We are proud to announce that the 2008-2009 Asch Center Seminar Series will be supported by a Seed Grant from the Mellon Tri-College Faculty Forum.
Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict- Between revolution and reform: The future of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Ahnaf, Mohammad Iqbal
- Between heaven and earth: Field observations relating to counterinsurgency in tribalized rural Muslim environments Turcan, Metin
- Patriots, politics, and the Oklahoma City bombing Darley, John
- Rational extremism: The political economy of radicalism Kendall, Arthur J.
- Sorry states: Apologies in international politics Ross, Marc Howard
- The separatist conflict in Sri Lanka: Terrorism, ethnicity, political economy, and The identity politics of peacebuilding: Civil society in war-torn Sri Lanka Klem, Bart
- Conspiracy of silence: The insurgency in southern Thailand Liow, Joseph Chinyong
- UN peacekeeping in civil wars, and Does peacekeeping work? Shaping belligerents' choices after civil war Hoffman, Peter J.
- My daughter the terrorist, Sari soldiers, and Leila Khaled: Hijacker Bloom, Mia
- Introduction Rubenstein, Richard E.
- NY Times headlines
- As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias November 22, 2009
- Cleric Wields Religion to Challenge Iran’s Theocracy November 22, 2009
- Survey of Pakistan’s Young Predicts ‘Disaster’ if Their Needs Aren’t Addressed November 22, 2009
- Camus’s Son Snubs Sarkozy Honor November 22, 2009
- In Turkey, Trial Casts Wide Net of Mistrust November 22, 2009
- A Terror Suspect With Feet in East and West November 22, 2009
- Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza Targets November 22, 2009
- Benedict Woos Artists, Urging ‘Quest for Beauty’ November 22, 2009
- Executives Face High Stakes in Inquiry on Airbus Trades November 22, 2009
- Iran Begins War Games to Protect Nuclear Sites November 22, 2009
- Fatal Blast Rocks Northeast India November 22, 2009
- 29 Dead and Some 240 Rescued as Indonesian Ferry Sinks November 22, 2009
- Top Iranian Reformer Jailed for Six Years November 22, 2009
- At Least 87 Die in Chinese Mine Explosion November 22, 2009
- 3 Suspected Militants Blow Themselves Up in Pakistani Kashmir November 22, 2009
Asch Seminar in Fall 08 will include this very interesting scholar, talking about his recent work in Kosovo. Date coming soon.
Roger D. Petersen
Associate Professor of Political Science. Professor Petersen studies comparative politics with a special focus on conflict and violence. He has written two books: Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and Understanding Ethnic Violence: Fear, Hatred, Resentment in Twentieth Century Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2002). He also has an interest in comparative methods and has co-edited, with John Bowen, Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture (Cambridge University Press, 1999). He is currently researching war and violence in the Balkans, especially in Kosovo.