Political Science

While #MeToo movement has emerged as a significant global phenomenon since late 2017, Japan initially exhibited a notably muted response. This stands in stark contrast to neighboring South Korea, where the movement ignited a powerful wave of revelations, empowering women to break their silence. However, the persistent efforts of courageous women like Shiori Ito, coupled with a series of controversial not-guilty verdicts in sexual assault cases, eventually catalyzed a shift in Japan.

Jed Atkins, Director and Dean; Professor of Civic Life and Leadership, School of Civic Life and Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This lecture explores the relationship between civic education and the liberal arts by turning to the first writer to have used the term “liberal arts”: the Roman philosopher, rhetorician, and stateman Cicero. A study of Cicero’s work reveals challenges and opportunities for offering a liberal arts education with a substantial civic dimension.

Professor Dickinson will host a special Monday meeting of the Weekly Politics luncheon to preview what to look for during Tuesday’s election returns.

Paul Carrese is a professor in the School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, serving as founding director 2016-2023. He earlier taught at Middlebury College and at the U.S. Air Force Academy, co-founding the Academy’s honors program blending liberal arts and leadership education. He teaches and publishes on American constitutional and political thought, civic education, and American grand strategy. His most recent book is Democracy in Moderation: Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Sustainable Liberalism (2016).

Recent years have witnessed a growing affinity between radicalized right-wing movements in the United States and Russia, countries that have often viewed each other as intractable foes. This lecture will examine ethnonationalist movements and anti-globalist opinion-makers in both countries, with particular attention to justifications for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and attitudes to Christian nationalism, LGBTQ+ identities, race, and performative identity. 

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The competition between America’s two political parties was not always based around policy positions. The parties used be clientelistic subnational organizations promising material support or jobs in return for votes. Now the competition between is about policy positions. How did that change happen?

As a follow up to the Beyond Bretton Woods  conference in May, this event will explore innovative approaches to make global finance more responsive to developing countries’ needs, drawing on the speakers’ extensive experience in economic development and international financial institutions.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs presents Kelebogile Zvobgo and “From Victims to Peace Builders: Challenging Dominant Views of Women in Conflict.”

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “The View from the Border: US Migration Policy and the Presidential Election” by Dr. Gabriella Sanchez.

In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom. Brutal government repression transformed peaceful protests into one of the most devastating conflicts of our times, killing hundreds of thousands and displacing millions. In her new book, Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) draws upon hundreds of interviews conducted across more than a decade to probe an intimate and universal question. What is home? Syrians now on five continents share stories of leaving, losing, searching, and finding (or not finding) home.