Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Global Cornell Experience Showcase
November 19, 2024
4:00 pm
Physical Sciences Building, Baker Portico & Atrium
Over 70 undergraduate students will present their international summer experiences in a poster session. Their work includes conducting research, working in Global Internships, and putting leadership into action as Laidlaw scholars.
The poster session will be in the Baker Portico & Atrium of the Physical Sciences Building. Light refreshments will be served.
Applications for Global Internships are open now. Applications for the Laidlaw Scholars Program will open on November 15.
Global Internships give undergraduate students valuable international experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more. They are managed by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and Office of Global Learning, both part of Global Cornell.
The Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Scholarship Program provides generous funding to first- and second-year undergraduates over two years as they pursue internationally focused research, engage in leadership training and a leadership-in-action experience, and join a global network of like-minded peers. The program is managed by the Einaudi Center.
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Program
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
Migrations Program
Information Session: Laidlaw Research and Leadership Program
November 13, 2024
12:00 pm
The Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Program promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell. Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year Laidlaw program provides generous support to carry out internationally focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and become part of a global network of like-minded scholars from more than a dozen universities. We’ll also share tips for approaching potential faculty research mentors and writing a successful application.
Register for the virtual session.
Can’t attend? Contact laidlaw.scholars@cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
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
Migrations Program
What SpaceX Will Need to Prove to Win its Lawsuit Against a California Commission
Sarah Kreps, PACS
Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute, says “It is possible that the lawsuit could be dismissed as lacking grounds for a constitutional claim.
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Why OpenAI is Becoming a For-profit Business
Sarah Kreps, PACS
Restructuring around a core for-profit entity formalizes what outsiders have known for some time: that OpenAI is seeking to profit in an industry that has received an enormous influx of investment in the last few years,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.
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Experts Look Abroad for Lessons in Super Election Year
"Democracy is on the ballot"
Ten area studies and government experts weigh in on worldwide elections.
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Transnational Repression: Survey of International Students at Cornell
The OVPIA and PACS conducted a survey to explore how international students experience freedom of expression on campus.
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Information Session: East Asia Program Funding Opportunities
October 30, 2024
2:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
The East Asia Program (EAP) offers several categories of fellowships and grants to support student and faculty research and study related to East Asia:
EAP Graduate Area Studies Fellowships East Asian Language Study Grants EAP Research Travel GrantsCan’t attend? Contact eap@cornell.edu.
Additional Information
Program
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
Open AI as We Know It Is Dead
Sarah Kreps, PACS
“Restructuring around a core for-profit entity formalizes what outsiders have known for some time: that OpenAI is seeking to profit in an industry that has received an enormous influx of investment in the last few years,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.
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Book Explains How Design can Contribute to Peace
Renata Leitão, PACS
Renata Leitão, assistant professor in HCD, highlights her work as a graphic designer and social justice-focused design researcher empowering Indigenous and marginalized communities.
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Improving Women’s Status Promotes Peace—but How?
Sabrina Karim in World in Focus
PACS associate director Sabrina Karim joined the Cornell Chronicle for an interview about her new book on how women's status affects different forms of political violence.
“We advocate for larger, systemic change that includes all aspects of women’s status—but especially a reduction of harm to women. When you reduce harm to women, you allow women to mobilize politically …, which is one of the most successful pathways for getting political reform and change in a country.”
The catch-all term “gender equality” masks important discrepancies in women’s status that correlate with more or less violent societies, PACS associate director Sabrina Karim demonstrates in her September 2024 book, Positioning Women in Conflict Studies: How Women’s Status Affects Political Violence.
“Much of the literature suggested that ‘gender equality’ is something of a panacea that reduces the likelihood of interstate war, intrastate war, terrorism and state violence,” write Karim and coauthor Daniel W. Hill Jr. “Our results paint a different picture.”
Gender equality actually encompasses four distinct concepts—women’s inclusion, women’s rights, harm to women, and beliefs about women’s roles—which makes it an imprecise measure of women’s status around the world, the book argues. In an interview with the Cornell Chronicle, Karim explained the findings that one of these concepts, harm to women, makes war or terrorism more likely.
“In societies where women can’t organize for political change because they are dying or being regularly injured or harmed, you’re less likely to see change through nonviolent means, and so those societies resort more to political violence to get the change that they want,” Karim said.
Because certain aspects of women’s status are more closely linked to peaceful societies, the book’s nuanced analysis can help identify promising pathways to peace. “Given limited resources,” she said, “our strategy allows us to formulate better policy recommendations.”
Sabrina Karim is associate director of Einaudi's Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS). She is a frequent commentator on conflict and peace processes.
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