Great Decisions Lecture Series

Event Date:February 22, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Colleen Hammelman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte Lecture topic: “World hunger has galvanized public attention and policymakers for centuries. While significant political, economic, and technological advances have been made such that […]

Event Date:February 15, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Kristina Shull, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History, UNC Charlotte Despite widespread acknowledgement of the growing global connections between climate change and migration, there are currently no legal protections in international or US law for people displaced […]

Event Date:February 8, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City John Cox, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, UNC Charlotte What precisely constitutes a war crime? Who decides how to define them, and how can they be prosecuted or prevented? Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine […]

Event Date:January 31, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:Location: Charlotte Country Day School, 1440 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226 Presenter: Peter Schwarz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, UNC Charlotte Energy security and geopolitics The year 2022 upended energy geopolitics, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine using energy as a weapon by threatening to […]

Event Date:January 25, 2023 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Location:The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City Greg Weeks, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UNC Charlotte Lecture Topic: “Political trends in Latin America are often labeled as “left” or “right.” These categories help us to some degree, but reality is […]

Event Date:February 9, 2022 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM “Changing Demographics” Michael Ewers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Sisiter Cities, the International House, the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of […]

Event Date:February 2, 2022 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM “Climate Change” Mark Kelso, Ph.D., Professor Political Science and Sociology Department, Queens University The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Sisiter Cities, the International House, the Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, and […]

Event Date:January 26, 2022 – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Drug Policy in Latin America Greg Weeks, Ph.D., Associate Dean College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UNC Charlotte The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Sisiter Cities, the International House, the Young Professionals of the World […]

Event Date:March 3, 2021 – 6:30 PM to March 4, 2021 – 7:59 PM Brexit and the European Union Joshua Miller, Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, UNC Charlotte The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, International House of Charlotte, and the World Affairs […]

Event Date:February 24, 2021 – 6:30 PM to February 25, 2021 – 7:59 PM The End of Globalization? Dale Smith, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Global Studies, UNC Charlotte The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, International House of Charlotte, and the World Affairs Council of […]