2003 Program at a Glance

doi:10.1017/S1049096503002890

2003 Program at a Glance

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 August 2003

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Presidential Address
A Conversation with Paul Volcker
A Centennial Celebration
Pi Sigma Alpha Lecture
John Gaus Lecture
An Evening with John Sweeney
Discussing Wealth and Democracy with Kevin Phillips
Debating National Service with E. J. Dionne
Ralph Bunche Lecture by Fareed Zakaria

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Type: ASSOCIATION NEWS
Information: PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2003, pp. 486 - 487
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096503002890 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: © 2003 by the American Political Science Association

Presidential Address

APSA President Theda Skocpol delivers the annual presidential address. Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University where her work focuses on the decline of civil society. (Thurs/8:30)

A Conversation with Paul Volcker

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker discusses the challenges, choices, and opportunities facing the public service, governance, and globalization in a plenary sponsored by the Public Administration section. (Thurs/2:15)

A Centennial Celebration

Help APSA mark one hundred years. Following APSA President Theda Skocpol's address on Thursday evening, APSA will host its premier event—the Centennial Celebration Reception in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The event will include food, drink, and music. Be sure to join us for this special occasion.

Pi Sigma Alpha Lecture

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Caro delivers the annual Pi Sigma Alpha lecture. A master of the biography, Caro's works on Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson represent two of the most extensive and comprehensive looks at men of power. (Thurs/6:15)

John Gaus Lecture

Influential administration and organizational theory scholar Johan P. Olsen offers the John Gaus Lecture. Olsen is coresearch director of the Advanced Research on the Europeanization of the Nation State (ARENA) program at the University of Oslo. (Fri/6:15)

An Evening with John Sweeney

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney addresses the impacts and concerns of globalization and the future of organized labor in a plenary session sponsored by the New Political Science section. (Sat/8:00)

Discussing Wealth and Democracy with Kevin Phillips

Noted author and national commentator Kevin Phillips discusses his latest book, Wealth and Democracy. Four members of APSA's Task Force on Inequality and Democracy will serve as discussants. (Sat/12:00)

Debating National Service with E. J. Dionne

Brookings Institution senior fellow and national commentator E. J. Dionne leads a session exploring the National Service and the Future of Citizenship. (Sat/8:00)

Ralph Bunche Lecture by Fareed Zakaria

Newsweek International Editor and foreign policy commentator Fareed Zakaria delivers the Ralph Bunche Centennial Lecture. He is also author of The Future of Freedom.(Fri/8:30)