Thursday 14 September, 5.30 – 7.30pm, Sheffield Hallam University – City Campus
Professor Inderjeet Parmar (City University London) is the author and editor of several books on American politics and foreign policy,
In this lecture, Professor Parmar argues that corporate foundations – like Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller, among others – have played a significant but neglected or misunderstood role in the rise and development of American power. He argues that despite their cuddly public image and claims of benign support for democracy, human rights, development and freedom, such institutions are locked into the strategic heartlands of American elite power at home and its imperial global projects.
This lecture is free to attend, but you must register in advance.