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Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
@HarvardWCFIA
Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues / at Harvard since 1958 / weatherheadcenter.bsky.social
Cambridge, MA
Joined October 2015
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    Learn more about our new incoming director, @MelaniCammett, in our interview with her in our latest Centerpiece. She discusses her research in the Middle East, her visions for the Weatherhead Center, and more: ow.ly/zwve50EW9Q1
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    Longtime @HarvardWCFIA faculty associate Robert Bates hangs up his hat this year after five decades of studying political economy and violence in Africa. Learn more on our blog about his impact on the field: hvrd.me/RrlE30k9ZXd
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    New research by Neil Brenner (@UrbanTheoryLab) and @SwarnabhGhosh explores the connections between processes of planetary urbanization and the political ecologies of emergent infectious disease. ow.ly/KGcr50IIYTJ
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    Don't miss Naomi Klein at Harvard! Get your tickets—in person only—at Harvard Box Office before they're gone: hvrd.me/Sijp30aLzPu
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    Morocco responded quickly to the outbreak, and "many Moroccans ... have strengthened their confidence in the state," writes @HichamAlaouiSW. This is an opening for the govt. and monarchy to finally include citizens in a dialogue and process for reform. ow.ly/yDKK50zI0KJ
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    Tickets for "This Changes Everything" with @NaomiAKlein will be available April 5. For more info: hvrd.me/u1lW30aenNx
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    Replying to @HarvardWCFIA and @erezmanela
    Meet the 2022–2023 Scholars! They are a group of visiting faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and experienced practitioners who study everything from military history to climate change—and more. Read more about them and @ScholarsWCFIA at: ow.ly/2hCX50KstBq
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    Japan's strategy for containing #COVID19 doesn't match the strict measures of many other Asian countries. Professor of History Andrew Gordon offers fascinating insights on Japan's non-coercive approach and the origins of mask wearing. epicenter.wcfia.harvard.edu/blog/explainin… @Harvard_History
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    New scholarship has revealed that anticolonial movements across the 20th century didn't just occur between imperial cities and colonies—they were invariably transnational. This collection of essays, coedited by @erezmanela, explores these movements: ow.ly/LJ7b50PxO06
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    Attention recent PhDs and advanced doctoral candidates in the social sciences! Apply to our Academy Scholars Program for a two-year, in-residence postdoctoral fellowship—with stipend. Application deadline 9/20/24. Spread the word! ow.ly/pjcy50SKmxq
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    Next week, join us on Wed. Feb. 9 at 12pm ET for a special Weatherhead Forum on China's role in the world. Speakers include @LizEconomy @SheenaGreitens @naimagreenriley & @MariaRepnikova. For more details, including link to register: ow.ly/iRa050HyeVZ @FairbankCenter
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    How did slavery in the US influence empire and capitalism—not just in the US, but abroad as well? The new book by @GlobHistHarvard alum @zchsll delves into the powerful and profitable forces that persist to this day. hvrd.me/iXJT30ru9IQ
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    Meet our 2020–2021 Scholars! ow.ly/tN2P50B4tCl The Weatherhead Scholars Program offers visiting faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and experienced practitioners the opportunity to spend up to one year at Harvard conducting research. Learn more at wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/schol…