Past Events

2018 Nov 30

Human Rights, Ethics, and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the next 70 Years of the Universal Declaration

Fri - Sat, Nov 30 to Dec 1, 8:00am - 6:30pm
Location:
Wexner 434 AB, Harvard Kennedy School
A Joint Conference Sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, to be held Nov 29 (evening)-Dec 1, 2018, at the Harvard Kennedy School.

*Registration is now closed.* Please email carr_center@hks....
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2021 Feb 22

Decolonizing AI: The Challenges, Opportunities, and the Urgency of Now

Registration Closed 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on society and...
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2021 Feb 18
The Cause of all Humanity: Why the United States Should Support the International Criminal Court
Registration Closed 10:00am to 11:00am
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for a presentation by Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court on "The cause of all humanity: Why the United States should support the ICC.” His talk, moderated by Professor Kathryn Sikkink, will be followed by brief remarks by Dr. Geoff Dancy and Dr. Phuong Pham about their research on the effectiveness of the ICC.

Panelists:

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji | President, International Criminal Court

Dr. Geoff Dancy |...
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2021 Jan 14

POSTPONED :Democracy at Risk: Reckoning with the Capitol Insurrection

Registration Closed 1:00pm to 2:15pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)

This event has been postponed.

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2020 Dec 03
Social Movements and the Mattering of Black Lives
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice.

Panelists:

Megan Ming Francis | Associate Professor,...
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2020 Dec 01

North Korea’s Information and Technology: The Inflow of Foreign Content and the Regime’s Countermeasures

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
The North Korean regime has traditionally controlled information production, circulation, and consumption. However, over the years, foreign information and content have continued to trickle into the country. This phenomenon has major social and foreign policy implications. Our panelists will discuss how outside actors are getting content into North Korea, how the regime has responded with countermeasures, what kind of macro and micro impact foreign information consumption has on North Korean society, and why these trends are consequential.

The Belfer Center’s ...
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2020 Nov 19
Reparations and Economic Justice
Registration Closed 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Please join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for its signature weekly series this fall, The Fierce Urgency of Now, featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color scholars, activists, and community leaders, and experts from the Global South. Hosted and facilitated by Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse, the series also aligns with a course they will co-teach this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School on Economic Justice: Theory and Practice.

Panelists:

Dr. Raymond Arnold Winbush | Research Professor, Director...
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2020 Nov 18

Book Talk: Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Challenges for Latin America and the US

4:30pm to 5:30pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join the Ash Center and Carr Center for Human Rights for the launch of Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Contested Security in Latin America by HKS Assistant Professor Yanilda María González. Authoritarian Police in Democracy examines the persistence of authoritarian policing in Latin America to explain why police violence and malfeasance remain pervasive decades after democratization. It also examines the conditions under which reform can occur. Drawing on rich comparative analysis and evidence from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, the book...
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2020 Nov 17

POSTPONED: Towards Life 3.0: A Conversation with Shoshana Zuboff

5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
POSTPONED TO SPRING SEMESTER

Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-...
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2020 Nov 13

Reckoning with Election 2020: Race, Violence, & the Power of New Voters

Registration Closed 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Election 2020 proved to be historic in terms of the numbers of voters that were mobilized to the polls. The Election also made clear that there would be no nationwide repudiation of Trumpism. Join the Carr Center for a conversation with leading scholars of racial politics about the election turnout, voter suppression, and what this means about the state of democracy today. This event is part of the Bending the Arc: A Talk Series with Dr. Megan Ming Francis. This event will be co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
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Past Events

Human Rights, Ethics, and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the next 70 Years of the Universal Declaration

Location:

Decolonizing AI: The Challenges, Opportunities, and the Urgency of Now

Location:

Registration:

The Cause of all Humanity: Why the United States Should Support the International Criminal Court

Location:

Registration:

POSTPONED :Democracy at Risk: Reckoning with the Capitol Insurrection

Location:

This event has been postponed.

Registration:

Social Movements and the Mattering of Black Lives

Location:

Registration:

North Korea’s Information and Technology: The Inflow of Foreign Content and the Regime’s Countermeasures

Location:

Reparations and Economic Justice

Location:

Registration:

Book Talk: Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Challenges for Latin America and the US

Location:

POSTPONED: Towards Life 3.0: A Conversation with Shoshana Zuboff

Location:

POSTPONED TO SPRING SEMESTER

Reckoning with Election 2020: Race, Violence, & the Power of New Voters

Location:

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