11/04 Athenaeum at 1pm - Repeal, Amend, or Punt? State Legislative Responses to Unconstitutionality by Matt Bosworth

Join us on Wednesday November 4 at 1pm for Repeal, Amend, or Punt?: State Legislative Responses to Unconstitutionality by Matt Bosworth of the Political Science Department.

The presentation, based on Bosworth’s sabbatical research from 2008-09, will discuss how state legislatures respond when a court declares their laws unconstitutional, especially focusing on Minnesota, Michigan and Wyoming court decisions and legislative responses since 1940. Bosworth will compare the results from the three states with previous research on the U.S. Congress and its responses to court rulings of unconstitutionality, and speculate on possible explanations for variation in responses.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Fall 2009 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

11/5 Athenaeum at 1pm - Eastern European Integration into the EU by Kathryn Ready

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1:00 pm for Kathryn Ready's presentation titled "Eastern European Integration into the EU."

Professor Ready will share her experiences and understanding of EU integration activities in Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. She has recently been on a study tour of businesses, universities and parliaments in the region (in May 2007) and will be going again in May 2008.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library, bluff side.

Fall 2008 Athenaeum schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

01/30 Athenaeum at 1pm - Corruption and the Campaign Finance System - Kurt Hohenstein

When: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 1:00pm
Event: Corruption and the Campaign Finance System
Presenter: Kurt Hohenstein - Professor, History

Hohenstein will talk about the history and evolution of the American campaign finance system with emphasis on the current presidential campaign. He will also discuss his new book Coining Corruption: The Making of the American Campaign Finance System (Northern Illinois University Press, 2007).

Please join us on the second floor of the library. For further information about the Library Athenaeum, please visit the following:
http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/