Spring 2020 Lectures
Wednesday – Dec. 2, 2020 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “US-Venezuela relations: How we got here and where we are going”
Speaker: Ambassador Jimmy Story Venezuela Affairs Unit, Bogota, Colombia
This is a free event.
Wednesday – Nov. 4, 2020 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “The Rise and Challenges of Authoritarian Populism In Europe And The U.S.”
Speaker: Dr. David Sirakov, Director of the Atlantic Academy Rheinland-Pfalz
This is a free event.
Must RSVP by Monday, 11/2/2020 before (11:45pm)
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Sponsored by: This year we are co-sponsoring the virtual session of the Palmetto Forum with the Columbia World Affairs Council
Location: The Walker Institute will send out a Zoom link to the RSVP list.
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Wednesday – March 4, 2020 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “Putin’s “2024 Problem””
Speaker: Dr. Gordon Smith, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of South Carolina
Cost and Payment Information: We have two payment options: check and online, cash will not be accepted
Must RSVP by Sunday, 3/1/2020 before (11:45pm)
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Sponsored by: The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.
Location: The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street
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Wednesday – February 5, 2020 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “From Mine to Market: Diamonds and 19th-Century Transatlantic Trade”
Speaker: Dr. Saskia Coenen Snyder, Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina
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Must RSVP by Sunday, 2/3/2020 before (11:45pm)
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Sponsored by: The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.
Location: The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street
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Fall 2019 Lectures
Wednesday – December 4, 2019 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “Breaking Down the Breakdown of Democracy in Venezuela”
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Wilson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
Cost and Payment Information: We have two payment options: check and online, cash will not be accepted
Must RSVP by Sunday, 12/1/2019 before (11:45pm)
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Sponsored by: The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.
Location: The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street
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Audience: Open to all of USC and general public
Attire: Business/Professional
Wednesday – November 6, 2019 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm
Title: “Democracy building after authoritarianism - THE CHALLEGES TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
IN POLAND (and Eastern Europe) 30 years after the 1989 reFolution”
Speaker: Dr. Bohdan Szklarski, Visiting Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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Sponsored by: The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.
Location: The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street
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Attire: Business/Professional
Title: “The Middle East after the Israeli elections”
Speaker: Dr. Josef Olmert, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
Sponsored by: The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.
Location: The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street
Cost and Payment Information:
Checks must be made payable to Walker Institute, no cash will be accepted
*Payments at the Door, by check only
Must RSVP by Sunday, 9/29/2019 before (11:45pm)
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Must RSVP and pre-pay by Sunday, 9/29/2019 before (11:45pm) by following to the payment portal here
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Cancellation Policy:
If you have reserved your spot for this event and cannot attend, please call our office (803) 777-8180 to cancel your reservation no later than 2 days prior to the event. Reservations that are not cancelled will be billed.
Audience: Open to all of USC and general public
Attire: Business/Professional
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