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Events Archive: 2008-09

04.29.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Roselyn Hsueh, CIS Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-09, USC
Topic: "China and India: Variation in the Reregulation of Foreign Direct Investment in the Age of Globalization"
Discussant: Carol Wise, Associate Professor of International Relations, USC

04.24.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Emanuel Adler, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Professor of Israeli Studies, University of Toronto
Topic: "The Future of International Relations: An International Organization Perspective"

Series: Publishing in International Relations series organized by Eric Hamilton and Mariano Bertucci, Politics and International Relations PhD candidates, USC

04.23.09
Time: 4 - 6 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Richard Baum, UCLA; Ching-Chih Chen, Southern Illinois University; Terri Giles, former senior Congressional staff member specializing in foreign policy and Asia; David Kang, USC; Titus Chen, USC
Topic: Thirty Years and Counting: The Taiwan Relations Act and Its
Multi-Faceted Significance in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations
Discussant: Patrick James and Roselyn Hsueh, USC

04.22.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Keith Banting, Research Chair in Public Policy, Queen's University
Topic: "A Progressive's Dilemma?: Do Immigration and Multiculturalism Erode the Welfare State?"
Discussant: Sarah Graham, Lecturer of International Relations, USC

03.27.09
Time: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Location: USC Davis Auditorium (GER 124)
Speaker:
Topic: CULTURAL DIPLOMACY: Clash or Conversation?
Series: Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars

03.25.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Titus Chen, CIS Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-09, USC
Topic: "Choosing the Rule of Law over Human Rights: China's Selective Socialization by International Norms"
Discussant: Xiangfeng Yang, Politics and International Relations PhD candidate, USC

03.24.09
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Richard Ned Lebow, James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government, Dartmouth University and Centennial Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008-2010)
Topic: "War: Past and Present"
Series: Spring 2009 Speaker Series
Discussant: Nicholas Onuf, Professor of International Relations, Florida International University and Lecturer of International Relations, USC

03.11.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS-B40
Speaker: Margarita Estevez-Abe, Associate Professor at Maxwell School of Public Policy, Syracuse University
Topic: "Electoral Basis of Japanese Welfare: Predicting the Future"
Guest Chair: Apichai Shipper, Assistant Professor of International Relations, USC
Discussant: Robert Dekle, Professor of Economics, USC

03.09.09
Time: 6 - 8 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Vandana Shiva, Author and Leading Ecofeminist
Topic: "Sustainability and the World Food Crisis"
Series: Co-Sponsored by Political Student Assembly, Academic Culture Assembly, GPSS, CIS, SIR, Gender Studies Dept., Unruh Institute, APSS

02.25.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Doug Lemke, Associate Professor of Political Science, Penn State
Topic: "Intra-National IR"
Discussant: Michael Perez, Politics and International Relations PhD candidate, USC

02.17.09
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Ambassador Guido Lenzi
Topic: "The Role of Trans-Atlantic Relations in Restoring Global Cooperation"
Discussant: Mark Smith, Diplomat-in-Residence, USC

02.10.09
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Michael Haas, Author and former Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii
Topic: "Bush's Accountability for 269 War Crimes"

02.03.09
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: University Club
Speaker: Timothy Shaw, Professor & Director, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
Topic: "African Development in 2010: Towards More 'Developmental' and/or 'Fragile' States"
Discussant: Douglas Becker, Lecturer of International Relations and Director of Peace and Conflict Studies Program, USC

01.28.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Zeynep Sahin, Cintia Quiliconi, Eric Blanchard, Deniz Cakirer, Politics and International Relations PhD candidates, USC
Topic: Pre-ISA Student Presentations -- Round 3

01.27.09
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: *Jenifer Whitten-Woodring and Catia Confortini, Politics and International Relations PhD candidates, USC
Topic: Pre-ISA Student Presentations -- Round 2

01.21.09
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Athanasios Hristoulas, Professor of Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico
Topic: "Mexico´s War on Terror: Rhetoric and Reality"
Discussant: Pamela Starr, Senior Lecturer of International Relations, USC

12.02.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Nukhet Sandal, Politics and International Relations PhD Candidate, USC
Topic: ISA Conference Presentations - Round 1

12.01.08
Time: 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Christopher Layne, Texas A&M University; Marc J. O'Reilly, Heidelberg College; and Steve A. Yetiv, Old Dominion University
Topic: Panel on US Grand Strategy
Discussant: Patrick James, Professor of International Relations and CIS Director, USC

11.19.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Neal Carter, Associate Professor of Political Science, St. Bonaventure University
Topic: "Leadership Trait Analysis: Profiling Canadian Party Leaders"
Discussant: Andrew Manning, Lecturer of International Relations, USC

11.12.08
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Location: Town and Gown, USC
Speaker: USC Trustee Dave and Dana Dornsife
Topic: “Safari of the Soul: The Quest for Water in Africa”
Series: A Visions & Voices signature event. Cosponsored by the Center for Black Student and Cultural Affairs, the Center for International Studies, the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, the Office of Religious Life, the Office of the Vice Provost for Globalization, the Religion, Identity and Global Governance Project, the School of International Relations, the School of Social Work, the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Volunteer Center

11.12.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Dave Bridge, Nadia Marinova, and Nukhet Sandal, Politics and International Relations PhD candidates, USC
Topic: "The Actual Process of Conducting Dissertation Research: Three POIR Students Reflect on Their Experiences"
Discussant: Nick Weller, Assistant Professor of Political Science, USC

11.11.08
Time: 3:30 - 5 pm
Location: Taper Hall of Humanities (THH), Room 301
Speaker: Bushara Dosa, President, Darfur People's Association of New York
Topic: Darfur through the Eyes of a Survivor: A Conversation with Human Rights Defender Bushara Dosa
Series: Co-sponsored by: USC College Dean's Office, USC School of International Relations
Discussant: Nina Rathbun, Lecturer, USC School of International Relations

11.11.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Kwei-bo Huang, National Chengchi University and Fulbright Visiting Scholar, The Johns Hopkins University
Topic: Looking at East Asian Conflict Management Through the Lens of the Taiwan Strait
Discussant: Roselyn Hsueh, CIS Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-09, USC

11.06.08
Time: 5 - 6:30 pm
Location: Taper Hall of Humanities (THH), Room 101
Speaker: Katherine Marshall, Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics, World Bank
Topic: "Challenges ahead: Religious and Ethical Dimensions of Global Social Justice"
Series: The Religion, Identity and Global Governance Series (RIGG)

11.05.08
Time: 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Michael Penfold-Becerra
Topic: "Does Clientelism Work?: Electoral Returns of Excludable and Non-Excludable Goods in Chavez's Misiones Programs in Venezuela"

10.30.08
Time: 5 - 7 pm
Location: Doheny Memorial Library (DML), Room 240
Speaker: Douglas Becker, USC; Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr., Morehouse College; Christopher Queen, Harvard University; and Daniel Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University
Topic: "Humanizing Religion, Creating Peace: Exploring a Buddhist Perspective On Reversing the Slide Toward Fundamentalism"
Series: Co-sponsored by USC Peace and Conflict Studies, USC School of International Relations, USC Center for International Studies, Soka Gakkai International-USA Buddhist Association, SGI-USC Student Club, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture

10.27.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Jack Levy, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University
Topic: "Power Transition Theory and the Rise of China"
Discussant: Brian Rathbun, Assistant Professor of International Relations, USC

10.24.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: Taper Hall of Humanities (THH), Room 202
Speaker: David Little, Harvard Divinity School
Topic: "Religion, Nationalism, and Intolerance"
Series: The Religion, Identity and Global Governance Series

10.23.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Scott Gartner, Professor of Political Science, UC Davis
Topic: "Strategic Assessment and Suicide in War"
Discussant: Nina Rathbun, Lecturer of International Relations, USC

10.20.08
Time: 3 - 5 pm
Location: SOS B-40, reception to follow in SOS courtyard
Speaker: Masaki Taniguchi, Associate Professor of Japanese Politics, University of Tokyo
Topic: Democracy’s State in Japan 2008: “Twisted” Parliament, New Prime Minister, Shifting Alliances
Series: Co-sponsored by the USC East Asian Studies Center and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
Discussant: Apichai Shipper, Professor of Political Science, USC

10.17.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Richard Herrmann, Director of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University
Topic: "Popular Support for Multilateralism: How Nationalism and Ideology shape preferences in the United States"
Series: CIS-Mershon Exchange
Discussant: Mary Sarotte, Associate Professor of International Relations, USC

10.15.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Pierre Englebert, Associate Professor of Political Science, Pomona College
Topic: "Africa: Unity, Sovereignty and Sorrow"
Discussant: Laurie Brand, Director, School of International Relations, USC

10.08.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Lawrence P. Rubin, Lecturer on Kraft Chair of Arab Politics, Brandeis University
Topic: "Power, Ideology, and Threat Perception: Why States Fear Islamist Regimes"
Discussant: Richard Dekmejian, Director of the Armenian Studies Institute and Professor of Political Science, USC

09.24.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Ole R. Holsti, George V. Allen Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Duke University
Topic: "How Publics Abroad Have Viewed the U.S. since 9/11"
Discussant: Steven Lamy, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor of International Relations, USC

09.23.08
Time: 3:30 - 5 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Duncan McCargo, Professor of Southeast Asian Politics, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Topic: "Making Sense of the Southern Thai conflict"
Discussant: Jason Enia, Politics and International Relations PhD candidate, USC

09.22.08
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Jolynn Shoemaker, Executive Director of Women in International Security (WIIS)
Topic: "Women in UN Peace Operations: Increasing Leadership Opportunities"
Series: Co-sponsored by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and School of International Relations
Discussant: Carola Weil, Associate Dean, Annenberg School for Communication

09.18.08
Time: 12 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Balkan Devlen, Assistant Professor of International Relations, IIzmir University of Economics, Turkey
Topic: "Dealing or Dueling with the U.S.? Explaining and Predicting Iranian Behavior in the Nuclear Crisis"
Series: CIS-Izmir Exchange
Discussant: Matthew Gratias, Politics and International Relations PhD candidate, USC

09.15.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: SOS B-40
Speaker: Brenda Shaffer, Professor of International Relations and Asian Studies, University of Haifa, Israel
Topic: "Energy and Security in the Caspian"
Series: Co-sponsored by the Consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles
Discussant: Kate Svyatets, Politics and International Relations PhD candidate, USC

09.12.08
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Location: Doheny Memorial Library, Room 240 Lecture Hall
Speaker: Robert English of International Relations, Sally Pratt of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Azade-Ayse Rorlich of History, and Richard Dekmejian of Political Science
Topic: "Georgia on Our Minds"
Series: A colloquium probes questions like the Ossetian desire for secession, Russia’s response, and the role of U.S. military support. The College of Letters, Arts & Sciences and the Center for International Studies invite you to attend the first in a series of discussions on topics of contemporary interest.
Discussant: Wayne Glass, Professor of International Relations, USC

09.04.08
Time: 4 - 6 pm
Location: University Club, Banquet Room
Speaker: William Callahan, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester and Co-Director, British Inter-university China Centre, Oxford University
Topic: "Security, Identity and the Rise of China: Beijing's Foreign Policy Discourse in the 21st Century"
Series: Co-sponsored by the USC U.S. China Institute
Discussant: Daniel Lynch, Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of the POIR PhD program, USC