MARIO EINAUDI Center for International Studies Annual Report 2014-2015 Cover Art from Einaudi Center events and the Fall 2014 graduate students photo competition (from top left, photo credits in parenthesis): “Ashanti Pride”, Ghana (by Sharon Liu); President Ólafur Grímsson (by University Photography); Einaudi Center Director Fredrik Logevall (by Shai Eynav); Mr. Michael McFaul (by University Photography); “My Tenth Child”, Burundi (by Angela Siele); Ms. Sarah Mendelson (by Gail Fletcher); Judge Sang-Hyun Song (by Gail Fletcher); Symposium 2015 (by University Photography); Mr. William Hitchcock (by Robin Nichols); Mr. Francis Fukuyama (by University Photography); Annual Reception 2014 (by Shai Eynav); Lund Critical Debate (by Gail Fletcher); “Kalandia Checkpoint”, Palestine (by Laura Munchaca Ruiz) and Language and International Studies Fair 2014 (by Gail Fletcher). Table of Contents 1. Report of the Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. International Relations Minor .............................................................................. 22 3. Comparative Muslim Societies Program ............................................................. 26 4. Cornell Institute for European Studies ................................................................ 31 5. East Asia Program ................................................................................................. 41 6. Institute for African Development ....................................................................... 59 7. Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies ...................................... 65 8. Latin American Studies Program......................................................................... 70 9. South Asia Program ............................................................................................... 77 10. Southeast Asia Program ...................................................................................... 85 i ii 1. Report of the Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies The Einaudi Center is a hub for global activity and the primary forum for interdisciplinary study of global affairs at Cornell. It organizes, catalyzes, and supports multi-disciplinary and collaborative research, teaching, and outreach programs and activities that promote cross-cultural and cross-national knowledge and competence, educate students to become citizens of the world, and contributes to solutions of key economic, environmental, and political problems in the world. Established in 1961, the Center and its programs have made a major contribution to our understanding of how the world works and allowed Cornell to contribute to solving problems of international concern. The Einaudi Center seeks to help bring about a truly international university at Cornell, in which international and comparative perspectives are completely integrated into the intellectual life of the university. Center Administration Fredrik Logevall, Director, Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Professor of History, and Vice Provost for International Affairs (VPIA) (until June 30, 2015) Nishi Dhupa, Executive Director Heike Michelsen, Director of Programming Nicky Koschmann, Outreach Coordinator (until January 20, 2015) Jason Hecht, Data Analyst Gilbert Levine, Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Advisor, Professor Emeritus of Biological and Environmental Engineering Stefan Senders, Fulbright Advisor Sandy Dennis-Conlon, Accounts and Grant Manager Mark Wilson, Web Master (until November 14, 2014) William Juda, Web Master (since January 5, 2015) Walt Baschnagel, Network Manager Elizabeth Edmondson, Office Coordinator Robin Nichols, Administrative Assistant/Programming Assistant Faculty Four faculty chairs are under the Center’s jurisdiction. The John S. Knight Professor of International Studies resides in the Center, occupied in three-five-year terms by the Center Director. The three other professorships devoted to international studies are: • C. Marks Professor of International Studies (currently held by Prof. Kaushik Basu, Economics) • Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies (currently held by Prof. Peter Katzenstein, Government) • Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies (currently held by Prof. Valerie Bunce, Government) 1 The Center has four International Faculty Fellows (IFFs) for 3-year terms from 2014 to 2017, and appointed four more IFFs for the years 2015 to 2018. The Center also has two new post- doctoral fellows for the 2014–15 academic year in the field of foreign policy, security studies, and diplomatic history, and appointed two fellows for 2015–16. Both fellowship programs are described in detail below. In addition, about 750 faculty from departments in every college of the university are affiliated with the Einaudi Center, core programs, and other international programs. Center Highlights The Einaudi Center continued to play a key role in developing and implementing key components of the Global Cornell Initiative that started in July 2013 with the appointment of Fredrik Logevall to serve as Cornell’s Vice Provost for International Affairs while remaining director of the Einaudi Center. It received additional funding through the Vice Provost’s office to launch several new initiatives during this second year. In addition, the Center continued to organize and sponsor a wide range of activities in the area of international studies. It was a very successful year with many highlights and filled auditoriums. The Center focused on seven interdependent and complementary areas: internationalization of Cornell; academic program activities; support for core international programs; support for academic units, programs, faculty, and students; communications; outreach; and administration. Internationalization of Cornell The Center engages in activities that support internationalization across campus and provides opportunities for all units, faculty, staff, and students to network and address internationalization issues. During the 2014–2015 academic year the Executive Director of the Center also assumed the role of Director for VPIA Operations to further the close interaction between the two offices to the benefit of both. The Center invested in several initiatives, including the International Faculty Fellows program, involvement with the Working Group for Engagement and Inclusion in Global Education (GEIGE), activities related to support for language studies and meaningful international experiences for students, faculty forums, the annual international studies and language fair, the 15th annual International Education Week, and the Cornell International Education Network (CIEN). A centerpiece of the Global Cornell Initiative is the appointment of International Faculty Fellows (IFFs) with the Einaudi Center. This new initiative is meant to foster new collaborations between the colleges and the Einaudi Center, to enhance the connectivity of internationalization across campus, and to assist Cornell’s colleges and schools with recruitment and retention of superb faculty whose research and teaching have an international focus. Fellows contribute to the intellectual life of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies by hosting workshops in their fields, interacting with various programs housed within the center, and working across disciplines to foster cross-college connections. Nominated by the deans of their respective college/school and chosen by a faculty committee chaired by Vice Provost for International Affairs and Director of the Einaudi Center Fredrik Logevall, fellows are selected on the basis of their internationally focused research, teaching, and scholarly achievements. Andrea Bachner, Comparative Literature (Arts and Sciences); Victoria Beard, City and Regional Planning 2 (Architecture, Art and Planning); Saurabh Mehta, Nutritional Sciences (Human Ecology); and Daniel Selva, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Engineering), just completed the first year of their three-year terms as International Faculty Fellows. Andrea Bachner is a scholar of Comparative Literature and is using her fellowship to envision her future work in even more intercultural and international directions. During this academic year, she was able to conclude several larger (and some smaller) research projects; to interact and collaborate with faculty associated with the East Asia Program and the Institute for German Cultural Studies; to develop two new courses; and to continue research and related activities on her main research project, an analysis of the intercultural links, exchanges, and analogies between China and Latin America as a reflection on the methodology of intercultural comparison Victoria Beard has expanded the international scope of her teaching and research; the fellowship has supported her to take Cornell students to Indonesia to research collective action to alleviate poverty within local communities, and has allowed her to explore the possibility of expanding her comparative research in Southeast Asia to include Myanmar, in conjunction with the Southeast Asia program’s Myanmar initiative. Saurabh Mehta’s research focuses on improving population health through early detection, diagnosis, and intervention, particularly for infectious disease. He hosted a presentation for the South Asia Program about building a research program in India in December 2014, as well as a seminar