Conversations On Europe

 

 

In January 2012, the EUCE/ESC launched the new speaker series, Conversations On Europe.  Featuring some of the country's top experts on the European Union, this series will link participants and presenters via videoconferencing across serveral sites. Audiences at all sites will be able to ask questions of the experts.  This event is open to the public. 

The Conversations Continue Fall 2012.

 

 

Earlier Conversations:

 

"Falkland/Malvinas Anniversary Panel- A Transatlantic Dialogue"

April 17, 2012

4217 WWPH, 12-1:30pm

 

Top experts on the 1982 War between Argentina and Great Britian from both sides of the Atlantic will join specialists on the present-day relations between Latin America and the European Union via videoconferencing across several sites. Audience participation is invited.

Dr. Mark D. Szuchman, Professor of History, Florida International University

Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies, King's College London

Dr. Carolyn Dudek, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Daniel K. Gibran, Professor of Political Science, Tennessee State UNiversity

 



"A New Germany in a New EU?"

February 21, 2012

4217 WWPH, 12-1:30pm

 

The EUCE/ESC will host the second in its ongoing series of Conversations On Europe. This session will be devoted to the topic "A New Germany in a New EU?" and will address, among other issues, Is it a 'new Eu'? Is Germany the new dominant force? Has Germany's relationship with the EU and other members fundamentally changed?  Will we see further replication of the German economic approach at the EU level?  What will be the impact of recent developments in Germany?

Dr. Gary Marks, Burton Craige Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

Dr. Sabine Hake, Texas Chair of German Literature and Culture, UT Austin

Mr. Alexander Privitera, Journalist, Special US News Correspondent

Dr. Steven Sokol, President, World Affairs Council, Pittsburgh

 

 

"Is the Future of the Eurozone the Future of Europe?"

January 17, 2012

211 David Lawrence Hall, 12-1:30pm

Dr. Alberta Sbragia, Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Christiane Lemke, Max-Weber Chair in German and European Politics, New York University and Professor of Political Science, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany

Dr. Larry Neal, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Visiting Professor, London School of Economics

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