The Claus M. Halle Institute




	The Halle Institute’s Program on Governance brings together the substantial faculty expertise at Emory with experts from around the world to address issues facing contemporary democracies and societies in transition. Themes include: markets and economic institutions, political and judicial institutions and processes, political parties, elections, and the media. The Halle Institute partners with the government of South Korea to host Korean Fellows who work in government and politics for a residency of up to one year. Fellows pursue their scholarly interests at Emory while taking time away from their demanding positions in Seoul. The Halle Institute would like to thank Tarpley & Underwood, P.C. for its continued support of the Korean Fellowship program. Recent Activities: April 24-26, 2008 Conference, Co-sponsored by the Hertie School of Governance 10 Years of European Economic Monetary Union: What Have we Learned? \| Event webpage February 22-23, 2008 Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law, Politics and Economics and Emory's School of Law Conference on Textual Analysis and the Study of Judicial Behavior For more information on this event, click here. February 10-11, 2008 Public Forum, Co-sponsored by the Goizueta Business School and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Virtual Worlds and New Realities in Commerce, Politics, and Society \| Event webpage November 12-15, 2007 Seminar, Panel discussions, and Public Exhibition Cartooning for Peace \| Event webpage September 20-30, 2007 Co-sponsored by the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Reproductive Health, the Future of Russia Foundation, Rotary International and the Open World Program Expert Meeting on Russian Healthcare From September 20-30, a delegation of doctors and administrators engaged in meetings with leaders in healthcare, law, and public policy, and visited medical facilities such as Crawford Long Memorial Hospital, Egleston Children’s Hospital, and Grady Memorial Hospital in order to learn how to implement change in maternal and perinatal care in Russia. Delegation members included: Gayane Tamazyan, Deputy Minister of Health in charge of Maternal Child Health, Moscow Oblast; Galina Utkina, Deputy in Moscow Oblast Duma, Chair of Committee on Public Health; Anatoliy Domnikov, Professional organization of public health workers union; Lyudmila Malyutina, Dean of Neonatology Resuscitation Course Moscow Oblast Post-graduate Institute; Lyudmila Djuchenko, Director of the Genetics Center; Margarita Tumanyan, Head, Pediatric Cardiologist of Moscow Oblast; and Elena Bulycheva, Director of the Family Planning Center and Infertility Clinic of the Moscow Oblast Obstetrics/Gynecology Research Institute. February 16, 2007 Organized by South Asian Studies at Emory, Co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, Rollins School of Public Health, Institute for Comparative and International Studies, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Center for Health, Culture and Safety, FIC/NIH Global Health Frameworks Program, Global Health Institute, Emory Center for AIDS Research, Emory Vaccine Center, the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hightower Fund What's Indian About HIV/AIDS in India? Academics and practitioners with experience at UNDP, WHO, CARE, CDC, World Bank, and the Gates Foundation gathered to discuss the "Indian-ness" of HIV/AIDS to explore comprehensive, context-sensitive responses to public health threats. February 9, 2007 Conference on the Political Economy of International Finance (PEIF) \| Event webpage January 18-19, 2007 Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science at Emory University Symposium on a Global Look at Urban and Regional Governance: The State Market-Civic Nexus \| Event webpage November 30, 2006 Panel Discussion Divided Cousins? How British and American News Media Cover War and PoliticsThe Atlanta alumni chapters of the London School of Economics, Oxford University, Cambridge University, the Emory Journalism Program, and The Halle Institute's Program on Governance presented "Divided Cousins? How British and American News Media Cover War and Politics," a panel discussion in which journalists compared the ways in which American and British journalists perceive, cover and interpret war and politics. Moderated by Emory Journalism Program Director Sheila Tefft, the event featured panelists Matt Bigg, Reuters, Atlanta; Tim Lister, CNN, formerly with BBC; Raman Narayanan, The Atlanta Journal Constitution; Natalie Pawelski, British Consulate Atlanta, formerly with CNN; Henry Schuster, CNN; and Andrew Ward, The Financial Times, Atlanta bureau. October 16, 2006 Seminar, Co-sponsored by the United Nations (UN), with a special thanks to Le Monde and the French Ministry of Culture Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists as Journalists UN Headquarters, New York \| Event webpage June 21, 2006 Media and Transatlantic Relations, Panel Discussion and Reception at the World Trade Center, Dresden \| Event webpage European Governance: Challenges for the Future, Expert Working Conference 2006 2005 The Balashikha Project: Improving Women's and Infants' Healthcare in Russia through Public-Private Partnership Russian Local Governance Delegation