{"id":10277,"date":"2011-08-16T14:42:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/?page_id=10277"},"modified":"2024-10-07T12:07:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T16:07:56","slug":"issues-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/publications-library\/issues-in-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues in Brief Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The Role of Microbiology in Sustainable Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Jason Samaroo
\nNo. 043, October 2024<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Between Cohesion and Control: <\/em>Shequ Governance during China\u2019s Zero-COVID<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Xuyi Zhao
\nNo. 042, June 2024<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Engaging Communities Through the Arts: A Proposed Framework and Model in Public Health Initiatives<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Marial Williams
\nNo. 041, June 2021<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Changing Conservation Behavior by Changing the Behavior of Conservation Programs<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Kira Sullivan-Wiley
\nNo. 040, September 2020<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>New Perspectives on the Dynamics of Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS)<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Emily S. Klein and Les Kaufman
\nNo. 039, August 2020<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Demography is not Destiny: The Faulty Link Between Population and Development<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Kristen Carey
\nNo. 038, July 2019<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The Informal Sector and Universal Health Coverage: Crucial Considerations<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Lawrence P. O. Were
\nNo. 037, June 2019<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Agricultural Diversity Across Scales: Key to Building a Resilient Global Food System<\/em><\/a>
\nBy John Patrick Casellas Connors
\nNo. 036, March 2019<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Governance Issues in China\u2019s Food Sufficiency vs. Virtual Water Debate
\n<\/em><\/a>By Junda Jin
\nNo. 035, September 2017<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Conspicuously Absent: Shipping Emissions in Climate Change Policy
\n<\/em><\/a>By Rebecca Cowing
\nNo. 034, March 2017<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Diffusion of Microfinance in Development: The Role of U.S. Philanthropic Foundations
\n<\/em><\/a>By Emily Bryant
\nNo. 033, February 2017<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Transboundary Threats in the Mekong Basin: Protecting a Crucial Fishery
\n<\/em><\/a>By Irit Altman
\nNo. 032, January 2017<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Improving Women’s Reproductive Health in India by Educating Men and Families
\n<\/em><\/a>By Maanasa Venkatesh
\nNo. 031, March 2016<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Smallholder Challenges in the Growing Palm Oil Industry
\n<\/em><\/a>By Laurie Wissler
\nNo. 030, May 2015<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Five Challenges to the Future of Transboundary Water Governance
\n<\/em><\/a>By Leeann Sullivan
\nNo. 029, August 2014<\/a><\/td>\n		\"Pardee-IIB-028-Oct-2013\"<\/a><\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\nThe Minimata Convention and the Future of Mercury Abatement<\/em>
\n<\/a> By Henrik Selin
\nNo. 028, October 2013<\/a>
\n<\/strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"IIB027<\/a><\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\nWater Resources Development: Engineering the Future of Global Health<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Diana R. Gergel
\nNo. 027, March 2013<\/a><\/td>\n		 <\/strong><\/strong>\"Pardee-IIB-026-Dec-2012\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The IMF’s New View on Financial Globalization: A Critical Assessment<\/em>
\n<\/a> By Kevin Gallagher
\nNo. 026, December 2012<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong><\/strong>\"Pardee-IIB-025-Nov-2012\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Religion, Social Movements, and Zones of Crisis in Latin America <\/a><\/em>
\nBy Jeffrey Rubin, David Smilde, and Benjamin Junge
\nNo. 025, November 2012<\/a><\/td>\n		\"IIB<\/a><\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\nGlobal Financial Reform and Trade Rules: The Need for Reconciliation<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>
\nBy Kevin Gallagher and Leonardo Stanley
\nNo. 024, September 2012<\/a> <\/strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"23-IIB<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong> <\/strong>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Free Trade and Inclusive Development: Lessons from the Indian Experience<\/a> <\/em>
\nBy Suranjana Nabar-Bhaduri
\nNo. 023, April 20<\/a>12<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		\"22-IIB-cover\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Capital Account Regulations for Stability and Development: A New Approach<\/em>
\n<\/a> By Kevin P. Gallagher, Stephany Griffith-Jones and Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo
\nNo. 022, November 2011<\/a>
\n<\/a> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"21-IIB-cover\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Adulthood Denied: Youth Dissatisfaction and the Arab Spring<\/em>
\n<\/a> By M. Chloe Mulderig
\nNo. 021, October 2011<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/td>\n		\"20-IIB-cover\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Perceptions of Climate Change: The Role of Art and the Media
\n<\/em><\/a>By Miquel Mu\u00f1oz and Bernd Sommer
\nNo. 020, February 2011<\/a>
\n <\/a> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"PardeeIIB<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
\n<\/em><\/a>By Matthew Maguire
\nNo. 019, January 2011<\/a><\/td>\n		\"18-IIB<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>China and the Future of Latin American Industrialization<\/a>
\n<\/em>By Kevin Gallagher
\nNo. <\/a>018, October 2010<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"17-<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>Complex Natural Disasters and the Role of the University<\/a><\/em>
\nBy Enrique Silva
\nNo. 017, <\/a>October 2010<\/a><\/td>\n		\"16-IIB<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\nCall for a Corporate Social Conscience Index<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Stephanie Watts
\nNo. 016, September 2010<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"IIB015Fcover\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Mapping the Complexity of Higher Education in the Developing World<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Muhammad Hamid Zaman, Adil Najam and David K. Campbell
\nNo. 015, May 2010<\/a><\/td>\n		\"IIB014cover\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Diplomacy is Stalling: How the G20 Can Catch Up with the World<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Ambassador Paul Webster Hare
\nNo. 014, April 2010<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Pardee<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Envisioning Africa’s Future: A Story of Changing Perceptions<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Julius Gatune Kariuki
\nNo. 013, March 2010<\/a><\/td>\n		\"Pardee-IIB-012-th\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Beyond the Resource Curse: Minerals and Global Development <\/em><\/a>
\nBy Saleem H. Ali
\nNo. 012, January 2010<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Pardee-IIB-011-th\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>The Changing Shape of Malnutrition: Obesity in sub-Saharan Africa<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Arianna Fogelman
\nNo. 011, December 2009<\/a><\/td>\n		\"pardee-iib-10-th\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>A Call for a Resilience Index for Health and Social Systems in Africa <\/em><\/a>
\nBy Astier Almedom
\nNo. 010, October 2009<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"pardeeiib-009-th\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Preferential Trade Agreements: Free Trade at What Cost? <\/em><\/a>
\nBy Rachel Denae Thrasher
\nNo. 009, September 2009<\/a><\/td>\n		\"iib-008-june\"<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Learning From the Past: The Future of Malaria in Africa <\/em><\/a>
\nBy Melissa Graboyes
\nNo. 008, June 2009<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Transportation,<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Food Crises in Developing Countries: The Role of National Governance<\/em><\/a>
\nBy Abid Qaiyum Suleri
\nNo. 007, May 2009<\/a><\/td>\n		\"Transportation,<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Seeing Hunger through New Eyes: From Lack to Possibility<\/em> <\/a>
\nBy Frances Moore Lappe
\nNo. 006, April 2009<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Transportation,<\/a>Issues in Brief<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Sustainable Development in Africa: Agriculture, Trade and Climate Change<\/em> <\/a>
\nBy Kati Kulovesi
\nNo. 005, March 2009<\/a><\/td>\n		\"Transportation,<\/a>Issues in Brief
\n<\/strong>Transportation in Mega-Cities: A local issue, a global question<\/em> <\/a>
\nBy Nadaa Taiyab
\nNo. 004, November 2008<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Space<\/a>Issues in Brief
\n<\/strong>The Future of Space Exploration: The Next 50 Years<\/em> <\/a>
\nBy Supriya Chakrabarti
\nNo. 003, October 2008<\/a><\/td>\n		\"Fostering<\/a>Issues in Brief
\n<\/strong>Fostering South-South Research Collaborations
\n<\/em><\/a>By Athar Osama
\nNo. 002, September 2008<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Future<\/a>Issues in Brief
\n<\/strong>The Future of the WTO<\/em> <\/a>
\nBy Kevin Gallagher
\nNo. 001, April 2008<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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