The Jackson School of International Studies, CSDE, and UW’s Dept. of Sociology are pleased to sponsor two events next week with visiting speaker Rebecca Tapscott, a Lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). These seminars are a part of the Jackson School’s Global Perspectives on Cyber, Scientific Research, Technology & Space series. Both events will be moderated by CSDE Director, Sara Curran. Tapscott’s first talk will be on May 15th from 3:00-4:3o PM and the second will be on May 16th from 12:00-1:30 PM. Learn more about Tapscott and the events in the full story.

Rebecca Tapscott is a lecturer in Politics at the University of York (UK). She runs two major research projects, one on rebel to party political transitions (funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation’s Special Programme on State, Society and Security), and another on the politics of research ethics in the social sciences (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Ambizione program). Rebecca is also an elected member of the UK Young Academy, convenes the Ethics Governance Network, serves as an Associate Editor at Research Ethics, reviews editor for Civil Wars, and is an editorial board member for International Studies Review.

The Global Alliance on War, Conflict and Health will host a webinar on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 PM (PT), regarding the parallel health system, organized by the resistance movement in Myanmar. The 2021 military coup and the following ongoing conflicts have devastated the health and healthcare of Myanmar (Burma), particularly in rural areas. However, anti-junta healthcare workers, community-based health organizations, and ethnic health organizations have developed alternative care systems for local communities. The Ministry of Health of the National Unity Government (established in opposition to the junta’s regime) has coordinated the local healthcare providers, especially those who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement (a protest where civil service employees resisted working for the junta’s regime), for systematic health provision in complex emergency situations. This webinar will share how the local healthcare providers are struggling to improve people’s health in the Sagaing Region, a region in central Myanmar suffering from the most severe conflicts with the largest displaced population. Register here and find more details in the event flyer.

On Tuesday, May 21st from 5:30-7:00 PM, you are invited to a virtual webinar on structural racism in Washington state’s tax code. The racial wealth gap in the United States is a major political and social determinant of racial inequities in health. The structural racism that produces this wealth gap is supported through regressive tax codes and other tax policy throughout the country, including our state tax code here in Washington. CSDE Affiliate Anjum Hajat (Epidemiology) is one of the panelists. In this webinar, organization representatives will discuss (1) tax issues that the WA state legislature may face this coming year, (2) potential impacts on the racial wealth gap, and (3) ways to get involved and help make Washington’s tax code more equitable. Register here and find more details in the event flyer.

CSSS is pleased to host Stephane Bonhomme on Wednesday, May 29th from 12:30-1:30 PM in 409 Savery and on Zoom (register here). Bonhomme is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Learn more about the event here. Learn more and stay tuned for more information here!

As announced at the Managed Retreat 2023 conference in June, the editors of Frontiers in Climate are organizing a special issue (Research Topic) entitled Managed Retreat in Response to Climate Hazards. If you are interested in contributing an article to this special issue based on your MR2023 presentation or some other recent work, including applied work with governments or local agencies (e.g. a Policy and Practice Review article), they encourage you to learn more and to submit an expression of interest.