Monday, October 30, 2006. 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Nigeria: Restoration or a Road to Somalia? SAIS African Studies Program. SAIS, Rome 205. Pat Utomi, director of Centre for Applied Economics at Lagos Business School, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact smjackson@jhu.edu or 202.663.5676.

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Dissent and Reform in the Arab World: Empowering Democrats. American Enterprise Institute

Thursday, November 02, 2006. 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Combatting Corruption in Infrastructure: New Approaches to Measuring its Extent and Impact. World Bank - Public Sector Governance Brown Bags. Speaker/s: Charles Kenny, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Network. Description: Kenny will discuss a paper in preparation showing that survey evidence provides neither reliable information on the extent of corruption in infrastructure projects nor a useful guide to policy interventions.

Monday, November 6, 2006. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Which Countries Will the Millennium Challenge Corporation Choose in 2007? Center for Global Development.

Monday, November 6, 2006. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Congo: After the 2006 Elections. The Cabral/Truth Circle Film/Book Discussion on Africa and the African Diaspora. Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street (at the corner of 14th and V Streets), NW, Washington, DC. Call 202.223.1960 Ext. 137

Tuesday, November 7, 2006. 12:00 noon–1:45 p.m.
The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Nutrition:  The South African Child Support Grant. Center for Global Development and The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS).

Wednesday, November 8, 2006. 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Hybrid Wars and Conflict in Post-Cold War Africa. SAIS, African Studies Program. Rome Building Auditorium. Tatiana Carayannis, research manager for the United Nations Intellectual History Project, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact Shawnetta Jackson at 202.663.5676

Friday, November 10, 2006. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

"The Future of Democracy Promotion and Civil Society Development". SAIS, International Development Program. Rome 200. Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy, will discuss this topic. For more information about this event click here. To RSVP, contact the International Development Program at developmentroundtable@jhu.edu or 202.663.5929

Monday, November 13, 2006. 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Leadership, Integrity, and Governance: A Roundtable Discussion. World Bank - Public Sector Governance Brown Bags. Speaker/s: Eduardo Rodriguez, former Preseident, Bolivia; Karina Constantino-David, Chair of the Civil Service Commission, the Philippines; John Githongo, former Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics, Kenya; Dele Olojede, Pulitizer Prize Winner 2005, South Africa and Nigeria. Description: Featuring prominent leaders and governance reform champions from key partner countries, this moderated panel discussion will explore the role of leaders--in government, politics, civil society, professionals, and the private sector--in creating high integrity governance environments. The panelists will highlight their own experiences and those of other leaders who have succeeded in effecting change through a focus on integrity. The panel will also discuss how the Bank and other development partners can support reform champions in countries; a key element of the Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) Strategy.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Stop Firestone Coalition invites you to a special briefing: Firestone's Exploitation of Liberia Featuring James Makor Executive Director, Save My Future Foundation and Alfred Brownell President and Founder, Green Advocates. Institute for Policy Studies Conference Room, 1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20036

Wednesday, November 15, 2006. 12:30 to 2 p.m
"Boundary Politics and Government Responses to HIV/AIDS".  SAIS, Rome Building Auditorium. Evan Lieberman, assistant professor of politics and the Richard Stockton Bicentennial Preceptor at Princeton University, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact Shawnetta Jackson at 202.663.5676.

November 17 and 18, 2006, 8:30am -4pm

African Immigrant and Refugee Foundation's 5th Annual Conference. African Diaspora Youth in the U.S.: Challenges, Struggles, and Triumphs.  A Conference for Educators, Human Service Providers, Health Care Professionals and Youth. John Ubong Silas (usilas2003@yahoo.com). Montgomery College Health Sciences Building, HC-222, Takoma Park, Silver Spring Campus. Keynote Speaker: Office of the Honorable Senator Barack Obama, D.IL.

Friday, November 20, 2006, 1:00-2:30pm.

Book Launch "Dancing with the Devil:  Charles Taylor and the Rule of Law in West". World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,) TBD

Wednesday, November 29, 2006. 12:30 to 2 p.m.
"Religion, Decolonization and Globalization: Africa and Its New Diaspora"
SAIS, African Studies Program. Rome Building Auditorium. Olufemi Vaughan, a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will discuss a topic to be announced. For more information, contact Shawnetta Jackson at 202.663.5676.

November 29 - December 1 2006

Oil and Gas Conference. Corporate Council on Africa. Bethesda, Maryland. Contact: Kathleen Wells kwells@africacncl.org

Wednesday, November 29, 2006. 2 to 4 p.m.

Journalists Cover the World: IRP Fellows Report from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Central and South America. SAIS, International Reporting Project. Rome 806. Returning International Reporting Project fellows discuss their findings on reporting trips to Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. This event is open to SAIS community only. Lunch will be served. RSVP to irp@jhu.edu or 202.663.7726.

Thursday, November 30, 2006, 12:00-2:00pm

Book Launch "Poverty and Social Impact Analysis". World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,) Room J1-050 (auditorium to the left of the lobby)

DECEMBER 2006

Friday, December 1, 2006. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
"The State of Labor Globally: Strategies for Change". International Development Program, SAIS. Rome Building 200. Bama Athreya, executive director of the International Labor Rights Fund, will discuss this topic. For more information about this event click here. To RSVP, contact the International Development Program at developmentroundtable@jhu.edu or 202.663.5929.

Friday, December 1, 2006
Measuring Governance: Possibilities and Pitfalls. Center for Global Development.  

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Foreign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics. Center for Global Development.

Africa Policy Journal  - Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

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