Research

On the research front in the department, Dr. Steve Shellman and his VIPCAT Research Laboratory will be working with Lockheed Martin on a DARPA-funded grant to develop a program for determining a country's stability and propensity to experience an events crisis. Dr. Shellmans' lab has already begun work on this project. Below is the press release made by Lockheed Martin.

LOCKHEED MARTIN TO DEVELOP EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT PREDICTS CRISIS EVENTS AND STABILITY OF COUNTRIES

CHERRY HILL, N.J., October 19, 2007 —The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] a $1.3-million, 15-month, Phase-I program to develop the Predicting Stability through Analyzing Germane Events (PRESAGE) system—an element of DARPA's Integrated Crises Early Warning System (ICEWS) program.

ICEWS will let military commanders anticipate and respond to worldwide political crises and predict events of interest (EoIs) and stability of countries of interest with greater than 80 percent accuracy. Using national resources across Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic sources, ICEWS will provide combinations of strategies, tactics, and resources to mitigate predicted instabilities with the greatest positive impact.

"For ICEWS, Lockheed Martin's PRESAGE will combine a portfolio of state-of-the-art and operationally deployed social science models and technologies to predict EoIs and general stability indicators," said Mark Hoffman, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL). "Being able to predict events with reasonable accuracy is the first step in constructing a decision-support system to aid in region stabilization."

Hoffman also said that PRESAGE will predict various types of events across the Political, Military, Economic, Social, Infrastructure, and Information spectrum for specific geographic areas and within specific time frames. Typical events may include rebellions, insurgencies, ethnic/religious violence, civil war, and major economic crises.

ICEWS is a multi-phase program. Phase I will build, integrate, test, and evaluate social science models to forecast EoIs and predict country instability. Later phases will develop analytical and technical foundations to provide decision support to unified commanders. If successful, then the system will deploy in-theater where commanders will test its ability to fulfill stability objectives in a dynamic, resource-constrained environment.

Lockheed Martin ATL leads a team that includes the University of Pennsylvania, University of Kansas, University of Washington, University of Georgia, Innovative Decisions, Inc., Evidence Based Research, Interactive Data Visualization, and Argonne National Laboratory.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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Contact: Stephen P. O'Neill, (856) 792-9815, soneill@atl.lmco.com

For additional information on Lockheed Martin Corporation, visit our website: www.lockheedmartin.com

End of the semester

With another semester almost in the books and finals just around the corner, good luck to everyone on your exams. Best wishes to all students who are graduating at the end of fall semester. To those who'll be back for spring, have a safe and happy holiday break. Click here for a holiday "present" from the department. It may take a moment to load, but it's worth it.

Fall 2007 course evaluations

Course evaluation packets have been distributed to our faculty and instructors, and some have already begun distributing them to their classes. These things are pretty straight forward and easy to complete, but there are just a couple of things to remember. First, only the front of the form has to be completed in pencil; ink is too reflective for the machine that processes the forms. We try to provide enough of the golf pencils for those who may need one, but sometimes our supply runs short as we offer more classes as time goes on. So if you find yourself having to share a pencil, you can complete the front in pencil but you can write any comments you'd like on the back in ballpoint pen.

Regarding comments you submit, the department staff literally retype them verbatim (including the emoticons that occasionally find their way in) into MS Word. Faculty members will see your comments as a typed Word document, not your hand-written evaluation form, to ensure anonymity as best we can.

Finally, for those who are double-majors, please pick the one you most closely identify with and use that to answer the first question, "What is your major?" The machine that processes the forms will reject your evaluation form is you fill in multiple responses for that question.

Many thanks!

Rhodes Scholars

Congratulations to one International Affairs alumnus, Kate Vyborny (2005), and one IA major, Deep Shah, on being named Rhodes Scholars. Read more here.

Serbian Ambassador at UGA

Please join us for a lecture given by Serbian Ambassador Dr. Ivan Vujacic about the "Future of Kosovo". Can Kosovo's independence cause more conflict in the region and around the world? Will the independence create a new rogue state? This lecture will reveal the present conditions on Kosovo and the importance of Kosovo to Serbs and the countries in the region.

His excellency Dr. Ivan Vujacic has served as Serbian Ambassador to the U.S. since 2002. He was previously Professor of Economics at University of Belgrade, Serbia. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is one of the founders of G17 group of independent economists.

When: Monday, November 19th, 2007 at 6:00pm

Place: Larry Walker Room, 4th floor of the Dean Rusk Center on North Campus

Sponsored by:
International Affairs Council
School of Public and International Affairs
Dean Rusk Center

Dean Rusk Center Annual Lecture

The Willson Center - Dean Rusk Center Annual Lecture

Diana Wallis, Vice President of the European Parliament, will give a speech titled:

“WHO RUNS WHO: DOES EUROPE FOLLOW THE U.S., OR DOES THE U.S. FOLLOW EUROPE ON MAJOR POLICY ISSUES?”

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, NOVEMBER 6, at 12:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall (4th Floor)

Presented by the Dean Rusk Center and the Wilson Center for Humanities & Arts, and co-sponsored by the Georgia Society for International and Comparative Law.

(Pizza and Refreshments will be served)

For more info, see: http://www.uga.edu/ruskcenter/announcements.html

Something for Halloween

A little off-topic, but for the Simpsons fans in our audience, on Halloween Day the Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the UGA Libraries and the Peabody Awards Office are presenting a special marathon screening of the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episodes for Halloween. The episodes will be presented in two sessions:

Part I: 3:00-5:00 in SLC 248
Part II: 6:00-9:00 SLC 150

Download a flyer here.

NSEP--David Boren Scholarships

National Security Education Program-David L. Boren Scholarships provide opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to learn less commonly taught languages (such as Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Hindi/Urdu, and Persian/Farsi) while studying, for terms ranging from a summer (for freshmen and sophomores) to a full academic year, in regions of the world critical to U.S. interests but underrepresented in study abroad. Preference is given to applicants wishing to study overseas for a full academic year.

Applicants should still be undergraduates at the time their proposed program of study abroad finishes.

A service requirement stipulates that an NSEP awardee work in the federal government in a position with national security responsibilities -- typically for a period of one year. The Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State, or any element of the Intelligence Community are priority agencies

The internal deadline for applications is January 22, 2008; campus interviews are February 5, 2008; and the external deadline is February 12, 2008. More information, including the online application, can be found at www.iie.org/nsep and from UGA's NSEP Campus Representative, Dr. Steven Elliott-Gower (segower@uga.edu or 706-542-2649).

GLOBIS Friday Forum, October 12

This week's Globis Friday Forum will feature a presentation by Professor Daniel Bodansky, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law. Professor Bodansky's talk is entitled, "The Future of the International Climate Change Regime" and will discuss the current state-of-play in the international climate change negotiations, and the prospects for a new agreement to address the post-2012 period, when the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period runs out.

This installment of The Center for the Study of Global Issues (Globis) Friday Forum Series will be held in the 4th floor conference room of the Franklin House from 3:00 to 4:00 PM (please note the special time for thiss session).

** Internationally recognized as one of the premier authorities on global climate change, Daniel M. Bodansky joined Georgia Law in the fall of 2002. In August 2006, he was named associate dean for faculty development. He teaches public international law, international environmental law, and foreign affairs and the Constitution. He has served as the climate change coordinator and attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of State, in addition to consulting for the United Nations in the areas of climate change and tobacco control. His scholarship includes two books, 24 scholarly articles and book chapters, five book reviews and more than 40 papers and presentations. He is the recipient of a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, a Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and a Jean Monnet Fellowship from the European University Institute in Florence. Professor Bodansky is co-editor in chief of Kluwer Law International's book series on international environmental law and policy and is the U.S.-nominated arbitrator under the Antarctic Environment Protocol. In addition, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Society of International Law.

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NEXT WEEK: On Friday, 19th October at 1:00 PM, the Globis Friday Forum Series will welcome Dr. Brock Tessman, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs who will give a presentation on TE Lawrence and American Grand Strategy.

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LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION:
Globis is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please e-mail jonpolk@uga.edu or call 706-542-6633 for directions.

2007 Learning Technologies Showcase

The Learning Technologies Showcase Planning Committee would like to remind everyone interested in teaching and learning with technology to attend this year's Learning Technologies Showcase.

The 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase provides UGA faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to "come explore how faculty at UGA are engaging students in learning with technology." This year's event takes
place on October 9, 2007, from 10 am to 3:30 pm, in the Tate Student Center, and includes faculty presentations on lecture-enhancing technology, interactive instruction, stereo visualization, and more.

This year's UGA presenters are all recipients of grants from the Learning Technologies Grants (LTG) program. The purpose of the LTG program is to enhance teaching and learning at the University of Georgia through the innovative use of media and information technology. This program supports explorations of new technology and is administered by the University's Committee for Academic and Instructional Technologies (CAIT).

This year's event also features a keynote speaker, author and instructional technology specialist Dan Schmit. Dan will be speaking on "Creative Learning Spaces in a Digital World" in Georgia Hall A, Tate Student Center, beginning at 12:30. Preceding Dan's talk will be a vendor luncheon, attended by several technology vendors supporting the 2007 LTS. The vendor luncheon begins at noon.

No registration is required for the showcase or the keynote luncheon; however, seating for the keynote luncheon is limited and attendees will be seated on a first-come basis.

For more information, including downloadable flyers and agenda, please see the Web site for the 2007 Learning Technologies Showcase:

http://ltshowcase.uga.edu

Saxby Chambliss Fellowship

A message sent out by the SPIA undergraduate advising office.

The School of Public and International Affairs & Office of Senator Saxby Chambliss Foreign Policy and National Security Fellowship

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The Office of Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia invite applications from SPIA undergraduate and graduate students for the Foreign Policy and National Security Fellowship.

The Foreign Policy and National Security Fellow will work for Senator Chambliss’ Senior Policy Advisor for National Security Affairs during the 2008 spring semester, January through May. The Fellow will be directly involved with a broad range of issues and activities in support of Senator Chambliss’ responsibilities in the field of international affairs, security policy, and intelligence oversight. The Fellow’s tasks will include the following:

* Assist in the preparation of background papers for the Senator’s meetings and Congressional hearings dealing with international affairs, security policy, and intelligence oversight.

* Attend selected Congressional hearings and prepares a précis of relevant points.

* Analyze the major on-going world events that impact U.S. security interests and provide commentary on their significance.

* Participate in discussions and briefings on national security issues at selected universities and think-tanks.

* Research certain foreign affairs topics using the Library of Congress and other available resources.

* Coordinate with the Executive Branch, especially the Departments of State and Defense, on a broad range of foreign polity issues.

* Work with other Senators’ offices and with the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe to coordinate Senator Chambliss’ endorsement of relevant bills, resolutions, and letters.

* Meet with certain individuals, on behalf of Senator Chambliss, to discuss their concerns and interest in national security affairs.

In addition to a stipend of $1,500 per month, the Fellow is expected to pursue academic credit through directed readings or an independent project related to the work of the Fellowship.

In order to apply, students should submit an application portfolio including:

- A letter of application

- A personal resume

- An official academic transcript (obtainable from the Registrar’s Office)

- A list of three references (at least two of which should be academic)

Applicant’s portfolios should be completed not later than OCTOBER 22nd to:

Office of the Dean
School of Public and International Affairs
The University of Georgia
204 Candler Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1492.

Finalists for the fellowship will be interviewed on campus during the 2007 fall semester. The selected Fellow will be notified not later than November 9, 2007.

Additional information: All undergraduates regardless of class standing are invited to apply. Required academic coursework will vary according to the Fellow’s needs. Ideally, the Fellow will register for INTL 4720, 4721 and 4722; although other options will be considered.

The Career Guide published by The Career Center provides general information on writing letters of application (p. 25) and creating personal resumes (pp. 14-21). The Career Guide can be picked up at The Career Center in Clark Howell Hall or in the Candler Hall lobby and is available as a “pdf” download at http://www.career.uga.edu/multimedia/webCareerGuide06-07.pdf.

Transcripts can be ordered at the Registrar’s Office. Your list of references will ideally come from faculty members, although one outside reference is acceptable.

The Dean’s Office will contact those students with completed applications on October 29th and 30th to schedule an interview to take place on November 5th.

Students may apply to both the Public Policy Fellowship and the Foreign Policy & National Security Fellowship.

Any questions can be forwarded to Paul Welch by email at texan@uga.edu or phone at (706) 542-0096.

Study, Work, & Travel Abroad Fair

The Office of International Education is conducting the 23rd annual UGA Study, Work, & Travel Abroad Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, October 3 & 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about study abroad programs at The University of Georgia. For more information click here.

Upcoming dates of importance

A few upcoming dates students need to be aware of.

Tuesday, October 9 is the mid-point of fall semester, but the mid-point withdrawal deadline is Friday, October 12. After that date students who withdraw from a class receive a WF for the course.

Fall break is October 25 & 26.

Science & Security Lecture

The University of Georgia

Science and Security Lecture

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Please join us for this interdisciplinary seminar series which brings UGA scientists and policy experts together to address the most pressing security challenges of the 21st century.
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Building a

BETTER BIODEFENSE

Kendall Hoyt
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
12:30 p.m.

Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences Auditorium

www.biomed.uga.edu * www.cits.uga.edu

Sponsored by the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and the Center for International Trade and Security at UGA

Link to FLYER: http://www.biomed.uga.edu/S&SLecture_09.18.07.pdf

GLOBIS Friday Forum, Sept. 21

Please join us Friday, September 21st from 1:00 to 2:00PM for the next installment in the ongoing Friday Forum Series hosted by The Center for the Study of Global Issues (Globis), to be held in the 4th floor conference room of the Franklin House. This week's presentation is by SPIA Adjunct Professor of International Affairs and Associate Director of Globis-Europe, Dr. Carlo Pelanda.  The talk, based on his new book, is entitled, "The Grand Alliance: The Global Integration of Democracies"  An abstract follows:

"The system of world governance built on US dominance, the Dollar and the Western nature of international institutions is crumbling.  The United States is still the single most powerful country in the world but it is now too "small" to maintain its role as global governor as it has done since 1945.  The world has simply become too big to be governed by one power.  Current trends show that divergent regional blocks and mega-nations are being formed.  This will weaken the governance of the global economy and exacerbate its security problems, increasing the risk of destabilisation over the entire planet.  A period of research has begun to identify international political architecture able to keep the world stable.  This book is part of this research and recommends the future alliance of the world's great democracies: America, countries in the European Union, Russia,India and Japan.  The gradual convergence of military and economic power within these nations will produce credible global governance based on Western and technical values.  But to bring this about, the European Union will have to shift from its current passive role to become an active player in international relations."

Also, if anyone is interested in presenting a paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation, please contact Jon Polk at the e-mail address or phone number listed below.

Finally, please mark your calendars for Friday, September 28th, the next installment of the Globis Friday Forum, which will be a presentation by Njeri Marekia-Cleaveland, the African Program Specialist for the International Center for Democratic Governance at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. 

Globis is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St.
and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus.  Please e-mail jonpolk@uga.edu
or call 706-542-6633 for directions or to be removed from our mailing list.

Study, work, and travel abroad fair

UGA students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to gather information and speak to representatives from dozens of study, work, and travel abroad programs from every continent at the annual Study, Work, and Travel Abroad Fair on October 3-4. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center.

Last year, nearly 2,000 students attended and learned about the variety of options available. Students can work, volunteer or study a foreign language abroad while earning credit toward their degrees.

Options Abroad Sessions in the Office of International Education (third floor, Bank of America Building) are also available for students to obtain additional information about study abroad programs. These small-group sessions (approximately 50 minutes) are offered three times a week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons. To reserve a space for a session or to schedule an appointment with a study abroad advisor, students may call 706-425-3274.

For more information on UGA's study abroad programs, visit: http://www.uga.edu/oie.

In the news

Dr. Patricia Sullivan is featured in the September 10 edition of Columns, the UGA faculty/staff newsletter, on her research regarding how militarily weaker nations prevail over stronger ones. Read the article here.

Some pictures

A few photos of the display of miniature American flags at the Memorial Garden outside the SLC for the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Congratulations

Congratulations to department staffer Kathryn Johnson and her husband on the birth of their first child on August 20, 2007!

Dang it's hot!

With a heatwave hitting us just in time for the opening of the campus dorms and just before the start of fall semester, some (hopefully) useful information from OSEP and the UHC.

TO:  UGA Faculty and Staff

FROM: The Office of Security & Emergency Preparedness and University Health Center

RE:  Heat Advisory

Our offices have received a number of inquiries regarding appropriate practices to protect yourself during the current extreme heat wave.  A list of guidelines, signs, and first aid for heat illness is available from the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness Web site at http://www.osep.uga.edu/. To supplement the recent media advisories, we want to remind the University community to take precautions and observe others when outdoors. All employees and campus visitors required to spend time outdoors should be monitored carefully for any signs of heat-related illnesses. This is particularly important for all students, parents, volunteers, and staff involved in the upcoming residence hall move-in process which will require physical exertion.  Because classes are not in session, this notice is being sent to faculty and staff only. If you are aware of students who are in Athens or on-campus during the summer, please feel free to forward this message to them.

Room changes

With fall semester to start on August 16, please take note that we've had room changes made to a couple of our classes, in particular INTL 4250 with Dr. Tessman and INTL 4430 with Michael Jasinski. Both classes have been moved to Journalism 401. These changes as yet haven't been made to the printed version of our schedule that you can download from the department's web site, but they have been made in OASIS. Once we're sure that the game of musical classrooms is done, we will post a revised printed schedule.

In the news

Dr. Mia Bloom participated in a webchat for the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. She discussed women participating in terrorist organizations. A transcript of her chat can be found on the State Department's web site here.

Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program for U.S. Students provides scholarships for recent graduates and graduate students to conduct research or to teach English overseas.

Applications are now available online for 2008-09. The campus deadline for completed applications is September 24, 2007.

UGA students interested in applying should consult the Fulbright web site (www.us.fulbrightonline.org). Further information can be obtained from the campus Fulbright Program Advisor, Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower (segower@uga.edu).

In the news

Dr. Patricia Sullivan is featured in a UGA news release as well as in an ABC News article on her study which studied weaker nations prevailing over stronger ones in military conflicts.

Dr. Han Park is featured in a June 8, 2007 op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on President Bush's justification for a continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq and comparing that situation to South Korea.

Dr. Mia Bloom is quoted in a journal article on female suicide bombers, "The Bomb Under the Abaya," by Judith Miller which appears in the June/July 2007 edition of Policy Review, a publication of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.

Lecturer Recruitment for 2007-08

The Department of International Affairs at The University of Georgia seeks candidates for a one-year Lecturer teaching position. The course load for the position is six courses total. The Department seeks candidates who can teach introductory and upper-division courses in international relations and/or comparative politics. Compensation ranges from $45,000-$50,000, depending upon qualifications. Prospective candidates should submit a cover letter indicating their teaching interests and experience, curriculum vita, and at least three letters of recommendation. Candidates may also include additional relevant materials: e.g. course syllabi, teaching evaluations, etc. A Ph.D. is required. Please address materials to Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia, Instructional Search, 301 Candler Hall, Athens, Georgia 30602. Applications received by June 22, 2007 will receive full consideration. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution; applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged.

Memorial Day

For those who are wondering, UGA is open and functioning on a regular schedule on Memorial Day, May 28, so classes will meet as usual. Sorry...by law we only get 12 holidays each year and Memorial Day isn't one of them in 2007.

Good luck!

With finals are about to start, we wish good luck to everyone on their exams. Also, a farewell, best wishes, and congratulations to the IA majors who will be graduating this semester. SPIA will be hosting receptions following the undergraduate and graduate commencements. Click here for more information.

GLOBIS Friday Forum, May 4

Please join us this Friday, May 4th, from 2:00 to 3:00PM for the last installment of the semester in the ongoing Friday Forum Series hosted by The Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS), to be held in the 2nd floor conference room of our main office. This week's talk "Civil Society in the Chinese Context: Structure, Institution & Theoretical Paradigms" will be delivered by, Ms. Lichao He, a graduate student in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. An abstract follows:

Civil society defines the sphere between the state, the market, and the family. Deeply rooted in the western historical and political context, this concept is often portrayed as the opposition to "the state", a force that checks the state's power and develops in tandem with democracy. In stark contrast with this western "ideal type", in East Asian countries, civil society is shaped by its "archrival"- the state, and its evolution does not readily fit into the theoretical paradigms that are originated from the western experiences.

Studying the recent NGO boom in China, this paper tries to address the question that why, in a country without the tradition of the separation between the state and society, there has been a vibrant growth of the citizens voluntary associations since the 1990s. By comparing the features and traits of the NGO sector in the three major stages of civil society evolution in China and testing the hypothesis, the paper argues that the nascent civil society in China is a product of the structural reform and is molded by the state. It studies the role of the structure and institution in deciding the nature of the civil society and posits a theoretical paradigm that is derived from the East Asian developmental state context, hoping to offer new insights on the evolution of the state-society relations in non-western, developing countries.

GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus.

2007 Russell~Roosevelt Public Policy Institute at UGA

A message from one of the many listservs on campus.

Registration is now open for the 2007 Russell~Roosevelt Public Policy Institute at UGA

Registration is now open for the 2007 Russell~Roosevelt Public Policy Institute to be held June 22 and June 23^rd at the Student Learning Center at the University of Georgia. This National Issues Forums institute is cosponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies and the Roosevelt Institution at the University of Georgia.

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIF), first known as the Domestic Policy Association, has evolved over more than 25 years to foster constructive civic participation and dialogue among citizens. The National Issues Forums model encourages participants to employ the technique of deliberation over debate. The program has been at the forefront of reenergizing civic life across the United States.

The two-day Institute consists of two workshops. The first workshop focuses on how to frame issues using the NIF model. This year, the issue that will serve as the basis for the workshop will be affordable housing. The second workshop provides training in moderating and will also include a National Issues Forum, Making Ends Meet: Is There a Way to Help Working Americans?” This forum is free and open to the public as well as to institute participants. The Forum offers PPI participants and the general public a wonderful opportunity to experience how deliberation and moderating using the NIF model works, while also giving them a chance to deliberate and discuss a topic of current interest.

Cost for the 2-day institute is $90. Cost for 1-day attendance is $50.00. A limited number of scholarships are available. Deadline for registration is June 1^st. Deadline to apply for a scholarship is May 18, 2007.

To register or learn more about the Russell~Roosevelt 2007 Public Policy Institute at the University of Georgia, please visit www.libs.uga.edu/russell and click the link in the upper right, or contact Jill Severn (706-542-5766 or jsevern@uga.edu).

To apply for a scholarship to attend the Russell~Roosevelt Institution, please visit www.libs.uga.edu/russell and click the link in the upper right. On the PPI main page choose the scholarship application link.

Memoriam

In the aftermath of the tragic events Monday morning on the Virginia Tech campus, the department would like to extend our sincere condolences and sympathies to the victims and their families, as well as to the larger Virginia Tech family.

In the news

Dr. Mia Bloom is interviewed by NBC News on the role of women in the Iraq insurgency. Link goes to article with accompanying video.

Computer Health and Secuirty Fair

Another message of interest from one of the many listservs on campus.

DATE: April 12, 2007

FROM: Bert DeSimone, EITS Communications Officer

SUBJECT: Computer Health and Secuirty Fair set for April 18

Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) is partnering with UGA's TEC Services for the spring 2007 Computer Health and Security Fair. TEC (Telecommunications, Electronics, and Computer) Services, a unit within the Office of Research Services, will be on site along with
EITS consultants and technicians to provide a security checkup for laptop computers.

UGA students, faculty, and staff are invited to bring their laptops to the Tate Student Center Art Gallery between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for security assistance.

The security checkup includes virus scans and software updates, spyware removal, and more. Requests will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis.

A downloadable flyer, suitable for posting in areas visible to UGA students, faculty, and staff, is available here:

http://eits.uga.edu/brochures/chsf07.pdf

Faculty profile

Dr. Jaroslav Tir is featured in the faculty profile section of the latest Columns, the faculty/staff newsletter for the University of Georgia.

Truman Scholarship

Congratulations to Deep Shah, a double major in international affairs and genetics, on being named a recipient of a 2007 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. This national award recognizes juniors who excel academically and who plan on pursuing careers in public service. Read more.

GLOBIS Friday Forum, March 30

Please join us Friday, March 30th, from 2:00 to 3:00PM for the next installment in the ongoing Friday Forum Series hosted by The Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS), to be held in the 4th floor conference room of the Franklin House. This week's talk "Empty Nets: Social Democracy and the 'Catchall Party Theory' in Germany and Sweden." will be delivered by Dr. Christopher Allen of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. An abstract follows:

The social democratic parties of both Germany and Sweden were part of the "third way" movement common to such political parties during the 1990s. By continuing to moderate their positions and move away from their traditional bases, they seemed to embody -- one generation later -- the essence of Otto Kirscheimer's thesis. But in doing so, each of them opened up their left flanks and saw considerable growth of both Green and Left (former communist) parties fill the policy space that social democracy had relinquished. Both parties no longer lead their governments. This paper will ask whether the Kirscheimer thesis: a) was executed poorly by these social democratic parties; b) is no longer relevant for social democratic parties with the proliferation of smaller parties in many parliamentary systems; or c) needs fundamental revision not by trying to "catch all", but to catch a broader left that they may have missed by following Kirscheimer's thesis.

Also, please plan ahead for the next forum. On Friday, April 6th, at 2:00PM, Mr. Regan Damron and Mr. Nathan Freeman, both graduate students in the Department of International Affairs, will present talks in preparation for the Midwest Political Science Association conference. In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience, please contact Jon Polk at the e-mail address or phone number listed below.

GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email jonpolk@uga.edu or call 706-542-6633 for directions or to be removed from our mailing list.

2007 Holmes/Hunter Lecture

The twenty-second annual Holmes/Hunter Lecture will be delivered Tuesday, April 3, by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. This year's Holmes/Hunter Lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Franklin was elected Atlanta's 58th mayor in 2001 in her first bid for public office and was re-elected last year. She is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major southern city.

The Holmes-Hunter Lecture was established in 1985 to honor Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter Gault, who in 1961 became the first African Americans to enroll at UGA. Lecture speakers focus on race relations, black history or aspects of higher education with implications for race relations. Previous speakers for the Holmes/Hunter Lecture include Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, Vernon Jordan, Nikki Giovanni, and Deborah Roberts.

Sibley Lecture

The 102nd Sibley Lecture, sponsored by the Dean Rusk Center, will be held on Tuesday, March 27 at 2:30 p.m. in the university Chapel. Giving a presentation entitled, "A Balanced View of American Power," the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, co-chair of the Iraq Study Group and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission, will be discussing how America can use its power around the world to pragmatically protect its interests and advance its values.

More information, including a bio of the speaker, may be found here:

http://www.uga.edu/ruskcenter/hamilton.html

Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jaroslav Tir on being named a recipient of the 2007 Richard B. Russell Teaching Award. Funded by the Richard B. Russell Foundation, the award recognizes excellence in undergraduate instruction at The University of Georgia by faculty members in their early academic careers.

Dr. Tir has been with the university since fall 2003. His book, Redrawing the Map to Promote Peace: Territorial Dispute Management via Territorial Changes, was published by Lexington Books in 2006. In his time at UGA Dr. Tir has taught undergraduate classes on international relations, comparative politics, and developed and taught a new course on modern warfare.

He is also the program director for the university’s Ecuador Conflict Resolution Study Abroad program in Quito, and is an instructor for the Croatia Maymester Study Abroad program.

Outstanding GTA Award

Congratulations to Ms. Esther Skelley, a student in our Ph.D. program, on being named a recipient of a 2007 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The award recognizes graduate teaching and laboratory assistants who have excelled in instruction. Previously, Ms. Skelley had received a 2005 Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award.

In the news

Dr. Gary Bertsch and his work with the Center for International Trade and Security are featured in today's Athens Banner-Herald in an article written by Loran Smith.

Midpoint withdrawal deadline

Just a reminder that the midpoint withdrawal deadline is this Thursday, March 1. If you drop a course after that date you will receive a WF for the class.

On a related note, we've added a calendar page on our department web site listing upcoming, noteworthy department related events and academic calendar dates and deadlines. As we're utilizing Google for our calendar, if you have a Google calendar of your own you can add events from our calendar to yours.

SPIA Excellence in Teaching Award

Congratulations to Dr. Markus Crepaz on being named the recipient of the 2007 SPIA Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Crepaz has been with the university since 1993 and has taught courses on comparative political analysis, postindustrial democracies, and graduate level methodology. His book, European Democracies, which he co-authored with Jürg Steiner, was published by Longman-Pearson Press in 2006, while his next book, Trust beyond borders: Immigration, the Welfare State and Identity in Modern Societies, is slated to be published by the University of Michigan Press in 2007.

GLOBIS Friday Forum, Feb, 16

Please join us this Friday, February 16th, from 2:00 to 3:00PM for the next installment in the ongoing Friday Forum Series hosted by The Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS), to be held in the 4th floor conference room of the Franklin House. This week's talk, "Risky Business: Third Party Trade with Sanctioned States," will be delivered by Mr. Bryan Early, a graduate student in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. An abstract follows:

The paper explores the factors that determine whether third party states' trade with sanctioned states increases or decreases after sanctions are imposed upon them. Using a triadic model, I explain how economic and political factors regarding third party states' relations with both the sanctions sender and the target of the sanctions ultimately affect third party states' trade with the sanctions target.

Also, please plan ahead for the next forum. On Friday, March 2nd, at 2:00PM, Dr. Patricia Sullivan of the Department of International Affairs will present her work. In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience, please contact Jon Polk at the e-mail address or phone number listed below.

GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email jonpolk@uga.edu or call 706-542-6633 for directions.

International Law Colloquium

For those interested in such things, the School of Law is presenting their International Law Colloquium Series again during spring semester. The series kicks off tomorrow, February 9 with Curtis Bradley from Duke University presenting his paper, "Unratified Treaties, Domestic Politics and the US Constitution." His presentation will be from 2:30-4:00 in the Cheeley Room on the third floor of the main Law School building. Click here to see the full schedule of speakers for their colloquium series.

Pardon our mess

Anyone who's come to Candler Hall of late has likely noticed the work going on in front of the building. The Physical Plant is doing a lot of digging in order to waterseal the foundation. One of the side effects of having this work done is that the handicap access ramp in the front had to be removed to allow excavation work on that side of the building. The current work schedule calls for the ramp to be replaced anywhere from two to three months from now. If you're a student with a disability who needs to get into Candler but cannot climb the front steps, please know that there is another way to access the building in the back. So if you'll need to gain access to Candler through that entrance, depending upon which office you need to see please contact one of the following numbers in advance:

Department of International Affairs: 542-6705
SPIA Dean's Office: 542-2059
Undergraduate Advising: 542-0096

In the news

Dr. Han Park is featured in the February 7, 2007 edition of the Athens Banner-Herald in an editorial on the Iraq war. The article can be found here.

In the news

Dr. Patricia Sullivan is featured this morning on page 2 of the Washington Post in a full-length feature article, "Twisting Arms Isn't as Easy as Dropping Bombs" by Shankar Vedantam, devoted entirely to Professor Sullivan's research work. The article can be found here. An online subscription to the Washington Post maybe required.

UGA MyID password reminder

From one of the many email listservs on campus:

Please be advised that the deadline for all UGA students, faculty, and staff to change their MyID password to a strong password is January 31, 2007.  In accordance with University policy, all MyID passwords must be changed to comply with a set of security standards that make passwords difficult to guess or compromise, thus protecting you against unauthorized access to your email and other accounts.

The MyID is used to access UGAMail, WebCT, MyUGA, Parking Services, and a number of online departmental services.

Anyone who has not changed his or her password by February 1, 2007, will not be able to access services that require the MyID.

Password Change Web Site--Passwords can be changed at the MyID Web site:

http://myid.uga.edu

Select the “Click here to change your password” link to begin. In general, all passwords must be at least 8 characters in length, contain 1 or more special characters (< >, . / ? ' " ; : ] [ } { | + = - _ ) ( * ^ % $ # @ ! ` & ~), and cannot be a dictionary word.

Secret Question/Answer Pairs--Along with stronger passwords, MyID users are required to set answers to secret questions. The first time you change your password, you will be asked to set answers to several secret questions.  The secret question/answer pairs are a significant customer service enhancement, as they will allow you to reset a forgotten password on your own.

These secret question/answer pairs will also be used to provide additional verification of a user's identity for security-sensitive online applications. The University continues to build more Web-enabled applications that rely upon the MyID for access, and the secret question/answer pairs will provide a greater level of security for protecting private information.

Password Change Requirement--As an added security measure, you will be required to change your password every six months. You will be reminded via UGAMail when it is time to change your password.

Questions and Comments--Please direct your questions and comments to the EITS Help Desk, helpdesk@uga.edu / 706-542-3106.

UGA à Paris

Are you interested in going to Paris and earning 6 credit hours for doing so? If so, there will be an informational meeting about the UGA à Paris Study Abroad program on Tuesday, January 30 at 5 p.m. in SLC 214. Free pizza will be served. For more information about the UGA à Paris program, visit their website.

GLOBIS Friday Forum, January 26

Please join us Friday, January 26th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM for the next installment in the ongoing Friday Forum Series hosted by The Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS), to be held in the 2nd floor conference room of GLOBIS.  This week’s talk, "Carrot or Stick? U.S Foreign Aid and Recipient Country U.N. Voting Compliance: 1997-2004," will be delivered by Xiaojun Li, a graduate student in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia.  The paper won the grand prize of the graduate student paper competition at ISA South, 2006, and is currently under review at ISQ.  An abstract follows:

Historically, the use of aid has often been regarded as an effective foreign policy instrument in influencing the political behaviors of recipient countries. However, studies have been inconclusive when trying to determine how the effects of foreign aid are manifested with respect to recipients' voting pattern in the United Nations. Specifically, they have not provided clear evidence of if and how the United States uses aid as to induce compliance behaviors in recipient countries. This paper first reviews the theoretical paradigms that link foreign aid with voting compliance in the United Nations. It then shows that previous empirical studies have suffered from specification, measurement, and sample-composition problems. A cross-sectional time series simultaneous equations model is then proposed to address two important questions: namely, how effective U.S. foreign aid is as an instrument to enhance U.S. influence in the United Nations in terms of voting compliance and if U.S. aid is used primarily as an inducement ("carrot") or as a punishment/reward ("stick"). Using two-stage least squares random effects estimation procedures and correcting for measurement error in both foreign aid and U.N. voting compliance, I find evidence that U.S. aid is used as an inducement. I also find that military aid is more effective than economic aid in increasing voting compliance. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the results and directions for future research.

Also, please plan ahead for next week’s (February 2nd) presentation on Somalia by Dr. Abdulahi Osman of the Department of International Affairs.  In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience, please contact Jon Polk at the e-mail address or phone number listed below.

GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of South Thomas St. and East Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus.  Please email jonpolk@uga.edu or call 706-542-6633 for directions or to be removed from our mailing list.

Founders Day Lecture

The UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars are sponsoring the annual Founders' Day Lecture, scheduled for Thursday, January 25 at 3 p.m. at the Chapel in honor of the 222nd anniversary of the adoption of the University of Georgia charter by the Georgia General Assembly. Professor Clifton Pannell will deliver the lecture entitled "The China Challenge: Outlook for the 21st Century."

Taped highlights of the Redcoat Band's historic 16-day tour of China last May will precede the lecture from 2 until 3 p.m. for your viewing enjoyment.

Wish you were here?

Something different than the usual posts on our blog--an impromptu demolition derby on the ice covered streets of Portland, Oregon.

Spring semester

Welcome back to campus for spring semester! We hope everyone enjoyed the time off from classes and had a good holiday season.

Just some dates and deadlines of importance that are coming up. First, the undergraduate drop/add period ends Thursday, January 11 at 5 pm. Anyone who wishes to add a class after that point will need the instructor's permission and a late add form available from the Registrar's Office. Anyone who withdraws from a class after that point will receive a W for the course (the midpoint withdrawal deadline is Thursday, March 1).

The drop/add period for graduate courses ends Tuesday, January 16 at 5 pm.

There are no classes, and UGA offices will be closed, on Monday, January 15 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday.