Global Policy Journal - Events & Media

Beyond Gridlock - Thomas Hale and David Held

Tom Kirk — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:27:49 +0100

The world increasingly needs effective international cooperation, but multilateralism appears unable to deliver it in the face of deepening interdependence, rising multipolarity, and the growing compl...Read more

IHRR/DWD conference 2017

Tom Kirk — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:45:08 +0000

The Impact of Hazard, Risk and Disasters on SocietiesConfirmed plenary keynote speakers:Margareta Whalström, UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction 2008-2015Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director, ...Read more

Global Policy Summer School 2017

Tom Kirk — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:09:46 +0000

The Global Policy Summer School 2017, 'Global Inequality and Development', is a five-day intensive short-course that brings together the latest thinking with innovative...Read more

Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience Summer School

Tom Kirk — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:55:47 +0000

The aim of this Summer School is to equip students with a general overview of hazard, risk and resilience:• ‘Hazard’ describes any naturally occurring or human...Read more

Climate Governance after Paris: Exploring the Links Between Intergovernmental, Transnational and Domestic Climate Policies

Tom Kirk — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:11:46 +0100

Call For Abstracts, Fully-funded Research Workshop, March 22-24th 2017The climate change regime has evolved in a complex fashion over the past 30 years, with a mosaic of interconnected and partially o...Read more

GPI Seminar: Ms. Zara Järvinen

Tom Kirk — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:17:03 +0000

Title TBCContact d.p.van-rooyen@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event. Photo credit: Foter.com / CC0...Read more

GPI Seminar: Prof. Chandran Kukathas

Tom Kirk — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:14:02 +0000

Title TBCChandran Kukathas completed his BA in History and Political Science at the Australian National University and his MA in Politics at the University of New South Wales before going on to a DPhi...Read more

Harnessing Globalization: From Trade Liberalization to Trade Regulation

Tom Kirk — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:01:18 +0000

GPI Seminar: Prof. Thomas CottierThe lecture will introduce the transformation from trade liberalization to trade regulation and the implication of increasingly focussing on non-tariff barriers and re...Read more

Professor Michael Blake: Migration, Justice, and Mercy

Tom Kirk — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:05:01 +0000

Much recent work in the philosophical analysis of migration focuses on the issue of justice in migration: what forms of restrictions are contrary to the norms of liberal justic...Read more

Professor Kok-Chor Tan: Injustice and Individual Responsibility

Tom Kirk — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:15:06 +0000

On the institutional approach to justice, individuals' duty of justice is primarily to support and comply with the rules of just institutions. Thus, under the ideal conditi...Read more

Professor Frank J. Garcia: Globalization’s Normativity: Justice, Pluralism, Consent and the Emerging Global Economic Order

Tom Kirk — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:29:56 +0000

For reasons as diverse as Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century and the insurgent campaigns challenging both the left and the right in the U.S. election year, the fairnes...Read more

GPI Annual Lecture - Dani Rodrik

Tom Kirk — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:03:04 +0100

Professor Dani Rodrik will deliver the first Annual GPI Lecture.Dani is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Universit...Read more

The Marriage of Human Rights and the Environment: From Mutual Convenience to Irreconcilable Differences

Tom Kirk — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 11:55:16 +0100

From climate change to the mass extinction of species, from desertification to deforestation, when faced with global environmental challenges the international community has been unable to cooperate e...Read more

Human Migration and the Environment: Futures, Politics, Invention

Tom Kirk — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 08:57:29 +0100

Selected keynote presentations will be webcast live!Keynote 1: Professor David Held(Master of University College, Durham University) Live keynote webcastKeynote 2: Professor We...Read more

Recommodification of the Social Determinants of Health: the relationship between social policy and health inequalities in Sweden and England, 1991-2011.

Tom Kirk — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:19:11 +0000

GPI Seminar Series: Ms. Kristin Farrants ‘Commodification’ is the term used to describe a process in which access to vital goods and services depends on market position. Welfare states dec...Read more

Resurgent Nationalism: Is Law an Answer?

Tom Kirk — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:02:08 +0000

GPI Seminar Series: Dr. Iavor Rangelov Nationalism is on the march in many parts of the world. Whatever form it takes, this nationalist mobilization undermines the legitimacy of political orders ...Read more

Compelled To Protect: The Ultimate Form of Free-Market 'Democracy'

Tom Kirk — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:54:53 +0000

GPI Seminar Series: Mr. Matteo CapassoThe underlying humanitarian principles (R2P, etc.) that provided the rationale for NATO intervention in Libya while NATO and th...Read more

The New Future of Iraq

Tom Kirk — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:17:33 +0000

A free Public Lecture by Carter Page hosted by Durham Energy Institute and Global Policy Institute. In the face of perennial and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the continu...Read more

GPI - Annual Lecture with Pascal Lamy

Tom Kirk — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:52:25 +0100

Pascal Lamy served two terms as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from September 2005 to September 2013.Pascal Lamy is currently Honorary President of Notre Europe - Jacques Delor...Read more

GPI - Governance and Globalization: International and European Answers

Tom Kirk — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:48:44 +0100

Following its successful inaugural session last year, Cambridge and Durham Universities have decided to join forces again to organise a conference on “Governance and Globalisation: International...Read more

Financial Crime, Corruption and the Global Financial Crisis: What is the role of regulation?

Tom Kirk — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:40:49 +0100

Corruption perpetrated by bankers and other financial players has been argued to lie at the root of the global financial crisis. But to what extent should behaviours and practices that have potentiall...Read more

A New Approach to Governing GM Crops? Global Lessons for the UK

Tom Kirk — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:11:17 +0100

Although the rise of genetically modified (GM) crops has been dramatic, its uptake has not been the smooth nor universal transition predicted by its advocates. Controversy has ...Read more

If Stakeholders ruled the World - Stakeholder Relations in the 21st Century

Tom Kirk — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:15:16 +0100

*** The Post conference 'Press Release' is now available ***The power of stakeholders has increased dramatically in the last decade. However, the stakeholder management structures of corporati...Read more

Law and Negotiation in Conflict: Theory, Policy and Practice

Tom Kirk — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:56:15 +0000

Increasingly at the forefront of global agendas, the relationship between law and politics plays a key role in providing guidance and legitimacy for peace agreements while also emphasising the complex...Read more

Health Rights in (against?) the Global Marketplace

Tom Kirk — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:00:30 +0000

Over the past few decades, reorganisation of production and finance across multiple national borders has been accompanied, and often driven, by restructuring of social relationships around the primacy...Read more

DEI / IHRR Invited Lecture - Shale Gas and Oil Industrialization: How US Communities Assess the Risks

Tom Kirk — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:32:59 +0000

Speaker: Professor Susan Christopherson, Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University.The variety of settings in which High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing natural gas and oil developmen...Read more

MSc Global Politics Seminar Series: The Privatisation Of Warfare

Tom Kirk — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:56:44 +0000

Private Military Contractors (PMCs) and the changing political economy of military conflict.SpeakersDr Bryan Mabee (Queen Mary University London) ‘Private Violence in Historical Context’Dr...Read more

Feeding the World

Tom Kirk — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:05:06 +0000

World hunger: a crisis now and a catastrophe in 2050? A global food security crisis is looming. The global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. Alongside limited agricultural land...Read more

Multilateral Development Banks: Law and Development Interventions - Experiences and Directions

Tom Kirk — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:40:52 +0100

Global Policy is pleased to extend an open invite to our readers to a seminar with Practitioners' Advisory Board member Suresh Nanwani.Many multilateral development banks have recently included la...Read more

Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We Need it Most

Tom Kirk — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:40:12 +0100

Speaker: Thomas Hale, Professor David Held, Kevin Young Chair: Professor Stuart Corbridge This event grapples with the causes and consequences of the failure of leadership and neg...Read more

The Governance Report 2013

Tom Kirk — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:20:56 +0100

Speakers: Prof Helmut K. Anheier, Prof Mary Kaldor, Dr Inge Kaul and Prof Arne WestadChair: Prof Craig CalhounCLM.5.02, Clement House, The London School of Economics and Political Science.How do we ma...Read more

The Global Fight against Maritime Piracy – Learning Lessons from Somalia

Tom Kirk — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:04:57 +0000

Global Policy event with the Greenwich Maritime Institute to celebrate the launch of the forthcoming special section on Contemporary Maritime Piracy, edited by Christian Bueger.The fight against marit...Read more

Global Justice: Principles and Applications

Tom Kirk — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:52:39 +0100

Global Policy and LUISS Guido Carli are holding a joint conference on ‘Global Justice: Principles and Applications’ in Rome on the 7th and 8th of June. Keynote speakers include Simon Caney...Read more

Promoting Global Trade: the role of export credit agencies

Tom Kirk — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:56:49 +0100

A look at the role of export credit agencies and financial institutions in promoting global trade and the challenges they face during Europe's...Read more

Second Global Policy Dialogue with Jean-Michel Severino and Martin Wolf

Tom Kirk — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:28:54 +0100

Two of the world's top commentators on economics, development and finance continue their discussion on some of the most pressing global imbalances and the social challenges that they foresee in th...Read more

The Future of Economic Convergence - Professor Dani Rodrik

Tom Kirk — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:42:04 +0100

Emerging and developing economies have grown much more rapidly than rich countries recently. This has led to hopes that these countries can close the gap with the advanced economies and propel world g...Read more

'New Security Challenges at Sea: Sovereignty, Legality and Legitimacy'

Tom Kirk — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:47:50 +0100

The roundtable will be led by Cdre Neil Brown who will speak to the topic: 'New Security Challenges at Sea: Sovereignty, Legality and Legitimacy'.A response will be given by Professor David He...Read more

Combating Carbon

Tom Kirk — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:21:17 +0100

Global Policy brings together two leading experts – Tom Burke CBE, founding director of E3G, and Avinash Persaud, Emeritus Professor of Gresham College – to discuss these questions as the ...Read more

Why is Macroeconomics Such a Mess?

Tom Kirk — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:17:36 +0100

Speaker: Professor Lord EatwellThere is very little agreement across the economics profession as to what macroeconomics actually consists of. Seventy-five years after the publication of Keynes'sGe...Read more

Human Spaceflight After the Shuttle

Tom Kirk — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:02:41 +0100

A roundtable with speakers including: Chair: Jill Stuart - (Fellow at the LSE and specialist in outer space politics)Thomas Reiter - (experienced astronaut and Director of Human Spaceflight and O...Read more

First Global Policy Dialogue with Jean-Michel Severino and Martin Wolf

Tom Kirk — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:37:08 +0100

Two of the world's top commentators on economics, development and finance discuss some of the most pressing global imbalances and the social challenges that they pose in the years ahead.Jean-Miche...Read more

Global Policy Book Event - The Globalisation Paradox with Dani Rodrik

Tom Kirk — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:24:01 +0000

Date: Thursday 17 March 2011Time: 5-6.15pmVenue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic BuildingSpeaker: Professor Dani RodrikChair: Professor David Held Managing globalisation requires that we get t...Read more

Global Policy Book Event - 'The Haves and Have Nots' with Branko Milanovic

Tom Kirk — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:46:14 +0000

Date: 8 February 2011Time: 6:30 - 8:00pmVenue: Old Theatre, Old BuildingSpeaker: Branko MilanovicChair: Professor Danny QuahBranko Milanovic will be introducing his new book, The Haves and Have Nots, ...Read more

Global Policy Dialogue with Hernando de Soto - The Global Challenge: No Facts

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:59:57 +0100

Date: Friday 15 October 2010 Time: 6.30-8pmVenue: Old Theatre, Old BuildingSpeaker: Hernando de SotoChair: Professor David HeldThe Global Policy dialogues are a unique series of excha...Read more

Global Policy Dialogue with Amartya Sen and David Held on 'The Idea of Justice'

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:33:38 +0100

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic BuildingSpeaker: Professor Amartya SenChair: Professor David HeldIn the first Dialogue of the series Amartya Sen and David Held discussed Sen's new ...Read more

Slavoj Žižek - Living in the End Times

Tom Kirk — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:31:43 +0100

There should no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. In his latest book, Living in the End Times, Slavoj Žižek has identified the four horsemen o...Read more

Global Policy seminar with Dr. Amit Mitra - "Indian investment in Africa"

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:56:06 +0100

There is a surge of interest by emerging economies in investing in Africa. However, crucial questions remain about how an emerging economy like India will succeed in implementing its business plans...Read more

Creating an Intellectual and Policy Community Around the Notion of Global Policy

Fri, 21 May 2010 15:23:39 +0100

As part of the Global Public Policy Working Group, the United Nations University Office at the UN, New York (UNU-ONY) held an event entitled "Creating an intellectual and policy community around ...Read more

Is Democracy Possible in Fragile States? - DESTIN/ STICRED panel discussion

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:22:51 +0100

Global Policy Advisory Board member Paul Collier will participate in a panel discussion on democracy in the world's most troubled states. Over the past twenty years many Western development a...Read more

Muhammad Yunus - Building Social Business - DESTIN public lecture

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:38:08 +0100

Global Policy board member Muhammad Yunus has developed a visionary new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business". By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective ...Read more

Stefan Halper - China's 21st Century Market-Authoritarian Challenge

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:46:28 +0100

Beyond the military and economic challenge presented by Beijing, there lies a battle of ideas. China's market authoritarian model promises to shape the developing world in the 21st Century offerin...Read more

Romano Prodi - Europe, between the US and China, in a Changing World

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:06:04 +0100

** Unfortunately this event has been CANCELED due to flight disruptions in the UK. **Global Policy board member Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy and LSE alumnus, will speak at LSE on the 2...Read more

LSE Asia Forum 2010 and Global Policy Beijing launch

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:17:22 +0000

China and the World: the Challenges of ChangeThe fifth LSE Asia Forum will take place in Beijing on 25-26 March 2010 with the support of the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS).The Forum w...Read more

4th GPPN Conference & Global Policy London launch

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:26:11 +0000

4th GPPN Conference & Global Policy launchLondon, 22 March 2010The 4th GPPN Conference and launch of Global Policy will take place at the London School of Economics and Political Science...Read more

GARNET PhD School Alumni Conference and Global Policy Brussels launch

angus.hervey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:22:17 +0000

Global Governance, Regionalism & the Role of the EU: facing the emergence of a multipolar world The Garnet PhD School Alumni Conference will focus on “Global Governance, Regionalism, th...Read more

New Partnerships on the Horizon? Governing Uncertainty, Accountability and Public Participation

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:19:18 +0000

Jointly with King's College London (and here) and the Public Policy research group of the Université libre de Bruxelles, the new journal Global Policy is co-hosting a small, internationa...Read more

Freefall - Ralph Miliband and Global Policy public lecture with Joseph Stiglitz

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:55:12 +0100

Stiglitz lays out not only the course of the financial crisis which began in 2007, but its underlying causes, and shows why much more radical reforms are needed than are currently being ...Read more

Global Policy Launch Event with AFD

angus.hervey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:21:06 +0000

APSA (with the LSE Government Department)

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:38:11 +0000

What Next? Surviving the 21st Century - Global Policy Dialogue with Lord Chris Patten

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:35:59 +0000

The list of challenges facing the world is proliferating rapidly from climate change to nuclear proliferation and nobody seems to have much of a grip on what is going on. In this public dialogue ho...Read more

People Power and the End of the Cold War - Global Policy Public Lecture with Adam Roberts

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:37:06 +0000

Was the end of the Cold War a victory for power politics, or for people power? Twenty years after the opening of the Berlin Wall, debate continues about what factors sealed the fate of t...Read more

A Case for an International Court for the Environment (ICE)

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:37:44 +0000

“A Case for an International Court for the Environment (ICE)” is brought to you by the ICE Coalition in partnership with Global Policy. This seminar seeks to stimulate renewed academic ...Read more

The Post-American World and the Rise of the Rest - Global Policy public lecture with Fareed Zakaria

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:38:45 +0000

In this lecture, Fareed Zakaria will expound on the The Post-American World; a world in which the United States no longer dominates the global economy, orchestrates geopolitics or overwh...Read more

Combating Financial Crime - International partnerships using PPP models

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:39:16 +0000

ETI Dynamics and Global Policy in association with its supporting partners UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and International Financial Services London (IFSL) would like to invite you to a...Read more

59th Political Studies Association Annual Conference

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:40:35 +0000

We live, it is said, in a global era characterised by a reduction in state sovereignty, an increase in global information flows, an upsurge in international migration, ever-growing economic interde...Read more

19th Annual ASEN Conference - Nationalism & Globalisation

angus.hervey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:39:51 +0000

The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) is holding its 19th Annual Conference, entitled “Nationalism and Globalisation”, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur...Read more