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Pardee Distinguished Lecture: Globalization and Solidarity by Amartya Sen (Part 2 of 6)
Pardee Distinguished Lecture: "Globalization and Solidarity"
by Prof. Amartya Sen.
November 28, 2001
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Transnational Currents in the Gulf: People, Money & Ideas: Session 3
Experts from a variety of disciplines met for a three-session conference on topics relating to the Gulf region. The final session focused on ideas, including Iran’s role in the Persian Gulf, the effect of technology and the youth culture on [...]globalization, the Iraq War, and class exclusions.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on March 26, 2010.
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Making The Great Transformation (Session 1)
"Making The Great Transformation" is a 3-day Pardee House Conference organized by former Pardee Center Director Adil Najam and Pardee Faculty Fellow, Cutler Cleveland.
The conference, held from November 13 - 15, 2003, is centered upon furthering [...]our understanding of how and why transitions occur, especially systemic changes that alter the trajectory of human development. The participants bring to the table various methods of assessing current scenarios, with the goal of finding the places where transformative changes can be directed at improving human well-being. Some see the next shift as being an emphasis on quality of life and human solidarity (a “civilized form of globalizationâ€) becoming the new high priorities – hopeful ones that turn globalization into a vision of a future that we ourselves can sculpt. Perspectives vary from energy-driven transitions, public versus private sector actions, and views on justice and sustainability.
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How Globalization Affects Nutrition
Boston University Nutrition Professor Joan Salge Blake describes the correlation between globalization, technological advances, nutrition and lifestyle.
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Prof. N. Venkatraman on How Competing in the Global Economy Helps Firms Re-Think Operations
In this video, N. Venkat Venkatraman, the David J. McGrath, Jr. Professor in Management, and the 22nd most-cited management scholar across the globe, discusses the executive program Competing in the Global Economy, developed by the Institute for [...]Global Work at Boston University.
He explains what makes the program unique, from its experiential nature to its timeliness to its goal of helping participants rethink the geography of work and the whole concept of globalization.
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