Join us for a conversation with Karyn Kaplan, Executive Director of Asia Catalyst, which strengthens civil society and community-based organizations in Asia and promotes grassroots activists in local, national, regional, and global policymaking, Karyn participated in the 2009 Human Rights Advocat
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Join us for a conversation with Karyn Kaplan, Executive Director of Asia Catalyst, which strengthens civil society and community-based organizations in Asia and promotes grassroots activists in local, national, regional, and global policymaking.
Rights in conflict is a widely studied area of academia, however, the conflicts are traditionally between two or more rights. This discussion will look at a significant example of human rights in conflict with a development project.
Welcome: Alex Cooley (Director, Harriman Institute)
Facilitator: David L. Phillips (Director, Program on Peacebuilding and Rights)
The Gert Rosenthal Lecture series, sponsored by Columbia University’s Department of Political Science, presents an annual lecture focused on international diplomacy and economic development in honor of Gert Rosenthal, former Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Nations, Minister of Foreign Relat