Published Papers

Publications

America's Inconsistent Response to Global Hunger: Statement to the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: by Paarlberg, Robert L.; Providing international leadership to alleviate global hunger requires our Government to have strong policies in two separate areas: Responding to short-term food emergencies, such as the...; Publication Type: Congressional publication; Published Date: March 2009 More

Global Governance of Global Monetary Relations: Rationale and Feasibility: by Frieden, Jeffry; Is there a valid argument for international cooperation, and some form of international governance structure, in the international monetary realm? On the purely economic front, the argument is not...; Published Date: March 2009 More

Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development: by Kristjanson, Patti; Reid, Robin S.; Dickson, Nancy; Clark, William C.; Romney, Dannie; Puskur, Ranjitha; MacMillan, Susan; Grace, Delia; We applied an innovation framework to sustainable livestock development research projects in Africa and Asia. The focus of these projects ranged from pastoral systems to poverty and...; Published Date: February 2009 More

Complementary Rather than Contradictory: Diversity and Excellence in Peer Review and Admissions in American Higher Education: by Lamont, Michèle; Moraes Da Silva, Graziella; Diversity is largely accepted as a positive value in American society. Nevertheless, policies to encourage diversity, e.g. affirmative action, language policies and legalising illegal immigrants,...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: February 2009 More

Shaping Democratic Practice and the Causes of Electoral Fraud: Theory and Evidence from Pre-1914 Germany: by Ziblatt, Daniel; Why is there so much alleged electoral fraud in new democracies? Most scholarship focuses on the proximate cause of electoral competition. This article proposes a different answer by constructing and...; Published Date: February 2009 More

G8 and Strengthening of Health Systems: Follow-up to the Toyako Summit: by Reich, Michael R.; Takemi, Keizo; The 2008 G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, produced a strong commitment for collective action to strengthen health systems in developing countries, indicating Japan’s leadership on, and the G8’s...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: January 2009 More

Health, Development, and Human Rights: by Marks, Stephen; The purpose of this chapter is to explore how the three concepts of human rights, health and human development have been defined and linked and what implications these linkages have for international...; Published Date: December 2008 More

Democratization, Women’s Movements, and Gender-Equitable States: A Framework for Comparison: by Viterna, Jocelyn; There is a rich collection of case studies examining the relationship between democratization, women’s movements, and gendered state outcomes, but the variation across cases is still poorly...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: August 2008 More

Social Capital and Migration: How Do Similar Resources Lead to Divergent Outcomes?: by Garip, Filiz; This article investigates how migrant social capital differentially influences individuals’ migration and cumulatively generates divergent outcomes for communities. To combine the fragmented...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: August 2008 More

Outside Funding and the Dynamics of Participation in Community Associations: by Kremer, Michael; Gugerty, Mary Kay; The poor and disadvantaged are widely seen as having weak organizations and low rates of participation in community associations, impeding their political representation and economic advancement....; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: July 2008 More

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November 30, 2009: Special Event; 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm; "Canada, The United States and Cuba: The Triangular Relation between 1959 and 1962 as seen in Cuban Diplomatic History" Co-sponsored by... More »

December 1, 2009: Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics; 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm; "The Capabilities: View of Development" More »

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