The Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies was founded in 1991 to promote the study of Europe and the European Union in research and teaching. The inter-disciplinary character of its approach was determined from the very beginning through anchoring in three faculties: social sciences, humanities and law. While developments within the European Union are at the center of the Institute's concerns, the perspective of Europe within the framework of its activities has always been wider. The Institute functions as the centre, initiator and coordinator of research projects conducted by its members, the results of these endeavors being made known to larger circles in Israel and abroad through international conferences and seminars, lecture series, as well as publications.

2010/11

Working Papers
Jewish Philanthropy in Europe: Challenges and Changes - Exploring the Italian case in context
Luisa Levi D'Ancona, Department of History
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Guest Lecture
Direct Demography: How Population Growth and Shrinkage is Changing the Balance of Power in the European Union
Herald Wilkoszewski, London School of Economics
Chair: Dr. Guy Harpaz
24.11.2010, 16:30, Faculty of Social Science Building, room 3610
Invitation

International Conference
The Germans after Twenty Years of Unity
International Conference organized by the Helmut Kohl Institute for European Studies at the European Forum
in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 30.11.2010
Program
Conference Rationale

2009/10

Events
Europe Day, 5.5.2010 >>

Working Papers
The Kadi Case: The International Position of the European Union after the Ruling
Shelly Danosh, The European Forum
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Fascism and Football in Post-WWII European Politics: A Study of football and politics
Yonit Rucki, European Forum
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Can Renewable Energy Help Europe Change its Foreign Policy?Germany as a Case Study
Etai Fiedelman, European Forum
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Identity as a Strategy: European-American Relations
Einat Vadai, Department of International Relations
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2008/9

Conferences
1989-2009: Taking Stock of East-West EUnification
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Konrad Adenauer Conference Centre at Mishkenot Shaananim and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
14 - 15.6.2009
Conference Rationale
Program

Ottoman Roots of Contemporary Realities:
the Middle East and the Balkans Compared
Dr. Eyal Ginio, Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Konrad Adenauer Conference Centre at Mishkenot Shaananim and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 18 - 20.1.2009
Program

Normative Power Europe? The EU’s Foreign Policy of Democracy Promotion in the Palestinian Authority
Daniela Huber, Department of International Relations
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The August 2008 Georgian-Russian War: Comprehending the Causes, Deriving the Lessons
Michael Pellivert, The European Forum
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Conception of Civic and Democratic Education in Israel and Germany:
Coping with Anti-Semitism and Racism
Tuvia Rosenberg, Center for German Studies
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No More Undutchables:
The Dutch Linking Act of 1998 as a Test Case of the Change in the Dutch Immigration Policy
Hezy Asher, European Forum
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Islam and the European Legal Systems:
The Headscarf Debate in France and Germany as Case Studies
Sagy Maayan, European Forum
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Still God’s Continent?
Reflections on the place of religion in shaping a common European identity
Michael Pellivert, European Forum
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Are Security Concerns Taking Over the International Sustainable Development Discourse?
Gad Schaffer, Department of International Relations
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2007/8

International Simulations
The EU South-Eastern Enlargement
in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
June 17-18, 2007, from 09:00 to 18:00
Maiersdorf Faculty Club

Publications
Conference and Lecture Series
Islam in Europe: Case Studies, Comparisons & Overviews
Reuven Amitai and Amikam Nachmani (eds.)
Publication

The Importance of Being European: Turkey, the EU & the Middle East
Amikam Nachmani and Nimrod Goren (eds.)
Publication

Working Papers
Specters of Employment and Unemployment:
The Case of Russian Jewish Immigrants in Eastern Germany
Sveta Roberman, Sociology and Anthropology

Anglo – First, Jewish – Next?
An Introspection of Jewish Identity as Mirrored in the Academic Boycott Initiative
Hila Elroy, Political Science
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European Forum Belgian (Linguistic) Identity as a Microcosm of European Identity
Itai David, European Forum

Jewish Identification in Contemporary Spain - A European Case Study
Oren Cytto, European Forum

2006/7

Conferences
Islam in Europe: "European Islam" or "Eurabia"?
In cooperation with the Nehamia Levzion Center for the Study of Islam at the Hebrew University, the Jerusalem Institute of Israel Studies and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Israel
December 10-11, 2006
Program
Publication

The Importance of Being European: Turkey, the EU and the Middle East
Organized in collaboration with DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations), TESEV (Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation), The Center for Strategic and Policy Studies of the HU
Berlin, May 13-15, 2006
Program
Publication

International Simulations
The Final Frontier: Southeastern Enlargement of the EU
March, 12-13.3.06, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus.
Coordinated by Mr. Tamir Sinai, Center for Applied Policy, Munich
Program

Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Foreign Ministers
Workshop organized with the cooperation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Jerusalem.
Coordinated by Mr.  Lior Herman, London School of Economics.
8.1.06, 09:00-18:00, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus.
Program

Publications
Conference and Lecture Series
Germany Re-united and the European Union: The Role of Germany in European Integration
Frank R. Pfetsch and  Alma Lessing (eds.)

Guest Lectures
The EU's European Proximity, A Comparative Approach of a Complex Relationship"
Prof. Marc Maresceau, Ghent University
10.5.07, 14:30, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

"Nordhein-Westfalen and the EU"
Michael Breuer, Minister for Germany and Europe in the government of NRW
11.1.06, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Framework 7 – The Seventh Framework Programme of the EU
Mr. Marcel Shaton, ISERD
4.1.07, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Romania`s and Bulgaria`s Accession to the EU
Dr. Geoffrey Harris, Head of Human Rights Unit, European Parliament
21.12.06, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Bernd Papenkort, Fellow Oxford Leadership Academy, Sarajevo/BiH
14.12.06, Mexico Wing, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Wider Europe versus ENP
Mr. Lior Hermann, London School of Economics
28.12.06, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Islam in Europe
Prof. Amikam Nachmani, Bar Ilan University
7.12.06, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Former YU Countries in a Waiting Room: Local Issues and EU Interventions
Prof. Ivo Paparella, University of Dubrovnik
9.11.06, Faculty of Humanities, room 1741

Intensive Courses
Simulacra. The Pygmalion Effect from Ovid to Hitchcock
Prof. Victor Stoichita

US-European Relations
Prof. Karl Kaiser

International agreements concluded by the EC/EU, with special reference to the bilateral frameworks
Prof. Marc Maresceau

Selected Themes in the Political Economy of European Union
Mr. Lior Herman, London School of Economics

Israel and the European Commission RTD policy
Mr. Marcel Shaton, ISERD

"Politics and History of a European Nation: The Netherlands"
Prof. Rob Verhofstad, Radboud University Nijmegen, 5-13/11/2006

2005/6
Conferences
Germany Re-United and the European Union:The Role of Germany in European Integration
Organized in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Jerusalem, November 13-14, 2005
Program

Guest Lectures
Political Parties in the Family and the Electorate
Prof. Alan Zuckerman, Brown University
7.6.06, The Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkanot Shaananim, Jerusalem

The Europeanization of Islam in the Diaspora and the Islamization of Europe
Prof. Bassam Tibi, University of Cornell and University of Göttingen
6.6.06, Jerusalem Institute of Israel Studies

Israel and the European Union - More than a Partnership
Dr. Jurgen Ruttgers, The Minister-President of the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia
8.5.06, 18:30, The Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkanot Shaananim, Jerusalem

The Current Word Macroeconomic Outlook and the Global Imbalances
Prof. Mario Blejer, Bank of England
26.4.06, 16:30, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, The Hebrew University, Mount Scopus campus

The Muslim Presence in Germany
Dr. Albrecht Fuess, University of Erfurt, Germany
7.4.06 10:00, Teddy Kollek Hall, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies,
20 Radak Street, Rehavia, Jerusalem

EU Trade Policy and the Middle East
Mr. Peter Mandelson, EU Commissioner for Trade
19.5.05, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The European Union – PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE
Dr. Helmut Kohl
5.3.05, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Intensive Courses
Comparative European Political Behavior
Prof. Alan Zuckerman, Brown University
4-12/6/2006

 ”Special Issues in European Studies”
Prof. Mario Blejer, Bank of England
2-27/4/2006

"European Constitution and European Identity"
Dr. Michael Schäfer, University of Amsterdam
5-22/03/06

Is the EU Moving Towards a Post-Westphalian Common Foreign and Security Policy?
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, The Hebrew University
29/12/2005-10/1/2006

Law and Politics of the European Union
Prof. Moris Lehner, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
7-18/11/2005 

2004/5
Conferences
Towards a European Constitution: Processes of Integration, Issues of Discord
Organized in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the EU-Israel Forum,
Jerusalem , December 12-13, 2004
Program

International Simulations
"Europe in Crisis", The European Security and Defense Policy
15.5.05
Workshop simulation

Working Papers

Hadas Greenglass, Political Science
"The Visegrad Cooperation Model: Making Accession to the European Union Easier?"

Nurit Carmel, Communication and Journalism
"The Photographic Documentation of the Holy Land in Pioneer Publications of 19th Century British Surveys of Palestin"?

Shai Moses, International Relations,
"An Inquiry into Wealth of Nations: The Significance of Libertarian and Entrepreneurial Values for Central and Eastern European Economic Convergence with the EU"

Nimrod Goren, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies,
"Embracing the EU-Membership Incentive: Turkish Civil Society's Quest for Opening Accession Negotiations, 1999-2004"

Lior Herman, International Relations
"Two for Tango? European Union, Free Trade Areas in Services and Israel"
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Merav Jacobson, International Relations
"Understanding Legal Evolution: The Construction of the Constitutional Order in Europe"
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Galit Palzur, International Relations
"The Influence of 9/11 on Asylum Policies Towards Muslims: Case Studies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom"
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Lily Arad, History of Art
"Perception and Action in Kaiser Wilhelm's II's Concept of Jerusalem"

Shai Moses, International Relations
"When Deepening Encounters Widening:
Supranational Governance in the Enlarged European Union – the Case of Constitutional Discourse"
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Sagy Maayan, European Forum at the Hebrew University
Islam and the European Legal Systems: The French Headscarf Ban and Similar Proceedings in Western Europe

Svetlana Roberman, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Life-Worlds and Moral Orders: Russian Jewish Immigrants in (Eastern) Germany

Yonit Rucki, European Forum at the Hebrew University
Does Fascism still Exist in Contemporary European Politics? A Study of Football and Politucs