Category Archives: Speaker

McCann on law at noon

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Come join us: Prof. Michael W. McCann (U. of Washington) “Beyond Legal Mobilization: Rethinking Rights and Power” 12-1:30 pm Monteith 119 April 13, 2012 Sponsored by the Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor, CLAS, and POLS.

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Book Panel with Nunnally and Simien

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Via the Institute for African American Studies Book Panel Featuring Books by Institute for African American Studies Faculty! Thursday, April 5, 2012 4:00-5:00; Reception to follow Natural History Museum (Storrs) Four of our faculty members will be discussing their recent books … Continue reading →

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“Democratization in Turkey” discussion on April 3

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Please join us for a panel discussion on democratization in Turkey * * *April 3, 2012, 4:40-6:30 pm* *Venue: Thomas J.Dodd Research Center Dodd Konover Auditorium* Presider & Moderator : *Dr. Oksan Bayulgen, Associate Prof. of Political Science, University of … Continue reading →

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AUDIO: Conference on Arab Uprisings

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

“The Arab Uprisings and the Changing Global Order” (flyer) Tuesday, March 27, 2012 – CONFERENCE PAPERS 9:00 am — Opening remarks (MP3) Mark Boyer and Jeremy Pressman, University of Connecticut Panel #1: Political Change in the Arab World Panel 1 (Audio) (MP3)(92 minutes) Chair: … Continue reading →

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Staniland on Pakistan and his upcoming talk @UConn

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Prof. Paul Staniland will speak at UConn in Monteith 119 on Friday, February 24, 2012 at noon on “Beyond the Monopoly of Violence: Militancy and the State in Pakistan.” Free lunch will be served. We spoke to him for a … Continue reading →

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Talk: “Worker Rights in Law & Practice” (Feb. 3)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

On Friday, February 3, 2012, K. Chad Clay, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at The University of Georgia (8/12), and Colin M. Barry, Ph.D. candidate in political science at Binghamton University, will present “WORKER RIGHTS IN LAW & PRACTICE: NEW … Continue reading →

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Conference on Arab Uprisings, March 27

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

“The Arab Uprisings and the Changing Global Order” (flyer) Tuesday, March 27, 2012 – CONFERENCE PAPERS Student Union 331 (Storrs, CT) 9:00 am — Opening remarks Panel #1: Political Change in the Arab World 9:15 – 10:45 am Issandr El Amrani, … Continue reading →

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Jones meets with Honors students

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Dr. Seth Jones, the final speaker in this fall’s Bennett Lecture Series, met with several honors students for an informal conversation about politics. The students asked questions about a range of topics including the military situation in Afghanistan, the US-Pakistani … Continue reading →

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Jones talk on al-Qaeda (VIDEO)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Dr. Seth Jones (RAND) will speak on “Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa’ida after 9/11″ THIS TALK IS OVER BUT THE VIDEO IS ARCHIVED (HERE) Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 4 pm Konover Auditorium (Dodd Center) Jones … Continue reading →

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Pressman on the US as a global power (audio)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

On November 15, 2011, Prof. Jeremy Pressman spoke to UConn alumni about the decline (or not) of the United States as global power. The audio (MP3) is here. The talk, organized by the CLAS Dean’s Office, was held in Washington, … Continue reading →

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