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Melani Cammett is Professor of Government at Harvard University. She specializes in the political economy of development and the Middle East and North Africa and is the author of four books: A Political Economy of the Middle East (with Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards, and John Waterbury, 2015); Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and…
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Is Tunisia a Secular State? Islam in the 2014 Tunisian Constitution Please join us for a fascinating presentation on contemporary Tunisia with guest speaker, Professor Malika Zeghal of Harvard University. Malika Zeghal is a political scientist who studies religion through the lens of Islam and power. She is particularly…
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This fall, Radius and the Public Service Center are again offering three modules from Echoing Green‘s Work on Purpose curriculum. Work on Purpose is designed to help MIT students, both undergraduate and graduate, who want to find meaningful work to create careers that are right for them and have positive impact in the world. That…
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Back by popular demand! Our Hack Your Mind lunch sessions resume this fall! This monthly series provides insights about meditation–neurological, cognitive, physical–over lunch. Come join us for a discussion of “mindful” technology on NOVEMBER 17 and how it can increase your focus. We would all like to stay more focused, alert and attentive throughout…
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What is culture and what is poverty? What is to go, what is to stay, when organizing for power and development? What are possible and desirable roles for outside agencies and individuals? What are the problems raised by donor ideology in development work? You are cordially invited to a…
