POLI 882: TAM/CES Fall 2016 Friday Lecture Series
GEC – various rooms – 12:15pm – 1:45pm (unless otherwise noted).
Course Profile
POLI 882 is a one-credit course designed to enhance students’ understanding of transatlantic and
EU studies through lectures from and discussion with experts in the field. This lecture series will
draw on the knowledge of UNC faculty and other visiting scholars or professionals. All lectures
will take place in the FedEx Global Education Center, but the specific rooms will vary. Please
note that the speaker schedule is subject to change.
Course Requirements
Attendance at the Friday lectures is required. If you miss one lecture, I won't ask any questions.
Try to save up this free pass for when you are in a tough spot. If the unavoidable occurs and you
explain to me that it was indeed unavoidable, and you miss two lectures, you can watch the video
of the missed lecture and provide three questions and answers in writing about the talk. After that,
you grade will suffer if you miss any more lectures.
Most speakers will provide an advance copy of the lecture or a relevant article. TAM students are
encouraged to read these selections before the Friday lecture. Most of the readings will be sent to
you via the tam2015 listserv and/or posted on Sakai. Each week, one or two TAM students will be
responsible for introducing the speaker at the Friday lecture. This short presentation must include
more substance than a mere list of degrees, achievements, and work experience. Please put some
effort and creativity into finding out about the speaker’s interests and work. This may require some
outside reading and hopefully, communication with the speaker. As this piece is the main
assignment for this class, some time and effort are expected. Please also generate a few questions
for the speaker before each lecture.
Failure to do the work involved in your speaker presentation or to comply with the attendance
norms will result in an F. Please take these requirements seriously. Timeliness has been a problem
in past years. It is unprofessional and disrespectful to arrive late for a speaker. Students should
expect to arrive at least five minutes early in order to be seated before the speaker begins.
Fall 2016 line-up:
August 26th – Intro to the course with Sarah Hutchison – GEC 4003
August 30th at 6pm - Aykan Erdemir – GEC Nelson Mandela Auditorium
“Beyond National Unity: The Future of Pluralist Democracy in Turkey”
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/about-fdd/team-overview/dr-aykan-erdemir/
September 2nd – No lecture due to Labor Day weekend.
September 8th at 6:15pm - Brexit Panel Discussion - Liesbet, Gary, Konrad, John
http://europe.unc.edu/event/the-brexit-shock-panel-discussion/
September 9th – No lecture due to Brexit Panel.
September 16th – Christiane Lemke and Helga Welsh – GEC 3009
http://college.wfu.edu/politics/faculty-and-staff/helga-welsh/
Ice cream social to follow!
September 23rd – No lecture.
September 30th - Natasha Warikoo (https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/natasha-warikoo) will
talk about her new book on debates around race relations and meritocracy (i.e. affirmative
action) in higher education in the UK with some references to the US as well. GEC 4003
October 7th – Safia Swimelar - “LGBT Rights in Southeast Europe: Competing Narratives of
Europeanization and Nationalism https://www.elon.edu/e/directory/profile.html?user=sswimelar
GEC 2008/2010
October 14th – Phil Ayoub - “When States Come Out: Europe's Sexual Minorities and the
Politics of Visibility” http://www.phillipmayoub.com/ GEC 3009
Followed by the TAM Alumni Panel at 5pm – Carolina Inn.
October 21st – Fall Break – No Lecture
October 28th – Marko Klasnja, Dane Taleski, and Kiran Auerbach will be part of a roundtable
discussion with Milada Vachudova. “Corruption and State Capture in the Balkans and Turkey”
GEC 3009
November 4th – Betina Hollstein GEC 3009
Social capital over the life-course. Social selection in the transition to secondary school in
Germany. http://www.mikrosoziologie.uni-bremen.de/index.php?id=1#
November 11th – Herman Schwartz “Inequality, Growth, and Intellectual Property Rights: The
Differences between America and Europe” http://www.people.virginia.edu/~hms2f GEC 4003
November 18th – David Coates - “Brexit in the Wake of the US Election”
http://college.wfu.edu/politics/faculty-and-staff/david-coates/ - GEC 4003
November 25th – Thanksgiving Break – No Lecture.
November 28th – MONDAY LECTURE!! 2:30pm start time. Dan Morrison
a UNC Alumnus and the Head of Global Media at the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD GEC 4003
December 2nd - Jessie Hronesova and Kathy Powers and Claire Greenstein with Milada
Vachudova – Transitional Justice GEC 3009
Presenters: Tentative List
9/16 – Amber
9/30 – Tyler
10/7 – Cory and Melody
10/14 – Melanie
10/28 – Mareike and Wilson
11/4 – Nora and Amelia
11/11 – Callahan and Dale
11/18 – Lorena and Kate T.
11/28 – Trey and Ed
12/2 – Kate R.