30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Co-sponsored by the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, and the Atlanta Council on International Relations Alasdair Young’s Ivan Allen College Distinguished Researcher Award with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union

Lunch will be provided.  Registration is free, but please RSVP

12:10 Opening Remarks

1. Dr. Heike Fuller, German Consul General

12:20-1:20 Keynote Address

1. Milada Vachudova, Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

1:25-2:10 Panel 1: Postcommunist Transition: Society & Culture

1. Kristi Macrakis, History and Sociology, Georgia Tech
2. Jelena Subotic, Political Science, Georgia State
3. Jan Uelzmann, Modern Languages, Georgia Tech

2:15-3 Panel 2: Postcommunist Transition: Security

1. Eliza Markley, Nunn School, Georgia Tech
2. Bob Kennedy, Atlanta Council on International Relations
3. Michael Baun, International Relations, Valdosta State