• City Palace - Udaipur, India
  • Moutainous trail leading to ocean
  • London Tower Bridge
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Events

Sep
12
Thursday (All day)
Rubenstein Hall, Sanford School of Public Policy
  • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
Oct
21
Monday 9:00 am
John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery
  • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
  • John Hope Franklin Center
Jan
22
Wednesday 4:30 pm
Rubenstein Library Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
  • Duke University Center for International and Global Studies
  • Rethinking Diplomacy
Feb
27
Thursday 4:00 pm
John Hope Franklin Center, Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240
  • Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
  • Brazil Initiative
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Past events

Units

South Africa coast

Africa Initiative

Thailand boats

Asian/Pacific Studies Institute

China countryside road construction

Belt and Road Initiative

coast of Brazil

Brazil Initiative

Machu Picchu

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies

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Concilium on Southern Africa

Humayu Tomb in Delhi

Duke India Initiative

ceiling view of Yeni Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Duke Islamic Studies Center

Arches against blue sky

Duke University Middle East Studies Center

Uji Kyoto

Global Asia Initiative

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John Hope Franklin Center

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Observatory on Europe

News

     
Achille Mbembe, a philosophy scholar at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, gives the keynote address at the Challenging Borders conference. The event was held at Duke University on Nov. 18, 2019. (Amanda Solliday / Office of Global Affairs) “Many borders are decided in places that aren’t at the edges of nations or represented by a fence,” said Piot, a professor of cultural anthropology and African and African American studies and a leading researcher in the economy and histor

How Migration Scholars Interpret Borders

November 26, 2019

By Amanda Solliday

Global experts gathered at Duke University to examine today’s border policies and the movement of migrants between Africa and Europe.

Although borders are often considered fixed and rigid boundaries, the...

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Uncovering Smart Archeology

November 21, 2019

Imagine using the tools of the future to unlock the secrets of an ancient past. This is the ambitious scope of a multi-year Bass Connections project on smart archeology, under the leadership of professors Todd Berreth (NCSU), Maurizio Forte (Duke...

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Non-Academic Job Possibilities for Social Science PhDs

November 12, 2019

Most aspiring scholars begin PhD programs intending to remain in academia, either as research professors or instructors. Increasing numbers of these graduate students, however, are looking for ways to apply their advanced skills to policy debates...

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Championing Global Connections at Duke

Read about Dr. Giovanni Zanalda's current work directing the international and global activities of Duke University Center for International and Global Studies.

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A space for scholars from across the disciplines to explore international topics. Read submissions from Duke experts and affiliated scholars.​