Einaudi Center for International Studies
The Thai Establishment Strikes Back
Tamara Loos, SEAP
Tamara Loos writes in Foreign Affairs about a new governing coalition in Thailand.
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Welcoming Refugees: A Conversation About Refugees in Ithaca and Beyond
October 3, 2023
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Cornell Welcomes Refugees and the Advocacy Project present
Welcoming Refugees: A Conversation About Refugees in Ithaca and Beyond
Who are refugees? What is life like for them in America? And how can we, as Ithaca residents, advocate for refugees? In this talk, we will tackle these important questions in order to further understand refugees who live among us.
Speakers include Professor Saida Hodžić, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Thamora Fishel, Associate Director of the Southeast Asia Program, and Mursal Rahim, an Afghan refugee and an MPA student.
This event is co-sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Southeast Asia Program
South Asia Program
Biden Makes History by Joining Striking Autoworkers on the Picket Line
Tejasvi Nagaraja, GPV
Tejasvi Nagaraja, an assistant professor of history at ILR, says, “It is, indeed, a historic move on Biden’s part to walk a picket line — especially in as high-profile a strike that is captivating both the economy and broader public attention.”
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Threatened Artists Speak at Johnson Museum
Free Expression is Political and Personal
A panel featuring artists from Nicaragua and Afghanistan kicked off our contribution to this year’s campuswide freedom of expression theme.
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Don't Miss the Bartels Lecture
N. K. Jemisin to Speak on Imagining a Better Future
This Wednesday: Join a livestream watch party in Klarman Hall and attend a reception and book signing with Jemisin after the event!
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Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement's Global Poster Showcase
October 12, 2023
3:00 pm
Mann Library, 102
You are invited to a poster session featuring researchers from across the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement's network of Centers of Innovation. Hear about the latest in crop improvement research from scientists working in East Africa, West Africa, Central America and the Caribbean.
The poster session features work from our four Centers of Innovation:
Center of Innovation for Crop improvement for East and Southern AfricaBelarmino Divage, IIAM, MozambiqueJohn Kafwambira, LUANAR, MalawiNaomi Mvula, LUANAR, MalawiVenancio Salegua, IIAM, MozambiqueCentral American and Caribbean Crop Improvement AllianceLuis Sánchez Chacón, INTA, Costa RicaYoselyn Hernandez, INTA, Costa RicaCrop Innovation in West AfricaMalamine J. Badji, ISRA-BAME, SenegalEveline Compaorem, INERA, Burkina FasoEast African Center of Innovation for Finger Millet and SorghumSophia Hamba, NaSSARI, UgandaIbrahim Mayanja. NaSSARI, UgandaSimon Omondi, KALRO, KenyaPaul Tana, KALRO, Kenya
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Hozoori Examines the Collapse of Democracy in Afghanistan
Sharif Hozoori, SAP
"Afghanistan is a country of ethnic minorities. No one can claim to be part of a majority," said Sharif Hozoori at a September 21 event on "Ethnocentrism and Democracy Failure in Afghanistan."
Hozoori is a visiting scholar at the South Asia Program (SAP), an Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund fellow, and an expert on Afghanistan politics.
At the event, Hozoori analyzed the historical and social reasons behind the collapse of Afghanistan’s 20-year experiment in democracy which began in 2001. He noted the numerous overlapping reasons for the collapse of democracy in Afghanistan but focused primarily on the ethnocentrism exhibited by generations of Afghan leaders, who had consolidated power among their fellow Pashtuns.
While not the numerical majority, Pashtun leaders—as the largest ethnic and linguistic community—have gradually asserted their dominance in Afghanistan since the 1880s. Hozoori explained how "state and nation-building from the start was problematic," and was not solely the result of recent wars and intervention by great powers.
Hozoori also argued that the country was ripe for a federal system and had opportunities to do so in the early 2010s. Afghan leaders’ corruption and disinclination to share power let those chances slip away, he said.
In response to questions from students in the audience about the role of world powers in Afghanistan, he replied, "the U.S., Russia, and China all want to use Taliban for self-interest, which is unfortunately not in the benefit of Afghan people, particularly women of the country."
The event was hosted by SAP and the Reppy Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
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Winter Program in Zambia Info Session
September 27, 2023
2:00 pm
Come find out more about our Winter Study Abroad program in Zambia. The program will examine the history of European settlement in southern Africa, the liberation wars and the independence process, Apartheid and post-Apartheid democracy in South Africa, as well as the turn to electoral democracy in Zambia, Botswana and Malawi. It then turns to an analysis of the politics, economies, and societies of contemporary southern Africa.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Institute for African Development
Instrumental and Vocal Styles from Mongolia and Tuva: CU Music
October 2, 2023
12:30 pm
Lincoln Hall, B20
A conversation with Assistant Professor of Music Joe Lerangis and Tamir Khargana, lead singer of Tuvergen Band. Tamir will discuss musical styles from Tuva and Mongolia, as well as his own creative processes in blending those styles into a more contemporary sound, drawing inspiration from American blues, bluegrass, and modern electroacoustic music. Tamir will give an introduction into throat-singing (khöömii), and his two main instruments, the horse-head fiddle (morin khuur), and tovshuur, a lute-like instrument common to Western Mongolia and Tuva.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
East Asia Program
South Asia Program
Tamir Hargana in Concert: CU Music
October 1, 2023
7:00 pm
Barnes Hall
A native of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, throat-singer and multi-instrumentalist Tamir Hargana will perform songs from Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Tuva, highlighting diasporic crossover of Mongolian singing, sounding, and playing styles. His band, Tuvergen, aims to create a "modern nomadic music," blending Mongolian sounds with American folk idioms.
Please note: the elevator at Barnes Hall is currently out of service due to repairs. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
East Asia Program
South Asia Program