Paul Chamberlin is associate professor of history at University of Kentucky. His first book was The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War World (Oxford, 2012). He is currently working on a history of the Cold War in the Third World under contract with HarperCollins. He earned his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and has held fellowships at Yale University and Williams College. Chamberlin will examine the darker side of the superpower struggle: a vast, bloody conflict fought to prevent nuclear war, mark out the boundaries of the American and Soviet empires, and decide the fate of societies throughout the developing world. Read more and register at go.osu.edu/chamberlinp

The Student Peace Awards were initiated in 2013 by the Peace Studies Society student organization at The Ohio State University as a means of recognizing significant contributions by students to peace and justice. The 2015 Student Peace Awards will be part of a half-day long celebratory conference intended to educate the OSU community about peace. The focus of this year's conference will be "Practices and Strategies of Nonviolence." Participants include Jennifer Battonis, interim vice president of the Sustained Dialogue Institute in Washington, D.C.; Mark Chupp, assistant professor in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University; and Danielle Poe, professor of philosophy at University of Dayton. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, the Peace Studies Society will present an award and scholarship to an Ohio State student committed to peace activism in his or her community. Read more and register at go.osu.edu/studentpeace2015

Come learn about the future of the U.S. military.  How will spending cuts affect it? How will new advances in technology change it?  This event will feature defense and security policy analyst Thomas Donnelly (left), co-director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at American Enterprise Institute, and coauthor with Frederick W. Kagan of Lessons for a Long War: How America Can Win on New Battlefields (2010); and Peter Mansoor, Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History at Ohio State, and author most recently of Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War (2014).  

Michael Hechter is Foundation Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University, and professor of sociology at the University of Copenhagen. He is the author of numerous books, including Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development, 1536-1966 (1975; 1999); Principles of Group Solidarity (1987); Containing Nationalism (2000), and Alien Rule (2013). In this talk, Hechter suggests that alien rule can become legitimate to the extent that it provides governance that is both effective and fair. Examples include alien rulers in states (the Republic of Genoa, 19th and 20th century China, and modern Iraq), colonies (Taiwan and Korea under Japanese rule), and occupation regimes, as well as organizations such as universities, corporations, and step-families. Read more and register at go.osu.edu/hechterm

Following the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in early 2014, the crisis in Ukraine persists as fighting between the army and pro-Russian separatist rebels continues. The European Union and United States have responded by announcing new sanctions against Russia and negotiating a ceasefire, which was violated just five days after its inception. The outcome of the conflict remains to be seen, though the issues at hand, including economic trade and arms control difficulties, are reminiscent of former conflicts between Russia and the West. This calls to question, should this recent collapse in relations be considered "a New Cold War"? This panel discussion will feature Richard Herrmann (left), chair of Political Science; Mershon associate Gerry Hudson; and Dakota Rudesill, assistant professor of law. Read more and register at go.osu.edu/ukraine15

Henry Nau is professor of political science and international affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He directs (since 2013 co-directs) the U.S.-Japan-South Korea Legislative Exchange Program, semiannual meetings between members of the U.S. Congress, Japanese Diet, and Korean National Assembly. His latest book is Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy Under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan (Princeton, 2013). From January 1981 to July 1983, Nau served on President Reagan's National Security Council as senior staff member responsible for international economic affairs. Among other duties, he was the White House sherpa for the annual G-7 Economic Summits at Ottawa (1981), Versailles (1982), and Williamsburg (1983) and a special summit with developing countries at Cancun, Mexico (1982). Read more and register at go.osu.edu/nauh

 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in the midst of an "open networks" rule making process. So far, it has drawn more than 1.1 million public comments. Why? Because the Internet is the central communications medium of our time. It presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges in virtually every domain of social, economic, political, and cultural life. How governments respond to this issue will have enormous impacts.

 

Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the FCC, will present the opening policy keynote at "The Future of Internet Regulation," a public symposium hosted by I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society. Following Chairman Wheeler's speech, panels of distinguished academics will discuss such critical issues as net neutrality, Internet freedom, and the future of Internet governance. The day will conclude with a lecture by William Dutton, formerly the founding director of the Oxford Internet Institute. 

 

Admission is free, and lunch will be provided to advance registrants. Read more and register

 

Origins has published its new article: "From Harlem to Ferguson: LBJ's War on Crime and America's Prison Crisis," by Michael Flamm.

 

The recent and tragic deaths of young black men at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri; Staten Island, New York; and suburban Dayton, Ohio, have forced a national conversation about the relationship between policing and race in the United States. This month historian Michael Flamm roots our current debate over police violence, racial discrimination, and mass incarceration in the "War on Crime" declared by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago this year. The whole article can be found at origins.osu.edu.

 

About Origins: Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective is a monthly ad-free magazine that features top scholars on today's most pressing topics. Published by The Ohio State History Department, its authors include National Book Award winners and world-renowned scholars. You can also explore reviews of popular history books on the Origins website as well as the new monthly feature Milestones.

 

The Office of International Affairs is seeking applicants for the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program. These grants provide support for advanced graduate students studying modern foreign languages and area studies. 

 

All doctoral degree candidates proposing full-time dissertation research abroad on topics that develop research knowledge and capabilities in world areas not commonly taught in U.S. institutions must apply to the Office of International Affairs by Friday, April 17. 

 

Grants support field research of six to 12 months in duration. Eligibility is restricted to students who possess the requisite language skills for the dissertation project, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 

 

To learn more about the application process, contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser at [email protected] or visit fulbright-hays.osu.edu.