Bartels World Affairs Lecture
The Einaudi Center’s flagship event brings distinguished international figures to campus each year to speak on global topics and meet with Cornell faculty and students, particularly undergraduates. The Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship supports the speaker’s visit.
October 23, 2024: Doppelganger Politics
Naomi Klein, Bestselling Author and Activist
Klein described how “conspiracy influencers” thrive when the government and civil society fail to address “the myriad hardships and debasements of racial capitalism.” After her talk, she joined Cornell democracy experts for a conversation on the U.S. election.
- Read Chronicle coverage of global democracy activities on campus.
Past Bartels World Affairs Fellows
Fall 2023: N. K. Jemisin, Hugo Award–Winning Novelist
Chronicle: "Build the World from Scratch"
Bartels Explainer by Anindita Banerjee
Chronicle: Fantasy Author to Speak
Spring 2023: Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Former President of Costa Rica
Cornell Chronicle: "Love Can Change the World", Former Costa Rican President to Speak; Sun: "Power of Leading by Example"; Bartels Explainer by Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez; YouTube Video: Fighting for Democracy and the Planet
2022: Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate
Cornell Chronicle: Nobel Laureate Offers Wisdom, Gbowee to Speak on May 3; Bartels Explainer by Naminata Diabate; YouTube Video: Forging Lasting Peace
2021: Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics
Cornell Chronicle: Bartels Lecturer Speaks Out on Rising Threats to Democracy, Nobel Laureate Sen to Lecture on Protecting Democracy
See previous Bartels World Affairs Fellows in Cornell Library’s eCommons archive.