Program SOC

16th Annual International Conference on Sociology
2-5 May 2022, Athens, Greece
Program (Athens Local Time)
(Notes: (1) each presentation includes at least 10 minutes for questions and discussions if available;
(2) some sessions are jointly organized with the business, economics and law division of ATINER)


Monday 2 May 2022

09.00-09.30
Registration


09.30-10.00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
  • Michael P. Malloy, Director, Business, Economics and Law Division, ATINER & Distinguished Professor & Scholar, University of the Pacific, USA.
  • Domenico Maddaloni, Head, Sociology Unit, ATINER & Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.

10:00-12:00 MORNING PRESENTATIONS

  • Domenico Maddaloni, Head, Sociology Unit, ATINER & Professor, University of Salerno, Italy.
    Title: Escaping the Crisis, Seeking a Better Future, Living Global Lives: Italians in Athens, Madrid and Bogota. 
  • Aina Dobele, Professor, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia.
    Title: Economic and Social Prerequisites for Craft Development in Latvia.
  • Natja Lavric, Lecturer, MLC Management and Law College, Slovenia.
    Tatjana Devjak, Full Professor, MLC Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    Title: Digitalization in Higher Education.  
  • Danijela Brečko, Assistant Professor, MLC Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    Title: The Influence of Fixed and Growth Mindset on Study Performance. 

12:00-13:30 NOON PRESENTATIONS

  • Gerhard Speckbacher, Professor, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
    Title: Values, Performance or Both? How Values-focused Work Benefits from Results-based Management. 
  • Mostafa Aboelsoud, Associate Professor, The British University in Egypt, Egypt.
    Dimitrios Paparas, Associate Professor, Harper Adams University, UK.
    Ourania Tremma, Assistant Professor, Harper Adams University, UK.
    Title: Price Transmission: The Case of Chinese and World Agricultural Markets.
  • Rene Drumm, Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, USA.
    Title: We Were Just Stunned:” Christian Parent’s Reactions to Their Child’s Coming-Out.

13:30-14:30
Lunch
13:00-15:00
Student poster section is organized in parallel by ATINER & MLC College in Ljubljana. (Program)

14:30-15:30 AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

  • Carolina Facioni, Research Assistant, ISTAT-Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy.
    Title: Why the World Needs Futures Studies: A Social and Methodological Challenge. 
  • Ali Shehab Ahmed, Assistant Professor, University College Iraq.
    Abbas Fadhil Mohammed, Professor, Alqalam University College, Iraq.
    Title: The Extent of Effectiveness of the Alternative Means in Settling Contracts Partnership Disputes on the Goals of Sustainable Development.

15:30-16:00
Claudiu Coman, Professor, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania.
Doina Drăguinea, PhD Candidate, University of Craiova, Romania.
Title: The Role of Online Media Channels in Portraying the Positive and Negative Effects of the COVID-19 Vaccine. 


16:00-16:30
Maria Cristina Bularca, Master Student, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania.
Radu Tudorica, PhD Student, University of Craiova, Romania.
Title: The Process of Communication and Promotion of European Universities on Social Networks during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 


16:30-17:00
Miguel Farinha Dos Santos Da Silva Graça, Senior Researcher, University Coimbra, Portugal.
Title: Lockdown Democracy or A New Era of Digital Citizenship? Online Civic And Engagement and Participatory Budgeting on Pandemic Times. 


17:00-17:30
Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu, Lecturer, University of Brighton, UK.
Title: The Functionality of the Election Tribunal in Nigeria concerning Election Petition. 


17:30-18:00
Marta Picchi, Associate Professor, University of Florence, Italy.
Title: The “one in, one out” Approach in the New Communication on the Better Regulation. 


18:00-18:30
Larisa Hrzic
, Assistant Professor, University of Split, Croatia.
Marija Loncar, Associate Professor, University of Split, Croatia.
Zorana Suljug Vucica, Associate Professor, University of Split, Croatia.
Title: Aspect of Housing of the Youth in Split (Croatia). 


18:30-19:00
Joseph Michalski, Professor, King’s University College at Western, Canada.
Title: An Integrated, Multi-Level Approach to Interpersonal Aggression and Violence. 


20:00-22:00
Greek Night


Tuesday 3 May 2022

08:00-11:00 Urban Walk


11:00-11:30
Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
, Fellow, Deakin University, Australia.
Title: Mobs and Wogs: Stories of Strength, Survival, and Suitcases. 


11:30-14:00 MORNING / NOON PRESENTATIONS

  • Wim Vandekerckhove, Professor, University of Greenwich, UK.
    Title: Rethinking Moral Ontology for Business Ethics.
  • Marc Roux, Chair, Association Française Transhumaniste – Technoprog, France.
    Title: Transhumanism in Greece?
  • Virginia Jureniene, Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania.
    Title: Peculiarities of Social Development: Aspect of Gender Equality. 
  • Daile Lynn Rung, Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University, Australia.
    Title: Exploring the intersections of temporary migration, COVID-19 support policies, and migrant men’s wellbeing in Australia.  
  • Ingrida Veiksa, Head, Turiba University, Latvia.
    Title: Use of Copyrighted Content in Businel. 

14:00-15:00 Lunch


15:00-16:30 AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS

  • Andra Zvirbule, Professor, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia.
    Title: Interaction between Staff Motivation and Loyalty at Consulting Companies. 
  • Gyula László Florian, Assistant Professor, Partium Christian University, Romania.
    Title: Priorities and Strategic-Tactical Perspectives of the Romanian Management in the European Context Strongly Marked By the Covid-19 Pandemic.
  • Derya Guvenir, Research Assistant, İzmir University of Economy, Turkey.
    Title: Minority Shareholder’s Right to Request the Postponement of General Meetings of Joint Stock Companies in Turkish Law.

16:30-17:00
Sabrina Moretti, Associate Professor, University of Urbino, Italy.
Title: Patient Engagement in the R&D Process of Biotech Firms. 


17:00-17:30
Luca Serafini, Adjunct Professor, Lumsa University of Rome, Italy.
Title: Redefining the Concept of ‘Parajournalism’ in the Age of Social Media.  


17:30-18:00
Elena-Otilia Țiroiu, PhD Student University of Craiova, Romania.
Title: School Climate Improvement Programs.  


18:00-18:30
Almudena Moreno, PhD Student, Public University of Navarra, Spain.
Title: Trend in Mortality from Diabetes in Rural and Urban Areas in Spain. 


18:30-19:00
Denis Bernardeau-Moreau, Professor, University of Lille, France.
Title: The Professionalization of Associations in France. 


20:00-21:30
Dinner


Wednesday 4 May 2022
Educational Islands Cruise
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 5 May 2022
Delphi Tour