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PolicyNet Holds third Virtual Seminar with Dr. Zhiyuan Cui
 On March 18th, PolicyNet held its third Virtual Seminar. This time the speaker was Dr. Zhiyuan Cui of the Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management who discussed, China's Savings Glut and whether it is Responsible for the Current US Financial Crisis. Faculty, policy officials and students from around the world were able to engage in real time discussions on this very timely topic. Joining Tsinghua was the: Crawford School of Economics and Government, Hertie School of Governance (via webcast), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University). Also participating in this event were several guest members such as the Philippines House of Representatives (Congressional Planning and Budget Department), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and the Canada School of Public Service. All combined, this was PolicyNet's largest seminar ever! PolicyNet would once again like to thank Dr. Cui for his wonderful lecture along with all of our faculty moderators and technical support people (special recognition should be given to the Crawford School and Peter Yates for technically coordinating this event). For more information on the seminar including blog entries, PowerPoint presentations, analysis and video please visit our Virtual Seminar page here.
Woodrow Wilson School to host two day Colloquium attended by Ban Ki-moon
From April 17th to 18th, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will be hosting their seventh annual colloquium on Public and International Affairs entitled, Prosperity or Peril? The Next Phase of Globalization. This multidisciplinary colloquium will examine the process of globalization since the end of the Cold War and consider how globalization might unfold in the future. Specifically this colloquium will focus on two questions: "Will nations seek to cut themselves off from a world that threatens to import more peril than promise? Or will states redefine the meaning of borders and find genuinely global ways to confront common problems?" Among the various speakers making presentations at this event will be Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon who will discussing The Imperative for a New Multilateralism. Other speakers will include: Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs and last year's Nobel Prize winner in Economics; Mark Watson, Interim Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and Zhu Fenge, Director of the International Security Program at the School of International Studies, Peking University. For more information on this event please visit the colloquium website here.
PolicyNet Announces New Website
This month PolicyNet will be upgrading its website with a new design and more user friendly features. In addition to existing features such as the ability to upload files, create communities, write blogs, forums, view events and read news and job postings; the new site will incorporate new features such as a multimedia player for audio, a slideshow option for gallery albums, commenting and rating for documents, the ability to enable social bookmarking and new video functions. Furthermore, PolicyNet users will now have access to the many resources offered by our CIGI Library. As always PolicyNet welcomes your feedback and will be hoping to hear from all of you following the launch of our new site. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to email us at info@policy-net.org.
Bloggers' Corner
PolicyNet is pleased to announce the addition of our new featured blogger Lawrence Yeo, whose blog, Asia Trade & Investment, will now be featured on our homepage. Lawrence is the Primary Consultant for AsiaBIZ Strategy Ltd., where he provides detailed policy advice to government agencies such as the: Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Welsh Development Agency and International Enterprise Singapore, among others. Lawrence is an experienced blogger who brings a unique perspective on Asian economic policy as can be seen by his most recent blog entry, Asia's Increasing Regionalism. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Lawrence is currently in the process of completing his Master's of Public Administration at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Lawrence joins our existing team of featured bloggers which includes John Wilson and Eric Acha both of whom continue to write on American Public Policy and Global Economic Policy respectively. To read more from our bloggers, be sure to visit the featured blogger section of our home page, or, to read work by other bloggers and set up your own blog please visit our blog page here. Our bloggers welcome your feedback, so feel free to post your comments at the bottom of each blog entry.
Featured Employment Opportunities Specialist, Multilateral Affairs: United Nations' Children's Fund
UNICEF is seeking a specialist in Multilateral affairs to be based in its Governance and Multilateral Affairs Office, New York Headquarters. In close coordination with the Chief of the Unit, you will serve as the Organization's main focal point for the World Bank and IFIs, including providing analyses for their policies and providing support for senior staff in their interactions with these institutions. This will enable UNICEF to have a coherent global approach to the World Bank and other IFIs and partnerships to drive the child rights agenda forward at policy level globally and at country level. For more information on this position please click here. New York, US
Consultant: Water for Recovery and Peace Program (WRAPP)
The WRAPP Program is seeking a Consultant for three months to assist with general management of WRAPP, in collaboration with the WRAPP Manager, including: oversight of program implementation; coordination of monitoring and report writing; contribution to program design, development and proposal writing; data base development and update, budget tracking and forecasting. For more information on this position please click here. Juba, South Sudan
Research Assistant: Centre for European Policy Studies
The Centre for European Policy Studies is seeking a Research Assistant in their Brussels office. In his/her daily work the candidate will conduct research on the relationship between intangible capital and economic growth as well as research in a project which analyzes the consequences of the financial crisis on European citizen's confidence levels. Next to the involvement in those research projects the candidate is expected to conduct basic research assistance for in house academics. For more information on this position please click here. Brussels, Belgium
Planning & Policy Principal Officer: European Defence Agency (EDA)
The Planning & Policy Division of the Eurpoean Defence Agency is seeking a Principal Officer. The Planning and Policy Unit (PPU) works in support of the Agency's top management. It acts as the Secretariat of the Steering Board and the Agency Management Board. Within this context, the Planning & Policy Principal Officer will, in close contact with the Head of the Unit, contribute to the Agency's activities in relation to: supporting the Steering Board Secretariat; supporting the Agency Management Board; co-ordinating Agency interfaces with the Council and with the EU Presidency; co-ordinating Agency relations with third parties; assisting the Chief/Deputy Chief Executives and contributing to general EDA speeches, articles, presentations. For more information on this position please click here. Brussels, Belgium
To view more exciting employment opportunities, please visit our Jobs page here.
Featured Events April 3rd: Workshop presented by the African Studies Committee at Carleton University entitled "Meaning through Translation: Human Rights in Africa". For more information on this event please click here. Ottawa, Canada
April 15th: Seminar presented by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy entitled "State Actor vs. Non-State Actor Negotiation". This event will feature: Dr. Raymond Saner. For more information on this event please click here. Singapore
April 17th: Conference organized by: The American Society for Value Inquiry, York University Centre for Practical Ethics entitled "Values in an Age of Multiculturalism". This event will feature Dr. Tariq Modood and Monique Deveaux. For more information on this event please click here. Toronto, Canada
April 30th: Seminar presented by the Hertie School of Governance entitled "What Does the Compliance Gap Tell Us About Global Governance?". This event will feature: Dr. Xinyuan Dai. For more information on this event please click here. Berlin, Germany April 30th: Workshop is sponsored by the Centre for International Governance Innovation entitled "Regulatory Reform". For more information on this event please click here. Waterloo, Canada
To view more exciting events, please visit our Events Page here.
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