It is our pleasure to announce the publication of Value for Money in Purchasing Votes? Vote-buying and Voter Behavior in the Laboratory, the first Research and Innovation Grants Working Paper produced under the Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) program, which is funded through USAID’s Center of Excellence in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center) and managed by IIE. Written by researchers Jessica Leight at Williams College, Rohini Pande at Harvard University, and Laura Ralston at the World Bank, the research examines how vote-buying influences voter decisions in the ballot box and voter willingness to tolerate other corrupt behavior of the vote-buying politician.

 

This paper is the first of several in the DFG Research and Innovation Grants Working Papers Series, which is part of USAID's Learning Agenda for the DRG sector that seeks to bring the very best theory, evidence, and practical guidance to inform DRG strategic planning and project design. More papers in this series will be published throughout 2016, and made available on DFG’s website.

You are invited to submit a contribution to a two-part edited volume to be published by Springer Publishers. The International Handbook on Comparative Studies on Community Colleges and Global Counterparts series uses comparative and empirical research to explore a complex cohort of higher educational institutions that includes, but is not limited to, Cégeps, Colleges of Further Education, Community College, Polytechnic, Technical College, and Technical and Further Education (TAFE). These institutions share similarities in that they serve as a niche for post-secondary students to acquire skill-sets and credentials based on an education that offers a more advanced curriculum than secondary school and serves as a local and often lower-cost pathway that gives options for university overflow for adult learners, displaced workers, life-long learners, workforce learners, developmental learners, and non-traditional learners (Raby and Valeau, 2009, p. 1). 

Proposals that contribute original research and that fit into the following themes or sub-themes are invited. Proposals that address alternative themes may also be considered. 

As members of IIE we are pleased to offer a discounted ticket. When registering, please choose "Discounted pass" and enter the code: GGDiscounted when requested. 

Going Global is an open forum for global leaders of international education to discuss current issues. Since 2004, it has grown from a biennial event in the UK to an annual event alternating between the UK and major international cities. 

This year’s overarching theme is ‘Building nations through connecting cultures’. The diverse range of conference sessions will consider the role of universities and the wider higher education sector in the process of nation-building. The sessions will consider the theme through three lenses:

 

1.Education policy: local priorities, national systems and global drivers

2.Economic development: skills, enterprise, research and innovation

3.Social cohesion and engagement: democracy, social justice and international relations

Study in Spain is now accepting applications for the 2016 Student Ambassadors program and promotional campaign. Study in Spain is aimed at promoting Spanish international education in the U.S., Spanish language courses, study abroad programs and educational opportunities in Spain for international students. The Student Ambassador program aims to strengthen relations and the image of Spain in higher education institutions in the U.S. For more information please see the website and program guidelines.