The College of Public Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) held a panel discussion on food security issues in Ethiopia on September 22, aiming to create awareness and share information about the humanitarian crisis unfolding across the country, stemming from acute food insecurity, among other factors.

The nature and causes of sovereign debt differ from one country to another. Yet, the popular or engineered narrative of debt usually conceals its true origin or cause. 

What does peace look like to you? This 'International Day of Peace', students from The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) weigh in on what 'peace' looks like to them - defined and shaped by their upbringing, experiences and the current environment surrounding them.
 

Dr. Logan Cochrane, assistant professor at the College of Public Policy (CPP), has a new book being published in fall 2021: Ethiopia and Food Security: What We Know, How We Know It, and Future Options. The publication follows many years of extensive research during Dr. Cochrane’s tenure living and working in Ethiopia. 

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has successfully concluded its internship program for 2021, one of several student outreach initiatives held throughout the year.

Double refugees are people who have suffered forced displacement twice during their lifetime: once from their original homes, and then again from their host country. In this case, Palestinian-Syrian double refugees are those who have been displaced from Palestine to Syria because of the conflict in Palestine and then again forced to flee Syria because of the ongoing war in that country.

Fleeing two warzones

Is technology a good or bad thing? It depends on who you ask, as it is more about the way technology is used. Afterall, technology can be used by criminals but can also be used to catch criminals, creating a fascinating cat-and-mouse game.

Countless ways technology can be used for evil

Dr. Leslie A. Pal, founding dean of the College of Public Policy (CPP), has written a chapter titled “Social Sciences as an Instrument of National Development? The Case of Qatar,” that has been published in a new book which opens a debate on the contemporary relationship between the state and academia.

Open to the public for registration, upcoming classes will cover specialty areas in translation and interpreting

With a focus on providing practicing translators, interpreters, and communication specialists with opportunities for continuing professional development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)’s Translation and Training Center (TTC) is offering a series of workshops for the community beginning this September, now open for registration.

Dr. Leslie A. Pal, founding dean of the College of Public Policy (CPP), recently attended the 5th International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP) in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Pal is vice-president of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), which co-organized this year’s conference with the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). Dr. Pal was co-author on two papers presented at the conference, and a discussant on others.