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The JHUBC Guest Lecture and Seminar Series makes an important contribution to the academic program by organizing special lectures, research seminars, conferences and roundtables throughout the academic year. These events bring to the Bologna Center prominent scholars and practitioners from Europe, the United States and other parts of the world to present current research and viewpoints in international economics, world history and politics, and international relations.

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17:30 - Friday, Sep 3, 2010
EU Enlargement: The Challenges Ahead
MICHAEL LEIGH  -  Director-General of the European Commission on Enlargement

17:30 - Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010
The Making and Testing of Theories & What Scientists and Philosophers of Science Say about Theory
KENNETH N. WALTZ  -  Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University

17:30 - Thursday, Sep 23, 2010
Rational Deterrence Theory: Is it Rational? Is it a Theory?
KENNETH N. WALTZ  -  Ford Professor of Political Science Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University

17:30 - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010
From Count Metternich to Hon. Bossi: Does Italy Exist?
GIANFRANCO PASQUINO  -  Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna and Senior Adjunct Professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center

17:30 - Thursday, Sep 30, 2010
The Italian Economic in the World Turmoil
VERA NEGRI ZAMAGNI  -  Orientation Week Lecture

17:30 - Friday, Oct 1, 2010
Discovering Bologna - The Secret Charme of a City
ANNA OTTANI CAVINA  -  Professor of History of Art and Chair of the Department of Visual Arts, University of Bologna; Director, Fondazione Federico Zeri; and Adjunct Professor of Italian Art History, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center

19:00 - Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010
The United Nations after Copenhagen: Challenges and Opportunities
THOMAS STELZER  -  Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. Alumnus BC 1983

18:30 - Thursday, Oct 14, 2010
Bismarck to Beveridge to the Blues
LLOYD B. MINOR  -  Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

18:30 - Monday, Oct 18, 2010
Title TBA
DAVID DURENBERGER  -  Senior U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1978 to 1995

12:30 - Thursday, Oct 21, 2010
The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)
GARY SICK  -  Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

18:30 - Thursday, Oct 21, 2010
The Role of High Level Diplomacy in Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution - My Personal Experience on the Balkans and in Other Conflict Regions
WOLFGANG ISCHINGER  -  Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and Global Head of Government Relations, Allianz SE, Munich. Former Deputy Foreign Minister. Former German Ambassador to the U.S. Former EU Representative and Co-ordinator Chairman of the Troika Negotiations on Kosovo.

09:00 - Monday, Oct 25, 2010
ISLAM AND EUROPE. RELIGION, LAW, IDENTITY. TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (Registration Required)  - 
  • • Islam and Christianity: Contemporary Thoughts on an Ancient Relationship in the Context of Modern Europ
  • • Islam, Christianity, and Secularism in the Context of Europe: A Muslim Perspective


09:00 - Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010
ISLAM AND EUROPE. RELIGION, LAW, IDENTITY. TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (Registration Required)  - 
  • The Hijab and the Niqab: Islamic Perspectives on the Veil and the European Debates
  • The Hijab and the Niqab in France and the UK: Unraveling Religious and Legal Considerations and the Social Implications for Muslim Women
  • • Limitations to the right to display traditional Islamic Clothing in European Jurisdictions: Comparative Perspectives


12:30 - Thursday, Oct 28, 2010
The United States in the Persian Gulf (A Four-part Lecture Series)
GARY SICK  -  Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University