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
Moderated by: Nancy Condee, REEES and Slavic
Gregor Thum, History

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.