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Announcing Myrian Santos as Plenary Speaker

Published on February 13, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Please welcome Professor Myrian Santos who will be joining the 2011 Global Studies Conference in Rio de Janeiro, 18-20 July.

Myrian Sepúlveda dos Santos is Associate Professor of Sociology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. She gained her Ph.D. in Sociology from the New School for Social Research, New York, in 1994. Her research interests relate to collective memory, sociological and cultural theory. She is currently developing research on collective memory and trauma in prisons. Her publications include several books and articles on social theory, museum exhibits, popular culture, carnival festivities, slavery, race relations and, more recently, violence.

For more information on the conference and our plenary speakers, please visit our website.

Jorge Castañeda to Join 2011 Global Studies Conference

Published on February 10, 2011 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce that Jorge Castañeda will be joining us at the 2011 International Conference on Global Studies as a plenary speaker.

Jorge Castañeda was Foreign Minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003. He attempted to run for President of Mexico as an independent candidate in 2006. Castañeda is a renowned public intellectual, political scientist, and prolific writer, with an interest in Mexican and Latin American politics, comparative politics and US-Mexican and U.S.-Latin American relations.

Born in Mexico City in 1953, Dr. Castañeda received a B. A. from Princeton University and a B. A. from Université de Paris-I (Pantheon-Sorbonne), an M. A. from the Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes, and his Ph. D. in Economic History from the University of Paris-I.

He taught at Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) from 1978 through 2004, at Princeton University, and the University of California, Berkeley and (since 1997) at NYU. Dr. Castañeda was a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1985-87) and was a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research and Writing Grant Recipient (1989-1991).

To read more or to find out about our other plenary speakers, please visit our website.

Fourth Annual Global Studies Conference

Published on July 27, 2010 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments

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Location and Date

The 2011 Global Studies Conference Conference will  be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 18-20 July. For more information and important conference updates, please visit www.GlobalStudiesConference.com

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, please click here. Once you are ready to submit your proposal, you can do so by going here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal.  Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2011 Global Studies Conference, please follow this link.

Themes

This year’s special theme is Emerging Societies and Emancipation. Other themes include:

For more information on our overall themes for the Global Studies Conference, please click here.

Draft Program Online

Published on June 2, 2010 in Conference. 0 Comments

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The Global Studies Conference is fast approaching and the draft conference schedule is now online.

While the program is subject to some slight changes, the parallel sessions will not likely be moved to a different time.

Please feel free to contact the conference secretariat at support@onglobalisation.com should you have any questions or concerns about your presentation session.

Third Annual Global Studies Conference

Published on April 29, 2010 in Conference. 0 Comments

busanfrommtchunmaLocation and Date

The 2010 Global Studies Conference will be held in Busan, South Korea at Pusan National University from June 21-23. For more information, please visit http://www.GlobalStudiesConference.com

Plenary Speakers

http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2010/plenary-speakers/

  • Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
  • Seung Kuk Kim, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
  • John M. Hobson, Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, UK
  • Min Gong, Deputy Director for Macroeconomic Research, Xiamen University, Fujian Provence, P.R. China
  • Arun Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
  • Shantong Li, Development Research Center of the State Council, Beijing, P.R. China
  • Hyun-Chin Lim, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Li Peilin, President of the Chinese Sociological Association, Beijing, P.R. China
  • Shujiro Yazawa, President of the Japanese Sociological Society, Seijo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Call For Papers

    If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/#ppt. To submit a proposal, see: http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

    Registration

    Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal.  Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2010 Global Studies Conference, see: http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2010/register/.

    Themes

    http://onglobalisation.com/ideas/themes/

    Accommodations

    http://onglobalisation.com/conference-2010/accommodation/

    Min Gong of Xiamen University to speak at Global Studies Conference

    Published on August 26, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

    Min Gong, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People’s Republic of China
    www.GlobalStudiesConference.com

    Min Gong is a Professor of Economics and the Vice Director of the Center for Macroeconomic Research at Xiamen University, Fujian. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Fudan University, Shanghai, served as a visiting scholar at the Institution for Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, and as a Freeman Fellow at the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illiois at Urbana-Champaign. More…

    Global Studies Conference – Tours Added

    Published on April 17, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

    Gold and Spice Souks Tour – Saturday, 30 May

    Mall of the Emirates – Monday, 01 June

    Please click here to find out more about the 2009 Global Studies Conference.

    Global Studies Conference – Plenary Speakers Added

    Published on April 13, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

    Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Mellichamp Professor, Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

    Muhammad Ayish, Professor of Communication, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.

    For more information on the Conference, please visit the 2009 Global Studies Conference website.

    Global Studies Conference – Plenary Speakers Added

    Published on April 10, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

    Khaldoun Hasan Al-Naqeeb, Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

    Mouin Rabbani, Senior Middle East Analyst, International Crisis Group, Amman, Jordan.

    Lena Jayyusi, Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE.

    For more on the Conference, please see the 2009 Global Studies Conference website.

    Global Studies Conference – Accommodation

    Published on April 8, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

    Accommodation for the 2009 Global Studies Conference may now be booked. Please see the Conference website for more details.