Event category: International Initiatives Events
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Something Supernatural: The Legend of Mothman
Zoom registration: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wWbnofn7QW22L3VUBLYDtA This installment of the Something Supernatural: Tales from Around the World Webinar Series explores the legend of Mothman. First emerging in the mid-1960s in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the Mothman legend continues to intrigue. While a significant example of American folklore, sightings of similar creatures have increasingly been reported worldwide. Dr. Eleanor […]
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Women in Afghanistan: Three Years Later
The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021 marked a pivotal and troubling turn for women’s rights. In this webinar, two experts on women in Afghanistan assess women’s status in the country since the Taliban’s resurgence. Panelists include Dr. Mona Tajali, Visiting Scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law […]
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Thinking About High-Stakes Politics Beyond Left, Right, and Center
Dr. Christina Xydias’ (Associate Professor of Political Science at Bucknell University) recently published book, Beyond Left, Right, and Center: the Politics of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Germany, contends that both advocacy for and hindrances against expanding the rights of marginalized social groups transcend our conventional ideological categories, especially in multi-party countries. The book shows […]
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Is UN Peacekeeping Dying?
Dr. Fiifi Edu-Afful Visiting Scholar-In-Residence American University (DC) and University of Maryland The much-anticipated closure of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on the last day of 2023 and the impending closure of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the end of 2024 is provoking analytical discussions at […]
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Speed Networking: Connect with Women Leaders
We are excited to invite you to a special program dedicated to International Women’s Month. Join us on Saturday March 16, 2024 for a day of insightful discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. This program is offered by the Embassy of Switzerland, in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, The Department of Political Science, The Center for European […]
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Civic Engagement Workshop: Turning Passion into Leadership
We are excited to invite you to a special program dedicated to International Women’s Month. Join us on Saturday March 16, 2024 for a day of insightful discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. This program is offered by the Embassy of Switzerland, in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, The Department of Political Science, The Center for European […]
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Seminar: Challenges in Achieving Gender Parity in Politics in Switzerland and the U.S
We are excited to invite you to a special program dedicated to International Women’s Month. Join us on Saturday March 16, 2024 for a day of insightful discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. This program is offered by the Embassy of Switzerland, in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, The Department of Political Science, The Center for European […]
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The Geopolitics of the Israel-Hamas Conflict
This virtual panel on Wednesday on March 20th at 5 p.m. EST will feature four foreign policy experts discussing how the Israel-Hamas conflict is reshaping geopolitics and America’s role in the world. Panelists include: Kelly Shannon, Associate Professor of History and the Chastain-Johnston Middle Eastern Studies Distinguished Professor of Peace Studies at Florida Atlantic University; Geoffrey P. Levin, […]
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Parliament as a Gendered Workplace (CEUTS Gender Equity Series)
Research on legislatures from a gender perspective has mainly been conducted from a representational perspective. This has implied that the focus primarily has been on the gender equality of political representation in numerical or substantive terms, while the gendered terms and conditions of the legislature’s inner workings have received significantly less attention in the literature. […]
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Fixing the Leaky Political Pipeline for Women Worldwide: UN Women, Commission on the Status of Women 2024
Zoom Webinar (registration required) Women are underrepresented in politics at all levels around the world. Women’s equal participation in public life and political roles are a critical component of the sustainable development goals as women’s political inclusion facilitates a more vigorous democracy and positions governments to better address pressing issues. Various training programs have been […]