North America Events
No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents
June 03, 2004 // 12:00am
United States Studies
Dispersed Relations: Americans, Canadians, and North America's Perforated Border
May 21, 2004 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Canada Institute
Reginald Stuart discussed his project that proposes a new framework for examining how Canada and the United States and their peoples interrelate, in four broad realms: cultural, social, economic, and political/diplomatic.
Smart Borders, Virtual Borders, or No Borders: Homeland Security Choices for the United States and Canada
May 20, 2004 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Canada Institute
Rey Koslowski discussed options for North American border security particularly pertaining to the implications of introducing technologies into border security with an emphasis on the impending requirements of US-VISIT entry and exit procedures.
Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary Discussion and Book Launch - What the Supreme Court did, why it did it, and what happened next
May 13, 2004 // 12:00am
United States Studies
New Scholarship in Race and Ethnicity - Studying Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality
May 11, 2004 // 12:00am
United States Studies
More Equal Than Others: America from Nixon to the New Century
May 07, 2004 // 12:00am
United States Studies
The End of Globalization and the Resurgence of the Nation-State
May 06, 2004 // 5:00pm — 6:00pm
Canada Institute
Essayist and novelist John Ralston Saul critiqued the theory of globalization, noting that the "emotional nature" of economic theories and stated that they have a life span of about 25 to 50 years. He predicted that we are now in a period of transition and that the economic theory of globalization will be abandoned over the next five years.
Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Paul Martin, Speaks at Wilson Center Event
April 29, 2004 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Canada Institute
On the occasion of his first visit to Washington, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin delivered a speech focusing on bilateral issues and the issue of North American security, where he outlined the steps his government has taken to ensure that the Canada-U.S. border is more secure and open to trade.
To Move a Mountain: Fighting the Global Economy in Appalachia
April 26, 2004 // 12:00am
United States Studies