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Weidenbaum Center Research Programs
Multinational
Enterprises and the Global Political Economy
The program on Multinational Enterprises and the
Global Political Economy sponsors research and public outreach programs on the
study of multinational corporations and their relationship with domestic
governance. Extensive research is
conducted in three broad areas of research by Washington University faculty.
Academic workshops, graduate student training, as well as a variety of
community outreach programs such as public policy conferences, lectures, and
debates are held on an ongoing basis.
The program supports three broad research initiatives
on:
The first public conference in the
political risk and development portion of this program will be held on Friday,
March 23, 2007, at Washington University in St. Louis. Global Challenges to U.S. Business is bringing
together experts in the field of political developments affecting American
business will come together in this half-day conference. In addition, an academic workshop on
these same topics will be held the afternoon of March 23 and on Saturday, March
24. Go to http://wc.wustl.edu
to view an agenda, information on the speakers, and registration information
for the public portion of this conference.
Faculty
Associates
The program
supports the research of faculty at Washington University and elsewhere on an
interdisciplinary basis. Leaders of the
program are:
Professor
Nathan Jensen is an Assistant Professor of Political
Science at Washington University. Dr. Jensen is a distinguished scholar in the
study of international political economy.
Professor Steven S. Smith, Washington University’s Kate M. Gregg Professor of Social Sciences and one of
the most distinguished scholars in the study of American and Russian
politics. Professor Smith directs the
Weidenbaum Center.
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