The Poverty and Power Research Initiative (PPRI) is launching its Speaker Series on Corruption and Crises with Dr.
CABOT 102 - FLETCHER SCHOOL
Lunch and Discussion
Caption: From left to right: David Mok, Tufts 2010; Kelsi Stine, Tufts 2010; Rachel Brown, Tufts 2010; and Iris Weicheng Liu, American University. The students are standing outside the University of Francisco Marroquin, one of the most respected universities in Central America, where they conducted research and interviews.
As part of the Inquiry high school simulation program, the Guatemala Group presented their research findings in the opening night of the program.
As part of this year’s EPIIC Symposium, the Guatemala group presented their research on the “Governance, Wealth, Power, and Accountability” panel, the final panel of the symposium. The Guatemala research contributed to the dialogue on the framework in which poverty and all other global conditions unfold: the distribution of power and wealth.
Caption: From front left, around the table: Nicolas Virzi, Director of the Economics Department at the University of Rafael Landivar; Julia Silberman, Tufts 2011; Laurie Gagnon, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 2008; Kelsi Stine, Tufts 2010; Jose Maria Argueta, 2007/08 INSPIRE Fellow; Hannah Flamm, Tufts 2009; Rachel Brown, Tufts 2010; Julio Zelaya, Economics professor at the Universit
As a preliminary trip, the five members of the Guatemala Group traveled to Washington, D.C., to interview officials at the Guatemalan Embassy, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the watchdog group, the Center for Global Development. These select interviews gave the Group members a better sense of the diplomatic perspective on the Millennium Challenge Account aid initiative.