With so much of our attention focused on decline of world order, are we over-emphasizing the negative? What would a just world look like and what steps might be taken to achieve it?
The annual Winter Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Lectures will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Sunday evenings from February 18 through March 25 at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln, 6300 A Street, Lincoln, Neb. The series sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL and Unitarian Church with program funded in part by the Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
Sun, Feb 18
Seizing the moment: The actors and issues that are creating a more just and peaceful world
Patrice McMahon, associate professor, Political Science, UNL
Professor McMahon will discuss the role of international organizations such as the United Nations and component parts like the WHO, the European Union, NATO and other organizations that try to bring principled order, or a rules based system, in world affairs. She will mention the role that private organizations (e.g., Human Rights Watch, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) play in affecting world order.
Check out the full calendar of lectures at:
https://events.unl.edu/OLLI/2018/02/18/127327/