The Center for The Study of Democracy

2009 - 2010 Events

September 17, 2009

Constitution Day
David O. Stewart
“The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution”
4:30 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored by Democracy Studies and the Political Science Department

September 26, 2009 

Workshop on Citizen Lobbying
Debating for Democracy
9:00 am | DPC
Co-sponsored by Project Pericles

October 4, 2009 

Maryland’s Religious Toleration: The Legends, the Myths, and Some Facts
3:00 pm | The Great Hall at Middleham and St. Peter’s Parish in Lusby

October 5, 2009

Asian Film Series
Slum Dog Millionaire
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

October 21, 2009

Interrupted Lives: Human Migration in War and Peace
Asian Symposium
5:00 pm | Boyden Gallery
Co-sponsored by Boyden Gallery and the Art and Art History Department

October 23, 2009

Jerusalem Women Speak
10:40 | DPC
Co-sponsored by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

November 2, 2009

Judge William O.E. Sterling Lecture in Law and Politics
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III
“Our Constitution's Intelligent Design”
7:00 PM | DPC
Co-Sponsored by the Biology Department

November 9, 2009

Asian Film Series
Film TBD
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

November 10, 2009

Wandering Souls of Viet Nam
Lecture by Wayne Karlin
Book Signing Following Lecture
5:30 pm | DPC

Monday, January 25

Asian Film Series: Twilight Samurai
Academy Award nominated film about a poor Samurai’s attempt to remain true to his ideals and find dignity.
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Thursday, January 28

Defense Acquisition Issues in the Obama Administration
Dr. Jacques Gansler
Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise, University of Maryland
Expert discussion of how to improve planning and spending in the US defense industry.
5:00pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with the Patuxent Partnership

Thursday, March 1

Asian Film Series: Tuya’s Marriage 
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Tuesday-Thursday, March 23-26

(En) Gendering Political Change
A free public series of Lectures and Workshops exploring women’s roles in politics and gay and lesbian activism.
Speakers include Danielle Geong, The Feminist Majority Foundation; Madeline Kunin, Former Governor of Vermont and Ambassador to Switzerland, Gini Reticker; Documentary Film Director, and Marc Stein; Historian from York University.
Tuesday: 8:15 pm | Cole Cinema
Wednesday:  4:45 pm and 8:15 pm | Cole Cinema

Thursday: 4:15 pm and 8:15 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies Political Science

 Thursday, April 1

Obama’s War:  al Qaeda, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
6:00pm | Saint Mary’s Hall

Tuesday, April 6

Asian Week: 
Ramchand Pakistani
Lecture and Discussion with Filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar
8:00pm |Cole Cinema
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, April 7

China’s March toward the Market
James A. Dorn, Vice President, Cato Institute
Lecture by China Specialist and Coeditor of “China’s Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?”
4:45 pm | Cole Cinema
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Co-sponsored with Economic Department
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Thursday, April 8

Riding the Tiger:
How the Communist Party has stayed in charge of China
John Pomfret, Journalist, the Washington Post
8:00 pm | Daugherty Palmer Commons
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Co-sponsored by International Languages and Culture
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Tuesday, April 13

Scaling the New Great Wall:
International broadcasting to East Asia's closed Societies
Radio Free Asia
Sarah Jackson-Han, Communications Director, Radio Free Asia
4:00pm| Cole Cinema
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Friday, April 16

2010 Bradley Lecture
David Ignatius: Washington Post Journalist
8:00pm | St. Mary’s Hall

Tuesday, April 20-21
Patuxent Defense Forum

“Winning the Peace: Civilian Operations, State Building and U.S. Defense Policy”
Conference highlighting issues ranging from: Somali Piracy, Military and Civilian Relations, Reconstruction of Iraq, and Stabilization of Afghanistan.
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Wednesday: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with the Patuxent Partnership

Monday, April 26

2010 Maryland Legislative Wrap Up
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr.
Delegate Anthony J. O’Donnell
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr.
Time: 3:30p | Glendenning Annex