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Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa
March 9, 2018
Please note: Registration for the conference is open only to Stanford University affiliates. A valid SUNet ID is required to register. Click here to register.
The Sunflower Movement and the Future of Taiwan's Political Culture
October 13, 2015
Abstract Based on first-hand participant-observation, this talk will examine the culture, politics, and spatiality of the Sunflower Movement.
Talk by ballroom dancing legend Pierre Dulaine
May 29, 2015
Abstract:Ballroom dancing legend Pierre Dulaine will discuss his 'Dancing Classrooms' method which he applied in his award winning documentary 'Dancing in Jaffa' to bring Arab and Jewish children...
Reforming Ukraine's Universities During a Crisis
February 12, 2015
***Note LOCATION CHANGE to GUNN 101 in Stanford Business School.*** Speaker Bio Serhiy Kvit, Rector of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and outspoken blogger on higher education...
The Fabric of NGOs
January 15, 2015
The Fabric of NGOsPlease join us in a discussion of the role of NGOs in the field of human rights, and of the important role they play in the world today.
One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers
January 9, 2015
AbstractSubstantial systematic differences exist in children’s home learning experiences.
Why the United States Spends So Much More on Health Care than Other Countries: Economic, Institutional and Political Perspectives
June 5, 2014
Abstract: The United States spends over 17 percent of GDP on health care; the next six highest countries spend over 11 percent.
Contemporary Challenges in Global Public Health: A Discussion on How Health is an Integral Aspect of the Overall Development and Sustainability Landscape
May 2, 2014
For nearly 70 years, CARE has been serving individuals and families in the world's poorest communities.
Why Government Fails So Often, and How It Can Do Better
April 17, 2014
Abstract: Professor Schuck's new book first identifies the endemic ineffectiveness of much federal domestic policy as a major cause of public disaffection with Washington. This disaffection has...
Eleanor Roosevelt: Close To Home
March 7, 2014
*This event is free and open to the public.* Eleanor Roosevelt: Close to Home is an overview of the inspirational life of Eleanor Roosevelt and highlights her dedication as champion of social...
<i>The Act of Killing (Director's Cut)</i> Film Screening and Panel Discussion
February 25, 2014
*This event is free and open to the public.* PANELISTS Don Emmerson - Director of the Southeast Asia Forum, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center; Affiliated Scholar, Abbasi Program in Islamic...
The Fight for Internet Freedom
February 21, 2014
**** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION**** AbstractThe Internet makes lives better, around the world, in ways people couldn't have imagined not even a decade ago.
Positive Innovation for the Next Generation: Adventures Building Mobile Health Solutions and Bridging the Digital Divide with Youth in Southern Africa
January 24, 2014
AbstractThe story, experiences and lessons learned moving to Botswana and building an organization from the ground up that worked on mobile health solutions with a specific methodology to address...
Urban Taiwan’s State-Structured Neighborhood Governance: Deepening Democracy, Partisan Civic Engagement, Inverted Class Bias
January 21, 2014
Abstract: Taiwan's system of neighborhood-level governance has origins in institutions of local control employed by both the Republican-era Kuomintang and the Japanese colonizers.
SHREI Workshop on Human Trafficking for Community College Instructors
November 16, 2013
The Program on Human Rights (PHR), in partnership with the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) and the Stanford Human Rights Education Initiative (SHREI), is...
Do National Human Rights Institutions Work?
November 14, 2013
Abstract: Do human rights institutions work?
University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy:Triumph of the BRICs?
October 31, 2013
Speaker bio: Martin Carnoy is the Vida Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University School of Education.
Summer of 2013: A Focus on Egypt and Turkey
October 22, 2013
The Mediterranean Studies Forum presents a panel discussion about the popular protests and recent developments in the Middle East.
Combating Corruption with Mobile Phones in India
October 17, 2013
AbstractI will discuss an ambitious project by the Program on Liberation Technology to fight corruption with mobile phones.
Petroleum to the People: Africa's Coming Resource Curse and How to Avoid It
September 26, 2013
Abstract: In the coming decade new oil discoveries in Africa will leave fragile democracies vulnerable to corruption, patronage and rent seeking behavior.
Incentives, Fear of Arrest, and HIV/AIDS: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment Amongst Lawbreakers
May 23, 2013
Abstract: How can we encourage illegal actors to seek assistance from the state?
AMENDS conference
April 15, 2013
2013 Summit Schedule Monday, April 15 12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:30-3:00 Gunn-SIEPR Building AMENDS Talks: Impact EntrepreneurshipSession I Speakers:Mohammad Agzar, Agam Rafaeli, Rena Zuabi, Ruchi Dana,...
The Economic Consequences of Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico
April 11, 2013
Abstract: The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
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Pascaline Dupas Senior Fellow Professor, Economics, Senior Fellow, SIEPR, Director, Stanford King Center on Global Development 
