Walker Institute

We're dedicated to encouraging an interdisciplinary study of world affairs and a cross-cultural understanding.

Study the World

Our institute is home to six undergraduate minors that explore world cultures, histories, languages and politics in depth. We also offer scholarships and funding for both graduate and undergraduate research and travel.

Engage Globally

Our work isn't just for the college community. We host conferences and events that are open to the public, including our annual Taiwan Conference that we've hosted since 1996.

See Our Research

You can see some examples of our research in our publications and our two academic journals "Governance" and "French Historical Studies." We also receive outside funding and even won a $5,000,000 grant for the Rule of Law Collaborate in 2014.

Meet our Faculty Associates

Our faculty associates are an interdisciplinary group from around the University of South Carolina campus. We conduct vigorous research and teach courses for our undergraduate minors, which won us the Nikolai Khaladjan Award for Innovation in International Education in 2007.

Wednesday – March 6, 2019 - 12:30 --- 1:30pm

Speaker: Professor Joel Samuels, School of Law, University of South Carolina.

Title: A Local Battle with Global Implications: The Dispute Over the South China Sea

The South China Sea has become a flashpoint for tensions between China and several Southeast Asian nations who have overlapping claims over territory in that region. It is also an essential national security issue for the United States. In this interactive presentation, University of South Carolina School of Law Professor Joel Samuels will explore the legal dimensions to the South China Sea Dispute, including China’s expansive claims and how international law might address those claims. Please join us in this timely discussion of one of the most important simmering global disputes today

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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