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<strong>PREVIEW</strong><br />
Spring 2007<br />
Inside this issue:<br />
Public Events<br />
Academic Programs at the<br />
Center for Global Affairs<br />
A Conversation With<br />
Professor Carolyn Kissane<br />
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
<strong>PREVIEW</strong> Spring 2007<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
A Message From the Director: Creating a Community of Global Citizens. . . 1<br />
Center for Global Affairs: Academic Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Master of Science in Global Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Nondegree Study Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Q&A: A Conversation With Professor Carolyn Kissane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Public Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
Worldly Conversations With Clyde Haberman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
Global Leaders: Conversations With Alon Ben-Meir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
Politics and Art in Cinema: The Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
International Careers: Practical Advice and Real-Life Experience . . . . . . 9<br />
Global Warming and Human Health:<br />
Moving Beyond Rhetoric and Toward Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
Microcredit: Models for Change and Growth Throughout the World. . 10<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues, Actors, and Approaches . . 11<br />
Peace Corps Information Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Administration, Faculty, and Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
The Last Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
Spring 2007 Program Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover<br />
PUBLIC EVENT REGISTRATION<br />
We welcome the general public to our public events at no charge.<br />
Space is limited and reservations are required. Register by phone at<br />
(212) 992-8380 or e-mail your details to scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu.<br />
More information is also available at www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs.<br />
We will confirm your public event registration request by e-mail on the<br />
Friday prior to the scheduled event. Unless otherwise indicated, all<br />
public events are held at the Center for Global Affairs:<br />
The Center for Global Affairs<br />
Woolworth Building<br />
15 Barclay Street, 4th Floor (Between Broadway and Church Street)<br />
(212) 992-8380<br />
scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu<br />
www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs<br />
INFORMATION AND ADVISEMENT<br />
For questions related to our graduate and nondegree<br />
programs in global affairs, please call (212) 992-8380 or<br />
visit www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs.<br />
CENTER FOR<br />
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
A MESSAGE<br />
FROM THE<br />
DIRECTOR:<br />
CREATING A<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
OF GLOBAL<br />
CITIZENS<br />
Last fall, I welcomed you back to the Center for Global<br />
Affairs for yet another round of provocative programs, and<br />
I stated as our objective the creation of a community of<br />
global citizens. Just a few months later, I can say that we<br />
are well on our way. Our graduate and nondegree classrooms<br />
resound with discussions of critical current issues—<br />
from war and peace to global resource challenges and the<br />
environment. Our public events draw hundreds of individuals<br />
like you into conversations about peace enforcement, the<br />
war in Iraq, sexual violence and human trafficking, among<br />
many others.<br />
This spring we continue our mission by bringing you<br />
programs that provide opportunities to explore global<br />
challenges in the company of ambassadors, policymakers,<br />
journalists, economists, business people, and representatives<br />
of international and non-governmental organizations.<br />
Together we will examine issues such as global warming<br />
and climate change (page 10), microfinance and sustainable<br />
development (page 10), and the future course of<br />
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East (page 7).<br />
Our circle of informed global citizens is growing and you<br />
are among them. Welcome to the Center for Global Affairs<br />
and another term of thoughtful discussions.<br />
Vera Jelinek<br />
Assistant Dean and Director<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Center for Global Affairs<br />
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS<br />
The Center for Global Affairs, within NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional<br />
Studies, facilitates change by educating and inspiring our community to become<br />
global citizens capable of identifying and implementing solutions to pressing global<br />
challenges. We believe that the development of solutions to global problems must<br />
be informed by an understanding that the world’s challenges are not merely challenges<br />
for and among states, but challenges for and among states and non-state<br />
actors; urban and rural communities; regional organizations, as well as traditional<br />
diplomatic outlets.<br />
Through rigorous graduate and nondegree programs and public events we prepare<br />
global citizens who will be at home—and thus be effective agents of change—<br />
in all of these environments.<br />
Master of Science<br />
in Global Affairs<br />
The Master of Science in Global Affairs provides an<br />
indispensable context for understanding critical issues<br />
in international politics, economics, dispute settlement,<br />
law, human rights, energy, environment, and related<br />
areas. Knowledge and familiarity in these areas will<br />
prove critical to those preparing for careers in virtually<br />
every arena: international or non-governmental organizations<br />
(NGOs), the United Nations and its affiliated<br />
agencies, diplomatic missions, foreign offices, government<br />
agencies, international business, press and media,<br />
law firms, foundations, and a host of allied institutions<br />
and professions.<br />
Our courses offer a unique and pragmatic approach,<br />
placing the requisite academic theory of global affairs<br />
into a practical, real-world context. The program—<br />
which may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis—<br />
takes into account the knowledge and tools necessary<br />
to understand today’s complex interconnected society<br />
and to function effectively within it.<br />
For further details, call (212) 998-7200 and mention<br />
code J413 or visit www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs.<br />
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Join Us for an<br />
Information Session<br />
Discover how the M.S. in Global<br />
Affairs can transform your future at<br />
an upcoming information session:<br />
Tuesday, February 6, 6–8 p.m.<br />
American Management Association (AMA)<br />
1601 Broadway, 8th Floor<br />
(Entrance on 48th Street)<br />
Tuesday, March 13, 6–8 p.m.<br />
Marriott Marquis<br />
1535 Broadway, 4th Floor<br />
Tuesday, April 17, 6–8 p.m.<br />
American Management Association (AMA)<br />
1601 Broadway, 8th Floor<br />
(Entrance on 48th Street)<br />
Tuesday, May 22, 6–8 p.m.<br />
American Management Association (AMA)<br />
1601 Broadway, 8th Floor<br />
(Entrance on 48th Street)
Nondegree Study Options<br />
Our nondegree program provides a flexible format<br />
to help students gain a keen understanding of world<br />
events and make enlightened judgments in their<br />
personal and professional lives. For those pursuing<br />
careers with a global component, our offerings provide<br />
the opportunity to gain practical knowledge that will<br />
enhance their contributions in the workplace. Courses<br />
are taught by scholars, career diplomats, historians,<br />
economists, lawyers, and journalists—all passionate<br />
about what they teach and eager to share their global<br />
experiences with students.<br />
We offer more than 75 nondegree courses during<br />
the fall, spring, and summer terms covering a wide<br />
range of global affairs content. Students may also<br />
choose to pursue the Certificate in Global Affairs.<br />
This renowned, 15-year-old program offers a solid<br />
foundation in international affairs, as well as a tool<br />
for understanding a world that is constantly evolving.<br />
Summer Intensive programs include the United Nations<br />
in Geneva Study Program and the Summer Institute in<br />
Global Affairs.<br />
To learn more about how our nondegree program can<br />
shape your future, call (212) 998-7200 and mention<br />
code J413 or visit www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs.<br />
Spring Highlights<br />
• Become a global citizen without leaving <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
City. Join a community of students, scholars and<br />
practitioners in our nondegree courses this spring<br />
to explore women’s global economic empowerment,<br />
the global workforce, along with the most recent<br />
developments in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and<br />
Latin America.<br />
• If you want to put your skills to work in the global<br />
arena, our Certificate in Global Affairs provides a<br />
foundation for a global career, an excellent preparation<br />
for graduate school, and the tools necessary to<br />
understand our complex and evolving world.<br />
Join Us for an<br />
Information Session<br />
Learn more about our nondegree<br />
programs at an upcoming<br />
information session:<br />
Wednesday, January 24, 6–8 p.m.<br />
Woolworth Building, 2nd Floor<br />
15 Barclay Street (between Broadway<br />
and Church Street)<br />
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Q&A<br />
A Conversation With<br />
Professor Carolyn Kissane<br />
Dr. Carolyn Kissane joined the graduate program in<br />
Global Affairs as assistant clinical professor in 2005.<br />
She received her Ph.D. from Columbia <strong>University</strong> in<br />
comparative and international education with areas<br />
of specialization in post-Soviet transformation, history<br />
education in transitional societies, and NGOs. She is<br />
currently examining educational policy and finance in<br />
petroleum rich countries.<br />
CGA Preview recently spoke with Kissane about teaching<br />
and what it means to create a community of global citizens.<br />
Preview: Did you always want to be a professor?<br />
CK: I really got into teaching while I was an undergraduate<br />
economics and political science major. In one January term, I split<br />
my required internship between teaching third graders and working<br />
on the stock exchange.<br />
Preview: What makes the Center for Global Affairs unique?<br />
CK: We foster great academic rigor, critical analysis, and we<br />
discuss major issues. But what I particularly relish is our innovative<br />
approach in connecting the rigor of the classroom with the dialogue<br />
in our public events series. I also feel, as a professor, that I have much<br />
more intellectual and creative freedom than at more traditional<br />
graduate schools. I am actively encouraged to try innovative ideas<br />
in the classroom. Another important aspect of our program is that<br />
we do not lock faculty into narrow disciplines: We employ an<br />
integrated, more interdisciplinary approach. I think this is more<br />
satisfying for instructors and more meaningful for students.<br />
Preview: Describe your students.<br />
CK: They are curious and intelligent. They challenge me to be a<br />
better professor. They are enthusiastic and most want to make a<br />
real difference in the world.<br />
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CREATING GLOBAL<br />
CITIZENS
Preview: What does the Center’s goal of creating a community of<br />
global citizens mean to you?<br />
CK: This means so much to me, and what I do in the classroom is<br />
in line with this. Fortunately, we have a good foundation for this<br />
given the diverse background of our students. But we have to take<br />
this a step further because, no matter what issue we’re talking<br />
about, there is a need for thinking and action informed by a<br />
“blurring of boundaries.” This is critical for the type of change the<br />
world needs. Issues on the table require a commitment by global<br />
citizens to make a difference. Every sector has to think globally<br />
because the local context truly is global.<br />
Preview: What has been your biggest surprise since you began<br />
teaching at the Center?<br />
CK: One pleasant surprise has been the connection between my<br />
research and what I do in the classroom. I spent last summer in<br />
Kazakhstan on a fellowship and went to Central Asia this fall as a<br />
consultant. It is rewarding to have these research opportunities and<br />
to bring the experience and insight back to the classroom as a<br />
professor. Because of the support of the Center, this has been less<br />
difficult to navigate than I would have imagined.<br />
Preview: Would you like to have the last word?<br />
CK: This really is my dream academic position and captures<br />
everything I care about. At the Center we are actively engaged in<br />
the world. People talk about the ivory tower in academia, but as a<br />
professor at the Center for Global Affairs, I feel more connected to<br />
the world than I did before. This connection to the world makes a<br />
tremendous difference in everything we do.<br />
Dr. Carolyn Kissane<br />
There is a need for thinking and<br />
action informed by a ‘blurring of<br />
boundaries’. . . . Every sector has<br />
to think globally because the local<br />
context truly is global.<br />
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PUBLIC EVENTS<br />
Worldly Conversations<br />
With Clyde Haberman<br />
In this popular and candid series that cuts to the heart<br />
of world affairs, Clyde Haberman, NYC columnist for the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times and veteran foreign correspondent, talks<br />
with renowned journalists. Avoiding sound-bites and<br />
the clichés of studio-bound pundits, this more leisurely<br />
approach consistently yields thoughtful conversation and<br />
insightful observations from many corners of the world.<br />
FRED HIATT<br />
Editorial Page Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post<br />
Fred Hiatt has been a reporter for the Post since 1981. From 1991<br />
to 1995, he and his wife served as correspondents and co-bureau<br />
chiefs in the Moscow bureau, covering Russia and the former Soviet<br />
Union. From 1987 to 1990, the Hiatts were co-bureau chiefs of the<br />
Post’s Northeast Asia bureau, based in Tokyo, and reported on Korea<br />
and Japan. Before joining the foreign staff of the Washington Post,<br />
Hiatt covered military and national security affairs for three years.<br />
JANE MAYER<br />
Staff Writer, The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>er<br />
Jane Mayer joined the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>er as a staff writer in March, 1995.<br />
Based in Washington, D.C., she writes about politics for the magazine.<br />
Her recent subjects include George W. Bush, the bin Laden<br />
family, and George Stephanopoulos. Before joining the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>er,<br />
Mayer was a senior writer at the Wall Street Journal for 12 years. In<br />
1984, she became the Journal’s first female reporter to cover a presidential<br />
campaign and, subsequently, its first female White House<br />
correspondent.<br />
WARREN M. HOGE<br />
United Nations Bureau Chief, The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
Prior to his appointment as the Times’ UN bureau chief, Warren<br />
Hoge served as the Times’ London bureau chief since 1996. He<br />
covered South and Central America as the paper’s Rio de Janeiro<br />
bureau chief from 1978 until 1983 when he returned to <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> as<br />
the foreign editor. In 1987, he became the assistant managing editor<br />
for administration and personnel and in 1991 the editor of the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times Magazine.<br />
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Wednesday, February 21<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, March 7<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, April 11<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.
Global Leaders: Conversations<br />
With Alon Ben-Meir<br />
In this engaging and provocative series, Alon Ben-Meir,<br />
professor of international relations, journalist, and author,<br />
hosts leaders from around the world in conversations that<br />
probe critical global issues and the policies our guests are<br />
designing to address them. Previous guests have included<br />
the ambassadors of Syria and Egypt to the United States,<br />
among other distinguished dignitaries.<br />
Spring Series to Feature:<br />
THE HONORABLE DR. HAMID AL BAYATI<br />
Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations<br />
Dr. Hamid Al Bayati was appointed Iraq’s permanent representative<br />
to the United Nations in April 2006. Prior to his current appointment,<br />
Dr. Al Bayati served as Iraq’s deputy minister of foreign affairs for<br />
political affairs and bilateral relations (2004–2006). In a related<br />
appointment that began in November 2004, he remains the head<br />
of the Iraqi Centre for Strategic Studies. From August 2003 to April<br />
2004, he was an advisor to members of the Iraqi Governing Council.<br />
Additional speakers to be announced.<br />
Sign up for updates by e-mailing scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu<br />
Alon Ben-Meir<br />
Thursday, March 1<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
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Politics and Art in Cinema:<br />
The Middle East—<br />
Views From the Inside<br />
Dan Georgakas, consulting editor of Cineaste, hosts three<br />
evening of films that consider different cultural perspectives<br />
from Middle-Eastern filmmakers. A discussion led<br />
by a moderator from Cineaste follows each film.<br />
THE CIRCLE (Iran, 2000)<br />
A group of women just released from prison try to reenter Iranian<br />
life. Their stories take us through the streets and bazaars of contemporary<br />
Tehran and provide a glimpse of a world found behind closed<br />
doors. The film includes some character firsts in contemporary Iranian<br />
cinema. Venice Film Festival winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film<br />
(2000). Written and directed by Janfar Panahi. Color. 89 minutes.<br />
Farsi with English subtitles.<br />
USHPIZIN (Israel, 2004)<br />
This film offers a unique look at ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel. A married<br />
couple facing a financial crisis prays for help. Shortly thereafter,<br />
two escaped convicts appear on their doorstep to provide a test of<br />
faith. The director and his wife play the main characters and are<br />
themselves ultra-Orthodox. The film was shot in adherence with<br />
all rules particular to their beliefs. Written and directed by Gidi Dar.<br />
Color. 90 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles.<br />
PARADISE NOW (Palestine, 2005)<br />
Two Palestinian males, friends since boyhood, volunteer to be suicide<br />
bombers. As they make final goodbyes and are wired with explosives,<br />
they begin to have doubts about their mission. Nonetheless,<br />
the plan proceeds. Shot entirely on the West Bank, the film presents<br />
a variety of Palestinian views as it leads to a brutal climax with<br />
more than one surprising twist. Oscar nominee for Best Foreign<br />
Film ( 2005). Written and directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Color.<br />
90 minutes. Arabic with English subtitles.<br />
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Tuesday, February 13<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, March 6<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, March 20<br />
6 p.m.
International Careers: Practical<br />
Advice and Real Life Experience<br />
Intrigued by an international career? Ready for life with<br />
at least one foot across sovereign borders? Are you a new<br />
job seeker or going through a career transition? This popular<br />
series provides an opportunity to meet international<br />
insiders who can offer practical advice by sharing their<br />
real-life experiences. Led by Joyce Munn, principal,<br />
Global Nonprofit Network.<br />
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR<br />
JoEtta Colquitt, global risk credit consultant<br />
Maureen Lowney, advisory services manager, Cisco Systems, Inc.<br />
Alexander Papachristou, international consultant<br />
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS WITH NGO<br />
AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS<br />
Carole Artigiani, founder and executive director, Global Kids<br />
Edwin Judd, executive vice president, United Nations Association—USA<br />
Dr. Shyama Venkateswar, executive director, Mercy Corps’<br />
World Hunger Action Center<br />
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT<br />
Melissa Garba Baker, recruitment coordinator, U.S. Peace Corps,<br />
returned peace corps volunteer, Ukraine (2001-2003)<br />
James Carragher, diplomat in residence at City College of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>,<br />
U.S. Department of State<br />
Ben Chang, deputy spokesperson, U.S. Mission to the United Nations<br />
Thursday, February 8<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, February 22<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, March 8<br />
6.15–7.30 p.m.<br />
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CGA SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Global Warming and Human Health:<br />
Moving Beyond Rhetoric and Toward Solutions<br />
A Center for Global Affairs conversation presented in collaboration<br />
with the NYU Master’s Program in Global Public Health (www.nyu.edu/mph)<br />
Tuesday, January 30, 6.30 p.m.<br />
Scientific evidence clearly demonstrates that global warming poses a serious threat to<br />
climate patterns and the environment. Yet what is the impact of global warming on human<br />
health and what are the ethical, public health, and policy implications? How can the international<br />
community balance domestic health interests with concern for the greater global<br />
good? Who should take the lead on moving the international community toward solutions,<br />
and what are the consequences of failing to move beyond rhetoric and partisan debate?<br />
Panelists:<br />
Dan Fagin, moderator, associate professor of journalism, NYU;<br />
associate director, Science and Environmental Reporting Program, NYU<br />
Michelle Bell, assistant professor of environmental health,<br />
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies<br />
Dale Jamieson, professor of environmental studies and philosophy, NYU<br />
Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs,<br />
Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Geosciences, Princeton <strong>University</strong><br />
Microcredit: Models for Change<br />
and Growth Throughout the World<br />
Thursday, March 22, 6.15–7.45 p.m.<br />
For more than three decades, microfinance has promised to empower the poor and revitalize<br />
communities while providing a viable business opportunity for lenders. Recent developments<br />
have included the United Nations’ launch in 2005 of a “Year of Microcredit” and the 2006<br />
Nobel Peace Prize Award to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank “for their efforts to create<br />
economic and social development from below.” Are these signs that microfinance is living up<br />
to its promise? Join our distinguished guests for a provocative conversation about the growth<br />
and changing structure of microfinance throughout the world.<br />
Keynote:<br />
Marguerite Robinson, institute fellow emeritus, Harvard Institute for International Development<br />
Panelists to include:<br />
Jonathan J. Morduch, moderator, professor of public policy and economics,<br />
NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service<br />
Ira Lieberman, CEO, the McCabe Foundation; former CEO,<br />
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, World Bank; financial advisor, Africap<br />
Additional panelists to be announced<br />
For program updates, please visit our event calendar at www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs<br />
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Conflict, Security, and Development:<br />
Issues, Actors, and Approaches<br />
A Collaboration with the Office for International Programs<br />
at NYU Wagner (www.nyu.edu/wagner/international)<br />
and the NYU Master’s Program in Global Public Health<br />
(www.nyu.edu/mph)<br />
This Thursday brown-bag series examines new research,<br />
creative policy approaches, and recent analytical and<br />
practical innovations in responding to challenges of<br />
security and development in conflict and post-conflict<br />
contexts. Programs are open to the public and run<br />
one hour. Feel free to join us as your schedule allows.<br />
Note location:<br />
NYU Wagner at the Puck Building<br />
295 Lafayette Street, Second Floor Conference Room<br />
(southeast corner of Lafayette and Houston)<br />
RSVP:<br />
By visiting www.wagner.nyu.edu/events/conflictseries.php<br />
or by calling (212) 992-8380<br />
AID COORDINATION IN THE SUDAN<br />
Dirk Salomons, adjunct professor of international public management,<br />
NYU Wagner; director, Program for Humanitarian Affairs,<br />
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
What are the obstacles to a resolution of the humanitarian crisis in<br />
the Sudan? In the face of limited resources and increased bureaucracy<br />
in the field, what strategies can be utilized to maximize the impact<br />
of available aid? Drawing on his experiences with the Sudan Common<br />
Humanitarian Fund and an evaluation he conducted in partnership<br />
with the Center for International Cooperation, Salomons discusses<br />
new humanitarian funding mechanisms in Sudan.<br />
BUILDING A DURABLE PEACE:<br />
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS<br />
Graeme Simpson, director of country programs, International<br />
Center for Transitional Justice; professor of transitional justice,<br />
Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
How can transitional justice approaches be used to build a durable<br />
peace in countries experiencing conflict and turmoil? Graeme<br />
Simpson discusses the various ways in which justice and the rule of<br />
law can stem rather than fuel conflict and refers to several illustrative<br />
examples, including Uganda and the Sudan.<br />
Continued<br />
Thursday, February 8<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, February 15<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
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HEALTH AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES<br />
Dr. Rick Brennan, health director, International Rescue Committee<br />
In the most devastating refugee circumstances—for example, in<br />
areas where disease from unsanitary water runs rampant—what<br />
programs can be set in place to respond quickly and efficiently to<br />
health crises? In war-torn and neglected regions of the world, such<br />
as Kosovo, Afghanistan, Congo, and Darfur, what steps can be taken<br />
to reverse the damage done to basic human welfare among the<br />
indigent population?<br />
THE PRIVATE SECTOR’S ROLE IN<br />
POST-CONFLICT ECONOMIC RECOVERY<br />
Karen Ballentine, project manager, Fostering Post-Conflict<br />
Economic Recovery, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery,<br />
UNDP; co-editor, Beyond Greed and Grievance: The Political<br />
Economy of Armed Conflict<br />
Drawing from her work with the UN Department of Economic and<br />
Social Affairs, Ballentine discusses the role of the private sector in<br />
post-conflict situations and challenges to state- and peace-building<br />
in post-conflict countries constrained by the “resource curse.”<br />
FROM MOGADISHU TO BAGHDAD:<br />
THE FAILURE OF UN-CENTRIC MULTILATERALISM<br />
Kenneth Cain, adjunct associate professor, Center for Global Affairs,<br />
NYU; former human rights official, UN Peacekeeping Operations,<br />
Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Haiti, and Liberia<br />
The United Nations implements a multilateral approach in its efforts<br />
to make a difference in the world. But have the goals of multilateral<br />
organizations like the UN been realized? Kenneth Cain discusses<br />
the early optimism for UN-centric multilateral efforts in the post-<br />
Cold War era, beginning with Cambodia in 1992 and follows the<br />
arc through the UN’s rebuke—via Kosovo—in Iraq.<br />
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Thursday, February 22<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, March 1<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, March 8<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES: MODERN CHALLENGES<br />
IN DISASTER RELIEF MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE<br />
Shaukat Fareed, chief executive, Board for Cooperation, United<br />
Nations; founder, Office of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations<br />
Emergency humanitarian and healthcare efforts are being implemented<br />
worldwide to assist those displaced and grief-stricken by<br />
recent natural disasters such as Katrina, the Tsunami, and the earthquake<br />
in Pakistan. Shaukat Fareed explores the controversies and<br />
challenges that have emerged from the responses to these crises<br />
and offers insights into disaster prevention and relief management.<br />
POST-CONFLICT SOCIAL CITIZENSHIP IN KOSOVO<br />
Fred Cocozzelli, instructor, Department of Government and Politics,<br />
St. John’s <strong>University</strong><br />
Fred Cocozzelli examines the social policy required to create a<br />
unified citizenship regime in post-conflict Kosovo, as well as the<br />
larger question of institutional development in post-conflict, multiethnic<br />
societies. What is the impact of institutional development<br />
on the definition of citizenship and the prospect for peace?<br />
PEACE VS. JUSTICE:<br />
ENDING CONFLICTS AT THE PRICE OF IMPUNITY<br />
Larry Johnson, assistant secretary-general for legal affairs, United<br />
Nations Office of the Legal Counsel; formerly chef de cabinet,<br />
Office of the President, International Criminal Tribunal for the<br />
Former Yugoslavia<br />
Larry Johnson discusses the tension between peace and justice in<br />
post-conflict contexts. In the quest to end conflicts, can the international<br />
community achieve peace and justice without succumbing to<br />
impunity for war criminals? In Uganda, for example, should the ICC<br />
withdraw indictments against alleged war criminals in exchange for<br />
the surrender of weapons?<br />
Thursday, March 22<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, March 29<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, April 5<br />
12.30–1.30 p.m.<br />
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Peace Corps Information Sessions<br />
Learn how the Peace Corps can fit into your career path. Over<br />
800 NYU alumni and more than 4,000 <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City residents have<br />
joined the Peace Corps since 1961. Peace Corps volunteers provide<br />
technical assistance to nonprofits/NGOs, local governments, communities,<br />
schools, health posts, and small businesses in over 70 countries<br />
around the world in the fields of business, health, education, agriculture,<br />
urban youth development, forestry, NGO development, social<br />
work, community development, and the environment. Positions are<br />
available for U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds.<br />
[14] www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs<br />
Wednesday, February 21<br />
1–2 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, March 21<br />
1–2 p.m.
CENTER FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS AT NYU<br />
Administration<br />
Vera Jelinek, assistant dean<br />
and director<br />
Howard Schiffman, director and<br />
associate clinical professor,<br />
M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
Rick Gove, director, administration<br />
and external relations<br />
MyKellann Ledden, associate director<br />
Richard Steeves, associate director<br />
Cori Epstein, graduate program<br />
support<br />
Michelle D’Amico, public event<br />
and nondegree program support<br />
Spring 2007 Faculty<br />
Giuseppe Ammendola, international<br />
economist and consultant<br />
Alon Ben-Meir, syndicated<br />
columnist and author<br />
Barbara Borst, journalist specializing<br />
in international affairs<br />
Ralph Buultjens, historian, author,<br />
recipient, Toynbee Prize in<br />
Social Sciences<br />
Kenneth Cain, attorney; journalist, GQ,<br />
Wall Street Journal, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
Marc Chandler, senior vice president<br />
and chief global currency strategist,<br />
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.<br />
Belinda Cooper, senior fellow,<br />
World Policy Institute<br />
Patricia DeGennaro, consultant,<br />
international security, homeland<br />
security, and political risk<br />
E. Duke Dickerson, director–health<br />
and science systems, clinical and scientific<br />
affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim<br />
Christopher Gadomski, consultant to<br />
Fortune 500 companies; founder,<br />
Strategic Marketing Inc.<br />
Dan Georgakas, editorial board,<br />
Cineaste and Journal of the<br />
Hellenic Diaspora<br />
Mark D. Gross, senior vice<br />
president and director–global<br />
compensation, Lehman Brothers<br />
Elisha Gurfein, international oil, gas,<br />
and chemical trader<br />
Natalie Hahn, president,<br />
Hahn Associates<br />
Michaela Hertkorn, policy analyst,<br />
German Consulate, NYC<br />
Maria Ivanova, political economist<br />
Dedring Juergen, senior political<br />
officer, UN Secretariat<br />
Michael Kalavritinos, relationship<br />
manager, Worldwide Securities<br />
Services Division, JPMorgan<br />
Carolyn Kissane, clinical assistant<br />
professor, Center for Global Affairs<br />
Louis Klarevas, clinical assistant<br />
professor, Center for Global Affairs<br />
Colette Mazzucelli, consultant<br />
and instructor, peacemaking and<br />
conflict resolution<br />
Everett Myers, entrepreneur and<br />
international banker/investment banker<br />
Stephen Noerper, clinical associate<br />
professor, Center for Global Affairs<br />
Jean-Marc Oppenheim, political and<br />
cultural consultant, Middle East affairs<br />
Michael Oppenheimer, clinical<br />
assistant professor, Center for<br />
Global Affairs<br />
George Patterson, grants manager,<br />
Comprehensive Reproductive Health<br />
in Crises project, Mailman School of<br />
Public Health, Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
Catherine Pierce, consultant,<br />
international economic and<br />
social development<br />
Gerald Protheroe, historian; author,<br />
A Biography of Sir George Russell Clark<br />
Patrick Reed, international trade<br />
lawyer, Simons & Wiskin<br />
Maya Sabatello, lawyer and permanent<br />
NGO representative to the UN<br />
Patricia Samwick, president, SMG,<br />
consulting firm specializing in global<br />
and domestic nonprofit organizations<br />
Lynda M. Selde, development officer,<br />
United Nations Association of the USA<br />
Christine Shaw, senior economic<br />
affairs officer, UN Department for<br />
Economic and Social Affairs<br />
Jennifer Trahan, of counsel,<br />
International Justice Program,<br />
Human Rights Watch<br />
Liv Vesely, consultant, Dominican<br />
Institute for Integral Development<br />
Greta Zeender, senior analyst–<br />
international displacement,<br />
Norwegian Refugee Council<br />
John Zindar, consultant, international<br />
economics and business development<br />
Advisory Board<br />
Edward Bergman, president,<br />
Innovative Development Services<br />
Inc.; executive director, Africa Travel<br />
Association<br />
Sara Bronfman, director, humanities<br />
division, Executive Success Programs<br />
Marc Chandler, global head of<br />
currency strategy, Brown Brothers<br />
Harriman & Co.<br />
Barbara Crossette, writer on international<br />
affairs; former <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
chief correspondent in Asia and<br />
United Nations<br />
Michael Druckman, principal,<br />
M. Druckman Associates<br />
James F. Hoge, Jr., Peter G.<br />
Peterson Chair and editor,<br />
Foreign Affairs<br />
Nicholas Kourides, managing<br />
counsel–international, American<br />
Express Company<br />
Peter Nitze, chairman,<br />
Nitze-Stagen, Inc.<br />
Matthew L. Olim<br />
Leslie B. Samuels, Esq., partner,<br />
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton<br />
Doris Weisberg, professor emerita,<br />
CUNY; television producer<br />
Woolworth Building<br />
15 Barclay Street, 4th Floor<br />
(between Broadway and Church Street)<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, NY 10007<br />
(212) 992-8380<br />
global.affairs@nyu.edu<br />
www.scps.nyu.edu/global.affairs<br />
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THE LAST WORD<br />
Main Entry: glob•al cit•i•zen<br />
Pronunciation: glob∑∂∂∑»´l sit»´ z´n<br />
Function: an ideal, a belief, and a commitment<br />
1 a : the ability to see all others in oneself and to truly recognize<br />
the equality and universality of all human beings b : the<br />
ability to accept and understand that we are all interconnected<br />
<br />
—Emily Levy, degree candidate, M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
2 a : an individual dedicated to understanding the world<br />
we live in b : an engagement with different cultures c : a<br />
productive member of the global community <br />
—Michelle Shapiro, degree candidate, M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
3 a : those who believe in tolerance and who seek out solutions<br />
to bridge differences b : an individual who understands<br />
that anyone can influence change c : those who are willing to<br />
take a chance in order to find new solutions<br />
—Monica Gelinas, degree candidate, M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
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SPRING 2007 PROGRAM CALENDAR<br />
Unless otherwise indicated, all public events are held at:<br />
The Center for Global Affairs<br />
15 Barclay Street, 4th Floor<br />
(between Broadway and Church Street)<br />
To register, call (212) 992-8380 or<br />
e-mail scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu<br />
JANUARY<br />
Wednesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. (page 3)<br />
Nondegree Information Session<br />
Tuesday, January 30 at 6.30 p.m. (page 10)<br />
Global Warming and Human Health: Moving Beyond<br />
Rhetoric and Toward Solutions (panel discussion)<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Tuesday, February 6 at 6 p.m. (page 2)<br />
Graduate Information Session: M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
(Note location: AMA—see page 2)<br />
Thursday, February 8 at 12.30 p.m. (page 11)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Thursday, February 8 at 6.15 p.m. (page 9)<br />
International Careers in the Private Sector<br />
(panel discussion)<br />
Tuesday, February 13 at 6 p.m. (page 8)<br />
Bridging Cultural Divides in the Middle East:<br />
The Circle (Iran) (film and discussion)<br />
Thursday, February 15 at 12.30 p.m. (page 11)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Wednesday, February 21 at 1 p.m. (page 13)<br />
Peace Corps Information Session<br />
Wednesday, February 21 at 6.15 p.m. (page 6)<br />
Worldly Conversations With Clyde Haberman,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
Thursday, February 22 at 12.30 p.m. (page 12)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Thursday, February 22 at 6.15 p.m. (page 9)<br />
International Careers With NGOs and Volunteer<br />
Organizations (panel discussion)<br />
MARCH<br />
Thursday, March 1 at 12.30 p.m. (page 12)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Thursday, March 1 at 6.15 p.m. (page 7)<br />
Global Leaders: Conversations With Alon Ben-Meir<br />
Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. (page 8)<br />
Bridging Cultural Divides in the Middle East:<br />
Ushpizin (Israel) (film and discussion)<br />
Wednesday, March 7 at 6.15 p.m. (page 6)<br />
Worldly Conversations With Clyde Haberman,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
Thursday, March 8 at 12.30 p.m. (page 12)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Thursday, March 8 at 6.15 p.m. (page 9)<br />
International Careers With the U.S. Government<br />
(panel discussion)<br />
Tuesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. (page 2)<br />
Graduate Information Session: M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
(Note location: Marriott Marquis—see page 2)<br />
Tuesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. (page 8)<br />
Bridging Cultural Divides in the Middle East:<br />
Paradise Now (Palestine) (film and discussion)<br />
Wednesday, March 21 at 1 p.m. (page 13)<br />
Peace Corps Information Session<br />
Thursday, March 22 at 12.30 p.m. (page 13)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Thursday, March 22 at 6.15 p.m. (page 10)<br />
Microcredit: Models for Change and<br />
Growth Throughout the World (panel discussion)<br />
Thursday, March 29 at 12.30 p.m. (page 13)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
APRIL<br />
Thursday, April 5 at 12.30 p.m. (page 13)<br />
Conflict, Security, and Development: Issues,<br />
Actors, and Approaches (brown bag)<br />
(Note location: NYU Wagner—see page 11)<br />
Wednesday, April 11 at 6.15 p.m. (page 6)<br />
Worldly Conversations With Clyde Haberman,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times<br />
Tuesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. (page 2)<br />
Graduate Information Session: M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
(Note location: AMA—see page 2)<br />
MAY<br />
Tuesday, May 22 at 6 p.m. (page 2)<br />
Graduate Information Session: M.S. in Global Affairs<br />
(Note location: AMA—see page 2)