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Ukraine: War, Economy, Path to Rebuilding
Hybrid event: Warren 401 and on Zoom Now in its third month, the unfolding crisis in Ukraine has killed thousands, displaced millions, and destroyed civil infrastructure throughout the country. The damages to Ukraine's economy exceed $1 trillion...
  • Department of Global Development
  • global development
  • Economics
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(Un)Affordable Housing in Ithaca
Housing in Ithaca is a continuing stress for students and community members alike. Join local Ithacan leaders and undergraduates in the Department of Global Development in the fight for fair housing to discuss the current state of housing in...
  • Department of Global Development
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Another Skin: Climate Adaptation and Accountability
Seminar in Critical Development Studies hosted by Cornell Global Development and the Graduate Field of Development Sociology Abstract: Life in the Anthropocene is structured by racial hierarchies, even as people recognize the obstacles racial...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Reaching Women in the Workplace: Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Family Planning Outcomes of Young Women Working in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in South and Southeast Asia
Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2022 Seminar Series In recent years, the garment industries of countries in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam have grown to provide economic opportunities to millions...
  • Department of Global Development
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  • Dyson School
Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene: Conceptualizing the Climate Crisis

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Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plantationocene: Conceptualizing the Climate Crisis
A critical conversation on our contemporary planetary predicament and how different ways of conceptualizing it might entail different strategies for transformative change. Wendy Wolford is Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global...
  • Climate Change
  • Development
  • Global Development