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    • Book Launch – Navigation by Judgment: Why and When Top Down Management of Foreign Aid Doesn’t Work

    NYE A - Taubman Building, 5th floor
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    Speaker: Dan Honig, Assistant Professor of International Development, Johns Hopkins SAIS; PhD, Harvard Kennedy School About the talk: Join the CID's Building State Capability Program and the M-RCBG's Sustainability Science Program for an interview with Dan Honig, author of Navigation by Judgment: Why and When Top Down Management of Foreign Aid Doesn't Work. In his new book, Honig argues […]

    • BSC Builds: Action Theatre for Public Policy Challenges & Civic Engagement

    Taubman 520
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    Presenter: Arianna Mazzeo, Visiting Professor, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences About the Workshop: Policymakers and citizens are struggling with big structural and complex problems such as climate change, cultural, economic and social inequality and the education gap between represented and underrepresented communities. In this workshop you will learn how to identify systemic challenges starting with […]

    • PDIA in Action: Reparations in Asheville, NC

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    There has been a lack of progress and consensus in designing and implementing reparation initiatives in Asheville since the passing of the reparation resolution in July 2020. As part of BSC's MLD103M course, students at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with a former Asheville City Councilor to better understand […]

    PDIA in Action: Tackling Blood Safety in Nigeria

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    The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Nigeria is not the sole blood collecting agency. Hospitals, clinics and private blood establishments are also able to collect blood donations and transfuse them to patients. Safe blood is still largely unavailable in hospitals and health facilities leading to infections, disease, and death. As part of MLD103M, students […]

    PDIA in Action: Police and Community Relations in Lancaster, PA

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    There is a divide between the police department and the community which was highlighted by the events that occurred in Lancaster in 2020 in addition to the overall climate of national tension. As part of the MLD103M course, students at the Havrard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education spent 7 weeks working with the Director of […]

    • PDIA in Action: Access to Childcare in Burien, WA

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      In Burien, current child-care benefits are limited and restrictive. The people who most need the benefit are not able to afford or access quality childcare leading to broader social and economic impacts on the community. As part of MLD103M, students at HKS and HGSE spent 7 weeks working with a City Council member to better […]

    PDIA in Action: Legal Education Reform in Ukraine

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    The supply side of Ukraine’s legal system is inadequate for fulfilling the role and responsibilities of the legal profession contributing to the legal system’s self-perpetuating failure to ensure the rule of law and deliver justice in Ukrainian society. As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working with a Legal specialist to better understand […]

    PDIA in Action: Exploring Trade between Kenya and Canada

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    As part of MLD103M, Harvard students spent 7 weeks working with the Honorary Consul General to better understand the absence of bilateral trade agreements between Kenya and Canada, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this […]

    • PDIA in Action: Abandoned Infrastructure Projects in Nigeria

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    As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working with the Head of Projects Management and Results Delivery Office, in the office of the Governor of Plateau State to better understand the number of abandoned infrastructure projects in Nigeria, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation, the student team and their authorizer will share some […]

    PDIA in Action: Radicalization in France

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    As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working on exploring radicalization in France, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation, the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this experience. Presenters: Sasha Mathew, Imara Salas, Kishan Shah, Katie Wesdyk, students at the Harvard […]

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