Democracy Events
Voting for Thugs: Nationalism, Authoritarianism and the Market in Slovakia's Electoral Politics
June 29, 2006 // 12:30pm — 1:30pm
European Studies
Kevin Deegan-Krause, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
Constitution Drafting in Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 10, 2006 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
European Studies
Robert Hayden, Professor of Anthropology, Law and Public and International Affairs, Director of the Center for East European and Russian Studies, University of Pittsburgh,R. Bruce Hitchner, Chair of the Dayton Project and Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
Strengthening Watershed Management in Southwest China
April 28, 2006 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
China Environment Forum
CEF hosts Yu Xiaogang, founder of one of China's leading environmental NGOs Green Watershed and winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2006, to talk about his work on promoting citizen involvement with watershed management in Yunnan Province.
Democracy, Prosperity and Regional Security: The Future of U.S. – Greece Relations
September 26, 2005 // 10:00am — 11:00am
European Studies
Amb. Charles P. Ries, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
Afghanistan's Emerging Health Portrait: A Dialogue with Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health
August 30, 2005 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Middle East Program
Sayed Mohammid Amin Fatimie, Afghanistan Minister of Public Health, highlights improvements to Afghanistan's healthcare system that have transpired during the U.S. presence, but adds that more time is needed to repair the problems and rebuild the system into one of transparency and efficacy.
The Changing Face of African Unity: Finding Solutions in Darfur and Beyond
July 29, 2005 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Africa Program
A Director's Forum with H.E. Salim Salim, former Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity and currently the head of the African Union mediation team working on the Darfur peace talks. Watch the video.
Reform, Accountability, and the Future of Nigerian Federalism (VIDEO)
July 28, 2005 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Africa Program
A forum with Orji Uzor Kalu, Governor of Abia State, Nigeria and 2007 presidential candidate. Watch the video.
Conference: Fighting Poverty and Reforming Social Security: What Can Post-Soviet States Learn from the New Democracies of Central Europe
June 10, 2005 // 9:00am — 5:30pm
European Studies
The Situation in Albania on the Eve of the July 2005 Parliamentary Elections
June 09, 2005 // 2:30pm — 3:30pm
European Studies
Genc Pollo, President of the Reform Democratic Party of Albania
Democracy: Ancient and Modern
June 02, 2005 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
European Studies
Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, professor emeritus at California University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services