HISTORY
Perspectives on Global Issues (PGI) is an online journal founded and edited by graduate students from New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. The journal was created in 2006 and published its first edition on “Development Issues” the same year.
MISSION STATEMENT
Perspectives on Global Issues is an online journal that aims to encourage dialogue and analysis of issues that are critically relevant in the global arena. PGI seeks to create a forum for discussion and debate on a wide range of subjects that affect the community, including but not limited to issues of international law, human rights, development, globalization, public health, international finance and trade, security, and the environment. At the journal we seek to ignite a continuous forum for discussion about the issues that face the international community by engaging academics, practitioners, and students.
WORK FOR PGI!
PGI is always looking for new members from all backgrounds, interest areas and levels of experience. If you are interested in joining, contributing to our blog, or just helping out a little, just send us an email at pgi.editor@gmail.com. We welcome all kinds of help, but these are some of the primary areas in which we work:
AUTHOR OUTREACH: Finding and contacting experts and scholars for potential articles for our upcoming issues
EVENT COORDINATION: Planning and coordinating events for PGI: academic events (in Spring 2009, we featured a five-speaker panel featuring Parag Khanna), fundraisers (like our wildly successful International Affairs trivia night, slated for an encore in Spring 2010), and others
COPY EDITING: Reviewing and editing all our article drafts before publication (and getting to read some great work in the process!)
BLOGGING: Contributing to our PGI blog with your thoughts, opinions, and analyses on global affairs today
WEBSITE: Maintaining our PGI website and social networking accounts; making the site consistently more navigable and functional
Interested? Send us an email!
Florence Au, Editor-in-Chief
Florence Au is a Master of Science in Global Affairs candidate at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. Her thesis will be focused on issues related to international development, economics and trade. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce, and was employed as a Senior Analyst at the investment management arm of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Canada prior to NYU. Florence holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Toronto CFA Society. She is an avid supporter of the arts — she managed the finances of (and sang in) a non-profit chamber choir dedicated to serving those who may not have access to experience high quality, professional music.
Dan Logue, Managing Editor
Dan is in his second year at Center for Global Affairs. His primary interests are international political economy and finance. Other areas of studies include Latin America and energy. This year he will serving as PGI’s Managing Editor, assisting in author and CGA community outreach.
Linda Bouzembrak, Editor
Born and raised in France from an Algerian father and a French mother in a diverse community outside of Paris, Linda Bouzembrak has been exposed to a variety of cultures and civilizations at very early age. After graduating from a French university with a double major in finance and accounting, Linda joined a well-respected financial consulting company and was assigned to projects in France, Finland and the United States. Linda is starting her third semester at New York University’s (NYU) Masters of Science in Global Affairs program where she is concentrating on International Relations. In the meantime, Linda is interning as a research assistant at the International Center for Transitional Justice, Middle East – North Africa division.
Karen Duncan, Editor
Karen is a second-year student in the MSGA program at NYU, with a declared concentration in International Relations. A Jamaican migrant, she graduated from NYU with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations. She is involved in international youth outreach programs and is committed to facilitating connections between local and international groups for cultural exchange purposes.
Vahak Janbazian, Design Director
Vahak is a Brazilian-born Armenian, one of many Armenians from Brazil. He was raised in New Jersey where he did his undergraduate studies. Currently, he is in his second year at NYU’s Graphic Communications Technology & Management Program. He has done work for NYU and various non-profits in New York City, and in the greater metropolitan area. His interests and outlets are in politics, world affairs, art and music. Vahak designed the cover art for the Fall 2008 and Fall 2009 issues of Perspectives on Global Issues.
Tamar Kherlopian, Editor
Most recently, Tamar worked as a Consultant at the Clinton Global
Initiative, a William J. Clinton Foundation endeavor, in the areas of corporate social
responsibility and sponsorship management. Her previous experience includes
marketing and communications work at Richemont North America, as well as internships
at the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme, N.G.O. – The Committee on the
Status of Women, and Office of Congressman Frank Pallone in Washington, D.C.
Tamar is fluent in French and Armenian and conversational in Spanish. She earned her
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French at Rutgers University in 2003.
Brianna Lee, Online Editor, Web Manager
Brianna is a second year MSGA student concentrating in International Relations. She graduated in 2007 from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Mass Communications. She works full time as an online marketing coordinator and has experience managing and designing websites, but hopes to pursue a career in international news media. She is primarily interested in international censorship, journalist protection, and other media affairs, with regional interests in East and Southeast Asia.
Kristy Crabtree, Advisory Board
Kristy received her Master’s of Science in Global Affairs at New York University, where she focused on international human rights law, specializing in research on economic rights for displaced and refugee populations. For her thesis, she conducted field research on Rohingya refugee livelihood strategies in Bangladesh, where she previously served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer. Kristy now works for Episcopal Migration Ministries, a non-profit contracted by the U.S. Department of State to conduct refugee resettlement in the U.S. In 2007, Kristy researched and wrote a chapter for the Women’s Refugee Commission’s Building Livelihoods: A Field Manual for Practitioners in Humanitarian Settings, which was published in 2009. She has also contributed articles to Glimpse Magazine and Forced Migration Review. Kristy received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from Gonzaga University.
Jennifer Dunham, Advisory Board
Jennifer Dunham, a former PGI editor in chief, received her Master’s in Global Affairs from New York University in September 2009. She concentrated in international relations, and wrote her thesis on gender issues, reparations and transitional justice, using case studies from Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste. She works full time as the managing editor of Facts On File World News Digest, a New York City-based weekly news publication, where she covers major events in Africa. Jennifer graduated from Columbia University with a BA in history and sociology.
PAST STAFF
Wayne Burke, Senior Technical Advisor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Jennifer Cohen, Managing Editor (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
David Emery, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Laura Grossman, Managing Editor (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
Leonardo de Matos Silva Zywottek, Editor-in-Chief (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
Nicole S. Podendorf, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Lindsay Wright, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 2; Volume 2, Issue 2)
Paul Challan, Editor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Monika Masilkowski, Editor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Matthew McDermott, Technical Advisor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Michal Toiba, Editor (Volume 3, Issue 1)
Adair Fincher, Editor (Volume 3, Issue 1)
Lori Sims, Editor, Liason to the Center for Global Affairs (Volume 3, Issues 1, 2)
