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Global Value Chains for Least Developed Countries: A Letter to WTO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

October 18, 2021

Duke Gary Gereffi, HEC Montréal Ari Van Assche and University of Manchester Stephanie Barrientos co-signed a letter addressed to both World Trade Organization's Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Least Developed Countries' Coordinator, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Makaila, where they propose a multilateral scheme for boosting LDC’s inclusion in the global trade system.

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Walltown Forever: Resisting Gentrification in Durham, NC

October 8, 2021

At a Wednesdays at the Center event, Duke alumnus and community organizer Brandon Williams explained how he is leading a historically Black neighborhood, Walltown, to reshape a redevelopment project with the inputs of local residents.

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Duke Graduate Student Receives Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Award

September 30, 2021

The Duke University Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS) is delighted to announce that Sophia Goodfriend, Ph.D. student in the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Award for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Jean Casimir Discusses Decolonizing Haiti's History

September 28, 2021

By Meredith Watkins

Jean Casimir, Professor of Humanities at the University of Haiti and former Haitian ambassador to the United States, presented his most recent book, The Haitians: A Decolonial History , in a virtual Wednesdays at the...

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At Duke, Veteran Diplomat Keith Mines Shares Lessons on Nation-Building

September 21, 2021

At an event organized by the Duke Center for International and Global Studies, Keith Mines (U.S. Institute of Peace) made the case for nation-building as a practice where "incomplete successes" are never a failure. The event was moderated by former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, Duke's Patrick Duddy.

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Gary Gereffi: How Research on Global Value Chains Can Help U.S. Competitiveness

August 9, 2021

Duke professor Gary Gereffi testified last July 15 before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on "Implementing Supply Chain Resiliency." In this interview, he expands on the topics of his hearing and explains how the value-chain framework can enhance U.S. competitiveness, promote a sustainable economy and a large number of good-quality jobs.

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Lula 2022? Brazil Poised for Sensational Political Comeback

August 2, 2021

Duke History professor John D. French interviewed by The Guardian says that the former president of Brazil "represents a moment when things went well, when Brazil felt it was moving forwards, when things were happening, when the minimum wage was going up, when your children could go to school, when 10 (million) houses were built.”

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DUCIGS - ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21

For DUCIGS and affiliated units, 2020-21 was a season as rich in programming, research, partnerships, student, and faculty support as in pre-pandemic years.

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Global Working Paper Series

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

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Graduate Working Groups on Global Issues

DUCIGS funded Graduate Working Groups on Global Issues are thematic working groups that are both interdisciplinary in their membership and student-driven in design. Read more.