Experts Discuss Global Finance and Trade at Pardee House Seminar
Three contributing authors to the new Pardee Center Task Force Report titled Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review were the featured presenters at the Pardee House Seminar on April 12. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Center for Finance, Law and Policy, which also collaborated on publication... More
Pardee Center Co-Sponsors Global Video-Stream Gaming Session
The Pardee Center is co-sponsoring a transcontinental gaming session titled "Broken Cities," designed to connect urban planning students and practitioners across the world in a conversation about climate variability via video stream. Other co-sponsors include the Boston University Metropolitan College, City Planning and Urban Affairs and Sustainability @ BU. The... More
Geoffrey West Discusses Growth of Cities in Pardee Distinguished Lecture
In delivering the 2013 Frederick S. Pardee Distinguished Lecture on April 4, Prof. Geoffrey West discussed how the rapid pace of urbanization may be creating some extreme challenges, but noted that the same rapid urbanization is also likely to spur the innovative solutions to those issues. Prof. West, Distinguished Professor and... More
Experts Discuss Systems View of Development at Pardee Seminar
Boston University faculty from the fields of international public health, anthropology, and biology spoke of the complex connections between human and natural systems and the impact of those relationships on development during the March 26 Pardee House Seminar titled Ecosystems, Culture, and Governance: A Systems View of Development. Pardee Faculty Fellow... More
Next Pardee Seminar on Capital Account Regulations and Trade
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the April Pardee House Seminar titled Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review. The seminar will take place Friday, April 12, 2013 from noon until 1:30 pm. This Pardee House Seminar... More
Pardee House Seminar March 26, On a Systems View of Development
The Frederick S. Pardee Center is pleased to announce the March Pardee House Seminar, titled Ecosystems, Culture, and Governance: A Systems View of Development. The seminar will take place Tuesday, March 26, 2013, from noon to 1:30pm. Pardee Faculty Fellow Les Kaufman (Biology, BU) will moderate and Pardee Faculty Fellow Susan... More
Geoffrey West to Deliver Pardee Distinguished Lecture on April 4
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce that theoretical physicist Geoffrey West, Distinguished Professor and former President of the Santa Fe Institute, will deliver the annual Frederick S. Pardee Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, April 4 at 5 p.m. in the Trustee... More
Panelists Discuss New Global Mercury Treaty at Pardee House Seminar
The Pardee House Seminar on Feb. 25 titled The New Global Agreement on Mercury: Will It Make a Difference? featured three panelists who attended some of the international negotiation sessions leading up to announcement of the new agreement in January. The three offered their perspectives on how effective the new... More
Pardee House Seminar Feb. 25 on the New Global Agreement on Mercury
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the next Pardee House Seminar, titled The New Global Agreement on Mercury: Will It Make a Difference? The seminar will take place on Monday, February 25, 2013 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Pardee Faculty... More
Expert Panel Discusses “The Urban Century” at Pardee House Seminar
Three Pardee Center Faculty Fellows were joined by a former economic development official in New York City for a discussion on “The Urban Century: Local Challenges, Global Matters” during a Pardee House Seminar on Thursday, December 13. Paul McManus, director of Boston University’s Sustainable Neighborhood Lab project, moderated the panel, which... More
Next Pardee House Seminar on Challenges in “The Urban Century”
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce a Parde House Seminar titled The Urban Century: Local Challenges, Global Matters. The seminar will be held at the Pardee Center on Thursday, December 13, 2012. Featured speakers include Pardee Faculty Fellow Prof. Nathan Phillips, (Earth... More
Seminar at Pardee House Featured Expert on Remittances
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-sponsored and hosted a special lunch seminar on “Remittances and Development in Post-Conflict States” on Nov. 9. The event was held in connection with a task force of the same name organized by the BU Center for Finance, More
Pardee Center Hosts Seminar on Asia-Latin America Relationship
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a Pardee House Seminar titled “Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America Relationship” on Nov. 6 featuring Economics Professor Enrique Dussel Peters of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Principal Economist of the Inter-American... More
Pardee Center Is Co-Sponsor and Host of Seminar on Remittances
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host a special lunch seminar on Friday, November 9 from noon to 2 p.m. titled “Remittances and Development in Post-Conflict States” in connection with a task force of the same name organized by the BU Center for... More
Student Seminar at the Pardee Center Launches BU Asian Film Week
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a student seminar and reception on October 22 titled “Young Asia: The Past and the Future” to kick off the Boston University Asian Film Week 2012. The seminar and film week are sponsored by the BU Center for... More
Pardee House Seminar Nov. 6 on the Asia-Latin America Relationship
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce a Pardee House Seminar titled, Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America Relationship, will be held on Tuesday, November 6. Economics Professor Enrique Dussel Peters of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Principal Economist Mauricio... More
Pardee Center Co-Sponsors Student Symposium for BUCSA Film Week
The Pardee Center is co-sponsoring a student symposium titled, "Young Asia: The Past and the Future," as a part of the BU Center for the Study of Asia Film Week. The symposium will be held at the Pardee Center at 67 Bay State Rd on October 22, 2012 from 4-6pm with... More
International Policy Expert Joyeeta Gupta Delivers Pardee Center Lecture
International climate change law and policy expert Prof. Joyeeta Gupta of VU University Amsterdam delivered a Pardee Center Lecture titled “Sustainable Development Governance: ‘Glocal’ Challenges and Opportunities” at the BU Castle on October 11. Along with the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-sponsors of the talk... More
Environmental Governance Task Force Set to Meet at Pardee House
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is hosting a meeting of the Pardee Center Task Force on Environmental Governance in and for the 21st Century on Oct. 11 and 12. Pardee Faculty Fellows Anne Short (Earth and Environment) and Henrik Selin (International Relations) are convening... More
Pardee Center Hosts Meeting with Urban Planning Professor from China
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a lunch meeting on Oct. 4 for Pardee-affiliated faculty with Prof. Xiangrong Wang, Director of the Center for Urban Eco-Planning and Design at Fudan University in Shanghai. Prof. Wang talked about his Center’s work, which is using sophisticated... More
Pardee Center Sponsors Lecture on Sustainable Development Governance
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is sponsoring a lecture by international climate change policy and law expert Prof. Joyeeta Gupta of VU University Amsterdam on Thursday, Oct. 11 beginning at 5 p.m. at The Castle. Titled “Sustainable Development Governance: ‘Glocal’ Challenges and Opportunities,”... More
China, India and Brazil Focus of Discussion at Pardee House Seminar
Experts discussed the future of economic development in Brazil, China, and India at a seminar at the Frederick. S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on September 26. Titled “Beyond GDP in Brazil, India, and China: Prospects for Long-Run Development,” the seminar featured Prof. Cornel Ban (International Relations), More
Pardee Center Co-Sponsors Film Screening with BUCSA
On Tuesday, October 9, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will co-sponsor a movie screening of Peepli Live followed by a reception with the BU Center for the Study of Asia, Akshaya Patra Foundation, and BU India Club. The event will take place at 640 Commonwealth Ave., College... More
Pardee Research Fellow Conducts Gaming Session at the White House
Pardee Visiting Research Fellow Pablo Suarez was invited to the White House to lead a participatory gaming session as a part of the Champions of Change series on September 14. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke at the event and about 130 attendees participated in the game. The players... More
Pardee House Seminar: Beyond GDP in Brazil, India, and China
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is holding the first Pardee House Seminar of the academic year on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 titled “Beyond GDP in Brazil, India, and China: Prospects for the Long-Run Development.” The seminar will feature Prof. Min Ye (International Relations), More
