News: COVID-19
Teaching in times of crisis: bridging the gap through accompaniment and co-creation
July 8, 2020The coronavirus has forced educators around the globe to deliver familiar content in unfamiliar ways—in virtual classrooms with no students physically in front of them. […]
Can Catholic peacebuilders survive the pandemic?
July 2, 2020From Congo to Colombia, the Catholic Church plays an often unheralded role in peacebuilding. Will the pandemic create new opportunities for Catholic peacebuilders or will […]
What can we learn from Austria’s response to COVID-19?
June 26, 2020As the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be ebbing in many countries, we are beginning to recover from the initial shock and […]
Feature
For World Refugee Day, panel explores global crisis
June 25, 2020COVID-19 and the child left behind
June 24, 2020The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes Goal 4: “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Among the […]
Accompanying refugees in Italy during a pandemic
June 19, 2020The global coronavirus pandemic has tested and reshaped societies around the globe, including national and international refugee support systems. The reported experiences of refugees, volunteers […]
In The Media
The coronavirus has revealed the true nature of hunger in America
June 19, 2020In a recent Chronicle of Philantropy op-ed, Ray Offenheiser, William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development, highlights the impact of the […]
Seeing clearly during a pandemic
June 18, 2020“Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get to the real meaning […]
Two paths out of the pandemic in Central America: Repression or rights?
June 16, 2020A year ago, the media were directing our attention to caravans of Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans leaving their homes to trek to the United States. […]
Optimal economic policy during COVID-19
June 9, 2020One of the questions students ask me is about the optimal economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis across different countries. Speaking about optimality in […]