The Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, the Department of Political Science, The Harriman Institute, The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University present:
The 4th Annual Robert Jervis Conference:
Liberalism and the Future of International Order: A Conference Honoring the Work of Jack Snyder
Liberalism is at a crossroads. At home and abroad, liberal values, practices, and institutions are under assault. The Fourth Annual Saltzman Institute Conference will focus on the diverse sources, processes, and mechanisms underpinning the decline of liberal politics, both domestically and internationally, and explore the prospects for the renewal of liberal politics and international cooperation.
Professor Jack Snyder, the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, has long been both an admirer of liberalism’s virtues and a critic of liberal ideology untempered by pragmatic considerations. The Fourth Annual Saltzman Institute Conference celebrates the contributions of Professor Snyder as a scholar, a mentor, and a longtime leader in the Columbia community.
Convened by Jack Snyder's former students and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Conference Agenda:
9:00 am : Welcome
- V. Page Fortna, Columbia University
- Ronald Krebs, University of Minnesota
9:15 am – 10:30 am: Liberalism, Hypocrisy, and International Order
- Chair: Ron Krebs, University of Minnesota
- Mlada Bukovansky, Smith College
- Alexander Cooley, Barnard College
- Stacie Goddard, Wellesley College
10:45 am – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: Human Rights in a World of Nationalism and Populism
- Chair: Dawn Brancati, Brown University
- Fiona Adamson, SOAS University of London
- Kate Cronin-Furman, University College London
- Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Great Power Politics and Imperial Ambitions
- Chair: Victoria Hui, University of Notre Dame
- Thomas Christensen, Columbia University
- Colleen Larkin, University of California IGCC
- Paul MacDonald, Wellesley College
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 pm – 4:45 pm: The Future of Liberalism and International Order
- Chair: James Davis, University of St. Gallen
- Rachel Bronson, former President and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Colin Kahl, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, and former US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Sarah Mendelson, Carnegie Mellon University, and former US Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
- Leslie Vinjamuri, President and CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Jack Snyder, Columbia University
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Closing
- Stacie Goddard, Wellesley College
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Conference Reception
