Category: 2010

Prof. Najam participates in Asia Society Task Force on Pakistan

Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and a Professor of International Relations and Geography and the Environment at Boston University, participated in a meeting of the Asia Society Task Force on Pakistan 2020, of which he is a member. The Task Force meeting […]

Dr. Rania Ghosn Joins Pardee Center as Post-doc Fellow

Dr. Rania Ghosn joins the Pardee Center as a post-Doctoral researcher working on global energy transitions after completing her doctorate at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Dr Ghosn will be working with Prof. Adil Najam and Prof Cutler Cleveland, the two principal investigators on a new project at the Pardee Center on studying […]

John Hammock Talks to Pardee Summer Fellows About ‘Practical Idealists’

Prof. John Hammock,  Associate Professor of Public Policy at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, discussed his work on human development and poverty – and on his book ‘Practical Idealists’ – during an informal lunch […]

Pardee Center Announces Two New Task Forces

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has set up two new Task Forces on ‘Latin America 2060’ and ‘Governance for the Green Economy’ respectively. Both projects will convene a meeting of invited experts who will be asked to reflect upon and discuss topics related to the issues. A select […]

Experts Discuss Health & Development in Africa

On Thursday, July 1, 2010, The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held a lunch seminar on ‘Africa 2060 – Health & Development’. Part of the ‘Pardee House Seminars’ series, the event featured Prof. Astier M. Almedom, Dr. Alfredo Burlando, and Dr. Melissa Graboyes , and was moderated by Prof. […]

Pardee House Seminar Live-Tweet: 12 p.m., Thursday, July 1

The Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will be live-Tweeting our next Pardee House Seminar on ‘Africa 2060 – Health & Development ‘ on Thursday, July 1, 2010, featuring Prof. Astier M. Almedom, Dr. Alfredo Burlando, and Dr. Melissa Graboyes. You can follow us at http://twitter.com/BUPardeeCenter. Pardee Center’s twitter feed […]

Upcoming Panel Discussion on South Asia 2060 in Singapore

With over one-fifth of the world’s population, a critical geo-strategic location, two nuclear weapon states, major human development challenges as well as striking economic momentum, and facing critical natural resource challenges, South Asia has been – and is likely to remain – a focus of great international attention with deep impacts on the rest of […]

William Moomaw Discusses Sustainability with Pardee Summer Fellows

Prof. William Moomaw, Professor of International Environmental Policy and Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, discussed his work on environmental policy and sustainability during an informal lunch gathering with Pardee Summer Fellows on June 25. Prof. Moomaw shared with the Fellows on his experience […]

Next Pardee House Seminar (July 1) – Africa 2060: Health & Development

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold a lunch seminar on ‘Africa 2060 – Health & Development ‘ on Thursday, July 1, 2010, featuring Prof. Astier M. Almedom, Dr. Alfredo Burlando, and Dr. Melissa Graboyes . The Seminar will be moderated by Prof. Adil Najam, Director, Pardee Center. […]