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Time-zone (GMT+02:00) Athens

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18:00-19:00

Online Engagement Session

Live - Online Only
Kaila Ryan, Assistant Conference Producer, Common Ground Research Networks, United States
19:00-20:00

Online 'Think and Drink' Welcome Reception

Live - Online Only
William Cope, Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States

Building Pressures (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
Genesis and Causes of Insurgency in Mizoram: A Critical Analysis

Thelma Lalhmingthangi, Student, Ph. D Scholar, National Institute of Technology, Mizoram, Mizoram, India

Innovators Facing a Crisis: Multinationals, State-owned Enterprises, and Private Domestic Firms

Antonio García Sánchez, Profesor Contratado Doctor, Economics and Economic History, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Ruth Rama, Research Professor, Institute of Economics, Geography, and Demography, CSIC, Madrid, Spain

Angie Hesham, Student, PhD International Relations and Maritime Security Studies, University of Hull, Bradford, United Kingdom

Social Dynamics (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Shonal Rath, Student, Research, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana, India
An Emerging Reactive Ethnicity Among 1.5- and Second-Generation Latinxs In Tennessee

James Chaney, Associate Professor, Global Studies and Human Geography, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee, United States

Lives in Transit: Subaltern Transnationals and Indian Circus

Nisha Poyyaprath Rayaroth, Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale MacMillan Centre, Yale University, Connecticut, United States

The Social Ontology of Fraser's Theory of Boundary Crises

Pat Hope, Graduate Student Worker, Philosophy, Stanford University, California, United States

Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States

08:30-09:00

Conference Registration Desk Open

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Campus Zografou. Street: Nik. Kazantzaki 79. 8th floor.
09:00-09:30

Conference Opening and Welcome

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Online
Speaker
Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou, Associate Professor of Folklore Studies, Faculty of Philology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Speaker
José Luis Ortega-Martín, Professor, Foreign Languages, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Speaker
Rafal Soborski, Professor, International Politics, Richmond American International University, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Speaker
Marcin Galent, Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland
Speaker
Achilleas Chaldaiakis, Professor, Dean of the School of Philosophy, Faculty of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Moderator
Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Chief Social Scientist, Common Ground Research Networks, Illinois, United States
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
09:30-10:00

Plenary Session with Dr. Maciej J. Grodzicki “In Search of a New Daedalus - Heterodox Economics as a Radical and Realistic Approach to Global Contradictions”

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Maciej Grodzicki, Associate Professor, Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
10:00-10:30

Garden Conversation with Dr. Maciej J. Grodzicki

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Online
Maciej Grodzicki, Associate Professor, Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)

Systemic Shifts (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Shonal Rath, Student, Research, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana, India
Movers, Motives, and Impact of Illegal Small-scale Mining: A Case Study in Ghana

Osman Antwi Boateng, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, United Arab Emirates University, Abū Z̧aby [Abu Dhabi], United Arab Emirates

It’s Ideology, Stupid : How Capitalism Co-opts Education to Systematize Poverty

Todd Stewart, Student, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Kansas, United States

Students’ Perceptions of Poverty : Implication for Community Practice from a Global COVID-19 Pandemic Lens

Mioara Diaconu, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Western Michigan University, Michigan, United States
Laura Racovita, Professor and Social Work/ Dean, Social Work, Southern Adventist University, Tennessee, United States
Domingo Carbonero Munoz, Professor, Law, University of La Rioja, La Rioja, Spain
Linda Reeser, Professor, Social Work, Western Michigan University, Michigan, United States

Impact of COVID-19 on Education: A Case Study of Dalit Children in India

Pallavi Sanil, Doctoral Scholar, Department of Sociology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India

How to Influence Government: A Case Study from Malaysia's Fight against Human Trafficking

Alexander Blocker, Student, MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence, Brandeis University - Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Massachusetts, United States

Shonal Rath, Student, Research, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana, India

10:30-11:15

Talking Circle

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 4

Political Views (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Pratik Raghu, Student, PhD Candidate in Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Transatlantic Masculine Identities between the Refugee Crisis, Covid, and the War in Ukraine

Johann JK Reusch, Associate Professor, Social and Historical Studies, University of Washington, Washington, United States

Populist Authoritarianism: The Rise of Trump and Erdogan

Selin Ece Guner, Professor of Global Studies and Political Science, St. Edward's University, United States

Locating the ‘Global’ in Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative : Technology in Public Imaginings of Singapore

Benjamin Choo, Senior Lecturer, College of Interdisciplinary and Experiential Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

Pratik Raghu, Student, PhD Candidate in Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States

11:25-12:40

Global Trends

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 4
New Regional Responses to New Global Challenges

Brendan Howe, Dean and Professor of International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukpyolshi], South Korea

11:25
The Crisis of Democracy in the New Cold War

Daniel Benson, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, St. Francis College, New York, United States

11:45
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: The Strategic Rationale of Vaccine Donations

Zhengqi Pan, Senior Lecturer, Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

12:05
Crisis as Inspiration to Create New Ideas

Piotr Kimla, Associate Professor, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland
Anna Citkowska Kimla, Associate Professor, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland

12:25
11:25-12:25
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)

Posters (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Pratik Raghu, Student, PhD Candidate in Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Forecasting Resilience: A Future-hunter Approach to a Prosperous Central America

Eleanor Melero, Student, M.S. Mass Communication, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, United States
Matthew O'brien, Student, BA, Political Science, Oklahoma State University, United States
Yi Wen Wong, Student, M.S. Mass Communication , Oklahoma State University , Oklahoma, United States
Skye Cooley
Jared Rotha
Kelli Norton, Student, M.S Mass Communication, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, United States
Campbell Clark, Researcher, MESA Group, Oklahoma, United States
Asya Cooley, Assistant Professor, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, United States

Media, Globalization, and Human Integration: A Case Study of Taiwan's Foreign Live-in Caregivers

Shu Ling Chen Berggreen, Associate Professor, Media Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado, United States

Late additions

Asynchronous Session
How Promise Trackers Tools Influence Citizen's Perceptions: A Conjoint Analysis

Camille Tremblay Antoine, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

The Archaeology of Colonialism at Fort Mose: Forging Freedom Through Practice

Lori Lee, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Humanities, Flagler College, Florida, United States

Equality of Opportunism: Citizenship, Capitalism, and the Secret Success of the Far-Right

Rachel Cremona, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Associate Director, Honors Program, Humanities, Flagler College, United States

Anti-globalization Ideas in the Eurasianist and Ultra-patriotic Camp in Russia

Joachim Diec, Professor, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloński), Malopolskie, Poland

12:40-13:40

Lunch

Registration Area (8th Floor)
Counter Narratives of Crisis: An Interactive Dialogue on Migration, Resistance, and Solidarity

Monisha Bajaj, Professor , International and Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco, California, United States
Magid Shihade, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Dar Al Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine, West Bank, Palestinian Territory
Zeena Zakharia, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, United States
Maria Hantzopoulos, Professor, Education, Vassar, New York, United States
Sunaina Maira, Professor , Asian American Studies, UC Davis, California, United States
Roozbeh Shirazi, Associate professor, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States

13:40-14:55

Linked Together

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Georgia Haikali, Student, Postgraduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Room 4
The New Geography of Surveillance: Social Media, the Internet, and Digital Power

David Humphreys, Professor, Geography, The Open University, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

13:40
14:00

Focused Discussions (Asynchronous Session)

Moderator
Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
Fostering Intercultural Competence Among Undergraduate Students: Course Design for Growth

Elizabeth Sandell, Professor, College of Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Ryuto Hashimoto, Student, Sociology MA: College Teaching, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Lauren Lindmeier, Student, Minnesota State University- Mankato , MN, United States

14:55-15:15

Coffee Break

Registration Area (8th Floor)
15:15-16:30

Shifting Contexts

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Dora Kourkoulou, Student, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States
Room 4
Changing Colors: Re-racialization as a Technology of Categorization

Kendall Artz, Student, Phd, College of William and Mary, VA, United States

15:15
The Modernity of Athenian Democracy: An Answer to the Crisis of Politics in the Era of Globalization

Polyvia Parara, Visiting Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies, Classics, UMD College Park, Maryland, United States

15:35

Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy

15:55
16:30-17:30

Plenary Session - Luke Cooper "Are Multilateralism and Collective Security Possible in an Authoritarian World?"

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Online
Speaker
Luke Cooper, Senior Research Fellow, LSE IDEAS, United Kingdom
Moderator
Rafal Soborski, Professor, International Politics, Richmond American International University, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
17:30-18:30

Welcome Reception

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Registration Area (8th Floor)
09:00-09:30

Conference Registration Desk Open

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Campus Zografou. Street: Nik. Kazantzaki 79. 8th floor.
Registration Area (8th Floor)
09:30-09:40

Daily Update

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
09:40-10:10

Plenary Session - Agnieszka Kubal

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Agnieszka Kubal, Lecturer, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, United Kingdom
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
10:10-10:40

Garden Conversation - Agnieszka Kubal

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Online
Agnieszka Kubal, Lecturer, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, United Kingdom
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
10:40-11:40

Plenary Session - Spanish Language

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
10:40-11:55

Cultural Spaces

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 4
11:00
11:55-12:40

Focused Discussions

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Irini Dragasi, Student, Master in Folklore and literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Room 3
12:40-13:40

Lunch

Registration Area (8th Floor)
13:40-14:55

Mighty Movements

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Eleni Niora, 1, 1, Greece
Room 4
Social Media and Social Movements

Lee Artz, Professor, Communication, Purdue Northwest, Indiana, United States

13:40
14:55-15:15

Coffee Break

Registration Area (8th Floor)
15:15-16:30

Rules and Measures

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Georgia Haikali, Student, Postgraduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Room 4
Higher Education and the Establishment of Liberal Deliberative Norms

Andrew Katz, Professor, Department of Politics and Public Affairs, Denison University, Ohio, United States

15:15
A Non-event: The Curious Case of Ratifying the African Women’s Rights Framework in Ethiopia

Karmen Tornius, PhD Fellow, Sustainable Development and Governance Unit, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark

15:35
From Neoliberalism to Orbàn: Political Disaffection and Populism in Europe

Mert Kartal, Assistant Professor, Government, St. Lawrence University, New York, United States

15:55
16:30-18:30

Case Study Evening - Discussing Social Inclusion, Empowerment, and Intercultural Mediation

Departing by bus at 16:30 at the front of the building (main entrance)
20:30-22:30

Conference Dinner - Attikos House

Location: Attikos House, Garivaldi 7, Athina 117 42, Greece
08:30-09:00

Conference Registration Desk Open

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Campus Zografou. Street: Nik. Kazantzaki 79. 8th floor.
09:00-09:10

Daily Update

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
09:10-11:10

Interdisciplinary Exchanges and New Paradigms in the Social Sciences: Focus on Greece

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Online
Speaker
Georgios Kouzas, Assistant Professor of Urban Folklore, Department of Philology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Speaker
Tina Bucuvalas, Director of Florida Cultural Resources, Inc., Former State Folklorist & Director of the Florida Folklife Program, Greece
Speaker
Kalliopi Feresidi, Adjunct Professor of Classics, Department of Linguistic and Intercultural Studies, University of Thessaly, Greece
Speaker
Philia Issari, Professor of Counselling Psychology, Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Speaker
Virginia Skiada, Cultural Anthropologist - Architect Engineer / Professor of Architecture & Design Anthropology, Departments of Interior Design & Graphic Design, AKTO Art & Design College-Middlesex University, Athens Campus, Greece
Moderator
Eugenia Arvanitis, Associate Professor of Interculturality & Diversity in Education, University of Patras, Greece
Moderator
Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou, Associate Professor of Folklore Studies, Faculty of Philology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
11:10-11:20

Transition Break

11:20-12:20
11:20-12:35

Ebb and Flow

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Rajit Das, Student, PhD, Georgia State University, United States
Room 3
Mapping the Transnational in African Women's Activism: Moving from Margin to Multiple Centers

M. Bahati Kuumba, Professor and Associate Director, Comparative Women's Studies, Women's Research and Resource Center, Spelman College, Georgia, United States

11:20
11:20-12:35

Evolving Standards

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Kalliopi Feresidi, Adjunct Professor of Classics, Department of Linguistic and Intercultural Studies, University of Thessaly, Greece
Room 4
Standardized English, Global Englishes, and Education: Impacts and Empathy

Michelle Devereaux, Associate Professor of English and English Education, English Department, Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States
Chris Palmer, Professor, English, Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States

11:20
Drivers of Entrepreneurship: The Role of Education in Latin American Countries

Maureen Snow Andrade, Professor, Organizational Leadership, Utah Valley University, Utah, United States
David Benson, Student, Data Analytics, Utah Valley University, Utah, United States
Angela Schill, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership, Utah Valley University, United States
Ryan Schill, Professor , Marketing and Entrepreneurship , Utah Valley University , Utah, United States
Ronald Miller, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts, McDaniel College

11:40
13:00-14:20

Lunch

15:05-15:25

Coffee Break

Registration Area (8th Floor)
15:25-16:40

Political Realities

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 4
Tropology of the Imaginary Left in Lithuanian Alt-right Discourse

Karolis Jonutis, Post-doctoral Researcher, Sociology, Klaipėda University, Alytaus Apskritis, Lithuania

15:25
Inviting the World to your Backyard: Nature-based Tourism for Sustainable Development

Brenda Kauffman, Associate Professor, Humanities , Flagler College, Florida, United States

15:45
16:45-17:30

Special Event "Storytelling: Heterodoxic Narratives"

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Speaker
Georgia Haikali, Student, Postgraduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Speaker
Taxiarchis Belligianis, Storyteller, Greece
Speaker
Maria Constanti, Performer and storyteller, Facilitator, Arthaus Berlin Research Center for Theatre and Performance Makers
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)
17:30-18:00

Conference Closing & Award Ceremony

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Plenary Session (Room 440, 4th Floor)