Bologna Institute For Policy Research

Arkady Ostrovsky, Moscow Correspondent, The Economist, Russia, spoke on "The Pussy Riot and the Role of Media in Russian Protest" as part or the International Journalism Series

Marysia Zalewski, Professor and Head of The School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, spoke on "Feminist International Relations: What, When, Why and How?" as part of the International Relations: Not Only Realism Series

Gary Sick, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, U.S., spoke on "The United States in the Persian Gulf. From Outlier to Empire (Part III of a Four-part Series)"

Patricia Clavin, Fellow and Tutor, Jesus College, Oxford; Professor of International History, Faculty of History, University of Oxford, U.K., spoke on "The League of Nations and the Meaning of Security, 1920-1946" as part of the Topics in Cold War History Series

Daniel Levy, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations, London, U.K., spoke on "Can Israel Adapt to a Changing Middle East?" as part of the Leadership & Political Change in the Middle East Series

Hanspeter Kriesi, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, spoke on "Populism and Democracy" as part of the Political Narratives of Populism Series

Gary Sick, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, U.S., spoke on "The United States in the Persian Gulf. From Outlier to Empire (Part I of a Four-part Series)"

Laurence Whitehead, Senior Research Fellow in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford University, and Senior Fellow of the College, Oxford, UK, spoke on "Economic Crises and Democratic Response: Error Correcting or Error Compounding"

Ken Booth, Senior Research Associate, Aberystwyth University; Editor, International Relations; Director, David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, Aberystwyth, Wales, spoke on "Realism, Critical Theory, and Global Security" as part of the International Relations: Not Only Realism Series

David C. Unger, Member of The New York Times Editorial Board; Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.; Adjunct Professor of American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy, spoke on "The Arab Spring and U.S. Foreign Policy Through the Lens of The New York Times Editorial Page" as part of the International Journalism Series

Ilaria Poggiolini, Associate Professor of International History, University of Pavia, Italy, spoke on "Margaret Thatcher, European Integration and the End of the Cold War" as part of the Topics in Cold War History Series

Patrick Seale, Journalist, Author and Consultant, London, U.K., spoke on "The Future of Syria" as part of the Leadership & Political Change in the Middle East Series

Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science, Boston University, U.S., spoke on "Social Solidarity after the Crisis of Finance Capitalism" as part of the European and Eurasian Studies Series

Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, spoke on "Towards Sustainable Development: Solutions for a Green Economy" as part of the Energy, Resources and Environment Series

Peter Wilson, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Department of International Relations, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), U.K., spoke on "The English School in International Relations" as part of the International Relations: Not Only Realism Series

John P. Martin, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, spoke on "Inequality in OECD Countries: The Facts and How to Beat the Trend" as part of the Economics Series

Mark Gilbert, Professor of History and International Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy; Gianfranco Pasquino, James Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center, Italy, spoke on "2013: Critical Elections in Italy" as part of the Patrick MacCarthy Memorial Series on Intellectuals and Politics

Geoffrey Edwards, Senior Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies; Reader Emeritus in European Studies; Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, U.K., spoke on "Europe's External Service: A New Voice or Just More Noise?" as part of the European and Eurasian Studies Series

Hafez Ghanem, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S., spoke on "Private Sector Development and Inclusive Growth post-Arab Spring" as part of the Changing Landscapes of Development Cooperation Series

John Llyod, Director of Journalism, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, U.K., spoke on "The Changing Nature of Journalism Worldwide" as part of the International Journalism Series