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Over the past 12 months the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation () at the University of 糖心TV together with four civil society organizations has engaged in a dialogue with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of an External Advisory Panel on social safeguards in IMF loan programmes to protect spending in low income countries on poor and vulnerable groups. Together with representatives from the New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Development Finance International, the Bretton Woods Project, and Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Zambia, CSGR director has participated in an advisory process on the conceptual scope and design of a new IMF policy paper on the use of social safeguards in loan programmes led by the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department.

The policy paper, which was discussed and approved by the IMF’s Executive Board on May 26, was published online in English on June 6, and French and Arabic versions of the Executive Summary will be available soon. The report aims to improve best practices associated with the use of social safeguards to protect spending for poor and vulnerable groups within PRGT and PSI-supported IMF loan programmes, and identifies a number of areas where IMF policies and future practices might be improved, including recommendations to increase efforts to strengthen social safety nets in low income countries.

IMF Policy Paper: Social Safeguards and Program Design in PRGT and PSI-Supported Programs. Available at:  

In February, gave the . The topic was 'Legal Terrain: The Political Materiality of Terrain'.

The lecture, with the images and quotes integrated into the presentation, can be viewed here:

The plan is that a written version of the lecture will appear in the journal later this year.

PAIS PhD candidate Aaliyah Hussain has written an article for the Huffington Post titled 'Why British Muslims Hate Extremism More Than You Do.'

According to Theresa May’s speech in response to the terrorist attack in London on Saturday night, we need to have ‘difficult and embarrassing conversations’ about ‘Islamist’ extremism and radicalisation. In saying so, I felt that she was insinuating that the Muslim community has up until now been shying away from the issue at best, and being complicit with terrorism at worst. In my view, it is an insult and an indication of utter ignorance to suggest that Muslims in Britain are afraid of talking about terrorism or confronting radicalisation. Let’s get one thing straight - British Muslims hate terrorism and extremism as much British non-Muslims, if not more, and we talk about it a lot more.

Want a glimpse at how Thursday's general election will turn out? by , Mary Stegmaier (University of Missouri) and Mike Lewis-Beck (University of Iowa).

They discuss whether people rather than pollsters can accurately predict Thursday's UK election. Based on their "citizen forecasting" approach, they predict the following:

• Conservatives 361 seats, Labour 236 seats.
• Probability of a Conservative majority 77%, hung parliament led by Conservatives 20%, hung parliament led by Labour 2%, and Labour majority 1%.

Two MOMA exhibiting artists Heide Fasnacht and Jenny Perlin (New School, New York), performed and exhibited segments of their work in the Humanities Studio on Friday and Saturday 19-20 May 2017. The event was organised by and and funded by the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), PAIS and the New School.

Both artists delivered new performance lectures on their work, and the two-days event featured an interdisciplinary conversation with artists and academics working on art, politics, and material geography. Further information can be found on , and photographic impressions of Fasnacht’s work are currently on display in the PAIS common room.