Kent Calder, director of the Reischauer Center at Johns Hopkins SAIS, to discuss new book Global Political Cities during virtual event on March 9
MEDIA ADVISORY
Kent Calder, director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), will discuss his new book Global Political Cities: Actors and Arenas of Influence in International Affairs during a virtual event hosted by the Reischauer Center on Tuesday, March 9.
Calder will explore main themes from the book, which was published by Brookings Institution Press, and delve into why global cities are growing more influential, both as policy makers and as stages for political action on the international scene. He will also discuss why cities cope better than most nations with 21st century problems. Additional information about Global Political Cities is available here.
Speaker
Kent Calder
Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Time and Date
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. EST
Registration
This virtual event is open to the public and media, with registration.
Media Contact
Jason Lucas
Communications Manager
Johns Hopkins SAIS
+1 (202) 663-5620
[email protected]
About the Speaker
Kent Calder is director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and previously served as Director of Asia Programs from 2016 to 2018. Prior to his arrival at Johns Hopkins SAIS in 2003, Calder served as Special Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), professor at Princeton University, lecturer on government at Harvard University, and the first Executive Director of Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations.
A specialist in East Asian political economy, Calder spent 11 years living and researching in Japan and four years elsewhere in East Asia. In 2014, he received the Order of the Rising Sun and Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. Calder has also written the following books: Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration, Circles of Compensation: Economic Growth and the Globalization of Japan, Singapore: Smart City, Smart State; Asia in Washington: Exploring the Penumbra of Transnational Power, and The New Continentalism: Energy and Twenty-First Century Eurasian Geopolitics.
Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies
The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies was established at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1984 with the explicit support of the Reischauer family. Its mission is to support research on trans-Pacific and inter-Asian relations while promoting mutual understanding between Northeast Asia, particularly Japan, and the United States.
Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For more than 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
For more information, visit sais.jhu.edu or on Twitter @SAISHopkins
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