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2. Enhancing the Benefits of Human Mobility through Development Interventions
- Publication Date:
- 03-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- During each academic year, the Committee sponsors a seminar series on international migration, The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration, held at MIT's Center for International Studies. The seminars explore factors affecting international population movements and their impact upon sending and receiving countries and relations among them.
- Topic:
- Development, Migration, Displacement, and Mobility
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
3. Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries
- Publication Date:
- 03-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- Robert E.B. Lucas is Professor of Economics at Boston University. His research has focused largely, though not exclusively, on developing countries. Most of the contributions are empirical with a few theory papers, encompassing international and internal migration, employment and human resources, income distribution and inter-generational inequality, international trade and industry, sharecropping, and the environment. His publications include seven books, the most recent of which are Migration and Development: The Role for Development Aid (2019) and Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries (2021).
- Topic:
- Development, Migration, Governance, Urban, and Rural
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia
- Author:
- Dan Slater and Daniel M. Smith
- Publication Date:
- 09-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Abstract:
- Over the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization—a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world’s poorest regions into one of its richest. Yet Asia’s record of democratization has been much more uneven, despite the global correlation between development and democracy. Why have some Asian countries become more democratic as they have grown richer, while others—most notably China—haven’t? Slater and Wong demonstrate that Asia defies the conventional expectation that authoritarian regimes concede democratization only as a last resort, during times of weakness. Instead, Asian dictators have pursued democratic reforms as a proactive strategy to revitalize their power from a position of strength. Of central importance is whether authoritarians are confident of victory and stability. In Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan these factors fostered democracy through strength, while democratic experiments in Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar were less successful and more reversible. At the same time, resistance to democratic reforms has proven intractable in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Reconsidering China’s 1989 crackdown, Slater and Wong argue that it was the action of a regime too weak to concede, not too strong to fail, and they explain why China can allow democracy without inviting instability. The result is a comprehensive regional history that offers important new insights about when and how democratic transitions happen—and what the future of Asia might be.
- Topic:
- Development, Authoritarianism, Democracy, Economic Growth, and Industrialization
- Political Geography:
- Asia
5. The Urbanization of People- The Politics of Development in the Chinese City
- Author:
- Eli Friedman and Yao Lu
- Publication Date:
- 12-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Abstract:
- The Urbanization of People (May 2022, Columbia University Press) reveals how cities in China have granted public goods to the privileged while condemning poor and working-class migrants to insecurity, constant mobility, and degraded educational opportunities. Using the school as a lens on urban life, Eli Friedman investigates how the state manages flows of people into the city. He demonstrates that urban governments are providing quality public education to those who need it least: school admissions for nonlocals heavily favor families with high levels of economic and cultural capital. Those deemed not useful are left to enroll their children in precarious resource-starved private schools that sometimes are subjected to forced demolition. Over time, these populations are shunted away to smaller locales with inferior public services. Based on extensive ethnographic research and hundreds of in-depth interviews, this interdisciplinary book details the policy framework that produces unequal outcomes as well as providing a fine-grained account of the life experiences of people drawn into the cities as workers but excluded as full citizens.
- Topic:
- Development, Politics, Urbanization, and Cities
- Political Geography:
- China and Asia
6. MIT X TAU Series: #TheAfricaWeWant
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The seventh webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Sustainability, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Africa
7. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Cultural Force
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The sixth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, International Cooperation, Governance, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
8. MIT X TAU Series: What Kinds of Future Leaders Does Africa Need?
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The fifth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Featuring: Peris Nyaboe Bosire - co-founder of FarmDrive Peris Bosire is passionate about inclusive financial systems and economic mobility. Her goal is to build meaningful technology platforms and digital financial services to drive capital where it’s needed most. She is a computer scientist with successful experience in using technology to innovate and distribute high-impact, scalable solutions. Peris is the co-founder of FarmDrive, a technology company that applies data science and finance to build software that increases access to meaningful financial services. FarmDrive’s mission is to transform every smallholder farmer (SHF) and agriculture value chain SME in Africa into a sustainable and profitable business. FarmDrive’s big bet is to increase the flow of capital to the agriculture sector in Africa, especially to smallholder farmers and SMEs working in the agriculture value chain. Peris has led FarmDrive through exciting product rollouts and strategic partnerships. A notable achievement is a partnership with the largest telecommunication company in East Africa (Safaricom) to roll out DigiFarm, a neobank for farmers. FarmDrive’s work has led to a digital registry of over 1 million smallholder farmers in Kenya and unlocked a loan portfolio of over $40 million dollars so far in loans to farmers and small businesses across Kenya. FarmDrive’s clients include but are not limited to mobile network operators such as Safaricom, commercial banks, micro-finance banks, saccos and cooperatives, non-bank financial service providers such as One Acre Fund, agricultural insurance providers and processors. As the CEO of her venture, Peris spends her time implementing strategies to build a sustainable, transformative business that meets the needs and aspirations of clients and organizing the 1’s and 0’s to achieve this. She is a champion of financial inclusion and youth employment and has been supporting other entities such as The Mastercard Foundation to create inclusive youth engagement strategies for different countries in Africa. Peris has a First Class Honours B.Sc. Computer Science degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a 2023 Sloan School of Management MBA candidate.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Leadership, and Regionalism
- Political Geography:
- Africa
9. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s New Models for Education
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The fourth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Science and Technology, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
10. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Growth Prospects
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The third webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Infrastructure, Governance, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
11. MIT X TAU Series: Africa's Information Technologies
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The second webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Infrastructure, Governance, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
12. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Innovation in Education
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The first webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Education, Governance, Innovation, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
13. Between the Sky and the Earth: Contemporary Art from the UAE
- Author:
- Afra Aldhaheri and Asma Belhamar
- Publication Date:
- 02-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- Afra Aldhaheri and Asma Belhamar, two featured artists in the MEI Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, Between the Sky and the Earth: Contemporary Art from the UAE, join MEI’s Lyne Sneige to discuss the inspirations and artistic processes behind their pieces in the show.
- Topic:
- Development, Arts, and Culture
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Nations
14. Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Author:
- Karen E. Young, Emily Stromquist, and Colby Connelly
- Publication Date:
- 05-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- Karen Young, director of MEI's Program on Economics and Energy, is joined by Emily Stromquist and Colby Connelly for a discussion on gas and energy developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
- Topic:
- Development, Gas, Investment, and Energy
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Middle East, Israel, Algeria, Egypt, and Eastern Mediterranean
15. How Central Asia Became Part of the Developing World
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- The Harriman Institute
- Abstract:
- During the Soviet period, official narratives presented Central Asia as a former colony that had been integrated on equal terms into the USSR while overcoming economic backwardness. This ambiguity was useful for Moscow’s Cold War politics and also shaped how Central Asian actors maneuvered within the Soviet system. In the late Soviet period, this ambiguity was largely abandoned. Some Central Asians began to insist on the region’s colonial status, while economists and sociologists in Moscow argued that Soviet development efforts had failed and that the region was culturally too different to fit into socialist economic schemes. In this talk, Kalinovsky will trace how different groups within the USSR can the late Soviet period came to reimagine Central Asia as a part of the Third World, discarding the ambiguity of earlier decades. These views also had profound implications for the region’s post-independence transformation: Western development professionals who came to Central Asia after 1991 found the region much more developed than other places they had worked. That also changed over the course of the 1990s, in part because of the continuing influence of Russian scholars, and in part as a result of the development community's evolving understanding of regional challenges (informed, to a large extent, by local scholars), a change that was solidified with the post 9-11 turn to the Global War on Terror. Artemy Kalinovsky is Professor of Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet Studies at Temple University. He earned his BA from the George Washington University and his MA and PhD from the London School of Economics, after which he spent a decade teaching at the University of Amsterdam. His first book was A Long Goodbye: The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Harvard University Press, 2011). His second book, Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan (Cornell University Press, 2018), won the Davis and Hewett prizes from the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. He is currently working on a project that studies the legacies of socialist development in contemporary Central Asia to examine entanglements between socialist and capitalist development approaches in the late 20th century.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Capitalism, and Decolonization
- Political Geography:
- Central Asia and Asia
16. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Future Governmen
- Publication Date:
- 05-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The eleventh webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, State Building, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
17. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Agricultural Reinvention with Sara Menker
- Publication Date:
- 05-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The tenth webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Agriculture, Development, Innovation, Sustainability, and Farming
- Political Geography:
- Africa
18. MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Innovation in Education
- Publication Date:
- 04-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The ninth webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Innovation, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Africa
19. Commemorating 50 Years of 'Outcast London'
- Publication Date:
- 12-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- This event from the Mile End Institute, Raphael Samuel History Centre, and Modern British History Seminar will commemorate fifty years since the publication of Gareth Stedman Jones’ Outcast London. The webinar celebrates the book and featured a panel of experts whose research interests speak to the book’s themes, methods and politics.
- Topic:
- Development, Labor Issues, Urban, and Industrialization
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom, Europe, and London
20. Japan, Parasitology, and Framing Developmental Ambitions
- Author:
- Alex Bay, Aya Homei, John P. DiMoia, Simon Toner, and Paul Kreitman
- Publication Date:
- 09-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Abstract:
- This panel considers the central and formative role of parasitology in Modern Japan (1868-present); and, moreover, explores how Japanese parasitology affected the home islands and the region, not just during the imperial period (Meiji, Taisho, early Showa), but also during post-1945 Showa, suggesting some form of reconfiguration in the post-colonial era. The three papers span specific parasitic diseases and micro- / local Japanese history (Bay), to next considering larger questions of Japan’s public health and ODA (overseas development assistance) structure (Homei), as well as how these ambitions ultimately affected regional partners and neighbors such as South Korea and Vietnam (DiMoia). Simon Toner is the panel discussant, and Paul Kreitman will moderate. If the panel brings together a specific field and a nation-state at its beginning, the aim ultimately is to move forward, looking at how this field influences environments at the micro, regional, and global levels. In sum, the ambition of this panel is to examine parasitology not only as field of practice within Japan / Japanese empire, but also to look at (1) its colonial / imperial implications, and (2) its post-colonial / developmental ambitions. In this sense, the panel seeks to join and contribute to a newer, emerging literature for Japan looking at pre / post-1945 continuities, as well as looking at the effects of Japan’s ODA (overseas development aid) efforts within broader East Asia and Southeast Asia.
- Topic:
- Development, History, Public Health, and Parasitology
- Political Geography:
- Japan and East Asia
21. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 5
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How do you think this work can be improved in the future?”.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
22. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Sustainable Cities Part 5
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled "Supporting Sustainable Cities" since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among many other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Urban, Cities, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
23. New Developments in China's Financial and Economic System
- Author:
- Ronald Schramm
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- Abstract:
- Ronald Schramm, Visiting Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Moderated by: Shang-Jin Wei, N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School Professor Jin Wei will interview Ron Schramm about new and important developments in China’s financial and economic system since the first edition of Schramm's textbook in 2015 (Routledge/Taylor&Francis): China Macro Finance: A US Perspective. Both new reforms and retrenchments in the Chinese economy will be discussed as well as the fraught economic relationship with the United States. Students and scholars of China will benefit by putting their own research in the context of how far China has come and where it is going in terms of economic and financial reform.
- Topic:
- Development, Diplomacy, Economics, Reform, Finance, and Business
- Political Geography:
- China, Asia, and United States of America
24. Global Health Security
- Author:
- Gro Harlem Brundtland
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address on global health and preparedness by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, followed by a moderated panel discussion and question and answer session with the audience. As we approach the five-year anniversary of the historic UN Security Council resolution on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the goal of this panel discussion is to assess global preparedness as the World Health Organization and World Bank deliver their first set of recommendations on the margins of UNGA 2019.
- Topic:
- Development, Health, United Nations, World Health Organization, and Health Care Policy
- Political Geography:
- New York, United Nations, and West Africa
25. President Salomé Zourabichvili of Georgia
- Author:
- Salomé Zourabichvili
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address, Georgia - land of attraction and opportunities: despite conflicts a regional player with Euro-Atlantic drive, by President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Conflict Prevention, Development, European Union, Displacement, and Conflict
- Political Geography:
- New York, Europe, and Georgia
26. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia
- Author:
- Nikol Pashinyan
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia on comprehensive government reforms, approach to regional security challenges, and Armenia's priorities at the United Nations related to peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and cooperation with the UN in promoting good governance, fight against corruption, eradicating poverty, and other areas. The Prime Minister's address will be followed by a moderated question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Security, Development, Human Rights, and United Nations
- Political Geography:
- New York, Armenia, and United Nations
27. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
- Author:
- Paul Kagame
- Publication Date:
- 09-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Perspectives on African Integration, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Security, Development, International Trade and Finance, and Economic Growth
- Political Geography:
- Africa, New York, Rwanda, and East Africa
28. Rory Stewart MP 'In Conversation'
- Publication Date:
- 10-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- Rory Stewart has served as Secretary of State for International Development, Prisons Minister and Chair of the Defence Select Committee, and was a candidate for the Conservative leadership in 2019. He previously served in the Foreign Office and as a regional governor in Iraq. In 2002 he walked across Afghanistan, the basis for a major book on The Places In-Between. He now sits as an independent MP after the Conservative whip was removed on 3 September 2019.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Development, Leadership, and Domestic Politics
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
29. Glass Ceilings and Dirt Floors
- Author:
- Paula-Mae Weekes
- Publication Date:
- 10-2018
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, titled “Glass Ceilings and Dirt Floors”, followed by a question and answer session with the audience
- Topic:
- Development, Education, Gender Issues, Women, and Inequality
- Political Geography:
- New York, Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States of America
30. Cities of the Mind: Lost Cities and Their Inhabitants
- Author:
- Ashis Nandy
- Publication Date:
- 11-2018
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum features an address by Ashis Nandy, Indian Political Psychologist, Social Theorist and Critic; Honorary Fellow and Former Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi; Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Postcolonial Studies, Melbourne, titled “Cities of the Mind: Lost Cities and Their Inhabitants”, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Development, History, Urbanization, and Ethnic Cleansing
- Political Geography:
- New York, South Asia, and India
31. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Côte D’Ivoire
- Author:
- Alassane Outtara
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire, addresses the Columbia University World Leaders Forum in Low Library.
- Topic:
- Development, Migration, and Economic Growth
- Political Geography:
- Africa, New York, West Africa, and Côte d'Ivoire
32. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal
- Author:
- Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- Right Honourable Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal, addresses the Columbia University World Leaders Forum in Low Library.
- Topic:
- Development, Gender Issues, Democracy, and Constitution
- Political Geography:
- New York, Asia, Nepal, and United States of America
33. Doris Leuthard, President of Switzerland
- Author:
- Doris Leuthard
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- Her Excellency Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation, addresses the Columbia University World Leaders Forum in Low Library.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Development, Globalization, Human Rights, International Law, and Peacekeeping
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Switzerland
34. Rethinking Africa's Future Through Science, Technology and Innovation
- Author:
- Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Her Excellency Mrs. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of the Republic of Mauritius, titled, Rethinking Africa's Future Through Science, Technology and Innovation, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Welcome, Introduction and Moderated by: Jenik Radon, Esq., Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in the City of New York
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Development, Economics, Science and Technology, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Africa, East Africa, and Mauritius
35. His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Publication Date:
- 03-2015
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, titled, The New Beginning in Afghanistan: A Conversation with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Introduction and Moderated by: Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University in the City of New York
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Foreign Aid, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- Central Asia
36. His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia
- Author:
- Juan Manuel Santos
- Publication Date:
- 09-2015
- Content Type:
- Video
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia, titled, Colombia on the Road to Peace: The Rise of a New Hope, followed by a panel discussion with Columbia University faculty and a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Development, Peace Studies, and Narcotics Trafficking
- Political Geography:
- Latin America
37. Sergio Cabral Filho, former Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Author:
- Sergio Cabral Filho
- Publication Date:
- 05-2014
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program, titled "Rio de Janeiro: from Ostracism to Protagonism" features an address by Sergio Cabral Filho, former Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Introduction and Moderated by Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University in the City of New York.
- Topic:
- Development, Emerging Markets, Political Economy, and Foreign Direct Investment
- Political Geography:
- New York, Brazil, and Latin America
38. Children in the Age of Sustainable Development
- Publication Date:
- 09-2014
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- Children are the common basis for sustainable development but often lack a participatory voice and societal influence. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have proven that raised awareness, leadership, increased investments in Early Childhood Development, basic interventions in health, nutrition, care and protection and partnership with the private sector can prevent millions of children from dying from preventable causes like malaria, HIV/AIDS, diarrhea, pneumonia, and famime while providing an opportunity to secure children's wellbeing and development. This discussion seeks to unify the various aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and identify a framework for children's development that underpins many of the targets and indicators under consideration.
- Topic:
- Development, Health, and Human Welfare
39. Growth and Poverty
- Author:
- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Amartya Sen, and Edmund S. Phelps
- Publication Date:
- 12-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program titled, "Growth and Poverty" will feature a conversation between Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor; Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University; 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics; Edmund S. Phelps, Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University; 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics; and Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience. In his book, An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions (Princeton University Press), Amartya Sen and co-author Jean Drèze provide a comprehensive analysis of India's developmental history, arguing against relying only on liberalization and citing the success of large scale social programs aimed at improving healthcare, education, and utilities among the poor. On this occasion, Professors Phelps and Sachs will engage with Professor Sen on his analysis of the parallel phenomena of India's booming economy and widespread poverty, as well as the global implications concerning environmental sustainability.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Education, Poverty, and Health Care Policy
40. Orville Schell: 'A Dream for a Strong and Respected China'
- Author:
- Orville Schell and John Delury
- Publication Date:
- 07-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- New York, July 16, 2013 - China scholars Orville Schell and John Delury discuss how the "Chinese Dream" has evolved to encompass facets of the American Dream while still retaining a traditional, communal character as regards acquiring wealth. (1 min., 45 sec.)
- Topic:
- Communism, Development, Economics, and International Trade and Finance
- Political Geography:
- China, New York, East Asia, and Asia
41. His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
- Author:
- Edi Rama
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, titled Prospects of the European Enlargement Process in South East Europe: A New Agenda, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Development, and Islam
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Eastern Europe, and Albania
42. His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal
- Author:
- Macky Sall
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, and Political Economy
- Political Geography:
- Africa
43. His Excellency Christopher Jorebon Loeak, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Author:
- Jorebon Loeak
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Christopher Jorebon Loeak, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, titled Marshalling Climate Leadership, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, Economics, Globalization, and Political Economy
- Political Geography:
- Asia, Australia/Pacific, and Island
44. His Excellency Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia
- Author:
- Toomas Hendrik
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Development, Political Economy, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- Eastern Europe and Estonia
45. His Excellency Sebastián Piñera, President of the Republic of Chile
- Author:
- Sebastián Piñera
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Sebastián Piñera, President of the Republic of Chile, titled Chile\'s Way to Development, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, Economics, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Latin America and Chile
46. His Excellency John Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana
- Author:
- John Mahama
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency John Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, titled Reflections on the Challenges and Prospects of Democratic Consolidation in Africa, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, Economics, Foreign Aid, Foreign Direct Investment, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Ghana
47. His Excellency Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique
- Author:
- Emílio Guebuza
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique, titled Poverty and Inclusive Development: The 7 Million as a New Paradigm for Socio-Economic Development, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Poverty, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- Africa
48. His Excellency Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay
- Author:
- Horacio Cartes
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by His Excellency Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay, titled Paraguay: Land of Opportunities, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Development, Poverty, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- Latin America
49. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon
- Author:
- Ban Ki-moon
- Publication Date:
- 04-2012
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program, titled From Youth Explosion to Global Transformation: Unleashing the Power of Young People, will feature an address by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Development, Globalization, United Nations, and Youth Culture
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
50. A Discussion Featuring Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- Author:
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- Publication Date:
- 09-2012
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features a discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, chair of the National League for Democracy, Member of Parliament from Kawmhu Constituency, and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. Ann Curry, national and international anchor and correspondent for NBC News will moderate. Ms. Suu Kyi will discuss the role of education and health on human development and Burma's political transition. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Education, Health, and Human Rights
- Political Geography:
- Burma and Southeast Asia