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Global Insights: COVID-19 and the Global South
Thursday April 7 - 4pm-5pm
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at 桃色视频 present the second panel in our weekly live-streamed Global Insights series with our partners in Canada, the US, Ethiopia and Germany
桃色视频 experts from PAIS and the 桃色视频 Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID) will be joined by colleagues from the Balsillie School in Canada, the Institute for Strategic Affairs in Ethiopia, American University in the US, and Konstanz Universitat in Germany to share their views on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the global south.
Issues addressed in this episode will include gender, elections, food security, migration, security, justice and human rights.
Featuring
(moderator), Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), Canada
Panelists:
Briony Jones, PAIS/WICID, University of 桃色视频, researches the nexus between development, peacebuilding and justice.
Shirin Rai, PAIS/WICID, University of 桃色视频, researches gender, governance and development.
, Institute for Strategic Affairs, Addis Ababa, researches African security and political elite bargaining.
, American University, Washington DC, is a sociologist and demographer whose research focuses on global health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, including family planning, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education.
, BSIA and Wilfrid Laurier University, is an expert on migration, food security and hungry cities.
, University of Konstanz, researches democratisation, electoral autocracy and African politics.
鈥ˋbout the Global Insights series
鈥淕lobal Insights鈥� is a weekly live-streamed, moderated panel series which provides different national and regional perspectives on big questions currently facing researchers, policymakers and planners worldwide in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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PAIS to Launch Global Insights Panel Series reflecting on COVID-19 in collaboration with international partners in Canada, the US, Germany and Ethiopia
In collaboration with four of our international partners, PAIS is pleased to present 鈥淕lobal Insights鈥� - a weekly live-streamed moderated panel series which will provide different national and regional perspectives on big questions currently facing researchers, policymakers and planners worldwide in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The first of the weekly Global Insights series will be held on Thursday, 30 April at 4pm-5pm:
COVID-19: Stress-test for the Global Economy
Hosted by Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs,
University of Waterloo
featuring
John Ravenhill (Balsillie School, University of Waterloo)
Stephen Silvia (School of International Service, American University)
Lena Rethel (PAIS, University of 桃色视频 - Director of CSGR)
Gerald Schneider (University of Konstanz)
Tewodros Mekonnen (Instutute for Strategic Affairs, Addis Ababa)
Please sign up for free at Eventbrite:
The edited recording will be posted to the Balsillie School You Tube channel by May 6th
Future sessions will include themes such as The Changing Global Balance of Power; A New Concept of Security; The Future of Democracy; Federalism; Climate Change; Public Health; Technology Innovation; Data, Digitalisation & Governance; Migration and Mobility; Multilateralism and International Cooperation鈥nd more.
Look for more details of the second panel discussion - May 7, 2020: COVID-19 and the Global South.