Pizza and Politics Schedule 2012-2013

Pizza and Politics Schedule 2012-2013

Friday October 12, 2012

12:15pm 3610 WWPH

"Inside the Brussels Complex"

Join GSPIA’s EU and the World Organization President Marina Duane and Vice-President Andrew Stark as they talk about their experience interviewing policy-makers, EU civil servants , and visiting major institutions in Brussels & Luxembourg as participants in the EU in Brussels Program, co-sponsored by Pitt’s EUCE/ESC & GSPIA.  Marina and Andrew’s presentation will emphasize how the experience shaped their individual research projects and goals.  Also learn about getting involved in the EU and the World Organization and about other opportunities for EU Studies at Pitt!

Pizza will be served.

Thursday September 20, 2012

12noon 4217 WWPH

"Paradigm Change in the EU Migration Foreign Policy Nexus" 

In this first installment of our Pizza and Politics Graduate Lecture Series, EUCE/ESC Visiting Scholar Fatma Yilmaz will lead a round table discussion about the logic behind EU migration policies toward third countries.  Has there been any real change in traditional control oriented migration policies in terms of foreign policy?  Ms. Yilmaz is a Ph.D. candidate at Ankara University in Turkey and a researcher for the Center for EU Studies in USAK (International Strategic Research Organization) in Turkey.  Her research focuses on racism and xenophobia in Europe, the balance between civil rights and security in Europe after 9/11, and EU-Turkey relations. 

Pizza will be served.

For more information about Pizza and Politics, or if you are interested in presenting your research please contact Allyson Delnore.