ASC Launches Fall 2021 Walter Rodney Seminar Series
During the premier lecture, Mai Hassan, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and an award-winning scholar of authoritarian and hybrid regimes in Africa, presented her new research on the Sudanese popular uprising of 2018-19.
CURA Announces 2021-22 Religion and World Affairs Fellows
CURA’s new class of fellows will conduct research considering the role of religion in shaping gender or sexual identities, issues of inclusion and exclusion in religious communities, gendered analysis of religious experience, the dynamics of gender or sexuality in the organization of religious communities, engagement of religious groups in public policy related to gender and sexuality, as well as many other topics.
Pardee Center Concludes 13th Graduate Summer Fellow Session
The Pardee Center’s 13th class of graduate summer fellows examined the representation of China during the COVID-19 pandemic, the history of philosophy by extremist far-right groups, trends in cyber threats and the public policy effects of the evolution of cyber warfare, and much more.
Pardee Center Hosts Conference on Carbon Pricing
The Pardee Center’s two day conference was composed of panels and keynote addresses exploring the future of carbon pricing.
Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Present Research
Summer 2021 Graduate Fellows at the Pardee Center presented the current progress and findings of research conducted during their 10-week fellowship program.
GDP Center Publishes Paper on Debt Relief & Green Development
Co-authored by the GDP Center, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, the report proposes an ambitious blueprint for designing debt relief to secure green, resilient and inclusive development.
Pardee Center’s “The World After Coronavirus” Adapted by Link TV
The Pardee Center series features Boston University and world experts imagining what a post-COVID world might look like.
GDP Center Launches New Paper on EU-MERCOSUR FTA
The EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement would represent the largest trade deal for both blocs in terms of number of citizens involved, but is likely to be a step toward less productive, more unequal and more vulnerable economies in both blocs.
GDP Center Hosts Webinar on Debt Relief for Middle-Income Countries
The GDP Center, ISPI, and T20 National Coordinator and Chair, brought together varied proposals from MICs and the international community to address the MICs’ external debt challenges.
Roldán-Figueroa Named Director of Center for Latin American Studies
Dr. Rady Roldán-Figueroa, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at Boston University, will follow Professor Adela Pineda as the Director of CLAS.
CSE Hosts Event on Constitutionalism in the Age of Populism
While some variants of populism are indeed incompatible with constitutionalism, Bojan Bugaric and Mark Tushnet argue that the tension between populism and constitutionalism is narrower than much of the commentary suggests.
CSE Hosts Webinar on Neoliberalism & Democracy in Europe
Quinn Slobodian described the embrace of direct democracy by the political right in Europe as a weapon against the state, challenging the claim that neoliberalism is inherently ”anti-democratic.“
Pardee Center Concludes “The Future of…” Webinar Series
Experts discussed the future of the digital and robotics industry, how the digital future has progressed, how technology has impacted people’s lives in the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this technology could lead to greater societal inequities.
Pardee Center Hosts Event on Demographic Trends of Rising Powers
What will be the political and international security implications of demographic and population changes in rising/superpowers over the next several decades?
CSE Hosts Event on Brexit, Citizenship, & Human Rights
University of Leeds Professor Iyiola Solanke explains the impact of Brexit on residency rights of non-European Union (EU) nationals and how this affects the rights of EU citizens.
Pardee Center Hosts Webinar on Rising Global Powers
Experts explored how Germany, Brazil, and India have been expanding their global influence in the shadow of the U.S. and China.
Mamolea Discusses Work of Vespasian Pella During CSE Webinar
Mamolea detailed the life and work of Vespasian Pella, an early 20th century Romanian jurist who championed a system of international justice that was designed to prevent war, punish atrocity, and vindicate humanity’s political and economic rights.
CURA Hosts Event on Aftermath of the Arab Uprising
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Arab Uprising, the event explored how the Uprising altered the Middle East and North Africa.
CSE Hosts Lecture on Feminist Foreign Policy
Veronika Wand-Danielsson discusses Sweden’s role in advancing the rights of women and her view that government has a responsibility to integrate gender perspectives in all policy areas, including foreign policy.
ASC Hosts Second International Colloquium on African Studies
ASC convened scholars to share research on topics including structural changes in Africa after COVID-19, decolonial production and South-South cooperation, lusophone Africa, migration and human rights for women and children, and the Black Pacific