Institut français du Proche-Orient, Amman
Syria Today
Social, Political and Economic Changes
At the Interface between National Territory and Migratory Spaces
International Scientific Symposium
29 & 30th September 2019
at the French Institute (Jabal al-Lweibdeh)
Programme
Sunday 29th September 2019
9:00-9:15
Welcoming of the participants
9:15-9:30
Welcome Speech
9:30-9:45
Introduction : Valentina Napolitano, Myriam Ababsa, Jalal Al Husseini (Ifpo)
9:45-10:30
Keynote speech : Local and transnational reconfigurations of the Syrian society.
Leïla Vignal (Rennes 2 / Oxford)
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-13:00
Panel 1. Social Transformations
Discutant: Jalal Al Husseini (Ifpo)
11:00-11:30
From the Political to the Social: The Speed and Depth of Revolutionary Transformations. Charlotte Loris-Rodionoff (University College London)
11:30-12:00
The Transformation of Family Sphere among Syrians in Jordan. Valentina Napolitano (Ifpo)
12:00-12:30
Syrians under the kafala system: anthropological perspectives on a social fragmentation foretold.
Leïla Drif (EHESS)
12:30-13:00
Debate
13:00-14:15
Lunch Break
14:15-17:15
Panel 2. Economic Dynamics and Humanitarian Assistance in the context of uncertain reconstruction
Discutant : Kamel Doraï (CNRS, Ifpo)
14:15-14:45
Structural, Economic and Geographic Changes of the Syrian Business Community.
Pauline Khoury (Institut Français de Géopolitique)
14:45-15:15
The Impacts of the Syrian Government Political Economy on the Socio-economic and Societal Structures of Syria. Joseph Daher (European University Institute)
15:15-15:30
Coffee Break
15:30-16:00
Raqqa Governance and Reconstruction Challenges. Myriam Ababsa (Ifpo)
16:00-16:30
Long Term Migrations and Agro-pastoral Resilience: Syrian Pastoralists in Jordan.
Mathilde Gingembre (Associate researcher, PASTRES project)
16:30-17:15
Debate
18:30-19:30
Public Round-Table
Around the books: Chroniques de la révolution syrienne by Sana Yazigi (Creative Memory) and Syria after the Uprising by Joseph Daher (European University Institute)
20:00
Dinner
Monday 30th September 2019
9:00-13:00
Panel 3. Political Powers and Actors #Syria
Discutant : Patrick Haenni (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue)
9:00-9:30
The rise of the Islamic State post-Caliphate: how counter-insurgency governance patterns are fueling an ISIS resurgence in Deir ez Zour. Ahmad Mhidi (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue)
9:30-10:00
The Return of the Security State in Assad’s Syria. Agnès Favier (European University Institute)
10:00-10:30
Collective Kidnappings of Minority Members in Syria: Confessional and Political Recompositions in Wartime. Anna Poujeau (EHESS)
10:45-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15-11:45
Territories of Revolt, Combat and Refuge. Geography of the Syrian Crisis in Long Term History. Matthieu Rey (IFAS-recherche/ Wits History Workshop)
11:45-12:15
Reconsidering Governance from Below: Experiences and Models of Autonomous Governance,
Civil Society Inclusiveness and Decentralization in Conflict and Post-conflict Syria.
Aurora Sottimano (Centre Syrian Studies at St Andrews University)
12:15-13:00
Debate
13:00-14:15
Lunch Break
14:15-15:45
Panel 4. Political Powers and Actors #Syria/region
Discutant : Lorenzo Trombetta (journalist)
14:15-14:45
Institutional Production and Governances Modes of the “Kurd movement” in Syria: a Revolution within Syria Revolution ? Arthur Quesnay (Paris 1) Patrick Haenni (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue).
14:45-15:15
Hezbollah’s Fighters Path in the Syrian war. Chiara Calabrese (EHESS/Cesor)
15:15-15:45
Political Geographies of Transitional Justice Perspectives of Syrian Refugees in Germany and Lebanon. Julie Bernath (Swiss Peace)
15:45-16:15
Debate
16:15-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:30
Conclusion, Elizabeth Picard (CNRS)