Editor’s Notes
January Speaker Notes
Our two speakers in January addressed the work that their respective organizations are doing to help support the growth of democracy in the Middle East and elsewhere. They pointed out that democratic traditions that are second nature (perhaps even bothersome) to us are totally new in many cultures. Developing a campaign with signs, brochures, rallies, position papers, fund raising and the like has never been done and the organizational and logistical skills to do this don't exist and must be taught. They do this in a neutral way, meaning that they to not attempt to help only the advocates for a particular position, but rather try and help all those who request assistance. The difficulties, and dangers, of doing this made for an interesting evening.
Upcoming Speakers
February 23, 2012 Dr. Michael J. Baun: "The Euro Zone Debt Crisis and the EU: What Future for Europe?"
April 12, 2012 Javier Corrales: "Dragon in the Tropics: Hugo Chavez and the Political Economy of Revolution in Venezuela."
May 3, 2012 Farah Stockman, Boston Globe Foreign Affairs correspondent. Topic to be announced.
Audio Available
Audio for the January talk on "The Arab Spring One Year Later: Prospects for Democracy" is available by clicking here then selecting the Play button below the title.
Audio for Lt. Col. Zumwalt's talk on "Bare Feet, Iron Will" is available by clicking here then selecting the Play button below the title.
Audio for Werner Fornos' talk on the dangers of overpopulation is also available. To listen to the audio, click here, then click on the Play button just below the title.
If you do listen to the audio please let us know (via the Contact Us option) if the experience was satisfactory.
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The Euro Zone Debt Crisis and the EU: What Future for Europe? |
Speaker: Dr. Michael J. Baun
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: Membership Social at 7:30
Program at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. (behind the Visitor's Center) Directions and Map
Access: Open to the public and free for members, students and accompanying family members, educators and active military and their dependents. $10.00 charge for non-members.
Abstract:
Dr. Michael J. Baun
The European Union (EU) is currently experiencing the worst crisis in its history. The eurozone debt problem poses a severe existential threat not only to European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the European common currency (the euro) but to the EU itself. The EU has experienced crises in the past and used them to advance the European project, leading to further economic and political integration. Will this be the case this time as well? What are the chances that the Eurozone and EMU will survive the current debt crisis, and what does the crisis mean for the future shape and direction of the EU? These are among the key questions addressed in this talk, as well as the implications of the eurozone and EU crises for the United States and transatlantic relations.
Michael Baun received his Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 1988, and is currently Professor and Marguerite Langdale Pizer Chair in International Relations at Valdosta State University, where he teaches international and comparative politics in the Department of Political Science. He is the author of "A Wider Europe: The Process and Politics of European Union Enlargement" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000) and "An Imperfect Union: The Maastricht Treaty and the New Politics of European Integration" (Westview Press, 1996). His other publications include book chapters and articles on European and German politics in Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Integration, Publius, German Politics and Society, and German Studies Review. He is also co-editor of Governing Europe’s Neighborhood (Manchester University Press, 2007) and EU Cohesion Policy After Enlargement (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
Sponsor of this Month's Program
This program is being sponsored by HunterMaclean, the largest law firm in the state of Georgia outside of Atlanta. HunterMaclean represents a wide variety of companies and individuals throughout Georgia, South Carolina, the Southeast and the United States. We appreciate its support!
International Scholar-in-Residence to Speak at Armstrong
Dr. Constanza Ceruti uncovers an Incan ice mummy on Mount Llullaillaco.
Dr. Constanza Ceruti will present four lectures regarding her work in the Andes Mountains on February 3, 7 and 8 on the Armstrong campus, as part of an International Scholar-in-Residence Symposium. Ceruti is a professor of Inca Archaeology at Catholic University of Salta, a partner university of Armstrong, and the lectures are free and open to the public.
Ceruti is the only female Andean high altitude archaeologist in the world. She has climbed over 100 mountains and above 5000 meters to study mountaintop shrines of the Inca civilization, and she co-discovered the best-preserved frozen mummies (at 6739 meters) on the summit of the Llullaillaco volcano, the highest archaeological site on earth.
The academic adventurer is also the author of seven books and more than seventy academic publications, and she has lectured and traveled throughout the five continents. Ceruti was named an Emerging Explorer of the National Geographic Society and was one of the five awardees representing Catholic University of Salta at the Prince of Asturias Ceremony in 2006. In 2009, she was an invited speaker at the TED global conference in Oxford and the Women´s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville.
Lecture Information
Friday, February 3
11:00 a.m. in the Student Union’s Ogeechee Theater
Sacred Mountains of the World—
As an anthropologist who specializes in sacred mountains, Dr. Constanza Ceruti will take the audience around the world, exploring the diversity of cultural traditions and rituals devoted to the mountains, from the mighty Himalayan peaks to the active volcanoes of Central America, and from the snowcapped hills in Scandinavia to the legendary volcanoes of Polynesia.
Tuesday, February 7
11:00 a.m. in the Student Union’s Ogeechee Theater
Sacred Volcanoes of Patagonia—
In this presentation, Dr. Constanza Ceruti will share her love for the landscapes of Patagonia and her firsthand experience exploring some of the hidden jewels of Patagonia: hiking in Torres del Paine, climbing to the summit of volcanoes Osorno, Lanin and Villarrica; visiting ancient rock-art sites and learning about the folklore and rituals of the native groups on the far side of the world.
Tuesday, February 7
12:30 p.m. in the Student Union’s Ogeechee Theater
Ice Mummies and High Altitude Archeology in the Andes—
Dr. Constanza Ceruti will be lecturing about her personal experience in the archaeological exploration on peaks above 5000 meters, in the search of Inca mountain shrines. She will focus on the excavations on Mount Llullaillaco (6739 m), the highest archaeological site in the world, where she and Dr. Johan Reinhard (National Geographic Society) discovered three perfectly preserved ice mummies of Inca children and more than one hundred exquisite offerings of typical Inca style.
Wednesday, February 8
10:00 a.m. at University Hall 156
Sacred Mountains of the World—
As an anthropologist who specializes in sacred mountains, Dr. Constanza Ceruti will take the audience around the world exploring the diversity of cultural traditions and rituals devoted to the mountains, from the mighty Himalayan peaks to the active volcanoes of Central America, and from the snowcapped hills in Scandinavia to the legendary volcanoes of Polynesia.
For more information, please contact Armstrong’s Office of International Education at 912.344.3128 or email
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