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Rights and the Pandemic — Atlanta Town Hall

August 10, 2020

In the third of a series of focus groups sponsored by the Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities Project, Atlanta area residents gathered virtually to discuss issues of government, media, rights, and trust in the U.S. 

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Rights in Peril: Key Insights from Focus Groups in America

April 14, 2020

The Carr Center's Renewing Rights and Responsibilities Project partnered with the Harvard Institute for Politics to gain insight on public opinions surrounding American rights and values. 

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Roberto Gonzales

Professor of Education

Roberto Gonzales is professor of education at HGSE and director of the newly formed Immigration Initiative at Harvard (IIH), a university-wide effort...

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Sam Barrak

Research Assistant

Sam Barrak's RA for Professor Timothy Patrick McCarthy. Sam works with Tim on an extensive landscape analysis of the backlashes against and unfinished work of... Read more about Sam Barrak



Sandra Susan Smith

Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice

Sandra Susan Smith is the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of the ...

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Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution

April 6, 2020

Scientists have emphasized modeling the progression of the coronavirus, but not the social consequences of the preventative measure being taken.

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Shoshana Zuboff

Charles Edward Wilson Professor Emerita at Harvard Business School

Shoshana Zuboff is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor Emerita at Harvard Business School and a former Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for... Read more about Shoshana Zuboff

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Simon Borumand

Summer Grant Recipient

Simon Borumand is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is spending his summer...

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Situating Black Internationalism at Home and Abroad

August 31, 2020

Dr. Keisha N. Blain joins host Sushma Raman to discuss the historic context of Black internationalist movements both domestically and around the world.... Read more about Situating Black Internationalism at Home and Abroad



Tina Kempin Reuter. 4/24/2020. “Smart City Visions and Human Rights: Do They Go Together?” Carr Center Discussion Paper Series, 2020-006. See full text.Abstract

Over half of the world’s population lives in cities today. According to the latest predictions, more than two thirds of all people will inhabit an urban environment by 2050. The number and size of cities has increased over the last decades, with the highest projections for future growth in the Global South. As cities continue to expand, so does their impact on policy generation, as political players, as drivers of states’ economies, and as hubs for social innovation and cultural exchange. Cities are important actors on the national and international stage, with mayors’ conferences, city grassroots organizations, and urban citizens driving the search for today’s most pressing problems, including climate change, inequity, migration, and human rights concerns. Many have expressed hope that “cities [will] deliver where nation states have failed.” Organizing this ever-growing, dynamic human space, enabling people from diverse backgrounds to live together, addressing the spatial and social challenges of urban life, and delivering services to inhabitants are challenges that cities have struggled with and that continue to dominate the urban policy agenda.

 

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