Seminar This Week

1st Tuesday -- April 7, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

The Iraq History Project: Why Documenting Human Rights Violation in Iraq
is Important for the American Public

Did the overthrow of Saddam Hussein have a positive or negative effect
on human rights in Iraq? Has the intervention of American military force
in Iraq and the introduction of a fledgling democracy resulted in a
reduction in human rights abuses? The answers may be surprising and
thought provoking. Our speaker, Daniel Rothenberg, has been studying
these issues for the past six years and will share his insight.

Daniel Rothenberg is the Managing Director of International Projects at
the International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI) at DePaul
University College of Law where he designs and runs rule of law and
human rights projects. For the past three and a half years, he has
managed a number of projects in Iraq involving an all-Iraqi staff of as
many as 60 working throughout the country. These projects have gathered
over 8,800 personal narratives of serious human rights violations
committed during the regime of Saddam Hussein and from 2003 through
mid-2008.

Before coming to DePaul, he was a Senior Fellow at the Orville H.
Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University
of Michigan, a Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan Law
School and a Fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows. His research and
writing focuses on transitional justice issues, particularly truth
commissions, amnesty laws, tribunals and reparations, as well as labor
migration, moral panics, genocide and social responses to
institutionalized violence.

DePaul Club Room
11th Floor of the DePaul Center
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
April 7, 2009
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Careers in International Affairs

Careers in International Affairs

Brian Flora
Diplomat in Residence


Come listen to the U.S. State Department’s Diplomat in Residence discuss career opportunities in government service. Internship programs and fellowship opportunities (language programs) will be also be discussed.

March 17th
10:20-11am, BSB 140
Presented by the UIC Political Science Department

IR 184 Update

The updated syllabus is located here

Talkat UW

University of Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicty, Race, and Sexuality
WISER Winter 2008
Brown Bag Series
Prof. Brandon Valeriano
Tuesday, February 5th
Gowen 1A
11:45am—1:00pm
W I S E R
“Latino Assimilation, Divided Loyalties, and the World Cup”
Professor Brandon Valeriano
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Political Science

Talk at USC

I am presenting "The Tragedy of Offensive Realism: Testing Aggressive Power Politics Models." at USC on Jan 30th.

The event is 12:30pm-2pm, and is located in the Social Sciences (SOS) Building, Room B40 (see campus map). To park enter campus through Gate 3 off of Figueroa Blvd (between Jefferson Blvd and Exposition Blvd) and park in Lot PSX. The cost of parking is $8. From the parking lot, they would just have to walk across the quad and the SOS building is right there adjacent to the building with the big globe on top (we are down in the basement of the building). They can use this address if they need to mapquest driving directions: 3520 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0037

IPSA

As I mentioned, I will be giving two presentations this weekend. If would prefer students looking for extra credit to attend the session on violence. Conference will be in the Student Center East on Hasted, I think both presentations are in the White Oaks A room.

SESSION II: 10:45-12:00 noon
PANEL I Session Title: Violence in the System
Organizer/Moderator: Brandon Valeriano
Location: White Oaks A
Topics & Presenters • Russia and the United States, 1991-2005: Regime Change and the Transformations of an Interstate Rivalry Vitaliy Voznyak and Brandon Valeriano, UIC •

Using a Fuzzy Future Model to Analyze Violence In Iraq Ribhi I. Salhi, Roosevelt University •

Been There, Done That: The Navajo War and Experiments in Navajo Nation-Building Chris Newman, Elgin Community College •

Terrorism at the Doorstep? A Comparative Look at Issue Salience for Local versus National Level Candidates Catherine Griffiths, UIC
Discussant: Brandon Valeriano, UIC

SESSION IV 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
PANEL I Session Title: Urban Politics II: Race, Elections, and Inequality
Organizer/Moderator: Susan Gaffney, Governors State University
Location: White Oaks A
Topics & Presenters • The Influence of Public and Private Sector Development on Inequality in the Urban Spatial Structure Anthony Paul Andrews, Governors State University •

Conflict, Cooperation, or a Colorblind Environment? What Local Lawmakers Say About the Experience of Blacks Serving on City Councils Gregory Neddenriep, Northeastern University •

Competition for Office: Mayoral Elections Andrew McNitt, Eastern Illinois University and Chris Newman, Elgin Community College •

Latino Cultural Assimilation, Divided Loyalties, and World Cup Television Ratings Brandon Valeriano, UIC

Diplomat Event

Careers in International Affairs

Anthony Benesch

Diplomat in Residence

Come listen to the U.S. State Department’s Diplomat in Residence discuss career opportunities in government service. Internship programs and fellowship opportunities (language programs) will be also be discussed.

April 17^th

Noon, BSB 140

Presented by the UIC Political Science Department

Pizza will be served!

Lecture on India-U.S.

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming event that is part of our series, The Global Affairs Forum. Our guest speaker will be Indian Consul General, Arun Kumar. Consul General Kumar’s topic will be The Indo-US Relationship in the 21st Century. The event will consist of a presentation by Consul General Kumar, followed by a question and answer session with UIC students and faculty.

Consul General Kumar has served India as a career diplomat for more than 30 years. He has served in Italy, Tunisia, Ghana, Zaire, Dubai, and Yugoslavia. Mr. Kumar served as Joint Secretary in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and has conducted international policy research in India and abroad. Consul General Kumar has always advocated building strong connections between the next generation of leaders in India and their counterparts in the United States.

This program will take place on Wednesday, April 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Fort Dearborn Room, on the 3rd floor of UIC’s Student Center East building at 750 S. Halsted Street. Light refreshments will be served.

Kindly confirm your attendance at The Global Affairs Forum by responding via e-mail by Wednesday, April 11th. Please address your e-mail to Katya Nekrasova at enekraso@uic.edu. Space is limited and reservations are required.