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POLICYNET VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES: THOMAS HOMER-DIXON


Climate, Energy and Global Security
Presented by Thomas Homer-Dixon
Balsillie Chair of Global Systems
University of Waterloo
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 8:00 pm
(EDT/GMT-4)

The article in The National Interest by David G. Victor entitled "What Resource Wars?", as well as the ensuing discussion led by Thomas Homer-Dixon and others, and Victor's response to his critics, are all recommended reading materials in preparation for the virtual seminar.

Join PolicyNet members before and after the event to continue the discussion on the PolicyNet Forums.

Read a blog summary of the seminar and view the slides.

To view the vodcast please click here and search for PolicyNet.

 BIOGRAPHY:

Thomas Homer-Dixon holds the Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada, and is a Professor in the Centre for Environment and Business in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo.

His books include The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization (Knopf, Island Press, 2006), which won the 2006 National Business Book Award, The Ingenuity Gap (Knopf, 2000), which won the 2001 Governor General's Non-fiction Award, and Environment, Scarcity, and Violence (Princeton University Press, 1999), which won the Caldwell Prize of the American Political Science Association.

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POLICYNET VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES: ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER


Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Government at Princeton University, gave a very interesting seminar on "Networking as the best form of global governance."  After a brief presentation and introduction to her thoughts, Dean Slaughter answered insightful questions on the topic from participating students at the Lee Kuan Yew School, Tsinghua University, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. The following document was recommended as preparatory reading.

Join PolicyNet members continuing the discussion on the PolicyNet Forums.  The video of the seminar is available. Read a blog summary of the session.

The next virtual seminar will take place on October 16, featuring Thomas Homer-Dixon on Energy, Climate and Global Security.

BLOG ENTRY:

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Government at Princeton University, gave a very interesting seminar on "Networking as the best form of global governance." After a brief presentation and introduction to her thoughts, Dean Slaughter answered insightful questions on the topic from participating students at the Lee Kuan Yew School, Tsinghua University, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. [read more]

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View Forum Discussion Here

 

 
Virtual Seminars


In an effort to strengthen existing networks and foster new relationships between member schools, six PolicyNet universities and CIGI have come together to create the Virtual Seminar Series.  

The goal is to bring a global perspective to policy studies by connecting students from around the world with distinguished faculty members residing at PolicyNet schools around the world, and to encourage international dialogue and debate between these students and faculty.

Students prepare for the seminars by reading several relevant articles from a list provided by the speaker and, following a short talk, participate in a discussion between themselves and the presenter.

Vodcasts of the initial sections of all the seminars will be made available to the general public on this page for future use.

For more information, please contact Karolina Werner at kwerner@cigionline.org

 
Organizing Schools


Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Crawford School of Economics and Government of the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Peking University School of Government in Beijing, China

Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management in Beijing, China

University of Waterloo: Global Governance
in Waterloo, Canada

Wilfrid Laurier University Masters' of International Public Policy in Waterloo, Canada