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Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to promote economic growth and development seem problematic; policy-makers and scholars are increasingly asking what new strategies have worked, or might …
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. There will be approximately 1-3 grants of up to $10,000 awarded, which will be available for use from May 15, 2010 …
The Chilean Student Association (CSA) is sponsoring a Chile Earthquake Relief fundraising event on Sunday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. to support people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Chile on February 27, 2010. Join the Chilean community and friends for Chilean and international music and photos of Chile. In addition, enjoy food and …
Yakin Ertürk, former UN special rapporteur on violence against women, will speak at the annual J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund lecture series on March 18, 2010, in the AT&T Lounge of the Pyle Center at 4 p.m. Ertürk, professor of sociology and head of the Gender and Women’s Studies …
Wisconsin State Journal (February 25, 2010) — This is a story that begins with a lunch engagement between strangers and ends with a friendship and the publication of a remarkable book. The strangers in question were Alfred Senn, an esteemed emeritus professor of history at UW–Madison, and Nancy Heingartner, outreach coordinator at the UW’s Center …
CH. 27 – WKOW (March 1, 2010) — Madison residents with family in Chile are glad their family members are safe. EXCERPT: Also relieved, many UW students with family in Chile. UW–Madison students Patricio Mendoza and Javier Vera are graduate students at the UW. Mendoza is from Santiago, Chile.. about ten hours from the epicenter …
To celebrate National Peace Corps Week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites you to engage in a series of activities to honor the work of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) and to learn more about the Peace Corps program at UW–Madison. The week is also to support new volunteers and find out if the Peace Corps …
UW–Madison News — The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s First Wave hip-hop theater ensemble has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010, an international theater project linking young people’s theater groups from around the world in the spirit of creating theater across boundaries of geography and culture. First Wave is the performance troupe of the …
Please join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Global Health Initiative for the Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series event, “Environmental Sustainability: Foundational Links to Human Health and Well-Being” with Dr. Howard Frumkin, former director for the National Center for Environmental Health. The lecture is Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Ebling Symposium …
The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by sponsoring a Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There. Natalie Zemon Davis, R. Radhankrishnan, and Anna L. Tsing will give keynote addresses, and conference panels will feature a broad range of work …