Projects

Rethinking Global Infrastructure Finance

Observers of the global economy have noted that investment in infrastructure —from airports in the U.S. to power plants in Nigeria — could help boost slow and declining growth throughout the world and address challenges in both advanced and emerging

Ingo Walter

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century

This Project revisits the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in the context of a world that has changed dramatically in the 65 years or so since it was passed.

Jeremy Waldron

Space, Time and Consciousness

Led by David Chalmers, this project explores the relationships between space, time , and consciousness.

David Chalmers

The Future of Classical Music

Led by Michael Beckerman, this project consists of a working group of scholars, musicians, and arts administration professionals meeting to study the future of classical music, a future that these days is routinely said to be at risk.

Michael Beckerman

Canonical Neural Computation

Led by Anthony Movshon, this project will study neural computations that are repeated in multiple species and brain regions and which bring the same set of algorithms to bear on a variety of different problems

Anthony Movshon

Social Media and Political Participation – Global

Led by Joshua Tucker, this project explores the role of social media in political participation.

Joshua A. Tucker

International Legal Orders and Their Histories

Led by Benedict Kingsbury, this project brings together the serious historical study of forms of order beyond a single state with work on the current construction, adaptation or displacement of international legal orders.

Benedict Kingsbury

Neuroaesthetics

Led by Gabrielle Starr, this project seeks to create fine-scale maps of neural activity for the broad domain of visual aesthetics.

Gabrielle Starr

Critical Collaboration

Led by Pato Hebert, the Critical Collaboration Working Group will investigate the relationship between creativity and social change.

Pato Hebert

Global Institute for Dance and Music: Translucent Borders

Led by Andy Teirstein, a three-year exploration of intercultural dialogue, practice and exchange focusing on the role of dance and music at borders (geographic, cultural, socio-political, economic).

Andy Teirstein