Nov 5: AC4’s Peter Coleman Hosts “Casual Conversations” at Teachers College
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Oct 31: What does it mean to be a Woman in India? A conversation with Dr. Deepa Narayan
DISHA (Development in South Asia) invites you to attend Friday, October 31 (12:00 pm to 1:30 pm) Russell Hall 306, Teachers College 525 W, 120th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam) Pizza will be served Dr. Narayan is an award winning development and gender specialist, who was selected as one of 100 most influential foreign policy specialists… read more
Columbia Seminar on Defense & Security Series: Elana Broitman, “Congress on U.S. National Security and Today’s Wars”
Tuesday, October 28th Brown Bag /Informal / Drop-By (12noon-1:00pm)! Speaker Hour (1:00-2:00) International Affairs Building, Saltzman Seminar Room 1302 Columbia Seminar on Defense & Security Co-Sponsored by University Seminars & Saltzman Institute To analyze global military issues and meet individuals who work/study these problems. Elana Broitman is an attorney specializing in U.S. National Security. She… read more
James Risen vs. the American Psychological Association
Place your bets everyone. In one corner stands James Risen, the distinguished New York Times investigative reporter with two Pulitzer Prizes under his belt. In the opposite corner stands the Board of the American Psychological Association, ever ready to protect APA’s reputation from assault. What brings these two into the ring is Risen’s new bestseller… read more
Conflict and Peace Events at Columbia Next Week (10/27 – 10/31)
Human Rights Treaties and Foreign Surveillance: Privacy in the Digital Age October 27, 2014 12:10pm to 1:10pm Columbia Law School (no location provided) Faith Perspectives on Gender Based Violence: Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage and Human Trafficking October 27, 2014 6:30pm to 8:30pm Columbia Law School, JG 103 “Somali Refugees in Kenya:… read more
Two-Day Conference at CUNY Grad Center and Columbia: Religious Wars in Early Modern Europe and Contemporary Islam
October 23 @ 10:00 am – October 24 @ 4:00 pm Recent developments in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and elsewhere in the Middle East and South Asia suggest growing sectarian antagonism as a major cause of violence in the region. Are we witnessing a civil war within the Islamic umma? If so, what are the… read more
Call for Proposals: Modeling Aspects on Sustainable Human Development
Request for Proposals Modeling Aspects of Sustainable Human Development The Advanced Consortium for Conflict, Cooperation, and Complexity (AC4) is soliciting proposals from across the Columbia University community to construct statistical, computational, or simulation models that operationalize and test the parameters of sustainable human development (SHD) described below. AC4 will provide seed funding of up to $10,000 to fund graduate students,… read more
Conflict and Peace Events at Columbia Next Week (10/20 – 10/24)
To lose without fighting? The US, China, Southeast Asia and the South China Sea October 20, 2014 12:00pm to 1:30pm Columbia University Morningside Campus International Affairs Building, Room 918 “The Curious Tale of ‘Human Rights’ in the UN Charter” Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions October 20, 2014… read more
Book talk by Severine Autesserre: Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
October 16, 2014 6:00pm – 9:00pm Columbia University, International Affairs Room 1501 Book Description: This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones around the world, it demonstrates that everyday elements – such as the expatriates’… read more
Oct 24: Sustainable Health & Peace – Integrative Approaches for a Healthy Planet
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