2011

  • 2011 Mar 23

    Soft Power and China’s People-to-People Diplomacy (2011)

    6:00pm to 7:30pm

    Location: 

    Theater Room, Harvard Faculty Club

    Mme. Li Xiaolin, Vice President, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
    Moderator: Julian Chang, Executive Director, Ash Center

    RSVP Information
    Since room space is limited, please RSVP.

    Your name will be randomly selected for a Forum ticket. Winners will be notified via email by Sunday, March 20. Photo ID is required for registration at the room door.

    About the Speaker
    Mme. Li Xiaolin is the Executive Vice President of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC),...

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  • 2011 Mar 23

    Democracy without Accountability: Promiscuous Power Sharing and Presidential Domineering in Indonesia

    4:10pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    124 Mount Auburn, Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA

    Daniel SlaterDan Slater, University of Chicago

    About the Seminar
    The fall of Indonesia’s New Order regime in 1998 set the stage for competitive elections, but not necessarily for competitive elites. Political elites primarily responded to democratic transition by promiscuously sharing power, not vigorously competing for it. By carving up the cabinet among all significant parties, they constructed what amounted to a party cartel. This threatened to stifle party opposition and effectively immunize party elites from accountability to Indonesian voters. The introduction of direct presidential elections in 2004 disrupted this initial party cartel, but did not necessarily destroy it. Cross-party networks and norms against excluding fellow elites who wish to share executive power appear to remain entrenched. Despite having held three admirably free and fair national elections, Indonesia continues to confront an “accountability trap” between party collusion and the dysfunctional pattern of democratic politics most structurally prone to displace it: presidential domineering.... Read more about Democracy without Accountability: Promiscuous Power Sharing and Presidential Domineering in Indonesia

  • 2011 Mar 22

    Japan in Crisis: Exploring the Consequences of a Cascading Disaster

    4:15pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    Goodman Classroom, L-140, Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA

    A Harvard Community Discussion

    About the Seminar
    On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, triggering massive tsunami waves that swept away whole towns and taking the lives of as many as 10,000 people. The earthquake also caused damage to several of Japan’s nuclear reactors, and authorities continue to struggle to bring that crisis under control.

    In this panel discussion, faculty members, researchers, and guest panelists will explore the implications of this catastrophic chain of events and discuss the multi-fold challenges facing Japan as it struggles to respond and recover. Dr. Arnold M. Howitt, Executive Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, will moderate a panel that includes:

        • Professor Michael W. Golay, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        • Jun Kurihara, Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
        • Professor Herman B. “Dutch” Leonard, Harvard Kennedy School & Harvard Business School
        • Professor Shoji Tsuchida, Faculty of Safety Science, Kansai University, Japan

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  • 2011 Mar 22

    Elder Abuse Webinar Series: Forensic Markers

    3:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Online Webinar

    About the Webinar
    Join us for this free event and listen to experts discuss what they know about bruising as well as the important role of forensic information and technology in effectively investigating cases of elder abuse and neglect. Ample time will be allocated for audience Q & A. The panel will include:

    • Andy Mao (moderator) – Senior Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Elder Abuse, Department of Justice

    • Lisa M. Gibbs, M.D. – Associate Medical Director, Family Medicine, School of Medicine at University of California, Irvine

    • Cherie Hill – Detective, Anaheim Police Department

    • Richard Harruff, M.D., Ph.D. – Chief Medical Examiner, Seattle-King County, Washington... Read more about Elder Abuse Webinar Series: Forensic Markers

  • 2011 Mar 10

    New Pipelines for Social Innovation: The Changing Face of Recruitment, Opportunities, and Impact

    1:30pm to 2:30pm

    Location: 

    Online Webinar

    About the Webinar
    The Power of Social Innovation Series returns this spring with practitioner-led webinars on timely topics from education reform to economic development. Each webinar features innovators sharing their experiences and insights with fellow practitioners, students and scholars from across the country.

    This event is sponsored by the Government Innovators Network and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and features government leaders and experts from innovative service organizations. The panel will explore efforts to inspire and support people from nontraditional backgrounds and experiences who are making an over-sized impact on our toughest community problems.

    Ample time will be allocated for audience Q&A.

    The discussion will be moderated by Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City and former two-term Mayor of Indianapolis.... Read more about New Pipelines for Social Innovation: The Changing Face of Recruitment, Opportunities, and Impact

  • 2011 Mar 09

    Grow and Replicate!: Lessons from the Fresh Food Financing Initiative

    2:00pm

    Location: 

    Online Webinar

    About the Webinar
    The Power of Social Innovation Series returns this spring with practitioner-led webinars on timely topics from education reform to economic development. Each webinar features innovators sharing their experiences and insights with fellow practitioners, students, and scholars from across the country.

    This event is sponsored by the Government Innovators Network and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. It will examine the Fresh Food Financing Initiative, a public-private partnership that creatively uses subsidies to incent the development of stores that carry fresh, healthy food in underserved neighborhoods.... Read more about Grow and Replicate!: Lessons from the Fresh Food Financing Initiative

  • 2011 Mar 07

    The Impact of Good Governance on Wealth and Happiness

    4:10pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA

    Pakistani National CelebrationInternational Findings from the Legatum Prosperity Index
    Jiehae Choi, Nathan Gamester, & Ashley Thomas Lenihan
    Legatum Institute

    About the Seminar
    The Legatum Prosperity Index is the only global assessment of national prosperity that defines ’prosperity’ as encompassing both wealth and well being. The most prosperous nations are not simply those with the highest GDP, but also those with happy, healthy, and free citizens. The Index identifies good governance – effective/accountable government, participatory and fair elections with a reliable rule of law – as one of eight key pillars of a prosperous society. Yet good governance alone does not produce prosperity. Representatives from the Legatum Institute will explain why and how countries can leverage good governance into prosperity. By introducing attendees to the interactive Index, the Institute hopes to spur attendees to ask more questions about global prosperity, use the Index for research, and with your questions and comments help make this Index even better.... Read more about The Impact of Good Governance on Wealth and Happiness

  • 2011 Mar 02

    Egypt: The Road to and from Liberation Square

    5:00pm to 6:00pm

    Location: 

    Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland Street, Room 102

    Tarek Masoud, Ash Center

    About the Seminar
    A discussion led by Tarek Masoud, assistant professor of public policy, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School.

    Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Mideast Newsreel series is a new public discussion program in which senior faculty will present an analysis of current events as a key to the understanding of contemporary history in a Middle Eastern country or region.

    Watch a recording of the presentation here.... Read more about Egypt: The Road to and from Liberation Square

  • 2011 Mar 02

    Ending Female Genital Cutting: A Way that Works

    4:10pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    124 Mount Auburn, Suite 200-North, Room 226, Cambridge, MA

    Gerry MackieGerry Mackie, University of California San Diego

    About the Seminar
    Gerry Mackie will report on the theory and practice of his work with the West African NGO Tostan since 1998, and UNICEF since 2004, in organizing collective abandonment of female genital cutting and other harmful social practices. His approach combines historical sociology, simple game theory, simple network analysis, social norms, moral psychology, and values deliberations. It was recently declared the “common approach” in a document published by major donor-country development agencies and intergovernmental organizations. The organized change of social norms in the community through values deliberations is a good way to solve some development problems.... Read more about Ending Female Genital Cutting: A Way that Works

  • 2011 Feb 16

    Rebuilding Queensland After the Floods

    4:15pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North, Room 226, Cambridge, MA

    Ed Blakely, University of Sydney

    About the Seminar
    As 2010 drew to a close, flood waters were washing across much of the state of Queensland, Australia. By the time they had subsided, they had affected an area larger than France and Germany combined, killed dozens of residents, and inflicted serious damage on remote towns and major cities alike. Just a month later, Cyclone Yasi smashed into north Queensland, straining resources and compounding the suffering already experienced across the state. In this talk, Dr. Blakely will draw upon lessons learned from post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans to explore the challenges that lie ahead as Australia looks to rebuild the flood- and storm-ravaged state. Refreshments will be provided.... Read more about Rebuilding Queensland After the Floods

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