Upcoming Events
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Jan
22
Department Of Public Policy MPA, MPP And Fast-Track Information Session For Political Science Students12:00pm
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Feb
2
Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict12:30pm
Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Storrs Campus Virtual Event
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
12:30-1:45 p.m. EST
Virtual Event
Please join the Human Rights Institute for a lunchtime seminar with Michael Rubin entitled: "Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict: Evidence from Palestinian Villages in the 1948 War."
During armed conflict, why do some communities evacuate their village to evade civilian-targeted violence, while others remain despite the risks? We argue that community social cohesion, by facilitating collective action, enhances communities’ ability to mobilize preemptive evacuation to escape exposure to conflict violence. The argument is tested in the context of the 1948 War in Mandate Palestine (Israel’s independence/Palestinian al-Nakba) drawing upon detailed historical accounts of displacement in each Arab Palestinian village in which it occurred (Khalidi and Elmusa 1992; Morris 1987) and new original data coded from archival material that records pre-war social, political, and economic conditions in Arab Palestinian villages. Click here for the full paper: https://preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/article-details/5f8ee55ca0f2a70019ceef47
Dr. Michael Rubin is an Asst. Research Professor in the Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, jointly appointed with the Schools of Engineering and Business in support of the university’s Engineering for Human Rights Initiative and Business and Human Rights Initiative. His research investigates armed conflict processes and political violence, informing policy solutions to reduce the human suffering they generate. For more information, please visit Michael’s personal website: http://www.michaelarubin.com/.
Click Here to Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcOmhqDsrGtEVnmhNqpYjK6ztyAGfGxzs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This event is co-sponsored by the Human Rights Institute, Global Affairs, Middle East Studies, Judaic Studies, and the Political Science Department. -
Feb
15
Is The University Colonial?: Critical Conversations On Its Future12:00pm
Is The University Colonial?: Critical Conversations On Its Future
Monday, February 15th, 2021
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs Campus Virtual
In this three-part series, the University of Connecticut's Office of Global Affairs and University of Nottingham’s Institute for Policy and Engagement will be hosting three online panel discussions, each with a focus on decolonizing education. Speakers will examine the role that universities have had in cultivating racism and (settler) colonialism, the present challenges they face in disbanding unequal and oppressive narratives, as well as the future opportunities to contribute meaningfully to an anti-racist and anti-colonial agenda. Register via: https://global.uconn.edu/?p=4943 -
Mar
26
Department Of Public Policy MPA, MPP And Fast-Track Information Session For Political Science Students12:00pm
