{"id":27233,"date":"2017-02-27T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=27233"},"modified":"2021-07-16T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:16:35","slug":"pgc-hosts-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2017\/02\/27\/pgc-hosts-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardee Graduate Council Hosts 6th Graduate Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container pgc-conference-2017 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-27420\" data-slideshow-name=\"pgc-conference-2017\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-27420\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference1-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference2-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference3-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference4-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference5-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference6-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference7-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_7\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference8-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_8\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference9-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_9\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference10-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_10\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference11-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_11\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference12-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_12\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference13-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_13\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference14-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_14\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference15-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_15\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference16-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_16\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference17-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_17\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference18-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_18\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference19-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_19\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference20-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_20\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference21-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_21\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference22-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_22\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference24-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_23\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference23-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-27420_24\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/03\/Conference25-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Credit: Lejla Brackovic<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-27420\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-8\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-9\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>9<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-10\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>10<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-11\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>11<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-12\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>12<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-13\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>13<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-14\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>14<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-15\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>15<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-16\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>16<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-17\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>17<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-18\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>18<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-19\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>19<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-20\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>20<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-21\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>21<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-22\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>22<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-23\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>23<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-24\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>24<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-25\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>25<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/pardeepride\/pgc\/\">The Pardee Graduate Council (PGC),<\/a><span> the official graduate student organization of the <\/span><span>Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University<\/span>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>hosted th<\/span>e 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Pardee School Graduate Conference on February 24-25, 2017 at\u00a0121 Bay State Road.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this year\u2019s conference was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/02\/Conference-Flyer-KS-9-1.pdf\">\u201cWalls or Bridges? Restructuring for a Better Tomorrow\u201d<\/a>\u00a0with students\u00a0presenting academic work identifying the forces of integration and disintegration and their impact on a variety of subjects around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span>Stephen Kinzer, author and senior fellow in international and public affairs at Brown University, delivered the keynote address at the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kinzer&#8217;s keynote was followed by a full day of panels and discussions on February 25, 2017:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Panel and Development Panel\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Environment: What is the Future of Environment Policy?:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike DiMuccio (Boston University): \u201cSaudi Arabia: Obstructionism, Ossification, &amp; Opportunism\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stepahnie Gagnon (Boston University): \u201cThe Environment-Poverty Nexus: Payments for Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Philip Horowitz (Boston University): \u201cCITES: Keeping an Eye on Illegal Elephant Trade\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Development: Bridging the Gap for a Better Tomorrow?:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric Bindler (Boston University): \u201cSmall Island Finance: The Caribbean Development Bank\u2019s Current and Potential Contributions to Bridging the Caribbean Climate Finance Gap\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ignacio Cardona (Harvard University): \u201cRethinking No Man\u2019s Landscape\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Takumi Onuma (Tufts University): \u201cThe Entrepreneurial Public Policy-Making: The Case of Business Improvement District\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Samantha Robertson (Boston University): \u201cConditional Cash Transfers as a Panacea to Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean? Not Yet but Potentially\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Religion and International Affairs Panel\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Tearing Down the Walls of Religious Prejudice:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sana Haque (Boston University): \u201cThe Narrative of Islamophobia in European Media\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dina Wyler (Boston University): \u201cA Vote with an Impact: An Analysis of How the Swiss Minaret Referendum Influenced Switzerland\u2019s International Reputation\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>International\u00a0Treaties Panel\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Restructuring for Tomorrow\u2019s International System:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward Henry (University of Massachusetts Boston): \u201cBridging the Final Frontier: Status of International Space Law&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Bansari Kamdar (Boston University): \u201cTrust-Building through Costly Signaling: Why Did the United States of America Sign the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement with India in 2008?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Shanuki Tillekeratne (Boston University): \u201cSecurity Implications of Bilateral Nuclear Agreements with India&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>International\u00a0Security Panel\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Violent Non-State Actors in the Middle East<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justin O\u2019Shea (Boston University): \u201cISIS: The Role of Ideology and Eschatology in the Islamic State\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Christian Rodriguez (Boston University): \u201cCrafting Militia Strategy: How Militias Manage their Evolving Relationships with the State\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All papers presented at the conference are original scholarship of MA and PhD candidates at Boston University, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Tufts University.<\/p>\n<p>The conference is co-sponsored by the African Studies Center, Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Institute for Economic Development, Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies &amp; Civilizations, and the International History Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for this year\u2019s conference, hosted by the Pardee Graduate Council, was \u201cWalls or Bridges? 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