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11/25/08
Seth Kaplan
Fixing Fragile States
 
11/25/08
Chong-pin Lin
Ethical Issues in U.S.-Asia Policy
 
11/24/08
Lawrence Lessig
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
 
11/10/08
John Ruggie
Business & Human Rights: Achievements and Prospects
 
11/10/08
Raymond Fisman
Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
 

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Briefings: Testing Democracy in South Africa
ANC President Jacob Zuma, Photo by Albert Bredenhann, http://flickr.com/photos/albertbredenhann/2698881130/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic).
ANC President Jacob Zuma. Photo by Albert Bredenhann (CC).

By Matthew Hennessey

The sudden emergence of a challenger to the African National Congress could put stress on South Africa's young democracy. > More

Audio: Fixing Fragile States
Cover image, Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development, by Seth Kaplan
Devin Stewart interviews Seth Kaplan about his book Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development, an in-depth look at how weak states can promote and leverage "social cohesion" to help craft bottom-up development based on their strengths. > More

Video: Ethical Issues in U.S.-Asia Policy
Chong-pin Lin
Devin Stewart interviews former Taiwanese Deputy Minister of National Defense Chong-pin Lin about the state of China-Taiwan relations and the role of ethics in international issues like finance, energy, and the environment. > More

Video: Remix: Art and Commerce in the Hybrid Economy
Cover image, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, by Lawrence Lessig
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, Lawrence Lessig explains how a restrictive copyright system driven by corporate interests harms our children—and almost anyone who creates, enjoys, or sells any art form. Lessig offers solutions to this impasse through a collaborative yet profitable "hybrid economy." > More

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Corporate Social License and Community Consent
Environmental activists in Cajamarca, Peru. Photo by Ernesto Cabellos/Guarango Cine y Video, http://flickr.com/photos/40766286@N00/136003041/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative
Environmental activists in Cajamarca, Peru. Photo by Ernesto Cabellos/Guarango Cine y Video (CC).

By Keith Slack

Moving beyond "social license" to respecting the principle of consent can be an effective way for companies and communities to control risks and create mutual benefits. > More

Events: Health as a Human Right
Maputo General Hospital Pediatric ward doctor providing treatment Mozambique. Photo: Eric Miller/ World Bank, http://flickr.com/photos/worldbank/1195901054/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial
Mozambique hospital. Photo: Eric Miller/ World Bank (CC).

This Workshop for Ethics in Business with Christian Barry, Meg Boulware, Laura Herman, Maggie Kohn, Rohit Malpani, and Lisa Oldring will analyze the right to health and the various roles and responsibilities that businesses, NGOs, and governments have in meeting this essential human need.

DATE: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
TIME: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: 170 East 64th Street, NYC
RSVP: gpievents@cceia.org > More

Events: The Measure of America
Cover image, The Measure of America, American Human Development Report
With Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis

Although human development reports have been produced in more than 150 countries, there has never been one on the United States until now. The authors of The Measure of America present their findings.

DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2008
TIME: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: 170 East 64th Street, NYC
RSVP: gpievents@cceia.org > More

Briefings:
Business & Human Rights: Achievements and Prospects
John Ruggie speaks at the Carnegie Council
UN Special Representative John Ruggie outlines why businesses must respect human rights, why states must protect them, and why victims must have access to remedies. His future work will focus on how these various stakeholders can bridge the governance gaps in the international system. (Transcript with video clips) > More

Briefings: Electric Jeepneys Challenge a Philippine Icon
E-jeepney in Baguio City, Philippines. Photo by Randy Bautista, http://flickr.com/photos/rndbau/2293048740/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic).
Philippine e-jeepney. Photo by Randy Bautista (CC).

By Sheila Oviedo

The Philippine passenger jeepney has started to shed its image as a smoke-belching, eardrum-busting public utility vehicle. Originally fashioned out of WWII American military jeeps, these colorful "kings of the road" are going green. > More


 

 

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