IN MARCH
Monday, March 10
Rumyana Kolarova, Professor of Political Science at Sofia
University, Dimitr Dimitrov, Member of the Central Electoral
Committee and Professor of Political Science at Sofia University,
and Ivan Krastev, Director of the Center for Liberal Strategies
and Professor of Political Science at New Bulgarian University,
will speak on "Bulgaria: Collapse in the Age of Transition"
6:00 p.m., Wolff Conference Room (Room 242).
Thursday, March 27
Ivan Vejvoda, Social Historian and Visiting Professor,
Macalester College, will speak on The Politics of Post-Communism
in the Balkans, 6 p.m.,Wolff Conference Room (Room 242).
IN
OCTOBER:
Wednesday, October 2
Dmitry Strovsky, Professor of Journalism, Ural State University,
will speak on "The World Through the Russian Media,"
6 p.m., Machinist Conference Room.
Monday, October 14
Zora and Martin Butora, sociologists from Bratislava, Slovakia,
will speak on "Democracy and Media in Slovakia" 6 p.m.,
Room 242.
Tuesday, October 15
"Russia Today: Contradictions of Democracy," Roundtable
with the visiting Russian scholars, 5:30 p.m, Orozco Room,
66 W. 12 St.
IN
NOVEMBER:
Wednesday, November 13
Daniel Calingaertand Robert Jenkins of Civic Education
Project will present the outcome of a report on "Educating
for the Transition: A Needs Assesment of Social Science Higher
Education in Central and Eastern Europe," 6 p.m., Room 242
Thursday, November 21
Adam Michnik, Fall 1996 Visiting Professor in Democracy, will
speak on "Central Europe After Communism," 6 p.m., Room
242.
Tuesday, November 26
Gail Kligman will speak on the present position of women in
East and Central Europe, 2 p.m., room tba.
IN
DECEMBER:
Wednesday December 4
Dr. Gramoz Pashko, economist and former Deputy Prime Minister
of Albania, will speak of "Six Years After the Revolution:
The Case of Albania," 4 p.m., Machinist Room.
All sessions (unless otherwise noted) are held at 65 Fifth Avenue in New York (corner of 14th Street). For further information, please call Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni at (212) 229-5580, or e-mail him at weeramun@newschool.edu.