Social Sciences

35 Years of Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: The Legacy of Guillermo O’Donnell and Philippe Schmitter

Discussants:
1.Prof. Philippe Schmitter: Emeritus Professor of Political Science (EUI), Co-Author of the Book
2.Prof. Gabriela Ippolito-O’Donnell: Professor of Political Science (UNSAM)
3.Prof. Milan Svolik: Professor of Political Science (Yale University)
Moderator:
Martin Mejia: Visiting Doctoral Fellow CLAIS (Yale University/Tulane University)

Conference on Reckoning with Empire: The Right to Self-Determination in Historical View

On November 12-13, Yale will host an international conference on decolonization. The conference celebrates a historic occasion—the 60 th anniversary of UN Resolution 1514, “Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.” Not only was Resolution 1514 a key moment in terms of codifying the international right to self-determination. It also marked a turning point in the history of anticolonialism.

Politics of Uncertainty: the US, the Baltic Question and the Collapse of the Soviet Union

The European Studies Council and the Baltic Studies Program at Yale present Dr. Una Bergmane, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for European Studies of the University of Helsinki, on her latest book entitled, “Politics of Uncertainty: the US, the Baltic Question and the Collapse of the Soviet Union”
Register to Attend on Zoom: https://bit.ly/BalticStudies-UnaBergmane

Europe Today: Challenges & Opportunities Conference

The European Studies Council at The MacMillan Center at Yale University hosts the second annual international conference of the European Studies Graduate Fellows, “Europe Today: Challenges & Opportunities,” to take place virtually on April 16-17, 2021, at Yale University.
This conference will bring together graduate students from across disciplines - social sciences, history, humanities - to discuss the most pressing challenges facing Europe, Russia, and Eurasia today.

Re-Centring the City: Global Mutations of Socialist Modernity

How is architectural “monumentality” and “palatiality” relevant in the 21st century? What role does “centrality” play in the cities of today? How does the legacy of socialist modernity shape our understanding, experience, and conceptualization of the city? Join scholars, architects, and artists for the launch of the volume Re-Centring the City: Global Mutations of Socialist Modernity, co-edited by Jonathan Bach and Michal Murawski.

Yale-Universidad Católica de Valencia: Global Governance Debate

Yale-Universidad Católica de Valencia: Global Governance Debate
Join us for the fourth Global Governance Debate in collaboration with Yale and Universidad Católica de Valencia students. This two-day event is on healthcare with Friday, February 26 in English and Saturday, February 27 session in Spanish.
February 26: Should there be a global governance for healthcare? (Panel discussion conducted in English)
February 27: ¿Será el COVID-19 el final de la globalización? (Panel discussion conducted in Spanish)

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