It is important in an age where an increasing number of doctoral graduates desiring a career in academics are turned away due to chronic shortages in academic positions available, that we examine the options for graduates. It will be crucial that graduates are provided the right tools to decide whether academics is the right course…
The Power of Weak States in International Politics: Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
“Weak states can be both policy takers and, occasionally policy makers,” argues Laszlo Borhi in a presentation examining weak states in East Central Europe in the 20th century. Focusing on several case studies, Borhi looks at three periods: the aftermath of World War I and World War II and the post-1989 era. Borhi maintains that…
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National Alliance of Hungarians in Canada supports Szekler autonomy
The following is a letter reproduced from the Hungarian Register: The Szeklers (in Hungarian: Székely), are a group of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania, for more than 1,000 years. The Székely Land consists of the Harghita, Covasna and Mureş counties, in which the Hungarian-speaking…
Petition – Support for the Hungarian Ambassador to Canada
Please take a moment to consider signing a petition in support of the Hungarian Ambassador to Canada against a set of vicious and personal attacks. Unfounded accusations have been leveled against His Excellency Dr. Pordany Laszlo and Hungarian-Canadian organizations by politically motivated misinformed individuals. It is our duty to stand up for the Hungarian ambassador…
Petition: Reinstate Autonomy for Székely Land
Please consider signing this petition to reinstate Székely autonomy in Transylvania. The ongoing discrimination of Hungarian minorities in Romania must be ended through greater devolution of powers to the Székely people. More than 90 years ago, this right was unjustly appropriated from Hungarian minorities. It has been the desired goal of Romanian administrations to diminish…
The Savage State? Violence in Nationalism and State Building Conference
Saturday, June 8 2013 – Alison Richard Building, SG1, University of Cambridge Organized by the Violence & Conflict History Graduate Workshop, this one-day, inter-disciplinary graduate symposium aims to bring together scholars from both the UK and abroad to explore the ways in which the language, logic, and practices of violence and conflict have historically shaped conceptions…
The Iron Curtain and the Crushing of Eastern Europe
Please do tune in to CBC Ideas’ recent interview with Anne Applebaum regarding her newest publication: “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956.” Ms. Applebaum speaks to the crushing communist takeover in Eastern Europe and the profound and shattering effect the war and totalitarianism had on the lives of millions. It is important that we do…
CBC Ideas – Vasari’s Most Eminent Lives
CBC Ideas has aired an excellent program on Giorgio Vasari ‘Lives’ and the influence of Vasari’s work on the conception of art and artists. Vasari is a personal favourite of mine having designed the Uffizi Loggia and the ceiling of Florence’s Duomo among a host of other fantastic artistic and architectural gems. In the mid-1500s, Giorgio Vasari’s short biographies created…
Tribute to Liberty – Remembering the Victims of Communism
Tribute to Liberty’s mission is to establish a Canadian memorial to victims of Communism. In September 2009, the National Capital Commission approved the Memorial to Victims of Communism—Canada, a Land of Refuge to be built on National Capital Region land (adjacent to Library and Archives Canada). Please consider donating or supporting this cause. The horrors of Communism, and the totalitarian regimes’…
2013 Arctic Frontiers Conference
This year’s Arctic Frontiers Conference will be held in Tromso, Norway from January 20-25, 2013. Arctic Frontiers remains the most influential pan-arctic conference for leading experts, academics, scientists, and lay individuals. Having worked for several years at the forefront of Canada’s Arctic strategy and Northern issues, Arctic Frontiers is an ideal forum for the discussion,…
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