Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1 billion annually, more than 20,000 people are caged every night in L.A.’s county jails and city lockups. But not every neighborhood is equally impacted by L.A.’s massive jail system. In fact, L.A.’s nearly billion-dollar jail budget is largely committed to incarcerating many people from just a few neighborhoods. In some communities, more than one-million dollars is spent annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods.
Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernández, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent, serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.
An opportunity for students to have conversation with L&C faculty in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies.
The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos
The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos
The theme of this year’s student-run symposium is Functions of Fear: Conflict, Compliance, Chaos
Please join us for an evening with the Honorable Tulinabo Mushingi, United States Ambassador to Angola and Sao Tome y Principe. The title of his talk is “From Eastern Congo to Foggy Bottom: the improbable journey of an American Diplomat.”
Additional Background Information:
Jessica Simon is the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Recife, Brazil. She arrived in September, 2020. She most recently served as Press Attache for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.
A career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, Ms. Simon previously served as Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro; in Washington as Deputy Director of Communications in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary in the Public Affairs Bureau, and as a Pearson Congressional Fellow. Ms. Simon also served overseas at the U.S. Embassies in Tel Aviv, Israel and Kabul, Afghanistan.
An Oregon native, Ms. Simon holds a B.A. in psychology from Tufts University, and a Masters degree in international relations from Georgetown University. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, and some Dari. Prior to joining the Department of State, Ms. Simon worked as a program officer in the Washington office of Partners of the Americas, and as an English teacher with the WorldTeach program in Costa Rica. She and her Brazilian-born husband Frederico, have a seven-year-old daughter and a fifteen-month-old son.
The 2021 Distinguished International Law Visitor is Philippe Sands, Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals, University College London, University of London. He will speak about the flight of Nazis from Germany to Argentina, as well as the origins of the legal concepts of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Responsible Sovereignty: Exposing Tensions Surrounding Humanitarian Intervention
Wednesday, April 11, 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Lou Pingeot and Thomas Weiss
Moderator: Heather Smith-Cannoy, International Affairs
What is more important: the sovereignty of a state or the sovereignty of its people? This question comes to the fore when a state fails to protect its population and other states feel obliged to intervene. In such regard, when and how should military intervention take place?
A New Geography of Power? State Sovereignty and the Corporate Dilemma
Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m.
Speakers: John M. Kline & Saskia Sassen
Moderator: Elizabeth Bennett, International Affairs
In recent decades, the world has seen a drastic shift in prevalence from small businesses to corporate behemoths. Consequently, multinational corporations have gained an increasingly unprecedented role in the global political economy. Who is still sovereign: multinational corporations or states?
Earth and Entitlement: Reconciling International Agreements, Sovereignty, and the Common Good
Tuesday, April 10, 3:30 p.m
Speakers: Chandra Bhushan and Terry L. Anderson
Moderator: Moriah Bostian, Economics
Global environmental action has moved to the forefront of international discussion. Are international environmental agreements an infringement on state sovereignty and resource security or are they an essential component of an internationally shared future?
Foreign Aid: A Path to Development or Dependence?
Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Speakers: Andrew Mwenda and Sam Jones
Moderators: Aine McCarthy, Economics
The Scramble for Sovereignty: Modern Challenges to an Age-old Construct
Firewalls: Applying Westphalian Principles to Cyberspace
Monday, April 9, 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Col. Forrest Hare and Gus Swanda
Moderator: Tung Yin, Law school
In an era where hacking, superbugs, and viruses can potentially disrupt large sectors of society, is the need for sovereign protection against these potential threats worth sacrificing unrestricted internet access? Do we need cyber borders?
Evaluating Secession: Legitimacy and Stability in the Balance
Monday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Speakers: Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman and Aleksandar Pavković
Moderator: Todd Lochner, Political Science
Self-determination and territorial integrity come at odds when a people wish to create a state of their own. In this regard, how do secessionist movements and their new states get recognized if all states strive to protect their territorial integrity and sovereignty?
Contending and disruptive forces unleashed by the processes of globalization have brought into question the durability of the prevailing global order. Is the current international arrangement robust enough to respond to these challenges? Or are we confronting a future of decentralized power and global chaos?
As today’s conflicts become increasingly interconnected, individuals are attempting to connect beyond their local context. Is global citizenship the answer for furthering an international community to be better engaged in more solutions? Or does it neglect the realities of individual and national identities?
The International Affairs department will be hosting a mock United Nations Security Council session with faculty and students. Each faculty will represent a member state and collaborate with students to determine and vote on a response to an international crisis.
Join US Department of State East Asian and Pacific Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Matthews to learn about his experiences and the future of US foreign policy in a key region.
Join the Lewis & Clark Bookstore on November 11, 2014 to celebrate the latest book from new faculty member, Elizabeth Bennett, Assistant Professor of International Affairs. Bennett will speak about her book, with an opportunity for questions and dialogue
Challenges to state security increasingly come from rebel groups within states. Given the changing nature of global conflict, should governments find new ways of combating insurgencies that include political, economic, and diplomatic means? Or is this focus on winning hearts and minds simply gilded nation building that results in protracted wars and quagmires?
What role do visual media play in shaping our perception of international affairs? What can the camera capture that the written word leaves out? Is it possible to truthfully depict global social and political struggles and relay information honestly, or is bias an inevitable part of telling the story?
Speakers: Ed Kashi and Dennis Dunleavy