Encounter with the
Muslim World: Which Direction for U.S.

March 26, 2008

By Barry Jagoda

Famed social researcher and public opinion analyst Daniel Yankelovich will address the question “The United States and the Muslim World:  Is the Long War Inevitable?” when he speaks at the UC San Diego Social Sciences Supper Club, 5:30 p.m. April 16.

This controversial topic has taken on continuing urgency in the presidential election campaign.  Voters will choose between the view expressed by President George Bush, and emphasized by Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, that the United States faces a serious military threat in the form of a dangerous enemy in the War Against Islamist Extremists, and the positions argued by Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that the United States should rely less on military force and more on diplomatic and economic processes.

Yankelovich will offer his perspective on this compelling issue.  As Chairman of several social marketing and research firms, Yankelovich is an authority on public policy issues.  This year he is a visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science at UCSD.

The Supper Club is open to the public.  The $65 fee covers parking, dinner and the presentation.  For reservations or more information, please contact Chris Hillis at (858) 822-6694 or by email at chillis@ucsd.edu

Media Contact: Barry Jagoda, 858-534-8567