The Center for International Affairs and World Cultures draws on Northeastern University’s many strengths in the study of international institutions and processes, enhancing knowledge of world societies, politics, and cultures. The Center’s activities aim to advance interdisciplinary scholarship, programs of study, and transnational linkages by creating annual programming around a relevant global or international theme. Housed in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Center supports and often co-sponsors the activities of area studies programs devoted to multiple geographic regions, while emphasizing thematic concerns that span the globe.
Series presented by: Northeastern University’s Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, the Northeastern Humanities Center, and the Department of Political Science 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. All talks to take place in 909 Renaissance Park, Northeastern University, 1135 Tremont Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 RSVPs encouraged. Tuesday, January 14, 2020 “When the Lines Blur: Resiliency…
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Series presented by: Northeastern University’s Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, the Northeastern Humanities Center, and the Department of Political Science 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. All talks to take place in 909 Renaissance Park, Northeastern University, 1135 Tremont Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 (unless otherwise noted) RSVPs encouraged. Tuesday, September 10, 2019 “Black Wave:…
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Series presented by: Northeastern University’s Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, the Northeastern Humanities Center, and the Department of Political Science 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. 909 Renaissance Park, Northeastern University, 1135 Tremont Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 RSVPs encouraged. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 “Urban Resilience – What’s the Role of Water Infrastructure?” Tara Kulkarni…
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“Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies” Speaker Series Event Richard “Dick” Lake currently serves as the Vice President, Security Services (Chief Security Officer), Booz Allen Hamilton. He leads a team of security, crisis management, and business continuity experts who contribute to the security and resilience of Booz Allen’s employees and resources. He is also…
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This lecture is part of the 2019-2020 “Challenging the Liberal World Order” Speaker Series. Globalization is in trouble, attacked from both the right and the left. The roots of the backlash go to the 1990s, when economic globalization took a wrong turn, putting societies in the service of the international economy, instead of the reverse….
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“Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies” Speaker Series Event Christopher Bosso is professor of public policy and politics at Northeastern University. His areas of interest include food and environmental policy, science and technology policy, and the governance of emerging technologies. His newest books are Framing the Farm Bill: Interests, Ideology, and the Agricultural Act…
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“Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies” Speaker Series Event Tricia Wachtendorf is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Delaware and Director of the world-renown Disaster Research Center – the oldest center in the world focused on the social science aspects of disaster. Over the past two decades, her research has focused on multi-organizational coordination before, during and after disasters,…
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“Contemporary Issues in Security and Resilience Studies” Speaker Series Event Phil Brown is University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Science at Northeastern University, where he directs the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute and its PFAS Project lab, which has grants from NSF to study social policy and activism concerning PFAS, and from NIEHS…
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