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   Oil Imperialism?Energy and Political Power from a Global Perspective    An international conference organized by Prof. Eric Bussière (Sorbonne University), Prof. Alain Beltran (CNRS, UMR Sirice 8138), Dr. Guillemette Crouzet (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva), Dr. Victor McFarland (University of Missouri) and Marta Musso (European University Institute).    This conference has been funded by the University Paris-Sorbonne, the Labex EHNE "Ecrire une histoire nouvelle de l'Europe", the UMR CNRS 8138 CNRS Sirice and the University of Missouri.                                                           ProgrammeDay One: Friday, 4th of NovemberAmphitheatre, Sorbonne University, Maison de la Recherche - Rue Serpente 9:30Welcome, Prof. Barthélémy Jobert, President of the Sorbonne University9:30-9:40Opening, Prof. Eric Bussière (Sorbonne University, Director of the Labex EHNE)9:40-10:00Introduction to the Theme “Oil Imperialism”, Prof. Alain Beltran(CNRS, UMR Sirice 8138) 10:00-10:20Coffee/tea break10:20-12:20Panel 1: Oil, Empire, and International RelationsChair: Prof. Youssef Cassis, European University InstituteGuillemette Crouzet, Graduate Institute, GenevaBritish Oil Imperialism in Bakhtiaristan at the Beginning of the 20th CenturyBenjamin Bengobeyi, University Paris I-Panthéon SorbonneLe Pétrole une arme? L'Irak et la libération de la Nation arabe: l’exemple de la guerre du KippourVictor McFarland, University of MissouriOil, Empire, and the U.S. Role in the GulfEmily Meierding, U.S. Naval Postgraduate SchoolOil vs. Islands: Disentangling the Causes of Conflict in the East China Sea12:20-14:20Lunch, Club des Enseignants, Site: Sorbonne14:20-16:20Panel 2: State and Corporate Power: National and Multinational Oil Companies Chair: Prof. Jean-Pierre Dormois, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de BordeauxMarta Musso, European University InstituteHunting grounds for their monopoly: France, Italy and the State oilmenTouraj Atabaki, Leiden UniversityLabour and the Birth of Oil Capitalism : The Emergence of Oil Imperialism in the First World WarKevin Wunsthorn, University Paris I-Panthéon SorbonneEntre rivalité et coopération : la Compagnie française des pétroles face à l'impérialisme pétrolier anglo-saxon dans le golfe Arabo-Persique16:20-16:40Coffee/tea break16:40-17:40Keynote Address: Prof. Myrna Santiago, Saint Mary’s College Oil Imperialism and Its Discontents Chair: Barbara Curli, University of Turin19:30Conference dinner for participantsRestaurant Gastro/Brasserie: La Ferrandaise­­­­Day Two: Saturday, 5th of NovemberAmphitheatre, Sorbonne University, Maison de la Recherche - Rue Serpente 09:30-11:00Panel 3: Oil, Anti-Imperialism, and DecolonizationChair: Prof. Phillipe Chassaigne, University Bordeaux MontaigneGiuliano Garavini, New York University Abu DhabiOPEC: The Making of an Anti-Imperial OrganisationElisabetta Bini, University of TriesteDecolonizing Labor: American Politics and the Rise of Oil Nationalism in Libya, 1960s-1980sPhilippe Tristani, Agrégé d’histoire, Sorbonne UniversityL'Iraq National Oil Company contre l'Iraq Petroleum Company de  1961 à 1972. Le rôle de la compagnie nationale irakienne des pétroles dans la lutte contre l'impérialismeKatayoun Shafie, UCL London, Centre for Advanced StudiesLong-Distance Machineries of Oil: Managing Nationalism, Combating Nationalization in Iran11:30-13:30Lunch, Club des Enseignants, Site: Sorbonne13:30-15:30Panel 4: Oil Companies, the State, and the Future of Oil Imperialism in a Postcolonial WorldChair: Prof. Alain Beltran (CNRS, UMR Sirice 8138)           Duccio Basosi, Ca' Foscari University, VeniceOil, Dollars, and Power: Petrodollar Recycling RevisitedFrancesco Petrini, University of Padua"Jumped on the Boat of a Territorialist Organization": Oil Multinationals and State Power in the XXth CenturySimone Selva, University “L’Orientale”, NaplesTransnational Capital Markets and Development Policies in the 1970s: Oil Shocks, the Rise of Energy Finance, and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Economic Relations 15:30-15:50Concluding Remarks: Victor McFarland, University of Missouri