The 2015 Global Studies Consortium meeting was hosted by the School of Global Affairs at the American University in Cairo.
Thursday 4 June– Arrival
Friday 5 June – Group Excursion (Departure time 09:30 – 8 Hours)
Highlights of Coptic and Islamic Cairo, the Pyramids at Giza
Saturday 6 June – Academic Workshop
South Sudan: An Exploration of a Forgotten Conflict
co-coordinated and co-sponsored by the Middle East Studies Center
08:30 Departure to American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus, Oriental Hall
09:00-10:15: Welcome and Opening Plenary Oriental Hall
10:15- 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 Session I “The Dynamics of Conflict: Origins, Issues and Trajectories”
- Presenter: Dr. Khalid Medani, Department of Political Science, McGill Unviversity
- Discussant: Dr. Hamid Ali; Department of Public Policy and Administration, American University in Cairo
- Discussant: Dr. David Wank; Department of Sociology, Sophia University
- Chair: Dr. Evelynn Davidheiser, Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota
12:00-12:30 Break
12:30-14:00 Session 2 “Development in Reverse: the Human, Social and Economic Impact of the Conflict”
- Presenter: Abraham Awolich, SUDD Institute
- Discussant: Dr. Allison Hodgkins, School of Global Affairs, American Univeristy in Cairo
- Discussant: Dr. William Adlis, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University
- Chair: Dr. Nile Wardani, American University in Cairo
14:00-15:00 On-Site Luncheon
15:00 -16:30 Session 3 “The Road Forward: Governance, Accountability and Reconstruction”
- Presenter: Gabriel Abraham, consultant
- Discussant: Dr. Amr Abdul Rahman, American University in Cairo
- Discussant: Dr. Michael Goodhart, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
- Chair: Dr. Mark Lillehart, Global Studies, University of Wisonsin-Madison
16:30– 17:30 Closing Plennary: Dr. Allison Hodgkins Moderator
Sunday 7 June – GS Consortium Meeting – General Session
AUC New Campus, New Cairo
10:00 – 12:00 Opening sessions AUC Visitors Center: Moataz ElAlfi Hall
10:00-10:30 Opening Remarks; Dr. Ted Purinton Associate Provost for Strategic Partnerships
10:30 – 10:45 Program Overview
10:45-12:00 Updates and Introduction of new programs
12:00-12:15 Coffee Break
12:30-14:00 Concurrent Sessions
AUC Visitors Center
- Session 1: “Why Study Global Affairs? A Discussion with Students”
- moderated by Dr. Allison Hodgkins
- Session 2: GSC Student Mobility Scheme Members Meeting
- Dr. David Wank, Sophia University
- Dalia al-Tayeb from AUC Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Session 3: Publishing with global-e
- Dr. Victor Fassel, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB
- Dr. Mark L Lilleleht, Global Studies, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Ongoing: What is Global Studies (interviews with Dr. Jonathan Lewis, Hitotsubashi University)
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:30 Concurrent Sessions 2
AUC Visitor’s Center
- Session 4: New areas in Global Studies – The global public in public policy, public administration, and public health
- Dr. Nitaya Vajanapoom, Thammasat University
- Dr. Shahjahan Bhuyian, American University n Cairo
- Session 5: Capstone projects and theses in Global Studies
- Dr. Allison Hodgkins, American University in Cairo
- Dr. Alexander Rozanov, Moscow State University
- Session 6: Global Studies and Area Studies
- Dr. Magda Shahin, Center for American Studies and Research, American University in Cairo
- Dr. James I. McDougall, Shantou University
- Ongoing: What is Global Studies (interviews with Dr. Jonathan Lewis, Hitotsubashi University)
Monday 8 June – GS Consortium Meeting – Day 2
Tahrir Campus
8:00 AM Steering Committee meeting at the Novotel
09:30 -12:30 GSC General Meeting Hill House
Coffee and Continental Breakfast starting at 9:30
10:00-11:00 Plenary and report on sessions
11:00 – Closing Remarks
11:30-12:30 GS Consortium Business Meeting (closed)
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