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OHIO Undergrads Go to West Point for Conference on U.S. Affairs

China group at the  Student Conference on U.S. Affairs at West Point.

Two undergraduate majors in Political Science and War and Peace Studies attended the 69th Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, a rare opportunity for college students from across the country to participate in discussions on foreign affairs at the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. The […]

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November 17, 2017 at 5:23 pmNews

Afterlives of Torture | Putting the U.S. War on Terror in Historical & Global Context, Nov. 8

Afterlives of Torture | Putting the U.S. War on Terror in Historical & Global Context, Nov. 8

Dr. Lisa Hajjar, Professor of Sociology at the University of California Santa Barbara, discusses “The Afterlives of Torture: Putting the U.S. ‘War on Terror’ in Historical and Global Context” on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Schoonover 145. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Law, […]

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November 1, 2017 at 10:15 pmEvents

War and Peace | Women and Boko Haram, Oct. 18

Hilary Matfess

The War and Peace theme is organizing a lecture by Hilary Matfess on Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Bentley Hall 306. The lecture is co-sponsored by International Development Studies; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and African Studies. Matfess is a prominent expert on Boko Haram and women. She is […]

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October 1, 2017 at 7:45 pmEvents

War and Peace | Glidden Visiting Professor on Energy Security and Foreign Policy, Sept. 26

Edward Chow

The War and Peace theme is organizing a lecture by 2017 Glidden Visiting Professor and Ohio University alum Edward Chow on Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. at Porter Hall 107. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department and the Center for International Studies. Chow, a senior fellow in […]

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September 1, 2017 at 6:00 pmEvents

Sandal to Talk about Tolerance, Extremism at United Nations on April 26

Dr. Nukhet Sandal. Photo by Ben Siegel

Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of War and Peace Studies, will give a presentation at the United Nations headquarters on Wednesday, April 26. Sandal is working on religious conflicts, has conducted field research in various conflict settings, and is the author of Religious Leaders and […]

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April 24, 2017 at 10:00 amNews

Spring 2017 | Mapping the Future Course Hits 5 Contemporary Issues

Spring 2017 | Mapping the Future Course Hits 5 Contemporary Issues

  CAS 2100x Mapping the Future is a new College of Arts & Sciences interdisciplinary course with five modules on profound issues facing contemporary society. Each module in the Spring 2017 course features a community event with speakers debating the core principles of an issue and students critically evaluating and […]

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October 28, 2016 at 10:56 amNews

War and Peace | Drugs and Criminal Governance in Latin America, Nov. 18

Eduardo Moncada

The War and Peace theme and Latin American Studies Program present Dr. Eduardo Moncada on “Drugs and Criminal Governance in Latin America” on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in Baker Center 231 at Ohio University. Moncada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Barnard College – Columbia […]

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October 2, 2016 at 12:00 pmEvents