Category Archive: Graduate Program in International Affairs

A New Publication by Professor McCandless

Part time faculty, Dr. McCandless has a new publication out in the December/January Volume 4 Issue 1 of GREAT insights magazine. Her article is entitled: “Cautions against Conflation: Peacebuilding and Statebuilding as Distinct and Complementary Policy Agendas.” She critiques the tendency of conflating these agendas in international affairs, and makes the case for their distinctness …

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Racial Discrimination in America on the United Nation’s Radar

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Cities across the US have seen organized protests denouncing the violent manner in which police have been conducting themselves, especially against people of color. LA, Oakland, Chicago, DC, and New York City had some of the largest protests and the largest of them all is planned for this Saturday in NYC. The UN will likely be monitoring the progress of the national debate on racial discrimination in the US as the national dialogue continues to spread.

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2013 Uganda IFP Team Launches E-Book

Kampala-UgandaThe 2013 Uganda IFP team conducted thorough research while interning in the capital city of Kampala during the Summer of 2013. All IFP participants interned at Slum Dwellers International, a community based organization that works in the informal settlements and helps promote income generating activities, women’s rights and sustainable urban development.

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Nina Khrushcheva and Peter Baker Discuss Russia and US Foreign Policy

Milano Professor Nina Khrushcheva and The New York Time’s White House correspondent Peter Baker sat down at The New School on earlier this week to discuss Russia and US foreign policy and relations.

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Alumni in the News: Ferney Giraldo GPIA ’14 receives Franklin H. Williams Award

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Originally from Colombia, Ferney Giraldo has spent over 10 years working in youth and family advocacy and community outreach, both in the U.S. and abroad. From 2008–10, Giraldo served as a Youth and Community Development Volunteer in Guatemala. He worked closely with the local Mayan K’iche community, facilitating life skills education and HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for students, teachers, …

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