April 2004 Harriman Institute Calendar of Events Legend IAB

April 2004

Harriman Institute Calendar of Events
Legend IAB=International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, off Amsterdam Avenue Last Update: 26 Apr

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March 28 29 30 31 1 2 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: Jenik Radon (HI Faculty) “The New Big Game: Pipelines, Development and Ethical Corporate Responsibility.” Warren Hall, Room 600, 6:30pm. Cosponsored by Graduate Legal Studies Friday Forum. 3

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5 The Central Asian and Caucuses Series Presents: Kathleen Collins (University of Notre Dame) “Clan Politics and Regime Transformation in Central Asia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. Peter J. Sinnott to Moderate.

Vladimir Kataev (Moscow University) “Chekhovskie Transseksualy, Ili ‘Tekhnika Perenesenii.’” In Russian, Room 709 Hamilton, 2pm. Cosponsored by the Columbia Slavic Department and the Russian Club. Refreshments will be served.
6 7 Whither Russia Under Putin Ascendant? A Roundtable Discussion with Stephen Cohen (Professor of Russian Studies and History, New York University) and Robert Legvold (Professor of Political Science, Harriman Institute, Columbia University) Room 1219 IAB at Noon.
8 Gordon N. Bardos (Harriman Institute) “Davos Man Meets Homo Balcanicus: Analyzing International Policy in Southeastern Europe.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.

The Central Asian and Caucasus Series Presents: “The Political Impact of Tashkent Bombings” A Discussion with Farkhod Inogambaev and Peter Sinnott. Room 1219, 4-5pm.
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11 12 13 14 Dejan Djokic (HI Post-Doctoral Fellow) “Four Weddings and Two Funerals: The Serb-Croat Relations in Interwar Yugoslavia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.
15 The Harriman Institute of Columbia University Presents: Vladimir Shlapentokh (Michigan State University)
“Anti-Liberal Perestroika: A New Transition in Russia.” 713 Hamilton Hall at Noon.

The Harriman Institute hosts the Ninth Annual ASN Convention: “Nation, Identity and Conflict.” A registration form can be downloaded from the ASN web page (ASN Convention) or from the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.

16 The 27th Arden House Conference, sponsored by the Davis Center and Columbia University's Harriman Institute, will take place in Harriman, New York. The title of this year's conference is “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319

KAVKASIA, A Trio Performing Traditional Vocal Music from the Republic of Georgia Alan Gasser, Stuart Gelzer, and Carl Linich. 301 Philosophy Hall, 8 PM - 10 PM. Free and Open to the Public. Seating is Limited -- Please Arrive Early.

(ASN Convention) for details contact the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.

17 The 27th Arden House Conference, “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319

(ASN Convention) for details contact the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.

18 The 27th Arden House Conference, “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319
19. Balkan Series Presents: Ranko Bugarski (University of Belgrade) “Language and the Breakup of Yugoslavia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.

Mikhail Margelov (Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Council of Federation) “Perspectives on Reforms in Putin’s Second Term.” Room 1501 IAB at 12 Noon.

20 . Steve Cassedy (Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego) “Dostoevsky Didn't Really Believe Anything (But He Had Plenty to Teach Us About Belief Itself)” Room 1219 IAB, Noon. Cosponsored by the Columbia Slavic Department.

The Conflict Resolution Working Group and The Harriman Institute Present a Film Screening PICTURE ME AN ENEMY. A film directed by SIPA student, Nathalie Applewhite. Produced by Nathalie Applewhite and René Lego. Told through the intimate stories of Natasa, a Serbo-Croat from Croatia, and Tahija, a Bosnian Muslim, PICTURE ME AN ENEMY puts a human face on the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia. Room 1401 IAB, 6:30 & 8pm. 30 minute documentary followed by a Q & A with Nathalie and special guests, Tahija and Natasa. For more information about Picture Me an Enemy please visit: www.visavisproductions.com.
21 The Harriman Institute of Columbia University, The Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc. and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Present The Art Constitution Project The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian Federation Conceived and Curated by Sergey Denisov, Ivan Kolesnikov, Peter Voice. With the support of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc., S'Art Gallery, and Hartmann Group on at 6th Floor Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6pm.
22. Adam LeBor (Central European Correspondent The Times of London and author of Milosevic, A Biography) “Inside the Mind of Slobodan Milosevic.” Room 1512 IAB at Noon.

Film Screening. The Werckmeister Harmonies. Civil unrest in a Hungarian village is momentarily forgotten when a strange and fantastical circus opens for business, promising a glimpse into the unknown. Kirsten Lodge to introduce the film. Room 1219 IAB at 7:30pm.
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26 SIPA Student Presentation—“Great Expectations - The EU and Social Development in Poland and Serbia.” Presenters: Ivana Aleksic, Renata Nowak-Garmer, Joanna Brzeska, Marta Schaaf, Guillaume Roty, Christoph Merdes. Room 1219 IAB at Noon.

“THE SILENT EMBARGO: Russian Immigration to the United States and its Effects on Russian–Soviet / U.S. Foreign Policy.” A panel discussion with (in alphabetical order): Alec Brook-Krasny, Executive Director, The Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations. Will Englund, Associate Editor, Baltimore Sun. Zvi Gitelman, Professor of Political Science, Preston Tisch Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Edward Goldberg, President, F.J. Elsner North America. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York at 4pm – Free and open to the public
27 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: Maka Dvalishvili (President, Georgian Arts & Culture Center, Tbilisi, Georgia) “Modernity and the Historical Legacy of Georgian Culture in its European Context.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. 28 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: David Onoprishvili (SIPA alumnus, Former Minister of Finance in Georgia, Professor at Vanderbilt University). “The Critical Game: Economics and Investment—Georgia’s Lifeline to the Future.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.
29The Caspian Project and The Harriman Institute Present: Gligor Tashkovich (Co-Founder Of The Albania, Macedonia, Bulgarian Trans-Balkan Oil Pipiline Project) “Caspian Oil to the Black Sea and Beyond. A History of the Trans-Balkan Oil Pipeline Project.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.

SEATING HAS REACHED CAPACITY. Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University and The Harriman Institute at Columbia University Present: Russia’s Present Condition: Why Putin Couldn't Lose. A panel discussion on the Russian Elections and the Media with (in alphabetical order): Gideon Lichfield, Russia correspondent of The Economist, Great Britain; Maria Lipman, Russian journalist and contributor to The Washington Post and The New York Review of Books; Adam Michnik, editor in chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland; David Remnick, editor in chief of The New Yorker; Moderated by Professor Nina L. Khrushcheva, Project Director. Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Ave. (between E. 13th and 14th St.), first floor, 6-7:30pm.SEATING HAS REACHED CAPACITY.

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March 28	29	30	31	1	2 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: Jenik Radon (HI Faculty) “The New Big Game: Pipelines, Development and Ethical Corporate Responsibility.” Warren Hall, Room 600, 6:30pm. Cosponsored by Graduate Legal Studies Friday Forum.	3
4	5 The Central Asian and Caucuses Series Presents: Kathleen Collins (University of Notre Dame) “Clan Politics and Regime Transformation in Central Asia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. Peter J. Sinnott to Moderate. Vladimir Kataev (Moscow University) “Chekhovskie Transseksualy, Ili ‘Tekhnika Perenesenii.’” In Russian, Room 709 Hamilton, 2pm. Cosponsored by the Columbia Slavic Department and the Russian Club. Refreshments will be served.	6	7 Whither Russia Under Putin Ascendant? A Roundtable Discussion with Stephen Cohen (Professor of Russian Studies and History, New York University) and Robert Legvold (Professor of Political Science, Harriman Institute, Columbia University) Room 1219 IAB at Noon.	8 Gordon N. Bardos (Harriman Institute) “Davos Man Meets Homo Balcanicus: Analyzing International Policy in Southeastern Europe.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. The Central Asian and Caucasus Series Presents: “The Political Impact of Tashkent Bombings” A Discussion with Farkhod Inogambaev and Peter Sinnott. Room 1219, 4-5pm.	9	10
11	12	13	14 Dejan Djokic (HI Post-Doctoral Fellow) “Four Weddings and Two Funerals: The Serb-Croat Relations in Interwar Yugoslavia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.	15 The Harriman Institute of Columbia University Presents: Vladimir Shlapentokh (Michigan State University) “Anti-Liberal Perestroika: A New Transition in Russia.” 713 Hamilton Hall at Noon. The Harriman Institute hosts the Ninth Annual ASN Convention: “Nation, Identity and Conflict.” A registration form can be downloaded from the ASN web page (ASN Convention) or from the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.	16 The 27th Arden House Conference, sponsored by the Davis Center and Columbia University's Harriman Institute, will take place in Harriman, New York. The title of this year's conference is “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319 KAVKASIA, A Trio Performing Traditional Vocal Music from the Republic of Georgia Alan Gasser, Stuart Gelzer, and Carl Linich. 301 Philosophy Hall, 8 PM - 10 PM. Free and Open to the Public. Seating is Limited -- Please Arrive Early. (ASN Convention) for details contact the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.	17 The 27th Arden House Conference, “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319 (ASN Convention) for details contact the Convention Director, Gordon N. Bardos at 212.854.8487.
18 The 27th Arden House Conference, “The USA and Russia: Elections, Energy, Oligarchs and Investment.” Contact: Marshall Goldman, tel. 617.495.4485 or Robert Price, tel. 617.495.8900; Fax 617.495.8319	19. Balkan Series Presents: Ranko Bugarski (University of Belgrade) “Language and the Breakup of Yugoslavia.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. Mikhail Margelov (Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Council of Federation) “Perspectives on Reforms in Putin’s Second Term.” Room 1501 IAB at 12 Noon.	20 . Steve Cassedy (Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego) “Dostoevsky Didn't Really Believe Anything (But He Had Plenty to Teach Us About Belief Itself)” Room 1219 IAB, Noon. Cosponsored by the Columbia Slavic Department. The Conflict Resolution Working Group and The Harriman Institute Present a Film Screening PICTURE ME AN ENEMY. A film directed by SIPA student, Nathalie Applewhite. Produced by Nathalie Applewhite and René Lego. Told through the intimate stories of Natasa, a Serbo-Croat from Croatia, and Tahija, a Bosnian Muslim, PICTURE ME AN ENEMY puts a human face on the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia. Room 1401 IAB, 6:30 & 8pm. 30 minute documentary followed by a Q & A with Nathalie and special guests, Tahija and Natasa. For more information about Picture Me an Enemy please visit: www.visavisproductions.com.	21 The Harriman Institute of Columbia University, The Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc. and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Present The Art Constitution Project The Illustrated Constitution of the Russian Federation Conceived and Curated by Sergey Denisov, Ivan Kolesnikov, Peter Voice. With the support of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc., S'Art Gallery, and Hartmann Group on at 6th Floor Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6pm.	22. Adam LeBor (Central European Correspondent The Times of London and author of Milosevic, A Biography) “Inside the Mind of Slobodan Milosevic.” Room 1512 IAB at Noon. Film Screening. The Werckmeister Harmonies. Civil unrest in a Hungarian village is momentarily forgotten when a strange and fantastical circus opens for business, promising a glimpse into the unknown. Kirsten Lodge to introduce the film. Room 1219 IAB at 7:30pm.	23.	24
25	26 SIPA Student Presentation—“Great Expectations - The EU and Social Development in Poland and Serbia.” Presenters: Ivana Aleksic, Renata Nowak-Garmer, Joanna Brzeska, Marta Schaaf, Guillaume Roty, Christoph Merdes. Room 1219 IAB at Noon. “THE SILENT EMBARGO: Russian Immigration to the United States and its Effects on Russian–Soviet / U.S. Foreign Policy.” A panel discussion with (in alphabetical order): Alec Brook-Krasny, Executive Director, The Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations. Will Englund, Associate Editor, Baltimore Sun. Zvi Gitelman, Professor of Political Science, Preston Tisch Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Edward Goldberg, President, F.J. Elsner North America. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York at 4pm – Free and open to the public	27 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: Maka Dvalishvili (President, Georgian Arts & Culture Center, Tbilisi, Georgia) “Modernity and the Historical Legacy of Georgian Culture in its European Context.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.	28 The Harriman Institute’s Georgian “Rose Revolution” Lecture Series Presents: David Onoprishvili (SIPA alumnus, Former Minister of Finance in Georgia, Professor at Vanderbilt University). “The Critical Game: Economics and Investment—Georgia’s Lifeline to the Future.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon.	29The Caspian Project and The Harriman Institute Present: Gligor Tashkovich (Co-Founder Of The Albania, Macedonia, Bulgarian Trans-Balkan Oil Pipiline Project) “Caspian Oil to the Black Sea and Beyond. A History of the Trans-Balkan Oil Pipeline Project.” Room 1219 IAB at Noon. SEATING HAS REACHED CAPACITY. Graduate Program in International Affairs at New School University and The Harriman Institute at Columbia University Present: Russia’s Present Condition: Why Putin Couldn't Lose. A panel discussion on the Russian Elections and the Media with (in alphabetical order): Gideon Lichfield, Russia correspondent of The Economist, Great Britain; Maria Lipman, Russian journalist and contributor to The Washington Post and The New York Review of Books; Adam Michnik, editor in chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland; David Remnick, editor in chief of The New Yorker; Moderated by Professor Nina L. Khrushcheva, Project Director. Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Ave. (between E. 13th and 14th St.), first floor, 6-7:30pm.SEATING HAS REACHED CAPACITY.	30	May 1
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