The Global Policy Perspectives Symposia Series
In 2008-09, IPC initiated the Global Policy Perspectives Symposia (GPPS) series. Each symposium brings together one or two distinguished visitors and one or two Michigan faculty for an hour and a half discussion of current important issues of international policy. The model departs from the traditional seminar approach by combining and confronting external and local expertise for a discussion that is intended for a broader audience (including the Ann Arbor community). The International Policy Students Association (IPSA) and Emerging Market Club student organizations co-sponsor the symposia and furnish student chairs and moderators for the events. Events in the series include:
The Middle East: U.S. Interests and Policies
February 16, 2011
- Colin Kahl - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, U.S. Department of Defense
- Molly Williamson - Scholar, the Middle East Institute
- Discussant: Melvyn Levitsky - Professor of International Policy and Practice, University of Michigan
- Moderator: Stephanie Swierczek - MPP/MENAS MA Candidate, University of Michigan
Understanding International Terrorism: Root Causes and Policy Responses
January 27, 2011
- Scott Atran - National Center for Scientific Research, France; University of Michigan; John Jay College, City University of New York
- Robert Axelrod - Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, Professor of Political Science, and Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
- Philip B.K. Potter - Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Note: Erica Chenoweth and Michael Horowitz were unable to participate due to inclement weather.
International Migration and Development Policy
November 19, 2010
- David McKenzie - Senior Economist, Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, World Bank
- Dean Yang - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics, University of Michigan
Key Issues in Southeast Asian Development
January 22, 2010
- Emmanuel Jimenez - Sector Director for Human Development in the East Asia Region, World Bank
- Linda Lim - Professor of Strategy, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
- John D. Ciorciari -Assistant Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
- Moderator: Kristine Chong - MPP Candidate 2010, Ford School of Public Policy
Media, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
December 3, 2009
- Matthew Baum - Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communication, John F. Kennedy School of Government and Department of Government, Harvard University
- Adam Berinsky - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Phil Potter - Assistant Professor, Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
- Moderator: Elizabeth Mary Talbert - MPP Candidate 2010, Ford School of Public Policy
Terrorists and Their Supporters: Who They Are, What They Think and How We Deal with Them
March 10, 2009
- Scott Atran - University of Michigan, Visiting Professor Research Director in Anthropology at France's National Center for Scientific Research
- Robert Axelrod - University of Michigan, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Consultant to the Office of the US Secretary of Defense and the United Nations
- Mel Levitsky - University of Michigan, Professor of Public Policy, former Ambassador and US Assistant Secretary of State
How Well Has South Africa Done Since Apartheid?
February 12, 2009
- Rod Alence - University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Yazir Henry - University of Michigan, Visiting Professor at FSPP, Director, Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory, South Africa
- David Lam - University of Michigan, Professor at Economics and Director of Population Studies Center
How Should the New Administration Approach Trade with Latin America?
December 3, 2008
- Gary Hufbauer - Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Alan Deardorff - University of Michigan, Professor of Economics and Public Policy
- Katherine Terrell - University of Michigan, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Advisor to the World Bank and Government of Honduras
- Alberto Trejos - INCAE, Costa Rica, Professor of Economics, Towsley Visiting Professor, Fall 2008, Former Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica
The Effects of the US Election on the European Union
November 11, 2008
- James Adams - University of Michigan, Professor of Economics, US Government Consultant on Europe
- Jacques Rupnik - Science Po, Paris, Professor of Political Science; Visiting Professor, Harvard; Former Head of the Carnegie Commission on the Balkans
- Jan Svejnar - University of Michigan, Director, IPC, Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy
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