The Harry and Berniece Gockel International Symposium September 23, 2004 Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri

The Institute of International Studies
presents

The Harry and Berniece Gockel International Symposium

The Evening's Discussion
7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 2004
Webster Hall Auditorium
Missouri Southern State University

The Welcoming Address
Dr. Julio León, President
Missouri Southern State University

The First Address
"Democracy or Autocracy: Where is Putin Taking Russia, and Why Should We Care?"
Dr. Robert H. Donaldson
Trustees Professor of Political Science
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

The Second Address
"Putin's Russia: Democracy Postponed or Democracy Defeated?"
Dr. Nina L. Khrushcheva
Senior Fellow
World Policy Institute
New School University
New York, NY

The Discussion
Questions by the Moderator
and
The Audience

The Moderator for this Evening
Dr. Paul Teverow
Professor of History
Missouri Southern State University