The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L), and colloquium (C) sessions.
| ses # | Topics |
|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction |
| L2 | Planning, Politics and the Idea of Post-Conflict Reconstruction |
| C1 |
U.S. Planning and Realities of Post-war Iraq Lawrence Vale: Professor/Head, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Richard Samuels - Professor, Director of the Center for International Studies at MIT David J. Nash: Former Director of Iraq Project and Contracting Office; Baghdad Harvey Sapolsky: Professor and Director of the MIT Security Studies Program Charles N. Patterson: Consultant and founder of Global Communications |
| L3 | International Experience: Marshall Plan, the Reconstruction of Japan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| L4 | The U.S. Post-September 11 Reconstruction Agenda |
| C2 |
Politics and Society in Iraq in the 20th Century Sami Zubaida: Professor of Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck University of London |
| L5 | Social and Political Background for Reconstruction: Politics and Society in Iraq in the 20-21st Century |
| C3 |
Comparative Insights: Marshall Plan, Japan, and Iraq John Dower: Professor of Japanese history at MIT Charles S. Maier: Professor of History at Harvard University |
| L6 | Post-war Planning: Visioning 'A New Iraq' and 'A New Middle East' |
| L7 | The U.S. Reconstruction Agenda and Projects in Iraq |
| L8 |
Constructing a New Liberal Economy in Iraq In Addition to an Example From Afghanistan |
| C4 |
Reconstructing 'A New Liberal Iraq' Robert Looney: Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School Kenneth Pollack: Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy |
| L9 | Political Reconstruction: Building a New Democracy |
| C5 |
Consolidating Iraqi Democracy: The Institutional Context Noah Feldman: Professor, New York University School of Law Kanan Makiya |
| L10 | The Role of International Organization in Post-Conflict Reconstructing |
| L11 | The Discourse of Iraqis and Arabs on the Reconstruction of a New Iraq |
| C6 |
The Arab Discourse on Iraq and the International Role Richard McCall: Director of the Communities in Transition Creative Associates International Hafez Mirazi: Washington Bureau Chief for Al-Jazeera Television |
| L12 | Conclusions and Critiques: Planning and Reconstruction; Vision and realities; Stability and Resistance in Iraq |
| C7 |
Reconstructing 'A New Middle East' Stephen Van Evera: Professor of Political Science at MIT Naseer Aruri: Chancellor Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Balakrishnan Rajagopal: Professor, Director of MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice |
| L13 | Criticism |
| L14 | Representations: The Idea of Post-Conflict Reconstruction |