2009 News Archive

December 30, 2009
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  • December 2009: A warm congratulations to Stephen Easton for winning the 2009 Dean's Medal award!
  • October 19 & 20, 2009: The School for International Studies at SFU and the Centre of International Relations of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC present a free public lecture on ‘Child Soldiering: Myth and Reality’ on Oct 19 and a free research seminar on 'Women and Girls at War: "Wives," Mothers and Fighters in the Lord's Resistance Army' on Oct 20 by Professor Christopher Blattman of Yale University. For more information, please click here.
  • October 14, 2009: The School for International Studies presents a free lecture on 'Afghanistan and Its Troublesome Neighbourhood" by Kristian Berg Harpviken. For more information, please click here.
  • September 25, 2009: The School for International Studies at SFU and the Centre of International Relations of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC present a free research seminar:  ‘International Paternalism: A Qualified Defense’ and public lecture: ‘Humanitarianism in a World of Hurt’ by Michael Barnett. For more information, please click here.
  • September 18, 2009: The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Nicholas Hopton, Head of the International Organisations Department, British Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
  • September 18, 2009: The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Anthony Gill on the Political Origins of Religious Liberty.
  • June 22, 2009: History in the Making: Indian Politics in a New Era - Professor John Harriss will discuss the significance of the 2009 election in India.
  • May 21, 2009: The School extends a warm welcome to our new Assistant Professor, Morten Jerven who will be starting in the fall term.
  • April 27, 2009: Tariq Ramadan's lecture from February 23, 2009 will be broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas on Thursday, April 27, 2009 at 21:00.
  • April 2 & 3, 2009: The Simons Foundation, the School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project present a new seminar series that explores the social dynamics of peace and conflict. The second speaker in the series is Hans Peter Schmitz, Associate Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs & Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Syracuse University.
  • March 24, 2009: The Simons Foundation, the School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project present a new seminar series that explores the social dynamics of peace and conflict. The first speaker in the series is Beth Simmons, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs & Director, Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University.
  • March 18, 2009: The School for International Studies and Hellenic Studies in cooperation with the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation University Seminars program, present a free seminar. For more information, please click here.
  • March 16, 2009: The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Boris Kagarlitsky, Director, Institute of Globalization and Social Movements (Moscow).
  • March 12, 2009: The School for International Studies and the Latin American Studies Program present a free public lecture by World Bank Economist, Shahid Yusuf.
  • February 23, 2009:The School for International Studies and the Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures presents a free public lecture by Professor Tariq Ramadan on The Scope and Limits of Reforming Islam.
  • February 16, 2009: The School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project presents a free public lecture by Professor Fawaz Gerges on The Prospects for Arab-Israeli Peace Making: Challenges and Opportunities.
  • February 9, 2009: The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Canadian Ambassador Ralph Lysyshyn on the dynamics of Canada-Russia relations through the lens of Russia's foreign policy. He will also talk about career opportunities in the Foreign Service and at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
  • January 30, 2009: The Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, the School for International Studies and the Art and Culture Studies present a free public lecture by Professor Hamid Naficy on Iranian Accented Cinema of Displacement: Exilic, Diasporic or Ethnic? For more information, please click here.
  • January 19, 2009: The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Benoit Rihoux on Methodological innovations for ‘systematic cross-case analysis’:The development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and linked techniques.