Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs

Tim Frye ‘86, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Politics, Department of Political Science, Columbia University will be sharing highlights from his recent book about Vladimir Putin. One theme of the book is how political science research on authoritarian regimes can illuminate the constraints that Putin operates under.

Presented by the International and Global Russian & East European Studies Program. Co-sponsored by the Russian Department, International Politics and Economics and the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs.

The RCGA International and Global Colloquium series presents Titiana Smorodinska, Middlebury College Professor of Russian, and the lecture “Legacy and denial: The New Russian Intelligentsia” on Friday, December 3, 2021 from 12:30-1:30 pm.

Sponsored by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, the International and Global Colloquium offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to learn about global and international research activities. Speakers include Middlebury College faculty and alumni, as well as other scholars and professionals in the global arena.

The RCGA International and Global Colloquium series presents Sebnem Gumuscu, Middlebury Assistant Professor of Political Science.

Sponsored by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, the International and Global Colloquium offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to learn about global and international research activities. Speakers include Middlebury College faculty and alumni, as well as other scholars and professionals in the global arena. 

The study of police power has taken on a new urgency in many societies around the world. Social theorists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, activists, and everyday people are increasingly scrutinizing the nature and interrogating the origins of the police institutions and practices that structure our lives in various ways. What are the common and distinct features of police power across the global landscape and in different eras?

The RCGA Security and Global Affairs Program presents Paul Poast, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Chicago.

The RCGA International and Global Colloquium series presents Gary Winslett, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and the lecture “Big Tech and Socioeconomic Inequality” on Friday, October 8, 2021 from 12:30-1:30 pm.

Philip Ackerman-Leist will give a presentation based on his recent book, A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage and Started a Movement, accompanied by film and photos. The presentation will be followed by a reception.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Anti-Racist Theory and Action around the Globe presents Ghyslain Vedeux, who will discuss the shared history of racism in the US and France and challenge the myth of difference between two countries. He will also unpack normalized, symbolic, and structural racism in France, and what CRAN has done to address different forms of racism from police violence to discrimination in employment, education, and healthcare.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs along with the International and Global East Asian Studies Program, present Aaron Guy Leroux, “Disperse, Or We Fire.”

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Program on Global Economics presents a talk with Claudia Sahm, founder of Stay-at-Home Macro (SAHM) Consulting and a Senior Fellow at
the Jain Family Institute.