Political Science
Past Events
Public Lectures, Research Colloquia and Political Candidate Forums
| January 19, 2012 | Research Colloquium: "Evolution of the Communist Party in post-Communist Russia" |
Ekatarina Levintova University of Wisconsin - Green Bay |
| November 16, 2011 | George Klein Lecturer: “Do Citizens Rule in Postcommunist Europe and Should They?” |
Andrew Roberts, Northwestern University |
| November 15, 2011 | George Klein Lecturer: “Why Are Citizens Nostalgic for Communist Popular Culture?” | Andrew Roberts, Northwestern University |
| October 25, 2011 | Candidate forum: Kalamazoo area state legislative candidates | |
| October 19, 2011 | Supreme Court Preview | Todd Curry; Mark Ferguson, Western Michigan University |
| September 21, 2011 | A Constitution Day Event: Do Constitutions Matter? Comparing Gender Provisions and Women's Equality |
Priscilla Lambert, Western Michigan University |
| March 9,
2011 |
Visiting Scholar Lecture: “Pragmatism and Democracy” |
Jack Knight, Duke University |
| March 9, 2011 |
“Studying the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions” | Jack Knight, Duke University |
| February 16, 2011 | “In Search of Separation: Microtargeting Political Campaign Advertising” | Kenneth M. Goldstein, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Oct. 21, 2010 | “Stabilizing Iraq: A View from the Front Lines of Democratic Development” | Matthew Mingus, Western Michigan University and U.S. State Department |
| Oct. 13, 2010 | “Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries are Leading the Way” | Steve Radelet, U.S. Office of the Secretary of State |
| October 5, 2010 | Candidate forum: Kalamazoo area state legislative candidates | |
| Sept 22, 2010 | “Multilateralism vs. Regionalism: Agricultural Trade under the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (1989-2008)” | Erick Duchesne, University of Laval, Quebec |
| March 17, 2010 | Judging in Black and White: Decision Making in the South African Appellate Division, 1950-2010 |
Stacia L. Haynie, Louisiana State University |
| March 17, 2010 | Resource Inequality and Litigation Outcomes in State Supreme Courts | Stacia L. Haynie, Louisiana State University |
| February 24, 2010 | Why Are People Gay?... And Why It Matters |
Marvin Overby, University of Missouri-Columbia |
| February 24, 2010 | Research Travel and International Teaching | Marvin Overb, University of Missouri-Columbiay |
| November 16, 2009 | Child Marriage: A Promise of Poverty |
Bright Wireko-Brobby, CARE Ghana |
| November 11, 2009 | Community College Teaching: How, What, Whom, Why? |
Amanda Bigelow, Illinois Valley Community College Kevin Dockerty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College |
| October 7, 2009 | The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo |
Michelle Miller-Adams, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
| October 26, 2009 | Kalamazoo City Commission Candidate Forum | |
| September 16, 2009 | German Political Landscape in 2009: A Moment for Change | Mark K. Cassell, Kent State University
Daniel Goeler, University of Passau Gunther Hega, Western Michigan University |
| February 4, 2009 | Legacy and Legitimacy: Black Americans and the Supreme Court |
Rosalee Clawson, Purdue University |
| January 16, 2009 | Iraq, Afghanistan and Terrorism | Dr. Gerard Chaliand |
| April 14, 2008 | Tibet Uprising: Background and Current Report |
Dr. Thomas Kostrzewa, Western Michigan University |
| March 17, 2008 | Québec in North America: Nation-Building in Canada |
Marc Boucher, Québec Government Office, Chicago |
| February 27, 2008 | The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Revisited |
Neve Gordon, Ben-Gurion University |
| November 12, 2007 | Mexico- US Relations: NAFTA, Transnational Industry and Technology, Imigration and Border Security | Jorge Castaňeda, Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico |
| January 16, 2007 | How Diversity Makes the Difference | Scott E. Page, University of Michigan |
| October 23, 2006 | Kalamazoo Area State Legislators Candidate Forum | |
| April 5, 2006 | The Political Economy of Reform in Nepal | Krishna GyawaliMinistry of Finance, His Majesty's Government of Nepal |
| February 16, 2006 | The Past and Present of Québec Society in the Americas | Dr. Gerard Bouchard, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
| November 14, 2005 | The United States in the United Nations | Richard T. Miller, Foreign Service Officer |
| October, 19, 2005 | Current Constitutional Problems in Germany | Dr. Herbert Bethge , University of Passau |
| September 28, 2005 | Unions and the Global Economy: Regulating Trade and Transnational Enterprises beyond the Nation-State | Dr. Thomas Greven, University of Passau |
| February 16, 2005 | Canada: A Post-Nationalist Nation | Dr. Ramsay Cook, Dictionary of Canadian Biography |
| February 4, 2005 | Panel Discussion: Seeing America Through the Eyes of the Muslim World After September 11, 2001 | Mushtaq Luqmani |
| January 19, 2005 | African Americans in the World House: The Globalized Struggle for Human Rights from a Black Perspective | Dr. Randal Jelks, Calvin College |
| November 19, 2004 | The 9/11 Commission: Findings and Conclusions | Senator Slade Gorton, 9/11 Commission |
| October 14, 2004 | United States - Qatari Relations | His Excellency Bader Omar Al-Dafa, Ambassador of the United States of Qatar to the United States |
Graduate Student Colloquium Series
| October 6, 2010 | “Experiences as a Federal Bureaucrat: A Graduate Intern’s Perspective on the GAO and How Federal Programs Are Evaluated” | Brittany Alfonso, WMU |
| September 29, 2010 | “2010 Supreme Court Preview: Will Membership Change Affect Outcomes?” | Mark Beougher and Todd Curry, WMU |
| April 3, 2007 | Wildlife Smuggling in the EU: Risks for Candidate States During Expansion |
Elizabeth Wheat, WMU |
| February 27, 2007 | Manipulation of National Identity in Central Asia: Why Did Mongolia End Up Democratic? | Mark R. Beougher, WMU |
| February 6, 2007 | The Grant Writing Process | Stacy E. Pollard, WMU |