Education in Time of Crisis: International
April 4 & 18, 2000
Issues of International Intervention:
A Special Dialogue Series for Educators
Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA
As
part of an ongoing mission to bridge the gap between the classroom
and real world expertise, and to meet the needs of educators,
Global Source Education is offering an evening series of informal
dialogs between educators, academics and practitioners on
issues of international intervention, with a focus on enhancing
classroom education.
South Africa- Iraq- Rwanda- Bosnia- Kosovo- East Timor- Chechnya-
Burma
Session
One: Tuesday, April 4, 7-9 PM
"Precedent
and Practice in International Intervention: Toward a Framework
for Analyzing Intervention"
Guest
Panelists: Bruce Kochis, Senior Lecturer, Interdisciplinary
Arts & Sciences and Director, UW Human Rights Education and
Research Network
Mary Callahan,
Assistant Professor, Jackson School of International Studies
and UW Department of Political Science
Michael
Yarrow, Organizer, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Western Washington
Session
Two: Tuesday, April 18, 7-9 PM
"Regions
of Crisis: Interventions Undertaken or Avoided, with a Focus
on South Africa, Iraq, Rwanda, Balkans, Chechnya, Burma"
Guest
Panelists: Vladimir Raskin, Research Associate, UW Jackson
School of International Studies
Ron Slye,
Professor, Seattle University School of Law
Larry
Dohrs, Director, The Trade and Human Rights Project at Global
Source Education
Recent
events in these countries and regions have cast issues of
intervention in a new light. United Nations Secretary General
Kofi Annan has stated bluntly that state sovereignty is no
longer a valid shield against foreign interference in cases
of humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, the International Criminal
Court and other global institutions are increasingly involved
in investigating and prosecuting cases from within national
borders.
Why Intervention
As a Topic of Study?
- What
are the implications of these changes on the study of international
relations, geo-politics, global studies, world geography
and US politics?
- Is
humanitarian intervention a fad, or are we seeing a fundamental
shift in the way in which states interact?
- How
can current events become a framework for curriculum that
is both timely and relevant to the study of history?
- Is
intervention an effective way to achieve either humanitarian
or strategic goals?
Moderator:
Jonathan Garfunkel, Director of Global Source Education.
