Tag: democracy
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Troubled Political Transitions: A Perspective from Egypt
Ann Mosely Lesch ’66, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, American University in Cairo, will present the 2014 Islamic Studies Annual Lecture, “Troubled Political Transitions: A Perspective from Egypt”. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 4:30 pm, Science Center Room 199 Swarthmore College Three years ago, Egyptians rose up to remove Hosni Mubarak’s corrupt authoritarian regime. Since then,…
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Extended article on Elowyn Corby’s 2013 PJSA Thesis Award
Many thanks to Swarthmore’s News and Information Office for this piece that has appeared on the College’s webpage. Congratulations again to Elowyn Corby! Elowyn Corby ’13 Wins Peace and Justice Studies Thesis Award by Jenni Lu ’16 October 21, 2013 Elowyn Corby ’13 presented her winning thesis at the Peace and Justice Studies Association’s awards…
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Debating for Democracy on the Road
From our friends at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility: Debating for Democracy (D4D) on the Road Saturday, November 3 @ Widener University in Chester, PA10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. D4D on the Road is a one-day training workshop held at Project Pericles campuses around the country. The program is designed to provide…
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Student Conference on Democracy and Ethnic Conflict
Student Conference on Democracy and Ethnic Conflict Monday, November 28, 1:15-4pm, Trotter 301 The final meeting of Pols 79: Democracy and Ethnic Conflict is a conference in which students will present concrete findings from their larger research projects-in-progress. In addition to presenting evidence from a wide variety of cases of ethnic conflict, the conference will seek to…