Center for Legislative Studies

CLS Lectures

Center for Legislative Studies Spring 2009 Lecture Series

"New Directions in American Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities for Change"

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"What is Old is New Again: The Return of Pragmatism in American Foreign Policy"

• Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 p.m, Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Speaker: Dr. Jerry Pubantz, UNC Greensboro

"U.S. Security Policy Under the Obama Administration"

• Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Speaker: Dr. Mark Crescenzi, UNC Chapel Hill

"Addressing Global Poverty"

• Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Speaker: Dr. Anirudh Krishna, Duke University

For more information, contact Libby at (336) 334-4360

Center for Legislative Studies Fall 2008 Lecture Series

"Elections 2008: A Lecture Series You Can Believe In!"

"North Carolina Elections 2008: Change or Continuity?"

• Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Panelists: Rob Christensen, Raleigh News and Observer and Dr. Thad Beyle, UNC- Chapel Hill
• Moderator: Dr. Thomas H. Little, UNCG
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"Congressional Elections 2008: Another Democratic Wave?"

• Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: Dr. Patrick Sellers, Davidson College

"The Presidential Election 2008: What Happened and Why?"

• Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: Dr. Alan Abramowitz, Emory University

For more Information please call: 334-4360

Co-Sponsors:

• Department of Political Science, UNCG

Center for Legislative Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series

"Governance, Democracy, and Development"

"Why Don't the Poor in Poor Countries Vote for Economic Development? "

• Wednesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: Phillip Keefer, World Bank

"How the Bond Markets Keep Governments Honest, or Not"

• Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: James Mahon, Williams College

"Does Democracy Matter for Development?�A Historical Perspective"

• Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: John Gerring, Boston University

For more Information please call: 334-4360

Co-Sponsors:

• Department of Political Science
• Political Awareness Club
• International and Global Studies Program
• Kohler Fund
• BB&T Program on Capitalism, Markets and Morality

Center for Legislative Studies Fall 2007 Lecture Series

"Getting Back On Track? Reforms In American Politics "

"A More Perfect Constitution: 23 Reforms To Revitalize The Constitution And Make America A Fairer Country "

• Wednesday, September 19 , 7:30 pm, Science Building, Room 101
• Featured Speaker: Larry Sabato, University of Virginia

"Promises Kept? Are Democrats Living Up To Their 2006 Promise To Clean Up Congress? "

• Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 pm, Science Building, Room 201
• Featured Speaker: James Thurber, American University

"Legislators, Lobbyists And The Law: Ethics Reform In North Carolina "

• Wednesday, November 7, 7:30 pm, Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
• Featured Speaker: Joe Hackney, NC Speaker of the House

Co-Sponsor: Department of Political Science