September 2022
Constitution Day 2022
SPONSOR: American Founding Group, School of Public and International Affairs
Constitution Day 2022 Constitution Day is the annual celebration of the day that representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia completed and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The observance of this day began as “I am an American Day” in 1940 and later as Citizenship Day in 1952 when the celebration was moved to September 17 to commemorate the signing of the original document. Constitution Day as we observe it today was recognized as a federal holiday in 2004,…
Find out more »November 2022
SPIA Speaker Series: Sen. Kelly Loeffler & Dr. Audrey Haynes
The UGA School of Public and International Affairs Alumni Board of Directors invites you to the SPIA Speaker Series covering pressing issues in politics and public affairs, featuring leaders in public service and business. Join us for lunch and conversation as we kick off the 2022-2023 bipartisan speaker series. The first event will feature a discussion with: Kelly Loeffler Former Senator & Founder, Chairwoman & Volunteer Greater Georgia -and- Audrey Haynes Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Associate Professor of Political…
Find out more »Dunn Lecture with Derrick Anderson
Join Public Administration and Policy for our Fall 2022 Dunn Lecture on Wednesday, November 16th. We will be in the Baldwin Hall Pinnacle Room at 2pm for Derrick Anderson's presentation "Public administration, innovation, and the future of higher education: Perspectives from campus and the capitol.” Derrick is the Senior Vice President of Learning and Engagement at American Council on Education. For more information, you can visit Derrick Anderson's biography.
Find out more »March 2023
SPIA Speaker Series: Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux & Dean Matthew Auer
The UGA School of Public and International Affairs Alumni Board of Directors invites you to the SPIA Speaker Series covering pressing issues in politics and public affairs, featuring leaders in public service and business. Join us for a reception and conversation as we conclude the 2022-2023 bipartisan speaker series. The final event will feature a discussion with: Carolyn Bourdeaux Former Congresswoman -and- Matthew Auer Dean Arch Professor of Public and International Affairs UGA School of Public & International Affairs WHEN:…
Find out more »September 2023
Constitution Day 2023
SPONSOR: American Founding Group, School of Public and International Affairs
Constitution Day 2023 Constitution Day is the annual celebration of the day that representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia completed and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The observance of this day began as “I am an American Day” in 1940 and later as Citizenship Day in 1952 when the celebration was moved to September 17 to commemorate the signing of the original document. Constitution Day as we observe it today was recognized as a federal holiday in 2004,…
Find out more »February 2024
Innovation In International Affairs – Phuong Pham
Phuong Pham, Duke University – February 12th at 12:30 Complex Global Value Chains and Economic Interdependence: A New Look at the Opportunity Costs Argument” (with Melle Scholten). Abstract: Among today’s pressing security concerns, increased political and economic tensions between the USA and PRC rank highly for policymakers and the general public in both countries and beyond. Some have raised worries that Beijing’s One-China policy vis-a`-vis Taiwan will ultimately lead to militarized conflict between the two superpowers, with tremendous consequences for…
Find out more »Innovation in International Affairs – Umut Uzer
Umut Uzer, Istanbul Tech- February 26th at 12:30pm Realism and Constructivism as Analytical Tools for Turkish Foreign Policy Analysis Abstract: By focusing on the basic assumptions of realism and constructivism, power and identity, respectively, Turkish foreign policy can be explicated utilizing both theories of international relations depending on different cases. With this purpose in mind, I will take three cases under consideration. The first one is Turkey’s involvement in Cyrus and its eventual intervention in 1974, which can be explained…
Find out more »March 2024
Innovation in International Affairs – Gabriela Okundaye
Gabriela Okundaye, UT Dallas – March 25th at 12:30pm Transcending and Intersecting: Premigratory Experiences, Conflict, and Gender Abstract: How do the premigratory experiences of immigrants (defined as the experiences an immigrant has in their country of origin) affect the political attitudes, behavior, institutions, and societal structures when immigrants arrive at their country of residence? In this talk, I discuss the origins of their literature, what has been observed, what has been explored, and where the research can go from its…
Find out more »April 2024
Innovation in International Affairs – Kate Perry
Kate Perry, Georgia Southern – April 15th at 12:30pm Outside the Box: Building an Academic Identity Beyond the IR Canon Abstract: While research and teaching in International Relations has evolved considerably over the years, many topics outside of the "traditional" IR canon remain marginalized and present challenges to early researchers who want to remain relevant in the discipline but have new and creative ideas they wish to pursue. Some students or early career academics may even be dissuaded from pursuing…
Find out more »Innovation in International Affairs – Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang
Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang, Morehouse College - April 22nd at 12:30pm Building Artificial Islands in Troubled Water: The Impact of Artificial Islands on Maritime Conflict Abstract: China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have constructed competing artificial islands in the South China Sea. However, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, man-made artificial islands cannot possess the status of islands (Article 60(8) and 80). If such artificial islands are not granted the legal status of islands to…
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