International Development Seminar

The processes of globalization and economic development influence a variety of political, economic, environmental, and social outcomes in the world today. Understanding these processes is a first step toward shaping such outcomes. This interdisciplinary research seminar provides a forum for scholars to share their research with colleagues and students across a range of departments at the College. Most of the presentations to this seminar will be works in progress, where researchers are seeking feedback from seminar participants. However, we will occasionally invite visiting scholars or policy makers to share their research and experiences with the seminar.

2008-2009 Speaker Schedule

Peter M. Beck American University in Washington, D.C., Ewha University in Seoul "Humanitarian Aid to North Korea: Practices and Pitfalls" Biography	Monday, April 13 4:00 pm, Reves Room
Peter Gourevitch U.C. San Diego "Non State Actors and Sources of Private Authority"	Friday, February 22 12:00 pm, Morton 37
Jeffrey M. Chwieroth London School of Economics "'The Silent Revolution:' Professional Characteristics, Sympathetic Interlocutors and IMF Lending" PowerPoint Presentation	Wednesday, November 12 12:00 pm, Morton 37
Judy Dean US International Trade Commission "Trade, Growth, Production Fragmentation, and China's Environment"	Thursday, October 30 3:30 pm, Reves Room
Andrew Green DG Metrics and Georgetown University, Washington DC "Parsing Donor Funding for Civil Society"	Monday, September 15 3:30 pm, Morton 37

2007-2008 Speaker Schedule

James Long University of California, San Diego "Elections in Kenya"	Thursday, April 24 12:00 pm, Morton 37
David Leblang University of Colorado "Diaspora Bonds and Cross-Border Capita"	Monday, March 24 12:00 pm, Morton 238
Don Larson Senior Economist, World Bank "Markets and the Kyoto Protocol: Lessons from AIJ Pilots"	Wednesday, Nov 28 1:00 pm, Reves Room
Horton Bebee-Center President, Eurasia Foundation "US-Russian Relations and the Role of Non-Governmental Actors"	Thursday, Nov 1 3:30 pm, Reves Room

2006-2007 Speaker Schedule

David Ervin Portland State University "What Motivates Business Environmental Management: Sticks or Carrots?"	Friday, Nov 17th 2:00pm, Reves Room
Gordon Brady Ottawa University "The Political Economy of International Environmental Accords: Kyoto versus Montreal"	Thursday, Nov 16th 3:30 pm, Reves Room
Eric Jensen College of William and Mary "Are Mexican Migrants to the US Adversely Selected on Ability?"	Wednesday, Oct 18th 3:00 pm, Reves Room
John Hewko Millennium Challenge Corporation	Friday, Oct 6th 3:00pm, Reves Room
Patrick Mullen The World Bank "Health Sector Development in Two Post-Conflict Situations: North and South Sudan" North Sudan Health Project South Sudan Health Project	Wednesday, Sept 13th 3:00 pm, Reves Room

2005-2006 Speaker Schedule

Margaret Keck Johns Hopkins University "Civil Society and State-Building in Latin America"	Thursday, April 6th 12:30 Noon, Morton 37
Berhanu Abegaz College of William and Mary "Multilateral Development Aid for Africa"	Friday, March 31st 3:30 pm, Morton 37
Ambassador Robert Finn Princeton University and Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan TBA	February 10th 12 Noon, Morton 37
Stephen Krasner Stanford University "A World of Responsible Sovereigns"	Thurs, Nov. 3, 2005 7pm Reves Room
Erik Voeten George Washington University "Judicial Behavior on International Courts"	Fri, Oct. 7, 2005 3:30 pm, Morton 37
Barak Hoffman University of California, San Diego "Fiscal Governance and Public Services: Evidence from Tanzania and Zambia"	Fri, Sept 9, 2005 3:30pm, Morton 140

2004-2005 Speaker Schedule

Steve Shellman, Sue Peterson, Jenny Kehl

William and Mary

"AIDS and Violent Conflict: The Indirect Effects of Disease on National Security"

Fri, April 22, 2005

3:30 pm, Morton 37

Jan Piercy, former U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank
"The Politics of Development at the World Bank"

CANCELLED

Todd Sandler

Department of Economics, USC

"Regional Public Goods, Aid, and Development"

Fri, April 1, 2005

3:30 pm, Morton 37

Maria Ivanova

Yale University

“Reform at UNEP”

Fri, March 25, 2005

3:30 pm, Morton 1

David Hess, PhD. Director, Office of Natural Resource Management
U.S. Agency for International Development
"Disaster Relief and Reconstruction:
Lessons from the Tsunami and Mozambique”

Fri, Feb 18, 2005

3:30 pm, Morton 37

Carl Strikwerda

Dept. of History, College of William and Mary

"The Dynamics of Globalization in Historical Perspective"

Fri, Feb 4, 2005
3:30 pm, Morton 37

Michael Cain,
St. Mary's College and Consultant to World Bank

"The World Bank and the Evolution of Social Protection in Post-Communist Societies"

Thurs, Nov 18, 2004

3:30 pm, Morton 37

Mona Lyne,
Dept. of Political Science, University of South Carolina

"Why the Washington Consensus Mis-Diagnosed Economic Reform in Developing Countries."

Thurs, Nov 11, 2004

3:30 pm, Morton 37

Brad Parks, Doug McNamara, Corey Shull, and
Joanna Watkins,
Researchers on Environmental Aid Project, College of W&M
"Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Green Aid Allocation and Effectiveness."

Fri, Sept 16, 2004

Noon, Morton 37

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