Conference Archives
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Conference Archives
2017 Political Institutions and Economic Policy (PIEP)
December 2, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. The goal of these conferences is to bring together scholars whose work examines political institutions with those who focus on the analysis of economic policy making. The conferences encourage the...
2017 Politics and Economics of International Finance (PEIF)
April 1, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. This is the third in a continuing series of annual one-day conferences on the Politics and Economics of International Finance. The series is made possible by a gift from Andrew Quale, Jr., a lawyer...
2017 Weatherhead Center Undergraduate Thesis Conference
February 2–3, 2017 This conference is open to the public. [ Conference Website ] The Weatherhead Center Spring Thesis Conference will feature the thesis research findings of the Center’s Undergraduate Associates. The conference entails a series of two...
Challenges and Opportunities to the Atlantic Basin in a Globalized World
March 15–17, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. The Atlantic Basin is a vast geographic area that covers North America, Europe, Latin America and Atlantic Africa. Historians have described it as an “oceanic system” whose chief constituents were...
Comparative Inequality Conference
March 24–25, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. Conference summary TBD. Conveners Michèle Lamont Center Director; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate. Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies; Professor of...
Director's Lunch Seminar
Academic Year 2016–2017 These events are closed to the public. The Director's Lunch Seminar provides an opportunity for various affiliates of the Weatherhead Center, such as the graduate student affiliates, members of The Harvard Academy, Fellows, members...
Europe on Credit: Narratives of Speculation, Decline, and Responsibility
April 27–29, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. For the better part of a decade, Europe has experienced a “debt crisis” that, at moments, has seemed severe enough to threaten the future of European integration. Although the roots of the crisis...
Global Food+ 2017: 24 Speed Talks at the Nexus of Food, Agriculture, Environment, Health, and Society
February 24, 2017 This conference is free and open to the public. Global Food+ 2017 is an event open to all that will feature an afternoon of “speed talk” presentations by two dozen top scholars in the Boston area. This event will highlight current...
International Comedy Night
October 24, 2017 No tickets are required. This event is free and open to the public. Break down barriers and create common ground! Join us for a dose of international-themed humor with comedian Nemr Abou Nassar and the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic...
Michael Ondaatje: Writers Speak
In Conversation with Claire Messud November 13, 2017 This conference is open to the public. Michael Ondaatje is the author of five novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. His novel The English Patient won the Man Booker...
Next-Generation International Security Scholars Conference
October 14–15, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. International security remains a subject of vital importance for political science—and an integral part of the research of faculty and students at Harvard University. The Next-Generational...
Report Launch | Making Politics Work for Development
May 4, 2017 NOTE: This event has been cancelled. Synthesizing the body of economics research on the functioning of political markets, the World Bank’s policy research report Making Politics Work for Development: Harnessing Transparency and Citizen...
State Capacity in Comparative Perspective
October 20–21, 2017 This conference is closed to the public. The objective of the conference is to bring together scholars who study the state in different world regions to explore the fundamental issue of state capacity. We are interested in encouraging...
The Canadian Model of Diversity: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities
October 20, 2017 This conference is open to the public. Canadian society has several aspects that make study of it crucial to understanding global challenges in the twenty-first century. These include migration issues, religious diversity, and the...
The Shanghai Conference on Africa and China
November 15–17, 2017 This conference is open to the public. The Shanghai Conference on Africa and China is a major component of a broader initiative that seeks to expand the knowledge base around key topics in contemporary African-Chinese relations...
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate with Naomi Klein
April 19, 2017 Admission is free. Tickets are required. Limit of 2 tickets per person. Tickets must be procured in person at the Harvard Box Office located at 10 Holyoke Street (Farkas Hall) starting Wed, April 5th and are not available online or by phone...
Weatherhead Forum 2017–2018
Academic Year 2017–2018 These events are closed to the public. The Weatherhead Forum showcases the research of the various units that are associated with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. The goal of the forum is to bring together the...