Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration 2023 Annual Conference

21 דצמבר 2023

The Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration (IASEI) in cooperation with

The EU studies program at the School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University

cordially invite you to the

Thursday | December 21, 2023 | 08:30-19:00 | Naftali Building

08:30 Registration and coffee

09:00 Welcome Greetings:

Prof. Tal Sadeh, Co-President IASEI, EU studies program, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Emeritus Alfred Tovias, Co-Founder of the Association, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Milette Shamir, Vice President, International, Tel Aviv University

09:15 EU Economic Institutions (parallel session, Hall 001)

Chair: Prof. Yoram Haftel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Tal Sadeh, Tel Aviv University: Bank-State Capture and Blame Avoidance in the EU.
Andre Rothschild, NOVE Public Affairs: Challenges and Opportunities For European Re- Industrialization at the Age of the Green Deal.
Marc Luban, Ministry of Finance: The Future of the Euro Area.
Dr. Hila Levi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The European Central Bank and the Human Consequences of Austerity.

09:15 Energy Technology and Geopolitics (parallel session, Hall 003)

Chair: Prof. Sara Kahn-Nisser, Open University of Israel

Dr. Maya Sion Tzidkiyahu, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Mitvim: The European Green Deal, Israel, and the Southern Neighbourhood.
Dr. Ina Kubbe, Tel Aviv University: Navigating Ethics and Corruption in the Shifting Landscape of the German Car Industry.
Naama Barak, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Much ado about nothing? The Euro-Arab Dialogue of the 1970s.

10:45 EU-Israel Cooperation in Research and Innovation (parallel session, Hall 001)

Chair: Prof. Tal Sadeh, Co-President IASEI, EU studies program, Tel Aviv University

Neta Gruber, Europe Desk Director, Israel Innovation Authority: Israel - EU Cooperation in Climate and Health.
Jessica Stroweis, Head of Sector and National Contact Point (NCP), European Research Council (ERC), Culture, Creative and inclusive society sector: Funding Oppurtunities Within the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation- Horizon Europe.
Eden Dvir Zano, Managing Director - European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Hub Israel: Between Innovation and Culture – EU’s Position as a Global Actor.

10:45 Regulation in the European Union and in Israel (parallel session, Hall 003)

Chair: Prof. Moshe Hirsch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Arie Reich, Bar-llan University and Prof. Guy Harpaz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: European and US Influence on Israeli Judiciary in Corporate, Consumer, Labor Law.
Dr. Sharon Yadin, Yezreel Valley College and University of Haifa: Fighting Climate Change Through Shaming in the EU.

14:00 Roundtable: European-Israeli Relations and the Gaza War (Hall 001)

Chair: Dr. Roby Nathanson, Macro Center for Political Economics
Dan Catarivas, President of the Israeli Federation of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Bar-llan University
Prof. Gisela Dachs, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shlomi Kofman, Vice President International Division, ISERD Managing Director
Dr. Maya Sion Tzidkiyahu, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Mitvim
Dr. Roee Kibrik, Yezreel Valley College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Mitvim

16:15 Security and Securitization (parallel session, Hall 001)

Chair: Prof. Gadi Heimann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Emeritus Ephraim Kahana, Western Galilee College: The EU position on the JCPOA - The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Dr. Tal Dingott Alkopher, Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem: Securitisation in the Mediterranean: An ethical analysis of the EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA operation using the prism of Floyd’s Just Securitisation Theory (JST).
Dr. Frédéric Krumbein, Institut für Europäische Politik Berlin: A Realist Shift in the EU’s China Policy.
Dr. Eyal Rubinson, Ariel University: The Shifting Role of Neutrality in Europe and the Prospects for NATO Enlargement.
16:15 Political Extremism in the EU (parallel session, Hall 003)

Chair: Dr. Lior Scheffer, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Tal Sadeh and Gal Bitton, Tel Aviv University: Do Voters Reward Eurosceptic Governments?
Dr. Oren Danieli, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Noam Gidron, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dr. Ro’ee Levy, Tel Aviv University: Decomposing the Rise of the Populist Radical Right.
Gal Ron, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: A Positive Emotional Dimension to Right-Wing Populist Discourse.
Noam Peterburg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Northern Irish Electoral Behaviour in the Age of Brexit.