The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy presents Feyaad Allie and “Power, Exclusion, and Identity: The Politics of Muslim Marginalization in India.”
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents “Recent Patterns of Intergenerational Social Mobility in Latin America” by Joaquín Serrano, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
In this talk, Greenhalgh (Professor of Chinese Society Emerita at Harvard University) tells the story of how, during 1995-2015, industry leader Coca-Cola mobilized allies in academia to create a soda-defense science that would protect profits by advocating exercise, not dietary restraint, as the priority solution to obesity, a view few experts accept.
Come hear how village residents, local officials, and urban investors draw on customary norms, family networks, and bureaucratic documents in order to conduct land sales and to produce vast areas of commercial forestry in Tanzania.
This lecture by Jason Springs (Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame) introduces a novel understanding of what restorative justice is and how it should be implemented. It explores the ways in which restorative justice ethics and practices exhibit moral and spiritual dynamics, and what difference such “lived religious” dynamics can make in transforming structural violence.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Professor Bender of Northumbria University in Newcastle will deliver a Zoom talk addressing key issues related to human rights and refugees— particularly the limited role of morality in the refugee regime and the political function of refugeehood in international politics.
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Autocracy and Democracy presents “Defending Democracy in Authoritarian Systems” with Nicholas Opiyo.
Nicholas Opiyo is a world-renowned and award-winning human rights attorney who advocates for civil liberties, democracy, and justice in Uganda, across Africa, and beyond.
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The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents Marc Dunkelman and “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress - And How to Bring it Back.”
America was once a country that did big things—we built the world’s greatest rail network, a vast electrical grid, interstates, abundant housing, Social Security, and more. But today, even we feel stuck. Why?
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Science, Technology, Environment and Global Affairs presents “Bridging Science and Community for Climate Solutions” with Kyla Westphal.
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Economics, Development and Political Economy presents “Market Competition and Economic Development in Latin America with Matias Busso.