Past Events
End of Year Reception with guest speaker Prof. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, April 24
Racializing Discourse as a Tool for Shaping Imagination - Stefania N'Kombo José Teresa & Roberta Pomponi, Lunaria
Tuesday, April 15
"The Pendulums of Democracy in Latin America," with Professor Christopher Martinez, Universidad San Sebastian, Chile.
Tuesday, April 2
The Administrative Denial of Rights - Enrico Gargiulo - University of Turin
Tuesday, April 1
"Understanding the Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo"
Thursday, March 27
A Colonial Genealogy of Migration Policies - Miguel Mellino, University of Naples "L'Orientale"
Tuesday, March 18
"Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet? Alternatives to economic growth for delivering on climate action and social justice goals," panel with Kayoko Lyons, Director of Investments, Cabrini World - Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alyssa Mendez, PhD Candidate, Anthropology, University of Chicago, Dr. John Mulrow, Executive Director, Degrowth Institute / Adjunct Professor, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, Mike Strode, Founding Coordinator, Kola Nut Collaborative. Moderator: Dr. Molly Melin, Political Science Department. Co-sponsored with Political Science Department.
Roundtable: “Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet? Alternatives to economic growth for delivering on climate action and social justice goals."
March 13, 2025
"The Rule of Exception: Structural Racism, Migration, and the Post-colonial in Italy." The series is a collaborative effort by members of the John Felice Rome Center faculty to address migration in Italy from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Thursday, March 13
"Accidental Revolutions: How Protests Escalate into Leader Overthrow," workshop for book project by Sooyeon Kang, Political Science Department, 黑料门University CHicago, with Killian Clarke, Georgetown University; Diana Fu, University of Toronto; Sharon Erickson Nepstad, University of New Mexico; Paul Staniland, University of Chicago; Ches Thurber, Northern Illinois University.
Tuesday, March 4, 9-3:30 p.m.
“Exploring the Domestic-International Nexus,” roundtable with Sabine Carey, University of Mannheim, Germany; Alex Grigorescu, 黑料门University Chicago; Sooyeon Kang, 黑料门University Chicago; Jay Kao, 黑料门University Chicago; Jason Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Sarah Maxey, 黑料门University Chicago; Molly Melin, 黑料门University Chicago; Andrew Payne, City St George's, University of London, UK; Jens Steffek, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; Isak Svensson, Uppsala University, Sweden
Saturday, March 1, 2025: 4-5:30pm, Corboy Law Center
"Why we fight," lecture by Chris Blattman, University of Chicago, Harris School of Pulbic Policy, co-sponsored with Political Science Department, Tuesday, February 18, 4:00 pm, IC 4th Floor. Chris Blattman
"Arab Women’s Responses to Feminisms: From Perspectives of Orientalism and Post-Colonialism," lecture by Dr. Namie Tsujigami, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Co-sponsored by the Gannon Center for Women & Leadership, Middle East & Islamic World Studies, Political Science Department, and Women's Studies and Gender Studies. Wednesday, February 12, 12:30, IC 4th Floor.
Workshop for Research on International Affairs: Meeting with faculty conducting research projects for students interested in applying LUROP and USRE fellowships. Friday, February 7, 4 p.m., online/
“Strategic Advocacy in Post-Election Indonesia: Shaping Inclusive Policies for Marginalized Communities” – lecture by Dr. Istania Ratri, NIPA School of Administration, Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, November 25, 1:40 p.m., Mundelein Center, Room 408
Book Launch: "Why Presidents Fail: Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America"
With Christopher Martínez (author), 黑料门Political Science PhD, Associate Professor, University of Concepción, Chile and Peter Sanchez, PhD Emeritus Professor, Political Science Department, 黑料门University Chicago, Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 p.m
Second Annual Leibman Fall Lecture: "World Religions in the Emerging Global Dis/Order"
with Professor Jose Casanova, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University, Thursday, November 7, 4 p.m.
"Wars of Resistance: Testimonies and Memories Then and Now"
Symposium co-sponsored with the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, The Institute for Racial Justice, and the History Department. Wednesday, November 6, 4:30 p.m.
"Opportunities for International Collaboration trough State Department Sponsored Programs"
"Friends of CRIA Lecture" with Luis Quijano, Deputy Project Director, International Research & Exchanges Board, Thursday, October 17, 2024, 4-5 p.m
"Environmental Challenges in an International Perspective,"
Ambassador Reinaldo Salgados, Consul-General of Brazil in Chicago, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 1:00-2:15 p.m, McCormick Hall
Coffee with a Consul-General" series: Ambassador Reinaldo Salgados, Consul-General of Brazil, Chicago
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 2:30-3:30 p.m, Coffey Hall 326
Opportunities for CRIA-JFRC research collaborations
with Elisa Ascione, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the John Felice Rome Center, Monday, September 30, 9:30 a.m.
Undergraduate research opportunities on international topics
with Prof. Edin Hajdarpasic, Prof. Scott Hendrickson, Prof. Molly Melin and Prof. Paula Talllman; Professor Catherine Putonti mediator, Friday, September 20, 2024, 10:15 a.m
"Careers in the US Foreign Service"
with Susan Falatko, Diplomat in Residence (Midwest), U.S. Department of State, Friday, August 30, 11:30 a.m.
End of the Year reception
Guest speakers: Professor Ian Hurd, Director, Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies, Northwestern University and Professor Jan Wouters, Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Institute for International Law, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m. McCormick Lounge
Ian Hurd: "World Order from Birmingham Jail"
Research presentation on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, 1-2 p.m., McCormick Lounge
The Visiting Scholar Lecture in Art history featuring Alivé Pillado
The Damen Den on Thursday April 18th, 2024, from 10 - 11:15 am.
Democracy Above & Below the State
One day conference, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Sister Jean Room N., Damen Student Center
L’audience (The Hearing, Quebec) In honor of the Mois de la Francophonie
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, Flanner Hall 133 at 6:00 p.m.
"Urban Development in Southeast Asia" Lecture
by Rita Padawangi, PhD, Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Regis Multi-Purpose Room from 9:20-10:10 a.m.
Reading and Q&A with Internationally Acclaimed Author Nam Le
Monday, March 18th, 2024, Mundelein Palm Court at 4:30 p.m.
Book Launch: "Collaboration" by Prof. Amy Shuffelton
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, IC 4th floor, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
黑料门Connections to International NGOs
With Thomas Derek, PhD (Philosophy Department), Executive Director, Global Alliance for Africa and Letitia Zwickert (黑料门Aluma), Founder and CEO, MENTEE
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 4:15-5:25 p.m.
Private Enterprise and Peace Workshop
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with scholars from Colombia, Kenya, Northern Ireland, and Senegal.
Undergraduate research opportunities on international topics
with Prof. Robert Bucholz, Prof. Patrick Cunha Silva, Prof. Ruth Gomberg-Munoz and Prof. Alice Weinreb
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 1-2 p.m Regis Hall, Multipurpose Room
North-South inequality in knowledge production: the case of international ethics
with Professor Joy Gordon, 黑料门University Chicago, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 2:30-3:15 p.m.
ChatGPT, Dostoevsky, and Someone Are on a Boat
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, October 28, 2023, at 4 pm
Applying for NSF Grants in the Social Sciences
with Dr.Brian F. Crisp , Washington University in St. Louis, Wednesday, October 11, 4-5 p.m.
First Annual Morris I. Leibman Fall Lecture with Professor Dali L. Yang, University of Chicago.
Tuesday September 26, 2023, 4-5:30 PM, Damen Student Center Cinema
Ratri Istania book launch
September 12, 2023, 7 p.m.
What are we Learning from the War in Ukraine?
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Co-sponsored the inaugural series for the Forum on Global Affairs organized by Office of Global and Community Engagement
Does the Liberal International Order have a Future?
Research presentation by Professor G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University, March 27, 2022, 4 p.m.
End of Year Reception with guest speaker Prof. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, April 24
Racializing Discourse as a Tool for Shaping Imagination - Stefania N'Kombo José Teresa & Roberta Pomponi, Lunaria
Tuesday, April 15
"The Pendulums of Democracy in Latin America," with Professor Christopher Martinez, Universidad San Sebastian, Chile.
Tuesday, April 2
The Administrative Denial of Rights - Enrico Gargiulo - University of Turin
Tuesday, April 1
"Understanding the Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo"
Thursday, March 27
A Colonial Genealogy of Migration Policies - Miguel Mellino, University of Naples "L'Orientale"
Tuesday, March 18
"Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet? Alternatives to economic growth for delivering on climate action and social justice goals," panel with Kayoko Lyons, Director of Investments, Cabrini World - Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Alyssa Mendez, PhD Candidate, Anthropology, University of Chicago, Dr. John Mulrow, Executive Director, Degrowth Institute / Adjunct Professor, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, Mike Strode, Founding Coordinator, Kola Nut Collaborative. Moderator: Dr. Molly Melin, Political Science Department. Co-sponsored with Political Science Department.
Roundtable: “Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet? Alternatives to economic growth for delivering on climate action and social justice goals."
March 13, 2025
"The Rule of Exception: Structural Racism, Migration, and the Post-colonial in Italy." The series is a collaborative effort by members of the John Felice Rome Center faculty to address migration in Italy from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Thursday, March 13
"Accidental Revolutions: How Protests Escalate into Leader Overthrow," workshop for book project by Sooyeon Kang, Political Science Department, 黑料门University CHicago, with Killian Clarke, Georgetown University; Diana Fu, University of Toronto; Sharon Erickson Nepstad, University of New Mexico; Paul Staniland, University of Chicago; Ches Thurber, Northern Illinois University.
Tuesday, March 4, 9-3:30 p.m.
“Exploring the Domestic-International Nexus,” roundtable with Sabine Carey, University of Mannheim, Germany; Alex Grigorescu, 黑料门University Chicago; Sooyeon Kang, 黑料门University Chicago; Jay Kao, 黑料门University Chicago; Jason Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Sarah Maxey, 黑料门University Chicago; Molly Melin, 黑料门University Chicago; Andrew Payne, City St George's, University of London, UK; Jens Steffek, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; Isak Svensson, Uppsala University, Sweden
Saturday, March 1, 2025: 4-5:30pm, Corboy Law Center
"Why we fight," lecture by Chris Blattman, University of Chicago, Harris School of Pulbic Policy, co-sponsored with Political Science Department, Tuesday, February 18, 4:00 pm, IC 4th Floor. Chris Blattman
"Arab Women’s Responses to Feminisms: From Perspectives of Orientalism and Post-Colonialism," lecture by Dr. Namie Tsujigami, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Co-sponsored by the Gannon Center for Women & Leadership, Middle East & Islamic World Studies, Political Science Department, and Women's Studies and Gender Studies. Wednesday, February 12, 12:30, IC 4th Floor.
Workshop for Research on International Affairs: Meeting with faculty conducting research projects for students interested in applying LUROP and USRE fellowships. Friday, February 7, 4 p.m., online/
“Strategic Advocacy in Post-Election Indonesia: Shaping Inclusive Policies for Marginalized Communities” – lecture by Dr. Istania Ratri, NIPA School of Administration, Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, November 25, 1:40 p.m., Mundelein Center, Room 408
Book Launch: "Why Presidents Fail: Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America"
With Christopher Martínez (author), 黑料门Political Science PhD, Associate Professor, University of Concepción, Chile and Peter Sanchez, PhD Emeritus Professor, Political Science Department, 黑料门University Chicago, Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 p.m
Second Annual Leibman Fall Lecture: "World Religions in the Emerging Global Dis/Order"
with Professor Jose Casanova, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University, Thursday, November 7, 4 p.m.
"Wars of Resistance: Testimonies and Memories Then and Now"
Symposium co-sponsored with the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, The Institute for Racial Justice, and the History Department. Wednesday, November 6, 4:30 p.m.
"Opportunities for International Collaboration trough State Department Sponsored Programs"
"Friends of CRIA Lecture" with Luis Quijano, Deputy Project Director, International Research & Exchanges Board, Thursday, October 17, 2024, 4-5 p.m
"Environmental Challenges in an International Perspective,"
Ambassador Reinaldo Salgados, Consul-General of Brazil in Chicago, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 1:00-2:15 p.m, McCormick Hall
Coffee with a Consul-General" series: Ambassador Reinaldo Salgados, Consul-General of Brazil, Chicago
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 2:30-3:30 p.m, Coffey Hall 326
Opportunities for CRIA-JFRC research collaborations
with Elisa Ascione, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the John Felice Rome Center, Monday, September 30, 9:30 a.m.
Undergraduate research opportunities on international topics
with Prof. Edin Hajdarpasic, Prof. Scott Hendrickson, Prof. Molly Melin and Prof. Paula Talllman; Professor Catherine Putonti mediator, Friday, September 20, 2024, 10:15 a.m
"Careers in the US Foreign Service"
with Susan Falatko, Diplomat in Residence (Midwest), U.S. Department of State, Friday, August 30, 11:30 a.m.
End of the Year reception
Guest speakers: Professor Ian Hurd, Director, Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies, Northwestern University and Professor Jan Wouters, Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Institute for International Law, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m. McCormick Lounge
Ian Hurd: "World Order from Birmingham Jail"
Research presentation on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, 1-2 p.m., McCormick Lounge
The Visiting Scholar Lecture in Art history featuring Alivé Pillado
The Damen Den on Thursday April 18th, 2024, from 10 - 11:15 am.
Democracy Above & Below the State
One day conference, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Sister Jean Room N., Damen Student Center
L’audience (The Hearing, Quebec) In honor of the Mois de la Francophonie
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, Flanner Hall 133 at 6:00 p.m.
"Urban Development in Southeast Asia" Lecture
by Rita Padawangi, PhD, Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Regis Multi-Purpose Room from 9:20-10:10 a.m.
Reading and Q&A with Internationally Acclaimed Author Nam Le
Monday, March 18th, 2024, Mundelein Palm Court at 4:30 p.m.
Book Launch: "Collaboration" by Prof. Amy Shuffelton
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, IC 4th floor, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
黑料门Connections to International NGOs
With Thomas Derek, PhD (Philosophy Department), Executive Director, Global Alliance for Africa and Letitia Zwickert (黑料门Aluma), Founder and CEO, MENTEE
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 4:15-5:25 p.m.
Private Enterprise and Peace Workshop
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with scholars from Colombia, Kenya, Northern Ireland, and Senegal.
Undergraduate research opportunities on international topics
with Prof. Robert Bucholz, Prof. Patrick Cunha Silva, Prof. Ruth Gomberg-Munoz and Prof. Alice Weinreb
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 1-2 p.m Regis Hall, Multipurpose Room
North-South inequality in knowledge production: the case of international ethics
with Professor Joy Gordon, 黑料门University Chicago, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 2:30-3:15 p.m.
ChatGPT, Dostoevsky, and Someone Are on a Boat
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, October 28, 2023, at 4 pm
Applying for NSF Grants in the Social Sciences
with Dr.Brian F. Crisp , Washington University in St. Louis, Wednesday, October 11, 4-5 p.m.
First Annual Morris I. Leibman Fall Lecture with Professor Dali L. Yang, University of Chicago.
Tuesday September 26, 2023, 4-5:30 PM, Damen Student Center Cinema
Ratri Istania book launch
September 12, 2023, 7 p.m.
What are we Learning from the War in Ukraine?
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Co-sponsored the inaugural series for the Forum on Global Affairs organized by Office of Global and Community Engagement
Does the Liberal International Order have a Future?
Research presentation by Professor G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University, March 27, 2022, 4 p.m.