List of International Events Organized/Attended: i) Events organized in last five years (2006-2010):Title | Dates | Sponsor | East and Central Europe: The Impact of EU Membership on Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics and Economy | 24-25, November 2010 | Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) | ‘Humanitarian’, Preemptive and Punitive Intervention and State Sovereignty: Varying Political, Moral and Legal Standpoints | 9-10, December 2009 | HSF | EU as an Emerging International Power: Its Middle East Policy | 26-27, November 2008 | HSF | Global Environmental Conflicts; Change and Adaptation | 6-9, March 2008 | HEC & ASCE | Religions and Cultures in Various Regions of the World: Integration, a Compromise between Assimilation and Self-Assertion? | 25, October 2007 | Goethe-Institut | Globalisation: Economic, Social and Political Dimensions; Focus on South Asia | 28-29, November 2006 | HSF | Confrontation Versus Dialogue: Different Perspectives on Freedom of Expression and Respect for Religious Sensibilities | 12, December 2006 | Goethe-Institut |
ii) Events in Foreign Universities:- Prof. Dr. Naveed Ahmad Tahir, Dr. Syed Imdad Shah, Dr. Uzma Shujaat, Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqi, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Karachi attended and participated the Final International Conference of CLIMA project in Venice International University, Italy in October, 2008.
- Dr. Uzma Shujaat participated Beijing 3rd Training Session of the EU-sponsored CLIMA Project held on March 30th to April 12th, 2008, participated on Air Pollution and Climate Change.
- Dr. Uzma Shujaat participated in the 2nd training session of Clima Project in Karachi (March-April 2007) on Sustainable Coastal Zone Management and Climate Change.
- Dr. Uzma Shujaat participated the 4th Training Session of CLIMA Project in France from November 1st to November 17th, 2007, on International Policy on Biodiversity and Climate Change.
- Dr. Uzma Shujaat participated in the 1st Training Session of CLIMA Project in Amsterdam (January 22 to February 4, 2007), on Global to National Governance on Climate Change.
iii) List of Local Workshops/Seminars Conducted (last three years)Title | Dates | Sponsor | Russia’s Transition towards Democracy and Market Economy: EU’s Response | July 7, 2010 | HSF | India as an Aspiring Global Power; its Regional and International Implications: The West’s Response | June 16, 2010 | Centre | Iran in the Contemporary International Scenario: Geopolitical Implications for the Region and Impact
On International Politics | April 07, 2010 | HSF | EU – Turkey Relation | February 10, 2010 | HSF | Human Rights: Universality and Disparity in South Asia, Africa and Europe | July 22 2009 | HSF | NATO’s Role in the ‘War on Terror’ | June 24, 2009 | Centre | The Global Financial Crisis: Impact on the World
Economy and the Developing Countries | March 12, 2009 | HSF | Recent Developments in US-Europe Relations | November 01, 2008 | Centre | Waves of Social Change across Europe; with Special Emphasis on France and Germany | April 29, 2008 | Centre | EU Politics: Current Issues | March 26, 2008 | HSF |
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PRESENTATIONS :Publications in the Journal of European Studies- “Conflict, Peace and Women: International Initiatives; Focus on Europe”, Vols.26 & 27, Nos.2 & 1, July 2010 & January 2011, Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.
- “Human Rights Abuses in Darfur; International and EU Responses”,Vols.25 & 26, Nos.2 & 1, July 2009 & January 2010, Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.
- “Policy-Making and Socio-Economic Issues in France”, Vols.24 & 25, Nos.2 & 1 July 2008 & January 2009, Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.
- “The Geopolitical and Economic Importance of Energy Rich Central Asia: Possibility of an EU-Russia Alliance”, Vols.23 & 24, Nos.2 & 1, July 2007 & January 2008, Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.
- “The Internal Turmoil in France – A Threat to Internal Cohesion of Europe”, presented at the international Workshop titled “Reflections of the current crisis in the EU” organized in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany on March 15, 2006, published in Journal of European Studies, Vols.22 & 23, Nos.2 & 1, July 2006 & January 2007, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.
- “Russian-Ukraine Relations”, Vols. 21&22, Nos. 2&1, July 2005 & January 2006, Journal of European Studies, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi
- “The European Union and the East Timor Crisis”, published in Journal of European Studies, Vol. 20, Nos. 2, July 2004. The same was first presented at the international workshop “The European Union’s Expansion: Impact on the EU Institutions, Member States, the Region and the Developing world”, organized in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Germany on March 1st 2005.
- “The EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, A Balance sheet of Success and Failures, Future Prospect”, presented at the workshop titled “Perspectives for CFSP in the light of imminent EU enlargement; with focus on EU’s relations with Russia, the Caucasus and East Europe”, on April 19, 2003 (under the Jean Monnet Project) and published in Journal of European Studies, Vol. 19&20, Nos. 2&1, July 2003 & January 2004.
- “European Union – China Relations: Prospects for the 21st Century”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2000.
- “Europe and Human Rights in the Post-Cold war Era”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 15, Nos. 1&2, January and July 1999.
- “US-Russia Relations and NATO”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2, July 1998.
- “Security and Economic Interests of France in the Contemporary World”, Journal of European Studies, Vols. 13&14, Nos. 2&1, July 1997 & January 1998.
- “American Policy in Europe Since the End of the Cold War”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2, July 1996.
- “UN’s 50 Year Old Character: An Analytical Review”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 11&12, Nos. 2&1, July 1995 & January 1996.
- “The War in Chechnya and its Repercussions for Russia”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 1995.
- “An overview of the Bosnian Crisis”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, July 1994.
- “The Rise of Neo-Fascism in Germany: Implications for Europe”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 9&10, Nos. 2&1, July 1993 & January 1994.
- “France in the New Europe”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 9, No.1, January 1993.
- “US-Japan emerging relations: Its impact on Europe”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 1992.
- “Soviet Union on the Eve of Change: An overview”, Journal of European Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, July 1991.
Papers presented at national and international conferences- “Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Case Study of Pakistan”. Presented at Remin University, Beijing, China on 28 March 2008 at the 4th Session of Clima (Climate Change Management Project), under Euro-Asia Link Programme headed by EU Commission, Brussels and Minister of Environment, Italy.
- “Scarcity of Water Resources: Drought Mitigation in Pakistan”. Presented at Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) on August 8, 2008.
- “Shaping up the Global Milieu-Role of the West” presented at the seminar on “Pakistan and Changing Scenario: Regional and Global” held on 27-28 March 2007 in IPRI, Islamabad Policy Research Institute, with the collaboration of USAID.
Abstract in “International Political Science Abstracts, Paris”- “The European Union and the East Timor Crisis”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, October 19, 2005.
- “The EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, A Balance sheet of Success and Failures, Future Prospect”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, May 6, 2005.
- “European Union – China Relations: Prospects for the 21st Century”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, February 26, 2000.
- “Europe and Human Rights in the Post-Cold war Era”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, September 6, 1999.
- “US-Russia Relations and NATO”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, July 1998.
- “The War in Chechnya and its Repercussions for Russia”, published in International Political Science Abstracts, Paris, 1995.
Contribution to an Edited Book- “Shaping up the Global Milieu-Role of the West” in “Pakistan and Changing Scenario: Regional and Global” Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema and Brig ® Muneer Mahmud (ed.), Islamabad Policy Research Institute and US Agency for International Development (USAID) 2008.
- “Globalization: A Political, Social and Economic Dilemma for India”, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, 2006.
- “An overview of relations between Britain and Pakistan”, in Naveed Ahmad Tahir (ed.), Pakistan and Post-Ideological Europe: Prospects for Cooperation in the 21st century, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, April 2000.
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MODULES :Dr. Uzma has developed the following modules for the curriculum of the on-line Master Program under Clima Project (Euro-Asia Link Programme)- International Responsibility and Other Legal Responses
- Types of Policy Measures: National, Urban and Rural
- Promoting Sustainable Tourism in Coastal Areas
- Air Pollution and Climate Change
Book reviews published in Journal of European Studies- “Soviet Nationalities in Strategic Perspective”, by S. Enders Winbush (ed.), Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1988.
- “Deterrence in the 1980s: Crisis and Dilemma, by Byers R. B, Vol. 4&5, Nos. 2&1, July 1988-January 1989.
- “Africa and Europe from Partition to interdependence or dependence? By Sesay Amadus (ed.), Vol. 7, No. 1, January 1991.
- “Refugees and International Relations, by G. Loescher and Laila Monochan (ed.), Vol. 7, No. 2, July 1991.
- “The future belongs to freedom, by Eduard Shevardnadze translated by Catherine A. Fitzpartick, London, Vol. 8, No. 1, January 1992.
Newspaper Articles- “Regional Security Complexes”, The News, October 17, 2004.
- “Turkey at the Cross Road”, The Muslim, 1994.
- “Asking for Shelter from Asia to Africa: We (Mag), The News, January 1992.
- “What Future of Albania”, Morning News, May 23, 1991.
- “French Art and Culture”, Dawn, July 14, 1991.
- “People who throw bombs”, The Muslim, August 13, 1993.
Guest Speaker Sessions – Papers presented at the Area Study Centre for Central Asia, Peshawar University- The independence of Central Asian States: Prospects for Pakistan and the Region – 1994.
- The Civil War in Afghanistan: Impact on Pak-Afghan Bilateral Relations – February 1995.
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