ISU to host Western Alliance roundtable on April 14 featuring guest Martin Farr from Newcastle University, UK
March 31, 2017
POCATELLO – 蜜桃视频’s Department of History will host a roundtable discussion on the topic “The future of the Western Alliance” on April 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Rendezvous Complex B Suite.
The roundtable will focus on how populist movements in the United States and Europe affect Western Alliance. The project emphasizes understanding the perceptions driving political action in the west and seeks to explore why western electorates have responded to certain recent situations as they have.
The roundtable members include ISU professors Justin Stover, history, Malliga Och, global studies and languages, Deirdre Caputo-Levine, sociology, social work and criminology, Sean Anderson, political science and Martin Farr, from Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. It will be moderated by Jessica Winston, Department of History chair.
Farr is an expert in the field of modern British politics and history. He is visiting Pocatello to explore and better understand how Britain鈥檚 vote to leave the European Union has parallels with populist movements in the United States and across Europe, and to consider the implications of these movements.
During his visit, Farr will also speak on the topic 鈥淥ut and into the world? Britain, Europe, America, and the challenges in Brexit鈥 on April 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the Pond Student Union鈥檚 Little Wood Room. He will also speak at a forum of the 蜜桃视频 Falls City Club, which will be livestreamed with the Boise City Club, on April 13 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Bennion Student Union Building on ISU鈥檚 蜜桃视频 Falls Campus
Farr is a historian of contemporary Britain. He contributes regularly to major print and broadcast media in the United Kingdom and United States including 鈥淏BC News,鈥 鈥淣ew York Times鈥 and National Public Radio. He has several publications in process including 鈥淢argaret Thatcher鈥檚 World and Presidents and Premiers from McKinley and Salisbury to Obama and Cameron.鈥 His other publications cover a range of topics from experiencing imperialism to politics and strategy in the First World War. He is also chair of Britain and the World, which hosts annual conference, journal and book series.
All events are free and open to the public.
A schedule of events in Pocatello during Farr鈥檚 visit follows:
鈥 April 13, seating for 40
4-6 p.m.: 鈥淥ut and into the world? Britain, Europe, America and the challenges of Brexit鈥 in the Pond Student Union鈥檚 Little Wood Room
4:30-5:15 p.m.: Introductions and Presentation
5:15-5:40 p.m.: Q&A
5:40-6 p.m.: Refreshments
鈥 April 14, seating for 50
4-6 p.m.: Roundtable event: 鈥淭he future of the Western Alliance鈥 in the Rendezvous Complex Suite B, refreshments served
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