EU Investment in Human Capital & the Evolution of European Identity: This topic will discuss how the Europeans are currently navigating several crises that are related: ongoing civil wars in north Africa and the Middle East and a wave of refugees fleeing these conflicts. Additionally, how their economies are suffering from high inflation and economic uncertainty. However, important investments in human capital (education in particular) have helped many of these refugees integrate into European society and build skills they will need for gainful employment.
Becoming a Global Citizen is a program series dedicated to educating the public and encouraging discussions about foreign affairs. These programs will be on the first Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Sharon Forks Library. Each program will consist of 45 minutes of presentation by a University of North Georgia professor followed by 45 minutes of a roundtable discussion on the topic of the month.
This program is intended for adults and high schoolers.
This month's topic is EU Investment in Human Capital & the Evolution of European Identity, presented by Dr. Nathan Price, an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of North Georgia’s Blue Ridge Campus. He completed a bachelor’s degree in political science and history at Miami University and an MA and PhD in political science at Louisiana State University. He studied at Miami University’s Dolibois European Center located in Luxembourg. He has been actively involved in promoting community engagement since joining the faculty at UNG in 2015. He collaborated with another UNG professor on a project to incorporate Turbovote (a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting voter registration on college campuses) into the existing online platforms at its partner academic institutions. Additionally, he works closely alongside colleagues in the Blue Ridge Scholars program, a learning community based on our Blue Ridge campus that incorporates service learning into core academic courses. His research interests are primarily focused on European politics.
August 8: Chinese Foreign Policy: Playing the Role of Strategic Competitor to the US
September 10: Russian Foreign Policy: Russia's Changing Relationship with the World
October 8: Soft Power in Latin America
November 5: State Fragility
December 3: Fallout from the Conflict in Ukraine
This program is in partnership with the University of North Georgia's Department of Political Science and International Affairs.
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