Provost's Global Forum 2016
October 13-15
This year's Provost's Global Forum will feature an artistic exhibition, multidisciplinary academic conference, and undergraduate course on the emerging redefinition of self-determination in the 21st century and what that redefinition means for humanity's common good. The goal of the Provost's Global Forum is to inspire discussions of global affairs and build relationships between the university and the state of Iowa.
Organized by Adrien Wing and Nathan Miller, the three-day academic conference comprised of lectures, presentations, and panel discussions aims to help raise awareness about concepts concerning contemporary self-determination and statehood.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Location: Senate Chamber, Old Capitol Museum, University of Iowa campus, Iowa City, Iowa
6:00 p.m. - Welcome and opening remarks from Adrien Wing
Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture: H.E. Dr. Valon Murtezaj, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
Friday, October 14, 2016
Location: Senate Chamber, Old Capitol Museum, University of Iowa campus, Iowa City, Iowa
9:00 a.m. - Welcome and opening remarks from Downing Thomas, Provost Butler
9:15 a.m. - Opening remarks Nathan Miller
9:30 a.m. - Panel I: Self-Determination, Secession, and International Law
11:00 a.m. - Panel II: Religious Nationalism and Self-Determination: Israel and Palestine
1:00 p.m. - Panel III: What Happens After? South Sudan and the Fragility of National Identity
2:30 p.m. - Human Rights as a Measure of the Legitimacy of Self-Determination: Contrasting Kosovo with the Ukraine and the Caucasus
3:45 p.m. - Sharing Stories: What Self-Determination Means on a Human Level
4:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Saturday, October 15
Location: John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center (JMPEC); Des Moines, Iowa
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion and Reflection: The Role of Iowa in Kosovo’s Path to Independence
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. - Reception
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. - WorldCanvass: Nationhood Redefined
Segment 1 - Nationhood, Statehood, Sovereignty, and Identity in a Changing World
Segment 2 - Kosovo and the Iowa Connection
Segment 3 - The Evolving Definition of Self-Determination
Forum Staff
Adrien Wing, recipient of this year’s Provost’s Global Forum Award, is Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Programs and the Bessie Dutton Murray Professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. Additionally, she serves as the Director of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, as well as Director of the France Summer Abroad Program.
Nathan Miller is an Assistant Director of the Center and the Senior Fellow in Human Rights and Social Justice at the University of Iowa College of Law. He directs the International Legal Clinic at the College of Law, where students provide legal assistance to governments and nongovernmental organizations on projects related to human rights, development, and the rule of law.
Forum Sponsors
University of Iowa International Programs, College of Law, and the departments of Political Science, Religious Studies
Media and Public Relations:
Joan Kjaer, WorldCanvass
Amy Brewster
Adam Tisdale
Events and Project Specialist:
Sarolta Petersen
Contacts
Nathan Miller
Director, International Legal Clinic
University of Iowa College of Law
319-335-9023
nathan-j-miller@uiowa.edu
Sarolta Petersen
Events and Project Specialist
International Programs
319-335-3862
sarolta-petersen@uiowa.edu
The Provost’s Global Forum is the premier annual event on campus focused on international and global issues. In addition to serving the University of Iowa community broadly, the forum endeavors to build connections between the university and the state of Iowa, and positions the UI as a national node in discussions of global affairs. The forum is made possible through the generous support of the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. The Provost’s Global Forum is the premier annual event on campus focused on international and global issues. In addition to serving the University of Iowa community broadly, the forum endeavors to build connections between the university and the state of Iowa, and positions the UI as a national node in discussions of global affairs. The forum is made possible through the generous support of the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. The Provost’s Global Forum is the premier annual event on campus focused on international and global issues. In addition to serving the University of Iowa community broadly, the forum endeavors to build connections between the university and the state of Iowa, and positions the UI as a national node in discussions of global affairs. The forum is made possible through the generous support of the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization.