The University Seminar on Global Governance and Democracy, founded in 1997, is an interdisciplinary seminar that brings together faculty and graduate students from across the social sciences, especially from political science, public policy, economics, sociology, and law. Our shared interest in this seminar is to gain a better understanding of the causes and consequences of recent global economic and socio-political changes; we are especially interested in how globalization affects the distribution of wealth and well being, as well as governance among and within nations.
Founded as the University Seminar on Globalization and Equity, Global Governance and Democracy, co-chaired by Tim Büthe (Duke, Political Science) and Layna Mosley (UNC, Political Science) is organized around a series of talks by domestic and international guest speakers whose work analyzes these issues from a social science perspective, broadly conceived.
Seminars are on Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, each seminar will be followed by a short reception, allowing individual conversations with the speaker. We are pleased to invite the Duke and Triangle communities to join us for this series of public lectures.
Our Next Seminar
(See the entire Spring schedule)
February 11 (Thursday)
Location: Room 240, John Hope Franklin Center
Professor Michael Bordo, Rutgers University
“Foreign Currency Debt, Financial Crises and Economic Growth: A Long-Run View”
Click here for Professor Bordo’s biography
