Failed States and Regional Insecurity Workshop, November 30th and December 1st 2006

Led by Kristian Berg Harpviken
Nov 2006 – Jan 2006

Failed States and Regional Insecurity

Workshop program

November 30th and December 1st 2006

Hosted by the NUPI-PRIO SIP on Failed States and Regional Insecurity and the working group on Transnational and International Facets of Civil War within the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW)

The seminar will take place at PRIO's facilities at Hausmannsgt 7, in the Peace Room

Dinner at Mares (Frogner veien 12) at 18.30 Thursday November 30th. Those that want to can meet us at PRIO (main entrance) at 18.00 and go together, or meet us at Mares at 18.30.

Thursday November 30th

Start 13.30: introduction

13.45 Jeff T. Checkel (UiO): "The Transnational and Constructivist Turn in IR Theory: Any Relevance for Students of Civil Conflict?"

15.00 Coffee break

15.30 Pavel Baev (PRIO) “Russia’s Conflict-Management Policy in the Caspian Region”

Discussant: Torunn Wimpelmann

16.30 Kristian Berg Harpviken (PRIO) “The Taliban’s Reemergence in Regional Perspective”

Discussant: Cindy Horst

End 17.30

Friday December 1st

Start 9.00 Stein Tønnesson (PRIO) "A Successful State With Regional Security"

Discussant: Stein Sundstøl Eriksen