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Events Archive: 2006-07 05.04.07Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Ruth Wodak, Professor of Discourse Studies, Lancaster University Topic: "The Discursive Construction of European Identities" Series: IIDAS The IIDAS series envisions a forum to explore common student and faculty interests in, and develop shared, interdisciplinary ways of understanding the workings of discourse genres chosen from several ethnic/national languages and a variety of professional disciplines represented on the USC campus. 04.27.07 Time: 11 am - 1 pm Location: ASC 207 Speaker: Claudio Magris, award-winning novelist and Diego Brasioli, Italian Consul General Topic: The Public Diplomacy of Literature 04.25.07 Time: 2 - 3:30 pm Location: SOS Fountain Courtyard Speaker: End of the Year Reception Topic: 04.25.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Karen Mc Pherson, University of Oregon Topic: Canadian Women Writers' Reflective Journeys Across the Millennial Threshold Series: Canadian Studies 04.23.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Janice Bially Mattern, Frank R. Hook Assistant Professor of International Relations, Lehigh University Topic: "Stealing Sovereignty: On Abject Transnational Criminals in World Political Order" Series: The IIDAS series envisions a forum to explore common student and faculty interests in, and develop shared, interdisciplinary ways of understanding the workings of discourse genres chosen from several ethnic/national languages and a variety of professional disciplines represented on the USC campus. Discussant: Co-Sponsored with the Department of Linguistics 04.16.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: David Leheny, University of Wisconsin, Madison Topic: "Think Global, Fear Local: Sex, Violence and Anxiety in Contemporary Japan" 04.12.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: John Anthony Blair, Professor Emeritus, Co-Director, Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric Topic: Argumentation, Dissensus and Democratization Series: International, Interdisciplinary, Discourse Analysis Seminar (IIDAS) series. www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/iids/about.html 04.04.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Abraham Lowenthal, School of International Relations, USC Topic: The Making of Global California 03.28.07 Time: 11:30 am - 1 pm Location: SOS b-40 Speaker: Mark Kasoff, Director Canadian Studies Center, Bowling Green State Univeraity Topic: Canadian Dependence of the United States: The Failure of the Third Option Series: Canadian Studies 03.21.07 Time: 11:30 am - 1 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Carol Atkinson, 2006-07 CIS Post-Doctoral Fellow Topic: Military-to-Military Contacts as Channels of International Norm Diffusion Series: Scholar series 03.07.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement Topic: International Relations and Religion Series: Sponsored by the Religion Identity and Global Governance Project (RIGG)The RIGG project is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and is part of an initiative to develop research on religion and international affairs. Its participants include: School of International Relations, Center for International Studies, Center on Public Diplomacy, Center for Religion and Civic Culture and The Knight Chair in Media and Religion 03.05.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Douglas Van Belle, Department of Media Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Topic: Nothing New About the CNN-Effect? The Conceptual Versus Actual History of the News Media's Role in Foreign Policy 02.21.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Jonathan Fox, Bar Ilan University Topic: Bringing Religion Into International Relations Series: In conjunction with the Religion Identity and Global Governance Project (RIGG)The RIGG project is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and is part of an initiative to develop research on religion and international affairs. Its participants include: School of International Relations, Center for International Studies, Center on Public Diplomacy, Center for Religion and Civic Culture and The Knight Chair in Media and Religion 02.14.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, Mc Gill University Topic: The Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons Series: Research series 02.07.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Efraim Inbar, Director, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar Ilan University Topic: Israel's Strategic Challenges 01.31.07 Time: 2 - 3 pm Location: ASC 207 Speaker: Alexander Mallias, Greek Ambassador to the United States Topic: The Future of Southeastern Europe: The Role of Greece Series: Co-Sponsored with USC's Center on Public Diplomacy and the School of International Relations 01.31.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Paul Fritz, 2006-07 CIS Post-Doctoral Fellow Topic: Prudence in Victory Series: Scholar series 01.24.07 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Daniel Lynch, School of International Relations, USC Topic: The Fate of Democracy in Thailand Series: Directors' Workshop 01.18.07 Time: 1 - 3 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Pamela Starr, Latin America Analyst, Eurasia Group and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Topic: Pesos for Dollars? The Political Economy of Dollarization and Currency Boards in Latin America 11.15.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: NEW LOCATION: SGM 123 Speaker: Benjamin R. Barber, Gershon and Carrol Kekst Professor of Civil Society, University of Maryland Topic: Democracy and terrorism: A New Strategy Following Miterm Elections? Series: Religion, Identity and Global Governance Special Project (funded by the Henry Luce grant) Benjamin R. Barber is the Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, and Director, CivWorld. An internationally renowned political theorist, Dr. Barber brings an abiding concern for democracy and citizenship to issues of politics, culture and education in America and abroad. He is the author of Fear’ Empire: War, Terrorism, and Democracy in an Age of Interdependence; Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age; and Jihad cs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World. Discussant: Co-Sponsored with the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, School of International relations, Center for Religion and CivicCulture, The Knight Chair in Media and Religion 11.13.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Mr. Liu Feng, Ministry of Civil Affairs, People's Republic of China. Topic: Democracy in Village China Series: Research Series Co-sponsored with the USC East Asian Studies Center, the USC US-China Institute and the Carter Center. Beginning in the late 1980s, local elections have transformed China’s political landscape. Though these elections engage hundreds of millions of people, they remain largely unknown to those outside China. What is behind these elections? How are they conducted? How might the current round (the 6th) of village elections affect China's political future? Mr. Liu is Deputy Chief of the Rural Section in the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ Department of Basic-level Governance and Community Development. He is a member of a delegation from the Ministry which includes national, provincial, and local level officials. The delegation came to the U.S. at the invitation of the Carter Center and has been observing the American mid-term elections. The China Elections Project of the Carter Center has two websites: www.chinaelections.org (Chinese) or www.chinaelections.org/en (English). 11.01.06 Time: 11:45 am - 1 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Dr. Jean Marc Coicaud, Head of the United Nations University, New York Topic: The Intelligence of Knowledge: The Next Wave of Knowledge Series: Co-sponsored with the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics and the Center for Excellence in Teaching 10.31.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS b-40 Speaker: Anders Lidstrom, University of Umea Topic: Commuting and Political Participation: Sweden Versus the United States Series: Research 10.25.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Joyce Kaufman, Whittier College Topic: "Women's Political Activism in Northern Ireland: Women's Political Response to 'the Troubles.'" Chair: Carol Atkison, CIS, Visiting Scholar Series: Research Discussant: Abigail Ruane, Ph.D. Candidate, School of International Relations 10.17.06 Time: 6 - 9 pm Location: ASC Auditorium Classroom G26 Speaker: Nick Bicanic, Producer/Director; Robert Young Pelton, author; Pratap Chatterjee, Director, Corpwatch; Robert English, Professor, School of International Relations Topic: Movie Screening and Discussion: Shadow Company and the Changing Politics of War Series: The United States, more than any other country, relies on private military companies (PMCs) in war. In Iraq today, there are some 50,000 private security contractors the US relies on to contractors who frequently are in the 'last three feet' of contact with the local population. The movie screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the panel. Discussant: with support from the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics 10.16.06 Time: 11:45 am - 1 pm Location: Doheney Library Intellectual Commons Speaker: Sylvia Maier, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Topic: Mainstreaming Muslims: Rethinking Integration Policy in France and Germany Series: Sponsored by the Unruh Institute of Politics, the Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the Center for International Studies, USC PLEAS RSVP to unruhins@usc.edu or 213-740-8964 10.11.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Carol Wise, Associate Professor, School of International Relations, USC Topic: The Politics of Divergence in North America Series: Directors' Workshop Discussant: John Odell, Professor, School of International Relations, USC 09.27.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS B-40 Speaker: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Topic: Opportunity and Support for Research in Taiwan Various Speakers: Dr. Wu-lien Wei, Director General, TECO, LA Mr. Joe Wang, Senior Consulate Officer, Press Division, TECO, LA Mr. Andrew Chi-ying Liu, Commercial Division, TECO LA Mr. Kuan-hsiu Hsiao, Director, Science and Technology Division, TECO, LA Lunch will be served hosted by TECO. Series: Taiepei Economic and Cultural Office representatives will provide an overview of Taiwan's society, along with specific details about funding opportunities for the study of Taiwan. 09.15.06 Time: 4 - 5:30 pm Location: Speaker: CANCELLED His Excellency Dr. Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica 1978-82 Topic: This Event has been cancelled 09.13.06 Time: 12:30 - 2 pm Location: SOS Fountain Courtyard Speaker: Topic: CIS Fall Reception
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