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UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies Symposium

1989: Assesing the Collapse of Communism Twenty Years Later 8:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcome - Susan McClary Associate Vice-Provost, UCLA International Institute 9:15 Opening Remarks - Gail Kligman Director, Center for European and Eurasian Studies 9:30 Session 1 - Post-Socialist Transformations I

Speakers: Ivan Berend, UCLA, History Eva Fodor, Central European University, Sociology Jan Kubik, Rutgers University, Political Science

1989 was a momentous year in the history of Europe and the world. The collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe set the stage for unprecedented post-socialist transitions in the region and for post-Cold War geo-political changes as well. In recognition of the extraordinary events symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago, this symposium aims to reflect thoughtfully upon the important political, economic and socio-cultural changes that have ensued.

11:30 Break

Friday, November 6, 2009 California Room UCLA Faculty Center

3:45 Break

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11:45 Lunch 1:15 Session 2 - NATO Expansion Speaker: General Wesley Clark former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe 2:15 Session 3 - Post-Socialist Transformations II Speakers: Adrian Favell, UCLA, Sociology Wade Jacoby, Brigham Young University, Political Science

4:00 Keynote Speaker – Kenneth Jowitt, Hoover Institution, Senior Fellow 5:00 Reception

Cosponsored with the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations