Welcome!
Dear Participant:
Welcome to the 2012 Study of the United States Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy! We look forward to your arrival at the University of Florida (UF). Please note that, because we are still working on the program’s schedule and syllabus, these parts of the Institute’s website may remain under construction for a while (and we will continue to update and change these sections even after we post them online). Please browse this website frequently for new information and updates.
Participants
in Study of the U.S. Institutes are among the approximately 148,000
individuals who participate in exchanges managed by the
Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
Study of the U.S. Branch
each year. Other ECA exchange programs include the Fulbright Program
and the International Visitor Leadership Program. Through a range of
academic and professional exchanges, the Bureau seeks to increase
mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.
The
Study of the United States Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy will
commence on June 10 and end on July 21, 2012. The Institute’s
theme—“Linking the Domestic and the International in U. S. Foreign Policy”—will be incorporated into a four-week academic residency
program in Gainesville, Florida, and two weeks of study tours of three
economically, demographically, and geographically-diverse loci of
foreign policy-making: Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC.
Additionally, the Institute program will include daylong visits to
Tampa, Orlando, Tallahassee, and historic St. Augustine.
Participants
will learn from more than 30 experts in international affairs and U.S.
politics, including scholars, diplomats, political leaders, lobbyists,
and activists. The objectives of the Institute are that participants
will acquire a solid grasp of competing analytical perspectives on U.S.
foreign policy; gain knowledge of classic and recent writings on U.S.
foreign relations; develop an appreciation for the complexity of the
foreign policy-making process and the important role played by actors
"beyond the beltway"; last but not least, acquire an enhanced
understanding of the working of the U.S. academic and philanthropic
foundation system, especially in the area of international studies.
The
Institute will enable participants to update course syllabi and/or
develop new courses on international affairs, U.S. politics, and U.S.
foreign relations. It will also enable them to enhance their research
in these areas, as well as to establish links with UF and other
U.S.-based scholars, which may result in collaborative research
projects and academic exchange agreements.
Professors Laura Sjoberg and Stephen Craig
will serve as the Institute’s co-directors. Their research and teaching
are focused on international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and American Politics; both of them have taught,
lectured, studied, and traveled extensively overseas. For more
information on the co-directors, as well as Institute staff members, navigate to our Faculty and Staff page.
This
web site is your source of practical information that we believe you’ll
find helpful as you prepare for your trip. Please look through the
topics we have prepared for you and contact us if we missed anything.
You will be able to return here again and again to get resources, stay
in touch with Institute staff and alumni, and much more.
We
hope you will find the Institute a valuable experience. You will be
living and working with other participants for six weeks. You’ll spend
a lot of time working and studying, but we believe you’ll leave with a
new view of what is possible in teaching of American Foreign Policy
through international cooperation and sharing.
In addition
to the hard work, you will have plenty of time to meet with American
colleagues and explore your own interests. We have planned a number of
optional activities for you both in Gainesville and on our trips, but
you are always welcome to explore on your own. We will support you any
way we can in your endeavor to get to know our country.
As
you look over the program schedule, please be reminded that, as noted
above, event dates and times are subject to change. A final itinerary
will be distributed upon your arrival in Gainesville.
In
conclusion, we want to tell you how pleased we are to have you as our
guest this summer. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to email us at sjoberg@ufl.edu
or sccraig@ufl.edu.
Cordially,
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Stephen Craig and Laura Sjoberg |