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 – 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

Must RSVP and pre-pay by Sunday, 11/3/2019 before (11:45pm) by Clicking:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/palmetto-forum-november-2019-tickets-76817034819

Sponsored by:The Walker Institute and The Palmetto Forum is made possible in part by generous support from South State Wealth.

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