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April 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Room 505 |
Cutting Losses in Wars of Choice: Obstacles and StrategiesStephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University RSVP: igis@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for Global and International Studies |
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Room 505 |
The Power of Girls' Education in International DevelopmentModerator: Development practitioners, researchers, and donors are increasingly accepting the importance and power of girls' education to the economic, political, and social development of a country. However, a great deal more needs to be done to improve the enrollment, retention, and success of girls in primary and secondary school in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The panelists will discuss the successes gained over the last two decades in light of the Education for All goals, and the many challenges that girls still face getting to school, staying in school, and succeeding. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP: ids@gwu.edu by March 31 Sponsored by the International Development Studies Program |
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Love on the Great Wall: America and China in the Affair of the CenturyJay Taylor, Research Associate, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University; Winner of the 2010 Lionel Gelber Prize for The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China
Now in its 20th year, the Lionel Gelber Prize has sought to further public debate on significant global issues by recognizing the year's best book on international affairs. This year's winner is Jay Taylor for his book, The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China.
Please RSVP at: 2010 Gelber Prize Event Sponsored by the Lionel Gelber Foundation, the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto, Foreign Policy, and the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Friday, April 2, 2010
Kendrick Conference Room, Suite 321 |
From Cases to Probabilities: Learning from Data Sets with the Best and Worst in MindAni Guerdjikova, Assistant Professor, Cornell University RSVP: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy |
Monday, April 5, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Ukraine's 2010 Presidential Election: What We LearnedThe Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies' Petrach Program on Ukraine will bring together many of the leading academics conducting research on Ukraine's momentous 2010 presidential election to present and discuss first draft papers on what this important event means for democratization, international relations, civil society development, gender politics, and governance in Ukraine and the greater post-communist region. Please see the program below for a list of participants and paper titles.
RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu. Please indicate if you will be attending the conference and/or lunch. Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
China's Rise in Latin America: Implications for the HemisphereEvan Ellis, Assistant Professor, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University
Please RSVP at: China-Latin America Relations. Sponsored by the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Room 505 |
South Korea's Interest in Spent Nuclear Fuel Pyroprocessing: A Technical, Nonproliferation, and Economic AssessmentYongsoo Hwang, Principal Researcher and Project Manager, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Domestic political opposition has prevented South Korea from developing an offsite interim storage facility for the spent fuel generated by its twenty nuclear reactors, and storage space at its reactor sites is filling up. Consequently, South Korea is eager to pursue a type of spent fuel recycling known as "pyroprocessing," to reduce the volume of spent fuel or high level waste that it must store. The panel will provide a technical and economic analysis of pyroprocessing, and its implications for nuclear weapons proliferation. A light lunch will be served. RSVP: monterey.cns.rsvp@gmail.com. Space is limited. Sponsored by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monroe Hall, Room 321 |
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-CatastrophesMichael Toman, Research Manager, Energy and Environment Team, World Bank RSVP: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy |
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
State Room, 7th Floor |
3rd Annual James Millar Lecture: What Makes Russian Workers Happy?Susan Linz, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University How important are anticipated rewards in explaining job satisfaction among Russian workers? Is the influence greater when the reward is especially desired? Survey data collected from employees in multiple regions in Russia are used to investigate these questions. The results indicate a positive link between expected rewards and job satisfaction. In some instances, this link is evident even if the reward is not highly desired by the individual - that is, sometimes, it is the thought that counts. The data reveal significant gender differences, not only in terms of the level of "happiness," but also in terms of the influence of expected rewards and peers' earnings. For comparison purposes, job satisfaction results from employee survey data collected in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Serbia are provided.
Introductory reflections on James Millar will be given by Peter Rollberg,
Professor of Slavic Languages, Film Studies, and International Affairs, GW RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by 3pm on April 5 Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Room 505 |
The New START: Provisions and Prospects for Ratification of the new U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms TreatyNikolai Sokov, Senior Research Associate and former START negotiator, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will meet in Prague on April 8 to sign the successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The new treaty will limit the number of nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles that Russia and the United States may deploy, will provide verification measures and rules for counting warheads, and marks a successful phase of the 'reset' with Russia. However, it must still be approved by the United States Senate and the Russian Duma before it can enter into force. CNS experts will discuss the treaty, its provisions, and its prospects for ratification in each country at this event on April 7. RSVP: monterey.cns.rsvp@gmail.com. Sponsored by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
Uzbekistan: Domestic PoliticsIbrat Usmanov, former Professor, Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan This event is a brown bag lunch. Please feel free to bring your lunch to this discussion.
RSVP: peers@gwu.edu by April 6 Sponsored by Professionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies (PEERS) |
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Middle East Policy Forum: Iraq: The Road AheadSafa Rasul al-Husseini, Director, National Security Council, Ministry of Defense, Iraq
Several members of the delegation will openly discuss recent parliamentary elections and their implications for the future of Iraq. Please RSVP at: Iraq: The Road Ahead Sponsored by the Middle East Policy Forum, which is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil. |
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Jack Morton Auditorium |
The Business Response to Climate Change Conference12:15pm: Registration Opens
For additional information and to register, please visit http://www.thebusinessresponse.com. Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy, the GWU Energy Group, GW-Net Impact, The GWU School of Business MBA Association, the GWU Office of Sustainability and the GWU Sustainability Institute. |
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
New Color Revolution in Kyrgyzstan?Zakir Chotaev, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University; Visiting Scholar, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, GW
Just weeks after the five-year anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's Tulip Revolution, a new uprising has broken out in the country, this time with much more bloodshed. Some reports now indicate that President Kurmanbek Bakiev has been overthrown. What is actually happening, and what does it mean? Are we witnessing a country's implosion into civil war, or a democratically inspired mass rejection of corrupt rule and media closures or both? What does this mean for Kyrgyzstan and the broader region? Leading experts on Kyrgyz politics will discuss these and other questions related to the fast-breaking developments in Kyrgyzstan. The views expressed by the speakers will be their own and not those of any institution or organization, including VOA. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Room 505 |
Japanese Love Statues and Chinese Prisons: Early Cold War Sino-Japanese Relations and WWII War CrimesBarak Kushner, Lecturer, Modern Japanese History, University of Cambridge This event is part of the Sigur Center's Transnational Asia Lecture Series. RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affiliation, and email by April 7 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Global Women's Forum: Global Women 2020: Challenges and Priorities over the Next DecadeKatherine Blakeslee, Director, Office of Women in Development, U.S. Agency for International Development
This event will also be available as a webcast. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs and the Global Womens Forum |
Friday, April 9, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
The Politics of Citizenship in EuropeMarc Morje Howard, Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University; author of The Politics of Citizenship in Europe RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by April 8 Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Monday, April 12, 2010
Jack Morton Auditorium |
Iran's Blogosphere and Grassroots Voices: Risks and Rewards of Engagement9:00 am: Registration
The conference will examine the powerful effect of the new media and social networks in today's Iran. It will also explore what opportunities may exist, even in the face of growing political tensions, for citizen diplomacy and people-to-people connections to grow and develop. Please contribute your thoughts, before and during the conference, to the global online discussion via Facebook and Twitter at http://www.gwu.edu/~ipdgc/events/iran-blog/index.cfm.
Sponsored by the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication |
Monday, April 12, 2010
Cloyd Heck Marvin Center |
A Day for Haiti: Solutions for the FutureOn A Day for Haiti, held three months after the country's devastating earthquake, Washington,
D.C.-area universities and non-governmental organizations will gather to share their insight and
knowledge about rebuilding efforts in the region. For more information, and to register, please visit:http://adayforhaiti.eventbrite.com. Sponsored by the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and the George Washington University |
Monday, April 12, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Auditorium A-5 |
Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East: Regional Politics and External PoliciesNathan J. Brown, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, GW Nathan Brown will discuss his recent book Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East: Regional Politics and External Policies. No RSVP is required to attend this event. Sponsored by the D.C. Public Library. |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030 and the Implications for Global GovernanceTrevor Findlay, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/TFindlay Sponsored by the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
Byzantine Strategy: Myths Versus DocumentsEdward Luttwak, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Edward Luttwak will be speaking about his newest book, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, which seeks to explain how the Byzantine Empire outlasted every other empire in history. He will discuss his views on the diplomacy, art of war, and overall strategic conception of the Empire, which achieved much more than mere survival during eight centuries of almost uninterrupted warfare. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by 3pm on April 12 Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Hellenic Society of Washington, D.C. |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Room 505 |
Adapting to Climate Change in Developing Countries: What We Know and What We Don't KnowRobert Mendelsohn, Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor of Forest Policy, Professor of Economics, Yale University RSVP: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economics Policy |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
City View Room, 7th floor |
Reflections on Identity, Security, and the U.S. Role in AsiaPeter Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies, Cornell University This event is the public launch of the Sigur Center's new Rising Powers Initiative. The Sigur Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation and the MacArthur Foundation for this initiative. RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affilitation, and cotact information by April 12 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
L'imagination au pouvoir: Seeing a Future for Biological Weapon DisarmamentJean-Pascal Zanders, Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies
Bagels and beverages served. RSVP: Kirk Bansak at kirk.bansak@miis.edu. Sponsored by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
A Regional Approach to Global Governance: Economic and Political Development in Southeast Europe and the Black SeaGiorgio Dominese, Professor of Economics and Policy of Transitions, LUISS University Rome; Chair of Economics and Finance of Transporatation, Udine University RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu by 3pm on April 14 Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Institute for International Economic Policy |
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Middle East Policy Forum: Law and Order Under Hamas: Construction of an Islamic Security Sector?Yezid Sayigh, Professor of Middle East Studies, Department of War Studies, School of Social Science and Public Policy, King's College, London Please RSVP at: RSVP Sayigh Sponsored by the Middle East Policy Forum, which is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil. |
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Conference Room, Suite 403 |
A Tour of the Solar SystemColleen N. Hartman, Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs, GW Colleen Hartman will provide a virtual tour of NASA space science across the solar system. An engineering model of the Sojourner rover will be on hand. Please RSVP at: http://gwspacesociety.org/wordpress/?page_id=30 Sponsored by the George Washington Space Society (GWSS) and the Center for International Science and Technology Policy |
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Room 113 |
Enlightened Citizen, Righteous CitizenDr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India No RSVP is needed to attend this event. Sponsored by South Asian Society, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, and the GW Student Association |
Monday, April 19, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars Research PresentationsThe undergraduate scholars will participate in the following panel discussions, which will be moderated by the scholars' graduate student mentors:
The Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars program is an enhanced independent research opportunity for promising Elliott School undergraduates. The program provides Scholars with support and resources to produce polished and meaningful work that can be submitted for publication, conference participation, or as part of grant, fellowship or graduate school applications. Students meet weekly to learn how to conduct research and how to use that work to help advance their academic and professional plans. They work closely with faculty advisors and Elliott School graduate student mentors and also benefit from peer feedback and support No RSVP is needed to attend this event. Sponsored by the Elliott School Office of Academic Advising and Student Services |
Monday, April 19, 2010
Bourbon Coffee |
From Crop to Cup: Economic Sustainability in the Developing WorldJoin GW's Conflict Resolution Forum at Bourbon Coffee to listen and discuss Rwanda's successful entrance into the global market and the importance of sustainable development.
RSVP: crf@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Forum |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program: Capstone PresentationsThis is the first year that all Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program graduating students traveled to Latin America in partnership with a client organization for their capstone projects. One project was completed in Argentina in partnership with Opinion Sur and analyzes the financial crisis in Argentina. A second was carried out in Peru with the Peru-American Chamber of Commerce; students acted as consultants for a Peruvian company in its effort to expand and increase exports to the U.S. In a third project with Solimar International Inc., research and support were provided for a conservation-based eco-tourism strategy with the community of La Caleta in the Dominican Republic. Join us to learn about all three of these interesting, diverse projects! Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
Film: Absence of WillMamuka Kuparadze, Filmmaker, Studio Re (Tbilisi, Georgia) Absence of Will is a documentary film on the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict and the South Ossetian war.
Absence of Will was supported by the London-based NGO Conciliation Resources (CR) and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Room 505 |
Astronaut Training Overview of the International Space StationEsther Dyson, Chairman, EDVenture Holdings Esther Dyson, space flight participant alternate for Charles Simonyi who flew to the International Space Station in 2009, will talk about her experiences in training to become a private citizen astronaut. Please RSVP at: http://www.gwu.edu/%7Espi/rsvp.cfm Sponsored by the George Washington Space Society (GWSS) and the Center for International Science and Technology Policy |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Navigating Cross-Strait Relations: Taiwan's Domestic and International Imperatives10:00 - 10:30 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affiliation, and contact information by Monday, April 19, 2010. **Please also include which session(s) you plan to attend (Panel I, Luncheon, Panel II).** Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Middle East Policy Forum: The Gaza Incursion and the Israeli Media: A Cultural StudyRebecca Stein, Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology and Women's Studies, Duke University RSVP: RSVP Israeli Media Sponsored by the Middle East Policy Forum, which is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil. |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
City View Room, 7th Floor |
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Little Men Between Big Empires: Muslim Transnationalism in the 19th CenturySeema Alavi, William Bentinck-Smith Fellow, Radcliffe Institution for Advanced Studies, Harvard University This event is part of the Sigur Center's Transnational Asia Lecture Series. RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affiliation, and email by April 21 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
Latvia's European VacationJuris Poikans, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Latvia Latvia's major goals after the restoration of its independence in 1991 and the establishment of a democratic government were to gain admission to NATO and the European Union. These were achieved in 1994, confirming Latvia's "European vocation" and the country's alignment within the Atlantic Alliance. Mr. Poikans will discuss Latvia's role in NATO and the EU and the responsibilities assumed with membership as well as questions of national identity and relations with Russia. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
State Room, 7th Floor |
Pax Atomica? Omniviolence, Arms Control, and Limited GovernmentDaniel Deudney, Associate Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University Daniel H. Deudney is currently associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University. He holds a BA in political science and philosophy from Yale University, an MPA in science, technology, and public policy from the George Washington University, and an MA and PhD in political science from Princeton University. During the late 1970s he served as senior legislative assistant for energy and environment and legislative director to Senator John Durkin (D-NH). During the early 1980s he was a senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute in Washington D.C. His areas of research are general international relations theory, international political theory, and contemporary global issues (nuclear, environment, and outer space). He is co-author of Renewable Energy (Norton, 1983) and co-editor of Contested Grounds: Conflict and Security in the New Global Environmental Politics (SUNY, 1998). His most recent book is Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village (Princeton University Press, 2007), which was awarded the Jervis-Schroeder Prize for the best book in international politics and history by the American Political Science Association, and the Book of the Decade award from the International Studies Association. His current book projects are entitled Atomica: Omniviolence, Arms Control, and Limited Government, and Toward Earthcraft: Planetary Technological Closure and the Problem of Rule. In 2005 he was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award at Johns Hopkins University, his third major teaching award. Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/Deudney
Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Conference Room, Suite 403 |
The International Space Station: Perspectives on Early U.S.-Russian NegotiationsLeon Fuerth, Professor of International Affairs, GW; former national security advisor to Vice President Al Gore The George Washington Space Society (GWSS) hosts an evening with Leon Fuerth, the former national security advisor to Vice President Al Gore, and director of the Project on Forward Engagement. Professor Fuerth will discuss the origins of U.S.-Russian cooperation in civilian space during the Clinton Administration, his prior activities as then-Senator Gore's staff link to the Senate Committee on Science and Technology (Space sub-committee), and the role he played in helping to bring about the International Space Station. Please RSVP at: http://gwspacesociety.org/wordpress/?page_id=30 Sponsored by the George Washington Space Society (GWSS) and the Center for International Science and Technology Policy |
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Room 505 |
Global Women's Forum: Working the Night Shift: Women in India's Call Center IndustryReena Patel, author, Working the Night Shift: Women in India's Call Center Industry Drawing from her newly released book, Working the Night Shift, Reena Patel will talk about how call center employment affects the lives of women workers, mainly as it relates to the anxiety that Indian families and Indian society have towards women going out at night, earning a good salary, and being exposed to western culture. From remarks such as Call center job equals call girl job! to concern about how night shift employment will affect a woman's worth on the arranged marriage market, Patel explores the ironic and, at times, unsettling experiences of women who enter the spaces and places made accessible through call center work. Please RSVP at Night Shift or at http://tinyurl.com/ciga-april22. Sponsored by the Culture in Global Affairs Program and the Global Women's Forum |
Friday, April 23, 2010
City View Room, 7th Floor |
Policy Comparisons and Business Perspectives: The Coal and Solar Sectors in China, U.S.A. and Germany7:30 AM - Registration and Breakfast
RSVP: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economics Policy and the National Center for Sustainable Development |
Monday, April 26, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
From Recovery to Sustained Growth: Policymakers ChallengesWelcome Remarks: Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP: iiep@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for International Economics Policy, the School of Business, and the Commission on Growth and Development |
Monday, April 26, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
The American Interval: The U.S. and Greece 1950-1974James Edward Miller, Professorial Lecturer, Georgetown University; Adjunct Professor, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State James Miller will be speaking about his latest book, The United States and the Making of Modern Greece: History and Power, 1950-1974, which examines the role that the United States played in Greece during this period. Mr. Miller uses a variety of American and foreign archives, many newly released, to assess a series of controversies between the end of the Greek Civil War and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and the Hellenic Society of Washington, D.C. |
Monday, April 26, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Iran, the Bomb, and What I Learned from Four Dinners with AhmedinejadJim Walsh, Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jim Walsh's research and writings focus on international security, and in particular, topics involving weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. Please RSVP at: Four Dinners with Ahmedinejad Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs |
Monday, April 26, 2010
Room 505 |
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Identity Shifts in Asia: Implications for Regional Cooperation"Korea: National Identity, State Identity and Security"
This event is part of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies' Rising Powers Initiative. The Sigur Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation for this policy briefing. A buffet lunch will be available beginning at 12:00 PM. RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affiliation, and email by April 22 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Room 505 |
Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity Building for Development: A World Bank PerspectiveAlfred Watkins, Science and Technology Program Coordinator; head of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Global Expert Team, The World Bank No RSVP is needed to attend this event. Sponsored by the Center for International Science and Technology Policy |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213 |
The Social Costs of China's Modernization: Implications for Chinese Politics and U.S.-China RelationsJeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History, University of California at Irvine
Please RSVP at: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=b0808c Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Asia Society |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library |
Killing Neighbors: Webs of Violence in RwandaLee Ann Fujii, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, GW Lee Ann Fujii will be discussing her new book, Killing Neighbors: Webs of Violence in Rwanda. No RSVP is needed to attend this event.
Sponsored by Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
The East Asian Order: Continuity and ChangeMichael Yahuda, Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, GW This event is part of the Sigur Center's Transnational Asia Lecture Series RSVP: gsigur@gwu.edu with your name, affiliation, and contact information by April 27 Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 |
Indigenous Peoples, the Environment, and International LawRaquel García, Outreach manager, Survival International
The panel will discuss the work of Survival International, the effects of international law (ILO 169 and the UN Declaration), and the intersection between indigenous people's rights and environmental conservation. This event will be followed by a Tea for Tribes reception and fundraiser. All profits from this fundraiser will go to Survival International, to aid their work protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples.
Sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 - and - Room 505 |
International Development Studies Capstone Presentations 20105:00 PM - Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 Reception to follow. RSVP: ids@gwu.edu Sponsored by the International Development Studies Program |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Film Screening: Countdown to ZeroA free exclusive, prescreening of Countdown to Zero, a film designed to spread awareness about the very real and pressing world issue of eliminating nuclear weapons world wide and stopping nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. The film recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received very strong reviews. Come catch this film for free before it comes out in theaters July 9, 2010. Countdown to Zero is co-produced by Global Zero (an international, non-partisan movement to eliminate nuclear weapons worldwide), Participant Media (An Inconvenient Truth, Food Inc., The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War), and Lawrence Bender (Inglorious Basterds, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction). More information can be found here: Sponsored by Global Zero and the Elliott School of International Affairs. |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th Floor Conference Room |
They Also Serve: Military Families and the Wars in Iraq and AfghanistanRepeated and protracted deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed exceptional strains upon members of the armed services and on their loved ones. Please join us for a discussion of the policies that aid soldiers and their families, the effects of soldiers' physical and psychological wounds, and the challenges that military families confront.
RSVP: usstudies@wilsoncenter.org Sponsored by GW's Rabin Chair Forum and the U.S. Studies Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. This conference has been made possible by generous support from Charles Dubroff, a Member of the Wilson Council. |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412 |
The Challenge of State Building in Historical Perspective: Coercion, Compromise, and Cooptation in the Making of Modern StatesSheri Berman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Barnard College Professor Berman's paper "The Challenge of State Building in Historical Perspective: Coercion, Compromise and Cooptation in the Making of Modern States" is available online at http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/news. RSVP: ieresgwu@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Room 505 |
The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Darfur Crisis: a Comparative StudyAmani El Taweel, Visiting Scholar, Institute for Middle East Studies, GW Since the outbreak of the Darfur Crisis in Sudan, Western-and especially American-civil society organizations have been involved in advocacy for, and solidarity with, those affected by the crisis. These organizations have played an important role in influencing policy-making of the United Nations, the American administrations, and Congress.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Institute for Middle East Studies |