As part of the new partnership between the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme and NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC), several AFSEE Senior Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in AFSEE-CIC Visiting Fellowships.
These Visiting Fellowships allow AFSEE Senior Fellows and researchers from the Center on International Cooperation to collaborate on an inequalities-related research project during a three to four - week stay at NYU in New York City. After a competitive round of applications, two Senior Fellows, Carlos Brown Solà (2022-23 Cohort) and Nicola Browne (2018-19 Cohort) were selected to take part in the first round of the Visiting Fellowships.
During Nicola’s visit in July 2024, she worked on a project examining how addressing socio-economic inequalities contributes to sustainable peace. She also researched linkages between inequality and polarisation to identify the underlying causes and complaints contributing to political polarisation and strategic division. During her stay, Nicola participated in high-level political forum events, met with various experts, and drafted a policy brief. She also wrote a blog for the CIC website titled ‘ Northern Ireland’s Lessons for Lasting Peace: Tackling Inequality and Exclusion’ to summarise her learnings.
The fact of studying inequality and extremism in a city like New York, where extreme wealth and poverty can be seen as soon as you step onto the street, and at a time where a second Trump presidency was a strong possibility, made the Visiting Fellowship even more of a unique and visceral experience.Nicola Browne, AFSEE Fellow (2018-19 Cohort)
Carlos’ Visiting Fellowship took place in October-November 2024, during which, his work focused on the increasing need for deep progressive fiscal reform in Mexico and the political opportunity for multilateral proposals on progressive fiscal issues. During his visit, Carlos attended multiple meetings with key stakeholders, worked on his book proposal on fiscal justice and democracy, and was interviewed for a video explainer on fiscal justice. He also wrote a blog for the CIC website on the role of fiscal justice for both FfD4 and UN Tax Convention processes.
The pertinence of this visiting fellowship in New York was life-changing for me, both personally and professionally. I was able to engage in international discussions that foster and support my domestic agenda in Mexico on fiscal justice and give me a wider perspective for my research and advocacy work.Carlos Brown Solà, AFSEE Fellow (2022-23 Cohort)
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