Spring Student Conference Programme

Panel 1. Diplomacy, Leadership Styles and Conflict Resolution
(Teacher Lect. Vitalija Jankauskaitė-Jokūbaitienė)
May 4 (room 102)
9.45–10.15 Tija Guvaitė Constructing the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Metaphorically: the Case of President Joe Biden
10.20–10.50 Greta Mankevičiūtė B. Reagan’s Perspective on the Conflict between the Soviet Union and Germany
10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

May 9 (room 102)
9.00–9.30 Austė Asadauskaitė Crisis Communication: the Case of Zelensky’s Mediated Public Diplomacy in the Warfare
9.35–10.05 Kasparas Kupčiūnas Metaphor and Soft Power Analysis: How Does Boris Johnson Justify Brexit?
10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

May 11 (room 102)
9.45–10.15 Saulė Lazarukaitė International Relationships by Conceptual Metaphor: Comparative Analysis of Viktor Orban’s and Angela Merkel’s Speeches
10.20–10.50 Matas Blažys Trump’s 2018 UN Speech: Discursive analysis of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles
10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

May 16 (room 102)
9.45–10.15 Justė Bertašiūtė International Leadership in Times of Struggle: Discursive Analysis of Muammar Al- Gaddafi’s Speech at the 64th UN General Assembly
10.20–10.50 Gytis Kazakevičius Examination of Theresa May’s Speeches: Transformational and Transactional Features of Political Leadership
10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

May 18 (room 102)
9.30–10.00 Gabrielė Danisevičiūtė Eleanor Roosevelt’s Multilateral Diplomacy and Tolerance
10.05–10.35 Ugnius Greckis Algirdas Legitimisation of Unconstitutional Decisions: the Case of Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas’ Parliament Speech 2004
10.40–11.10 Ignas Berūkštis Justification of the Vietnam War: Comparative Analysis of L.B. Johnson’s and R. Nixon’s Speeches
10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

May 23 (room 102)
9.30–10.00 Ignas Lukoševičius The Ethics of Using an Atomic Bomb: Truman’s Decision and Its Implications for Conflict Resolution
10.05–10.35 Simonas Jonas Dukšta The Analysis of Aggressive Rhetoric: the Case of Vladimir Putin’s Public Speech 2022 10.40–11.10 Oresta Jokubauskaitė Nuclear Diplomacy and Leadership style: Discursive Analysis of D. Grybauskaite’s Speech in the 66th UN General Assembly

11.10 – Round table discussion

May 30 (room 102)
9.30–10.00 Akvilė Kolojanskaitė Metaphors and Foreign Policy in Dalia Grybauskaite’s
Political Speeches

10.05–10.20 Round table discussion

Panel 2. Diplomacy, Leadership Styles and Conflict Resolution
(Teacher Assoc. Prof. Liudmila Arcimavičienė)

May 11 (room 302)
09:45–10.15 Tomas Perkumas Kamala Harris’s Speech at the Munich Security Conference: The Role of Metaphors and Emotions
10:15–10.45 Daniel Sinkevič Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Representation of the Nuclear Energy Policy at the UN General Assembly
10:45–11:15 Ingrida Masoit Emmanuel Macron’s First Speech after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Role of Metaphorical Framing

May 16 (room 105)
09:45–10:15 Doma Zigmantavičiūtė First Joe Biden’s Speech after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: The Power of Language Framework
10:15–12:30 Deimantė Podrezaitė Olaf Scholz’s Speech at the German Bundestag: The Concept of Power in Foreign Policy
12:30–13:00 Medas Radišauskas The Power of Language: Decoding Sir Winston Churchill’s Speech Before the House of Commons

May 18 (room 302)
11:30–12:00 Paulius Židonis The Categories of Nationalism: An Analysis of Xi Jinping’s Speech on China’s Rejuvenation
12:00–12:30 Livija Šilinskaitė Vladimir Putin’s Communication Strategy in the Federal Assembly Address
12:30–13:00 Ema Pačkauskaitė The Power of Collective Identity in Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2018 UN Speech

May 23 (room 105)
11:30–12:00 Rusnė Stanaitytė Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Leadership Narrative of Ukraine’s Invincibility
12:00–12:30 Eva Mejerytė The Ideological Meaning of the Collective Identity in Harry S. Truman’s Speech at the Congress
12:30–13:00 Laurynas Vilkas The Representation of Foreign Policy in Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address

May 25 (room 302)
11:30–12:00 Emilis Mikulskis Metaphors and Identities in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s State of the Union Address
12:00–12:30 Vakarė Saulėnaitė How Did Margaret Thatcher Use Language to Represent the Falkland Islands War?
12:30–13:00 Aistė Vaitkevičiūtė Language as a Weapon in Foreign Policy: An Analysis of Ronald Reagan’s Speech at the Brandenburg Gate

Panel 3: AVATARS OF DEMOCRACY
(Teacher Dr. Ovidiu Ivancu)

May 23: Room No 104
9.45 – 9.55 Monika Arlauskaitė – Genocide, a brief history of the concept. The case of Ukraine
9.55 – 10.00 Q&A
10.00 – 10.10 Markus Uve Behrens – War crimes. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
10.10 – 10.15 Q&A
10.15 – 10.25 Kotryna Brusokaitė – Exploring diplomatic immunity
10.25 – 10.30 Q&A
10.30 – 10.40 Domantas Butrymas – Boycott, a political tool for change
10.40 – 10.45 Q&A
10.45 – 10.55 Evita Čeplikaitė – Embargo – a diplomatic tool or economic warfare? Evita
10.55 – 11.00 Q&A
11.00 – 11.10 Gabriel Delbani – Insurgency. The case of Mujahideen in Afghanistan.
11.10 – 11.15 Q&A
11.30 – 11.40 Dagnė Maslianikaitė – Ukrainian Refugees. A risk to national security or a gesture of solidarity?
11.40 – 11.45 Q&A
11.45 – 11.55 Matas Mikalauskas – Extradition. The intersection between national sovereignty and international cooperation
11.55 – 12.00 Q&A
12.00 – 12.10 Ema Narvalaitytė – Persona non grata. The case of Alexander Lukashenko
12.10 – 12.15 Q&A
12.15 – 12.25 Armandas Peldis – NGOs. The case of Lithuania
12.25 – 12.30 Q&A
12.30 – 12.40 Ignas Rinkevičius – Causes and reasons for the genocide in Rwanda
12.40 – 12.45 Q&A
12.45 – 12.55 Mykolas Sėdaitis – Truce. A path to peace in the Russo-Ukrainian war
12.55 – 13.00 Q&A

May 25: Room No 104
9.45 – 9.55 Nedas Galvanauskas – Insurgency. The case of West Africa
9.55 – 10.00 Q&A
10.00 – 10.10 Auksė Gudauskaitė – Freedom of Speech through the American lenses
10.10 – 10.15 Q&A
10.15 – 10.25 Rapolas Ilonis – De jure, de facto. European geopolitics after the collapse of the Soviet Union
10.25 – 10.30 Q&A
10.30 – 10.40 Gratas Jaudzemas – David Icke, fighting for a cause or another madman?
10.40 – 10.45 Q&A
10.45 – 10.55 Vilius Kasatkinas – Ultimatum as a modern tool of soft power Evita
10.55 – 11.00 Q&A
11.00 – 11.10 Jonas Klimanskas – The impact of economic sanctions on authoritarian states. The case of North Korea
11.10 – 11.15 Q&A
11.30 – 11.40 Smiltė Šarakauskaitė – Genocide in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war
11.40 – 11.45 Q&A
11.45 – 11.55 Girstė Vaiciukaitė – Boycott as an expression of disapproval.
11.55 – 12.00 Q&A
12.00 – 12.10 Agnė Venslovaitė – Examining the impact of nationalism in Italy’s past and present
12.10 – 12.15 Q&A
12.15 – 12.25 Laura Zenevičius Soberon – Patriotism, virtue or threat?
12.25 – 12.30 Q&A
12.30 – 12.40 Mantas Židonis – diplomatic negotiation in a time of tension
12.40 – 12.45 Q&A
12.45 – 12.55 Ieva Songailaitė – Geopolitics. Taiwan in the global political arena
12.55 – 13.00 Q&A

May 30: Room No 104
9.45 – 9.55 Robertas Laučys – Ukraine at a geopolitical crossroads.
9.55 – 10.00 Q&A
10.00 – 10.10 Jokūbas Kupčinskas – The future of diplomacy. Changing the global order
10.10 – 10.15 Q&A
10.15 – 10.25 Armandas Liutinskas – Unwelcome: Exploring the concept of Persona Non- Grata
10.25 – 10.30 Q&A
11.30 – 11.40 Paulina Maleckaitė – Identity politics: march of the marginalised
11.40 – 11.45 Q&A