[gep-ed] looking for syllabi for IO courses

Dear colleagues, Our new PhD program in Global Governance and Human Security is under way at UMASS Boston (www.global.umb.edu). In the second semester, all of our students will be taking a course on International Organizations. I would very much appreciate it if you could send me syllabi on

[gep-ed] Christiana Figueres, head of UNFCCC, streaming live her lecture on April 23

Dear colleagues, We are hosting Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC, at UMass Boston on April 24, 2 to 3:30pm EST. Her lecture will be streamed

[gep-ed] Two faculty positions at UMASS Boston

Dear Colleagues, The Graduate Programs in Conflict Resolution at the University of Massachusetts Boston seek to hire both a junior and a senior faculty member to begin September 1, 2014. The programs are part of the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance, in

[gep-ed] Online adjunct faculty positions

University of Massachusetts Boston. Multiple online adjunct faculty positions in the College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS). Adjunct online faculty needed to teach in the new BA in Global Affairs Program online for thefollowing courses: Diplomacy: emphasizes the organization

[gep-ed] NYU environmental policy position

Dear colleagues, I would like to share an announcement about an environmental policy position at NYU (at the Assistant Professor level) on behalf of my colleague Anne Rademacher. Regards, Maria -- Maria Ivanova, PhD Associate Professor of Global Governance Department of Conflict Resolution,

[gep-ed] Tenured or Tenure-Track Position at UMASS Boston

Dear Colleagues, Our department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston is looking to hire a tenured or tenure-track faculty member with expertise in global governance

[gep-ed] Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students in Global Governance and Human Security

Dear Colleagues, The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking prospective PhD students interested in global environmental governance, global health, sustainable development, conflict resolution, gender and human security,

[gep-ed] Resilience, Research and Innovation Conference - call for proposals

Dear colleagues, The International Conference on Resilience, Research, and Innovationhttp://www.rri.dj/conference.html will be held in Djibouti from the 26th to the 28th of October, 2015 and hosted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research of Djibouti along with the FAO, UNICEF, WFP.

[gep-ed] PhD Fellowships in Global Governance with environmental focus

Dear Colleagues, We are offering eight fully funded PhD fellowships in our Coasts and Communities IGERT program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. These fellowships are competitively awarded to PhD students interested in conducting transdisciplinary research and developing innovative

[gep-ed] Science-policy interface

Dear colleagues, The Scientific Advisory Board to the UN Secretary-General just presented its summary report on The Future of Scientific Advice to the United Nations. We discuss the importance of science to effective policymaking and I hope that it might be

[gep-ed] Global Policy journal - climate articles

Dear colleagues, Until October 25th, you can download for free two peer-reviewed articles about the Paris Agreement that the Global Policy journal just published: Christiana Figueres, "The Power of Policy: Reinforcing the Paris Trajectory" http://bit.ly/2cjDzTO Maria Ivanova, "Good COP, Bad

[gep-ed] new SDGs report

Dear Colleagues, The UN Association of the UK just published their 2017 report on the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs: From promise to practice. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens the report. UN officials such as Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,

[gep-ed] New podcast on the Montreal Protocol

Dear colleagues, I would also like to share a new podcast on the success of the Montreal Protocol that might be of interest when teaching global environmental politics. Mark Goldberg produced this as part of his Global Dispatches podcast and it will be the first in a series on global problems

[gep-ed] Global Risk Scientists' Perception survey

Dear colleagues, Future Earth is conducting a Global Risk Scientists' Perception survey. The aim of the survey is to capture scientists' perceptions of global risks to complement the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report, which reports on the global risk perceptions of leaders from

[gep-ed] Conversation with Christiana Figueres-April 17

Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you and your students to a virtual conversation with Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the climate convention, on The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis in the Age of

[gep-ed] Correction: Conversation with Christiana Figueres-April 16

Apologies for the mistake in the earlier subject line!! The event is on Thursday, April 16. Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you and your students to a virtual conversation with Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the climate convention, on The Future We Choose:

[gep-ed] 5 online events: Science Diplomacy & the COVID-19 Pandemic

This might be of interest to many of us and our students. Maria Begin forwarded message: From: SciTech DiploHub Date: March 24, 2020 at 3:26:17 AM EDT To: Maria H Ivanova Subject: 裂 Maria, join our 5 free online events: Science Diplomacy & the COVID-19 Pandemic Reply-To: SciTech Dipl

[gep-ed] [Foresight survey] COVID-19 Crisis: Where do we go from here?

lage Kind regards, Maria @mivanova From: Amy Luers Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 9:05 PM To: Amy Luers Cc: Qian Ye , "Dr. K." , "Cohen, Maurie" , Maria H Ivanova , "Gambhir, Ajay" , Casey Cronin , Reichstein , Jennifer Garard , Sylvia Wood Subject: [Foresight surv

Re: [gep-ed] Thoughts for 50th Earth Day

Thank you, Shannon! I would like to add a couple of resources to this list: Lecture by Christiana Figueres as the 2020 Robert C Wood Visiting Professor at UMass Boston The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis in the Age of COVID-19 April 16, 2020 Boston

Re: [gep-ed] Re: just a thought

Dear colleagues, Our doctoral program in global governance and human security – www.global.umb.edu – has some truly outstanding graduates, candidates and students who could develop video lectures about the issues they are researching or could come in through zoom for

Re: [gep-ed] just a thought

Greetings! I would be glad to talk about: 1. history of global environmental governance and the creation and work of UNEP 2. implementation of multilateral environmental agreements Our team at the Center for Governance and Sustainability at UMass Boston has created an Environmental

[gep-ed] Survey results: World Post-COVID-19

Dear colleagues, I had written earlier with a request to contribute to a rapid foresight survey by Future Earth. I am delighted to share that the report with the results was just published – Where is the world headed post-COVID-19? Expected trends in the coming three years. It is available

[gep-ed] PhD program fellowships and Nov. 30 session

Colleagues, We invite application for the PhD in Global Governance and Human Security at the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston. We

[gep-ed] UNEP at Fifty Dialogue series

Dear colleagues, To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) over the next year, the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Boston is launching the UNEP at 50 Dialogue

[gep-ed] Seeking book proposals for new series

Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to announce the inauguration of a new book series, The Policy and Practice of Governance, that I will be editing for Lynne Rienner Publishers. Contemporary problems demand innovative, sustainable solutions and collective intelligence that informs collective

[gep-ed] UNEP@50 Dialogue Series: Conversation with Wanjira Mathai

Colleagues, this webinar might be of interest to you and your students! Maria Ivanova Our UNEP at 50 Dialogue Series has returned! [https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=80551811-3d15-4cac-90b8-dbd8093b9df4=1102184412683=febbcc60-4372-11e3-988b-d4ae527557ea=006536a0-4373-11e3-9934-d4ae527557ea]

[gep-ed] UNEP@50 book and event invitation

Dear colleagues, This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As many of us teach on these topics, I thought to share my book – The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental

[gep-ed] Christiana Figueres event live streamed today

Dear colleagues, Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and architect of the Paris Agreement, is receiving the Great Negotiator Award at Harvard today and the event (2:30-4pm EDT) will be livestreamed and might be of interest to many -

[gep-ed] UNEP book-30% discount till June 15

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to bring to your attention my book about UNEP – “The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at

[gep-ed] Academic Council on the United Nations System: 2022 Dissertation Award

Dear Colleagues, The ACUNS Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding graduate students who have successfully defended a doctoral dissertation between 1 January 2021 and 15 April 2022 on a topic relevant to the United Nations. The award comes with a prize of $500. The deadline for applications