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    2017 Apr 17

    Guest Speaker: Torture and Public Policy with Daniel Jones

    11:45am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building 4th Floor

    Please join us for "Torture and Public Policy," a class led by Carr Center Faculty Director Douglas Johnson and Senior Fellow Alberto Mora. Daniel Jones will be presenting, and the class is open to members of the Harvard community.

    danjonesDaniel J. Jones is a senior vice president and policy advisor at The Daschle Group, is President...

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    2017 May 04

    Open Study Group Session: The Democracy Crisis in Europe and the US: A Comparative Perspective" Study Group

    4:00pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    Littauer 324, Fainsod Room HKS, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge MA 02138

     

    The next open meeting of the Spring 2017 “The Democracy Crisis in Europe and the US: A Comparative Perspective” Study Group led by Ambassador John Shattuck will be held on:

     

    Thursday, May 4th, 2017, 4:00-5:30PM

    Littauer 324, Fainsod Room, HKS, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge MA 02138

     

    Title: "The Attack on Democracy in Europe and the US: The Illiberal Governance Model"

     

    There will be three readings for this session.

    1. " Civil Society Independence - Democracy...
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    2017 May 11

    FINAL OPEN SESSION: The Democracy Crisis in Europe and the US: A Comparative Perspective" Study Group

    11:30am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Carr Conference Room, Rubenstein 219, HKS, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge MA 02138

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    The final open meeting of the Spring 2017 “The Democracy Crisis in Europe and the US: A Comparative Perspective” Study Group led by Ambassador John Shattuck will be held on:

    Thursday, May 11th, 2017, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Carr Conference Room, Rubenstein 219, HKS, 79...

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    2017 Sep 12

    Open House & Exhibition: Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

    3:30pm to 4:30pm

    Location: 

    Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, 4th floor

    We welcome you to join us for our annual Open House event. Learn more about the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and our mission to realize global justice through theory, policy, and practice.

    We will discuss ways to get involved with the Carr Center, including learning and funding opportunities for students. There will also be a chance to meet and network with our faculty and ...

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    2017 Sep 26

    The UN and Human Rights

    11:45am to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Rubenstein-229, Carr Center Conference Room, Harvard Kennedy School

    Carr Center Fellow Leonardo Castilho will host a lunchtime seminar providing an introduction to the United Nations' engagement with human rights policy issues.

    Leonardo joined the United Nations in 2005 and has since then served the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Population Fund. He has worked on non-discrimination, development and economic, social and cultural rights.

    Leonardo will lead the Carr Center's human rights delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in October 2017. Apply and learn more here:...

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    2017 Oct 12

    UN Treaty Bodies: The Work of the Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

    9:00am to 10:00am

    Location: 

    Nye A, 5th floor, Taubman Building, (Harvard Kennedy School)

    The Carr Center is delighted to host Maria Virginia Bras Gomes, Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

    Ms. Bras Gomes will discuss the Committee's work on diverse economic, social, and cultural rights issues, and provide an insight into the work of critical UN treaty bodies addressing human rights policy.

    Selected participants for the Carr Center's delegation to the UN General Assembly are required to attend this event, but all others are also welcome to attend.

    *Breakfast will be served.

    2017 Sep 29

    Does Integration Change Gender Attitudes? The Effect of Randomly Assigning Women to Traditionally Male Teams

    10:00am to 11:30am

    Location: 

    1 Brattle Street, 3rd Floor Conference Room (Room 350), Cambridge, MA

    Join us for the first installment of the HKS Gender and Security Seminar Series, a discussion with Dr. Andreas Kotsadam, Senior Researcher at The Frisch Centre and Affiliated Researcher at the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo. Light breakfast to be served.

    Dr. Kotsadam's research examines whether exposure of men to women in a traditionally male-dominated environment can change gendered attitudes. The context is the military in Norway, where female recruits were randomly assigned to some squads but not others during boot camp. Findings show that...

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