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Development Studies at BrownINTRODUCTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES PROGRAM Brown University's Development Studies (DS) Program consists of the undergraduate concentration and the M.A. program. These programs are designed to provide a comparative perspective on the long-term social, political, and economic changes that have accompanied industrialization and the growth of the modern state in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and in the historical experience of European countries. Among other topics, The DS concentration includes a concern with understanding how processes of change impact the distribution of wealth and opportunity both within and between nations. Gianpaolo Baiocchi is the Director and Principal Advisor of the Development Studies Program. During this academic year, the thesis advisor for the concentration is Prof. Miguel Glatzer, who will hold office hours in the Watson Institute, Room 225 on Wednesdays, 12-2 pm. At the start of the 2007-2008 academic year, there are 69 declared concentrators. In May 2007, 19 senior concentrators graduated. In May 2006, 29 seniors graduated. In May 2005, 26 seniors graduated and 9 Masters candidates received their degrees. DEVELOPMENT STUDIES PROGRAM NEWSMay 06, 2008: Las Gaviotas -Eco-village Founder Speaks Today
Paolo Lugari, founder of Las Gaviotas, will be speaking today about this remarkable effort to re-think development. Las Gaviotas has been his life’s work since its founding in 1967. Today, the community has grown to 200 families who generate their own renewable energy and grow their own food. Using introduced Carribean pine forests, they are re-establishing the rainforest that once covered this long-barren region in the Eastern Plains of Colombia. · Lugari won a Zero Emissions Award from the United Nations University in Tokyo. · Carnegie Mellon University awarded Paolo Lugari a Honorary Doctorate in 2007. Please join us this afternoon for a lecture by Paolo Lugari, followed by a reception. Sponsored by The Environmental Change Initiative, the Center for Environmental Studies and the Marion Institute. May 05, 2008: Internship (Unpaid): Researcher on peace support operations in Africa
Pax Africa is a South Africa-based NGO dedicated to providing technical assistance to African governments, multilaterals and international partners in support of the development and implementation of Africa’s peace and security agenda. In line with the broad notion of human security underpinning the continent’s vision of growth and renewal, Pax Africa seeks to engage with and enhance the capacity of all stakeholders, including the African Union, NEPAD, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Member States and civil society, to contribute to a peaceful and prosperous continent. Location Pretoria, South Africa Note: This internship is unpaid. Applicants are responsible for covering costs of travel, accommodation and living expenses. However, the intern will gain: greater understanding of African peace and security agenda and architecture, research and policy development experience, knowledge of project management. Job description Please send CV, cover letter and writing sample to: info@paxafrica.org. April 30, 2008: Become a Development Studies DUG Leader!
To Sophomores and Juniors: The DS DUG is responsible for: • organizing development-related events on campus • advocating for increased DS-related opportunities through classes, fellowships, etc. • strengthening the DS student culture through get-togethers and discussion panels • communicating the needs of DS students to faculty and administration • and promoting discussions about INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY, INEQUALITY, HUNGER, and THE LIKE on campus. If you are interested in being a part of this process, then please: Send 400-700 words to aschrobe@gmail.com about why you want to be a DUG leader, what you will contribute to the group, and some ideas you have for events/initiatives that the DUG could undertake next year. Your Current DS DUG Leaders, April 24, 2008: Merasi- May 2
The Merasi, a community of marginalized Untouchable musicians from the deserts of northwestern India, will be performing an explosive medley of haunting music and intoxicating dance from their 800 year old artistic legacy right here at Brown University! The Finer Points: Hear the songs, see the dances, and contribute to the creation of a more equitable Merasi future! April 23, 2008: International Negotiation Summer Seminars in Costa Rica and Amman, Jordan
Promote Peace Through Dialogue- Summer Seminar in Costa Rica and the Middle East Training Seminar in International Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution Global Majority, an international NGO dedicated to promotion of peace and nonviolent conflict resolution through education, training and advocacy, in partnership with the United Nations affiliated - University for Peace, is hosting a two-week "Promoting Peace through Dialogue" Seminar in Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica and Amman, Jordan this summer. $500.00 scholarships are available!!! For more information please visit http://students.brown.edu/BUMP/index.html or e-mail the Brown University Mediation Project at BUMP@Brown.edu April 10, 2008: Courses at the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia Univ.
Columbia University is pleased to announce four courses exploring topics in international human rights, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR). We are writing to ask you to please highlight these courses to any students in your department who might be interested in studying at Columbia this summer. About the CSHR: As part of the Columbia community, students may attend CSHR-sponsored events and utilize the Columbia Libraries' Center for Human Rights Research and Documentation. For detailed information, please visit us online April 10, 2008: "International Education and Democratic Society"
April 10 - Campus Forum "International Education and Democratic Society" The Cogut Center for the Humanities • Brown University April 03, 2008: ATTN SOPHOMORES: Concentrate in DS
SOPHOMORES! IF YOU WISH TO DECLARE A DS CONCENTRATION, THE DEADLINE TO FILE AT THE REGISTRAR’S IS APRIL 29. Please see the DS web site, and specifically the section on declaration of DS concentration: http://www.watsoninstitute.org/ds/declconc.cfm You may declare your DS concentration with Prof. Baiocchi on Mondays, 1-3PM, Watson Institute for Int'l Studies, Room 313, 111 Thayer Street. There's a sign up sheet at his door. March 28, 2008: Thursday, April 3, 4PM. Barus and Holley, 751
Lecture— “An Afternoon with Paul Polak” Paul Polak is the Founder of International Development Enterprises and Expert on Sustainable Economic Development. In his new book, Out of Poverty - What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail, Polak, an impassioned and iconoclastic author, entrepreneur, inventor and self-identified “troublemaker,” tells why mainstream poverty eradication programs have fallen so sadly short and how he and his organization developed an alternative approach that has already succeeded in lifting 17 million people out of poverty. Sponsored by the Division of Engineering, Program in Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship and the Swearer Center for Public Service. When: Thursday, April 3rd at 4:00 PM March 12, 2008: Upcoming DS Graduate Student Panel
Monday, March 17, from 12-1 in the McKinney Conference Room at the Watson Institute. The DS DUG invites you to take a break from your thesis (seniors!) and meet the grad students. Please come to our DS Graduate Student Panel, featuring seven Brown Ph.D. candidates from the sociology, economics, political science, and anthropology departments. The panelists represent a wide range of career paths, personal and academic backgrounds, and fields of research related to development. The panelists will speak on their work experience prior to graduate school, their current research and academic interests, and will offer suggestions for ways to get involved in development after graduation, both within and outside of academia. We'll also leave plenty of time for questions. The DS DUG March 11, 2008: Janet Halley -- Representing Rape: Feminist Rules in the Law of War
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Brown/RISD Hillel, 80 Brown St. Brown University Janet Halley is the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Previously, she was Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Assistant Professor of English at Hamilton College. Her recent books include Split Decisions: How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism (2006), Left Legalism/Left Critique, co-edited with Wendy Brown (2002), and Don't: A Reader's Guide to the Military's Anti-Gay Policy (1999). Halley's talk will draw on one of her current projects, a critique of the rules about sexual violence in war established by the ad hoc courts convened to adjudicate war crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. This event is made possible by the Wetmore Fund for Literature. Co-sponsored by Modern Culture & Media and the Malcolm S. Forbes Center for Media and Culture * The Global Security Program at the Watson Institute for International Studies * Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. For More Information, Please Visit This Link [ Back To Top ] |
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