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War and Peace | Drugs and Criminal Governance in Latin America, Nov. 1

Eduardo Moncada

The War and Peace theme, Center for Law, Justice and Culture, and Latin American Studies program present Dr. Eduardo Moncada on “Drugs and Criminal Governance in Latin America” on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at Grover W123. Moncada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Barnard College […]

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November 1, 2017 at 11:59 pmEvents

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

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series | The Devil Came on Horseback, Oct. 3

‘Travel Ban’ Countries Film Series | The Devil Came on Horseback, Oct. 3

The Ohio University community is invited to a screening of The Devil Came on Horseback, as part of the 2017-18 “Travel Ban” Countries Film Series, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Walter 145. The event features introductory comments by Dr. Steve Howard, who will also moderate a brief […]

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October 1, 2017 at 11:30 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

Mapping the Future | Drone Warfare, April 4

Mapping the Future | Drone Warfare, April 4

CAS 2100x Mapping the Future, a new interdisciplinary course offered for the first time this year, concludes its last module, Drone Warfare , with a public event on Tuesday, April 4, from 4:30-6 p.m. at Schoonover 450. It is open to public. The event, co-sponsored with the War and Peace Theme, […]

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April 1, 2017 at 11:15 pmEvents

War and Peace | Turkey at the Crossroads, April 13

War and Peace | Turkey at the Crossroads, April 13

Turkey has occupied the headlines due to its foreign policy and the upcoming referendum on April 16. The War and Peace theme and the Center for International Studies host two prominent experts of Turkish politics, Dr. Ömer Taşpınar and Dr. Kadir Yıldırım on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. in Porter 100. […]

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April 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents

War and Peace | Visual Imagery in Jihadist Propaganda, Feb. 13

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The War and Peace Theme is hosting Dr. Cori Dauber with a lecture titled “Visual Imagery in Jihadist Propaganda” on Monday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. at Porter 105. Dauber is Professor of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is also a Research Fellow at […]

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February 1, 2017 at 9:00 pmEvents