CISSM FORUM Dec 6 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
"A Big Plan for Addressing the Crisis of Democracy"
by Steven Kull, Director, Center on Policy Attitudes, and Senior Research Scholar, CISSM
Steven Kull is a senior research scholar at CISSM and director of the Center on Policy Attitudes (COPA). Kull directs the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), a joint program of COPA and CISSM, and the Program for Public Consultation, a joint program of COPA and the Maryland School of Public Policy. For the last 18 years he has conducted in-depth studies of public opinion on public policy issues. He has worked extensively with U.S. Congressional staffers, State Department officials, and officials at the United Nations to develop surveys that help policymakers gain greater insight into the public values and beliefs related to the public policy issues these policymakers deal with. He has consulted with or testified to the U.S. Congress, NATO, and the European Commission.
He plays a central role in the BBC World Service Poll of global opinion and the polls of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. His articles have appeared in Political Science Quarterly, Foreign Policy, Public Opinion Quarterly, Harpers, The Washington Post, and other publications. His most recent book is Feeling Betrayed: The Roots of Muslim Anger at America (Brookings). He also co-authored Misreading the Public: The Myth of a New Isolationism (Brookings). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Association for Public Opinion Research.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Fed Event: White House Office of Science & Technology
Tuesday Policy Forum
Dec 4 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
Steve Fetter: Reflections on years in the White House Office of Science and Technology
Dec 4 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
Steve Fetter: Reflections on years in the White House Office of Science and Technology
Fed Event: "Obama and Iran--Between War and Peace"
CISSM FORUM
Nov 29 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
"Obama and Iran--Between War and Peace"
by Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council
Trita Parsi is the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Parsi's new book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S., Iran, Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, the calculations behind the two nations' dealings, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.
Parsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.
He founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.
Parsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill anthe United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, handling the affairs of Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Western Sahara, and in the General Assembly's Third Committee, addressing human rights in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq.
Parsi studied for his Doctoral thesis on Israeli-Iranian relations under Professor Francis Fukuyama at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to his PhD, he holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Uppsala University and a Master's Degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and as a Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC.
He is fluent in Persian/Farsi, English, and Swedish. Parsi's articles on Middle East affairs have been published in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Jane's Intelligence Review, the Nation, The American Conservative, the Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and others. He is a frequent guest on CNN, PBS’s Newshour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, the BBC, and Al Jazeera.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
Nov 29 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
"Obama and Iran--Between War and Peace"
by Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council
Trita Parsi is the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Parsi's new book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S., Iran, Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, the calculations behind the two nations' dealings, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.
Parsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.
He founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.
Parsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill anthe United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, handling the affairs of Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Western Sahara, and in the General Assembly's Third Committee, addressing human rights in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq.
Parsi studied for his Doctoral thesis on Israeli-Iranian relations under Professor Francis Fukuyama at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to his PhD, he holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Uppsala University and a Master's Degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and as a Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC.
He is fluent in Persian/Farsi, English, and Swedish. Parsi's articles on Middle East affairs have been published in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Jane's Intelligence Review, the Nation, The American Conservative, the Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and others. He is a frequent guest on CNN, PBS’s Newshour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, the BBC, and Al Jazeera.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
Fed Event: A Poverty and Opportunity Agenda: What’s in Store for the Next Four Years
A Poverty and Opportunity Agenda: What’s in Store for the Next Four Years
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 9:00 — 11:30 am
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Following an election in which President Obama scored a large victory in the Electoral College, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Republicans maintained control of the House, intense pressure remains – particularly from Republicans – to reduce spending on safety net programs as a means of addressing the nation’s deficit. In addition, tax increases on higher income families will likely be part of the mix.
On December 5, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity will hold an event to examine the impact of the election on programs affecting the poor and contributing to opportunity for economic advancement. How has the election affected threats to enact major cuts in anti-poverty programs like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?
To answer this and related questions, we will hear from two major political figures within the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as a panel of experts with extensive experience in previous administrations. Speakers will take questions from the audience. This event will be live webcast. Participants can submit questions for the panel prior to the event using the hashtag #talkpoverty.
To RSVP for this event, please call the Office of Communications at 202.797.6105
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 9:00 — 11:30 am
The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Following an election in which President Obama scored a large victory in the Electoral College, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Republicans maintained control of the House, intense pressure remains – particularly from Republicans – to reduce spending on safety net programs as a means of addressing the nation’s deficit. In addition, tax increases on higher income families will likely be part of the mix.
On December 5, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity will hold an event to examine the impact of the election on programs affecting the poor and contributing to opportunity for economic advancement. How has the election affected threats to enact major cuts in anti-poverty programs like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?
To answer this and related questions, we will hear from two major political figures within the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as a panel of experts with extensive experience in previous administrations. Speakers will take questions from the audience. This event will be live webcast. Participants can submit questions for the panel prior to the event using the hashtag #talkpoverty.
To RSVP for this event, please call the Office of Communications at 202.797.6105
Monday, November 19, 2012
Upcoming Fed Events
Tuesday Policy Forum
From: Nov 27 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Alan Ehrenhalt was an executive editor of GOVERNING. He is currently the information director for the Pew Center on the States and a lecturer in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
CISSM Forum
Nov 29 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"Obama and Iran--Between War and Peace"
by Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council
Trita Parsi is the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Parsi's new book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S., Iran, Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, the calculations behind the two nations' dealings, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.
Parsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.
He founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.
Parsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill anthe United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, handling the affairs of Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Western Sahara, and in the General Assembly's Third Committee, addressing human rights in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq.
Parsi studied for his Doctoral thesis on Israeli-Iranian relations under Professor Francis Fukuyama at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to his PhD, he holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Uppsala University and a Master's Degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and as a Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC.
He is fluent in Persian/Farsi, English, and Swedish. Parsi's articles on Middle East affairs have been published in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Jane's Intelligence Review, the Nation, The American Conservative, the Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and others. He is a frequent guest on CNN, PBS’s Newshour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, the BBC, and Al Jazeera.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
From: Nov 27 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Alan Ehrenhalt was an executive editor of GOVERNING. He is currently the information director for the Pew Center on the States and a lecturer in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
CISSM Forum
Nov 29 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"Obama and Iran--Between War and Peace"
by Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council
Trita Parsi is the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Parsi's new book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (Yale University Press) was released early 2012. He interviewed 70 high-ranking officials from the U.S., Iran, Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Brazil—including the top American and Iranian negotiators—for this book. Parsi uncovers the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, the calculations behind the two nations' dealings, and the real reasons for their current stalemate.
Parsi was born in Iran but moved with his family at the age of four to Sweden in order to escape political repression in Iran. His father was an outspoken academic and non-Muslim who was jailed by the Shah and then by the Ayatollah. He moved to the United States as an adult and studied foreign policy at Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies where he received his Ph.D.
He founded NIAC to provide a non-partisan, non-profit organization through which Iranian-Americans could participate in American civic life. NIAC is a vocal proponent of dialogue and engagement between the US and Iran, which Parsi consistently has argued would enhance our national security by helping to stabilize the Middle East and bolster the moderates in Iran.
Parsi has followed Middle East politics through work in the field and extensive experience on Capitol Hill anthe United Nations. He is frequently consulted by Western and Asian governments on foreign policy matters. Parsi has worked for the Swedish Permanent Mission to the UN, where he served in the Security Council, handling the affairs of Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Western Sahara, and in the General Assembly's Third Committee, addressing human rights in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq.
Parsi studied for his Doctoral thesis on Israeli-Iranian relations under Professor Francis Fukuyama at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. In addition to his PhD, he holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Uppsala University and a Master's Degree in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an adjunct professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute and as a Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC.
He is fluent in Persian/Farsi, English, and Swedish. Parsi's articles on Middle East affairs have been published in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Jane's Intelligence Review, the Nation, The American Conservative, the Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and others. He is a frequent guest on CNN, PBS’s Newshour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, the BBC, and Al Jazeera.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Fed Event:Global Dimensions of Human Environmental Change Seminar
When : Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where : Dept. of Geographical Sciences : 1124 LeFrak Hall
Event Type(s) : Seminar
Please join the Department of Geographical Sciences (DoGS) this Thursday for the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Seminar Series in 1124 LeFrak Hall. Dr. Sabine O'Hara, Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of the District of Columbia, will speak on Sustaining Economics for a Sustaining Planet. There will be a Meet & Greet session with Dr. O'Hara, along with light refreshments , at 3:00 p.m. Dr. O'Hara's discussion will follow at 3:30. For additional information, please see the DoGS website, or contact Dr. Klaus Hubacek: Hubacek@umd.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
Website: www.geog.umd.edu/content/human-dimensions-global-change-seminar-series-current
For more information, contact:
Klaus Hubacek
UMD DoGS
+1 301 405 4050
hubacek@umd.edu
www.geog.umd.edu/facultyprofile/Hubacek/Klaus
Where : Dept. of Geographical Sciences : 1124 LeFrak Hall
Event Type(s) : Seminar
Please join the Department of Geographical Sciences (DoGS) this Thursday for the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Seminar Series in 1124 LeFrak Hall. Dr. Sabine O'Hara, Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of the District of Columbia, will speak on Sustaining Economics for a Sustaining Planet. There will be a Meet & Greet session with Dr. O'Hara, along with light refreshments , at 3:00 p.m. Dr. O'Hara's discussion will follow at 3:30. For additional information, please see the DoGS website, or contact Dr. Klaus Hubacek: Hubacek@umd.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
Website: www.geog.umd.edu/content/human-dimensions-global-change-seminar-series-current
For more information, contact:
Klaus Hubacek
UMD DoGS
+1 301 405 4050
hubacek@umd.edu
www.geog.umd.edu/facultyprofile/Hubacek/Klaus
Monday, November 12, 2012
fed event: Friday: "Faces of Development" event
This upcoming Friday, November 16, ProDev will be hosting a conference hosting speakers from organizations such as The Grameen Foundation and Peace Corps. This is a great way to learn more about the international development field and all the various ways that you can contribute to the movement. The event will be between 11am – 5pm in the Prince George's Room of the Stamp Student Union. Refreshments will be served.
MIDCM is gladly supporting ProDev in putting together this event. The flyer is attached!
We hope to see many of you there!
Fed Event: Impact of US Electoral Politics on the Black Community (Forum)
Subject : Impact of US Electoral Politics on the Black Community (Forum)
When : Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where : Nyumburu Center : Multipurpose Room
Please come out the next Black Male Initiative's Community Forum on Wednesday November 14th at 7 PM. The topic of discussion will center around the Impact of US Electoral Politics on the Black Community. How has the US's political structure aided, obstructed or pacified African-American's continued struggle to address myriad issues, including the Prison Industry Complex, Disproportionate Unemployment and Income rates, as well as (in general) Institutional Racism? This event is FREE and will take place at the Nyumburu Cultural Center's Multipurpose Room. This event will be hosted and moderated by students and community activists.
Website: theblackmaleinitiative.sharepoint.com/Pages/Aboutus.aspx
For more information, contact:
Solomon Comissiong
The Black Male Initiative
+1 301 314 8439
solomon@umd.edu
theblackmaleinitiative.sharepoint.com/Pages/Aboutus.aspx
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Fed Event: Maryland Global Leaders Program Presents H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States | November 12
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.
About the Speaker
Michael Collins became Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States on 18 September 2007 following presentation of his credentials to President Bush. He is the 16th person to occupy the post of Irish Ambassador to the US since 1924. Since his appointment, Ambassador Collins has travelled to all the major centres in the United States. With a particular focus on supporting Irish business and economic development, Ambassador Collins has also spoken extensively on contemporary Ireland and the Northern Ireland peace process. Ambassador Collins was named “Diplomat of the Year” by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council in May 2008.
Prior to his Washington appointment, Ambassador Collins worked for six years, on secondment from the Department of Foreign Affairs, as Second Secretary-General at the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland). In that capacity he worked closely with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister Blair and the Northern Ireland political parties on the Northern Ireland peace process. Between 2001 and 2007 he was a participant at all the major peace process events that culminated with the 2006 St Andrews Agreement and the formation of the Northern Ireland Executive on 8 May 2007. He was also with the Taoiseach during his landmark address to the Parliament at Westminster in May of that year and, as Ambassador, when the Taoiseach addressed a Joint Meeting of the US Congress in May 2008.
During his time at the Department of the Taoiseach, Ambassador Collins was also responsible for European Union issues, including Ireland’s EU presidency in 2004 as well as all UN and international affairs. He was also a member of the Board of the Royal Irish Academy (International Affairs). He travelled extensively with the Taoiseach on all his official visits and most notably on the major trade promotion visits that the Taoiseach led to China (2005), India (2006) and the Gulf (2007).
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Fed Event: CISSM, POSTPONED "The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan", Nov. 15th, 12:15 PM, 1203 VMH
CISSM FORUM | NOVEMBER 15, 2012
POSTPONED "The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"
by Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, and CISSM Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal received her PhD in Economics from Yale University. Her dissertation examined voter rationality and legislator behavior in Pakistan and India. Afzal received her Bachelor's degree (with honors) in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She has been a consultant to the World Bank and conducted fieldwork and participated in survey design and analysis for a qualitative gender study in Pakistan. Her research interests range from studying elections to the functioning of the bureaucracy, to examining ethnic violence, community participation, decentralization and corruption in South Asia. Afzal grew up in Lahore, Pakistan, and Montreal, Canada, and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
POSTPONED "The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"
by Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, and CISSM Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal received her PhD in Economics from Yale University. Her dissertation examined voter rationality and legislator behavior in Pakistan and India. Afzal received her Bachelor's degree (with honors) in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She has been a consultant to the World Bank and conducted fieldwork and participated in survey design and analysis for a qualitative gender study in Pakistan. Her research interests range from studying elections to the functioning of the bureaucracy, to examining ethnic violence, community participation, decentralization and corruption in South Asia. Afzal grew up in Lahore, Pakistan, and Montreal, Canada, and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
Fed Event: Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story
Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story
From: Nov 12 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium in Van Munching Hall
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Link: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/towards-economic-recovery-%E2%80%93-ireland%E2%80%99s-story
From: Nov 12 2012 - 12:15pm- 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium in Van Munching Hall
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Link: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/towards-economic-recovery-%E2%80%93-ireland%E2%80%99s-story
Fed Event: Post-Mortem Analysis of the 2012 Elections
Nov. 13, 3:30-5 PM
Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (room 6137)
What can we learn from this election? What divided the winners and losers? What will it mean for the coming years? The Center for American Politics and Citizenship, The Honors College, and the Library System of the University of Maryland will co-sponsor a Post-Mortem on the 2012 election on Tuesday, November 13 from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (room 6137). Experts from the Department of Government and Politics and the School of Public Policy will discuss the election results and their implications for policy making and governance. This event is open to the public.
CAPC welcomes three additional undergraduate research assistants for the Fall semester:
Noah Kim, a Senior, working toward a double degree in Physics and Government and Politics. He is returning after serving as a research assistant during the Summer.
Margarita Worth, a junior from Madrid, Spain, with a Government and Politics major and minor in French Studies.
Thom Koh, a recent graduate with Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Government Politics. A former undergraduate research assistant in 2010, he has returned to CAPC for Fall 2012 before entrance to law school
in Fall 2013.
Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (room 6137)
What can we learn from this election? What divided the winners and losers? What will it mean for the coming years? The Center for American Politics and Citizenship, The Honors College, and the Library System of the University of Maryland will co-sponsor a Post-Mortem on the 2012 election on Tuesday, November 13 from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (room 6137). Experts from the Department of Government and Politics and the School of Public Policy will discuss the election results and their implications for policy making and governance. This event is open to the public.
CAPC welcomes three additional undergraduate research assistants for the Fall semester:
Noah Kim, a Senior, working toward a double degree in Physics and Government and Politics. He is returning after serving as a research assistant during the Summer.
Margarita Worth, a junior from Madrid, Spain, with a Government and Politics major and minor in French Studies.
Thom Koh, a recent graduate with Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Government Politics. A former undergraduate research assistant in 2010, he has returned to CAPC for Fall 2012 before entrance to law school
in Fall 2013.
Fed Events: Government and Politics Major Events
November 9 – 1101 Morrill Hall – 11:00-12:00pm
Speaker: Jeffrey Milyo (University of Missouri)
November 30 – 1101 Morrill Hall – 11:00-12:00pm
Speaker: Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina)
Speaker: Jeffrey Milyo (University of Missouri)
November 30 – 1101 Morrill Hall – 11:00-12:00pm
Speaker: Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina)
Fed Event: Low income men in an era of rising inequality: challenges for families and public health
School of Public Health Center of Health Equity presents
Low income men in an era of rising inequality: challenges for families and public health
The Collegium of Scholars is a Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) forum, which through a range of activities, engages scholars in the exchange of meaningful discussions regarding the complexities and impact of race, racism, ethnicity, gender, class, and discrimination on health and wellness.
Join the Collegium of Scholars for a discussion with featured speaker, Dr. Kevin Roy, Associate Professor in Family Science, about the challenges that families, as well as public health professionals face with the population of low income men given rising inequality.
Feel free to bring a lunch.
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 12-1:30pm
Cost: Free; no registration necessary
Location: School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity Conference room
Website: www.healthequity.umd.edu
Low income men in an era of rising inequality: challenges for families and public health
The Collegium of Scholars is a Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) forum, which through a range of activities, engages scholars in the exchange of meaningful discussions regarding the complexities and impact of race, racism, ethnicity, gender, class, and discrimination on health and wellness.
Join the Collegium of Scholars for a discussion with featured speaker, Dr. Kevin Roy, Associate Professor in Family Science, about the challenges that families, as well as public health professionals face with the population of low income men given rising inequality.
Feel free to bring a lunch.
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 12-1:30pm
Cost: Free; no registration necessary
Location: School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity Conference room
Website: www.healthequity.umd.edu
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
More Federal Events
Wednesday, November 7th | 12:15-1:30pm
"What Happened and Why?--A Post-Election Conversation"
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation on the election results with Chris Foreman, professor and director of the School of Public Policy's social policy program; and Jeremy D. Rosner (PhD '07) is Executive Vice President at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner in Washington, DC, and is a leading pollster and strategic consultant for political parties, candidates, governments, NGOs, and corporations around the globe.
Monday, November 12th | 12:15-1:30pm
"Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story"
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Monday, November 26th | 12:00-1:30pm
“Improved Efficiency and Effectiveness in a Resource Constrained Environment: Public and Private Perspectives on the Importance of Acquisition”
The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise will host a luncheon panel discussion--the first of many under the Maryland School of Public Policy’s new acquisition program, headed by The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D., Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise (former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistic, US Department of Defense, from 1997 - 2001).
"What Happened and Why?--A Post-Election Conversation"
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation on the election results with Chris Foreman, professor and director of the School of Public Policy's social policy program; and Jeremy D. Rosner (PhD '07) is Executive Vice President at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner in Washington, DC, and is a leading pollster and strategic consultant for political parties, candidates, governments, NGOs, and corporations around the globe.
Monday, November 12th | 12:15-1:30pm
"Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story"
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Monday, November 26th | 12:00-1:30pm
“Improved Efficiency and Effectiveness in a Resource Constrained Environment: Public and Private Perspectives on the Importance of Acquisition”
The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise will host a luncheon panel discussion--the first of many under the Maryland School of Public Policy’s new acquisition program, headed by The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D., Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise (former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistic, US Department of Defense, from 1997 - 2001).
Monday, November 5, 2012
Upcoming Federal Events
Upcoming Events
Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion
From: Nov 7 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 7 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation with Bill Galston and Jeremy Rosner discussing the election results.
CISSM Forum
From: Nov 8 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 8 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"
by Russell Rumbagh, Director, Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, Stimson Center
Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story
From: Nov 12 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 12 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Tuesday Policy Forum
From: Nov 13 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 13 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Steve Fetter
Reflections on years in the White House Office of Science and Technology
12:15-1:30 PM | CISSM Forum
From: Nov 15 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 15 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"
by Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, and CISSM Research Fellow
Link: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/mspp-events
Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion
From: Nov 7 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 7 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation with Bill Galston and Jeremy Rosner discussing the election results.
CISSM Forum
From: Nov 8 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 8 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"
by Russell Rumbagh, Director, Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, Stimson Center
Towards Economic Recovery – Ireland’s Story
From: Nov 12 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 12 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
The School of Public Policy and University of Maryland Institute for International Programs present the first Maryland Global Leaders Program, featuring a conversation with H. E. Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States. Ambassador Collins will discuss the impact of the Great Recession on Ireland, and Ireland’s plans for economic recovery.
Tuesday Policy Forum
From: Nov 13 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 13 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Steve Fetter
Reflections on years in the White House Office of Science and Technology
12:15-1:30 PM | CISSM Forum
From: Nov 15 2012 - 12:15pm
To: Nov 15 2012 - 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall
"The Roots of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan"
by Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, and CISSM Research Fellow
Link: http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/mspp-events
Thursday, November 1, 2012
NSA Event on November 13th
National Security Agency (NSA) Women in Intelligence: Making a Difference
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: NSA Headquarters
Event Details:
National Security Agency (NSA) Women in Intelligence: Making a Difference
Panel Discussions
Keynote Address
Roundtable Group Discussions
Dinner with NSA Recruiters and Employees!
Space is limited! STEM majors encouraged to attend.
RSVP by October 26, 2012 with a copy of your resume to Chris Jones at cjones7@nsa.gov
Learn more at NSA.gov/Careers
For additional information about this event:
contact Chris Jones at cjones7@nsa.gov or www.nsa.gov/careers
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: NSA Headquarters
Event Details:
National Security Agency (NSA) Women in Intelligence: Making a Difference
Panel Discussions
Keynote Address
Roundtable Group Discussions
Dinner with NSA Recruiters and Employees!
Space is limited! STEM majors encouraged to attend.
RSVP by October 26, 2012 with a copy of your resume to Chris Jones at cjones7@nsa.gov
Learn more at NSA.gov/Careers
For additional information about this event:
contact Chris Jones at cjones7@nsa.gov or www.nsa.gov/careers
Fed Event: November 12th @ 5:30 PM
An Evening with Lynn Povich
November 12, 2012
Richard Eaton Theater, Knight Hall
5:30 p.m., Refreshments served
Lynn Povich made history as one of the 46 women who sued Newsweek magazine in 1970 -- the first sex discrimination suit against a media giant. The story went largely untold until now. Join Povich as she discusses "The Good Girls Revolt" -- her account of the signal events that changed American journalism and the workplace as a whole. She'll also discuss what has changed for young women today, and what has not.
Books will be available for sale at the event in the Knight Hall lobby where Lynn Povich will sign copies.
This event is co-sponsored by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism, ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence, Department of History, Department of Women's Studies, Robert H. Smith School of Business Center for Social Value Creation, Robert H. Smith School of Business Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change and UM Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
November 12, 2012
Richard Eaton Theater, Knight Hall
5:30 p.m., Refreshments served
Lynn Povich made history as one of the 46 women who sued Newsweek magazine in 1970 -- the first sex discrimination suit against a media giant. The story went largely untold until now. Join Povich as she discusses "The Good Girls Revolt" -- her account of the signal events that changed American journalism and the workplace as a whole. She'll also discuss what has changed for young women today, and what has not.
Books will be available for sale at the event in the Knight Hall lobby where Lynn Povich will sign copies.
This event is co-sponsored by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism, ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence, Department of History, Department of Women's Studies, Robert H. Smith School of Business Center for Social Value Creation, Robert H. Smith School of Business Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change and UM Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Fed Event: Nov. 8th, "The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"
CISSM FORUM | NOVEMBER 08, 2012
"The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"
By Russell Rumbagh, Director, Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, Stimson Center
Russell Rumbaugh is director of the Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program. Before joining Stimson, Rumbaugh was the defense analyst on the Senate Budget Committee covering both the 050 Defense and 150 International Affairs accounts of the US Government Budget. He also served as military legislative assistant for Congressman Jim Cooper from Tennessee, and was the lead staffer for Mr. Cooper as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Panel on Roles and Missions. In this role, he helped to produce the report "Initial Perspectives" in February 2008.
Mr. Rumbaugh previously served as an operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Program Analysis and Evaluation, as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, resigning with the rank of Captain.
Mr. Rumbaugh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Science in Security Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Excellence as well as the US Army Commendation Medal for his service in Kosovo.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
"The Defense Budget in the Lame Duck"
By Russell Rumbagh, Director, Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program, Stimson Center
Russell Rumbaugh is director of the Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program. Before joining Stimson, Rumbaugh was the defense analyst on the Senate Budget Committee covering both the 050 Defense and 150 International Affairs accounts of the US Government Budget. He also served as military legislative assistant for Congressman Jim Cooper from Tennessee, and was the lead staffer for Mr. Cooper as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Panel on Roles and Missions. In this role, he helped to produce the report "Initial Perspectives" in February 2008.
Mr. Rumbaugh previously served as an operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Program Analysis and Evaluation, as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, resigning with the rank of Captain.
Mr. Rumbaugh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Science in Security Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Award for Excellence as well as the US Army Commendation Medal for his service in Kosovo.
About the CISSM Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. CISSM also sponsors special events on campus and in downtown Washington, D.C.
Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion
Stern Professorship Post Election Discussion
Nov 7 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation with Bill Galston and Jeremy Rosner discussing the election results.
Pizza will be served.
Nov 7 2012 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Mac Destler, Stern Professor, will moderate a conversation with Bill Galston and Jeremy Rosner discussing the election results.
Pizza will be served.
Upcoming Federal Events
Nov 5, 11:00 am -- Chincoteague 1109 (first floor conference room)
Quddus Snyder, "Rising Power, Rising Status: The Promise and Limitations of Social Identity Theory"
Dec 3, 11:00 am -- Chincoteague 1109 (first floor conference room)
Vera Miranova, "International Peacekeeping, Ethnicity, and Positive Peace: Experimental and Survey Evidence
from Kosovo"
Quddus Snyder, "Rising Power, Rising Status: The Promise and Limitations of Social Identity Theory"
Dec 3, 11:00 am -- Chincoteague 1109 (first floor conference room)
Vera Miranova, "International Peacekeeping, Ethnicity, and Positive Peace: Experimental and Survey Evidence
from Kosovo"
Fed Event: November 13, 3:30-5 PM, McKeldin Library
Post-Mortem Analysis of the 2012 Elections
The Center for American Politics and Citizenship, University Honors College, and McKeldin Library will cosponsor a Post-Mortem on the 2012 election on Tuesday, Nov, 13th. Experts from the department of GVPT and elsewhere on campus will discuss the elections and their implications for policy making.
November 13 from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (Room 6137).
The Center for American Politics and Citizenship, University Honors College, and McKeldin Library will cosponsor a Post-Mortem on the 2012 election on Tuesday, Nov, 13th. Experts from the department of GVPT and elsewhere on campus will discuss the elections and their implications for policy making.
November 13 from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Special Events Room at McKeldin Library (Room 6137).
Fed Event: Invitation: Technology-Strategy Seminar - Cyberconflict [November 5th]
PONI Technology-Strategy Seminar: Cyberconflict
featuring
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie, former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer,
and
Mr. Tony Sager, Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency
Monday, November 5, 12-2:30PM
CSIS, 4th floor conference room
CSIS 1800 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006
PONI announces the next in its series of workshops exploring topics at the interface between technology and policy in areas of strategic importance. This event will address cyberconflict. While not strictly nuclear, cyberconflict is increasingly a major part of the larger strategic landscape within which nuclear matters must be addressed.
This workshop, hosted by Dr. Rich Wagner, will feature presentations by Ms. Priscilla Guthrie, former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer, and Mr. Tony Sager, Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency, followed by Q&A. Discussion will follow Chatham House Rule. Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP to Sarah Weiner at SWeiner@csis.org.
featuring
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie, former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer,
and
Mr. Tony Sager, Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency
Monday, November 5, 12-2:30PM
CSIS, 4th floor conference room
CSIS 1800 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006
PONI announces the next in its series of workshops exploring topics at the interface between technology and policy in areas of strategic importance. This event will address cyberconflict. While not strictly nuclear, cyberconflict is increasingly a major part of the larger strategic landscape within which nuclear matters must be addressed.
This workshop, hosted by Dr. Rich Wagner, will feature presentations by Ms. Priscilla Guthrie, former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer, and Mr. Tony Sager, Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency, followed by Q&A. Discussion will follow Chatham House Rule. Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP to Sarah Weiner at SWeiner@csis.org.
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