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		<title>Constant Food for Thought</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/constant-food-for-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basiapuszkar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Constant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Liberty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Individual liberty is the true modern liberty. Political liberty is its guarantee, consequently political liberty is indispensable. But to ask the peoples of our day to sacrifice, like those of the past, the whole of their individual liberty to political liberty, is the surest means of detaching them from the former and, once this result [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=350&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communication &amp; Outreach for WIPA</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/communication-outreach-wipa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophieguerin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just completed a communications workshop lead by Tom Lansner during the MPA workshop week.  Two clear things relevant to WIPA came out of this course. One, the need for a clear, concise, consistent message, and two, a broadening of WIPA to better include the male students in the MPA. As WIPA has grown over these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=343&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Organizational Growth: what does this mean for WIPA?</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/organizational-growth-what-does-this-mean-for-wipa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophieguerin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grant applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizational growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIPA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just submitted a &#8220;Letter of Inquiry,&#8221; the first step in the grant application process, on behalf of WIPA.  Now I have heard the moans and groans of those going through the  grant application process, but this is the first time I have  gotten personally involved. My first reaction was sheer nervousness: sweaty palms, heart [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=339&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WIPA Guest Speaker Event March 26th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophieguerin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working abroad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WIPA is kicking off its Guest Speaker Series on March 26th.  Judith Baroody, Minister Counselor of Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Paris will speak on the history and role of women in the US Foreign Service.  Ms. Baroody exemplifies the objectives and goals of WIPA and we are honored that she has agreed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=330&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women in International Public Affairs (MPA) website launch</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/women-in-international-public-affairs-mpa-website-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophieguerin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working abroad]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In October of 2009, I created a Women in International Public Affairs (WIPA) to address issues unique to women pursuing a international public affairs career.  We kicked off the formation of the group with a coffee breakfast.  15 MPA students attended to finalize the mission statement and discuss future initiatives.  The WIPA mission statement was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=324&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economists Online</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/economists-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basiapuszkar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[datasets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic references]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economists Online]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A very useful new resource for those with an interest in economics has recently launched, providing articles, datasets, and scholarly links geared to please even the most insatiable econogeek. See here for Economists Online. Filed under: Economy Tagged: datasets, economic references, Economists Online<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=322&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A little less action, a little more talk?</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/a-little-less-action-a-little-more-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basiapuszkar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a deal with the Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmed Rashid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An excellent article with valuable insights into potential alternatives for Afghanistan, by Ahmed Rashid. Rashid makes sense of what negotiations with the Taliban may mean for Afghanistan in the future. (Article lifted from the blog of David Miliband) Filed under: Current Events Tagged: a deal with the Taliban, Afghanistan, Ahmed Rashid<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=319&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa first-hand</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/africa-first-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa first-hand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have ideas about how to alleviate poverty in Africa? How about some first hand experience to enlighten your research. See here for an opportunity to travel to Africa to report about issues related to African poverty. Posted in Africa Tagged: Africa first-hand, African Poverty, NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=316&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The link between the decline in political poles and the decline in essay writing skills</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/ideology-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basiapuszkar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA['Decline of left and right']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA['Ideology']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA['Third Way']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giddens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon the end of my last semester, on of the requirements was to write an essay for a class devoted to discussion on ideology, democracy, and the state. This was an engaging class, and therefore I chose one of the more challenging questions that was provided  as a basis for the essay &#8216;for the fun [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=306&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Progress?</title>
		<link>http://mpavis.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basiapuszkar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecole Polytechnique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Levine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Policy Efforts to End Violence Against Women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mpavis.wordpress.com/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 20th anniversary of the massacre at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montréal. Levine&#8217;s howled proclamation to female victims prior to their murder was, &#8220;I hate all feminists.&#8221;. The men were asked to leave the room, and the did unquestioningly, leaving their fellow students to their untimely, violent deaths. The events of December 6, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mpavis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5628185&amp;post=301&amp;subd=mpavis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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