About:

In an effort to strengthen existing networks and foster new relationships between member schools, six PolicyNet universities and CIGI have come together to create the Virtual Seminar Series. 

The goal is to bring a global perspective to policy studies by connecting students from around the world with distinguished faculty members residing at PolicyNet schools around the world, and to encourage international dialogue and debate between these students and faculty.

Students prepare for the seminars by reading several relevant articles from a list provided by the speaker and, following a short talk, participate in a discussion between themselves and the presenter.  Organizing schools include:

Balsillie School of International Affairs

Waterloo, Canada

Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

School of Government, Peking University

Beijing, China

School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Princeton, USA

Seminar Archive:

Budget Scorecard: A look at new data on national budget transparency, accountability and public access

• Workshop Video Recordings Available:
  • Workshop One - October 7, 2009
  • Workshop Two - October 9, 2009

The Chinese Savings Glut and the US Financial Crisis?

Presented by:  Dr. Zhiyuan Cui
School of Public Policy and Management
Tsinghua University

Climate, Energy and Global Security

Presented by:  Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon
Balsillie Chair of Global Systems 
University of Waterloo

Networking as the Best form of Global Governance

Presented by:  Dr. Anne Marie Slaughter
Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of International and
Public Affairs