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OAS Roundtable to Discuss Contribution of Academics to the Design of Public Policies on International Relations
November 5, 2014
The 62nd Policy Roundtable of the Organization of American States (OAS), entitled “Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause,” will take place on Thursday, November 6 at OAS headquarters in Washington DC. The event will discuss the content and conclusions of the book by authors Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci on the dynamics between academics and public policy makers in the area of international relations, seeking to identify ways to synchronize and generate new links between theory and practice.
The event will feature welcoming remarks by the OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, Kevin Casas-Zamora, followed by an introduction and contextualization of the subject by Secretary General José Miguel Insulza. The book "Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause" will be presented by Abraham Lowenthal, Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California.
The Roundtable will include a panel discussion on how academics can contribute more effectively in the design of public policies featuring the participation of the Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Fred Bergsten and the Counselor at the U.S. Department of State, Ambassador Thomas Shannon. The Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Cynthia J. Arnson, will moderate the discussion.
The 62nd OAS Policy Roundtable will be broadcast live on the OAS website.
WHAT: 62nd Policy Roundtable “Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause”
WHEN: November 6, 2014 10:30 EST (15:30 GMT)
WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
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