Approved Course List for Spring 2010.

Approved Course List for Fall 2009.

 

* WELCOME BACK RECEPTION & INFORMATION SESSION for all prospective and declared IR majors.
When? 16 September 2009, 6-7:30pm.
Where? Houston Hall of Flags.

* Iraq Wars and US Foreign Policy. A talk by Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations. IR majors only; pre-registration required with Dr. McGann (jmcgann@sas.upenn.edu); no walk-ins on the day; business attire required.
When? 15 September 2009, 3-4:30pm.
Where? Union League, center city Philadelphia (not Penn campus).

* Hong Kong's Road to Democracy. A talk by Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee, a member of the Legislative Council and leader of the Democracy Movement in Hong Kong.
When? 15 September 2009, 4:30-6pm
Where? Silvrman 245A, Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut Street

* Voice of America: Is it Silent or Having an Impact? A talk by Raza Naqvi, producer.
When? 17 September 2009, 4-5pm..
Where? 314 Houston Hall, Class of 47. NOTE RECENT ROOM CHANGE.

* Careers in Intelligence Panel. Current or former representatives from the Defense Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Counter-Terrorism Center, and the Philadelphia Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit.
When? 18 September 2009, 1:30-2:30pm.
Where? Houston Hall of Flags.

* Careers in Sustainable Policy. .
When? 21 September 2009, 1:30-2:30pm.
Where? Houston Hall of Flags.

* The Fall and Rise of Geopolitics. A talk by Arthur Waldron and Anne-Lousie Antonoff, co-sponsored with the Strategic Studies program.
When? 22 September 2009, 4:30-6pm.
Where? Bishop/White Room, Houston Hall.

* Sigma Iota Rho Kickoff Organizational Meeting for all new and propsective members.
When? 22 September 2009, 6-7:30pm.
Where? Williams 639.

* Presidential Management Fellowship Information Session.
When? 23 September 2009, 12-1pm.
Where? Graduate Student Center, 305.

* International Relations Undergraduate Student Association (IRUSA) Elections and Organizational Meeting for all new and propsective members.
When? 23 September 2009, 6-7:30pm.
Where? Annenberg 111.

* International Relations AESDI (ALternative Energy and Sustainable Develoment Initiative) Organizational Meeting for all new and propsective members.
When? 23 September 2009, 7-8:30pm.
Where? Williams 215.

* Public Diplomacy. A talk by John Brown, a professor at Georgetown University and former cultural ambassador to many East European countries. Co-sponsored with Slavic Studies.
When? 24 September 2009, 5pm. 
Where? Williams Hall 25. NOTE RECENT ROOM CONFIRMATION..

* Who's Afraid of International Law? Sovereignty, the Constitution, and the International Order. A talk by Noah Feldman, Harvard University. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 29 September 2009, 4:30pm
Where? Houston Hall, Class of '49 Auditorium, 3417 Spruce St.

* Internships in Government Information Session.
When? 30 September 2009, 4-5:30pm.
Where? Houston Hall, Ben Franklin.

* JUNIOR YEAR Springboard to success: Internships, Fellowships, Research. Information Session. CURF and IR faculty and students will lead a seminar designed to help juniors and sophomores to secure fellowships, internships, and research opportunities to allow them to better study the world and compete globally in the future.
When? 30 September 2009, 6pm.
Where? Arch Crest Room, Arch Building, 36th & Locust Walk.

* Careers in Public Policy and Government Information Session.
When? 6 October 2009, 5-6pm.
Where? Houston Hall, Ben Franklin.

* Careers at the FBI Information Session.
When? 8 October, 4-5pm.
Where? Arch Building, Crest Room.

* Internships and Careers in the Foreign Service. An information session with Robert William Dry, a Foreign Service Officer at US Department of State and diplomat in residence at City College of New York.
When? 8 October 2009, 6pm.
Where? Houston Hall, Ben Franklin.

* Fall Festival (SPEC).
When: 10 October 2009.

* Finding and Applying for Federal Service Jobs and Internships Information Session.
When? 13 October, 3-4pm.
Where? McNeil Building, Room 997.

* Careers at Environmental Protection Agency Information Session.
When? 13 October, 5-6pm.
Where? Houston Hall, room TBA.

* Global Justice and National Sovereignty. A talk by Michael Blake, University of Washington. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 15 October 2009, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* The Decline of the West Seen from Poland. A talk by Adam Michnik, cofounder of Solidarity. Sponsored by German Historical Institute and Heidelberg Center for American Studies.
When? 15 October 2009, 6pm
Where? Philadelphia Sheraton, University City

* The fate of the Atlantic Community after the Cold War. An international conference sponsored by German Historical Institute and Heidelberg Center for American Studies.
When? 16-17 October 2009, all day: see: tinyurl.com/declineofthewest.
Where? Philadelphia Sheraton, University City.

* The Fallacies of Triumphalism: America in the Post-1989 World. A public talk by Volker Berghahn, Columbia University. Sponsored by German Historical Institute and Heidelberg Center for American Studies.
When? 17 October 2009, 2pm
Where? McNeil Center for Early American Studies

* Geopolitics and South Asia. Talk by Bharat Karnad, Center for Advanced Study of India, UPenn. Cosponsored with Strategic Studies program.
When? 20 October 2009, 4:30-6pm.
Where? Bishop/White Room, Houston Hall.

* Why is no one thinking about security in Africa? Talk by James McGann, assistant director, IR.
When? 21 October 2009, 1-2:30pm
Where? 639 Williams Hall.

* Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs (APSIA). A briefing for IR Majors.
When? Thursday 22 October 2009, 2:30-4:00pm
Where? The Forum, Stiteler Hall.

* Beyond Course Review: The 411 on IR Courses (IRUSA) .
When? Tuesday 27 October, 5-6pm.
Where? Cherpak Lounge (5th floor Williams Hall).

* IR College House Info Session..
When? 28 October 2009, 6-7pm.
Where? King's Court English House Dining Halll.

* Green Fest (AESDI),.
When? 30 October 2009, TBD.
Where? TBD.

* SCUE Course and Majors Fair.
When? 4 November 2009, 12-2pm.
Where? Houston Hall of Flags.

* IR College House Info session.
When? 4 November 2009, 7pm
Where? Dubois House.

* "Garbage Warrior"film about one man's quest for a sustainable world by building homes out of garbage. Presentation by Richard Roark, The Olin Studio. Sponsored by the International Relations Program and the Alternative Energy and Sustainable Development Initiative (AESDI). FREE PIZZA.
When? Wednesday 4th November 2009, 7pm
Where? Annenberg 111.

* Homecoming Weekend - IR Welcome Back to Campus Booth.
When? 7 November 2009, 1030am to 1pm.
Where? Locust Walk

On Monday 9 November 2009, the IR Program (with Political Science and the Strategic Studies Seminar) is sponsoring the Fall of the Wall Redux, a series of events on College Green, commemorating and interpreting the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
* Spray paint your political messages on "The Wall" on College Green from 10am to 4pm.
* Luncheon and film "A World Without Walls" by Ted Koppel, narrated by Professor Walter McDougall (Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations), from 12pm, in Annenberg 111.
* Panel discussion on the fall of the Berlin Wall and its meaning today, with Professor Ron Granieri (History), Dr. Chris Nichols (History), and Hans Eschbach (Handesblatt Business Daily, Germany), immediately following the film, around 12:45pm, in Annenberg 111.
* Panel discussion on contemporary walls that divide with Professor Ian Lustick (Political Science), speaking on the West Bank Wall, and Colonel (retired) Eric Rojo, speaking on the Mexican-US wall, from 3:30pm, Annenberg 111.
* Knock down "The Wall" on College Green, 5pm.
* At 6pm, concert film "The Wall" by Pink Floyd (cosponsored by German Studies), in B-6 Stiteler Hall, followed by discussion and dinner with Professor Eric Jarosinski (German Department), in Stiteler Forum Lounge.

* MBA admissions panel and discussion for undergrad students.  Registration: http://forms.darden.virginia.edu/admissions/fair.htm
When? Tuesday November 10th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Where? Houston Hall of Flag

* Thomas Gomart, director of research for IFRI (the leading foreign think tank in France), will be discussing US-EU-Russian relations. Cosponsored by the Strategic Studies Program.
When? Wednesday, Nov 11th, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM, followed by dinner with selected students.
Where? Bishop White Room of Houston Hall, second floor.

* Annual trip to New York City. Issues, institutions, and careers. Meetings with staff at the UN, Council on Foreign Relations, Columbia School of Public and International Affairs, and more...
When? Friday November 13th, 7:30am to 9:30pm. SOLD OUT as of 30 October 2009

* What Lies Ahead for Russian Asia? a talk by Milan Hauner, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Geopolitics of Central Asia series, Cosponsored by Strategic Studies.
When? Tuesday 17 November 2009, 4:30-6pm
Where? Bishop/White Room, Houston Hall

* Geopolitics and History a special seminar with Milan Hauner, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Geopolitics of Central Asia series. Cosponsored by Strategic Studies and Philomathean Society. RSVP Dr. Anne-Louise Antonoff
When? Wednesday 18 November 2009, 1:30-3pm
Where? Philomathean Society Library, College Hall 400

* Irregular Soldiers and the Rebellious State: Civil-Military Relations Theory and Small Wars. A talk by Michael Noonan, Research Fellow (Defense Policy) and Managing Director, Program on National Security, Foreign Policy Research Institute.
When? 18 November 2009, 5:30 pm
Where? IR Conference Room, 6th Floor, Williams Hall.

* Subcontracting Sovereignties. A talk by Anna Tsing, University of California, Santa Cruz. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 19 November 2009, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* International Dimensions of Sustainability, an IR AESDI preceptorial lecture and discussion with Dr. Robert Giegengack.
When? Thursday 19th November 2009, 6pm
Where? Steinberg/Dietrich Hall 1201.

* Nuclear Arms and Disarmement, an open discussion with a panel of four experts: Ed Aquilar, Director of the Project of Nuclear Awareness, Andrew Portocarrero, Executive Vice-President of the World Security Institute, Dr. Andrew Glencross, and Dr. Bruce Newsome, lecturers in International Relations at Penn. Cosponsored by Global Zero and IRUSA.
When? Thursday 3rd December 2009, 5pm
Where? TBA.

* Geopolitics of Global Resources, day 1.Oil Shockwave (TM) simulation . RSVP to Dr. Bruce Newsome.
When? Friday 4 December 2009, 10am-12:30pm.
Where? Green Room, Irvine Auditorium (to be confirmed)

* Geopolitics of Global Resources, day 1. Presentations and discussions. RSVP Dr. Anne-Louise Antonoff
When? Friday 4 December 2009: 1pm (Introduction); 1:30-3:00pm (Energy workshop); 3:15-4:45pm (Water Wars workshop), 5:30pm dinner.
Where? Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt Library (to be confirmed)

* Geopolitics of Global Resources, day 2. Presentations and discussions. RSVP Dr. Anne-Louise Antonoff
* Lecture and discussion on "Green Tech Resources" with Dr. Arthur Wladron.
When? Saturday 5 December 2009: 9-10:30am (Blood Diamonds); 10:45-12:15pm (Strategic Minerals as high-tech resource constraints); 12:30-1:30pm (lunch); 1:30-3:00pm (Geopolitics of Environmentalism); 3:15-4:45pm (Food, Land, and Famine); 5-5:30pm (wrap-up and conclusions).
Where? TBA

* Sovereignty, Territoriality, and Transnational Activism. A talk by Sidney Tarrown, Cornell University. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 10 December 2009, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

Events: Spring 2010

* Expectations of Order: State Failure in Historical Context. A talk by Arjun Chowdhury, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 21 January 2010, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* As part of its series of IR simulations, the IR Program invites students to the second annual Peacekeeping/Stabilization Operation simulation, a unique real-time, human-digital simulation of the challenges facing governmental and non-governmental organizations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other unstable regions today, using Geographical Imaging Software, two-way radios, digital media, email, and role-players.
When? Saturday 30 January 2010, 11am to 6pm.
Where? Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt Library

* Spatial Organization and Political Occupation . A talk by Eyal Weizman, Goldsmiths College, University of London. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 18 Feburary 2010, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* Political Boundaries, Walls, and Sovereignty. A talk by Wendy Brown, University of California Berkeley. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 25 March 2010, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* Senior Thesis in Interational Relations SUBMISSION DEADLINE!
When? 25 March 2010, by close of business
Where? International Relations Program main office, 635 Williams Hall.

* Annual trip to Washington DC. Issues, institutions, and careers. Previous trips have included meetings with staff at the State Department, Defense Department, RAND Corporation, Brookings Institution, the School of Advanced International Studies...
When? Friday, 7:30am to 9:30pm, probably in April.

* Sovereignty, Colonialism, and Identity. A talk by Mahmood Mamdani, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism..
When? 15 April 2010, 4pm
Where? Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum, 208 S. 37th St.

* Second annual Symposium on Convergent National Security Risks to Government and Business. See the information on the first symposium (April 2009) and links to related news articles.
When? Probably March 2010.
Where? Probably Inn at Penn