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This is the Woodrow Wilson School's consolidated weekly listing of events, which will be emailed out every Friday or, when there are holidays, on the last business day of the week. All WWS Centers and Programs are invited to include their events on this list. Please contact the Office of Public & External Affairs at extaff@princeton.edu to find out how to submit information on your events.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
"New Opportunities in Franco-American and Transatlantic Relations"
By invitation only.
Prospect Presidential Dining Room, 12:00- 1:45 p.m. Speaker: Francois Delattre, French ambassador to the United States
Sponsor: EU Program and the Center for French Studies
Contact: Sophie Meunier Aitshalia (smeunier@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/europe/events/viewevent.xml?id=127
"Framing Business Interests: How Campaigns Affect Firms' Positions on Preferential Trade Agreements"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 12noon
Speaker: Megumi Naoi, Assistant Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Sponsor: Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance
Contact: Patricia Trinity (ptrinity@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This session of the International Relations Faculty Colloquium is sponsored by the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. Papers are posted several days before each presentation. You may download them by clicking the presentation title in the schedule of speakers. Lunch will be provided. http://www.princeton.edu/politics/graduate/departmental-colloquia/international-relations/.
"Climate Change, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation: Magnitude Matters"
Students, staff, and faculty preferred 300 Wallace Hall 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Rob Goldston, Professor of Astrophysics, Princeton University
Sponsor: STEP PEI
Contact: chuck crosby (ccrosby@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/step/seminars/current/
LAPA Seminar: Humanity and Forgiveness in Islamic Criminal Sanctioning in Iran
Free and open to the public. Kerstetter Rm, 301 Marx Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Speaker: Arzoo Osanloo, LAPA Fellow, University of Washington
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: LAPA's seminar format asks that attendees familiarize themselves with the paper in advance. The commentator opens the session by summarizing the main themes in the paper and presenting some topics for discussion. The author then has the right of first response before the floor is opened for questions. http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=515
"State of the Races 2012: Will President Obama be Re-elected in 2012?" A Woodrow Wilson School Election Debate
Free and open to the public. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Mike Duncan, former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Jesse Ferguson, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson School Political Network
Contact: Kevin Smith (krsmith@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Media interested in attending, please contact Christina Henderson (chfour@princeton.edu). |
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
"Great Expectations? Population Projections and Politics in 20th-Century Britain and France"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students 300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Emily Marshall, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Princeton University
Sponsor: Office of Population Research
Contact: Mary Lou Delaney (md@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This talk is part of the Notestein Seminar Series.
http://www.opr.princeton.edu/seminars/spring/2012
Midday Public Lecture: "Human Rights in the Developing World: The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh"
Free and open to the public. Bowl 2, Robertson Hall, 12noon
Speaker: Toby Cadman, International criminal law specialist in war crimes, extradition, and human rights laws
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=540
Lunchtimer- "Designing Organizations for Impact and Cost Effectiveness"
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP.
Room 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sue Lehman, independent consultant; strategy, impact assessment, board development and operational planning
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. "Successes and Challenges of the UN Women, Peace, and Security Agenda"Free and open to the public Bowl 2, Robertson Hall, 4:30 pmSpeakers: Swen Dornig, Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, representing Liechtenstein in the UN Groups of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, Children and Armed Conflicts, and Protection of Civilians; Sarah Taylor, Executive Coordinator of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security; and Chantale Walker, First Secretary for Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United NationsModerator: Beth English, Director of the Liechtenstein Institute's Program on Women in International RelationsSponsor: LISD's Program on Women in International Relations Contact: Beth English ( baenglis@princeton.edu) Additional Information: http://www.princeton.edu/lisd/wps_panel.html |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
"Tactical Satellites for Battlefield Operations: An Engineering Feasibility Study"
RSVP required. 221 Nassau St., 2nd floor conference room 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jaganath Sankara, University of Maryland
Sponsor: The MacArthur Foundation
Contact: Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: BY NOON on April 17th tosgs@princeton.edu or 609-258-4677
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar.
Law-Engaged Graduate Student Seminar: "The Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court between 2003 and 2011"
Graduate students, faculty and fellows only, please. 438 Robertson, 12 noon
Speaker: Salla Garsky, Visiting PhD Student, WWS/LAPA; International Relations, University of Helsink
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=535
"The Effects of Democratization on Economic Policy: Evidence from China"
Free and open to the public. 300 Wallace Hall, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Nancy Qian, Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale University
Sponsor: Center for Health and Wellbeing and the Research Program in Development Studies
Contact: Lillian Anderson (latwo@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Brown bag lunch seminar; bottled water will be provided. CHW: http://www.princeton.edu/chw RPDS: http://www.princeton.edu/rpds
Symposium: "The Ideologies of Sexual (In)Difference"
Free and open to the public McCosh 50, 4:30 p.m.
Speakers: Slavoj Zizek, University of Ljubljana; Mladen Dolar, University of Ljubljana; Alenka Zupancic, European Graduate School
Sponsor: Department of English & Program in Law and Public Affairs
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information:
Conversation with Patricia de Stacy Harrision
Free and open to the public. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Patricia de Stacy Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Harrison's talk is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/PatriciaHarrison04_18/
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
**Please note- this event is not open to the public as previously noted
Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance Inaugural Conference
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and graduate students. RSVP required.
Fragile Families Working Group
Graduate students and faculty only. RSVP required.Wallace Hall Room 001, 12:00-1:00 p.m.Speaker: Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, and Sara McLanahan Sponsor: Fragile Families Working Group Contact: Tracy Merone ( ffdata@princeton.edu) Additional Information: Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
"Advocacy in Hard Times: Marginalization, Representation, and the Political Construction of Crises"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and graduate students. 300 Wallace Hall 12:00-1:30 p.m.Speaker: Dara Strolovitch, University of MinnesotaSponsor: Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) Contact: Michele Demak Epstein ( mdeps@princeton.edu) Additional Information: This is part of the CSDP American Politics Colloquium.
Lunchtimer with Richard Clark
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP.
Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Richard Clarke, former counter- terrorism coordinator for the National Security Council & Bart Gellman, lecturer of public and international affairs
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. Symposium Keynote Address: "The Humanities in the Public Sphere" Free and open to the public McCosh 46, 4:30 p.m.Speaker: Judith Butler, Columbia UniversitySponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs and the University Center for Human Values Contact: Hilary Jewett ( hjewett@princeton.edu) Additional Information: Day one of a 2-day event. http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=518"Europe's Two Depressions"
Free and open to the public. Tickets required Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Paul Krugman, professor of economics and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs & Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: A limited number of tickets to Dodds will be available to the general public and will be distributed through a wait line on the day of the event, starting at 4:00 p.m. http://wws.princeton.edu/event_rep/PKrugmanJRC04_12/
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Friday, April 20, 2012
**Please note- this event is not open to the public as previously noted
Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance Inaugural Conference
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and graduate students. RSVP required.
Carl Fields Center, 12:00- 4:00 p.m.
Symposium:"The Administrative Agency in an Electronic Age"
The conference is free and open to the public- RSVP required. 113 Friend Center, 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Speakers: Multiple speakers - see web link
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs, Center for Information Technology Policy, and the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Contact: Judi Rivkin (jrivkin@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: There is a fee for those requesting CLE credit. http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=536
Symposium: "The Humanities in the Public Sphere"
Free and open to the public Bowl 16, Robertson Hall, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Speakers: Multiple speakers - see web link
Sponsor: Program in Law and Public Affairs, and the University Center for Human Values
Contact: Hilary Jewett (hjewett@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: Day 2 of a 2-day event.http://lapa.princeton.edu/eventdetail.php?ID=518 or http://www.princeton.edu/~ereading/Symposium_2012%20.pdf
Biodefense Seminar - "Addressing Biosecurity: Roles and Responsibilities of the Research and Security Communities"
Free and open to the public. Carl Icahn Room 280, 12:30- 2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Edward You, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
Sponsor: The MacArthur Foundation
Contact: Laura Kahn (lkahn@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This is a lunch seminar. http://www.princeton.edu/sgs/seminars/
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Monday, April 23, 2012
"Sea Otters, Kelp Forests, and Coastal Communities: Ecosystem Services Amongst Trophic Cascades"
Students, staff, and faculty preferred 300 Wallace Hall, 12:00- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Kai Chan, Research Chair and Associate Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment, and sustainability, University of British Columbia
Sponsor: STEP & PEI
Contact: Chuck Crosby (ccrosby@princeton.edu)
Additional Information:
Lunchtimer with John McArthur
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP.
Robertson 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: John McArthur, CEO Millennium Promise
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. "Subjective Well-Being and Income over Time"
Free and open to the public 200 Fisher Hall, 4:15- 6:00 p.m.Speakers: Betsey Stevenson, Assistant Professor and Justin Wolfers, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School Sponsors: Center for Health and Wellbeing and the Research Program in Development Studies, co-sponsored with the Dept. of Economics' Industrial Relations Section Contact: Lillian Anderson ( latwo@princeton.edu) Additional Information: For more information: CHW: http://www.princeton.edu/chw; RPDS: http://www.princeton.edu/rpds; IRS: http://www.irs.princeton.edu/seminars "Thinking about the Unsinkable: The Titanic and the History of Technological Risk"
Free and open to the public. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Ed Tenner '65, historian of technology and culture; author, "Why Things Bite Back" and "Our Own Devices"
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Contact: Patricia Yelavich (yelavich@princeton.edu)
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
"Body Weight, Weight Change, and Mortality Risk"
Restricted to faculty, fellows, and students 300 Wallace Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Laura Blue, Ph.D. Candidate in Program in Population Studies, Princeton University
Sponsor: Office of Population Research
Contact: Mary Lou Delaney (md@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: This talk is part of the Notestein Seminar Series.
http://www.opr.princeton.edu/seminars/spring/2012
Lunchtimer- "Debating the Intersections of Religious Freedom and Women's Health"
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP.
Robertson 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speakers: Alison L. Boden, Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel; Kathleen Bradey, 2011-12 William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life, Professor of Law, Villanova University; Daniel Williams, 2011-12 William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life, Assistant Professor of History, University of West Georgia
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs & Center for the Study of Religion
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
"Protection States Trust?: Superpower Patronage, Nuclear Behavior, and Alliance Dynamics
RSVP required. 221 Nassau Street, 2nd Floor conference room, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Alexander Lanoszka, Department of Politics
Sponsor: The MacArthur Foundation
Contact: Grace Cooper (gracec@princeton.edu)
RSVP: BY NOON April 24th to sgs@princeton.edu or 609-258-4677.
Additional Information: This is a SGS lunch seminar.
Lunchtimer- "The OECD and Policy Reform: Before and Beyond the Crisis"
This event is for WWS students and faculty only, must RSVP.
Robertson 015, Robertson Hall, 12:15- 1:00 p.m.
Speaker:Joseph Kovitz '73, former OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) division head for regulatory policy, public governance and territorial; honorary research fellow, Centre for European Governance
Sponsor: Office of Public and External Affairs
Additional Information: You must sign-up to attend as there is limited seating and lunch will be served. "Evaluating a Universal Health Insurance Program: Lessons from Mexico"Free and open to the public. 300 Wallace Hall, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Speaker: Gabriella Conti, Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago Sponsor: Center for Health and Wellbeing and the Research Program in Development Studies Contact: Lillian Anderson ( latwo@princeton.edu) Additional Information: Brown bag lunch seminar; bottled water will be provided. CHW: http://www.princeton.edu/chwFor RPDS: http://www.princeton.edu/rpds |
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
"Judicial Selection and Death Penalty Decisions"
Faculty, fellows, and graduate students only. 300 Wallace Hall 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Brandice Canes-Wrone, WWS and Dept of Politics
Sponsor: Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP)
Contact: Michele Demak Epstein (mdeps@princeton.edu)
Additional Information: www.princeton.edu/csdp
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Please send your event submissions to extaff@princeton.edu by Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. to be included in "The Weeks Ahead."
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