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Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan November 30, 2023

The Georgetown University Mortara Center for International Studies honored the winner of this year’s Joseph S. Lepgold Book Prize on Nov. 30.  The annual Lepgold Book Award honors contributions...

Professors Discuss Midterms, Polarization, Trends at Mortara Center

Professors Discuss Midterms, Polarization, Trends at Mortara Center

By Evie Steele October 6, 2022

The 2022 midterm elections serve as an important signal for the state of American politics in the midst of increased polarization and threats to democracy, two professors said at an event on the highly...

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Anthropology Professor Mubbashir Rizvi, left, Refugees International Climate Displacement Program Manager Alice Thomas and Environmental Law Center attorney Sofia Yazykova urged immediate action to stop climate change.

Panel Urges Action on Climate Refugee Displacement

By Tanner Larkin November 18, 2016

Immediate action must be taken to stop climate change in light of environmentally induced displacement of refugees, according to a panel discussion organized by the Environmental Futures Initiative...

Professor Discusses ‘Star Wars,’ Politics

By Owen Eagan January 22, 2016

Professor Dan Nexon drew comparisons from the "Star Wars" saga to modern political science at a conversation in the Mortara Center for International Studies on Wednesday. The event, titled "Star Wars as...

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Former Secretary General of the North American Treaty Organization Javier Solana shared his thoughts on the challenges of transatlantic relations in the Mortara Center on Tuesday.

NATO Secretary General Talks Global Challenges

By Gaia Mattiace October 23, 2015

Former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Javier Solana spoke about challenges the European Union and transatlantic community currently face at the Mortara Center Tuesday afternoon. Solana,...

Book Launch Highlights Struggles of Returning Veterans

By Ashwin Puri September 18, 2015

Philosophy professor Nancy Sherman presented her new book on post-bellum effects on veterans called "Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers," Wednesday at an event hosted by the Mortara Center...

McNamara Pens New Book on EU

By Gaia Mattiace September 15, 2015

Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies Kathleen McNamara discussed political authority in the European Union at the launch event for her new book, "The Politics of Everyday Europe: Constructing...

Professor Explores Nazi Psyche

By Giovanna Azevedo January 16, 2015

Professor Alan Confino discussed his book “A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide” and provided insight on the psychological basis of the Nazi consciousness Wednesday...

Exploring Nixon’s Role in 1971 South Asia

By Sydney Winkler February 9, 2014

Gary Bass, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton, presented his most recent book, “The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide,” on Thursday at the Mortara Center. The...

Professors Compare Emerging Democracies

By Elaina Koros September 6, 2013

Three Georgetown professors highlighted the similarities among the maturing democracies of Egypt, Turkey and Brazil at a panel discussion Wednesday. Government professor Charles King, international...

Uribe Protesters Return for First Time This Term

By Lauren Weber March 25, 2011

A crowd of 15 students and activists gathered at the Mortara Center on Wednesday evening to protest a speech by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez, rekindling the demonstrations that punctuated...

Student Panel Reflects on Climate Talks

By Maddie McLennon February 5, 2010

Among the tens of thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, last December were five members of the Georgetown community four students and a professor who reconvened on Wednesday in the Mortara...

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