by Admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Editorial Board
Co-Founder, Member of Board of Directors, Board of Thinkers, Editorial Board, Boston Global Forum, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard Kennedy School
Thomas E. Patterson is Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press of Harvard Kennedy School. His book, The Vanishing Voter, looks at the causes and consequences of electoral participation. His earlier book on the media’s political role, Out of Order, received the American Political Science Association’s Graber Award as the best book of the decade in political communication. His first book, The Unseeing Eye, was named by the American Association for Public Opinion Research as one of the 50 most influential books on public opinion in the past half century.
He also is author of Mass Media Election and two general American government texts: The American Democracy and We the People. His articles have appeared in Political Communication, Journal of Communication, and other academic journals, as well as in the popular press. His research has been funded by the Ford, Markle, Smith-Richardson, Pew, Knight, Carnegie, and National Science foundation.
Patterson received his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1971.
by Admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Editorial Board
Member of Board of Thinkers, Boston Global Forum; Distinguished Professor of Education; Director, UCLA Paulo Freire Institute; UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education
Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres is a political sociologist of education, a published poet and short story author. He did his undergraduate work in sociology in Argentina (B.A. honors and teaching credential in Sociology, Universidad del Salvador), his graduate work in Mexico (M.A. Political Science. FLACSO) and the United States (Master of Arts and Ph.D. in International Development Education, Stanford University), and post-doctoral studies in educational foundations in Canada (University of Alberta). He is a Professor of Social Science and Comparative Education at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Chair of UNESCO-UCLA in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education.
In 1991, in partnership with several colleagues, he created the Paulo Freire Institute, PFI, and is currently serving as its Founding Director at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. He also served as director of the UCLA Latin American Center. Dr. Torres has been a Visiting Professor in universities in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has lectured throughout Latin America and the United States, and in universities in England, Japan, Italy, Spain, Tanzania, Finland, Mozambique, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Portugal, Taiwan, Korea, Sweden and South Africa.
by Admin | Mar 6, 2015 | Highlights
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are keys to multinational dialogue to avert war BGF report says.
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(Boston, March 10, 2015) In its just-released report titled, “A Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific,” Boston Global Forum called for strengthening international ties among nations through the new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report termed TPP, “an important free trade initiative that includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Peru, and Vietnam.”
Each year the Boston Global Forum adopts a single issue for detailed discussion, debate, analysis and recommendations. The 2014, “Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific,” strives to reduce mounting tensions among Asian nations over disputed South and East China Sea territories, such as Spratly, Paracel and Senkaku Islands; shipping lanes, fishing rights, and mineral resources by providing clear mechanisms to avoid armed conflict.
As part of the yearlong effort, Boston Global Forum (BGF) held online international conferences and symposia at Harvard University focusing on the tensions between China, the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan over claims in the South and East China seas. Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis, BGF chairman and co-founder, and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a member of the BGF Board of Thinkers and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor moderated the discussions among over two dozen leading elected officials, scholars and policy analysts from around the world.
The “Framework,” including a complete least of speakers, is available at (http://www.bostonglobalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/BGF-Report-on-Framework-for-Peace-and-Security.pdf ). and cites flash points over the recent past that have involved sparring between China’s military air and sea defenses and other nations over fishing rights, economic zones, oil resources and other matters. One such incident resulted in a near collision between Chinese and American military aircraft.
Photo: Governor Michael Dukakis led a conference about building a Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific in 2014.
According to the report, “For their part, some of China’s neighbors, including Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam, have bolstered their defense capacity. Vietnam, for example, has acquired two Russian submarines capable of launching torpedoes and anti-ship missiles that could destroy a Chinese oil rig were it to deploy in Vietnamese waters.” .
The “Framework for Peace and Security” urges reliance on international law to resolve conflict, regional interdependence with strong economic and trade relations among the nations of the Pacific, and multilateralism, in which all nations participate in negotiations over critical issues. In the near term, the BGF report also urged a strong US presence in the region as a means of promoting peace, security and prosperity.
Throughout 2015 the Boston Global Forum will focus on the mounting threats of cyber-warfare and cyber-terrorism.
The Boston Global Forum actively seeks participation by leaders in business, government and the professions who are interested in promoting human rights, global peace and economic security. For information, email Boston Global Forum at: [email protected]
About Boston Global Forum
Established in 2012, Boston Global Forum brings together, in an open and accessible public forum, an eclectic and engaging spectrum of highly regarded academic leaders, real-world experts, influential thoughts leaders, and promising young leaders.
BGF’s immediate goal is to identify emerging threats to peace and stability around the globe, suggest realistic solutions, and identify possible actions that can be taken to avert armed conflict. The Forum’s ultimate goal is to lessen tensions, promote peace and security, and foster conditions that lead to greater social justice and broader economic prosperity wherever they are most needed.
For expert news sources and details contact: Dick Pirozzolo, [email protected] or 617-959-4613.
by Admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Event Updates, Michael Dukakis Institute
Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow Program is now officially calling for candidates who are leaders or specialists from around the world and at or younger than 40 years old. We are specially interested in those who have shown aptitude, interest, and pursuit of promoting global peace and security. Applications are accepted until May 30, 2015 and only 4 successful candidates will be announced.
The Fellowship program is established as an effort of the Boston Global Forum to engage the youth leaders to further the Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific, which has recently been released in February 2015 after a series of international online conferences.
The Program provides ten months and related professional experiences in the areas of international relations and cyber security. For the 2015-2016 Program, Fellows will implement their proposed action-oriented plan, work with leaders of Boston Global Forum and high-profile figures of Harvard and MIT, as well as leaders in media, politics, and international relations. Fellows will participate in various events and activities associated with the Young Leader Network to monitor peace and generate solutions to conflicts in the Pacific. They will also work with Boston Global Forum to anticipate cyber terrorism issues, which is the focus issue of the Forum in 2015-2016.
Photo: Governor Michael Dukakis (in the middle) in a conference discussing about solutions to conflicts in the Pacific
The Program aims to enrich the fellows’ leadership competency and integrity in initiating solutions to global problems; engage youth in promotion of peace and security of the world; provide opportunities for self development; and facilitate a dialogue among youth leaders with high-profile figures and policymakers from many nations.
To be eligible, applicants must be 40 or younger, have extraordinary leadership achievement, be currently active in their professional field and produce a one year action plan to contribute to a peaceful and secure world.
Applications are encouraged to send a CV detailing their achievements and an action plan promoting peace and security, and should be submitted to [email protected]
About the Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow Program
The Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow Program is initiated and fully funded by the Boston Global Forum, and is named after its Chairman and Co-Founder, the former Massachusetts Governor, Professor Michael Dukakis. Governor Dukakis has devoted his life to the promotion of peace and democracy around the world. Governor Dukakis and his fellows Professor Thomas Patterson, Professor John Quelch, and Nguyen Anh Tuan founded Boston Global Forum in 2012 with the aim of identifying the most impactful issues facing the world and providing practical and meaningful solutions to these problems. Governor Dukakis and Harvard Professor Joseph Nye, a member of the Boston Global Forum Board of Thinkers, led several international conferences to build a Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific in 2014. The Fellowship program is established as an effort to engage youth leaders to further the Framework and to enrich their leadership capability and integrity in order to improve global peace and security.
by Admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Event Updates
Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA) Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra will travel the length of Vietnam, from Hanoi to Hue, Hoi An, Da Nang, to Ho Chi Minh City, performing concerts of classical Western music and Vietnamese folk songs and doing cultural exchanges as to celebrate the 20th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States from March 8 to 20, 2015.
The 28-voice Concert Choir, under the direction of Kristofer Johnson, and the Chamber Orchestra, with conductors Peter Schultz and Rohan Smith, will perform American and European selections by: Leonard Bernstein, John Philip Sousa, Scott Joplin, Dolly Parton, Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Fauré, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Arcangelo Corelli, William Billings and more. They have also prepared two Vietnamese folk songs, Trống Cơm and Lý Kéo Chài, arranged especially for the tour by Vietnamese musician and composer Vân-Ánh Võ.
During the 14-day “Peace and Innovation” tour, the ensembles will partner with musicians and vocalists from the Vietnam National Academy of Music and from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. PEA ensembles will perform one concert in Hanoi on March 11 and one concert in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19. These concerts are free and open to the public.
The ensembles also have another performance on March 10 with actors and musicians of the esteemed Vietnam Cheo Theatre, under the direction of Director and Favored Artist Thanh Ngoan; and several cultural exchanges with students from Gifted Schools in Vietnam such as Hanoi Amsterdam, Quoc Hoc Hue, and Mekong University.
Boston Global Forum Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Anh Tuan has sent the congratulation on the tour and emphasized: “…Consider these students as special envoys sending powerful messages through great works of music. Their performance will inspire dreams of a world where only peace, innovation, benevolence and tolerance matter.”
About Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy (www.exeter.edu) is a coeducational, independent school, located in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA. Founded in 1781 by John Phillips, Exeter has a tradition of academic excellence, a distinguished faculty, and a long history of educating young people to find their place in the world. It originated the system of instruction known as Harkness teaching in 1931. In the spirit of the school’s charter to foster goodness and knowledge, a Phillips Exeter Academy education is free to any admitted student whose family income is $75,000 or less and the diverse student body comes from a variety of geographic, economic, racial and religious backgrounds.
