Events
November 10, 2009
Can Human Action Be Explained?
| Time | Tuesday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium |
November 10, 2009
Global Power City Index: Toward an Urban Geopolitics?
| Time | Tuesday, 3:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Avery Hall, Wood Auditorium |
October 14, 2009
The “Great Recession” in Historical Perspective
| Time | Wednesday, 6:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Moderator(s) |
Perry Mehrling Professor of Economics Department of Economics Barnard College |
| Speaker(s) |
Patrick Bolton David Zalaznick Professor of Business Committee on Global Thought Columbia University |
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Alan Brinkley Allan Nevins Professor of History Department of History Columbia University |
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Harold James Professor of History Department of History Princeton University |
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Robert Skidelsky Emeritus Professor of Political Economy Department of Economics University of Warwick |
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Joseph Stiglitz University Professor Department of Economics Columbia University |
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| Location | International Affairs, Kellogg Center |
April 29, 2009
Aijaz Ahmad: Islam, Islamisms and the West in a Global Context
| Time | Wednesday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Aijaz Ahmad Visiting Professor of Political Science Department of Political Science York University |
| Location | Heyman Center, Common Room |
April 29, 2009
The Economics of Climate Policy: Choices for Europe and the US
| Time | Wednesday, 6:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Roger Guesnerie Economic Theory and Social Organization Chair L’Institut du Monde Contemporain Collège de France |
| Location | Jerome Greene, 106 |
April 20, 2009
Universal History as Global Thought
| Time | Monday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Moderator(s) |
David Scott Professor of Anthropology Department of Anthropology Columbia University |
| Speaker(s) |
Susan Buck-Morss Professor of Political Philosophy and Social Theory Department of Philosophy Cornell University |
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Partha Chatterjee Professor of Anthropology Committee on Global Thought Columbia University |
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| Location | Heyman Center, Common Room |
April 6, 2009
Charles Taylor: The Politics of Recognition
| Time | Monday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Charles Taylor Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Department of Philosophy McGill University |
| Location | International Affairs, Kellogg Center |
April 6, 2009
A Workshop on Secularism
| Time | Monday, 9:59 am |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Charles Taylor Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Department of Philosophy McGill University |
| Location | Heyman Center, Common Room |
March 3, 2009
Deepak Nayyar: The Globalization of Higher Education CANCELLED
| Time | Tuesday, 3:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Deepak Nayyar Professor of Economics Department of Economics Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Location | Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium |
February 13, 2009
Millennium Development Goals at Midpoint: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Need To Go?
| Time | Friday, 6:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Francois Bouguignon Director Paris School of Economics |
| Location | Uris, Room 301 |
January 27, 2009
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
| Time | Tuesday, 3:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Muhummad Yunus Founder and Director Grameen Bank |
| Location | Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium |
November 19, 2008
Charles Taylor: A Secular Age
| Time | Wednesday, TBA |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Charles Taylor Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Department of Philosophy McGill University |
| Location | International Affairs, Kellogg Center |
November 18, 2008
Central Banking During A Crisis – A Practitioner’s Perspective
| Time | Tuesday, 5:45 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Kent Hall, 413 |
November 11, 2008
Duncan Green
| Time | Tuesday, 6:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Moderator(s) |
José Antonio Ocampo Professor of Professional Practice and International Affairs Committee on Global Thought Columbia University |
| Speaker(s) |
Duncan Green Head of Research Oxfam International |
| Location | Uris, Room 326 |
November 9, 2008
Charles Taylor: What is Enchantment?
| Time | Sunday, 3:19 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Location | International Affairs, Kellogg Center |
October 30, 2008
Palagummi Sainath
| Time | Thursday, 6:00 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Moderator(s) |
Anya Schiffrin Adjunct Professor School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University |
| Speaker(s) |
P. Sainath Development Journalist |
| Location | Uris, Room 326 |
October 7, 2008
Amartya Sen: Reasons for Justice
| Time | Tuesday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Amartya Sen Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy Department of Economics Harvard University |
| Location | International Affairs, Altschul Auditorium |
October 1, 2008
Peculiar, Bracing Cosmopolitanisms among the Colonized in the Twilight of Empire
| Time | Wednesday, 6:15 pm |
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| Type | Lecture |
| Speaker(s) |
Benedict Anderson Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology Cornell University |
| Location | Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium |
Recent/Upcoming Events
About CGT Events
The Committee on Global Thought sponsors and cosponsors a variety of events every semester focusing on our four primary research topics: Global Governance, Migration, Poverty and Inequality, and Secularism and Diversity.
Additionally, Global Thought sponsors events on issues of contemporary importance related to the Committee's work. Our events critically address global issues from an innovative, interdisciplinary, social science perspective. While some events are targeted at specific academic populations, most events appeal to the broader Columbia University community. Our guests include academics, policy makers, and other public figures. All events are free, and most are open to the public.

