Join us on Wednesday, March 9, 4pm-5:30pm on Zoom to learn more about the conflict in the Ukraine. Ukraine Panel Recording on Zoom Contact Professor Davidson if you have any questions!
The War in Ukraine: Panel Discussion and Q&A
Category: Global Topics
Department events that involve discussion on events, news, concepts, etc. that are located outside the United States.
Gender, Nation-building, and Politics in Afghanistan: the Last Two Decades
After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, political stakeholders in Afghanistan went to work to write a constitution and lay the foundation of a new, democratic political system. A significant focus of this nation-building effort was to provide representation and rights to women. Our speakers will discuss these processes, the outcomes of these efforts […]
A Roundtable on the Implication of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
At the end of August 2021, US forces withdrew from Afghanistan ending a twenty-year presence in that country. Scholars and analysts have praised and criticized the move in equal measure. As we try to make sense of the events, a host of questions emerge: Why did the US withdraw from Afghanistan? Is this a good […]
“94 Paradoxes to Consider in the 21st Century” Book Event
On Wednesday February 10, 2021 at 4pm, the UMW PSIA department will be hosting a virtual book event with author Leopoldo Martinez Nucete. Click the image to view larger and learn more! Zoom link will be posted soon. Book discussion recording
Student Political Theory Discussion
UMW Students are welcomed to join UVA students in their discussion of political theory on Sunday, October 4th at 5 PM Eastern Time on Zoom. The discussion will be about Immanuel Kant and Benjamin Constant’s political writings. Come prepared to discuss these three readings: Kant, Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View (1784) Kant, […]