Europe Lectures - BYU Kennedy Center

Reversals—Enlightenment and the Movements of the Heavens

Terrence James Reed, Fellow of the British Academy and
Corresponding Fellow of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and the Jena Collegium Europaeum

Please Don't Turn Out the Lights: Eurasian Energy and National Security

Roger D. Kangas, professor of Asian studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

The Olympic Games: European Elitism for the Masses

Corry Cropper, associate professor of French, BYU

Sports and Culture in Europe and America—A Mirror of Modern Life

Andrei S. Markovits, Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

A Europe of Phobias? How Immigration is Making the EU Paranoid

Raymond Taras, professor of international relations and director of the world literature program, Tulane University

Eating Italian Culture: A Culinary Journey through Italian Art, History, Music, and Literature

Luca Bonomi, president, Dante Alighieri Society, Siena, Italy

Ossetia in Perspective: Georgia Plays Russian Roulette

Dodge Billingsley, producer/director, Combat Films & Research

Border Horror: Identity Anxiety in Recent French Cinema

Marc Olivier, associate professor of French studies, BYU

A Spanish View of Counter-Terrorism and International Relations

His Excellency Javier Rupárez, consul general of Spain in Chicago

The Museum of Europe: A Presentation

Krzysztof Pomian, historian and scientific director of the Museum of Europe in Brussels

French Diplomacy on the Eve of the European Presidency

His Excellency Pierre Vimont, French ambassador to the U.S.

The Cultural Construction of National Identities in Europe

Anne-Marie Thiesse, director of research, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Paris

Images de soi, images de l'autre: visages du cinéma européen

Arnaud Huftier, professor of French literature, University of Valenciennes

Hungary and Her Ally the United States

His Excellency Ferenc Somogyi, Hungarian ambassador to the U.S.

EU–U.S. Relations

His Excellency John Bruton, EU ambassador to the U.S.

The Contradas and the Palio in the History and Life of Siena

Luca Bonomi, president, Dante Alighieri Society, Siena, Italy

Stepping Across Cultures into Moldova

Scott M. Smith, James Passey Professor of Marketing, BYU

Belgium–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Dominique Struye de Swielande, Belgian ambassador to the U.S.

Fatima Hatun née Beatrice Michiel: Renegade Women in Early Modern Venice

Eric R. Dursteler, associate professor of history, Brigham Young University

Competition Between Giants: The EU as a 'New' Global Power

Birol Yeşilada, professor of political science and international studies, Portland State University

Italian Pioneers: From the Gold Rush to Today

Alessandro Trojani, director, Italians in the Gold Rush and Beyond, professor of multimedia computer science and e-learning, University of Florence, Italy

Representation and Resistance of the Provinces in Contemporary French Cinema

Stáphane Pillet, associate professor of French and department head, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

British–U.S. Relations and Priorities

His Excellency Sir David G. Manning, UK and Northern Ireland ambassador to the U.S.

Slovakia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Rastislav Kacer, Slovakian ambassador to the U.S.

EU and the Global Economy

Kyle A. Galler, directorate-general, General Secretariat of the Council of the EU

Berlin, 238 HRCB

Malta–U.S. Relations

His Excellency John Lowell, Maltese ambassador to the U.S.

Balkan Update: An Insider Look at the Latest on the Kosovo Process

Jeffrey M. Hovenier, Foreign Service officer, U.S. Department of State

Integration of Muslims in European Society

Paolo Branca and Antonio Cuciniello, professors from the Catolic University of Milan

Europe, NATO, and the United States: The New Geopolitics of European Security

John A. Agnew, professor of geography, UCLA

The Holocaust and the New Catholic Conscience

Suzanne Brown-Fleming, senior program officer, U.S. Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.

Albania–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Aleksander Sallabanda, Albanian ambassador to the U.S.

Endgame in the Balkans

Elizabeth Pond, journalist and Transatlantic Internationale Politik editor

New Scotland: The Challenges of the Twenty-first Century

Henry McLeish, former first minister, Scottish Parliament

Reforming the Welfare State: Major Health Reforms in Norway

Dagfinn Høybråtten, Norwegian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

U.S.–UK Relations

Frank Baker, British counsellor on foreign and security policy, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Spain–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Ambassador to the U.S.

Openness and Closure in Fear and Trembling

K. Brian Soderquist, Adjunct professor of theology, University of Copenhagen

Challenges of Integrating Muslims in Italy and Kicking the Anthill: The Secularization of French Islam

James Toronto, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, and R. John Matthies, assistant professor of French

Culture Wars of the Late Renaissance

Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University

Sacred and Secular: Muslims in the French Public Sphere

Ahmet Kuru, University of Washington

'Kicking the Anthill': The Role of the State, Judiciary, and the Secret Services in the Construction of an Islam de France

R. John Matthies, Brigham Young University

The Struggle to Achieve an 'Islam Italiano': Obstacles to Integration of Muslims in Italy's Religious Landscape

James Toronto, Brigham Young University

Islam in the European Public Sphere

Wade Jacoby, Center for the Study of Europe

The Sum of all Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought

Frederick Quinn, University of Utah

Organizing the Boundaries of the Secular and the Sacred in Europe: Islam in Britain, France, and Germany

Carolyn Warner, Arizona State University

New Religious Movements and Social Capital: What can the Past Tell us about the Future of Civic Nationalism in Europe?

Benjamin Judkins, University of Utah

The Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe

Jytte Klausen, Brandeis University

A Conceptual Study on the Role of Religion in the Public Sphere

Etga Ugur, University of Utah

The Construction of Euro-Islam: The Case of Turkish and Bosnian Islam(s)

M. Hakan Yavuz, University of Utah

The Provocation of Islam: Liberal Society, Islam, and the Charge of Fundamentalism in Contemporary Germany

Heiko Henkel, University of British Columbia

The Baltic Challenge

His Excellency Vygaudas Usackas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S., His Excellency Maris Riekstins, Latvian Ambassador to the U.S., and Judith Kelley, assistant professor of political science, Duke University, and author of Ethnic Politics in Europe.

Europe and the U.S.—Where Do We Go From Here?

Hans Arnold, former head of German foreign office and ambassador to the United Nations.

The EU as an Actor in International Law

Stefan Talmon, professor, St. Anne’s College, Oxford University.

The European Constitution and the Trouble with Democracy

Craig Parsons, assistant professor of political science.

The Distinctiveness of French Anti-Americanism

Sophie Meunier,research associate in public and international affairs, Princeton University.

Putin's Russia and U.S. Relations

Tobias A. Bradford, public diplomacy officer, U.S. Embassy, Moscow.

The Consular Policy Tool: Insights into U.S.–Poland Relations

Patrick Slowinski, Foreign Service Officer.

Ukrainian Revolution: Past, Present, and Future

Anatoly Nikitin, head of Department of Applied Research, Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Minor Differences: Europe between Freud and Lacan

Rudi Visker, professor of contemporary philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University), Belgium.

Germany, Britain, and the Future of Europe

Willie Paterson, director, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham, England.

The United States of Europe

T.R. Reid, author.

The Long Reach: The United States and the Limits to Drug Policy Liberalization in Europe

David Bewley-Taylor, professor of American studies, University of Wales—Swansea.

EU and U.S.: Strategies for Spreading Democracy

Milada Vachudova, assistant professor of political science, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

Economic Growth in Europe: How Does the Regulated EU Economy Interact with the Flexible UK Economy?

Guilia Faggio, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Is the Atlantic Alliance Dead? US–European Relations in the George W. Bush Era

David Andrews, director, EU Center of Southern California.

Ukraine: The Significance of the Orange Revolution

Honorable William G. Miller, senior scholar, Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, and a counselor to the National Democratic Institute.

Nationalist Internationalism: Henri de Man's Reflections on Peace and the Origins of the European Union

Georges Van Den Abbeele, Davis Humanities Institute director and professor of French and humanities, University of California—Davis.

Economics of Scottish Independence

Jim Mather, Scottish National Party.

Transatlantic Relations and the Role of NATO

Jeffrey M. Hovenier, deputy director, NATO Policy, European Security and Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

The Musico-Linguistic Trail of the Turkic Element of the Hungarian People

Janos Sipos, ethnomusicologist, Department of Folk Music Research, Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Romania–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Sorin Ducaru, Romanian Ambassador to the U.S..

Muscles from Brussels?: The European Union as a Global Actor

Nicholas Whyte, Europe program director, International Crisis Group in Brussels.

Scotland: A Parliament Restored and a Democracy Found?

Brian Adam, Scottish National Parliament.

France–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, French Ambassador to the U.S.

The Trans-Atlantic Rift: Britain as a Bridge

John Baylis, pro-vice-chancellor and Politics and International Relations department head, University of Wales, Swansea.

Belarus–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Mikhail Khvostov, Belarus Ambassador to the U.Sean-David Levitte, French Ambassa.

Drowning a Renaissance City: The Dilemmas of Flood Control in Venice from the Renaissance to the Present

Karl Appuhn, environmental historian of Renaissance Italy.

Religious Groups and Their Challenges in Turkey

Ilhan Yildiz, visiting professor.

Spanish Influences on the Development of Latin American Art Song During the Colonial Period

J. Arden Hopkin, professor of voice, BYU.

Election Time in the Caucasus: Georgia and Azerbaijan Change Horses

Thomas Goltz, journalist and war correspondent

Whither Jerusalem, and Northern Ireland, Too

Shaul Cohen, professor of geography, University of Oregon

Contemporary Poland: An American Ally in Central Europe

Douglas F. Tobler, professor of history, BYU

Austrian-U.S. Relations

Peter Moser, Austrian Ambassador to the U.S.

Bulgarian-U.S. Relations

Her Excellency Elena Borislavova Poptodorova, Bulgarian Ambassador to the U.S.

The Sorbian Language in Germany: A Mother Tongue with No Fatherland

Randall L. Jones, professor of German, BYU

European Union-U.S. Relations

His Excellency Guenter Burghardt, European Union Ambassador to the U.S.

Miss Eastern Europe: Who Will Win the Decade-Long Beauty Contest and Gain EU Membership?

Wade Jacoby, assistant professor of political science, BYU

Mystical Maria de Agreda: Feminist Christianity and the Spanish State

Clark A. Colahan, professor of Spanish literature, Whitman College

Multilingualism in Switzerland: What Does it Really Mean?

Randall L. Jones, professor of Germanic and Slavic languages, BYU

German–U.S. Relations

Eberhard Kölsch, deputy chief of mission, German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Ukraine–U.S Relations

His Excellency Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S.

The Politics of Finnish Education

Jukka Sarjala, chairman, Finnish National Board of Education

Armenia–U.S. Relations

His Excellency Arman Kirakossian, Armenian Ambassador to the U.S.

Religion and Conflict in the Balkans in the 1990's

Vic Perica, visiting professor, BYU

Language Use in Luxembourg: Multilingualism or Linguistic Schizophrenia

Randall Jones, professor of Germanic and Slavic languages, BYU

International Relations in Europe

David P. Called, professor of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Contemporary Politics in Germany

Hans Matthaeus Kepplinger, professor of Political Science, University of Meinz

Swedish Neutrality and its Background

Göran Rystad, professor of history, University of Lund, Sweden

Britain's Role in World Affairs

Sir Fergus Montgomery, Conservative Member of Parliament, UK

Recent Developments of the LDS Church in Hungary

Miklos K. Radvanyi, Senior Partner, Radvanyi & Varga Law Firm Budapes