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9 KU political scientists offer public forum on responding to terrorism

LAWRENCE --Nine members of the political science department at the University of Kansas will give brief talks in a special public forum from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.

Question and answer sessions will follow the nine presentations.

The political scientists and their topics include
 • Lorraine Bayard de Volo, assistant professor, "Mobilizing a nation to war"
 • Paul D'Anieri, associate dean of international programs, "Long term international repercussions of a war against terrorism"
 • Charles R. "Chuck" Epp, associate professor, "Must Civil Liberties be Sacrificed?"
 • Sharon O'Brien Fixico, associate professor, "The role of international law in responding to terrorism"
 • Ronald A. "Ron" Francisco, professor, "Can anti-terrorist policies work?"
 • Deborah Gerner, associate professor, "Alternative foreign policy responses to the events of Sept. 11"
 • Don Haider-Markel, assistant professor, "Extremism and historical impositions on civil liberties"
 • Philip Schrodt, professor, "Is this war?"
 • Leonard "Leo" Villalon, associate professor, "Does Islam threaten Western political values?"