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Mexico's Battle over Oil  new

On April 8, President Felipe Calderon dropped a political bomb on the Mexican political scene. The Senate received an executive initiative that would fundamentally change the structure and operations of the oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Key operations of the state-owned enterprise would pass into private hands.

http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5231

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Academy For Conservation And Peace

We are a nonprofit organization, incorporated in the State of Texas, USA. We are raising money for the creation of an international educational establishment, to be located near the rainforest of Guyana, South America. Initially, we will offer 2-week seminars on green building, and on other subjects pertaining to sustainable culture. Our business plan includes the eventual development of our curricula into semester-long study abroad programs, and then into 4 year, on-site degree programs.

http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/kogacademy

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Alan B. Slifka Program in Intercommunal Coexistence

The Alan B. Slifka Program in Intercommunal Coexistence at Brandeis University is a program of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life. Its purpose is to generate and disseminate knowledge useful to practitioners of coexistence and related fields, and to engage students and other members of the larger Brandeis community in the theory and practice of coexistence.

http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/Slifka/

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Development Studies at International and Area Studies, UC Berkeley

Development Studies is the study of social transformation or change. The problems of social transformation are urgent, massive, complex, and often they transcend the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines. Development Studies examines the problems, processes, and prospects for the development of human and material resources in what is generally thought to be the less developed areas of the world. To study comparative development effectively, one must draw upon many disciplines and construct a balanced understanding of historical and contemporary processes. Thus, studying development as a social transformation requires a blending of knowledge and perspectives from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, geography, history, and resource and environmental science.

http://ias.berkeley.edu/iastp2006/ProgramProfile.asp?code=DS

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Diploma in Development Leadership- Jun 30 - Dec 5 2008

The Diploma in Development Leadership provides a framework for just and sustainable development based on a participatory, practical, holistic approach. Its overall purpose is to strengthen the capacity of development leaders to effectively motivate and support people in the development of their own communities and societies.

http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268136

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Global Development And Environment Institute

The Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) is a research institute at Tufts University dedicated to promoting a better understanding of how societies can pursue their economic and community goals in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. GDAE pursues its mission through original research, policy work, publication projects, curriculum development, conferences and other activities.

http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/

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Graduate Programs in International Development

Clark University's Graduate Programs in International Development, Community Planning, and Environment (IDCE) address one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: sustaining environmental resources while promoting development.

http://www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/id/grad/

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International Centre (IC), University of Calgary

The International Centre at the U of C supports field oriented projects in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Research, publications, policy advocacy, networking and institutional strengthening are core activities. The IC is active on the home front in Alberta and on the University campus: and other activities are regularly staged to build awareness of development issues.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/ic/

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International Development Studies, St Mary's University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

St. Mary's is located on the Atlantic seaboard of Canada and offers BA and MA degrees, as well as Graduate Diplomas.

http://www.stmarys.ca/academic/arts/ids/

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Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Founded in 1986 through a generous gift from Mrs. Joan B. Kroc, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame conducts research, education, and outreach programs on the causes of violence and the conditions for sustainable peace. The Institute's research agenda focuses on the religious and ethnic dimensions of conflict and peacebuilding; the ethics of the use of force; and the peacemaking role of international norms, policies and institutions, including a focus on economic sanctions and enforcement of human rights. In addition to individual research by faculty in a wide range of disciplines, the Institute organizes collaborative research projects on these themes.

http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/

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M.A. Program in Climate and Society at Columbia University

Columbia University has launched a new twelve-month masters degree, the M.A. Program in Climate and Society, which will train professionals and academics to understand and cope with the impacts of climate variability and climate change on society and the environment. The program's director, Mark Cane, who is the G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences, led the team that made the first scientific prediction of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon in the 1980s. How people can benefit from climate prediction information has been a major topic of Cane's research since that time. Columbia is at the forefront of research on climate and climate applications, and is supported by an extensive network of research units and faculty. Drawing on the superb educational and research facilities of Columbia University, the M.A. Program in Climate and Society combines elements of established programs in Earth Sciences, Earth Engineering, International Relations, Politics, Sociology, and Economics, with unique classes in inter-disciplinary applications specially designed for the program's students. A set of core courses will stress inter-disciplinary problem solving. These include: Dynamics of climate variability and change; Regional climate and climate impacts; Quantitative models of climate-sensitive natural and human systems; Policy-making under uncertainty. A professional development seminar and a choice between a summer internship or research thesis complete the required core. At the end of twelve intensive months of study, graduates will be prepared to address environmental issues from positions in government, business, and nongovernmental organizations. Some may wish to continue their academic careers in the social or natural sciences.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/climatesociety/

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Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution, Georgetown University

Georgetown University is currently accepting applications for the Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution. The innovative and academically rigorous program is housed in the Department of Government, and involves multidisciplinary study with leading faculty from across the university. For more information, please see our website.

http://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu

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Michigan State University's Women & International Development Program

Michigan State University's Women & International Development Program (WID) promotes teaching, research, and action on international development and global transformation as they affect women and gender relations. While WID's primary focus is the Southern Hemisphere, the program recognizes that the "South" is a set of relationships rather than a place. Moreover, development and global change bring costs as well as benefits, which are often not shared equally by men and women of different nations, races, classes, and ethnicities.

http://www.isp.msu.edu/wid/

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MSF and Mental Health

MSF work throughout the world brings our volunteers face to face with people who have suffered immense psychological suffering from a varity of sources. Victims of natural disasters, war, attacks, rape and ongoing violence - the increasing role of psychological care within the MSF movement is clear. The information gathered in the psychological aspect of our field work has also brought increased depth to our advocacy efforts on behalf of civilian populations both in their homland and as refugees.

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/mentalhealth/index.cfm/t_blank

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The Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC)

The Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC) is an autonomous inter-governmental regional institution for development policy research, training, experience-exchange, information dissemination and consultancy/advisory services. It is conceived as an institution for advanced development studies, capable of providing intellectual leadership in the search for development strategies suited to the specific needs of the Asian and Pacific region. The purpose of the Centre is to assist governments of the Asia-Pacific region in the study, formulation, implementation, management and evaluation of development strategies and policies. The Centre seeks to accomplish this in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental research and training institutions, and other institutions of public education in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere.

http://www.apdc.org/

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The Center for Advanced Study of International Development (CASID)

Since 1981, CASID has been designated by the United States Department of Education as a comprehensive National Resource Center for Foreign Language and International Studies. Programs and research are focused on a variety of "third world" development topics, including development assistance policy, food and hunger, environment, health, and poverty. CASID is a multidisciplinary unit organized within the College of Social Science in cooperation with the Office of the Dean of International Studies and Programs and strengthened by the participation of scholars from a number of other colleges. CASID's administrative activities cut across the traditional college-department organization by building relationships among social sciences and liberal arts departments, and the applied arts and sciences.

http://www.isp.msu.edu/casid/

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The Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar at Yale

The Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar (CELS) at Yale University, begun in 1993, is an executive course that offers high-level, solution-oriented training in environmental management and policy. It provides an expert assessment of both current environmental conditions and emerging issues, nationally and internationally. Sessions are led by Yale faculty from environmental science, law, management, and policy, as well as by industry experts. The Seminar participants include executives from a broad range of private businesses; government managers from state, federal, and international agencies; and representatives from nongovernmental organizations. A small class of 16 to 22 individuals is assembled each year to enable the depth of exchange needed to advance ideas and invent solutions. A combination of lectures, panel discussions, case studies, field trips, simulations and other problem-solving exercises provides an essential knowledge base for people who directly influence the environmental impact of industrial and economic activities. Seminar learning objectives are: -To increase understanding of the inter-connected disciplines involved in sound environmental decision-making. -To tie global resource issues to contemporary management problems -To shape environmental strategies for competitive advantage and organizational change.

http://www.yale.edu/cels

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The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

New ideas and new perspectives are what make the graduate program in international affairs unique. The program combines interdisciplinary study with problem-solving skills. More than 300 students from 62 countries work directly with international practitioners and scholars. The focus is on global economics, poverty and development, cities and urbanization, international institutions, NGOs, human rights, conflict and security, and media and culture.

http://www.ia.newschool.edu/

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University of California Los Angeles International Development Studies

UCLA offers an undergraduate major leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Development Studies. THey write "Our interdisciplinary approach to the study of international development enables students to address urgent global issues from several different academic perspectives. Ranging from Anthropology to Economics, Public Health to Women's Studies, Geography to History, and Political Science to Sociology, our curriculum exposes students to the issues, problems, and policies connected to the struggles of underdeveloped nations."

http://www.isop.ucla.edu/ids/

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University of Iowa Center for Finance and International Development

The website for this programme does not contain a description of how one can study Finance and International Development at the University of Iowa, but rather contains resource materials for study in the area and staff contacts for those who wish to explore the issues further.

http://www.uiowa.edu/ifdebook/

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University of Washington Department of Geography

An integrated program of study addressing economic, social, environmental, and political dimensions of development in both urban and rural realms. Students may specialize in Latin America, Africa, China, Russia and the NIS, and problem regions in more developed nations.

http://depts.washington.edu/geog/

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