Occasional Seminars
The CGCG organizes occasional seminars (in addition to the Colloquia). The purpose of the seminars is to provide an informal forum for invited scholars and CGCG affiliates to present their research to a broader audience than their own departmental seminars would lend.
Faculty and Graduate Students are invited to attend.
Unless otherwise noted, all occasional seminars will take place in the Provost's Conference Room located on the fifth floor of the Center for Law and Justice, 23 Washington Street,
502, Rutgers-Newark Campus.Spring 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
12:00p.m.
'Engines of Growth' or Endangered Species? Capitalizing (on) Women in the Discourse of the New Afghan Economy
Janet Larson Rutgers-Newark/NJIT Federated Department of HistoryTuesday, January 29
5:00 p.m.
Crisis and Opportunity in China's Environmental Leadership
Dr. Katherine Morton Australian National UniversityThe speaker will discuss the huge challenges that China faces in re-balancing its economic growth with environmental protection, the government's response to climate change, and its potential environmental leadership role at the global level.
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Fall 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Is the United States a Revisionist State?:
Executive Power, Nationalism, and Public Support for the Iraq War
Dr. Carlos Yordan, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Drew UniversityThis paper is divided into three sections. The first presents the analytic framework. It explains that to make sense of the Bush administration’s foreign policy we need to take into account both international and domestic variables. Thus, it argues that the theory of neo-classical realism and the constructivist approach to the study of nationalism are good tools investigate the factors that shaped post-September 11 foreign policy. Section two explores the connection between American nationalism and foreign policy. It argues that American nationalism is multifaceted and that shifts from one foreign policy approach to another are usually a consequence of changes in the nationalist discourse. Section three explores how the White House and political entrepreneurs in and outside government manipulated collective emotions to gain support for the President George W. Bush’s decision to oust the Iraqi regime from power.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
12:00-2:00 p.m.
"Short Stories, Long Work: The Politics of Women's Rights in Afghanistan"
Dr. Janet Larson, Associate Professor, English Department, Rutgers-NewarkTimed for the 6th anniversary of "Operation Enduring Freedom," Dr. Larson's lecture is based on ongoing research and her experiences last summer as part of a Global Exchange delegation to Afghanistan, where she met leaders of humanitarian, development, and rights organizations, activists, artists, ministry officials, and everyday Afghans in and around Kabul. The talk is accompanied by images from archival photographs, vintage post cards, geographic and geopolitical maps, US government web sites, and her own photos of Afghan landscapes, streetscapes, and people.
Please note that we are in the process of posting our past occasional seminars on our website.
