October 19 & 20, 2009

The School for International Studies at SFU and the Centre of International Relations of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC present a free public lecture on ‘Child Soldiering: Myth and Reality’ on Oct 19 and a free research seminar on 'Women and Girls at War: "Wives," Mothers and Fighters in the Lord's Resistance Army' on Oct 20 by Professor Christopher Blattman of Yale University. For more information, please click here.

October 14, 2009

The School for International Studies presents a free lecture on 'Afghanistan and Its Troublesome Neighbourhood" by Kristian Berg Harpviken. For more information, please click here.

September 25, 2009

The School for International Studies at SFU and the Centre of International Relations of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC present a free research seminar:  ‘International Paternalism: A Qualified Defense’ and public lecture: ‘Humanitarianism in a World of Hurt’ by Michael Barnett. For more information, please click here.

September 18, 2009

The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Nicholas Hopton, Head of the International Organisations Department, British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. For more information, please click here.

September 18, 2009

The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Anthony Gill on the Political Origins of Religious Liberty. For more information, please click here.

June 22, 2009

History in the Making: Indian Politics in a New Era

Professor John Harriss will discuss the significance of the 2009 election in India. Limited seating, RSVP recommended. 7:00 p.m., SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information call 778.782.5100. To RSVP, email cstudies@sfu.ca.

May 21, 2009

The School extends a warm welcome to our new Assistant Professor, Morten Jerven who will be starting in the fall term.

April 27, 2009

Tariq Ramadan's lecture from February 23, 2009 will be broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas on Thursday, April 27, 2009 at 21:00. Click here for more information.

April 2 & 3, 2009

The Simons Foundation, the School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project present a new seminar series that explores the social dynamics of peace and conflict. The second speaker in the series is Hans Peter Schmitz, Associate Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs & Research Associate, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Syracuse University. For more details, please click here.

March 24, 2009

The Simons Foundation, the School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project present a new seminar series that explores the social dynamics of peace and conflict. The first speaker in the series is Beth Simmons, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs & Director, Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University. For more details, please click here.

March 18, 2009

The School for International Studies and Hellenic Studies in cooperation with the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation University Seminars program, present a free seminar. For more information, please click here.

March 16, 2009

The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Boris Kagarlitsky, Director, Institute of Globalization and Social Movements (Moscow). For more information, please click here.

March 12, 2009

The School for International Studies and the Latin American Studies Program present a free public lecture by World Bank Economist, Shahid Yusuf. For more information, please click here.

February 23, 2009

The School for International Studies and the Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures presents a free public lecture by Professor Tariq Ramadan on The Scope and Limits of Reforming Islam. For more information, please click here.

February 16, 2009

The School for International Studies and the Human Security Report Project presents a free public lecture by Professor Fawaz Gerges on The Prospects for Arab-Israeli Peace Making: Challenges and Opportunities. For more information, please click here.

February 9, 2009

The School for International Studies presents a free public lecture by Canadian Ambassador Ralph Lysyshyn on the dynamics of Canada-Russia relations through the lens of Russia's foreign policy. He will also talk about career opportunities in the Foreign Service and at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. For more information, please click here.

January 30, 2009

The Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures, the School for International Studies and the Art and Culture Studies present a free public lecture by Professor Hamid Naficy on Iranian Accented Cinema of Displacement: Exilic, Diasporic or Ethnic? For more information, please click here.

January 19, 2009

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Benoit Rihoux on Methodological innovations for ‘systematic cross-case analysis’:The development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and linked techniques. For more information, please click here.

November 21, 2008

The School, the department of Archaeology and the Centre for Forensic Research present a panel discussion on Mass Graves and Missing Persons: Reflections on Forensic Practice and Social Reconstruction in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina. For more information, please click here.

October 31, 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Ananta Kumar Giri on Cosmopolitanism and Beyond. For more information, please click here.

October 27, 2008

The School extends a warm welcome to Jeffrey T. Checkel as the first Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security and Martha Snodgrass to the Human Security Report Project.

October 1, 2008

The School for International Studies and Empowering Women of Burma (EWOB) presents a one-day comprehensive lecture and information session on Burma. For more information please click here.

August 13-15, 2008

The School will host a symposium on "The Decline of Secularism in Egypt".

June 25, 2008

Discuss the US Elections with Professor Sandy Maisel. For more information, please click here.

May 21, 2008

The Human Security Report Project released the Human Security Brief 2007 at the United Nations in New York. To access the Brief, please click here. For media coverage of the Brief, please click here.

April 11 and 12, 2008

The Simons Foundation and the School for International Studies will be hosting a Dialogue Conference on the Problems of Arctic Security in the 21st Century. For more information, please click here.

April 2, 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Ha-Joon Chang. For more information, please click here.

March 12 , 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Jayantha Dhanapala on Arctic Security Problems. For more information, please click here.

March 11 , 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Andrew Burns on Technology and Economic Prospects for the Developing World. For more information, please click here.

March 3 , 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Wenhui Fan on Blood Diamonds. For more information, please click here.

February 29, 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Mark Levine, University of California, Irvine. For more information, please click here.

February 29, 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Jack Snyder, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University. For more information, please click here.

January 31, 2008

The School presents a free public lecture by Professor Asifa Quraishi, University of Wisconsin, School of Law. For more information, please click here.

January 7, 2008

The School welcomes former Sri Lankan ambassador to the U.S. and former UN Under Secretary-General for Disarmament Jayanatha Dhanapala as the first Simons Visiting Chair in International Law and Human Security. For more information, please click here.

November 28, 2007

The School presents a free roundtable on Pakistan at a Crossroads. For more information, please click here.

October 25, 2007

The Human Security Report Project presents a lecture by Professor Jeffrey T. Checkel on October 25, 2007. For more information, please click here.

October 24, 2007

The School presents a free lecture by Professor Walden Bello on October 24, 2007. For more information, please click here.

October 19 , 2007

The School presents a free lecture with guest speaker, Caroline McAskie, Assistant Secretary General, Peacebuilding Support, UN on October 19, 2007. For more information, please click here.

August 1 , 2007

The School for International Studies extends a warm welcome to its newest faculty members: Nicole Jackson, Tamir Moustafa, Lara Nettelfield and Alvaro Pereira.

June 14 , 2007

Read about our Director, John Harriss, a globally acclaimed social anthropologist in the SFU News. For more information, please click here.

May 16 , 2007

The School for International Studies extends a warm welcome to the Human Security Report Project , one of the School's newest additions.

Website: http://www.hsrgroup.org/

April 27 , 2007

Congratulations to our Director, Dr. John Harriss who participated in the 2007 Sun Run on April 15th. He came in 11,662nd out of more than 54,000 participants, was the 8038th male to finish and was the 151st person to finish in the 60-64 year age group with a time of 58.45 minutes.

October 18, 2006

International Studies professor, Dr. Paul Warwick wins the 2006 dean's medal. The award acknowledges achievement in research, teaching and service. Click here for more details.

September 1 , 2006

The School for International Studies extends a warm welcome to its new Director, Dr. John Harriss.

March 9, 2006

$2 million donated for dialogue chair.

SFU will soon become an international centre for debate and discussion. Click here to read the SFU News article.