Which factors have fuelled the rise of the militants proclaiming the Islamic State? Where do they get their money? What are the geopolitical consequences of the rise of IS? What can the international community do? How should the Western Jihadists in Syria and Iraq be dealt with and what if they return? Join and discuss these issues at the Debate Café organised in cooperation with ESA Concordantia at Bookshop Dominicanen on Tuesday 18 November, 20.00.
PANELISTS:
Tess Ax
Holds a BA (Cum Laude) European Studies from Maastricht University and a Master in International Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. She joined the Politics Department of Maastricht University in September 2012 as a Teaching Assistant. Prior to joining Maastricht, she worked for The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) as a policy analysis intern.
Dr. Assem Dandashly
Holds a Phd in Political Science (2012) from the University of Victoria, BC Canada. He joined the department of Political Science of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University as a Lecturer in European Public Policy, after working as a postdoctoral fellow in the Freie Universität Berlin. His research focuses on European political economy, economic and monetary integration, Central and Eastern Europe, European Neighborhood Policy and democratization.
Birsen Erdogan
Studied International Relations (Bilkent University and the London School of Economics). She joined Maastricht in 2007 and since then she has been a lecturer in the Faculty of Law. Ms. Erdogan also teaches and coordinates the courses of International Relations, International Security and Conflict Resolution at University College Maastricht (UCM). Prior to joining Maastricht University, she was and instructor in Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir and Utrecht University College (UCU).
Dr. Paul Voestermans
Emeritus Associate Professor in Cultural Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen. Voestermans also taught at the Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. He has contributed articles on culture and behaviour, and has written several books in the field (a.o. Culture as Embodiment). He published about the Jihad fighters in the National newspaper NRC Handelsblad.
MODERATOR
Petar Petrov
Assistant Professor in International Relations and EU Foreign and Security Policy at the department of Political Science of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. He did a Master Degree in Political Science at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria (2000) and an M/Res. He holds a degree in EU Politics and Public Policy at the University of Manchester, UK (2004). Petrovs thesis investigated the development of the early governance arrangements of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in the context of the first two EU-led military operations.
