All events of this day will take place in the John Molson Building on the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University.
Coffee and refreshments will be available throughout the conference in Room 3.130
07:45 – 08:45 Registration – Room 1.155
09:00 Opening Ceremony – Room 3.210
09:30 Keynote Speech – Pablo Oñate – Room 3.210
Populism in Latin America and Europe: Similar Impact on Democracy?
Populism today is a common phenomenon in many political systems: from actors who adopt it as a strategy or as a light ideology to improve their mobilizing or electoral prospects, to leaders who openly identify themselves with that label and gain access to government positions. Populism has evolved since its early stages and appearances, adopting common patterns and characteristics in different countries. There are, however, differences between populism in European countries and populism in Latin American countries, leading to different results and effects. This speech will present these common patterns as well as those that differentiate the European and Latin American models, with the final objective of analyzing the consequences that populism can have for democracy and the quality of democracy in each case.
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Panels
Session I.I.I: Contemporary Political Theory and Philosophy – Room 2.430
- Hope as Abstract: A Political Defense of Utopia
Samantha Puzzi, McGill University - Republican and Liberal Theories of Antitrust, from Alcoa to Amazon
Piers Eaton, University of Ottawa - Tolling Bells or Chimes of Freedom? Re-casting America’s Hemingway – Dylan Strategic Conundrum
Codin Alexander Olteanu, Queen’s University - ‘War in the Skies’: An Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Digital Omnipresence on Global Security and Development
Sumaira Yasin, California State University
Session I.I.II: Gender and Politics – Room 2.255
- Young Voters Bias Against Female Politicians in Sectarian Countries: The Case for Lebanon
Fatimah Saadi, University Pompeu Fabra - Policy, Prison, and Forgotten Women: A New Look at How Canadian Penal and Criminal Policy Fail Women
Sara Ania Pustol, Concordia University - Women Leadership in Disaster Management: The Case of the Beirut Blast
Fatima Nasser, American University of Beirut - Filipina Care Workers: Mothers and Immigrants to the US and Canada
Phoebe Holt-Reiss, McGill University - Bangladeshi Diasporic Masculinities in Canadian Context: A Critical Commentary
Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad, Concordia University
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00 Lecture by Etienne Schmitt – Room 3.210
The Minority Nations’ Cooperation. The Role of European Union
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Panels
Session I.II.I: Identity in Politics – Room 2.430
- The Right to the City in Windsor, ON: Challenge to Civic Engagements and
Ways of Refining Social Belonging
Polina Volkova, University of Windsor - Children’s Books in European Muslim Organizations – Diyanet’s Soft Power Tool?
Evin Demir, Yeditepe University - Overcoming the Student Representation – Student Partnership Dichotomy: Toward a Political Conception of the Student Voice
Justin Patrick, University of Toronto
Session I.II.II: International Cooperation I – Room 2.255
- The Failure of International Regimes in the Global South: The Case of the International Anti-Corruption Regime
Nahum Fernando Hernandez-Gallegos, University of Guaralajara - Securitization of Extractive Industries and Food Supplies on Free Trade Agreements after COVID-19: Evidence from the Pacific Alliance Countries
Anthony Medina Rivas Plata, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Egypt’s Food Insecurity Crisis: The National Policies and the IMF Role
Fatima Awadalla, Brandeis University
Session I.II.III: International Cooperation II – Room 2.285
- Chinese Sub-national Government Relations in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative”
Xuejun Liu, City University of Hong Kong - Nascent Regional Security Complexes: Regionalization and Security
Cooperation in Central Asia
Dennis Amable, University of Nottingham - How does Bangladesh Manage the Sino-Indian Engagements at the
International and National Levels?
Eudon Tshering, City University of Hong Kong