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Corruption Plots: Stories, Ethics, and Publics of the Late Capitalist City
Seminar in Critical Development Studies hosted by Cornell Global Development, the Polson Institute for Global Development, the Department of City and Regional Planning, and the Graduate Field of Development Studies Abstract: The millennial city...
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  • Department of Global Development
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Abstract The industrialized practices of rice production in the Dominican Republic create extensive environmental and social costs through fertilizer and pesticide run-off, soil erosion, economic vulnerability, and low labor standards. Dr...
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  • Department of Global Development
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Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2023 Seminar Series About the speaker Wanjira Mathai is the Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI). She formerly served as VP & Regional Director for...
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  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment & Natural Resources
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Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2023 Seminar Series About the speaker Chuan Liao is Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University. As an interdisciplinary sustainability and environmental social...
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  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
Polson Institute for Global Development

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The Decolonizing Higher Ed Research Working Group invites you to a book launch conversation with author Sharon Stein on her latest publication Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial Foundations of US Higher Education. Dr. Stein will...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development