Events

Join us for the first Divisional Seminar of the 2026-27 Academic Year, featuring Professor Bert George. In this talk, he will highlight the reasons why Neuro Public Administration (NPA) is needed, the core foundations of NPA and specific examples of how to "do" NPA as public management and policy scholar. To do so, he will draw on several experiments conducted at his lab. Overall, this research approach seeks to employ neuroscientific theories, methods, and concepts to better understand administrative behavior. It can advance our thinking on policy issues by investigating the biological foundation of policymakers', public managers', citizens' and other stakeholders' behavior.

We are living through a "polycrisis" where the traditional levers of global governance are stalling. As the world grapples with geoeconomic fragmentation and the risk of a "New Cold War," the relationship between China and the rest of the world has become the defining axis of 21st-century stability. In this Distinguished Lecture, Siddharth Chatterjee explores how the Asia-Pacific—led by the complex interplay of China’s global rise—can move from a site of competition to a cornerstone of a revitalized international system. 

Join us for this insightful seminar by Professor WANG on April 10. As the China-US relationship stands at a pivotal juncture following a fragile trade truce, this talk explores the question: where do we go from here? Amid persistent strategic rivalry, economic decoupling pressures, and flashpoints over technology, Taiwan, and global influence, neither side can afford escalation into unmanaged confrontation. Instead, the path forward lies in pragmatic, durable co-existence—prioritizing issue-specific cooperation on supply-chain resilience and crisis prevention while insulating core interests through mutual deterrence and selective engagement.

Join us for this insightful seminar by Professor Kammen on March 24. The session will explore the urgent need for immediate action towards achieving a 1.5°C global warming target, highlighting the alignment of energy, transportation, and land-use policies with social and environmental justice goals. Prof. Kammen will discuss critical decision-making opportunities and recent developments, including the rise of a populist “Green New Deal” ethos and congressional debates on carbon pricing, as essential steps towards a sustainable future. Click here for further information and to register!

Join us for this insightful seminar by Professor Lin on March 10. The session will explore what evidence counts in policy-making and how to drive substantive progress in policy through constructive framing and policy dialogues, with various examples from health policy issues. Click here for further information and to register!