INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
4 – 5 February 2009
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kranidiotis Hall, 1 Akadimias St.
Athens, Greece
Organised by the Greek Politics Specialist Group under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece.
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This international conference brought together leading academics and practitioners in order to examine the construction and management of nations’ images through such practices as media representation, public diplomacy, nation branding, soft power and strategic communications.
Organising Committee:
Dr. Athanassios N. Samaras, Conference Academic Convenor [ [email protected] ]
Achilleas Ioakimides, GPSG Advisory Committee [ [email protected] ]
Roman Gerodimos, GPSG Convenor [ [email protected] ]
Dr. Andrew N. Liaropoulos, GPSG Secretary [ [email protected] ]
Irini Polidorou, Project Manager [ [email protected] ]
Contact Details
Tel (GR): +30 (0) 6949 079175
Tel (UK): +44 (0) 1202 965 105
Email: [email protected]
Conference Information
- Buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided during the conference.
- The conference languages are English and Greek. Simultaneous interpretation facilities will be available.
- Wi-Fi access will be available in the conference hall.
- Certificates of Attendance can be obtained from the reception desk throughout the two days of the conference. Identification (passport or ID card) may be required.
Programme & PowerPoint presentations
Professor Philip Taylor (University of Leeds, UK) will give the opening keynote speech, entitled “A Strategic Communications (Road) Map”. – Presentation
Professor Keith Dinnie (Temple University, Japan) will give the second keynote speech (Day 2), entitled “Nation Branding and Country Image: Opportunities and limitations of a media-centric approach“. – Presentation
“Roman Gerodimos (University of Bournemouth), “Online Mobilisation and Citizen Diplomacy” – Presentation
Dr. Athina Karatzogianni (University of Hull), “Small States, Big Opportunities: Challenges and Solutions for Greece in Cyberspace” – Presentation
Dr. Anastasia Kavada (University of Westminster), “Networking Technologies for Collective Action: Two Opposing Models of Activism– Presentation
Maria Zisouli (University of Athens), “Diaspora and Online News Media: an Analysis of the December 2008 riots – Presentation
Nikos Drandakis, (www.nylon.gr)
Prof. Thimios Zaharopoulos (Park University), “Images of Nations in the News: The Image of Greece in the United States – Presentation
Michael Gawthorne (Media Tenor), “An Approach to Setting the Agenda – Presentation
Dr. Athanassios N. Samaras (Hellenic Audiovisual Institute), “The Effect of News Events upon Nation Images: The Case Study of the Image of the USA in the Greek Press – Presentation
Prof. Georgios Pleios (University of Athens), “Images of Europe, Images of EU in Greek Television News – Presentation
Prof. Panayiotis Ifestos (University of Piraeus), “Soft Power in Contemporary International Politics”
Prof. Athanassios Platias (University of Piraeus), “Soft Power: a Critical Approach”
Prof. Haralambos Papasotiriou (Panteion University), “Hegemonic Authority and International Legitimacy”
Prof. Marios Evriviades (Panteion University), “USA: Soft Power or Propaganda”
Moderator: Dr. Andrew N. Liaropoulos
George Koumoutsakos, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thomas Miller, Counsellor for Public Affairs, US Embassy in Athens
Vasily Gavrilov, Press Attache, Russian Embassy in Athens
Moderator: Werner Van Gent, President of the Foreign Press Association in Greece
