2018
7th AMEPPA Conference on “Strengthening governance to deliver social justice, economic opportunity, and accountability” held at the American University (AUC) in Cairo
The Association of Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration, hosted by AUC’s School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, convened on 26 – 28 November 2018 to discuss a broad range of issues related to public policy and administration in the region.
Short Course on Geographical Information System (GIS) methods applied to Research on Conflict and Ethnicity held at the American University in Cairo
Organized jointly by the R4D project and the American University in Cairo (AUC), a three-day class on GIS methods for social science research took place on September 4-6, 2018.
Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize is awarded to Lars-Erik Cederman
Lars-Erik Cederman receives the Marcel Benoist prize for his work on political peace-building and the inclusion of ethnic minorities. Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Chairman of the Marcel Benoist Foundation, personally informed Professor Cederman about the award.
Release of the EPR Dataset Family 2018
The International Conflict Research group at ETH Zurich announces the release of the updated Ethnic Power Relations (EPR) Datset Family, supported by the R4D project.
International Conference on "Democracy and Diversities: Experiences for the Construction of Peace, Development and Inclusion" in Guatemala City, February 15-16, 2018
The University of San Carlos de Guatemala held a two-day conference on the topic "Democracy and Diversity" that was attended by scholars from the R4D partner countries and Central and Latin America.