Fletcher Ideas Exchanges
The Henry J. Leir Institute, in collaboration with the Edward R. Murrow Center, has regularly hosted Fletcher Ideas Exchanges. These events are public forums that showcase relevant and thought-provoking ideas from the Fletcher community, organized around a common theme. The events demonstrate the Leir Institute’s multidisciplinary approach to migration and human security.
These events were made possible through grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Fletcher Ideas Exchange: November 5, 2018
The fourth Fletcher Ideas exchange featured speeches on the theme Migration in 2030: Imagining the Possibilities.
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- Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration, The Fletcher School
The Future of Migration: Urbanization, Technology and Inclusivity - Sasha Chanoff, Founder and Executive Director, RefugePoint
A New Pathway for Humanitarian Response - Victoria Kulesza, MIB Candidate 2020, The Fletcher School
Giving Back, Not Giving In: How Asylum Repairs Crumbling Communities - Graeme Rodgers, Technical Advisor for Research, International Rescue Committee
Data, Humanitarian Practice and Refugee “Visibility” in 2030 - Katrina Burgess, Associate Professor of Political Economy, The Fletcher School
The Future is Now: Migration and Politics in the Americas - Anita Hausermann Fábos, Associate Professor of International Development and Social Change, Clark University
Migration, Movement, and Identity: Beyond an Either/Or Model of Belonging - Alfred Babo, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Fairfield University
Walls Cannot Stop Mobility: Reversing the African Youth Tragedy in the Mediterranean - Kim Wilson, Lecturer in International Business and Human Security, The Fletcher School
Migration and the Minority Report: 2030 - Maria Teresa Nagel, MALD Candidate 2019, The Fletcher School
Sustainable Protection for Non-Refugees: A Call for Regional Action
Fletcher Ideas Exchange: October 25, 2016
The third Fletcher Ideas Exchange featured speeches around the theme of Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap — speakers focused on how to better understand this challenge and how actors on both sides of the divide can overcome it.
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- Dyan Mazurana, Research Director, Feinstein International Center Associate Research Professor
Influencing Policy Through Research - Michael Klein, William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs
Treasury Notes - Neil Levine, Director of the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance within the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at USAID
Thinking and Working Politically: How USAID uses Political Economy Analysis to Bridge the Policy-Implementation Gap - Maria Stephan, Senior Policy Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace
The Power of the Grassroots: Why Movements Matter to Peace and Democratic Development - Deborah Avant, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
What Really Affects Violence in Conflicts? - Thania Paffenholz, Director of the Inclusive Peace and Transition Initiative, Graduate Institute Geneva
How Research Can Successfully Influence Peace Processes: Seven Conditions - Matthew Merighi, Assistant Director in the Maritime Studies Program at the Fletcher School
The Bureaucrat’s World - Rahul Chandra, Senior Policy Adviser with the UNU Centre for Policy Research
Stay With Me (Can Academic/Policy Love Last?) - Mariya Ilyas, MALD 2018
The Power of Blogs
Fletcher Ideas Exchange: April 14, 2016
The second Fletcher Ideas Exchange featured engaging speeches around the theme of a human security approach to peacebuilding: why it matters and what the challenges are. The talks centered on perceptions of legitimacy in the governance of conflict-affected and fragile states, as well as on related aspects of human security, development and peacebuilding.
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- Eileen F. Babbitt, Director of the Henry J. Leir Institute
Opening Remarks: Human Security, Legitimacy and Inclusion - Samantha Karlin, MALD 2016
Victims of Rape and Children of War - Basma Alloush, MALD 2016
From State Oppressed to State Free - Ian Johnstone, Professor of International Law
The Crisis of Legitimacy in UN Peace Operations - Sophia Dawkins, Ph.D. Candidate
Murder on the Dancefloor - Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Boston University School of Medicine
Health Security and Emerging Infections - Diana Chigas, Professor of Practice of International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Taking the Blinders Off: Time to Question How Aid Is Used to Fight Corruption - Sarah Hearn, Senior Fellow, New York University Center on International Cooperation
A Better Deal for Fragile States?