Hillsdale College Kirby Center

Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center Hosts Discussion on Nationalism and Sovereignty

Policy and government scholars gather to discuss national identity,

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On Wednesday, October 10, Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will host a panel discussion with George Mason University professor Colin Dueck, Herzl Institute president Yoram Hazony and the Kirby Center’s associate vice president Matthew Spalding. The panel, “Discussion of Nationalism and Sovereignty,” will explore the historical background and modern issues in the discussion of national identity and power.

The lecture is free and open to the media, but space is limited and attendees are encouraged to register by visiting the event’s ticketing site here.

WHEN

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
6 p.m. ET – Doors Open
6:30 p.m. ET – Discussion // Reception to follow

WHERE

Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
227 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002

WHO

Colin Dueck is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, where he focuses on U.S. foreign policy and international relations. He is a non-resident fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and has authored several books on foreign policy.

Yoram Hazony is president of Jerusalem’s Herzl Institute and director of the John Templeton Foundation’s Jewish Philosophical Theology project. He is the author of several books on Jewish politics and philosophy, including his latest, The Virtue of Nationalism, released in September 2018. He also founded the Jerusalem-based research institute the Shalem Center, which has conducted studies across the fields of politics, philosophy and religious thought.

Matthew Spalding is associate vice president and dean of educational programs for the Kirby Center. He is also a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. He previously served as vice president of American studies at the Heritage Foundation and was the founding director of its B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics. Spalding has authored many books on American politics and statesmanship.

About the Kirby Center
The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the princi- ples that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—the Center seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the Constitution to its central place in the political life of the nation.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.

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