A recent special issue of the journal Latin American Research Review co-edited by Boston University Prof. Jeffrey Rubin (History) is based on a 2012 project co-sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA). Titled “Lived Religion and Lived Citizenship […]
Jonars Spielberg, a 2011 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow, is among the co-authors of a first-of-its-kind evaluation report on the use of solar lanterns as part of a development program. The report, recently published by MIT’s Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE), is titled “Experimentation in Product Evaluation: The Case of Solar Lanterns in Uganda, […]
Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Kevin P. Gallagher is the author of a new book titled Ruling Capital: Emerging Markets and the Reregulation of Cross-Border Finance published by Cornell University Press. The book is based on Prof. Gallagher’s work related to three Pardee Center Task Force Reports (here, here, and here) he has coordinated, edited, and […]
Ella Clausen recently joined the staff of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future as Communications Intern. Ella is a current Boston University Senior studying Public Relations and Environmental Analysis & Policy. She offers communications experience from non-profits including Australia for the United Nations Refugee Agency. As Communications Intern, Ella […]
IMPORTANT NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE — This seminar will take place at the Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road instead of the Pardee Center. If you plan to attend, please make a note of this. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce a Pardee […]
Application deadline: Monday, March 16, 2015 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Pardee 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 broad research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study […]
An article co-written by Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) Co-Directors, Prof. Kevin Gallagher and Prof. Cornel Ban, was published on December 17 in The Washington Post. In the article, titled “The IMF’s perestroika moment,“ the authors discuss the changes to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since the economic crisis in 2008. This discussion is detailed further in a forthcoming special issue of the […]
2014 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellow Abhishek Sharma was recently awarded a Santander Universities Scholarship, offered by the Department of Global Health at Boston University’s School of Public Health. With colleagues at the BU Center for Global Health and Development (BU CGHD), Abhishek has been working on research projects regarding global trade/markets and access to insulin. This scholarship will support Abhishek’s research on access to insulin […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University invites applications for two Research Fellow appointments, at either the Postdoctoral or Assistant Research Scientist level, starting in the summer of 2015, each for a two-year appointment. The available positions are for a Natural Scientist with strong quantitative skills and a […]
Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Director Anthony Janetos was featured in a November 4, 2014 article in the Indian Country titled “Mitigation and Emissions Reduction is Our Key to Survival, Scientists Say.” The article discusses the Third US National Climate Assessment. The article and featured video focus on the mitigation chapter of the […]