Civil Society Workshop, November 29: Susan M. Chambré, Historical Trends in Volunteerism: Continuities and Discontinuities in Rates, Styles and Motivations
Join us Thursday, November 29, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Susan M. Chambré, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Baruch College, CUNY Historical Trends in Volunteerism: Continuities and Discontinuities in Rates, Styles and Motivations Abstract. Discussions of volunteering in the U.S. commonly accept the idea that volunteering has evolved in a linear fashion from a traditional, communally oriented […]
Civil Society Workshop, November 7, at Baruch College: George Mitchell and Thad Calabrese
November 7, Wednesday, meets at 12pm at Baruch College (There will be lunch at 12:00, with the presentation starting at 12:30 in room 308, 135 E. 22nd St) George Mitchell, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College Thad Calabrese, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University Outcome-Oriented Philanthropy and the Problem of […]
Civil Society Workshop on October 11 with Leigh Graham
Join us Thursday, October 11, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Leigh Graham, Assistant Professor of Public Management, John Jay College, on: Race, Risk, and Resilience in Rockaway The need to reconstruct the beach neighborhoods of the Rockaways, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 brought a wide range of people and organizations together in […]
Civil Society Workshop, November 1: Yang Li and You Fei
Join us Thursday, November 1, at 12:30 pm, for a discussion with: Yang Li and You Fei Does Enforcement of China’s Overseas NGO Law Affect US-based NGOs in China? The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Activities of Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations (ONGO Law), which came into effect on January 1, 2017, has […]
Civil Society Workshop, November 15: Mary Roldán, Foundation(al) Fictions: Corporate Philanthropy, the Catholic Church, and the Alliance for Progress in Colombia
Join us on Thursday, November 15, at 12:30, for a discussion with Mary Roldán, Dorothy Epstein Professor of Latin American History, Hunter College, CUNY Graduate Center Foundation(al) Fictions: Corporate Philanthropy, the Catholic Church, and the Alliance for Progress in Colombia Efforts undertaken by the private sector in the U.S. and Colombia to promote partnerships between private […]
Civil Society Workshop, December 13: Sarah Sunn Bush, Density and Decline in the Founding of International NGOs in the United States
Join us on Thursday, December 13, at 12:30 pm, for a discussion with: Sarah Sunn Bush, associate professor of political science at Yale Density and Decline in the Founding of International NGOs in the United States It is now commonplace for scholars to note that the number of international non- governmental organizations (INGOs) has exploded. But in recent […]
Comparative Politics Workshop – Wednesday, September 12
Please join us at the co-hosted seminar with the the Comparative Politics Workshop on Wednesday, September 12 from 4:15-6:15 pm at the Political Science Thesis Room (5th floor). Veronica Michel (John Jay College, CUNY) will be presenting her paper, “Specializing Justice: NGOs and the Rule of Law in Latin America” (co-authored with Shannon Walsh) […]
Civil Society Workshop with Sujatha Fernandes on Wednesday, October 3
Join us Wednesday, October 3, at 12:30 pm, for a discussion with: Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Political Economy and Sociology at the University of Sydney Out of the Home, Into the House: Storytelling and Philanthropy in Domestic Worker Legislative Campaigns In the contemporary era we have seen a proliferation of storytelling activities, from the phenomenon of TED […]
Civil Society Workshop, April 19: Amy Schiller, Philanthropy’s Political Matrix: A Political Theory Treatment of Philanthropy’s Evolution and Present Discourse
Join us Thursday, April 19, at 12:30 pm, for a discussion with: Amy Schiller, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, on “Philanthropy’s Political Matrix: A Political Theory Treatment of Philanthropy’s Evolution and Present Discourse” Abstract: As major philanthropic giving becomes more influential in public institutions, explorations of philanthropy focus on the ways in which private money creates […]
Civil Society Workshop, March 22: Zhang Han, “Uncovering Authoritarian Rule: Landscape of Collective Action in China from Social Media Data”
Join us on Thursday, March 22, at 12:30 pm for a discussion with: Zhang Han, PhD Candidate in Sociology at Princeton University on “Uncovering Authoritarian Rule: Landscape of Collective Action in China from Social Media Data” Abstract: In authoritarian regimes, collective action—protest or other forms of collective social mobilization by groups outside the government—often represents the most effective form […]
