Policy Events (July 19 - August 1)
'Levelling up', CCP's 100th birthday, Inequity, Post-Brexit Scotland, Future of Liberalism, Indonesian maritime power and events on many more interesting topics.
Welcome to Policy Events. Over the next two weeks, we will be a number of events across a wide range of topics at different tanks. There are events about the future of the liberal order, Indonesian maritime security, rising inequality and post-Brexit Scotland. There is also an event that takes stock of the political impacts of the CCP’s public messaging for its recent centennial celebrations.
A special thanks to Ratnadityasinh Yograjsinh Chavda for curating this edition of Policy Events.
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Webinar
CENTRE FOR CITIES- Tuesday, July 19 @ 11am British Summer Time (UTC+1)
The Levelling up Dilemma: Productivity, Employment or Well-being?
The UK Government has spoken many times about its desire to level up, but what it actually means is still unknown. What should “levelling up” be trying to achieve? Is it about improving productivity? Should it focus on creating jobs? Or should improving standards of living be the goal? And what are the dilemmas and tensions that the Government will need to grapple with to find the right balance between these different measures? Join the Centre for Cities to explore these questions in more detail and discuss the dilemmas inherent within the Government’s levelling up agenda.
For more information and registration: https://www.centreforcities.org/event/the-levelling-up-dilemma-productivity-employment-or-well-being/
Virtual Discussion
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION - Tuesday, July 20 @ 12 pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Restoring American Leadership in Patent Law and Innovation Policy
The US was once a leader in solid patent rights and intellectual property, enabling centuries of advancement from Edison’s light bulb to today’s mobile technology. Unfortunately, America’s “gold standard” patent system has been replaced. Today, China and Europe secure more reliable and effective patent rights and are reaping the benefits. Patent systems drive economic, military, and medical progress, and the loss of reliable and effective patent rights threatens America’s economic growth and national security. Join the Heritage Foundation to learn more about the legal and policy developments that weakened the U.S patent system and why restoring it should be a top priority.
For more information and registration: https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/event/restoring-american-leadership-patent-law-and-innovation-policy
Online Event
NEW AMERICA- Tuesday, July 20 @ 2pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC- 7)
Mapping Inequity II: Learning from the Future
Both rural and urban spaces experience inequities in access to resources and opportunity. This series explores new projects around the country that are interrogating different types of inequity and finding new creative ways to tackle them head on. In the second of two events, join as we learn about three inspiring projects. Opportunity Insights (OI) uses longitudinal census and IRS data to track the roots of poverty and inequality in every community in the country with an online, interactive mapping tool called the Opportunity Atlas. OI leverages data like this to partner with communities to identify solutions that can increase economic mobility. The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), is flipping the approach to rural challenges by using mapping to help investors and other stakeholders identify areas of opportunity in rural areas. Their research on ecosystem building in the digital economy helps relocalize tech jobs in rural areas. Urban Footprint layers rich data to help government leaders predict future areas of need and prioritize where resources can have the most impact.
For more information and registration: https://www.newamerica.org/chicago/events/online-mapping-inequity-ii-learning-from-the-future/
Research Seminar
CENTRE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT- Tuesday, July 20 @ 3pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC- 7)
Migration, Institutional Context and Global Network Formation: Evidence from Female Scientists in Developing Countries
What role do migrants play in building global networks and what factors impact their brokerage? In a new paper, Caroline Fry and Jeffrey Furman study the institutional contexts shaping the extent to which female migrants leverage their cross-border networks. They explore this idea in the context of a South-South PhD fellowship program for female scientists and find that high levels of gender parity in home and host countries are instrumental in their rate of sharing of international connections. Fry will join CGD for an online presentation of the paper in which she will discuss the methodology, results, and policy implications for cross-border brokering and spillover benefits from migration. If you are unable to attend the event live, the discussion will be recorded for later viewing.
For more information and registration: https://www.cgdev.org/event/migration-institutional-context-and-global-network-formation-evidence-female-scientists
Online Event
CHATHAM HOUSE- Tuesday, July 20 @ 12pm British Summer Time (UTC+1)
The Future of Liberal Democracies: in Conversation with David Miliband and Kevin Rudd
In the face of a strong China, a hostile Russia and a tilt toward authoritarianism across the globe, liberal democracies face fundamental questions. Can liberal democracies re-unite after the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transatlantic and transpacific divisions of recent years? How should principles of human rights and the rule of law inform foreign policy in liberal democracies? The Future of Liberal Democracies is a series of events that Chatham House has developed in cooperation with the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP. Join us in discussion with David Miliband and Kevin Rudd, two leading thinkers on global affairs, to hear their recommendations for how liberal democracies must face this challenge.
For more information and registration: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/future-liberal-democracies-conversation-david-miliband-and-kevin-rudd
Online Event
THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS - Thursday July 22 @ 7pm Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
YPN: Scotland After Brexit: What Next?
In her address to the IIEA’s YPN, Mhairi Black will offer her perspective on Scotland’s future now that Brexit has become a reality and the United Kingdom has formally withdrawn from the European Union. Mhairi Black is the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Mhairi began campaigning during the Independence Referendum in Scotland in 2014 and at 20 years old she became the youngest MP elected since the Reform Act of 1823. Her address follows recent Scottish Parliament Elections, held in May 2021, which saw the SNP win a fourth consecutive term in government.
For more information and registration: https://www.iiea.com/events/ypn-scotland-after-brexit-what-next
Online Event
PACIFIC FORUM- Friday, July 23@ 2pm Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (UTC-10)
Maritime Discussion Series #6: Indonesia’s Potential as a Maritime Leader
The following event, in partnership with Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies, will feature military and civilian leaders, international security experts, and scholars discussing the most pressing maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific Region. Speakers include Natalie Sambhi, Founder and Executive Director of Verve Research, an independent research collective focussed on the relationship between militaries and societies, and Evan A. Laksmana, a political scientist and senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
For more information and registration: https://pacforum.org/events/maritime-discussion-series-6-indonesias-potential-as-a-maritime-leader
Virtual Event
WILSON CENTRE - Friday, July 23 @ 3pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
The Selling of a Centennial, 2021: What the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Reveals About the CCP
The Chinese Communist Party was founded in July 1921 as a small, revolutionary group that hoped to impose a foreign ideology—Marxism-Leninism—on a vast, weak, poor agrarian nation. In July 2021, the CCP hopes to use its 100th anniversary to convince China, and the world, that it is the only organization qualified to lead a powerful, wealthy, ambitious superpower. How Xi Jinping and his propaganda ministries tell the story of the past hundred years, and how that experience be understood, speaks volumes about the CCP’s goals and values as it looks to its future. Join three of the world’s leading scholars of Chinese propaganda and media—all of whom have recently conducted research as Wilson Fellows—for a detailed analysis of how the CCP sees, and sells, its leadership of China after 100 years.
For more information and registration: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/selling-centennial-2021-what-chinese-communist-partys-propaganda-reveals-about-ccp
Webinar
ISEAS - Friday, July 23 @ 10am Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)
China’s Efforts to Shape the Media Landscape in Vietnam.
China is known to have conducted “influence operations” to shape other countries’ policies, public opinion and information environment in ways that are favourable to China’s interests. One essential part of such operations is to shape the media landscape of the targeted countries to influence their people’s perception of China. This webinar will examine such efforts by China in the Vietnamese context. Key questions to be addressed in the webinar include: What are the key measures that China has used to influence the information environment in Vietnam? How have the Vietnamese government, the media industry and the Vietnamese public responded to such efforts? More importantly, how successful are China’s efforts and what are the lessons learned for Vietnam and other countries? The webinar will therefore provide a useful case study to better understand China’s “influence operations” and its implications for regional countries.
For more information and registration: https://www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/chinas-efforts-to-shape-the-media-landscape-in-vietnam/
Online Event
THE ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON - Thursday, July 27 @ 10am Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Transitioning to Non-Oil Economies in the Gulf: Successes, Failures, and the Path Forward
Economic diversification strategies to wean Gulf economies away from a dependence on hydrocarbon revenue have existed for decades. Ongoing state-led investments in strategic non-oil industries have produced varied results. Recent development initiatives involving culture, renewable energy, and technology-oriented industries appear promising; however, the return on investment is neither immediate nor guaranteed. Proceeds from the oil and gas sector continue to constitute the majority of public sector revenue in Gulf Arab states. Are overlapping initiatives to develop non-oil industries in the region opportunities for cooperation or competition? With a steady rebound in oil prices since the oil price shocks of 2020, will oil- and gas-producing countries in the Gulf relax economic diversification efforts? Do protests in Oman signal a wider dissatisfaction with the fiscal adjustments implemented since 2020? What does this reveal about the rentier state theory and the nature of economic reform and development in the Gulf? AGSIW, in partnership with the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute, will host a discussion to tackle these and other questions.
For more information and registration: https://agsiw.org/programs/transitioning-to-non-oil-economies-in-the-gulf-successes-failures-and-the-path-forward/
That’s all for now. Don’t forget to check in next week for more updates.
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