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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181101
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SUMMARY:“Democracy at a Crossroads” co-sponsored conference
DESCRIPTION:The SSRC proudly co-sponsored the “Democracy at a Crossroads” conference\, held in Mexico City\, Mexico on October 30-31\, 2018. The event was hosted by the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) with support from the SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program\, Columbia University\, and Universidad de Guadalaraja. \nThe conference brought together scholars from Latin America\, the United States\, and Europe\, to discuss popular legitimacy\, drugs and security\, inequality\, populism\, and neoliberalism\, among other topics.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/democracy-at-a-crossroads-co-sponsored-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181027
DTSTAMP:20201005T144941Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Negotiating Agreement in Congress Grantees' Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 25 and Friday\, October 26\, 2018 the second cohort of grantees in the Negotiating Agreement in Congress grants program gathered for a closed workshop at the SSRC headquarters in Brooklyn\, NY. \nThe Negotiating Agreement in Congress Research Grants are designed to open a robust field of research that explores various dimensions of political negotiation in the United States Congress. The grants seek to inspire a young cohort of researchers\, with diverse backgrounds and expertise\, to jointly address the challenges of political negotiation. \nAt this workshop\, the second cohort of grantees assembled to present and discuss interim findings. The funded research topics included\, but were not limited to: strategies employed by the Congressional Black Caucus to pass favorable legislation; an exploration into whether primary voters prefer moderate or extreme candidates; and a study of factors that make for effective party leadership. \nFor more information about our Negotiating Agreement in Congress Research Grants initiative\, please visit our website.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2018-negotiating-agreement-in-congress-grantees-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T170000
DTSTAMP:20211018T205858Z
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SUMMARY:Congolese Research Network on Peace and Security (ResCongo) – Annual Conference 2018
DESCRIPTION:ResCongo held its inaugural annual conference from September 27–28\, in collaboration with the SSRC’s Understanding Violent Conflict (UVC) program\, the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)\, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu (ISP-Bukavu)\, and the Conflict Research Group (CRG) at Ghent University\, at the Centre Culturel Boboto in Kinshasa. UVC director Dr. Tatiana Carayannis and program manager Aaron Pangburn were invited to attend as members of the advisory committee. ResCongo was created in October 2016 and is coordinated by Professor Jose Bazonzi (UNIKIN) and Professor Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu (ISP-Bukavu).ResCongo\, the first national Congolese network of researchers working on peace and security issues\, is a virtual platform that promotes and facilitates exchanges among Congolese scholars\, connecting and enhancing the participation of these researchers in international academic and policy discussions. ResCongo invited members and interested researchers to submit abstracts\, draft papers\, and present their work through a call for proposals. Twenty applications were selected after a competitive assessment process. The theme of the inaugural conference was “Insecurity and the Provision of Justice in Urban and Semi-Urban areas in the DRC: Actors\, Practices and Perspectives.”The conference began with opening remarks from Noël Obotela Rashidi\, professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Politics (CEP) at the University of Kinshasa. Over the course of two days\, conference leaders and participants held panels on topics ranging from “Insecurity and National Resources” to “Land Conflicts\, Customary Authorities\, and Justice.” Prominent Congolese researchers led most of the panel discussions\, while Dr. Carayannis was asked to co-lead a discussion on methodologies\, the challenges of conducting research in the DRC\, and how scientific research can best inform public policy.Support for the creation of the website and virtual presence of ResCongo comes from the UK Department for International Development (DFID)\, while funding for the inaugural conference was provided by LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International Development (CPAID) through the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Global Challenges Research Fund (ESRC-GCRF). For more information on ResCongo\, please visit their Twitter handle @ResCongo.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/congolese-research-network-on-peace-and-security-rescongo-annual-conference-2018/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180923
DTSTAMP:20200827T155955Z
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SUMMARY:Africa-Asia 'A New Axis of Knowledge' Second Edition
DESCRIPTION:The Africa-Asia conference titled ‘Africa-Asia ‘A New Axis of Knowledge’ took place at the University of Dar es Salaam from 20th to 22nd September 2018. The Next Generation program of the Social Sciences Research Council of New York sponsored a panel of five budding scholars from Eastern Africa. The title of the panel was: Native Land Rights\, Peasant Livelihoods and Global Capitalist Expansion in Africa. The conveners\, who also doubled as chairs of the panel were Yusuf Serunkuma and Eria Serwajja\, both from Makerere University\, Uganda. Presented below is a complete list of panelists and the titles of the papers presented. Unfortunately\, Richard Mbunda was unable to participate in the conference. \n\nYusuf Serunkuma\, Makerere University\, Uganda\n\nOur Neighbours Have Chased Us from Our Houses; We Are Not Tilling the Land Anymore: Making the Case for Development-Induced Damages to Neighbouring Settlements in the Development Discourse \n\nEria Serwajja\, Makerere University\, Uganda\n\nChinese Investment in Uganda: Adverse Incorporation of Local Communities by Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group Limited \n\nEmily Comfort Maractho\, Makerere University\, Uganda\n\n In the Name of Investment: Asian Traders in Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda \n\nJoyce Omwoha\, Technical University of Kenya\, Kenya\n\nThe Mining Resource Curse: An Interrogation into the Adverse Impacts of Foreign Investors in Oil-Deficient Kenya \n\nRichard Mbunda\, University of Dar es Salaam\, Tanzania\n\n Implications of the Fifth Phase Administration’s Mini-Land Reform to the Peasantry \nThe presentations revealed the nuanced ways in which countries on the continent of Asia\, particularly China and India\, are making inroads into Africa. The general consensus among the panelists was that the relations between Africa and Asian countries\, especially China\, has had some positive\, largely infrastructural impacts on the recipient countries. \nHowever\, the case studies from Uganda and Kenya also showed that the investments are having negative impacts and heavy costs on the political economies of the local communities where the investments are often located. For instance\, Dr. Maractho showed how Chinese businesses are outcompeting and edging out local entrepreneurs and traders through the flooding of the Ugandan market with inexpensive and low quality products from China. Even the few investors who have set-up industries have often done so at the cost of the environment. \nChinese investors have also deprived the local people of their rights to land and related property. In many communities as indicated in the presentations by Yusuf\, Eria\, and Joyce\, the livelihood and survival of the locals have often been compromised because of land grabbing\, unfair compensation and development induced evictions. \nThe panelists send their sincere thanks to the Social Science Research Council\, particularly the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program. By funding this panel\, you indeed made our participation in the conference worthwhile and experience during the conference unforgettable. We immensely benefited from the conference more so the feedback on the papers and informal discussions during and after the sessions. \nBy: Eria Serwajja\, Yusuf Serunkuma\, Emily Comfort Maractho\, and Joyce Omwoha
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/africa-asia-a-new-axis-of-knowledge-second-edition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180830T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180830T210000
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SUMMARY:Anxieties of Democracy at APSA 2018
DESCRIPTION:The Anxieties of Democracy program is thrilled to sponsor several panels and a program reception at the 2018 American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting in Boston. A related panel will also be featuring SSRC President Alondra Nelson. \n“Comparative Perspectives on U.S. Populism and Potential for Democratic Erosion” \nThis panel will explore the role of political institutions in the success of populist appeals in the United States and abroad. \nParticipants: Nolan McCarty\, David J. Samuels\, Kirk A. Hawkins\, Levente Littvay\, Karen Long Jusko\, Kenneth M. Roberts\, and Frances Lee. \nDivision: Official APSA theme panel \nDetails: August 30\, 8am–9:30am; Hynes 302. \n“Globalization\, the Knowledge Economy\, and the Politics of Inequality” \nThis panel will address the consequences of increased precarity and expanding class differences in established democracies. \nParticipants: Frances Rosenbluth\, Andreas Wiedemann\, Kathleen Thelen\, Ian Shapiro\, Ben William Ansell\, Jane Gingrich\, Christian Salas\, Jonathan Rodden\, Jacob Hacker\, Carles Boix\, and Margaret Weir. \nDivision: Class and Inequality \nDetails: August 30\, 10am–11:30am; Hynes 204. \n“Democracy and Its Discontents: The Failing Politics of Climate Adaptation” \n This panel will explore the (lack of) democratic responses to the urgent challenges posed by climate change. \nParticipants: Nancy Rosenblum\, Sarah Pralle\, Debra Javeline\, Tracy Kijewski-Correa\, Hilary Boudet\, and David Konisky. \nDivision: Official APSA theme panel \nDetails: August 30\, 12pm–1:30pm; Hynes 204. \n“Negotiating Agreement in Congress: Exploring Tools and Incentives” \nThis panel will analyze challenges to legislative negotiations in Congress. \nParticipants: Danielle Thomsen\, Logan Dancey\, Mamie E. Locke\, Jason M. Roberts\, Tracy Sulkin\, Jonathan Lewallen\, and Michelle Whyman. \nDivision: Legislative Studies \nDetails: August 30\, 2pm–3:30pm; Hynes 204. \nThe Anxieties of Democracy program reception \nWe look forward to seeing you at the Anxieties of Democracy program reception. Remarks will be given by Alondra Nelson\, President of the SSRC\, as well as her immediate predecessor Ira Katznelson\, who founded the Anxieties of Democracy program during his tenure at the SSRC. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be provided.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/anxieties-of-democracy-at-apsa-2018/
LOCATION:Berkeley Room at the Sheraton Boston Hotel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180830T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180830T170000
DTSTAMP:20210830T142334Z
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SUMMARY:MOA at NYC Open Data Week
DESCRIPTION:Co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps will participate in a panel organized by NYU’s GovLab for NYC’s Open Data Week\, along with representatives from the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City\, Viacom\, and the Sunlight Foundation. The “If You Build It\, Will They Come? A Case for Demand-Driven Data” panel will discuss the demand for open data.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/moa-at-nyc-open-data-week/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T180000
DTSTAMP:20200930T191646Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Democratic Erosion Conference
DESCRIPTION:To mark the conclusion of the first year of Democratic Erosion\, a cross-institutional collaborative course\, a student conference was held at the Watson Institute at Brown University on August 29\, 2018. \nStudents at institutions participating in the Democratic Erosion consortium at the time were invited to apply to attend. The conference featured faculty-led seminars on syllabus materials\, research presentations from Bright Line Watch and Texas A&M/USAID\, breakout sessions and presentations where students generated research designs for projects about democratic erosion\, and a debate about contentious issues related to democracy. Meghan Kallman delivered a keynote address on civic engagement. \nDemocratic Erosion is a cross-institutional collaborative course that aims to help students critically and systematically evaluate the risks to democracy both in the US and abroad through the lens of theory\, history\, and social science. The syllabus project began in 2017\, and the Anxieties of Democracy program is a proud co-sponsor. You may learn more about the initiative here.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2018-democratic-erosion-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180615
DTSTAMP:20200827T194631Z
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SUMMARY:Convening for Grantees of the Ford Foundation's Cuba Portfolio
DESCRIPTION:The SSRC Cuba Program organized a meeting June 13 & 14\, 2018 in New York City for the Ford Foundation’s Cuba portfolio. The meeting served as an opportunity for grantees to reflect on the current state of U.S.-Cuba relations as well as to share ideas and insights as we think about our work moving forward. In the past three years\, there have been numerous changes\, which have both aided as well as hindered our ability to work effectively in Cuba. In the wake of restored diplomatic relations\, the Trump administration unveiled new measures to limit travel to Cuba and prohibit financial transactions with certain Cuban entities. In addition\, a reduction in U.S. embassy staff in Havana and the cessation of virtually all consular operations have impeded educational\, cultural\, and professional exchanges. There are also significant changes underway in Cuba\, including impending leadership changes this past spring. These are important developments\, which raise many logistical questions and whose results and consequences remain to be seen. Thus\, it was an opportune moment to convene Ford’s Cuba grantees to share information and experiences so that we can strategically plan for the future. In addition to the grantees\, we invited several experts from Cuba to share their thoughts on possibilities and opportunities for international collaboration. All that participated in the meeting were appreciative for the opportunity to engage and learn from their colleagues.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/convening-for-grantees-of-the-ford-foundations-cuba-portfolio/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180608
DTSTAMP:20201001T181930Z
CREATED:20201001T181930Z
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SUMMARY:SSRC-DFG Workshop: "Political Equality in Unequal Societies"
DESCRIPTION:This workshop\, held in Villa Vigoni\, Italy\, continued the partnership between SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program and the Democratic Anxieties project supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). \nTopics included problems of inequality in political involvement and representation; institutional performance\, constitutional choice and democratic reforms; and the contexts of specific policy environments that make these challenges particularly visible.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/ssrc-dfg-workshop-political-equality-in-unequal-societies/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180601
DTSTAMP:20201008T145632Z
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SUMMARY:The Consequences of Misinformation
DESCRIPTION:The spread and correction of false information has historical roots in sensationalist journalism\, political disagreement\, foreign espionage\, state\, religious or ethnic propaganda\, and partisan debates: a collection of approaches far richer than suggested by the phrase “fake news.” “The Consequences of Misinformation” was a symposium on the history\, circulation\, and management of misinformation (untruths circulated without the intention to deceive) and disinformation (untruths intended to deceive). \nThe symposium was informed by social scientific and journalistic perspectives on the most effective means of understanding and countering false information\, even as it explores the challenges in doing so. The panelists spoke to three aspects of the current moment in misinformation: the status of facts/persistence of misinformation\, the speed\, virality\, and spread of misinformation\, and what we—or anyone—can do to correct or manage the misinformation that already exists. \n \nConference chairs:\nE.J. Dionne\, Senior Fellow\, The Brookings Institution and Syndicated Columnist\, The Washington Post\nJohn Sides\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, George Washington University \nConference hosts:\nMedia & Democracy program\, Social Science Research Council\nThe Brookings Institution \nWith support from:\nThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation\nThe Democracy Fund\nThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/the-consequences-of-misinformation/
LOCATION:Falk Auditorium\, The Brookings Institution
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180523
DTSTAMP:20200827T194822Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on the state of Cuban studies in the United States
DESCRIPTION:The workshop on the State of Cubans Studies in the United States\, which was organized in collaboration with John Jay College of the City University of New York and Cuba’s Revista Temas convened in Barcelona May 21-22\, 2018 prior to the start of LASA. The workshop was a resounding success in accomplishing its stated purpose: to bring together scholars who reside in Cuba with those who reside outside the island for an intensive dialogue on the development of the field of Cuban Studies in the United States. A seminar on that same topic was held at Florida International University in 1990\, but with participation of only U.S.-based scholars. Since that initial seminar\, we have witnessed the multiplication of contacts between scholars on both shores\, the expansion in the scope of studies in Cuba of the island’s society and culture\, and the greater acceptance in Cuba of the work done by colleagues who do not reside in the island. A reassessment of the field of Cuban Studies in the United States was long overdue
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/workshop-on-the-state-of-cuban-studies-in-the-united-states/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTSTAMP:20210816T183438Z
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SUMMARY:SSRC-IFS Workshop: "The Future of Political Parties"
DESCRIPTION:This workshop\, held at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin\, was the third in a series of convenings organized as part of a collaboration between the SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program and our namesake European partner program\, Anxieties of Democracy\, at the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies. \nThe workshop explored political parties as an institution\, seeking to assess their current state and explore their future. Topics included changes in the typical left-right cleavages of parties\, the decline of traditional parties\, the rise of populist parties\, and the institutional and social contexts shaping political parties today\, such as personalism\, non-majoritarianism\, and direct democracy. The workshop was generously supported by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/ssrc-ifs-workshop-the-future-of-political-parties/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T200000
DTSTAMP:20201008T165555Z
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SUMMARY:Confronting Algorithms of Oppression
DESCRIPTION:Safiya Umoja Noble\, Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California\, gave a public talk on her new book\, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism\, on Monday\, May 14th at the Roosevelt House at Hunter College. \n \nAlgorithms of Oppression contests the idea that search engines are unbiased marketplaces of ideas. Rather\, Noble argues that search engines reflect the underlying power structures of the societies in which they are built\, and often weaken the voices of historically underrepresented groups. Following Prof. Noble’s talk\, Meredith Broussard\, Assistant Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute\, New York University and author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World\, responded. A book signing and reception followed. \n \nThis event was made possible by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation\, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, and the Democracy Fund.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/confronting-algorithms-of-oppression/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T170000
DTSTAMP:20200930T165810Z
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SUMMARY:Witnessing Professionals and Climate Change Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Anxieties of Democracy program’s Working Group on Climate Change\, in collaboration with Princeton University\, hosted “Witnessing Professionals and Climate Change” a workshop on the ethics of professionals in the face of climate change. Chaired by Professor Nancy Rosenblum and Professor Melissa Lane\, “Witnessing Professionals” featured panels with lawyers\, scientists\, public health\, and university officials in order to discuss the role of professionals and institutions in combating climate change. \nVideo proceedings of the workshop may be found here. Some of the presenters have also made lightly-edited transcripts of their remarks available (links in the agenda below). \nThis event was made possible with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \nAgenda \n9:00 am – Welcome: Melissa Lane\, Class of 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University and director of the University Center for Human Values \n9:15 am – Introduction: Nancy Rosenblum\, Senator Joseph S. Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard University (emerita) \n9:30-10:00 am – Witnessing Professionals: Robert Jay Lifton\, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Columbia University and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Psychology at the City University of New York \n10:00-11:15 am – Panel 1: Scientists\nChair: Elke Weber\, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment\, and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University \nRobert Socolow\, Princeton University\, Climate Futures Initiative and Carbon Mitigation Initiative [Transcript] \nNaomi Oreskes\, Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University \n11:30-12:45 pm – Panel 2: Public Health\nChair: Adriana Petryna\, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania \nPatrick Kinney\, Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health\, Environmental Health\, Boston University School of Public Health \nLise Van Susteren\, The Climate Project; Our Children’s Trust \nMark A. Mitchell\, President\, Mitchell Environmental Health Associates; Co-Chair\, National Medical Association Commission on Environental Health; Founder and Senior Policy Advisor\, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice \n12:45-1:30 pm – Lunch Break \n1:30 – 2:30 pm – Panel 3: Law\nChair: Samuel Issacharoff\, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law\, New York University School of Law [Transcript] \nJustice Antonio Herman Benjamin\, National High Court\, Brazil; Chair of the World Commission on Environmental Law \nKatrina F. Kuh\, Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University [Transcript] \n2:30-4:00 pm – Panel 4: Academia\nChair: Nancy Rosenblum\, Senator Joseph S. Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard University (emerita) \nHarold T. Shapiro\, President Emeritus and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University \nJessica F. Green\, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University\nJacob Lipton\, Program Director of the Systemic Justice Project at Harvard Law School \n4:00-5:00 pm – Summary and Discussion\nDennis F. Thompson\, Professor of Government and the Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (emeritus) [Transcript]
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/witnessing-professionals-and-climate-change-workshop/
LOCATION:Princeton University\, Wallace Hall\, Room 300
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180421
DTSTAMP:20201008T165914Z
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SUMMARY:Social Media and Democracy: Assessing the State of the Field and Identifying Unexplored Questions
DESCRIPTION:The 2016 American elections intensified popular as well as scholarly interest in the relationship between media and democracy on topics like fake news\, information bubbles\, and algorithmic propaganda. \n“Social Media and Democracy: Assessing the State of the Field and Identifying Unexplored Questions” was the Media & Democracy program’s inaugural event. It convened researchers as part of a two-day conference to assess the current literature on social media and democracy\, and  set a research agenda for the field moving forward. \nConference chairs: \nNate Persily\, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law\, Stanford University\nDiana Mutz\, Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication\, University of Pennsylvania \nConference hosts:\nMedia & Democracy Program\, Social Science Research Council\nStanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society\, Stanford University\nCenter for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences\, Stanford University \nWith support from:\nThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation\nThe Democracy Fund\nThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation \nAgenda:  \nThursday\, April 19 \n8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast \n9:00 – 9:30 am: Opening Remarks \n9:30 – 11:00 am: Inflammatory Speech and Incivility Online \nSusan Benesch\, Harvard University\nBryan Gervais\, University of Texas\, San Antonio\nDiana Mutz\, University of Pennsylvania\nMonica Stephens\, University of Buffalo \n11:00 – 11:30 am: Coffee Break \n11:30 – 1:00 pm: Distribution and Effects of Fake News \nRenee DiResta\, Data for Democracy\nKelly Garrett\, The Ohio State University\nDavid Rand\, Yale University\nJosh Tucker\, New York University \n1:00 – 2:00 pm: Lunch \n2:00 – 3:30 pm: Correcting Disinformation \nJonathan Albright\, Columbia University\nMatt Baum\, Harvard University\nAdam J. Berinsky\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nMatt Gentzkow\, Stanford University\nEmily Thorson\, Syracuse University \n3:30 pm: Adjourn \nFriday\, April 20 \n8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast \n9:00 – 10:30 am: Homophily in the Social Media Sphere \nDamon Centola\, University of Pennsylvania\nShanto Iyengar\, Stanford University\nJaime Settle\, College of William and Mary \n10:30 – 10:45 a.m: Coffee Break \n10:45 – 12:15 pm: Globalization of the Marketplace of Ideas \nNina Jankowicz\, The Wilson Center\nLinda Kinstler\, Freelance Journalist\nJennifer Pan\, Stanford University \n12:15 – 1:30 pm: Concluding Discussion Over Lunch
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/social-media-and-democracy-assessing-the-state-of-the-field-and-identifying-unexplored-questions/
LOCATION:Frances C. Arillaga Alumni Center\, Stanford University
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T200000
DTSTAMP:20210830T135200Z
CREATED:20200820T210058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T135200Z
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SUMMARY:National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum 2018
DESCRIPTION:Measure of America’s Sarah Burd-Sharps will speak at the National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum about Measure of America’s collaboration with the San Diego Workforce Partnership to address youth disconnection in San Diego.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/national-association-of-workforce-boards-annual-forum-2018/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T190000
DTSTAMP:20210830T134726Z
CREATED:20200820T210255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T134726Z
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SUMMARY:National Reengagement Plus! Convening
DESCRIPTION:Co-director Kristen Lewis will speak about Measure of America’s latest disconnected youth research at the Philadelphia Youth Network’s sixth National Reengagement Plus! Convening. The convening is sponsored by the National League of Cities and will focus on strategies to reengage young people disconnected from school and work.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/national-reengagement-plus-convening/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180315T150000
DTSTAMP:20210830T141544Z
CREATED:20210830T141232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T141544Z
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SUMMARY:Opportunity Youth San Diego Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Kristen Lewis participated in “New Data on Youth Disconnection: State of Opportunity Youth in San Diego County\,” a webinar unveiling the latest numbers on disconnected youth in San Diego calculated by Measure of America. The data is part of a collaboration between the San Diego Workforce Partnership and Measure of America to assess youth disconnection\, set goals and track progress in the county. \nYou can watch the recorded webinar and see the slides. For more information on the effort to reduce youth disconnection in San Diego\, visit OpportunitySD.org.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/opportunity-youth-san-diego-webinar/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180210
DTSTAMP:20200930T191050Z
CREATED:20200930T191050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T191050Z
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SUMMARY:Distribution Conference
DESCRIPTION:On February 9th\, 2018\, the Anxieties of Democracy program’s working group on distribution convened at Yale University. The conference brought our working group members together to explore how changes in the structure of the global economy affect the viability of long settled features of distribution. \nThe conference was organized by the working group’s co-chairs: Frances Rosenbluth\, Damon Wells Professor of Political Science at Yale University\, and Margaret Weir\, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science at Brown University. The conference was generously supported by Yale’s MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies\, and Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies. \nConference participants will discuss extended paper outlines on the following themes: \nMacro Transformations: \nAlice Kessler-Harris (Columbia University) \nCarles Boix (Princeton University) \nSabeel Rahman (Brooklyn Law School) \nJacob Hacker (Yale University) \nThe New Precariat: \nBen Ansell (Oxford University) and Jane Gingrich (Oxford University) \nKathleen Thelen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)\, Andreas Wiedemann (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)\, and Bruno Palier (Paris School of International Affairs) \nElizabeth Ananat (Duke University)\, Anna Gassman-Pines (Duke University)\, and Yulya Truskinovsky (Harvard University) \nFrances Rosenbluth (Yale University)\, Ian Shapiro (Yale University)\, and Christian Salas (Yale University) \nJonathan Rodden (Yale University) \nExperiencing Inequality: \nKris-Stella Trump (Social Science Research Council) \nAndra Gillespie (Emory University) \nThe New Politics of Old Divisions: \nAndrea Campbell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University) \nMargaret Weir (Brown University) and Desmond King (Oxford University) \nDouglas S. Massey (Princeton University) and Jacob S. Rugh (Brigham Young University)
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/distribution-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180203T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T170000
DTSTAMP:20211013T165945Z
CREATED:20211013T165907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T165945Z
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SUMMARY:The SSRC Supports the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project to Gain Experience from US Encyclopedia Projects
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia\, one of four Atlantic Fellows programs that have partnered with the SSRC for strategic learning and assessment and developmental support\, recently graduated 18 fellows from 9 ASEAN countries and China at the fellowship’s second Annual Forum in Hua Hin\, Thailand. Throughout the six module induction year program\, the fellows have developed their leadership capabilities and tackled issues related to health equity and its social determinants both within and beyond national borders. After graduation\, they returned to their home countries to begin working on collaborative projects geared toward addressing health inequities at home and across the region\, particularly among vulnerable and marginalized populations. \n \nMary McDonnell guided graduating fellows through instructions for the SSRC’s end-of-program reflection.\nAs a part of ongoing evaluations and continual feedback provided to the Program\, Vietnam Program Staff (Mary McDonnell and Van Tran) participated in the Annual Forum to engage fellows in final program reflections and to take part in the graduation ceremony. Mary McDonnell led fellows through a word cloud exercise aimed at capturing change in words that reflect how fellows thought of leadership and their core values before and after participating in the fellowship induction year. Through the in-depth written reflection exercise\, fellows provided key insights into successful components of the program experience\, identified areas for improvement\, and illustrated the changes they have seen in their thinking about leadership for health equity and the actions they have taken to advance equity as a result of participating in the Program.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/17657/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180111
DTSTAMP:20201005T145053Z
CREATED:20201005T145053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T145053Z
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SUMMARY:Announcing the 2017-2018 Negotiating Agreement in Congress Grant Recipients
DESCRIPTION:The Anxieties of Democracy program is excited to announce the recipients of the 2018 Negotiating Agreement in Congress Research Grants initiative.  The 2017 Selection Committee elected to make awards to the following scholars: \nRuth Bloch Rubin\nAssistant Professor\, Political Science\, University of Chicago\nHow Factional Discord Shapes Patterns of Party Leadership and Policymaking in Congress \nLogan Dancey\nAssistant Professor\, Government\, Wesleyan University\nCaught in the Middle: Congressional Moderates in a Polarized Era \nJonathan Lewallen\nAssistant Professor\, Government\, University of Tampa\nTurnover\, Agreement\, and Dissent in Congressional Committees \nMamie Locke\nProfessor\, Political Science\, Hampton University\nStrategies of The Congressional Black Caucus in Negotiating Agreements in Congress:2000 –Present \nLynda Powell\nProfessor\, Political Science\, University of Rochester\nNegotiating Bipartisan Agreements: A Comparative Study of Congress and the Fifty US State Legislatures \nJason Roberts\nProfessor\, Political Science\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\nParty Effectiveness in Congress \nTracy Sulkin\nProfessor\, Political Science\, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign\nOn Good Behavior: Self-Policing of Norms in the U.S. House of Representatives \nDanielle Thomsen\nAssistant Professor\, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs\, Syracuse University\nDo Primary Voters Want Partisan Polarization? \nSophia Wallace\nAssociate Professor\, Political Science\, University of Washington\nImmigration Reform Breakdown: Examining the Causes of Failure in Congress and Possibilities for Agreement \nMichelle Whyman\nPostdoctoral Research Associate\, The Political Institutions and Public Choice Program\, Duke University\nThe Provision Timeline Database: Connecting Compromise in Congress with Legislative Durability
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/announcing-the-2017-2018-negotiating-agreement-in-congress-grant-recipients/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T203000
DTSTAMP:20201005T145529Z
CREATED:20201005T145529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T145529Z
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SUMMARY:“Political Equality\,” a public talk by Danielle Allen
DESCRIPTION:Renowned scholar\, author and political theorist Danielle Allen concluded her activities as the 2017 Democracy Fellow of the SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program last week with a public lecture in New York City. Professor Allen presented a powerful\, provocative lecture on political equality to a capacity audience at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College Nov. 16\, followed by a response from NYU Law professor Jeremy Waldron. \nFollowing the formal program Professor Allen signed copies of her recent books Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A and Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality. Professor Waldron also signed copies of his book One Another’s Equals: The Basis of Human Equality. \nAs the 2017 Democracy Fellow\, Professor Allen also conducted three graduate seminars for New York-area students and junior faculty from University Fund institutions. Professor Allen is among the most respected political theorists today\, and serves as the James Bryant Conant Professor at Harvard\, as well as director of the university’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. Much of her work and writings have been focused on issues surrounding democracy\, race\, and inequality in all its forms – educational\, economic\, political\, and judicial.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/political-equality-a-public-talk-by-danielle-allen/
LOCATION:Roosevelt House at Hunter College
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T120000
DTSTAMP:20210913T134351Z
CREATED:20210913T134009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T134351Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting with Ms. Zhang Dan\, VP and Director General of UNA-China
DESCRIPTION:UVC Director\, Tatiana Carayannis\, meets with Ms. Zhang Dan\, Vice-President and Director-General of the United Nations Association China to discuss China’s role and interest in UN peace building. \nDr. Carayannis gifted Ms. Zhang Dan a book on the history of the UNA.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/meeting-with-ms-zhang-dan-vp-and-director-general-of-una-china/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171215T163000
DTSTAMP:20200930T165941Z
CREATED:20200930T165941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T165941Z
UID:10000626-1513332000-1513355400@www.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Climate Change Working Group Meeting 2017
DESCRIPTION:The working group on climate change seeks to make the study of climate change a distinct and recognized area of study in the social sciences. Its steering committee convened to discuss several meetings and events: a workshop on diplomatic methods to encourage mitigation activity\, a conference at Stanford on the comparative politics of climate change\, and a conference at Princeton on the ethical responsibilities of professionals who witness climate change. The group is also workshopping a summer institute on climate change for young political scientists. \nThe working group on climate change comprises the following members: \nRobert O. Keohane\, Co-Chair\nProfessor of International Affairs\, Princeton University \nNancy Rosenblum\, Co-Chair\nSenator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government\, Harvard University \nScott Barrett\nLenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics\, Columbia University \nBruce Cain\nCharles Louis Ducommun Professor in Humanities and Sciences\, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment\, SIEPR\, and the Precourt Institute for Energy\, Stanford University \nJessica Green\nAssistant Professor of Environmental Studies\, New York University \nDavid M. Konisky\nAssociate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs\, Indiana University \nMelissa Lane\nClass of 1943 Professor of Politics & Director\, University Center for Human Values\nPrinceton University \nDouglas McAdam\nRay Lyman Wilbur Professor of Sociology\, Emeritus\, Stanford University \nMichael Oppenheimer\, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs; Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs; Director\, Program in Science\, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP)\, Princeton University \nNaomi Oreskes\nProfessor of the History of Science\, Harvard University \nMichael L. Ross\nProfessor of Political Science\, University of California\, Los Angeles \nElke Weber\nGerhard R. Andlinger Professor of Psychology\, Princeton University
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/climate-change-working-group-meeting-2017/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTSTAMP:20210816T183032Z
CREATED:20210816T183032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T183032Z
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SUMMARY:SSRC-IFS Conference: "Democracy and Future Generations"
DESCRIPTION:https://www.iffs.se/en/research/research-projects/anxieties-of-democracy/\n\n  \nThis workshop\, held in Stockholm\, Sweden\, was the second convening organized as part of a collaboration between the SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program and our namesake Swedish partner program\, The Anxieties of Democracy Program. \nThe workshop provided an opportunity for American and European scholars to present research that addressed the ability of democratic polities and institutions to ensure protections and resources for future generations. The workshop was generously supported by the Swedish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute for Future Studies.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/ssrc-ifs-conference-democracy-and-future-generations/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171129T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171129T160000
DTSTAMP:20210830T140327Z
CREATED:20210830T140243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T140327Z
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SUMMARY:A Portrait of Los Angeles County Launch
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce the launch of the Portrait of Los Angeles County! Please join us for an optional pre-launch lunch starting at 12:45 followed by a presentation of key findings from the Portrait of Los Angeles County. Hear perspectives from different sectors about how we can use these findings to improve well-being throughout LA County. The Portrait of Los Angeles County examines well-being using the human development framework and index. In addition to exploring life expectancy and health data\, the Portrait looks at data focused on access to knowledge (school enrollment rates and educational degree attainment rates) as well as measures related to standards of living and median earnings for full and part-time workers. The report will present Human Development Index scores for LA County places and demographic groups and explore a range of critical issues\, including education\, living standards\, environmental justice\, homelessness\, inequality\, and access to opportunity.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/a-portrait-of-los-angeles-county-launch/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171129T140000
DTSTAMP:20210830T140626Z
CREATED:20210830T140626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T140626Z
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SUMMARY:DATA2GO.NYC Demo at the US Census Bureau
DESCRIPTION:Measure of America will join other organizations using data to expand opportunity at the US Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project. MOA’s Laura Laderman will demo DATA2GO.NYC and discuss how the tool can help with outreach for Census 2020. Click here to watch live at noon!
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/data2go-nyc-demo-at-the-us-census-bureau/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171125T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171203T170000
DTSTAMP:20211013T165716Z
CREATED:20211013T165716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T165716Z
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SUMMARY:The SSRC Supports the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project to Gain Experience from US Encyclopedia Projects
DESCRIPTION:The SSRC’s Vietnam Program organized a study tour in the US for a delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)\, with the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project. The project\, which began in 2014\, sets out to publish a 36-volume national encyclopedia\, ranging in topic from society and culture to science and technology. The project expects to mobilize more than 600 scientists and scholars in Vietnam and around the world. To inspire the encyclopedia compilation efforts\, the SSRC organized visits with disciplinary\, state and regional encyclopedia projects in New York\, Philadelphia and Washington\, DC to learn about the conceptualization\, processes and styles of organizing and compiling encyclopedias across different organizations. \nVisiting delegation members of the Vietnam Encyclopedia Project include Dr. Lai Van Hung\, Dr. Vu Ngoc Ha\, Dr. Dang Thi Phuong\, Dr. Pham Anh and Dr. Pham Thi Thu Phuong. \n(From left to right) Dr. Dang Thi Phuong\, Dr. Pham Thi Thu Phuong\, Dr. Vu Ngoc Ha\, Van Tran (SSRC) Dr. Pham Anh Tu and Dr. Lai Van Hung visit the Brooklyn Heights Promenade near the SSRC headquarters in Brooklyn\, NY.\nIn addition to meeting with members of the SSRC\, several experts shared their experience and successes that helped to widen the delegation’s perspectives on how to conceptualize and structure the encyclopedia and engage a broader audience and contributors: \nVan Tran\, Associate Director of the SSRC’s Vietnam Program\, shared the SSRC’s experience in compiling the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences.\nWilliam Ferris\, co-editor of the Pulitzer Prize nominee Encyclopedia of Southern Culture\, talked about place-based encyclopedia\, and how to conceptualize a region and organize the sections based on cultural aspects.\nEdward Zalta\, principal editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, provided insights in meeting updating challenges and collaborating internationally with their web-based\, dynamic reference model.\nCharlene Mires\, editor in chief of Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia\, Howard Gilette\, co-editor of the online Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia\, Tamara Gaskell\, the public historian in residence at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for Humanities\, and other project advisorshighlighted the importance of using a digital platform\, civic engagement and shared authority.\nJames Grossman\, project director and co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Chicago\, discussed the encyclopedia’s conceptualization and organization as both an in-print and online encyclopedia.\nNadina Gardner and Joel Wurl at the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access discussed their funding support for encyclopedia projects in the US and abroad. \nDr. Lai Van Hung\, secretary general of the Vietnam Encyclopedia Project\, and Jim Grossman\, project editor and co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Chicago discuss the process of organizing print and online encyclopedias.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/the-ssrc-supports-the-national-vietnam-encyclopedia-project-to-gain-experience-from-us-encyclopedia-projects/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T203000
DTSTAMP:20210915T163010Z
CREATED:20210915T154428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T163010Z
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SUMMARY:“Political Equality\,” a public talk by Danielle Allen
DESCRIPTION:Renowned scholar\, author and political theorist Danielle Allen concluded her activities as the 2017 Democracy Fellow of the SSRC’s Anxieties of Democracy program last week with a public lecture in New York City. Professor Allen presented a powerful\, provocative lecture on political equality to a capacity audience at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College Nov. 16\, followed by a response from NYU Law professor Jeremy Waldron. \nFollowing the formal program Professor Allen signed copies of her recent books Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A and Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality. Professor Waldron also signed copies of his book One Another’s Equals: The Basis of Human Equality. \nAs the 2017 Democracy Fellow\, Professor Allen also conducted three graduate seminars for New York-area students and junior faculty from University Fund institutions. Professor Allen is among the most respected political theorists today\, and serves as the James Bryant Conant Professor at Harvard\, as well as director of the university’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. Much of her work and writings have been focused on issues surrounding democracy\, race and inequality in all its forms – educational\, economic\, political\, and judicial.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/political-equality-a-public-talk-by-danielle-allen-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171110T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171110T193000
DTSTAMP:20211007T161556Z
CREATED:20200924T145641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T161556Z
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SUMMARY:Abe Global NYC | Japan and the Leadership of the World Trading System
DESCRIPTION:Broad structural changes over the last quarter century are reverberating through the global economy and the institutions that regulate it. Recent US policy has shifted away from a leadership position in both long-standing institutions such as the WTO and newer trade agreements such as TPP-11 and RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). These shifts are creating room for stronger regional ties and raise the question of which nation(s) will lead trade initiatives in Asia. Additionally\, a shift toward populism across the world threatens to lead countries towards greater economic protectionism. Our speakers addressed questions related to these issues as they relate to Japan\, the US-Japan relationship\, and East Asia. \n  \nA new initiative of the Abe Fellowship Program\, the Abe Fellows Global Forum (Abe Global) is designed to bring Abe Fellow research and expertise on pressing issues of global concern to broader audiences. Abe Global will host several events each year in partnership with academic and civic organizations throughout the United States. The Abe Fellowship Program is a partnership between the Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-global-nyc-japan-and-the-leadership-of-the-world-trading-system/
LOCATION:Columbia University Faculty House\, 64 Morningside Drive\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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