International Conference “Yes, we could!”25 years of democracy, 15 years of NATO, 10 years of European union

International Conference

“Yes, we could!”25 years of democracy, 15 years of NATO, 10 years of European union

13th November 2014 – Lisbon, Room J.J. Laginha, ISCTE-IUL

This event is an academic conference that takes place on a timely moment: it started historically in Poland with the first open and democratic elections of Eastern Europe, in September 1989. What unfolded was a broader process of democratic reconfiguration in the region. In 2014 Poland celebrates the 25th anniversary of the democratic transformation, 15 years of NATO integration and 10 years as a member state of the European Union. This International Conference aims at marking these dates, providing a base for debating all the changes that have occurred. More than discussing the past its aim is to be a canvas for sketching possible future trends.

Detail  Programme


3.00pm: Opening

Chair: Sandro Mendonça – Professor and Director of the Bachelor in Economics, ISCTE Business School, and Researcher at BRU-IUL.

Luís Reto – Rector of ISCTE-IUL.

Kinga Redłowska – Regional Programme Manager for the US, Scandinavia and the Baltic States, The Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, Poland.


3.15pm: 1st panel – “ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHANGES”

Chair: Monika Köppl – Turyna – Assistant Professor ISCTE.

Luis Fraga – President of the World Stability Observatory.

Miguel Athaíde Marques – Professor of Management in Católica Lisbon and Coordinator of Portugal Economy Probe.

Eurico Brilhante Dias – Professor and director of the Bachelor of Management, ISCTE Business School and former manager at AICEP-Portugal Global.


4.15pm-4.30pm: coffee break

4.30pm: 2nd Panel – “POLAND IN THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK”

Chair: Clara Carvalho – Professor of the Department of Anthropology of the ISCTE-IUL and Director of the Centre of International Studies – CEI-IUL.

Bronisław Misztal – Ambassador of Poland.

Maria Raquel Freire – Professor in International Relations and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and Researcher of the Centre of Social Studies.

Daniel Marcelino Rodrigues – Professor in International Relations at Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra and Researcher at OBSERVARE, Autonomous University of Lisbon.

5.45pm: Closure and film presentation (10 minutes)

Chair: Cátia Miriam Costa – Researcher, CEI-IUL

Nuno Guimarães – Vice-Rector for Internationalization ISCTE-IUL

Kasia Fossa – Regional Project Manager for Spain, Portugal and Latin America, The Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, Poland.

We request confirmation of presence until the day 11th November 2014 to ana.ribeiro@iscte.pt

This event takes place at ISCTE-IUL and is a product of a partnership between Instituto para as Políticas Públicas e Sociais – IUL, the Centro de Estudos Internacionais – IUL, the Business Research Unit – IUL , the Institute for Eastern Studies and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Poland.