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Summer Intern Lecture Series
The 2012 Palestine Center Interns would like to present
The 13th Annual Summer Intern Lecture Series
Reevaluating Palestinian Stakeholder Legitimacy
The
2012 Palestine Center Summer Intern Lecture
Series studies the extent to which Palestinian
leadership represents Palestinian interests,
and how their national objectives are at all
manifest.
"From Grievance to Action: Mapping Grassroots Movements in Palestine"
with
Ms. Phyllis Bennis
Director, New Internationalism Project
Institute for Policy Studies
and
Mr. Adam Gallagher
Writer, Researcher on Non-Violent Movements
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This panel examines the role of grassroots movements as a practical approach to fulfilling the shortcomings of political representation, with special attention to protests, hunger strikes, and other forms of resistance seen today. This is the first installment in our annual lecture series, a study of the extent to which the Palestinian leadership represents the interests of its constituency, and how the Palestinian nation’s objectives are at all manifest.
Adam Gallagher is a widely published writer on Palestine and non-violent protest. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral degree in Political Science at George Mason University. His academic interests include U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, social movements, and non-violence. He is also a contributor to the academic blog Tropics of Meta. He was the Program Manager at The Tharwa Foundation from 2008 to 2009.
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"Negotiating Peace: Motivations, Mechanisms, and Methods"
with
Mr. Khalid Elgindy
Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Brookings Institute
Mr. Leila Hilal
Director, Middle East Task Force
New America Foundation
Mr. Josh Ruebner
National Advocacy Director
U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Thursday, 12 July 2012
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This panel examines the effectiveness of the Palestinian strategy for negotiating a peace that complements the national interest, with special attention to a future Palestinian negotiating strategy after its bid for state recognition at the United Nations.
Khaled Elgindy a researcher and analyst on
United States policy in the Middle East. He is
currently a visiting fellow at the Saban Center
for Middle East Policy at the Brookings
Institute. From 2004 to 2009, he served with
the Negotiations Support Unit in Ramallah as an
advisor to the Palestinian leadership on
permanent status negotiations with Israel. He
was a key participant in the most recent round
of negotiations launched at Annapolis in
November 2007. Mr. Elgindy received his M.A.
from the Georgetown University School of
Foreign Service.
Leila
Hilal is
a widely published consultant on conflict
mediation policies in the Middle East. She is
currently the director of the New America
Foundation Middle East Task Force. From 2002 to
2007, she served as a legal adviser to the
Palestinian Negotiations Department and acted
as an external adviser to the Palestinian
negotiating team as part of the Annapolis
bi-lateral peace talks of 2008. Hilal obtained
her J.D. from the State University of New York
at Buffalo Law School and LL.M. from Harvard
Law School.
Josh
Ruebner is
a political activist and frequent speaker on
Palestinian issues. He is currently the
National Advocacy Director of the U.S. Campaign
to End the Israeli Occupation and a former
analyst in Middle East Affairs at the
Congressional Research Service. He is the
author of the forthcoming book tentatively
entitled “Shattered Hopes: Obama and the Quest
for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.” Mr. Ruebner
received his M.A. in International Relations
from the Johns Hopkins University School of
Advanced International
Studies.
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"Palestinian Politics: Representation and Accountability"
with
Ms. Noura Erakat
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture examines the viability of the current Palestinian leadership and the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority, with special attention to the Fateh-Hamas political schism and the significance surrounding the planned elections.
Noura Erakat
is a
human rights attorney and writer. She is
currently an adjunct professor of international
human rights law in the Middle East at
Georgetown University and is the US-based Legal
Advocacy Coordinator for Badil Center for
Palestinian Refugee and Residency Rights. She
has helped to initiate and organize several
national formations including Arab Women
Arising for Justice and the U.S. Palestinian
Community Network. She is a co-editor of Jadaliyya.com. Erakat is
currently completing her LL.M. in National
Security at Georgetown University Law
Center.
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This series is coordinated by the Palestine Center Summer 2012 Interns, who are Marian Hale of Haifa University, Marion Messmer of Mount Holyoke College, Michael Kaplan of The New School, and Patrick Lavallee of Bowdoin College.
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"From Grievance to Action: Mapping Grassroots Movements in Palestine"
with
Ms. Phyllis Bennis
Director, New Internationalism Project
Institute for Policy Studies
and
Mr. Adam Gallagher
Writer, Researcher on Non-Violent Movements
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This panel examines the role of grassroots movements as a practical approach to fulfilling the shortcomings of political representation, with special attention to protests, hunger strikes, and other forms of resistance seen today. This is the first installment in our annual lecture series, a study of the extent to which the Palestinian leadership represents the interests of its constituency, and how the Palestinian nation’s objectives are at all manifest.
Phyllis
Bennis is a writer, analyst, and activist on
Middle East and United Nations affairs. She is
currently the Director of the New
Internationalism Project at the Institute for
Policy Studies and a fellow of the
Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. In 2001,
she helped found and remains on the steering
committee of the U.S. Campaign to End the
Israeli Occupation. She works closely with the
United for Peace and Justice anti-war coalition
and co-chairs the U.N.-based International
Coordinating Network on Palestine. She
continues to serve as an adviser to several top
U.N. officials on Middle East and U.N.
democratization issues.
Adam Gallagher is a widely published writer on Palestine and non-violent protest. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral degree in Political Science at George Mason University. His academic interests include U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, social movements, and non-violence. He is also a contributor to the academic blog Tropics of Meta. He was the Program Manager at The Tharwa Foundation from 2008 to 2009.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
"Negotiating Peace: Motivations, Mechanisms, and Methods"
with
Mr. Khalid Elgindy
Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Brookings Institute
Mr. Leila Hilal
Director, Middle East Task Force
New America Foundation
Mr. Josh Ruebner
National Advocacy Director
U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Thursday, 12 July 2012
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This panel examines the effectiveness of the Palestinian strategy for negotiating a peace that complements the national interest, with special attention to a future Palestinian negotiating strategy after its bid for state recognition at the United Nations.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
"Palestinian Politics: Representation and Accountability"
with
Ms. Noura Erakat
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Palestine Center
This lecture examines the viability of the current Palestinian leadership and the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority, with special attention to the Fateh-Hamas political schism and the significance surrounding the planned elections.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
This series is coordinated by the Palestine Center Summer 2012 Interns, who are Marian Hale of Haifa University, Marion Messmer of Mount Holyoke College, Michael Kaplan of The New School, and Patrick Lavallee of Bowdoin College.
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