| The Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies sponsors and facilitates collaborative interdisciplinary scholarship on crucial problems facing the world. Our activities promote dialogue on international affairs enriching the educational program at Northwestern. Working with a variety of organizations and communities we contribute to preparing exemplary global citizens. |
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Child Soldiers: Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front
Myriam Denov, McGill University
Tuesday, May 15 at 6pm | Buffett Center
GiveWell: Real Change for your Dollar
Elie Hassenfeld, co-founder of Givewell.org
Thursday, May 17 at 6pm | Buffett Center
Turkish “Young Cinema” of late 1960's in the context of Third Cinema
Zeynep Cetin Erus, Radio/Television/Film
Friday, May 18 at 12pm | Buffett Center
Buffett Lecture » “A Leading Muslim of Aden”: Personal Trajectories, Imperial Networks and the Construction of Community in Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire
Scott Reese, Northern Arizona University
Monday, May 21 at 5pm | Harris 108
Formations of Literature in Turkey: From Ottoman Origins to Global Emergence
Firat Oruc, Comparative Literary Studies
Tuesday, May 22 at 12pm | Buffett Center
Buffett Center Year-End Celebration and Open House
Wednesday, May 23, 4pm-6pm | Buffett Center
The Importance of Bearing Witness: Testimony, Justice and the Global Fight to End Sexual Violence
Thursday, May 24 at 7pm | Annie May Swift Hall
Terrorism and the Law of Nations
Juliet Sorensen, Law
Friday, May 25 at 12pm | Buffett Center
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Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way
Steve Radelet, USAID, examines economic growth, deepening democracy, improved governance, and decreased poverty in Africa. |
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More than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty
Karlan discusses controlled studies that evaluate the effectiveness of programs that fight poverty. |
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Uncertainties following the Arab Spring: Considering Turkey as a Model
Sinan Ciddi examines Turkey as a model for countries coming out of the Arab Spring. |
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Participating in Politics in the Middle East as a Disabled Woman
Safak Pavey shares her experiences working on UN humanitarian missions and in the Turkish parliament. |
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The Future of Global Development
Devex co-founder and president Raj Kumar discusses new trends in development and the future of foreign aid. |
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Arrival Cities: The Final Migration & Our Next World
Journalist Doug Saunders discusses migration, poverty, development, and the politics of modern cities. |
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The Red Market: On the Trail of the World’s Organ Brokers
Investigative journalist Scott Carney reports on the lucrative and deeply secretive trade in human bodies and body parts. |
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Francis Fukuyama, Stanford, analyzes the global history of state formation. |
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Esther Duflo shares MIT's Poverty Action Lab findings about what works in international development. |
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The Future of Power
Joseph Nye, Harvard University, discusses the new balance of world powers and argues against the idea of American decline. |
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Tariq Ramadan » What I Believe
Tariq Ramadan, Oxford University, talks about what it means to be a Muslim and a Westerner. |
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Paul Collier » Managing Nature for Global Prosperity
Collier discusses how responsible harnessing of natural resources could lift "The Bottom Billion" countries from poverty. |
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A Revolution in Crisis: Iran after June 12
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen recounts his experience in Iran during the post-election protests and reflects on the future of Iran. |
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 Ian Hurd, Political Science, Discusses NATO
WGN TV (5/14/2012) |
 Strategic Priorities in Contemporary Africa
part 1 (3/29/2012)
part 2 (4/23/2012)
Richard Joseph, Political Science
Chicago Council on Global Affairs |
 And Still It Moves: A New NATO for New Security Challenges
Hendrik Spruyt, Political Science
Chicago Council on Global Affairs (4/18/2012) |
 Buffett Center and Walmart Partner on Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative
The project will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that affects 60,000 women workers in India, Bangladesh, China, Central America. |
 Tunisia: Democracy After Secularism
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Political Science
Al Jazeera (4/11/2012) |
 The Tragedy of Religious Freedom in Syria
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Political Science
Chicago Tribune (3/29/2012) |
 GlobeMed partners with USAID
The partnership will expand access to international service work for historically underrepresented students |
 Medill / Buffett Refugee Reporting Trip to Jordan
NU journalism professors and students interviewed Syrian refugees who fled the crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad. |
Humanitarian Corridors in Syria: A Path to Political Intervention?
Ian Hurd, Political Science
Harvard Humanitarian Policy & Conflict Research Seminar (3/15/2012) |
 Politics of Religious Freedom Project Launches Public Discussion Series on SSRC Blog The Immanent Frame
Scholars from different fields consider the multiple histories and genealogies of religious freedom.
more about the project » |
 Return of Capital Is Not a Vote for the Renminbi
Victor Shih, Political Science
Financial Times (2/23/2012) |
 Defuse the Lexicon of Slaughter
David Scheffer, Law
New York Times (2/23/2012) |
 Wendy Pearlman, Political Science, talks about her new book, Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement
WBEZ Worldview (2/21/2012) |
 What will a second bailout mean for Greece and the global economy?
Stephen Nelson, Political Science
WBEZ Worldview (2/20/2012) |
 Comparative Assessment of Decentralization in Africa
Rachel Beatty Riedl, Political Science
USAID Report (Sep 2010) |
 Egyptian Raids Seek to Halt Freedom’s March
Ambassador Richard S. Williamson
The American (1/5/2012) |
 Northwestern Magazine Profiles Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)
GESI program blends elements of study abroad, consulting and service |
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