FSI's research on the origins, character and consequences of government institutions spans continents and academic disciplines. The institute’s senior fellows and their colleagues across Stanford examine the principles of public administration and implementation. Their work focuses on how maternal health care is delivered in rural China, how public action can create wealth and eliminate poverty, and why U.S. immigration reform keeps stalling.
FSI’s work includes comparative studies of how institutions help resolve policy and societal issues. Scholars aim to clearly define and make sense of the rule of law, examining how it is invoked and applied around the world.
FSI researchers also investigate government services – trying to understand and measure how they work, whom they serve and how good they are. They assess energy services aimed at helping the poorest people around the world and explore public opinion on torture policies. The Children in Crisis project addresses how child health interventions interact with political reform. Specific research on governance, organizations and security capitalizes on FSI's longstanding interests and looks at how governance and organizational issues affect a nation’s ability to address security and international cooperation.
European Political Institutions Seminar
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
European Political Systems Seminar
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
European Political Systems Seminar
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
European Political Systems Seminar
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
Session I: Analytical Frameworks for Studying Farm Policy Reform
Speaker: Wayne Moyer, Grinnell College
Discussant: Christophe Crombez, University of Leuven and Stanford University
Session II: The Evidence of a Hallian Paradigm Shift in Farm Policy
Speaker: Timothy Josling, Stanford University
Discussant: David Orden, Virginia Tech
Session III: Experience with Farm Policy Reform, 1990-1995
Speaker: Timothy Josling, Stanford University (GATT/WTO: UR up to Heysel, 1990)
Discussant: Stephen Tangermann, University of Gottingen; Lee Ann Patterson, UCSF
Speaker: Wayne Moyer, Grinnell College (US 1990 Farm Bill)
Discussant: David Orden, Virginia Tech
Speaker: Timothy Josling, Stanford University (Blair House, 1992-1993 and URAA, 1994)
Discussant: Wayne Moyer, Grinnell College (EU 1992 CAP Reform)
Session IV: Farm Policy Reform, 1996-2000
Speaker: Wayne Moyer, Grinnell College (US 1996 Fair Act)
Discussant: David Orden, Virginia Tech
Speaker: Wayne Moyer, Grinnell College (EU Agenda 2000)
Discussant: Stefan Tangermann, University of Gottingen; John Gillingham, University of Missouri
Session V: Future of Farm Policy Reform
Speaker; Tim Josling, Stanford University (WTO 2000 Round)
Speaker: David Orden, Virginia Tech (US Farm Policy Futures)
Speaker: Stefan Tangermann, University of Gottingen (CAP Reform Possibilities)
Discussant: All
Daniel and Nancy Okimoto Conference Room
Session I: The World Banana Market
Speaker: Tom Spreen, University of Florida
Discussant: Micky Paggi, Congressional Budget Office
"The World Banana Market"
Session II: Bananas and the EU
Speaker: Stephan Tangermann, University of Gottingen
Discussant: Jo Swinnen, Leuven and EU Commission
"Bananas and the EU"
Session III: Bananas and Multinationals
Speaker: Tim Taylor and Xavier Abufele, University of Florida
Discussant: Micky Paggi, Congressional Budget Office
"Bananas and Multinationals"
Session IV: Bananas and the Caribbean
Speaker: Tim Taylor, University of Florida; Patrick Antoine, RNM, Barbados
Discussant: John Stovall, NCFAP, Washington
"Bananas and the Carribbean"
Session V: Bananas and the WTO
Speaker: Timothy Josling, Stanford University
Discussant: Stephan Tangermann, University of Gottingen
"Bananas and the WTO"
Session VI: Lessons for Trade Policy
Session VII: Group discussion about the completion and publication of the book "Going Bananas"
Daniel and Nancy Okimoto Conference Room
Conference in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Visiting Austrian Professorship at Stanford
Thursday, October 18
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session I: Managing the Global Economy
Lead Presenter: Ronald McKinnon, Stanford University, "The Evolving World Dollar Standard"
Panel: David Brady, Stanford University; Gerhard Hafner, University of Vienna; Stefan Schleicher, University of Graz
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Session II: International Environmental Policy
Lead Presenter: John Weyant, Stanford University
Panel: Stefan Schleicher, University of Graz; Fritz Steinhausler, University of Salzburg
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Session III: European Security Policy
Lead Presenter: Hanspeter Neuhold, University of Vienna
Panel: Heinz Gaertner, Stanford University; David Holloway, Stanford University; Fritz Steinhausler, University of Salzburg
7:00 p.m
Dinner
Westin Hotel, El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Speaker: Gerhard Casper
Friday, October 19
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Session IV: Trade and Society
Lead Presenter: Tim Josling, Stanford University, "Biotech Regulations in the US and Europe: Consumer Protection or Consumer Protectionism"
Panel: John Barton, Stanford University
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Session V: Development of Democracy in Europe
Lead Presenter: Christophe Crombez, Stanford University, "Democracy in the European Union"
Panel: Coit Blacker, Stanford University; Roberto D'Alimonte, Stanford University
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Session VI: Roundtable on the Future of Transatlantic Relationship
Chair and Moderator: Bill Perry, Stanford University
Panel: Mike McFaul, Stanford University; Hanspeter Neuhold, University of Vienna; Gerhard Hafner, University of Vienna
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Follow-up session on future Stanford/Austria research collaboration
Daniel and Nancy Okimoto Conference Room
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room
Encina Ground Floor Conference Room