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Thursday, May 07, 2020
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Global Insights: COVID-19 and the Global South鈥Thursday April 7 - 4pm-5pm
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at 糖心TV present the second panel in our weekly live-streamed Global Insights series with our partners in Canada, the US, Ethiopia and Germany 糖心TV experts from PAIS and the 糖心TV Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID) will be joined by colleagues from the Balsillie School in Canada, the Institute for Strategic Affairs in Ethiopia, American University in the US, and Konstanz Universitat in Germany to share their views on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the global south. Issues addressed in this episode will include gender, elections, food security, migration, security, justice and human rights. Featuring (moderator), Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), Canada Panelists: Briony Jones, PAIS/WICID, University of 糖心TV, researches the nexus between development, peacebuilding and justice. Shirin Rai, PAIS/WICID, University of 糖心TV, researches gender, governance and development. , Institute for Strategic Affairs, Addis Ababa, researches African security and political elite bargaining. , American University, Washington DC, is a sociologist and demographer whose research focuses on global health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, including family planning, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education. , BSIA and Wilfrid Laurier University, is an expert on migration, food security and hungry cities. , University of Konstanz, researches democratisation, electoral autocracy and African politics. 鈥ˋbout the Global Insights series 鈥淕lobal Insights鈥 is a weekly live-streamed, moderated panel series which provides different national and regional perspectives on big questions currently facing researchers, policymakers and planners worldwide in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. 鈥ˋll are welcome. Sign up for free here: |