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Institute for African Development

Info Session: European Studies Minor and Undergraduate Funding Opportunities

September 7, 2021

4:45 pm

Through an interdisciplinary curriculum that you can mold to your interests, the European Studies (ES) Minor provides the opportunity to explore Europe’s past, present, and future. You will cultivate a knowledge of European languages, culture, history, politics, and international relations. The minor offers the chance to take courses across colleges on subjects that shape your understanding of a globalizing world, while also providing you with an area of expertise. You will gain critical thinking skills, language abilities, and helpful frameworks for assessing today’s most pressing issues in Europe and around the world.

Several funding opportunities are available for you to pursue undergraduate research projects focused on Europe. Join the information session to learn about application requirements, deadlines, and how to construct a strong proposal.

Contact: ies@cornell.edu

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Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

Financing Africa's Post-COVID-19 Development

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August 10, 2021

African Economic Conference

Date: 2 – 4 December 2021             Venue: Cabo Verde

The 2021 edition of the African Economic Conference, jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is planned to be held in Cabo Verde from 2 to 4 December 2021. The theme of this year’s conference is “Financing Africa’s post-COVID-19 development”. Considering the multidimensional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Africa’s development, this theme will bring together various stakeholders, including policymakers, the private sector, and researchers, to examine ways and means to expand Africa’s development finance sources sustainably. Africa’s different financing frameworks should be explored to find innovative solutions, beyond the beaten track, so that Africa does not emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with a real loss of more than a decade of efforts to strengthen its economy and human capital.

The deepening of financial intermediation mechanisms and monetary policy instruments is therefore much more urgent. The monetary models of certain African sub-regions such as West Africa are thus urgently questioned by the populations.

The shock of COVID-19 presents Africa with a game-changing opportunity to put its financing strategies on a more sustainable footing. The AEC 2021 will be an occasion to stimulate this reflection.

Diverse perspectives will be represented at the conference, which will be attended by researchers, policymakers, the private sector, financial institutions and banks, development practitioners, young people, and women from Africa and from around the world. The conference will provide a platform for established academics and young researchers to present their solution-oriented research to policymakers and decision-makers. It is expected that at the end of the conference, policy recommendations will be made on strengthening Africa’s financing system to build-forward better within the framework of the United Nations decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • Development, Law, and Economics

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  • International Development

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International Fair 2021

September 1, 2021

11:30 am

Uris Hall, Terrace

The annual International Fair showcases Cornell's global opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Explore the fair and find out about international majors and minors, language study, fellowships, internships, study abroad, exchanges, service learning, and more.

Due to capacity limitations at the venue, we invite you to register now to reserve priority access to this event. Walk-ins are also welcome, but there may be a wait if we reach capacity. Please wear a face mask during the event.

The International Fair is sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, the Office of Global Learning (both part of Global Cornell), and Cornell's Language Resource Center.

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Jeanne Moseley

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Associate Professor of Practice, Public & Ecosystem Health, Veterinary Medicine

Jeanne Moseley is an Associate Professor of Practice with Cornell University's MPH Program in the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to this position, Jeanne served as a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Director of the undergraduate Global Health Program at Cornell University.

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  • Faculty
  • IAD Faculty Associate

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Race Matters: Research Questions in International Relations

May 20, 2021

11:00 am

The Einaudi Center’s global racial justice research team presents the inaugural session of Race Matters, a new webinar series that fosters in-depth conversations on colonial questions and racial justice across international relations.

This panel brings together global experts for a candid appraisal of disciplinary instruments (methods, archives, concepts, ontologies, and epistemologies) and institutions (practices of knowledge production and incorporation as policy). The debate centers the question: How effectively do our tools for producing and shaping knowledge and policy serve the cause of advancing racial equality and justice globally?

Some of the panelists critique methods and lines of inquiries in scholarship on race and racism. Others presume an insurgency by self-determining political communities—including in the academy­—against colonizing institutional practices and in favor of the expansion of archives and imaginaries.

This conversation represents an initial framing of questions and critiques that will continue in four additional Race Matters panels through the fall 2021 semester. Read more about the series below.

Moderator: Siba Grovogui, Africana Studies, Cornell University

Panelists:

Daniel Bendix, Franziska Müller, and Aram Ziai, coeditors of Beyond the Master’s Tools? Decolonizing Knowledge Orders, Research Methods, and Teaching (2020)Mustapha K. Pasha, Meera Sabaratnam, and Robbie Shilliam, series editors of Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial QuestionsDiscussants: Oumar Ba, Political Science, Morehouse College; Sarah Then Bergh, Africana Studies PhD candidate, Cornell University

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Race Matters: A webinar series sponsored by Cornell’s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Africana Studies and Research Center, and Department of Government

Race Matters brings together international relations experts for critical conversations on colonial questions and racial justice across international relations. Join us to explore scholarship on race and racism and the policies, institutions, and systems that perpetuate racial inequality and violence worldwide. Continuing throughout 2021, Race Matters will identify opportunities for transformative change and highlight collective and individual actions toward a more just world.

Learn about the Einaudi Center’s work on racial justice and all of our global research priorities.

Register now: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hYI75wwITDOvrOW_ZTHY6Q

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Institute for African Development Seminar: Students' Presentations

May 13, 2021

2:40 pm

Title: Transportation Policy Development in Africa , Paine Gronemeyer

Cornell AAP '24, Urban and Regional Studies

Title: African Healthcare Real Estate Outlook:

The resilience of the medical system across African Cities

Eugene Nana Kyere Afranie, MPS – Real Estate Candidate '22

Baker Program in Real Estate | The Hotel School

SC Johnson College of Business | Cornell University

Title: The Impact of COVID-19 on Africa's Development and Economic Growth

and its Impact on the Housing Market

Justina Bethune, Graduate Student, City & Regional Planning

TBA

Diane Okong'o, College of Arts and Sciences

Register https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vd-mvqzovG9D71gp7fZrfjY8zap…

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

IAD Global Africa Monthly Webinar Series: Am I Too African to be American, Too American to be African?

May 14, 2021

10:00 am

This webinar series features diverse voices from the African continent and the Diaspora on a wide range of themes, challenges, breakthroughs in cutting-edge research outcomes, innovations, and discoveries across all disciplines and area studies.

Documentary film that explores the complex identity formations of young African women living in America and West Africa who identify bi-culturally. ... Cultural identity is always complex, especially for those who straddle the lines of two worlds. Am I Too African to be American? Too American to be African? | Kanopy

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

IAD Global Africa Monthly Webinar Series

Sasso
May 9, 2021

Am I Too African to be American, Too American to be African?

 

May 14, 2021     10:00am - 12:00pm EST   Registration required

Documentary Film    followed by Discussion with Nadia Sasso, Creative Director

Documentary film that explores the complex identity formations of young African women living in America and West Africa who identify bi-culturally. ... Cultural identity is always complex, especially for those who straddle the lines of two worlds.Am I Too African to be American? Too American to be African? | Kanopy

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Covid and Indigenous People

May 6, 2021

2:40 pm

Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. They are also a focal activity for students and faculty interested in African development. In addition, prepares students for higher level courses on African economic, social and political development. The presentations are designed for students who are interested in development, Africa’s place in global studies, want to know about the peoples, cultures and societies that call Africa home, and explore development theories and alternate viewpoints on development.

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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

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