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Upcoming EventsThe following events draw interdisciplinary audiences and help forge networks relating to our program's six global concentrations: Changing Identities in a Global World; Communication, Technology and Society; Conflict and Conflict Resolution; Global Health; Globalized Economy and Global Governance; and Sustainable Development. You may also wish to view PAST Global Studies events. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Lecture--Elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe: Challenges and opportunities in the path to democracy This lecture will focus on the election crises in Kenya and Zimbabwe. In both cases we ask ourselves what election victory means in a situation where the incumbent government is not willing to concede defeat. Can a victorious opposition (legitimately elected by popular vote) come to power in the face of an obstinate incumbent? This question is particularly relevant when the incumbent regime controls the coercive apparatus of the state and the opposition only has the ballot in its corner. In the battle of the ballot vs. the bullet, can there be a fair match? A brief overview of the history of both countries will be discussed, followed by the current political situations in both countries. Particular focus will be placed on democratic developments in the two countries since attaining political independence from the colonial governments. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16Lecture--Global Issues Lecture Series:Great Products that Create Tremendous Impact: Choosing Fair Trade Carmen K. Iezzi, executive director of the Fair Trade Federation, will introduce Fair Trade and the opportunities that consumers have to find great products which also create tremendous positive changes in the communities of small artisans and farmers. This lecture is part of the fall Ethics and the Global Consumer series. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19Reception--Welcome Back Reception for Global Studies Students, Affiliated Faculty, and New Students Returning students and faculty come and meet our new students and faculty who like you share a passion for global issues. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23International Week Event: Lecture--The Eradication of Smallpox: What we should have learned but didn't 2008 John C. Cutler Memorial Lecture in Global Health presents D.A. Henderson, MD, MPH. The eradication of smallpox was a remarkable victory for international public health. The 10 year program, however, began almost by accident, was predicted to fail even before it started, and repeatedly came close to disaster. Dr. Henderson was director of the World Health Organization's global smallpox eradication campaign (1966-77) and founding director of the Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies at Johns Hopkins University. He is now a distinguished scholar at UPMC's Center for Biosecurity and a professor of public health and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Reception to follow. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24International Week Event: Panel Discussion--Chindia Rising: How China and India will Benefit the Global Economy Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, will discuss how the rise of China and India (Chindia) is not only inevitable but will be beneficial to the world. Dr. Sheth's talk will be followed by a panel discussion by Professors Thomas Rawski, Professor of Economics, Ravi Madhavan, Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Katz Business School and Bopaya Bidanda, Chair of Industrial Engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering. The panel will be moderated by Lawrence Feick, Director of the University Center for International Studies, Senior Director of International Programs and Professor of Business Administration. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25International Week Event: Lecture--The Rule of Law in Modern Iraq: Personal Perspectives The Center for International Legal Education (CILE) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) announces the CILE Rule of Law Lecture Series for the 2008-09 academic year. The series will present individuals with unique perspectives on the concept of rule of law and its history, theory, and practice.
International Week Event: Lecture--A Status Report on the Global War on Terror Ridgway Speaker Series presents: Rand Beers, Founder and Presidents of the National Security Network. Before founding the National Security Network, Rand Beers served as the National Security Adviser to the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign, and was for 35 years a civil servant. After serving as a Marine officer and rifle company commander in Vietnam, he entered the Foreign Service in 1971 and the Civil Service in 1983. From 1988-98, Mr.Beers served on the White House National Security Council Staff as Director for Counter-terrorism and Counternarcotics,Director for Peacekeeping, and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs. From 1998-2003, he was Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. In 2002-03, he was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council. Beers earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA from the University of Michigan. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10Conference--Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia
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