Spring Events

[Kevin Eric Laney]

The Harriman Institute 
420 West 118th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10027
Telephone 212-854-4623, Fax: 212-666-3481
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/HI/home.html
Lectures begin at 12:00 noon and are held in Room 1219  International
Affairs Building (IAB), 420 West 118th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and
Morningside Drive, unless otherwise indicated.


February 23.  Gabriel Gorodetsky, (University of Tel Aviv, Israel,) “Who
Was Planning to Attack Whom: Stalin and Hitler in June 1941?”  Room 1219
IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

February 24.  Joan Neuberger, (Director, Russian and East European
Program, University of Texas at Austin,) “Einstein, Ivan the Terrible
and Stalinist Cultural Politics.”    Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

February 25.  A new series presented by Columbia University’s ‘U.S.
Department of Education’s East European, Russian and Eurasian National
Resource Center,’ (EERENRC,) in association with Teacher’s College’s
International and Transcultural Studies Department.:  Looking at East
Central Europe, Eurasia and the Former Soviet Union as seen “Through the
Eyes of Educators.” © Series I: “Reforms and Results in the Educational
systems Since 1989.”  Panel discussion.  116 Main Hall, Teachers
College, 3:30-5:00pm.

February 26.  Gillian Caldwell, (Global network, Washington, DC,)
“Trafficking Women in Eastern Europe.”  Room 1219 IAB, 12:15-2:00pm.
Prof. Arati Rao to chair.

March 2. Istvan Gabor, (Budapest University of Economics,) “Labor
Markets in Post Socialist Hungary.”  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

March 2.  The University Seminar on Post-Communist States, Societies,
and Economies is pleased to announce a series entitled:  “Three
Perspectives on the Baltic States.”  Series I: “Was Estonia Rocking the
Boat?  Paradise Regained, 1988 to 1992.”  Speaker:  Ambassador Trivimi
Velliste, [Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the
United Nations (1994 to present) and former Minister for Foreign Affairs
(1992-94)].  By  reservation only, please call the East Central European
Center at 854-4008.  1512 IAB.

March 5. Sherry Hour/Book Party.  Join us as Prof. Edward Allworth
releases his book, The Tatars of Crimea.  4:00-6:00pm. Room 1228.

March 12.  We invite the legal, financial, education and business
community in New York to participate in our next Executive Briefing,
“Real Estate Opportunities for Western Investment:  Problems and
Solutions,” Topics include:  An overview of the Russian market and the
trends in construction materials and services; Company accounts of their
experiences in Russia’s regions; and Russian company perspectives on the
market.  Contact Susan Gold, (Associate for Business Development,)
212-854-4623.  12:00-3:00pm, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP, 1133
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.  The Harriman Institute
Executive Briefings are held in cooperation with the American Chamber of
Commerce in Russia, the US-Russia Business Council, and American and
international corporations active in these regions.

March 23.  Mykhailo Kirsenko, (Professor, Department of History, Faculty
of Humanities, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Head of
Kyiv
branch, International Federation of the Institutes of East Central
Europe,) “East-Central Europe: Tradition of Mutuality and Prospects for
Ukraine.”  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

March 25.  The Director's Seminar is open to faculty, students and
general public.  The Seminar's goal is to inform the Harriman community
of its faculty's current work/research in progress.  Seminar's Speaker:
Peter Juviler, Professor of Political Science, Barnard and Co-Director,
Center for the Study of Human Rights.  “Community, Stability & Rights:
Eastern Europe and the Former USSR.”   Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

March 25.  The second of a new series presented by Columbia University’s
‘U.S. Department of Education’s East European, Russian and Eurasian
National Resource Center,’ (EERENRC,) in association with Teacher’s
College’s International and Transcultural Studies Department:  'Looking
at East Central Europe, Eurasia and the Former Soviet Union as seen
“Through the Eyes of Educators.”' © Series II: “Curriculum and Policy
Changes in the Last Decade.”  Panel discussion.  271 Grace Dodge Hall,
Teachers College, 12:00-2:00pm.

March 27-29.  Arden House Conference.  “Has Russia Finally Turned the
Political and Economic Corner?”  To shed some light on some of these
concerns, the Davis Center (formerly the Russian Research Center) of
Harvard University and the Harriman Institute of Columbia University
will sponsor the 21st Annual Arden House Conference on the weekend of
March 27th - 29th, 1998. The theme of our conference will be "Has Russia
Finally Turned a Political and Economic Corner?" Among the presenters
this year will be Stanley Fischer, the First Deputy and Managing
Director (the Number Two man) of the International Monetary Fund, who is
playing a very direct and active role in Russia, Grigory Yavlinsky,
presidential candidate and the Chairman of the Yobloko Party and a
member of the Russian Duma, and Vladimir Lukin, the former Russian
Ambassador to the U.S. and a Duma member. We will also present members
of the business community, particularly from the financial sector, as
well as representatives from the petroleum and consumer goods
industries. In addition, of course, we will have scholars from both the
Davis Center and the Harriman Institute. For more information contact
Marshal Goldman, (617)-495-8900, at the Davis Center, Harvard University
Arden House, Harriman, New York.  See their Website for more
information.
 http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~daviscrs/ardenhouse.html

March 30.  The University Seminar on Post-Communist States, Societies,
and Economies is pleased to announce a series entitled:  “Three
Perspectives on the Baltic States.”  Series II: “Why Can't the Balts Get
Along?  Three States, Three Cultures, Three Futures.”  Speaker:  Dr.
Paul Goble, (Publisher, RFE/RL Newsline, former State Department
analyst, Baltic Desk Officer and Adviser to the Secretary of State on
Soviet Nationality Issues.)  By  reservation only, please call the East
Central European Center at 854-4008.  1512 IAB.

April 2. Sherry Hour. Come join the Harriman community as they host a
Sherry Hour.  4:00-6:00pm.  Room 1228.

April 8.  The Director's Seminar is open to faculty, students and
general public.  The Seminar's goal is to inform the Harriman community
of its faculty's current work/research in progress.  Seminar's Speaker:
Christina Kiaer, (Assistant Prof, Art History CU,) “Title to be
announced.” Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

April 14.  Dr. Lynn Visson, (United Nations,) “Wedded Strangers:
Russian—American Marriages.” Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

April 16 through 19.  ASN Convention, (Association for the Study of
Nationalities.)  REGISTRATION. Registration fees are $25 for ASN
Members, $40 for Non-Members and $10 for Students. Registration will be
waived for students if they become ASN Members (at the student rate of
$25). All participants have to register. The registration booth will
open on Friday, April 17th, on the 15th  floor of IAB. Participants are
expected to pre-register.  PANELS. Participants will receive full
information on their panel by email/fax. Participants who deliver a
paper will have to send a copy of their paper to Dominique Arel, the
Program Chair, either by regular mail (Watson Institute, Brown
University, Two Stimson Ave., Box 1970, Providence, RI 02912, USA) or
email (darel at brown.edu, by attachment) at least one week before the
convention. All presentations are expected to be based on papers, except
for roundtables.  If you have any question regarding the convention, do
not hesitate to contact us. Inquiries regarding panels should be
addressed to the Program Chair Dominique Arel (darel at brown.edu, 401 863
9296, 401 863 1270 fax). Inquiries regarding organizational matters
should be addressed to the Director Alexander J. Motyl
(ajm5 at columbia.edu, 212 854-4377, 212 666-3481 fax).

April 20.  Frank Sysyn, (Professor CIUS, Alberta, Canada,) “The
Khmelnytsky Uprising.”  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.

April 20.  The University Seminar on Post-Communist States, Societies,
and Economies is pleased to announce a series entitled:  “Three
Perspectives on the Baltic States.”  Series III: “The Baltic Dimension
of European Security.”  Speaker:  Dag Hartelius, [Vice President for the
European Security Program, Institute for EastWest Studies (currently on
leave from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; extensive work on
Soviet, Russian, and Baltic affairs has included diplomatic assignments
to Leningrad and Moscow.)]  By  reservation only, please call the East
Central European Center at 854-4008.  1512 IAB.

April 23. Michael McFaul, (Stanford University,) “Financial Industrial
Groups in Russia.”  Room 1219 IAB, 12:00-2:00pm.  Co-sponsored by the
Arnold Saltzman Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracies.

April 24 & 25.  Annual Russian Institute & Harriman Alumni Conference.
“The Harriman Institute Goes to Washington: Fifty years of Political,
Economic and Social Policy Making.”  Renew old acquaintances from the
Russian Institute and Harriman Institute past and present. For more
information contact Susan Holmes, Program Officer, (212) 854-8487 or
sh42 at columbia.edu.

April 24.  The third of a  new series presented by Columbia University’s
‘U.S. Department of Education’s East European, Russian and Eurasian
National Resource Center,’ (EERENRC,) in association with Teacher’s
College’s International and Transcultural Studies Department.:  Looking
at East Central Europe, Eurasia and the Former Soviet Union as seen
“Through the Eyes of Educators.” © Series III: All-Day program in
conjunction with the American Hungarian Educators’ Association.  The
program will include lectures and discussions on NATO, Hungarian
literature and language and more.  Lunch will be provided, and there
will be a performance by Hungarian folk dancers. 1501 IAB. REGISTRATION
IS REQUIRED.  TO REGISTER CONTACT DR. MAZZARA @ (212)854-4008.

May 13.  Annual Harriman Institute / Associated Press Conference.
“Capitalism Russia Style: Market Reforms—Uncivil Society?”  For more
information contact Susan Holmes, Program Officer, (212) 854-8487 or
sh42 at columbia.edu.