Toward an Applied History of Jewish Philanthropy in Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
Monday, 01 February 2010, 12:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Jonathan Dekel-Chen of Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jonathan Dekel-Chen will describe his current research, which will result in an applied history of the transnational political impact of western Jewish philanthropy in late imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. This project aims to produce a scholarly monograph, as well as a handbook for practitioners; these works will apply the implications of this aggregated Jewish history for today’s INGOs working in illiberal societies. The lecture at the Harriman Institute will deal with some of the methodological and structural challenges encountered in this project.
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Serbia’s European Vision
Monday, 01 February 2010, 6:30pm–8:00pm
Lindsey Rogers Room 717, International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, and President of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS).
Note: The lecture will be given in Serbian and translated into English.
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The Return of the Albanian National Question
Tuesday, 02 February 2010, 12:00pm–2:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Shinasi Rama of New York University.
The Albanian national question is coming back. What is more interesting, it is coming back in very unexpected ways, against European designs and the expressed will of Albanian political elites.
While the Slavic groups of the former Yugoslavia are finding ways to interact with one-another, Albanians in the Balkans do not seem too keen to get involved in these processes, and the reason is simple: they do not share with their Slavic neighbors any of the core elements of identity such as language, ethnicity or religion. Memories of the recent conflict are very fresh. On the other hand, relations among Albanians in Kosova, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are becoming increasingly complex. All Albanian societies are gravitating more and more towards each-other. Their interactions are intensifying in so many different ways that it is impossible not to take notice.
While economic exchanges among these various Albanian communities are negligible, some of the most interesting developments are taking place at the level of the elites, political organization, infrastructure, cultural exchanges, the reorganization of cultural spaces, increasing awareness of belonging to the same ethnic group, education, history, mutual assistance, models to follow, diaspora, social and family life, entertainment, media and press, analysts, crisis support, citizenship status, the underground world, pan-Albanian nationalistic organizations, and more. The thesis that Albanians are a nation apart from others is gaining ground. The pressure on politicians is mounting and the commonly voiced position is that there is an Albanian national question, but that this would be solved when all Albanians are admitted to the EU; in short, Albanians are adjusting to the new circumstances. While all of their elites claim to pursue European integration, the unexpected outcome has been the return of the Albanian national question.
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Update from Athens: Greece’s Responses to Today’s Challenges
Thursday, 04 February 2010, 12:00pm–1:00pm
1501 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by H.E. Dimitris Droutsas, Alternate Foreign Minister of Greece.
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Macedonia and EU Integration
Friday, 05 February 2010, 12:00pm–1:30pm
1219 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by H.E. Vasko Naumovski, Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia.
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Serhii Plokhy Presents "Yalta: the Price of Peace"
Friday, 05 February 2010, 7:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
The Ukrainian Studies Program invites you to a presentation by Dr. Serhii Plokhy of his new book:
YALTA: THE PRICE OF PEACE
(Viking, 2010).
Dr. Plokhy is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the author of several award-wining books on modern Russian and Ukrainian history including Unmaking Imperial Russia and The Origins of the Slavic Nations.
The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, please call 212-854-4697.
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Lecture by Lyudmilla Alexeeva, Moscow Helsinki Group
Monday, 08 February 2010, 6:00pm–8:00pm
1512 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Lyudmilla Alexeeva, Chairperson, Moscow Helsinki Group.
This open lecture is part of the Human Rights in Post-Communist Eurasia course taught by Professors Catharine Nepomnyashchy and Tanya Domi.
No Tickets, no reservations required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
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Archaeological and Historical Research of Baturyn, the Capital of the Ukrainian Cossack State
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 12:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University invites you to a talk and slide presentation on the archaeology and history of Baturyn by Dr. Volodymy Mezentsev.
Dr. Mezentsev is a specialist in medieval and modern Ukrainian and Byzantine archaeology, history, architecture and art. Presently, he is a Research Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), Edmonton and Toronto, and Executive Director of the Canada-Ukraine Baturyn Archaeological Project, sponsored by CIUS (2001-).
The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, please call 212-854-4697.
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Formulations: Teaching 19th-Century Russian Literature
Friday, 12 February 2010, 2:00pm–Saturday, 13 February 2010, 7:00pm
717 Hamilton Hall
Please join the Harriman Institute for a conference celebrating the teaching and scholarship of Robert Belknap.
Robert L. Belknap, award-winning teacher and renowned scholar of Russian literature, has challenged generations of students to make sense of the material at hand by posing provocative questions and formulating insightful, productive approaches. This conference draws together former students, colleagues, and others to celebrate Professor Belknap's teaching legacy. Papers are on classics of 19th-century Russian literature from the perspective of those who teach them.
Participants: Elizabeth Beaujour, Ellen Chances, Andrew Durkin, Boris Gasparov, Jefferson Gatrall, Svetlana Grenier, Richard Gustafson, Hilde Hoogenboom, Valentina Izmirlieva, Robert L. Jackson, Liza Knapp, Gina Kovarsky, Marina Ledkovsky, Deborah A. Martinsen, Olga Meerson, Maude Meisel, Robin Feuer Miller, Gary Saul Morson, Marcia A. Morris, Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Cathy Popkin, Irina Reyfman, Tatiana Smoliarova, Rebecca Stanton, William Mills Todd III, Nancy Workman.
Sponsored by The Harriman Institute, Columbia College, the University Seminar on Slavic History and Culture, and the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia.
Conference website is currently under construction here.
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Priorities of Belarus at the United Nations
Monday, 15 February 2010, 12:00pm–1:30pm
1219 International Affairs Building
The Harriman Institute Ambassador’s Forum Cordially invites you to attend a lecture by H.E. Andrei Dapkiunas, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations.
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Building a Global Center of Educational Excellence: The Case of Kazakh National University
Monday, 15 February 2010, 6:00pm
1510 International Affairs Building
The Harriman Institute and Eurasia Initiative (EI) student group present a talk in the Harriman Institute Central Asia Lecture Series by Professor Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, Vice-Chancellor of Kazakh National University, about the recent changes in the education system in Kazakhstan and how Kazakh National University is reforming to becoming one of the top universities in the region.
Bakytzhan Zhumagulov is one of the most accomplished scholars and education specialists in Kazakhstan. He has authored seven scholarly books and more than a hundred academic articles, winning numerous national and international awards in the fields of science, technology and education. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Zhumagulov contributes to intellectual and policy debates about the future of the education system in Kazakhstan.
Introduction by Rafis Abazov.
For further info and questions, please contact Rafis Abazov, ra2044@columbia.edu.
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"FM Galicia," an evening with writer Taras Prokhasko
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 7:30pm
Harriman Atrium, International Affairs Building
The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University invites you to a talk with author Taras Prokhasko.
Mr. Prokhasko is the author of Inshi dni Anny (Anna’s Other Days), 1998; FM Halychyna (FM Galicia), 2001; Neprosti (The UnSimple), 2002; Leksykon tayemnykh znan (Lexicon of Secretive Knowledge), 2005; Z tsyoho mozhna bulo b zrobyty kilka opovidan (Could Have Made a Couple of Stories from This), 2005; and Port Frankivsk, 2006.
His novella Necropolis and novel The UnSimple have been translated and published in English. Taras Prokhasko is the recipient of the Joseph Conrad Award (2007) as well as Korrespondent magazine’s Best Ukrainian Book Award (2006, 2007).
The Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series is cosponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University and by the Kennan Institute.
This English-language event is free and open to the public. For more information call Dr. Mark Andryczyk at 212-854-4697, or write to ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu.
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Kosovo and the Neighborhood: Two Years after Independence
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 12:00pm–2:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Shpetim Gashi and Alex Grigor’ev from the Project on Ethnic Relations, Princeton University.
Two years ago, on the eve of Kosovo’s declaration of independence, many analysts predicted dire consequences that such a step would have for Kosovo and its Serb community, for the region, and for other countries with secessionist movements in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The domino effect theories, exodus of Kosovo Serbs or renewed violence dominated the headlines. Fortunately, these forecasts have not materialized. Two years later, Europe’s map remains the same, Kosovo Serbs stayed in Kosovo, and no interethnic violence took place.
What has been happening in Kosovo in the last two years? How is the new state functioning? What is happening to Kosovo’s Serb community? What are the prospects for Belgrade and Pristina to establish working contacts? How has Kosovo’s proclamation of independence affected politics and security in the Balkans? What would it take to make Kosovo’s European integration successful? Alex Grigor’ev, the Executive Director of the Project on Ethnic Relation (PER), and Shpetim Gashi, Senior Program Officer at PER, both with considerable experience in the Balkans, will examine these questions as well as discuss their own work in Kosovo and the region.
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Georgian Strategy Towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Monday, 22 February 2010, 1:00pm–2:30pm
1512 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Temur Yakobashvili, Minister of State for Reintegration of Georgia.
Introduction by Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University.
Discussant: Alexander Cooley, Barnard College, Columbia University.
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Ukraine's Presidential Race: Outcomes and Prospects
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:00pm
1219 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a discussion with:
Amb. Valery Kuchinsky, Former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
Alexander Motyl, Political Science, Rutgers
Adrian Karatnycky, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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The Current Status of Freedom of the Press in Serbia
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 12:00pm–1:30pm
1510 International Affairs Building
Please join the Harriman Institute for a talk by Ljiljana Smajlovic, President, Journalists’ Association of Serbia.
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After Communism: Achievement and Disillusionment Since 1989
Friday, 26 February 2010, 1:30pm–9:00pm
Faculty House, Presidential Room
Presented by The Harriman Institute at Columbia University in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York, Romanian Cultural Institute New York, and Austrian Cultural Forum as part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, a performing arts festival marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in partnership with key New York City cultural organizations and academic institutions, November 2009 - March 2010.
This symposium brings together scholars and officials from across the Atlantic to assess the meaning of the revolutions of 1989 for Eastern Europe and the world. Panels will explore the demise of communism, the nature of postcommunism, the legacy of dissent, the promise of democracy in the region, and the creation of narratives about the communist past. Confirmed participants include Adam Michnik, Alfred Gusenbauer, Erhard Busek, Ira Katznelson, Archie Brown, Katherine Verdery, Stephen Kotkin, Stephen Sestanovich and Vladimir Tismaneanu among others.
Registration for this event is required. Click Here to Register
Link to website
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After Communism: Achievement and Disillusionment Since 1989
Saturday, 27 February 2010, 9:30am–6:00pm
Faculty House, Presidential Room
Presented by The Harriman Institute at Columbia University in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York, Romanian Cultural Institute New York, and Austrian Cultural Forum as part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, a performing arts festival marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in partnership with key New York City cultural organizations and academic institutions, November 2009 - March 2010.
This symposium brings together scholars and officials from across the Atlantic to assess the meaning of the revolutions of 1989 for Eastern Europe and the world. Panels will explore the demise of communism, the nature of postcommunism, the legacy of dissent, the promise of democracy in the region, and the creation of narratives about the communist past. Confirmed participants include Adam Michnik, Alfred Gusenbauer, Erhard Busek, Ira Katznelson, Archie Brown, Katherine Verdery, Stephen Kotkin, Stephen Sestanovich and Vladimir Tismaneanu among others.
Registration for this event is required. Click Here to Register
Link to website
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