Friday March 4, 2022
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Online Zoom Meeting
NOTE: This Topic is a Change From the Original, Which Is Being Rescheduled
Dear Colleagues:
I don’t think I have to explain the topic of this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group. Instead I’d like to thank Steve Crowley and Roman Sheremata for agreeing to talk at short notice, about the topic that must be on nearly everyone’s mind.
We are continuing the “Friday Lunch” as a Zoom discussion, and that may be a good thing because there ought to be a lot of interest in getting a bit behind the headlines about the invasion.
Professor Crowley spoke to our group in 2018 about the extent and limits of Vladimir Putin’s power, and while he knows a lot about Ukraine can especially address the Russian side of the situation. Professor Sheremata was in Kyiv as the invasion approached, working to create a new American University in Kyiv, of which he was (and perhaps, lord willing, is) to be founding rector. He returned on Wednesday of last week, just before the invasion began, and we could hardly imagine a better source about the situation within the country.
Signing In
This semester’s discussions will begin at 12:30 p.m., the usual time. The meeting will be set up as from Noon to 2:00 p.m., so people are not all signing in at the same time and to allow for the discussion to run a bit long. Each week we will send out this newsletter with information about the topic. It will also include a link to register (for free) for the discussion. Every Monday the same information will be posted on our website: fridaylunch.case.edu.
If you register, you will automatically receive from the Zoom system the link to join the meeting. This week’s link for registration is:
https://cwru.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlduCpqD8jGtzlZactTi5lNfiOGqZHix9C
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please e-mail padg@case.edu if you have questions about how the Zoom version of the Friday Lunch will work or any other suggestions. Or call at 216 368-2426 and we’ll try to get back to you. We are very pleased to be partnering this semester with the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program to share information about the discussions.
Best wishes for safety and security for you and yours,
Joe White
Luxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies
About Our Guests
Stephen Crowley is a scholar of the politics of Russia and Eastern Europe, with a focus on labor and the political economy of postcommunist transformations. His teaching centers on Russia and Eastern Europe, peace and conflict studies, revolutions, and globalization.
Professor Crowley’s recent book, Putin’s Labor Dilemma: Russian Politics between Stability and Stagnation,(Cornell University Press) examines the specter of looming labor and social unrest as Russia’s leaders contemplate how to rejuvenate the country’s struggling economy. It explores Putin’s populist rhetoric and symbolism, the challenges posed by Russia’s “monotowns” and other hard-hit industrial centers, and the potential for protest stemming from either declining living standards or painful structural reforms.
Roman Sheremeta is an associate professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a research affiliate at the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University and is a recipient of many research and teaching awards, including the 2018 Smith Ascending Scholar Prize, as well as multiple grants, including the National Science Foundation and the Max Planck Institute grants. Sheremeta was listed as a Top Economic Thinker of Ukrainian descent by Forbes in 2015, a top-rated young economist in the world according to the IDEAS ranking in 2018, and recognized as the Best 40 Under 40 Professors by Poets and Quants in 2019.
His research has been published in more than 60 leading scholarly journals in economics, business, psychology, and political science, and featured in a variety of popular media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NBC News, NPR, and Science Daily. The focus of his research is in experimental economics and game theory, with applications to behavioral economics, conflict resolution, industrial organization, labor economics, and public economics. Sheremeta has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Psychology, Games, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
Schedule of Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:
March 11: Spring Break
March 18: Inflation. With Mark Sniderman, Ph.D., Executive in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management; former Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
March 25: Covid-19 Through Covid-22: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same? Wtih Mark Cameron, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences.
April 1: The French Presidential Election. Wtih Patrick Chamorel, Ph.D., Senior Resident Scholar and Lecturer, Stanford in Washington, Stanford University.
April 8: Greening the Grid: The Energy Storage Challenge. With Robert F. Savinell, Ph.D, Distinguished University Professor and George S. Dively Professor of Chemical Engineering.
April 15: TBA
April 22: The Present and Future of Cryptocurrency. With Peter Zimmerman, Ph.D., Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. |
