UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro Educating Global Citizens en-us The Euro Crisis: A Longer-Term View A public lecture by Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley, Economics and Political Science. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=132021 Crisis and Resistance in Greece and the Eurozone Center for Social Theory and Comparative History Annual Colloquium with Stathis Kouvelakis, King's College London, Political Theory and Costas Lapavitsas, University of London, Economics. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=132003 In Memoriam: Andrzej Korbonski (1927-2013) Professor Emeritus of the UCLA Department of Political Science, Andrzej Korbonski was a distinguished Polish-American scholar whose contributions to communist and post-communist studies were internationally recognized. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131970 Historical Critique and the Thresholds of Political Voice After the Ottoman Empire A CPSC lecture by Kabir Tambar, Stanford University, Anthropology. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131942 Mining Countries: Breaking the Deadlock A public lecture by Dr. Vusal Gasimli, Department of Economic Analysis and Global Affairs, Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131871 The European Union in the world: The value of soft power Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, spoke about EU foreign policy at the UCLA Faculty Center on May 6. The meeting was organized by the Center for European and Eurasian Studies and moderated by Terry McCarthy, president and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131775 Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life A book talk with author Richard Jenkins, University of Sheffield, Sociology. Discussant: Rogers Brubaker, UCLA, Sociology. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131629 Russia: A country too modern for its politics — A conversation with Daniel Treisman Interviewed about contemporary Russian politics, UCLA Professor of Political Science Daniel Treisman says that economic modernization has already created classes of people impatient with Putin's paternalistic regime. These groups are not just in the big cities; discontent with the state's failure to deliver basic services is also palpable in the provinces. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131561 Bosnia Remade: Ethnic Cleansing and its Reversal A book talk with author Carl T. Dahlman, Miami University of Ohio, Geography and discussant Adam Moore, UCLA, Geography. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131487 Stalin: Meticulous with His Word, Shaper of Faulty Information Systems Historians Sarah Davies and James Harris spoke about their recent research in Stalin’s personal archive, discussing how the Soviet dictator used words and the way in which he processed incoming information, respectively. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=131290 Stanley Kramer’s political critique of the Nuremberg Trials Author and scholar Elisabeth Bronfen discusses a chapter from her book Specters of War: Hollywood's Engagement with Military Conflict, explaining how Stanley Kramer uses film to critique the Nuremberg trials. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=130675 Dispensing Justice on Screen: Stanley Kramer's "Judgment at Nuremberg" A public lecture by Elisabeth Bronfen, University of Zurich, English and American Studies. http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=130577 Cities in World History: London CEES Scholar-Teacher Workshop http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=130520 Cities in World History: Brussels CEES Scholar-Teacher Workshop http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=130518 Cities in World History: Moscow CEES Scholar-Teacher Workshop http://www.international.ucla.edu/euro/article.asp?parentid=130517