Dr. Jacek Lubecki
was born and raised in the town of Zielona Góra in western Poland. Between 1984-89 He attended Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, where he studied romance languages and law. Besides English and Polish, he can read and speak French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and German. He received both his MA and Ph.D. in International Relations from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, graduating in 2000 with specializations in Comparative and International Politics. Dr. Lubecki has taught at the University of Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Between 2001 and 2005 he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois. Since 2005 has been Coordinator of International Studies and of Middle Eastern Studies, and Assistant Professor of Political Science at UALR.
His publications include: “‘Polish Exceptionalism:’ What Explains the Low Turnout in Polish Post-communist Elections?” (co-authored with Lech Szczegola, The Polish Review, winter 2007), “Poland in Iraq” (The Polish Review, summer 2005), and “Echoes of Latifundism?” (Eastern European Politics and Societies, winter 2004).
Environment, Poverty, and Energy - Healing the Planet
Saturday Morning, October 3rd, Concurrent Session 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The idea and metaphor of "healing the planet" are used by many mainstream authors who envision solutions for our global problems. I will review ideas from three recent books by popular writers and scientists: Paul Roberts "The End of Oil," Jeffrey Sachs "The End of Povert" and Jared Diamond's "Collapse," and show they all converge on a notion of higher planetary consciousness oriented towards healing humanity and the Earth. I will also talk about how I creatively use the texts in my college course on "Global Issues."