China and its neighbors are some of the world’s most disaster-vulnerable countries in the world, each facing a wide range of hazards, from earthquakes and typhoons to terrorism and industrial accidents. This panel discussion, featuring a mix of Chinese scholars and practitioners, will explore a significant trend in disaster relief in China: the increasing involvement of Chinese NGOs in domestic and foreign disaster relief efforts. The speakers will reflect on their own experiences and research on responses to recent large-scale disasters and crises, focusing on how government...

Speakers will discuss the complex challenges of responding to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe from several different perspectives, exploring its political context and ramifications, the European Union’s capacity to respond to emergencies within its own borders, the logistics involved in managing the flow of refugees across the continent, and the importance of information technology in shaping events and aiding the response.... Read more about The Refugee Crisis in Europe: The Challenges of Policy, Politics, and Logistics

Ash Center Student Speaker Series

Adam LaRose (MPP ’16) and Chris Sommerfeld (MPA ’16)

Lunch will be provided

About the Event
Of all the challenges the federal government faces, few seem as intractable as the sheer size of the federal bureaucracy. Policy innovations, bright ideas and new technology can all drive government efficiency and effectiveness forward by leaps and bounds—but only if government has the capacity to adopt them.

Adam LaRose and Chris Sommerfeld, both 2015 Ash Center Summer Fellows in...