International Conference on the Dialogue of Civilizations
       
 
Programme

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Tuesday,
31 July 2001		 United Nations University,
U Thant International Conference Hall, Tokyo
       
Welcome and Opening remarks
Moderator: Hatsuhisa TAKASHIMA, United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
       
10:00-10:30

Hans van GINKEL, Rector, United Nations University
Koichiro MATSUURA, Director-General, UNESCO
Kaori MARUYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Japan
Takashi AOYAMA, Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

       
Keynote Speeches: Promoting Dialogue among Civilizations
Chair: Aladji Amadou THIAM, Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to Japan
       
10:30-11:00 Ataollah MOHAJERANI, Director, International Center for the Dialogue among Civilizations, Tehran
       
11:00-11:10 Questions and Answers
       
11:10-11:40 Coffee Break
       
11:40-12:10 Vigdís FINNBOGADÓTTIR, Former President, Republic of Iceland
       
12:10-12:20 Questions and Answers
       
12:20-13:00 Hayao KAWAI, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
       
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
       
Session 1: History of Civilizational Dialogues
Chair: Paul CLAVAL, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris-Sorbonne IV
       
14:30-15:50

Presentations:

Shuntaro ITO, Reitaku University, Chiba; Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University
David WILKINSON, University of California/Los Angeles
Andre Gunder FRANK, Florida International University and University of Nebraska
Shigemi INAGA, International Research Center for Japanese Studies

       
15:50-16:10 Questions and Answers
       
16:10-16:40 Coffee Break
       
16:40-18:00

Panel Discussion:

Discussants:
Ataollah MOHAJERANI
Vigdís FINNBOGADÓTTIR
Hayao KAWAI
Shuntaro ITO
David WILKINSON
Andre Gunder FRANK
Shigemi INAGA
       
18:00-20:00 Reception
 
Wednesday,
1 August 2001 		United Nations University,
U Thant International Conference Hall, Tokyo
 
Session 2: Multicultural Society and Cultural Transformation
Chair: Jorge A.H. RANGEL, International Institute of Macau
       
9:30-11:10

Presentations:

Paul CLAVAL, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris-Sorbonne IV
Masanori NAITO, Hitotsubashi University
Rhoda KADALIE, Impumelelo Innovations Award Programme, Institute for Democracy, Cape Town
Abdelouahed BELKEZIZ, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Jeddah

       
11:10-11:30 Questions and Answers
       
11:30-11:50 Coffee Break
       
Session 3: Dialogue of Civilizations - Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Vigdis FINNBOGADOTTIR
       
11:50-13:00 Panel Discussion:
 
  Discussants:    
  Shigemi INAGA, International Research Center for Japanese Studies Karim BENAMMAR, Kobe University
Jean-Pierre CONTZEN, Special Adviser, European Commission
 
  Panelists:
  Paul CLAVAL
Masanori NAITO
Rhoda KADALIE
Abdelouahed BELKEZIZ
       
 
Thursday,
2 August 2001 		Kyoto International Conference Hall
       
10:00-10:30 Introduction
Hans van GINKEL, Rector, United Nations University
       
Session 4: Contributions from Asia
Chair: Hatsuhisa TAKASHIMA, United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
       
10:30-11:50 Presentations:
       
  Augustin BERQUE, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris
Masayuki YAMAUCHI, Tokyo University
Chandra MUZAFFAR, International Movement for a Just World, Petaling Jaya
RU Xin, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
       
11:50-12:10 Questions and Answers
 
12:10-13:00 Panel Discussion:
 
  Discussants:
Susan PATTIS, Consultant, Beijing
Awais Latif PIRACHA, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies
 
  Panelists:
Augustin BERQUE
Masayuki YAMAUCHI
Chandra MUZAFFAR
RU Xin
 
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
 
Session 5: Universality versus Particularity?
Chair: Ryuichi IDA, Kyoto University
       
14:30-15:50 Presentations:
  Tomonobu IMAMICHI, International Centre of Philosophy, Tokyo
Ioana KUCURADI, Hashetep University, Ankara
Ahmad JALALI, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNESCO
Hisae NAKANISHI, Nagoya University

       
15:50-16:10 Questions and Answers
       
16:10-16:40 Coffee break
       
16:40-17:30 Panel Discussion
       
  Discussants:
Shona DODDS, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies
Richard EVANOFF, Aoyama Gakuin University
 
  Panelists:
Tomonobu IMAMICHI
Ioana KUCURADI
Ahmad JALALI
Hisae NAKANISHI
 
Friday, 3 August 2001 Kyoto International Conference Hall
 
Special Session: Political Aspects of the Dialogue of Civilizations
Chair: Koichiro MATSUURA, Director-General, UNESCO
       
9:30-10:00 Introduction:
  Koichiro MATSUURA
       
10:00-12:30 Presentations and Discussion:
       
  Vigdis FINNBOGADOTTIR, Former President, Republic of Iceland
Amara ESSY, Secretary-General, African Union
Giandomenico PICCO, Personal Representative of the UN Secretary- General for the Dialogue among Civilizations Abdulaziz Othman ALTWAIJRI, Director-General, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Mongi BOUSNINA, Director-General, Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)
       
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
 
Closing Session: Understanding Different Civilizations. Towards an Active Inter-civilizational Dialogue
Chair: Hans van GINKEL
       
14:00-14:15 Introductory Remarks:

Takeshi UMEHARA, Advisor to the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto
       
14:15-15:15 Recommendations:
       
  Junzo KAWADA, Hiroshima City University
Farham Ahmed NIZAMI, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Peter KEMP, Center for Ethics and Law, Copenhagen
Donatas KIREILIS, World Youth Festival on Dialogue Among Civilizations Organizing Committee, Vilnius
 
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
 
15:45-17:15 Panel Discussion and Conclusions
 
  Discussants:
Hisae NAKANISHI, Nagoya University
Christiana N. OMOIFO, Hiroshima University/University of Benin
Robert NEFF, Business Week, Tokyo
Neill QUILLIAM, UNU/Leadership Academy, Amman
       
  Panelists:
Junzo KAWADA
Farham Ahmed NIZAMI
Peter KEMP
Donatas KIREILIS

 
17:15-17:30 Closing Remarks
       
  Hans van GINKEL, Rector, United Nations University