This lecture will be presented by Anthony Grafton, the Short-term Fellow from Princeton. A reception will follow in the Frick Fine Arts Cloister from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
This lecture will be presented by Anthony Grafton, the Short-term Fellow from Princeton. A reception will follow in the Frick Fine Arts Cloister from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual live television event watched by 125 million people in Europe, Australia, Canada and Asia. Nations compete for the best song and the winner is determined by televoting. Katrin Sieg analyzes the event as a venue where nations stake claims to European identity through music, and where we can observe changes in the concept of European community. This lecture will also examine the role of culture at a time when economic and political relations on the continent are fraying as a consequence of the financial crisis.
The deadline for graduate students in the Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Dance, and Architecture applying for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Student Scholarships and/or Research Scholarships to submit application to the New York office is November 1, 2010. For more information and detailed description of the application process, please go to the EUCE/ESC Web site:
Michael Miller of Central European University (Budapest) is the author of Rabbis and Revolution: The Jews of Moravia in the Age of Emancipation (Stanford University Press).
In this video-conference, Matthias Peter Sonn and Patrick Crowley will analyze the 2010 European Financial Crisis as well as its implications for fiscal sustainability, growth, and financial markets.
Professor Bonnie Adair-Hauck will present this workshop in French for High School and Post-Secondary teachers of French. Act 48 credit is granted for this workshop.
Political scientists have long been interested in the ambitions and career goals of politicians. Why do they run for the offices they do and how does their current posting fit into a fuller picture of their careers? The European Parliament makes for an interesting case for consideration, as the European level does not necessarily fit into the neat hierarchies that one usually associates with climbing the political ladder. This lecture presents a first cut at the question of career ambition in the European Parliament, offering the professionalization of the EP as a legislature, as well as other personal and political factors gathered from interviews with MEPs, as potential explanations for career pathways to, and through, the European Parliament.
Hermann Herlinghaus, Pitt Faculty Fellow, will lead this colloquium discussion.
Ernst-Peter Brezovszky, Austrian Consul General, will conduct a roundtable discussion with faculty and students.
This videoconference, in coordination with the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS at Johns Hopkins, will be moderated by Daniel Hamilton and will feature Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in the United States Department of State.
Dr. V. Page Fortna
-Contrary to the conventional wisdom, terrorism is not a weapon of the weak, nor is it effective.
-Civil wars involving terrorism are harder to end.
-Terrorists do not win.
Page Fortna is an Associate Professor at Columbia University. Her research focuses on peacekeeping, war termination, and the durability of peace in interstate and civil wars. She is currently working on a project on long term historical trends in war termination. Fortna recently won the International Studies Association's Karl Deutsch Award for her significant contribution to the study of international relations and peace research.
The Research in International Politics Speaker Series is funded jointly by the Political Science Department, Ford Institute for Human Security, Global Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, and the European Union Center of Excellence.
The deadline for applications for the 2010-11 Grant Program for Faculty Research or Teaching in Germany is October 15. Application forms and grant information are available at the EUCE/ESC Web site:
The deadline for submission of a completed application to be considered for nomination for priority consideration for the DAAD Study Scholarship and/or Research Grant competition is October 15. For more information and detailed descriptions of the application process, please go to the EUCE/ESC Web site:
The Fulbright German Studies 2011 seminar will take place from June 15-26, 2011 in Germany and will focus on 'Ethnic Diversity and National Identity.' The seminar will be conducted in English. Up to 15 grants are available. The award includes a lump-sum allowance towards coverage of round-trip air travel; travel within Germany; lodging and partial per diem; and health insurance coverage (for the duration of the seminar). The application deadline is October 15, 2010.
Ana Kladnik and Adelina Stefan present their PhD research on consumerism and tourism in three different socialist states.
Elizabeth Otto will present this lecture.
Martin Treml will conduct this lecture.
DAAD (German Acdemic Exchange Services) will visit both the University of Pittsburgh and CMU to hold information sessions for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty about funding opportunities for study and research in Germany. Previous knowledge of German is not required for these awards.
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) will visit both the University of Pittsburgh and CMU to hold information sessions for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty about funding opportunities for study and research in Germany. Previous knowledge of German is not required for these awards.
Want to prepare yourself for the global marketplace? Learn first hand from students on how to internationalize your studies at Pitt by earning an international studies certificate or the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPHIL) in International and Area Studies. Students can develop a more concentrated and in-depth understanding of a world region or a global theme. For any major on campus! Learn from students on how they benefit from affiliations with the Centers for Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies, Global Studies, Asian Studies, European Union and the European Center for Excellence and the African Studies Program. Food from around the world served.
President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, will give a lecture via videoconfernce on the topic 'Europe, the Systemic Consequences of the Slowly Abating Crisis and the Need to Re-Formulate the Case for Capitalism.'
The Union for the Mediterranean: Continuity and Change in European-Mediterranean Cooperation.
The Union for the Mediterranean, formerly known as the Barcelona Process (1995), was created at the Paris Summit in July 2008. The new multi-lateral framework for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation introduced many innovations. This talk will examine the different aspects related to the genesis and the evolution of a French initiative.