Political Science

Changyong Rhee, Director of the Asia Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will talk about Asia’s response to near-term global headwinds such as escalating trade tension, monetary policy normalization of advanced economies and global financial market tightening as well as medium-term challenges arising from declining productivity growth and aging population.

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According to human rights organizer Rana Abdelhamid, there are three ingredients to creating an international movement: Start with what you know, start with who you know and, most important, start with joy. After a stranger aggressively tried to remove her hijab, the 16-year-old Abdelhamid (who happens to be a first-degree black belt) began teaching self-defense to women and girls in a community center basement. But she realized that she didn’t want the class to focus on fear — instead, she wanted her students to experience the class as an exercise in mental and physical well-being.

A talk by Robert Atkinson, Founder and President of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Lawrence R. Chalmer is the former Director of the NATO Staff Officer Orientation Course and a professor of international relations at National Defense University, Washington, D.C. He was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellow in Foreign Politics and International Relations, and is a graduate of the Senior Managers in Government Program of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Sponsored by Political Science Department and the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs 

The Departments of German, French, Russian, History, Political Science and the Programs in American Studies and International Studies/ European Studies invite students and faculty/ staff to join us for a special theme party, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and all it stands for!

CONSTITUTION DAY 2020 WEBINAR
with Leslie Harris (Northwestern) and Lucas Morel (Washington and Lee)

  This event will occur in Dana Auditorium with additional overflow seating available in Warner Hemicycle where the event will be live-streamed.   A talk by, and conversation with, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren.   Moderator: Prof. Felicia Grey (Political Science)  Statesman, historian, and parliamentarian, Ambassador Michael Oren has devoted his life to serving Israel and the Jewish people around the world.

Jordanians mount hundreds of protests every year, most of which are small and non-contentious. In most instances, protesters adhere to regime “redlines” about where they can protest and what claims they make. What political roles to non-contentious protests play, for the regime as well as for protesters? Drawing on extensive field research in Jordan, this talk will explore routine protests and their implication for the future of political expression in Jordan.

Vincent Phillip Muñoz
University of Notre Dame

Is “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional? Can the Ten Commandments be posted on public property? Did the Founding Fathers intend to separate church from state or religion from politics? Professor Muñoz will address these questions by exploring the church-state principles of James Madison, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and by explaining how the Founding Fathers might help us resolve contemporary church-state controversies.

Who will win the 2020 presidential election?  This talk by Professor of Political Science, Matt Dickinson, examines the state of the race, and whether traditional forecast models hold any meaning during a time of crisis.

Sponsor: Critical Conversations

Link: Please click the link below to join the webinar:

Passcode: 734484

https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/96910004347?pwd=Lys4ZGJWMFpjTE5jTHYwaERiMk1jdz09