On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR), I invite you to participate in the next session of the
Winter/Spring 2013 CFR Academic Conference Call series on Wednesday,
April 10, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM in WY 226. Isobel Coleman,
CFR's senior fellow, will discuss transitions to democracy and market
economies.
Dr. Coleman directs the Civil Society,
Markets, and Democracy initiative at CFR. She also writes the CFR blog
Democracy in Development. An expert on the Middle East, Dr. Coleman has
testified before Congress on Iraq and Afghanistan.
She is the author of numerous publications, including "Paradise Beneath
Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East. " In 2011,
"Newsweek" named Dr. Coleman as one of "150 Women Who Shake the World."
As background for the discussion, you may wish to review the following materials:
1) Sebastian Mallaby, "Africa is Hooked on Growth," Op-Ed, Financial Times, January 2, 2013.
2) Terra Lawson-Remer, "Beating the Resource
Curse: Global Governance Strategies for Democracy and Economic
Development," Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 20, Council on Foreign
Relations Press, April 2012.
3) Isobel Coleman, Democracy in Development, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.
4) Development Channel, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.
Please RSVP to me at sweinberger@pugetsound.edu if you would like to attend…I hope to see you there!
Seth Weinberger
