ISID congratulates Nhu Truong who has just been awarded a Shorenstein postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University.听 As a Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow on Contemporary Asia, Dr Truong will pursue research on why some authoritarian regimes are more responsive than others.
Nhu won a graduate field research award from the Institute in 2017 in order to pursue her research in Vietnam and China.
ISID is pleased to acknowledge the recent publication of Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America:听 the Promise of Inclusive Citizenship.听 Co-edited by Professor Manuel Bal谩n of ISID and Professor Fran莽oise Montambeault of the Universit茅 de Montr茅al and published by the University of Notre-Dame Press, the book will have a formal local launch on February 21 at 4 pm at Bar A, 213, rue Rachel est.
A continuously educated workforce is essential for achieving sustainable development. Recognizing the importance and status of education, the United Nations General Assembly included education among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unfortunately, the education systems in developing countries continue to struggle to achieve the necessary progress. This is especially the case in the lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), where nearly half of the world鈥檚 1.4 billion school-age children live.
Why is access to water a crucial issue in the Middle East and North Africa?听 Because water matters for people, water matters for the economy, water matters for the environment, and water matters for equality. 听 In ISID's most recent policy brief, Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir discusses this issue from a water-security perspective.听 Read it online now!
ISID's Professor Manuel Bal谩n, jointly appointed with Political Science, and Professor Kazue Takamura, Faculty Lecturer, were both honoured with the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching at the Fall 2019 Convocation ceremony.听 Both have been previously awarded faculty and departmental awards for the excellence of their teaching.听 While Professor Bal谩n was praised by Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policies), 鈥渇or his exceptional commitment to pedagogy in general and the art and craft of teaching in particular鈥�, of Professor Takamura Campbell said "Dr.
Profits from rooibos tea will be shared with South African indigenous San and Khoi communities in a landmark profit-sharing agreement.听 ISID Professor of Practice Timothy Hodges, co-chair of the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, comments.听 The full article in Nature is available online
An Open Letter to the New Government
The Institute for the Study of International Develoment's Women's Empowerment and Development (WED) Lab and the GrOW Research Series have released a new GrOW Research Bulletin, including an article by Mayra Buvinic and Stephanie Oula on "Towards Women's Full Financial Inclusion".听
The Bulletin can be found on the GrOW Research Series website
Professor Megan Bradley and ISID release a new policy brief entitled "The Return of Internally Displaced Persons:听 Patterns, Possibilities and Gaps in Knowledge".听 The brief provides an overview of research and practice pertaining to the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs).听 The full brief is now available online.
Professor Megan Bradley of ISID has published an OP/ED piece on internally displaced people.听 You can read it online at the Big News Network.
Professors Franque Grimard and Christian Novak of ISID have produced a new policy brief for the Institute on "Updating the DFI's Operating Models and Methods Towards Helping Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development".听 Read it online!
The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Dr Kate Bersch for the publication of her new book. "When Democracies Deliver:听 Governance Refrom in Latin America".听 Dr Bersch was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for the academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and much of the research and writing of this volume was made possible by her ISID fellowship.听
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Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, North Carolina
The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to learn of the publication by Georgetown University Press of "Refugees' Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace:听 Beyond Beneficiaries", edited by ISID's Megan Bradley along with James Milner and Blair Peruniak.听
The Institute for the Study of International Development's regular newsletter, LATITUDE, is now available for download.听 Read up on our people, our research, our events and our programs!
Printed copies are available at the Institute in Peterson Hall.
