:30 – 2:45 PM Coffee Break – Orange Area

2:45 – 4:15 PM Parallel Sessions – V

Each Panel – Four 15 minute paper presentations followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

Panel 12 – Humanitarian and Development Aid in the Age of Global EthicsChair – Dr. Andrej Zwitter, University of GroningenRoom – Conference Room 1

Panel 13 – Communal Challenges to Citizenship in the Middle East and RussiaChair – Dr. Mark Farha, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in QatarRoom – Conference Room 2

− Rights versus Needs: Protection, Intervention and the Right to Aid Dr. Andrej Zwitter, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

− Global Ethics and Local Challenges: Humanitarian Principles in Need of Change? Dr. Joost Herman, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

− The Ethics of Aid: Japan’s Official Development Assistance and Human Security Dr. Alexandria Innes, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, US and Dr. Christopher Lamont University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

− Normative pluralism in Humanitarian and Development Aid: An Assessment of Competing Ethical and Legal Norms Dr. Joris Kokken, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

− What is Secular after all? Religion in the construction of Turkish Citizenship Dr. Birol Baskan, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

− Secular Autocracy vs. Sectarian Democracy? The Christian Predicament in the Syrian and Egyptian Uprisings Ms. Salma Mousa, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

− Multiculturalism is Not Dead: The Positive Experience of Multicultural Society Manage-ment in Russia Dr. Yan Vaslavskiv, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russia

− Discussant, Dr. Mark Faraha, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

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− Inventing The Refugee: Displacement, Citizenship, And Geopolitics, 1943 – 55 Dr. Adam R. Seipp, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

− Nation, Nationality and Citizenship: Pakistan’s Unending Dilemma Dr. Yaqoob Khan Bangash, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan

− Popular Movements and Uncertain Transitions: Democratization in Egypt and Pakistan Dr. Hassan Javid, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

− The Conflicting Desires of Mobility: Metaphors of the Exile, the Tourist, the Nomad, and Other Figures of Travel Ms. Maureen Burns, Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Design, Chicago, USA

Panel 14 – Mobility in the Global Era: Collective and Individual MotivationsChair – Nancy Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar Room – Conference Room 1

4:15 – 4:30 PM Coffee Break – Orange Area

4:30 – 5:00 PM Closing Session

Post Conference Information by Dr. Hassan Bashir

Closing Remarks by Dr. Troy Bickham

5:45 PM Drop Off at Hotel