TABLE OF CONTENTS

• NEWS
  • New Delivery System for GP
• PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIP
  • IWA - Global Issues Fall Series 2005
  • Upcoming Shows: International Focus
  • This Summer:  Lambada at the Lake:  Alterra to Host Latin Music Performance Series
  • August:  Call for Submissions -- Gender and State Reform in Latin American and the Caribbean
  • WPSA Annual Conference
  • September 27:  The Future of Korea
  • The World Congress on Communication for Development
• GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS & AWARDS
  • Abe Fellowship Program
  • Today:  Applications due for DAAD Young Ambassadors Program
• FEATURED WEB SITES
  • Establishing Law and Order After Conflict
  • Global Voices Online
  • The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II

New Delivery System for GP
Of this Global Passport issue only, all subscribers should have received two (2) copies.  To add an additional level of spam protection for our subscribers, a new e-mail addressing scheme for Global Passport is being implemented.  This new approach to delivering your bi-monthly newsletter should be "transparent" to our subscribers and is based on UWM's new "PantherList" system.  Beginning with the August 29, 2005 issue of GP, you should receive only one copy.

For more information on PantherList:

• http://www.pantherlist.uwm.edu.

• Tuesday, October 11  -- U.S. Foreign Policy: The War on Terror and Spreading Freedom
  • UWM Union Ballroom West, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
  • 6:30 p.m. registration; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. program; public parking available in UWM Union
  • Speaker: Gary Schmitt,  Executive Director, Project for the New American Century
    • Gary Schmitt is Executive Director of the Project for the New American Century, a national security think tank which promotes American leadership abroad and the protection and promotion of liberal democratic principles globally. During the Reagan Administration he served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. Since then, he has been a consultant for the Defense Department and a professor in International Studies. He has authored numerous publications on the American political system and national security.
       
• Tuesday, October 18  -- International Human Rights, Development, and Democracy
  • UWM Union Ballroom West, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
  • 6:30 p.m. registration; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. program; public parking available in UWM Union
  • Speaker: Susannah Sirkin, Deputy Director, Physicians for Human Rights
    • Susannah Sirkin is Deputy Director of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a national organization that mobilizes health professionals to advance the health and dignity of all people through action that promotes respect for, protection of and fulfillment of human rights. Sirkin has organized health and human rights investigations into consequences of human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law worldwide.  She has authored and edited numerous reports and articles on the medical consequences of human rights violations.
       
• Tuesday, October 25  -- 60th Anniversary of the United Nations -- The People Speak 2005:  Defining the U.S.- U.N. Relationship for the 21st Century
  • Bolton Hall Room 150, 3210 Maryland Ave.
  • 6:30 p.m. registration; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. program; public parking available in UWM Union
  • Speaker: Lee Feinstein, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
    • During the 1990's, Lee A. Feinstein served as a Senior Fellow, Deputy Director of Studies, and Executive Director of the Task Force on the United Nations at the Council on Foreign Relations. His expertise includes foreign policy, weapons of mass destruction and international law.  Recently, he published “A Duty to Prevent," an article on the international community's responsibility to prevent nuclear proliferation. He recently served as an expert on the congressionally-mandated Task Force on the United Nations, co-chaired by Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator George Mitchell.
       
• Tuesday, November 1 -- A Debate: What Does It Mean to Spread Freedom?
  • Bolton Hall Room 150, 3210 Maryland Ave.
  • 6:30 p.m. registration; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. program; public parking available in UWM Union
  • Chris Fomunyoh, Senior Associate and Regional Director, Africa Programs, National Democratic Institute
    • Chris Fomunyoh is Senior Associate for Africa and Regional Director at the National Democratic Institute. He has organized and advised international election observation missions as well as designed and supervised country specific democracy support programs with civic organizations, political parties and legislative bodies throughout Africa. He recently designed and launched the African Statesmen Initiative, a program aimed at facilitating political transitions in Africa by encouraging former democratic Heads of State to stay engaged in humanitarian issues, conflict mediation, and public health
  • TBA, Representative from the International Republican Institute
    • The International Republican Institute (IRI) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing democracy worldwide. IRI conducts a wide range of international programs to promote and strengthen democratic ideals and institutions.  It is a nonpartisan organization, not affiliated with any political party. IRI assists democracy efforts in more than 60 countries with programs that train countries on such issues as civic responsibility, the legislative process for newly elected government officials, the mechanics of organizing political parties and election campaigns.

• Luncheon Discussion Groups:  On the Wednesdays after each Tuesday evening program, join us to explore the issues further!  Register for "Luncheon Discussion Groups" with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ben Merens.   11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in UWM School of Continuing Education, Plankinton Building, 161 W. Wisconsin Avenue, 7th floor.
  • October 12
  • October 19
  • October 26
  • November 2
• Buffet lunch is included in the registration fee. Listen, debate and meet other globally minded people.

Admission Fees for the 2005 Fall Series:
 

Register online at http://www.iwa.uwm.edu or by phone at 414-229-3220.  Pre-registration required for Luncheon Discussion Groups.  On-site registration is available at all evening programs.

The Global Issues Fall Series is made possible by partnerships with:

• Brady Corps
• International Republican Institute
• Milwaukee Public television
• National Democratic Institute
• The People Speak 2005
• Milwaukee Rotary Club
• UWM Center for International Education
• UWM Student Union
• Ideas 90.7 Wisconsin Public Radio
• World Affairs Councils of America
• Wisconsin Governor’s Commission on the United Nations
• Wisconsin Division United Nations Association

• August 21 - "Torture" with guests Lawrence Albrecht, Robert Beck and Tomas Kuzmanovic
• August 28 -  "Iran after the Elections" with guests Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and Ali Dadpay
• September 4 - "The European Union" with guests Wolfgang Schmidt, John Katzka and Donald Pienkos.

• August 25th: Punto De Vista (salsa)

All performances will be held at Alterra at the Lake, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive.  Limited parking is available in the lot behind the café, though attendees are strongly encouraged to park in the free, public marina parking lot across the street.  In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors.

Guests are welcome to enjoy their food and drinks outside, either on the patio or on the adjacent grassy area.  In addition to coffee, espresso-based beverages, and baked goods, the lakefront café serves a variety of sandwiches, soups, and salads.  This summer Alterra will operate an outdoor concession tent so that attendees of both Música del Lago and Florentine at the Lake do not have to go into the café to purchase refreshments.

Música del Lago is co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with additional support from Latino Arts, Inc.
of the United Community Center.

Headquartered on the East Side, Alterra Coffee Roasters has supplied Milwaukee with fresh-roasted specialty coffees since 1993.  The company operates five retail locations in the metropolitan area and supplies more than 400 wholesale accounts in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.  Alterra is committed to developing open, respectful relationships with partners in both the local and global communities.

This issue seeks to provide a forum for studies dealing with the relationships between the first and second generation of state reforms and the cultural, economic, and social situation of women. We welcome papers on gender differences in the civil service, cultural stereotypes of bureaucracy, and women as the clients of changing public services and structures.
Also, we strongly encourage discussions into new terrains such as the interactions between gender and the privatization of public utilities, as well as women's collective action and their incidence on those public policies geared towards state innovation and change.

Papers can be submitted in Spanish, English, or Portuguese. If accepted, the author will have to provide a Spanish version of the article. The review panel is composed of international scholars from institutions in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.

The deadline for submission is August of 2005. The expected publication date is March of 2006.

All papers should be sent electronically to:

revistapoliticaygestion@unsam.edu.ar
Attn. Ana L. Rodríguez-Gustá, Guest Editor.

If you have any ideas for papers, panels, or anything else, please please contact Dr. Russell Brooker, Social Science Department, Alverno College, at Russell.Brooker@alverno.edu. Any field of political science is welcome.  Some interesting papers and presentations have already been proposed on Plato, Russian politics, American public opinion, and the politics behind public memorials (with particular emphasis on the World Trade Center site).

To submit your ideas or for more information, please e-mail Russell.Brooker@alverno.edu.

Alverno is only about 20 minutes from UWM and has "massive amounts of free parking."

September 27, 2005 - 7:00-8:30 pm in the UWM Union, Union Ballroom, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Speakers:

• Andrew Hyde
  • A fourteen-year veteran of the Foreign Service, Mr. Hyde currently serves as the Republic of Korea Unit Chief within the State Department's office of Korean Affairs, where he manages the broad overview of the U.S. relationship with South Korea. Before joining the Korea office, he worked in the Department's International Communications and Information Policy office, focusing on the East and South Asia region. Prior to his diplomatic career, Mr. Hyde worked as Legislative Assistant to US Senator John Warner, specializing in economic issues.
• Representative, Korean Embassy
  • The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has confirmed that a senior member of their staff will join the panel. Final selection of the speaker is subject to Embassy scheduling and will be announced when available. Please see http://www.iwa.uwm.edu for further details.
• Joseph A.B. Winder
  • Joseph A.B. Winder is the President of the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). Prior to joining KEI, Mr. Winder had a distinguished thirty-year career in the United States Foreign Service. His overseas assignments included postings in Germany, Chile, Tokyo, Thailand, and Indonesia. His senior Washington-based positions at the Department of State included Director of the Office of Economic Analysis and Director of the Office of Monetary Affairs. Mr. Winder holds an MBA degree from the University of Michigan.

$8 General Public; $4 IWA Basic and UWM Community Members; complimentary admission for IWA Premium Members and students with a valid student ID.

The first World Congress on Communication for Development will focus on demonstrating that communication for development is an essential ingredient for meeting today’s most pressing development challenges and, as such, should be more fully integrated in development policy and practice.

This 3-day Congress will bring together communication professionals engaged in development initiatives, policymakers, development practitioners, donor and civil society organization representatives, community representatives, and academics from around the world to share experiences and best practices in this growing field. Discussions and presentations will focus on what works, what doesn’t, and how communication for development contributes to better development effectiveness.

For more information, to submit a proposal, and/or to register:   http://www.devcomm-congress.org/

The Abe Fellowship supports professional research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between Japan and America. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Japan (or be able to demonstrate serious affiliations with research communities in the U.S. or Japan) and hold the terminal degree in their field by the start of their fellowship term.

The ideal candidate for the DAAD Young Ambassadors Program:

• is an undergraduate student at a college or university in the US or Canada.
• has recently studied in Germany (for any period, from a summer program to an entire year).
• is available to promote studying in Germany on their home campus in the coming academic year.
• can speak intelligently and enthusiastically about their experiences in Germany in front of groups.
• is willing to organize one student event on campus per semester.
• is available September 25-26 for a training session in New York City.

The application deadline for 2005/2006 Young Ambassadors is August 15, 2005.

For more information on the program and to download an application form, go to:  http://www.daad.org/?p=ambassadors

Establishing Law and Order After Conflict
    http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG374.pdf
Released in July 2005, this compelling 293-page report from the RAND Corporation examines the recent attempts of the US government to build (and rebuild) nations around the world. The report looks at such recent efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with like-minded efforts in Panama, El Salvador, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and East Timor. The report utilizes data on current and past levels of political violence, crime rates, and public opinion polls to perform its analysis, and recommends that the United States devote as much attention to planning post-conflict internal security as to planning the combat phase of nation-building operations. The report also notes that there are several crucial elements to establishing security, including creating a well-trained troop and police force in order to defeat and deter insurgents.

Global Voices Online
    http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/
Many public interest media organizations are concerned about listening to the voices and opinions of those around the world, particularly in the developing world. One such group is the nonprofit global citizens' media project, Global Voices Online, which is sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School. Its ultimate goal is "to foster better international communication and understanding between ordinary citizens of different countries, using internet, wireless and radio technologies." On the project's well-designed homepage, visitors can access compelling blogs from dozens of countries around the world and view profiles of persons working in a variety of important fields related to these emerging technologies. Another very important aspect of the site is the area dedicated to Podcasts from around the globe, including those offered by Ahmad Humeid in Jordan and several interviews with Chinese bloggers.

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II : A Collection of Primary Sources
    http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
In timely fashion, the National Security Archive has released another of one of its well-devised electronic briefing books for consideration by the general public. This particular book is edited by William Burr and contains 77 declassified US government documents on the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific theater of operations. As the site notes, "Interested readers can see for themselves the crucial source material that scholars have used to shape narrative accounts of the historical developments and to frame their arguments about the questions that have provoked controversy over the years." As with previous electronic briefing books, each document is complemented by a brief statement of its importance and general relevance to this overall theme. Additionally, there are notes that contain detailed bibliographic information of external sources used to expand on the details for each document.