Lecture Celebrating Ed Laurance’s Appointment as Gordon Paul Smith Chair Available Online

November 20, 2009

In a public lecture held on November 12, newly-appointed Gordon Paul Smith Chair in International Policy Studies Edward J. Laurance traced the growth of small arms violence and discuss the approaches being taken by governments, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations to end it. Video and audio of Professor Laurance’s presentation -- “The Global Scourge Of Armed Violence: Can Anything Be Done?” – is now available for the entire Institute community via our YouTube channel and our our iTunesU site.

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