Seminar Series: Peter J. Katzenstein – Worlds in Collision: Uncertainty, Risk and the Financial Crisis of 2008

January 18, 2012

The Department of Political Science and The Toronto International Relations Seminar are proud to welcome:

Peter J. Katzenstein, The Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University

“Worlds in Collision: Uncertainty, Risk and the Financial Crisis of 2008”

Friday, January 27, 2012
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3130 (100 St. George St. Toronto, ON M5S 3G3)

Peter J. Katzenstein is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of the fields of international relations and comparative politics. Katzenstein’s work addresses issues of political economy, security and culture in world politics. His current research interests focus on the politics of civilizational states; on questions of public diplomacy, law, religion, and popular culture; the role of anti-imperial sentiments, including anti-Americanism; regionalism in world politics; and German politics. Recent books include: Beyond Paradigms: Analytic Eclecticism in World Politics (Palgrave, 2010), with Rudra Sil. Civilizations in World Politics: Plural and Pluralist Perspectives (Routledge, 2010). European Identity (Cambridge University Press, 2009), co-edited with Jeffrey T. Checkel. He is the author, coauthor, editor and coeditor of more than 30 books or monographs and over 100 articles or book chapters. Katzenstein has also served as President of the American Political Science Association (2008-09) and is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions.