This event has been postponed.
Join us on Monday, October 7th for a seminar featuring Greg Power, Founder & Board Chair of Global Partners Governance and author of Inside the Political Mind: The Human Side of Politics and How It Shapes Development.
About this seminar: Why have efforts to strengthen quality of governance so often failed in some of the world’s most troubled states? Because they almost always ignore the human side of politics. The belief appears to be that provided you get the rules right and provide enough resources, politics is bound to work like it does elsewhere.
In this talk, Greg Power will share his experience working in the weeds of politics in more than sixty countries, helping politicians and officials find solutions to today’s problems while building the resilience of their institutions. Combining insights from behavioral economics, change management, and comparative politics, Greg argues for a different approach to political reform, one concerned less with institutional design, and more with the existing logic of human behavior.
This event is part of Harvard Worldwide Week. Worldwide Week at Harvard showcases the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. During Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations host academic and cultural events with global or international themes.
Date: Monday, October 7, 2024
Location: Taubman 5th Floor NYE B & Zoom
Time: 12-1pm ET
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Speaker Bio
Greg Power OBE, previously a special adviser to UK Ministers Robin Cook and Peter Hain, has been involved in constitutional and democratic change since the mid-1990s. Since 2005, his organisation, Global Partners Governance Practice, has helped to strengthen political systems across Asia, the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe.