The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently concluded the second year of its new Global Health Politics Workshop (GHPW) speaker series. The four-part Spring 2024 series included talks on exploring economically-driven health inequities, reducing maternal mortality, seeking justice for harm in situations where public authorities bear some responsibility, and […]
On April 24, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the U.S. book launch of The Concertation Impulse in World Politics (Oxford University Press, 2024), featuring the book’s author, Andrew F. Cooper. The event also featured the Pardee School of Global Studies’ Sanne Verschuren and Grant F. Rhode […]
Is globalization over? If not, is it under fatal threat? Who should care about its possible demise? Ultimately, what’s at stake? Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and currently the Director of the Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale University, answered these questions and more when he delivered the 2024 Anthony C. Janetos […]
Download the Report PDF (English Version) Download the Report PDF (Spanish Version) While Asia continues to grow, South America is stagnant. According to some projections, the region could have negative growth this year. There are multiple reasons for this, but at least one of them is the lack of investment in infrastructure. Development bank support […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2024 Faculty Research Fellows. With seed funding from the Pardee Center, the 12 new Faculty Research Fellows will launch one- to two-year interdisciplinary research projects. The projects were selected by an interdisciplinary committee of Pardee Center-affiliated faculty. Over the course […]
On February 29, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the U.S. book launch of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Diplomacy, featuring the book’s co-editor Corneliu Bjola (Associate Professor of Diplomatic Studies, University of Oxford). The event featured the Pardee School of Global Studies’ Prof. Min Ye and Amb. […]
Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 19 Download full application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the future-focused research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies announces a call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows to begin in Spring 2024. By awarding seed grants to Faculty Research Fellows within the Boston University community, the Center seeks to catalyze interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on […]
On October 26, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a lecture by former President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández. The talk, titled “Globalization & Geopolitics in the Digital Age,” took place at the Boston University Hillel and was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies. A […]
On October 3, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted its annual fall reception. At the beginning of the reception, the eight 2023 Graduate Summer Fellows, who represent four different schools or colleges and eight different academic departments, gave a series of lightning talks on the outcomes of their […]