Seminars / Reading Group

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PACS Seminar Series

The Spring 2026 PACS seminar series will meet in person in Uris G-08 from 12:00 PM-1:15 PM on Thursdays, unless otherwise noted. Authors will lead a discussion of their works by delivering a formal talk followed by a Q&A. All events are in-person only unless otherwise noted. 

Readings for the seminars can be accessed here (Cornell Net ID required).

Spring 2026

January 29
Sharif Hozoori, Cornell University 
Durand Line: Resolved for Pakistan, Ambiguous for Afghanistan

February 5
Saida Hodžić, Cornell University

February 12
Averell Schmidt, Cornell University 
International Monitoring and Domestic Accountability: Evidence from the United Nations Human Rights Council

February 19
Rachel Sandwell, Cornell University
The Politics of Sexual Violence at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
 
February 26
Herb Lin, Stanford University

March 5
Neil Cameron, Lead Analyst, Legal IT Insider
Protecting Civilians in Modern Warfare: The Principle of Foreseeable Harm to Innocents

March 12
Emily Paddon Rhoads, Swarthmore College

March 19
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland (2016–2024) and current Professor of History at the University of Iceland
Greenland: The Last Colony in Europe: The History, Status and Future of Greenland as Seen from its Closest European Neighbour

March 26
Mary Mitchell, New Jersey Institute of Technology 

April 23
Christopher Lawrence, Georgetown University