Grants

Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Project Title

As a one-time only grant for the Perils and Promise of Democracy

Date

Sep. 13, 2018

Duration

63 months

Description

Across the globe, anti-democratic movements are growing, often led by charismatic strong men, such as Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Rodrigo Duterte, Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump. Nations new to representative government as well as those with deep democratic traditions have fallen victim to this trend. Institutions that are vital to the preservation and strengthening of democracy, such as a free press, an independent judiciary, and public schools, are on the defensive. To respond to these threats, the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY) will dedicate two years of programming and scholarship to explore the present state and future of democracy. With Corporation support, the Graduate Center will produce a series of lectures, academic conferences, teach-ins, seminars, retreats, and artistic performances and exhibitions that aim to identify the causes and potential solutions to the current crisis of democracy.

Project Title

For support of a digital publication that covers the United Nations

Date

Jun. 09, 2016

Duration

20 months

Description

PassBlue is a digital publication covering the United Nations (UN). The UN’s bureaucracy and size limits its ability to clearly articulate its objectives and happenings. This leads to misunderstanding by politicians, practitioners, and the general public. PassBlue’s goal is to clarify the wide range of the UN’s work in clear, well-written articles and other media formats to a general audience throughout the world. Through this grant, PassBlue aims to continue to increase its readership, social media exposure, and dissemination partnerships, while engaging authors to produce more investigative, exclusive stories, and data-driven articles from the UN operations around the world. This project builds on previous Corporation funding, by strengthening current operations, outreach, and broadening the base of international contributors.

Project Title

For support of a digital publication that covers the United Nations

Date

Sep. 11, 2014

Duration

18 months

Project Title

For support of a project on wartime history and the future of the United Nations

Date

Dec. 13, 2012

Duration

39 months

Project Title

As a final grant to identify the conditions under which an emerging norm of the "Responsibility to Protect" actually emerges and shapes government policy to prevent or react to mass atrocities in states at risk

Date

Sep. 22, 2011

Duration

51 months

Project Title

For research, analysis, dialogue and dissemination on states at risk

Date

Mar. 05, 2009

Duration

43 months

Project Title

For a research project on local perspectives on the need for international intervention to protect civilians from mass murder and other atrocities, as reflected in the doctrine of the "Responsibility to Protect"

Date

Mar. 05, 2009

Duration

23 months

Project Title

For planning a research project on transnationalism and U.S. immigrant integration

Date

Sep. 29, 2005

Duration

10 months

Project Title

For research, analysis, dialogue and dissemination on states at risk

Date

Sep. 30, 2004

Duration

18 months

Project Title

As a final grant toward dissemination of the United Nations Intellectual History Project

Date

Sep. 30, 2004

Duration

27 months