Upcoming events
Conference
Los Culpables por la Violación de los Derechos Humanos
25-26 June from 6-9 p.m.
Lima, Peru
Conference
Human Rights Tribunals in Latin America: the Trial of Fujimori in Comparative Perspective
2 October from 9-5 p.m.
Washington, DC
Visiting Scholar Lecture
Economic Development in India
Fairfaix, VA
Discussion Panel
Globalization and the 2008 Presidential Elections
News
- Central Asia and change: the current GSR issue features several articles on Central Asian society, economy and politics in a globalizing world.
- The Human Rights, Justice & Democracy in Latin America project, an initiative funded by the Open Society Institute, will organize a conference series on the trial of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and other human rights trials in Latin America. The project is under the direction of PIA faculty member Dr. Jo-Marie Burt.
- The Global Migration & Transnational Politics project at CGS is a MacArthur Foundation funded initiative that investigates how political dynamics around the globe have been transformed by new patterns of human mobility and the development of innovative transnational social networks. The working papers are now available online.
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Religious Studies
Religious Studies students analyze how religious beliefs and rituals of other cultures interact with the political, economic, and ethical lives of people all around the world. Students are able to pursue either a major or a minor concentrating on the religions of the Middle East, Asia, or biblical studies. The program helps students incorporate a spirit of tolerance and dialogue into their future professional lives.