Open online lecture "Global Policy Advisory Systems" by Dr. Leslie Pal

The existence of “global public policy” is now widely recognized, both in formal terms (e.g., internet regulation) and as international standards and norms. Without a formal world government, however, the sources and processes of global policy-making are complex and multi-dimensional, branching out well beyond formal treaty-making bodies in the UN system. Of particularly interest in this presentation is the generation of policy advice and what we call “global policy advisory systems.” In this presentation, which is a part of our master's programme course Global Actors in Public Policy, Dr. Pal highlights some of the results of a three-year study of these systems, and current work on the role of global policy summits such as the World Economic Forum and the Doha Forum.

Leslie A. Pal is Founding Dean of the College of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar and the Member of Master’s Programme 'Political Analysis and Public Policy' Academic Council. He is the author, co-author or editor of over thirty books. Also he has published over ninety articles and book chapters in a wide variety of areas of public policy and administration, and international public management reform. He is the Executive Editor of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, and a member of the editorial boards of the International Review of Public Policy and the Journal of Economic Policy Reform. In January 2020 he was elected as one of the Vice-Presidents of the International Public Policy Association. He has served as a consultant to the Open Society Foundations, the World Bank and the OECD, as well as several other international organizations.

Lecture is organized upon the initiative of Public Policy Department realizing Master Programme Political Analysis and Public Policy as a part of the course Global Actors in Public Policy.

This lecture will be held online on 8 of October from 18.10 via Zoom platform. If you want to participate, please, contact Artem Uldanov (auldanov@hse.ru) and register for the event. The lecture will be taught in English, as well as the following Q&A session.