Welcome back to the Carr Center! We hope you had a great summer, and we are looking forward to seeing you all in the upcoming semester.
You can find information on our upcoming events, including our speaker series
Towards Life 3.0
and
Human Rights in Hard Places
here
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For students, we have a
range of opportunities
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including internship and research funding, to deepen your understanding and practice of human rights. Also note our
Research Assistant
positions for our Renewing Rights and Responsibilities in the United States Initiative.
We look forward to seeing many of you at our
Open House on September 6
. It's going to be a great semester -
come join us and learn about all the ways in which the Carr Center is working to bolster human rights worldwide.
Mathias Risse
, Faculty Director
Sushma Raman
, Executive Director
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Open House
Learn about the Carr Center's research, initiatives, and programs. We will introduce our various student resources such as fellowships, courses, study groups, research opportunities, and travel grants.
Bring a friend to meet our faculty, fellows, and staff who will answer any questions you may have about the Carr Center. We will have food, drink, and giveaways.
Date:
Friday, September 6, 2019, 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location:
Malkin Penthouse - Littauer Building, 4th floor
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Series: Towards Life 3.0 - Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century
Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21
st
Century
is a talk series organized and facilitated by
Mathias Risse
, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Philosophy and Public Administration.
Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book,
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on society and human life.
Upcoming Talks:
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September 9, 5:30 PM
Justice Luís Roberto Barroso
, Senior Fellow & Current Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, will give a talk titled, "Technological Revolution, Democratic Recession & Climate Change: Limits of Law in a Changing World."
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September 16, 5:30 PM
Primavera de Filippi
, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Researcher at the National Center of Scientific Research in Paris, will give a talk titled, "Blockchain Governance: Can We Turn Trust into Confidence?"
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Series: Human Rights in Hard Places
The Carr Center’s Human Rights in Hard Places talk series offers insights and analysis from the frontlines by human rights practitioners, policy makers, and innovators.
Moderated by
Sushma Raman
, the series highlights current day human rights and humanitarian concerns such as human rights in North Korea, migration on the US-Mexico border, and the dismantling of democracy.
Upcoming Talks:
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September 10
The Dismantling of Democracy - Brazil, India, and Turkey
- Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, Carr Center Senior Fellow & Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
- Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Carr Center Fellow & Professor of Political Science at Sabancı University
- Salil Shetty, Carr Center Senior Fellow & Former Secretary General of Amnesty International
(Please note this event is off the record).
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September 24
North Korea - Perspectives from a Defector and Policymaker
- Joseph Kim, North Korean defector, assistant to Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute
- Lindsay Lloyd, Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute
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Carr Center's monthly podcast on the pressing human rights issues of our time. Hosted by Executive Director
Sushma Raman
, and produced by Carr Center Multimedia Specialist
Alexandra Geller
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Recent Episodes:
- John Shattuck, Senior Fellow at the Carr Center and Professor of Practice in Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, discusses the evolution, threats, and impetus for renewing rights and responsibilities in the United States. Listen to the episode.
- Mark Latonero, Carr Center Technology and Human Rights Fellow, and Research Lead for the Human Rights and AI on the Ground Initiatives at Data & Society, discusses ethics, privacy, and human rights implications around the use of artificial intelligence. Listen to the episode.
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Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
www.carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu
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