Program:
1:00 PM: INTRODUCTION & WELCOME REMARKS (Nancy Condee, REEES & Randall Halle, ESC)
1:15 PM: PROVOCATION: As geopolitical actor Europe aspires to empire/ has fallen into insignificance (Nancy Condee, REEES and Slavic Mohammed Bamyeh, Sociology Allyson Delnore, UCIS and History)
2:30 PM BREAK
3:15 PM: PROVOCATION: The strength of Euroscepticism, of illiberal parties and governments, is growing across the entire EU and is justified/unreasonable (Sean Guillory, REEES and History Donna Harsch, History (Carnegie Mellon University) Randall Halle, ESC and German)
4:45 PM: BREAK
5:00 PM: KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: America, Soviet Russia, Europe: Three Attempts at Shaping the 20th Century (Karl Schlogel, European University Viadrina) (Moderated by: Nancy Condee, REEES and Slavic Gregor Thum, History)
6:30 PM: INFORMAL GATHERING
What is a Provocation: Three formal presenters will have 7-10 minutes to present a pointed response, a set of theses, a brief case study responding to a statement designed to provoke (30 mins). After the formal presentations, we will turn to an open discussion. All in attendance will be invited to pose questions, offer responses, and present their own provocations (60 mins).
If you have questions, concerns, requests for clarification or interest in presenting provocations, please contact Randall Halle, rhalle@pitt.edu.