[ecrea] ECREA Organisational and Strategic Communication Section Conference in Belfast

The ECREA Organisational and Strategic Communication (OSC) Section is 
pleased to announce the Conference Programme that will be held at the 
University of Ulster, Belfast, on June 14, 2013.

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*_Public relations and strategic communication in divided societies_*

Belfast 14^th  June - Conference Programme

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*8.30 Registration*

*9-30am - Opening Keynote address:  Maureen Taylor (University of Oklahoma)*

‘Nation building in the Former Yugoslavia: How can public relations 
rebuild relationships?’

*_PANEL 1 - _**10.30am - 12noon*

*Syed Arabi and Zeti Azreen (International Islamic University of Malaysia)
*‘”People First, Performance Now”: Government PR in multicultural, 
multi-religious Malaysia.’

*Ian Somerville and Charis Rice (University of Ulster)*

‘Government-journalist relations in a post-conflict society: 
Communication, trust and political public relations in Northern Ireland.’

*Jordi de San Eugenio Vela (University of Vic)*

‘International understanding and recognition of Catalonia: An analysis 
of the role of strategic communication in the fight for the right to 
decide on self-determination.’

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*1pm-1.30pm YECREA Workshop – Laura Olkkonen (University of Jyväskylä)*

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*_PANEL 2 - _**1.30pm- 3pm*

*Owen Hargie and Pauline Irving (University of Ulster)*

‘Crisis Communication Following Terrorist Attacks in a Divided Society: 
How Meaning is Constructed.’

*Vehbi **Miftari and Vilma Biba (Kosovo Institute for Public Relations)*
‘Can we talk to enemies? The negotiation process in Brussels between 
Kosovo and Serbia: Reflections on strategic communications.’

*Andrew Purcell (University of Ulster)*

‘Public relations in a conflict society: An oral history of professional 
practice during the Northern Ireland “Troubles” (1960-1998).’

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*_PANEL 3 - _**3.15pm-4.45pm *

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*Shane Kirby (University of Ulster)*

‘Sinn Féin and the SDLP: Resources, public relations and power in 
post-conflict Northern Ireland.’

*Mario Ianniello (University of Udine) and Mary Lynch (Mediation 
Northern Ireland)*
‘Beyond the Dialogue of the Deaf: Transforming Paradoxical 
Relationships.’* *

*Barbra Natifu (University of Oslo)*

‘Co-orientation in value-based institutional identity change: A study of 
the nation-building idea at Makerere University, Uganda.’

*5pm      Closing Keynote address:  Margalit Toledano (University of 
Wiakato)*

‘Dialogue with the enemy: Lessons for public relations from the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.’

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*CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:* Please contact Chris Rice for registration 
details:

(Rice-C3 /at/ email.ulster.ac.uk) <mailto:(Rice-C3 /at/ email.ulster.ac.uk)>

On behalf of the ECREA OSC management team,

Gisela Gonçalves

ECREA OSC Section <http://www.ecrea-section-strategic-communication.ubi.pt/>

Universidade da Beira Interior | LabCom <http://www.labcom.ubi.pt/>
Covilhã - Portugal