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Live Ideas Lecture Series & Middle East Speaker Series presents:
"The Politics and Global Afterlives of Ibn Tufayl's Hayy ibn Yaqzan"
- Murad Idris - Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan
2024
September 23, 2024
Live Ideas Lecture Series Presents: "Dr. Regina Schouten: The Philosopher vs. the Activist: In Defense of John Rawls' Method for Learning about Justice"
- Dr. Regina Schouten - Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University
September 25, 2024
"2024 Election Debate State House 67"
- Kim Zito - Democratic Candidate
- Angel Roeser - Republican Candidate
October 2, 2024
"2024 Meet the Candidate State House 66"
- Representative Sydney Carlin - Democratic Candidate
October 9, 2024
"2024 Election Debate State Senate"
- Usha Reddi - Democratic Candidate
- Brad Starnes - Republican Candidate
2022
March 4, 2022
"The Russian Ivansion of Ukraine: How We Got Here and What to Expect Next"
Discussing the history of events that lead up to the Russian-Ukrainian conflit and what to possibly expect next - Presented by the Security Studies program, along with the Departments of Political Science and History.
- Jeff Pickering - Professor of Political Science at Kansas State University
- Vera Smirnova - Assistant Professor of Political Science and Geography & Geospatial Studies at Kansas State University
- Andrew Orr - Associate Professor of History at Kansas State University
- Carla Martinez-Machain - Professor of Political Science at the University of Buffalo
September 12, 2022
Live Ideas Lecture Series Presents: "Marie Von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War"
- Vanya Eftimova Bellinger - Assistant Professor of Strategy and Security at the USAF Air University
September 26, 2022
"Judicial Independence: A Law Forum"
- Marla Lukert - Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Caleb Stegall - Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
Middle East Speaker Series Presents: "The Global War of Ideas in the Middle East"
- Nadia Oweidat - Assistant Professor of History at Kansas State University
October 12, 2022
Middle East Speaker Series Presents: "Learning Arabic, Learning Culture in the U.S."
- Thuria Mossa - Instructor of Arabic at Kansas State University's Modern Languages Department
October 25, 2022
Middle East Speaker Series Presents: "Partisanship and Shifting American public attitudes on Israel/Palestine"
- Shibley Telhami - Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland
November 9, 2022
"Careers in Nonprofit Leadership"
- Candice McIntosh - Executive Director of Girls on the Run of the Flint Hills
- Vern Henricks - President & Executive Chief Officer of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
- Jayme Morris-Hardeman - Executive Director of Thrive!
2021
April 1, 2021
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "Populism, Conflict and Minorities in the Middle East"
- Sabri Ciftci - Professor of Political Science at Kansas State University and Michael W. Suleiman Chair of Arab and Arab-American Studies
- F. Michael Wuthrich - Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas
- Ammar Shamaileh - Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Doha Institute of Graduate Studies
April 6, 2021
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "Alien Citizens: Radical Right, Liberals, and Muslims in France"
- Ramazan Kilinç - Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Omaha
April 13, 2021
"The Future of Cybersecurity"
- Jonathan Krueger - Former MPA Student & Current Vice President of Operations at Rule4
November 4, 2021
Live Ideas Lecture Series Presents: "The Upside of Resentment: Adam Smith on Recognizing Injustice"
- Michelle Schwarze - Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
2020
March 4, 2020
- Kimberly Helvey - Legal Speaker - Immigration Law
2019
February 1, 2019
"Australia - U.S. Alliance in the 21st Century: An Australian Perspective"
- Aiden Warren - Senior Lecturer and Researcher of International Relations at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia)
February 19, 2019
"U.S. Strategy for the Indo-Pacific Region"
- David Helvey - Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs with the U.S. Department of Defense
April 25, 2019
"The Timing of Violence over the Election Cycle"
- Richard Frank - Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations at Australian National University
August 27, 2019
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Partisan Election Interventions and Post-election Foreign Policy Compliance"
- Don Levin - Associate Professor of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong
September 11, 2019
"Lost Inside: Understanding Attitudes About Migrant Deaths on the U.S.-Mexico Border"
- Bradford Jones - Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis
September 24, 2019
"Roles of Women and Religion in the Afghan Peace Process"
- Palwasha Kakar - Senior Program Officer for Religion and Inclusive Societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)
September 26, 2019
"What Keeps Aid Workers Awake at Night: The Future of Humanitarian Action"
- Beth Eggleston - Fulbright Scholar and Member of the Humanitarian Advisory Group of Melbourne, Australia
October 15, 2019
"The Tyranny of Algorithims"
- Olivia Shen - Fulbright Scholar and Faculty for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the Australian Government
October 17, 2019
"Why Populism is the Sugar Salt Fat in our Politics: with examples from Venezula"
- Javier Corrales - Dwight W. Morrow 1895 Professor and Chair of Political Science at Amherst College
October 24, 2019
Live Ideas Lecture Series Presents "Machiavelli and the Fate of the Imperial Republics"
- Daniel Kapust - Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
2018
February 20, 2018
Mark Nieman - Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University
April 3, 2018
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "Islam and Good Governance: A Political Philosophy of Ihsan"
- Muqtedar Khan - Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware
September 24, 2018
"Leaders, Government Spending, and Interstate Conflict"
- Jeff Carter - Professor of Political Science at the University of Mississippi
October 4, 2018
Live Ideas Lecture Series Presents "Adam Smith on What's Wrong with Inequality"
- Dennis Rasmussen - Professor of Political Science at Tufts University
October 8, 2018
"Personality Politics in Media Coverage over Time: The UK Case 1992-2016"
- Iñaki Sagarzazu - Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University
October 25, 2018
"Forces of Darkness: Islamic State, Armed Conflict, and Resource Allocation"
- Scott Gates - Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo and Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo
2017
March 27, 2017
Glenn Palmer - Professor of Political Science at Penn State University and Executive Director of Peace Science Society (International)
April 10, 2017
(Re)Imagining Tolerance, Diversity, and Justice: The Impact of a Post-Truth USA on the Arab-American and Muslim-American Experience
- Mohamad Al-Hakim - Professor of Communication and Philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University
- Mucahit Bilici - Professor of Sociology at John Jay College and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center
- Louise Cainkar - Professor of Social and Cultural Studies at Marquette University
May 8, 2017
Patrick Miller - Professor of Political Science at Kansas University
October 13, 2017
"Party Polarization and U.S. Foreign Policy"
- Kenneth Schultz - Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
October 20, 2017
Tobias Heinrich - Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina
October 27, 2017
Cameron Thies - Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University
2016
February 8, 2016
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "The New Middle East Cold War"
- F. Gregory Gause III – John H. Lindsey ’44 Chair and Head of the International Affairs Department at Texas A&M University
April 11, 2016
Svitlana Chernykh - Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations at the Australian National University
May 5, 2016
"After the Uprisings: Public Opinion, Gender, and Conflict in the Middle East"
- Mohaned Talib al-Hamdi - Professor of Economics at Kansas State University
- Soumia Bardhan - Professor of Communications and Director of Global Communications Initiatives at Kansas State University
- Lindsay Benstead - Professor of Political Science at Portland State University
- Steven Brooke - Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Middle East Initiative at Harvard University
- Ekrem Karakoc - Professor of Political Science at SUNY Binghamton University
- Ahmed Khanani - Professor of Political Science at Earlham College
- Mariya Y. Omelicheva - Professor of Political Science at the University of Political Science
- Michael Robbins - Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, Senior Research Specialist at Princeton University, and Director of Arab Barometer
- Marwa Shalaby - Fellow for the Middle East and Director of Women's Rights in the Middle East Program at Rice University
- F. Michael Wuthrich - Academic Director of Global and International Studies Programs at the University of Kansas
October 12, 2016
"Polarized Democracies in Comparative Perspective: Toward a Conceptual Framework"
- Jennifer McCoy - University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University
October 26, 2016
Jaclyn Kettler - Professor of Political Science at Boise State University
2015
March 27, 2015
"Perspective on Modern Honor Mini-Conference"
- Dan Demetriou – Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota, Morris Dr. Steven Forde – Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas, Denton and editor of American Political Science Review
- Ryan Rhodes – Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma
- Steven C. Skultety – Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mississippi
- Anthony Cunningham – Professor of Philosophy at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s
- Mark Griffith – Professor of Political Science at the University of West Alabama
- Andrea Mansker – Professor of History and Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies at Sewanee: University of the South
- Joe Thomas – Chair and Distinguished Professor of Leadership Education at the U.S. Naval Academy, Senior Fellow in the VADM James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
- Paul Robinson – Professor of International Relations at the University of Ottawa
April 8, 2015
Thomas Holbrook – Wilder Crane Professor of Government at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
September 29, 2015
Nicolas Van de Walle – Maxwell M. Upson Professor at Cornell University
October 26, 2015
"Historical Perspective on Public Support for the Draft: War Costs and Military Service"
- Benjamin Fordham – Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University
December 4, 2015
"Foreign Lobbies and U.S. Human Rights Ratings"
- Jon Pevehouse – Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and editor of the International Organization
2014
February 7, 2014
General Richard Myers – 15th Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-2005)
February 11, 2014
John Hofmeister – Founder and Chief Executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy and Former President of Shell Oil Company
February 27, 2014
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "US Foreign Policy and Democratization in the Middle East"
- Amaney Jamal – Dean of Princeton School for Public and International Affairs, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics & Professor of Politics and International Affairs
April 11, 2014
A. Cooper Drury – Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Missouri
September 17, 2013
Patrick James – Dornsrife Dean’s Professor and Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California
November 7, 2014
Don Dressler – Founder of Don Dressler Consulting, Irvine California
November 14, 2014
"The Future of Federalism in the United States and Australia: Current Trends, Emerging Challenges, and Likely Implications"
- Richard Eccleston – Professor of Political Science, Director of the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and 2014 Fulbright Senior Scholar
2013
April 9, 2013
Scott Gates – Research Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Civil War at the Institute for Peace Research, Oslo, Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Professor in Residence at Oslo University
April 29, 2013
Carol Weissert – LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University
May 13, 2013
Ann O’M Bowman – Endowed Chair and Professor the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
October 4, 2013
Steven Forde - Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas and editor of American Political Science Review
November 4, 2013
Middle East Speaker Series Presents "Islam and the Search for a Political Formula: Findings from the Arab Barometer"
- Mark Tessler – Vice Provost for International Affairs and Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan
2012
September 27, 2012
"Theory and Practice of Preventive War"
- Jack S. Levy – Board of Governors Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Affiliate at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University
2010
November, 29, 2010
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja - Professor of African, African-American, and Disporia Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and past president of the African Studies Association
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