Browsing 2005-06 Mershon Center Speakers and Conferences by Title
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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 ... -
Gerrymandering Vietnam Style: The Political Motivations Behind the Creation of New Provinces in Vietnam
Malesky, Ed ( 2006-02-24 )Edmund Malesky's dissertation work, on the impact of foreign direct investment on local-central government relations in Vietnam, won the best dissertation award in comparative politics. As he explained, over the past ... -
Hills and Valleys and States in Southeast Asia, or, Why Civilizations Can't Climb Hills
Scott, James C. ( 2005-11-09 )James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at Yale University. His latest book, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed , was published in 1998. -
The IMF and Low-Income Countries -- Poverty of Ideas or Ideas on Poverty?
Plant, Mark ( 2005-11-28 )As Senior Advisor in the Policy Development and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mark Plant is an economist closely engaged in development policies for low income countries. Plant's talk at ... -
International Law and Imminent Threats
Taylor, Terence ( 2006-01-12 )Dr. Taylor argues that given the apparent differences between governments and among their citizens some common understanding of what constitutes an imminent threat is necessary to maintain the rule of law and to provide ... -
Iran and the Nuclear Crisis: Domestic Dynamics and Foreign Policy Challenges
Sariolghalam, Mahmood ( 2006-04-10 )Sariolghalam has been an associate professor of International Relations at National University of Iran in Tehran since 1987. He was a visiting scholar of International Relations at The Ohio State University in 1997. ... -
Iranian Aspirations and American Options: A Tale of Two Cities
Yaphe, Judtih ( 2006-05-10 )Name two conservative world leaders who champion family values and hate liberal relativism. One is U.S. President George W. Bush, according to Judith Yaphe, distinguished research professor at the Institute for National ... -
Iranian professor to discuss his country's nuclear crisis
Becker, Cathy ( 2006-04-06 )Mahmood Sariolghalam, associate professor of international relations at National University of Iran in Tehran, will speak on “Iran and the Nuclear Crisis: Domestic Dynamics and Foreign Policy Changes.”