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November 20-21 , 2009
Madison, WI
Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law
The purpose of the conference is to explore the impact of new forms of governance on the theory and practice of law. The conference is designed
to explore the nature and extent to which these developments in "new governance" may transform areas of law, and debate its broader implications for theory and practice. This conference is by invitation only. Interested persons should contact Pam Hollenhorst at pshollen@wisc.edu. Click on the following link for a more detailed conference description, or visit the conference website.
December 9 , 2009
Madison, WI
Sverker Lindblad Lecture: "Transnational Governance of Higher Education: On Globalization and International Ranking Lists"
Sverker Lindblad, Professor of Education at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, will be on campus to give the lecture "Transnational Governance of Higher Education: On Globalization and International Ranking Lists." Click here for more information.
November 16 , 2009
Madison, WI
Two Events with Sally Kenney
Sally Kenney, Humphrey Institute, served as a consultant to the US Congress's House Education and Labor Committee on discrimination resulting from fetal protection policies. She will be giving two talks, "Making the Case for Women Judges" and "Teaching and Writing Case Studies on Women and Social Change."
November 9, 2009
Madison, WI
"The New Turkey in the New World"
Professor Mustafa Özel from Fatih University in Istanbul will be giving a lecture about contemporary Turkey. This event is free and open to the public. Download a poster for the event.
November 5-7, 2009
Madison, WI
Wisconsin Workshop: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (with Keynote Speaker Konrad Jarausch of UNC-Chapel Hill)
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 42nd Wisconsin Workshop aims to assess how German culture came to terms with national and political division. Click here for a description and conference agenda.
November 5-6, 2009
Madison, WI
Two Events with Peter Feaver: Lecture and Seminar
Join Peter Feaver, Special Advisor at the National Security Council, who will share his insights as one of the participants in the famous internal review that led to the "surge" decision in Iraq. Part of the 2009 Dr. Richard H. Zeitlin Distinguished Lecture Series. Click on the following links for a description of the November 5 lecture and the November 6 seminar with students. Download the seminar poster for more information.
October 28 , 2009
Madison, WI
Politics, Economics, and Compulsory Military Service
Lindsay P. Cohn, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa, will be on campus to discuss the structural economic factors that may make military conscription economically rational in many cases. Download the poster for more information.
October 23-24 , 2009
Madison, WI
Extending Experimentalist Governance Workshop: From the European Union to the World?
Building on the efforts of a previous project on experimentalist governance in the EU, this workshop explores how far, through what modalities, and with what consequences new forms of experimentalist governance developed within the European Union are being extended to the wider world. Download the project description and schedule.
October 9 , 2009
Madison, WI
Interdisciplinary Symposium - Smart Regulation: Can New Types of Governance Improve Health?
This symposium promotes dialogue among researchers focused on clinical and transnational research and researchers focused on the system-level structures and policies that facilitate or inhibit health system improvement and the promotion of population health outcomes. Visit the symposium website for more information or download a symposium flyer/agenda. Click here to stream the various presentations online.
October 9 , 2009
Madison, WI
Conference: Transatlantic Culture and Social Activism from the 1960s to 2009, Featuring Guest Speaker Staughton Lynd
Staughton Lynd is a renowned peace activist, historian, and attorney. Click here for an official flyer and conference program.
September 24, 2009
Madison, WI
Frank Gavin, "Bridging the Gap Between Scholarship and Foreign Policy in the 21st Century"
Frank Gavin is the Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, and director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. Click here for more information on this event.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Madison WI 53706
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