http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/toje-describes-eus-nobel-peace-prize-as-controversial http://www.hamilton.edu/news/toje-describes-eus-nobel-peace-prize-as-controversial Asle Toje, acting research director for the Norwegian Nobel Institute, visited Hamilton on March 8 to discuss the history of the Nobel Peace Prize and its most recent recipient, the European Union. As research director Toje is responsible for gathering information on Nobel candidates for review by the Nobel committee. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:02:49 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/asle-toje-lecture-rescheduled http://www.hamilton.edu/news/asle-toje-lecture-rescheduled The lecture by Asle Toje, research director for the Norwegian Nobel Institute, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 7, has been rescheduled for Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center, room 3024. Toje's original flight from Iceland was cancelled. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:31:04 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/norwegian-nobel-institute-research-director-to-lecture http://www.hamilton.edu/news/norwegian-nobel-institute-research-director-to-lecture Asle Toje, research director for the Norwegian Nobel Institute, will present a lecture titled “The Nobel Peace Prize and the EU,” on Thursday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bradford Auditorium, KJ. His lecture is sponsored by the Hamilton Government department and is free and open to the public. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:15:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/brigham-young-political-science-professor-discusses-germany-and-economic-misery-in-europe http://www.hamilton.edu/news/brigham-young-political-science-professor-discusses-germany-and-economic-misery-in-europe Brigham Young University Professor Wade Jacoby visited Hamilton recently to lecture on Germany and the continued economic woes in Europe.  As Americans, we often view the Great Recession through the lens of our own experiences; however, Europe has found itself in an even more precarious position.  With inordinately high unemployment rates and debt-to-GDP ratios, many countries in the Eurozone are on the precipice of financial disaster.  Germany, however, has weathered the crisis fairly well.  As a result, European countries have turned to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for leadership, guidance and economic support. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:23:20 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-lehmann-contribute-to-new-book http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-lehmann-contribute-to-new-book Alan Cafruny, Henry Bristol Professor of International Affairs, and Ted Lehmann, assistant professor of government, contributed to the recently published Exploring the Global Financial Crisis, volume 18. It is part of the series Advances in International Political Economy, edited by Cafruny and Herman Schwartz (University of Virginia) under the sponsorship of the International Studies Association (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013). Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:15:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/dukakis-center-director-david-wisner-to-speak http://www.hamilton.edu/news/dukakis-center-director-david-wisner-to-speak Public policy advisor David Wisner will speak about the Euro-crisis on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Red Pit, KJ. Wisner is the executive director of Greece Education Management at the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service. His lecture, titled “The Crisis of the European Union and the Future of Greece,” is free and open to the public. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:35:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-presents-papers-in-montreal-sweden http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-presents-papers-in-montreal-sweden Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, presented papers  at the International Studies Association annual convention in Montreal and at Linnaeus University in Sweden in March. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-presents-on-global-financial-crisis http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cafruny-presents-on-global-financial-crisis Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, attended the 9th annual European Sociological Association Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from Sept. 3 - 6. He was a member of the program committee of the Critical Political Economy Research Network and presented a paper titled "The Global Financial Crisis and European Integration Theory." Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST