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Events Archive: 2006-07

05.04.07
Time: 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