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WORLD POLICY INSTITUTE
EVENTS 2009
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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November 24, 2009 |
Who is a Terrorist? Cultural Policing and the State in South Asia
The EastWest Institute, the Institute for Public Knowledge,
the Asia Society and the World Policy Institute present a lunch discussion with
author Christophe Jaffrelot, moderated by senior fellow Mira Kamdar.
At EastWest Institute on November 24, 2009
12-1:30 pm
Price: $15.00
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October 21, 2009 |
The Militarization of American Foreign Policy A discussion with New America Foundation senior fellow
Michael Cohen. With the Political Salon. Hosted by Idealist. |
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October 8, 15, 22, 2009 |
The State of the World in a Quarter Century
Each week, read and discuss a different article from
the World Policy Journal's 25th anniversary issue. Explore the state of the
world today and where we may be headed. Instructed by WPJ Editor David A. Andelman. Three sessions at the 92 Y Tribeca. |
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October 1, 2009 |
Nepal: The Fall of a God King
The Institute for Public Knowledge, the Asia Society
and the World Policy Institute present a discussion and reception with
photojournalist Tomas van Houtryve, moderated by author and senior fellow Mira
Kamdar. |
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September 18, 2009 |
Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the Present Teleconference with author Gilles Dorronsoro and Michael Fenzel. With CENSA. |
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September 15, 2009 |
Beyond the Two-State Solution Impasse A breakfast discussion with author and Senior Fellow Alon Ben-Meir.
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August 19, 2009 |
The Elections in Afghanistan: Security and Legitimacy Teleconference with Patricia DeGennaro, Fatima Ayub and Michael Fenzel. With CENSA. |
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July 23, 2009 |
Muslim Identities and Global Cities A discussion with German Islamic Studies expert Riem Spielhaus, WPI Senior Fellow Kavitha Rajagopalan and Berlin Parliamentarian Özcan Mutlu. With the Political Salon. Hosted by Idealist. |
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July 14, 2009 |
Slipping into the United States: Inside a Global Human Smuggling Network A discussion with Patrick Radden Keefe, author of The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream. With Political Salon. Hosted by the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation.
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| July 1, 2009 |
Citizenship and Democracy: Immigrant Civic Inclusion in Theory and Practice A day-long series of
roundtable discussions with specialists on immigration and citizenship.
With Demos and the World Policy Institute at Baruch College. Sponsored by
the McCormick Foundation. |
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| June 30,
2009 |
Public Debate: Who Gets
a Voice? Immigrants and Civic Engagement
Demos and the World Policy Institute present a
discussion with four experts in the field, moderated
by WPI's Executive Director Michele Wucker, at
Baruch College. |
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| June 21,
2009 |
The Unsilenced Voices:
Writings of Exile and Dissent
Tiananmen 20 Years Later: Bao Pu and the
Memoirs of Zhao Ziyang.
At the Asian American Writer's Workshop. |
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| June 9,
2009 |
Means of Reproduction:
Sex, Power and the Future of the World
Demos and the World
Policy Institute present a lunch discussion with
author Michelle Goldberg. Michele Wucker
moderated. |
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| June 4,
2009 |
A New Indian Government: Deciphering the Election
Results and Their Implications
Asia Society, the South
Asian Journalists Society, and the World Policy
Institute presented a discussion with four experts
in the field, including WPI's Senior Fellow Mira
Kamdar. |
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| May 28,
2009 |
The Portable Island:
Cuban Diaspora Views
on Integration and U.S. Policy
Americas Society/Council
of the Americas and the World Policy Institute
presented a book launch and discussion with editors
of The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the
World Lucía M. Suárez and Ruth Behar.
AUDIO:
Here.
SUMMARY:
Here. |
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| April
29, 2009 |
Transatlantic Relations
after the U.S. Elections: Germany, Europe and the
United States
In this discussion,
Karsten D. Voigt, visiting scholar at NYU's Deutches
Haus and Coordinator of German-North American
Cooperation in the German Federal Foreign Office, examined ways in which
the transatlantic partnership can be intensified and
areas where Europe and the United States will have
to agree to disagree. Senior Fellows Belinda Cooper
and Claudia Dreifus will moderate. |
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| March
31, 2009 |
Song as Crime: The
Prosecution of a Pop Star, and Other New Cases on
Incitement to Genocide
A lunch discussion with
Susan Benesch at Demos. |
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| March 9,
2009 |
The Hillary Effect: How will the Secretary of State Change
the Status of Women Worldwide?
In
honor of the 2009 International Women's Day celebrations, Demos,
American-Scandinavian Foundation and WPI presented a panel
discussion with Senator Pilar Cayetano, Blanche Wiesen Cook,
Rounaq Jahan and Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen. Claudia Dreifus
moderated. See the
World Policy Blog for
event reportage. |
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| March
2009 |
World Policy Institute hosted an
advance screening of Steven Soderbergh's
CHE. Click here for a list of full
screenings. |
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| March 3,
2009 |
Globalization's Challenge to Liberalism
Alan Wolfe discussed his new book,
The Future of Liberalism, at Demos. |
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| March 2,
2009 |
DISARM
The World Policy Institute
celebrated the DVD release of Mary Wareham and Brian Liu's
acclaimed film with a panel discussion and film screening on
March 2, 2009. Evocative, visually stunning, and utterly
unforgettable, DISARM spans a dozen countries to look at how,
despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines continue
to claim victims daily in countries around the world.
A portion of the proceeds from the
sale of DISARM will support the World Policy Institute's work
promoting collaborative global policies to ensure human
security. Click
HERE to buy your copy. |
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| February
20, 2009 |
David A.
Andelman was the featured speaker at Professor Tony Judt's
Luncheon Seminar at NYU's Remarque Institute. |
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| January
29, 2009 |
A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today
David A.
Andelman discussed his
book and explored how
the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I set the stage
for many of our gravest crises today.
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
Noon to 1 pm
Price: $16.00 |
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| January
29, 2009 |
2009
Delacorte Lectures on Magazine Journalism
David A. Andelman was the featured
speaker in the Delacorte Lectures, which examine various aspects
of magazine journalism and are presented in the spring semester
at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. |
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| January
13, 2009 |
Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2009
Speakers included Ian Bremmer, Michele Wucker, Art Kleiner, and
Thomas Stewart.
With
Global Policy Innovations and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in
International Affairs. |
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