Dale Smith, chair of the Department of Global Studies, will discuss “Trade and Politics” as the second speaker in the 2017 Great Decisions lecture series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
In July 2016, Smith joined UNC Charlotte as a professor and the new chair of the Department of Global Studies. His research is in the area of international political economy - an interdisciplinary field focused on the interactions between economic processes (such as trade and finance) and political institutions. He also studies regional economic integration, with a specific focus on the growth and development of the European Union.
The Office of International Programs coordinates the annual Great Decisions lecture series for the Charlotte community each winter to discuss foreign policy issues selected as pressing by the Foreign Policy Association. The series is coordinated in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte.
More information, including online registration, is available on the Web.
Greg Weeks from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration will present “Latin America’s Political Pendulum” on Feb. 15 for the third installment of this lecture series.