Division of Global Affairs







	Colloquia Each semester, a diverse range of speakers are invited to the DGA to present students with new research in the field. Speakers include top academics as well as representaives from government, international organizations, and NGO's. Note: If you are taking this Colloquium series for credit you need to attend at least four or five sessions in the series for full credit depending on the number of speakers. 2008 Spring Global Change and Governance: Culture, Media, and Conflict Unless otherwise noted, this colloquium series will meet on Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00 p.m.* at the Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Provost Conference Room 502, Newark Campus* The colloquium will explore how political biases and cultural assumptions affect media representations of conflicts. Student teams will dissect examples of international reporting of conflicts and engage in reporting excercises in which they produce news stories under real-life time constraints--within the classroom. The goal of the colloquium is to foster critical and self-reflective thinking about the media and our response to the media. Dates:Wednesdays, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, a fifth session TBA. Genocide and Human Rights Unless otherwise noted, this colloquium series will meet on Tuesdays, 5:00pm–7:00pm* at the Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Provost Conference Room, Newark Campus* February 5 (note special time and place: Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, 11:30-1:30) Fitting Memorials: American Jews Confront the Holocaust, 1945-1962 Hasia Diner February 19 Holocaust Memories and the Formation of the Human Rights Regime Daniel Levy March 4 The Demographics of Genocide: Refugees and Territorial Loss in the Mass Murder of European Jewry Manus Midlarsky March 18 The Land of Pale Hands: Feminicide and Social Cleansing in Guatemala Victoria Sanford April 1 Genocide and Human Rights in Argentina Marcello Raffin April 4 (time and place, tba) Documenting the Cambodian Genocide: Challenges and Mistakes Youk Chhang April 15 Race, Ethnicity and Genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Richard Wilson 2007 Fall Colloquium Series on: Globalization and the Nation-State Unless otherwise noted, this colloquium series will meet on Mondays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Provost Conference Room 502, Newark Campus September 24 Neoliberalisation and Place: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Borders Dr. Philip G. Cerny, Professor of Global Political Economy, Division of Global Affairs-Newark October 22 Governments as Market Players: State Competition, Adaptation and Innovation in the Global Economy Dr.Giselle Datz, Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA October 29 "Managing Globalization: Europe in International Trade Negotiations" Dr. Sophie Meunier, Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University November 5 "Coping with Cooperation: States, Treaties, and Multilateralism in the Global Era" Dr. Robert A. Denemark Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware November 26 "Immigration and the Future of National Identity in Europe and the United States" Dr. Martin A. Schain Professor of Politics and Founding Director of the Center for European Studies, New York University December 3 "States and Counter-Terrorism: Politics and the Law" Dr. Carlos Yordan Assistant Professor of Political Science, Drew University December 10 "The Nation-State as Polity: Strengths and Weaknesses in a Post-International World" Dr. Yale H. Ferguson Professor of Global Affairs and Co-Director DGA, Rutgers University - Newark Colloquium Series on: Viewing the Local/Global: an Artist's Perspective. With Ejay Weiss: artist Among the topics we will view in this year’s colloquium is global warming-which raises some fundamental metaphysical questions that address us all: To what degree is global warming a result of purely physical cause and effect? Is there a possibility that the worldwide phenomenon may also represent a thought-form? Or, to quote Shakespeare’s Hamlet-“ There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Fri. Sept. 21, 12:00-2PM, Newark Campus- Where Spheres Collide, an overview of global metaphors. Fri. Sept 28, 12:00-2PM, Newark Campus- Revenge of the Dinosaurs 2007: A look at how geophysics, geopolitics, evolution, and art shape the world. Fri. Oct 5. 12.00-2PM, Manhattan. Location to be announced. Fri. Oct 12, 12:00-2PM. Newark Campus- Art & the Relative vs. the Absolute in a highly polarized world, with a fresh look at the age-old question: Which came first-the chicken or the egg? Fri. Oct 19, 3:30-5:30PM, Manhattan- Tour of Chelsea art galleries followed by a visit to the artist’s Chelsea studio. Spring Colloquium Series on: Frontiers of Research and Practice in Global Affairs Unless otherwise noted, this colloquium will take place in the Provost’s Conference Room, 5th Floor, Center for Law and Justice -Newark at 5:00 pm Monday, January 29 Yale Ferguson and Richard Langhorne, Co-Directors, DGA, "Iraq and Future US and UK Policies" Monday, February 19 Hector Erezuma, Vice-President, International Tax, Colgate-Palmolive. "Issues of International Taxation." Monday, March 5 Dr. Patricia DeGennaro, New York University, "Re-Imagining American Foreign Policy." Co-sponsored with Rutgers Business Scool, Faculty Working Group on Foundations of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment. Monday, April 2 Dr. James Muldoon, DGA Fellow, "Governing the Internet: The Politics and Problems of the Global Information and Communications Technology Revolution." Monday, April 9 Dr. Jack Levy, Board of Governors Professor, Political Science, Rutgers-New Brunswick, and President (2007-08), International Studies Association, "Preventive War." Colloquium Series on: Diplomacy The Colloquium will take place in the Provost Conference Room 502 at 12:00 noon at the Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark Campus January 24th Introduction - Professor Richard Langhorne, Co Director, DGA February 14th Reporting the UN – Laura Trevelyan, BBC Correspondent, United Nations March 7th Multi-lateral Diplomacy – Professor Geoffrey Wiseman, Special Adviser, UN Secretary-General’s Office March 28th The Diplomacy of Commercial and Economic Institutions - Dr. Geoffrey Pigman, Bennington College, Fellow of the Center for Global Change and Governance April 4th Conclusion – Professor Richard Langhorne, Co-Director, DGA 2006 Fall Colloquium Series on: Viewing the Local/Global: an Artist's Perspective. With Ejay Weiss: artist In a world overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels, this colloquium will approach local and global issues in terms of visual metaphors that may be applied as constructive paradigms to reflect both relativistic and absolute points of view. The aim is to embrace a macro and micro vision of the world simultaneously, in order to envision our place in it, in a non-linear way. Historically, artists and the art they create have always challenged our assumptions and expanded the parameters, of how we view the world. This colloquium will examine some of that as well, and relate this to the state of affairs the global community currently faces. Entropy: the relationship between chaos and order, ( as viewed here through the process of evolution) will be among the subjects addressed via artistic metaphors. This colloquium will also touch on how String Theory may be viewed in relationship to global issues. Dates: Friday, September 22, 12:00 -2:00, Newark Campus Friday, September 29, 12:00-2:00, Newark Campus Friday, October 6, 12:00-2:00 Manhattan Friday, October 13, 3:30-5:30 Manhattan Friday, Oct 20, Either 12:00-2:00 Newark Campus, Or 5:00-7:00 PM , Manhattan …. To Be Announced OUTLINE: I. INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, SPACE & ART. A preliminary overview of ways to structure global perspectives through a visual paradigm and through visual metaphor(s). II. REVENGE OF THE DINOSAURS: A metaphorical view of the present world as shaped by evolution, geophysics , geopolitics, and art. III. THE LAST PLACE ON THIS EARTH: A close-up view of how one of the fundamental paradoxes of our existence : dealing with the advanced stages of life---is expressed in both practical, metaphorical, and artistic terms. Includes an onsite tour of the artist-designed museum-like Cabrini Hospice in Manhattan. IV. ART: HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE Includes a glimpse into the heart of the NY contemporary art scene, and a walking tour of Manhattan’s Chelsea art galleries. V. SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW…REALITY CHECK If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why, can’t we? Art as icon, archetype, & visualizing the collective metaphor. Spring Colloquium Series on: Frontiers of Research and Practice in Global Affairs February 13, Monday 5-7pm. Speaker to be announced. February 27, Monday 5-7pm. Dr. Frank Fischer, Political Science, Rutgers-Newark, “U.S. Foreign Policy and the Iraq War: How Did It Happen? Is There a Way Out? March 20, Monday 5-7pm. Dr. Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, “Does Globalization Promote Pluralism: A Comparison of Russia and China.” March 28, Tuesday 5-7pm. Dr. Mariana Spatareanu, Economics, Rutgers-Newark, “In Search of Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Investment.” April 10, Monday 5-7pm. Dr. Asela Rodríquez Laguna-Diaz, Foreign Languages, Rutgers-Newark, “Christopher Columbus: Conflicting Foundational Agendas in Constructing the Nation in Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Literatures.” April 24, Monday 5-7pm. Dr. Douglas Torgerson, Trent University, Canada, “Global Green Politics.” Colloquium Series on: Issues in Global Politics Unless otherwise noted, this series will take place on Wednesdays, 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. 25 January Empowerment, Gender and Violence: Rethinking Development Policy and Practice in an Increasingly Unequal and Conflicted World Dr. Jane Parpart Professor Emeritus of Development Studies, History and Gender Studies, Dalhousie University (Canada), and Research Fellow, Development Studies Institute and Gender Institute, London School of Economics Center for Law and Justice, Room 025 February 8 Assessing Legitimacy in Global Governance Dr. Robert O. Keohane Professor of International Affairs, Princeton University Center for Law and Justice, Room 502 February 15 The End of “Model Germany?” German Capitalism in an Age of Globalization Dr. Thomas Sablowski Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science, York University (Canada) Center for Law and Justice, Room 502 April 5 [title to be announced] Dr. Craig N. Murphy M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations, Wellesley College, and Historian of the United Nations Development Program Center for Law and Justice, Room 502 April 12 Soft Borders, Thin Bonds: Rethinking Sovereignty in Transnational Space Dr. Julie Mostov Professor of History and Politics, and Chair, Department of International Area Studies, Drexel University Center for Law and Justice, Room 502 April 19 Institution-building in Postwar Reconstruction: The World Bank’s National Solidarity Program in Afghanistan Dr. Mark Evans Professor and Chair, Department of Politics, and Fellow, Postwar Reconstruction and Development Unit, University of York (U.K.) Center for Law and Justice, Room 502 2005 Colloquium Series of "Viewing the Local/Global: An Artist's Perspective" Fall 2005 Colloquium Series of "Globalization, the Location of Technological Knowledge Creation, and Economic Development " Spring 2005 Colloquium Series of "Diplomacy " Spring 2005 2004 Colloquium Series of "The Middle East: A Guide for the Perplexed" Fall 2004, organized by Mr. Stanley Urman Colloquium Series of "Gender and Globalization" Fall 2004, organized by Dr. Jyl Josephson Colloquium Series of "The Politics of Energy in Eurasia " Spring 2004, organized by Dr. Alexander J. Motyl Colloquium Series of “Expanding Europe” Spring 2004, organized by Prof. Richard Langhorne CGCG Occasional Seminars in Spring Semester and Fall Semester 2003 Colloquium Series on "Hyperpower, Trans-Atlantic Relations and Global Agenda" Fall 2003, organized by Yale H. Ferguson and Richard Langhorne, Co-Directors, CGCG Colloquium Series on "Culture, Conflict and Media" Fall 2003, organized by Robert Frye (Bolthead Communications) Colloquium Series on "Border Control and Homeland Security" Spring 2003, Organized by Richard Langhorne and Rey Koslowski