Call for Submissions
The Asian Journal of Public Affairs is inviting current
graduate students and recent alumni to submit papers, case studies,
and book reviews for their fourth edition. The deadline for
submissions is 15 November 2008. You can find more information on
submission guidelines and past issues of the Journal
here.
Seminar Preview: Thomas Homer-Dixon
PolicyNet’s next virtual seminar will feature Thomas Homer-Dixon talking about Climate, Energy, and Global Security. Mark Thursday, October 16, 2008 on your calendar! In preparation, Professor Homer-Dixon recommends the following: the article in The National Interest by David G. Victor entitled "What Resource Wars?", as well as the ensuing discussion and Victor's response to his critics. We hope that you will join us in October!
Call for Proposals: GPPN Collaborative Research Grants
The Global Public
Policy Network (GPPN) supports a collaborative research
program, with the objective of promoting collaborative research
projects of the highest quality, with a specific focus on policy
making and governance in the context of globalization. Proposals
are now being accepted for the 2008 grants, with a deadline of 29
August 2008. Projects examining some dimension of a contemporary
policy debate of global relevance and addressing an urgent social
issue are strongly encouraged. [...]
Congratulations Crawford Graduates!
PolicyNet congratulates our graduating members! Students
graduated on July 17, 2008, from the
Crawford
School of Economics and Government at the Australian National
University. Good luck to all in your future endeavors.
CIGI Blogs the G8 Summit
CIGI’s crack team of political analysts will be
blogging the events around the G8 summit. Andrew Cooper, Geoffrey
Chin, and Andrew Schrumm provide a running commentary at
http://g8toyako.wordpress.com/ from Toyako in
Hokkaido, Japan. Read their blog for incisive comments on events at
the summit and a snapshot of the issues under discussion.
See also CIGI’s Senior Fellow Alan Alexandroff’s blog for posts on the G8 Summit and other issues pertaining to BRICSAM.
See also CIGI’s Senior Fellow Alan Alexandroff’s blog for posts on the G8 Summit and other issues pertaining to BRICSAM.
