Institute for Global and International Studies

Conferences

In cooperation with GW academic departments and outside organizations, IGIS sponsors a variety of conferences and workshops related to its goals.

2010

March 7, 8, 9 2010

New Era Conference

2009

8 June 2009

Access to Knowledge Workshop
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29 May 2009
Intellectual Property Enforcement Agenda Conference
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14 May 2009
Leaders in International Health
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16-17 April 2009
Threat in Democratic Societies Conference
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2008

15 May 2008
Threat Perception Workshop

2007

16-17 November 2007
Who Governs the Globe?
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22 May 2007
Governance in Post-Conflict Societies: Rebuilding Fragile States
Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Senior Fellow in International Public Management, RTI International, and Associate Faculty, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University, will introduce the book and moderate brief presentations by several of the volume's contributors. The book emerged from a May 2005 conference on the topic, co-sponsored by RTI International and The George Washington University.

16 April 2007
Corruption and Democracy
The IGIS project on Democracy and Corruption was initiated to explore the irony that while democratizing states are often admonished for their corrupt practices, much corruption also exits in the very developed democracies doing the admonishing. In this project, we aim to investigate the various forms of corruption and how they interact with a range of democratic styles. We begin with a panel featuring three of the major academic analysts of corruption: Mark Warren, Susan Rose-Ackerman, and Daniel Kaufmann. Moderated by Gina Lambright, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, GW Elliott School of International Affairs.

5 April 2007
Deterring Rogue States: Do the Old Rules Apply?
Keynote speaker Robert Jervis. Other speakers included Paul Pillar, Ray Takeyh, Michael Mochizuki, Joseph Cirincione, Michael O'Halanlon, Robert Litwak.

2006

16 June 2006
The Role of Diasporas in Developing the Homeland
A presentation of research on Disasporas.
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22-24 May 2006
State/Washington/World: State Leader Advocacy Education Program
An educational conference for invited state and local legislators on key specific international issues under discussion in Washington

11-13 May 2006
Who Are The Global Governors?
A conference of invited academic participants seeking to investigate global governors as agents in world politics.

2005

28 January 2005
Contractors on the Battlefield: Learning from the Experience in Iraq
This one-day conference, held on January 28, 2005, addressed current issues related to the use of private contractors in U.S. military and stability operations, focusing specifically on lessons learned from the Iraq conflict. Panels — featuring government, industry, and academic perspectives — discussed: Contract Management, Oversight, and Cost; Industry Structure and the Proper Role of Contractors; and Legal Issues and Liabilities. Diedre Lee, Director of Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy at the Department of Defense, gave the keynote address. Transcripts from the conference are currently being edited for publication in an upcoming academic journal.

6 May 2005
Rebuilding Governance in Post-Conflict Societies: What's New, What's Not This conference, held at the Elliott School of International Affairs on May 6 and co-sponsored by RTI International and The George Washington University's Institute for Global and International Studies and School of Public Policy and Public Administration, brought together an interdisciplinary group of contributors to explore the question, what's new and what's not in the realm of rebuilding governance in post-conflict societies?