The Future of Capitalism and Globalisation: Global Perspectives and a European Agenda
The subprime crisis and the global recession are receding. But what will be their long-term consequences? What future awaits globalization, international relations, and the market economy? What are the global trends of crisis policies and what do they mean for the post-crisis world? These fundamental questions will be addressed at an evening debate that will offer both the big global picture and the view from the new EU Commissioner for Trade.
The Strategy of the Global Zero Campaign for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
Bruce Blair, President of the World Security Institute and expert on U.S. and Russian security policies
The Global Emerging Market and its role in a time of crisis
Speaker: Dr Vladimir Kvint, President of the International Academy of Emerging Markets and Chairman of the Russia and CIS division of international architecture firm RMJM Chair: Professor Saul Estrin
The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences
Speaker: Alan Greenspan, President, Greenspan Associates LLC; Former Chairman, Federal Reserve BoardPresider: Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation; Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
Our Water Commons: Toward a Rights Based Solution to the Global Water Crisis
Maude Barlow, senior adviser on water to the United Nations and author of `Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Fight for the Right to Water`
Stanley Hoffman Pt 2: Ethics and Global Policy
Stanley Hoffmann, the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University
Stanley Hoffman Pt 1: Understanding the Global System
Stanley Hoffmann, the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University
The Crisis of Global Capitalism: ten years on
Speaker: John Gray, emeritus professor at LSE and author of Gray's Anatomy: selected writings and False Dawn: delusions of global capitalism. Chair: Martin Jacques
A Year after the Collapse of Lehmans: where does global capitalism go now?
Speakers: Andrew Gamble, professor of politics at Cambridge University. Will Hutton, chief executive of the Work Foundation. Danny Quah, professor of Economics at LSE.
The Role of Global NGOs in World Politics: The Case of International Relief and Development NGOs
Speaker: Peter Bell M.P.A.’64, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University and the Hauser Cent for Nonprofit Organization, and former president of CARE
Lecture 27 - 11/24/2010
Lecture 27
Learn French--Learn 10 Sentences, Part 1
Learn 10 simple French sentences. Each sentence is said by a native French speaker 3 times. When the head on the right side 'blinks', that is the time for the viewer to say the sentence aloud. Each sentence is accompanied by an appropriate image. The video would be better served if there was a English translation.
(Some of the simple sentence in English are: He sings. He cuts the meat. He runs. He doubted.)
Learn French - Scènes de Bureau, Part 2 (Office Scenes)
In this video the instructor recites various words that are associated with the office workers in French. For beginning and intermediate learners. The words appear at the bottom of the screen as they are recited.
Essential French - Education
This video offers a native French speaker saying education-related words or phrases. Each screen has the English word or phrase at the top and the French word at the bottom. However, the video would be better served if word or phrase were said twice and if it were said slower. (03:00) This video offers vocabulary only--not complete sentences.
French lesson - Dans la Maison (In the House), Part 1
Learn French by learning vocabulary words for items in the house. As the native French speaker recites the words, the words and the appropriate images appear. There is no English spoken. Each French phrase is spoken once. For beginning to intermediate learners.
20-Year Map of Global Rainfall
This visualization from NASA shows global rainfall patterns over a 22-year span. It incorporates data from a combination of remote-sensing and ground-based sources.
Carrot Sticks or French Fries? Analyzing Factors That Influence Interest Levels in Fast Food
In this lesson, students investigate the influence of fast food brand names on food choices and analyze the factors that contribute to branding preferences. Then they write an opinion essay on the corporate responsibility to influence food choices.
Beyond Burma - Studying Buddhism and Buddhist Culture around the World
In this lesson, students learn about the 2007 military violence against protesting monks in the devoutly Buddhist country of Myanmar. After investigating and “curating” an exhibit on the history, basic tenets, practices, and global influence of this ancient faith, students consider the implications of the military regime’s actions on Buddhist society in Myanmar.
All You Need Is (the Summer of) Love - Creating an Exhibit that Compares 1960s and Contemporary Cult
In this lesson, students explore various aspects of the 1960s, including the 1967 "Summer of Love," and compare them with contemporary times to ascertain cultural influences.
International Studies 12: Global Issues & Institutions
Intenational Studies 12: Global Issues & Institutions cross listed as Political Science 44A: Global Issues and Institutions.
Global Issues and Institutions is an introductory survey course designed to introduce the students to numerous current issues confronting policy-makers, pundits, and concerned global citizens as well as to the international institutions that regularly cope with those same issues. Among the issues discussed are the following: nuclear politics, energy crisis, war, internati
