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student-led effort
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awareness, and action on international development.
“In a State of Transition: Locating the Role of the International Community.”
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012.
Time: 12:00PM to 7:30PM.
Location: Lerner Hall, Jed D. Satow Conference Room (5th Floor), Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027.
We are pleased to announce Columbia University Partnership for International Development’s (CUPID) Annual Conference: “In a State of Transition: Locating the Role of the International Community.” This year’s spring conference focuses on the role of the international community in transitioning states, which are undergoing a process of change from authoritarian to citizen-lead governance. This is a subject under intense debate given the recent events of 2011 and current ongoing crises in the Middle East. By bringing together a host of leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from the field of international development we wish to address a key question of inquiry: Where does the power of international actors end and national sovereignty begin? In an attempt to address this question we hope that CUPID’s 2012 conference will be a forum of lively debate and discussion around the topics of concern, such as transitional justice, gender rights and ethnic tensions.
This is a free event. We welcome the general public to engage with scholars and practitioners in multidisciplinary dialogue concerning the challenges faced by international actors, such as multilateral organizations and NGOs on this critical subject.
Confirmed Speakers:
Benny Dembitzer, University of Greenwich, London.
Youssef Mahmoud, International Peace Institute.
Zeena Zakharia, Columbia University Teachers College.
Mary Schwoebel, US Institute of Peace.
Lisa Magarrell, International Center for Transitional Justice.
Rebecca Wolfe, Mercy Corps.
For registration information please visit: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9642505
Check our Conference Homepage and Blog regularly for updates on the conference here! We look forward to seeing you on March 3rd.
Regards,
Elena Loveless & Emily Siu
CUPID Conference Co-Chairs
PAST CONFERENCES
Spring 2009:
Development Without Borders: Is Migration Good for Development?
Spring 2008:
Beyond Polar Bears: Looking Past the Environmental Impacts of Climate Change.
Spring 2007:
Philanthropy, Profits and Progress: The Role of Private Actors in International Development.
Spring 2006:
Urbanization in the Developing World: Perspectives on the Individual.
Spring 2005:
Armed Conflict and Forced Migration: Push and Pull Factors of Resettlement.
To learn more or to get involved, contact CUPID's Conference Co-Chairs Pamela Suneja ([email protected]) and Dominik Paris ([email protected]).
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