Professor Looks At Future Of European Union In Darien Talk

DARIEN, Conn. -- A professor at Georgetown University kicks off The Darien Community Association’s 2017 Academic Lecture Series on Global Issues with a presentation on the future of the European Union.

Dr. Kathleen McNamara will speak at the Darien Community Association on Jan. 5 to address the future of the European Union.
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Tom Renner

01/02/2017 5:30 a.m.

Kathleen McNamara, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University, will speak on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the DCA, located at 274 Middlesex Road. McNamara’s lecture begins at 10 a.m.

Dr. McNamara’s work focuses on the evolution of the European Union, the politics of the Euro and the European Central Bank, and international political issues. She is the author of several books on the European Union.

At Georgetown, Dr. McNamara served as Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies from 2010-2016. She taught at Princeton University and has been a visiting scholar at Russell Sage Foundation, a German Marshall Fund Fellow, and a Fulbright Fellow. Dr. McNamara received her PhD. from Columbia University.

The Darien Community Association’s 2017 Academic Lecture Series on Global Issues, “Europe- Challenge and Change”, will address the issues that led to Brexit and the future of the European Union.

Thursday morning lectures will be held Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19 and Jan. 26. An evening lecture will be held Monday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.

Registration for the series is available online at dariendca.org. For more information contact the DCA at info@dariendca.org or 203-655- 9050 ext 10.

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