Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference:
THE POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Co-sponsored by: Boston College Department of Political Science Graduate Student Association, in partnership with the Boston College Department of Political Science Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy, the Program in Islamic Civilization and Societies, the GSAS Dean’s Office, the International Studies Program, and the Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Contact: BC Political Science Graduate Conference Committee, bcpogradconf@gmail.com
More information available at http://www.bc.edu/centers/cloughcenter/Conferences.html
Keynote Speakers:
Susan Shell
Boston College, Department of Political Science
ARE ALL RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS?
Thursday, March 11, 5:00 pm
Chestnut Hill Campus, McGuinn Hall, Room 121
Respondent: David Hollenbach, S.J., Boston College Theology Department, Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Ann Elizabeth Mayer
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
ISLAMIC PARTICULARISM IN UNIVERSALIST GARB: THE NEW VEIL COVERING MIDDLE EASTERN GOVERNMENTS’ HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES*
Friday, March 12, 12:30 pm
Newton Campus, Barat House, First Floor
Respondent: TBA
Sarah Sewall
Harvard Kennedy School, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE USE OF FORCE
Friday, March 12, 5:30 pm
Newton Campus, East Wing, Room 120
Respondent: Ward Thomas, Holy Cross Political Science Department
STUDENT PANELS
“THE FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS”
Thursday, March 11, 3:00 pm, Chestnut Hill Campus, McGuinn Hall Fifth Floor Lounge
“HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE”
Friday, March 12, 2:00 pm, Newton Campus, East Wing, Room 120
“STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS”
Friday, March 12, 2:00 pm, Newton Campus, East Wing, Room 120