Past Events

On Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, the Strauss Center is pleased to present Dr. Joshua Eisenman, Distinguished Scholar for the Strauss Center, for a talk on his recently released book, Red China's Green Revolution. 

China is commemorating four decades since it turned away from Mao Zedong Thought, and toward the blend of market and socialist policies initiated in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping collectively known as Reform and Opening Up. Over that time, much has changed. China has gone from mostly rural to mostly urban, from poor to middle-income, and from militarily weak to powerful.

Emma Aguila is an assistant professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public of Policy. She was previously a senior economist and director of the RAND Center for Latin American Social Policy (CLASP). Dr. Aguila earned her bachelor’s degree at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City, and completed her master's and Ph.D. in economics at University College London.

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to present Shirin Sinnar, asssociate professor of law and John A. Wilson Faculty Scholar at Stanford Law School, for a talk on "Political Violence in the Age of Trump." From Charlottesville to Pittsburgh, resurgent white nationalism and new acts of domestic terrorism have prompted calls for new laws to respond to political violence. Should there be new domestic terrorism laws?

** New Date ** Please join the LBJ Washington Center for our annual State of the Union Watch Party on Tuesday, February 5, 2019!

The LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin cordially invites you to attend UNDER THE DOME, a biennial networking reception for government officials, their staff, and LBJ School alumni and students who work with the Texas Legislature.

Dr. Brandon M. Terry, assistant professor of African and African American studies and social studies at Harvard University, will discuss the political philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, the Strauss Center will welcome Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, the U.S. Army's director for cyber, electronic warfare and information operations. Join us for a fascinating conversation, which will feature Professors Michele Malvesti and Bobby Chesney — part of the Brumley Speaker Series and co-sponsored by the LBJ Ph.D. Colloquium.

This event has been POSTPONED. We will keep you advised when it is rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.