Browsing 2005-06 Mershon Center Speakers and Conferences by Title
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Afghan Ambassador to the United States speaks at Mershon Center
Jawad, Said Tayeb ( 2005-11-15 )His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, appointed as Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United States of America by President Hamid Karzai, presented his credentials to President George W. Bush on December 4, 2003. He addresses ... -
Afghan Women Leaders Speak
Mills, Margaret; Kitch, Sally ( 2005-11-17 )The conference, entitled “Afghan Women Leaders Speak: Conflict Mitigation and Social Reconstruction,” brings together a substantial representation of Afghan women leaders with U.S.-based scholars and students who share ... -
America's Illiberal Liberalism
Desch, Michael ( 2006-02-17 )Why has America with a long liberal tradition come to embrace such seemingly illiberal policies and actions as it has in recent years? Michael Desch addressed the puzzle of America's growing illiberalism in his lecture ... -
Anti-Americanism Studies, Past and Future: The Case of Latin America
McPherson, Alan ( 2005-10-13 )Alan McPherson is a specialist in American and Latin American history whose current research focuses on anti-Americanism and its role in US-Latin American relations. Given the current surge in interest among the American ... -
Argumentation and Compromise: Why the Republic of Ireland Selected the Territorial Status Quo Norm
Kornprobst, Markus ( 2005-10-11 )How do states come to select norms? Kornprobst contends that, given a number of conditions are present, states select norms in three ideal-typical stages: innovative argumentation, persuasive argumentation, and compromise. ... -
The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Sources
Akcam, Taner ( 2006-01-11 )Taner Akcam is a self-described refugee of conscience and scholar from Turkey . At Mershon, he discussed his research on the years of transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic ; in particular, he has ... -
Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village
Deudney, Daniel ( 2006-05-05 )Globalization and the ascent of liberalism are two major facts of the contemporary world. Yet, according to Daniel Deudney, the current International Relations theories of realism and liberalism do not sufficiently ... -
Collateral Benefit
Blake, Michael ( 2006-02-10 )Political philosophers often focus upon ethical principles that apply to the decisions of those who weld government power directly. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy at University of Washington, instead considered ... -
Constructivism and Political Economy: Blissful Union or Shotgun Wedding?
Blyth, Mark ( 2005-10-27 )Mark Blyth is a political economist who is at the forefront of studies on the role of ideas and uncertainty in politics. He is particularly interested in the recent turn to ideas and constructivist theory in various ... -
Constructivist Implications of Material Power: Military Engagement and the Political Identity of States, 1972-2000
Atkinson, Carol ( 2005-10-04 )Carol Atkinson's latest research looks at the role of military exchange programs and military-to-military interaction and how they influence a state's democratic systems and processes. Her work draws, in part, on her ... -
Current Transatlantic Tensions and the Legacy of the Cold War
Sarotte, Mary ( 2006-01-23 )Dr. Sarotte speaks on the Cold War origins of current transatlantic tensions. -
Developmental Idealism and Family Life in Egypt
Yount, Kathryn ( 2006-02-13 )Kathryn Yount, Assistant Professor in the Departments of International Health and Sociology at Emory University, presented her current research on how norms are globalized, specifically on how this globalization effects ... -
Distribution and Emergency
Rubenstein, Jennifer ( 2006-04-03 )Humanitarian organizations divide their work into two categories: development aid that improves underlying conditions, and emergency aid, given in response to a natural or manmade disaster. However, Jennifer Rubenstein, ... -
Emergency Powers in Russia and the United States: A Comparative Discussion
Shane, Peter M.; Domrin, Alexander ( 2006-04-14 )Peter Shane and Alexander Domrin compare the use of emergency powers and controversy surrounding them in the United States and Russia. -
Empires and International Structure
Nexon, Daniel; Wright, Thomas ( 2005-10-18 )Dan Nexon, a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Mershon Center, lectures on his working paper "Empires and International Structure," written with Thomas Wright. It attempts to theorize imperial order and then explores Pax Americana ... -
The Evolution of Iran's Foreign Policy: A Constructivist Analysis
Moshir Zadeh, Homeira ( 2005-11-22 )Dr. Moshirzadeh presents her research as a Mershon Center Post-Doctoral Fellow. Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the foreign policy of Iran changed dramatically from a status quo pro-Western to a revolutionary ... -
Examining Latent Geographies of Network Interdependencies in International Commerce
Ward, Michael ( 2006-02-16 )The world of international trade is an enormous network of interrelated countries that, in the end, are all dependent on one another for economic survival. The contemporary reliance on international trade, which is steadily ... -
Fear and Faith: Religion as an International Security Issue
Wæver, Ole; Waever, Ole ( 2006-05-17 )Since Sept. 11, it has become fashionable to talk of a “clash of civilizations” between the West and Islam. The world may now be standing on the brink of a long conflict, perhaps a new “cold war” that features small-scale, ... -
Fear, Interest and Honor: A General Theory of International Relations
Lebow, Richard Ned ( 2005-09-28 )Richard Ned Lebow's latest research seeks to define a theory of politics situated in a theory of history based on ontological and epistomological factors. His theory stems from the the three parts of classical Greek ... -
Germany and the United States, From the Marshall Plan to the Iraq War: A Transatlantic Dialogue Then and Now
Schwabe, Klaus ( 2006-04-17 )The relationship between Germany and the United States has undergone many changes in the last century. For Klaus Schwabe, who has experienced these changes first-hand as a German and a frequent visitor to the United ...