Positive Political Theory

Seminar | November 9 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Moses Hall, 109, Harris Room

Speaker/Performer: Dimitri Landa, New York University

Sponsor: Governmental Studies, Institute of

Topic of talk TBA

Europe, NATO, and Russia: Competitors? Partners? Does NATO have a Future? What is Russia’s Future?

Lecture | November 9 | 12-1:15 p.m. | 223 Moses Hall

Speaker/Performer: Jeremy Kinsman, Diplomat, former Canada's ambassador in Moscow

Sponsors: Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Institute of (ISEEES), International Studies, Institute of

Jeremy Kinsman was named Canada's Ambassador in Moscow in 1992. In this talk, he will discuss the NATO - Russia relationship.

Democracy Development as a Foreign Policy Goal: Jeremy Kinsman, Regents Lecturer

Lecture | November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | International House, Auditorium

Sponsor: International House

One of Canada’s most experienced diplomats, Jeremy Kinsman was born in Montreal and educated at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris, before joining the Canadian Foreign Service in 1966.

Today Ambassador Kinsman is a regular commentator for CBC News (cbc.ca/news), a Contributing Writer for Policy Options magazine, and is published...   More >

The Longterm Impact of the Financial Crisis and The Future of Chimerica

Lecture | November 16 | 4 p.m. | Alumni House, Toll Room

Speaker/Performer: Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School.

Sponsors: International Studies, Institute of, Governmental Studies, Institute of, History, Department of, Haas School of Business

When does a rising power become a threat? There is seldom a single moment. A century ago, AngloGerman antagonism was still a relatively new phenomenon; an alliance between the two empires seemed plausible as late as 1899. Likewise, the United States took time to identify Japan as a serious rival in the Pacific region; it was not until the 1930s that relations really soured. In both...   More >

Voter Funded Media

Lecture | November 17 | 4 p.m. | Moses Hall, Harriss Room #119

Featured Speaker: Mark Latham, Representative, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee

Sponsor: Governmental Studies, Institute of

We can support public interest journalism with our tax funds, by letting voters allocate the funding to competing media organizations. This would prevent the government from controlling the publicly funded media and their messages. Such a system has been implemented for three years at the University of British Columbia's student union, and tested in Vancouver's 2008 civic election....   More >

Senator Mark Leno - The Future of LGBT California: (D - San Francisco)

Special Event | November 17 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, West Pauley Ballroom

Speaker/Performer: Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco

Sponsors: Gender Equity Resource Center, Cal Berkeley Democrats, Student Coalition for Marriage Equality

Come hear Senator Leno speak on the future of the movement for transgender inclusion, LGBT seniors and youth, and same-sex marriage in California, and the US. More information to come!

Cosponsored by the Gender Equity Resource Center, Cal Berkeley Democrats and the Student Coalition for Marriage Equality.

For disability-related accommodations see access.berkeley.edu.
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Colloquium on Race, Ethnicity and Immigration

Colloquium | November 20 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Moses Hall, 119, Harris Room

Speaker/Performer: Mark Sawyer, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Sponsor: Governmental Studies, Institute of

Topic of discussion TBA

Positive Political Theory

Seminar | November 23 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Moses Hall, 109, Harris Room

Speaker/Performer: Claire Lim, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Sponsor: Governmental Studies, Institute of

Topic of talk TBA