The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) and The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization at Colgate University will co-sponsor the Sixth Annual Carl B. Menges Colloquium on April 18-20, 2013, at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. The colloquium is devoted to the theme of civilizational struggle in the work of Samuel Huntington, one of the most influential political scientists of his generation.
Keynote: Dr. James R. Kurth Thursday, April 18, 2013
James R. Kurth is Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College where he teaches defense policy, foreign policy, and international politics and was one of Samuel Huntington’s former students. He has authored over 100 professional articles and edited two professional volumes in the fields of defense policy, foreign policy, international politics, and European politics.
Sessions: Friday, April 19, 2013
Session I: “Huntington v. Fukuyama: One World or Many”
8:45 – 10:30 a.m.: Panel discussion and questions from participating students
Session II: “What Is a Civilization?”
11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Panel discussion and questions from participating students
Session III: “Huntington and the Clash of Civilizations?”
4:00 – 5:45 p.m.: Panel discussion and questions from participating students
Sessions: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Session IV: “Huntington and His Critics”
8:45 – 10:30 a.m.: Panel discussion and questions from participating students
Session V: “Clashes within Civilization”
11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Panel discussion and questions from participating students
Session VI: “The Future of the West”
4:00 – 5:45 p.m.: Panel Discussion and questions from participating students
Participants: Steve Ealy, Senior Fellow, Liberty Fund; James S. Robbins, Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs, Washington Times; Kenneth Minogue, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Honorary Fellow at the London School of Economics; Peter Coclanis, Associate Provost, International Affairs, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Tim Fuller, Professor of Political Science, Colorado College; Elizabeth Corey, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Baylor University; Paul Franco, Professor of Government, Bowdoin College; Martyn Thompson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tulane University; Doug Macdonald, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colgate University; Ray Douglas, Professor of History, Colgate University; James Kurth, Claude Smith Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College; David Frisk, Eismeier Fellow, AHI; Khaleel Mohammed, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, San Diego State University; Dr. Charles Asher Small, Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and Koret Distinguished Scholar at the Hoover Institution; Alexandra Wilhelmsen, Professor of Spanish, University of Dallas
RSVP: Please RSVP by email to ahi@theahi.org, or by calling 315-381-3335. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Paquette at bob@theahi.org.
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