Dr. Geoff Garrett, vice provost of international studies and overseas programs and professor of political science at UCLA, will speak on “Globalization and the Poor: How Bad Is It and What Can Governments Do About It?” on Tuesday, April 23, at noon in the McConnell Living Room on the Pitzer College campus. This talk, part of the European Union Center of California Spring 2002 Lecture Series, is free and open to the public, and lunch will be available for purchase at the McConnell Dining Hall prior to the lecture.
Garrett’s current research focuses on the domestic effect of globalization around the world and on the political dynamics of European integration. He is the author of Partisan Politics in the Global Economy and has published over forty articles on numerous aspects of politics, economics, and law in market economies.
Dr. Garrett is a former fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a National Fellow of the Hoover Institution. Prior to his position with UCLA, Garrett served as Director of the Leitner Program in International Political Economy at Yale University, and he previously taught at Wharton School of Business, Stanford University, and Oxford University, among others. Dr. Garrett received his bachelor’s from Australian National University, and his master’s and doctorate from Duke University.
The European Union Center of California, housed on the Scripps College campus, sponsors Dr. Garrett’s appearance. Part of a network of EU Centers nationwide, the EU Center of California seeks to promote education, scholarly research, and public understanding of European integration and its consequences.