Dear Colleagues-
ISA kicks off Wednesday in San Francisco, soon to be home to the Fifth Annual Fred Friendly Seminar in International Affairs! This year the topic sits at the intersection of climate change, growing populations, security, and economic development. We are going to role-play a scenario on food security and agro-imperialism in the Horn of Africa. The panelists are assigned to "be" a person or organization and have to stay in character for the duration, while thinking on their feet to answer questions about what they would do when faced with a difficult situation. The audience will also be assigned a role such as UN General Assembly or members of the press, and will vote at the end. In the words of Fred Friendly, the intent is "to make the agony of decision making so intense that you can escape only by thinking." This might be our last FFS for a bit. So far they have all been focused on issues of environmental security, but I am thinking of taking a year off to alter the scenario format and expand the purview to include more topics in international relations, and so expand our audience. In an era when facts apparently mean less and less to decision making, this format offers some real value in illustrating how people use often-incomplete information to determine (possibly life-or-death) policy. Of course we drew the 8:15am slot Thursday, but those of you who are looking for something different at ISA should enjoy this - hope to see you there! -Beth __________________________________________________ Elizabeth L. Chalecki, PhD Asst Professor, International Relations Department of Political Science | University of Nebraska - Omaha ASH 275D | 6001 Dodge St. | Omaha, NE 68182 402.554.3613 | [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Skype: bchalecki13 Non-Resident Research Fellow | Stimson Center | Washington, DC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
