IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn and IDPP Deputy Director Dr. Filippo Trevisan are both participating and presenting at the 112th American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting held from 1-4 September, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This year’s conference explores the theme “Great Transformations: Political Science and the Big Questions of Our Time."
Persons with Disabilities Newest Official Stakeholder Group of Habitat III
At the Habitat III Third Preparatory Committee Conference (PrepCom3) in Surabaya, Indonesia on 27 July 2016, persons with disabilities became the newest official major stakeholder group of Habitat III by becoming the 16th Partner Constituent Group of the General Assembly of Partners (GAP).
IDPP Participates in Habitat III PrepCom3
IDPP Program Associate Ms. Della Leonor will participate in the Third Preparatory Committee Conference for Habitat III in Surabaya, Indonesia from 25-27 July 2016 on behalf of IDPP and in support of the informal global Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development Network (DIAUD).
Why Govern? Book with Contribution by Dr. Cogburn Forthcoming in August
The book Why Govern? Rethinking Demand and Progress in Global Governance edited by Dr. Amitav Acharya, Professor at American University’s School of International Service, is due out in August 2016. IDPP Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn is a contributor to this edited volume, which examines the future of global governance.
IDPP Hosts Two Side Events, Conference Rapporteurs & Deaf Young Leaders at COSP-9
IDPP has multifaceted active participation at this year’s 9th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP-9) from 14-16 June at United Nations headquarters in New York – the world’s largest gathering of the global disability community. It is organizing two side events - on disability, digital societies and big data; and accessible global governance - as well as organizing official conference rapporteurs and welcoming the delegation of the USA-Indonesia Deaf Youth Leadership Cultural Exchange Program.
