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SIPA Events COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Just thought I would give all of you out there a taste of what is going on at SIPA the next few weeks.   With 20 different institutes and centers our building is always a hive of activity. Monday, February 22 February 22, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture: Indonesias Oligarchy in Comparative Perspective, with Jeffrey Winters, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University. International Affairs Building, Room 918 February 22, 2010 from 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm SIPA, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Lecture: The Domestic Challenges and Regional Implications of the Iranian Revolution with Professor David Menashri, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies, Dean of Special Programs and Nazarian Chair for Modern Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University International Affairs Building, Room 707 February 22, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Harriman Institute Talk: Temur Yakobashvili, Minister of State for Reintegration of Georgia;   Introduction: Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University; Discussant: Alexander Cooley, Barnard College, Columbia University International Affairs Building, Room 1512 February 22, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Institute of Latin American Studies Information Session: For undergraduate students interested in a major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Speaker: Dr. Natasha Lightfoot. Co-sponsored by the Study of Ethnicity and Race International Affairs Building; Room 802 Tuesday, February 23 February 23, 2010 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm SIPA, Economic and Political Development Concentration EPD Speaker Series: ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with a focus on agricultural development International Affairs Building, Room 1512 February 23, 2010 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Middle East Institute Conference: Reconstructions of Fiqh Among Indonesian Traditionalist Muslims, with Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University International Affairs Building, Room 1512 February 23, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm SIPA Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion Discussion: Fatma Gocek, Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan and author of Social Constructions of Nationalism in the Middle East (2002) and Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire: Ottoman Westernization and Social Change (1996). Part of the Religion, Ethnicity and Politics Lecture Series. International Affairs Building, Room 801 February 23, 2010 from 4:20 pm to 6:10 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Lecture: Citizen Complaints and Popular Accountability under Authoritarianism: Evidence from Pre-1989 Eastern Europe and Post-1978 China, with Martin K. Dimitrov. Jerome Greene Hall, Case Lounge (Room 701) February 23, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm SIPA, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Lecture::Global Capabilities of the U.S. Army Special Forces.with Major Gen. Michael S. Repass. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University. International Affairs Building, Room 707 Wednesday, February 24 February 24, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm SIPA Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion Discussion: Who Belongs? Religion, National Identity and Immigrant Integration in Denmark and Sweden   Part of the PhD Thesis Series on Religion and Politics co-sponsored with Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR) International Affairs Building, Room 801 February 24, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Institute of African Studies Discussion: The Paradox of Post-Abortion Care (PAC): Health Professionals and the Medicalization of a Quasi-Legal Practice in Senegal with Siri Suh, MPH Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University. Knox Hall, Room 208 February 24, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Harriman Institute Panel Discussion with: Ambassador Valery Kuchinsky,Former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Alexander Motyl, Political Science, Rutgers, Adrian Karatnycky, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council International Affairs Building, Room 1219 Thursday, February 25 February 25, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture: Thailands Crisis: Who Cares About the Economy? with Duncan McCargo Professor of Southeast Asian Politics, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, part of the series The Global Financial Crisis: Responses from East and Southeast Asia. . International Affairs Building, Room 918 February 25, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Harriman Institute Talk: Ljiljana Smajlovic, President, Journalists Association of Serbia International Affairs Building, Room 1510 February 25, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm SIPA International Conflict Resolution Program Conversation: Alvaro de Soto in conversation with Sir Brian Urquhart International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Register February 25, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Special Lecture: Debating the History of the Peoples Republic of China â€" A 60-Year History or 30-Year History? with Wang Hui, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Tsinghua University, Beijing. The Judith Lee Stronach Center, 820 Schemerhorn Hall Friday, February 26 From February 26, 2010 through February 27, 2010, All Day Event Harriman Institute Conference: Please join the Harriman Institute in association with the Polish Cultural Institute, Romanian Cultural Institute, and Austrian Cultural Forum for a conference marking the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe. Faculty House Register February 26, 2010 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Institute of Latin American Studies Discussion: Mashing Ants: Black Resistance and Survival in Antiguas Post-1846 Sugar Crisis with Dr. Natasha Lightfoot; part of the New York City Workshop of Latin American History at the NYC Workshop of Latin American History at NYU. New York University 53 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 February 26, 2010 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Institute of Latin American Studies Lecture: Obama in Latin America with Dr. Robert A. Pastor, Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University and Co-Director of the Center for North American Studies (CNAS) and the Center for Democracy and Election Management (CDEM) International Affairs Building, Room 1510 February 26, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm SIPA, UN Studies Program Discussion: UNSP Working Lunch Rebuilding Haiti with Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, the Ambassador of Brazil to the UN Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN Saturday, February 27 Harriman Institute Conference: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe. See Friday, February 26 for details. February 27, 2010 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm EST SIPA, The Morningside Post Conference: Policy Making in the Digital Age International Affairs Building, 15th floor Register Sunday, February 28 No Events Scheduled UPCOMING EVENTS Monday, February 29 â€" Sunday, March 28 Monday, March 1 From March 1, 2010 at 12:00 pm through March 31, 2010 at 12:00 pm EDT East Central European Center Exhibition: A retrospective of 45 years of the turbulent postwar history of a new democracy and U.S. ally. Co-sponsored by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance International Affairs Building Atrium, Ground Floor March 1, 2010 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Middle East Institute Lecture: The U.S., Hamas, and Peace in the Middle East, with Robert Pastor, Professor of International Relations at American University and is Founder and Co-Director of AU’s Center for Democracy and Election Management International Affairs Building, Room 1501 March 1, 2010 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Lecture: U.S.-Japan Relations in East Asia and Beyond with Kouji Murata, Doshisha University; Christina Davis, Princeton University; Ryo Sahashi, Tokyo University; and Devin Stewart, Carnegie Council. International Affairs Building, Room 918 Tuesday, March 2 March 2, 2010 from 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm SIPA, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Book Talk: Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu that Led America into the Vietnam War. Ted Morgan will   discuss his recent book on the   Vietnam War. International Affairs Building, Room 1512 March 2, 2010 from 4:20 pm to 6:10 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Lecture: Speaking Law to Political-Economic Power: Chinas Derivative Lawsuit Mechanism and the Limits of Private Law, with Nicholas C. Howson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School. from the series Colloquium: Chinese Law and Society Jerome Greene Hall, Case Lounge (Room 701) March 2, 2010 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Lecture: The Hugh Borton and Philip E. Mosely Distinguished Lecture on Eurasia: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century China, Russia, and the United States, with Morton H. Halperin, Senior Advisor, Open Society Institute International Affairs Building, Room 1501 Wednesday, March 3 March 3, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Institute of Latin American Studies Lecture: The Politics of Japanese Identities in São Paulo with PhD candidate Stephanie Phillips International Affairs Building; Room 802 Thursday, March 4 March 4, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Institute of Latin American Studies Lecture: Growth, Technology, and External Constraints in Latin America with José Gabriel Porcile Meirelles, Associate Professor at the Federal University of Parana in the Department of Economics. Co-sponsored with SIPAs Economic and Political Development concentration. International Affairs Building; Room 802 March 4, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Center for Homelessness Prevention Studies Grand Rounds: Family Homelessness: A Multi-System Dilemma with Cheryl Zlotnick, RN, DrPH. Room 6602, All-Purpose Room Sixth Floor, Psychiatric Institute Entrance at Kolb Annex, 40 Haven Avenue, 168th Street and Haven Avenue (take inside bridge to sixth floor) Tuesday, March 9 March 9, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture: Resistance in Okinawa to a New U.S. Marine Air Base, and Japans [Un]equal Partnership with the United States, with Steve Rabson, Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies, Brown University. International Affairs Building, Room 918 March 9, 2010 from 4:20 pm to 6:10 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Lecture: The Opacity of Texts: Reading Qing Judicial Narratives, from the series Colloquium: Chinese Law and Society. Jerome Greene Hall Case Lounge, Room 701 March 9, 2010 from 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm Committee on Global Thought Discussion: A New (dis)Order: Questioning the Self-Regulating Market with Theo Lubke, Senior Vice-President in the Bank Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Perry Mehrling, Professor of Economics at Barnard College; Gillian Tett, assistant editor of the Financial Times; and Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor of Economics. International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center Register Wednesday, March 10 March 10, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Harriman Institute Talk: A Theory of Elitocide and Its Impact on Contemporary Understandings of the Crime of Genocide with Dennis Gratz, Publicist (Sarajevo, BiH and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University) International Affairs Building, Room 1219 Thursday, March 11 March 11, 2010 from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Harriman Institute Performance: The Harriman Institute welcomes the award-winning Washington, DC-based Synetic Theater company to Columbia Universitys Miller Theatre for a rare New York performance of its acclaimed production Host and Guest. Miller Theater Tuesday, March 23 March 23, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Weatherhead East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture: History Never Dies: Northeast Asias Troubled Present, , with Alexis Dudden, Associate Professor, Department of History and Director, Foundations of Humanitarianism Program, University of Connecticut, from the series North Korea and a Changing Northeast Asia. International Affairs Building, Room 918