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Pardee Center Hosts Panel Discussion on Faith and Climate Change
On September 19, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS), and the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs (CURA) hosted a panel discussion exploring the moral dimensions of climate action and the possible role of faith-based values in encouraging positive environmental and climate behaviors. The event featured İbrahim Özdemir (Uskudar University, Turkey), Afreen Siddiqi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Mary Evelyn Tucker... More
Pardee Center Welcomes Arash Azizi and Fabrício Chagas-Bastos as Visiting Fellows
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to welcome Arash Azizi and Fabrício Chagas-Bastos as Visiting Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. Arash Azizi is a historian of 20th century social and political movements, with a particular interest in global socialism. Specializing in the Cold War era, his work highlights the crucial role of non-state actors such as leftist parties and trade unions in the waging of this... More
Announcing the 2024-25 Non-Resident Global Health Politics Fellows
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2024-25 Global Health Politics Fellows. The inaugural group of Non-Resident Fellows is comprised of five PhD students or postdoctoral fellows who were selected by the Global Health Politics Workshop's (GHPW) Steering Committee. Fellows will participate in GHPW events throughout the course of the academic year and receive feedback and mentorship from a Steering Committee member on a research... More
Pardee Center Mourns the Passing of Visiting Fellow Pablo Suarez
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future mourns the unexpected passing of Pablo Suarez, a long-time Visiting Research Fellow, collaborator, and friend. For more than 15 years, Pablo frequently and generously shared his magnetic personality and infectious energy with the Pardee Center community, particularly with the Center's Graduate Summer Fellows each year. In 2012, he chaired the Pardee Center Task Force on Games for a New Climate, which culminated in... More
New Paper: “Desire for Diverse Menstrual Care: Contextualizing Period Poverty with Turkish Menstruators”
Period poverty, a term originating in the United Kingdom, refers to the inadequate access to essential products and services for menstrual care. It has been a prominent focus in menstruation scholarship for over a decade. To persuade decision-makers and donors, civil society organizations and scholars have often highlighted the negative consequences of the lack of access to commercial menstrual products like sanitary pads and tampons. In recent years, critical menstruation scholars and activists within the... More