SECWAC Presents: Peter Rutland on "The War in Ukraine: How Does it End?" Plus, SECWAC's Annual Meeting
Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council (SECWAC) is proud to host Peter Rutland, Professor of Government and the Colin and Nancy Campbell Chair for Global Issues and Democratic Thought at Wesleyan University.
About the Speaker
An expert in contemporary Russian nationalism, politics, and economy, he has studied Russia and the former Soviet Union for over three decades. Recent articles cover topics such as Russian ?soft power,? the structure of the Russian political and economic elite, and US-Russia relations in the run-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also studies nationalism, and is currently working on the project ?Visualizing the nation,? which explores how political nationalism has expressed itself through visual media ? film, television and the internet.
Rutland is the author of two books?The Politics of Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union and The Myth of the Plan: Lessons of Soviet Planning Experience?and editor of four others, along with numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. He has taught at Wesleyan since 1989. Before that he taught at the University of Texas at Austin, and at the University of York and London University in the UK. He has a BA from Oxford and a D. Phil from York. He has also been a visiting professor at Columbia University, and is an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. From 2013-19 he was editor in chief of Nationalities Papers, the journal of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, and is currently associate editor of Russian Review.
He was a visiting Fulbright professor at the European University in St. Petersburg in 2000 and at Sophia University in Tokyo in 2003. He was a visiting fellow at the University of York in 2014, Australian National University in summer 2015, and a Leverhulme Trust visiting professor at the University of Manchester in 2016. (Wesleyan University Faculty Biography)
This meeting is held in-person at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme with a live Zoom option. For more information, visit SECWAC's event page here.
As the Administrative Partner to SECWAC, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut is pleased to offer five complimentary registration to our members. Click "Register" button and log in with your Chamber profile record to access available tickets.
About SECWAC:
Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council is a regional membership organization. Our members include a diverse group of regional citizens with backgrounds in education, medicine, law, business, academia, media, humanitarian, civic organizations, and beyond. Government officials, as well as active duty and retired military personnel, are also active members. SECWAC happily accepts those interested in foreign policy and world affairs from any walk of life.
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
5:30pm to 6:00pm Annual Meeting
6:00pm to 7:00pm: Presentation
7:30pm: SECWAC Member Only Dinner
Location
First Congregational Church of Old Lyme - Parish House
2 Ferry Road
Old Lyme, CT 06371
Fees/Admission
SECWAC Member: Free
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Members: Free, Limit Five per Event
Non-SECWAC Member/Non-Chamber Member: $20 Fee
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Contact Information
Rachel Lenda, Administrative Partnerships Manager
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