Events
Book Launch: Continuity and Change in the Yugoslav Successor States
December 15, 2010 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Despite the nearly two decades that have passed since Yugoslavia's dissolution, its successor states continue to be grouped together as the "Western Balkans," "Former Yugoslav republics," or "Southeast Europe." However, this categorization belies the wide divergence between them in terms of their democratic progress.
Assuming Responsibility for the Future of Southeast Europe
December 13, 2010 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Ambassador Davor Božinovic, State Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for South Eastern Europe; Martin Sletzinger, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
Romanian Cultural Institute Scholars Work In Progress Presentations: Geopolitics and Radio Free Europe
December 10, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Liviu Tirau, Senior Lecturer, Babes-Bolyai University, Romanian Short-Term Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Ioana Macrea-Toma, Associate Researcher, Central European University, Romanian Short-Term Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
What Is the Phone Number of Europe? Leadership in the European Union After the Lisbon Treaty
December 08, 2010 // 1:00pm — 4:00pm
The Lisbon Treaty introduced significant changes in the institutional order and external representation of the European Union. This workshop will revisit the founding compromise of European integration between sovereignty and supranationality and assess the effects of these transformations on the legitimization of the EU.
The Sixth Annual Ion Ratiu Democracy Award
December 02, 2010 // 1:00pm — 5:00pm
Oleg Kozlovsky, a political activist and co-founder of Solidarnost, United Democratic Movement in Russia, received the 2010 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award on Thursday on 2 December at the Woodrow Wilson Center, as part of a two-panel workshop featuring a round-table discussion After the "Reset:" U.S. and European Approaches to Russia and a keynote address Democracy: New Tools for the Struggle.
Off-site Event: The Cold War and Divided Germany in East German Cinematography
November 20, 2010 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Jörg Foth, DEFA Film Library, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paul Werner Wagner, Independent Cultural Historian
The Cold War and Divided Germany in East German Cinematography
November 19, 2010 // 4:00pm — 6:30pm
Robert Gerald Livingston, German Historical Institute, Peter Rollberg, Professor of Film Studies, The George Washington University, Paul Werner Wagner, Independent Cultural Historian
Off-site Event: The Cold War and Divided Germany in East German Cinematography
November 18, 2010 // 5:30pm — 7:30pm
Jonathan Skolnik, Professor, University of Massachusetts; Paul Werner Wagner, Independent Cultural Historian
The Cold War and Divided Germany in East German Cinematography
November 17, 2010 // 4:00pm — 6:30pm
Benjamin Fischer, Former CIA History Staff; Bernd Schaefer, Senior Scholar, Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson Center; Paul Werner Wagner, Independent Cultural Historian
Off-site Event: The Cold War and Divided Germany in East German Cinematography
November 16, 2010 // 4:30pm — 7:00pm
Mary Beth Stein, Professor of German Studies, The George Washington University, Paul Werner Wagner, Independent Cultural Historian